The old Taoist priest listened to Jin'an's words.
He also glanced at Sanqing Palace subconsciously.
"Although the Five Zang Taoist Temple has a history of thousands of years..."
"But in the past thousand years, incense believers have come and gone, come and go..."
"The incense ashes in this incense burner are also full and full, full and full again... back and forth, but in the end there is not much left."
The old Taoist priest continued to ponder and said: "In addition, the popularity of the Five Zang Taoist Temple has withered for so many years. In fact, the incense ashes in the incense burner have not been saved much over the years. And due to the lack of maintenance by the incense believers, even though there is a lot of incense ashes on them The aspiration power of the incense believers may have long since dissipated."
"Even if it hasn't dissipated, there must be a lot left."
"So if you ask me if the incense ashes of the Five Zang Taoist Temple are extraordinary, no matter which Taoist temple or temple it is, if it can survive for thousands of years, there must be something extraordinary. But the clouds rise and fall, especially the Five Zang Taoist Temple, which has almost collapsed several times in the past century. Without the inheritance and the support of incense believers, it would be difficult to maintain the incense and aspiration by just a few people in Wu Zang Taoist Temple."
After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he asked Jin An what was wrong?
Why are you asking about this suddenly?
Jin An talked about the brocade bag of incense ash that the interrogator had, and then said that he wanted to know if using the incense ash from the Taoist temple could also have the effect of exorcising evil spirits and subduing demons?
The old Taoist priest heard Jin An's words and said with a smile: "Little brother, have you never heard of Incense Avenue?"
"For those who practice the Way of Incense, this incense ash is the most pure and flawless acquired treasure in the world. How can it be ordinary if it is tainted with the thoughts of God? It is a treasure that they will not exchange for innate magic weapons."
"So this incense ash can definitely drive away evil spirits and ward off evil."
"To give the simplest folk example, a naughty boy was struck by an evil spirit and fell into a coma due to a high fever. The medicine and stone were ineffective. Later, his mother asked for the ashes from the incense burner of gods and Buddhas. The naughty boy drank it and immediately recovered from his fever."
"Although the Wu Zang Taoist Temple does not have much incense ash inventory, it should still be accumulated over decades." The old Taoist priest finally said.
I heard this example from an old Taoist priest.
Jin An's head moved.
He had indeed heard a lot about this matter.
However, most of the people in this world are fake temples and Taoist temples that delay people’s illness.
When the old Taoist priest saw the thoughtful look on Jin An's eyes, he said with emotion: "When it comes to this avenue of incense, the three major incense manuals are still the most famous, namely, 'A pillar of true incense will send a message, and the Holy Spirit will send blessings to you'" "Thirty-Six Incenses for Worshiping Gods", "Forty-eight Incenses for Good and Evil" which are specially burned to people, and "Seventy-two Incenses for Earthly Evil" which do not deal with living people."
"If the ashes of these three major incense sticks are used to ward off evil spirits and avoid evil, or fall into the hands of Taoist and Buddhist practitioners, tsk tsk... I'm too awe-inspiring, so I can't go into too much detail, for fear that something bad will happen, little brother Can you understand what I mean?"
"But these are all legendary things."
"Just as Master Shanneng said to my younger brother, the world of the underworld is now shackled by a mysterious powerful being. The world has entered an era of depletion of Dharma. The ancient scriptures of the Great Dao have been lost. Qi training techniques are difficult to achieve. Many things passed down by our ancestors have been lost. It’s such a pity that it was lost.”
Jin An: "Is it true that there are no more true immortals in the world?"
The old Taoist priest smacked his lips and said nonchalantly: "It is said that in some famous mountains, rivers and sacred mountains, there are still some ancient inheritances that can be passed down completely. For example, places like the Three Mountains and Five Mountains that have been immortal dojos since ancient times may be able to find some traces. "
"The three major rumors among the people, it is said, heard, and it seems, I just listen to it casually, but it cannot be taken as too true." The old Taoist priest shook his head and said.
Because Jin An and the old Taoist priest had business to do later, Jin An took one last look at the Sanqing Hall, planning to come back and check the ashes in the Sanqing Hall after finishing the business, and then go out to buy breakfast and bring it back to the old Taoist priest and the old Taoist priest. Sword sharpener, and coffin shop owner.
