Not only had Lin Fan finished cultivating the magic weapon, but he had also read through the Guangyuan True Record. He also had a certain understanding of the Great Talisman Path and how to make the Talisman.
From the great road to simplicity, everything in the world has patterns.
The lines of the summoning spell are carved on the talisman paper in a specific way, which can be called a talisman.
Although the talisman can only be used once, it can be activated with only a small amount of spiritual power, and the spell contained in it can be released instantly without the user having to cast a spell.
The grades of talismans, from low to high, are white talisman, yellow talisman, blue talisman, purple talisman, gold talisman, and red talisman, which correspond to the six majors of monks: Qi refining, pulse opening, foundation building, purple mansion, golden elixir, and Yuanying.
realm.
Talismans are further subdivided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade and top-grade according to the power they contain.
To put it simply, the white talisman is equivalent to the magic spell used by the Qi Refining monk, and the yellow talisman is equivalent to the magic spell used by the Pulse Opening monk.
Those who make talismans are called talisman masters, and those who have not yet started are called talisman apprentices.
According to the level of talismans that can be produced, talisman masters are divided into: white talisman masters, yellow talisman masters, blue talisman masters, purple talisman masters, gold talisman masters, and red talisman masters.
Like the talisman grades, talisman masters are also subdivided into junior, middle and upper grades.
For example, the person who is the best at producing mid-level white talismans is a mid-level white talisman master.
If you want to make a talisman, the three treasures of the talisman, that is, the talisman pen, the talisman ink, and the talisman paper are indispensable.
However, these are only the basic tools for making talismans, and they can be easily purchased in basically any market.
The real core of making talismans lies in the talisman patterns!
The talisman patterns are like characters. Each character has its own meaning. Several characters are combined into one word, which can express complex meanings in one sentence.
Different arrangements and combinations of the talismans' spell patterns can link up the true meaning of each spell.
This Guangyuan True Record contains sixty-four basic talisman patterns.
However, it only records the appearance of the Dharma patterns. As for the meaning of these Dharma patterns and how to use and combine them, there is no record at all.
Lin Fan was not surprised by this.
The talisman pattern can be said to be the true core of the talisman's way, and it is also the secret that every talisman master has not passed down.
In order to avoid leakage, the Zhang family must strictly control these core contents and will never let the clan members take them with them at will.
It may not even be recorded in writing, but passed down orally.
A senior fellow he knew who studied talismans spent a lot of money in his early years to learn the secrets of the three talisman patterns and the pattern combination of the cleansing technique from a white talisman master.
After that, he started the business of selling low-grade cleaning talismans, which could finally subsidize the daily consumption of learning talismans and making talismans.
As for making a lot of money, it's still far from that.
Because only by making mid-grade talismans can one earn considerable income by making and selling talismans.
This is also one of the reasons why not many people learn the art of making talismans. Many people have painstakingly studied the art of making talismans for several years or even decades, but they are still stuck in the realm of low-grade white talismans.
Not to mention such a waste of time, the large sum of spiritual stones spent on learning talismans was also wasted.
But with the Enlightenment Tower in hand, Lin Fan naturally didn't have to worry about this.
After several months of research, he also understood how profound and difficult the talisman patterns were.
Since he didn't have any auxiliary information, he studied painstakingly for several months, but he didn't even understand the meaning of a single talisman pattern.
Fortunately, although he did not understand the true meaning of the Dharma Patterns, he had already memorized the sixty-four Dharma Patterns in his heart.
The preparations are completed and the Enlightenment Tower has been opened.
He mastered it easily, his soul sank into it, and he entered the Enlightenment Tower.
He calmed down, and in that mysterious state, he quickly understood the Guangyuan True Record and the sixty-four talisman patterns recorded in it.
Time passed quickly, and as the Enlightenment Tower closed again, his mind became dizzy, and his soul returned to his body again.
This avenue of talismans is indeed extremely profound. Although he already has a thorough understanding of the art of talismans, he has only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of the true essence of the talismans.
Of the sixty-four talismans, he only understood the true meaning of sixteen of them.
But instead of looking decadent, he looked excited.
The more profound and difficult this Talisman Avenue is, the more advantageous it will be for him who has the Enlightenment Tower, but it will only take a few more enlightenment steps.
This epiphany almost exhausted his mind, and he quickly lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
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The next day.
Luofengfang City.
Lin Fan did not disguise himself this time, wearing a blue Taoist robe and walked into a store called "Qianfu Zhai".
"Hello, sir, what do you need to buy?" Seeing the customer coming to the door, the shopkeeper immediately walked up to the front door.
"I don't want to buy anything. I heard that our store is recruiting talisman apprentices. What are the conditions?"
"The person in charge of this matter is Master Li. He is on the second floor at the moment. You can just go up and talk to him." The shopkeeper pointed to the stairs aside.
"Thank you." Lin Fan thanked him and walked up the stairs to the second floor.
I saw an old man and a young man each sitting at a wooden table, holding pens and writing something.
The young man was about fifteen or sixteen years old. He raised his head and glanced at Lin Fan after hearing the sound, and then continued to write.
The old man had a thin face, white beard and white eyebrows. He seemed not to notice Lin Fan's arrival at all, and was still splashing ink selflessly.
When Lin Fan saw this, he waited quietly at the side.
After about a stick of incense, the old man seemed to have reached the critical moment of drawing the talisman. He stopped sitting and stood up.
He looked serious and kept waving the big pen in his hand.
After a while, he put the final touch.
I saw a flash of light on the talisman paper, and the originally dark lines suddenly lit up with starlight from the center.
The starlight quickly spread outward like a prairie fire, and was about to fill up the entire talisman paper. Suddenly the starlight trembled and quickly dimmed.
As if everything just now was just an illusion, the lines on the talisman paper were still pitch black.
The failure in carving the talisman failed, and it failed at the last moment when the talisman was formed.
The old man looked decadent and fell on the chair.
After a moment, he raised his eyebrows angrily and said, "Who asked you to come up?"
"Master Li, I, Lin Fan, are here to be a talisman apprentice." Lin Fan hurriedly offered the prepared jar of spiritual wine.
Seeing this, Master Li finally managed to squeeze out a smile on his face and said: "The tuition fee is twenty spirit stones a year. I am only responsible for giving guidance, not accepting closed disciples."
"I know." Lin Fan then presented him with twenty spiritual stones as the tuition fee.
After Master Li accepted it, he threw a classic book to Lin Fan and said, "Take this 'Miscellaneous Notes on Talismans' and take it back, take a good look at it, and come back in three days."
After saying that, he ignored Lin Fan and began to immerse himself in carving a new talisman.
Seeing this, Lin Fan took the talisman and left the store.
Naturally, he did not really intend to learn the art of talismans from Master Li.
With the space of enlightenment in hand, someone like Master Li who has spent a lifetime making talismans to reach the level of a middle-grade white talisman master cannot yet become his master.
The reason for this is that it is a disguise on his part.
After all, if a person who had never studied the art of talismans suddenly became proficient in the art of making talismans, it would be too noticeable.
With the opportunity of becoming a talisman apprentice, it was natural for him to master the art of talisman making. This chapter has been completed!