Chapter 170: Mastery of Talismans

Chapter 170: Mastery of Talismans

Chapter 170: Mastery of Talismans

The other noble families originally planned to rush to rescue the Gao family, but before they arrived, the Gao family had already turned into mushrooms, making it impossible to rescue them.

In addition to the Gao family, there are the twelve noble families, plus the eunuch Cen Xuefu, who is also a master. But even if the major noble families join forces, they are far from being the opponent of the golden Buddha.

General Xia and Deputy General Jiang led the border troops to besiege the Golden Buddha. The border troops were adept at fighting against ordinary monks, but facing the demon species like the Golden Buddha, before they got close, they turned into mushrooms of different sizes, floating in the sky and merged with other mushrooms.

General Xia and Deputy General Jiang escaped with their lives and fled their respective residences with their wives and children, hiding everywhere.

Senior officials such as Governor Fei and Inspector Zhang also fled in panic with their families and retainers to avoid the search for the golden Buddha.

Behind the Buddha's head, more and more mushrooms appear in the big circle.

These mushrooms have human bodies and are huge in size. Especially the mushrooms formed by the primordial spirit, they are surrounded by divine light and are extremely sacred.

The mushrooms formed by the eyes and heads that fall off their bodies are often smaller.

Regardless of size, they are all dignified and majestic, just like the Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Venerables, Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis, big and small, who have attained enlightenment.

The golden Buddha seems to be the Buddha.

This scene is just like the paradise described in the Buddhist scriptures, where the Buddha sits on Mount Lingshan.

However, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and others were replaced by strange mushrooms.

The golden Buddha, with its paradise, is still wandering around the city, searching for other living people. Once caught, he will immediately refine them and turn them into mushrooms to convert to him.

Compared with the constant panic in the city, Li Tianqing seemed much more relaxed.

Hei Guo drove the car and took him and Chen Shi out of the city.

Outside the city, there was a forest formed by stone men. There was no end in sight and petrified humans were everywhere.

When the Demon Realm first broke out, Chen Shi activated the head of Goddess Shiji to form a realm of ghosts and gods, turning ordinary people into stone men. Many of these stone men were people who escaped from the city at that time, and some were people living outside the city.

Li Tianqing calculated the mileage of the car. From the center of the Demon Realm to the edge of the Demon Realm, the distance is fifty miles. When approaching the edge, there is a fuzzy area more than one mile wide. That is where the Demon Realm Corridor may appear.

If you escape there and continue to move forward, you might get caught in the corridors, and the next moment you appear, you will be on the dome of the Demon Realm and fall down.

The dome of the Demon Realm is filled with colorful clouds formed by spores, and anyone who touches them will be contaminated.

Many of the giant mushrooms wandering around the city were transformed from monks who escaped to the edge of the Demon Realm but were sent to the city by the Demon Realm Corridor.

"Black Pot, we can't move forward anymore!"

Li Tianqing called Hei Guo and said, "It is forty-five miles away from Daxing Zen Temple."

Hei Guo hesitated for a moment, then walked forward another three miles before stopping.

They found a village by the Minjiang River. There were no living people in the village. Only some stone men, as well as some poultry and livestock such as stone chickens and ducks, were left.

The wooden cart entered the village. Li Tianqing cleared out a household and moved out the stone man. Then he invited out the Goddess of Hongshan and Grandma Minjiang.

Grandma Minjiang looked around in surprise and said, "This is the hometown of Cao Yunshen!"

She couldn't help but think of the person when she saw the object.

When Cao Yunshen was a child, he often ran to the Minjiang River outside the village, climbed up the old willow tree on the bank and looked down.

On the river bank, people beat drums and gongs, set off firecrackers, lit incense burners, poured wine, and performed blessing dances. It was very lively.

As the incense smoke curled up, the child Cao Yunshen saw the wide river surface and a huge black carp quietly looking at the people on the shore in the water.

She is so big, like an island hidden in the water.

But that child is no longer there.

Heiguo went to cook, and Li Tianqing went to help him cook. They had braised fish in the evening. Chen Shi, as if sleepwalking, came to the outside of the village alone, still thinking absent-mindedly about talismans and spells.

When he was experimenting with the simplest fire and water talismans in Hongshan Hall, he found that the transition from talismans to spells was not perfect and could easily get out of control.

His magic was simply a talisman that transformed from a two-dimensional state into a three-dimensional spell. From two-dimensional to three-dimensional, there were too many variables and many things that needed to be controlled, so it was natural for him to lose control.

But when fighting with others, it would be dangerous if you lose control.

He must master these spells proficiently.

He knew that practicing over and over again was useless, and what needed to be trained most was his brain.

He practiced the spell in his mind, perfecting it over and over again.

This is not just about learning, it's also about creation and application!

After a long time, Chen Shi rolled up his trouser legs, took off his shoes, and walked to the river.

