Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 53: Australia, Four Vertical and Five Horizontal Secret Blessings
"...You're telling me you chased a strange spiritual fish into the mountains for a whole month without running into anyone. Didn't you ever think of borrowing someone's phone to let us know you were safe?"

After hearing what Chu Tianshu said, Lin Baisui was silent for a while and then asked this question.

When Chu Tianshu heard him ask this, he suddenly realized the loophole in his previous words.

That's just Jiangning, not the deep mountains of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

Even if you don’t have time before fishing, have you ever thought of making a phone call to report safety after catching the fish?

He had to wait until he returned home before being discovered.

"It seems that it is indeed a good fish."

Lin Baisui didn't wait for his reply, but laughed again.

"After you finished eating, you must have seen immediate results and felt your chronic illness improve, so you were so happy that you forgot to call us."

Good man, you make excuses for me yourself.

Chu Tianshu couldn't help but smile: "That is indeed a good fish. Thanks to it, I also found several sets of secret books and several magical instruments in a secret cave over there."

"The secret manual is said to have been created by people in the Ming Dynasty. It seems to have been passed down to the Republic of China period. Someone brought it to that cave and left it there."

"When I have time later, I'll write it down on my phone and send it to you. You can see if there's anything suitable for you to learn."

Lin Baisui said happily, "Okay, I've been saving up merits and want to buy some advanced inheritances from the Special Investigation Department's arsenal. If you have something suitable here, I can save money to buy other things."

"By the way, do you want to sell this? If so, I'll encrypt it for you as soon as you send it to me."

Chu Tianshu asked, "If I let you learn it, can you still sell it?"

"Of course."

Lin Baisui said, "Even if I've read it all, as long as I don't spread it around, I can help you put it up on the internal website and sell it."

Chu Tianshu suddenly realized: "I was so angry that I was a little dizzy. I didn't even think of such a simple truth."

Lin Baisui asked curiously, "Angry?"

Chu Tian relaxed and said, "Someone broke into the house and stole the original copy of the secret manual of "Ghost Gate Witch Doctor's Annotation."

The phone suddenly went quiet.

After a while, two deep breaths were heard from the other side.

"Who the hell..."

Lin Baisui paused and took another deep breath. "Do you have any clues about the thief?"

Among all the things Grandpa Chu left behind, this book was the one he cherished the most during his lifetime.

The knowledge in the secret book has been learned, and there are more than one set of copies. If it is sold as an antique, the price may not be too shocking.

But this book is more than that.

Leaving the secret book in that room was almost a tacit agreement to maintain the state as if Grandpa Chu was still alive.

Chu Tianshu said that he was a little confused because of anger, and it was not a joke. He naturally understood Brother Baisui's current anger.

"His name is Kong Wenju, a sorcerer from our neighboring village. He deals in antiques and collectibles. In addition to stealing our family's secret manuals, he also stole from several collectors. He has already fled to another place, and the municipal police have filed a case."

"It's him?!"

Lin Baisui said, "I've seen him a few times, this bastard."

"It just so happens that the perpetrator is also a sorcerer. Our Jianghuai District's Special Investigation Division and Patrol Investigation Division have already contacted each other. I would like to apply to borrow some information on this case."

He hung up the phone first.

Chu Tianshu was waiting in the car.

A moment later, Director Lin got into the car and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue.

"This person is really crazy. He stole so many good things at once."

Director Lin shook his head and said, "This house is so nice. I have a shop and I am not short of money. I really can't understand it."

"Tianshu, the criminal has already run away with the stolen goods. I can't help you with anything. I'm sorry."

Chu Tianshu shook his head and said, "It's okay. Now that the case has been filed, I believe it will be solved."

Director Lin laughed and drove them back.

Chu Tianshu returned home, plugged in his cell phone to charge, and memorized the secret code while charging.

Mr. Chu sat at the table waiting for a call.

"Second Grandpa."

Chu Tianshu said, "Among the secret manuals I obtained this time, one contains a technique that is definitely more advanced than your Feng Shui inheritance..."

Mr. Chu shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I just heard you mention it on the phone."

"But I'd rather stay at home and listen to opera on the tape recorder and stare blankly these past two years than practice. I haven't even used my Feng Shui skills much. If you want me to learn something else, save the trouble."

Chu Tianshu said: "Practicing is also very interesting."

"You're talking about practicing, not cultivation."

Mr. Chu suddenly asked, "Did you successfully master the boxing technique?"

Chu Tianshu nodded.

"Hahahaha, our Chu family has also produced a genius."

Mr. Chu borrowed Lin Baisui's words and said, "It seems that it is a really good fish."

