Volume 1 Uncle Nine's World Chapter 3 Drawing Talismans
Draw talismans!
Jiale was excited when he heard this. This meant he was going to learn a new skill. He thought he could only practice Maoshan Body Building Boxing for a long time, but he didn't expect that he could also learn to draw talismans.
On TV, Uncle Jiu is very good at using talismans to defeat his enemies. You must learn this well.
As if he saw Jiale's excitement, "Don't be happy too soon. I teach you to draw talismans only so that you can master their shapes first. What you draw are just some ordinary talismans, which are useless. If you want to draw real talismans, you have to enter the Refining Essence Realm and have essence. Now the essence in your body is life essence. If you want to draw talismans with life essence as the guide, you will have to go to see the Maoshan ancestors in a few days."
Upon hearing this, Jiale's smile froze. So that's how it is. But this is not bad either. It is better to learn something than nothing. As a newcomer to cultivation, Jiale is particularly interested in everything and wants to learn it all at once. He also wants to see if that unknown space is only useful for practicing boxing. If it is also useful for drawing talismans, that would be great.
"Disciple will remember Master's teachings."
Simu nodded. He was actually telling Jiale the taboos of drawing talismans at this time, so as not to lose his life in a confused manner. Simu was relatively relieved about this disciple. Apart from anything else, his calmness, which far exceeded that of his peers, was very extraordinary.
What's more, the rapid speed of practicing Maoshan Body-building Fist shows that Jiale has good comprehension and aptitude. Practicing drawing talismans should not be a problem. However, as a master, he still has to discipline him. Otherwise, what if he becomes arrogant? Simu does not want the same thing as Zhongyong to happen again. The better the seedling , the better he should be taught. Otherwise, if such a good seed of the true inheritance is corrupted by himself, he would be a sinner of Maoshan and a failure in being a teacher.
"I have many kinds of Maoshan talismans. I will teach you the most basic ones first, starting with the amulet."
amulet!
Jiale couldn't help but think of the scenes on TV where people in Taoist robes caught people on the overpass and stuffed talismans into their mouths. Aren't those amulets?
"What are you thinking about? An Shen, look carefully."
Simu shouted softly, then picked up the brush and dipped it in ink. The talisman was completed in one go without any pause in between, and it was completed in one stroke. However, every turn of this stroke was beyond Jiale's expectations. After the overall shape was formed, Jiale was even more confused. Wasn't this just a ghostly talisman?
Simu put down the talisman pen in his hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "How is it? Do you understand it?"
Upon hearing this, Jiale looked at Simu with a slightly confused look in his eyes. He really didn't understand this and shook his head honestly.
Simu was secretly proud of himself when he saw this. It took him a whole month to learn how to draw the amulet. It would be strange if Jiale could understand it. Even though this amulet is the simplest among many talismans, the shapes of the symbols are not easy for beginners to understand . It requires hard study and practice, and with the help of a good teacher to explain it.
"That's right, you don't understand. Come, let me draw it again. Look carefully and comprehend it carefully. When I draw talismans in Maoshan, I usually use ordinary ink and cinnabar. Among them, cinnabar is the best. However, I am only teaching you skills and I don't cast spells, so just use ordinary ink."
After Simu finished speaking, he began to practice his exquisite talisman technique again. As for the real reason for not using cinnabar, it was mainly because cinnabar was much more expensive than ink. Now Jiale was only practicing drawing talismans, and using cinnabar would be a waste.
This time Jiale was more serious, fearing that if he wasn't careful, it would end again.
I have to say, if you look at some things twice, you will really have a different feeling. When he looked at it for the second time, Jiale already had some understanding, but he still couldn't draw it.
However, Taoist Simu was not going to draw again. He put away the talisman brush and said to Jiale, "Well, drawing talismans requires a lot of understanding. If you don't have good understanding, it will be in vain no matter how many times you draw. I will put these two amulets here. You should carefully comprehend and copy them carefully, and you will gain something in the end."
After saying that, Simu had already turned and left. Seeing this, Jiale hurriedly asked, "Master, how can I know if my painting is successful?"
Simu didn't even look back, "The moment you succeed, you will feel it, the way of talismans is very magical."
In fact, it was Simu’s first time as a master, and he had no idea how to teach his apprentices. He was just crossing the river by feeling the stones, constantly groping.
But although Simu had never been a master, he had been an apprentice. This was what his master taught them at the beginning, and now they just had to follow suit.
Seeing Simu leaving, Jiale wanted Simu to practice a few more times, but he didn't say it out loud. After all, he was in the unknown space. If it was really useful for practicing drawing talismans, perhaps Simu wouldn't need to teach him anymore. He could watch Simu drawing talismans countless times.
Standing in front of the table, Jiale looked carefully at the two amulets in front of him, recalling the scene of Simu drawing the amulets just now. At a certain moment, he seemed to be confident, so he spread out a piece of amulet paper, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and began his first talisman drawing journey in his life.
It was just like learning boxing, you can learn it at a glance, but you lose interest once you learn it. The amulet had a total of twelve turns, and he broke it at the first turn. When he tried to continue it, he found that it had lost its charm.
He simply changed a piece of paper and continued to draw, but this time Jiale drew more carefully and did not rush. Even if there were some imperfections at the corners, he would not stop easily.
Just like this, after Jia Le failed for the fiftyth time, he finally completed a coherent amulet, but the amulet drawn by Simu was a scribble, and his was at best a bug-driving amulet.
Carrying it with you is not only a protection, but it is also good enough if it does not bring bad luck.
However, at the moment when the amulet took shape, it seemed as if some conditions were triggered, and the unknown space appeared again. In front of Jiale's eyes, Four Eyes appeared again, and this time Four Eyes was drawing the amulet tirelessly just like before.
Seeing this scene, Jiale couldn't help but be overjoyed. The unknown space was indeed useful for drawing talismans.
I dare not delay. After all, if the unknown space really consumes my energy, it is very likely that it will be calculated in terms of time and cannot be wasted.
Jia Le carefully observed Simu's strokes, and then began to draw talismans himself. In the unknown space, Jia Le's comprehension was definitely doubled. Before, he could only seem to understand something, but now he had a sudden realization.
I completed another amulet. Although it is still quite different, it is much better than the first one.
The obvious progress undoubtedly gave Jiale hope, and he immediately plunged into the business of drawing talismans.
Sheets of talisman paper were wasted one after another. At a certain moment, Jia Le finally got the feeling and wrote with great speed, completing the task in one go.
Looking at it carefully, although this amulet is still not as good as the one drawn by Simu, Jiale has a feeling that this one is already a success. The art of talismans is really amazing. Thinking of Simu's answer when he left, this wonderful feeling may be the feeling of success that Simu mentioned.
Jiale was excited and quickly struck while the iron was hot, drawing two more pictures. However, when he was drawing the third picture, the familiar tingling sensation in his head came back. When he looked again, the unknown space had indeed disappeared.
With the previous experience, Jiale was no longer surprised. Looking at the three successfully drawn amulets in his hand, he compared them carefully and found that it was obviously the last two that were getting closer and closer to the amulet with four eyes.
It was already dinner time. Simu came to Jiale. He originally wanted to see Jiale's frustrated expression, but when he saw him, he almost popped his eyes out.
"How can it be!"
