I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 263: Magic, Thunder

The cat tilted its head back.

What is magic?

Jiang She thought for a moment, worried that the cat wouldn't understand, so he used people around him as examples.

"It's some pretty impressive skills."

“For example, San Shui and Chu Yi know the art of flying. The previous Water Lord could summon rain and clouds.”

"The mountain god who accompanies us can regulate the mountains and rivers. Master Guo has a method of life and death that can allow people to switch between the two states of life and death, and he has a white donkey that can travel ten thousand miles a day."

"These are all magical techniques."

The cat understood a lot.

She now knows that they are different from the people walking on the street; cats cannot speak outside, otherwise they will scare these ignorant people to death.

The black cat raised its head, its blue eyes wide open.

She asked the question seriously.

What kind of magic is it to turn paper into mice?

Is this...

Jiang She asked calmly:
"You want to learn this?"

The cat nodded.

Jiang She considered it carefully, his tone still calm and unhurried, revealing no preference, and patiently explained to the cat: "That kind of magic is called 'drawing objects to life,' which means that what you draw can become real."

The kitten stared wide-eyed.

"Why didn't the mouse appear?"

The mouse in the drawing just runs inside the paper; you can't catch it no matter how hard you try.

Sanshui and Chuyi also raised their heads.

They were both very curious.

Do such divine powers still exist in the world? But the two goddesses, the maids, the two mortals, and the buildings in the painting didn't come out of the painting.

Jiang She considered his words carefully.

"Therefore, this method is actually not perfect. It is better to wait until it is perfected before learning it."

The cat tilted its small, fluffy head back.

When will it be completed?

"About a hundred years from now."

Jiang She thought for a moment, and realized that in a hundred years, the kitten's temperament should have grown up a lot. It wouldn't draw mice, snakes, or insects on paper and wait for them to run out and eat them.

The cat's voice was soft: "It takes that long..."

not far away.

Sanshui, resting his chin on his hand, said to Chuyi:
"By the time the senior perfects this technique, we may not even be able to see it."

They are thirteen or fourteen years old now. A hundred years from now, they will have to cultivate to the point of reaching the age of one hundred and twenty, and by then they will be old and about to die.

Unless one practices asceticism as one's master.

Sanshui wasn't very optimistic about himself.

There are so many fun things in the world. Street performances, like pole balancing, sword swallowing, fire breathing, and wrestling, are all exciting. They go to a restaurant for drinks, and downstairs, there are Hu women dancing the Hu Xuan dance, their bells jingling. There are also sugar figurines, flatbreads, roasted meat, and Bi Luo…

Fun things and delicious food are everywhere.

Absolute asceticism is absolutely out of the question.

Sanshui thought for a moment and then said, "It's hard to say. We can travel around for a few years first, and then start our cultivation."

Her junior brother nodded.

"Yes, let's play for a few years first, and then we can cultivate when we go back to the mountains. Our master told us to go into the world and see the world, and our seniors also told us to seek the Dao."

"Yes!"

The two made a firm decision and swore an oath.

"I'll travel for a few years and then go back."

Jiang She laughed heartily as he listened.

He lowered his head, looked at the kitten, and stroked its head.

"How about we try something else? Is there anything else you'd like to learn?"

The cat pondered deeply.

It took me a long time to come up with something.

"There's a ghost in our house!"

"Is there anyone who can exorcise ghosts?"

Jiang She was quite surprised. The cat was staring intently at him. Although the cat was just a small ball of fur, it already had the aura of a small mountain lord guarding the house.

"Yes." "When it comes to exorcising ghosts, people often use talismans, spells, hand gestures, or divination to predict and avoid danger."

"If one has powerful Taoist magic, one can also learn thunder magic, which can not only eliminate ghostly energy, but also purify the home."

Jiang She's tone became more serious.

He recounted several methods he had seen for exorcising ghosts and protecting homes, most of which he had read in the cultivation notes of Master Jin Yuan.

The cat has learned a lot of words during this time.

His confidence soared after being flattered by Sanshui and Chuyi every day.

She must be very capable.

"I want to learn thunder magic!"

Jiang She was quite pleased.

He patiently reminded them, "But many ghosts, or spirits and monsters, do not actually do evil."

"Just like the house we live in in Yanzhou, those few spirits were just feeling lonely, so they imitated humans by putting on a banquet."

"If we were to strike them with lightning, they would probably be somewhat innocent and pitiful."

The cat thought about it for a long time.

"It only strikes down bad ghosts, not good ghosts."

Jiang She laughed.

"The cat is very kind."

The cat quietly raised its head, stood up, and stared at the person.

Jiang She smiled and recited the incantation to her. It was a modified version of the spell recorded in the notebook, with some words changed.

The first-year student listened attentively from the side.

The more he listened, the more uneasy he felt, and his brows furrowed. He quietly whispered to Sanshui.

Jiang She finally read the last two lines.

The first-year student chimed in curiously:
“Senior Jiang, is there a mistake here? Shouldn’t it be ‘respectfully request’? Why are you pronouncing it as ‘respectfully’? It’s different from what they taught us.”

"And Thor, why don't you pronounce it as Thunder God and Lightning Goddess?"

The two sat cross-legged beside Jiang She.

They were all a little surprised that nowadays people believe in the Thunder God, and it is common to worship the Thunder God and the Lightning Goddess. There are even frequent sacrifices to them.

If one wants to learn thunder magic, one should at least respectfully invite these two.

"Where are the Thunder God and the Lightning Goddess?"

Jiang She looked up at the distant sky.

Sanshui and his junior brother were taken aback.

They sat cross-legged under the eaves, craning their necks to look up at the sky, a vast expanse of blue dotted with a few clouds. Weren't the celestial beings there?
That's what my master and grandmaster both said.

Sanshui is curious.

"Senior, are you saying that the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess are too busy to pay attention to everyone who chants thunder magic?"

Jiang She: "It's not exactly wrong."

Several people looked up at the sky, and the cat also looked up. The eaves jingled. Sanshui looked up for a long time and sighed:
"It's so hard to see immortals and gods!"

Jiang She simply smiled upon hearing this.

With the day's teaching over, he could finally rest. Jiang She casually lay down on the ground, gazing at the distant sky with his two disciples, letting the morning sunlight bathe them.

A moment later, the cat squeezed in. This cat stopped practicing its lightning magic and quietly slipped in.

Jiang She kept his eyes closed, pretending not to notice.

The cat quickly fell asleep, snuggling warmly against the person, occasionally making "click-clack" sounds, probably dreaming about something.

After a while, Jiang She also fell asleep.

The shadows cast by the eaves fell on the cat and the person, slanting inch by inch.

The silence was broken when the furniture delivery workers, who were scheduled to come, knocked on the door nervously.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

Is anyone home?

Several furniture movers stood shakily outside the door. They brought over the desk, armchair, folding chair, cabinet, lampstand, and other furniture that the family had ordered.

This haunted house has been known to have caused the deaths and mental breakdowns of two families, earning it a notorious reputation.

One of the men wiped his sweat, feeling remorseful.

"I should have checked the almanac before going out today. How come someone's moved into this house again..."

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)