"Of course, although there are thousands of roads, each with its own strengths, none of them have shortcomings. The basic three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit all need to be practiced. For example, your Baiyun Temple's exercises, although you practice qi, but at the same time
It also has the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the soul." Duan Changzai explained.
Lu Zheng nodded and thought of what Taoist Master Ming Zhang said when he passed down the "Bai Yun Chang Shuo Qi Refining Sutra" to him.
Lu Zheng sighed, "I didn't expect that just one Taoist sect could have so many teachings."
Duan Changzai nodded, "So how can you, a qi refiner, compare with someone who nourishes the soul? Of course there is no comparison, and it can't be compared."
Lu Zheng accepted the teaching.
This is still Taoism, not Buddhism yet.
There was also Buddhism in the Da Jing Dynasty, but there were no temples in Tonglin County.
There are many similarities between the Daomen legends of the Da Jing Dynasty and the Chinese legends, but there are also some differences, and there are also some specious places.
For example, the Taoist sect here also respects the Three Pure Ones, the Jade Emperor Haotian, the Arctic Ziwei Emperor, Taiyi Ku Tianzun, etc., but the related legends are very different from those in China. This has always been a doubt in Lu Zheng's mind, but it has never been
Dare to declare it with your mouth.
In addition, the real historical figures are almost completely irrelevant. For example, Guan Yu did not exist in the Jing Dynasty. There was a Yueyang in the Jing Dynasty, but Hua did not.
As for Buddhism...
It feels like Buddhism in any world will make some mistakes, and this place is no exception.
In addition to Buddhism building temples and preaching in the Dajing Dynasty, there are many Buddhist countries in the West, and the scriptures and meanings are also different. In some places, they are not even like Taoism, which goes their own way and does not interfere with each other, but is completely opposite.
Therefore, although there were eminent monks and great virtues in the Da Jing Dynasty, such as Zen Master Jie Ku, overall they were not as popular as Taoists.
As for the rest, we’ll talk about it later.
…
Lu Zheng cleared up his doubts, and the topic of the three of them returned to the present day.
As soon as she said a few words, Xiaocui came to the side of the hall waiting with an oil paper bag in her hand.
Shen Ying saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The body of the green scorpion and the ghost beads of the ghost python have been packed away. In addition, an oil paper bag was found in the scorpion's mouth. It is probably important to the scorpion demon, so I brought it to show the lady and the master."
"Bring it to me and see."
Xiaocui Xiaosui stepped in and put the oil paper bag on the table, then hurriedly exited.
"Right."
Duan Changzai stopped Xiaocui, then turned to Lu Zheng and Shen Ying and said, "I want the ghost beads and the scorpion's carapace and tail hook to go back to see the officials, so I have to take them. As for the other things, I will leave them to you two."
Can."
Shen Ying nodded and smiled, "I thank you, but the scorpion demon's medicine bag is a good thing."
Shen Ying signaled Xiaocui to go down and deal with it, and the three of them focused their attention on the oil paper bag.
Shen Ying stretched out her hand and opened it layer by layer.
As expected, there were two volumes inside.
"Black Wheel King Transformation Sutra"
"White Bamboo Curse"
The former talks about how to turn a living being into a ghost, and then reincarnate as a ghost. The scriptures on how to greatly improve your skills are inseparable from routines such as swallowing ghost bodies and absorbing people's yang energy. Moreover, there are also sequelae after being transformed, which is obvious at a glance.
Not a good number.
The latter is a relatively sinister talisman spell, including curses, soul sealing, possession, distraction, etc. This thing is useless against people who are more powerful than you or even have similar strength. It is specially used to bully the weak.
Duan Changzai narrowed his eyes and said, "These two foreign objects come from Southern Xinjiang. I have never heard of the Black Wheel King. He should be one of the ghost kings in the Netherworld. But I have heard of the White Bamboo Sect. He is one of the ghost kings in the wilderness of Southern Xinjiang." Not a small sect.”
Lu Zheng licked his lips and thought for a while but still didn't ask.
Duan Changzai waved his hands and said, "You two can copy these two scriptures, but I originally wanted to take them away."
Shen Ying looked at Lu Zheng and saw that Lu Zheng nodded, so she called Xiao Cui in again and asked her to take the two scriptures down to copy them.
Duan Changzai looked at Shen Ying, "Mrs. Shen, aren't you going to practice the Sutra of Metamorphosis?"
Shen Ying shook her head, "Sir, you are joking. It's okay to keep that thing as a collection and draw parallels. If you practice it, you will go astray. I don't want to provoke you to come to slay demons and eliminate ghosts."
Duan Changzai laughed loudly and glanced at Lu Zheng, "That's right. Mr. Lu will achieve great things in the future. When the time comes, I will give you the title of Taoist disciple, and I can also give you the status of the Taoist incense and fire god. Wouldn't it be nice?"
Lu Zheng blinked, "I'm just a householder, is that okay?"
Duan Changzairuo said meaningfully, "It depends on you in the future."
…
A few people chatted casually, and Duan Changzai asked about how Lu Zheng and Shen Ying met, and also learned about Shen Ying's grudges with the Netherworld, and that she had killed a general under King Yelan.
Duan Chang pondered for a moment, "Speaking of which, Mrs. Shen killed King Yelan's ghost general and helped me kill the scorpion demon, both of which contributed to the great scene. If you have merit, you must repay it, otherwise the reward and punishment will not be known."
Having said this, Duan Chang raised his head and said, "It happens that Madam is the essence of the peach tree. How about I report it to the state government and build a temple for Madam in the peach forest. Madam can also use the power of incense to practice.
It’s just that according to Dajing’s regulations, half of the incense collected by this temple must be handed over to the Yin Division of Tonglin County.”
Shen Ying's beautiful eyes lit up, "Is it okay?"
Duan Changzai nodded, "It's just a small peach forest temple, it's not a big problem."
"There are no side effects if you practice with the power of incense, right?" Lu Zheng asked, saying that he had read online novels before and said that the power of incense would disturb the mind of the practitioner.
"The power of incense is the purest power of mind and soul. How can it have any side effects?" Duan Changzai said in surprise.
Lu Zheng asked, "For example, the obsession that ordinary people have attached to them?"
Duan Changzai laughed, "It is extremely rare for ordinary people to worship gods and get a ray of soul power generated in prayer. If they can still have obsessions in their soul power, they are cultivators.
Besides, obsession is extremely conspicuous in pure soul power, so just remove it when absorbing the power of incense.
If there were such troubles, would Da Jingchao still dare to let the entire underworld take the path of incense?"
Lu Zheng showed an awkward yet polite smile, thinking mmp, secret online novels are very harmful!
Duan Chang said seriously, "Because the path of incense requires countless common people as its foundation, only the people, gods, ghosts or forces canonized by the Great Jing Dynasty can take the path of incense. If other demons, ghosts and ghosts dare to build private temples, they will be worshiped by evil gods."
Lu Zheng nodded, "I understand."
Yaya, no wonder gods also want to compete for incense. It turns out that this thing has no side effects and can make a lot of money.
"So Baiyun Temple also collects the power of cultivating incense?"
Duan Changzai said matter-of-factly, "It's just that we have to share the benefits with the court. Otherwise, where do you think the soul power generated by the people's worship in the temple has gone?"