allendalepharm Chapter 1142 The Heavenly Scroll Leads to the Heavenly Path Master
Chapter 1142 The Heavenly Scroll Leads to the Heavenly Path Master
Zheng Zibu walked towards the village and saw a low protective wall around the village, hastily built with stones and mud. In some places, half of it had collapsed, revealing the crooked fence behind it.
He sighed inwardly. In recent years, war had raged and famine had spread everywhere, turning his once peaceful village into a desolate place.
As Zheng Zibu slowly approached, he saw five men standing at the village entrance in the distance.
They carried heavy hoes and gathered together like leisurely farmers chatting about everyday life.
But soon, Zheng Zibu realized something was wrong, as he was now under the influence of numerous talisman effects.
One of the talismans is called the Lingzhong Sheng Talisman. This talisman is derived from the Taiwei Three Departments, Eight Scenes, and Twenty-Four True Talismans. The "scenes" here refer to various hidden parts of the human body, such as the ear scene, nose scene, and throat scene.
Ling Zhongsheng represents the spirit of the eyes. After using the Ling Zhongsheng talisman, one can transform their eyes into divine ones in a short period of time, granting the caster eyesight that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
He only needed one glance to see through the vulgar disguise and understand the true nature of the villagers at the village entrance.
Beneath their coarse cloth clothes were close-fitting soft armors, and short knives were hidden in the handles of the hoes they carried. Their posture was also incorrect; farmers, who toil year-round, inevitably had somewhat hunched backs.
Zheng Zibu's heart sank.
The unwritten rule in the underworld is that one should not bring trouble upon one's family.
Which despicable force is behind this?
go!
Are you still not leaving?
Zheng Zibu's mind was in turmoil. He was worried about the safety of the villagers, but also afraid that if he went there rashly, he would only endanger them.
"We still need to figure out which side this person is on first."
“If someone is a righteous person, they will always have a bottom line in their actions and would not harm their fellow villagers. But if someone is from Quanxing…”
"The Quanxing group never sets any bottom line when it comes to doing things."
"No gambling!"
Zheng Zibu steeled his heart and decided to take them down first, and then find out their strength.
Upon realizing this, Zheng Zibu immediately began to cast the Tongtian Talisman.
To be fair, Zheng Zibu hasn't been using this skill for very long, but in terms of understanding his own unique technique, he has a much deeper understanding of the Dual-Handed Technique than Duanmu Ying.
Duanmu Ying was still exploring and familiarizing himself with the Dual-Hand Technique, while Zheng Zibu was already highly skilled in talismans, and with the life-and-death battles along the way, he had already figured out some tricks of the trade.
In short, the power of the Tongtianlu is "connection to heaven" and "lu".
The character 箓 is easy to understand; it means drawing talismans. Normally, drawing talismans is a very tedious task.
Drawing talismans is an extremely complicated task. The person drawing the talisman must calm their mind, cleanse their body, face, hands, and rinse their mouth. They must also prepare offerings, yellow paper, cinnabar, and ink and brush. Then they must perform the ritual of stepping on the Big Dipper, making hand seals, and chanting incantations. Only after completing this entire ritual can they put pen to paper and create the talisman.
With the Tongtian Lu, all rituals can be omitted. As long as one knows the correct way to draw the talisman, one can create the talisman in the air with a thought.
What others spend time and effort to draw, he can do in the blink of an eye.
But this is only the function of the "register". The real power of the Tongtian Register lies in its ability to "connect with heaven".
And this is only the function of the talisman; the more powerful function of the Tongtian talisman is to connect with the heavens.
Taking down those people silently is not difficult with the power of talismans alone; the difficulty lies in doing it "silently."
To be on the safe side, Zheng Zibu decided to use the Heavenly Connection Talisman's power to reach the heavens.
He began to activate his powers, praying to the heavens.
He prayed for a response from the forces of the unseen, hoping that he could eliminate those people silently in an instant.
He didn't know who he was praying to.
He just focused on doing his best and left the rest to fate.
The moment Zheng Zibu activated Tongtian, a reaction began to occur in the darkness.
There are many things that exist in the unseen world.
At this very moment, Zhang Zhiwei, who is turning his gaze to this place, is undoubtedly the largest among them.
He intercepted all of Zheng Zibu's prayer signals sent with his supernatural powers.
Upon receiving these signals, Zhang Zhiwei deduced their workings by working backward from them, and thus completely understood the essence of the Tongtian Talisman's operation.
His understanding of this extraordinary skill even surpassed that of Zheng Zibu himself.
To cast a spell, one usually needs to draw the talisman and chant an incantation.
