Chapter 269: A True Master Should Be Like This

"W-what Spell Control?"

"What you know, Friend, is Blood Control, which is using blood to control objects. The mystery lies entirely in the talisman drawn with essence blood."

"Y-yes..."

"As the name implies, Spell Control uses spells to control objects."

"Controlling objects with spells?"

"Although Blood Control relies entirely on intent and mind to control objects and is extremely flexible, I believe no one knows its flaws better than you, Friend." Lin Jue said this, but because Master Fan was also present, he didn't point out this life-and-death matter directly, just smiled and pointed to the sky.

"This... is..."

Daoist Tao was completely dazed and only answered him subconsciously.

This Daoist not only knew that his magic wasn't the Daoist orthodox Object-Control Art he bragged about, but was Blood Control, but he was also incomparably clear about it. Every word he said hit the mark.

Some people truly know the truth from the moment they open their mouths.

Daoist Tao couldn't help but wonder, what was his background?

Master Fan beside him was also envious in his heart.

Then he heard Lin Jue say generously:

"My Spell Control is different. Although Spell Control isn't as convenient to control as Blood Control—it requires practice and chanting—it only requires a portion of magical power to be attached to the sword or object to control it. The only weakness is that it fears someone blocking your mouth."

"Then..."

Daoist Tao opened his eyes wide: "Doesn't that mean there's no need to consume essence blood, no need to draw talismans, and no need to worry about heavy rain or the blood talisman on the sword being ruined by passing through leaves or skin?"

"..."

Lin Jue immediately showed a helpless expression.

Master Fan beside him was secretly startled, then thoughtful.

So the weakness of Blood Control was here!

Actually, he had heard a yaoguai say unintentionally before that most spells in the world had weaknesses, or were mutually generated and restrained. This was the shortcoming of spells, and also the mystery of spells.

Therefore, if one fights with others, it's not just about the level of skill; information and knowledge are also very important.

However, he had also noticed this before.

Because once, Friend Tao wanted to go out to eliminate yaoguai, but not long after walking out, he encountered rain and insisted on turning back, waiting until the sky cleared to go out again. If it were someone else, they might not feel anything, just thinking it was the habit or temper of an expert. After all, in the capital, among the dignitaries, nobles, and strange people, there were truly all kinds of yaoguai and ghosts, but he had vaguely guessed it at that time.

But it was only a guess. He didn't know magic, nor did he have the talent to cultivate the Dao, so he couldn't verify it.

He didn't expect it to be verified today.

Sure enough, like this Friend Lin, a true expert, even if I follow by his side, just by listening, I can gain many things.

If it weren't for Friend Lin, even if this Daoist Tao knew he was Master Fan and had no defense against him, he couldn't just casually hang his life-gate on his lips.

"Yes, obtaining this Spell Control can be considered as making up for the flaws in your Blood Control, Friend Tao."

Lin Jue picked up his tea and took a sip, then asked him:

"Do you know the Breath-Nourishing Method, Friend?"

"I only cultivate the Guiding Method."

"If cultivating Blood Control, the Guiding Method is enough. However, to learn Spell Control, one must at least learn breathing and supplement the Breath-Nourishing Method. After supplementing the Breath-Nourishing Method, cultivation is also faster than just the Guiding Method."

"How could I not know this principle? But I am a wandering Daoist, without orthodox inheritance, and truly have nowhere to look..."

"If you are willing, Friend, I am also willing to supplement it for you."

"Many thanks, Daoist... True Person..."

Daoist Tao had opened his mouth without realizing it, but his expression was even more dazed, and for a moment he didn't know if it was true or false.

"True Person... what do you want me to do?"

"Haha, nothing." Lin Jue said truthfully, "You might not know how much help you have been to me, Friend, but because of this spell you performed, I truly had a great realization and a great harvest. A breathing method is just the simplest cultivation method, and a Spell Control isn't much, but it is my gratitude to you, Friend, to seek peace of mind."

"This..."

Daoist Tao still felt it was somewhat dreamlike.

In this world today, whoever obtained a spell could become a strange expert. Not to mention saving their life, even their whole life would be worry-free, and they would be respected by people. Whoever obtained such a spell would treat it as a treasure and wouldn't easily pass it on. Similarly, a spell was extremely rare.

He didn't expect to obtain it so simply.

It was truly like a dream.

Not until he caught a glimpse of Master Fan beside Lin Jue did he feel at ease.

No matter how high this True Person Lin's skills were, they were meeting for the first time, but Master Fan was famous and would definitely not easily deceive people.

But he didn't expect Master Fan to feel the same emotion.

"If there truly were a Master in this world, I think it should be like Friend Lin, right?"

It was a pity he would never be able to become one.

"Sigh..."

He couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

The two sat around the stove boiling tea and talked in detail about magic.

Most of the time, Lin Jue was teaching Daoist Tao the secrets of Spell Control and the breathing method. But a few times, he also took the opportunity to extend the topic to Blood Control, listening to this Friend Tao's insights, which could be considered changing the angle, and it was more or less helpful for his realization of the true Object-Control Art.

Master Fan seemed not interested in these small spells. After listening for a while, he felt it was boring. Just as it happened, he had drunk too much tea, so he simply went for a walk in the courtyard outside.

Even the fox listened more seriously than him.

This kind of detachment also made people admire him.

Unknowingly, they chatted until dusk.

Daoist Tao ordered a table of excellent wine and food outside and sent it to the courtyard, inviting Lin Jue and Master Fan to stay for a meal. They agreed to visit again next time, and only then did the two and the fox leave.

The streets of the capital at dusk were not at all less busy than in the afternoon, but the people on the street had changed, quite having the meaning of "Tea merchants bustle at the water gate towards evening, wine guests walk all night at the bridge market."

