Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

The next day, my mother left the Iijima family home because of work commitments.

It's March now, during Japan's spring break.

Spring break usually takes place from March to April, not for a full month.

However, it is only the beginning of March, so Gu Yun has nearly a month to learn magic from his grandfather.

"Will Xiao Gu Yun feel lonely without Huan around?"

"Well..."

Knowing that demons and monsters exist in this world, Gu Yun naturally prefers magic to reading.

However, Gu Yun, who was an orphan in his previous life, cherished the family and kinship he had finally obtained, so he did not want to make things difficult for his mother.

"Absolutely not."

That's the truth. Whenever it comes to things involving yokai (supernatural beings), Tamaki Iijima becomes extremely willful.

On the contrary, in the ordinary life, the mother was extremely tolerant of Gu Yun and never asked anything of Gu Yun.

As long as her child is happy, Tamaki Iijima is content.

"I'm relieved that my mother isn't around."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Grandpa laughed heartily: "If Xiao Huan knew, she would definitely say that I've corrupted you."

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I won't tell Mom."

After getting to know the snail, Gu Yun discovered that it wasn't a serious person at all.

The old man is a lovely old man, the kind who can easily become friends with children.

"Alright, now I'll teach Xiao Gu Yun his first spell."

Grandpa called Gu Yun to the study and then picked up a stack of things from it.

"Do you know what this is?"

"Water, and salt?"

"Correct."

Grandpa smiled and placed two small dishes on the ground, one filled with water and the other with a stack of salt.

"Forehead…"

Gu Yun was slightly taken aback and asked, "That's it?"

"Isn't it simple?"

It's not that it's simple, but Gu Yun can't understand why doing it this way can set up a barrier.

He looked at Xiaobai and found that the latter was completely unaffected.

"Master, a protective barrier has been erected in the mansion."

Xiao Bai sniffed the air and discovered an invisible barrier rising in front of him.

The barrier wasn't strong, but it would still keep some weak ghosts and minor monsters out of reach.

"Huh? A barrier has already been erected?"

Are barriers really such cheap things?

Gu Yun was stunned; he really didn't understand the principle behind it.

Moreover, this seems to be a little different from the magic he imagined.

"For most exorcists, exorcising demons and banishing ghosts is actually very difficult."

Grandpa has a shikigami, and Gu Yun also has Xiao Shiro.

Therefore, when faced with a powerful enemy, they can directly command shikigami to eliminate and repel the enemy.

It is possible to subdue shikigami, but this requires extremely high spiritual power and willpower.

Most exorcists don't have this ability; they can only rely on tools and find ways to break the curse in order to complete the exorcism.

“Every country has its own troubles.”

"Therefore, the methods of treatment vary."

Therefore, a qualified exorcist should have a wealth of knowledge.

"In our country, salt is a symbol of purity."

Separating the salt and water symbolizes a clear distinction between the two worlds, and also serves as a reminder to the demons that they cannot cross the line between these two worlds.

However, this spell has a prerequisite: it must rely on the feng shui of the house and the energy of the people living there.

Therefore, setting up this spell outside is completely pointless.

"Did you remember that, Gu Yun?"

"Ah."

"Come and try."

Grandpa handed the items to Gu Yun and said, "The barriers set up by ordinary people are not very powerful, but the line we drew with our own hands contains our will."

"will?"

"It's spiritual power."

Spiritual power is a very magical power, and Gu Yun also awakened this power when he awakened the scroll.

“Spiritual power increases with age, and it can also be enhanced through rigorous training or by using external forces.”

Grandpa smiled and said, "In addition, Grandpa wants to test the quality of your spiritual power to determine what kind of magic Xiao Gu Yun can cultivate in the future."

How to test?

While Gu Yun was puzzled, Grandpa took out a small stone.

There was a word carved on the stone, which appeared to be Sanskrit.

“Like this, focus your attention on the stone.”

As Grandpa spoke, the stone slowly floated up and remained suspended in mid-air.

"Don't use your eyes to see, use your heart to feel."

The old man closed his eyes and held the stone still in mid-air.

Then, the old man took out several stones of different sizes and lined them up in a row.

"The first piece is 1, the second piece is 5, the third piece is 10, then 20, 50, and 100."

Spiritual power is divided into two types: quality and quantity.

"Quality" represents which one has stronger spiritual power when they are equal.

The strength of spiritual power does not change over time; it is entirely innate. This determines whether a sorcerer can cultivate spells with extremely high requirements.

"As for the quantity, it's the amount of time that you, Xiao Gu Yun, can lift these stones and keep them floating."

After Grandpa finished speaking, he let Gu Yun give it a try.

"Let's try the first piece."

Following his grandfather's instructions, Gu Yun took a deep breath.

"call!"

However, the next moment, the stone representing 1 suddenly shot into the sky.

"Clap."

From the open space paved with white pebbles, the sound of stones falling to the ground could be heard.

But because she wasn't paying attention, Gu Yun didn't know where the stone had fallen.

"Forehead!"

Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, and his grandfather laughed and said, "It's okay. It's because your spiritual power is too strong and you don't know how to control it, so the stone flew away."

"I'll go find it now."

"Ah, it's okay."

This type of stone is called the Inspiration Stone and is often used as a sealing medium for demons and monsters.

Grandpa said that the stone was made and given to him by a friend at the shrine, and it was not a very rare item.

The truly precious ones are the ten stones, the half stones (50), and the full stones (100).

Especially the final piece, the Full Stone, was something my grandfather was fortunate enough to acquire by chance.

"I'm more curious about the strength of your spiritual power than the stone, Xiao Gu Yun."

"Ah."

Gu Yun nodded and then focused his attention on the second stone.

It represents 5. In Grandpa's words, lifting the stone that represents 1 means that your spiritual power is strong enough to see monsters.

Such people are extremely rare, one in ten thousand.

Moreover, even if someone can see ghosts, it doesn't mean they can cultivate magic.

To cast a spell, your spiritual energy level must exceed 5.

Gu Yun's mother and cousin Si could both see monsters, but their spiritual power was not of high enough quality, so they could not learn the skills of the demon.

"call!"

"It flew away again?"

Under Gu Yun's watchful eye, the second stone bounced away again.

"Clap clap clap."

Seeing this, Grandpa clapped his hands gently: "Very good, very good, little Gu Yun."

One stone can see ghosts.