Back in his room, Zhao Ran used to prick up his ears to eavesdrop on the movement at the opposite door. Unfortunately, except for Zhu Meng's breathing and the occasional sound of walking, he heard nothing else. It was also Zhao Ran who watched various things before traveling through time.
I have read too many online novels, and the characters in many books often talk to themselves, which made Zhao Ran want to hear what Zhu Meng said to himself.
In fact, as a normal person, who would talk to himself inexplicably? At least Zhao Ran has never done this kind of thing in his life. Among the people who are used to talking to themselves, at least 99 out of 100 people.
Those who have mental problems, and the remaining one is probably not awake.
Zhao Ran really wanted to rush to the room opposite and ask the guy, how did you learn it? I worked day and night to open the golden finger, and then I learned the Zhaijiao rituals two years in advance. Is it possible that you have such good qualifications?
Are people with good bones always doomed to sit on top of me? I don’t accept it!
Zhao Ran was unhappy at home. In fact, he had chosen the wrong target for comparison. If he had chosen a normal Taoist boy who chanted sutras for comparison, his academic performance would have been overwhelming. At least, he had been in the Sutra Hall for nine years.
Ma Zhili was almost out of breath from Zhao Ran.
Ma Zhili has been firmly at the top of the first class since four years ago, but seeing the explosive monthly exam results of Zhu Meng and Zhao Ran over the past year, he felt deeply uneasy. Especially...
From this month onwards, Ma Zhili almost went crazy when he learned that the two of them had begun to write A-level examination papers.
According to the rules and practices of Wujiyuan, Ma Zhili was the first candidate for job transfer among the chanting Taoist boys in the Sutra Hall. Four years ago, a vacancy came up, and Ma Zhili was unwilling to go.
It was Zhou Zhixiu, the unlucky guy. Two years ago, another vacancy for a living room doorman came up. This position had relatively bright prospects for development, and he really wanted to go. However, unfortunately, he was given a solid background and his monthly and annual examination scores were only slightly lower than his.
Yu Zhiyuan snatched half a point.
Well, Ma Zhili was very sorry that he could not move to the living room door, but he could accept this result. After Yu Zhiyuan left, if nothing unexpected happened, as long as there was a job like "Five Lords and Eighteen Heads"
If there is a vacancy, he will be able to take the top spot smoothly. But who would have expected that two guys, Zhu Zhimeng and Zhao Zhiran, would appear this year. One is more aggressive than the other, and he is always in the first place in the monthly exams every time! Zhu Zhimeng can be said to be okay.
With his wonderful bones, he is destined to go to the pavilion to practice Taoism, so he will not pose a threat to himself. But Zhao Zhiran is different. This boy's rising posture is too strong. It has only been ten months, and he has actually participated.
A-class examination paper, and I heard that Jiang Gaogong was very satisfied with his performance after the interview!
Ma Zhili felt great panic - Could it be that God had destined him not to climb up? Could it be that he would have to give up the opportunity to move to others next time? He was really unwilling!
Reluctant, Ma Zhili didn't sleep well all night. Early the next morning, he was the first to rush to the sutra hall and read the October monthly exam scores posted outside the sutra hall. He was ranked first. There was no suspense about this for the time being, and then
...Behind his own name, he saw the two names Zhao Zhiran and Zhu Zhimeng... Ma Zhili's face turned pale instantly. He felt that the sky was about to collapse. He was distracted during the morning and evening classes all morning.
Zhao Ran didn't know Ma Zhili's little thoughts, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. His mood was slightly better than yesterday, because his name was ranked in front of Zhu Meng!
After the morning and evening classes, Zhao Ran and Zhu Meng both stayed behind. They bickered with each other for a few words before being called over by Liu Jingzhu.
"Needless to say, Junior Brother Zhu Zhimeng, a few years ago I brought up a Junior Brother who was just like you, a man with the same spiritual roots. However, when he left a year later, he had not yet learned the rituals of fasting and offering sacrifices, but you
Three months ahead of schedule, and got the first-class ranking. I heard that the junior brother is now successful in practicing Taoism, and he is also one of the young disciples in Huayun Pavilion." Liu Jingzhu sighed and continued: "Next year you will arrive at Huayun.
As long as you work hard and keep working hard, your achievements will surely be even higher!"
After being praised by Liu Jingzhu, Zhu Meng glanced at Zhao Ran with arrogance in his eyes.
After praising Zhu Meng, Liu Jingzhu turned to Zhao Ran again, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and just sighed with regret, which made Zhao Ran feel very uncomfortable.
"The two of you have read through the "Supreme Yellow Urn Great Zhai Ceremony" and have gained an understanding of the Zhai Jiao etiquette. Following Senior Brother Jiang's instructions, I will tell you here a practical method for the two of you to use during Zhai Jiao. Senior Brother Jiang
I'm looking forward to you two... Well, that's all for you, junior brothers, but junior brother Zhao Zhiran, you have to be more attentive."