The characters used to draw symbols are called "lu".
What is the difference between a talisman and a spell?
Simply put, a talisman is a document with a fixed format, while a spell is a language with a fixed format. One is written on paper, and the other is recited aloud. Although the forms are different, the essence is the same. Both are invocations made through communication, hoping that the mysterious power hidden in the objective world can respond to the subjective will of the practitioner.
This point was already recorded in Volume One, "The Key to Daoist Practices," of the Qingwei lineage within the Fulu school:
“A talisman is the embodiment of Yin and Yang, and only the most sincere person in the world can use it. If sincerity is not attained, it will naturally be ineffective. Therefore, it is said that one should use one’s essence to unite with the essence of heaven and earth and all things, and use one’s spirit to unite with the spirit of heaven and earth and all things. Essences attach to each other, and spirits depend on each other. Therefore, by using a piece of paper of a certain size, one can summon ghosts and spirits, and the ghosts and spirits have no choice but to respond.”
Drawing talismans is like writing a formal application. You're reporting to a specific spirit or deity and writing a formal document.
The spirits will then grant you their power exactly as stated in the documents, according to the reasonable request. This is called dedicated funds for specific purposes and targeted allocation.
Ordinary talismans require a very lengthy application process.
The Tongtianlu (通天简) simply delivers the process directly to the altar of the gods and spirits, bypassing formal procedures and going through the back door.
Therefore, the Tongtianlu (a type of talisman) is fast.
But what if we don't use talismans and only use the Heavenly Path Talisman to reach the heavens?
In this way, the nature of the situation changes.
It's no longer a special allocation; it's more like begging on the street.
Call out what you want, say "Grandpa, please help me," and then wait for some "big brother" in the world to respond.
Thinking about this, Zhang Zhiwei changed his approach, saying that using "begging on the street" to describe Tongtian's abilities didn't seem quite right.
The scope of begging on the street is ultimately limited; how many people are there on a single street? The coverage of the Tongtianlu (a magical talisman) is much larger.
To be precise, this should be considered a live-streamed begging activity launched online.
This way, the audience is wide. You could say that as long as you ask for help, there will always be some random person who takes a liking to you, becomes your number one supporter, and gives you a quick response.
Of course, this does not mean that the Tongtianlu (通天简) is a magic spell that can be executed by words.
It also depends on what you are looking for.
The greater your desire, the more difficult it is to achieve.
For example, if you use the Tongtian Talisman to pray that you will become the king of the world, then the "big brother" in the dark will most likely think that you are overestimating yourself, and then urinate on you to make you look at yourself and wake up.
In reality, it might mean that after you pray, a sudden downpour occurs overhead.
Besides considering what you want, you also need to consider your own abilities.
It's like begging on live stream.
Some big-name internet celebrities get more things when they beg during their live streams. Some smaller-name internet celebrities get less things when they beg during their live streams.
The difference between big and small internet celebrities lies in their popularity and the number of followers.
The Tongtianlu (通天简) examines your spiritual cultivation, or more precisely, your spiritual cultivation.
The stronger one's sexual function, the stronger the power that can be channeled.
With weak sexual energy, even if one uses the Tongtian Talisman, one can only beg for some trivial and insignificant things.
As for what the mysterious entity that the Tongtianlu connects to is?
The patriarchs of the Taoist lineage are examples, as are the deities worshipped, and even figures like Zhang Zhiwei can be included.
But these are not all.
More often, there are unseen beings hidden in the objective and subjective worlds, such as wild gods formed from scattered faith power, and evil gods embodied from extreme emotions such as hatred, arrogance, jealousy, lust, and tyranny.
Don't think that these things don't exist.
An entertainer who practices the mask of a deity can gain immense power by performing and collecting scraps of faith from places with strong incense offerings.
The power of faith, simply put, is the power of belief—the spiritual strength generated when you believe in someone or something.
So, how strong must that thing be, formed by the belief of countless people over thousands of years that it truly exists?
Since the existence formed by the power of belief can be used by entertainers to perform and transform into gods, and power can be borrowed from them through talismans.
What about forces similar to the power of belief, such as hatred, lust, and tyranny? Can they also be used to create gods, embody gods, or even create gods?
The answer is yes.
After reaching Zhang Zhiwei's level, one can see and perceive many things.
The world is far from being as peaceful as it appears on the surface. Even though the surface is already quite turbulent, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface, there are actually more turbulent undercurrents and even more demons and monsters lurking.
In his perception, these forces, born from extreme emotions, were far more powerful than the power of belief, and permeated every corner of the world.
