Taiyi answered Huwa's question and asked Huwa again: "In the past few months when you have been a guest, the villagers have made so many requests to you that can only be made to the gods. + Now you have understood the Pure Yang Technique.
So will you practice in this way in the future?"
This is a very real problem. Based on Huwa's experience in the Shenmu clan, he is actually only one step away from becoming what the world calls a god, and he can easily take this step. He has already understood that Yang Hanling has gone from ignorance to
The detailed story of how the chamois became a mountain god in the Henglian Mountains also witnessed the hundreds of years of worshiping the sacred tree by villagers here.
Huwa killed a mountain god, severely injured another mountain god and made her swear to leave. Now he has cured a sacred tree and discussed spiritual practice with Taiyi, the spirit of the sacred tree. These "people" are the so-called gods.
Ah, it feels a little strange when I discuss with them the issue of belief in gods.
But only with such people can we truly discuss clearly, because only with "gods" can we discuss gods. If we discuss with those people who worship gods, there are many issues that cannot be discussed. In Huwa's eyes, Xiao Shen,
Of course, the Yanghanlings, including Taiyi, are not real gods, and he will not worship them like the mountain people do.
When someone has a status that is close to that of a god, they often no longer believe in the gods unconditionally like ordinary people, but they also hope that the world will be more pious in their belief in the gods. This is a very common problem in the world, or it can be called
——The Priest’s Dilemma.
In the eyes of the world, those who have the closest status to the gods and can even represent the gods are often the people who least believe in the gods deep down. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are the hosts of rituals and can communicate with the gods on behalf of mortals and convey the messages of the gods.
Guidance. If the god does not exist, or the worship of the god does not get the real response that people hope for, or the so-called miracle is not a miracle at all. Only the priest knows these best, and the higher the status
The priest knows better.
Huwa has seen this kind of thing, and he has known about it since he was a child. Shanye is the clan leader of Lu Village, and he is also the priest who worships the mountain god on behalf of the tribe. Later he became the lord of Shanshui City, and was also the highest-ranking priest in the entire wilderness. Since Hu
After the baby came to Lu Village, the mountain master knew very well that the mountain god had disappeared. However, the people of various tribes did not know this and still worshiped the mountain god as devoutly as before.
Of course, Lord Shan knew that mountain gods existed in the wilderness, but he should also know better than anyone else that the so-called mountain god should be just a monk with a high level of cultivation, and even he was seriously injured. Lord Shan did not tell the tribesmen all this
, and also reminded Gu Xin, the patriarch of Huahai Village, not to tell the news about the mountain god's silence.
Now Huwa understands that after he was born, the real protectors of Lu Village and Shanshui City were Shan Ye, Granny Shui, Gu Xin and others. The devout worship of the mountain gods by the barbarian tribesmen may also be the seriously injured mountain gods.
One of the important reasons why he can still gather the power of his soul.
So what kind of gods do people expect? What kind of gods do they worship? What kind of gods can a person as tall as a tiger child in the world become? These are all very intriguing questions.
If Huwa was willing, it would be easy to find a place to be a "god" by using some means, because he not only understood the Pure Yang Art, but also knew these methods very well, so Taiyi would ask him such a question.
Huwa smiled bitterly and replied: "The Shenmu clan does not regard me as a god, because when they ask me for help, all the help they receive is too easy. Just like ordinary people dealing with each other, there is no need to worship me.
"
Taiyi, who always had endless questions, asked again: "What if you ask them to offer sacrifices, or what happens after you leave? If a person like you becomes a legend, he will also become a god that future generations look forward to."
Huwa muttered: "Don't blame me. In fact, if you, Mr. Qing, never appear again, including your disciple Jiuling, that golden-haired giant lion, may become the gods worshiped by the people here in the future. This is not only
Feelings and gratitude for the past are also people's expectations and sustenance. We hear legends from various places about what someone has done in a certain place. Only after he leaves will someone realize that it was a person.
A god."
Taiyi smiled and nodded: "Yes, many legends are like this, and you and I may become one of them. But do you plan to practice in this way? What do you think about the use of Shinto to teach the world?
What are you looking at?"
The two of them had been talking for a long night without knowing it, and the sky in the distance in the West Boundary Mountain area had turned pale. The roosters in the village were crowing, and the Shenmu tribesmen in the six villages had already gotten up. Under the leadership of their elders, they were heading towards
They knelt down in the direction of the rising sun and sang the carol in unison. The pious voices of nearly two thousand people floated in the valley, and of course reached this small courtyard.
Huwa had an invisible feeling. The description of the essence of vegetation in front of him became more vivid, and an invisible aura was condensing outside his body, like an invisible shadow that could blend with form and spirit.
