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Chapter 24 Maoshan Seventh Division
According to the old Taoist, the Maoshan school is not like in Chen Ziyang's impression of Lin Zhengying's movie, which can only write amulets, catch ghosts, and look at Fengshui.In fact, the Taoism of the Maoshan School is broad and profound, covering everything.It covers all aspects of astronomy and geography, Zhouyi gossip, five elements Fengshui, talismans and pills, etc.

Maoshan technique is subdivided into seven categories: hexagram, formation, talisman, earth, star, pill, and spirit, which coincide with the number of the Big Dipper.Correspondingly, people who are successful in this area are called hexagram masters, formation masters, talisman masters, earth masters, star masters, alchemy masters and spiritual masters, which are the seven masters of Maoshan.

Hexagram masters need to be proficient in the changes and calculations of each hexagram in the eight and eight 64 hexagrams of the Zhouyi.Hexagram masters who have achieved great success can promote the fortune of the country at the top, measure life at the bottom, play the universe at a high level, and criticize horoscopes at a low level.The hexagram image is all-encompassing, and everything can be calculated.

Formation masters need to be proficient in various Maoshan technique formations, including the ten formations: Jingang Formation, Eight Diagrams Liangyi Formation, Seven Stars and Eight Diagrams Formation, Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Formation, Five Elements and Eight Diagrams Formation, Liuhe Formation, Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation, Qimen Eight Diagrams Formation , Four Elephant Formation, Seven Evil Soul Locking Formation, etc.

And countless lower formations like Soul Locking Formation, Chiseling Dragon Formation, Iron Gate Formation, Yang Fury Formation, Ghost Gate Formation, Skeletal Formation, Eight Sun Formation, Qunyang Formation, Locking Ghost Formation, Jingmei Formation, Iron Bamboo Formation, Su The layout and cracking methods of various formations such as the heart formation, the loyalty formation, etc., can be flexibly borrowed from terrain, manpower, and material resources to form formations at will.

A talisman master must not only be proficient in the drawing methods, raw materials, and timing of drawing talismans, but also have high mana.There are thousands of kinds of talismans in Maoshan, and those who are masters of talisman masters can draw the golden talisman among the five-color talismans. They can even make talismans empty-handed for their own use without any materials or talisman paper.

Earth masters are commonly known as feng shui masters. The so-called feng shui is the use of qi. Water is the most important thing, and wind is the second. If there is no wind, qi will gather, and water will melt the qi.Fengshui is actually a combination of various factors including geology, hydrology, ecology, microclimate, environmental landscape, etc. A geologist must integrate all aspects into one, and needs to be proficient in the five elements of Fengshui: Longxue sand and water direction.

Not only must you be able to find dragons, but you must also be able to tap acupuncture points.As the saying goes, three years of searching for the dragon and ten years of acupoint acupuncture, one of the criteria for the master's success is to observe the dragon, know the dragon's eyes, and find the qi to assist him by relying on the water.

A star master is a stargazer. Through watching the stars at night and deducing the direction of the stars, one can know the destiny of the country from the top, and explore the dragon's lair from the bottom.

An alchemist is a person who makes alchemy. An alchemist under Maoshan's sect must not only be proficient in the properties of various alchemy materials, use materials to make alchemy, but also be proficient in medical skills.

Healers are the most well-known Taoist priests who catch ghosts. Not only must they be good at using various magic tools to ward off evil spirits, but they must also be proficient in the causes of ghosts, monsters, corpses, demons, and souls and the methods to subdue and decipher them.

The old Taoist talked a lot, and Chen Ziyang seemed to have a world of Taoism in his mind, which really aroused his interest in Taoism.

"Master, I always hear people say Zhang Tianshi, what is this Tianshi?" Chen Ziyang asked as he thumped the old Taoist shoulder.

