Chapter 19 Five Ghosts Moving Technique "Congratulations, Tao Tie." After everything was settled, the instructor Huang Junshi was the first to congratulate him, "You were able to enter the first level of cultivation in your first time of collecting herbs. This is truly rare and worth celebrating." "Thank you for your instruction." At this time, Tao Tie completely came out of his meditation state and responded to Master Huang's congratulations very sincerely. According to the classification of the realm of practitioners by Taizu Dayong, a quasi-practitioner who has entered the Tao but has not yet entered the rank can be called a rank cultivator after he has refined his magic power through the first round of collecting herbs and practicing. It's just an entry level, it's not up to the ninth level. Only when the magic power in a cultivator's body is sufficient to support, summon, and drive a ninth-rank white-command deity can he be called a ninth-rank cultivator. Generally speaking, most of the would-be monks who have entered the Dao but have not yet reached the rank, can be considered successful if they can safely collect enough herbs and refine a bit of magic power during their first time of practicing. The talented disciples of major sects and the students of Taoism in local missionary academies, either because of good talent, abundant resources, or both, are often able to cultivate more magical powers.
After they have entered the realm of the gods, they can practice magic, draw talismans, receive magical scrolls, and train soldiers and horses. There is no need to spend some time to build up your foundation and accumulate mana. There are people like Tao Tie who can cultivate magic power that reaches the ninth level after just their first time of collecting herbs and practicing, although they are rare. Those who achieve it have their own reasons. Either they are extremely gifted, or they have a special physique, or they come across a special opportunity, or they are like Tao Tie who madly fleeces the alien demons, or even directly refines the alien demons! However, even though he also frantically fleeced the extraterritorial demons or even directly refined them, Tao Tie was still the most special one among them. Because he directly "ate" the extraterritorial demon and digested it completely. It's quite normal for a glutton to only take in and not give out. But for the outer demon, this is not normal at all! After all, the reason why the demons from outer space have been able to survive for so long and have not been killed by the righteous cultivators of the Dayong Dynasty who are fond of slaying demons and eliminating evil is not because the righteous cultivators have never done so before, but because the life form of the demons from outer space is extremely special, and is bred by the evil thoughts in people's hearts. As long as there is a bit of true spirit placed in the void, even if it is refined or killed by a righteous cultivator, it will not take long to be reborn in the void outside the domain. However, the five greedy demons were swallowed up in one gulp by Tao Tie's visualization of Taotie, who transformed into Taotie. They were completely digested and could no longer be reborn in the void outside the domain. The only one left among the six greedy demons was frightened for a second when facing danger because he realized this. "Why thank me? It's your own chance, your own determination, and your own methods." Instructor Huang waved his hand, said something casually, then turned and walked towards the door of the bathroom. Without seeing Huang Junshi making any movement, the door of the clean room opened automatically. When he was about to step out of the clean room, Huang Junshi paused for a moment and said casually, "There are three poisons in human beings: greed, anger, and ignorance. People who practice Taoism should often recite the "Pure and Tranquility Sutra" to eliminate the three poisons and eliminate the six desires. The second floor of the library stores the methods of practice, the third floor is for solving doubts, and the most important thing is actually the books and classics on the first floor that seem to have little to do with practice. In the future, whether you stay in the Liuxian County Missionary Academy, or go to the Prefecture Missionary Academy, the State Missionary Academy, or even the Capital Missionary Academy, you must read more books and classics of this kind." After saying this, Huang Junshi left without caring whether Tao Tie understood or remembered it. In the clean room, Tao Tie seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this. In his previous life, Li Er, Zhang Cang and Huang Shang had all worked as librarians and read a wide range of books.
