The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

If the development of the tributary states was like this, what about the prosperous places like the Central Plains and Jiangnan?
Before Pan Yun left, science and technology had already flourished and laid a solid foundation. As soon as she ascended to the top, inspired by her, talents from all walks of life sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, changing day by day.

The world is developing so fast that even Zhu Jianji, who wanted to stop and enjoy himself, couldn't stop and was swept forward as well.

The fleets of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Imperial Family crossed the ocean, not only making contact with the South Seas and the Western Seas by sea, but also finding a new continent in the Far East. After crossing the new continent, they actually returned to the Ming Dynasty from the other side.

Only at this moment did they believe what the imperial advisor had said: the earth is round.

Before this, everyone suspected that the sea chart given by the Grand Preceptor was fake, and that the so-called round earth was just a way to consolidate his authority.

Oh, so the land beneath our feet has a hidden side that extends beyond the Earth's core, a land covered with plants, animals, and humans.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty people's desire to explore the world reached its peak.

How many continents are there on this planet besides the Ming Dynasty?
Beyond this world, in the universe, how many other planets like Earth are inhabited by intelligent life?

Are “them” the same as them?

Where is the place where the Imperial Preceptor ascended to heaven?
Is it still on Earth, just in a different dimension, or has it moved to another part of the universe?
Do all the gods and Buddhas live there?
What kind of world is that?

The Ming Dynasty experienced a cultural explosion, with everyone reflecting and each having their own path to follow.

During Pan Yun's reign, Taoism was superior to Buddhism. Although Pan Yun repeatedly supported Yu Qian and others in restricting the issuance of Taoist ordination certificates, Taoist disciples did indeed influence the operation of the court in many ways.

As soon as Pan Yun ascended to heaven, all sorts of religious sects emerged one after another. In less than a year, the number of sects registered by the Ministry of Rites surged from more than 1,600 to more than 8,900.

The development of Taoism has been remarkably rapid, but fortunately, the tax exemption policy for Taoism and Buddhism was abolished ten years ago.

Now, not only do Buddhist and Taoist sects have to pay taxes on their farmland, but they also have to pay taxes on the income from developing their followers.

Everyone suddenly remembered that it was Xue Shao who proposed abolishing the land tax exemption policy for Taoism and Buddhism.

Xue Shao's fate remains unknown as he helps the Imperial Preceptor overcome his tribulation.

Therefore, Xue Shao and the Imperial Preceptor are in cahoots, and the legend that they turned against each other because of this is false.
The suggestion to abolish tax exemption for Taoist and Buddhist land use, rounded up or down, came from the National Preceptor.
"The Grand Preceptor's foresight is indeed beyond our reach."

Even the scholar-officials who had always been wary of Pan Yun had to admit that Pan Yun, as the national advisor, had taken on a great deal of responsibility.

It turns out that when Pan Yun was in power, he not only suppressed other religious sects from rising to prominence, but also suppressed Taoism from rising to prominence.

Various sects and doctrines sprang up like mushrooms after rain, creating chaos, but also a flourishing of diverse ideas.

Even Confucianism, which had been declining, has burst forth with new vitality, creating new cultivation methods by integrating literature with cultivation techniques.

The common saying is "entering the Tao through literature".

This was created by several of Xue Xuan's disciples after they organized the notes left by Xue Shao.

Xue Shao was deeply influenced by Xue Xuan, but Xue Xuan only had the theory, while Xue Shao applied the theory to observing qi, transforming spiritual qi and essence into primordial qi, and used sudden enlightenment to advance his cultivation.

Based on Xue Shao's notes, Xue Xuan's disciples named this cultivation method "The Way of All Beings," which takes entering the world as the path and experiencing and comprehending the lives of all beings as the way.

Confucianism advocates engagement with the world.

Actively engage with the world and actively contribute to humanity.

In conclusion, isn't this the way of the Confucian scholar?
Once the doctrine of sentient beings was published, it immediately became the choice of many scholars, becoming the third religion after Buddhism.

Xue Xuan's disciples were very confident. They were temporarily lagging behind Taoism and Buddhism only because their cultivation methods were still few. At present, they had only compiled Xue Shao's cultivation method, and it was not yet complete.

They are confident that as long as they continue to improve this method, the Path of All Beings will surely surpass Taoism and Buddhism to become the number one religion in the world.

Therefore, they lowered themselves to recognize Xue Xuan as their grandmaster and Xue Shao as their master, but then established Xue Shao as their patriarch, and of course, Xue Xuan was placed on par with him.

Xue Xuan, who was not yet dead but had retired to teach at home: ...

Xue Shao, who rarely sees them (even once a year): ...

happy Jin was completely dumbfounded. He was only responsible for delivering the books and notes left by the young master back to the Xue family in Hedong. How did he end up attracting so many disciples for the young master?

Not only apprentices, but also grand-apprentices.

The room was quickly filled with disciples, and the number spread rapidly. In less than a year, Xue Shao had hundreds of thousands of disciples and followers, and many memorial tablets were erected.

Pan Yun, who had just finished exchanging pleasantries with the professors, stood blankly in front of the life pod, somewhat at a loss.

