At midnight, Zhao Shu squatted in the corner of the courtyard, dipped his Qingxuan pen in cinnabar, and wrote twelve talismans for sealing doors and households all over the courtyard wall. The talismans were connected head to tail, and the energy was densely connected. The aura of the spell spread like ripples on water.
to an entire courtyard wall.
Zhao Shu was very excited here, but Xin Shunying behind him was quite bored, thinking that she had actually stayed here with him for two or three hours.
"Coach Shi, what are Zhao Shu doing?" Xin Shunying covered her mouth and yawned.
Although Shi Huoguang's legal status has always been that of a talisman, he has another teaching position in the Huaiying Hall and is in charge of the affairs of the Baiqi Academy.
It's just that this coach Shi has no dignity as a senior teacher, and his performance in teaching is unsatisfactory. The position of coach is really unworthy of the name. Moreover, Shi Huoguang is obsessed with ritual objects and utensils, and has no way of dealing with people. The younger generation of students in the hall secretly
Calling him a "stone fool" is often ridiculed.
"Ah? This..." Shi Huoguang was older than Xin Shunying's father, but he turned his head away at this moment, trying his best to avoid Xin Shunying's eyes, and said incoherently: "Zhao Shu said that there is something in the base of the courtyard wall.
That, that barrier, uh... hasn't been activated yet, he, he plans to try it."
"They are just some remnants of the Tianxia Dynasty. Where can these things not be found in Kunlun Continent today?" Xin Shunying said.
Shi Huoguang was obedient and did not refute. Xin Shunying was feeling bored. Zhao Shu had finished writing the talisman. He stood up and raised his head and asked, "What time is it now?"
Xin Shunying held up the Chonghui Armillary Sphere and said: "It will take a while until the time is right."
"Fortunately, I made it in time." Zhao Shu stretched his waist.
Xin Shunying couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhao, why did you bring me here?"
"Ah? I said it before." Zhao Shu checked the oil lamp on the ground nearby: "I tried various methods, but couldn't activate the barrier of this compound. I thought that Sister Xin's armillary sphere could attract star energy, so I planned to
Set up a formation and use the corresponding force of heaven and earth to forcibly activate the barrier."
Xin Shunying looked at the talismans all over the wall: "Door-sealing talisman? I remember that it was just a spell used to isolate internal and external sounds. What kind of formation is this?"
Zhao Shu explained excitedly: "The so-called sealing of doors and households originally originated from the method of sealing mountains and summoning clouds. In ancient times, most of the immortal cultivators lived in mountains and forests. In order to protect the caves and isolate the intrusion of ghosts and spirits, it was necessary to seal the town with great power.
mountains, and summoned clouds and mist to form a maze.
However, this sealing mountain and summoning clouds can be used both internally and externally. It can naturally protect the cave from the outside, and it can restrain evil spirits from the inside. It also has a famous name that I believe Senior Sister Xin has heard of, and it is called the ‘Tianlian Iron Barrier’.”
Xin Shunying was slightly shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that during the Emperor's Dragon-Slaying Battle, in order to trap the evil dragon Xuanming, the Xiong Kingdom set up a sky-high iron barrier?"
"Exactly!" Zhao Shu showed a fascinated expression: "It is rumored that in the iron barrier, the sky and the earth are trapped, the rivers are blocked, the sun and the moon are dim, the stars are lost, all monsters, mountain spirits and water monsters are reduced to dust. The Lord of Xuanming Kingdom
He rode the evil dragon and tried his best, but still could not break through the sky-high iron barrier, and was finally killed by Tianxia's artifact Tong Gong Suyan. Without the help of the evil dragon, only then could the East China Sea Sword Immortal Hongxueke behead the leader of Xuanming Kingdom.
"
Xin Shunying was a little helpless: "This seems to be going too far."
Zhao Shu was in high spirits: "As for sealing doors and hiding households, this technique is actually not very clever. It is the method of sealing mountains and summoning clouds after many simplifications. It is like translating the profound and mysterious phenomena of heaven and earth into talismans. Sometimes,
It requires four or five translations.
But no matter what, the backbone of the technique of sealing doors and hiding households is clear. Just like the technique of sealing mountains and summoning clouds, it has the effect of attracting subtle energy on its own and maintaining the ban. With slight modifications, multiple spells can be connected together to form a formation.
This method connects the barrier with an effect similar to that of a blockade."
"Brother Zhao, you can clearly set up a forbidden formation with your existing magic, why do you need to delve into this long-broken barrier?"
It’s boundless. It’s better to specialize in one thing than to have many things.”
Zhao Shu suddenly didn't know how to refute. He simply felt that concentrating on studying the techniques would enrich his heart. Anyway, his daily practice would not be delayed.
"What does she know about the saying that there is no limit?" Lingxiao secretly reminded Zhao Shu: "The barrier here is not broken, but it has been set up for a long time and has not been activated."
Zhao Shu had no choice but to explain to Xin Shunying: "Boundaries and forbidden formations are not the same thing. Although their effects are similar, their inner key points are completely different. The foundation wall of this house belongs to a temple of the Tianxia Dynasty.
