Chapter 71: Curse and Dragon Transformation "It is naturally a good thing to have your merits recorded in the merit book. Let's not talk about the folk legends, no one knows whether they are true or not. Anyway, for those of us who practice Taoism, it is a record in the merit book of the gods. From a good point of view, if we meet the gods somewhere in the future, we may be able to get some care. From a bad point of view, well, if we commit a crime one day, hehe, if we run into the hands of the gods, we may be able to get a break. "After all, this is the age of incense and gods. It is a good thing that the Heavenly Man governs the nine heavens." The two of them had already handed over the monster and the affairs in the city to the Taoist priest of Qiyun Mountain, and also went back to pick up their fellow Taoists from Jiandao Peak. At this time, two Taoists were walking along the street, followed by a donkey with a few cats on its back. They all poked their heads out of bamboo baskets and looked at the street curiously. The third senior brother talked to them as they walked. "From your tone, the latter is more common, right?" Lin Jue asked. "Haha, of course." The third brother said with a smile, "We, the cultivators of the Lingfa School, are not originally named above the Nine Heavens. We are free and easy, cultivating ourselves. How can we need the care of the gods? Occasionally, we may offend the gods, or have some disputes, or some misunderstandings, or we may see that the gods are immoral and destroy the temples, or the gods may find our weaknesses and report them to other places. At that time, it would be good if we can let these immortals take care of us based on our merits." "I see." "That's why I said that the fellow Taoists in Xuantian Temple are quite particular." "I feel like things here aren't simple. I'm afraid there's a monster that has become powerful." "Junior brother, since it has been handed over to the Taoist friends in Qiyun Mountain, don't worry about it." The third brother shook his head, "These gods in the Nine Heavens Fairyland eat the incense and offerings of the people of the world, just like the court eats the taxes of the people of the world. Naturally, they have to bear this responsibility... Moreover, they are better at this kind of thing than us. If they can't find it out, what can we do?"
“They should be able to find out.” "It's their business if they can't find out." The third brother said indifferently, "You have to know that the Taoists of our Lingfa sect follow the path of freedom. When we eliminate monsters for the people, we must be careful. When we are chivalrous, we can also travel thousands of miles with swords. To put it bluntly, we should do what we should do, but we should also make decisions when we should make decisions, and leave when we should leave. Only in this way can we be free and easy." "rational." "Besides, they are very particular about what they said. Once they have investigated the matter thoroughly, they will also inform us in a letter. That's already good enough." The third brother was holding a gourd and drinking. "There are thousands of trivial matters in life. What can stop us from smiling?" "Yes……" Lin Jue seemed to be thinking about something. No wonder this senior brother is so carefree all day long. Turning back to look—— Even though the common people who had followed them to the county government office to watch the excitement had already dispersed, they were only scattered in the city. Now that they were walking through the streets, they were being stared at and pointed at. Lin Jue seemed to be able to hear their whispered discussions. "They said they were invited by the paper merchants..." "Except the goblin got the money back..." "There is another demon..." "The family behind Minsheng Street went out to do business, and the door was closed. The demon hid inside and used magic to make the knife fly in the sky and fly across the street..." "This young Taoist priest walked through the door in no time, went in, came out, and went in again..." "..." I don’t know how many people saw the fight on the street, and I don’t know how many people told it. I think after some time, this will become a strange story passed down from mouth to mouth here, right? Lin Jue suddenly thought to himself.
"Go buy a carving knife." The third brother weighed a small bag of silver in his hand, which was a thank-you gift from the merchants: "It's very boring in the mountains. When your practice becomes more profound, you don't need to study and solve doubts, and it will become more and more boring. Even if you can't achieve anything in the way of Doubing, it's not bad to kill time, find a piece of wood to carve, or learn a craft." Lin Jue agreed with this statement. This is the provincial capital, and business is prosperous here, so carving knives can naturally be bought here. Third Senior Brother also knows where to buy carving knives. He immediately took Lin Jue to pick out a set. It cost thirteen taels of silver. With the little left, they bought some wine, weighed a few pounds of cooked mutton, a dozen small fish, and bought some fine fodder. The interesting thing was that while they were buying the wine and meat, someone actually came to pay for them. If you don't understand and ask, you have to be respectful and say that it is a gift to the expert in exorcising demons. The two had no choice but to accept it. "Thank you to all the Daoists from Jiandao Peak for this trip. These small fish are for you to eat on the way. I owe you all the rest. After we return to the mountain, I will ask Junior Brother Seven to personally deliver them to Jiandao Peak. Fuyao has also made contributions. I will give you two pounds of mutton, one pound for the journey and one pound for the return trip. Senior Brother Donkey has worked the hardest, and you deserve a good meal..." The third brother spoke slowly as he walked out of the city. This is the harvest of this descent. Of course, having merits entered into the book of merit is also a gain, eliminating monsters is also a gain, and even simply going down the mountain is a gain. There is no wasted journey in life. …… Return to the Taoist temple. After sending away the monsters from the Scissor Peak, the four cats in the Taoist temple stayed. Lin Jue heard the seventh senior brother say to the third senior brother with a smile, "Please ask the Taoist friends from the Scissor Peak to come down the mountain to eliminate the monsters, and ask me to catch fish in return", but he could only hear complaints but no reluctance, probably they were just talking and laughing mostly. In short, Lin Jue has returned to the room. Fuyao consciously returned to the futon and lay down, while Lin Jue sat back on the bed. Sixth Senior Brother made a new bookshelf for him and placed it against the wall. Lin Jue pulled out an ancient book from the pile of books. Turn to a new page: Carve beans into soldiers, the method of making bean soldiers. In ancient times, there was an immortal who was good at turning beans into soldiers. He could turn ordinary soybeans and stones into thousands of troops. However, this kind of magical power was unfathomable and not easy to learn. Later, people often imitated this method and studied other methods. Carving beans into soldiers is one of the wood and metal magics, which is somewhat related to the sculpture. It is a soldier dummies carved and refined into beans, which are easy to carry and have the effect of being mistaken for sowing beans to create soldiers. It has great power in both fighting and military formations. "Being mistaken for the effect of sowing beans to create soldiers? Is this also considered an effect?" Lin Jue thought silently in his heart, "It seems that 'sowing beans to create soldiers' is indeed widely known and has a deterrent effect." Then continue reading below - This spell requires hard work, a lot of time to practice, and the rituals and refinements also need to be immersed in day and night. Fortunately, this method is also borrowed from the art of turning beans into soldiers. Practicing this method will also be helpful in practicing the real art of turning beans into soldiers. If you have profound attainments and outstanding talents, you may be able to realize the real art of turning beans into soldiers by using this method. "Wow..."
