Chapter 7 The Chronicle of Subduing Demons
Judging from the name, it seems to be a travelogue that records the experience of Zhang Tianshi's demon subjugation. It should be almost the same as some of the novels he had seen before. Most of them are strange stories fabricated by later generations.
Chen Luo didn't care much, but he smashed the dust stained on it and put it in his sleeve bag.
Then, after looking through the remaining tables and chairs, he had no other gains, so he had to give up, leave the custard room, and return to Qingshiping.
The quiet room in Qingshiping is a two-story townhouse with about twenty small houses on the top and bottom. Some of the disciples in the temple live here together.
The sinking quiet room is on the far right of the first floor, living next to the cliff.
The quiet room of the disciples was not big. Apart from a bed and a table and chair, there was no other thing, and the sinking was no exception.
As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of rosin came to his face, causing Chen Luo to wrinkle his nose.
There are many incense items such as sandalwood and rosin in Guanli, and they are never afraid of disciples, because they usually meditate and practice, and these things that concentrate and calm the mind as auxiliary can make it easier for people to enter into meditation.
But others just ordered one, and it was a little bit light. How could it be so strong like him? It was simply a bit choking.
However, there is nothing we can do about it.
The sunken room was blocked by a crooked welcome pine tree on the cliff, which was already a little cool and wet. On the desk table in the room, there were dozens of ancient books he had bought from all over the place of the view. Most of them were moldy, and the smell was imagined.
If it weren't pressed with rosin, there would be no way to treat people in this room.
Chen Luo was used to this, so he sat down at the desk table against the wall, took out the newly brought book "The Chronicle of Zhang Tianshi's Demon Suppressing Demons" from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
This book looks OK, except for the mold spots on the cover that look a little disgusting, the rest is quite complete, much better than most of the collections that have fallen here.
He first picked up the kettle on the table and poured half of the pot of water, rested for half a stick of incense, and then he recovered.
He opened the cover of the ancient book, and the yellowed paper on the exposed title page was painted with a short and fat Taoist priest wearing a lotus crown and a seven-star robe. He pinched his fingers with one hand and held a sword in the other, making a glaring Vajra.
It seems that it is the portrait of the Zhang Tianshi, but the lines are rough and mostly freehand. After all, if a real person looks like this, it will be more ferocious than a ghost or something.
I smiled and turned over the title page, and began to look at the contents behind it.
At this moment, the sunken thoughts were immediately attracted. The content recorded in the book is really a strange novel, telling many anecdotes about Zhang Tianshi subduing demons and ghosts in the Lingnan area.
There is no record of the age in the book, so it is impossible to verify the time, but the place names are written clearly, and they are all place names that can be found at the moment. I think it will not be too long.
This Master Zhang Tian is a Taoist real person who masters the secret techniques of alchemy and the true teachings of talismans. He can refine golden elixirs and make talismans. He has subdued dozens of ghosts and many monsters such as rat spirits and foxes in the book.
Originally, I have read a lot of such monster novels, but there is not much new content. The ghosts and monsters written in them are not as diverse and exciting as other novels. They are nothing more than cliché plots that are plagued by evil spirits and charming.
What makes the sunken and fallen can't let go is the process of using all kinds of tricks in this book about fighting against evil ghosts. One of the stories mentioned that a rich family member was disturbed by the fox and was annoyed. Master Zhang Tian gave him a whisk and asked him to hang it on the lintel of the door, which has since been eliminated from the fox.
In addition, the book also mentions strange means such as using black dog blood to write talismans, using butcher swords to suppress ghosts, and using ancient coins to defeat victory.
Even at the end of several stories, the talismans and pictures used in the story were attached. It looked like the pen was like a dragon and a snake, and it seemed to be completed in one go, but it really had a bit of a unique atmosphere.
However, after careful examination, Shen Luo found something was wrong.
He has seen and posted some talismans in some lintels in the view, and also in other books. Although the names drawn here are the same and the styles are very similar, they are obviously different in the subtleties of the brushwork.
After a few glances, Chen Luo immediately searched the old books piled up on the table, and soon he pulled out an even more broken old book that had even lost its cover.
This old book can only be read by a dozen thin pages in the front, and most of the pages in the back have been decayed and stuck together. If you tear it hard, it will break into pieces.
The book is called "The True Mirror of Secret Talismans". It is an ancient book that specializes in recording talismans passed down from ancient times. It mentions many rules and taboos for making and using talismans.
In this book, according to the function of the talisman, it is roughly divided into three categories: "transformation, stamina, and attack".
For example, the talisman of transforming the villain and the talisman of cure all belong to the talisman, while the talisman of peace and house-keeping are all belong to the talisman. As for the attack talisman, it is vague and written very little, but names such as gas talisman and small thunder talisman are still mentioned.
Among all types of talismans, Chen Luo cares most about attacking talismans. The scene where Master Luo activates a yellow talisman to control the yin energy impressed him and still remembers it freshly.
However, among the relevant books he could access, there were very few expressions of this type of talisman, which invisibly cast a mysterious veil on such talismans.
If you encounter evil and bad luck in the future, you may be able to protect your safety with peace talismans and amulets, but if you encounter a real ghost, of course, it is safer to attack talismans.
Unfortunately, the parts that can be read in the book are all similar to the general outline. The contents that truly describe the functions of talismans and drawing methods are in the second half, and almost all of them cannot be viewed.
Chen Luo looked through some of the previous contents and found that the peace talisman had been preserved. It happened that this talisman was also found in "The Chronicle of Zhang Tianshi's Demon Subduing Demons", so he immediately took it over and compared it.
"Hey, it's really the same." He took a breath and said to himself.
"Dong..."
At this time, a dusk drum sounded, and Chen Luo woke him up from his thoughts.
He raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window, only to find that it was already evening before he knew it.
Since he went up the mountain, he has been quite interested in these strange things about Yin ghosts. In addition to practicing Xiaohua Yang Gong in daily life, he is temporarily unable to practice horizontal practice such as "Qingyang Hand", so he spent most of his time reading these books.
I didn't expect that this time I saw it for most of the day.
He shook his head and smiled, sorted out the books on the table, stood up and walked out of the door.
Nearly a hundred feet from the Sanqing Palace, there is a flat cliff with several independent courtyards built on it. The inner disciples in the temple live here, and each of them has a small courtyard and does not live with the other disciples.
Chapter completed!