The road is vague
Chapter 174 The Ethereal Way
Chapter 174 The Ethereal Way
Inside the temporary cave.
Li Mo and Zhu Wei drank tea quietly and had a long conversation.
Li Mo listened attentively to Zhu Wei's sermon, and seemed to have gained some understanding.
"The way of talismans is to use the spirit as a medium, combined with one's own understanding, to change reality through talismans. Therefore, in the eyes of the people of Tianfu Sect, all talisman makers are scholars, using talismans to imagine the future."
For the people of Tianfu Sect, begging for help from spirits is an important step.
"Begging for spiritual help?"
As a weapon refiner, Li Mo has also been exposed to the art of begging for spirits, but it is only used in the stage of refining magic weapons. In addition, there are related records in the "Piao Miao Box". This seems to be another order of heaven and earth, which seems to be related to the ancient golden tadpole script.
As for the so-called personal insights during the talisman-making process, on the one hand, it refers to the talisman-maker's own cultivation, and on the other hand, it refers to the various secret techniques used in the talisman-making process.
The so-called use of talismans to change reality and imagine the future can be regarded as the concept of using talismans of the Tianfu Sect. Therefore, when casting talismans, the power of the talismans can also be enhanced through the use of secret techniques.
I remember that when Zhu Wei was dealing with Liu Biao, he used the primary-level advanced talismans to unleash the power of the intermediate-level talismans, crushing Liu Biao's offensive and severely injuring him.
"Let me give you a live demonstration."
"it is good!"
Zhu Wei stretched out his right hand and gathered a fireball.
As he injected enough mana, the fireball quickly stabilized and floated in the air. Then he took out various tools and began the spirit-calling ceremony.
Zhu Wei actually started singing and dancing around the fireball.
His expression was passionate and his movements were unrestrained, like a primitive tribe of fools who ate raw meat and drank blood, moving around the campfire, which made Li Mo unable to bear to watch.
However, Li Mo soon discovered that Zhu Wei's spiritual thoughts seemed to resonate with something.
Li Mo's expression gradually became serious. When he was handling a case in Qingshui Town, he used the general flag badge to communicate with the Qingshui River God. It seemed that this method was very similar, and his divine consciousness was also in a vague state of resonance.
"spirit."
Li Mo decided to look up some information about Ling when he had time.
After about an incense stick of time, Zhu Wei suddenly stopped his movements, like a witch performing a shamanic act. He muttered some unclear words, picked up a brush dipped in the demon's blood, and began to write on the spiritual paper.
His eyes were glowing orange, like joyful flames, and his soul seemed to have merged with another object, with the fireball in the air serving as the medium of communication between the two.
"Please ask the gods to possess you?"
Li Mo was shocked by the way Tianfu Sect made talismans.
He had some understanding of this kind of secret technique. The ancestral halls of various sects also had this kind of secret technique characteristics, and they could invite the ancestors to possess their bodies.
The process of Zhu Wei writing talismans is also a process of constantly consuming his spirit.
As he finished writing, the fireballs in his eyes dissipated, and the orange light in his eyes also dissipated.
"Success?"
Li Mo felt the spiritual power of the talisman and asked instinctively.
Zhu Wei looked a little tired. He picked up the talisman, smiled slightly, and then shook his head.
"This is just a template. Its power is equivalent to that of a low-level fireball spell. Look at this talisman. There are still many blank spaces. Next, we can add various secret arts to this talisman like a stamp, so that it can exert power far beyond the low-level spells. However, in this process, as more and more secret arts are gathered on the talisman, the failure rate will continue to increase..."
Li Mo listened to Zhu Wei's patient narration and couldn't help but recall the first time he met him in Shibashan.
At that time, he used the alias Zhang Tiedan and infiltrated the Pingshan Society.
Whether it is a magic weapon or a spell, his means always appear in the form of talismans.
Now that it has come to the stage of fighting with Liu Biao, things have become even more outrageous. He even made his inner demon into a talisman. The main practice of the Tianfu Sect is really bizarre, and most of it is integrated with means that help complete the begging ceremony.
Low-level talismans can be carried on special spiritual paper.
Mid-level talismans are often made from the skins of various monsters.
As for high-level talismans, Zhu Wei had never seen them before.
But in theory, only the skins of monsters above the Jindan stage can be used as carriers. The ancients also used special jade, jadeite, and scales to make them, and they could be used repeatedly, but the skills have been lost today.
……
That's it.
After more than half a month, Xiyue ended.
In Zhu Wei's narration, Li Mo had a deep understanding of the art of talismans, and had a preliminary understanding of various common sense and talisman-making mechanisms.
As he gradually understood something, he also became a little confused.
His enlightenment came from the art of talismans itself. He believed that with diligent practice, he would be able to make talismans himself in the future.
His confusion comes from vague dreams.
