Doing things is about giving and getting back. Unilateral efforts, or doing nothing and waiting for pie to fall from the sky, are abnormal and even go against the principles of heaven and earth.
If you do good deeds, you should be rewarded.
Of course, the good things mentioned here do not refer to the communicative behavior between "people", but the intersection between living beings and this world. Only in this way will we come to the empty concept of "merit" that can be regarded as a reward from heaven and earth.
"But it seems that the way of heaven and earth in the wilderness is very different from that of the earth." Zhang Yan secretly made a comparison in his heart.
According to the sporadic records in the Longhu Mountain classics, although the "merit" is not detailed, it generally falls on a "protective body", which is more like an "amulet" given by heaven and earth to protect you from great evils. of disaster. For example, ordinary people can live a long life and have many children and blessings, monks can have a smooth journey without being disturbed by external evils, and even have a greater chance of getting an opportunity than others.
As for the "merit" in the Wild Sky Realm, if Zhang Yan guessed correctly that it was the golden brilliance from before, then it seems to be more direct and practical than the "merit" on the earth. And the benefits are given immediately, the kind that are visible and tangible.
Although it is hard to say which of the "merit" of the two worlds is higher or lower, but based on Zhang Yan's current situation, he himself prefers the way of realizing "merit" of the Wild Sky Realm. After all, he has just entered the realm of cultivation now, and the improvement of his cultivation is his core concern. Being able to use the "merit" of the Wild Sky Realm to speed up his cultivation is undoubtedly more suitable than the "talisman".
And this also opened a door for Zhang Yan that he had never imagined.
In the past, people on earth studied Taoism just to earn a living. After all, the job he could find with a diploma from Pheasant University was not as profitable as him traveling around with his master as a Taoist priest. Although it often encounters dangers, it can be regarded as high risk and high reward.
Later, he traveled to the Desolate Heaven Realm, and his abundant spiritual energy allowed Zhang Yan to pick up the secrets of Longhu Mountain and embark on the path of spiritual practice to become a monk.
But now, the sudden appearance of the "merits" of the world in the wilderness gave Zhang Yan the idea of becoming a Taoist priest again.
Being a Taoist priest in the Huangtian Domain, the benefit you seek is no longer money, but the "merits" given by this world. There were only six wild ghosts. They used up nearly 30% of their spiritual energy and got a spiritual energy harvest equivalent to half a month of hard work. How many ghosts are there in this world for Zhang Yan to save?
I can’t say a lot, I can only say that it is definitely enough to save Zhang Yanchao for a lifetime.
There is no martial arts cultivation in the Wild Sky Realm, and there is no divine way. The warriors here admire their own strength and practice martial arts. In the early stages of martial arts, the concept of ethereal souls and yin and yang is very vague. Even after advanced martial arts, it is still very troublesome to face ghosts. The only way is to use the warrior's tyrannical energy and blood to forcefully attack the ghosts' yin evil and break through it. Of.
From the very beginning, martial arts cultivation and Shinto cultivation have been yin and yang going hand in hand, so the methods have a direct and effective effect on ghosts.
Therefore, Zhang Yan can be boldly certain that there will definitely be no shortage of ghosts in the Wild Sky Realm. And when the number of ghosts increases, there will definitely be existences such as fierce ghosts or even ghost kings. It is an inevitable fact that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. These are all his "merit".
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan's face was filled with smiles. It seems that the time for him to attack the Qi-entraining barrier can be greatly advanced. And there seemed to be more expectations on the way home.
With his heart racing and unable to calm down, Zhang Yan simply took out the yellow paper and cinnabar from his bag and started drawing the symbols. I didn't expect to encounter a ghost so soon, and I didn't expect that by escaping a ghost, I could gain "merit" and improve my cultivation, so I didn't have many talismans on my body, and most of them were talismans for sexual intercourse. Now Zhang Yan is going to draw some talismans specifically for ghosts in case of emergency.
At dawn the next day, Zhang Yan packed up his things, got off the mass grave, and prepared to go into the city for some more shopping. On the way, he found a carriage company heading northeast for a ride.
But when Zhang Yan just walked to the foot of the hillside of the mass grave, he saw several people wearing yamen robes and a coachman driving a carriage slowly coming over.
No one was sitting in the carriage, including the driver, and they were all on foot. After getting closer, Zhang Yan saw that the reason why these people were not riding in the carriage was because there were three corpses lying flat on the carriage, without even a white cloth to cover them, and the corpses in the carriage were only covered with tattered clothes, and even their faces. Obvious dirt can also be seen. In addition, apart from the government officials and the driver, there were no family members accompanying them, and the direction they were going was a mass grave. Zhang Yan felt that these three corpses were probably homeless refugees or beggars.
The yamen servant saw Zhang Yan coming down from the mass grave, still carrying a baggage, so he came forward to question him vigilantly. It wasn't until Zhang Yan took out the paperwork for his return home that the wariness on the faces of the two government officials relaxed. But I am also curious as to why Zhang Yan appeared at the mass grave early in the morning.
"Why else? Yesterday I went to drink as soon as I entered the city. Unexpectedly, I haven't drank for more than two years and my alcohol capacity has become a waste. After three or four drinks, I was so drunk that I couldn't find the north. I left the city in a daze. When I arrived, Over here. I was so startled when I woke up in the middle of the night. What a shame." Zhang Yan talked about his experience yesterday with an annoyed look on his face, but he didn't tell any lies.
Although Zhang Yan's statement sounds a bit strange, it's not like he has done anything bad after coming to Xuanhua City for just one day after being discharged from the army. Besides, besides bones and sticks, what else can be caused to cause trouble in the mass graves? Even gravedigger thieves are not allowed here, and there is no oil or water.
"Huh? You're going to die with your eyes open!" Zhang Yan narrowed his eyes and paused when he looked at the three corpses on the carriage.
"You're not afraid. Oh, that's right. There are many more dead people in your Yubei Mountain Fortress than in ours. It's weird to be afraid." After a pause, the officer continued: "Isn't that right? A few refugees died inexplicably. In the alley, Wu Zuo said he was scared to death. It's strange, what could happen that scared people to death? "
After a brief chat, Zhang Yan watched these people go up to the mass grave. There were no more pits at the foot of the mountain and they had to be dragged up.
After a few people walked away, Zhang Yan also left the mass grave, but he had other thoughts in his heart. Because there was something wrong with the three corpses, others couldn't see the problem, but he could see that the corpses were extremely yin-y, not what a normal corpse should look like at all.
"It looks more like the Yin Qi entered the body while he was alive. Because the time after death was too short, some of the Yin Qi that existed in the body had not had time to dissipate and remained.
But, what thing can bring such strong Yin Qi? And it can also get into the body of a living person? "
