The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 417 Familiar Handwriting

When Lin Tianci was traveling in the West, Redicia and the others once popularized why the so-called gods care about believers.

If their gods want to exist and become stronger, 'faith' is a necessary force.By absorbing the devout beliefs of believers, gods will become stronger and stronger, and vice versa, they will become weaker.

And it's not just the number of believers, but also the executors who need to implement the rules represented by their godheads, and the latter is much more important than the former.

It seems a little difficult to understand, so let me give you an example.

For example, the group of people who once attacked the lord of Yamen City, they are believers of Ms. War, and her church is neither large nor small.

If one day the number of her followers surges and people worship her in the temple every day, will she become super strong?

No, instead, she would fall from the throne.

What makes Ms. War stronger and stronger, apart from ensuring the number of believers, the most important thing is whether the rules represented by her godhead are well implemented, that is, the doctrine.

Lady War is the God of War, and the wider the flames of war spread, the stronger her divine power becomes.

After listening to these descriptions of God, a very blasphemous idea came to Lin Tianci's mind.

——Why does this sound a bit like a parasite?

Indeed, those gods in the West are like parasites that live in the beliefs of mortals. Without the support of mortals, they will fall from their gods, and there will be no redemption.

For this reason, they also set up measures to punish non-believing mortals in order to ensure sufficient sources of faith.

Does this kind of god deserve to be called a god?

And the immortals of Eastern Shenzhou obviously do not need the belief of mortals, and finally transcended the world to complete the ascension, perhaps closer to "gods".

Simply put, the West is: if you don't believe me, you will go to hell.

Dongfang is: Love Xiuxiu, don't Xiujian, don't disturb Lao Tzu's attainment of Taoism and immortality.

Although monks are self-sufficient, they also have a flaw, that is, they cannot use the power of faith.

Great belief translates into great power, and so does faith.

Mortals build temples and enshrine tablets of gods, and over time, the power of 'faith' will gather on the statues, but this power is ownerless and cannot be used by monks, so they can only watch it being wasted.

The God of Earth, who is born in the earth, can use this power to protect the land under his rule. The monks don't have this ability, even if they are enshrined in the temple.

The reason for this is probably because monks do not have a godhead, even if they start to practice, they are only human beings, so naturally they cannot take advantage of this belief.

That's why the monks are very detached. Even if they do good deeds outside, they try not to leave their names. After all, it is useless to leave a name.

None of the four came to offer incense, they just wanted to see who was enshrined in the temple, so the four bypassed the long queue of pilgrims, turned around, and entered the lobby of the small temple.

The temple is not big, it's really just a small temple. Except for the incense table and futon that catch the eye first, there is a colorful clay sculpture in the image of a fairy in a green shirt and holding a sword in the center.

As for who he recognized from the clay sculpture...

This is bullshit.

Most of the clay sculptures in this kind of temples are similar, just like the portraits of many ancient celebrities, except for the monks who really have left their faces, they are almost all based on Mongolian.

What stands out is mainly the kindness of the eyebrows, not the real appearance of the monk.

The four looked left and right, and saw a sign above the clay sculpture, which said 'Guanghan Zhenren'.

Could it be from Guanghan Palace?

Of course he didn't come from Guanghan Palace. There is no story of Chang'e flying to the moon in this world. The so-called Daoist Guanghan may be the Taoist name of this monk outside.

Lin Tianci and Ran Qinglian had no impression of this dao name, but Qi Hanyun thought about it and said:
"Guanghan Daoist is a casual cultivator. He used to have a good relationship with our masters, but he couldn't survive the time when he broke through the shackles of the human class and passed through the tribulation. In the end, he died and disappeared."

Ling Yunzi basically never told Lin Tianci about his youth, he only heard it from other people, and the teacher of the Spirit Talisman Sect obviously didn't have such a badass.

Daoist Guanghan was originally an unknown casual cultivator. When he was a child, he was lucky enough to enter the Wuzhu Cave Mansion, where he obtained the mantle of a senior monk, and traveled all over the world. It was at this time that he met the Taoist Fire Talisman and Fairy Water Talisman of the Spirit Talisman Sect. , and Ling Yunzi from the Divine Talisman Sect and a large group of sect monks.

It was also a chance that Daoist Guanghan got this name later.

Remember Qi Jiarui said that Aoxue Palm comes from the Xueshan School of the hidden world sect?
The mantle of the Xueshan sect was opened when Master Guanghan was traveling around the world. The environment at that time was much harsher than now, and there were many battles among monks. After receiving a lot of inheritance from the Xueshan School, the reputation of Master Guanghan gradually became more and more resounding.

Speaking of Xuemei and his wife, it was the same. Even among the monks who competed for the inheritance of the Xueshan School at that time, they were still rivals with Master Guanghan, but they were even more unknown than Master Guanghan at that time, and no one cared about them at all. .

