Zhao Ran thought for a long time and said: "In this way, faith is like a great road. There are thousands of roads to enlightenment. We cannot blindly determine whether this road is easy or not based on whether the people are rich..."
Wang Wusen said: "That's right. How to choose the method of preaching is a matter for jungles in all directions. In a nutshell, all you need is faith."
“Sustainable credibility!”
“Sustainable…that’s a good word!”
"By the way, I have always heard that faith is useful for spiritual practice. It seems that it can help attain enlightenment and ascension. Do fellow Taoists know this?"
"I heard that it is used to resolve disasters and open the way to ascension, but I don't know the specific details."
"Fellow Taoist is from Longhu Mountain, but you don't even know?"
"It's not that I deliberately concealed the temple blessings and the matter of ascension. I heard my heavenly master mentioned it and said it was not at that level. I didn't understand it even after he said it. But one thing is that we need faith when we are enshrined. We need faith to communicate with the gods. , Only in this way can you obtain the position of Lu, and only then can you borrow the power of the immortal gods."
Zhao Ran couldn't help but be fascinated, thought about it for a moment, and then asked: "Is my Taoist friend proficient in mathematics?"
Wang Wusen smiled: "It's just a preference. It's not a proficiency. Wherever I go, I can't help but want to explore the truth and reason behind the numbers..."
Zhao Randao: "I participated in the Ten Directions Jungle Conference in Sichuan Province a few days ago, and the Overview issued a "Credit Book" to believers all over the world, which included the ranking of the credibility values of various places. I took a closer look and found that they were all based on the total value. Ranking, why not add a per capita ranking?”
Wang Wusen said: "I have thought about what you said, and I have also given advice to my Heavenly Master. But the Heavenly Master said that the "Book of Faith" issued by the General View is only for supervision, and does not really want to use it. This determines the preaching ability of Taoist temples in each province. Because credibility is elusive, or illusory, it is an unknowable thing. For example, in Sichuan Province, we can judge that something is wrong in Sichuan Province through the decrease in credibility values, and then supervise and investigate. Let’s get to the bottom of it, but we can’t use this to jump to conclusions, saying that something went wrong in Xuanyuan Guan’s preaching, or that Xuanyuan Guan’s preaching ability is too poor.”
"But it can still be used as a reference, right?"
"It is indeed a reference, otherwise the General Outlook would not issue the "Reliability Book". The per capita value also has certain reference significance, but it is difficult to calculate. First, the imperial court only conducts a census of the world's population every six years, which takes a lot of time and effort. Large, and the credibility book is issued once a year, and the values are easy to measure. The differences are not small, and the numbers are not accurate. Secondly, are the credibility values of Dongtian Paradise in various places included in the per capita calculation? For example, at the foot of Mount Lu The Taoist temple under its jurisdiction does not have a large population, but its trustworthiness is extremely high. This is due to the fact that it is located next to the blessed land of Dongtian. Thirdly, if the per capita value is used to make a ranking, I am afraid that the jungles and government officials in various places will There are people who are so happy with their achievements that unbearable things happen."
Zhao Ran took a deep breath and nodded: "I have learned a lesson. I have gained a lot today. Thank you so much, fellow Taoist." He thought to himself that fortunately, at the province-wide recommendation ceremony that day, he used the average value to judge the sermons of Jing Zhimo and Du Tenghui. When the ability was high or low, few people present understood the meaning of these superiors, or the few who knew the truth did not stand up to refute, otherwise they would really make a fool of themselves on the spot.
Wang Wusen said politely: "No matter where you are, you can talk about whether to thank me or not. This is Xiaodao's preference. It is also Xiaodao's blessing to be able to talk to Zhao Miaozhu. Normally, others are not willing to listen."
The two were polite, and Zhao Ran asked: "I wonder if Wang Dao has been passing through Junshan for a long time? Where are you going? If you need anything, just ask it, and I will definitely help you."
Wang Wusen patted his forehead and said: "Oh, I almost made a mistake. I came here specifically to wish Zhao Miao. Last summer, my senior brother Zuo came to ask for advice, but he was defeated at the hands of your senior brother. Victory or defeat is unpredictable, it doesn't matter.
