Zhao Xiao stood on the altar, making a hand and walking with the Gang. There were two Gangfeng post flags on each side. As Zhao Xiao moved and moved, there seemed to be a Gangfeng whirling around the altar.
Viewed from the outside, the entire mandala, together with Zhao Shu's figure, seemed to be shrouded in a piece of colorless glass, making it blurry and indistinct, and no sound could be heard inside.
Zhao Miao practiced the law for a while, and the strong wind continued to gather towards the altar, gradually converging on the two black and bright flags.
Looking at the two Gangfengyi flags, Zhao Shu was silent. After leaving Xingluo County, he had been trying to refining this magical weapon.
In the last battle to capture Yunyan's main rudder, Liang Guoshi showed off his might and destroyed the central flag banner, and all the Chiyundu monks killed them, leaving Zhao Shui unable to understand the method of sacrificing and refining the Gangfengyi flag.
However, Chi Yundu's method of transmitting news with the help of Gangfengyi Banner really left a deep impression on Zhao Shu. If he could understand the mystery and create a set of magic weapons with similar magical functions, wouldn't it be possible to spread news from all over Huaxu Kingdom?
Is communication more convenient?
Although magicians and monks since ancient times have also used methods to convey messages, such as using paper cranes to convey messages, flying swords to convey messages, and even driving ghosts and spirits to convey messages, most of them are limited by the power of their cultivation. Even today's
Zhao Shu could not fly ten miles away even if he used a paper crane to pass a message.
As for refining magic weapons, that is not something that even a simple person can do. As far as Zhao Shu knows, most of the magic weapons that are most suitable for transmitting messages are mainly magic mirrors. Some masters of immortality hold magic mirrors and can see things.
Things that are hundreds or thousands of miles away can even be communicated with people far away through the Dharma Mirror.
However, the person who is best at refining magic mirrors in Huaxu is none other than the Yongjia Liang family of Chongxuan Pavilion.
Legend has it that the True Monarch Qingya left behind many magic weapons before he ascended to heaven. Among them was a Great Ming Mirror, which had the magical effect of illuminating the world and discerning Yin and Yang. The Liang family of Yongjia also knew how to make magic mirrors. If Liang Guoshi had one at hand, he could communicate with it at any time.
Zhao Shu didn't find it strange at all that it was a Dharma mirror used to communicate with others.
Zhao Shu himself had tried to make a magical mirror before, but he found that his level of cultivation was still insufficient. Magical weapons such as magical mirrors are unusual. They almost naturally have the magical function of taking pictures of objects. When making sacrifices and using them, they are like refining weapons.
If a person's soul is not firm enough, he might be absorbed into the Dharma Mirror, which may harm himself.
Moreover, Zhao Shu learned from his past research that after the mirror is refined, it must be maintained regularly to ensure that the mirror surface is clean and flawless. Otherwise, it will not only be stained with dirt and rust, but may also attract invisible ghosts and spirits to escape into the mirror and create light and shadow.
Therefore, monks who are proficient in magical artifacts are particularly wary of ancient mirrors. There might be some ghost hidden in them, and if they are not prepared, they will harm others.
Therefore, Zhao Shu thought about it and felt that the Dharma Mirror was only suitable for a few people with advanced cultivation. If he wanted to create a batch of Dharma objects for easy communication, he still had to refer to Gangfengyi Banner.
In Zhao Mi's eyes, the method of making the Gangfengyi flag is not unfathomable, but its special feature is that all Gangfengyi flags must be made of the same piece of cloud brocade, and must be enlightened by Yinquan at the same time. Only in this way can it be achieved
Achieve the exchange of Qi and Qi.
This method of sacrificial refining is not unfamiliar to Zhao Miao. The spiritual materials and treasures produced in the same place have similar attributes. If they were originally one body and were refined together, there will be subtle reactions even after they are separated.
The congratulatory gift Zhao Shu gave to Luo Xixian and Xin Shunying was a pair of bracelets that were both sacrificed and refined. It was also the first magic weapon refined after referring to the Gangfengyi Banner. Unfortunately, time was in a hurry and Zhao Shu had not yet refined it.
