Begins with Zombie Daoist

Chapter 3 006 Practicing Courage
When Zhuo Bufan returned to the main room, Mao Xiaofang, Ma Xiaohai, and Yu Dachu were having breakfast.Ma Xiaohai handed him a towel to wipe off his sweat, and filled him with a large bowl of polenta, Zhuo Bufan thanked him, and slurped it into his mouth sporadically.After practicing the qi rebirth method for so long, his physical strength was exhausted, and he was already hungry.

After breakfast, Ma Xiaohai cleaned up the dishes, Zhuo Bufan wanted to help but Mao Xiaofang stopped him, "Afan, let Xiaohai clean up, follow me."

As soon as he walked to the door of the pharmacy, Mao Xiaofang seemed to think of someone, and said to the idle Yu Dachu, "Ah Chu, you go to the back mountain to collect herbs. I don't need to tell you what herbs are used for Afan's medicinal bath."

Yu Dachu answered listlessly, threw the small basket on his back, and walked out of Fuxi hall staggeringly.

Mao Xiaofang shook his head, "I'm impatient, I can't calm down, I can't learn anything, Ah Chu is hopeless."

"Each has its own fortune, maybe the fortune that belongs to the second senior brother has not yet arrived..."

"Good luck?" Mao Xiaofang sneered, "I think it's a disaster."

Knowing the son is like a father, only apprentice is like a teacher, Mao Xiaofang has figured out the temperament of Ma Xiaohai and Yu Dachu.Yu Dachu's nature is not bad, but he likes to play tricks, and he likes to take shortcuts when doing things.In the original play, he almost went astray, but fortunately he found his way back, and in the end, he and Ma Xiaohai, Yu Dachu, and Shu Ning went to the outer cave of Tianwaitian Cave to retrieve the Seven Star Yanyue Knife to eradicate the blood demon.

Zhuo Bufan also made mistakes in his previous life. He would not easily judge the good and evil of others and the future. What Yu Dachu lacks is experience.

Because people are creatures with thoughts, wisdom, and ability to learn and summarize, and can grow through experience.A person, whether he is a good person or a bad person, once he ignores his own growth attributes, he will definitely become the most mediocre type of person.

In the pharmacy, there was a large bathtub more than one meter high, and the steaming black potion inside gave off an unpleasant smell, which made Zhuo Bufan's face bitter.

"Take off your clothes, go in and soak, and come out after soaking for two hours." Mao Xiaofang ordered.

"Two hours?"

Zhuo Bufan's scalp was numb, and his skin was about to soak, "Master, can you shorten the time..."

"You are still young, and you have to practice martial arts with medicinal baths. I have already reduced the dosage, and it will take three hours to talk nonsense. Come in!" Mao Xiaofang shouted impatiently.

"Oh."

Zhuo Bufan obediently took off his clothes, stepped on the stool next to the tub and jumped in, the hot potion covered his skin, and he felt a tingling sensation of electric shock.

"Little sea!"

"Master..."

"Change Afan's potion every half an hour."

"Know it."

"You soak it well." Mao Xiaofang walked out of the pharmacy with his hands behind his back.

Zhuo Bufan hurriedly shouted: "Master, can you give me a book?"

Mao Xiaofang nodded, went back to his room and brought him a book, I don't know whether it was intentional or not, the content recorded in the book was all about basic Taoism, Zhuo Bufan didn't find it boring, he read it with gusto.

……

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. After lunch, Mao Xiaofang began to teach him how to draw symbols.From the program of the book talisman to the mystery of the rune, let Zhuo Bufan try to draw the talisman after the lecture.

Drawing talismans is a technical job. Although the talismans drawn by Taoist priests of later generations look very similar, they are actually useless at all, and they are used to swindle money.

A real talisman has to go through a series of complex procedures before being drawn, such as cleaning the body, hands, mouth, offering sacrifices to the gods, etc. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone used to write the talisman are also particular.

