Chapter 52: Curse and Divine Communication (asking for monthly ticket) "If it's something like this..." After listening to it, the old Taoist looked thoughtful and said, "It sounds like a Rakshasa bird." "Rakshasa bird?" "It is a kind of evil spirit born from the dead air. It is not a real bird, but often changes into the appearance of a bird. It has sharp claws and fangs, is good at changing and cheating, and often comes out at dusk and dawn to harm people." The old Taoist was still sitting on the steps, his posture was very unrefined. "I have never seen it either. It was just that when I was young, before I became a Taoist priest, I heard that someone in the next village was harmed by it. Later, when I became a Taoist priest, I heard about the origin of this thing from my master. "This thing can fly because it is air, but it can't fly high because it is dead air. Dead air is turbid and can only sink to the ground. Swords, weapons, and arrows can't cause much damage to it. Only when it changes into shape can it cause greater damage. "Death energy is related to human corpses. It has acquired the ability to transform from human bodies, and the ability to spy on human hearts from human bodies." The old Taoist paused and couldn't help sighing: "There were more of these things in the past during the war, but I haven't heard of them for many years. I didn't expect them to pop up again now." "So that's it."
Lin Jue understood his sigh. Taoist Yunhe should have lived for several decades. Although not as long as most dynasties, it was enough for him to see some ups and downs. In his eyes, the changes in the world may be faster and more specific than those of young people. "You are smart to sense that something is wrong. You have only learned a few magics in the past few days, so you are quite capable to fight this evil." The old Taoist said as if he were chatting with ordinary villagers at home. "Your junior sister is similar. Although she is young, she is very clear-headed. She is very talented in the five elements, so it is just right for her to learn five-element magic. Five-element magic is best for fighting... This is good, this is good. In a few years, you can go down the mountain and leave, and your master won't have to worry too much about you." "Junior sister is indeed smart." Lin Jue did not hesitate to praise her. "It's a pity that we practice Yin-Yang Spiritual Method, and the Five Elements Spiritual Method is most suitable for her. If she had the Five Elements Spiritual Method and combined it with the Five Elements Magic, with her temperament and the chaotic times, she would probably achieve something in the future." "Five Elements Spiritual Technique..." Lin Jue murmured and repeated. The spiritual methods in the world are different but interconnected. You can use the Five Elements magic when practicing Yin-Yang spiritual methods, and you can also use Yin-Yang magic when practicing Five Elements spiritual methods. However, it is naturally best if the two correspond. However, the Lingfa School is now gradually declining like the Danding School, and has been replaced by the Fulu School. The magic in the world is scattered all over the earth, and they are all very rare. Even the magicians who have been passed down from generation to generation and traveled around the world have only mastered two-thirds of the fire-repelling technique. How many fools yearn for the immortal way and cannot get it. It is good enough to have a spiritual method to practice and learn a magic spell. How can they choose the spiritual method that suits them? At most, I can go down the mountain and travel around the world. If I am lucky, I can find a spiritual method that suits me, and then change my practice. It doesn't matter if I lose some of my skills. "correct--" The old Taoist finally stood up and said, "Before you came down the mountain, I told you that besides the Yin Qi and Remnant Soul, I would teach you another simple and useful spell. I will teach you now." "What spell?" "Have you ever heard of 'curse'?" "I heard." How come you haven't heard of the method of incantation? Nowadays, the most popular magic spells among the people are fortune-telling, planchette writing, theater, talisman drawing and incantation. The reasons are either that they are simple and common, or that it is difficult to distinguish between the true and false. More often, they are both simple and common and difficult to distinguish between the true and false. No matter where you go, you can hear about which fortune teller is effective, where someone will invite a spirit medium, or where someone uses incantations to exorcise demons and cure diseases. When Lin Jue was in Shu Village, he often heard such rumors from the village elders. It's really hard to tell what's true.
