"And this is just one of them."
Mr. Pan shook his head with a complicated expression.
"Please continue talking."
"The second thing is incense."
"Incense?"
"It's exactly incense! This is the foundation of incense Shinto! If it is pure incense, the gods, the divine body, the physical appearance, and the magical powers all come from the incense and the power of the incense. However, the incense is limited, and the divine power is also limited. The people in the world have limited belief in the gods, and the gods are limited.
Life span is limited, incense is exhausted, and divine power is also exhausted."
Pan Gong paused:
"If a god is in his prime and the situation in the world is favorable to him, he can use his divine power at will and bring down magical powers. Because the incense is constantly flowing, his divine power is inexhaustible. As much as he uses it, the people of the world will express their pious gratitude.
To make up for it, the incense will become more and more prosperous, the divine status will become higher and higher, and the divine power will become stronger and stronger, and so on.
"Throughout history, many gods have reached the top like this.
"This is the difference between incense and aura, divine power and mana, gods and immortals.
"But gods also have other benefits.
"But if the gods have passed their peak, or the situation in the world has become bad, the incense that can be replenished may not be able to exceed the consumed divine power, or it may be the same, or even less.
"The gods who are in a better situation, or the gods who are more powerful, need to increase revenue and reduce expenditures in order to maintain their divine body and appearance and maintain their divine power.
"Faced with gods who are in a worse situation, or gods who don't have high confidence in themselves, or gods who are lazy, they can't increase revenue and can only cut back on expenditure, either waiting for the opportunity, or lingering.
"That's what I was like back then -..."
Mr. Pan couldn't help but shake his head, looking ashamed.
Lin Jue looked astonished.
That’s what happened.
This explains the limitations and decline of gods, such as those who were once glorious but gradually faded into the background over time.
It sounds like the most powerful god only needs to fulfill his duties and does not need to save his divine power. His believers are his boundless source of divine power. The less powerful gods must not only find ways to absorb more incense, but also need to save their divine power or accumulate incense.
The most inferior and incompetent gods can only focus on cutting costs, and are unable or unwilling to increase revenue.
Those who do nothing like the Lord Protector of Saints are stingy with their divine power, or are simply incompetent. People like Lord Yili of the South,
He is good at running incense, but he is also cautious and does not take action easily. But when he does, he always hits the key points, which is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Only the floating pond god in the north—
Although they only met once, Lin Jue still remembered his contempt for the True Lord Protector. He thought it was because he was very capable and extremely confident. There were many demons in the north, and it was suitable for their management. Therefore, he could use his divine power at will to frequently eliminate demons in the world.
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Therefore, many gods who are not worshiped by temples will find a temple blessing, not only to take care of the temple for them, but also to spread their faith and attract incense. Some gods will go to great lengths to find some particularly powerful believers, and
They will also be particularly partial to these believers,
It is because with the help of these temple blessings or believers, they can gain the most incense with the least amount of divine power.
Even sometimes, a deity that has already declined can return to its peak just because of a powerful believer.
Therefore, some incompetent gods only want to gather incense and are unwilling to contribute, knowing that they will be unable to make ends meet, or they are short-sighted and only think about their own continuation and forget the responsibilities of gods.
Therefore, gods compete for incense, so incense also uses the word "management".
Therefore, at such a critical time, many gods want to accumulate incense and conserve their strength to deal with more risks or survive this great change in the world.
Lin Jue suddenly thought of the Qing Emperor and felt his helplessness. Then he thought of the fourth senior brother and the mountain god of Shimen Mountain.
Thinking about it, the fourth senior brother might be his greatest help.
"What else?"
"besides."
This time Mr. Pan was silent for a moment:
"Now that the imperial court is decayed, and the heaven and earth share the same power, both the north and the south are in the Kaizhong Plain. Tianweng is also showing signs of decline. These priests and true kings under him may already be thinking about how to preserve themselves.
"If they want to expend their divine power to eliminate demons, they will naturally not be as active as the true kings of the north and south.
"And in order to enhance their own strength, they actually do things like letting the Dragon King loose. If you say that they will devote themselves to the people at this time, I don't believe it."
Fan Tianshi next to him was shocked again when he heard this.
