God and mystery

Chapter 240
Daozi Shangqing was speechless for a long time. After the three of them were silent with each other for a while, he chose to ask the biggest secret.

What does it mean that the world is divided into four regions?
"You are an ancient, do these four regions refer to the four elephants?"

The Four Elephant Heaven Areas, the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Suzaku Bird, Xuanwu. Generally speaking, the world is divided into four, referring to the four sky areas.

But Wuming Immortal denied this.

"Since you asked, and I haven't talked to anyone for a long time, I might as well chat with you."

"This matter should start at the end of the Han Dynasty, boy, have you heard of Shizhou Sandao?"

Daozi Shangqing: "I have heard that Dongfang Shuo told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that there are eight giant seas in the world, and there are ten continents and three islands in the sea. All the immortals who have not ascended to heaven are here."

"Now, it should be called Li Shanhe."

Nameless Immortal: "The yangshi we live in is Biaoshanhe, and the fairylands like Shizhou and Three Islands are Lishanhe, also called fairyland."

"There are many caves left by immortals in this world. When you enter them, the passage of time is different from that of the outside world. These caves are the gateways to the mountains and rivers in Li. However, after thousands of years, many caves have become dead places and can no longer lead to Li. Mountains and rivers."

"During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the entrances to the ten continents and three islands were discovered for the first time, which has never been heard of since the pre-Qin period."

"Dongfang Shuo led all the alchemists into the ten continents and three islands, and transformed into the first heaven."

The nameless immortal raised his first finger.

"Afterwards, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism."

"The embryonic form of Confucianism was born. They were born out of the pre-Qin Confucianism. Dong Zhongshu entered the ten continents and three islands and became the second heaven."

The Nameless Immortal raised his second finger:
"Later, during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, the white horses came from the east, and the people of Zhangliujin came from the west, and the Buddha flourished in Zhendan, so besides the ten continents and three islands, four continents appeared."

Daozi Shangqing asked in surprise: "What do you mean? Ten continents and three islands existed in the first place, but after the appearance of the Buddha, they split into four continents?"

"I heard that Lishanhe has immortal methods but no great way."

The Nameless Immortal: "I don't know about this. After the Buddha came, the four major continents appeared, Mount Sumeru was in the middle, and She Mo Teng and Zhu Falan led the Buddhas into the Lord. This is the third heaven."

"The Buddha is in front of the Tao."

The nameless immortal raised his third finger.

Daozi Shangqing had no objection to this. Although Taoism itself originated from pre-Qin Taoism, the teachings of other sects that were born were indeed after Buddhism.

Before that, there was no name for Daoism, but it was just called "Huang Laozhi's Gate", that is, monks of the sect who inherited the thoughts of the ancient Yellow Emperor and the pre-Qin Laozi.

He listened quietly.

The Nameless Immortal immediately raised his fourth finger:
"Zhang Daoling led the Taoists, entered the Ten Continents and Three Islands, and transformed into the Fourth Heaven. Needless to say about his deeds, you juniors in the Taoist sect should be able to talk about it with eloquence."

"So far, four days have been completed, ten continents and three islands, eight giant seas, four major continents, and there is no room left."

"With the great power of Buddhism, there are four major continents and two of the ten continents, and two of the eight seas;"

"Confucianism is next, the fourth of the Ten Continents, and the third of the Eight Seas;"

"Once again, the alchemist has three of the ten continents, two of the eight seas, and all three islands;"

"At the end of Taoism, there is only one continent among the ten continents, and the land of eight seas and one sea."

"As for the current site, I don't know."

The Daoist sect started the latest, so the Daoist sect got the smallest territory, but the Wuming Immortal said again: "Zhang Daoling can be regarded as a figure. Although he is a latecomer among all sects, he can come from behind."

"As for these four families, people at the Tianxin level can influence Biaoshanhe. They have demarcated areas in Biaoshanhe, and the affected places will gradually transform into their beliefs. However, Biaoshanhe has a great way."

