Chapter 78: Shi Jing Helps Cast the Celestial Curse
Although incantations are classified as miscellaneous exercises, they are completely different from ordinary exercises.
Gongfa is to cultivate energy and strengthen oneself, but mantra has nothing to do with the practitioner himself, it is an application of the power of heaven and earth.
Conjuration pays attention to the incantation pattern, the medium of casting, the location of casting, and the way of triggering. As for the cultivation level of the caster, there are no strict requirements.
Each spell has its own unique spell pattern, which is the result of countless attempts by practitioners for thousands of years. Every line and circle in it has its own reason for its existence.
The spell pattern is the basis of all spells. If the spell pattern is wrong, the spell cannot be cast.
The spell pattern cannot be formed out of thin air, it must be painted on the surface of something, and this thing becomes the medium for casting. The casting medium of a spell depends on the type of spell, and different spells have different requirements.
Most spells can be drawn on paper, leaves, and cloth, and their power is almost the same, but some require special casting media, such as gold, the hide of a certain beast, and weapons.
These casting mediums have required incantations. If the wrong things are used to draw the incantation pattern, it is very likely to disrupt the operation of the power of heaven and earth in the incantation pattern, causing the power of heaven and earth to backlash, endangering the caster himself.
The cast location and trigger method of the spell pattern are two different key points.
Draw the correct incantation pattern on the correct casting medium, and then let the power of heaven and earth flow into the incantation pattern, and run according to the route of the incantation pattern.
Because the concentration of the power of heaven and earth in different places is different, and the nature is also different, which will affect the difficulty of casting the spell and the final effect. For example, some mountain peaks are covered with snow all the year round. It would be very difficult to cast fire-type spells in such places, and the effect of the spells would also be compromised.
The trigger method is actually the process of driving the power of heaven and earth to run according to the route.
To drive the carriage of the power of heaven and earth, it needs the guidance of mantras and formulas, and another push of the power of heaven and earth is needed. This other force of heaven and earth must be provided by the caster himself.
People above the Qi Condensation Realm will absorb the power of heaven and earth when they practice. The higher the cultivation level, the more power of heaven and earth contained in the energy in their body. Therefore, these energy can be used in conjunction with mantra formulas as a trigger method .
Hearing this, Zheng Qiu had a question: "Master, you need to be vigorous to cast a spell, don't you still need to cultivate at a high level? Why..."
"You don't know something." Master Ming Zong interrupted the apprentice's question, grabbed a handful of things from his sleeve and sprinkled them on the table, "Anyone can cast a spell, even without cultivation, because there are these things."
Zheng Qiu stretched his neck to look at the table. It was a handful of crystal clear crystals, colorful, each as big as a little finger, with pointed ends, wide belly, and wrinkled surface, like an elongated peach pit. The cloud sleeves are heaven and earth crystals.
"Heaven and Earth Crystal. What is the relationship between Heaven and Earth Crystal and spells?" Zheng Qiu was at a loss, not knowing what kind of medicine the master sold in the gourd.
Master Ming Zong picked up one, stroked the lines on it, and said, "The power of heaven and earth is illusory and indistinguishable, and it is difficult to distinguish its form. For most practitioners, it is just a spiritual feeling, like joy, anger, sorrow, and joy. There is no feeling of the actual body. But some practitioners are different..."
Master Ming Zong took a sip of tea and continued to tell the story.
Practitioners who have reached the divine realm, which is the last great realm, can see the power of heaven and earth. For them, the power of heaven and earth is no different from Qi Jin, which can also be gathered and condensed.
The heaven and earth crystals are made by them condensing the power of heaven and earth and injecting them into stone crystals. Every heaven and earth crystal contains a trace of the power of heaven and earth. Different colors of heaven and earth crystals represent different properties.
A cultivator in the divine realm can produce up to 10,000 heaven and earth crystals a year. For his sect, this is a living cash cow.
Just because the heaven and earth crystal contains the power of heaven and earth, it can be directly used to cast spells.
Master Mingzong pointed to the heaven and earth crystal in his hand, and showed Zheng Qiu: "Apprentice, look, in the middle of each heaven and earth crystal, there is a fine line that runs across the entire stone crystal. You just need to press the sides of the fine line and break it like this. Open it, and you can release the power of heaven and earth."
With a crisp sound, the heaven and earth crystal in the master's hand broke into two pieces. Zheng Qiu didn't notice the power of heaven and earth at all, but saw the color of the heaven and earth crystal fade instantly, and then lost its crystal clear texture, turning into two pieces gray stone.
Seeing such a situation, Zheng Qiu couldn't help blurting out: "Spend money to cast spells!"
Master Ming Zong was amused by the apprentice's words, and he nodded with a smile, "Hehe, that's right, it's just spending money on spells. The stronger the spell, the more you spend."
After explaining the basics of mantras, Master Ming Zong took out a booklet and began to teach Zheng Qiu how to learn mantras.
The incantations here are all the incantations of Qianyunzong's sect, and they need the incantation formulas of Qianyunzong to perform. The incantation formulas of Qianyunzong all start with "Sifang Tianji, the gods have orders", which is also called Sifang Tianji mantra.
The master took a piece of white paper, and copied the curse patterns on the booklet onto the white paper, then took two red heaven and earth crystals, snapped them apart, and quickly pressed them on the paper.
At the same time, he recited the mantra aloud: "The heavens are in all directions, and the gods have ordered them to hold the green smoke lampstand in their palms, and the lamps will always be bright without oil."
As soon as the words fell, the white paper held by Master Ming Zong immediately burned into green smoke. He turned over his palm, and the green smoke rose slowly, forming a half-foot-high smoke column that condensed and did not disperse. Immediately after the top of the smoke column, a wisp of flame burst out, burning steadily like a candle.
"See, this is the step of using the heaven and earth crystal together with the Sifang Tianji formula to cast the spell." Master Ming Zong said as he patted the flames and green smoke away with the other hand.
"Like the green lantern spell just now, it is a continuous spell. To cast this spell, two red sky and earth crystals are required, and it can light up for half an hour after activation. If you want to prolong the duration of the spell, you can increase the duration of the spell." The number of time, sky and earth crystals is enough, and each one adds half an hour."
After demonstrating the incantation, Master Mingzong gave Zheng Qiu a stack of blank paper and asked him to copy it according to the booklet. Every time a piece is copied, the master will take it over and look at it carefully, and circle the parts that have not been painted with a pen.
When it was time to copy it, Zheng Qiu realized the difficulty. The spell pattern seemed simple, with only a dozen or so lines, but the mystery was hidden in it.
Each straight line is actually not straight, but has many irregular small bends. Similarly, some seemingly connected parts are close together, only to find that there is a separation in the middle.
After drawing from noon until evening, Zheng Qiu finally drew a curse pattern that made the master nod. Master Mingzong picked up two heaven and earth crystals and threw them to his apprentice, beckoning him to cast a spell.
Zheng Qiu flattened the paper, found the fine lines in the middle of the heaven and earth crystal, and exerted a little force with his fingers. Before Zheng Qiu could break apart the Heaven and Earth Crystal, shouts came from Fangcao downstairs.
"Elder Ming Zong, are you there, Elder Ming Zong? Elder Ming Zong?"