Holy Bone

Chapter 297 Incense Burner Incense Ash
The old Taoist listened to Jin'an's words.

It also subconsciously glanced at Sanqing Palace.

"Although the Five Viscera Taoist Temple has a thousand-year history..."

"But the believers of incense for thousands of years have come and gone, come and gone..."

"The incense ash in this incense burner is also full, less and full, full and less... back and forth, in fact, there is not much left in the end."

The old Taoist continued to ponder and said: "Combined with the fact that the popularity of the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera has been declining for so many years, in fact, the incense ash in the incense burner has not been saved much over the years. And because of the lack of maintenance of the incense believers, even if there is a lot of incense ash on the incense I am afraid that the vows of the incense believers have already dissipated."

"Even if it hasn't dissipated, there must be not much left."

"So if my little brother asks whether the incense ash of the Taoist temple of the five internal organs is extraordinary, no matter which Taoist temple or temple it is, if it can last for thousands of years, it must have its own extraordinary. The inheritance has been almost broken several times in a century, without the maintenance of incense believers, it is difficult to rely on a few sporadic people in the Five Viscera Taoist Temple to maintain the incense power."

After the old Taoist finished speaking, he asked Jin An what happened?
Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?
Jin An talked about the brocade bag of incense ashes that Wen Shiguan had, and then said that he wanted to know if the incense ashes in Taoist temples could also have the effect of exorcising evil spirits and subduing demons, and fighting spirits?
After hearing what Jin An said, the old Taoist smiled and said, "Little brother, have you ever heard of the Dao of Incense?"

"For those who practice the Way of Incense, this incense ash is the most pure and flawless merit in the world. It is an acquired treasure. If it is contaminated with the thoughts of gods, how can it be ordinary? It is a treasure that would not be exchanged for them by giving them the innate magic weapon."

"So this incense ash must be able to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil."

"To give the simplest folk example, there was a naughty boy who had a high fever and fell into a coma, and the medicine stone was ineffective. Later, his mother asked for the ashes in the incense burner of the gods and Buddhas. After drinking it, the naughty boy immediately recovered from the fever."

Hear this example from an old Taoist priest.

Jin An's head moved.

He had indeed heard a lot about this.

It's just that there are very few people who ask questions in this world.

Most of them are fake temples and Taoist temples that delay people's illness.

The old Taoist saw Jin An's musing expression, and he said with emotion: "When it comes to this incense avenue, it is still the most famous of the three major incense books, which are "A Pillar of True Incense to Communicate, and Shang Sheng Gao Zhen to Bless You"" 36 Incenses for Respecting Gods, 48 ​​Incenses of Good and Evil for Humans, and 72 Incenses of Disha, which do not deal with living people."

"If the ashes burned by these three incense sticks are used to drive away evil spirits, or if they fall into the hands of Taoist and Buddhist practitioners, tsk tsk... If it is too awe-inspiring, I can't go into details too much, for fear of something bad coming, little brother Can you understand what the old Taoist is saying?"

"But these are all legendary things."

"Just like Master Shanneng said to my little brother, now Yangjian is shackled by a mysterious and powerful person, the world has entered an era of depletion of dharma, the ancient scriptures of the Dao have been lost, and Qi training techniques are hard to do. Many things handed down by the ancestors are It’s a pity to lose it.”

Jin An: "Is it true that there are no true immortals in the world?"

The old Taoist smashed his mouth, and said casually: "It is said that in some sacred mountains and rivers where Taoism has been proven since ancient times, there are still some ancient inheritances that can be handed down intact, such as the three mountains and five mountains. Maybe we can find some faint traces."

"It's just that, the three major folk rumors, it's said, heard, and it seems, little brother Quan should just listen to it casually. This kind of folk rumors can't be taken as too true." The old Taoist finally shook his head and said.

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Because Jin An and the old Taoist still have business to do later, Jin An took a last look at the Hall of Sanqing, planning to come back to check the incense ash in the Hall of Sanqing after finishing the official business, and then go out to buy breakfast and bring some back to the old man Taoist priests, sword sharpeners, and Uncle Lin from the coffin shop.

I'm tired of eating haggis noodles every day, so Jin'an bought vegetarian vegetable buns today.

It was still early at this time.