He used his true demon clone to summon his real body into the ethereal dream, but found that the ethereal dream did not have the changes he had imagined, which gave him two doubts.
One possibility is that he has only been exposed to the art of talismans for a short time, and has not yet attracted the fantasy, dreams, and aspirations of the Piaomiao Box to resonate with the Taoist tradition.
One is in a vague dream, where there is no so-called spirit.
He temporarily suppressed his doubts in his heart and waited to explore them slowly later.
"Mr. Li, have you ever heard that everything can be transformed into the Tao?"
"You mean, what the Tianfu Sect pursues is to enter the Tao through talismans?"
"Exactly."
Zhu Wei looked proud.
"Using elixirs and puppets to enter the Dao is probably quite common among your Lingmu Sect. As for those who enter the Dao through formations, that's much more difficult. The Tianfu Sect uses talismans to enter the Dao. During the process, the talisman maker will constantly comprehend the spirit body, comprehend themselves, and comprehend the heaven and earth..."
Zhu Wei's words made Li Mo think deeply.
He always thought that what he was pursuing was the Tao of the most intelligent creatures in the world, but as time went by, he suddenly realized that what he was pursuing seemed to be the Tao in the Piaomiao Box, the Taoism full of fantasy, dreams and longings.
Many other appearances are just his means of pursuing the orthodoxy.
Although Zhu Wei spoke in a very exaggerated way, Li Mo thought of the essence of the problem.
"The Ethereal Way?"
This Taoist nature seems to have a sense of belief in oneself, and that one can turn dreams into reality through hard work, which feels a bit like a child's story.
The way of the most intelligent creatures is absolutely cold. Manipulating and using various tools is more like the feeling of an adult surviving in the wilderness.
"Is this the so-called Three Thousand Great Daos?"
The Way of the Elder of All Creatures, the Way of Nature, the Way of Immortality, the Way of Ultimate Bliss, the Way of Cause and Effect, the Way of Proving the Way with Strength, the Way of the Infinite, the Way of the Dual Cultivation of Nature and Life, the Way of the Ethereal, the Way of the Thousand Scales, the Way of the Original True Demon, the Way of the Shura True Demon...
There are also various ways to enter the Dao through skills, including but not limited to entering the Dao through talismans, entering the Dao through elixirs, entering the Dao through formations, entering the Dao through runes, entering the Dao through puppets...
Different sects of Taoism all lead to the same destination.
There are both barriers and fits between them.
The Tianfu Sect is not a powerful sect in the Qian Kingdom, and the number of high-level cultivators has always remained at a relatively low level.
Firstly, it is due to the limitations of the sect's skills and opportunities.
Secondly, the Tianfu Sect was established too recently, only about three hundred years ago, and lacked foundation, and was only founded slightly earlier than the Puppet Sect.
Zhu Wei's vacation is over.
After bidding farewell to Li Mo, he left Qingming Mountain and headed for Bai'an County.
……
Li Mo's vacation is longer.
a few days later.
He finally succeeded in making a low-level lightning bomb talisman. Although it was not blessed by various secret techniques, the power of this talisman was only equivalent to that of a low-level spell, but it still made him excited for a while.
Just as Zhu Wei said, the process of refining talismans is indeed beneficial to spiritual practice.
He clearly felt the so-called unity of man and nature, and his essence, energy, spirit and the spiritual power of heaven and earth were perfectly focused on a piece of talisman paper.
At this moment, in his eyes, it seemed to be the center of heaven and earth.
"Strange feeling..."
As Li Mo's excitement gradually faded, he looked at the talisman in his hand, frowned and thought deeply.
How can the insights gained from refining talismans be reflected in the ethereal dream?
After thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't understand the key, but he didn't give up.
"The process of enlightenment won't always be smooth sailing. The Flower Festival is coming."
Li Mo plans to go to Anle City to participate in the so-called black market auction in Muzhou.
You know, he has quite a lot of spirit stones on him now, as well as the so-called VIP token of the black market auction, so naturally he plans to go and have a good look.
Most of the things on the black market are specialties from distant exotic countries, or gray goods that cannot be put on the table.
Because of the fierce battle before, Li Mo's magic weapons were mostly damaged. Now his weapon refining skills have not reached the level of refining high-grade and top-grade magic weapons. Naturally, he plans to purchase a few top-grade magic weapons first, in case of emergency and to get through the gap.
As for the art of talismans, since it did not resonate with the ethereal dream, we should take a long-term view.
At least until his weapon-refining and alchemy skills reach the level he needs, he will not be distracted for the time being.
At this time.
A sound transmission note appeared outside Li Mo's cave.
He stretched out his hand to take the sound transmission talisman, and immediately stood up from the mat with a look of great joy on his face.
"Master is back."
This meant that the matters in Bai'an City had probably been decided, so he quickly came to Lu Qi's cave.
Wei Cang and Jiang Feiyan had arrived first.
