My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 62

Chapter 62: A Spark of Fire

Deep down, Xiang Jiannan considered himself a person who loved to work. He had been the labor committee member for a few years in elementary school and always had extremely high standards for cleanliness. Therefore, when he heard his Master complain that the ground wasn’t clean enough, he immediately started redoing it without saying a word.

High standards and strict requirements, this is what every five-good youth who has been a labor committee member does best!

Carefully sweeping the ground again three times, Xiang Jiannan looked at his Master again with the broken broom. In terms of hygiene at Ping’an Temple, he had never been convinced by anyone except his Master. It had been a long time since he had cleaned so seriously. The feeling now was just an indescribable tiredness.

His waist and hands were uncomfortable, and because he was too concerned about whether the ground was clean, his eyes were a little dizzy at this time.

“I’ll go get a basin of water.”

Seeing that his Master was sitting on the threshold without any movement, Xiang Jiannan looked at him a few times and then came up with a new cleaning trick.

His many years of experience as a labor committee member were there. If he didn’t clean it up, he would definitely not give up today. This was a matter of dignity.

He couldn’t tolerate his once glorious life experiences becoming worthless now, and even possibly attracting suspicion. This kind of thought was the greatest insult to a five-good youth who loved to work!

“Alright, it’s already very clean.”

Getting up from the threshold and waving his hand at Xiang Jiannan, Gao Yu’an once again laid out the tools needed for drawing talismans. He understood his disciple’s meaning. As a Master, how could he not keep his word:

“Talismans are actually a general term for ‘fu’ and ‘lu’. You probably know these things, so I won’t explain too much here.”

“It’s best if you explain it.”

With a “thump,” he threw the broom back onto the ground again. Xiang Jiannan squatted down with his hands clasped, but saw Gao Yu’an’s mouth twitch a few times. In the end, he still used his butt to cover half of the broom head:

“It’s written in the booklets in my room. When I wrote them back then, I should have recorded it in great detail.”

It was confirmed that all the scriptures in Ping’an Temple actually came from his Master.

Hearing his Master mention the origin of those scriptures in his room again, Xiang Jiannan couldn’t help but feel shocked.

He had always thought that the scriptures in the temple were just handwritten copies. How could he have imagined that they were actually written by his old Master himself? Cultivation notes? No wonder some places looked disorganized. Today he finally knew the truth.

So many cultivation notes, he didn’t know how many years it took to write them. From analyzing the scriptures he had read, Xiang Jiannan made an astonishing discovery: writing a lot of characters would not make one’s handwriting look better. At least, this theory didn’t hold true for his Master.

Although he didn’t know the specific time when those notes were written, judging from what he had read, Xiang Jiannan thought that his Master’s handwriting hadn’t improved at all. Every book looked almost the same. If he had to force a distinction, then it would only be the difference between ugly and uglier.

No matter what, he had practiced calligraphy for a while. He could still distinguish between good and bad, beautiful and ugly.

“Are you saying that drawing talismans only focuses on doing as one pleases?”

Listening to his Master babbling on the ground for half a day, Xiang Jiannan basically lost interest after listening for a while.

What he said at the beginning was still similar to the notes, but the more he went on, the more he was talking nonsense. He had studied talismans before. If you could really draw whatever you wanted, then what was the point of the so-called format? A talisman without structure was no different from a piece of waste paper, right? Even with cultivation enhancement, it definitely wouldn’t have any power.

Shouldn’t this thing be rigorous? If you don’t clearly write in whose name you are acting, what you are going to do, and what your identity is, would it be recognized when you throw it out?

Was his Master talking nonsense again?

“That’s about what I mean.”

Picking up a piece of yellow paper from beside him, Gao Yu’an picked up his brush and dipped it in some ink:

“It took me a long time to realize this realm. If you want to command the heavens and the earth, you have to get rid of those rules and regulations. You will understand in the future.”

“I seem even more confused.”

Seeing his Master raise his hand and start waving it around again, Xiang Jiannan felt a headache looking at what he had drawn.

He originally thought that he understood a little, but now he didn’t know which statement to believe.

Can a talisman without a talisman heart, head, feet, and Gang seal be called a talisman? He had asked his Master similar questions before. Now that he finally got an answer, he felt that it completely subverted his understanding.

Doing as one pleases, isn’t that just equal to drawing randomly? Who are you going to show such a sacred thing if you draw it randomly?

