Comprehension against the sky, creating the Five Thunders in the real world
Chapter 685 Joining the Religion
Allow them to spread Feilun religion on this continent.
Upon hearing this request, Mr. Zhou immediately refused.
Because he had seen Lin Beichen's ancestors, and Lin Beichen's ancestors had been kind to their family, since then, their Zhou family has believed in Taoism.
It was really hard for them to accept the fact that they were asked to support this unheard-of Feilun Church.
Although these missionaries came to seek funding from the Zhou family, they immediately turned against them after being rejected by Mr. Zhou.
"Why do you refuse to fund us to spread the Fei Lun religion? It is normal that you have not really come into contact with the Fei Lun religion and do not know the benefits of the Fei Lun religion. But your family is large and your business is big, which means you have great social responsibilities. Shouldn't you do more to benefit the people?" The blond and blue-eyed missionary questioned Mr. Zhou.
In fact, for the well-informed Mr. Zhou, seeing such people is not surprising.
In order to make them give up completely, Mr. Zhou told the missionaries that their Zhou family believed in Taoism, but was ridiculed by them.
"I have heard of Taoism, an ancient Eastern religious sect that only existed in history. But hasn't Taoism been lost? Why do you still believe in Taoism?"
Then, these missionaries tried to brainwash Mr. Zhou, telling him that their Feilun religion could allow people to go to heaven after death and avoid the sufferings of the world.
He also said that if the Zhou family could fund their Fei Lun sect to preach in this eastern land, no matter what kind of danger the Zhou family encountered in the future, their Fei Lun sect would never stand idly by.
But even if these missionaries tried their best, Mr. Zhou remained unmoved. "To be honest, I am a Taoist believer. I don't believe that people go to hell after death. After all, I have never heard of such things. But I know that people live their lives with a clear conscience!"
After hearing Mr. Zhou's righteous words, the missionaries' faces became even gloomier.
"Since you are so ignorant, we won't waste any more time talking to you. Let's go!" With that, the leading missionary stood up and left angrily.
But the missionary behind him seemed unwilling, and when he passed by Mr. Zhou, he spilled liquid in a bottle on Mr. Zhou.
When the Zhou family glared at him, the man pretended that he didn't mean it.
Mr. Zhou was a generous person. Since the other party did not do it on purpose, Mr. Zhou did not take it to heart at all, until Lin Beichen brought up the matter today.
"Grandpa, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that your health problems really started after those missionaries left!" Zhou Yi looked at Mr. Zhou.
"That's right. If the Taoist priest hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about this little thing. Could it be that these people really harmed me?" Mr. Zhou couldn't help but feel a little angry.
At that time, he had made it very clear to the missionaries that his family believed in Taoism and therefore could not support them.
I thought this was just a small matter, but I didn't expect those seemingly serious missionaries would use such means to harm people!
After listening to the words of the Zhou family's grandfather and grandson, Lin Beichen also remembered the shameful things that the Fei Lun Sect had done.
Judging from this incident, his opinion of Feilun Religion was correct.
Instead of providing faith to mankind, they use those who believe in Feilun as tools.
Once a tool becomes unusable or has no longer any value, its fate will be the same as Mr. Zhou's.
However, this incident also made Lin Beichen more determined to get rid of the Fei Lun Sect!
This evil cult with perverse tendencies must not be allowed to gain followers!
During the meal, Lin Beichen assured Mr. Zhou that he had performed a ritual for him and that his health would temporarily improve.
But during this period of time, he still had to investigate the Zhou family carefully to prevent the Fei Lun Cult from doing something that the Zhou family didn't know about.
The Zhou family's grandparents and grandchildren had seen Lin Beichen's methods and immediately agreed happily.
"Thank you so much, Taoist Priest. If it weren't for you, we really don't know what to do!" Zhou Yi looked at Lin Beichen with a smile.
He felt more and more that compared to those people from the Fei Lun Sect that his grandfather mentioned, Lin Beichen was more of a gentleman.
After Lin Beichen exorcised the evil spirit for his grandfather, he did not ask for gold, silver or treasures. This is a Taoist successor who is truly worthy of the faith of Oriental people!
