Lei Wu's study room naturally has the Four Treasures of the Study. These days, even if you don't know how to calligraphy and painting, you still have to buy a set in the study room. Ye Tian once saw Wei Hongjun writing calligraphy with a brush that he couldn't even hold his pen in the right way.
However, Lei Wu often practices calligraphy, which can be seen from the row of brushes hanging on the pen holder and the scent of ink that fills the study room. There is also a stack of rice paper spread on the table in the middle of the study room.
"Master Ye, the brushes are all here..."
Boss Lei is somewhat confident about the brushes he has collected, "You can see which one is suitable for you, and I will grind it for you..."
Ye Tian was not polite. He stepped forward and chose a thinner langhao pen for writing small regular script. He played with it in his hand and couldn't help but praise: "The Guandong Liaowei made of rat tail produced in Northeast China? Or is it an ivory pen barrel?"
Mr. Lei, this brush of yours can be considered an antique..."
"Haha, Mr. Ye has good eyesight. The wolf hair was added later, but the pen holder is an old item..."
After hearing Ye Tian's words, Lei Wu showed a somewhat proud look on his face. He was completely shocked in front of Ye Tian today. He never thought that a writing brush would help him regain some face.
"Master Ye, do you think...which inkstone is better?"
On this huanghuali desk, there are also four or five square inkstones placed. Judging from the style, they all seem to be old things.
"Forget about the inkstone. I use cinnabar to make the talismans, not graphite..."
Ye Tian shook his head, took out the small bag of cinnabar he bought at Tongrentang from his pocket, and said, "This is cinnabar. Mr. Lei, please find a small bowl and pour some warm water over it."
Cinnabar is also called cinnabar and cinnabar. The powder of cinnabar is red, durable and can be used as a pigment.
For example, among the large quantities of painted and printed silk fabrics unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha in 1972, many of the patterns were painted with cinnabar. These cinnabar particles were ground finely and evenly. Although they were buried for more than 2,000 years, the color of the fabrics still remains.
Still very bright.
However, cinnabar is most famous for its medicinal uses. In ancient times, cinnabar was also called "elixir". After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the alchemy that arose in search of the elixir of immortality was actually just refining cinnabar.
Of course, cinnabar does have medicinal effects. It is sweet, cold and has a heavy texture. It specializes in the heart meridian. Its cold energy can clear away heat and its heavy energy can calm timidity. It can treat restlessness, palpitations, insomnia and other diseases.
Because cinnabar has the effect of nourishing the spirit and reassuring the soul, it has also become one of the Taoist supplies used to draw talismans to ward off evil spirits. Use cinnabar with a cinnabar pen to hold yellow paper (talisman paper) or other exorcism items to enhance spiritual energy.
Function refers to the effect of exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits.
Of course, in Ye Tian's opinion, exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits is all nonsense, but the talisman is written in cinnabar, and combined with the Five Elements Formation to stir up a party's vitality, it has the effect of seeking good luck, avoiding evil, and destroying evil spirits and eliminating disasters.
To put it bluntly, this thing is a simplified version of a magic weapon, but it generally does not last long and can only last for about three months at most. After this time, the talisman will lose its effectiveness.
Although Ye Tian's sect mainly specializes in Feng Shui physiognomy, the inheritance he received also includes the method of making talismans. However, Ye Tian used to draw and play in his spare time. He is not ready to make such serious preparations like today.
Talisman, this is the first time.
After trying the warm water that Leiwu had received from the water dispenser, Ye Tian poured in the ten grams of cinnabar that had been ground into powder. The small half bowl of water suddenly thickened and took on a blood-red color.
After cleaning the brush, Ye Tian stood in front of the desk, holding the pen with his right hand and concentrating. After about a minute, he quickly dipped the end of the brush into the bowl of cinnabar with his right hand, and then spread it on himself.
I started writing on a piece of yellow paper in front of me.
When Ye Tian was writing quickly, his forearms were almost motionless. He only exerted force on his wrists, and characters appeared on the yellow paper one by one. Each character was not connected, but it looked like it was integrated.
At the same time, Ye Tian was also chanting a spell in a low voice. Following his voice, the vitality of the surrounding world quickly condensed at the tip of the pen. The characters written with bright red cinnabar actually showed a faint golden color.
color.
According to Taoism, talismans are carriers that open up the energy field of heaven and earth and communicate information from the spiritual world. Their special surname requires that the person who draws the talisman must have certain Taoist skills.
When drawing the talisman, you must also cooperate with the secret spell, so that the drawn talisman has magical power and efficacy. As the saying goes: if you don't know how to draw the talisman, you will make the ghosts and gods laugh. If you know how to draw the talisman, the ghosts and gods will scream in surprise!
Taoist talismans are widely used. They are used to treat people's illnesses. They use alchemy talismans to draw on paper, burn them and dissolve them in water for the patient to drink, or seal the talisman for the patient to wear.
There are also talismans used to ward off ghosts and suppress evil spirits, which are worn on the body or affixed to the bedroom door. For disaster relief, the talismans are thrown into broken river embankments to stop floods, or the talismans are written to call for relief from droughts, etc.
As for Taoist priests performing fasting rituals, they are inseparable from talismans. They may write talismans on the chapter table to commemorate the gods, or use talismans to summon generals to invite gods to kill ghosts, or use talismans to care about the underworld and refine the souls of the dead.