After completing it, he wrote down the subsequent sacrificial refining method and gave it to Luo Xin and his wife.
But thinking about the gift that Master Liang gave at the wedding banquet, it is estimated that the newlyweds would not look down on his pair of broken bracelets.
"How about it?"
Shi Huoguang watched Zhao Shu scratching his head and walking out of the altar: "I just saw the energy flowing on the altar, and the sacrifice can be considered a success."
"Success is success, but it's just these two Gangfengyi flags." Zhao Shu waved one flag around in boredom.
"Are there any shortcomings?" Zheng Siyuan asked next to him.
Zhao Shu sighed and said: "Let's put it this way, without the main flag of the altar as the center, the two flags cannot be more than dozens of miles apart if they want to convey messages."
"Tens of miles, this is very impressive." Zheng Siyuan exclaimed.
"This is awesome!" Zhao Shu said worriedly: "It won't take long for a fast horse to gallop for dozens of miles. And I only have two flags here, and there are at least dozens of light cavalry in the army to carry orders. Not to mention the battle, the camp
The beacons stretch for hundreds of miles, but this flag doesn’t work!”
Shi Huoguang said: "If we figure out the method of sacrificial refining, we can naturally create another batch."
Zhao Shu shook his head: "Impossible, this Gangfengyi flag is made from Yinquan. Is it possible that I have to go to Xuanming Kingdom to find Yinquan? Besides..."
Just as Zhao Shu was about to continue, he suddenly thought that the raw material of the Gangfengyi Flag was the Yun Brocade produced in Yuyi Pavilion. When he was in Xingluo County, Zhao Shu didn't think much about it, but now that he came to Dongsheng Capital, he also went to Yuyi Pavilion in person.
Once inside the pavilion, I couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Yun brocade, a rare fabric, is not a fabric used by ordinary people to pay taxes. Ordinary merchants and officials cannot even purchase it. Only the princes and nobles of the city who have dealings with Yuyi Pavilion can get it.
Zhao Shu put away the Gangfengyi flag and asked Shi Huoguang and the others to go about their business while he found the female nuns from the Yuyi Pavilion in the Jinding Division.
I saw them sorting out a batch of soaked hemp in the open space of the courtyard. This spiritual material can be used as medicine and can also be used to weave clothes. Clothes made from hemp can protect against snakes, insects and thorns, and are suitable for hiking in mountains and wilderness.
of monks.
Marquis Anyang hoped that Jin Dingsi could make a batch of talisman armor like the talisman soldiers were worshiped. Zhao Shu discussed this with the female nuns of Yuyi Pavilion for a long time and did not choose to carve talismans on the iron armor, but simply made it out of Sujinma.
Clothing, then tamp it with other ordinary fabrics, and then write the charm on the inside.
The continued tendon itself is very tough. After being woven and compacted, it can withstand sharp cuts. Moreover, with the exquisite weaving skills of the female cultivators from Hagoromo Pavilion, the effectiveness of the amulet can last longer, rather than being like the golden armor amulet, which can only be maintained for a long time.
Two or three hours. And even if the charm dissipates, the linen armor can be recycled and re-written with charms for sacrifice.
"Fellow Taoist Yue." Zhao Shu greeted a dignified woman with his hands in his hands. Her name was Yue Qing, and she was one of Madam Zhu Zi's disciples.
"Deacon Zhao." Yue Qing put down his work and asked with a smile: "I don't know what's important? But you think it's too slow for me to wait for weaving?"
"I don't dare. You should be careful when sacrificing a talisman for the first time." Zhao Shu said, "There is something unclear here, and I want to ask fellow Taoist Yue for advice."
"Deacon Zhao, it's okay to say it."
"I heard that Yuyi Pavilion has a unique fabric called Yunjin, which is very popular among the nobles in the capital." Zhao Shu asked: "I wonder if it can be used to make clothes and armor?"
Yue Qing smiled slightly and said, "Deacon Zhao is joking. It takes a lot of effort to weave Yun brocade. It is luxurious and luxurious, but it is inappropriate to use it in battle."