After the meal, Lin Beichen received a prompt from the system.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 500 points of faith!"
Five hundred points?
Lin Beichen looked at the Zhou family's grandparents and grandchildren around him. It seemed that this time he not only completed his ancestors' instructions, obtained the things left by his ancestors from the Zhou family, but also successfully gained loyal believers!
This is good news for him.
But he was happy for only a short while before the system issued a new task.
"New mission: Faith Harvester!"
"Task content: The host needs to increase the faith value to 10,000 points within one month!"
"Mission reward: a long-lost mountain protection formation!"
Lin Beichen is not interested in being a faith harvester. He can accept the gradual increase in faith value, and he also thinks that this is the only way to make humans understand the true benefits of Taoism.
However, he was somewhat tempted by the mountain protection formation that was a mission reward.
In ancient times, major sects all had their own mountain protection formations that could prevent surprise attacks from other sects and protect their own disciples from being slaughtered by other sects.
Although he had the Xuanzhen Temple which was about to be built, he had not yet mastered the mountain protection formation.
“It’s a life-saving opportunity!”
When he was in the underground secret room of Tianyun Temple, he thought he was going to die several times. Unexpectedly, after leaving Tianyun Temple, he had good luck!
Lin Beichen accepted the task immediately.
Then he looked at the Zhou family’s grandparents and grandchildren.
"Mr. Zhou, are you willing to lead the entire Zhou family to believe in Taoism and contribute to the revival and development of Taoism?" Lin Beichen's eyes were sincere and without any hostility.
After hearing what Lin Beichen said, Mr. Zhou smiled and said, "Master, what you said is true. I have said before that our Zhou family has believed in Taoism for many years because of our ancestors. Of course, we are willing to carry forward Taoism."
Zhou Yi on the side also echoed: "I used to be an atheist, but after meeting the Taoist priest, I realized that there are always people better than you, and there are always heavens better than you. If it is Taoism, I am willing to believe in it!"
Seeing their heartfelt words, Lin Beichen thanked them.
"In this case, you two need to come with me to Xuanzhen Temple. You can participate in an initiation ceremony on behalf of all members of the Zhou family."
The Zhou family's grandparents and grandchildren agreed without thinking.
"When will the Taoist priest set off? We must follow him to Xuanzhen Temple!"
After returning to Xuanzhen Temple, Lin Beichen immediately ordered Lan Zihe and Qiao Fan to hold a simple initiation ceremony.
The Taoist initiation ceremony is very complicated, as there are many things to be passed down, and there are also various blessing rituals to be performed for the disciples.
Although Xuanzhen Temple had not yet been officially completed, the number of disciples in Xuanzhen Temple had soared to more than seventy people after the Zhou family joined Taoism.
After the initiation ceremony, Lin Beichen met with Mr. Zhou alone.
"The Zhou family is a large family. Although all the Zhou family members have become disciples of our Taoism, in order to ensure your normal life, I will let you become outer disciples."
Outer disciple?
Taoism has been in decline for many years, and Mr. Zhou doesn't know much about the so-called outer disciples.
"So-called outer disciples are Taoist disciples who can lead a normal life. You don't need to fast, nor do you need to marry and have children because of Taoism. You just need to keep the true meaning of Taoism in your heart and treat it as a belief."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhou quickly thanked Lin Beichen.
If Lin Beichen hadn't reminded him, he would actually like to be a true Taoist disciple, but the Zhou family has many children, and he can't let his children be like him.
"Thank you, Taoist priest, for your consideration for our Zhou family. Don't worry, our Zhou family will do our best to assist you and help you complete the revival of Taoism. We will also become the most loyal outer disciples of Taoism!"
Looking at Mr. Zhou, Lin Beichen nodded.
The reason why the Zhou family was approached by the Feilun missionaries was because they had a high status in the local area.
The fact that the entire Zhou family joined Taoism became a hot topic for the media.
Through the media, the local people also discovered the power of Xuanzhen Temple. "I think a religion that can be believed by the Zhou Group must have something extraordinary."
