Chapter 20 Jade Slips with Missing Corners
When the old man saw Lin Xiao was about to leave, how could he let him go, so he quickly grabbed him.
"Hey, little friend, don't leave! Buying and selling, buying and selling, it's a matter of coming and going. It's not like you can't bargain, so don't leave..."
Lin Xiao was grabbed by him and couldn't shake it off directly, so he suppressed his anger and smiled bitterly.
"Old sir, are you kidding me? Twenty pieces of low-grade spiritual stone. Don't say I don't have it. Even if I do, I can't buy a jade slip that teaches how to draw brush strokes. Spend this money and I'll buy a book with the content.
Is it a good idea to have a neat introductory exercise? At least it will allow me to take many detours on the road of practice."
"Hey, little friend, what you said is wrong. You need to know that for people of my generation, the jade talisman formation is not a trivial thing after all!" The old man explained hastily.
"Yes, it is indeed not a trail, but if you ask a hungry man whether he wants a pound of beef or a scroll of paintings, what do you think he would choose?" Lin Xiao continued: "And the old gentleman must know that being famous
The disciple of the mountain sect with the surname, the monthly gift is only two low-grade spiritual stones, whoever it is, wouldn't have the heart to buy this jade slip!"
The old man looked embarrassed, and obviously knew the inside story, so he said: "My little friend is right, but this jade slip is indeed not ordinary, and other old men don't know it. Just the content of the Qi Refining Period that can be understood is extra
It comes with a rather rare method of carving jade talismans. Besides, if you are not satisfied with the price, you can negotiate!"
"Oh? This jade slip not only teaches how to use the brush, but also how to carve other jade symbols?" Lin Xiao became a little interested at this time.
After all, there are two common types of jade slips of this kind. One is about explaining carving techniques, and the other is about talisman patterns. For example, in a fragment of a talisman that Lin Xiao got from a middle-aged scribe, he learned three quite rare techniques.
The method of carving jade talismans.
They are the "Carved Mist Covering Spirit Talisman" to hide one's traces, the fire attack talisman "Earth Fire Talisman", and the "Life-destroying Talisman" to cut off the pain in the body in a short time.
However, this talisman fragment only records the complete pattern, and does not teach where to start and where to finish, or how to draw exquisitely and accurately. The details can only be figured out and studied by oneself.
That is to say, Lin Xiao relied on the green finger bones in the sea of knowledge to first deduce the correct drawing method, and then practiced it repeatedly before he reluctantly learned it. Otherwise, he doesn't know how long it will take to use it for his own use.
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This is also one of the reasons why within the Immortal Sect, from the famous sects to the casual cultivators, there are very few people who specialize in the jade talisman formation. You must know that no one is there to guide you, and you can only study an unfamiliar talisman on your own, starting from
When it comes to learning, the time, energy, and material consumption of a bottomless pit are simply not something that one person can afford.
As the level of the talisman increases, the difficulty of learning also increases. It is very likely that the cost has been poured in, but you have not learned it at all, and your work has been in vain.
This has also resulted in an overall environment where high-level talisman masters and formation masters are extremely scarce, and learning ordinary jade talisman formations is not as good as buying them.
Therefore, the middle-aged scribe only had the fragments of the talisman, but he did not take out any usable jade talisman at all. It can only be said that he did not want to use it, but he really could not afford to learn it, so he could only think about it in the long term and take his time.
Returning to the jade slip in the old man's hand, if it not only has a chapter on techniques, but also has reference examples of specific talismans, it means that this "Jade Silk Sutra" is extremely complete and is by no means a whimsical and deceptive work.
It’s not surprising that Lin Xiao would be tempted by this.
The old man said with determination: "That's it. I'm not lying. I definitely have other methods of carving jade talismans."
"Hiss..." Lin Xiao hesitated in his heart and asked: "I dare to ask, old gentleman, have you learned the jade talisman that comes with it?"
"Uh, I, of course I haven't learned." The old man hesitated for a moment, but he didn't dare to lie and said bluntly.
This time really made Lin Xiao laugh. "Old sir, so you haven't learned it? You haven't learned it and you tricked me into buying it? How are you sure that I can learn it? Or, how are you sure about this jade talisman?
Can it really be used instead of just scribbling?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then grinned. "Of course I can't be sure. If I were sure that you could learn it, I wouldn't sell you twenty, but forty!"