"With the existence of Dao, these people at the level of Tianxin cannot completely influence the behavior of living beings in the yang world, and Daomen are very smart, and Zhang Daoling is very smart."

"The power of Lishanhe is too weak, so they will occupy the land of Biaoshanhe. So the Taoist sect gradually flourished in Biaoshanhe, and many 'fathers' came out from the monks of Taiqingtian."

"Buddhism and Confucianism reacted equally quickly. Buddhism spread among the people, attached to Taoism, and did not talk about superficiality. Confucianism entered the imperial court, belonged to the four directions, and was the most accessible to the existence of the dynasty's avenue. All benefited from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"As for the alchemists, their influence has become very small, and their beliefs in Biaoshanhe have also been gradually merged by Taoism."

"It was during this long process that they discovered that Li Shanhe couldn't touch the Dao. Although the aura is rich and they can continue to practice, they can't see the real Dao after all."

"Therefore, each of the four heavenly sects has a heavenly heart, which is recommended by the various sects. These four people will play an important role in the rise and fall of the dynasty for thousands of years in the future."

"The Taoist sect has few things, but the Daoist sect has great influence in Biaoshanhe, so..."

Daozi Shangqing was very surprised: "So there was a Yellow Turban uprising?"

"Then the first one, the Tianxin state closest to the world in the Taoist sect, is the great virtuous teacher!"

The Wuming Immortal took it for granted: "Of course it is, otherwise, how could the Yellow Turban Rebellion be suppressed just by the imperial court at that time, just relying on that single-handed 'rule of heaven, rule of earth, rule of man, three qi extremes, and then all things will be ruled by the footsteps'." ’, it is impossible for Hanting to deal with it.”

"This is the real method of the heart of heaven. The rule of heaven is the heart of the emperor, the rule of earth is the will of the earth, and the rule of man is the will of all people. Do you know what kind of divine power this is? The rule of heaven is the most perfect state of a country, and the rule of foot Governance is the state of affairs that leads to the ruin of a nation."

"The Han Dynasty was inherited by the luck of heaven, damaged by Wang Mang, and rejuvenated by Liu Xiu. Just intercepting the luck of these three eras can make the Han Dynasty fall into a place of eternal destruction. It is not destroyed by weakness, but by strength. "

"The purpose of the great virtuous teacher is to destroy Confucianism and mold Taoism, change the situation of Confucianism dominating the dynasty after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and bring Huang-Lao's art back to the court, and when Huang-Lao's art is needed, it will naturally damage the country. It's time to waste!"

"So, is there really such a person as Zhang Jiao? Why can't the great virtuous teacher be caught? Under the influence of Tianxin, the image of this mortal is false. Everyone thinks that the great virtuous teacher is down there, but in fact He's not here."

"However, the other Tianxin will not be indifferent and let him mess around, so they did it."

"So after the end of the Han Dynasty, after the failure of great virtuous teachers, the techniques of Buddhism and alchemists often became holy. Buddhism and alchemists depended on each other. Buddhism relied on the techniques of alchemists to spread it. Buddhism is flourishing, and the power of Taoism in Biaoshanhe has finally been riddled with holes."

Daozi Shangqing asked puzzledly: "These... You are an ancient man, how do you know many things after this?"

The Wuming Immortal laughed: "Then, I have to ask you the ancestors of the Shangqing School."

"In order to preserve the orthodoxy, they kept facing the Xuantian sarcophagus, reflecting the sect of the Qing Dynasty, so as to prevent the sect from encountering a catastrophe one day, and the sect could be restored to its original state in a blink of an eye. There are not a few people who opened the Xuantian sarcophagus and fell into it and got lost."

Daozi Shangqing fell silent, the other party's argument was somewhat untenable, because the other party was not the owner of the Xuantian sarcophagus, could it be that he, a sleeper, had been awake for a period of time before?

When a person enters, he asks what era is outside?
This is of course impossible. The two monks of Quanzhen Dao were arrested by Daoist Ji after they went in, and they never said that they had met this Lie Xian.

And he himself said that he hasn't talked to anyone for a long time, although this may not be true.

