Chapter 644: The gods can be conferred, and the divine way is prosperous!
The three dragon kings of the East China Sea, South China Sea, and West China Sea are quite resistant to being canonized as gods.
Because to be canonized as gods, they themselves need to devote part of their soul, and after receiving the priesthood, they will be subject to greater constraints in the future.
The Dragon God itself is a job, and needs to preside over rainfall and bless the human race with good weather.
Moreover, Xiao Yi also wants to canonize many Siyu Dragon Gods and divide the sea areas. This method is very similar to the human race's grace order, which is a method of dividing the Dragon Palace.
But in their current situation, they no longer have the right to refuse.
However, the ministers of Shura Continent are very sympathetic to the idea of canonizing gods.
After all, no one is stupid, and only a very small number of geniuses can ascend.
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Half a month passed, and the list of gods in each territory was finally finalized. At the same time, everyone who was on the list had to hand over a piece of soul, or soul.
Shinto is divided into seven levels: continent, road, territory, road, prefecture, county, and county. The county town god is the seventh level, and the county, state, road, territory, road, and continent (capital) town god are the sixth level, fifth level, and fourth level respectively.
, third grade, second grade, first grade.
The mountain gods and water gods divide their priesthoods according to the size of mountains, rivers and waters, with the highest being the second grade, while the land gods are only minor gods, responsible for only one village and one town.
At this time, Xiao Yi has also completed the list of priests above the second rank. Among them, the two first-rank Jingcheng Gods and the two subordinate first-rank Capital Gods are held by his own incarnation, and the super-rank gods are the Lords of the Land.
, naturally he also takes on the role.
Taishang Laojun has eighty-one incarnations, so Xiao Yi can naturally get four more incarnations.
Currently, there is no suitable candidate, and for this key position, he cannot trust anyone else for the time being.
The four first-level gods of the Water Department are served by the Dragon King of the Four Seas, and Xiao Yi’s true dragon incarnation also serves as the master of the super-level Gods of the Water Department!
Xiao Qingluan and Li Hongyan were canonized as the first-grade divine monarchs of the Ministry of Thunder and the Ministry of Fire, and were temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Thunder and the Ministry of Fire.
As for the other second-grade gods, he also used a group of relatively loyal Mahayana god kings.
Now that the priesthood has been determined, if you want to become a god, you still need to have an important Shinto treasure, the God List, to control the gods, otherwise there will be chaos in this life.
Xiao Yi did not refine the Gods List this time, but used the Taiyu Immortal Tower as the foundation to refine a Gods Tower, condensing all the surrendered spirits and souls into statues, which were distributed among the Taiyu Immortal according to their priesthood levels.
Among the seven-story world of the tower, the seventh floor has the statue of the first-grade god, the sixth floor has the statue of the second-grade great god, and the bottom floor, which is the first floor, has the statue of the seventh-grade righteous god.
Later, Xiao Yi summoned all those who had been conferred the title of priest to the Eastern Capital, held a ceremony to canonize the gods, and conferred upon the gods.
There was a sea of people at the Ceremony of Conferring Gods.
The canonization of gods requires not only the condensation of laws and principles into Shinto talismans, but also the consumption of a large amount of luck to obtain the approval of heaven.
And with such a large number of gods enshrined, if it were an ordinary imperial dynasty, its luck would have been exhausted and it would have collapsed by now.
Even if Xiao Yi unified the four continents and the four seas, he still lost 30% of the fortune of the Celestial Dynasty.
On the contrary, the mana consumed in condensing the Shinto Talisman Edict is nothing to him. With the terrifying speed at which he is breathing in spiritual energy, he can recover in less than three days.
However, the loss of luck is worth it. Because the way of heaven suppresses the way of humanity, the way of humanness cannot be turned into dragon energy, which is of little help in refining demons. The way of God controls the laws of heaven and earth, and can help Xiao Yi gather the power of heaven and earth to refine the devil.
After the canonization of the priesthood is completed, each god returns to the area under his jurisdiction.
