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Chapter 4616 4619 [Buddhism and Taoism Dual Cultivation]

"Brother, I often hear people say that people who practice Taoism can ride on clouds, call the wind and rain, turn beans into soldiers, drive away gods and ghosts, and change their movements. How come none of the above is possible?" He asked Mao Xiaofang curiously.

"Ordinary people are just mortals, how can they do that?" Mao Xiaofang waved his hand and smiled, "But if you become a wandering immortal, maybe it will be different."

"Really?" Xiang Nan was skeptical, "Then why is there no 'Five Thunders Law'?"

"The Five Thunders Orthodox Method is the Taoist method of the Shenxiao Sect. We in the Tiandao Sect do not have this kind of Taoist method." Mao Xiaofang waved his hand and then sighed, "This is sectarianism."

"I see." Xiang Nan nodded, realizing that this was actually a good cover.

In the future, he can use some magic at will and pretend it is the Taoist magic of the Palace of Gods. Anyway, due to the prejudice of sects, Mao Xiaofang can't tell the difference.

Xiang Nan then asked curiously, "Brother, besides our Tiandao Sect, what other sects of cultivation do you know of?"

"There are also the Shengong Sect, Shenxiao Sect, Gezhao Sect, Tianshi Sect, Sanqing Sect, Laoshan Sect, Qingcheng Sect, Mayi Sect, Kongtong Sect..." Mao Xiaofang listed them all, "However, with the wars in recent years, many Taoist sects have disappeared. I don't know how many are left."

"Besides Taoism, what about Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism?" Xiang Nan continued to ask.

"I heard that there are great monks in Wutai Mountain, Putuo Mountain, Emei Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain and other Buddhist mountains. In addition, I heard that the Tibetan Tantric seal method is also very powerful." Mao Xiaofang added, "But different paths cannot be combined, I have never seen those with my own eyes."

"What about the sorcerers in Southeast Asia?" Xiang Nan asked with great interest, "And the foreign priests, are they considered as cultivators?"

"Junior brother, you are a disciple of the Tiandao sect, so you'd better not ask about other sects." When Mao Xiaofang heard Xiang Nan say this, he immediately frowned.

Although Buddhism and Taoism are not the same lineage, they are still in the same stream. As the saying goes, "Green leaves, white lotus roots, and red lotus flowers, the three religions are actually one family." There are many people who practiced both Buddhism and Taoism throughout the ages.

For example, Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Sect, advocated that the three religions were one family. He once wrote a poem saying, "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are interconnected, and the three religions have always had the same ancestor's style."

Zhang Boduan, one of the five founders of the Southern School of Taoism, also advocated the "three religions into one" and absorbed the Buddhist method of cultivating the mind and nature of "reaching the origin and understanding the nature" to create the inner alchemy method of "cultivating both nature and life, first life and then nature".

However, Southeast Asian sorcerers and Western priests are completely different from Buddhism and Taoism. They are unorthodox and evil ways and should not be put on the same level.

"Yes, senior brother." Xiang Nan bowed.

……

In the evening, Yu Bixin came to find Xiang Nan.

"Abang, I'm sorry. I know that dad called Inspector Ke yesterday and you were wronged." She apologized to Xiang Nan.

"It's okay, I just got criticized. I get criticized every day, I'm used to it." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Besides, this is none of your business, you don't have to apologize to me."

"But, it's my dad's fault after all." Yu Bixin said apologetically, "By the way, what happened last night? What was the shadow that fought with you guys?"

"You may not believe it even if I tell you." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Some things are better left unknown."

"Just tell me." Yu Bixin urged.

"Okay, I tell you, it was actually an evil spirit." Xiang Nan finally explained.

"Evil spirit?!" Yu Bixin was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Is there really such a thing in the world?" "Yes, it is the deceased Japanese soldier, Major Sakai Yuzo." Xiang Nan nodded, "It was also the one who killed Xiao Zun's parents and two colleagues in the police station."

"Then what does it want to do with my dad?" Yu Bixin asked puzzledly.

"As far as I know, Major Sakai hid a sum of gold before his death and planned to ship it back to Japan. But because Japan was defeated in the war, he chose to commit suicide by seppuku. Because he still had this unfulfilled wish, he became an evil spirit and wanted to send the gold back to Japan." Xiang Nan explained, "But the gold disappeared, and he suspected that your father took it."

"How could that be? It must be a misunderstanding. I have never seen gold at home." Yu Bixin denied it subconsciously, but then she was stunned.

She knew that her father had made a fortune in the past six months. Before that, he had only opened a rice shop, which made money, but not a lot.

But in recent months, he opened a silver shop and a silk shop, and his business has increased dozens of times. He spent tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars on the villa alone, and hired many servants to serve him.

Where does this money come from?! Even if a rice shop is sold in its entirety, how much money can it make?

"Bi Xin, don't overthink it. I think Major Sakai may have misunderstood." Xiang Nan advised, "After all, it's not a human now, so how can you believe what it says?"

"Abang, what if my father really took that money?" Yu Bixin looked at Xiang Nan and said.

"That's nothing." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Bi Xin, I like you, not your father. No matter what he is like, it will not affect the relationship between you and me."

Hearing Xiang Nan say this, Yu Bixin felt as sweet as if she were drinking honey.

"Abang~" Excitedly, she threw herself into Xiang Nan's arms.

Xiang Nan also took the opportunity to hug her.

……

"By the way, Abang, my father is holding a dance party at home tonight, and I would like to invite you to join us." Yu Bixin said again.

"Me?! Forget it. Your father will definitely be unhappy when he sees me." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "He feels uncomfortable seeing me, and I feel uncomfortable seeing him. Let's not make things difficult for each other."

"If you don't want to go, then I won't go either. I don't want to entertain them." Yu Bixin said immediately, "Why don't we go to the movies?"

"No, today is Xiaozun's parents' funeral." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "He must be very sad. I want to go home and be with him."

Xiang Nan entrusted the funeral of Xu Dachang and his wife to a person who specialized in handling funeral affairs. The person was responsible for buying the coffin, buying the cemetery, decorating the mourning hall, holding the memorial service, etc. All matters were handled by a dedicated person.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. With the help of others, the couple's funeral was quite decent and they were officially buried today.

"Okay, then I'll go back with you. I haven't seen him for a few days." Yu Bixin also nodded.

She also likes Xiao Zun very much.

Although this child was born in a poor family, he was ambitious. He not only studied well but also worked very hard. He was always among the top students in the class.

At the same time, because he came from a poor family, he was often bullied by some classmates, so she was particularly sympathetic to him and naturally paid special attention to him.

After Xu Xiaozun's parents got into trouble, he had been taking leave to take care of the funeral. It has been a few days since he last saw them.