Da Zaojun

Chapter 189 Six Jia Qi Men Fire Talisman Golden Elixir
Lin Fajing followed Song Wuji back. As for those Buddhist artifacts, the Iron Pillar Palace would not take them back unless Song Wuji was willing to trade those fragments of the Golden Body of Fortune.

However, the Iron Pillar Palace also gave Song Wuji three sets of rituals related to unorthodox practices.

One branch is the Ninth Rank [Yin Yang Geomancy], which is the ritual of a Feng Shui master. It mainly harmonizes Feng Shui and formations, similar to Song Wuji's ability to set up offerings, but it focuses more on the mastery of terrain, and can be considered a type of sorcerer.

One sect is the Ninth Rank [Ghost Script Paper Craft], which specializes in making paper products, including origami cranes and paper figures. Their main abilities are to understand and use ghost script, read ghost language, and listen to ghost talk and ghost script. They possess some supernatural powers and can even sign contracts with ghosts. They are also a type of sorcerer.

One category is the Ninth Rank [Spirit Medium], who mainly uses incense to cultivate themselves. They can perform divine magic and even invite gods to possess them. They can only serve as spirit mediums for one god in their lifetime. They are also a type of scholar, with incense on their head, a censer in their hands, and walking in a ritualistic manner. They are also a type of sorcerer.

So-called sorcerers are those who do not cultivate their physical body and life, but only practice magic. The essence, energy, and spirit they consume are difficult to replenish.

However, these rituals are very useful to Song Wuji. Moreover, these sorcerers are not limited to one path. They can learn a variety of paths and even cultivate three paths at the same time. They can also practice martial arts. The only drawback is that there are only nine-grade rituals and no follow-up. In the future, if they want to continue, they can only improve their favor with the Iron Pillar Palace or switch to other rituals.

Unlike Song Wuji, who was constantly pondering these rituals, Lin Fajing, after getting into the rattan dog-drawn cart, couldn't resist the urge to try it out. Before long, he said to the Caisheng Sect disciple driving the cart, "Let me give it a try!"

The rattan cart was pulled by twelve dogs, all of which were wild dogs tamed by the disciples of the Caisheng Sect.

Before the demonic catastrophe, almost every household in the village kept dogs. After the demonic chaos began, these stray dogs became common bullies in the wilderness, and only the imposing presence of the Beggar Clan disciples could scare them away.

Sometimes, when villagers are gathering wild vegetables in the wilderness, they might occasionally spot geese or roosters... but they have already become feral in a short time, and most people really can't beat them.

This made Song Wuji hallucinate that this might be the starting village of some cultivation game; at least, Song Wuji had played one game that was like this.

The disciple of the Caisheng Sect glanced at Song Wuji, and after receiving confirmation, handed the dog leash to Lin Fajing.

Lin Fajing held the dog's leash, and the dog actually obeyed him, turning left when he said to turn left and right when he said to turn right.

After a while, he got bored. Suddenly, he thought of something, took out a talisman, breathed on it, and chanted an incantation: "Heaven and earth are natural, vast and boundless, clouds and mist drift, gather together, turn the illusory into the real, quickly appear! Hurry, hurry, as the law commands."

The next moment, a cloud of mist rose from under the rattan cart, and even the twelve dogs seemed to have clouds beneath their feet and wind behind their heads, running faster and faster, as if an airplane were taking off, lifting the entire rattan cart up.

As the dogs ran, they sensed something was wrong. One of them looked down and discovered they were on the ground ten feet above the ground. They were so frightened that they trembled and refused to go any further.

Song Wuji wasn't afraid, after all, he had a low-end version of a magic weapon, the Smoke and Dust Escape, which he obtained from the Earth God. It could only fly three feet away from the house, even lower than it was now.

He asked curiously, "Master Lin, what kind of magic is this?"

"This is a Cloud Ascension Talisman and Cloud Ascension Incantation; it's just a minor technique."

Seeing that the dog was too timid to move, Lin Fajing said, "This dog is too useless. Why would you think of using a dog to pull a cart?"

"The city has limited animal power; these are the only dogs we have."

Lin Fajing pondered: "If there were horses, both dragons and horses are pure yang in nature, belonging to the Qian hexagram, so I could use the Heavenly Horse Talisman, and the horse wouldn't be afraid to take flight. But this dog isn't suitable for the Heavenly Horse Talisman. Oh well... I'll catch some mounts myself next time."

He handed the dog leash to a disciple of the Caisheng Sect: "Try to see if you can get it to run."

Although the disciples of the Caisheng Sect were skilled at controlling dogs, it was still difficult for them to overcome their instincts. In addition, they were also afraid that if the dog fell, it would be torn to pieces.

Song Wuji said, "Since there are clouds, the dog doesn't have to run away. Let me drive a gust of wind."

A gust of wind immediately appeared, but Song Wuji didn't know if the wind below was solid or not, so it was just a gentle breeze, neither fast nor slow.

Lin Fajing's eyes lit up: "It's the Earthly Fiend Divine Power of Wind Summoning! Yours is much more refreshing than my Cloud Soaring Talisman and Cloud Soaring Incantation. My talisman requires setting up an altar, inviting gods, fasting and bathing beforehand, in order to draw some at a specific time."

"You just make a few random gestures and the wind comes; even Liezi's ability to ride the wind was no more than this!"

"No, Liezi didn't ride the wind, he rode the changes of the six qi. Liezi's wind was more powerful."

"Lord Song, how many supernatural powers do you possess?" Lin Fajing asked, intrigued.

