Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 41 Metaphysics
When I heard Master's words, I was immediately overjoyed. I have long been envious of Master's mysterious and miraculous techniques, but it's a pity that since he went up the mountain with Master, he always told me that the strength of the body is everything He never taught me any metaphysics of spells, and now Master is willing to teach me these things, which makes me so happy.

Master sat on a chair, looked at me, and said to me with a slight smile on his kind face, "Xuanzi, as I told you at the initiation ceremony, although our lineage It originated from the secret techniques left by Xuanyuan Huangdi, but after all, they are just some fragments. What really formed our lineage is the first generation of patriarch Taishan Taoist. He learned various metaphysics and techniques from various Taoist sects in China. Knowledge, blending hundreds of schools, and then supplementing the Yellow Emperor's secret art with great perseverance, this will finally become our lineage of Xuanyuan Palace."

"In the metaphysics of Taoism, there are five branches of the same origin, which are mountain, medicine, fate, phase, and divination. They are called the five metaphysics by the world. According to legend, more than 600 years ago, the Yellow Emperor fought with Chi You , a mysterious girl from the heaven of nine heavens descended to help the Yellow Emperor, and awarded a book from heaven to break Chiyou's sorcery. This is the legendary treasure secretary "Golden Seal and Jade Letter."

"The things recorded in the "Golden Seals and Jade Letters" have been passed down for countless years, and they can be roughly divided into five sources, which are the five metaphysics I mentioned earlier. Among them, the mountain people pay attention to physical exercise. , Cultivate the mind and cultivate the character, which are roughly divided into three parts: "Xuan Dian", "Health Preservation" and "Xiu Mi". The method of exhaling and accepting the body is divided into Qigong and alchemy. The last "Xiu Mi" in Nashan Zimai is also the most mysterious and difficult method to learn, including the method of spelling, suppressing, The method of praying for stars, the method of expelling ghosts and gods. Nowadays, most of the Taoist sects in China inherit the Shanzi lineage, and although the remaining four lines are slightly involved, most of them are folk sects or are more proficient in inheritance. "

"As for medicine, including prescriptions, acupuncture, and spiritual therapy, the purpose is to use silver needles, herbs, and some special methods to change the human body or treat some diseases. After the research and transformation of our ancestors, we will use Taoism The combination of traditional Chinese medicine and the secret technique left by the Yellow Emperor can use special herbs and injections to enslave or drive away strange beast spirits. On this point, your senior sister has done a lot of research on this." When the master said this, see He glanced at me with a smile in his eyes.

When I heard Master talk about the method of using medicinal herbs and injections to drive strange beasts after combining medical pulses, I couldn't help but think of the scene when Mu Yueting defeated the white pheasant with that dragon grass powder on the back mountain, and that night On the bank of the Funan River, Mu Yueting seemed to have also used a puff of golden powder to drive away the long-haired monster that grabbed me. This is the medicine powder injection method derived from the combination of medical veins and our own. ?It seems to be quite powerful, but I don't know if it is effective against creatures like ghosts.

Seeing that I was fascinated by what I heard, Master stroked the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "The Mingzi Meridian is a special way for human beings to understand life, understand the laws of nature, and achieve good luck and avoidance. The purpose of evil. Its method is to use the time of birth and the theoretical basis of the five behaviors of yin and yang, and use the relationship between time and space to judge the fate of a person. It can be roughly divided into astrology, stem and branch techniques, etc. The famous ones are "Ziping Pushing Fate" and "Ziping Pushing Fate". Ziwei Doushu', 'Xingping Huihai' and the like."

My heart moved, and I asked Master: "Master, do those blind fortune tellers on the street have this kind of fortune-telling? They seem to be able to use birthdays to tell fortunes."

Master couldn't help laughing when he heard what I said, seeing that I was baffled, he laughed until he had enough, and then said to me: "Xuanzi, the fortune tellers outside, except for a very few who have real skills , most of them are just charlatans, and most of them belong to the remaining two veins of phase and divination. This vein of fate is the most difficult to learn. In the past dynasties, most of the people who belonged to the lineage of Mingzi existed as star officials of the imperial court. For example, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng in the Tang Dynasty were representatives of them. The image deduces the fate of China for nearly 2000 years, and most of them have already been fulfilled.

