Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 250

Time passed by minute by minute.

Black clouds piled up like mountains, making the sky groggy.

Gu Xu picked up the pen, hung his wrist, dipped it in ink, and then the tip of the pen slowly landed on the white paper.

The ink smudged slightly, like mud dots on the snow.

The moment he wrote, a bright lightning pierced the sky, accompanied by howling winds and deafening thunder, and arrived at Longmen Academy from the distant horizon.

It was as cold as frost, piercing into the window.

The wide "Si Qi Hall" seemed to be pierced by countless sword lights in an instant, and it was torn into light and dark pieces; on the white paper in front of Gu Xu, ghostly lights and shadows also flashed.

But his expression didn't change, his gaze was like a lake in winter, and he seemed oblivious to everything that happened around him.

When one stroke falls, it looks like a wild horse that has run away from the rein, coming into the sky and leaving in the dust; it is also like a dragon entering the sea, engulfed by hundreds of waves and thousands of piles of snow.

It has both the momentum of thunder and the indulgence of a fairy.

Mo Li stood beside him, staring blankly for a while.

The pen and ink on this paper is like a turbulent eddy in a river, sinking his consciousness into it, making it difficult to extricate himself.

After a while, he finally came back to his senses.

At this time, Mo Li suddenly realized that Gu Xu was not drawing symbols, but writing.

On the white paper in front of him, there is a vigorous and majestic "fire" character written on it.

"Isn't today a battle of talismans?" Mo Li frowned slightly, feeling a little strange in his heart, "Why did this man start writing calligraphy?"

However, for some reason, when Mo Li's eyes fell on the big word "fire", he felt a vague warmth, as if he was standing by the stove to keep warm in the snowy winter.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

At this moment, the bell of Longmen Academy rang again, announcing the end of the assessment.

Gu Xu put down the brush, stretched, and slowly stood up from his seat.

The rain outside the window gradually became smaller.

The rainwater slid down from the dark gray eaves and fell to the ground; from a distance, it looked like a gorgeous bead curtain.

Gu Xu smiled slightly at Mo Li who was beside him, picked up the works on the table, and walked out of the house first.

Mo Li was stunned for a few seconds, then hurriedly followed.

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The national teacher put down the teacup in his hand, got up and left the pavilion.

He walked slowly into the rain, but there was no rain on his body.

Then he straightened his clothes and sat down on a strange rock in the yard.

Because of his restrained breath and rough and dark skin, at first glance, he looks like an old farmer sitting on the edge of the field to rest after hard work.

"Come on, tell me your thinking," the national teacher said kindly, and waved to several talisman masters at the same time, "Zhao Xinran, you finish the painting first, so you come first."

Zhao Xinran stepped forward.

"The talisman I designed is called 'Beacon Fire'," she took the talisman she drew from the hands of the national teacher, and explained to everyone present, "Its function is the same as the beacon fire on the frontier battlefield. It can send messages to warn .

"As we all know, it is impossible for mortals to defeat ghosts with their own strength. In the face of danger, they can only turn to practitioners for help.

"Two of these talismans form a pair.

"Under the premise that the distance between them does not exceed three hundred miles, if one of them is torn off, the other will also burn and show its corresponding position in the flames.

"In this way, we only need to hand one of them into the hands of mortals, and put the other in the office of the Exorcist Department. When a mortal sees a ghost, he only needs to tear off the talisman in his hand, and the monk of the Exorcist Department They will be able to know the situation in time and rush to rescue."

The national teacher listened carefully to her words without any change in the expression on his face.

After Zhao Xinran finished speaking, the national teacher raised his head and asked her: "What do you think is the irreplaceable advantage of the 'Fenghuo' talisman seal you designed compared to the technique of deduction of secrets?"

Zhao Xinran replied without hesitation: "The number of monks who are good at deducing secrets in the Daqi Dynasty is not many. After the long night falls, it may be difficult to grasp the situation in various parts of the country in time; and in many cases, the technique of secrets can only guess vague range, but cannot obtain accurate location information, and may even be interfered by powerful ghosts. But my 'Beacon' talisman does not have such a problem."

"But in the Daqi Dynasty, the number of talisman masters is actually almost the same as that of monks who are good at Tianji." The national teacher smiled and responded, "If you want the whole country to have a 'beacon' talisman It's almost impossible."

