Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 103: Cave Reselection Method
Zhao Yifu ran away from home.

After all, watching his younger brother being severely taught a lesson every day, he felt a little guilty about the way he lay so leisurely.

But it is impossible to let him study again. Don’t even think about letting him touch those books again in his life. He has read enough.

If you don’t want to read the books of sages anymore, then naturally you have to go up the mountain to learn some new methods.

Zhao Yifu naturally communicated with Liang Zhongzhi in advance before going up the mountain. At this distance, he could write directly with ink, which was very convenient.

What he didn't expect was that after receiving the flying letter, the master had been waiting in the pavilion in front of the study hall, as if waiting for him to go up the mountain.

"Master, what are you doing..." Zhao Yifu was a little flattered.

Liang Zhongzhi's expression stiffened slightly, but he still replied, "I'm afraid you'll be ignorant and learn things carelessly, thus mixing up your Qi."

Zhao Yifu finally realized that it was his master who was instructing him, and he quickly said, "Please give me some guidance, Master."

Liang Zhongzhi sighed and said, "Do you know what the power of magic is?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Mana refers to all superhuman powers."

Liang Zhongzhi nodded and said, "Indeed, so our Pure Yang Qi is also considered mana, and your 'Frost Feet' is also mana. The effects of practicing different spells are all mana."

"However, what our Chunyang Sect seeks is the word 'pure'. The 'Danqing Wanxiang Fa' you practice is a water-ink method, which is good at controlling water."

"And 'Frost Steps on the Sky' uses Yin energy to condense frost, which can be considered a form of water element, so I have no objection to you practicing it."

"But you need to pay close attention to other aspects. Practicing too much will affect the purity of your true qi, which is fatal."

Zhao Yi Fu became alert after hearing this, but based on his understanding of his ancestor, he felt that his Pure Yang inheritance should not be so superficial. Perhaps what he encountered at this time was just a problem that would only occur at a low level.

He asked, "Master, I can't always rely on one attribute to travel the world, right?"

"There will always be a time when Fire will be needed, and maybe something else..."

Liang Zhongzhi smiled and said, "Then you forgot about the concept of 'magic weapon'?"

"What is a magical instrument? It is used to carry the magical power outside the cultivator's body."

"Just like your Great Yangming Fine Copper Sword, it has the 'Yang Fire' attribute, which can already make up for your attribute deficiencies."

Zhao Yifu was greatly amazed when he heard this. He never expected that the sword Mr. Cangqiu recommended to him had been designed to make up for his shortcomings.

These senior teachers in the sect were very kind and considerate to him, their junior disciple, and they were very honest and attentive.

He laughed and said, "Master, this time I will be going to the southwest to serve as an official outside the Shiwan Mountains. Do you have any suggestions?"

Liang Zhongzhi said angrily, "You are going to be an official, not to seek opportunities in the Ten Thousand Mountains..."

"Well, I'll give you some hints. You can find it yourself according to your preferences."

Zhao Yifu nodded quickly and listened.

Liang Zhongzhi said, "There's a lot of miasma in the prison mountain. If you inhale that poison, you might get dizzy and seriously ill."

“So you have to consider this aspect.”

Zhao Yifu nodded quickly.

Liang Zhongzhi said, "Also, the 'Danqing Wanxiang Fa' that we practice has a huge bonus in terms of illusion. You can also consider this aspect. Illusion is generally an important method in our department."

Zhao Yifu deeply agreed with this, but in his opinion, illusions were a bit soft and not that satisfying.

Liang Zhongzhi added, "There's also the method of self-protection. This is quite important. After all, the most important thing for a person traveling outside is to protect himself."

"On this point, I can give you a suggestion. You can go to the Dharma Grotto to carefully study a scroll called 'The Law of Guarding Benevolence.' This law was created by a great predecessor in our sect. It originally aimed to restrain oneself and uphold benevolence, and not let one's own powerful magic power lead to wanton harm to others."

"But people like me who came after us accidentally discovered that while this method affects the entire body, making it difficult to use one's cultivation, it can also make one invulnerable to swords and guns, and impervious to water and fire."

Zhao Yifu immediately liked it after hearing it... He felt that this "Law of Keeping Benevolence" was meant for him.

But Liang Zhongzhi hadn't finished speaking yet. He continued, "And later we discovered that practicing the 'Shou Ren Method' before forming a pill can reduce the difficulty of forming a pill. Therefore, almost everyone in my Danqing Sect practices this wonderful method."

Zhao Yifu nodded repeatedly after hearing this and he remembered it.

