Three hundred and fortieth chapters sacrifice fire and inner alchemy
The Talismans' Talismans once flourished in the Taoist dynasty. Nearly 100,000 years ago, they separated from the Taoist dynasty and became an independent Longbin Society. There is a popular saying that the Talismans are not very powerful, so they are not valued by the Taoist dynasty. No one has ever carefully tested whether this statement is accurate, until Taoist priest Pangshan saw Lan Bingku's magic.
Zuo Liuying claimed to know everything, which is of course an exaggeration. He could not have read all books. Talismans were the area he knew very little, so he decided to ask for help from the authority - more books. Pang Shan's rich collection of books has only recovered a part of it, and Zuo Liuying could only ask for help from other Taoist sects, especially those that did not establish the Talismans.
He had been staying in the carriage, and the vigilant talisman masters and Taoist priests in the camp, and no one noticed that the head of the Forbidden Secret Department was in contact with Taoist priests thousands of miles away.
Zuo Liuying got everything he wanted, read and research day and night. The early records of the Taoist dynasty were habitually vague, and many things could only be guessed. He made many attempts and wrote at least a thousand paper talismans, and finally figured out some facts.
The early talismans were powerful, but if they wanted to exert all their power, they needed to sacrifice the Fire God Seal, especially those offensive high-level talismans, which could not be cast without it.
The Fire God Seal itself is also a talisman. Its paper material is relatively special, not paper or iron, but the human body itself. There are not many people who can write this talisman, and there are even fewer people who are qualified to enjoy this talisman. They are basically the top nobles among humans and talisman masters with seventh-level crowns or above.
As an external source of power, although it can greatly enhance the strength of Taoist priests, it has serious conflicts with the inner alchemy. The early Taoist priests tried to overcome this difficulty. After repeated failures, they decided to hand over the talisman to ordinary mortals. The talisman department was still retained, but only some auxiliary talismans were made. Basically, there is no need to use the Fire God Seal.
The talisman was originally a person, pen, ink and paper, and the four elements of the four types of mortals were injected into the talisman. After they were in the hands of mortals, the most important source of magic, the inner alchemy, was gone, and only the last three materials were left to provide mana. The power was greatly reduced. Fortunately, the number of mortals was large enough to make up for some of the losses, but the strength of the Longbin Society was always lagging behind the Taoist dynasty.
The process of writing talismans by Taoist priests is more complicated than that of mortals. They require clever use of magic power. Most of the related methods have been lost. They only exist in the old paper piles. The talismans used by casual cultivators such as Lan Bing Cur are among the oldest magicians, and are written by Taoist priests themselves.
After hearing Zuo Liuying's introduction, Taoist Pang Shan was confused. Yang Qingyin spoke first, "How much conflict is there between the Fire God Seal and the inner alchemy? You have to hand it over to mortals? I see that there are not many good people in the Longbin Society. The ordinary talisman masters are fine, those with eight-level crowns and nine-level crowns are the worst."
"The inner alchemy can bring immortality. The Fire God Seal can also extend part of its life span, but with both, it will shorten its life span and gradually make the inner alchemy complicated." Zuo Liuying said.
Immortality and pure inner alchemy are the two things that Taoists care about the most, and of course they are willing to bear the pain of giving up their love.
"So, Lan Binggu must have a Fire God Seal?" The bald man listened with relish and even thought that the story told by the first person had a different flavor, just was too simple. "When will she die from a sudden illness?"
"She is at the Xinglu Realm and is old. The conflict between the inner alchemy and the Fire God Seal is even more serious. If I calculate correctly, her life span is less than ten years."
Lan Binggu arranged for him to die at the age of 800, and his departure was more than a hundred years old. Now there is less than one tenth of it, and the loss is huge.
"Just just for a few talismans, she was willing to make such a great sacrifice?" Chen Hao felt incomprehensible.
"She may not know about this. The person who sacrificed her the Fire God Seal and Talismanship either deliberately concealed it, or she had only a slight understanding of it and did not tell her the dangers."
No one else said anything, only the bald man grinned, "So she was deceived. When she sees her next time... No, no, I can't tell anyone. Don't tell her. When she's about to die, we'll tell her the truth. Haha, it's fun."
"But is Xin Youtao going to be a talisman master...is it also dangerous?" Xiao Qingtao had thought of the prince for a long time, and only asked now.
"He is a Taoist priest of Fu Xia. His inner elixir is not strong enough, and the conflict will be slightly smaller. He will probably reduce his life by about fifty years. But if he frequently uses the Fire God Seal to sacrifice the talisman, the inner elixir will gradually become complicated, and he will be more and more like a dispersed cultivator, and his life span will be affected some more."
Xiao Qingtao sighed. She had not agreed with Xin Youtao's choice at first, and now she felt that it was not worth it for him. "Is it worth making such a great sacrifice for the power of the mortal world?"
No one can answer her, even Zuo Liuying cannot. Xin Youtao is not the first person to abandon Taoism and learn talismans. Although their lifespan has become shorter, they are still far longer than mortals and talisman masters. Moreover, they do not have to force themselves to be ruthless and can enjoy it. This is indeed a bit attractive to some Taoists.
Mu Xingqiu was listening quietly. He and Xin Youtao were friends, but he would not interfere with the prince's choice. At this time, he asked: "The talisman is more powerful in the hands of Taoists. Why did Lan Binggu's incisive blood talisman fail?"