I'm tired of eating haggis noodles every day, so today Jin An bought vegetarian vegetable buns.
It was still early at this time.
Some shops are not open yet, and only the working people get up early and continue running around to make a living.
"Hey, have you heard that the big stone cow that has been left untouched for more than ten years in Fucheng Square has disappeared this morning. Only four cow hoof marks are left in its place."
"Your news is too late. The person who was on duty last night discovered this situation, and it had already spread before dawn."
When Jin An carried the bamboo basket he bought temporarily when he bought chive steamed dumplings last time and went to the bun shop to pack up the vegetarian buns, he overheard the conversation between the two people in line in front of him. Jin An was surprised.
When he was about to listen carefully, it happened to be the turn of the two people to buy buns, and they stopped talking for the time being.
"Boss, I will pay for the buns of these two donors."
Just when the two of them took out copper coins to pay, Jin An took the initiative to pay for them. The two turned around and saw that it was a Taoist priest in Taoist robes who was paying them. They were so frightened that they hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Sir, this gift is too big." , we are not blessed to enjoy it, it should be us who invites you.
In the end, Jin An took the initiative to pay for the two of them, bought vegetarian buns, and gave up his seat to other people in line. He smiled at the two people with cupped hands and asked: "I just heard the two donors talking about the square. Regarding the disappearance of Shi Niu, I wonder if I could trouble the two donors to explain the situation in detail?"
Seeing that Jin An, the little Taoist priest, was so polite and approachable, both of them were flattered. Besides, one of them quickly told Jin An everything he knew about the situation.
turn out to be.
This matter has something to do with the government.
To be more precise, this matter has something to do with General Duwei.
Perhaps to prevent the stone cow from killing another person and causing any unpredictable accidents, General Duwei found many bullock carts and hemp ropes last night to transport the stone cow out of the densely populated city overnight.
…
After thanking the two of them, Jin An kept thinking about the stone oxen, passages, cave heaven and blessed land, as well as the recent serious human mutilation incident on the way back to the Taoist temple.
This stone cow is resurrected and killed, and it should not be far from the opening of the passage.
Just when Jin An was thinking about whether he should go to the three major medicinal herb families to find Fatty Li to ask for internal information, he didn't find Fatty Li yet. Instead, Fatty Li took the initiative to find the Five Zang Taoist Temple. The two of them happened to be at the entrance of the Five Zang Taoist Temple. bump into.
"Taoist Master Jin'an is in trouble!"
"The stone ox carrying the stone coffin of the Taoist priest Jiejie Xian fell into the Yinyi River and disappeared!"
As soon as Fatty Li saw Jin An, he hurried over with a strange expression on his face.
But when he got close to Jin'an, there was a cloth in the basket, and his nose, which was sharper than a dog's, smelled the aroma of the hot buns in the basket. His stomach growled unsatisfactorily, and then he shamelessly came over to ask for a few buns.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, I got the news early in the morning and rushed over to report the situation to you. I haven't even had breakfast yet. Look at this..."
Jin An looked at Fatty Li angrily and funny. He was not that stingy. He gave his vegetarian buns to the other party. After Zhu Bajie ate the ginseng fruit and several of them swallowed the vegetarian buns, and burped with satisfaction, Jin An An asked him to stop being so pretentious and to speak quickly if he had anything to say.
Jin An asked seriously: "How come I heard that the stone cow on the square was transported out of the city by General Duwei? Why did the stone cow fall into the Yinyi River in the blink of an eye?"
As soon as he got down to business, Fatty Li's playful smile immediately turned serious: "Taoist Master Jin'an, you don't know something. That stone cow is evil. It is estimated that he has practiced it for more than two hundred years under the Yinyi River. Cheng Jing, after it killed someone last night, the captain originally wanted to transport it out of the city and to the military camp to keep it under control to prevent ignorant people from accidentally bumping into it."
"As a result, just as we were approaching the military camp, the dozens of finger-thick hemp ropes dragging the stone ox were all neatly broken, and the stone ox rolled down the slope into the Yinyi River beside it."
"The accident happened too suddenly. It shouldn't have happened, but it happened that no one expected. The master who came for Yujing Golden Tower said, the stone ox has turned over the river, the passage has appeared, and the world is full of great battles. It’s finally coming.”