One wrote 5,000 words, one ruled the country with inaction and laid the foundation for the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and one presided over the publication of the Wanshou Daozang. Well... whether it's Huang Sang or not, it doesn't have much impact. However, Li Er and Zhang Cang were both famous Taoist figures in their previous lives. From this we can see how important reading is to spiritual practice. Based on these understandings, after entering the missionary seminary, Tao Tieben would spend every spare moment on the first floor of the library, reading books as diligently as a rat stealing oil. All kinds of books, whether "useful" or "useless", whether related to practice or not. Tao Tie reads any book he can get his head around. Now that I have received advice from Master Huang Junshi, of course I have to watch it more attentively. Having made up his mind, Tao Tie did not continue to ponder, but started to tidy up the layout of the clean room. The candles were extinguished, the wine, tea and fruit were removed, the curtains were drawn and the windows were opened for ventilation... After all the cleaning measures were completed, the clean room returned to its original clean state. Standing at the door and looking back at the clean and dust-free clean room, Tao Tie suddenly realized why the missionary institute had a rule that students must clean the clean room and restore it to its original appearance after using it. Cultivation is about cultivating the mind. How can one practice if one’s mind is not pure? By cleaning the room, the student who has just completed his first herb-collecting practice can quickly calm down, and the excitement of completing herb-collecting and finally entering the realm of cultivation, which can be called the excitement of a cultivator who has entered the realm of cultivation, can be transformed into a calm and indifferent mood. this point is very important. This is exactly what teaching by example means. Understanding the good intentions of the missionary house, Tao Tie no longer lingered in the clean room, walked out and returned to his own single dormitory. After entering the dormitory and sitting down to rest, Tao Tie suddenly had an idea and recalled what Instructor Huang said before he left. "The teacher seems to have some hidden meaning in his words." Muttering to himself, Tao Tie frowned slightly, carefully recalling every expression and tone of Teacher Huang's voice when he spoke. After a while, they discovered something "strange". The focus of the speech seems to be the advice in the second half about "people should read more books", but in fact it is the "three poisons" remarks in the first half. Of the three poisons, greed is the first. "so……" Tao Tie muttered to himself, with a strange look in his eyes, "The instructor not only recognized my Taotie Visualization Method, but also met someone who also practiced the Taotie Visualization Method before? And the relationship between the instructor and that person is quite special?" Thinking this in his mind, Tao Tie suddenly came up with a bolder guess. "Could it be that the person who practiced the Taotie Visualization Method also has a body like a stubborn stone with a leaky body? So..." Tao Tie guessed and pondered, "That explains why the teacher looks at me differently."
"Well, that should be it." After thinking for a while, Tao Tie made a temporary conclusion, and then stopped focusing on this speculation and turned to thinking about matters related to cultivation and wealth. After entering the market, the cost of Tao Tie will increase dramatically. Silver is needed to exchange spells, to buy consumables for practicing spells, to eat higher-level medicinal food to strengthen the body and replenish the essence, to use talismans for self-defense, and to use magical instruments for self-defense and fighting... Money is indispensable in every aspect and every place! The so-called increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. In the situation where he was unable to cut costs, Tao Tie urgently needed to increase his revenue and provide himself with a stable and substantial source of income. Regarding the issue of wealth, Tao Tie had thought deeply about it in the past three days and had already made long-term considerations. Between heaven and earth, the calamity was emerging, and a great calamity was about to begin. There were countless masters in the Dayong Dynasty, and the court could not have been unaware of this news. Since the court knew that it would encounter a turbulent and catastrophic disaster like the one before the founding of the Dayong Dynasty, it would naturally respond. In the missionary house, both oral notifications from instructors and written notices from the house were disclosed. The Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department of Liuxian County will be expanded soon. The first target of recruitment is the regular students who have been admitted to the missionary school; The second is the independent cultivators with clean backgrounds; Finally, there are the monks who come from a cultivation family or sect. The Demon Slaying Department and the Monster Extermination Department, as the functional offices of the Dayong Dynasty specifically dealing with demons, ghosts, demons and monsters, would rather have nothing than something inferior and strive for excellence. Not just anyone can enter. This recruitment is divided into three stages. The first step is the verification of cultivation level and background, the second step is document processing, and the third step is internship. To put it simply, it means formal review, practical testing, and trial use. Tao Tie is already a ninth-rank cultivator with a clean background and no family or sect background. It will definitely be easy for him to pass the first stage of the trial. The second part is the practical test. Given my experience as a student and a corporate slave in my previous life, and with my concentrated reading and improvement during this period, I think it should not be that difficult. The most difficult part to pass is the last part, the trial. Whether it is the Demon Slaying Department or the Demon Extermination Department, both are violent government offices that fight against demons, ghosts, monsters and monsters. Fighting is essential! Moreover, the intensity is very high and the danger is very high, and it is a life-and-death battle at any time! Therefore, the trial sessions of the Demon-Slaying Division and the Demon-Exorcism Division will inevitably involve bloody battles with demons, ghosts, monsters, and monsters. This puts forward a high requirement for the monks participating in the expansion and recruitment of the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division. That is, those monks who aspire to enter the Demon-Slaying Division and the Demon-Extermination Division need to possess certain, or even very strong, fighting abilities and experience. It is a good time to practice while working in the public sector. Having already tasted the benefits of the Missionary Academy, Tao Tie naturally yearns to enter the Demon Slaying Division or the Monster Exorcism Division to continue enjoying the various support benefits of the Dayong Dynasty.
