Those who eat qi, live long life

The Qi practitioners present naturally have their own arrogance. If they directly ask Ding Niu for advice at this moment, they will be bowing their heads. It's so easy, so naturally they can't.

Secretly, they communicated with each other through sound transmission, and one of them was pushed out as the representative. He was the Xuanling Taoist of the psychic sect, and he was the most proficient in the relationship between gods and believers in the field.

Taoist Xuanling pondered for a moment, then said:
"In the far west, there are a group of Qi practitioners whose cultivation methods are different from ours. They collect beliefs full-time to forge godheads and ignite divine fires, so that they can ascend to gods, which is equivalent to the Golden Fairyland... Regarding the matter of beliefs becoming gods, I have also heard some."

"Believers who believe in gods can be roughly divided into three categories, general believers, pious believers, and fanatics. I don't know if it's right or not?"

Ding Niu nodded: "Generally not bad."

Taoist Xuanling laughed: "A type of general believers, these believers only superficially believe in the gods, but do not strictly follow the gods' creeds to act and live, and pray temporarily when they have needs. The power of faith is shallow, but the number of people is large, and the support to the gods is also quite a lot.”

He looked at Ding Niu: "Niu Zhenzi, the ghosts and gods of Hanlao County are cultivated with the power of incense and fire, which is similar to the road to becoming a god in the west, isn't it?"

Ding Niu replied: "The roads of collecting beliefs and incense are similar, but one is cultivating the godhead externally, and the other is cultivating internally. They are two paths."

Taoist Xuanling nodded and continued:

"The second type of pious believers must follow the teachings when walking, sitting, and lying down, without any violation, and hone themselves for a long time. They are so devout that they cannot be added. This type of believers has extremely rich support for the gods."

"Three types of fanatics, these people have dedicated their whole body to the gods. They can be said to be the clone of the gods, the incarnation of the gods walking in the world. Therefore, the power of the gods descended from the sky, and the cultivation level is also improved very quickly. The Cunning Fox Demon Monarch is such a believer, and most of their cultivation and strength are the power of the gods."

"Although Zhanxiong Demon Lord and his like are in the human fairyland, they all rely on the blessings of the demon gods. They are much worse than the human immortal masters who cultivated diligently, but it is a human fairyland after all... This is what makes us feel troublesome. : In the temple of the demon god, I don’t know how many people there are in this fairyland!”

"These three types of believers, one is the foundation, the second is the cornerstone, and the third is the core. They all have a great effect on the gods. For the gods, don't they complement each other?"

Taoist Xuanling said something, nothing more than telling Ding Niu:
He is not a layman, he is not asking you for advice, but discussing it with everyone!

But in Ding Niu's eyes, he still didn't understand.

Ding Niu laughed, and praised first:
"The Taoist priest is indeed knowledgeable, but the relationship between the gods and believers is not static. Once you become a believer, it will be fixed for the rest of your life, but changes in real time and affects each other."

"This kind of change is difficult for even a god to completely control, let alone the Northwest Demon God, who is not a real god."

"...Niu Zhenzi, why did you say that?"

"The demon god of the Northwest, who calls himself a god, is the person of the Golden Immortal Realm, but his strength is far inferior to my master, making countless people suspect that this person is not the Golden Immortal Realm! However, I can see that he is indeed the Golden Immortal Realm."

"...how did you see it?"

Ding Niu smiled: "The Daoist just said that the fanatic believers of the Demon God Temple received divine power from the sky and became a fairyland. It is the Golden Immortal Realm, so there is so-called divine power, but the moisture is also extremely high, so facing my master, you are a parallel Golden Immortal! This kind of Golden Immortal is only slightly better than the peak human immortal."

"..."

It was the first time for everyone to hear such a statement, but it made sense when he analyzed it from the perspective of a believer.

Daoist Lang Huan and the others listened attentively, and at this moment, they didn't care whether to ask for advice or not to lose face, someone couldn't help but interjected and asked:

"The Northwest Demon Kingdom is composed of dozens of countries. The vast territory is not as good as our Dao Kingdom. Moreover, everyone believes in Demon Gods. It is said that even a pig can become a Pig God with this kind of offering? Why can the Northwest Demon God only Become a golden fairy of parallel imports?"

"Niu Zhenzi, could it be that the pass is what you call the Achilles' heel?"

Ding Niu nodded in approval: "Brother Dao seems to understand."

"Haha, I still don't understand." The man simply admitted: "Niu Zhenzi, since we've reached this point, why don't you explain something to me?"

"Exactly! Niu Zhenzi, please speak up quickly, so as not to make everyone scratch their heads!"

Lang Huan said with a smile: "Niu Zhenzi, don't be a fool, you're a fool!"

