Dragon's Origin

Chapter 147: The Gate of Dao (Part 1)

Wang Sheng practiced the Yong character calligraphy with the eight principles, practicing regular script. The "Cihai" (辞海: A Chinese dictionary) explains it as "square in shape, with straight strokes, suitable as a model." Hence the name regular script.

For the large characters of the couplet, Wang Sheng used his Yuanhun (元魂: Primordial Soul) space to enlarge himself and write in regular script, with a strong Yan style flavor. In this world, it had never appeared before.

The old Daoist just asked a question, and without waiting for Wang Sheng to answer carefully, the old Daoist himself had already fallen into a kind of obsession, his fingers drawing in the air, watching the trend but learning the font on the couplet.

Hearing Lingxu (凌虚: soaring the void) Old Daoist's question, everyone understood why they felt strange. It turned out that it was the calligraphy of this couplet. They had never seen it before, so they felt strange.

Never seen it before, but this square, horizontal, and vertical font is so fitting on this huge pillar, without any discomfort that would take people out of the artistic conception. Moreover, they have been looking at clerical script for a long time, and they recognize that there is no problem with this square regular script. This is indeed a magical calligraphy.

The old Daoist himself was originally a calligraphy master, otherwise he would not have taught Wang Sheng calligraphy, and he also specially tailored the three-brush calligraphy practice for Wang Sheng's strength. The original intention was cultivation, but the old Daoist's calligraphy attainments are definitely a master.

This time he asked the question, but he didn't even listen to the answer and immersed himself in the strokes, glyphs, and brush power, which fully demonstrated his love for calligraphy.

The Taoists of Lao Jun Guan (老君观: Lao Jun Temple) are all talented in both literature and martial arts. They can still see the quality of a font. Even if they are not as addicted as the old Taoist, it does not prevent them from appreciating the font with frequent nods.

Finally, the old Daoist woke up from that indulgence, but he pulled Wang Sheng and asked a repeated question: "What is this font? Did you create it yourself? How did you practice it?"

"I call it regular script." As soon as Wang Sheng said the two words regular script, the old Daoist took over the conversation: "Regular script? Well, square and straight, a model of books, worthy of it, worthy of it!"

After praising him twice, the old Daoist ignored what the other Taoists thought, and directly pulled Wang Sheng away: "Go, go, write a few strokes for me, let me see!" He didn't want to stay here for a moment, he just wanted to learn this new calligraphy with Wang Sheng.

Before leaving, he did not forget to shout to the abbot: "Call me after that side is broken open, don't tell me what is written in advance." The tone was so resolute, quite like the famous people Wang Sheng had seen on Earth who hated spoiler party.

The abbot smiled bitterly and agreed, then turned around and instructed the others, but he tidied up his clothes, and then slowly followed the direction of the old Taoist and Wang Sheng, and soon found the two.

Wang Sheng had already been pulled by the old Daoist to a quiet place, spread out the paper, and was about to demonstrate the Yong character calligraphy to him. Seeing that the abbot also followed, Lingxu Old Daoist frowned impatiently and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Disciple is also here to learn this regular script." I don't know whether it was because he was facing his own ancestor, or whether it was always like this on weekdays. Anyway, the abbot of Lao Jun Guan gave people a very comfortable feeling, not impatient or irritable, speaking and handling things like a spring breeze, indescribably comfortable.

Wang Sheng had no prejudice against the abbot of Lao Jun Guan. Lingxu Old Daoist felt that the abbot was not doing his job properly and had lost the teachings of the ancestors, but Wang Sheng did not think that he had done anything wrong. Being able to spread the Taoist stall so big is his ability, and one cannot judge a person's good or bad based on some kind of ideological understanding.

Having studied the history of ideological clashes and religious wars on Earth, Wang Sheng would never think that people are doing something wrong because they want to carry forward the Taoist gate and are also doing it in person. His attitude towards the abbot is still very kind. It is giving himself enough face for a big abbot to put down those big things and come to learn calligraphy. Wang Sheng will not be as impatient as the old Taoist, of course, he does not have this qualification.

Just now, Wang Sheng took out three brushes, which were the brushes of Di Que Jin (地阙金: name of material) that the old Taoist had prepared for him. As a result, the old Taoist impatiently threw one to the abbot, took one himself, and ignored anything else, just urging Wang Sheng to write.

Wang Sheng did not decline, dipped in water and wrote a Yong character. He didn't use ink when practicing calligraphy, he used water, and it's the same this time.

From the beginning of practice to now, Wang Sheng has written three hundred Yong characters every day, rain or shine, without interruption. He has written more than 10,000 Yong characters before and after. Now that this character is written, it is indeed straight in strokes and can be used as a model.

"Good character! This character is good!" Lingxu Old Daoist has been immersed in calligraphy for many years, and he can see Wang Sheng's skill in this character at a glance. The second praise is that Wang Sheng chose the Yong character well. One character includes so many strokes, and embodies the essence of regular script. It is indeed a good character.

After praising, the old Taoist did not ask the key, and followed to write. The abbot next to him was the same, but when he naturally used spiritual energy when he picked up the pen, the pen in his hand suddenly sank. If the abbot hadn't reacted quickly, he would have thrown the pen away. After a pause, the abbot began to write normally, as if copying.

Seeing this, Wang Sheng couldn't help but secretly said in his heart. This pen must be the heavy pen of a thousand catties. Wang Sheng's strength has been practiced for several months before he can use it freely. But the abbot took it and wrote it. Except for the first time when he didn't expect it, there was no pause in the back, and the regular script written for the first time had five or six points of Wang Sheng's appearance. It has to be said that the abbot is also a very high practitioner.

The abbot who can hold down such a large industry in Lao Jun Guan is indeed not an ordinary person.

Here, Wang Sheng and Lingxu Old Daoist plus the abbot of Lao Jun Guan are leisurely practicing calligraphy, but the craftsmen there are dismantling the other side of the cliff wall non-stop. With many people talking, the news that a giant statue of Lao Jun appeared here, along with a new couplet, and a new font, also spread to the capital and other places with those who were sailing.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ say ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!

It is only dozens of miles away from the capital. It is less than a day's journey downstream. The next day, a literary master in the capital heard the news and rushed over overnight to see the new calligraphy font.

Early on the third day, the second cliff wall was also broken. Those craftsmen had already been reminded and had painted the characters of the second couplet with gold paint in advance while breaking the cliff wall, so they could be seen conspicuously.

Lingxu Old Daoist and the abbot appeared again, standing on the other side of the river beach, looking at the second giant statue of Lao Jun. It is also dignified, with thousands of manners, and looking at it from a distance gives people an urge to worship.

However, the second statue of Lao Jun did not bring as much shock as the first one appeared. Everyone's eyes only stayed on the giant statue for a while, and then moved to the second couplet traced with gold paint next to it.