Zhao Xinran was silent for a while, and said: "This talisman is not complicated. As long as a talisman master who can draw the 'Taishang Beiji Town Devil Killing Talisman' can easily draw it in a short period of time."

However, her tone sounded a little uncertain at this time, and she was no longer as confident as she was at first.

The national teacher sighed lightly.

"I'm not trying to find fault," he said, "Your idea is indeed very good, and it has exceeded my expectations. In the long night, it should be able to play a big role.

"I just hate my own powerlessness. The Daqi Dynasty has a vast land and a large population. Relying on our strength, it is difficult to protect everyone well."

Hearing the words of the national teacher, everyone bowed their heads in silence.

They all know that even today, the existence of the "Dragon Array" can ensure that the residents of Luojing live and work in peace and contentment, and the monks of the Exorcist Division protect the lives of many townspeople...but in some remote and remote mountains , or in areas like "Mangshan" occupied by powerful ghosts, there are still a steady stream of human beings who are reduced to food for ghosts.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, those victims are just cold and distant numbers.

But the national teacher is always worried about it.

He knew that behind those numbers were living lives and broken families.

After a short period of silence, the national teacher looked at Mo Li beside him, and said, "You can also tell me about the talisman you drew."

Mo Li hesitated for two seconds, and also took a step forward.

After hearing the conversation between the national teacher and Zhao Xinran just now, his mood was already cold.Because he knew that the talismans and seals he drew had violated the original intention of the National Teacher in designing this topic.

However, he still had the courage to show his work in front of the national teacher, and at the same time he described: "The talisman I drew is called 'The Talisman of Dispelling Evil Ghosts Entering the House and Interfering with Each other'. The "Sneaky Talisman of the New House" was improved, and you only need to stick it in the house to use it. Compared with the original talisman, it can not only deal with ghosts at the level of "wild ghosts", but also..."

"Your talisman looks very complicated, and its power is also very powerful," the national teacher interrupted him, and said, "It must be very difficult to draw, right?"

Mo Li took a deep breath and nodded.

"How many of the students in Longmen Academy do you think have the ability to draw it?" the national teacher continued to ask.

Mo Li thought for a while and replied, "It should be...not more than ten!"

Hearing the words of the national teacher, Mo Li suddenly understood the problem of his "Evil Ghosts Entering the House and Disturbing Talisman"-it is impossible to use it widely across the country due to its drawing cost.

"You have to understand that the most important thing for us to learn talisman is to be pragmatic," the national teacher looked at Mo Li and said earnestly, "The fundamental purpose is to kill demons and eliminate evil for the people—if we can't do this One point, no matter how complicated the talismans are, or how many skills you know, it doesn't make any sense.

"I personally suggest that you can temporarily put down the books in your hand and take more time to go outside the capital. Maybe you can gain something new."

"Thank you, Master Guoshi, for your guidance!" Mo Li nodded seriously, and bowed to the Guoshi.At the same time, he also understood that he was no longer destined to be a professor at the academy today.

He had already begun to ponder in his mind how he should explain the situation to his cousin later.

Next, the national teacher cast his eyes on Shen Qiu beside him.

"I haven't thought of a name for this talisman yet." Shen Qiu stepped forward and introduced before the national teacher ordered, "Its function is very simple, and its drawing method is not complicated. As long as you stick it on your body, it will It can radiate light, dispel ghosts at the level of 'wandering spirits', and at the same time make people run five times faster in a short period of time—I think it should be able to help some people who encounter ghosts escape to a safe place."

"There are so many ghosts and monsters during the long night, it's really unrealistic to eliminate them," the national teacher said indifferently, "'running away' is sometimes the best strategy."

This sounded like a positive evaluation, but the national teacher's face was very calm, and he didn't show too much surprise.

Shen Qiu could also guess what the national teacher was thinking——

After the long night falls, many cities that can escape danger will no longer be safe... At that time, even if this talisman is stuck on their bodies, where can the people escape to?
For this, Shen Qiu could not think of a better solution.

He only felt that in front of Changye, one person's power was too small, and it would be difficult to change the overall situation after all.

In the end, the national teacher looked at Gu Xu who had been standing quietly beside him.

"Gu Xiaoyou, the talisman you drew seems to be different from common talisman seals!" The national teacher glanced at the strong and straight "fire" character on the white paper, and commented with a smile, "Can you tell me about it?" Is there anything out of the ordinary?"