So, how does the expansion and recruitment of the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division relate to Tao Tie's money-making plan? It turns out that the Dayong Dynasty encouraged spiritual practice, especially encouraging the common people to practice spiritual practice. Once a cultivator has achieved success, the Dayong Dynasty will provide different ways out and jobs for the cultivator depending on the different situations. Monks with excellent talents, qualifications, and character will naturally be absorbed into the various functional departments of the imperial court. For example, the Demon Slayer Department, the Demon Exorcist Department, the civil officials, the military commanders, the Missionary Institute... The Great Yong Dynasty will not ignore those who are lacking and have limited prospects, and allow them to become the source of social instability. Instead, we guide this type of monks to enter all walks of life, to use their practice to promote their livelihood, and to use their livelihood to help their practice. Among these guides, the most intuitive and typical ones are the professions such as "monster catcher", "ghost catcher" and "exorcist". The so-called "monster catchers" are monks who are interested in this. When they hear that something strange has happened somewhere, they will take the initiative to go there, exorcise the demons, and then take relevant certificates to the Demon Slaying Bureau, Demon Extermination Bureau or the county government to collect their rewards. To put it simply, they are monks who fight demons and defend the way of morality with flexible employment. Tao Tie's idea was to become a "monster catcher", "ghost catcher" or "exorcist" after receiving the benefits of becoming a ninth-rank cultivator - receiving a boy's talisman for free, acquiring three magic spells and two yellow-grade lower-grade magic tools. It is not shameful for people to create wealth through their hands and labor. Well…… It’s definitely not because Tao Tie can’t learn to practice all kinds of skills in a short period of time and can’t make money more easily! But before you can get rich through hard work, there is still one thing to do. Tao Tie's mind moved, and with his magic power activated, he took out five lifelike dough figurines from the azure storage bag that had already recognized its owner. These five dough figurines were sculpted completely based on the mainstream images of the Five Plague Gods. They were made with the ashes of five palm-sized paper figurines of "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", "Winter" and "Center" respectively. With the help of Instructor Huang Junshi, a shaman from the missionary institute who worshipped the Five Plague Gods was invited to teach and pray. In this way, the shortcut to practice [Skills: Taotie Visualization Method + Five Ghosts Moving Technique] can be adopted. Tao Tie took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, then sat cross-legged on the cushion in the middle of the dormitory and placed the five figurines of the Five Plague Gods in front of him in the order of "Autumn", "Winter", "Spring", "Summer" and "Mid-term". Then, Tao Tie practiced the "Taotie Visualization Method", visualized Taotie, transformed himself into Taotie, and conceptually ate five figurines of the Five Plague Gods that had been blessed by the shamans. After finishing his meal, Tao Tie practiced the "Five Ghosts Moving Technique" while the food was still hot. The idea of shortcuts is not false. It is not only reflected in the reduction of 49 days to the prayers of shamans. It was further reflected in the fact that after Tao Tie ate the Five Plague Gods' faces, he learned the "Five Ghosts Moving Technique" after only one try, just like he learned the bird play of the Five Animal Play immediately after eating the bird's lungs. Very simple and very smooth. From then on, Tao Tie could control the five ghosts and move things. "So be it." Just as Tao Tie had this thought in his mind and was about to end his practice of "The Five Ghosts Moving Technique", a flash of inspiration came to his mind. Previously, Tao Tie transformed into a glutton and ate five greedy demons. However, he did not digest them completely and only some residues were left.
It’s just that due to the nature of Taotie that it only takes in and doesn’t give out, these ashes can neither be digested nor have any negative effects. With a flash of inspiration, Tao Tie suddenly felt that these embers were very suitable for the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. As we all know, the popular version of the Five Ghosts Moving Things Technique is also known as the Five Ghosts Bringing Wealth Technique. Its core is the word "greed". Even if the "Five Ghosts Moving Technique" that Tao Tie obtained from the all-blue storage bag/Five Ghosts Bag is a special version, this point remains unchanged. The Five Ghosts Moving Technique is all about greed! In this case, why not integrate the ashes that the gluttonous demon cannot digest into the Five Ghosts Moving Technique? This is what Tao Tie thought and did. He summoned out the five phantom ghosts he controlled and sprinkled the remaining embers of the gluttonous demon evenly on the ghosts. Then, following the most direct inspiration in his heart, he drove the five phantom ghosts that he had summoned for the first time and had been strengthened, the effects of which were yet to be determined, towards the dock. Tao Tie has always been generous and doesn't bear grudges, he just likes to take revenge when there is a grudge. Li Zeyuan, just wait. Tao Tie asked him to return all the wages he had withheld from the porters. (End of this chapter)