“What’s the use of this talisman of yours?”

After his Master finished drawing the talisman and tilted his head to look at it, Xiang Jiannan’s face was full of confusion when he spoke. He knew that the power of a talisman was affected by the level of cultivation of the person drawing it. Since he was going to guide him, could he please explain it more clearly?

There were still only lines on this talisman paper, which made him very confused. Big shot, don’t you need to follow the rules?

“It’s a body protection talisman, similar to the effect of a Peace Talisman.”

“It’s too much doing as one pleases.”

Feeling that the newly drawn body protection talisman was too different from the Peace Talisman, Xiang Jiannan looked at his Master with a sense of melancholy:

“Is it really not necessary to have a talisman head, talisman core, or the main purpose, or is your method too mysterious that I can’t see it with my current realm?”

“I remember the previous Peace Talismans had them. Does it have them or not? I’m a little confused.”

In his memory, Xiang Jiannan remembered that the previous Peace Talismans in the temple were very standard. They had everything written in the notes. After that, they became a bit confusing.

“Those Peace Talismans were for sale, so of course they had to be drawn a little more meticulously. What I’m telling you now is the other side of talismans.”

“Does this body protection talisman have any incantation to use?”

Afraid that Gao Yu’an would say something even more difficult to understand, Xiang Jiannan asked anxiously.

Some talismans require incantations. Except for that time at the stinky ditch, he didn’t seem to have encountered any talismans that needed to be activated with an incantation. Even that time at the stinky ditch, he didn’t think that sentence was an incantation. Grandmaster bless me? What kind of talisman uses such an incantation?

“Generally, it’s not needed, unless the situation is special. Talismans and talisman techniques are strictly speaking not the same thing. Of course, in my eyes, they are no different now.”

Feeling that he had already told Xiang Jiannan everything he knew, Gao Yu’an handed the brush to him:

“Draw another one according to what I said.”

You didn’t say anything.

Hearing his Master ask him to try again, Xiang Jiannan took the brush but didn’t know what to do. He pulled out a piece of yellow paper, his right hand hesitating and unable to fall.

How to draw? Do as he pleases? His old Master really thought too highly of him.

“You don’t necessarily have to be like me. If you really can’t, you can write a character first.”

“Feel the heavens and the earth, and fully express what’s in your heart.”

This old Taoist priest makes it sound easy.

Under Gao Yu’an’s gaze, Xiang Jiannan hardened his heart and drew a few strokes on the yellow paper. He forced himself to focus on only one thought, and even the green Qi was forced out when he moved the brush.

A fire character, written crookedly, only retained its basic form. Fortunately, he could still recognize it.

With the cultivation realm of the second rank of Dao Fruit, sensing the Qi of heaven and earth, writing this fire character was really too difficult.

“That’s it?”

Seeing that Xiang Jiannan had struggled to produce a fire character after a long time, Gao Yu’an realized that he was also a little disappointed. Looking at his disciple’s embarrassed eyes, he stood up from the ground and said helplessly:

“How about we try the effect?”

He was afraid that his disciple wouldn’t be able to withstand the next blow. With his current cultivation, he really couldn’t have too much hope for this kind of thing.

“Let’s try.”

Copying the previous action, he threw the talisman paper into the air. Xiang Jiannan watched it fall down before it even floated up. His heart was full of disappointment. He didn’t completely give up until the talisman paper fell to the ground.

As expected, there was no effect at all. He thought he could create some sparks. This method wouldn’t work.

“Cultivation is just so bumpy.”

Originally, he had intended to guide Xiang Jiannan with the intention of striking him down. After seeing his disciple become silent, Gao Yu’an felt a little unbearable and began to comfort him. He was preparing to put the talisman matter aside for now.

The method he said was a bit difficult. If it didn’t work, they could start step by step. The way of drawing Peace Talismans was not wrong either.

Zzz zzz.

Bending down to tidy up the tools on the ground, Gao Yu’an heard a few subtle sounds coming from his ear. When he stood up and looked around, he saw that the talisman paper that had just fallen to the ground had changed. A few wisps of light smoke rose from the talisman paper. After spreading, they quickly gathered into a small flame. As his disciple turned around from the front, the talisman paper that had already burned a small hole suddenly burst into flames. The fire was not big, but it made the dispirited him excited for a moment.

His expression changed from gloomy to sunny, and his expression changed several times. From afar, he slowly turned into a look of smugness.