From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 527 I've Understood (Two chapters combined, 4k words, please vote)

"Bu Hui, have you noticed that something seems to have happened to the Rebirth Sect lately?"

On the streets of Hun County, a woman wearing a cloak, her entire body hidden in a wide robe, slowly walked along the street.

Just a few days ago, you could often see members of the Rebirth Church preaching to ordinary people on this street, but now you can hardly see them at all.

The speaker was, of course, Yang Qinglian.

A few days ago, she smashed up You Ming's stronghold because she couldn't stand seeing the people of the Rebirth Sect ruining You Ming's reputation.

She dressed like this to avoid some trouble.

"That's so boring. In the stories, if we beat up the younger one, the older one will come to take revenge. I've been waiting for so long and no one has come. It's so boring."

In Yang Qinglian's sleeve, the little white dragon transformed into a small white snake several feet long, which was coiled around her wrist.

Although the White Dragon cannot speak, he has signed a "Shared Origin Pact" with Yang Qinglian, thus their minds are connected and they can communicate without hindrance.

Before they came out, You Ming told them not to cause trouble and to keep a low profile, but the little white dragon had finally broken free from You Ming's control and was now in the mood to run wild, so he couldn't listen to these words at all.

Although Yang Qinglian's personality is more stable than Xiaobailong's, she is still young and impetuous. Sometimes when she encounters things that she can't stand, she can't help but take action.

Fortunately, their strength is already considerable in the secular world, and they haven't encountered any old monsters who are pretending to be weak, so they haven't encountered any danger yet.

"Let's head south."

"I've heard things are really chaotic in the south, which is a perfect place for us to show our skills."

The little white dragon peeked its head out from Yang Qinglian's sleeve. Lately, it had only encountered minor skirmishes, which were not interesting at all.

Yang Qinglian was also somewhat tempted. Her purpose in traveling this time was to encounter some truly touching things.

How can one grow if they always stay within safe boundaries?

"Life and death hang by a thread, fortune and misfortune are intertwined, only reincarnation can grant immortality..."

"He who holds the power to grant life and to guide the soul through death; life and death are ordained by fate, such is the way of Heaven."

Just as the man and the dragon were discussing where to go next, they suddenly heard that familiar preaching voice coming from the market again.

Religion of the dead!

I thought they would quiet down for a while because of the inexplicable internal strife, but it's only been a few days and they're already preaching again.

In the market, one could see small groups of followers of the Rebirth Sect, dressed in simple black and white clothing, holding simple wooden talismans with a very abstract painting on them.

You can think of it as a drawing or a symbol, whatever you want.

The wavy lines seem to outline a strange image, but you can vaguely see that one half seems to be a mermaid-like body, while the other half is like a normal person, but the lines are thin and sharp.

However, the names of the two are marked on the side: 【延生弘福天禄正神】 and 【往生明王】 respectively.

It seems that these two deities have been forcibly glued together.

"Well, I warned you a few days ago not to use Brother Youming's name to swindle people anymore, but now you've gone even further. It seems I didn't hit you hard enough last time."

Yang Qinglian usually appears gentle and weak, and seems very easy to talk to.

But the moment it came to You Ming, her eyebrows shot up and a murderous aura appeared on her face.

She stepped forward, thrusting her sword sheath forward, and smashed it into the stomach of the leader like a stick.

The cult member only knew some rudimentary skills and was no match for Yang Qinglian. He immediately screamed and curled up on the ground.

Then Yang Qinglian shifted her body and smashed down one by one with her sword sheaths, causing the group of followers to fall to the ground, with more than ten people lying on the ground groaning in pain.

When the other people in the market saw this, they quickly ran far away.

“I told you before, if you ever use the name of You... Yansheng Hongfu Tianlu Zhengshen to swindle and deceive people again, I will beat you every time I see you!”

Yang Qinglian looked at these people, feeling extremely annoyed.

Although she was not a deity, she had been on Yuanling Mountain for so long and knew that deities were very wary of such fabricated beliefs, as they would generate a lot of incense poison.

"The way to good fortune is that wealth grows with life; the living are blessed, and the wealthy are fortunate. Only those who follow the will of Heaven can live long."