At this time, many city god temples, mountain temples, earth temples, water temples and other god temples were already under construction.
Gods can take over it, open up divine realms, recruit divine soldiers, develop beliefs, and collect incense, which will help the gods accumulate divine power and advance to higher levels.
Of course, we should not forget our own duties, especially the mountain gods and water gods, who need to sort out the earth's veins, preside over rainfall, and bless a place with peace and good weather.
As for incense being poisonous, that's for sure.
But as long as you are not eager for success, the power of incense belief after being refined by divine fire is pure, and the harm is not great.
Moreover, the current gods are all living monks. If they accept the canonization of the priesthood, they can use the Shinto talismans transformed by the priesthood to receive the incense belief instead of themselves, which will not pollute their own cultivation.
On the contrary, the laws of the great way contained in the Shinto Talisman Edicts can help monks improve their cultivation.
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Time flies, and one year has passed in a blink of an eye.
At this time, Zhuque Continent, the county seat, and the City God's Temple.
The temple was full of incense. In addition to ordinary people, there were also disciples from many aristocratic families and sects who sent generous amounts of sesame oil money and tributes.
Of course, their purpose of coming to offer incense is different from that of the common people. They are not seeking blessing, but to increase their favorability.
There are gods who belong to the City God, and these divine positions are pursued by some monks and warriors who are approaching the end of their lifespan.
The fear of death is shared by all living beings, and the emergence of Shinto gives them hope.
It's a pity that there were only so many divine positions at the time, and the competition was too fierce. The disciples of these aristocratic families who did not grab the divine positions could only communicate with the City God.
In addition, there are some mountain gods and water gods who also make friends with others, hoping to obtain the divine status, and after death, the soul will enter the divine realm and reshape the divine body.
At this time, inside a temple in the city.
A middle-aged monk wearing a yellow cassock entered the Zen room, bowed to the white-browed old monk who was meditating, and said: "Master, the incense in our temple is getting less and less. If this continues, we will not talk about cultivation, we will not even talk about food and clothing.
It’s become more difficult.”
Buddhism has a profound foundation, and the temple is definitely not short of money. Even if there is no money for incense oil, you will not be hungry, but practice requires incense.
Buddhas in the immortal world do not need the power of incense, and Bodhisattvas and Arhats basically do not use incense in their cultivation. On the contrary, Buddhist monks can refine incense and quickly improve their cultivation. For Buddhist monks, this incense is similar to spiritual stones.
Hearing this, the old monk with white eyebrows sighed quietly and said: "Practice in the void, practice Buddhism, and don't seek externally. The results of your achievements are in your mind but not in your body. Go back!"
He didn't care about the incense, but he had no choice.
It was only opened up for the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The great development of Shinto is a general trend and it is irreversible!
Moreover, the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Dharma protectors of Buddhism are all too lofty and far away from the common people.
It’s just about establishing merit and cultivating the next life.
Who are you fooling?
And those city gods, mountain gods, and water gods have just been canonized, but they are all real people. If you worship the gods, you will be blessed and the rewards will be visible.
There is a severe drought in March with no rain?
It doesn't matter, go to the Water Temple to report a sacrificial ceremony, and the Water God will immediately preside over the rainfall.
There was no competition in the past. The environment in the Zhuque Continent was hot and the people lived in poverty. Naturally, they needed spiritual sustenance, which made Buddhism very popular.
But without comparison, there is no harm. Buddhism only makes chicken soup for the soul without providing benefits, but Shinto gods can make rain, cure diseases, and eliminate disasters. After the death of believers, they still have the opportunity to enter the divine realm and become members of the spiritual realm.
God or pawn. Do you have to think about who to choose?
Not only the Suzaku Continent, but also the four continents are experiencing great prosperity and prosperity of Shinto. After all, there is the support of the imperial court behind this.
The prosperity of Shinto and the recognition of people's hearts immediately stabilized the positions of those gods, and gradually controlled the origin of earth and water veins.