Chapter 1495: Laoshan Summoning God Technique

Qi Xiuyuan took Jiang Hao into the Taoist temple, and met a middle-aged Taoist priest. After seeing Qi Xiuyuan, he smiled and said hello: "Xiuyuan, why are you here? Is it because the magic sword is broken and needs to be repaired, or because I have collected good materials." Want to get a better one?”

Qi Xiuyuan smiled, pointed at Jiang Hao and introduced, "This is my friend Jiang Hao. The master asked me to show him around. He really wants to see how to refine weapons. Where is Master Kaiyang?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest looked at Jiang Hao, smiled and nodded as a greeting, "Master is refining weapons inside, you can go in."

The two walked into the back room. Jiang Hao didn't see any iron furnace or forging platform. Instead, he saw a white-haired Taoist priest in green clothes who was carefully studying a bell magic weapon in his hand. Jiang Hao could see through the old Taoist cultivation and was better than himself. A little bit, it should be the Dzogchen state of the foundation building stage.

"Greetings to Master Kaiyang!" Qi Xiuyuan bowed in greeting, and Jiang Hao also bowed.

The old Taoist looked at Qi Xiuyuan and Jiang Hao. Qi Xiuyuan introduced Jiang Hao's origin. The old Taoist looked at Jiang Hao, nodded slightly and said: "You are the casual cultivator who saved Xiuyuan and Sichun. You are so young and have such great cultivation." It’s rare.”

Jiang Haoxin said that this person also knew him, and it was probably the head of Laoshan who had given the order to the people below.

"Jiang Hao has met Taoist Kaiyang."

"There's no need to be polite. It's rare to have such a level of cultivation at such a young age. Do you know how to refine weapons?" asked the old Taoist.

"I don't understand, I've never been exposed to it."

The old Taoist held up the bell in his hand and shook it. The bell in his hand made a few crisp "ding" sounds, "Do you recognize this and know what it does?"

Jiang Hao looked at the bell in the old Taoist's hand and said, "The Taoist Master should be holding the Sanqing soul-suppressing bell, also known as the Imperial Bell, the Dharma Bell, and the Dharma Bell. The upper end of the handle is in the shape of a mountain to symbolize the Three Purities." Volume 5 of "The Jade Book of the Taiqing Dynasty" records: "Hold the imperial bell and throw the fire thousands of miles, and the bell will hit eight times."

Old Taoist Kaiyang nodded, "The soul-suppressing bell calms the soul. It is activated by spiritual power to release the soul-suppressing bell sound, which shakes the souls of demons and monsters. It is a very powerful sonic weapon."

The old Taoist said, throwing the soul-suppressing bell aside, "Hey, it's a pity, this practice is useless."

"The art of refining weapons is difficult. Not one out of ten items may be successful. Even if you master it, you still need to refine and nurture the magic weapon. To truly maximize the effectiveness of a magic weapon, it may take several years or even decades to maintain it."

"So, young people, don't be greedy for too much. If you have one or two magic weapons, you should practice them carefully. Don't like the new and get tired of the old. Over time, you will eventually become a superb magic weapon. How powerful the magic weapon is depends on the person."

After the old man finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and Shi Shiran left the room, leaving Jiang Hao and Qi Xiuyuan looking at each other.

The old Taoist talked so much that Jiang Hao didn't understand what he meant. Qi Xiuyuan smiled and whispered: "Uncle Kaiyang is like this. He takes weapon refining as his way and is immersed in himself." In this world, the master said that if Master Kaiyang devotes himself to cultivating the law, he may not be able to enter the golden elixir realm, but the weapon refining has delayed him. "

Jiang Hao and Qi Xiuyuan left Kaiyang Taoist Temple. On the road, Jiang Hao asked, "I wonder how many Jindan masters there are in Laoshan?"

It's not a secret, there's nothing to hide.

"Master Xuanji and Master Yuheng have reached the Golden Core Realm, and the other Masters are basically at the Foundation-Building Dzogchen Realm."

"How many disciples are there in the foundation building period?"