Liang Zhongzhi said, "Now that you have a way to protect yourself, it would be best if I could also give you a way to deal with powerful enemies."

"Although we may not necessarily encounter such a situation, we should always take precautions against it."

"My suggestion is that you can find a sealing technique to practice."

"Originally, the most suitable technique for the 'Danqing Wanxiang Fa' is illusion, followed by sealing."

"If there is an enemy you cannot defeat, you can temporarily seal it to relieve the immediate crisis."

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but sigh in emotion upon hearing this. His master's recommendations for these areas were well-intentioned. None of them involved killing, but instead embodied a benevolent spirit. Yet, he had to admit, these magical directions were truly powerful and suited him well.

He clasped his fists and said, "Master, I understand."

He really understood.

The master still doesn't want him to go in the direction of being aggressive and violent, but hopes that he can remain calm and embark on the right path of cultivation.

Liang Zhongzhi nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, go and choose."

After a pause, he continued, "Yes, no matter what you choose, it's best to practice the 'Shouren Law' first, otherwise I won't be able to let you travel far away."

Zhao Yifu was moved and said, "I understand, Master."

"Go ahead, pick your own and go down the mountain. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Zhao Yifu bowed deeply and said goodbye to his master.

Then he took two steps up the mountain and came to the Dharma-teaching cave in the back mountain.

The stone spirit in the Dharma-transmitting grotto was not outside. Instead, a voice rang in his ear: "You know the rules, so just go."

"Disciple understands." Zhao Yi Fu still bowed deeply in the direction where the stone spirit appeared every time.

Now he is a 'formally appointed' disciple of Danqing Sect, so his situation is naturally different from that of an outer sect disciple.

Logically speaking, he can come to this cave where the Dharma is taught at will.

Of course, the problem he is facing now is just as Liang Zhongzhi reminded him: be careful not to bite off more than you can chew.

Following the advice given by his master, the first thing Zhao Yifu did was to find "The Law of Keeping Benevolence" in the bookshelf of "Self-Defense Techniques".

He didn't take it out, but just flipped through it quickly on the bookshelf, and then he had an epiphany.

This "Shou Ren Fa" is actually a unique way of running the Great Circulation. After the true qi is running, it can actually isolate the inside and the outside, so that his body will not be affected by the outside world. Of course, he himself must not think of affecting the outside world.

He spent an hour to comprehend it carefully, and always felt that this wonderful method had great potential. At least his body was eager to try it.

He suppressed the thought and went to look for illusion. There was a separate bookshelf for illusion. It was obvious that the Danqing Sect had a lot of understanding of illusion.

However, a large part of these illusions are sound illusions, which should be coordinated with the Qindao inheritance.

Zhao Yifu only focused on his own visual illusions...

Well, how should I put it, after looking at it for a while, he realized that he might not need to choose this illusion.

Because he can master simple illusions at a glance. After all, he has the foundation of "Danqing Wanxiang Fa" and the experience of "Longmixen Secret Art", so simple illusions are really not difficult for him.

However, those complex illusions all involved formations, which fell under the purview of the Dao of Chess. While it was possible to learn them by force, it would always yield half the result with twice the effort.

So after browsing through the bookshelf of illusions, he began to think about how to deal with the miasma in the mountains...

According to his own expertise, he thought about it and felt that he could start with talismans or elixirs.

He had only had one experience with talismans, and he felt that it was a very vast subject. Although it was possible for him to get started, he didn't want to spend too much energy on it.

On the contrary, as for the elixir, he felt that he could give it a try. After all, he had already laid a solid foundation in medicine in order to fully understand the "Pure Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra" and had a lot of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Therefore, he chose to start with elixirs this time.

From the bookshelf of pill recipes, he chose a recipe called "Po Miasma Pill".

I like this recipe because it is simple to use.

Not only did he give out the impossible recipe for the highest-level 'Breaking Miasma Pill', he also gave out the recipes for the ordinary 'Breaking Miasma Pill' and the downgraded 'Removing Miasma Pill'.

I believe that with this series of pill recipes, he should not be afraid of the miasma in the prison mountain.

The last thing to consider is the sealing technique.

This series also has a bookshelf, but this bookshelf is almost empty and is placed at the innermost part of the stone chamber.

Either the Danqing Sect looked down on the Sealing Technique and didn't collect much of it, or... the Sealing Technique is extremely precious!

Zhao Yifu flipped through it curiously.

The first thing he opened was "Fire Seal", which could seal the power of fire.

Then he took a look and saw that there was also "Water Seal".

