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Chapter 76 Talisman
After lunch, Su Yu took Su Xixi away.

The training camp was located in the Garrison Fort in the south of the city, very close, and the family could contact them at any time. In addition, there was one day off every five days of training, so they could go home. Everyone was not worried about anything. The only thing they were worried about was that this guy would get into trouble because of his nerdy temper.

However, even this concern is minor.

Firstly, the Dingzi Camp is just a logistical militia, it will not carry out any dangerous tasks, and the requirements are not that strict. Secondly, the current Su family is no longer the shaky Su family, and Su Daoshan is no longer the nerd that everyone could laugh at.

He is Han Gu’s direct disciple.

These four words alone would make anyone who wanted to provoke him think twice.

As long as he is not bullied, Su Daoshan's nature makes it difficult for him to argue with others. Most of the time, he is more like a quiet and slow little white rabbit.

After seeing off Su Yu and Xixi, Su Daoshan returned to the courtyard, told Pingting not to let anyone disturb him, and then went into the study alone.

He closed the door, drew the curtains, and then opened the desk drawer.

A box of cinnabar, several stacks of cut yellow paper and hundreds of drawn talismans lay quietly in the drawer.

Ever since he discovered that the reason he was able to survive the hands of the mad puppet when he traveled through time was probably because of an exorcism talisman, Su Daoshan secretly kept this secret in his heart and regarded the talisman as a trump card.

The yellow paper and cinnabar were bought by him when he was strolling in the market town. He also drew these talismans secretly during this period. There were not only talismans to drive away evil spirits, but also talismans for protection, talismans for resurrection, talismans for breaking evil spirits, talismans for attracting lightning, and so on.

When he was young, he followed his master to read Feng Shui for people and do Taoist rituals. Drawing talismans was a basic skill. Su Daoshan was extremely skilled in all kinds of talismans, such as Fuwen, Yunzhuan, Lingfu, and Baofu. He even drew a few talismans for marriage, pregnancy protection, house protection, and wealth.

Because he had been staying in the city before, he had no chance to test these talismans. But this time he was going out of the city to participate in military training, so Su Daoshan decided to bring all the talismans with him. He didn't know if they would work, but at least he could try.

Seeing that it was still early, Su Daoshan mixed the cinnabar, picked up a pen, spread out yellow paper, and prepared to make a few more talismans.

Originally, there were many requirements for drawing talismans. Not only did the talismans vary from sect to sect, but they also had to follow certain taboos and rules.

Before drawing the talisman, one must bathe, change clothes, and calm down. The time must be midnight, when the sun and the moon meet, and a statue of the god must be hung in front of the talisman. As for the talisman head, talisman body, talisman heart, talisman foot, and the corresponding spells and seals, there are also corresponding rules.

But this is a different world after all. Where would so many magical instruments and statues come from? Naturally, everything is kept simple.

Su Daoshan felt that being sincere was enough.

Besides, he knew in his heart that he had been a fraud in the past, and all the rituals were for the customers to see. He was just randomly drawing the talisman in private. Anyway, as long as the drawing was complete and no mistakes were found by those who knew the business, it would be fine.

The talisman that I used when I traveled through time before was just a random drawing I made in the rental house.

"What kind of charm should I draw this time?"

Su Daoshan picked up the pen and started to calculate while biting the tip of the pen.

Among the talismans made before, the most common ones are the ones for exorcising evil spirits.

However, evil can be divided into internal evil and external evil. The definition is broad. It not only refers to demons and ghosts, but also refers to filth, miasma, disease, cold and hot air, etc. Su Daoshan himself did not know what effect the exorcism talisman had on the crazy puppet.

As for expelling external evil and subduing demons, there are several talismans that are more powerful than universal talismans such as the exorcism talisman.

For example, the demon-suppressing talisman and the ghost-controlling talisman.

Originally, no one in the original world drew this kind of talisman. After all, it was just a scam. One exorcism could cover everything. Why was there any need to go through so much trouble?

Besides, things like suppressing demons and controlling ghosts are too directional, and directional is always the biggest enemy of fraud.

Otherwise, why do those fortune tellers claim to be able to make accurate predictions but always say things that are ambiguous and vague?
Anyway, you can interpret his words this way or that way. In short, he will not tell you that you will get rich on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, nor will he tell him about the bloody disaster he saw on you, whether it was a small cut from opening a package or being stabbed three times.

Because of this, giving a customer an exorcism talisman allows him to understand it himself. It does not point to anything specific, but also gives him a sense of security that he is immune to all evil.

If they really want to suppress demons and enslave ghosts, then the indication is too strong. Customers have spent money, so they are inevitably curious and want to see what kind of demons are suppressed and what kind of ghosts are enslave.

Even if you can't physically make the devil appear, at least there should be some movement, right?

It's not possible that when the years are peaceful and the sky is high and the clouds are clear, you can just stick a talisman in someone's house and say that there is an evil spirit here and you have subdued the spirit.

Who the hell are you trying to fool?
Besides, there is a demon in my house, how the hell can my house appreciate in value?
If the news gets out and the house prices fall, will you compensate me?

Because of this, almost no one used demon-suppressing and ghost-controlling talismans in the past. Many people didn’t even know how to draw these two types of talismans.