Ding Niu smiled and said:

"Let's start with the difference between believers. Superficial believers are pretty much the same, but there are essential differences and contradictions between devout believers and fanatics."

Taoist Xuanling hurriedly asked, "What's the difference?"

"Although devout believers believe in gods and believe that actions should be carried out according to the scriptures, they may not be willing to overthrow the previous system and establish a so-called kingdom of gods on earth, because the risk is too great, and they will be attacked by groups if they fail. Later, they also knew that this kind of thing was extremely difficult to do, so they tended not to resist the existing system, laws and forces, but to change slowly and imperceptibly, and let it go if they couldn’t change it.”

"But fanatics are different. They can ignore the law, other interpersonal relationships, and even everything for their beliefs. For the ideals in their hearts, they will not hesitate to use the most brutal and despicable means to achieve them. For the ideals, they will ignore the most basic principles of the world. Of course, it’s not just for ideals... What really touches them can be said to be ideals, and it can also be said that there must be a kind of profit in it.”

"And shouted in his mouth, everything is for God."

"These fanatics, shouting for a certain god, are actually for themselves. They are extremely dissatisfied with the reality and want to use the power of the gods to gather accomplices to change the reality. The higher the degree of dissatisfaction with the reality, the higher the degree of fanaticism. .”

"These are difficult for devout believers to do. At least those devout believers do not intend to destroy the basic principles, while fanatics ignore the rules of the world and even want to change them, while devout believers may not be willing. There is a contradiction between the two."

When everyone heard this, they were thoughtful and had associations:
"Niu Zhenzi, do you mean that there is a disagreement between the Demon Lord of the Nine Routes of the Nine Routes Kingdom and Demon Zhanxiong and others? Or even the conflict between the Demon Lord of the Nine Routes and the Demon God of the Northwest?"

"Not necessarily so!"

As soon as the mind was opened, many things that were vague before became clear at this time, and everyone was a little excited:

"Jiulu Demon Venerable's cultivation at the pinnacle of the fairyland is that the Dao Emperor can resist even his attacks. Does this person accept the parallel import of the Northwest Demon God?"

"Exactly! I'm afraid the Nine Route Demon Lord has already seen clearly the reality of the Northwest Demon God."

"Nine-Road Demon Lord is naturally clearer than me about the true strength of the Northwest Demon God. No wonder the Nine-Route Kingdom has such a special status in the Northwest Demon Kingdom."

Just listen to Niu Zhenzi continue to say:

"Jiulu Demon Lord, at most, can be regarded as a devout believer of the Northwest Demon God. The characteristic of devout believers is that they either feel that the teachings of the gods are close to themselves, and hope that others can live according to the teachings when they are alive, so they believe in it and devote themselves to a favorite. Gaining some kind of satisfaction from the general environment is not defending God, but a certain desire in one’s own heart.”

"It's just that they don't even understand this mentality."

"In the final analysis, whether you are a devout believer or a fanatic, the worship and belief in the gods are based on your own desires and demands."

After hearing this, everyone felt a sense of enlightenment in the hut, and all admired:
"So it is, so it is..."

"It seems that the Northwest Demon Kingdom is not monolithic, and we can divide it up!"

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, Master Lang Huan suddenly said:

"In this way, the Demon God of the Northwest cannot achieve the real Golden Fairyland. Is this the reason? It's no wonder that there are no believers who really believe in him. They all ask him for various desires. Such impure desires are intertwined. Faith is like a net tying his path to ascension, how can he ascend to a true god?"

Daoist Lang Huan looked at Ding Niu with burning eyes:
"People's hearts are the most complicated in the world, and collecting beliefs is inevitably complicated. Could it be that the road to becoming a god through belief will not work in the end? Will the cultivation of ghosts and gods in Hanlao County eventually come to a dead end?"

It is related to other people's cultivation methods and paths, and he has crossed the line when he asks this question.

Daoist Lang Huan immediately came back to his senses, with complicated emotions, he smiled at himself and sighed:
"Forgive me... I am a scholar, writing about the world and people's hearts. Today, I heard a little friend's talk about faith, and I suddenly felt something. Could it be that I have not been able to break through for a long time, and it is also because of people's hearts... I lost my mind, I lost my mind."

The crowd suddenly quieted down.

Daoist Langhuan is also a master who has been famous for many years. They all have a common characteristic: they are all in the fairyland of hundreds of thousands of people, and their cultivation at the peak of the fairyland is difficult to break through.

This obsession was more or less magnified after Huang Qiu broke through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

Seeing this, Ding Niu said seriously:

"A real person doesn't need to worry too much, because in this world, besides shallow believers, pious believers and fanatics, there is another kind of true believers, which are orthodox believers."

Daoist Lang Huan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "...what is an orthodox believer?"