However, the sunlight was gone, and the chill in the air was heavier. When stepping out of the courtyard gate, it gave Master Fan a feeling of being in another world.

"It seems Friend Lin and that Daoist Tao had a very pleasant conversation today..."

"Not talking about anything else, just talking about magic, naturally pleasant."

"I know, this is pure."

"Exactly."

The capital under the dusk was clearly no less lively than in the afternoon, but it always felt a bit quieter. The residual sunset light shone on the tiled walls of the buildings on both sides and on the bluestone slabs, as if adding a touch of oldness. Two Daoists were walking in the middle of the road in Daoist robes, with a white fox following beside them, looking quite like they had the style of immortals.

Lin Jue turned his head to thank Master Fan:

"Many thanks, Friend Fan, for today."

This sentence was naturally sincere.

Not only thanking him for pulling strings and leading the way for him, but also because bringing this "Master Fan" and using his name made everything much easier in this capital.

Especially those psychological speculations and guessing back and forth that Lin Jue disliked the most—with this Master Fan by his side, all of this could be avoided, and everything could be very direct.

It saved Lin Jue a lot of effort.

"Sigh..."

Master Fan wanted to say no thanks, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Lin Jue was about to say something when he suddenly saw his fox turn its head and look into the distance along the straight and wide street. After only a moment, he heard a rumbling sound.

The ground seemed to be trembling.

"It's coming!"

"The stone horses are coming again!"

"Quick, move!"

Originally, the vast majority of people were walking on both sides of the street. At this time, they moved to both sides one after another, and some even went directly into the shops and buildings.

The crowd's eyes were fearful but not surprised, and they all looked outside.

This street was the main street from east to west, and in the east, two tall stone horses were galloping over.

Every step the stone horses took on the ground was a rumble. Their pace didn't stop, connecting into one piece. They were already running extremely fast, and combined with their tall and heavy bodies, they gave people a momentum that even a thousand troops and horses would find difficult to block.

Fortunately, over the past two years, everyone had long been accustomed to it and had long since moved to both sides of the road. Only a few people driving carts found it difficult to dodge and drove their carts into the alleys on the side one after another.

Suddenly, only two people and a fox were left in the middle of the street.

A young Daoist, calm and composed, and another middle-aged Daoist, who was also light and breezy, not afraid at all.

That white fox was even craning its neck, looking curious.

"Why aren't they dodging?"

"Shh! That's Master Fan!"

"No wonder!"

"We are saved!"

"Then the one beside him..."

They saw the stone horses getting closer and closer to them.

Master Fan stood with his hands behind his back, neither afraid nor moved. On the contrary, the young Daoist waited for a moment and gently blew out a breath, also unhurried.

"Whoosh..."

It seemed like an east wind going east again.

The east wind blew through the middle of the street, just in time to collide with the galloping stone horses.

Lin Jue had calculated the distance accurately.

"..."

The stone horses were originally soundless, but they immediately raised their front hooves and looked up to the sky, making people imagine the neighing of a steed.

At the same time, they seemed extremely painful, as if they were ordinary horses on the battlefield that had been hit by arrows. They wanted to stop and didn't dare to move forward, but they were running so fast, how could they stop easily?

Not to mention that the stone slabs and stone hooves were very slippery.

Only hearing a rumble, the two stone horses fell one after another, also sliding rapidly on the stone road, sliding towards the two Daoists.

Master Fan still stood with his hands behind his back, motionless.

Only Lin Jue pinched a dharma seal.

Wall-Separation Art!

Then he saw the two stone horses getting slower and slower. Until they approached the two, they suddenly seemed to hit an invisible wall and stopped, struggling with their legs on the ground.

Only then did the people on both sides see clearly that, at some point, more than a dozen broken flowers had bloomed on the chests of the two stone horses.

Master Fan was close, so he naturally saw it clearly.

With his knowledge, he could also recognize that these flowers were of many types, including peach blossoms, pear blossoms, plum blossoms, apricot blossoms, as well as azaleas and magnolias, and many inconspicuous wild flowers. And he naturally still remembered that the day he took a boat to the Tuo Dragon King's cave, on the battlefield he saw after getting off the boat, on the yaoguai, and on the broken stones accumulated on the ground that looked like human figures, the flowers that bloomed were also these.

So that's how it is...

Master Fan said in his heart.

No wonder this person was unwilling to let the wintersweet bloom that day.

It turned out that the flowers the yellow-robed monk bloomed were illusions, while the flowers this person bloomed were life-taking talismans, the burning of life.

Truly a true Master...

Master Fan shook his head.

Just as he was thinking, the two stone horses were struggling crazily and were about to stand up again.

The two still didn't fear at all.

"You two were originally stone carvings, and it is not easy to become spirits. Why do you gallop on the main street in this city?" Lin Jue asked while feeling fortunate for them that they met him instead of his junior sister, "Do you know how many people this will frighten, and how much danger there is?"

While speaking, the two stone horses had already stood up.

But they didn't dare to gallop anymore.

Even Lin Jue himself didn't know whether the "Method of Gathering Beasts and Controlling Birds" had worked on them, or if he had frightened them.

Not to mention the surrounding people.

If asked, they could only say it was due to the majesty of the True Person and the Master.

"It seems the city gates are about to be closed. Leave the city. I will spare your lives today. In a few days, I will come to find you again. Remember not to gallop in the city again. If you come again, you will definitely be executed."

Only then did Lin Jue move his feet and clear the road.

The fox stepped forward and pressed lightly.

Amidst the exclamations of many people, the two stone horses stepped slowly and actually really left this place slowly.

Whether they were injured or feared the True Person's words, even when they ran, they were trotting, and their speed was much slower than before.

Asking for a monthly ticket~

Bowing and exposing the chest! ===== CHAPTER 270 =====