While Ye Xing stayed in the cabin and practiced the method of gathering breath, he also read and reread the general outline of "Taixu Spirit Taming Jue", mainly to confirm that his understanding was correct.
In fact, it is very similar to what is said in "Piao Miao Ling Jue". The words are different, and the core principle is the same, but there are many differences in the details, but the inheritance of the Taixu Sect, which is obviously older, has its own uniqueness.
Ye Xing felt that he only had a rough understanding of some of the characters in ancient Chinese characters. There were many characters in the general outline that he didn't recognize, but the meanings might not necessarily be deduced.
After getting this ancient book, Ye Xing realized that he had been too naive before, thinking that he would dare to modify the details of cultivation at will because of his strong mind. It was really too bold. In fact, there were many hidden dangers and uncertainties behind it, which could not be achieved by reasoning. Came from trial and error.
I am stuck on the fourth level of Qi Refining and cannot move forward. Resources and opportunities are a problem, but there may not be problems with the techniques. In fact, these ancient techniques have been tested by countless generations before me, and they are much safer.
The boat traveled upstream along the Song River. Fortunately, the current was not fast and they were not in a hurry, so they just moved forward slowly according to the wind.
Along both sides of the Song River is actually the Great Plains of the Song Kingdom. It has a large population and developed agriculture. It is truly the granary of the world.
Ye Xing noticed that the agricultural civilization here is still extremely primitive, basically relying on human power and animal power. However, there are many artificial canals and irrigation projects here, which also shows that man can conquer nature.
The two women were very curious when they arrived at the great plain with a radius of thousands of miles. It was really too flat, and there were only a few small hills as far as the eye could see. This was definitely a place blessed by God.
The two women, like everyone else, practiced on the boat every day and did not get off the boat. In fact, the original novelty had almost worn off. The whole trip on the boat still felt too monotonous for them.
Five days later, the ship arrived at Taihua City. Taihua City was not big, with a population of maybe tens of thousands, but there was a famous mountain here, the thousand-foot-tall Taihua Mountain.
Taihua Mountain is of course famous because of its specialness. It is the only tall mountain in the Great Plains. The seven peaks form a mountain range that stretches for more than a hundred miles, dividing the Great Plains into Pingyuan County and Xiyuan County. It is also the state religion of the Song Dynasty, Tiandaoism. The birthplace is the Holy Mountain.
Tiandaoism is the sect founded by the Holy Master, a religion with humanistic education as its main purpose.
Tiandaoism is the state religion, also called the holy religion, because most people in the Song Dynasty believe in Tiandaoism. Tiandaoism regards nature as its god and advocates the laws of heaven and earth. However, it also believes that human beings' own characteristics are to change themselves and adapt to nature.
Many teachings of the Holy Religion talk about the importance of people, saying that as long as you work hard, you can change your life. This life is more important than the next life. The efforts in this life are for a better future life. Relatively speaking, it is a more positive religion.
Tiandao Sect is a religion, not a sect, so it does not have any secular forces, but all forces will not offend Tiandao Sect. This is the power of the state religion.
The leaders of the Tiandao Sect in the past dynasties automatically became the state preceptors of the Song State, presiding over the religious affairs of the Song State, including beliefs and sacrifices. In the Song State, their status was not lower than that of the state leader, but the state preceptors could not interfere in political affairs. At most, they were extremely powerful. Influence.
After Ye Xing's ship docked in Taihua City, he went to the city to prepare gifts for visiting the Holy Mountain.
As an unknown person, it is actually impossible to meet the leader, and it is impossible for anyone to inform you, so there is no possibility of meeting the leader of the holy religion. Now it coincides with the annual ceremony of entering the mountain. Ye Xing decided to follow the people who entered the mountain to go to the holy land.
A guard was arranged, and everyone else pretended to be Ye Xing's entourage and went to the ceremony together.
Twenty miles outside Taihua City is the thousand-foot-tall Taihua Mountain. Along the way, there are crowds of people entering the mountain.
There are so many people but not chaotic. Although no one maintains order, no one will act recklessly. In fact, Taihua Mountain Tiandao Sect is a holy place. If you make trouble here, you are really looking for death. Without the help of people from the holy sect, even the believers will flock to it. .
Ye Xing and others walked quietly, chatting softly from time to time. Famous mountains have their own scenery, which is naturally very attractive.
The road was bumpy and tortuous, but it still couldn't stop people's fervent devotion.
It is said that today the leader will hold a worship ceremony at the Ziji Hall on the east peak of Mount Taihua.
The worship meeting commemorates the birthday of Tiandaozi, the founder of Tiandao Sect.
Tiandao sect has a long history, and Tiandaozi was a figure from at least thousands of years ago.