That's easy to say. But at that time, Senior Brother Zuo and Senior Brother Gui had an appointment to compete in the same place, and you agreed to come down. I am here to keep the appointment today."
Zhao Ran said: "Why did it take you so long to come here? It's been half a year. If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten."
Wang Wusen said apologetically: "Something happened in the middle. I went to the north for a trip. I'm really sorry."
Zhao Ran asked: "How is it? Have you thought about it? You said ten games at the beginning, right? The prize for each game is one thousand taels of silver. Don't you want to learn from your senior brother Zuo, who obviously didn't bring any silver, but still wanted to play?
If you lose, you can only pay for the talisman, which is really frustrating."
Wang Wusen said: "Senior Brother Zuo told me that for ten games, each game will cost one thousand taels of silver, a total of ten thousand taels, right?"
Zhao Ran immediately became excited. He was a monk from Longhu Mountain who was in the same realm as him. This time he could use it to hone his fighting skills and see what the level of the Moon Ming Fantasy Scenery Bagua array that Elder Yan had refined for him was.
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Just as he was about to invite a fight, Wang Wusen shook his head and said, "I don't think it's necessary. One fight will determine the outcome."
Zhao Ran was a little disappointed: "Can't we fight a few more times?"
Wang Wusen said: "The winner will be determined in the first game, and the results of subsequent games will be similar, which is meaningless. Unless the time interval is long enough, the loser's cultivation level will increase greatly, but you and I obviously don't have this time.
Either you want to learn more about Taoism and exchange skills. This has nothing to do with competition and can be discussed separately at that time."
Zhao Ran was a little amused: "Do fellow Taoists have to talk so much before fighting?"
Wang Wusen said in shock: "I'm sorry, Miao Zhu, I am too verbose, but if I don't say some words, I feel uncomfortable and my thoughts are not clear."
Zhao Ran was helpless: "Okay, it's just one game, one thousand taels of silver is a little less, but it's not unacceptable."
Wang Wusen felt ashamed and said: "I can only scrape together a thousand taels, which makes the temple minister laugh."
Zhao Ran was a little puzzled: "You are from Longhu Mountain, so you are still short of this little money, right? I have seen the man named Zhang Tengming from Longhu Mountain, tsk, tsk, who casually borrowed tens of thousands of taels from others to spend money.
, it’s really a big gesture.”
Wang Wusen said: "He is the direct descendant of the main branch and cannot be compared... Pindao wanted to discuss something with Miaozhu. Pindao offered a thousand taels of silver. If Miaozhu lost, he would take the money away. Pindao went home without saying a word.
If Miao Zhu loses..."
"Of course I won't default on your debt. Fellow Taoist, don't worry, I can still afford this little money."
"No, what Pindao means is that if Miao Zhu loses, he doesn't have to pay any money. He just wants to inform Cheng An about his situation... Who is the Cheng An you know? How did you get to know each other? If it's convenient, please help me.
Pindao contacted Cheng'an and wanted to talk to him."
Zhao Ran's face immediately darkened: "Does the Taoist think that I, Zhao Zhiran, am a person who betrays my friends?"
Wang Wusen said: "Don't worry about the temple blessing. Senior Brother Zuo was a bit reckless when he came last year. He came to seek temple blessings without knowing much about it. This time, we inquired about the situation of Chengji Shop and learned a little bit about it..."
Zhao Ran said: "Since you have all inquired clearly, why do you still come to ask me? The leader of Longhu Mountain, Zhengyi, is there anything that you can't inquire about?"
Wang Wusen said: "Although I am from Longhu Mountain, I don't dare to act on behalf of Longhu Mountain. This time I came here only for the orders of my junior uncle. Please don't misunderstand me. We are looking for Cheng'an just for some private matters."
We want to talk to him. We know that he is doing business in the Xingqing Mansion of the Xia Kingdom, where there are many Buddhist masters. We will not take the risk to find someone. To be honest, it is just a small misunderstanding and cannot be made. But I think that Cheng'an is after all
We Ming people, he can't hide in Xingqing all his life and never come back, right? Instead of doing this, wouldn't it be great if we all talk about it and clear up all the misunderstandings?"