However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Daoist Guanghan, whose cultivation path has been going smoothly, failed to pass the catastrophe, failed to become an earth immortal, and finally died.

The matter of Master Guanghan happened more than 500 years ago. At that time, Ling Yunzi was still a fledgling monk, and his cultivation was not necessarily much higher than that of Lin Tianci now.

After listening to Qi Jiarui and Qi Hanyun tell the story, the four arranged their clothes and saluted the statue respectfully.

Practice is risky, and the risk is really not small. Don't think that monks have a thousand-year lifespan and can transcend the mortal world to be at ease. If you make a mistake, you may be lost forever.

Even today, it is always heard that a certain card cannot make any progress at a certain stage, or that a certain person fails to cross the tribulation, even if he survives by luck, all his cultivation will be destroyed.

Brother Lin doesn't like too serious topics, and he doesn't have any special attachment to practice. If he doesn't have much confidence in breaking through the earth immortal, he will definitely live a thousand years of life honestly. The so-called risky try is not at all on his to-do list.

So what about being a salted fish? Wouldn’t it be nice to be happy?
Who was watching in the temple and heard the story, Lin Tianci planned to go out and continue to visit the temple fair.

But at this time, Ran Qinglian called Lin Tianci softly.

"Senior brother Lin, there is a spirit talisman on the side of this statue. I don't know this kind of talisman."

Tianshui Palace is not famous for its talismans, and common knowledge is not enough for those who are out of the ordinary.

Qi Jiarui guessed after hearing the words:
"Probably left by a friend of Daoist Guanghan. Its function is generally to protect the statue from damage."

Daoist Guanghan has many friends. After his death, Taoism will definitely have monks come here to pay homage. It is normal to leave Zhang Lingfu to ensure that friends will not stop thinking about this last bit.

Qi Hanyun nodded to express support for this statement. Brother Lin thought it was similar, but when he walked over and took a look, he found that it was not the case.

The talisman is very new, as if it was posted recently, and the talisman is extremely complicated.

Generally speaking, the lower the level of the talisman, the simpler the talisman and the easier it is to make.Conversely, the more complex the seal, the more difficult it is to make, and the higher the grade.

According to preliminary judgment, this is a sixth-grade spiritual talisman, and Lin Tianci has no exact impression of the style of the talisman.

There are so many kinds of talismans, Lin Tianci can only choose the practical ones when learning, besides, the sixth-grade talisman has exceeded his cultivation limit, and now he can't make such advanced things at all.

But although I can't do it, I still have a sense of sight, as if I saw it somewhere.

So he took out the second half of the scripture of divine runes, and after flipping through the book for a while, he found a completely consistent sigil at a fairly far back.

After careful comparison, Lin Tianci said:
"This is a people-repelling talisman, a sixth-grade spiritual talisman. It is complicated and difficult to make. Even a monk who can make a fifth-grade spiritual talisman is difficult to make without high attainments in talismans."

The function of the banishing talisman is literally, it is mainly used to expel mortals without cultivation.

Within the range of influence of the talisman, ordinary people will bypass it unconsciously, even without realizing it, just like it can release a special interference wave that interferes with people's thinking and consciousness.

The principle of this thing is similar to the people-dispelling formations set up by the various sects at the door of the house, but the people-repelling talisman only has the function of dispelling mortals.

This is a very partial talisman, because it is completely useless to monks, and it will only be used for special occasions. Now there are not many monks who can make this kind of talisman. The brothers and sisters in Zongzhong may not be able to do it.

Moreover, the more Lin Tianci looked at it carefully, the more familiar the painting technique of this talisman became.

"Come and see, why do I feel that this method is a bit like my second master Lingxu's?"

The technique of drawing talismans is like handwriting, everyone is somewhat different, Lin Tianci looks like it was written by his second uncle.

Although Qi Jiarui and Qi Hanyun are disciples of the Spirit Talisman Sect, but because of the good relationship between the Spirit Talisman Sect and the Shenfu Sect, of course they have seen the talismans made by Lingxu.Hearing Brother Lin say this, they also felt that it looked like it, but they couldn't be sure.

Not long ago, when little brother Lin just returned to the East, he happened to meet his second master, Lingxu. He originally planned to go to Leizhou, but ended up getting lost in Baishan Town, the northernmost part of Eastern China.

Could it be that this talisman was left by him when he passed by this temple?

But why he left a people-repelling talisman is really a bit puzzled. Besides, according to Lingxu's age and age, he may know Guanghan Daoist, but he is not.

After all, when Daoist Guanghan became famous, Lingxu had already broken through to the Earth Immortal, hiding in the talisman door all day long to practice eye magic.

——As a result, I practiced myself blind.

It is somewhat puzzling that the talisman is posted here, and the talisman is still in effect. Could it be that there is something behind the small temple that ordinary people don't want to find out?

Lin Tianci suddenly thought of a possibility, maybe it has something to do with his master Ling Yunzi, he seems to be nearby...

(End of this chapter)