This devil can't get through

Chapter 506 Civilization dominated by religion
Young Master Honglian was walking in the western land, and as far as he could see, it was definitely a rich land.

I heard that this place used to be very barren?

But now this vast plain is densely covered with water networks and the climate is pleasant, everything grows, and all spirits are born.

This place is absolutely rich, and even the land on any plain is better than the most fertile land in Nanzhan Buzhou.

Farmers here almost only need to scatter the grain seeds into the geography, and the grain crops will grow naturally and have a good yield.

And this vast plain is surrounded by mountains on all sides. In the mountains, a large amount of metal minerals can be easily mined, and the products are extremely rich.

There are many small countries here, but there are not many disputes, because the countries here can easily support their own people, so there is no need to go to war to compete for survival resources.

Big countries are extremely luxurious and rich. The big families use gold and silver to make utensils and use them, and their homes are often resplendent and luxurious.

This is 'Western Elysium', a place where famine is virtually eliminated.

But in the eyes of Mr. Honglian, is this kind of place really good?

He saw a lot of people who had nothing to do, they didn't need to work hard to have enough food, and they could live a good life.

So they are very empty inside and need something to fill it.

Originally, it was the best choice to fill this empty heart with knowledge, but knowledge is only held by those families of nobles and priests, and ordinary people can only choose religion and belief.

So almost everyone spent most of the day praising their beliefs after simply solving their own food and clothing.

As a result, they no longer feel empty, and Buddhism has also gained a lot of power of faith.

Seeing this, Young Master Honglian just couldn't help but laugh. Is this what Xixi Daxing looks like?

In this state, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch in the East.

Because there is not such a rich land in the east, the people in the east have to do their best to produce the food and supplies that meet the needs of their family's survival. Where do they have the time to sing about their faith?

Ordinary people in the East are generally more realistic. If you have the spare time to look forward to the afterlife, it is better to live the present.

In the eyes of the Orientals, their offspring are the continuation of their beliefs.

They can pray to Mantian God and Buddha for their children and parents, but if Mantian God and Buddha make them and their families unable to survive, they will fight violently!

When Xia Qingyang was a guest at the East China Sea Dragon Palace, he heard an anecdote:
There was a drought in one place, and the officials led the people to pray to the dragon god for rain.

It turned out that the official came with a whip. If begging didn't work, he would have to be whipped!

There is also a place where dragon god statues are always 'refurbished' every few years.

Because when the weather is good, of course everyone worships well. Once the wind is bad and the rain is bad, these people will push the statue of the dragon god to vent their anger.

Then the feng shui will improve again in the coming year, and the statue will be erected again...

The common people in the East are so irritable.

However, Heavenly Court still has nothing to do with them.

After all, the protagonists of this world are the human race, and the heavens say they manage the world, but what can they actually do with the human race?

These two attitudes towards faith also determined that the civilizations of the Xiniu Hezhou and Nanzhanbuzhou have also undergone fundamental differences.

The human race in Xiniu Hezhou is too fragile in the eyes of Mr. Honglian.

What they pursue is not the strength of their own race, and they don't even have any idea of ​​developing productivity. All their wisdom is focused on how to enshrine their own beliefs.

As for the human race in Nanzhan Buzhou, despite the constant wars, they are always under the threat of famine, and they seem to be living very hard.

However, the human race in Nanzhan Buzhou is using their wisdom to continuously improve their productivity, so that they can do more things... This makes the entire civilization full of motivation and continues to develop.

Mr. Honglian thought about the difference between the two civilizations, and walked to a magnificent Buddha statue silently.

here……

Imaging in Diaoshan!

This is the way the king of the country expresses his beliefs.

But because of this Buddha statue, Mr. Honglian saw countless exhausted slaves at the feet of the Buddha statue... Countless people died of exhaustion and fell to their deaths.

There is no war in this country, but its citizens still face the threat of death.

The most frightening thing is that even if death happens from time to time, the people who work here don’t feel any resentment. Instead, they feel that it is an honor to die because of it.

Young Master Honglian opened his eyes and looked at the Buddha statue that was being sculpted...

I saw these craftsmen and coolies who died because of the construction of the Buddha statue, and their fallen lives were turning into strands of karma to entangle the Buddha statue.

Obviously, "respecting the Buddha" in this way is also a karmic obstacle for the Buddha.

What is particularly frightening is that this has become a trend in the Western world, and only in this way can people express their respect for Buddha.

Young Master Honglian wants to do something, but feels powerless to change this mortal's spontaneous belief.

To some extent, the Second Saints of the West have been too successful in controlling this western land. They have completely controlled the thoughts of this land, making it a fertile land exclusively for religion.

Young Master Honglian thought a lot, but in the end he had no choice but to turn around.

He returned to Lingshan to think silently, and at the same time sent his thoughts into the chaotic void...

He felt that he was just an incarnation after all, just a part of the idea of ​​the body, and there was always a limit to thinking.

... In the chaos, Xia Qingyang, who was comprehending the Dao, came back to his senses.

He felt the confusion of Young Master Honglian.

After all, Mr. Honglian is his good corpse, but this feeling of knowing that it is wrong but not knowing how to improve it has made Mr. Honglian completely at a loss as to what to do.

"Ontology, what do you think I should do?"

"Guren, you don't have to do anything."

"Just watching those people live and die because of religion, is there no self at all?"

"Honglian, Honglian, you are just judging from your own ideas, but you haven't seen the happiness in those people's hearts."

"No, that's deception. I don't want this kind of deception to spread to the East."

Xia Qingyang shook his head and said:

"That's wisdom, and great wisdom at that."

"It's just that mortals always like to rely on others and rely on the wisdom of others for guidance, which makes them gradually lose their ability to think for themselves."

Young Master Honglian lost his voice, he seemed to understand a little bit.

Buddhism is not a deception, but a mistake in using the wisdom of gods and Buddhas to directly guide mortals, making mortals see such a gap that they give up their own thinking.

In other words, the Buddhist scriptures express the wisdom of the gods and Buddhas too straightforwardly, which makes people look forward to it and ignore what is in front of them.

In this regard, Xia Qingyang felt that Dao Sect did a better job.

There are also many Taoist classics, but these are often esoteric and obscure for people to understand.

Of course, those who are predestined and have the root of wisdom can comprehend the wonderful method to seek the fruit of longevity, but for those who are not wise enough, it is like reading a heavenly book, it is better to give up early and live a good life.

Just like the "Tao Te Ching" handed down by the Supreme Sage under the guise of Xuandu.

No matter how the times change, it is possible to interpret an understanding that will not become outdated from it. What a great wisdom!

(End of this chapter)