Her mentor glanced at the person in the life pod, filled with envy: "He must be a highly respected person in the Ming Dynasty. If I had this kind of faith, I would have ascended to heaven long ago, with all the merit and faith that keeps pouring in."

After saying that, he glanced at Pan Yun sideways and pointed at her.

Pan Jun: "...Boss, my respect for you is like a never-ending river."

"Shut up and call me teacher."

Pan Yun smoothly changed her address to "Teacher." Actually, she was also very curious about what had happened in the other world in just half a day.
Not only Xue Shao, but her merits and faith also increased rapidly, several times that of Xue Shao.

So much so that even the spirit realm was well-fed. Pan Xiaohei asked Pan Jun to release his cat body. It lived by possessing a spirit and borrowed the merits of the spirit realm. The black cat's cultivation level soared, making Xiao Hong and Hongyan so jealous that their eyes turned red.

It's only been less than half a day.

The people in the other world were unaware of this; they simply worshipped Pan Yun and the mountain god Pan Gong.

Every year during major festivals, harvest seasons, natural disasters, or times of injustice, people would go to the statue of Pan Yun and weep bitterly.

As a result, Pan Yun experienced all the joys and sorrows of life in just one day.

Pan Yun knew that this was her first time being a deity and she had no experience. She wasn't in the upper realm and had no seniors to guide her, so she didn't know if they had any tips or tricks.

However, those who have been immortals know that when they transcend tribulations and become immortals, they naturally understand the need to transfer their divine power to the common people and fulfill the wishes of believers.

Of course, there are some wishes that even divine power cannot fulfill. If they give enough and she accepts them, then she will have to handle them personally.

You can go either your main body or a clone.

However, she has not yet learned how to separate her consciousness.

That is, she cuts out a part of her divine consciousness from her body to form an independent space, and then listens to the wishes of believers and distributes the divine power she has spread throughout the world. In this way, "listening" will not affect her true body.

Instead of now, when she's talking to her teacher, her thoughts can't help but wander to listen to the faint prayers that are being heard.

Of course, with her current level of consciousness, she wouldn't be unable to hear her teacher's words, but she would simply appear distracted.

No teacher could tolerate such an attitude from a student, even if she could hear him speaking.

But is this a matter of ability?

No!

This is a matter of attitude.

So at this point, the teacher angrily gave her a tap on the head: "That's right, you're not the same as before. What we old folks say is all nonsense, why would you listen to us anymore?"

Pan Yun: ...

From her perspective, she had been reincarnated, and fifty-three years had passed. Not to mention her teacher, even the faces of her close friends who had grown up with her since childhood were blurred.
From the teacher's perspective, this unfilial disciple had only been missing for 53 days since the explosion, less than two months.

Although she brought back a bunch of people and said she had been reincarnated in another world and lived again, her face was still the same face, her brain was still the same brain, and her appearance was almost identical, even looking a little younger, just like when she first started...

Even though her cultivation level had already surpassed theirs, the teacher had no genuine feelings.

In particular, Pan Yun deliberately concealed her cultivation level in order not to hurt anyone, making her look like a little Karami without any cultivation.

The teacher was hitting so smoothly.

Pan Yun silently endured it, and quickly retrieved her brief life from the depths of her memory to recall it, so that she could immerse herself in the role more quickly.

Sigh, she promised her second senior brother and her eldest nephew that she would arrive in seven years at the latest, and a day has already passed, which is equivalent to a year for them. She needs to hurry up.

"Teacher, how long do you think it will take for him to wake up?"

Professor Fu glanced down at the person in the life pod, tapping his finger on the display screen. After a long while, he frowned and said, "He was struck quite badly. Fortunately, it was a righteous lightning strike. Although it damaged his lungs and internal organs, it didn't damage his dantian. Otherwise, even if he recovered, he would be a cripple."

Professor Fu tapped his wrist, and a screen appeared before his eyes. He tapped it a dozen times: "I've written a prescription for him. Go to the pharmacy to get the medicine and add it to the life pod. It will conservatively take about seven days for it to be fully absorbed."

Pan Yun: "Will I wake up once I've absorbed everything?"

Professor Fu: "Pretty much. Although he was seriously injured, his body is full of vitality. With the blessing of merit and faith, it won't be difficult for him to come back to life. By the way, how old is he? His beard is so long, he looks older than me, but his face is fair and tender. Is he interested in receiving further education? I wouldn't mind taking him as my last disciple."

Distant memories began to assault her: "Teacher, didn't you say I was your last disciple?"

"Really?" Professor Fu frowned slightly as he looked at her. "Did you smash your head while traveling through time? I never said anything like that."

He said firmly, "You must have remembered it wrong."

Pan Yun: ...How could she possibly misremember something?
Pan Yun didn't want to argue with the teacher, and said, "He's not young anymore, he probably doesn't want to be a student anymore."

"Older than me?"

"No, not at all, I'm nowhere near as good as you, teacher."

In this era, even those who don't cultivate have a lifespan of nearly a hundred years, and countless people even surpass the average and live to be two hundred, not to mention those who cultivate.

People still pay great attention to health preservation. With the development of life science and technology, under normal circumstances and with the same cultivation level, the average lifespan in the 26th century is about three times that of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, maintaining good health is truly effective. (End of Chapter)