The young man who was first knocked down by Yang Qinglian was pale from the pain in his abdomen, but even as he lay on the ground, he was still muttering incantations.

Yang Qinglian was so angry her nose was almost crooked. At a time like this, you're still talking to me about doctrines. Do you believe I'll beat you to death?
"No, no, your theory of blessing is completely... wrong."

"The meaning of rebirth is the meaning of reincarnation. Therefore, by giving blessings to others in this life, we can accumulate enough merit to seek blessings in the next life."

But a middle-aged man lying next to the young man suddenly spoke up in rebuttal.

Although his face was bruised and swollen, he still stubbornly stood his ground and spoke loudly.

"Bullshit, utter bullshit, what you two said is utterly disgusting."

"So-called blessings from birth are just illusions, deceiving our eyes and ears. Only after death can we reach the truth. If you do not understand the meaning of death, you cannot obtain true peace and fulfillment."

On the other side of the young man lay a withered old man.

He heard the two arguing and thought they were talking nonsense.

"You're talking nonsense. If living is all an illusion, why don't you just die now?"

When the young man saw the old man interrupting, he immediately retorted.

“Since all beings are still immersed in illusion, how can I alone seek liberation? Since the King of Rebirth is to transform into the [Longevity and Blessing Heavenly God] in the illusory world, it is to save all beings to the state of liberation.”

"I am carrying out the mission of the Wise King. How can I remain uninvolved before saving all living beings?"

The old man already had his own logically consistent theory, and immediately refuted it.

The three men lay on the ground arguing incessantly, while others joined in, each taking their own side and starting to argue.

Even others might suddenly have different opinions and then start arguing with their own people.

Yang Qinglian was still angry, but upon seeing this scene, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

This is bizarre, so bizarre.

If one person is mentally ill, that's one thing, but this whole group seems to be mentally ill. This is just too outrageous.

"No regrets, do you know what's going on here?"

Yang Qinglian quietly took a few steps back, then communicated with the little white dragon in her mind.

"Ahem, although I have some ancestral memories in my bloodline, this... I've never heard of it before."

"It seems like they've been bewitched by magic, but their eyes are all firm and bright, so it doesn't seem like they've been bewitched by magic."

"Moreover, if you channel your magic power into your eyes, you can see that various tiny incense sticks are constantly being born in the void, which further proves that they have not been bewitched."

One of the ironclad rules of Shintoism: Shinto faith must come from the heart and cannot be swayed by supernatural powers.

Since these people have been able to establish a lineage, it means they genuinely believe in their own beliefs. This is truly absurd.

"So, what should we do?"

Yang Qinglian watched as these dozens of people chattered on and on, and she was so exasperated that she lost her temper. She couldn't very well kill them all, could she?

She hasn't killed anyone since she came out.

The little white dragon's body was wrapped around Yang Qinglian's wrist, its eyes somewhat vacant.

You can let him hit people, or go out for food and entertainment, but when it comes to giving advice, he really has no ideas.

"Why don't we go? This kind of thing is too easy for my brother; he can handle it himself."

Little White Dragon didn't know how to solve it either.

These people aren't even afraid of death, so we can't really kill them.

"no!"

“Brother Youming once told me that there are things in this world that one should do and things that one should not do. As for other things, I can naturally ignore them.”

"But this matter involves Brother Youming's cultivation. Since I've stumbled upon it, I must resolve it."

An unprecedented determination appeared on Yang Qinglian's face.

If you can't stick to your principles when it comes to things or people that concern you, it means you might compromise with any difficulty.

If that's really the case, what's the point of spiritual practice?
"What are you going to do?"

The little white dragon stretched out a claw and scratched the back of its head.

"Since they misread the scriptures, I'll help them correct them!"

……

As the days passed, due to the infinite subdivision of the Rebirth Sect, the incense offerings that had recently been bothering him, though more refined, were no longer systematic, and he easily dispersed them.

As for the rest, everything is developing in an orderly manner.

Youmingju stood high above, overlooking the entire Bibo Lake. The small Toad Heart Island resembled the toad-shaped eye of Bibo Lake.

Of course, this "eye" has now become the eye of wealth for several nearby states.

Beneath the vast sky, the sun and moon revolve, and one can almost see the immense fortune of heaven and earth gradually converging on a tranquil yet bustling island.