He stepped his feet into the water, feeling the flow of the river.

Suddenly, he jumped up and leaped into the river. His footsteps landed on the surface of the river, and a wave rose up and landed exactly at his feet.

Chen Shi stepped on the waves, which lifted his body up, allowing him to walk and run on the river.

He leaped forward and tumbled as nimble as a fish dragon, and the water surface tumbled with him. However, it didn't take long before he could no longer control the flow of water and fell into the water with a splash.

Chen Shi swam to the shore again and again, thought carefully, and then went into the water again.

Grandma Minjiang was standing by the river, leaning on a cane that was much taller than herself, staring at the scene in a daze.

Another young man by the river.

Like Cao Yunshen back then.

"He is extremely talented, but will he be seduced by the power and wealth of the city like Cao Yunshen?" she whispered.

Her real body jumped out of the basin and dived into the Minjiang River silently.

Chen Shi walked on the river, feeling the power of water flowing under his feet. A black carp as big as an island was helping him get familiar with the water and correct the mistakes in his spells.

Every time he fell, waves would rise up, and the water seemed like another him, dancing with him.

The noise Chen Shi created became louder and louder, the waves flowed according to his will, the whirlpools swirled around him, he pushed his hands and the waves followed his hands, he cut and the river surface parted.

He danced in the river, and fish and dragons danced with him.

Chen Shi corrected the mistakes in his magic again and again, and suddenly it seemed as if a barrier was opened. He felt that the water had life and was breathing with him.

He walked on the waves, and a wave brought him to the shore. The waves were about twenty-six or seventy feet high, carrying his body all the way forward, and then dissipated when he reached the entrance of the village.

It wasn't Grandma Minjiang who helped him, but he himself used magic to control the water and walk on land! Chen Shi cheered.

Hei Guo had cooked the food, and Li Tianqing left the village, planning to invite Chen Shi to eat. When he heard the cheers and was about to speak, he saw Chen Shi running away quickly on a wave!

The waves moved above the land, sometimes the waves flew up to several feet high, hitting the sky, sending Chen Shi's figure high up, and sometimes they moved close to the ground, winding like a river.

Sometimes it was like a dragon, climbing up the trees and carrying Chen Shi up into the air; sometimes it rolled up the waves, causing the young man to slide upside down in a circle in the sky.

"You figured out the water method so quickly?"

Li Tianqing was familiar with the various techniques in the Li family's collection, and thought to himself, "His set of techniques is somewhat similar to the 'Bi Hai Cang Lang Jue'!"

However, he was sure that Chen Shi had never learned or even read "The Art of Bi Hai Cang Lang"!
Because "Bi Hai Cang Lang Jue" requires a fixed set of skills to be performed!

If you don’t have any skills and only know some spells, you won’t be able to succeed!

Although the Bi Hai Cang Lang Jue is not the most advanced spell, it is in the hands of the Li family and will never be passed on.

Chen Shi could actually comprehend a spell similar to the Bi Hai Cang Lang Jue from the talisman, which really amazed him!
Accompanied by a huge wave breaking the sky, it sent Chen Shi to a height of several feet in the air. Suddenly, the wave dissipated, as if it had never appeared. Chen Shi fell from the sky with his clothes fluttering.

When he was about to fall to the ground, there was a sudden flash of fire. There was steam coming out from under his feet. He actually stepped on a huge fireball, which whizzed past him at the moment he was about to fall to the ground!

Li Tianqing was stunned to see Chen Shi stepping on flames and moving through the woods, as nimble as a swallow flying into the forest, flying up and down with extreme lightness!

"A spell from the True Fire Flame Technique!"

Li Tianqing was shocked. "True Fire Flame Kung Fu" was a martial art of the Ma family. Although it was not the best one, it was impossible to pass it on to others!

Only those who have made contributions to the Ma family can be taught this skill.

When granting supernatural powers, it is often only part of them, not all of them!

Chen Shi’s magic is very similar to that of True Fire Flame Power, as if they were from the same mother!
Chen Shi seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. After casting the fire spell, he immediately mobilized the wood spell. Li Tianqing immediately saw the shadow of Fei family's "The Secret of the Withering and Flourishing of Ten Thousand Trees".

When he cast the earth-based spell, Li Tianqing saw a similar spell in the Xu family's "Yellow Earth Drum Mysterious Art"!
As for gold-based spells, Chen Shi has more variations, especially sword energy-based, and he can use all kinds of invisible sword energy at will.

Li Tianqing saw the shadows of many kinds of sword techniques collected by various major families from the various strange sword energies he displayed, from the grand and sweeping Eighteen Styles of God-Slaying to the delicate and rain-like Xiaoxiang Sword Technique, everything was included!
In the eyes of others, Chen Shi's magic contained all kinds of sword energy, long and short, big and small, thick and thin, fast and slow, which was too messy.

But in Li Tianqing's eyes, Chen Shi has already mastered the samadhi of gold magic.

