The ancestor of all monsters in Shushan

Shi Feiyang asked Liu He to take Li Gui to Master Tianchi and teach him how to use this treasure to suppress the mountains, seas and land veins.

But this is only a temporary measure. The Gui is the result of the gathering of dragon veins and condensed essence of the earth. In the past, Guangchengzi had already put a lot of effort into refining it to make it extremely powerful.

After Shi Feiyang got it, he refined it again using his own method and injected it into the twelve large bottles of Wu Ji Earth Elite produced by gathering all the monsters.

The essence of Wu Earth and the essence of Ji Earth change from gas to liquid, and from liquid to solid. A bottle of solid essence can create a mountain range three thousand miles long when spread out.

There are also three bottles of Yin-Yang Yuan magnetic elites, all of which are injected into Li Gui, and then cultivated with a wonderful method. The power is more than ten times stronger than when it was in Guang Chengzi's hands!
However, human power is limited. The ancient poisonous fire underground has been brewing for countless years and is about to erupt. Even the immortal Master Tianchi can only suppress it for a short time with Li Gui. Moreover, the more it is suppressed now, the greater the power will be when it erupts in the future. When Feiyang is free, he will still solve it completely.

Shi Feiyang returned to Middle-earth this time because he anticipated that Chi You would start a great war in Middle-earth in the future. If he succeeded, cities would be massacred and races would be exterminated everywhere, blood would flow like rivers, and nine out of ten houses would be empty.

Therefore, he had to fulfill his duties as the Ming Dynasty's imperial teacher and govern the country first.

After decades of efforts from all sides, the several huge projects he planned have now been a complete success.

First, the Tarim Basin in the northwest was filled up, and has become the largest inland lake in the world, eight thousand miles long from east to west and nearly three thousand miles wide at its widest point from north to south. It is filled with mighty waves and misty clouds, and is home to fish and dragons, and schools of shrimps and crabs, creating many fertile lands of fish and rice.

The temperature difference of the surrounding air has narrowed, the glaciers on the Tianshan Mountains in the north and the Kunlun Mountains in the south have all melted, the climate has become humid, and vegetation has grown.

The impact spread from here to northwest Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi and other places. All the loess turned into green land, plants and animals reproduced rapidly, and there were bumper harvests year after year.

Over a period of more than sixty years, three or four generations of grandparents and grandchildren have evolved. Many people have lived on this seashore and made a living by fishing since childhood, and have no idea that this was actually a barren desert.

This alone has saved countless lives!
In addition, the temperature control project led by the Qingcheng Sect and the Xueshan Sect also achieved remarkable results.

These two sects built Taoist temples in major areas across the country, first of all maintaining local stability and protecting local people from harm by evil spirits and monsters.

Secondly, it prevented the arrival of the Little Ice Age. The zero-degree freezing line in winter was blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the sufficient food rainfall line was pushed to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, Yinshan Mountains, Xing'an Mountains, and Changbai Mountains.

Over the years, the Central Plains has enjoyed good weather and a rapid population growth, and many frontier areas that were once sparsely populated are now home to a large population.

The third thing is the trade between Ming and Yu. The two countries, Daming and Dayu, have trade with each other. The spiritual things from the sacred mountains outside the sky poured into the Central Plains, which improved the overall quality of the people and created a large number of martial arts masters, which in turn gave rise to more sword immortals. The number of practitioners is many times more than in the past.

The Qingcheng Sect and the Snow Mountain Sect originally had only a few members, but now their disciples are spread all over the world, and there are more than a thousand people in each sect who can use flying swords!

Other major immortal sects and martial arts schools also flourished and their membership increased.

This is a good aspect, but there is also a bad aspect, which is the rampant cults. Shi Feiyang came to Middle-earth this time to wipe out all the cults entrenched in the people.

He went straight into the Forbidden City. The current emperor was the son of Tianqi Zhu Youjiao, named Zhu Cixian.

The emperor was already in his fifties or sixties, but due to years of practicing Qigong and maintaining his health, he still looked strong and energetic, just like a man in his forties or fifties.

Upon learning that the Imperial Master had "appeared to the world to show his divine power", the Emperor came out in person to greet him. Upon seeing Shi Feiyang, he knelt down and kowtowed in greeting...

When he was very young, his father, Emperor Tianqi, was in power and Shi Feiyang came to Beijing. He met Shi Feiyang several times.

He grew up listening to Shi Feiyang's deeds, and he always hoped that this national teacher would come back...

He doesn't want to be an emperor, he also wants to become an immortal.

In fact, everyone in their family wanted to cultivate immortality. When Emperor Wanli built the Yuanyang Palace, he placed his own statue inside to accompany Shi Feiyang.

Since Wanli, Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi both had their own statues stuffed in there.

