Chapter 896 - 266: [6 Ding 6 Jia Guiding Technique]
On the stones lay paper figures cut from palm-sized talisman paper, inscribed with runes drawn by Chen Yan using a Fox Tail Brush.
Shen Shiqi glanced twice at Chen Yan’s Fox Tail Brush, nodding: "Fellow Daoist, your brush is quite extraordinary."
Chen Yan did not respond, focusing on his drawing. He created a total of eight Talisman Papermen. Only after hearing Shen Shiqi say "Okay, that’s enough," did he stop.
Then Chen Yan put away his tools, stepped back two paces, formed a Finger Technique with his hand, muttering incantations, and a stream of Primordial Qi spurted out.
Immediately, the eight papermen lying on the stones stood up!
Turning around, he saw Shen Shiqi had already opened the backpack he was carrying and solemnly handed something to Chen Yan.
Upon receiving it, Chen Yan saw it was a fragment of wood, with traces of dark red color faintly embedded in the wood grain.
"This is a piece of the Peach Wood Sword left after the battle between the old Taoist and that Evil Cultivator. The sword had wounded that person and was stained with their blood.
After conversing with the old Taoist, I visited their battleground, retrieved his sword, sawed off this bloodstained piece, and kept it."
Shen Shiqi explained casually, then whispered, "Now I’ll recite the formula for the Guiding Technique! Pay close attention!"
Having said that, he began fluently reciting the incantation.
Chen Yan, who had a solid foundation in various fields of cultivation, found the runes most profound. Upon hearing the incantation, he was initially startled by its elegance, but after listening once, he felt pleased!
He silently repeated the incantation a few times, mobilized his Primordial Qi according to it, and activated the spell.
"Go!"
With a point of the finger technique, the eight Talisman Papermen began to flutter.
Swirling around the bloodstained Peach Wood Sword fragment in Chen Yan’s hand, they spun rapidly, then flew forward like butterflies towards the mountains!
Success!
Chen Yan’s eyes shone brightly.
Beside him, Shen Shiqi also looked at Chen Yan with curiosity: "Fellow Daoist, your talent is impressive! I only recited the guiding technique’s formula for you, and you mastered it in one try."
With a squint, Chen Yan watched the direction of the papermen, feeling quite proud.
Not because of Shen Shiqi’s praise.
But because...
This Guiding Technique, this spell, was excellent!
Another gain!
Chen Yan was already familiar with a similar "tracking" type of talisman art, but that required the Life Chart and Primordial Spirit for tracking...
He once used it to track down the mastermind hiding in Port City who had altered and stolen Lu Sisi’s Life Chart.
However, that spell had limitations, as it required knowledge of the enemy’s life and Primordial Spirit for tracking.
In practical application, how often does one have the opportunity to grasp the enemy’s life and Primordial Spirit?
The success of that tracking was because Chen Yan was tracking Lu Sisi’s life! As Lu Sisi’s life had been stolen by the other party, he could track the other side.
But if it were other enemies, who hadn’t stolen Lu Sisi’s life, where would Chen Yan start tracking?
The Guiding Technique taught by Shen Shiqi was much more practical!
As long as there was a drop of the enemy’s blood, one could use the blood’s energy to trace the enemy’s location!
Even as he recalled the incantation moments ago, not only fresh blood, but anything of the enemy’s—so long as it carried their aura or even their essence—could be used for tracking!
Hair, a corner of worn clothing, all were possible!
But the only drawback was that this spell’s effective range was not as far as the Life Tracking Technique.
Originally, Chen Yan could use the Life Tracking Technique from Jinling Prefecture to pinpoint an enemy far away in Port City!
But the Guiding Technique taught by Shen Shiqi... had a much shorter range.
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He watched as the papermen drifted further away, towards the more inaccessible, pathless regions of the valley.
Chen Yan raised an eyebrow, took a deep breath, and looked at Shen Shiqi: "Fellow Daoist, pardon my impertinence."
With that, he grabbed Shen Shiqi, tucked the youngster under his arm, and quickly slapped a Light Body Talisman onto himself, deploying the Law Escape Rune Technique!
Chen Yan sprang into the air, his steps swift as the wind, light as a swallow, bounding forward and speeding towards the mountains!