Qi Jingzhi smiled when he heard this, picked up what he had said before and asked: "Master, regarding Lu Ao, Chi You, and Wuyun Ersi, you haven't solved the students' doubts yet."
Seeing that he still hadn't forgotten this, Master Meng shook his head helplessly, raised his hand and pointed to an empty seat next to him, and said, "Sit down!"
Qi Jingzhi hurriedly went over and sat down, with his back straight, his eyes straight, and his hands firmly placed on his knees, as upright and respectful as when he was enlightened.
Master Meng had already revealed his identity in front of the young man, and he did not mention anything about "respecting ghosts and gods and keeping away from them".
He said bluntly: "The horns on Lu Ao's head are due to the revival of the bloodline of his ancestors. Nowadays, people in Daqi often confuse the surname and the surname. In fact, in ancient times, the surname and the surname were separate. The Lu family originated from the Jiang surname. , can be called Jiang’s surname Lu.”
"The surname Jiang originates from the Yanhuang among the ancient human emperors. It is said that the Yanhuang's dharma appearance is the head of an ox and the human body. Oh, the statues of the three emperors enshrined in the front halls of the Tiandi temples in Daqi were made for mortals to see. He looks like a mortal king."
"Among the descendants of Emperor Yan, the one with the most respected bloodline is Jiang, whose surname is Shennong. There is a lineage in the Shennong family that is good at identifying herbs, and the horns on its head are jade-colored. Lu Ao revived this bloodline, and grew a It’s not surprising that two jade horns are here.”
Qi Jingzhi nodded in understanding and thought to himself: "Dong Mao mentioned that he is the blood descendant of Emperor Yan and the direct descendant of Saint Jiang, so that's what he meant. Hey... does the matter of having horns on your head depend on your ancestors?"
The young man was born as an Orion, and his hearing was somewhat stronger than that of ordinary people. Dong Mao's words that he deliberately lowered his voice were not heard by him.
He thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Master, Da Qi uses the gods of the Eight Lords as the main sacrifices of the court. The great god Chi You enshrined in the Military Lord Temple actually looks like a bull's head and a human body. Is his surname also Jiang?"
Qi Jingzhi said, and suddenly realized: "Chi You, the leader of the army, Chi Yousi?"
Master Meng pondered for a moment, but did not answer directly. He just said: "The royal family of Daqi respects the three ancient saint kings Taiyue, Wucheng and Jiuhe as the ancestors of this lineage. It is said that the eight gods were consecrated by the saint king Wucheng himself. , only then will it be regarded as the official sacrifice by the Qi court."
"However, for thousands of years, the eight masters have never performed miracles. The master of war still has the name Chi You passed down to the world. The other seven masters only have the titles of gods announced by the imperial court, but their own names seem to be taboo and are rarely spread in the world. This Just a little..."
Master Meng paused, as if he had some scruples, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.
"On the contrary, some sects appear from time to time in the world of martial arts and even in the spiritual world, claiming to be the blood descendants of a certain master or the inheritance of Taoism. The ancestors worshiped by these sects all have names, and they are often not the same. They regard each other as heretics and often fight. Fight."
"That's a long way to go. You only need to know that the so-called gods of the eight masters are the holy kings who use Shinto to teach, with the intention of educating the people of the world. There is no need to delve into the rest."
"The royal family of Daqi masters the method of conferring gods, which has been passed down from martial arts to becoming a holy king. The king of the human kingdom can confer the three gods of the city god, the mountain lord, and the water king. These are the gods who are truly holy in Daqi today, and they are not the same as the eight gods. It’s the same thing. Although Bingzhu Temple and Chi Yousi are related, they are also not the same thing.”
Master Meng refused to explain any more and changed the subject: "Back to Lu Ao, people like him are called born strangers, and those who have acquired spiritual training, if they want to serve the court, they will probably go to the Demon Suppressing Academy. It has three divisions and one palace under its jurisdiction, namely the Huntian Supervision Division, the Chiyou Division, the Wuyun Inspection Division and the Fumo Palace."
"The three divisions and one palace have different responsibilities, and they also have different emphasis on Taoism and bloodline. Dong Mao's red eyes are like fire. He is obviously a bloodline close to the fire of the five elements. He is even a descendant of the so-called Xia God, so he can be the Five Clouds Jinyun envoy of Si. Jinyun is the red cloud, which is the symbol of Sixia’s god.”
