Chapter 61 Daomen Zhaijiao
These days, Yin Yang Taoists are compiling the Yunzhen Yin Yang Dao Zhai Jiao Divine Canon.
He imitated the ancient shaman's ritual inheritance of welcoming the gods that he saw that day, and integrated it with the inheritance of Taoism, and finally compiled a set of methods that he thought were feasible to communicate with the gods.
This is also the first classic in this era to provide such a complete and detailed description of fasting and worshiping gods. However, except for the Yin Yang Taoist who is very sure about whether it is useful, no one else is very sure.
As soon as the old Taoist jumped down from the stone platform, he immediately shouted.
"I have received a response from heaven. Today is a good and auspicious day."
"Immediately set up an altar. I will not eat a grain of rice for the next seven days, fast and worship the gods, and I will definitely welcome the gods down."
It is true that you cannot eat a grain of rice, but you can drink water, but the Taoist boy prepared rice soup.
Taoist He stepped forward: "Tao Master, is this feasible?"
The old Taoist is very sure: "Wherever we are sincere, gold and stone will open. As long as we are sincere, we will surely be able to move God and move the gods."
Taoist Ao and He looked at each other, and finally they both said yes, and then immediately went to do the things arranged by the Taoist.
According to the steps written in "Yunzhen Yin Yang Dao Zhai Jiao Divine Canon", the first step is to set up an altar.
The Taoists set up a high altar in the main hall of Ziyun Peak and enshrined Yun Zhongjun's tablet. They burned incense day and night and poured clean water inside and outside the hall.
The second step is to open the forum.
Yin Yang Taoist led the Taoists to fast and bathe for a day, then began to burn incense, recite mantras and chant sutras.
The third step is to welcome God.
The incense burner in front of the temple was filled with smoke, and underneath there were sacrificial words for the god. The old Taoist knelt down and recited the words while burning them.
"Amidst the sea of clouds and the vast sky, you control the breeze and travel alone in the sky."
"Have your meal in the morning glow, drink the dew in the evening, wear clouds in your body, and be free and happy."
"..."
The Yin Yang Taoist shook his head and muttered something.
At first glance, the humming sounds sounded like some kind of mystical scripture, but in the end, they were all words praising Yun Zhongjun.
The fourth step is to make an offering.
Taoists brought out all kinds of offerings to show respect to the gods, including flowers, incense, fruits, wine, and tea.
Each one is mounted with different utensils and placed in different ways, and has a special symbolic meaning.
Step five, pray.
At this point, the Yin Yang Taoist began to express his prayers to Yun Zhongjun, hoping that the gods from ancient times could accept his offerings and teach him the art of immortality, immortality medicine, and so on.
The last step is to send a message to God.
The method of chanting sutras and mantras is still used to send the gods away.
At this point, this grand and complicated fasting ceremony has finally come to an end. It can be seen that the Taoist imitated a lot of shamans throughout the process. From the fasting and bathing at the beginning to the final farewell, there are shadows of the group of witches welcoming the gods that night.
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It's just that after such a set of procedures, nothing seems to happen, so the Taoists deeply doubt whether this set of Zhaijiao secret techniques compiled by the old Taoists is feasible.
When everyone looked at Lao Dao, Lao Dao turned his back to everyone and remained silent.
Just when the silence was not known how to break, a strong wind blew out of thin air.
The style was extraordinary. The flags and flags outside were raised, and the burnt incense ashes and paper ashes were thrown into a mess, causing everyone to be in a panic.
At this time, Old Taoist Yin Yang shouted.
"The gods responded."
"Responded."
Yin Yang Taoist believed it firmly, but the others looked at each other, not sure whether this could be considered a response.
At this time, a mountain man suddenly came at the foot of the mountain, and the boy immediately came to report.
Yin Yang Taoist: "Who is it?"
Tao Tong: "It's someone from the county office."
The old man asked: "What happened?"
Taoist boy: "Someone came and said that plague ghosts are causing trouble below the mountain. Please come down from the mountain, Master Taoist."
The old Taoist is good at pharmacology. Although these patchwork pharmacology are all for the purpose of refining elixirs, he is indeed the person with the most skillful medical skills in this small Xihe County.
Usually, Lao Dao handles plagues in the area at the foot of the mountain, so Lao Dao was not surprised when he was called upon for this matter this time.
But he had just finished the fasting ceremony, and the gods even responded, and someone immediately came to invite him to come down the mountain.
At this moment, the old Taoist had various associations.
Taoist Yin Yang thought about it for a while, and immediately made up his mind, so he said to the Taoist boy.
"Please come quickly."
After seeing the person and asking some questions, Yin Yang Taoist agreed.
But as soon as the visitor went out, the old man turned around and said to the others.
Yin Yang Taoist: "This must be a test for us by the gods."
Others: "Test?"
The old man said: "Of course. Otherwise, why would someone come to the door after we had just finished holding a fasting ceremony and a strong wind blew up?"
"And I came here for no other reason than to go down the mountain to save people in need."
"Those who want to become immortals must go through various tests and tribulations. This is our disaster and our opportunity."
The old Taoist turned around and continued to speak to the others.
"Get ready now, we are going down the mountain."
"Experience the tribulations of the earthly world and relieve all sentient beings from hanging upside down."
Taoists Ao and He looked at the extremely excited old Taoist, wondering if this was another hallucination caused by taking too many drugs, but they did not dare to deny it.
Maybe it's true?
If it is true, maybe you can really get the method of immortality, or you can also refine the elixir of elixir!
In the end, the two of them also handed over their hands together, and then said half-seriously and half-responsively, showing an extremely excited attitude.
"yes!"
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However.
When Taoist Yin Yang brought He and Ao Erdao to Xihe County, they learned a very bad news. The plague had spread in the city.
Just when a notice was posted in the city and patrols were sent to inform everyone, it was discovered that someone in the city had symptoms that were exactly the same as those possessed by the plague ghost.
Ask again.
Not long ago, this person went to Jingu County to collect debts and came back. It was instantly confirmed that he was truly possessed by the plague ghost.
The old Taoist entered the city and did not contact him. He just glanced at this person and said.
"That's right, it's a sign of being possessed by a plague ghost."
"Besides this person, how many other people have this symptom?"
"Also, how many people have touched this person recently and lived here with him?"
The officer replied: "There are three more people. As for how many people have touched this person, I have never asked."
The old man immediately became anxious: "Quickly ask, all people with this symptom and all those who have been in contact with them recently must be locked up and they are not allowed to have contact with outsiders."
This is equivalent to saying that all these people are imprisoned. As for whether they can survive, it can only be said that they can survive on their own.
But there was no way. Although the veteran had seen the symptoms of plague ghost possession many times, he finally found out that the plague ghost seemed to rely on the possessed person and the touch of other people to possess others again, so he found a way to isolate himself.
How to get possessed by plague ghosts.
Just such a skill is enough for others to regard the old Taoist as a heavenly being and a Taoist doctor with superb medical skills.
But he was at a loss as to how to completely eliminate the plague ghost.
But at this time, the guard hesitated and did not leave for a long time.
After all, the old Taoist had been the chief registrar of a county. How could he take this officer seriously? He originally wanted to scold him, but he immediately thought of something.
"What's going on? This is a matter of life and death. There can be no delay."
"If you have any difficulties, speak up immediately."
When the officer saw this, he immediately said.
"Just now news came that one of the people with these symptoms is the county's wife."
Chapter completed!