"But the purpose of practicing is to live a good life. I'm already this old, and the good life I want now is just taking walks, eating, chatting, and watching TV."

"You're still young, you haven't practiced enough, but when I was young, I practiced enough."

Chu Tianshu was helpless: "I understand."

Mr. Chu Er added, "Nowadays, TV dramas are so good that one after another can be watched on the computer without waiting in line. You can watch any show you want. They are really good and worth watching over and over again."

Chu Tianshu thought.

What if one day all TV dramas are bad?

Second Grandpa might be so bored that he wants to meditate and practice again.

However, after entering the 21st century, TV dramas in recent years have indeed sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, full of vitality and everything is competing to develop.

At least in the last decade or so, we shouldn’t have to worry about bad dramas becoming rampant.

About two hours later, Lin Baisui called.

"Fortunately, that guy didn't go abroad. He went to the island, the Australian area."

Lin Baisui said, "Because this is a crime committed by a special person, we have already informed the Macao Special Investigation Division, and they will send someone to assist in the investigation."

Chu Tianshu pondered, "Australia, that Oriental Casino?"

"I heard that the place isn't big, but it has a huge flow of people. I guess your Special Investigations Division is always complaining about not having enough manpower. This isn't a homicide case, so how many people can they assign to investigate?"

Lin Baisui said, "In the Macao area, relatively speaking, they have more manpower. And once a criminal is not caught at the beginning, it is difficult to stop him. He may strike again in the Macao area, so the local authorities must pay attention."

Chu Tianshu simply said: "I want to go and see for myself."

"This……"

Lin Baisui hesitated for a moment, "Are you really fine now?"

Chu Tianshu said: "I am much stronger than before."

"Well, Kong Wenju is not your opponent anyway, so we must get the master's things back."

Lin Baisui said, "If you are a psychic with a clean background in the mainland, you can use the identity of an enthusiastic citizen to assist in the investigation. In the capital, there are a lot of people who like to use this title to get things done."

"It's a little different in the Macao region. Some places are more convenient. I'll let them know for you and I'll be a temporary consultant on the project."

"But how are you going to get there?"

Chu Tianshu said, "Isn't the Australian area on the sea? Take a car first and then a boat." "You... haven't thought about taking a plane?"

Lin Baisui sighed, "Besides, to go there, you need to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau Pass or something like that."

"Forget it, just take a picture of your ID and everything and send it to me, and I'll help you."

Chu Tianshu attacked with an iron fist in the Republic of China, and at this time he could only obey his brother and do whatever he was told.

He has never taken a high-speed train in his life, let alone a plane.

I don't understand these aspects at all.

Chu Tianshu finally asked, "How many days will it take to get these things?"

"It's definitely much faster than finding a way there yourself."

Lin Baisui said, "I'll do it as soon as possible, just wait."

Mr. Chu listened to the whole thing from the side, and wanted to say something several times but didn't really say anything.

In fact, he often felt that when his elder brother was alive, he was a little too caring towards his eldest grandson.

A man who wants to establish his own way must always make his own way.

At their age back then, they hadn't learned much psychic magic, but they already had to work hard on their own to support a family.

However, Chu Tianshu in the past did have health problems, which was worrying.

Now that his health has improved significantly, we should respect his wishes even more.

"What do you have for lunch?"

Mr. Chu stood up and said, "The electric bike has been charged. I'll go buy some on the street. We can eat together today."

Chu Tianshu looked up and thought, then said, "Then let's go for Fengying Cooked Food's roast duck and roast chicken..."

Mr. Chu said, "One roast duck and one roast chicken. Got it. I'll also buy some peanuts and bean curd skins to go with the wine."

"No."

Chu Tianshu said quickly, "I mean, two roast ducks, a roast chicken, a box of salted duck, a box of beef, and a box of braised meatballs in sauce."

"Diagonally opposite Fengying's house, there's a vendor selling vegetable pythons and eggplant cakes. The one they have is vegetarian. I want three boxes of each."

Mr. Chu walked out with a look of suspicion on his face, wondering if this kid was going to fill the refrigerator?
Two hours later, he held the glass wine glass and stared blankly at the empty plastic box on the table.

"After eating that strange fish in the mountains, my appetite has increased a lot."

Chu Tianshu touched his stomach and stuffed the last piece of vegetable python into his mouth with satisfaction.

The filling is made by mixing leeks, chopped vermicelli, sauce and hot sesame oil together.

Wrap it into long strips with very flexible dough, steam it in a steamer, and then cut it.

It tastes fresh and fragrant when hot, even better than meat. When it cools down, it has a chewier texture, which is different.

