Wang Lei furrowed his brows and shook his head, saying: "That’s not right. I’ve seen the talisman Tao legacy of the Zhuge family, and there are many people in the Hidden Sects who excel in Rune Tao. Although the power of some talismans isn’t very strong, they do have certain effects. Once these talismans are drawn, they cannot just be some ordinary ghost talismans; they should be genuine talismans."
Yang Fei smiled and said: "I’m saying that those of you who haven’t truly grasped the Dao Yun (mystic charm) of talismans, even if you draw the same runes, they won’t become talismans. I didn’t say that talisman Tao doesn’t exist in this world."
Wang Lei laughed: "Hmm, I don’t doubt Rune Tao. Didn’t you just carve a talisman to show us? What I mean is, since I can accurately draw these runes, why can’t I make talismans?"
Yang Fei said: "This involves special materials needed for drawing talisman paper, like talisman paper and cinnabar. Of course, having these doesn’t guarantee you’ll create effective talismans. The writer needs a certain comprehension and understanding of the runes. Only by imbibing the profound meaning of the runes onto the talisman paper can it become a talisman."
As they conversed, Tong Yunshu and Zhu Tianshou continued to carefully observe those complex and difficult-to-understand rune texts. To Wang Lei, Xu Jian, and others, these runes were dizzying, but in the eyes of Tong Yunshu and Zhu Tianshou, they were trajectories of power encompassing certain heaven and earth rules.
The grandparent and grandchild, like eager scholars encountering a precious cultural heritage, stared intently at the one hundred and eight runes, as if wanting to memorize every stroke of these symbols.
"These are all one hundred and eight rune texts passed down by the Taoist. If you’re genuinely interested in Rune Tao, you can memorize these runes. Once you gradually comprehend the profound meanings of these runes, you can make talismans." Yang Fei said to everyone.
Wang Lei waved his hand: "I won’t learn."
Umekawa Taro also shook his head: "It makes me dizzy, I can’t understand, and can’t remember. Looking at it makes my head hurt."
Xu Jian chuckled and said: "I did remember a few, but when I tried to remember more, I found that those I remembered earlier also became a bit blurred. It’s hard to remember many at once."
Then he said to Xu Yunshan, Xu Liangyou, and Xu Xiao: "How many can you three remember?"
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Each could remember three to five runes.
They couldn’t remember more, and even what they had remembered before became blurry.
"I’ve memorized the first five runes, the remaining one hundred and three of you, the three brothers, don’t need to do anything recently, just memorize these runes separately." Xu Jian said to them.
The three of Xu Yunshan finally understood their ancestor’s intention, and they all turned their heads toward Yang Fei.
Yang Fei smiled and said: "Don’t force it if you can’t remember. As for your ancestor wanting you to memorize these runes, it’s to give the Xu Family something additional to learn in the future. It’s a good thing."
"Ahem, Mr. Yang, you don’t mind?" Xu Liangyou couldn’t help but ask.
Yang Fei laughed heartily: "If I minded, why would I write these runes out for you to see? There’s a lot of ancient things lost in the Divine Continent because everyone guards them jealously, unwilling to share. Now, we need people, and as long as we train more excellent talents, I am willing to share everything I know."
Xu Liangyou sincerely admired: "Mr. Yang’s generosity is unparalleled."
Xu Xiao looked at the dense runes and looked bitterly at Xu Jian: "Ancestor, the three of us are getting old, memory fails us. Instead of making this hard on us, since Mr. Yang doesn’t forbid us from copying them, why insist on memorizing?"
Xu Yunshan and Xu Liangyou also had a light in their eyes, looking at Xu Jian and Yang Fei.
Yang Fei shrugged with a smile: "I don’t mind. You can study these. If anyone in the Xu Family can decipher them and shows talent, they can come to me, and I’ll personally guide them."
The Xu family members were overjoyed.
Xu Jian also grinned but deliberately snorted with a stern face: "Three useless things, age is not an excuse. Does being old mean not striving, no longer working hard? If you can learn Little Brother Yang’s talisman technique, your individual strength will rise to a higher level. Perhaps understanding Rune Tao will enhance your understanding of the power laws between heaven and earth. Fine, since you are lazy to learn, I won’t force it."
Xu Yunshan and the other two were all centenarians. Being criticized by Xu Jian in front of outsiders made them feel ashamed, and they lowered their heads in embarrassment.
Yang Fei ignored them and went directly to the next room, starting to carve jade tokens.
Even with his current cultivation realm, trying to complete the carving of dozens of jade tokens in one go was extremely challenging.
This not only exhausted True Yuan and Spirit but also put a tremendous grind on Primordial Spirit Thought Power.
Moreover, just carving thirty or so jade tokens wasn’t enough. He planned to create a super large Gathering Spirit Array. Thus, the jade tokens used as array foundations must be different, and more small jade tokens must be inscribed.
The number nine can form an array. So he would craft nine small Gathering Spirit Arrays and then synthesize them into a colossal Gathering Spirit Array.
According to his design, once completed, the massive array should cover an area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Even if it couldn’t encompass the entire Jiangbei County, the Shennong Mountain area should be fully within it.
For the following three days, Yang Fei kept engraving runes, with Hu Lizhong assisting him.
Xu Jian, Wang Lei, Umekawa Taro, and the three brothers of the Xu family were somewhat idle, repeatedly attempting to memorize the one hundred and eight rune symbols, but each time leaving the room rubbing their temples.
Yet Zhu Tianshou and Tong Yunshu’s grandparent-grandchild pair stayed in the room, devoting themselves to studying those one hundred and eight runes.
On the seventh day, Tong Yunshu emerged from the room.
She approached Yang Fei and said: "Yang Fei, I’ve memorized all those runes."
Yang Fei was stunned, looked at her, and asked: "Really?"
He took several years to memorize all these texts.
And now, Tong Yunshu memorized all of them in just seven days?
This disparity is astonishing.
Yang Fei felt his Rune Tao talent somewhat offended.
Tong Yunshu nodded, her face showing a hint of pride.
Yang Fei took a deep breath and said: "You’ve memorized everything? Can you write them out?"
Tong Yunshu nodded, seemingly prepared. She took out pen and paper and swiftly wrote over a dozen rune texts.
Yang Fei watched as she wrote on the ordinary notebook, his pupils contracting sharply.
These runes were imbued with a faint Dao Yun of Rune Tao!
He took a deep breath, staring at this woman in awe, unable to speak for a moment.
He was no longer offended but thoroughly astonished.
Finally, he looked at Tong Yunshu, who continued writing without any rune written incorrectly, and said: "Okay... okay, it’s enough. Yunshu, you... you’re a Rune Tao genius."