The Taoist priest mercifully allowed Bai Zeqing, who had just learned to meditate and create a sense of energy, to rest for an hour.
Then there was a call, and Bai Zeqing quickly held the lamp, served tea, and ran to stand in front of the master.
In the first Fu Tao class, the Taoist priest handed Bai Zeqing a small wooden sign two fingers wide. There were two lines on the top and bottom of the wooden sign, one finger wide apart in the middle. What she had to do at this time was to carve on the small wooden sign with the scales painted on it.
Make a horizontal seal.
The Taoist priest's knuckled fingers slowly moved across the small mahogany frame, finally stopping on the first small carving knife and picking it up. Then he picked up his usual carving knife and carved a few symbols at will.
On the blade of the small carving knife.
Then he handed it to Bai Zeqing and said: "Beginners who learn talismans will not associate their own power with the talismans. You can use this to get started."
It turned out to be a specially carved charm for beginners. Bai Zeqing quickly took it with both hands.
Seeing that the newly engraved runes on it were strong, smooth, and very beautiful, I couldn't help but feel happy: This is a gift from Master! I can also carve such beautiful runes in the future.
She thought for a moment and then asked: "Master, is this stroke the same as painting a thangka?"
"No. There will be some resistance at the beginning," the Taoist priest said, "Don't be afraid, just take your time. It took half a year to carve the first trace of time."
"Who is Shi Chen?" Bai Zeqing asked immediately. Isn't she a single disciple? Why is the master still teaching others?
"Taoist." The master glared at her and said, "Concentrate!" Then he motioned her to sit next to him.
Bai Zeqing coughed in embarrassment and quickly sat down obediently, but thought unconvinced in his heart: Taoist boy, how can you compare with your own disciple?
She held the carving knife steady, recited the mantra silently, introduced Qi into her body, and then concentrated on lowering the knife.
It wasn't until the first blow was struck that Bai Zeqing realized that it was not so easy to carve the spell.
This entry-level carving knife seemed not to be easy to deal with. The moment the tip of the knife fell on the small wooden sign, Bai Zeqing felt as if the carving knife in her hand had turned into a huge whirlpool, pulling all her strength into the small knife.
go.
She was startled, and the hand holding the carving knife paused instinctively. With this pause, the knife could no longer move forward on the wood.
Bai Zeqing took a closer look and saw that there was only a shallow scratch like a cat's scratch left on the wood.
I'll go! I believe your evil deeds!
Bai Zeqing felt a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look at the master. Unconvinced, he clenched the small carving knife again and made the second knife firmly and straightly.
The carving knife was very naughty and once again consumed all her strength crazily.
Bai Zeqing silently recited the talisman formula taught by her master just now, mobilized her newly formed Qi sense, and tried hard to make the not-so-rich spiritual energy around her sink into the sea of Qi, and then moved up her arm, trying to control the carving knife.
It's a pity that although Bai Zeqing understands the trick of carving talismans, he has just learned to meditate and enter concentration. Even if he can draw Qi into his body, what he can draw is very limited, and cannot keep up with what the carving knife can extract from his body.
In an instant, Bai Zeqing's vision almost turned black, and a feeling of exhaustion and dizziness swept over him.
At this moment, the Taoist priest's hand gently covered hers, and the cool touch made Bai Zeqing sober up.
I saw his slender fingers completely covering Bai Zeqing's slender fingers. With a slight force, he led Bai Zeqing's hand to slowly and steadily finish the stroke that was almost broken the second time.
Then she easily placed her hand on the first faint cat paw mark, carving the first horizontal line clearly before letting go.
At this point, a neat "二" character on the small wooden sign has taken shape.
The Taoist priest's voice was calm and without any emotion: "The strokes of the spell cannot be broken or stopped. It must be completed in one go, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted."
Bai Zeqing breathed out a sigh of relief. She had just suffered a hardship, and the hand holding the carving knife was still shaking slightly, but she felt a lot of emotion in her heart. She stared blankly at the clear word "二" on the small wooden sign, and was a little discouraged: too
It’s difficult! She can’t even make a single stroke clearly now.
The Taoist priest seemed to notice her frustration, and knocked on the table gently, saying: "Practice of spells is boring and harsh. It cannot be accomplished in a day, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. The most important thing for you at this time is to practice drawing Qi down with the carving knife."
Carving, when carving the talisman, the breath is long and unbreakable. Therefore, using the talisman to train the meridians and broaden them is also the way to practice."
Bai Zeqing understood, that is to say, don't expect to be able to carve anything useful at the beginning. If you can carve it completely, just keep carving it in one go.
"After I leave, in addition to your daily morning and evening exercises, you need to continue to use Thangka to meditate, enhance the sense of Qi, and introduce Qi into the body. Then use the carving knife to widen the meridians."
"Yes, Master."
"It is necessary to widen the meridians..." The Taoist paused, as if thinking about how to express it. He simply picked up the bag of formation stones, poured all the bags of formation stones on the round stone table, and said: "It is necessary to exhaust the energy in the sea again and again.
The energy that can be retained needs to be accumulated and exhausted..."
As he spoke, he put a few formation stones into the bag, poured them out, put them in again, and then...
Bai Zeqing pressed Master's hand and said solemnly: "Master, I understand. Don't fall again. That's a Tianhuang stone. It would be a pity to break it if you turn around." As he said that, he gently knocked the formation stones one by one.
Put it into the bag.
"The most important thing is, don't be greedy for success! Otherwise..."
"Master, I understand, I understand. It's just like Lajin. You have to practice every day, and you have to practice to the limit in order to get good at it. But if you push it to the end in a hurry, you might break the tendon.
"
"You actually know?" the Taoist priest was surprised. "Then why do you push yourself to death again and again?"
"..." Bai Zeqing opened his mouth, but couldn't think of a word of defense for a long time, so he could only say dullly: "Yes, master is right, the disciple will never dare to do it again." This save is three thousand taels at a time, and if it continues like this
, she still doesn’t know how many Thangka paintings she has done in her life.
The Taoist priest left quietly before dark.
Before leaving, he considered the consumption of formation stones - even if he used a good Tianhuang stone, he was too weak in the past two days! The Taoist couldn't help but remind him: "The puppet spirit is now bound by my puppet thread and cannot resemble the puppet spirit.
I will protect you as always, but you need to be more careful."
Bai Zeqing responded incessantly, and then handed over several small line drawings that he had painted these days to the Taoist priest, and said eagerly: "Master, if possible, when you are in Ningzhou, please help me pay attention to the people in the paintings, or... the souls
." Even if there is still a trace of residual soul like Brother Qi, it is still good.
She didn't need to say much, the Taoist priest knew that the person in the painting must be Bai Zeqing's close relative.
The Taoist priest looked at her and wanted to raise his hand to pat her shoulder to express comfort, but when he raised his hand halfway, he clenched his fist and put it behind his back, turned around and left.
She had seen the bloody and scorched earth of Ningzhou City with her own eyes, but she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, so there was no need to say more.
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