This question has bothered everyone for ten days. Even Xiao Qingtao looked at Zuo Liuying curiously and refused to think about Xin Youtao anymore.
"This is another reason why I asked you to come. Since the enemy wants to deal with Pang Shan with talismans, we must have ways to deal with it, and we cannot just hope that they will die early."
The bald man never had such a good impression of the head of the head. He thought that everything he said made sense, "That's right, Lan Binggu can live another ten years, we can't afford to wait. What if we forget this hatred? So you have to take revenge as soon as possible..."
Zuo Liuying ignored her head and grabbed a piece of paper talisman from her side. She shook it gently. The paper burned into ashes. A small ball of flame appeared at the door of the carriage, which was weaker than the candle in the wind, and it looked almost lethal.
In fact, it can only be regarded as a talisman. Zuo Liuying spent ten days learning to write talismans, and he did not have any special pens, black and paper at hand, and he was filled with his own magic power, but he did not have the Fire God Seal, so he got half the result with twice the effort. The talisman he wrote was worse than the talisman master who had just started.
His intention is not to show the power of the talisman.
After Zuo Liuying sacrificed the talisman, he immediately cast the Five Elements Spell. The ball of ashes at his hand did not disappear, but stopped in mid-air and was wrapped in a transparent light shield. Zuo Liuying gently tweaked the ashes with his fingers, and the flames at the door became stronger and weaker. He increased his strength slightly, broke the light shield and broke the ashes, and the flames on the other side shook a few times and disappeared.
"It turns out that the power of the talisman is still contained in the material, even if it turns into ashes, so as long as the ashes are broken in time, the talisman can be invalid." Chen Hao understood and looked at Mu Xingqiu, "That night you broke Lan Bing Curling's sharp blood talisman and saved everyone."
"It was the instructions given to me by the first seat." Mu Xingqiu only now realized that Zuo Liuying's instructions were an adventure, and the first seat had not fully confirmed the weakness of the talisman at that time.
"Fortunately, I was not wrong." Zuo Liuying said plainly, "To be precise, talismans and spells are two kinds of powers. When you are connected by something I don't know much about, touch one side and the other side will react. When you meet someone like Lan Binggu, you must seize the opportunity to cast spells. There is a short interval between turning the talisman into ashes and the spells take effect. Only when you break the ashes at this time will the effect be the best."
Lan Binggui is not yet proficient in the art of sacrificing talismans. For Taoists, as long as they are serious when they are about to fight, this little time is enough.
Everyone showed excitement, especially Chen Hao, and his confidence increased.
"There is only one question left. Who is the person who writes the talisman? Find him, and maybe you can find Pang Shan's enemy."
"Didn't it written by Lan Binggu himself?" Xiao Qingtao asked softly.
"Since it is used, you will not hand over all your power to one person. Lan Binggu learned the art of sacrifice talismans, and the one who was used to write talismans must be another person. It is easy to learn talismans, but it is difficult to write talismans. You must teach them personally. If you find the person who writes talismans, you will probably find the master messenger behind the scenes."
Xiao Qingtao's face changed slightly, "Can it be Xin Youtao?"
There are many people who have inner alchemy, but using Taoist priests to write talismans is a dangerous thing. Once exposed, it will cause disagreement among the Taoist sects. Xin Youtao abandoned Taoist talismans and learned talismans have a certain status in the Longbinhui, and is the best target to be used. Everyone has long been suspicious, but rarely mentions it.
"This is your mission. There are not many people in the Longbin Society who have inner alchemy. After arriving in the imperial capital, you will investigate everyone."
The Taoist priests responded to their orders and began to feel the importance of the trip to Huangjing.
Zuo Liuying signaled everyone to retreat, leaving only Mu Xingqiu, "Your mission is to track Lan Bingku. Although there is little hope, the enemy behind the scenes may still be exposed to her."
"yes."
Zuo Liuying took out a piece of candle, "When I fought last time, I left a little mark on her body, and I could use this candle to track her down. She is a proud person, and her last failure must have annoyed her. She has been running around these days, and she should be the one who is looking for her talisman."
"I'll set out soon, the first person is alone... Can it be?"
Zuo Liuying's spells are still unfathomable, but after all, they are injured. If you really encounter powerful enemies, Mu Xingqiu still needs to provide spiritual energy.
"Lan Binggu has done me a favor because of her provocation. Perhaps no one thinks I am weak and can be bullied anymore. You can go there, don't take risks, don't expose your strength. If the enemy is very strong, use this."
Zuo Liuying took out another black bead. He left the candle and the bead in mid-air. Mu Xingqiu held it in his hand and waited for a while. Seeing that the first seat had nothing to say, he turned around and walked out of the car.
It was dark in the night, and Xiao Hao was practicing boxing alone outside. She was not a disciple of Pang Shan, so she did not enter Zuo Liuying's carriage. Looking at her appearance, she didn't seem to care.
The flame of the candle indicates a rough direction. According to the length of the flame, Mu Xingqiu judged that the orchid curling should be five hundred miles away and not too far.
He did not say goodbye to anyone, and quietly walked out of the camp and rose into the air. He didn't fly far and found someone following behind him.
Yang Qingyin caught up with her, staring at the front, without any intention of asking for his consent. The bald man stopped on her shoulder and grinned at Mu Xingqiu, "Don't even think about leaving us."
Mu Xingqiu accelerated his speed.
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