Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 208 Heaven and Earth Correspondence, Just Teach Me the Real Skills

"Ma Si, come out here!"

"Don't be like a woman!"

"If you don't come out, I'll cut off these horns!"

I shouted and raised the goose-feather knife.

He wanted to threaten Ma Si to show up by cutting off the horns.

"Hey hey hey."

Ma Si's laughter was frivolous and full of provocation.

"Cut off those horns, and you'll have no chance of freeing the poisonous insect. If you want to die early and be reborn, just cut them off."

"I advise you to hurry into the cave and seize this last chance."

"What's the last chance?" I asked loudly.

Ma Si did not answer.

Not even any other words.

I was so anxious that I yelled frantically, "Speak clearly!"

"Come out now!"

Taoist Priest Zhang held my shoulder and said, "Stop shouting. He's gone."

"Lao Zhang, do you know what opportunity he's talking about?"

"I am not sure as well."

I suddenly felt like a deflated ball.

He walked towards the unconscious Cui Hao with a depressed mood.

I want to pinch someone's philtrum, but I'm afraid that pinching the wrong one will make the situation worse.

So I asked, "Are they...all okay?"

"Were you hurt by Ma Si's methods?"

"The ghost damaged his yang energy a little, but it's no big deal. I can wake up with two injections."

Taoist Zhang took out a cloth bag that was rolled up like a bamboo slip.

Untie the rope tied on the outside and unfold it, and you will see silver needles inserted in an orderly manner in the cloth bag.

Because he often cures illnesses and saves lives in various villages, Taoist Master Zhang is used to carrying a needle bag with him.

When encountering sudden emergencies, acupuncture can quickly relieve the symptoms.

"Lift up their shirts."

Taoist Master Zhang pinched out a silver needle as he spoke.

I quickly lifted up Cui Hao's shirt.

Swish!

A silver needle is inserted into the acupuncture point.

Taoist Master Zhang gently rubbed the silver needle, and then gently lifted it up.

This is the needle manipulation technique in acupuncture.

When kneading the silver needles, use a small angle, light force, slow frequency and short time for tonification, otherwise it is draining.

Acupuncture can quickly dredge the meridians by replenishing and draining the Qi in the meridians.

In addition to kneading and twisting to replenish and drain, there are also acupuncture techniques such as lifting and inserting to replenish and drain, and fast and slow replenishing and draining.

Of course, I didn’t understand these things at that time, and I couldn’t even recognize the acupuncture points.

I gradually came into contact with acupuncture, meridians, and acupoints when I started practicing martial arts.

Taoist Master Zhang inserted five silver needles into Cui Hao's eyes, and his eyelids trembled slightly.

He began to mumble, "My head, my head."

"My head is gone, give it back to me!"

The paper man has been burned to ashes, why is he still shouting for my head to be returned to me?

Is there something dirty on your body that you haven't cleaned off?

I quickly asked, "Lao Zhang, is he better or not?"

"It's just a dream."

"Just wake up completely."

Taoist Master Zhang explained and turned around to give acupuncture to Shi Nianzi and the others.

I finally let go of my worried heart.

As long as it's okay.

"By the way, Lao Zhang, what arrangements have you made?"

Taoist Priest Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "Use the Seven Star Nail to lock the seven gates and block the flow of the earth energy in this forest. I can control the earth energy for my own use."

"Did you suddenly feel like you had endless energy just now?"

"Yes, that's right. At that moment, my desire to survive exploded, and I suddenly felt so strong that I could flip over a cow..."

As I was speaking enthusiastically, Taoist Master Zhang interrupted and said, "That's not the power brought by your desire to survive."

"But since you were about to be beheaded, I used a formation to infuse earth energy into your body, giving you strength."

"Ah?!" I was so surprised that I couldn't close my mouth.

Is the Seven Locks really that magical?

It sounds more powerful than Zhuge Liang's borrowing the east wind and using the Seven Star Lamp to extend his life.

