On Wednesday, nothing special happened.
Going to class and doing homework, it just passed by like that.
The only thing that was a little unusual was that when I was returning home from evening self-study, the classmates in twos and threes on the road were a little excited and anxious.
Because tomorrow is the time when the first monthly exam results will be announced. For students of that era, this is a very important thing after all.
Even some gangsters or rich playboys who don't want to study have some expectations in their hearts - at least they are not the last one, why should they be the fifth one from the bottom or something like that?
For example, Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin, these two guys have the same idea.
But I warned them. There are only sixty people in the class. If the monthly exam score is lower than fifty, then stop being my little brother!
Wang Dachun immediately grimaced and said that he would ask his parents' workplace to send a car to burn incense and make wishes at the Golden Buddha Temple on the outskirts of the county town overnight.
Zeng Jin said, it is better to make a wish to Angkor. Can those clay statues have as much magic power as Angkor?
As soon as I heard this, my expression became serious and I spoke to him seriously and solemnly.
"Xiao Jin, there is a god three feet above your head. Don't talk nonsense! Of course, now that we are not near a Taoist temple or temple, it's okay to just talk casually. If we are in a Taoist temple or a Buddhist temple, we can't talk nonsense like this. In particular, a temple like the Golden Buddha Temple, which has flourished for hundreds of years, obviously has something."
What? !
Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin looked at my serious look, and after hearing what I said, they looked at me in shock.
After a long time, Wang Dachun asked cautiously.
"Boss, what do you mean...are there really gods in this world? Just like those in fairy tales or fairy novels. The sky is full of gods and Buddhas? The Jade Emperor Sun Wukong?"
I was speechless for a while and rolled my eyes at him: "What are you thinking about? Real life is not a novel or a TV show. You are all messed up. There is no such thing as the fairy you think in your heart!"
oh oh……
Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin nodded hurriedly.
But Zeng Jin asked again: "Since there are no gods, what do you mean by what you just said, boss?"
I hesitated for a moment, then explained: "Originally, there is no need to talk about these things to ordinary people like you. But after all, we have a good relationship, and this is not a particularly taboo thing, and Dachun, you are I have encountered such evil spirits as Qian Shenxian, so I am destined to this aspect. I will give you a rough explanation."
Facing their faces full of curiosity and awe, no matter how precocious and thoughtful I am, I am still a junior high school student. I also had that kind of faint vanity, so I briefly told them some of the things my master told me...
Of course, there are definitely no gods in this world.
There are only extremely powerful Xuanmen practitioners and all kinds of evil spirits and sneaky things.
Naturally, there is an underworld, but let alone ordinary people, even Xuanmen practitioners may not be able to see or understand the true information in it.
In addition, there is a very special existence - that is, the pervasive "wishes" in truly efficacious Taoist temples and temples.
The so-called power of aspiration is very mysterious and elusive even to those who practice it.
That is, the so-called power of "belief"!
Clay Buddhas and wooden statues have no power in themselves.
But they accept worship from the world day and night and receive incense offerings. Gradually, a very mysterious and powerful collection of mana will be born.
This kind of condensed and undispersed magic power is called the power of will.
However, of course clay sculptures and statues will not become living creatures. Therefore, these huge forces only exist in Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in an unconscious and dissociated state.
In essence, it is the same magic power as the "Qi" possessed by practitioners. So to a certain extent and occasionally, it can indeed provide protection to those who make wishes and offer incense.
It's like dividing a very small piece of the huge power that envelopes Buddhist temples and Taoist temples into a specific person.
In this way, the more powerful Buddhist temples and Taoist temples have the power of aspiration, the more likely they are to accidentally trigger this division of mana under certain special circumstances - the so-called manifestation!
And those who get the "revelation" will naturally be more in awe, spread the word of mouth, and bring more incense and offerings. That kind of unconscious free power will become even greater.
Form a virtuous cycle!
This is why since ancient times, temples and Taoist temples have become more effective the more incense they have, and in turn, the more they can be passed down and recognized.
For example, the Golden Buddha Temple in the suburbs of Fubei County is such a temple with a history of hundreds or nearly a thousand years!
I went there once when I was a kid.
At that time, I was not a Taoist practitioner, so I naturally had no feeling about this aspect. But when I walked into it, I could still clearly feel the faint sense of oppression and majesty.
I worshiped the master half a year ago and entered this Taoist practice. I have not been to the Golden Buddha Temple again - after all, the county seat is still more than ten kilometers away from Lianghe Town.
And there really is no time.
But Master once told me that the Golden Buddha Temple is a thousand-year-old temple. It is also quite famous in the entire eastern Sichuan and western Chongqing. The power of incense accumulated over thousands of years is unimaginably huge!
God knows how huge the mana shrouded in the temple is.
The Bodhisattva statues in the temple also possess some weird powers. Especially the big golden Buddha statue, even Master lamented that it was unbelievable...
Of course, this force exists in a state of unconscious chaos. It has no thoughts, no thoughts, and is not a living being.
But it will be related to external "qi" or mysterious reactions.
So if guys like Wang Dachun or Zeng Jin really question whether it is effective or powerful in the Golden Buddha Temple, even a newbie like me can't compare...
It is estimated that they will definitely be in bad luck!
Maybe something bad will happen to me as well - although I'm not afraid, it will be an extra trouble after all.
After listening to what I said, Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin's eyes widened and their mouths opened wide. Their shocked expressions were like two goldfish.
It took a long time before the two of them finally came back to their senses.
Wang Dachun lowered his voice and said in horror: "So the Golden Buddha Temple... is really efficacious? And those Bodhisattva statues really have magical power? Then I really have to find a way to worship them tonight."
I raised my leg and kicked this guy's butt, rolled my eyes speechlessly, and said.
"You idiot, did you really understand what I said? I said that the huge magic power formed by the concentration of incense and wish is an unconscious energy that envelopes the temple."
"So there will be a certain probability and opportunity to accidentally inspire it to a specific individual. But in my opinion, this probability is actually very low! It's just that if one person gets it, it will spread to ten, and it will spread to hundreds. Formation A cycle.”
"But in fact, if you really want to do better in the exam, instead of going to the Golden Buddha Temple to burn incense and make wishes, you might as well study hard by yourself. That way, the probability of doing well in the exam is probably much higher than if you go to the Golden Buddha Temple to try your luck. ! After all, people have to rely on themselves in the end. Do you understand?"
While speaking, I patted his shoulder hard again.