These two sentences, whether it is about the decline of the heavenly king, or about the gods letting go of the demon king, are things that would shock anyone who hears them, or may cause thunder and lightning if the gods hear their discussion.
Even Luo Gong behind him was frightened.
Sure enough, you still have to follow a Taoist to hear such words that do not belong to ordinary people.
After the three of them finished speaking, they all closed their mouths.
While walking silently to keep up with Wu Lingshi and the others, he had thoughts in his mind.
I heard from Fan Tianshi that that place was already popular with Zhenjian Palace and Yili Shenjun, and the magistrate was from Huizhou, so he should be a loyal believer of Yili Shenjun and Yujian Emperor. Why was it such a coincidence that the monster happened to harm this place?
This place devours officials immediately?
Zhenjian Palace should be worried now.
After talking like this, I suddenly felt a lot better.
"Northern Leopard King, Northern Leopard Spring, I wonder if they are related————
"Zhan Luan, Long Bo——
"Two pounds of merit is still less than half."
"Gold Medal and Zangzhen Pavilion—"
Lin Jue murmured and kept walking.
Only the fox walked briskly, skipping and hopping from time to time, just following Lin Jue, his eyes and thoughts focused on the shops and pedestrians nearby, and he had no worries.
At this time, four people and one fox had arrived at the yamen gate.
Wu Lingshi and the other three people in front stopped.
The four of them also stopped.
The fox jumped forward lightly and jumped a foot away. He was slightly bending his legs, preparing to jump again. He looked back, turned around and ran back.
Follow the four of them and look forward together.
Sure enough, as Wu Lingshi said, a crowd of people in ragged clothes knelt at the yamen gate and refused to get up.
There were also people watching all around.
Public opinion has arisen.
But at this time, they were not the only ones at the Yamen Gate.
Lin Jue looked straight into the distance, passing through the onlookers and refugees from Jinping County, and saw Taoist Priest Qingxuan standing like them.
Director Jiang and Junior Brother Ma.
Zhenjian Palace was farther away than their residence, and it actually arrived before them.
But there is nothing to be ashamed of. They naturally have a better understanding of the monster situation in Jinping County and the northwest than Lin Jue.
When Lin Jue saw them, they also saw Lin Jue,
The two sides looked at each other, then turned their heads to look at the refugees from Jinping County at the Yamenkou.
Lin Jue saw two strange and expert people from the Juxian Mansion, one of whom was Tao Taoist Master who knew how to control the blood. It seemed that there were still people in the Juxian Mansion in the capital who were willing to do things for money.
Doctor Zhou from the Department of Rites and Temples was also there.
But in the middle, there were already several middle-aged Taoists and old Taoists, trying to appease the people of Jinping County.
Lin Jue recognized one of them.
It is Ling Xiuzi from the Star Gazing Palace.
"Fellows and elders, don't kneel here, the ground is cold." Doctor Zhou from the Ministry of Rites shouted, pointing to the Taoist priests around him, "These are the Taoist priests from the Star Observation Palace in the capital. I am the one who went to report this in person."
The leader of the Star Observation Palace has reported to the gods, and the gods have issued decrees and are determined to drive away the demons, so you can rest assured."
"Which god?"
"Of course he is a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general."
"really?"
"Of course I take it seriously!" Zhou Langzhong said, "I can use this black gauze hat on my head as a guarantee!"
"That's right, that's right." said the Taoist from the Star Watching Palace. "Just now Doctor Zhou came to the Star Watching Palace in person. After listening to what he said, the master of this temple has already written a green poem and a green seal to report to the Heavenly Father. When the Heavenly Father descends,
According to the decree, three thousand heavenly soldiers and generals will be allocated to Jinping County to eliminate demons."
When Lin Jue heard this, he couldn't help but turn around and glance at the three people behind him.
Pan Gong's expression was obviously a little surprised.
Just now, he said that Tianweng and his subordinate Zhenjun were unlikely to go to Jinping County to eliminate demons. But at this time, Stargazing Palace was clearly very active.
On the contrary, Fan Tianshi frowned, thoughtfully, and Luo Gong's expression could not be seen clearly under his bamboo hat, but he remained motionless and did not make a sound. Based on Lin Jue's understanding of him, he probably already understood.
Lin Jue had already guessed before that this monster might be related to Tianweng.
