The Shinto framework laid down by the people of the gods at first was centered on establishing order, cultivating oneself through belief in luck and merit, and using it to govern the world. It was only when the god king was about to die that the concept of creation was incorporated.
But it may be that establishing order is too general and creating the world is too difficult. Today, most Shinto monks only see that the power of faith can be transformed into divine power to help people quickly cultivate and increase their strength, so they practice the way of faith.
The people of the gods did two things, they saved the living beings, and in a sense, they also defrauded the living beings. First, they made the divine symbols appear in the world. The weak creatures communicated with the divine symbols to cultivate their divine power and became great powers. When the divine symbols were sealed, the source of power was lost. Cut off, and they become weak again.
The second is the way of faith. Believers can use the power of faith to cultivate divine power, skyrocket their cultivation skills, and comprehend laws and magical powers. However, it also has a drawback. The power of faith is not obtained by oneself. When faith collapses, The divine power cultivated with the power of faith will also decay and disappear.
Divine power, for all living beings who are not gods, is actually double-edged, it is both strength and restraint.
All living beings can cheer for gaining divine power, but they never think that belief in luck and merits are developed because the people of the gods want to solve the problem of the disappearance of their own heavenly souls and the difficulty of enlightenment, in order to make up for the lack of the heavenly souls. Practice the high road again.
Therefore, from the standpoint of a divine citizen and a ruler, she would be happy to govern the world by means of belief in luck, merit, and other means.
From her own point of view, she will not deliberately cultivate faith to gain luck and build merit. She always believes that cultivating the Tao is cultivating the Tao. From the moment of cultivating the Tao, the only belief in the eyes of a Taoist can only be "Tao", regardless of other things. .
Moreover, the people of the gods spent countless costs to obtain this ignorant heavenly soul for her, and they would not want her to take the shortcut of the power of faith.
The three souls of the former gods and people of heaven and earth are gathered together, and they can directly understand the great road without the help of others.
The heavenly soul of living beings is not in the body, but is hidden in the Tao. The process of cultivating the Tao is actually the process of finding the heavenly soul, cultivating the heavenly soul, and then understanding the Tao. Therefore, the heavenly soul is the carrier of the Tao, and it is also the "past, future and present" of the Taoist. I".
Since she has a heavenly soul, even if she is ignorant and unclear, she can always wipe it clean and restore its original appearance through the continuous understanding of Tao.
The power you cultivate yourself is more reassuring, isn't it?
However, she will not completely abandon her belief in luck and merit. After all, they are part of the divine way, and she will practice the imperial way and establish the divine way until she finds the way that truly belongs to her.
Zhan Changfeng studied the way of faith in the sacred inscriptions and thought of a passage in the Mirror Codex, which said that whether it is a celestial dynasty or a dynasty, there are three indispensable weapons.
One is a tool of luck, guarding a country's luck and predicting natural disasters and national luck.
The second is a weapon of merit, which gathers the merits of a country and protects the body of the emperor and officials against karma.
Third, it is not a tool of faith, but a tool of will, gathering the will of all living beings to protect the country's strength.
Faith has a deep relationship with the merits of will. For example, if you believe in a "god" wholeheartedly, the power of faith will be generated.
When you have someone to believe in, do you have to "ask for help" when you encounter difficulties?
At this time, the thought in your heart turns into a wish and is conveyed to his ears. This trace of wish is equivalent to a contract. If he agrees to fulfill your wish, this wish will turn into a belief and a wish to help him practice.
At the same time, if he agrees but does not complete it, the faith and will will be stripped away from him, or if he does not complete it well and innocent people are harmed, then he will also have to bear part of your karma.
There is another kind of grand wish made to heaven and earth. For example, you said that you want to govern the world into seas, clear rivers, and rivers. If you succeed, heaven and earth will send you merits, but if you fail, you can only be trapped in this grand wish, with stagnant Taoism and no hope of transcendence.
