031. The Method of Ghost Cultivation and the Teaching of Shinto (Part 2)
The method of cultivating ghosts is just a cultivation secret for monks. But the world worships gods and places their sincere thoughts on them, which develops into some kind of code of words and deeds or etiquette system that guides or restrains people. This is teaching based on Shinto.
People often have never seen the gods they worship, and cannot even confirm whether they exist or not. Most people in the world, like the villagers of the Shenmu clan, worship only some kind of existence or symbol that they expect in their hearts. When offering sacrifices
With fixed rituals, it gradually developed into a system of etiquette and law, which put forward common requirements for the words and deeds of the world, which is the teachings based on Shinto.
Some so-called gods, such as Taiyi, never actively ask the villagers to worship him. If the villagers don't worship the sacred tree, Taiyi doesn't care, but if the villagers worship the sacred tree, he doesn't care.
We will not stop it. This is because the villagers should not forget the suffering experiences of their ancestors and encourage today's people to cherish and create a better home.
Judging from the essence formula left by Emperor Taihao, he definitely did not seek immortality through ghost cultivation. However, this does not prevent future generations from establishing Shinto religions in the name of Taihao. Taihao is now the king of Ba Yuan.
God of sacrifices. Along with Taihao, the founding king Yan Zhao is also listed as the god of national sacrifices. It is not said that Yan Zhao ascended to heaven and became immortal, but this does not prevent him from becoming a god in the minds of future generations.
In the ancient times that had just emerged from barbarism and ignorance, almost everyone believed in gods. Teaching through Shinto was also the best way to call people to work together and work together, and it was also the easiest to be accepted and used by rulers.
People worship ancestors and gods not only in the hope of getting something from the gods, but also in the hope that such gods will exist so that they can face many unexplained confusions in the world and get the simplest answers. On the other hand, they also hope to have or
Inherit its sacred aura.
The original meaning of the Essence Jue left by Taihao is to describe the richness of life in the world and to inform the world about the virtues of life. A person, a family, a clan, and a country should all seek the way to long-term prosperity and never annihilate their own vitality. Then worship Taihao
.It is also equivalent to inheriting the guidance of the ancestors and becoming the inheritance of education in the world.
From this point of view, the method of cultivating ghosts is a way of cultivation for monks, while the teachings of Shinto are the etiquette system of the world. They are the same thing, but if they are combined into one, it is the method of cultivating ghosts through Shinto teachings.
Then the method of ghost cultivation has a theoretically proven ultimate, that is, one god in the world. Because one god gathers more and more sources of power, and the area of the dojo that gathers this power becomes larger and larger, it must be related to the world.
Beliefs in other gods may conflict. One god in the world is the most ideal ultimate state.
What kind of state it would be if such cultivation was verified, Huwa could not understand at this time. He only made evolutionary inferences based on the mysteries he had understood. The method of ghost cultivation may lead to conflicts between monks.
It is also possible that like Xiao Shen and Yang Hanling, they can temporarily coexist without conflict, but Huwa thinks that there is a problem with it anyway.
At this point, Taiyi frowned and said, "What's the problem? I don't quite understand!"
Huwa pondered: "The villagers can worship the mountain gods, one mountain god or several mountain gods. But they cannot worship each other with the same sincerity. Only the so-called gods who are transcendent of everyone can enjoy this kind of sacrifice."
Sacrifice. You are a sacred tree, and you can cultivate your soul with the help of the sacrifices of the sacred trees, but not all the sacred trees can cultivate in the same way."
Taiyi asked again: "What about the manifested wood on the altar? Isn't it a symbol of Shinto teachings?".
Huwa: "The method of ghost cultivation requires the help of Shinto teachings, but Shinto teachings do not necessarily guide ghost cultivation. Jianmu is just a guide, and Taihao only uses the Shinto teachings so that those who have taken the path to heaven can
Go to the Holy Land of the Imperial City. But if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to go! And Taihao also left the Essence Secret, which is another kind of guidance.”
Taiyi: "What about Pure Yang Jue?"
Huwa: "Emperor Gaoyang must have confirmed the method of ghost cultivation back then. He pointed out that the method of ghost cultivation is in line with the mystery of the origin of the great road. That is, you can use this method to cultivate the soul, but the ultimate goal is to cultivate the pure Yang spirit.
, to become an existence that transcends mortal bones. The cultivation of ghosts and gods in the world will eventually transform the yin gods into yang gods, which monks can learn from and prove. As for the mystery of immortality after ascending to heaven, I still don’t know."
Taiyi finally nodded and said: "I understand. At that time, Emperor Gaoyang observed the world's Shinto teachings, witnessed the methods of wild ghost cultivation, personally verified the true meaning of the cultivation, and summed up the Chunyang Jue by referring to its key points... Fellow Taoist...
What I said today also solved a confusion that I have had for a hundred years."
Accompanied by spiritual thoughts in his words, Taiyi told Huwa what troubles he encountered in his cultivation. The green oak tree in the mountain has grown for eight thousand years, but it cannot be said that Taiyi in front of him is eight thousand years old, like
The age of a grass spirit like him is usually calculated from the time he transformed into a spirit. In fact, he has only practiced for eight hundred years, but compared to the lifespan of a mortal, this is already quite long.
