"... Principles are the least valuable, the most valuable thing is how to do it."
The crow spirit nodded heavily after hearing this.
It suddenly remembered something, turned around and got into a corner, rummaged through boxes and cabinets for a while, and finally brought out a palm-sized clay pot, with the mouth of the pot sealed with yellow mud.
"Senior, there is nothing growing in my lower body. In this jar are a few 'Crow Azure's that I have saved over the years. Although they are not treasures, they are worth a little bit of Spiritual Qi..."
Shen Hui waved his hand and interrupted the other party:
"I'm not helping you just for these few stones."
The crow spirit put the pottery pot into Shen Hui's hand, his bright black eyes full of sincerity:
"Senior, if you don't accept me, I will feel very unhappy."
Shen Hui looked at the clay pot in his hand, then looked at the eyes of the crow spirit, and finally did not refuse:
"That's alright. I'll just take one if I'm a poor man."
As he spoke, he opened the mud seal, put his finger in and pulled out a round crystal stone.
The Crow Azure is completely black. When the light shines on it, a blue light appears inside. If you look closely, there are dense feather patterns, as if the wings of a bird are sealed in a stone.
Shen Hui glanced into the jar again and saw there were five pills left.
It seems that it takes hundreds of years to condense this thing.
He put the Crow Azure in his sleeve and handed back the jar with the five pills inside:
"One is enough."
The crow spirit wanted to say more, but Shen Hui just waved his hand and said firmly:
"Keep the rest for yourself. If you improve your cultivation in the future, you can refine one Law Treasure to use it to defend yourself against enemies."
The crow spirit then took the jar, held it in his hand, and then added:
"By the way, the woman that senior asked about just now..."
"What?"
"There is a Green Terrace Town seventy miles to the north, and there is a Land God Temple outside the town. Although the fragrance is weak, the land has been stationed for many years, and everything in the land is known. He may know the whereabouts of the woman."
"Okay."
Shen Hui responded, picked up the book "Hun-yuan Demon-Slaying Three-Five Dūgong Register" on the table, opened it, looked up, and said:
"Get a pen and paper."
The crow spirit heard this and did not dare to delay. He immediately took out a knife of yellow paper, half of a bald pen, and took out an inkstone from somewhere. He grinded it with water and placed it respectfully in front of Shen Hui.
Shen Hui spread out the book, pointed to the words on it and said:
"The writing in this book is too convoluted, and the annotations are messy. I will rewrite it in the simplest terms, and you can just practice accordingly."
The crow spirit nodded repeatedly, his eyes unblinking.
Shen Hui picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and put down the pen neatly. But just after writing two lines, the pen tip suddenly paused and the movement stopped suddenly.
He turned over the pages of the book and looked back at the crow spirit.
Although this thing is meant for people to practice, there are several sections in it that a crow spirit can try to master now.
"These places..."
Shen Hui took the pen and tapped the page. "You can practice now. I will talk to you while writing."
The crow spirit was stunned. "Can I practice now?"
"Yes."
Shen Hui pointed at the paper and explained:
"This Visualization method specializes in cultivating the soul and does not avoid being a human being. Dao Path will be of great benefit to you in stabilizing your soul and condensing your mental strength.
As soon as he finished speaking, something suddenly happened to him.
He turned around and looked at the people waiting with their necks stretched out, and said hesitantly:
"Can you let the other people learn from it?"
The crow spirit was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly bowed and replied:
"My ability to practice the things in this book is all thanks to my seniors. Whoever the seniors want to teach me to practice is naturally up to me, and the juniors will have no objections."
Shen Hui shook his head and said:
"This is your book. I can't teach others what you know just because I helped you."
He looked at the crow spirit and said in a calm tone:
"There are rules for people's things, once they are received and passed on. Only if you comply will I be able to teach you."
After hearing this, the crow spirit stood there in shock for a long time.
Shen Hui didn't rush it, he just tapped the pen on the table gently, taking his time.
After a while, the crow spirit nodded:
"Senior's teachings are correct. If you don't mind it, just listen to the lectures and practice together.
Shen Hui Seeing that it responded, first confirm it:
"Do you understand?"
"I figured it out."
"Okay."
Shen Hui turned his head and waved to the other people:
"Come here, you guys. So is Green Bamboo."
Green Bamboo was sitting at the back. Hearing this, he raised his head and pointed to the tip of his nose:
"Me? I also want to learn?"