Among these methods, incantations are the only one that can be accepted by the court and the royal family. Fortune-telling is only half a job. Occasionally, someone can get a position in the court by relying on fortune-telling, and some can even become a national teacher, but there is no specific position. The spells are different. The imperial court had an official position of "Doctor of Curses and Forbidden Arts", which was under the Imperial Medical Bureau. From the ninth rank down, there were also "Curses and Forbidden Arts Students" under his command, which shows how common it was. "The court has set up doctors and students of curses and bans because this skill is simple and easy to learn. Many people can learn it, and it has almost no lethality to humans. It can only be used as an auxiliary to exorcise demons and evil spirits, and it poses no threat to the royal family and nobles in the palace. But don't underestimate it. Many "experts" down the mountain rely on it to exorcise demons and evil spirits. If we talk about keeping the people safe, haha, if you count it up, I'm afraid it's more than those legendary magical skills. "What I taught you is called the Revealing Spell, which can make spirits and monsters appear. You will definitely need it when you come down from the mountain. “Memorize the spell first, then learn the tricks. "Listen carefully— "The world is vast, the heroes here listen to my command, the spiritual light is like a wash, illuminating the eternal darkness. The demons and ghosts come, do not hide from the light, the three realms of yin and yang, my curse will reveal your body. "do it again……" It was the one that Third Senior Brother read that night. Lin Jue repeated it immediately. …… "The world is vast, the heroes here obey my orders..." Back in the room, Lin Jue was still murmuring, trying to remember the spell deeply. Now we know that the common demons and ghosts in the world are not that powerful. If powerful demons and ghosts harmed people in the world, they would have caused a huge uproar. Therefore, most of the demons and ghosts that people often encounter are not necessarily much more powerful than humans, and may not even be stronger than humans. They are just either treacherous and unpredictable, or changeable and difficult to distinguish, or good at hiding and difficult to touch or see. You can probably guess how those folk masters use spells and prohibitions to get rid of demons. If they don't use spells to drive them away, they use spells to make them appear, or trap them, and then hand them over to swords, guns, sticks, bows, arrows, oil and fire. It doesn't matter if it's simple or crude, as long as it works, it's a good method. And this spell is really simple—— Lin Jue, in front of his master, had only recited it for the third time before he was able to achieve the state of spell and spirit. At this point, the spell had already taken effect, but how much of an effect it had depended on the depth of his attainments. When he returned to the room, he took out the ancient book. I still don’t know the origin of this ancient book, but I am becoming more and more clear about some of its characteristics. Ancient books are not afraid of being lost. No matter where they are placed, as long as you need them and call them with your mind, they will appear beside you, just like they have spirits. Naturally, you can also keep them away. At the same time, after exploring for so long, he gradually mastered the trick of listening to the "words" of ancient books. He didn't have to listen to them from the beginning every time. All these control methods were like the legendary precious instruments controlled by the mind. At this time, I opened the book again and turned to a new page: Incantations are also medical techniques. Medicine and witchcraft have the same origin, and there are many methods of incantation and prohibition, all of which are the ability to use talismans to exorcise evil spirits, cure diseases, dispel evil spirits and catch ghosts. They must not directly hurt demons and ghosts, nor people. If we count the numerous spells, they can be roughly divided into several categories such as urging treatment, exorcising evil spirits, removing evil spirits, revealing appearances, binding, and attaching objects. Spells often change over time, and are different in each dynasty and generation. Lin Jue pinched the paper. A voice sounded in my head, explaining the essential principles of the mantra, as well as some key points of practice and insights. The spell just wasn't recorded.
Maybe there are too many spells to remember, or maybe they change so often that I don't remember them all. It seems there is another page ahead? Lin Jue flipped forward—— Communication with gods, procedures and rituals. Gods have existed since ancient times, and later gradually formed Shintoism. Those who serve gods can communicate with gods through fixed procedures and rituals, either by making offerings to gods or by asking for divine power. Lin Jue pinched the page again. Suddenly another voice was heard. I almost know—— The method of communicating with gods originated from the rituals of ancient kings and nobles praying to the heaven. Later, as more and more gods and believers appeared in the world, the gods imitated the rituals of praying to the heaven and created their own exclusive rituals. Later, the orthodox gods gathered in the Nine Heavens Fairyland, built palaces, and formed a system, and then there were standard rituals, that is, the rituals and processes for inviting gods. But gods are not only found in heaven. It also exists in the human world. Some are local gods and some are officially recognized. Some are gods conferred by the people themselves. Some are simply goblins and ghosts who claim to be gods, and it is difficult to determine whether they are good or evil. These gods also have believers, servants, and even temple priests, and they need to communicate with each other. Therefore, the rituals of orthodox gods were referred to. Some changes are significant, while others are negligible. Lin Jue also understood the reason why his master warned him not to casually learn the talisman school's method of setting up incense tables and altars. "The new talisman sect monks have learned strict altar rituals, so they will not make mistakes. Most of the talisman sect monks with good skills have "talismans" that are recognized by the gods in heaven, so they can naturally accurately invite their own gods. But if ordinary people also set up an altar and incense table, it is not certain. “If you’re not careful, the ritual will go wrong. “Most of them cannot invite the gods. “That’s a good thing. "If you really invite me—— “You must know that the righteous gods are busy and will never respond to mortals casually. "If someone has dealt with an evil god before and has something related to it on his body, he may invite it; if someone is in a place where an evil god is worshipped, he may also invite it; some people may invite nearby ghosts with such magical powers, and some may invite their ancestors who have never rested in peace; “Mostly not good. "..." This is what the ancient books say. The "evil gods" mentioned here should refer to the gods that are not recognized by the court and heaven, and do not necessarily refer to evil gods. "These words... this ancient book... seems to come from when the talisman school was just emerging." Lin Jue thought silently in his heart. This method of communicating with gods was not very useful to him, a Taoist who practiced spiritual arts and academic methods, but it helped him to learn a lot of knowledge, making the images of gods in his mind gradually clearer and richer.
Originally, gods were extremely illusory in his mind. Lin Jue also went to check on Lord Yili. It seems that he is a true lord under the command of Jade Mirror Emperor, who is a widely worshipped deity here. There is a statue of him in the Tianweng Hall of Fuqiu Temple. So, besides Tianweng, the main deity worshipped in Qiyun Mountain may be this Jade Mirror Emperor. (End of this chapter)