I stared at Master dumbfounded. I didn't expect that this Taoist man with the meridian of life is so powerful. According to Master, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng can predict the fate of China in 2000. This kind of ability is probably no more than a fairy in the legend. So be it.How powerful are the Taoist Mingzimai people?

When Master saw my surprised face, he also laughed heartily, and couldn't help thinking of how he was when he listened to my master's narration to him decades ago, and he also behaved similarly to me.The master paused, and then said: "As for the character veins, it generally includes five types: seal, person, name, family and tomb."

"Inscription, roughly, is to look at people's seals and written words to speculate on changes in people's fate; name and appearance is based on the name of the person or the name of the shop, through the five grids, and at the same time use the combination of numerology to infer good and bad luck The development of human physiognomy is divided into two categories: palmistry and facial physiognomy. By observing the texture and complexion of the face and hands, one can know good or bad luck and pathology. The technique of Fengshui Kanyu, looking at Fengshui and Dingyin House, is also the most common and the easiest to get started. You only need to find a master to teach for three to five years, read some ancient books and secrets, not to mention becoming a master. Seek food and clothing for life.”

"And this last divination vein is the most ancient of the five metaphysics. According to "Zhou Li", there are three earliest classics of divination, one is "Lianshan", the other is "Guizang", The third is "Book of Changes", of which "Lianshan" and "Guizang" have long been lost, and only "Book of Changes" remains. "Zhouyi" was first written by Fuxi in the ancient legend. But at that time, there were only images but no characters. Until the Shang and Zhou dynasties, King Wen of Zhou evolved it into 64 hexagrams, which belonged to Yici, which was called "Yaoci". After that, the Duke of Zhou gave Yaoxiang and wrote "Yaoci", which was written by Confucius. "Ten Wings". So the technique of "Book of Changes" became popular, and people called it the "Four Sages of Book of Changes."

"The "Book of Changes" has become the ancestral book of yin-yang and five-element divination for later generations. As the saying goes, everything changes without leaving its roots. The origin of Chinese divination is even earlier than "Zhouyi", but all methods are interlinked, and all divination techniques cannot be produced In addition to the "Book of Changes", the lineage of divination characters in Taoist metaphysics was also developed from the "Book of Changes". Up to now, the lineage of divination words has too many branches, and the famous ones are "Plum Blossom Yishu", "Taiyi God Number ", "Qi Men Dun Jia" and the like, the gossip divination that the world often talks about, and the interpretation of dreams by Ke Ying are all extended from divination."

"Like the old man Li we were looking for in Chengdu, he is one of the successors of divination. He is one of the best divination skills in the entire Chengdu area. It's a pity, alas..." Master said here, sighing, as if Thinking of old man Li's tragic death, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Seeing Master's appearance, I also thought of what Master had described to me about Old Man Li, and hurriedly asked, "Master, how did Old Man Li die? Why was it so miserable, even his tongue was pulled out. "

The master sighed and said: "As the saying goes, the secrets of the heavens should not be revealed, especially the three veins of fate, astrology, and divination have the ability to reveal the secrets of the heavens. It is a kind of practice that goes against the sky. Some things you know but you can't say. Speaking out is messing up the secrets of heaven and breaking a rule of operation between heaven and earth, which will incur divine punishment and various retributions. Alas, I never thought that just asking about the things below Dujiangyan would cause Lao Li to be punished by heaven, yes I killed him, it's just that the soul of an evil dragon is just under Dujiangyan, how could it trigger the divine punishment?"

I bit my lip, and vaguely felt that the death of old man Li might have a great relationship with the phoenix mark on my left shoulder. What is the origin of the phoenix mark?
Master looked at me with a burning gaze, with flickering brilliance in his eyes.After a while, he said: "Our lineage is somewhat related to the five Taoist metaphysics, especially the mountain lineage and the medical lineage are deeply rooted, and the spells, suppression, and exorcism skills are even more important. There is a lot of research, and there are many things derived from the medical character pulse, and your senior sister is the major medical character pulse. We also dabble in the remaining three pulses of life, phase, and divination."

"Then Xuanzi, which branch do you want to learn now?"

(End of this chapter)