"Need to learn."
So everyone gathered around the table.
Shen Hui straightened the book, cleared his throat, and began to preach:
"This book contains a superb method of killing monsters. There are three chapters in total. The first chapter is called Internal Refinement."
(You can try the Internal Refinement article. Long-term persistence can relax you, reduce stress, and improve concentration)
"Internal Refinement is divided into three steps. The first step is for Visualization."
He picked up a pen and wrote the words "Visualization" on the yellow paper, and at the bottom he wrote in the most straightforward and least roundabout words:
"Every day at two o'clock on the hour, sit cross-legged facing north, knot Demon-Subduing Seal, close your eyes and think: There is a boy in red clothes in Niwan Palace, holding a golden ax with the blade facing outward..."
"In the Jiang Palace, there are strong men in white, holding silver ropes, and the ropes are tied towards the back..."
"Dantian There is an old man in yellow, holding a copper bell, with the mouth of the bell facing the ground..."
While he was writing quickly, he was dictating the explanation softly, neither urgent nor slow, and the logic was clear.
Green Bamboo listened carefully, but knew nothing about acupoints all over the body, so he quickly raised his hand and asked:
"Um, Daoist Shen. Where is Niwan Palace? Where is Jiang Palace?"
Shen Hui took the pen and tapped the center of his eyebrows:
"The Niwan Palace is located three inches from the center of the eyebrows. The Niwan Palace is the residence of God."
Then he moved down. "Jiangong is in the middle of the heart, Dantian for the center. Dantian is three inches below the navel, Dantian for the lower part. Do you understand?"
"Got it."
"Each of the three gods guards a palace. The one in red is responsible for killing, the one in white is responsible for binding, and the one in yellow is responsible for suppressing."
"After the idea is clear, use your intention to induce the three gods to turn outward at the same time. The red man swings his axe, the white man throws the rope, and the yellow man rings the bell. The three sounds are called 'Three Palaces Advance Together'."
Everyone listened with rapt attention, all frowning slightly, muttering in their mouths, and silently memorizing the key points.
"How long does it take to practice this?" someone asked.
Shen Hui paused, picked up a pen and marked a line of small words on the edge of the paper, and replied casually:
"Walking seven times a day, you can enter the temple on forty-nine days."
The crow spirit asked in a low voice, "Senior, what are the taboos when thinking?"
"Good question."
Shen Hui didn't even raise his head or stop writing:
"Don't open your eyes when you are thinking, otherwise your mind will wander away; don't speak, because when you speak, the boy in red clothes will turn his head, which is called the mind's attention."
As he spoke, he turned another page and continued:
"The second step of Internal Refinement is called Qi Ingestion."
"After Visualization is completed, turn to the east, take three breaths of clear air, swallow Dantian, use your mind to guide the air up to Niwan, then down to Jianggong, and return to Dantian. This is a week. A total of twenty-seven weeks."
As he spoke, he put his pen in the blank space of the yellow paper and sketched a simple qi diagram.
The zigzag arrows go from bottom to top and from top to belly, making the trajectory of the sky clear at a glance and easy to understand.
Finally, he added notes next to the map to point out the signs:
"After practicing until Dantian feels warm and the area three inches below the navel is faintly beating, it is the beginning of 'Qi Embryo'."
Someone immediately asked, "Are there any taboos in this step?"
"Yes."
Shen Hui dipped the pen tip into the remaining ink in the inkstone and said lightly:
"Don't inhale too hard. If you inhale too hard, the air will rush out of the mud ball, causing a splitting headache. Don't swallow the air too quickly. If you breathe too hard, the air will stagnate, causing chest tightness and shortness of breath."
After speaking, he raised his eyes to look at everyone and added:
"In addition, please do not drink alcohol during Qi Ingestion."
Shouyuan was bringing the wine Gourd to his mouth at this time. Hearing the words, he suddenly froze and put Gourd down sternly:
"I'll just smell it."
He said, tightening the Gourd plug and putting it in his arms.
When everyone saw Old Daoist looking like this, a smile couldn't help but appear in their eyes.
But Shen Hui's tone suddenly became more serious:
"Internal Refinement The third step, Forging Courage. This step is the most dangerous and should not be practiced by those without courage."
"Every night at Haishi, find a secluded place, close your eyes and imagine that there is a word 'demon' in front of you, and there are monsters around you."