Looking at it this way, it looks more like it.
If this is the case, it is a good plan to take advantage of the northwest region of Qinzhou. With the help of Lord Yili Shenjun, the powerful and capable experts in Juxian Mansion were confronting the Leopard King and sent the Leopard King Demon General on the other side.
Occupy and destroy the place of incense that Yili Shenjun finally established in Qinzhou. Now that things have become serious, he has taken advantage of the opportunity to come out to eliminate the demon. By "removing" the demon, he can also earn a reputation for the Star Watching Palace and the Tianweng God Line.
with incense.
Picking up two bargains, no wonder you are so active.
Lin Jue turned his head slightly again.
His eyes passed through the crowd and met a pair of eyes. The owner of the clear eyes had a snow-white face, as if he was wearing makeup. In this groggy evening, he stood out among the crowd.
It's like a little white light in the darkness.
Director Jiang withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and walked around the crowd this way.
Lin Jue also took steps forward.
Also go around the crowd and walk towards them.
The two sides meet in the middle.
Daoist Master Jiang had a snow-white face, a calm expression, and spoke very directly. He said, "Taoist Brother Qingxuan and I want to go to Jinping County to eliminate demons."
"—" Lin Jue thought for a moment and then said, "I am affiliated with Juxian Mansion and live in the courtyard of Juxian Mansion. With the offerings from Juxian Mansion, I am naturally willing to get rid of the demon."
"It's not about exterminating the monster, it's about taking the monster's life and decapitation." Director Jiang added.
"Very good."
"Leave overnight."
"I am willing to walk with fellow Taoists."
The two parties' eyes met for a moment.
In just a moment, he saw the other side's thoughts and knew that both sides were well aware of the Star Gazing Palace's plan.
And both sides have the same intention - they will never let Stargazing Palace fulfill their wish.
At this time, the people of Jinping County were already looking a little shaken.
Only an old man still had doubts:
"The imperial court won't send troops?"
"Oh, my father-in-law! The imperial army will naturally be stationed in the capital, and for those things like monsters, although the army is useful, it can't compare to the heavenly soldiers and generals in the sky! This Star Observation Palace is the largest palace in the world.
You are closest to Tian Weng, don’t you still believe what they say?” Zhou Langzhong persuaded them with sincerity.
The old man remained silent.
Other people also looked at him.
At this moment, a Yuanwai Lang next to Doctor Zhou turned his eyes and immediately saw Taoist Zhenjian Palace and Lin Jue who had walked to the opposite side.
The officer's eyes lit up, and he just raised his hand to wave, but then his mind changed, he put his hand down again, and ran over quickly.
"I've seen Master Fan Tian, ​​I've seen Mr. Pan, I've seen Zhenren Lin, I've also seen Taoist Priest Qingxuan and Taoist Jiang." Yuan Wailang was obviously much happier than when he was next to the Taoist from Guanxing Palace. "The people kneeling there are from
People who have escaped from Jinping County, my doctor, Mr. Zhou, is asking some of them to exorcise demons."
"Didn't Dr. Zhou already invite the Star Observation Palace? Hasn't the Star Observation Palace invited the gods again?" Lin Jue asked, "Why are you here to invite us?"
"this---·
Yuan Wai Lang looked embarrassed, and after a long time he said: "Although the Star Observation Palace is powerful, the power of the Heavenly Weng is too great. Often when the heavenly soldiers and generals leave, the monsters will catch wind of it and run away. Therefore, every time the Star Observation Palace invites people to
Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals will destroy demons, but it is always difficult to cut off the roots."
‘It seems we are not as powerful as the Star Observation Palace!”
"No, no! Absolutely not!"
Yuanwailang suddenly became nervous.
The Taoist priest next to him, still expressionless, said: "We agreed and set off overnight. We will not return to Beijing until we get rid of the demon."
So simple? Yuanwailang was stunned for a moment.
For a moment, looking at this female Taoist priest who had no expression on her face but whose words were crisp and decisive, he felt in his heart that this was what the true Taoist should be, but in the capital, he had never heard such words before.
Yuan Wai Lang turned his eyes and looked at Lin Jue again.
Lin Jue just smiled slightly:
"We'll go too."
Chapter completed!