"Zhang Tianshi is not my Maoshan sect, but he also belongs to Taoism. The seven masters of Maoshan complement each other, and there is no absolute boundary between each other. For example, between the spiritual master and the talisman master, the psychic master needs to use the talisman when catching ghosts, so good A spiritual master is half a talisman master, but the effect of the talisman is not as good as that of a special talisman master. Among the seven masters of Maoshan, anyone who has achieved great success in three of them can be called a celestial master."

"We learn from Maoshan, don't we all know spells? Why don't we have mages?"

"The seven masters of Maoshan each have their own spells, such as the offensive five-thunder spell, sky thunder break, mysterious ice spell, fire cloud spell, etc., which can be used by both spiritual masters and talisman masters. The talismans of spells are used, such as alchemy, there are pain relief and swelling methods, throat bone method, pain relief Hua Tuo fairy method, etc., all belong to the category of magic. Therefore, among the seven masters of Maoshan, there is no division of mages."

"Then master, what kind of teacher is your old man?"

"Hmph." The old Taoist touched his red nose, and said proudly: "As a teacher, I am a master of earth, a master of hexagrams and a master of spirituality."

"Tch, that's all, I thought I was the apprentice of the Heavenly Master."

The old Taoist, who thought he would hear the praise from his apprentice, almost stumbled when he heard Chen Ziyang's words. "You little bastard, you don't know what a fart, which one of the Maoshan Seventh Masters is not profound, without three or 40 years of hard work and superhuman aptitude, it is impossible to achieve great success.

What's more, over the years, many wars have occurred, and many precious books of Maoshan have disappeared in the long river of history. Many things of Maoshan art have been lost, and the remaining ones are not as good as the next generation.Among the Seven Masters of Maoshan, as far as I know, there are very few successors who have great achievements, and it can even be said that they are all extinct. "

Chen Ziyang felt sad when he saw what the old Taoist said, and hurriedly remedied: "Master, you are so wise and powerful. After you teach me, I will carry forward the Maoshan technique. Let's learn from the empty-handed burning talisman first."

Who knows that the old man didn't hear him at all, and continued: "There are no masters among the hexagram masters. It is said that more than 1000 hexagrams in Zhouyi have been passed down for thousands of years, and now there are only 64 hexagrams left, but these 64 hexagrams can be completely mastered." People are almost gone;”

"The same is true for formation masters. Apart from the loss of formations and the lack of formation materials, there are only two or three out of ten formations that can be used. Talisman masters are still relatively strong, although the drawing methods of talismans are relatively well preserved. All, but the magic power of talisman masters is generally not high, like the Five Ghosts Carrying Talisman, no one can draw it now, even if it is drawn, it is just superficial and useless; "

"Not to mention star masters, the number of star masters was small in the first place, but now how can anyone know how to read astrology? There is not even a complete book. I heard that there is half a sixteen-character Yin-Yang Fengshui secret book. The ancient books about stargazing and acupoint acupuncture have been handed down, but the exact location is unknown."

The old Taoist sighed and continued: "Healer is the most comprehensive among the seven masters in Maoshan. Almost all the other six masters know some knowledge, but the spiritual masters are not as good as each other. You see, a few days ago, A blood spirit of more than 500 years has caused a lot of trouble for a dozen of us, if it were in the past, no blood spirit with [-] years of mana would not be able to invite my descendants of Maoshan to take action."

"The alchemist is even more finished. It is said that the reason why Yongzheng died suddenly in the Old Summer Palace was because he was greedy for longevity in his later years and died of poisoning after eating my Taoist elixir. It is said that Qianlong did not kill the alchemist at that time in order to keep it secret, but It was the same night that the two alchemists who had been doing alchemy in Yongzheng all the year round were driven out of the Old Summer Palace, and even the Lu family who recommended the alchemists at the beginning accepted Zhulian. From the Qianlong period, the Qing Dynasty valued Buddhism and despised Taoism, and established Tibetan Buddhism as the state religion. The alchemist's lineage has been devastated."

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