Now, three generations of the family are in Yuanyang Palace, standing on both sides of Shi Feiyang. Zhu Cixuan has always dreamed since he was a child that he could go to Yuanyang Palace to become a little Taoist priest... It would be best if he could accompany Shi Feiyang and learn Taoism from him.

Later, when he became emperor, he gave up the idea of ​​cultivating immortals and made a statue of him. It was sent to the main hall of Yuanyang Palace. It stood on the right hand side of Shi Feiyang, after his grandfather Emperor Taichang, and stood face to face with his father Emperor Tianqi.

A few years ago, the third sword fight took place at Jiuhua Mountain, and the sky was filled with blood clouds, which could be seen from afar in the capital. Zhu Cixuan also saw it, and thought it was a natural disaster and that there would be a catastrophe. At that time, he was accompanied by eunuchs, standing on the steps in front of the Qianqing Palace, praying continuously to the national master Yuanyang Zhenren. Sure enough, the national master appeared, and soon the blood clouds dissipated, and the world became clear again.

Afterwards, he asked the Taoist priests of Qingcheng and Xueshan sects and learned that it was definitely the National Master who subdued the Blood Demon and saved the people. He admired Shi Feiyang even more.

When I see Shi Feiyang again now, he is exactly the same as when I saw him with my father as a child, without any change.

So, he followed the example of Emperor Huangdi meeting Guangchengzi, kneeling and kowtowed with his emperor's body, which stunned the eunuchs beside him and they all knelt down in a hurry.

Shi Feiyang asked them to stand up and follow the emperor into the Qianqing Palace, where the emperor invited him to take a seat.

Shi Feiyang naturally would not sit on his throne, so he found a chair next to him and sat down. The emperor stood in front of him and talked to him, looking like a young junior who met a super awesome senior.

Shi Feiyang told him his intention, which was to wipe out all the evil cult organizations in the world.

The emperor did not hesitate at all: "I have had this intention for a long time, but I regret that I am powerless! Those evil cults are so hateful that they confuse the people and make them believe in obscene and evil gods! I wanted to issue a decree a long time ago, requiring all people in the world to worship only the national teacher, but almost all the ministers opposed it, saying that this was a way to cause chaos. Later, I sent the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate, and it turned out that those ministers also believed in the evil cult, especially the Western religion! I can only order people to publicize the virtues of the national teacher throughout the world..." Shi Feiyang was amused by the emperor: "There is no need for people to believe me. I left three volumes of Taoist books to the late emperor. They include self-cultivation, teaching the people, and governing the country. There are clear statements in them..."

The emperor nodded excitedly: "I know that I can recite the three volumes of the Imperial Master's heavenly book by heart. Imperial Master, are you trying to say that most people in the world are weak in nature, with more animality than humanity? Animals are selfish and don't know what 'public affairs' are. They kill each other for greed, and even eat the corpses of their own kind to fill their stomachs. They are also afraid of their natural enemies..."

In the Taoist book that Shi Feiyang gave to the emperor, he wrote in detail about the "public and private distinction" between "animal nature" and "human nature", and explained the difference between "human" and "immortal".

Ordinary people have weak natures and cannot adjust their mentality. They are completely affected by external affairs and objects, and they are greedy, angry, and dependent on external things.

As a result, a large number of people believe in gods and ghosts, hoping to receive protection and blessings from the strong. This is essentially because they are empty and weak inside, and their minds are not mature and strong enough.

When encountering hardship, the first thing we want to do is seek protection from outside, rather than solving the problem on our own in a realistic way.

They are all psychological giant babies!
The Taoist book later describes how to nourish and refine Qi, keep the inner vitality and the outer vigor, understand the Tao, accumulate virtue, preserve benevolence, seek righteousness, respect etiquette, generate wisdom, and keep trustworthiness... In this way, one can shape one's own personality, cultivate one's own humanity, forge a strong heart, and discover and solve problems with wisdom...

Only in this way can we completely get rid of seeking protection from ghosts and gods and have a mature mentality and a sound personality.

Otherwise, when you are afraid, you ask ghosts and gods for protection; when you are greedy, you ask ghosts and gods for blessings; when you regret, you ask ghosts and gods for forgiveness... Even if there are no ghosts and gods, you have to imagine one, otherwise you will not be able to survive.

In the Taoist book, this entire chapter was devoted to explaining how people are weak in nature. Zhu Cixuan could recite it by heart. He couldn't stop once he started, and soon he had memorized half of it.

Shi Feiyang said: "As an emperor, you are still so unstable and dependent on me. It's because you are weak-minded."

Zhu Ci's face immediately turned red, and he explained, "I... I just envy the immortal way, and want to be as carefree and happy as the imperial teacher. Over the years, I have also worked hard to govern the country well, punish corrupt officials, develop water conservancy, and reform the imperial examination system, the civil service system, and the tax system..."