"On the left is a tiger's fangs, on the right is a long snake spitting a message, in front is the charm of Fox Demon, and in the back is a ghost watching. The more realistic your thoughts are, the better, until the hairs stand on end and your spine is chilled. This is 'courageous'."
"After being bold, he suddenly opened his eyes, shouted 'Zhan', and cut the middle of the word 'demon' with his sword finger, turning 'demon' into 'Zhan'."
"Once a day, walk for twenty-one consecutive days. When you think about it, you will have no fear in your heart. This is called 'boldness'."
After finishing the first chapter, he raised his hand to turn over a page of ancient books and continued:
"The second chapter, External Methods. External Methods is divided into two steps. The first step is to sacrifice Law Artifact."
"Demon-Slaying Sword One handle: three feet and five inches long. The sword is engraved with the four characters 'Edict to kill evil spirits'. The hilt is wrapped with three turns of red rope."
"Demon-Binding Cord: Soak one piece in cinnabar and glutinous rice paste for seven days, take it out and dry it in the shade. Recite Binding Character Instruction and tie one knot every day, for a total of forty-nine knots."
"Demon-Suppressing Seal Yifang: Engraved with the four characters 'Hunyuan Zhenfu', printed with a normal pressure yellow paper symbol on the bottom, reprint when needed."
Shen Hui said, suddenly paused, as if remembering the characteristics of the crow's demonic body, then he picked up a pen and added a line of small words at the end of the page, reminding him warmly:
"These three things can also be refined by the monster itself. For example, after you transform in the future, you can use your own feathers to refine a magic sword, which will be the most convenient to use."
When the crow spirit heard this, he nodded repeatedly.
"The second step is the trick."
Shen Hui put down the pen and raised his hand to sign:
"Demon-Slaying Instruction: The sword finger of the right hand, the index and middle fingers are together, the ring finger and the little finger are bent toward the palm, and the thumb presses the ring fingernail. Point to the wind, and the monster will be cut by the sword."
He gave a demonstration, pointing to the wind and sweeping a pile of yellow paper on the ground. The corner of the paper automatically flipped up in the absence of wind.
Jinghui said "Wow", as if he thought this one was more elegant and full of momentum.
Shen Hui ignored her and continued:
"Demon-Binding Instruction: Cross the fingers of both hands, press each other's thumbs against each other's tiger's mouth, and turn your wrists outward. As soon as this trick is performed, the rope will be tied up."
"Demon-Suppressing Instruction: Cover your left fist with your right palm, palm facing down, and press the ground hard. This technique can stop the monster for three breaths."
Shen Hui made a pressing motion, with his palm still an inch away from the tabletop, and the book clicked close to the tabletop.
Hu Cheng and Lu Huan froze and subconsciously shrank their necks.
Even the Crow Spirit felt a chill in his heart, truly feeling the majesty of the orthodox Daoism.
"This last article, Mnemonic."
Shen Hui sat back in front of the case again, wrote with his eyes down, and wrote ink in separate lines on the yellow paper:
"Mnemonic must be activated by Internal Refinement Qi Embryo, and the hand tactics must be corresponding to exert its power.
"Demon-Slaying Mnemonic is: dressed in red, holding an axe, and smashing the demon sac. Three Palaces Advance Together, five thunders attack together. With one strike from the gods, all demons and monsters will perish."
Jinghui seemed to understand, blinked and asked:
"What is the monster sac? Is it the monster's belly?"
Shen Hui shook his head. "The demon sac refers to the place where monsters Yao Qi gather. Tiger Demon is between the eyebrows, the snake demon is seven inches to the left, and Fox Demon is at the base of the tail..."
"Then what should I do if I can't find the location of the demon sac when facing an enemy?"
"Don't worry, when you say 'break the demon sac', where the sword point is, that's where the demon sac is."
Jinghui was suddenly stunned and muttered something.
Shen Hui continued to write, "Demon-Binding Incantation matches Demon-Binding Cord, Mnemonic is: White clothes holding ropes, the root of all qi. Wrap around left and right, locking the soul and soul. The knot is tied together, and you cannot escape."
"Demon-Suppressing Incantation matches Demon-Suppressing Seal, Mnemonic: Yellow clothes ring the bell to suppress this demon prisoner. The mountain presses the ground and sinks, the water cuts off the fire. It can't move for three breaths, and it's hard to pull out the five bodies."
(The last two articles are not of much use)