At this point, we are no longer concerned with the techniques, but instead focus on their application.

"Could it be that the five kinds of magical skills collected by the aristocratic families were derived from the five elements talismans such as the fire talisman and the water talisman?" Li Tianqing suddenly thought.

These five types of talismans are only the simplest ones and are the basis of many talismans.

Although simple, it is not easy to truly master.

And Chen Shi obviously realized the same thing from these five talismans as his predecessors who created the five kinds of skills!

Li Tianqing felt jealous and thought, "Is this the true level of the boy?"

He noticed this jealousy and couldn't help but laugh, thinking: "Why should I be jealous of this? He needs to learn by himself and study the similarities between talismans and magic. I was born in an aristocratic family and can learn whatever I want. I am not necessarily inferior to him!"

Chen Shi performed all five spells, and all kinds of sword energy dissipated. When he landed on the ground, he shook his sleeves, trying to activate the Taotie Swallowing Sky Technique. His sleeves opened up, like a gluttonous mouth, swallowing everything!
In front of him, a huge tree that required two people to hug together was destroyed. It broke in half with a snap, and the treetop was rolled up with a whoosh and fell into his sleeves!

At the same time, the ground was shaking, and the stumps of the big trees were also shaking. They were uprooted, carrying thick soil and roots several feet long, and flew into his sleeves!

Li Tianqing was stunned!
Just as he was shocked, he heard a loud bang and the tree crown hit Chen Shi, knocking him to the ground. Then the tree stump flew over and sat on Chen Shi.

Li Tianqing rushed forward to rescue the man. After much difficulty, he dug out the mud and rescued the man. He checked his breath and found that he was still breathing. Only then did he feel relieved.

"Xiao Shi, stop practicing for now. Hei Guo is calling us to eat." He remembered the important matter and said hurriedly.

Chen Shi's head and face were covered in dirt, but his mind was much clearer and his spirit was extremely excited. He said hurriedly: "Tianqing, I think the Taotie Swallowing Heaven Technique can be used, but it consumes too much energy and blood. When I used it just now, my energy and blood could not keep up, so I was buried! When my energy and blood are sufficient, I can use it!"

Li Tianqing said with a smile: "Man is iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat, you will feel anxious. Let's eat quickly!"

The two returned to the village. Hei Guo was sitting on a chair reading a book with his legs crossed. When he saw them come back, Chen Shi was covered in dirt. He put down the book and shouted in displeasure.

Chen Shi hurried to fetch water to wash the dirt off his body.

Li Tianqing moved closer to see what the dog was looking at.

There were a bunch of weird drawings and symbols on the book, and they moved. Even though he was well-read, he was still completely clueless.

"Even Gouzi is so diligent, and Xiao Shi is practicing desperately. If I don't work hard, I can only eat with Goddess Hongshan in the future." He thought to himself.

Next to her, a little girl in red was squatting in the corner, eating alone with a bowl in her hand.

Grandma Minjiang doesn’t like fish, so it was not served.

They practiced hard day and night, and the days passed quickly. Before they knew it, more than ten days had passed.

On this day, Chen Shi was activating the Tianyu Palace to refine the black golden elixir when he suddenly froze and said in surprise and joy, "I have a name now! Tianqing! Goddess! Grandma! I remember my name now!"

He cheered loudly, feeling inexplicably excited.

Li Tianqing finally remembered Chen Shi's name and was happy for him.

Hei Guo closed the book, opened his mouth wide, stuffed the ghost book into his mouth, and smiled with satisfaction.

It finally learned how to control its abilities!

On this day, a loud bang was heard in Gongzhou City, and the golden Buddha sat down with a bang, no longer chasing other survivors.

Almost transparent white mycelium grows under its body, penetrates into the earth and continues to spread underground.

Behind its head, the mushroom wheel was no longer rotating. Instead, giant mushroom statues that looked like Bodhisattvas and Arhats were sitting cross-legged, chanting Buddhist scriptures. The Sanskrit sounds were loud and deafening.

On the mushroom head of the golden Buddha, round holes suddenly opened up, like huge chimneys.

"puff!"

These chimneys spew out grayish-white air streams upward, which are illuminated by the golden light of the Buddha, reflecting a variety of colorful colors!
"This big golden mushroom seems to be mature."

Granny Sha, Qingyang, and the bearded man looked from afar, showing a puzzled look, and said, "It takes a hundred days to become a demon. Logically speaking, it should take a hundred days for it to evolve into a demon. Now it's not even halfway through, how come it's mature?"

The bearded man was worried and said, "What worries me even more is that, except for the old beggar who was forced to take action once by us, the other scattered people have never taken action so far. Aren't they afraid of causing a big mess?"

"No! They are not afraid."

Qing Yang said, "They are waiting for this demon seed to mature and become a demon! They want to get a demon to play with!"

(End of this chapter)