But no matter what kind of talisman it is, the ideological basis of talisman art is based on the belief in ghosts and gods, which is said to have the effect of summoning gods and impeaching ghosts, suppressing demons and subduing demons.
However, in the face of modern science and technology, the use of talismans to treat diseases is sometimes said to have "little success", not because it expels the "ghost" that caused the disease, but for another reason.
Based on Ye Tian's understanding of the talisman, those patients with mild illnesses believed in the talisman and drank the talisman water, creating a psychological state in which the ghosts have been driven away and the disease has been cured. This is similar to the psychological therapy in medicine.
What matters is not the talisman itself, but the positive psychological state caused by the talisman, which prompts the human body to mobilize its defense mechanism to overcome the disease.
However, the talisman has another effect, that is, the Taoist priest who draws the talisman needs to have good internal refining skills. When writing the talisman, luck will be on the talisman, so that it can cure diseases and produce certain curative effects.
Modern qigong has been proven to be able to cure certain diseases. This method of using talismans to carry qi to treat diseases is also effective for some patients. This is exactly what the Taoist saying says, "talismans have no formal form, but are spiritual with qi."
This is what Ye Tian used to draw the talisman at this time. He used the formula to drive the vitality of the surrounding world and inject the auspicious energy into the talisman. Its effect was much stronger than using the talisman to carry the energy.
Although Boss Lei on the side couldn't understand the meaning of the characters, he could feel Ye Tian's calligraphy skills from the vigorous and powerful strokes.
When Ye Tian drew the last stroke, Lei Wu couldn't help but shout loudly: "Good calligraphy!"
On the one hand, Lei Wu wanted to flatter Ye Tian, but on the other hand, he truly admired Ye Tian. With Ye Tian's writing skills, as long as he wrote something that others could understand, it might be called calligraphy.
"Good words?" After hearing Lei Wu's words, Ye Tian said angrily: "Boss Lei, can you understand?"
"Ahem..."
Boss Lei didn't expect that the flattery would hit the horse's feet. He coughed in embarrassment and said nonchalantly: "I don't understand, but Master Ye's brushwork is so smooth and flowing. It's absolutely impossible to do this with less than ten years of effort...
…”
"It's useless, this painting is expensive!"
Ye Tian shook his head. The kind of talisman he drew has a name in the inheritance called Peach Blossom Treasure Cutting Talisman. It uses the power of heaven and earth to cut off excessive peach blossoms, resolve peach blossom disasters, separate third parties or competitors, and exclude feelings.
competition and resistance.
However, although Ye Tian knew how to make talismans, there was some incompatibility between reciting the formula and drawing the talismans, and the first talisman was wasted.
Generally, simple talismans are called "Fuwen" and "Yunzhuan". Most of them are composed of two or more small characters, and a few are formed by a combination of multiple horizontal and vertical strokes.
The talisman that Ye Tian is making now is a "spiritual talisman" that has long been lost in the magic world.
This kind of talisman is extremely complicated to draw, and the person who makes it needs to be able to communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I am afraid that other than Ye Tian, even the contemporary Celestial Master of Celestial Master Dao will not be able to draw it.
After giving Lei Wu a brief explanation, Ye Tian calmed down, adjusted his breathing, and continued to draw. Lei Wu on the side held his breath, not even daring to take a breath for fear of disturbing Ye Tian.
However, "Master Ye's" craftsmanship in making talismans was a bit trendy. After drawing three pictures in succession, they were all discarded. The continuous mobilization of the vitality of heaven and earth made Ye Tian's forehead sweat, and his breathing became a little short.
Boss Lei poured a cup of tea and handed it over with a wink, and whispered: "Mr. Ye, do you want to take a break before painting?"
"It's okay, I haven't drawn this thing for a long time, the next one should be fine..."
Ye Tian shook his head, and after standing quietly in front of the desk for a while, he started drawing again. This time, he moved his pen faster. Before Boss Lei could see clearly, dozens of lines of complex runes appeared on the paper.
superior.
"become!"
Following Ye Tian's shout, Lei Wu noticed that the yellow paper covered with runes shone with a dazzling golden light. Although it only lasted for a few tenths of a second, it already shocked Lei Wu.
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"Finally, it's done. It's actually more laborious than making a magic weapon..."
Dropping the brush casually, Ye Tian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. This Peach Blossom Treasure Slashing Talisman indeed consumed a lot of his energy.
"Well, not bad. Although the yellow paper is a bit bad, this talisman can be used for the first half of the year..." He reached out and pinched the top of the talisman. After holding it in front of his eyes and looking at it carefully, Ye Tian nodded, which was considered a comparison.
satisfy.
"Master Ye, is this...is it done?"
Seeing the golden light fade away and the yellow paper covered with ghostly symbols, Lei Wu was already 90% convinced. He was sure that he was not dazzled just now.
"That's right, this talisman is the contemporary Zhang Tianshi. I'm afraid it can't be drawn. If you carry this talisman with you, all evil spirits can be blocked from the outside!"
Holding this talisman, Ye Tian couldn't help but show a proud look on his face. In the eyes of knowledgeable people, this thing is definitely not cheaper than a magical weapon.
