I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 66 Five Elements Spell_1

Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Five Elements Spell_1

If Xiao Feng hadn’t shown up at that moment, you might have steeled your heart and ignored the whole affair.

But since Xiao Feng had already appeared, you immediately grabbed Fan Yi’s hand and quickly got into Xiao Feng’s car.

"Hey, hey, what are you guys doing?"

Seeing you bring a tall, slender girl dressed simply and wearing black-rimmed glasses into the car, Xiao Feng couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Fan Yi.

Stretching out your hand to cover Xiao Feng’s face, you forcefully twisted his neck to one side and pointed forward, saying, "Speed up and catch up!"

Seeing the serious expression on your face, Xiao Feng didn’t say anything and immediately floored the accelerator, the engine roaring like a beast as the car zoomed off amid the astonished gazes of onlookers.

After the car sped through two intersections, you spotted the paper-made Aston Martin at a red light up ahead.

"Madman, slow down."

About a hundred meters away from the other vehicle, you instructed Xiao Feng to reduce the car’s speed.

Then, two other cars came up from behind and cut in between you and the white Aston Martin.

With sixty seconds left on the red light, Xiao Feng slowed down the car and turned to ask you, "Mu Yun, this isn’t like you at all. You’re always so cautious in your actions, never this brash."

After glancing at Fan Yi beside you, you sighed and said, "You think I want to be like this? Right now, to save someone, I’ve got no choice."

"Save someone? Who?"

"A friend, she must be ensnared by a ghost or some other profound entity. Anyway, just make sure to follow that Aston Martin ahead without letting them notice us."

Xiao Feng let out a sly chuckle, rubbing his nose with his thumb, pridefully declaring, "So we’re playing tail now, huh? I’m good at this kind of thing, Brother."

You nodded. Now that you had caught up with the paper figure, it was time to figure out a solution.

Thinking back on the smile the paper figure had displayed when it left, you suddenly felt a shiver down your spine.

You didn’t sense any ghostly Qi from the paper figure. Only your left eye saw a strand of emerald glow at the center of its brow, suggesting that the paper figure likely had no will of its own and was merely a puppet.

Realizing this, the mystery of why the paper car was moving became clearer.

Sure enough, Xiao Feng’s string of curses soon followed, "Bloody hell! Is that a sports car or what? Even a tractor would be faster than you, for goodness’ sake!"

"Damn it, this is the fast lane, with a speed limit of a hundred, and you’re going forty? Even a turtle moves faster than you!"

"Motherfucker, I bet this driver’s an absolute noob, brand spanking new!"

While driving and swearing, Xiao Feng was the epitome of a seasoned driver.

Now that it was confirmed that the paper figure and car were being controlled by a person or something else, the problem was somewhat easier to solve.

Of course, "easier" was relative. You were still a novice in this area, not understanding much, and these were not things you could learn from books.

Wait, books?

You suddenly remembered the two books you had bought from the Taoist and, sticking to the principle of not admitting defeat until seeing the coffin, you asked Xiao Feng, "Madman, where are the two books I bought from the Taoist that I left in your car?"

"Oh, those two grubby books? I threw them out."

"Threw them out? Say that again, I dare you?"

Upon hearing this, your brows arched in anger, ready to lash out, but Xiao Feng quickly shrank away, grinning and saying, "Hey, why the rage? It’s not good for the baby to be so angry. Take it easy, Little Yunyun."

"Bullshit! Hurry up and find those books!"

"Here, aren’t they right in front of you in the seat cover? With your eyesight, I wouldn’t be surprised if you got a sty from peeping on girls bathing."

Xiao Feng was like that—sometimes as nagging as a woman.

You hurriedly reached into the pocket behind the seat cover in front of you and retrieved the two books. You had bought them and left them in Xiao Feng’s car without looking at them, and Du Xishan’s urgent call earlier meant you hadn’t taken them with you.

Although the covers of both books looked dirty, the paper quality was surprisingly good. The one on the left was titled "Greatest Classic Mysteries," while the one on the right didn’t even have a title.

Out of habit, you first opened the Taixuan Sutra—damn it, the Taixuan Sutra was written in seal script!

As we all know, seal script was the official font of the Great Qin Empire, prevalent until the end of the Western Han, when it was gradually replaced by clerical script, though it was still commonly used for carving seals partly to prevent forgery and also because of its aesthetic appeal.

However, you just couldn’t read seal script.

Seeing your furrowed brow, Fan Yi gently asked, "Do you need me to read it for you?"

What a language whiz!

You nearly applauded her on the spot!

Anxiously, you handed the book to Fan Yi, and she started translating it word by word, while you only needed to hear it once to etch the entire content of the book into your memory.

You had barely had the time to feel proud of your photographic memory when the content of the book stunned you.

This "Greatest Classic Mysteries" turned out to be a Taoist scripture for cultivation. Although it greatly differed from the depiction in fantasy novels, it at least solved your urgent need to find Taoist techniques for cultivation.