The more Zhao Ran listened, the more awkward he felt. The little bit of joy he felt because his name was listed before Zhumeng flew away. He gradually became saddened by Liu Jingzhu's words, and secretly cursed in his heart, "Damn Gen Gu!"
Liu Jingzhu began to teach the method of fasting and offering sacrifices.
The "Supreme Yellow Urn Great Zhai Ceremony" records all the processes of the Zhai Jiao, including what objects need to be prepared, how to set up the altar at the beginning, how to worship in the middle, and how to make the Jiao later. Therefore, Liu Jingzhu did not say much about this, and just asked the two to
, especially just ask Zhao Ran to do it as described in the book. The key to his teaching is the essentials of movements in Zhaijiao. These essentials of movements are divided into several parts, including hand skills, footwork, use of magical weapons, and chanting.
The essentials of mantras and so on, today he will start with the manual techniques.
The hand technique is one of the basic essentials of Taoism. It is very complicated and cannot be done by just making random gestures. The human body is consistent with the way of heaven, so every part of the body corresponds to the celestial phenomena, and the same is true for the palm. Each part on the palm
They respectively correspond to the Tiangang Beidou, the Twelve Hours, the Nine Palaces and Bagua, etc.
Liu Jingzhu first asked the two to spread their palms flat, and then pointed out the corresponding meanings of each part one by one.
For example, the fifteen knot patterns on the five fingers represent a variety of meanings. If we count the Nine Palaces Bagua, the middle knot pattern on the middle finger corresponds to the middle palace, the upper and lower knot patterns on the index finger, and the three knot patterns on the ring finger each represent the eight directions of the Bagua. Among them
, starting from the lower knot of the ring finger (rotating clockwise around the middle palace), the order is Qian, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun, Zhen, Li, Dui.
If we count the twelve hours, from the knot pattern on the index finger downwards and backwards, it is Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai.
The Big Dipper and the Twenty-Eight Constellations also have detailed correspondences, which must be kept in mind.
By incorporating all the celestial phenomena, directions and time into the palm of your hand, you can "play the universe in the palm of your hand", that is, the so-called "the universe lies in your hands, and all transformations come from your body." According to Liu Jingzhu's explanation, the hand formula is an important part of the Zhai Jiao ritual.
Only by combining the tactics with Bugang and reciting mantras can the gods and gods channel their magic.
Of course, Zhao Ran has been in Wuji Courtyard for many days now, and he is skeptical about this. What he doubts is not this set of things - the world no longer needs to doubt this. What he doubts is that for ten For the secular Taoist priest in Fanglin Forest Temple, are these methods correct? Can they work? Or do they need other methods to cooperate? Unfortunately, he did not have the opportunity to enter the pavilion in the hidden place of Taoism, and he himself also I don’t have the foundation and qualifications to practice Taoism, so I can’t solve my doubts for the time being.
The so-called pinch formula is to use the thumb to pinch the other parts of the palm that represent different meanings. For example, to pinch "Qianwen", the thumb is pinched on the lower section of the ring finger. This is the simplest single formula among the tricks. Zhu Meng With Zhao Ran, one was talented and the other had a golden finger, so Liu Jingzhu taught it very quickly. The two of them memorized it by heart soon, without even delaying their afternoon rest.
The single formula is relatively simple, you just need to remember the meaning of each place on the palm. The really complicated ones are the compound characters that are composed of single characters, and the compound characters that continuously evolve from the compound characters. For example, in the refining process of saving the undead In the ceremony, if you need to ask Taiyi to save the suffering god from descending to earth, you must pinch the compound text: the palms of both hands are crossed together, the thumb of the left hand is bent into the palm, and the remaining nine fingers are exposed, which means nine lion heads, so it is also Named "Lion Jue" - Taiyi saved the suffering Tianzun. His old man's mount was a nine-headed lion.
Among the formulas, the more powerful the master is, the simpler the formulas are. The lower the general is, the more complicated the formulas are. When it comes to the heavenly soldiers and generals, and the first-rate Tianding warriors, they need to combine the formulas. Zhao Ran asked, "Then I just need to learn how to make simple scripts. The techniques are simple, and the person you invited is a powerful person, so why not do it?"
According to Liu Jingzhu's explanation, this is the case in theory, but in practice it doesn't work. The more capable the master, the higher his horizons - there are too few sacrifices, and there are too many things to do - he doesn't have time to talk to you, so It is difficult to invite them. On the contrary, those little gods, although their techniques are complicated, can basically be invited to the mortal world.
Next, after the evening classes every day, Liu Jingzhu spent about half an hour teaching the compound essays and combined essays to the two of them in turn according to the special "Juemu". After teaching the "Juemu", he would teach the steps Gang, mantra chanting, magic weapons and other related contents are explained one by one.
On the day after Zhu Meng and Zhao Ran obtained first-class rankings again in the eleventh month's monthly examination, Jiang Gaogong informed them that they were ready and would take them down the mountain to help with the fasting ceremony.