Chapter 123: Transcribing Talisman Roots


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  The reason why these talisman roots are said to be alive is because Zhou Baopu discovered that in the process of continuing to observe, these talisman roots are not static. Instead, as if they had their own consciousness, they started a series of changes.

  Moreover, this change is not static. It seems that there are no rules to follow. It’s ever-changing and really elusive. It comes and goes invisible. When I see it, I want to recite it, but it seems to be ever-changing. Zhou Baopu only looked at it for a while before feeling dizzy.

  I originally thought that the improvement of spiritual power would be very effective in reciting the talisman roots. However, now Zhou Baopu had to sadly discover that things did not seem to be as simple as he thought. For example, the changes in these talisman roots were something Zhou Baopu had not thought of before.

  "It won't work if this continues. We have to find a way."

  Zhou Baopu frowned as he looked at the paper with the talisman printed on it. At the same time, his face showed a contemplative look. It seems not easy to find a way to replace it. Otherwise, Zhou Baopu would not be as confused and confused as he is now.

  The murmured words did not seem to bring any good hints to Zhou Baopu. Simply, Zhou Baopu closed his eyes.

  As soon as he closed his eyes, Zhou Baopu tried his best to recall how what he saw just now was changing.

  However, things are obviously not that simple. Zhou Baopu closed his eyes and seemed to have immediately forgotten the font on it, let alone the change in font.

  This situation reminded Zhou Baopu of the Hundred Medicine Manual. But it is obvious that the situation of tutoring the basic scroll is very different from that of the Hundred Medicine Manual. Because Zhou Baopu didn't let him absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, but the result was still ineffective, so Zhou Baopu had to find another way.

  "Yes, why am I so greedy?"

  As if Columbus discovered the New World, Zhou Baopu exclaimed excitedly and opened his eyes at the same time.

  A flash of purple light flashed out, and a look of joy hung on Zhou Baopu's face. He gently opened the scroll and found the page with the talisman engraved on it. This time, Zhou Baopu was not greedy and just limited his gaze to an ink mark.

  Just then, a change happened. Zhou Baopu was excited to find that when all his energy was concentrated on an ink stain, things took a turn for the better.

  Of course, the ink stains still change. However, this change seems to be slowing down. It turned out that Zhou Baopu's telekinesis power could not keep up with the speed at which the talisman's roots were changing. But now, everything has changed, and Zhou Baopu can figure out the trajectory of the changes in the ink marks.

  Zhou Baopu did not rush to memorize the changes in the ink marks, but counted them roughly. He discovered that there were a total of one hundred and eight talisman roots.

  Moreover, Zhou Baopu discovered that although each talisman root would change, they still had the most basic shape. This so-called most basic shape is exactly the first image they show. Although its changes cannot be memorized, starting from the most basic form, Zhou Baopu found an entry point for memorizing it.

  Zhou Baopu knew that if he concentrated on the scroll all the time, his spirit would definitely be unbearable. Therefore, he was not so stubborn. Whenever he saw the initial impression of a talisman root, Zhou Baopu quickly took a brush and engraved the impression he saw deeply on a piece of rice paper.

  What surprised Zhou Baopu the most was that when he traced the most basic form of the talisman root, there seemed to be an unknown force preventing him from doing so. However, even so, Zhou Baopu had no intention of giving up. Because, for him, maybe this is the only way.

  Zhou Baopu didn't know that if others knew about his behavior, they might criticize him.

  Because stripes like the talisman themselves have some mysterious power. Therefore, for Zhou Baopu, who has not yet been introduced to the Tao of Talisman, it is undoubtedly very dangerous to copy the initial form of the Talisman roots. If it hadn't been for the accident just now, his mental power would have made a huge leap. It is conceivable that Zhou Baopu may have already fallen asleep by the oil lamp.

  "Newborn calves are really not afraid of tigers!"

  After seeing Zhou Baopu do this, the old man who had just rescued Zhou Baopu from disaster appeared on the Baizhang cliff and said to himself as if he was sighing in the direction of Zhou Baopu.

  However, this is no wonder Zhou Baopu. Because judging from the knowledge Zhou Baopu possesses, there is indeed no memory of Fugen. He did not expect that he would be able to embark on the path of Talismanism, and neither did Wang Caifeng, so no relevant education was prepared for him.

  The old man looked in the direction of Zhou Baopu, and the wrinkles on his face suddenly bloomed, like yellow chrysanthemums unfolding in the golden autumn of September. He said with a smile: "But if it is not a newborn calf, how could it not know the danger of doing this? ? If he didn’t know that he was in trouble, this kid wouldn’t have dared to be so careless, right?”

  Seeing Zhou Baopu’s blind cat running into a dead mouse, he finally found a way to remember the talisman root for himself, and the old man’s face revealed While smiling, he also began to sigh. Moreover, the old man's eyes seemed to penetrate the void and fell on Zhou Baopu as if they were real.

  Of course, given the difference between Zhou Baopu and the old man, Zhou Baopu might not be able to notice it even if the old man stood in front of him. What's more, the old man now is not only far away from Zhou Baopu, but also just looking at Zhou Baopu with his eyes.

  When you concentrate on something, you always feel that time flies by quickly, because when a person concentrates his energy on one thing, he can hardly notice the loss of time. Time is like sand, slowly flowing and dripping as Zhou Baopu carefully studies the talisman roots.

  This kind of work seems simple for Zhou Baopu, but in fact it is not easy. Apart from anything else, Zhou Baopu now had to take the pregnant spirit liquid again in order to keep his mind strong. Originally, he thought that his time of taking pregnancy spirit liquid had passed.

  Although this kind of work is very boring and tedious, when Zhou Baopu saw the lines he described on the white rice paper, Zhou Baopu felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. It was a sense of accomplishment that he had never felt before.

  People living in the world are nothing more than pursuing a kind of recognition. It is both the approval of others and your own approval. The recognition of others shows the value of our existence to others. Our own recognition explains the meaning of our existence to ourselves.

  Zhou Baopu didn't know if his approach was recognized by others. But at least in his own opinion, being able to do this, at least to some extent, he has recognized himself, as if he has achieved a major breakthrough.

  When the initial form of the 108th talisman root was completely carved by Zhou Baopu, a smile appeared on Zhou Baopu's lips unconsciously. But by this time, his mind was even more dizzy. After taking the last drop of pregnancy spirit liquid, Zhou Baopu didn't even think about refining it, so he just lay on the bed and fell asleep.

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