The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 291 - 289: Mountain Crossing Talisman

Chapter 291: Chapter 289: Mountain Crossing Talisman

Shen Yuange, who had been standing by the carriage the whole time, finally stepped forward and said, “Cai Zhu, Luo’er, this is not a place for conversation. Let’s go home first and talk.”

“Uncle Shen, I’m sorry for causing you worry, we…” Nie Caizhu stopped abruptly in the middle of her words, realizing something was off, and froze in her tracks.

Her gaze swept between Shen Luo and Shen Yuange several times, suddenly noticing their striking resemblance. Her expression became increasingly peculiar.

“What’s the matter? Cai Zhu, is something wrong?” Seeing her reaction, Shen Yuange asked with suspicion.

“Miss Nie, I didn’t have the chance to inform you of my name before, I am Shen Luo, your future husband.” Before Nie Cai Zhu could reply, Shen Luo turned towards her with a warm smile and introduced himself.

“You are… Shen Luo?” Upon hearing this, Nie Caizhu immediately remembered the conversation they had on the way back and she was suddenly hugely embarrassed. Her cheeks quickly turned red and the color spread rapidly, tinting even her ears.

“Wait, you’re the groom-to-be?” Little Spring, not understanding the situation, inadvertently added fuel to the fire.

Nie Cai Zhu, gripping her sleeves tightly, hesitated on the spot for a moment before swiftly running into the carriage without looking back.

“Ah, miss…” Little Spring panicked and followed suit.

“What just happened?” Shen Yuange asked, slightly frowning and turning towards Shen Luo.

“I have no idea,” Shen Luo responded, pretending to be clueless.

Shen Yuange shook his head and chuckled, leading everyone back to the Shen family residence.

In the following days, Nie Cai Zhu stayed in her room almost all day except for meals, seemingly intentionally avoiding Shen Luo, barely making eye contact with him even at mealtimes.

The only exception was her maidservant Little Spring, who stared directly at Shen Luo every time she saw him, her eyes full of reproach, which made Shen Luo a little embarrassed.

After lounging around at home for a few days, Shen Luo resumed his cultivation practice, continuing his studies of the Nameless Heavenly Book and talisman creation in parallel.

Before returning from Jianye, he had visited the Lubao Hall to buy spiritual materials and talisman paper.

However, the Three Origin True Water and Earth Yin Pill he bought for his closed-door cultivation had already drained most of his savings. As a result, he could only purchase a small amount of Green Frost Rune Paper and a decent amount of Yellow Talisman Paper.

After finishing his cultivation for the day, Shen Luo took out a thin thread-bound book from the stone box and began to read it carefully.

The book was none other than the ancient talisman book that Manager Hou had gifted him when they passed by Fairy Residence.

He had only skimmed through it before and hadn’t got a detailed look at its contents. It was only when he opened the book today that he realized that there was actually a short biography of a character at the beginning of the book.

The script in this section was different from that in the rest of the book, which contained information about talismans. Clearly, it was not written by the same person.

After reading it, Shen Luo understood that this section, added by later generations of the Hou family, detailed the life and achievements of Old Ancestor Hou.

As it turned out, Old Ancestor Hou was a wandering Daoist, a non-specific disciple of a traditional school. The Daoist practices that he followed weren’t too clear but he seemed to focus on talisman creation. It didn’t seem like he belonged to the Little Straw Mountain lineage.

The role of a wandering Daoist is similar to that of a Buddhist pilgrim monk. However, his cultivation practice was to travel around the world, mainly preaching and offering medical assistance. He also performed exorcism and demon-slaying deeds. The talismans he used were mainly related to his travels.

The first talisman mentioned in the book was a “Mountain Crossing Talisman”.

At first glance, Shen Luo thought it was a mobility talisman for traveling over mountains and ridges. But after reading its introduction, he realized that this talisman was used to detect demonic energy.

As a wandering Daoist, he would frequently need to traverse desolate mountains and countryside where spirit demons were numerous. The Mountain Crossing Talisman could sense advancing demon Qi in advance and alert the monks by emitting light.

Function-wise, it’s similar to the demon-detection bell. The bell rings the closer or stronger the demon Qi is, while the light emitted by the talisman gets brighter.

This talisman has a very specific purpose as it can’t detect ghostly Qi, it’s only sensitive to demon Qi.

The talisman is of relatively average quality, requiring no special talisman paper or ink. It can be drawn on common Yellow Talisman Paper with Cinnabar Talisman Ink. Higher-grade Purple Cloud Talisman Paper could also be used, but the effect would only have slight variations.

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Besides the “Mountain Crossing Talisman”, the talisman book also recorded several other talismans commonly used by wandering Daoists. Among them, what caught Shen Luo’s interest were the “Wind Barrier Breaking Talisman” and “Divine Armor Horse Talisman”.

The Wind Barrier Breaking Talisman, using the power of the talisman, could attract the pure Qi of Heaven and Earth to disperse mist and poisonous miasmas. It possesses the capability to break through naturally formed poison miasmas and artificial barriers.

On the other hand, the Divine Armor Horse Talisman was quite different. The rune style was completely different from other talismans. At first glance, it didn’t look like text but more like a highly detailed horse drawn with thick ink.

One could see traces of ancient seal script within the thick ink, with lines flowing through coherent shapes. It was text-like yet painting-like, resembling a horse lifting its hooves, with its mane flying. It exactly captured the vigorous movement of a galloping horse.

When used, one has to ignite the talisman paper with mana and silently recite spells. The burnt paper ash would then wrap around the user’s feet, making them ride an invisible horse. They could travel a thousand miles without tire in a day.

“Cover a hundred steps at one stride, the lands shrink, flatten the mountains at sight, drain the waters when encountered. I bear the command of the Three Mountains and Nine Marquises!” Shen Luo silently recited the spell written in the book, his eyes flickering slightly.

He had heard the name “Three Mountains and Nine Marquises” before. Even though his true identity remained a mystery, all wandering Daoists respected him as their ancestor, honoring him.

And the various talismans used by the wandering Daoists all originated from the Three Mountains and Nine Marquises, including the well-known “Divine Armor Horse Talisman” and “Five Ghosts Moving Charm”.

Apart from these three talismans, the ancient book on talismans also recorded another four talismans. But compared to the previous three, they seemed less reliable, including the “Fortune and Treasure Attracting Talisman” that Manager Hou had torn off.

The Peach Blossom Ferrying Charm, the Store Yang Nourishing Body Charm, the Five Spirits Safe Fetus Charm, together with the Fortune and Treasure Attracting Talisman, all seemed… like tricks the wandering Daoists used to scam people. Shen Luo wasn’t interested in these, so he didn’t pay attention to them.

However, he did intend to give the drawing of the first three talismans a try.

Nevertheless, the Wind Barrier Breaking Talisman is of a higher rank than the typical Barrier Breaking Talisman. It requires Green Frost Rune Paper to store enough mana, thereby attracting a greater amount of Heaven and Earth’s pure Qi to disperse the mist and poisonous miasma.