"You..."
Having said this, Lin Xiao was really speechless and wanted to leave from the bottom of his heart.
But something was different from when he was about to leave for the first time. After calming down, he carefully recalled the beginning of which scripture. Whether it was his own intuition or the insights guided by the green finger bones, he was seven-level sure that this scripture must be useful.
The problem is just that gambling is not gambling, and what Lin Xiao hates most is gambling. No matter whether he wandered around the world in his youth or went to Hanxi Mountain to practice the great path, he never did anything he was unsure of.
After thinking for a while, Lin Xiao raised his eyes and looked at the old man opposite him, and said: "Old sir, if you want to buy it, the two books just now, along with this jade slip, total ten low-grade spiritual stones. What do you think?"
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"My little friend is joking, there are ten yuan in total, I might as well give it to you for free! The minimum is eighteen, and my little friend is young, I will give you two yuan!"
"Eighteen will not work! Twelve!"
"Sixteen, no matter how little, you can do it yourself!"
"Fourteen!" Lin Xiao said and pulled open his sleeves.
"Fifteen! If you want to take it away, just fifteen low-grade spiritual stones! I won't let you."
"It's just fourteen. If you want to sell it, I'll take it. If you don't want to sell it, don't talk about it. You can always find someone else!"
"You, your boy..."
One of the two people insisted on Qingshan, and the other was blushing. In the background of the bustling crowd, they glared at each other, but neither spoke.
In the end, only one person was heard sighing. "Oh, fourteen is fourteen, let me buy it for you..."
As soon as the old man said something, Lin Xiao smiled and immediately caught it. "Thank you for being old!"
"Okay, okay, this business is so tiring..."
Lin Xiao smiled and said no more.
Now that the price has been agreed upon, the delivery is naturally very smooth. One person pays the money and the other person lifts the restriction.
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However, because he had not yet decided whether to buy it before, he did not have time to take a closer look. Now that he has the jade slips, Lin Xiao notices something strange.
I saw that this two-inch-long jade slip had a warm texture and an ancient color. What was even more strange was that a corner was missing at one end. It didn't look like a defect, but it looked like it was done intentionally.
"May I ask, old gentleman, this jade slip does not seem to be a rubbing?"
The old man accepted the spirit stone and shook his head. "Of course not. I have followed me for more than twenty years and got this piece by chance from another casual practice stall. If it weren't for my limited cultivation and low talent, I really wouldn't be able to understand it.
It is exquisite, otherwise it would never be sold."
"As for the rubbings, I also want to make them. Unfortunately, only the visible part of the rubbings can be seen, and the rest are sealed by prohibitions. When I first got it, I could see some of it at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and when I reached the sixth level, I could see it.
There is more content. How can such a weird jade slip be expanded? Who will buy it?"
"Is this happening?"
Lin Xiao was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately put his spiritual sense into the slip. Sure enough, after the old man lifted the restriction, the readable content of this scripture expanded a lot, but further down, the scripture completely turned into smoke and could not be seen.
Really true.
"It's so strange..."
"Of course I won't lie," the old man said with a sigh. "Although I am not very advanced, after decades of walking, I still have a clear vision. This slip is absolutely extraordinary. I just sigh that I have no chance to do it.
Friendship is the most important thing."
"Yes, don't worry, old sir." Lin Xiao responded immediately.
The old man nodded and said: "Since my little friend is very interested in the Jade Talisman Formation, I will give you another message."
"Sir, please tell me."
"Okay," the old man clicked on the two books and jade slips in Lin Xiao's hand, and said slowly: "Your two books, "Rough Commentary on Fu Jing" and "Collection of Zhenzi Jing", are enough for getting started. Before you understand it thoroughly,
, don’t choose anything else. What you need to know about the jade talisman formation is that it’s not too much to practice, it’s not to look at it, it’s a thousand articles, it’s better to practice it by hand, little friends, remember it.”
“You’ve read a thousand words before you read them, so why don’t you practice them by hand?”
Lin Xiao recited it silently in his mind, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had other ideas, and then he bowed and saluted the old man. "Thank you, old man, I will remember it!"
Seeing Lin Xiao being so solemn, the old man laughed and returned a half-courteous gesture. This was considered as a sign of friendship.
Chapter completed!