But if, if the other party really maintained a certain degree of sobriety, then maybe he already knew about the existence of Daoist Ji, a cultivator of Yuqing?

But Shangqing Daozi still didn't say it.

On the contrary, the ghost heard these secrets, although he couldn't understand them, but it is human nature to listen to the excitement, so he muttered:

"So later the Buddhism flourished and declined. It was too arrogant and followed the old path of the Dao Sect, and was strangled by the other three. This time the Dao Sect became the killer, so the main force carried out the extermination of the Buddha?"

"Then, in the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties, Confucianism flourished, right? But from the looks of it, alchemists are at a loss."

Everyone has moments of glory. Although it is said that a moment should not be regarded as forever, the alchemist has never been stunned. It seems that he has been working for the other three companies.

"Oh, do you think the alchemists are at a loss?"

The Wuming Immortal sneered: "The alchemists are not at a loss! Because controlling the beliefs of the world, or the way of the dynasty, that is not their ultimate goal."

"They have obtained many things they want from the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Among the three schools, which one has not contacted the alchemist family?"

Daozi Shangqing asked: "What about monk Yuqing? The earliest monk of Yuqing was not Taisu Sanyuan, nor Patriarch Qingxu, nor Mrs. Wei, so who is he? He is the one who left the Shangqing Ancestral Sutra of?"

Nameless Immortal: "Famous, but don't say it, don't say it, if you say it, you will be affected by evil things, so that you will fall into an unknown state!"

He closed his eyes: "Don't even have thoughts! Just know that he deserves to be killed!"

"Haven't you ever thought about it? Taiqing was originally the beginning of the Tao, but why did the Shangqing come from Yuqing, and the world has never had Yuqing's origin? It came out of thin air, attached to the Tao."

After all, he expelled this thought from his mind, which made Daozi Shangqing extremely surprised. What kind of realm is a person who is about to achieve the peak of Taoism in the Ascension Realm, but he can't even think of it?

Knowing that there is such a terrifying and mysterious patriarch in his family, all Shangqing Daozi can do is to deduce a little bit according to the legends in those ancient books, which person in the ancient books it is.

But there are too many ancient immortals, and some of them are legendary figures in the map of true spirits and karma. Now that this is done, no matter who Shangqing Daozi is thinking about, he feels a bit like this terrifying patriarch. It seems that every ancient person can imagine Completed a [-]-word plot script.

Can't say?
The more I don't talk, the more I want to talk.

unknown?
The more I don't understand, the more I want to understand.

Wuming Liexian had already erased his thoughts at this time, and looked towards the sky: "My strength cannot compete with Tianxin, but it is impossible for Tianxin to come to the world these days. If they come to the world, they will not be my opponents anymore. .”

"I'll recover for a few days."

Wuming Liexian looked at Guixian: "Then"

Ghost Immortal was surprised: "Help me eradicate my troubles?"

Wuming Liexian shook his head: "Use your existence to find the traces of those evil things. As for your ancestor, I don't dare to touch him for the time being."

"These evil things make it difficult for me to deal with."

Guixian squeezed out a smile: "You are so powerful, there is still something you can't deal with? Isn't this all immortal?"

Wuming Liexian gave Guixian a meaningful look:

"The evil things come from Yuqing, so it's only natural that only monk Yuqing can deal with them."

Master Jingxian returned to Lingyin Temple with the other three arhats. As soon as the master entered the temple, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere, but the other three said that they didn't notice anything unusual.

"After I came into contact with the power of King Ming in the statue of Zhenwu, I always felt more and more confused and troubled. Is there something wrong with the power of King Ming, or has something changed in me?"

Master Jingxian greeted the monk who was on duty at the gate, and entered the meditation room. The image of the monk who was on guard at the gate and was still chanting scriptures became a little bit hideous, and his strong body In an instant, the appearance of the hungry ghost changed repeatedly, but he didn't seem to be aware of it, and these images of the hungry ghost only disappeared in a flash.

(End of this chapter)