There are also many people who use these to portray gods and deities.
However, they are not called entertainers.
They call it a directory.
When Zhang Zhiwei was in Shanghai, he killed several members of the Minglu (a powerful organization), so he was quite familiar with their strength.
The disease on Nathan Island in the original storyline is a low-level disease.
Lu Linglong, who had transformed into a horned demon, was also on the list.
Her ability to control blood actually comes from this god formed from extreme emotions.
This is why Lu Linglong has had an extremely strong desire to kill and a tendency to self-destruct since childhood. While she enjoys fighting with blood, she also enjoys the pleasure of draining her own blood.
To prevent her from being corrupted by this power, Lu Jin forbade her from using her abilities and even made her join the Quanzhen Sect to suppress this corruption using Quanzhen methods.
When Lu Linglong uses her abilities, there are inexplicable whispers in her ears; when she promotes the God of Beauty, she is also disturbed by countless thoughts. It's actually the same thing.
As for why Lu Linglong obtained this power?
Perhaps Lu Linglong's mother was a name in the family register, and this power was passed down to her through her bloodline.
There is also another possibility: this power was summoned by someone.
How can one summon this power?
The Tongtianlu can directly summon this power.
If you possess a specific spell, such as the Tianpeng spell, you can directly connect with the power of Tianpeng Zhenjun when you cast it.
If you possess spells that allow you to communicate with those evil gods, then you can directly borrow their power.
Another possibility is that when you are strong enough and your emotions are intense enough, using the Tongtian Talisman with those emotions might attract the attention of the evil god representing those extreme emotions, and thus elicit a response from you.
For example, if you have a lot of inner demons, a strong desire to kill, a strong tendency to self-destruct, and are also very strong.
In this situation, if you use the Tongtian Talisman to pray, it is almost inevitable that you will receive a response from an entity in the same state as you.
Is this response good or bad?
That remains to be seen.
Because this is not under the control of the user of the Tongtian Talisman, but depends entirely on the will of that mysterious being.
All you have to do is make your plea; the rest is up to fate.
In the story, there is a junior who is not very bright. He got the Tongtian Scroll, studied it for a few days, and thought he had grasped its true meaning. He even thought that Lu Jin, the old man, was not smart. He had been cultivating for more than 60 years and still hadn't been able to understand the Tongtian Scroll. But maybe he had suffered a loss before.
Without exception, all eight extraordinary skills are a double-edged sword, each with its own drawbacks.
Many people believe that Feng Hou Qi Men has the biggest drawbacks.
But in Zhang Zhiwei's view, the biggest drawback of the Tongtianlu is that it has no flaws.
The drawbacks of other extraordinary techniques are still under control. If your mindset is compatible with the technique, you will be able to master it.
But the Tongtian Talisman is different; its drawbacks are external, not internal.
Unless you only draw talismans and borrow the power of a deity who knows you inside and out, and enjoy special funding.
However, if you are not satisfied with the special funding and want to gamble on turning a bicycle into a motorcycle, then it is dangerous.
Because you have no idea what you are asking for, or what kind of response that thing will give you.
It's like praying to heaven for a million dollars.
There's a mysterious force at play that might just help you win the lottery.
But it could also backfire and cause an accident to happen to your loved one, leaving you with a million-dollar death compensation.
You might just want to make your opponent suffer a little, but that mysterious force can either trip him up or take half his life.
It can be said that once you use the power of the Heavenly Scroll, your fate is no longer entirely in your own hands. The more you use it, the greater the probability that you will encounter bad things through the Heavenly Scroll.
Zheng Zibu's connection to the heavens this time led him to Tiantong Daoren, or more precisely, the leader of the Tiantong Sect.
The Heavenly Daoist is in seclusion and cannot respond to him.
But the leader of the Heavenly Tong Sect can respond.
The Tiantong Church has accumulated a great deal of faith power.
Previously, Zhang Zhiwei would handle this regularly, but now he hasn't done so for many years. Under the condition of high concentration, those forces of faith have actually transformed into a powerful spiritual entity, which is what is normally called a god. The actors play this kind of god.
However, given Zhang Zhiwei's current level of cultivation, this spiritual entity has no effect on him whatsoever; on the contrary, it can become his avatar.
"No wonder the legendary Bodhisattvas and Buddhas have so many incarnations. The beliefs of each place are different, and the spiritual entities formed are also different, so there are naturally many incarnations."
Zhang Zhiwei turned his gaze back to Zheng Zibu.
Since you have asked me for something, I will answer you.
He planned to grant Zheng Zibu the ability to instantly eliminate those who blocked his way. (End of Chapter)