"Not counting a few senior uncles, there are eighteen disciples who have reached foundation building, including me and junior brother Sichun." Qi Xiuyuan said.

How should I put it? This number is much less than Jiang Hao expected. After all, Laoshan is a major sect of cultivating immortals. In the "Wen Xian Lu" he read, it was ranked among the top ten, only in Shushan, Kunlun, and After Zhongnan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Maoshan, and Chunyang Sect.

There are only two golden elixir experts and more than twenty foundation-building monks here. No wonder no one is taking care of the rampant evil spirits in the outside world. The reason is probably because they can't be controlled.

"I have read a book called "Wen Xian Lu". That book said that Shushan is the strongest. I wonder how much Brother Qi knows about Shushan?" Jiang Hao asked.

After hearing "The Record of Wen Xian", Qi Xiuyuan smiled, "I also know that "The Record of Wen Xian" was created by some good people, but most of the introductions in it are quite true. Shushan is indeed the strongest, known as the world of cultivating immortals in the world. The head of the seventy-two immortals.”

"There are seven peaks in Shu Mountain, and the peak masters of each peak are true cultivators of Jindan. They have more or less disciples, but overall, there are about seventy or eighty disciples in the foundation building period."

"Shushan is a pure swordsman. A fairy sword can cut down demons and ghosts at the top. It is extremely powerful. In fact, our flying sword technique in Laoshan is not inferior to Shushan swordsmanship. Laoshan swordsmanship is the "Tian Escape Sword Technique" truly passed down by Master Chunyang. , Master Xuanji is a good friend of Master Lingyun from Qixia Peak in Shushan Mountain, and Master Lingyun will bring his disciples to Laoshan every few years for exchanges.”

"Brother Qi, have you ever competed with them? How does it feel?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Shushan's swordsmanship is indeed fierce, and we are often defeated. Shushan specializes in swordsmanship and pursues the ultimate in swordsmanship. We at Laoshan have learned a lot more miscellaneous skills, so we are still slightly inferior in one way of swordsmanship. Of course, this cannot be said to God. The Escape Sword Technique was weaker than his Shushan Sword Technique." Qi Xiuyuan's face darkened a bit, and he seemed to be still worried about the failure.

"Actually, if our Laoshan magic trick can still be used, I believe those people from Shushan are no match for us." Qi Xiuyuan said.

"'Inviting the Divine Technique', what is the Inviting Divine Technique?" Jiang Hao asked curiously.

While the two were talking, they happened to walk to a platform with several stone benches carved from mountain rocks. Qi Xiuyuan said, "We have walked several peaks, so let's sit down and rest."

The two walked over and sat down. Qi Xiuyuan told Jiang Hao about the Laoshan God-inviting Art.

"The God-inviting Art is to use a magic method to invite the gods to descend. We use the power of the gods to slay demons and monsters. The God-inviting Art can be said to be the specialty of Laoshan."

"Laoshan disciples, in addition to practicing the sect's immortal cultivation method, will also practice a 'Four Nine Mysterious Skills to Forge Gods' to temper the body and soul, and then practice the God-inviting spells and talismans. The most important thing is to find a main god to worship.

For example, the master is named Xuanji Zhenren. He worships Xuanji Star God among the Big Dipper. Uncle Yuheng and Uncle Kaiyang worship Yuheng Star God and Kaiyang Star God among the Big Dipper."

Jiang Hao suddenly realized that this was the case. He had been wondering why these old Taoists all took the names of the Star Gods. Aren't they afraid of breaking taboos? It turns out that it is a legacy.

"It's not easy to invite the gods down, you have to worship them all the time."

Jiang Hao nodded and said, "It's easier to get things done with acquaintances, and it's easier to get them down when you invite them, is that right?"

Qi Xiuyuan laughed, "That's almost the case. You have to think about the gods you worship on weekdays. When you invite the gods, think about the gods you want to invite, so you can cast a spell to invite them down."

"Which god do you worship?" Jiang Hao asked.