“Although the food in the mountains is fresh, I still miss the seasonings after eating too much.”

Seeing that his belly didn't bulge out, Mr. Chu shook his head, got a small bottle of wine and went home.

"Australia."

Before leaving, Mr. Chu remembered something and gave a serious reminder.

"I heard gambling isn't banned there, so you absolutely mustn't get involved with that."

Chu Tianshu smiled and said, "I'm not interested in that."

Mr. Chu gave repeated instructions before he really left.

Chu Tianshu piled up the plastic boxes on the table and threw them into the trash can.

The only thing that is truly suitable for senior brother to practice is that set of secret techniques.

After Chu Tianshu sent the file, he stopped and walked into the bamboo forest at the back door to start practicing.

The bamboos in Hailing are thin and not suitable for being destroyed by fists or feet.

Chu Tianshu only practiced in the open space between the back door and the bamboo forest, and practiced palm thunder for four hours in a row.

His steps seemed to be slow, but when he put his feet and pushed his hands, with each step, there was a sound in his chest and abdomen, and the soil sank like dry sand.

He stepped out a Tai Chi diagram on the open space, and his practice became more and more profound.

After he had walked for four hours, the footprints in each circle overlapped and connected.

The border of the Tai Chi diagram is already a ravine more than a foot deep, and the bottom is as hard as rock.

The Yin eyes and Yang eyes are of similar depth, but they are round and sunken, and it is impossible to tell that they were made by human feet.

It looks more like it was hit by a big iron ball.

The wind blew in the forest, and his sleeves seemed to be bearing another gust of wind blowing from his skin.

When the arms moved, the cuffs fluttered like night lotus.

Those are all manifestations of the immortal power vibrating outwards.

After practicing boxing, practice magic.

The secret manuals of magic cannot be deduced. If you want to continue to enjoy some of the conveniences of magic, you have to learn it yourself.

Chu Tianshu stood in the Tai Chi diagram, with his left hand held in front of him, and his right hand making a gesture, with the tips of his thumb, ring finger and little finger interlocked, his palm empty, and his index and middle fingers standing side by side.

"Pro!"

The core concept of "Zongheng Secret Blessing" is what is commonly known as the Nine-Character Mantra.

This was originally a spell compiled by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was recorded in books that reciting it when entering the mountains can ward off evil spirits and drive away poisonous insects, snakes and rats. It is as if the six Jia gods are secretly protecting it, so it is also called the "Six Jia Secret Blessing".

When Buddhism and Taoism copied each other, this mantra was mixed into a volume of Buddhist Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. The monks selected nine hand seals and nine mantras from the Buddhist scriptures, and combined them with this set of nine-word mantras to carry it forward.

Especially in overseas island countries, for a period of time, this mantra was as famous as "Namo Amitabha" among the people.

In China, although the Nine-Character Mantra is not so popular, masters throughout the ages have made new developments to it, and military strategists, Confucianists, and scholars of Yijing have each gained their own insights.

Coincidentally, it’s the same as “Climbing into Shaolin”.

This book, "Zongheng Mizhu", was also written by people from the Ming Dynasty in the world of Cai Shanjun and others.

It was Wang Yangming, a famous figure who integrated Confucianism, military science, and Zen Buddhism and founded the School of Mind.

According to the records in the Yizhou Military Academy, Wang Yangming was also a person who practiced both magic and boxing.

Although the "Zongheng Secret Blessing" he created is a kind of magic, it has a very subtle harmonizing effect on the human body's qi and blood, and is very beneficial to health preservation.

Even a simple sorcerer, after practicing this method deeply, can remain young and look as young as a teenager even after he is over 70 years old.

When practicing this method, the hand gestures are sometimes like lotus and sometimes like sword.

When reading the first word, move your hand horizontally; for the second word, move your hand vertically.

This process is repeated for nine characters, four vertical and five horizontal, just like drawing a corner of a chessboard in mid-air.

The gestures are simple, but while reciting each word, one has to visualize a series of scenes in the mind and also imagine various strange signs in one's body, which is not easy.

Take the heart as the source and realize the truth. There is no need to suppress emotions forcibly. There are many ways to resolve and release them.

When Chu Tianshu practiced this method, there was no trace of the smile on his face that he had when he was with his second grandfather.

There was only a kind of awe-inspiring anger.

"Come! Fight! The! Fighter!"

Why did you come into my house and steal something else? Why did you have to steal my grandfather's relics?
"All! In! Formation!"

Stealing, huh? Running away first, huh?
I will chase you and catch you with my own hands.

"Forward! OK!!"

(End of this chapter)