Some shops have not yet opened, and only the working people get up early to continue their day's work.

"Hey, have you heard that the big stone ox that has not been moved for more than ten years in Fucheng Square, I heard that it disappeared this morning, leaving only four hoof marks?"

"Your news is too late. The people who made the shift last night had already discovered this situation, and the news spread before it was fully dawn."

When Jin An carried the bamboo basket he had bought temporarily when he bought chive steamed buns last time, and came to the bun shop to pack and buy vegetarian vegetable buns, he overheard the conversation between the two people in line in front of him.

When he was about to listen carefully, it happened to be the turn of those two people to buy buns, so they stopped talking for a while.

"Boss, I will pay for the steamed stuffed buns of these two benefactors."

Just when the two of them took out the copper coins to pay, Jin An took the initiative to pay for the two. The two turned around and saw that a Taoist priest in Taoist robes was paying them. They waved their hands in fright and said, sir, this gift is too great , we are not blessed to accept it, it should be us who invites you.

In the end, Jin An took the initiative to pay for the two of them, bought a vegetable bag by the way, and after giving up his seat to other people in line, he asked the two of them with a smile, "I heard the two benefactors talking about the square. Regarding the disappearance of the stone ox, I wonder if I can trouble the two benefactors to explain the situation in detail?"

Seeing that Jin'an, the Taoist leader, was so polite and approachable, both of them were flattered, and besides, taking advantage of short hands to make others soft-spoken, one of them hurriedly told Jin'an everything he knew.

original.

This matter is related to the government.

To be more precise, this matter is related to General Captain.

Perhaps in order to prevent the stone ox from killing any more people and causing any unpredictable accidents, General Duwei found many bullock carts and hemp ropes last night, and transported the stone ox out of the densely populated city overnight.

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After thanking the two of them, on the way back to the Taoist temple, Jin An kept thinking about the stone cow, the passage, the cave, and the recent incident of human stumps.

Jin An wondered in his heart that the resurrection of the stone ox to kill people might not be far from the opening of the passage?
Just when Jin An was thinking about whether he should go to the three great aristocratic families to find Fatty Li for some internal information, he hadn't found Fatty Li yet, but Fatty Li took the initiative to find the Taoist Temple of the Five Zang organs first, and the two happened to meet at the entrance of the Taoist Temple of the Five Zang organs. arrive.

"There is something wrong with Daoist Jin'an!"

"The stone ox carrying the corpse in the stone coffin of the immortal Taoist priest fell into the Yinyi River and disappeared!"

As soon as Fatty Li saw Jin An, he immediately ran over with a strange expression on his face.

It's just that when he got close to Jin'an, even though the basket was separated by cloth, Fatty Li smelled the aroma of hot steamed buns with a better nose than a dog.

"Daoist Jin'an, I got the news early in the morning, and immediately came to report the situation to you. I haven't even had breakfast yet. Look at this..."

Jin An looked at Fatty Li angrily and amusedly. He was not such a stingy person. He gave his own vegetarian steamed buns to him, waited for Zhu Bajie to eat ginseng fruit, swallowed the vegetarian steamed stuffed buns wholeheartedly, and belched contentedly. An told Qi to stop being a joke, and to speak quickly if he had something to say.

Jin An asked seriously: "How did I hear that the stone ox in the square was transported out of the city by General Du Wei? Why did the stone ox fall into the Yinyi River again in a blink of an eye?"

When it comes to business, Fatty Li's hippie smile immediately becomes serious: "You don't know, Daoist Jin'an, that stone ox is evil. It is estimated that he has cultivated into a fine man after more than 200 years of carrying corpses under the Yinyi River to unravel the stone coffins of immortals. , after it killed someone last night, the captain wanted to transport it out of the city and put it in the barracks to keep it in place, so that no ignorant people would accidentally bump into it."

"As a result, just as we were approaching the barracks, more than a dozen thick hemp ropes that were dragging the stone ox broke, and the stone ox rolled down the slope and fell directly into the Yinyi River beside it, disappearing without a trace."

"The accident happened too suddenly. It shouldn't have happened, but it happened unexpectedly. The expert from Yujing and Jinque said that the stone cow turned the river, the channel appeared, and the world of great struggle It's finally opening."

(End of this chapter)