Performing a Ritual, Homecoming Guide Talisman

The moment I heard Master was going to teach me a new talisman skill, I instantly perked up.

I had seen far too many ghosts in my daily life. Many of them drifted through the mortal world for all sorts of reasons.

For those nearby, I could simply send them off with a Soul Sending Incantation.

But for those farther away, I had no ability to send them home.

Even if it was only an auxiliary talisman, I was still filled with urgency.

I hurriedly said:

"Thank you, Master!"

As I spoke, I had already stepped forward.

Master placed the yellow paper on the ground, dipped his cinnabar brush into the small bottle of cinnabar ink, and said to me:

"The Homecoming Guide Talisman is not difficult to draw. It only takes a few strokes.

"The difficult part lies in having heart and feeling.

"With heart and feeling, the talisman forms itself.

"Without heart or feeling, the talisman will naturally be difficult to form..."

As he spoke, Master had already dipped his brush in ink and begun drawing the talisman.

From beginning to end, his brush moved like a dragon and snake, completed in one fluid motion.

When Master drew talismans, it was an art form in itself, every stroke exquisitely crafted.

As his brush fell, the talisman was complete. At its center stood the two characters: "Homeward Guide."

After finishing, Master spoke again:

"That is how the talisman is drawn. Go back and practice it yourself.

"In a moment, watch my hand seals and listen to the incantation."

"Understood, Master."

I nodded and began studying at the side.

Master took the talisman and a stack of spirit money, then walked up to Wu Zhizhi, the Female Ghost.

"Miss Wu, we'll begin now."

"Alright, thank you, Daoist. Thank you, Daoist!"