fairy family

Chapter 34: Shortcut to Practice!

"The master does not accept money, and the god does not eat or drink."

Yu Que pondered the "purity" mentioned by Huang Guishan, and recalled the key points of immortal studies he had learned in this life, and tentatively asked:
"The former refers to the immortals not accepting incense and paper money, and the latter refers to the household gods... Household gods cannot accept blood food, otherwise there will be disasters?"

Huang Guishan showed appreciation: "Not bad, the idea is close."

This person did not keep the secret any longer and said, "The household gods raised by the immortals cannot enjoy blood food, nor can they directly enjoy elixirs, talismans and other things. The most unacceptable thing among them are things that are also ghosts and gods.

The most important point of this sentence is that 'gods do not eat each other'!"

Yu Que suddenly felt that his horizons had been broadened. He immediately responded with a smile, "Then may I ask Master Huang, if the family gods eat each other, what will happen exactly?"

Huang Guishan's sneer reappeared on his face:

“The so-called household gods are actually household ghosts, but they have been imprisoned by the immortals and bound by incense.

If they casually consume anything other than incense, it may cause abnormal changes, break free from the restraints, and return to the form of demons and ghosts.

Among them, elixirs, talismans, and other things can be beneficial or harmful, blood sacrifice is the worst, and ghosts and gods cannibalizing each other is the worst!"

The sneer on the other person's face eased, and he said calmly: For the first two, if there is a master to help, the evil nature in the family god can still be fixed. But once the latter is done, even if you practice and chant scriptures day and night, the family god who has eaten the ghost god may lose control at any time, and will turn from a god into a ghost, and its evil nature will double. "

Yu Que was surprised when he heard this: "So, immortals cannot receive incense and worship, but household gods should only receive incense and worship?"

Huang Guishan nodded: "That's right."

Seeing Yu Que frowned, the man explained again:
“Remember, these two sentences are the foundation of the current immortal way, inherited from the Taoist oath thousands of years ago. You must remember them and never violate them.

Otherwise, one loses his tranquility and what he practices is not the way of immortals, but the way of ghosts. "

Hearing the other party's serious warning, Yu Que immediately put away his distracting thoughts and said, "

"Thank you, Master Huang. I will definitely remember the immortal family's promise and not do the things of the ghost family."

"Good!" Huang Guishan said with satisfaction when he saw that Yu Que listened to him.

But suddenly, the man changed his tone and sighed:

"It's a pity that these two simple words of agreement, let alone the immortals in the world, even those of us who are in the realm of cultivation who should abide by this agreement, I don't know how many people have disdained these words, and each one is more daring than the other, despising their ancestors and being complacent.

Little do we know that everything has a price, it’s just a matter of time before the retribution comes.”

Huang Guishan shook his head. There seemed to be a lot of meaning in his words, and he had a lot to say, but he held back.

Yu Que wanted to ask in detail, but the other party waved his hand in response:
"When you stay in the guild for a while and see more of the world, you will naturally understand. I just hope that you will remember today and keep your promise by then."

Yu Que nodded and said that he would never forget the other party's teachings.

He did not say one thing and mean another. Instead, he secretly thought to himself, "What Huang Guishan said today about the immortals and ghosts is quite similar to what the county student said. It seems to be no small matter. We must be vigilant!"

But suddenly, Yu Que was stunned again.

His eyes fell on the booklet of "The Ritual of the Seven Corpses' Last Light" in his hand, and he was very suspicious.

Because this booklet describes how to use offerings such as elixirs and talismans, as well as sacrifices such as ghosts, gods and ferocious beasts, to worship the household gods in the human body, and thereby improve the familiarity of immortals and household gods.

And doesn't this method just coincide with what Huang Guishan said: "Gods don't eat or drink"?

Yu Que opened his mouth immediately, his voice hesitant:
"Then, Master Huang, can this disciple use this ritual?"

This person first praised him for his good vision and for choosing the right method, and then gave him a stern warning, which really confused him.

"Ha ha!"

Unexpectedly, Huang Guishan heard it and burst into laughter:

"Of course it can be used, and this kind of spiritual nourishment ritual is one of the few methods in the world that can reliably improve one's cultivation. Its only drawback is that it is too complicated and time-consuming, and can only be performed by us cultivators. Other immortals cannot perform it on their own. Even the most powerful alchemists, talisman masters, weapon masters, and formation masters can only help out in this kind of ritual."

These words still made Yu Que look a little dazed, because the other party had just scolded the alchemist.

Huang Guishan continued to explain:

"Opening the altar, performing rituals, chanting sutras and holding a ceremony can refine all kinds of ghosts and gods into various kinds of incense and resentful power. This will naturally be able to support the family gods and is quite nutritious."

Yu Que understood instantly.

This method is similar to his small black gourd, but in some aspects, the effect of this method is more powerful than his small black gourd.

Because the gray water produced in the small black gourd can quickly raise ghosts, but it is extremely poisonous and can only be used by ghosts, and the longer it is raised, the more evil it becomes.

Yu Que dared to guarantee that if the household gods took the grey water, they would not have a good end. They would either explode and die like a living creature, or be possessed by evil on the spot, turn into ghosts again, and bite back at the immortals.

But suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Yu Que suddenly realized that he seemed to have found another major use of the small black gourd besides raising ghosts for money.

That is to first use the black gourd to refine the ghost, and then use the ritual to raise the family god, so that he can share the benefits and directly improve his cultivation!
Yu Que was excited, and he immediately asked Huang Guishan indirectly whether the "Ceremony of the Seven Corpses' Returning Lights" could not only help him to cultivate the visualization method, but also directly improve his cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Huang Guishan frowned, stared at Yu Que, and slowly nodded.

But before Yu Que could feel secretly happy, his opponent poured cold water on him.

"Hey, don't be too happy too soon."

The other party pointed to the ritual book in his hand and said, "Performing this kind of spiritual cultivation ritual will not only cost a lot of money and food, but will also consume a lot of your mental energy, which is more than ordinary spiritual cultivation. If you are not careful, you will delay your cultivation and hurt your body and life.

Even if they are immortals who possess strange water and fire, they are not afraid of the loss of their energy and spirit. However, the effect of each kind of spiritual nourishment ritual they perform will not increase with proficiency, but will decrease until there is no effect at all. "

Huang Guishan thought for a moment and said:

"The principle here is just like taking medicine. The human body will gradually develop drug resistance. Even if you change the household god, it cannot be avoided. You must change the person or the ritual."

Yu Que's expression froze slightly.

"Haha, you poor bastard, you act like you are so rich."

Huang Guishan saw his expression and couldn't help laughing: "Don't be so wishful thinking, just use it occasionally, and then wait to sell it to rich people."

Laughing is over.

The man patted Yu Que's head gently a few times, then put his hands behind his back and staggered out of the inn.

Yu Que continued to stay where he was.

Because even though there was disappointment on his face, the excitement in his heart was still not extinguished.

Although the method of using spiritual nourishment rituals to increase cultivation has its limitations, for him, it is still a shortcut to practice and it is quite promising!

Just as he continued to daydream and plan, a shout of scolding suddenly came from the door of the backyard:

"Hey! You idiot, what are you still standing there for?

Remember to come find me at midnight, and I'll take you to do some temple work."

When he looked up, he found it was Huang Guishan, who was sticking his head out of the door and shouting at him.

Yu Que touched his head and couldn't help but have a strange expression.

(End of this chapter)