Lin Jue turned another page. To ward off evil, to ward off evil with curses. This technique is modified from the methods of controlling objects and spells. It is simpler to practice than the method of controlling objects. However, one must concentrate on chanting the spell at all times while performing the technique. Although he is good at fighting, he has obvious flaws. If there is no bodyguard, he needs to practice other advanced methods of protecting himself or hiding. Practicing this method is also helpful for practicing the true art of controlling objects. If one has profound attainments and outstanding talent in this area, perhaps he or she can use this method to realize the true art of controlling objects. "Wow..." The dragon-transformation play is a theatrical trick. If one's skill is shallow, then turning a person's weapon into a snake is just a trick to confuse the person and scare him into dropping his weapon. If one's skill is deep, then the snake can go away on its own, but it cannot hurt anyone. "I see." Lin Jue opened his eyes wide, thinking about something. Then study it carefully. This is also one of his gains. Now Lin Jue has gradually understood, and realized the profound truth of his fourth senior brother's words "magic spells are more valuable when they are refined rather than numerous" - most of the magic spells in the world are very advanced, and it would be good enough for an ordinary person to learn one of them to a high level in his entire life. It is almost impossible to master all of them. Even with this ancient book, it would be impossible. Of course, most of the monks and sorcerers at the foot of the mountain only know one or two spells in their entire lives. In fact, it is not because of this reason, but because spells are too hard to find and not common, especially in this era where the gods and talismans are the mainstream - the monks of the spiritual school do not worship gods, which is not beneficial to the order of gods, and the excessive pursuit of freedom is also a challenge to the order of the gods. Therefore, the spells of many monks are passed down from generation to generation, and few people have the opportunity to come into contact with several spells, so they have to specialize in one, practice it to the extreme, reach the pinnacle, and become masters. However, magic is mysterious and mutually reinforcing and counteracting. In a fight, it is definitely a good thing to know more magic, because it will be easier to know or guess the weaknesses of the enemy's magic, and it will be easier to defeat the enemy. It is very difficult for Lin Jue to learn all the spells that appear in the ancient books, and it is absolutely impossible for him to master all of them, but he can learn some of them, or at least understand them. In this way, it will be easier for him to find the spell that suits him best and practice it to mastery, and it will also be easier for him to be invincible in the future fights when he goes down the mountain. What Lin Jue has learned best now is the fire magic used by his second senior brother to assist in alchemy. It's just that the second senior brother used it to assist in alchemy, while Lin Jue used it mostly to fight the enemy. At this time, there was a gradual transition from ordinary fire to spiritual fire, and the ability to control fire was also increasing. "Tuk tuk..." There was a knock on the door. "Junior brother, I heard that your robe was damaged. Please give it to me and help you sew it." It was the voice of the eldest brother. Lin Jue opened the door and went out. The person standing outside was indeed the eldest senior brother. He had his sleeves and trouser legs rolled up and looked honest. If he hadn't been wearing a Taoist robe, he would have looked like a farmer from the mountains, or like an ordinary brother. "Thank you, senior brother." Lin Jue took off his Taoist robe and gave it to him. The junior sister just came back from outside, still covered in dust and her hair was messy from the mountain wind. When she saw him, her eyes lit up: "Senior brother is back!" "came back."
"We've been eating porridge every day these past two days, with the salted vegetables and minced meat you made. We just finished it today!" The little sister's eyes were very bright. "When can you cook another bowl of pu gai noodles for us?" "We'll talk about it tomorrow." Lin Jue looked her up and down, "You should go wash your face first." "It's all stone powder, not dirty." The little sister didn't care at all, just looked at him, "Brother, will you cook tonight?" "..." Lin Jue suddenly thought of the requirement for learning the Wood Release Technique, which was to be in harmony with plants and trees. So, little junior sister, is this also about being in harmony with mountains, rocks and earth? With this state of mind, it’s no wonder that the magic is progressing so quickly. This little junior sister is well-behaved and obedient, and is hardworking. Since going up the mountain, her relationship with Lin Jue has been getting better and better. Lin Jue really wants to teach her his wood escape technique, or if he finds any five elements magic in the future, he can teach it to her after leaving the mountain. It feels like he is nurturing her. (End of this chapter)