Qi Jingzhi's eyes were bright and he interrupted and asked, "Is this the Xia God who sits under the Four Seasons Master among the Eight Masters?"
Master Meng nodded with a smile: "Yes, it is the God of Sixia, also known as the God of Fire and the God of the South China Sea. He controls the fire of the world and bathes in the sun and moon to open the sky."
Qi Jingzhi nodded thoughtfully. He had noticed the red auspicious cloud pattern on Dong Mao's cloak before, but he did not expect it to have such a meaning. From this, it is not difficult to imagine what the Wuyun Inspection Department is like. What a sight.
"It seems that although the origins of the eight masters conferred by King Wucheng Sheng are questionable, and most of them have never even had their names circulated, and they have never been sanctified, they have had a profound impact on Daqi."
Qi Jingzhi changed this idea in his mind and asked: "The ancient holy kings that Master mentioned just now are the three enshrined in the back hall of Tiandi Temple, right? I remember that their surname is also Jiang? What if there is no chaos in the Daqi royal family? As for the ancestor, it should be the Qi family with the surname Jiang, and he must be the blood descendant of Emperor Yan and the direct descendant of Saint Jiang as Dong Mao said?"
Having said this, the young man's eyes were full of excitement and expectation: "I am also a Qi family. Even if I don't have horns growing on my head, I can still practice, right?"
Speaking of which, Qi Jingzhi's Qi is both the name of the country and the surname of the country. Maybe a thousand years ago, the grandsons of the Qi family and the leader of Da Qi were relatives. This bloodline cannot be said to be different.
But in Da Qi, there are so many people with the surname Qi. In addition to blood inheritance, there are also people whose surnames are given by the royal family, people who change their surnames to avoid disasters, and orphans who take the country as their surname. Unless the name is recorded in the royal genealogy, even if the surname is Qi, it will not matter. They won't be taken seriously, as evidenced by Na Dian Shi and Chen Er.
Master Meng laughed dumbly, shook his head and said: "Emperor Yan is an ancient human emperor, and his descendants are all over the world. There are hundreds of branches of the Jiang surname, and the Qi family is indeed one of them. But when it comes to blood descendants and direct descendants, Lu Ao Only those who are qualified.”
"You see, the two brothers of the Lu family are clearly born to the same father and mother. Even if the entire Lu family goes back, only Lu Ao can grow a pair of horns on his head, which shows how rare it is. As for spiritual practice What..."
"Foreigners rely on blood, which cannot be forced. Monks rely on their heart and soul. Most of them are acquired and have little to do with their surname. In addition, with your character and talent, if you are willing to take the path of official career and economy, he If you are a highly respected minister, you will be granted a title by the king after your death, and you can easily obtain a godly position, which is also the right path."
Seeing that Master Meng was talking about the same old thing again, even though this time he added the idea of being a god for the first time, Qi Jingzhi curled his lips and still disagreed.
"Master knows that I didn't want to take the path of studying and becoming an official. Firstly, my grandfather was getting old and he was gradually unable to hunt in the mountains. I couldn't bear to see him work so hard. Secondly, I didn't want to go against my true intention. , and associate with those people who work like flies and dogs, and oppress the people."
"The king's method of becoming a god, not to mention what happened during his lifetime, after he became a god, he just changed his place and became an official! Just look at the way the wandering god was being called around by the master that day, and you can tell that this big The gods of Qi also have to cater to the superior officials and work hard, but they also have to follow the rules and not be free."
"Such a god, it's okay not to do it!"
Master Meng was startled when he heard this, and then he laughed and scolded: "You little monkey who is used to being wild in the mountains, you really don't know how high the sky is! The gods guard one place, hold the power of life and death, and are enshrined by the incense in the world, and enjoy for decades and hundreds of years. Shouyinfu, why are so many benefits worthless when it comes to your mouth?"
The resident ghost and god reprimanded the student for a few words, and suddenly felt a little emotional: "You said that ghosts and gods are not free, but who is not born wearing shackles and trapped in a cage, and how many people can break free and achieve great freedom and true freedom? ?”
Qi Jingzhi naturally couldn't answer this question, so he asked again: "Master, what is the heart and bone?"
Master Meng came back to his senses, looked at this student who knew nothing about spiritual practice but his eyes were full of desire for knowledge, smiled and said: "Goodness is the bones of immortals, and passion is the heart of Buddha!"