As the thirty-nine waterways meandered and expanded like giant dragons, almost every route was filled with a continuous stream of ships, heading east, west, or moving between different cities.

Every shipping route is like the lifeblood of wealth, converging and endlessly circulating like the meridians of the human body.

Upon seeing this scene, You Ming's heart suddenly stirred.

The method he cultivates is the "Boundless Return to the Sea Divine Scripture," which embodies the idea of ​​inexhaustible magical power and the convergence of all rivers into the sea.

But now, seeing these waterways, he felt that this scene was very similar to the flow of meridians in the "Boundless Return to the Sea Divine Scripture".

Each channel is a slender energy vein, occasionally shimmering with golden light.

Ships were as busy as ants, tirelessly shuttling between cities, transporting resources and supplies, and even ideas and culture.

Every merchant ship is a seed of wealth, drifting along the waterways, carrying hope and opportunity, floating in all directions, connecting with different forces and transforming into countless riches and resources.

Within this vast network, over a hundred cities shine like stars, each radiating its own brilliance and energy.

At this moment, You Ming felt that he was very far away from the human world, so far that he could overlook the operation of the entire shipping lane.

At the same time, it is very close to the human world, and you can see the hustle and bustle of merchants and ordinary people in every corner of the city.

The city streets are bustling with merchants and carriages, and the lively markets display an endless scene of prosperity.

You Ming felt that he had grasped something, but there was still a layer between them.

Without a doubt, it's because their comprehension isn't keeping up.

Even though You Ming's current comprehension level is 6 points, which is the best among top sects, the path of cultivation is vast and endless. For him at this moment, 6 points of comprehension is just enough.

He immediately brought up the compass, entered the cheat code, and activated the [Equal Adjustment] function.

Appearance -5, Comprehension +5.

His comprehension instantly reached 11 points, as if a drowsy person had suddenly taken a big gulp of iced mint water, and his brain was instantly refreshed by a refreshing force, making his thoughts clear.

In You Ming's eyes, the busy shipping lane and Toad Heart Island had changed once again.

Unseen by mortals, with each successful transaction and the flow of wealth, the divine fortune and earthly blessings intertwine, forming an invisible net that envelops the entire region. Every transfer of wealth, every gathering of the chamber of commerce, injects new energy and vitality into the island.

This has led to subtle changes happening in every corner of the island.

With the accumulation of wealth and the integration of cultures, these transactions and the flow of wealth are slowly changing the fate of the world and even influencing the course of the natural order.

You Ming looked up, and at that moment, he seemed to see a huge net.

Countless threads intertwine, weaving together the destinies of all beings. On Toad Heart Island, however, the interwoven threads of fate seem even denser, more complex, more varied, and more intricate.

At the very center of this tapestry of countless threads of fate, a statue with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish stands silently.

These threads are connected to the body of the statue.

It was as if these threads could control the fate of the statue, but at the same time, the movement of the statue's arms could also influence the course of all living beings.

As You Ming watched all this, he felt a slight stirring in his heart.

Although he had been a deity for over thirty years, what did being a deity mean to him?
Being a deity is just a profession, a job. As long as he does his job diligently and ensures that the people in his jurisdiction live in peace and prosperity, he will receive more offerings and divine power.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that being a deity is also a form of spiritual practice.

This is a path of cultivation that is completely different from the path of immortality, but equally profound and vast.

In the past, he had always mingled among the mortals, and in his eyes, gods were just like earth deities.

In reality, there are many more gods in the heavens. Their fates are intertwined with those of all living beings, and they have a greater influence on them, but are less affected by them.

Even his superior's superior, Bixia Yuanjun, was a deity.

"So that's how it is. No wonder the Divine Path is called the Path. It is actually one of the source methods of the Great Dao, rather than just a force."

At that moment, You Ming understood.

In his mind, the [Boundless Return to the Sea Divine Scripture] instantly transformed into thirty-two Heavenly Script Insect Seals. Then, all the strokes scattered, recombine, and expand, becoming a new Dharma.

Almost simultaneously, on the Taiwei Enclosure, far above the Milky Way, a figure suddenly turned around and looked down upon the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)