It is said that Tiandaozi practiced in Taihua Mountain for thousands of years to realize Taoism and became an immortal. Then he founded Tiandao Sect and passed down the natural teachings of Dharma.
There was a sea of people in front of the large flat-topped Ziji Hall on the east peak, and Ye Xing and others could only stay far away from the periphery.
At noon, the conference officially began. First, a prince from the capital read out the imperial edict and presented tributes from the king, which were extremely precious things. Then the leader of the church made a speech.
The prince just spoke to tens of thousands of people. Ye Xing and others were very far away, and they could see it very clearly, which showed the depth of his skills. Ye Xing estimated that he was at the peak of the ninth level of the innate world, and it might be higher, but he couldn't guess right now. Yes.
When the leader spoke, Ye Xing felt an aura very keenly. It was a kind of peace and indifference that looked down on all living beings. Ye Xing was sure that the leader was a cultivator, and the kind of person who was much higher than Ye Xing. Cultivation.
Ye Xing has been concentrating his true energy in the space ring during this period, and his internal strength only shows the appearance of the innate level.
The leader's spiritual consciousness lightly swept over the tens of thousands of people, with only a few slight pauses. When it came to Ye Xing and others, he swept them all, and then began to speak, all of which were words of instruction.
The leader's words were extremely contagious, and everyone felt happy after listening to them. It was as if they had been bathed in the holy light from heaven, and a heart of adoration and reverence arose, including Ye Xing and others.
The men and women who believed in it seemed to be intoxicated, all immersed in the atmosphere, while Ye Xing pretended to be intoxicated.
An hour later, the conference ended, and many believers lined up in a long queue to enter the main hall and pay homage to the statue of Tian Daozi.
The crowd moved slowly, and Ye Xing and others were at the end. When it was their turn to enter the hall, it was already evening.
Ye Xing and others, like the people in front, also bowed before the statue of Tian Daozi, then placed the sacrifices they brought, and then knelt down in worship.
There were not many tributes on the offering table, and it was obvious that someone came to clear them away every once in a while.
After paying homage, Ye Xing and others were the last, so there was no rush, and they carefully observed the statue of Tiandaozi. Tiandaozi looked handsome and very impressive. His eyes looked into the distance, and there was a natural breath there, which was extremely comfortable.
The appearance of Tian Daozi is very different from the statue of the Holy Master outside Pingyuan City. He is probably not the same person, but his temperament is very similar, and he should be from the same cultivation system.
In the dimly lit hall, Ye Xing saw many murals, all of which recorded the deeds of Tiandaozi. The fine brushwork was quite delicate.
Ye Xing slowly observed carefully along the way.
What made Ye Xing and the two women react greatly was that some of the characters were from previous dynasties, and there were even older characters, which were obviously the characters on the deserted island. Ye Xing motioned to the two women and walked through the hall calmly. .
After leaving the main hall, Ye Xing asked the guards guarding the main hall if it was getting late and could he stay nearby for one night.
The guard guard shook his head and said, "You can only go down the mountain. No one is allowed to live on the mountain."
Ye Xing asked, "I want to visit other places, can I go tomorrow?"
Shiwei shook his head again, "In the entire Taihua Mountain, this is the only place where people are allowed to come. The other six peaks are forbidden areas. You are not allowed to enter the first mile of the mountain."
Ye Xing nodded, and then led everyone down the mountain, back to the Song River Pier outside Taihua City. It was already midnight.
Early the next morning, Ye Xing, a son of his own, came to Ziji Hall again, saying that he had come a long way and hoped to continue the unfinished journey yesterday.
Impressed by Ye Xing's ingot of one hundred taels of silver, the chief guard asked Ye Xing to pretend to be a late believer before going to worship.
This kind of thing happens every time. In fact, yesterday was just the first day of the festival, and for the next three to five days, there would be believers coming from all over the country.
Because it was so early today, Ye Xing was the only one. A middle-aged guard followed Ye Xing inside, and Ye Xing paid a similar visit.
When he saw those ancient words again, Ye Xing asked Shiwei, "Are those twisted and weird words or pictures?"
Shiwei said very calmly, "Actually, someone has asked about it before. According to an old scholar, those are ancient texts, and they were written tens of thousands of years ago."
Ye Xing asked, "Do you know that old scholar? Who is he from? I'm very interested in knowing more about him."
The middle-aged soldier Wei said, "It's an old man named Li from Shanxia Village. If he hadn't died, he would have been ninety years old. He hasn't been to the mountains in the past ten years."
Ye Xing silently memorized dozens of words in his heart, and then walked down the mountain after finishing the places he had not finished yesterday.