Song Wuji asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"Only by cultivating supernatural powers can one form a Talisman Golden Core. Our Talisman Golden Core is different from the Primordial Golden Core. It is formed by the essence, energy, and spirit being twisted into a unified whole, like a chicken egg, nurturing that little bit of innate ancestral nature, creating an infant, which slowly grows into a primordial spirit." "Our Talisman Golden Core cultivates the laws between heaven and earth, condensing talisman seeds. When the seeds combine, they form a golden core. What is nurtured is not innate ancestral nature, but an innate divinity. Therefore, what we cultivate is actually the path of immortals. Talismans are divine edicts, which can freely mobilize the power of heaven and earth. But compared to the gods, we have more freedom. They cultivate the path of celestial immortals."

"The more compatible the supernatural abilities are, the greater the potential of the resulting talisman golden core. Even if they are not compatible, the more of them there are, the greater the potential will be. If you, Lord Song, have many supernatural abilities, why don't you join my Iron Pillar Palace and cultivate talisman golden cores?"

When Song Wuji first heard this, he exclaimed, "So the talismanic elixir is cultivated using supernatural talismans."

"For example, I cultivated the Heavenly Gang Great Divine Power Six Jia Qimen, and based on this, I also learned the Earthly Fiend Divine Power Guidance, Talisman Water, Illusion, Qi Restriction, Disaster Relief, Calamity Relief, Invocation of Immortals, and Exorcism of Spirits..."

"Finally, by cultivating according to the talisman scriptures, one can refine a Six Jia Golden Pill, which can drive away gods and ghosts, arrange formations and deploy troops, ward off disasters and eliminate calamities, harness wind and rain, understand yin and yang, avoid death and prolong life, and basically govern all things."

Lin Fajing was very proud.

Although Song Wuji was eager to cultivate a talisman-based golden pill, he had to complete the seventh-grade ritual, "Feasting for Ghosts and Gods," before he could.

"Can this talisman and alchemy scripture only be learned by those who have entered the Iron Pillar Palace?"

"That's not it. My master told me that if you're willing to go down the well, he can pass on the Samadhi True Fire to you, and he can also pass on the [Fire Talisman Golden Elixir] with the Samadhi True Fire as its core!"

"The Fire Talisman Golden Elixir is the number one elixir for alchemy and weapon crafting. It is also extremely effective against demons and evil spirits. It can refine Samadhi True Fire, Wen Fire, Wu Fire, Bing Fire, and Ding Fire. It can also gather Qi into fire clouds and refine fire dragons and fire crows. In the Heavenly Court, it is considered a Fire Department Spirit Officer."

Upon hearing this, Song Wuji knew that the Taoist priest of the Iron Pillar Palace had not given up on letting him go down into the fire well to help reinforce the seal, repair the fire array, and refine and kill the suppressed evil dragon.

However, this time they are more sincere than last time. Previously they were only willing to give a seed of Samadhi True Fire Talisman, but now they are willing to teach the cultivation method of [Fire Talisman Golden Elixir].

Song Wuji said, "Let's talk about it later."

Lin Fajing didn't say anything more. He had already done what the old man had told him to do, so he peeked out to look at the sky and immediately saw Taichang City.

"Oh dear! Your city is all messed up. It's obvious that it wasn't planned properly. I'll personally set it up for you. I have a supernatural power called 'Moving Scenery,' which can move houses, trees, flowers, rockeries, and ponds. It's the precursor to 'Moving Mountains and Filling Seas,' and it's also included in the Six Jia Qi Men. It can change the terrain and set up a grand formation."

"Yes, there are some merits to it."

Song Wuji said, "If Daoist Lin is willing to expend his energy to help with the arrangements, I would certainly be happy to do so."

Lin Fajing waved his hand: "It's nothing, just give me some good food later. Since I mastered the Six Jia Qimen, I haven't really used it much. My hometown is a blessed land, and there are already seniors with much higher cultivation levels than me who have made arrangements there."

"Does this arrangement require any talisman?"

“No need.” Lin Fajing rubbed his hands and said, “Prime Minister Zhuge, all we need is a pile of rubble to set up the Eight Trigrams Formation. Besides, you should already have some protective objects in your city to stabilize the framework.”

"What I need to do is simply work within this framework. If Lord Song trusts me, he can entrust all the artisans in the city to me. With my command, they will have much less unnecessary work to do."

"As for the City God Temple... well... it's eerie, I'll just go there occasionally."

"Let me think. You've clearly expanded the city, dividing it into an inner and outer city. We could design an Eight Scenic Spots Formation. Hmm, Xiaoyao Mountain and Xishan Mountain can be used as a dragon and tiger chariot. Xishan Mountain has a tiger, and Xiaoyao Mountain has a dragon. We can gather and guide the life force of the dragon and tiger. There are rivers and lakes too. As the river flows, it can take away sickness and death energy and bring life and good fortune."

"The reservoir of water in the lake is like a reservoir of wealth; it can be used as a treasury and bring prosperity and development."

"However, the neighbors aren't very friendly!" Lin Fajing looked towards Jianxin County: "Does Lord Song know what kind of monster is lurking there?"

Song Wuji shook his head: "I had planned to go to Jianxin to investigate, but after consulting a divination, I learned it was very unlucky, so I didn't go any further."

“It’s an evil god,” Lin Fajing said. “The county town there has already been captured and is now under the rule of that evil god. This guy is eyeing you covetously!”

"Why haven't they called yet?"

"Why do you think he didn't cause trouble in Taichang? Instead, he fled to Jianxin?" Lin Fajing said, "It's because he encountered the emergence of our Iron Pillar Palace's blessed land and was frightened away by my old man!"

Song Wuji was speechless for a moment, realizing that he was actually quite lucky.

(End of this chapter)