Can this be true?

Taoist Master Zhang saw that I didn't believe him and explained, "Locking the Seven Gates isn't something you can do casually."

"Only very special terrain can lock the seven gates, and the range of the lock is also very small."

"What exactly is locked in the seventh lock?" I asked curiously.

"The seven levels correspond to the Big Dipper in the sky..."

The seven stars of the Big Dipper had two sets of names in ancient times.

Ancient astronomers called it Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang.

In Taoism, it is also called Tanlang, Ju Men, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, and Po Jun.

The so-called Locking Seven Gates by Taoist Master Zhang is a formation based on Taoist astrology and using the comparison between heaven and earth as a means.

This formation is very complicated to use.

The direction of geomagnetic energy in the layout area should be determined based on the orientation and angle of the Big Dipper in the sky, as well as the brightness of each star.

Then, through the direction of geomagnetic energy, it corresponds to the position of the Big Dipper on the ground.

Finally, bury seven star nails on the ground corresponding to the Big Dipper to complete the operation of locking the seven levels.

The whole process requires a lot of observation and calculation, and one wrong step will lead to all the wrong steps.

When I listened to this explanation, there was only one thought in my mind: Lao Zhang can observe the stars!

Stargazing is of great guiding significance for finding tombs, especially large tombs before the Han Dynasty.

Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian: Book of Celestial Officials" records: "Looking up, we observe the phenomena of the heavens; looking down, we follow the patterns of the earth. The heavens have the sun and the moon; the earth has yin and yang. The heavens have the five stars; the earth has the five elements. The heavens have the constellations; the earth has the continents."

This passage represents the ancient view of the correspondence between heaven and earth.

It is believed that the constellations observed in the sky must correspond to those on the earth.

The ancients even drew maps of the starry sky.

The twenty-eight constellations are arranged in twelve orders, corresponding to the twelve continents on earth, namely Yangzhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, and Jizhou.

Therefore, when ancient nobles chose a burial site, they would specifically observe the stars.

Choose a burial site based on the auspicious location corresponding to the astrological signs.

"Lao Zhang, do you understand astrology?"

"I know a little bit." Taoist Master Zhang said modestly, stroking his goatee.

"I'm quite interested in astrology and feng shui. Can you teach me?" I asked shamelessly.

If you want to learn skills, you can't be thin-skinned.

"Astrology and feng shui are not easy to learn."

"If you really want to learn, I can teach you."

"But that's not something you can learn overnight."

"I've studied with my master for over ten years, and I've been figuring it out on my own for decades, but I still can't say I've figured it out."

His words hinted at a desire to quit.

Want me to give up.

But I climbed up the ladder: "Lao Zhang... No, I should call him Master!"

"No matter how difficult it is, I'm determined to learn it."

"Master, please accept me as your disciple..."

I was about to kneel down and pay my respects to my master when Taoist Master Zhang stopped me: "No, no, no!"

"Why are you so impulsive, kid? Just forget about becoming my disciple."

"If you really want to learn, I can teach you."

"But still call me Lao Zhang, and don't tell anyone outside that I'm your master, let alone that I taught you these things."

It seems that Taoist Zhang wanted to distance himself from the matter.

It’s a bit like what Patriarch Bodhi said to Sun Wukong at the end.

I guess it's because I robbed tombs that he doesn't want to have any official relationship with me.

But it doesn’t matter to me whether I have a name or not.

As long as you can learn some skills, that's enough.

"Okay, let's do as you say."

"Just teach me the real skills."

Taoist Master Zhang smiled and nodded, then began to explain to me the basic knowledge of stargazing and Feng Shui.

This lecture lasted more than two hours.

Cui Hao opened his eyes and woke up.

He rubbed his eyes and looked at me. Suddenly his expression tensed and he jumped up like a carp.

He rushed over, pushed me hard and shouted, "Brother, run!"

"That guy wants our heads, run!"