[No System] [Folk Customs] [Light Cultivation]
The Iron Ox Method was once used to endure torture in ancient times. It has survived to this day, and many acrobats still use it. The incantation goes: “Step upon azure clouds and worship the bronze god; hide within the Iron Ox’s belly. Others strike me with less than four ounces of force, but when I strike back, I hit with the weight of a thousand catties.”
Why was Li Kui in Water Margin nicknamed Iron Ox? Allow me to keep you in suspense for now.
Now, let’s talk about the Root-Setting Method. It’s similar to acupressure, but the incantation is even more colloquial: “One, two, three, four, five; metal, wood, water, fire, earth. This circle is bigger than you. Should a stranger come upon it, turn them around and draw them into the circle without a word...”
This is what people call folk magic: it’s all about practical use.
In this final age of the Dharma, cultivators rely on these broken incantations and crude methods to forge a path to enlightenment.