He flipped through it again and found that there was also an "Earth Seal", but he did not find the expected "Gold Seal" and "Wood Seal".

Zhao Yifu naturally guessed that the five elements seal should be a set, but it turned out that something was missing, so it was not a system.

However, Zhao Yifu thought about it and decided to take these three seals as a backup, and then look at the other seals...

Well, there is also the "Golden Light Seal", which is used to seal spirits and is very effective against evil spirits. This is definitely the one to choose.

There is also "Sound Seal", which can actually seal a sound.

Of course, there is also "Photo Seal", which can seal a scene.

There is also the "Unclean Seal" that can seal all filthy forces.

And the "Body Binding Spell", which can temporarily freeze a person, is actually a sealing technique.

It’s over. There are only these seven sealing techniques on the entire bookshelf.

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment, then began to ponder...

He had a recipe for elixirs to deal with miasma, but apart from the required learning of the "Shou Ren Fa", he seemed to have no other choice.

Then, why not learn all seven sealing techniques?

He thought it was okay, and then began to memorize and recite these sealing techniques...

……

After Zhao Yifu went down the mountain, Liang Zhongzhi staggered to the Dharma Cave to look for Shi Ling.

"Senior, what has my kid learned from you?"

Shi Ling said, "He has learned a lot this time. I advise you to take it easy. After all, the sages also said, 'A teacher does not have to be better than his disciple, and a disciple does not have to be worse than his teacher.'"

Liang Zhongzhi shook his head and said, "I know, but that's later, not now."

"Senior, please go ahead and tell me. I've already laid the groundwork. He should first devote considerable effort to studying the 'Supreme Benevolence Method.' This will give me ample time to research the other methods he has chosen."

No wonder he was waiting for his apprentice in the pavilion at the mountain gate; that was his plan.

In order to be a competent master, he really worked hard.

Shi Ling sighed, feeling rather helpless about this master-disciple relationship, and said, "Well, since you've taken in this disciple, you've made quite a bit of progress yourself. Just consider this as you two promoting each other."

"In addition to the 'Shouren Fa' (Law of Guarding Benevolence), your precious disciple also selected the recipe for the 'Po Miasma Pill' and the sealing technique on that bookshelf."

"Didn't choose illusion?"

Liang Zhongzhi looked a little regretful, as he had guessed the wrong question.

"Well, the Miasma-Breaking Pill is a good choice. He can just study the recipe himself. I don't need to bother with it any more... By the way, Senior, which sealing technique did he choose?"

Shi Ling said, "That bookshelf."

Liang Zhongzhi said, "I know it's that bookshelf. Which one on the bookshelf is it?"

Shi Ling said, "The entire bookshelf, all seven sealing techniques. Do you need me to tell you the names of those seven sealing techniques?"

Liang Zhongzhi was stunned.

Then he took a deep breath.

Some of them said angrily, "What a little bastard! I told him not to bite off more than he can chew, but now..."

He felt dizzy looking at the bookshelf, and after preparing himself mentally, he walked to the bookshelf and started looking through the books.

The apprentice has learned it, so how can he, as the master, not learn it?
study!
I have to learn it even if I have to grit my teeth!

Liang Zhongzhi gritted his teeth and began to memorize all the sealing techniques, and then prepared to practice them well.

But after all, it is a major overhaul over the years. Although I have not learned any good skills due to laziness, if I really start to learn, I can still discover many mysteries from a high-level perspective.

"what?"

Liang Zhongzhi had already gained some insights after memorizing all the sealing techniques, but as he was thinking about it, he suddenly made a new discovery.

"This is quite interesting. I didn't expect that the "Law of Guarding Benevolence" and the Sealing Technique would have such a connection?"

"That's something I can think about carefully..."

……

Zhao Yifu did not go home, but went to the barracks outside the city to visit his teacher Zhou.

This military camp is very friendly. After all, the soldiers in the camp are all his family members.

"Second Uncle, I heard you've been reading Zuo Zhuan recently. Could it be Master Zhou?"

Zhao Guhe nodded and said, "Master Zhou taught me the Spring and Autumn Annals, and now he's discussing the Zuo Zhuan with me. Master Zhou seems to have high expectations of me, and I dare not disappoint him."

Zhao Yifu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then asked, "Second Uncle, are you feeling unwell in the army?"

Zhao Guhe laughed heartily and said, "I'm not uncomfortable at all. I just hope that Master Zhou can mobilize his troops quickly so that I can lead the way and wipe out those pirates!"

It is obvious that he is determined to take revenge.

(End of this chapter)