He briefly talked about his achievements over the years, and Shi Feiyang nodded in approval: "With such a large country and such a large population, it is impossible to be all-encompassing. After all, everyone is a person, not a wooden or stone chess piece. You can be considered a wise ruler for being able to achieve what you have today."

Zhu Cixuan was extremely happy to hear the recognition from his idol.

After a brief exchange with the emperor, Shi Feiyang made a list of the orthodox religions and cults. The emperor also summoned his ministers to hold meetings every day. After getting the list, it was immediately announced to the world. For the orthodox religions that were awarded gold medals recognized by the court, all the leaders were conferred the title of Great Immortal.

For example, Jiang Shu of the Qingcheng Sect was named the Great Immortal who saved the world and revitalized the country.

Ling Hun of the Snow Mountain Sect was named Yuanmiao Great Protector of the Country.

Qi Shuming of the Emei Sect was conferred the title of Great Immortal Zhengyuan Fuguo.

Shi Zhu of the Huangshan School was conferred the title of Great Immortal of Longevity and Defending the Country.

Shi Feiyang made a list of six orthodox sects in total. Jiang Shu and Ling Hun gave him the most face and were the first to come to Beijing to receive the title. Shi Zhu was no exception, and soon Ling Lingzi of the Wudang Sect and Mr. Zhong of the Kunlun Sect also came.

Qi Shuming of the Emei Sect did not come in person, but sent Li Yingqiong instead. He also stated that he had passed the position of the leader to Li Yingqiong and that he would no longer be involved in worldly affairs.

In addition to the six major orthodox religions, Shi Feiyang also made a list of 168 evil cults. The largest ones, such as the Western Religion, the Dragon Religion, the Rakshasa Religion, the Netherworld Religion, the Blood River Religion, and the Seven Saints Religion, were at the front and all were to be eradicated.

Shi Feiyang identified Western religion as the number one evil cult and a target that must be eradicated.

But it should be pointed out in particular that among the sixteen sects in Western religions, fifteen are evil sects, but the Xie Wang sect is not one of them.

In addition to the six Taoist orthodox religions on the white list, he also specially wrote a list of Buddhist orthodox religions, which only had one Xie Wang Sect, marked as the orthodox Buddhism.

Western religion is the largest religion in the Ming Dynasty today, with a large number of believers, from cabinet officials to peddlers and hawkers.

When they heard that their own sect had been labeled a heresy by the imperial court, they were all indignant and even threatened to rebel...

But when they found out that the imperial court specifically pointed out that Xie Wang Sect was the orthodox religion, disagreements arose: Those who were originally Xie Wang faction became more and more rampant, and took out the imperial court's decree, saying that we are the only true Western religion, we believe in the true God, and are the direct descendants of the true God of the Western religion. You are all reformists, and you are all fake things created by being seduced by evil demons outside the religion!
As other sects were hit, believers began to change their ways in large numbers and flocked to the Xie Wang sect.

In the past, Xie Shan got angry and burned down the Gongde Forest, almost turning into a demon. Zen Master Tianmeng brought him back to the mountains and taught him to recite Buddhist scriptures and chant Buddha's name every day, to practice the precepts and meditation, etc. After he had rebuilt a solid foundation, he went down the mountain to practice the paramita of patience, generosity, etc.

He begged many rags from hundreds of families, tied them into a hundred-patch robe and wore it on his body, and walked the world with the support of a wooden stick.

Zen Master Tianmeng began to practice Buddhism during the Eastern Han Dynasty and possessed supreme Buddhist wisdom and supernatural powers.

The solution he gave to Xie Shan was: when someone came to him for help, he would go to that person, and if the other person really needed help, such as being injured or sick, he would treat the person and tell the person that he was Xie Shan. He would tell the person exactly that the "Xie Wang Sutra" was a forgery, and he would preach the true Buddhist teachings to the person, so as to establish good relationships, plant good causes, and perform Dharma charity.

If the other party is greedy for money, or curses him, or asks him to kill someone for him, he will ignore it.

Several decades have passed like this, and there are not many people who still believe in the evil Xie Wang sect. It is the smallest and weakest faction among the sixteen.

However, after the court issued the decree, a large number of believers flocked to the Xie Wang sect. Everyone held a copy of the "Xie Wang Sutra" and recited and prayed day and night, asking for help from him. Many temples that originally worshipped other gods gradually placed statues of Lord Xie and his two daughters. There were also temples dedicated to White Aries Mother and Black Ox Tai Sui. The scriptures said that these two were Lord Xie's parents in the past, and Lord Xie was extremely filial. Some things were better asked from them than from Lord Xie, so the incense became more prosperous.

For a time, the number of people who believed in Prince Xie increased explosively... (End of this chapter)