I guess this barrier was set up by the god who descended here. If I can re-open the barrier, I might be able to try to connect with the god who has gone away."
Xin Shunying originally wanted to persuade Zhao Shu not to waste time here and go back to rest, but unexpectedly, it aroused Zhao Shu's enthusiasm.
"Okay, the time has come." Xin Shunying suppressed her impatience, held up the armillary sphere with the dim light flowing, and affected the star energy in the sky, leading it to the wall talisman.
The star energy melted into the talisman, and a star rose up, hovering above the courtyard wall. The forbidden formation on the wall began to attract the deep barrier.
Zhao Shu activated the Yingxuan Illuminating Scenery Technique. In his eyes, there was an aura in the barrier that was drawn into the formation like a trickle. He chanted the incantation without hesitation. The oil lamp ritual had already been set up on the ground.
There is a bowl of clear water that has been enlightened by magic spells, containing the true energy breathed out by Zhao Shu.
As Zhao Miao performed his technique, the oil lamp on the ground shone brightly and turned into a golden bridge, standing straight against the wall formation, slowly drawing the aura of the barrier out and into the bowl.
I saw the clear water in the bowl surge up, and the water gathered into an incomplete human shape - thick limbs, solid torso, head and torso connected together, no face or features, just like a clay doll made by a child, workmanship
coarse.
"Huh? There's no reason." Zhao Shu scratched his head: "Even if it is a spirit of energy, it is supposed to be able to fully reveal the true form of the god. Otherwise, how can the spirit be attached to the altar statue?"
"Are you ready?" Xin Shunying was not in the mood to play with Zhao Shu any longer, so she said bluntly: "Junior Brother Zhao, I'm going to rest first."
"Oh, Senior Sister Xin, walk slowly." Zhao Shu did not hold back and asked Shi Huoguang to come over and study together.
Xin Shunying turned around and left, walked through the corridor, and saw Luo Xixian coming towards her: "Sister Xin, haven't you rested yet?"
"I was dragged into doing hard work by that Master Zhao." Xin Shunying tried her best to maintain the ladylike demeanor on her face, but her words were unforgiving: "Unfortunately, I can't serve this Master Zhao with my ability, so I'd better ask him to
Find another Gao Ming."
"Senior Sister Xin, calm down." Luo Xixian said with a smile: "Zhao Shu has this temperament. When he encounters magic, he will focus on it and not care about others."
"Master Luo." Xin Shunying suddenly had a thought: "I heard that you and the county government worked together to sell expensive spices to the wealthy gentry in Yanze City?"
Luo Xixian looked proud when he heard this: "Yes. This is not only to properly handle a batch of dragon blood lipids, but also to benefit the local county government."
Xin Shunying asked: "I have seen Brother Zhao making spices these days. Who came up with this idea?"
"Of course it's Zhao Shu, who else could it be?" Luo Xixian said bluntly.
Xin Shunying's eyes were deep: "Master Luo, I have to ask a few more questions. Who is leading the Huaiying Pavilion this time in Xingluo County? Who gives the orders?"
"Of course it's me." Luo Xixian frowned slightly.
"If that's the case, why was it that Zhao Shu was almost always making plans and arranging affairs all the way north?" Xin Shunying asked.
Luo Xixian said: "Isn't this the intention of Mr. Zhang to let Zhao Shu be my deputy? In terms of wisdom and strategy, I am indeed not as good as Zhao Shu."
"Counsel cannot make decisions on behalf of the lord, otherwise the power will be emptied out." Xin Shunying's smile was chilling: "With all due respect, although Zhao Shu did not make decisions on your behalf, Mr. Luo, he did it silently by making suggestions.
The ground guides Mr. Luo."
"What do you mean by this?" Luo Xixian looked angry: "Are you driving a wedge between me and Zhao Shu?"
Xin Shunying narrowed her phoenix eyes: "If Mr. Luo thinks this way, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in Xingluo County in the future."
Luo Xixian gritted his teeth and said with a smile, Xin Shunying said with a smile: "If you are just a classmate and friend, there is nothing wrong with Zhao Shu giving you advice. But if Mr. Luo wants to enter an official career from now on, he may even use Xingluo County as a stepping stone in the future.
Dongshengdu is a court, so we can’t leave everything to others.”
"I don't think Zhao Shu will harm me." Luo Xixian said in a deep voice.
Xin Shunying said with a smile: "Of course Zhao Miao will not harm you, but which one of you do you think the rich gentry in Yanze City, including the county magistrate, favors more now?"
Luo Xixian snorted coldly: "If I hadn't negotiated with the county government, those dragon blood fat spices wouldn't have been sold."
"If it weren't for Zhao Shu, would Mr. Luo have come up with such a proper strategy?" Xin Shunying asked back.
The corners of Luo Xixian's eyes tightened. He inhaled slowly. Xin Shunying said: "Look, this is what Zhao Shu is thinking. He relies on your trust to handle things properly and beautifully, and others can't criticize him. In fact, I also think Zhao Shu is right.