"I worship the sixty Jiazi generals under the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, and the first general among them is General Jinbian."

"What is the effect of inviting the gods?" Jiang Hao asked.

"The magic power increases dramatically, the defense is strengthened, and there is divine light to protect the body. The most important thing is that you can borrow a little bit of the magical power of the king and the general." Qi Xiuyuan said.

Jiang Hao thought to himself that this spell was indeed good. It was equivalent to asking an expert for help when he couldn't defeat the opponent. He had seen the introduction of this method in the Daoist Canon, but he didn't know how to practice it. In later generations, there were also cases of "Ji Tong Qi Ji" to invite gods to possess their bodies, but it was hard to say whether it was true.

"Just now you said that the "Summoning God Spell" didn't work?" Jiang Hao asked.

Qi Xiuyuan looked at the distant mountains and forests and sighed slightly, "I believe Brother Jiang also knows that there are monsters and ghosts everywhere outside, and the hearts of the people in the world are broken and evil spirits are everywhere. Immortals and Buddhas retreated. In order to preserve the last spiritual energy, the mountain gates had to close the mountain gates. Look at our Laoshan, and the current level of spiritual energy is all supported by the formation to prevent the spiritual energy from leaking out."

"Originally, the Laoshan Summoning God Spell could be used anywhere in the world, but now the gods don't come to the world, and they are afraid of being contaminated by filthy evil spirits, so the Summoning God Spell has failed."

Jiang Hao frowned slightly "Can't you invite any of them?"

Qi Xiuyuan shook his head, "Not really, the mountain gate retains a channel to communicate with the gods, and the other gates are closed because of the reserved channels. Now the Laoshan summoning technique can only invite a few ancestors of our sect who have ascended to the fairyland, and other gods and generals cannot be invited."

"In order to protect the mountain gate and give the evil spirits a chance to take advantage of it, the master and the uncles can only stay at the mountain gate, so only some juniors appear from the outside world."

Qi Xiuyuan's words solved many of Jiang Hao's doubts.

"Since you can't invite them, why do you still practice the summoning technique?" Jiang Hao asked.

"The summoning technique is the foundation of our sect. When it comes to the critical moment of life and death, what if it works?" Qi Xiuyuan said.

Jiang Hao understood.

First, the Taoism cannot be lost,

Second, there is a last glimmer of hope.

If the evil spirits of heaven and earth disappear at some point, won't the summoning technique be useful again?

The two continued to set off. After turning around a few peaks, they came to Yuheng Peak. Qi Xiuyuan introduced that this was the Taoist temple of Uncle Yuheng. Ma Sichun was recovering here, but she had already gone into seclusion.

Yuheng Zhenren was a Jindan cultivator and an alchemist. Jiang Hao had thought about going to see this Zhenren before, but later thought it would be better to wait.

"Brother Qi, I want to go to the Sutra Pavilion to have a look." Jiang Hao said.

Qi Xiuyuan smiled, "Okay, let's go to the Sutra Pavilion."

The Sutra Pavilion was on the main peak. When they came here, Qi Xiuyuan said something to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper may have received a message from the head of the sect, Xuanji Zhenren, so he did not stop them and let Qi Xiuyuan and Jiang Hao enter directly.

After turning around a few rooms and coming to the main building of the Sutra Pavilion, Jiang Hao found that there were rows of bookshelves in the main building, which were endless at a glance. It was like a large library in the future. Jiang Hao thought, this is called a Sutra Pavilion, unlike Xuanyuan Temple, which dares to call it a Sutra Pavilion when it has a small room with dozens of books.

"Brother Qi, go ahead and do your work. Seeing so many books, I'm addicted to reading. I'm afraid I won't leave until I've had enough." Jiang Hao said.

Qi Xiuyuan laughed, "Brother Jiang, just read. There's a canteen and dormitories next door. If you're hungry, go and eat. If you're tired, tell the little Taoist boy and he'll arrange for you to rest."

Jiang Hao thought to himself that this reading environment was so considerate. He bowed and went straight into the library.