Gu Xu replied calmly: "The special thing about it is that any monk doesn't have to be a talisman master, as long as he recites a specific mantra silently, he can draw it."

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It was quiet.

No one spoke.

So much so that the surrounding wind and rain sounds a little harsh.

Shen Qiu opened his eyes wide, Mo Li scratched his head, Zhao Xinran frowned slightly.They are all suspecting that they have heard wrong.

A talisman that any monk can draw.

A talisman that can be drawn just by chanting a spell.

This is something completely beyond ordinary people's cognition - the more experienced the talisman master, the more difficult it is to believe.

The national teacher was silent for a while, and then said to Gu Xu: "Can you say it again?"

Gu Xu nodded and did so.

At the same time, he also added: the function of this talisman is very simple, it is to use fire to burn ghosts.Its power depends on the strength of the injected true energy—the talisman drawn by the first-level monks can kill "wandering souls"; the talisman drawn by the fourth-level monks can be used to kill "evil spirits"; "Amulet"... Well, the strength of the saint's true essence is too high, and this talisman cannot fit inside.

"I call it 'Fire Character'." Finally, Gu Xu said with a smile.

"Do you mind if we try it out?" the national teacher asked.

He knew very well that if what Gu Xu said was true, then this "fire character" would have extremely important strategic significance in "Long Night".

"Of course." Gu Xu replied straightforwardly.

After hearing his reply, the national teacher waved and summoned an ordinary academy student who was watching not far away.

This student is a second-level monk, short and strong, with a loyal and honest face.

When the national teacher stopped him, he was stunned for two seconds, and then came to the talisman masters in fear.

"What's your name?"

"Liu...Liu Jinbiao."

"What did you study?"

"I...I use a gun, my lord."

"Do you understand the talisman?"

"don't know."

"Okay, let's try to draw a talisman."

The student who called himself "Liu Jinbiao" froze in place for a moment, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Then, the national teacher created a pen and paper out of thin air, and Gu Xu told him the incantation of the "fire character".Liu Jinbiao took a deep breath, and while silently chanting a mantra in his heart, he wrote the word "fire" on the white paper.

Perhaps it was because he was too nervous, the strokes of the character he wrote looked extremely stiff, and when put together with Gu Xu's characters, it was like heaven and earth.

However, while he was chanting the incantation, he felt a stream of true energy in his body flowing along his arm, onto the tip of the pen, and then poured into the talisman paper.

This shocked him deeply.

For a moment, he even thought that he was dreaming, that he had learned the art of talismans without a teacher.

After he finished drawing, the national teacher took the two "fire characters" and gently threw them into the air.

The two talisman papers turned into two orange-red flames, like fireworks on the Lantern Festival night, illuminating the dark sky and making the boundless rain curtain shine brightly.

After a while, the flames faded away.

The whole world lost its color and turned back into a gray ink painting.

But the mood of the national teacher could not be calm for a long time.

Today, Gu Xu gave him too many surprises.

If the previous "gossip logic circuit diagram" made him see a new way of thinking about drawing symbols, then this "fire character" made him see countless possibilities for dealing with ghosts in the future.

Zhao Xinran's heart was also ups and downs.

She is from Youzhou, and grew up listening to the legend of "Vulcan".

In the stories of the elders, the human race in the Great Wilderness has been living in darkness and has been attacked by ghosts for a long time. It was not until the "Vulcan" took the fire and handed it into their hands that the human race saw the light for the first time.

It is precisely because of Youzhou people's belief in the "God of Fire", recent prophecies similar to "fire dominates when the sun rises" and "fire burns palaces, wolves howl on the frontier" that made Yan Guogong Zhao Changying appear uneasy. mood.

At this moment, when she saw two "fire characters" burning in the rain, she inexplicably thought of the "fire seed" in the ancient legend of Youzhou.

Somehow, she felt that this talisman was like a spark.

Starting from it, the entire pattern of Talisman and the relationship between human race and ghosts will change.

PS: I was wrong, Calvin still got stuck badly, this chapter has been sitting at the desk for eight hours before I finished writing the QAQ, wait a few days for me to write the follow-up outline, and I will find time to make up a chapter (plus a monthly ticket Plus more, a total of 3 chapters are owed).

(End of this chapter)