"But I heard that Yuyi Pavilion can refine body-protecting fairy clothes?" Zhao Shu asked again.
"The body-protecting immortal robe is more difficult than weaving cloud brocade. Except for the lady in the pavilion who can complete it alone, any one of our disciples must work together to weave it." Yue Qing replied: "Although our Yuyi Pavilion likes to have many good relationships.
, but the Immortal Body Protective Clothes will only be given to comrades with whom we have a close friendship, or given by the king’s express decree. If a disciple leaves the court, he will often receive a Immortal Body Protective Clothes as a dowry.”
Zhao Miao smiled and said: "Ashamed, I was wondering if I could get a body-protecting immortal garment."
Yue Qing looked at Zhao Mi carefully for a moment and smiled delicately: "If Deacon Zhao is interested, he should visit Yuyi Pavilion more often."
"Huh? Well...that's not necessary." Zhao Shu immediately changed the subject: "But what if I want to buy Yun brocade?"
"Deacon Zhao wants to use Yun brocade?" Yue Qing said: "If you want to buy Yun brocade clothes, our Yuyi Pavilion can also cut them for you."
Zhao Shu asked in confusion: "Can't I just buy a few pieces of brocade and take them home myself?"
Yue Qing covered his mouth and said with a smile: "How many pieces of Yun brocade should I buy? Deacon Zhao was joking. When Yuyi Pavilion was established, the king had a decree. Yun brocade was a royal treasure and was only occasionally awarded to meritorious officials and clan members. They got Yun brocade.
, he will not take it home and cut it by himself, but will come to the Yuyi Pavilion to ask for Yun brocade clothes. The reason for this is that Deacon Zhao is a man of exquisite skills, so I don’t need to say more."
Zhao Ming really understood. It is said that Madam Zhu Zi was the teacher of the current ruler and helped him ascend to the throne. She can be regarded as a role similar to the queen mother of the current dynasty. The ruler of the country rewarded Yun Brocade and the nobles visited Yuyi Pavilion, which not only consolidated the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.
Due to the relationship, Madam Zhu Zi was asked to assist in investigating the ministers of the DPRK and China.
This time, after learning from Yue Qing's mouth, Zhao Shu once again confirmed that Yun Brocade is not easy to obtain. Even Chi Yun was able to obtain Yun Brocade and refine it into the Gangfengyi Flag. I'm afraid it's not simple behind the scenes.
"If Deacon Zhao wants to use Yun Brocade to refine a magic weapon, he might as well go to Yuyi Pavilion in person." Yue Qing said: "Madam is willing to support young people. As long as Deacon Zhao explains the purpose of the magic weapon, maybe Madam will help."
Zhao Shu nodded and said, "I will consider it. Thank you, fellow Taoist Yue, for clarifying my doubts."
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"People are destined in life, and their natures are all different. Some people are English and civilized, because they are lucky; those who are stubborn, stupid, and obtuse are the result of burdens. Those who practice meritorious deeds are only one or two out of a hundred; those who advance into mysteries are rare.
If you turn your heart to the Tao, study literature and study mysteries, wear a symbol of vitality, and recite the mantra of Hualuo, you will naturally inspire innocence. Immortal officials and gods will protect your body, increase your wisdom, and your vocabulary will be brilliant. You can wait for the promotion of Zhenxia."
In the plain hall, Zhang Duanjing was wearing a blue robe and holding an apricot-yellow ribbon with a black seal in his hand. Zhao Shui bowed before him.
"There is no evil or jealousy in the heart, no treachery in the mind, no fine words in the words, and no evil words in the mouth. Can you maintain this?" Zhang Duanjing asked.
"It can be sustained." Zhao Shu replied.
"Be simple and give way, be compassionate to all living beings, be kind and rescue, help people and benefit things. Can you persist?" Zhang Duanjing asked again.
"Can hold on."
"Protect the scriptures, keep the spiritual texts clean, and be devoted to the teachings, always as if to God. Can you uphold this?"
"Can hold on."