.This is like a conversation between a mortal and a god, and the so-called god is asking a mortal for questions about the god.
Huwa replied: "When facing all things in the world, people should have awe, gratitude and seeking, just like Taoist friends have practiced for eight hundred years. When facing everything in the world, people should also have sustenance, expectations, and respect.
Gods are actually people's expectation that they can solve the problems they face better. As for you and me, it just depends on what kind of worship this is.
If you put a cold pig head on the altar and expect to get all the pigs in the mountain by praying to the gods, this is the greatest greed in the world. Shinto teachings, for the so-called gods, only leave a kind of guidance in the hearts of the world.
; And for the world, it is how to view and realize their prayers.
I am still observing and thinking about this question and cannot answer it yet. If there is a chance in the future, you can ask me again or I can ask you again. But I have no intention of becoming the gods I have seen.
As for the Pure Yang Technique, since it is a cultivation method included in the origin of the Tao, it does not hurt to use it to confirm the practice. Even if future generations worship me, it is because of the guidance of the origin of my Tao, not because I am the representative.
Understand the origin of the great road. This is how I feel now."
Taiyi stood up, moved the stone under his seat to one side, and said seriously and solemnly: "Sir, I want to become your teacher, please don't refuse!" As he spoke, he knelt down and worshiped Huwa.
before.
Huwa was stunned, and for a moment he even forgot to reach out to help him. Such a request shocked him. This was the most unexpected request among so many people he had met since arriving in the Western Wilderness.
An unexpected one!
In terms of age, Taiyi's original body has been growing in heaven and earth for eight thousand years, and even the years after his spiritual transformation are still eight hundred years. When Taiyi transformed into a spiritual form, Ba Yuan was still wild and undeveloped.
Era. In terms of cultivation, Taiyi has already completed the Seventh Realm and Nine Transformations, and is now on the verge of breaking through to the Transformation Realm, while Huwa is only a fifth-level monk.
In terms of identity, Taiyi is one of the Seven Evils of Bayuan who became famous a hundred years ago, and is a powerful senior master of Bayuan. He not only participated in the national sacrifice ceremony hosted by Yan Zhao himself, but also had a close relationship with Huwa's master
Jian Sha had made friends with him when he was young. If such a senior master said that he wanted to take Hu Wa as his disciple, it would not be too surprising, but he actually wanted to take Hu Wa as his disciple.
How could Taiyi, a smart kid, not think of this? The request he made was accompanied by spiritual thoughts, asking and answering all the doubts that appeared to the world, and pointed out that these were not the reasons why Huwa refused to accept him as his disciple.
reason.
Huwa just mentioned "the descendants of future generations", so what Taiyi wants to become is his descendants. If this rebirth is successful, Taiyi will still have a long life beyond the imagination of the world. The essence of plants and trees is different from people, Taiyi Yi
The retreat may last for more than ten years, decades or even hundreds of years. If Huwa was just an ordinary person, he would not even have the chance to see him again.
Therefore, for people in this world, the child Taiyi is not only a person from the previous life, but also a person from the future life. He may even appear in the future life very far away. Where can we find such a suitable successor for him?
Taiyi's concept of age is different from that of ordinary people in the world. If he knows a person, he is likely to have known his ancestors, and he may also know his descendants, so it is impossible to stick to the order of generations in the world.
.And he has always had the description and state of mind of a child, and does not regard himself as an elder in front of Huwa. As for the seniority of Huwa and other people in the world, it has nothing to do with Taiyi, and Taiyi doesn't care.
Precisely because Taiyi has such experience and state of mind, he doesn't care about Huwa's current level of cultivation. Taiyi has seen or heard of many masters, such as Jian Sha. When the two got acquainted, Jian Sha
Sha has not yet broken through the six realms of cultivation, but he is now a master of the realm of transformation, and his cultivation is far above that of Taiyi.
Taiyi can even say that people with higher cultivation than him in Ba Yuan today had lower cultivation than him at that time. The emperors of the past dynasties, Taihao must have been born before Taiyi took form, but Shen Nong is difficult to verify.
But Xuanyuan, Shaohao, and Gao Yang were all born after Taiyi transformed. Aren't these people qualified to become Taiyi's masters?
So what Taiyi cares about is only the relationship between him and Huwa. If he can become Huwa's disciple, it will be a big advantage. What he is worried about is whether Huwa will refuse?
Huwa adjusted the disease of his original body and answered his confusion, which not only helped him overcome the difficulties, but also provided the virtue of rebirth, the grace of reinvention, and also provided enlightenment and guidance in cultivation. These are often the only
Only elders would do things for juniors, and Huwa not only did it, but also achieved it, then he is the elder in Taiyi's mind. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!