"In fact, Taoism has a very deep origin, but with the development of society and technology, people no longer regard this illusory existence as a belief."
After dinner, people talked about the fact that the entire Zhou family had joined Taoism.
"In fact, I think that believing in Taoism is also good. You see, Taoism emphasizes self-cultivation, which is good for health!"
The missionaries had loud voices, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
At first, there was only Lin Beichen, and everyone was naturally willing to believe what he said, but when they saw someone stand up to refute it, they began to waver in their hearts.
Seeing Lin Beichen's silence, the missionary thought he was afraid, so he shouted to everyone: "Don't believe this young man. He is so young, how can he comprehend the essence of Taoism!"
"Actually, we did this just because we don't want to see you get wet in the rain!"
The missionary said this with a smug look on his face.
Lin Beichen didn't take their false accusations to heart.
In the face of absolute strength, all false accusations pale in comparison.
"Since you think I'm incompetent, do you dare to compete with me to see who is more powerful?"
When Lin Beichen said this, the missionary who was shouting just now was stunned.
If you get exposed during a competition in this kind of setting, it would be such a disgrace!
Just then, an old man pushed through the crowd and stood out.
Judging from his attire, he is obviously a member of the Fei Lun Sect, and his status is not low!
Lin Beichen couldn't help but frown.
From the old man's aura, he could feel that this man was stronger than any opponent he had encountered before.
But he is not afraid. He becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent. This is the true character of a real man.
"Young man, I heard you wanted to compete? I'll go with you!"
Everyone became even more excited when the old man was willing to compete with Lin Beichen.
It is a great honor to be able to witness the conflict between Western and Eastern religions with one's own eyes and to tell others about it.
Facing this strong man, although Lin Beichen was unsure of his chances of winning, he did not refuse.
The completion ceremony of Xuanzhen Temple was of great significance to him.
If he was defeated by the old man at this moment, although it would not affect his goal of reviving Taoism, it would also add a lot of trouble.
These troubles will hinder his progress.
"In that case, how do we compete? As the host, I would like to see the guests follow my wishes. This will also be considered as me not neglecting the guests who have come from afar."
After saying that, Lin Beichen looked at the old man from the West.
There must be no accidents during this completion ceremony. Whether it is the Feilun Sect or other Western sects, don't try to prevent Xuanzhen Temple from ending perfectly!
The moment the old man came up, Lin Beichen realized that this man was extraordinary, so he did not dare to underestimate him. In this competition, he must prove his strength.
Before this, Lin Beichen had already prepared for the battle, but the old man smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. You just need to tell everyone that this rain was not brought about by you, but we helped you in secret."
Unexpectedly, the old man took the initiative to communicate with him, but Lin Beichen didn't want to pay attention to him. He looked at the old man with disdain and said nothing.
No matter how strong the old man's internal strength is, Lin Beichen only wants to defeat him, nothing else matters.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Seeing that Lin Beichen didn't want to pay attention to him, the old man smiled without feeling awkward. Then he turned his back to Lin Beichen and said to everyone, "This person is not willing to accept my toast, so he has to drink a penalty drink."
This sentence completely angered Lin Beichen. He flew into the air and shouted loudly, giving the old man some time to react.
The old man turned his head and looked at the leaping Lin Beichen, and continued to release his internal force, directly knocking Lin Beichen down. Lin Beichen landed lightly on his toes.
Lin Beichen breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: How can this old man's internal strength be so strong? If I just attack head-on, it might be disadvantageous to me, so I can only outsmart him.
So, Lin Beichen took out a talisman first and rushed towards the old man. Unexpectedly, the old man was so agile and dodged it.
The talisman flew behind the old man, and Lin Beichen wanted to use it again to attack the old man from behind. But the old man was no ordinary man.
Obviously, he reacted and nimbly dodged Lin Beichen's attack again. This action stunned everyone in the audience, and Lin Beichen was also shocked.
This talisman paper was originally meant to suppress the old man's internal strength, so that defeating the old man would be a piece of cake.
But I didn't expect the old man to dodge the talisman so easily.