Su Daoshan learned this from a few old and tattered ancient books collected by the old Taoist priest. He thought that if he met someone of the same skill one day, he could use this to suppress him. Otherwise, he would just say "What does a young cucumber know about talismans?" and beat him to a pulp.

Thinking of this, Su Daoshan concentrated his mind and wrote three strokes.

"One stroke moves the world, two strokes wield the master's sword, and three strokes drive away evil spirits a thousand miles away." These three strokes have a name, representing the Three Pure Ones. To put it bluntly, talismans are not something that comes out of nothing. The so-called conservation of energy, don't expect to use a brush dipped in cinnabar to draw a few strokes on yellow paper and you will be able to kill gods and Buddhas with infinite power.

The power of the talisman is borrowed from the divine power of the Three Pure Ones. These three masters command the heavenly soldiers and generals to achieve the intention of the talisman drawer.

Of course, there are other talisman heads. It doesn't have to be the Three Pure Ones. But Su Daoshan's previous life-saving exorcism talisman used such a talisman head, so now he copied it. But Su Daoshan couldn't help but murmur in his heart, doubting whether the magic power of the Three Pure Ones could travel through time and space.

Then comes the word "imperial decree".

However, just when Su Daoshan finished writing the two words, he suddenly felt a movement in his sea of ​​consciousness.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, the Dao Seed returned to a height of one meter, instead of the twelve meters in the spiritual realm. But it was connected to the spiritual realm, and some sounds from the spiritual realm were faintly heard. These sounds were difficult to hear clearly. They sounded like bells, or like many people chanting and shouting.

This made Su Daoshan surprised, excited and nervous.

He didn't know why such a reaction would occur, nor did he know what changes and consequences would occur. He only knew that this was the first time he had drawn a talisman after opening up the spiritual realm. He had not had a similar reaction when he had drawn talismans before.

Su Daoshan did not stop, but continued to paint with full concentration.

Drawing talismans requires that they be done in one go without any pauses, and pauses are often when distracting thoughts arise.

According to the teachings of the Taoist master in the previous life, this can easily lead to the talisman having the form but not the spirit.

A talisman without God is just a piece of waste paper.

But Su Daoshan felt that when the old Taoist drew talismans, he often watched TV series on his tablet, or even drew while watching videos of beautiful women, so it didn't look very particular. As for which one had spirit and which one had only form, I'm afraid there was no standard to distinguish.

But this time, Su Daoshan clearly felt something different.

When he was drawing the talisman, he felt that his consciousness seemed to have some kind of vague connection with the spiritual realm. Moreover, the further the pen went down, the heavier it felt.

The weight was not as heavy as if a piece of iron was added, but a feeling that every line that appeared from the tip of the pen seemed to involve a world. When the last stroke fell, Su Daoshan even felt that his entire spirit was instantly drained.

A faint light flashed on the talisman.

Su Daoshan slumped in the chair, feeling as if he saw the light, but also as if he was just dizzy.

It took him a long time to recover.

Picking up the demon-suppressing talisman on the table, Su Daoshan looked left and right and found nothing unusual. No matter how he looked at it, it was the same as the other talismans. It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"Master." Pingting heard knocking on the door.

Su Daoshan took a deep breath, sorted the talismans into categories and put them into his pocket. He also put the talisman he had just drawn into his sleeve, and then he put away the yellow paper and cinnabar on the table, and then he said, "Come in."

"The time has come. Captain Feng and the others are waiting outside." Pingting pushed the door open and said.

"So fast?" Su Daoshan was stunned. He had just drawn a talisman, so it should only take a few minutes.

"It's been half an hour." Pingting walked up to Su Daoshan, saw his face, and exclaimed, "Master, why is your face so pale..."

"Me?" Su Daoshan touched his face and asked in confusion.

"I'll get you a mirror." Pingting said, and ran out quickly, soon bringing back a bronze mirror.

When Su Daoshan looked in the mirror, he was shocked.

I felt like I had my blood sucked out of me in the mirror. My face was pale, my eyes were dark, and my lips were pale without a trace of blood.

"This is..." Su Daoshan suddenly had an epiphany.

His current situation felt similar to the consumption of vitality when he entered the spirit realm. Thinking of the movement in the spirit realm when he was drawing the talisman just now, he vaguely understood that there was some connection between the two.

"Oh," Su Daoshan forced a smile and evaded the question, "Maybe I didn't sleep well, so I was a little anxious when practicing just now."

As he spoke, he stood up, stretched his body, circulated his internal energy, and picked a spiritual essence fruit from the sea of ​​consciousness, converting ten coins of spiritual essence into vitality. The effect was almost immediate, and soon, the color on his face had been restored.

Seeing Pingting relieved, Su Daoshan waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go."

After leaving the yard, Su Daoshan went to say goodbye to his mother and parents first. In Su's mother's yard, he happened to meet Su Xianwen who was also there. After listening to the smiling uncle's expectant look and words of encouragement, he was finally at peace.

They met up with Feng Ting and others at the gate, mounted their horses, and rode out of the slope in front of the fortress gate and galloped south.

(End of this chapter)