"Pious believers and fanatics can only be regarded as true believers, not orthodox believers. The two seem similar but are fundamentally different. It is only because devout believers and fanatics believe in what they ask for and get what they want, while orthodox believers have nothing to ask for. Believe it."

"When the former two believe in, I hide this thought in my heart: this teaching is in line with my heart, joining this teaching is of great help to me, this god can be relied on, everyone wants something, and wants to get something, and this is all I know about the teachings , agree with this, but don't know why, or know a little, but not deeply."

"But orthodox believers don't think this way. When they study the doctrine and scriptures, they will have this kind of thought: Why did God say this, and where did God's ideas come from?"

"When acting according to the scriptures, observe the changes and connections of all things externally, investigate the various changes and choices inwardly, and finally seize a chance to fully understand why God wants to do this."

"If you can do this, you will be enlightened."

After listening to Ding Niu's words, not only real Langhuan, but also the rest of the people got something.

Everyone was paying attention, listening to Ding Niu say:

"Orthodox believers do not believe in a certain god for power and benefit. For them, gods are not worshipers or givers, but teachers, friends, and even...themselves."

"Ah! Myself!"

After hearing this, everyone was shocked: This statement has a deep meaning!

Do you respect yourself as God?These words won everyone's taste.

Qi trainers change their lives against the sky, and to cultivate themselves is to treat themselves as gods!
"Orthodox believers need gods, but what they want is not the power of gods, but the guidance of gods."

"They have dreams, but they are confused and helpless in the world, unable to find their own direction of action. They have ideas, but they are hit hard by the world. They are wavering in their hearts. They don't know whether to persist or give up. It is not for the gods to give them strength, but for the gods to give them spiritual guidance so that they can still uphold their beliefs under any difficult and unfavorable conditions."

"The fanatics also look the same. They look the same, but they are actually completely different. The most important basis for the steadfastness of a fanatic is dissatisfaction with reality or a strong desire, which is rooted in certain external things, while the steadfastness of an orthodox believer Firm, the most important foundation is self-knowledge and choice."

"External things change from time to time. If you are a fanatic today, you may become a pan-believer tomorrow, and you will be more likely to vote in the hostile camp in the future. This is the manifestation of belief based on external things. As external things change, your own experiences will also change. Follow the change, which changes the understanding, and then changes the belief.”

"The Demon God of the Northwest, why does he attract believers? He only bestows power, wealth, and illusory eternal life. He himself cannot live forever, so why promise others eternal life?"

"As for the believers in the Northwest Demon Country, how many orthodox believers are there? Selfish desires for power, wealth, and eternal life are also illusory, just like the essence of the gods they believe in."

"Such a god, such a country, such believers? How can they win?"

"The Demon God of the Northwest, the Demon Kingdom of the Northwest, must be defeated!"

"..."

"……rational!"

"So it is, so it is!"

At this moment, everyone was convinced and quickly digested Ding Niu's remarks today.

These remarks can be used as a guide to strengthen one's own beliefs.

It can even inform the enemy clearly and unmistakably, making them understand the inevitable outcome and quickly destroying their morale.

Throw it out, it is a big killer!
Words can kill!
In many people's hearts, they are already memorizing today's Ding Niu's words, and frame them as a reminder.

Everyone asked in unison:

"Niu Zhenzi, how do you believe? Please don't hesitate to enlighten me!"

Ding Niu said:

"Today, when I told you about the differences in beliefs, you had a thought, hoping to be a person of righteous faith, but as soon as the thought came up, you also had a thought of fear. How about if God doesn't remember me?"

"Your heart is like a monkey on a tree. It jumps from one tree to another, and then from this tree to the third tree. It is unsteady and ups and downs. When desire comes, follow desire. Fear comes. If you are afraid, you will follow your fear, your heart will drift with the waves like Xiao Zhou entering the sea, how can you control it?"

"An orthodox believer is very aware of the choice he has made and the heavy price he may pay, but he has the mental ability to eliminate all distracting thoughts, just like the red sun above the sea, even if the wind and clouds cover the sky and the huge waves empty, it will not be disturbed , like the rays of the sun shining on all thoughts of good, bad, good, evil, chaos and order, yet able to transcend them and find the deepest choice in one’s heart.”

"If you choose to be an orthodox believer in the red sun and the sun, then the red sun and the sun are only your teachers and not your protectors."

"What you have to do is to go deep into the characteristics of the sun, explore the characteristics it displays, and exercise your own consciousness to integrate yourself with this characteristic."

"This is the way of an orthodox believer."

"Everyone, belief is not a transaction but an attitude and choice."

Ding Niu said slowly:
"Let yourself be as firm and pure as the sun."

"..."

Is it the sun?
Everyone's thoughts moved with his words, as if being illuminated by the sun in their hearts.

Really firm and pure.