Interestingly, this "Greatest Classic Mysteries" divided the process of mortal cultivation into three steps: One Qi, Two Yi, and Thee Purities.

The book mentioned that for ordinary people learning the Way, it took three years to enter the threshold, five years to meditate, seven years to transform Qi, and nine years to gather Qi, which constituted One Qi.

In other words, it would take a regular person twenty-four years to reach the realm of One Qi.

The so-called state of One Qi meant comprehending nature, breathing deeply, and possessing inner strength; in layman’s terms, it represented the basic stance of an expert with internal skills.

Two Yi, however, was comparatively complex.

This state marked the beginning of cultivation. To have the strength to fight zombies and catch ghosts like Uncle Ian on TV, one would need to persist for at least another thirty years.

Two Yi, unlike One Qi, had distinct steps. It was divided simply into yin and yang, with both simultaneously cultivated, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, inhaling the aura of all living things.

The last was Thee Purities, which, of course, you could not understand and found rather far-fetched, since the book actually mentioned that upon reaching Thee Purities, one could comprehend heaven and earth, gather the spiritual energy of all directions, and transform oneself, undergoing a complete rebirth.

All in all, it was written very bizarrely and mysteriously.

Being clever, you naturally ignored the stage of Three Purities.

The three realms mentioned in the "Greatest Classic Mysteries" could not be achieved in haste. After noting down the content, you set it aside and opened another book.

The text of this one was in traditional characters. Although you couldn’t write some of them out, you could still understand when reading.

After flipping through a couple of pages, you laughed.

It turned out to be a book dedicated to explaining talismans, exactly what you urgently needed!

A book of roughly twenty pages or so, you skimmed through it, capturing the content in your mind. After reviewing the knowledge from the book in your head, you categorized it.

People who often play games know that Chinese culture is broad and profound, and among it, Taoism’s Five Elements culture is even integrated into every nook and cranny of life.

The so-called Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Some domestic games tend to confuse these Five Elements with foreign magic elements, making a mess, their literal interpretation mixing Five Elements with magic elements.

For example, metal is thunder and lightning, wood is plants, water has liquid and solid states, while fire and earth are as their literal meanings.

However, this is not the case in China. The Five Elements are usually associated with directions, hence the term Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

The Eight Trigrams are: Li, Kan, Zhen, Dui, Qian, Xun, Kun, Gen.

If combined with the Five Elements, they are Li Fire, Kan Water, Zhen Wood, Dui Metal, Qian Metal, Xun Wood, Kun Earth, and Gen Earth.

The book’s mentioned talismans are divided according to the Five Elements: Gold Spell, with gold representing the west, known for its winds, thus, its attribute is wind; Wood Curse, with wood in the east, where it is humid with frequent thunder, hence, its attribute is thunder; Water Spell, with water in the north, known for its cold ice, thus, its attribute is water, Ice Curse; Fire Spell, with fire in the south, where the weather is scorching, hence, its attribute is fire; Earth in the center, representing the sturdiest place, its attribute is Earth.

Of course, the book stated that if one hadn’t reached the Two Yi realm, let alone being able to condense a spell through drawing a Magic Seal, one wouldn’t even be able to understand it, as each Magic Seal’s creation was not a matter of simply copying.

However, what was strange was that you could understand all twenty-five Magic Seals in the book, and even integrate them comprehensively.

Thinking of this, you pulled out a yellow piece of Talisman Paper from your pocket, stretched out your finger to examine it before your eyes, then somewhat reluctantly bit open your fingertip, using your own blood to draw a Magic Seal on the Talisman Paper.

Since this was your first Five Elements Spell, the process was a bit slow, and as you were drawing the Magic Seal, a current of air began to swirl inside the carriage.

"Hey, who opened the car window?"

Feeling the airflow, Xiao Feng deliberately looked around only to find the windows shut tight and the car’s air conditioning turned off as well.

"Strange."

As Xiao Feng pondered, you completed the final stroke of the Magic Seal. At the same time, you noticed the Magic Seal’s surface gleaming with a faint light, but the glow quickly faded, leaving it looking plain and unremarkable.

The book did not name any Magic Seals; it only roughly explained the effects they could bring. Thus, holding the first Wind Curse in your hand, you couldn’t help but feel eager to try it out.

"This bastard, even swerved onto the express lane, where does he plan to go?"

Xiao Feng’s words drew your attention, and looking through the car window, you realized you had actually entered the city.

You had assumed that the papier-mâché figure would take the girl to a desolate place, but to your surprise, it stopped in front of a large entertainment complex.

"Eternal Demon City? That’s quite a unique name; seems like a place for dining and revelry, huh."

Xiao Feng parked the car in front of a coffee shop and followed the white Aston Martin with his eyes as two people got out of it.

A man and a woman, the man handsome and suave, the woman beautiful and stunning.

As they entered the Eternal Demon City, Xiao Feng turned to look at you, "Little Yunyun, what do we do now?"

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