"Why can you easily dodge my talisman?" Lin Beichen asked puzzledly.
Zhou Yi, who was standing off the field, also saw it clearly. Lin Beichen's strength was obvious to all, but even though he was young and strong, he did not have the upper hand against such an old man.
This made Zhou Yi stunned. But he did not speak, but continued to observe the old man's actions in order to make a judgment based on the situation.
However, the old man opposite did not answer. The corner of his mouth slightly raised. He slowly took out a piece of talisman paper and waved it casually. The talisman paper flew towards Lin Beichen.
The old man's talisman paper circled in the air and flew towards Lin Beichen with a whoosh. Lin Beichen dodged the talisman paper with a backflip and thought to himself: Actually, this old man is not that scary.
But it was obvious that Lin Beichen was careless. After he dodged the talisman, it seemed to have a positioning system installed, and it kept chasing after Lin Beichen.
Moreover, the speed of the talisman paper was getting faster and faster, which was beyond Lin Beichen's expectation. Seeing that the talisman paper was about to stick to him, he quickly bent down, waved his right hand, and directly tore the talisman paper in half.
This resolved the crisis. I didn't expect it would be so difficult to dodge this talisman. It seems that this old man is really good. The two of them were in a stalemate again.
Lin Beichen was very shocked by the old man's ability, so he asked, "Who are you?" Facing Lin Beichen's question, the old man did not respond directly, but praised him. "I didn't expect that this young man could call the wind and rain. It seems that we misunderstood him before."
Lin Beichen was puzzled by the old man's sudden praise. He knew in his heart that he was no match for the old man and that the old man was deliberately letting him win.
"The winner has been decided. There is no point in continuing the competition." The old man said as he walked off the stage, his eyes sweeping over the believers in front of him.
Lin Beichen stood on the stage, confused. He muttered to himself: What on earth is this old man up to? I was clearly having such a hard time receiving his talisman, why didn't he continue the competition?
The old man turned to face the believers and said, "This young man is indeed capable. We have always suspected that he could not call the wind and rain. Today we just want to give it a try and show it to everyone."
The old man's affirmation immediately drew warm applause from the believers. But Lin Beichen on the stage didn't think so. He felt that this was clearly a mockery of himself.
Now that you are on this stage, you have to decide who is better and who is worse, and you have to respect your opponent. Although the old man praised and affirmed himself in front of his believers, he did so without considering Lin Beichen's feelings at all, which made him a little annoyed.
The more Lin Beichen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He rushed off the stage, wanting to find the old man to ask for clarification, but the old man had disappeared, which surprised him greatly.
He saw a man who was dressed and built similarly to the old man, so he stepped forward, grabbed the man's shoulders, and asked in confusion: "Who are you? What is your purpose in doing this?"
But when that person turned around, Lin Beichen discovered that it was not the old man. The old man had disappeared in the crowd, leaving Lin Beichen looking around.
Lin Beichen stood in the crowd in a daze, still unable to figure out who this old man who suddenly appeared was. Moreover, the people from the church were nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Yi saw Lin Beichen in a daze, grabbed his hand and said, "Why are you still standing there? The most important thing now is to get them to join the sect."
Lin Beichen didn't say anything. He was not interested in these people joining the sect. He just wanted to find out the origins of that group of people. The more he thought about it, the more strange it seemed.
"Did you see the old man's strength just now?" Lin Beichen thought, maybe those who are involved in the matter are confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly. Zhou Yi in the audience may have seen some clues.
But Zhou Yi shook his head, touched his chin and said: "I can't fully see his strength, but it seems easy for him to dodge your talisman. This doesn't seem like something an old man can do."
This is also what Lin Beichen was worried about. The old man's ability was obviously superior to his own. He could easily defeat him, but he still spoke for him.
"Don't you think these things are wrong?" Lin Beichen asked.
Zhou Yi couldn't care less about all that. The ceremony hadn't been completed yet, and the most important thing now was to arrange for the conversion. As for the missionary who had just appeared, it was just a small episode in the ceremony. (End of this chapter)
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