The Buddhist Vow Power Tantra has a deep research on this path, and it is practiced purely on the power of vow.
However, as the origin of wish power, Shinto monks avoid it and want to reject it. Even though wish power can help people practice, the cause and effect karma involved is very huge. If it is not done well, it will lead to death.
Only a strong and stable dynasty will pay attention to the role of the instrument of wishing power. However, it does not require the people to make wishes to the dynasty, but when war comes or disaster occurs, all the people in the dynasty make wishes to heaven and earth, so that the whole country can unite. ,overcome obstacles.
There are also some Shinto monks who are busy making achievements in Jiutian, fighting a few battles at every turn, and they have no time to take care of themselves. They have no time to care about the wishes of believers and bear the risks of cause and effect.
As a result, many princes and emperors appeared in the opposition. They had no faith, no luck, no merit, no population, no ability to establish a country or a dynasty. They only developed their personal power or preached in the middle realm. This is the case for Emperor Huanjing, who is currently ranked sixth on the Qingyun List.
In the early stages, she also planned to only develop her personal power. She would not touch things such as faith and willpower before she was fully prepared.
The content in the sacred inscriptions is very difficult and needs to be understood in detail. Sun Saint Son and others have been on the 21st level every year, but they have not finished learning it all. Zhan Changfeng does not seek to go into depth. I caught up with them, but unfortunately the time was up.
"Gulu guli~"
The ancient armyworm turning its belly suddenly made a clear sound, waking up several people who were immersed in the inscriptions on the sacred inscriptions.
Zhan Changfeng was the first to open her eyes. She saw lightly and was not as helpless as the other four people. After she watched the ancient beast gradually regaining its vitality for a while, the Son of the Sun and others reacted.
"He's not dead yet!" The violent Holy Son of the Sun grabbed the trident across his knees and stood up, preparing to kill it.
Zhan Changfeng said quietly, "In practicing the way of faith, you should have the virtue of living well. It itself has not taken the initiative to attack us. Since it has escaped death, why not let it go. Besides, the Shenxu is about to be closed, and we are about to left."
The Holy Son of the Sun raised his chin slightly and suddenly smiled and said, "You can let it go. How about you join my Kuihan tribe?"
Has the Holy Son changed his strategy?
Zhan Changfeng's expression remained unchanged, "Ruyao wouldn't want me to do this. I'm afraid I will let down the Holy Son's good intentions, but"
She glanced at the ancient armyworm and seemed to be in trouble, "I would like to ask the Holy Son for three moves. If I can catch it, I hope the Holy Son will let it go."
The Son of the Sun lost his temper and smiled disdainfully. Did the Sun King choose a virtuous gentleman for her?
A student taught by a kind and virtuous teacher is better than one who is ambitious and uncontrolled.
The Holy Son of the Sun had some calculations in his mind and put aside his temptation for the time being, "Humph, you can't withstand my three moves with your strength, so why bother asking for trouble."
He simply walked away with his halberd.
"The Shenxu is about to close, let's leave as soon as possible." Dou Wuchen felt that there was some secret interaction between the two people, but he didn't care about it, so he politely thanked Zhan Changfeng for his help this time and left.
Zhan Changfeng said goodbye to the three kings, went to the previous palace room to find the little fox, and then returned to the sacred inscription when no one was around.
The little fox curled up into a small ball in her arms followed her line of sight, and its fur exploded. It balled itself up even smaller, not wanting to take a glance at the weird soft ancient creature.
Zhan Changfeng looked directly at it, his eyes flashed with divine light, and his clairvoyant eyes swept over its body to find its soul.
The ancient creatures that can survive in the ruins of the gods, I wonder if they can resist the power of the gods.
While there was still time, Zhan Changfeng worked hard to imprison its consciousness with soul imprisonment, and used the body protection of the Void God Realm and divine power to penetrate into its abdominal cavity from its injured abdomen.
The hugged white fox: "Ouch!!!"