Zhang Duanjing said: "After receiving the talisman, you should think hard and advance to the true Tao. If you use your behavior upside down, engage in illegal grudges, and deceive all kinds of things, you will bring disaster on yourself, sink into chaos, and bring disaster to your ancestors and descendants."
"Students, please remember this." After Zhao Shu said this, he raised his hand to take the black and yellow ribbon.
After the ceremony was completed, Zhao Miao stood up and hung the black and yellow ribbon around his waist.
Zhang Duanjing held up a wooden box: "Here are the Dharma baskets for practice and application. With your current level of cultivation, you should be able to understand them all."
"Yes." Zhao Shu took the wooden box.
After finishing all this, Zhao Shui exited the hall. Outside, Marquis Anyang and Shi Huoguang, among others, came to congratulate him.
"My nephew has finally been promoted to the rank of Sanqing. I said before that with your cultivation and merit, you are not worthy of being a mere talisman." Anyang Houyan said.
Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief. A few days after Luo Xixian's marriage, Zhang Duanjing proposed to confer him with the rank of Sanqing. This move was regarded as recognition of Zhao Shu's cultivation and merits, and he invited everyone to watch the ceremony at Anyang Marquis Mansion.
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"I don't dare to take it." Zhao Shu said: "The Dharma is a solemn instrument and should not be taught lightly. I didn't have enough experience in the past and I need more exams."
"My nephew is too humble." Anyang Hou shook his head and sighed. He saw Zhang Duanjing walking out of the hall and asked: "Mr. Zhang, now that Zhao Shui is the deacon of Jinding Division, the position of Sanqing is probably not enough, right?"
"Serving the country does not depend on your legal status or your cultivation level." Zhang Duanjing said seriously.
Anyang Hou said helplessly: "You just promoted Luo Xixian to the position of Dharma General not long ago. If you really talk about cultivation and merit, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Duanjing interrupted the other party: "The Lord of the country has a purpose, not to mention that Luo Xixian killed thieves in front of the formation and has done a good job. He will soon go to Xingluo County to guard the place. He is worthy of the position of a general."
Zhao Shu heard this and said, "Luo Xixian is going to become an official in Luo County?"
Zhang Duanjing nodded: "Not bad."
"Become the county guard directly?" Zhao Shu asked again.
Marquis Anyang said at the side: "I will serve as a military officer for half a year to get familiar with the local people's conditions, and then I will be transferred to the county guard."
Zhao Shu was silent, and Zhang Duanjing asked, "Do you have something to say to Luo Xixian?"
"I know a little bit about Xingluo County." Zhao Shu thought for a while and said: "Although Hengbi Gong was once an immortal general of Chongxuan Pavilion, as a city god, he has the responsibility of guarding the mountains and rivers.
Luo Xixian was appointed as an official in Xingluo County. I hope he will not blaspheme the gods because of his background. He still needs to be worshiped and respected. If he can get help from Hengbi County, the yin and yang of Xingluo County will be in harmony, and the heavens and humans will respond.
The weather will be smooth and the rain will be smooth to bring peace to all the people."
Anyang Hou smiled and said: "My nephew has left Xingluo County, and he is still thinking about the local people?"
"After all, they have just experienced war and disaster, and they all hope to recuperate." Zhao Shu replied.
"I will talk to Luo Xixian about this." Zhang Duanjing said to Zhao Shu: "I will leave Dongshengdu for a while later, so you can concentrate on staying in Jindingsi."
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Marquis Anyang asked: "Mr. Zhang, my daughter is going to Huaiying Hall to study?"
"Your concubine can be sent to the Huaiying Pavilion at any time." Zhang Duanjing said: "Just studying techniques and cultivating the Tao is not a smooth road. My concubine may not be able to endure the hardship of living in the pavilion, nor may she have the talent."
"After all, let her try." Anyang Hou half persuaded, half begged: "If it doesn't work, it's not too late to arrange the marriage in two years."
Zhang Duanjing said sternly: "We'll talk about it when I get back from work... Before that, I might as well let Zhao Shu give me some advice."