However, what surprised Li Mo was that Wang Xiyue, the Earthly Branch Fairy whom he had visited more than half a month ago but did not see, was also here.
"Disciple Li Mo, I pay my respects to Master and to Master Wang."
"Haha, get up."
Li Mo stood up upon hearing this and stood beside Jiang Feiyan.
Wang Xiyue looked at Li Mo with a puzzled look on her face.
"Li Mo, why don't I see your name on the list of formation masters in my sect?"
Because she was going to Yuancheng to attend the formation master exchange conference, she looked at the list of formation masters of Lingmu Sect, but was surprised to find that Li Mo was not on the list.
Li Mo smiled slightly when he heard this.
"Reporting to Master, the art of rune formations is merely my hobby. My ideal is to become an inspector of the Ministry of Destiny, upholding justice like Master."
"Hahahaha!"
After hearing this, Lu Qi burst into laughter and was quite proud of it.
If someone else said this, Lu Qi would just think it was flattery.
But Li Mo was absolutely sincere. As a rare genius in spiritual cultivation in Lingmu Sect in a thousand years, he chose to join the Special Service Hall and solved two major cases in just two years. This shows that he is indeed a man who gets things done.
In addition, Li Mo has a good style, acts in an open and honest manner, and is quite sweet-spoken, which really makes Lu Qi like him.
"Bastard!"
It took Wang Xiyue a long time to utter these words.
Then he seemed to think of something and snorted coldly.
"You peerless geniuses, each of you is so arrogant and conceited, it's really annoying. Can't you just be more content and take things step by step?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Cang and Jiang Feiyan couldn't help but look at Li Mo secretly.
Li Mo grinned, his face showing pride. He would only act like this in front of Wang Xiyue.
"If you progress step by step, can you still be called a genius?"
"Cough cough."
After Lu Qi coughed lightly, Wang Xiyue stared at Li Mo and swallowed back the rest of his words.
He looked at Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo.
"Jiang Feiyan, Li Mo."
"The disciple is here!"
"As the General and Deputy General of Bai'an County, you have both achieved remarkable feats during your tenure. From today on, Jiang Feiyan will be promoted to a centurion and assigned to Bai'an County City. Li Mo will be promoted to General, in charge of the important public security affairs of the Tianming Division of Bai'an County. Here are the documents for both of you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo stepped forward and took the documents.
"As for the reward for the White Moon Organization's demon case, the sect and the court still need to study it carefully before giving it to you two. You two should wait patiently for a while."
"Disciple knows."
"Yes."
Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Then Lu Qi looked at Jiang Feiyan.
"Fei Yan, your spiritual consciousness is seriously injured, and you must not be careless. I have requested three months of sick leave for you. During this period, you should rest assured and recuperate at the sect."
"Yes!"
Lu Qi looked at Li Mo again.
"Li Mo, after this incident, the sect, the Ministry of Destiny, the imperial court, and the military will vigorously develop Bai'an County and strengthen public security. The sect plans to open a flying boat route from Anle City to Bai'an County, with one flight every three days. The Town Support Commissioner plans to expand the Ministry of Destiny in Bai'an County to two deputy generals and seven minor flags, and increase the number of permanent inspectors to over sixty. The imperial court has decided to raise the rank of the Bai'an County Magistrate to the sixth rank, on par with the rank of the prefecture magistrates under Anle City. The military plans to establish a new recruit training camp for Muzhou in Shibashan..."
This series of measures is almost equivalent to raising the administrative level of Bai'an County by half a level.
Li Mo nodded frequently.
The problems of Shibashan have always been an incurable cancer in Bai'an County.
Now the military is planning to set up a training camp for new recruits here, obviously intending to completely eradicate this cancer.
"Also, I've asked for a month's vacation for you. Let's take some time off to go to the border in a few days to take care of that matter."
"Thank you, master!"
Li Mo naturally knew what Lu Qi was talking about.
"But this is only a temporary solution. In my opinion, you'd better make a decision. Either Lü Cuicui, Qu Zhen, or the person from the Creation Sect, one of them must be completely eliminated."
"Disciple... prepare to improve your cultivation as quickly as possible."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qi sighed, but his eyes were full of admiration.
His original intention was to make Li Mo give up Lu Cuicui and persuade Li Mo to focus on practicing and seeking the truth. However, forcibly suppressing him and letting him abandon her after having an affair with her might not be a good thing. It is better to let nature take its course.
Moreover.
Although this disciple has a good level of cultivation, he is still in his early twenties and is still young and ignorant.
He thought about his past when he was full of vigor and had several childhood romances. He was once obsessed with them and couldn't extricate himself. It was only later that he gradually came to his senses, so he stopped talking.
If he himself is like this, how can he govern his disciples with the standards of a saint?
Only by experiencing all kinds of life can one achieve great enlightenment.
As the saying goes, follow the will of heaven and earth and everything will happen according to the law. Today I know who I am.
(End of this chapter)
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