The Wudang Junior Master

Chapter 221: Speculations on the Origin of Tongtian Lu and Qi Body

at night.

After taking a shower, Zhang Wuling returned to his room and turned on his cell phone.

I chatted with Master Ye this morning, but I didn't continue the conversation because I noticed that he seemed to be in a bad mood.

In fact, Zhang Wuling himself had many questions he wanted to ask, but in the end they were left unanswered.

But just a simple chat was enough for Zhang Wuling to gain something.

This little-known Master Ye must have been a genius back then.

Although his master only accepted him since childhood, the Taoist sect actually has very strict requirements for accepting disciples, excluding those who cheat and deceive.

The fact that Master Ye was noticed and accepted by his master at such a young age at that time at least confirms that he has a talent for practicing Qingwei Lei Fa.

What surprised him even more was that this Master Ye had a friendship with the old Taoist priest and Zhang Huaiyi, and they had exchanged ideas with them.

Not to mention the old Taoist priest, it was already amazing that Master Ye was able to make Zhang Huaiyi suffer in thunder magic.

Although he had the advantage of inheriting the complete thunder method, anyone who could stand in front of Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Huaiyi could not be an ordinary person.

Being able to gain the upper hand over Zhang Huaiyi, it was obvious that Master Ye’s cultivation of life and thunder magic was quite good back then.

Moreover, Zhang Wuling had no doubts about what Master Ye said.

Because he could feel the aura of a strong man from Master Ye.

It's like two wild beasts meeting on the grassland, it's difficult to hide each other's aura.

beep...

Zhang Wuling sat cross-legged on the bed and made a video call to Zhang Lingyu with his mobile phone. He had not forgotten the appointment he made with the other party in the morning.

Soon, the call was connected, and Zhang Lingyu's cold face appeared on the screen.

Judging from the background, the other person seemed to be in his own room and there was no one around.

"Are you free?" Zhang Wuling asked.

Zhang Lingyu nodded: "Yes."

"Okay then, you said this morning that you wanted to talk to me about the Tongtian Talisman?"

Zhang Lingyu nodded again, frowning slightly, his expression looking very serious.

"Wuling, you also know that I have learned the Tongtian Talisman. Although I have been practicing thunder magic these days, I have not given up practicing the Tongtian Talisman."

"And just recently, I suddenly had an epiphany. I felt..."

Having said that, Zhang Lingyu paused, looked around, and lowered his voice.

"I suspect that the most important thing about Tongtian Lu is not the 'lu' at all!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wuling was not surprised, because he knew that Zhang Lingyu would have discovered this anyway.

But he was also curious about what Zhang Lingyu had realized. After all, he had not learned the Tongtian Talisman and did not know its specific details.

So, he pretended to be surprised and asked, "Oh? The key to Tongtian Lu isn't the 'lu', could it be the 'Tongtian'?"

Zhang Wuling just said it casually, but Zhang Lingyu opposite him looked surprised.

"You...how did you know? Oh, you're Zhang Wuling after all, so it's not surprising you know."

Zhang Wuling saw the other person startled and laughed speechlessly: "Nonsense, there are only three words in total. You said the focus is not on the talisman, so there are only two words left. I was just guessing!"

Zhang Lingyu blinked, stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, it makes sense, you are worthy of it!"

"..." Zhang Wuling's mouth twitched. Sometimes he was really speechless towards Zhang Lingyu.

Really, this guy sometimes doesn't look very smart.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what you have realized."

Zhang Lingyu thought for a moment, as if choosing his words, "That is, I don't know if you are proficient in the art of talismans."

"Although I'm from Wudang, I'm also a Taoist priest after all, and I even attended a Taoist academy. How dare you ask that?"

Zhang Wuling certainly knew about talismans, although he didn't practice much in this area.

In fact, most people think that talismans are just symbols drawn on yellow paper, just like in the movies.

But in fact, the two are not the same thing. [Talisman] and [Lu] are different.

I won’t go into too much detail about the complicated things and theories, I’ll just give a simple analogy and introduction here.

【符】can be understood as a "military talisman" used to summon ghosts and gods and wait for dispatch.

【箓】can be understood as "identity", that is, how many soldiers and horses you can mobilize, which department you belong to, and what position you hold.

In Taoism, whatever method you want to practice must have the corresponding talisman. If the method and the talisman are contradictory, then it will not be effective.

To give a simple example, if you practice Thunder Method, you will be granted the "Gaoshang Shenxiao Talisman" together; and if you practice Lingbao Method, you will be granted the "Zixu Yangguang Talisman and Lingbao Zhongmeng Talisman" together.

Huh?

Zhang Wuling suddenly thought of something and had some guesses -

If we go by this, then "Tongtian Lu" actually has another very simple explanation, which is "identity that reaches the sky."

We just said that "Lu" is an identity, recording the troops that a Taoist priest can command, as well as the rank of his position.

Then, is it possible that Tongtian Lu is the highest in "identity" and "position"?

If this is the case, then it can explain why, by mastering the Tongtian Talisman, one can use the power of the talisman without performing any rituals or opening an altar.

The reason is that the [箓] of an ordinary Taoist priest is only at the "general" level, and the soldiers and ranks are subject to certain restrictions and heights.

But the Tongtian Talisman is equivalent to the user's identity being Tongtian. What is Tongtian?

Supreme!

To take an example from ancient times, ordinary Taoists were the civil and military officials of the imperial court. Their power levels varied, and they could not overstep their boundaries within the scope of their authority.

However, the Tongtian Lu has no restrictions and can reach the ears of heaven directly. It symbolizes the emperor and can mobilize troops directly without any application, review or approval.

All the people in the world are the king’s subjects!

The king is mobilizing you, so does he need to nag you?

There is no need for opening an altar, performing any rituals, or asking for instructions!

Therefore, this can explain why the Tongtian Lu can be used directly and is effective without drawing talismans, performing rituals, and other steps.

because--

Whatever is in one's mind is known to heaven and earth. This body is a talisman, commanding all directions!

The most important thing is that this is very consistent with the "domineering" characteristics of the Eight Great Techniques.

Arrest your spirits and send your generals away. No matter what kind of spirit you are, I will arrest and send you away by force!

The divine machine will refine everything, no matter what you have, it will be refined by force!

Liuku Immortal Thief, no matter what your stuff is, I will devour it by force!

If we infer in this way, we can also boldly guess what the characteristics of the most mysterious [Qi body source] are.

The source of Qi is probably that no matter what kind of Qi you have, I can use it!

"Because there is a source of living water", the 'qi' of all the strange people in the world can be compared to water, so I am the source of all the water in the world!

This can also explain why Zhang Huaiyi proudly said to Tian Jinzhong, "The end of the technique, the source of Qi body."

He also said that his understanding had surpassed Wu Gensheng.