The paper needs to be yellow paper. In the past, green badges and jade were used. The cost of jade talismans was too high, and green badges were rarely used.

Yellow paper has become the mainstream, mainly related to the yellow worship of the ancients and the yellow belief of Taoism. Yellow plays a pivotal role in Chinese culture. The world is prosperous", Huang Laoxue said.

Ink has three materials, smoke ink, cinnabar and water.Cinnabar has the effect of warding off evil spirits and is the most commonly used material for drawing symbols. Others include mule silk and red nitrate.

The third-class moisture, the best rootless water, and the best morning dew.Inferior natural water, groundwater that has not been exposed to the sun.Inferior yin and yang water, there are also some usages of yin and yang water, three hot and seven cold, five and five points, seven hot and three cold, etc., with different effects.Generally, yin and yang water are rarely used to draw symbols. Some people say that yin and yang water can cure all diseases, which is also a lie.

In addition to the ink talisman, the Tiandao School also has a blood talisman, which uses chicken throat blood and boy's eyebrows as ink, and the talisman drawn has amazing Yang power, but it is difficult to last forever.

Prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, give them some spirit, that is, cast a spell, and then concentrate on drawing talismans with a brush, injecting spiritual power to draw talismans.

There is a saying, "If you know the orifice of the book talisman, you will make ghosts and gods jump; if you don't know the orifice of the book talisman, you will make ghosts and gods laugh."

Ghost painting is not necessary.

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The effect of the medicated bath was obvious. After five days, Zhuo Bufan, who was originally handsome, turned rosy, and his cheeks became plump, making him look even cuter.

Early in the morning, Zhuo Bufan went to Fuxi Hall, and quietly practiced the Yuan Jue, and then practiced the method of gathering energy and rebirth, Tiangangquan, and drawing symbols.

Ma Xiaohai made breakfast, Zhuo Bufan hurriedly put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and took a steamed bun to eat.

"Master Mao!"

"Is Master Mao there?"

A middle-aged man in a blue robe walked into the gate of Fuxi Hall, asking questions as he walked.

Mao Xiaofang stood up, "I am Mao Xiaofang."

The middle-aged man made a bow and said, "Master Mao, I am Song Cai, a villager in Song Village [-] miles away. This time I am going to Lingyun County for business, and I will pass through Gantian Town. Entrusted by the village head, Master Mao is asked to go to Song Village. .”

"Is there a problem?"

Chen Cai showed a hesitant expression, "The village is haunted..."

"is it serious?"

"One person has died."

With a serious expression on his face, Mao Xiaofang said to Song Cai: "I've been to Song Village, so I'm going to go there now."

"Then I will leave to Master Mao. I have to go to Lingyun County and say goodbye."

"Walk slowly."

Watching Song Cai leave, Yu Dachu bit his chopsticks and said, "Ah, this Song Village doesn't understand any rules, please give me some deposit if I ask Master to catch ghosts."

"Song Zhangyi, the head of Song Village, is righteous and has a good reputation. He knows the rules better than you." Mao Xiaofang glared at Yu Dachu, and said to Zhuo Bufan, "Afan, come with me."

Zhuo Bufan was surprised, "Me?"

"The most important lesson for practitioners is to practice courage."

Ma Xiaohai said worriedly: "Master, Junior Brother Zhuo is still young, I'll go with you."

"Yes, Master, I'm still young." Zhuo Bufan was frightened when he heard that there were ghosts, and he didn't want to go, he had only practiced for five or six days, and he wasn't enough to get ghosts between his teeth.

"How young are you?"

"Chicken..." Zhuo Bufan hastily changed his words, "Young, small body..."

Mao Xiaofang said meaningfully: "If it was someone else, I wouldn't take him there. You, Afan, are different."

"Master, where did I go wrong, tell me, and I'll correct it right away."

(End of this chapter)