Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 7: Yin and Yang; Heavenly Soldiers and Generals Method, Present
Schools are often built on grave sites. From a practical perspective, this is because grave sites are cheap and occupy a large area. From a metaphysical perspective, this is conducive to the circulation of yin and yang, and is beneficial to both the living and the spirits.

Before the caravan was about to leave, Lu Cheng stepped forward and bought all the rice and flour from the caravan, and had them deliver them to the Temple of Wang Lingguan.

During those nights, Lu Cheng prepared his talisman and sword. He thought that his wealth had been exposed and he would have to fight a few battles with those who coveted it before he could live in peace, whether they were local villagers or traveling merchants.

But, in the end, nothing happened.

After a while, Lu Cheng hired a few strong women through He Lan, and then spread the word:

All children in the county who are over six years old and under twelve years old can go to Wang Lingguan Temple for selection. Those who pass the selection will be taught to read and write by a teacher and will be provided with three meals a day free of charge.

Teaching literacy was not a big deal, but providing three meals a day for free caused quite a stir in the local area.

There were all kinds of rumors in the county. Some said that the evil Taoist from the Middle Earth wanted to use the hearts and livers of children to practice martial arts. Some said that the evil Taoist was secretly practicing the evil method of dual cultivation.

But no matter what, the temptation of providing three meals a day for free is too great, and many locals still send their children to Wang Lingguan Temple.

Lu Cheng still has a lot of money and food, but he must limit the number of people to form a balance with the evil spirits in the temple. Otherwise, if there are too many people, it will lead to a situation where the yang energy is too strong, which will be even more troublesome.

About fifty children who seemed to have good qualifications were selected, and those who were not selected were of course making a fuss.

It was only after Taoist Lu Cheng stepped forward and beat down a few of the strongest ones that the rest became obedient, especially when they heard that there would be another selection in the future.

"When you eat at my place, you have to recite the sutra. You have to recite the sutra three times for each meal. At other times, you can play around freely, but you are not allowed to destroy things or hurt yourself or others. I will drive away those who are too stupid or cause trouble."

In this poor place of Ishihara County, there weren't even a few literate people, so Lu Cheng had to be a lecturer himself at the beginning.

However, he didn't really want to teach these little wild children to read and write, he just wanted to teach them to read the scriptures.

It doesn't matter if you memorize it by rote, since you just need the Yang energy in your body to harmonize it, and reading the scriptures is just a supplement.

"At that time, the Heavenly Venerable Savior of Suffering filled the ten directions, and with his mighty power, he rescued all living beings from their lost paths. Living beings were unaware of this, like a blind man seeing the sun and the moon..."

Every time Lu Cheng recited a sentence, the children below would follow him and recite it seriously. They did it so that they could have enough food to eat and eat the white rice and flour, so they worked very hard.

Almost all the children present had never gone hungry.

Lu Cheng was holding the scripture in front, with his other hand holding it behind his back, walking casually. From below he could hear the sound of people reciting scriptures.

Those resounding children's voices spread and shook the entire temple, and even deep inside the temple, the clay jars that were placed on wooden racks and sealed with talismans.

There seems to be a response from somewhere.

Lu Cheng was unable to cultivate his Qi and improve his skills, and he also had a lot of memories from his previous life that he hadn't read, so teaching a group of children to read the scriptures didn't actually take up much of his energy and time. Night.

The group of children who had been there during the day had all gone back to their homes and mothers, and the Lingguan Temple had returned to peace and tranquility.

After Lu Cheng practiced swordsmanship and recited the "Miraculous Sutra for the Salvation of Suffering" three times, he began the routine of drawing and burning talismans, and putting the washed soybeans and talisman paper into a black pottery jar.

Then seal the pottery jar again before the ghost inside has consumed all the magic power.

But on this day, when the golden beans were thrown into the 42nd pottery jar, the ghosts inside still swarmed in. This time, the strongest ghost among them suddenly crashed into the golden bean, and the two merged. There seemed to be faint and complicated spells flowing around the golden bean. Then the ghost almost turned into a whirlpool, sucking up all the Yin energy in the pottery jar, leaving only the remaining soul with the last bit of Yin energy to survive.

The strongest ghost rushed out after devouring all the Yin energy in the pottery jar.

However, Lu Cheng reacted in time and suppressed the entrance of the pottery jar with one hand. The ghost collided with the talisman paper between Lu Cheng's fingers. The invisible and intangible ghost actually caused Lu Cheng's Taoist robe to float up.

"What is your name and surname, and when did you enter the death register?"

"me……"

"Say!"

“Ahhhh, I am Tu Nuhu, and I died on… the 28th day of the 10th month in the second year of Qianyuan.”

"Okay, order! Tu Nuhu will be my guardian general!"

In this spell, once the name and death record of the person are known and controlled by the caster, the soul of the person being cast will be completely controlled by the caster and will no longer be able to resist, nor will they even have the thought of resisting.

As the magic was completed, Lu Cheng threw the golden bean that fell into his hand with a flick of his hand. There was a loud bang in front of him. In the mist, a warrior wearing golden armor, two meters tall, burly and mighty appeared from the mist and half-knelt in front of Lu Cheng.

"Slay the angry tiger and serve the Immortal Master!"

The form of the golden-armored general in front of him was still a little illusory. This was at night. If it were daytime, it would be a different matter whether he would be able to show up.

But it doesn't matter. The speed at which ghosts and monsters grow by devouring each other's Yin energy is astonishing. Moreover, this is in southern Xinjiang. The magic of heavenly soldiers and generals is restrained in the daytime, and those techniques of nourishing Yin and raising poisons are also suppressed in the daytime.

After looking at Tu Nuhu kneeling in front of him, Lu Cheng turned back and looked at the statue of Wang Yue Wang Lingguan:

"The school was established today, and the magic skills were initially improved that night. Is this a coincidence, or... the Tao is revealed by the Dharma, and the Dharma is communicated by the Tao?"

(End of this chapter)