You have no ill intentions, but some things cannot only be based on ill intentions and good intentions. Power cannot be given to others. Things are not clear yet. If one day, Mr. Luo, all the people in your government office listen to Zhao Shu's orders, everyone will consider you as the leader.
What?"
Luo Xixian had a faint sword energy coming out of his body, and Xin Shunying's hanging hair flicked gently. She took half a step back: "Master Luo, what I said is for the sake of both of you. It's better to understand some things as soon as possible. If you wait until the day when the power comes,
It’s grand, then I’m afraid it will be a fight to the death.”
"I have my own calculations, I don't need you to teach me," Luo Xixian said.
"That's how it should be." Xin Shunying showed an appreciative expression and said, "Then I'll step back first."
Xin Shunying left with light steps, leaving Luo Xixian standing alone in the corridor with a gloomy expression.
…
"You mean, this is the true form of this god?" Shi Huoguang stared at the rough human shape formed by the water in the bowl.
Zhao Shu nodded and made a few strokes with the Qingxuan pen: "Look, does this trend of aura resemble a mountain range? I suspect that this god is most likely a mountain god!"
Zhao Miao and Shi Huoguang squatted in the corner and studied for a long time. Later, Lingxiao secretly reminded them that this was the true form of a mountain god.
Shi Huoguang spoke in front of Zhao Shu without any hindrance: "I have heard that in some famous mountains and sacred hills in Kunlun Continent, the pure air flows along the earth's veins and gathers to become a blessed place. Over time, it can breed true spirits. If altars and temples are set up to worship sincerely, then You can become a mountain god through the power of incense."
"That's what I say, but this kind of true spirit formed by pure Qi often has no time to be aware of human affairs, and it will attract the monsters in the mountain to swallow and refine it, thus becoming a big monster entrenched on a mountain top." Zhao Shu said. : "It is rumored that an immortal issued a talisman, using the true spirit of the mountain as the pivot, condensing clouds and condensing qi into the palace, and the true spirit of the mountain will also become the master of the palace, and his position will be comparable to that of a prince."
Lingxiao told Zhao Mi about this matter. She said that this kind of palace realm is between the cave heaven and the blessed land. It is located on the mountains and in the void. It is called the virtual palace. In the virtual palace, the sun and the moon divide the essence and the Qi is clear. They will take the form of various immortal officials and generals, stay in the palace, and wait for their call and appointment.
Shi Huoguang nodded and said: "This kind of place is a famous mountain god. It is said that some people who fail to cultivate immortality will become officials under the mountain god after being dissolved, in order to accumulate merit and transfer."
"As for this one, I think it's a bit special." Zhao Shu pointed to the true form of the mountain god in the bowl: "It should have accepted the sacrifices of the Tianxia Dynasty, but for some reason it has not solidified its shape for a long time."
"The appearance of the mountains and rivers is uncertain. Perhaps after the temple was destroyed, the incense's credibility was lost, and the mountain god's true form could not be maintained." Shi Huoguang shook his head and said: "If this is the case, this mountain god may not even have complete intelligence. , it’s hard to say whether I can respond to the call.”
"The recorder is a recorder. Photograph the true form of the spirits of heaven and earth, and clarify the subjects of ghosts and gods in the three realms." Zhao Shu took out a palm-sized wooden sign and said: "No matter whether it can be summoned or not, in short, first record the true form of the mountain god. On weekdays, Wear it with you when breathing and refining qi, and it will be infected with your own true qi, and you will probably feel it."
Zhao Shu picked up the Qingxuan pen and carefully drew on the wooden sign. A true-shaped talisman that resembled the twists and turns of the mountains gradually took shape. When he was about to try to sense thoughts, Luo Xixian's voice came from behind:
"Are you done?"
Zhao Mian and Shi Huoguang turned around and saw Luo Xixian's face showing displeasure: "This is not the Huaiying Pavilion. You guys are playing around with your spells in the middle of the night and your energy is turbulent. Do you want the others to calm down and cultivate themselves?"
Zhao Shu and Zhao Shu bowed their heads in silence. Luo Xixian said to Shi Huoguang: "Coach Shi, given your status and age, you should not accompany Zhao Shu to fool around."
"Yes, yes..." Shi Huoguang's chin almost touched his chest, and he didn't dare to refute at all.
Just as Zhao Shu was about to open his mouth, Luo Xixian stared at me: "And you! Since you are my deputy, you must be more stable and low-key. How will the people of Yanze City treat me in the future if I act like this in the middle of the night? If the magic accidentally spreads to the left and right You are not responsible for the residential buildings, I am responsible!"
"I got it." Zhao Shu stopped talking nonsense and quickly waved the Qingxuan pen to cancel the formation on the wall.
Luo Xixian looked at the wall full of talismans and frowned: "We just rented someone else's house temporarily, but you painted a wall of ghost talismans. The owner saw it and thought you were doing some magic. Clean the wall quickly!"