Senior Xiangsha was famous in Ba Yuan a hundred years ago, but what is slightly surprising is that his cultivation has not yet broken through the realm of transformation. When he became famous in Ba Yuan a hundred years ago, he had completed the seven realms and nine transformations, but so far
It is difficult for him to take another step forward. Taiyi does not have a master. He practices spiritually through the plants and trees in the mountains. He has been traveling around various places for eight hundred years, which is the process of cultivation and learning.
After completing the Seven Realms and Nine Transformations, Taiyi once didn't know what to do. Because he had always been a tree in the mountain, and he also felt that the villagers' sacrifices for hundreds of years could nourish and strengthen his soul, but he was
Should I always be a sacred tree in the mountains, or should I be a wise husband who lives in peace and quiet in the world? There is no answer to this question.
Taiyi's soul was nourished and he could continue to refine his original body with the power of his body. He hoped that he could grow into a tree reaching the sky and reach the sacred land of the emperor. This idea sounded incredible, but Taiyi once
That's what he really thought and did, so his original body became taller and taller.
But later he also found that his wish could not be realized, maybe because he had taken the wrong path in cultivation. So based on the legend of the immortal family, Taiyi had another practice to seek verification, hoping to cultivate his original body into a plant.
The elixir of immortality. The elixir of immortality has no lifespan limit. It is a thing that brings longevity. So if he cultivated his original body into the elixir of immortality, doesn't it mean that he has also sought immortality?
Just twenty years ago, he encountered problems in his cultivation. His magical powers became stronger and stronger, but he encountered troubles from his original body. After all, Green Oak Oak is Green Green Oak, and he cannot cultivate the elixir of immortality no matter what. Without experiencing a
The process of transformation and rebirth will always be stuck at this point without making progress. Taiyi's path of cultivation and verification seems to have come to an end.
So Taiyi began to retreat to refine his original body, hoping to undergo a new transformation. However, at this time, his magical powers began to be out of control and he could not hide his huge original body. The place where he was stationed did not have strong winds and floods due to the terrain, but his
The original body will always be struck by thunder from the sky during the rainy season. This is a vicious cycle. His original monk's injuries are getting more and more serious, and his spirit and magic are greatly damaged. There is no way to hide the original body to resist the thunder, which damages the spirit from the shape.
Even the soul was greatly damaged, so the green oak tree was withering day by day.
If he were not a sacred tree worshiped by the villagers and could absorb the sincere wish power of the sacred tree clan to nourish his soul, the situation would probably be even worse. When Huwa came to Xihuang, Taiyi was trapped in his original body and could not transform.
, so I could only greet him from a distance with the wind of controlling the gods, and asked my disciple Jiuling to send three talisman leaves.
Jiu Ling still couldn't fully understand the problem that Master encountered, but seeing the huge withered tree, the lion would certainly think that Master was sick. Jiu Ling also heard the explanation of Sheep Hanling's spiritual thoughts in the wind, which made Jiu Ling hear it.
What interested him most was that the person who came here, Mr. Peng Keng, was actually a miracle doctor!
The miraculous doctor is there to treat people. The main purpose of Jiuling inviting Huwa here is not just to treat the villagers, but also to ask him to treat the sacred tree.
But Taiyi himself understood that a teenage monk of the Fifth Realm could not help him solve such a problem, so he discouraged his disciple from making requests to Huwa, and he did not even ask. But the master and disciple did not ask each other.
The Shenmu clan still made a request to Huwa. More importantly, Huwa already knew who Qing's husband was and was willing to try his best to help him.
Huwa paid a huge price for some treatment. If it were an ordinary tree, even though it was a behemoth in the world, the troubles about its vitality and injury would have been resolved. It would then be able to sprout and recover again in the cycle of spring and autumn.
Mao Sheng. But for Taiyi, the problems encountered in his cultivation have not been solved. He is still experiencing the calamity of rebirth described by Huwa.
So when he was just able to get out of trouble, he immediately ran to see Huwa, not only to thank him, but also to ask for advice. Although Huwa's cultivation and magic power were far inferior to him, his practice proved to be familiar with the origin of the great road, and he was well versed in it.
Communication may give Taiyi better inspiration, and thus find opportunities to overcome barriers.
Taiyi has always shown himself as a child since he transformed. It is with this mentality and eyes that he observes everything in the world, constantly thinking, learning, summarizing, and practicing to confirm his gains and losses.
After hearing these words, Huwa was a little dumbfounded: "Five hundred years ago, at the national ceremony of Pakistan, you saw the sky-reaching tree made of transformed light and shadow. And your original body was a tree.
, so you want to cultivate yourself into a jianmu and reach the sacred land of the emperor, is that so?"
Taiyi nodded seriously and said: "Yes, I was deeply shocked at the time, and I thought I was inspired. I have been practicing this way for the past five hundred years!"
Huwa almost couldn't help but call out "silly boy" because this idea was too naive, just a whimsical idea that only a child would have. But Taiyi in front of him was a child, and Huwa also understood why.
Zhu Qinggang Oak Hui is so tall, and he secretly sighs at Taiyi's magical power. This is obviously the result of Taiyi's continuous cultivation of his original body for five hundred years. (To be continued...)