Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1213 Not His Ghost

In the distance, the battle in Chiba was still going on—anti-aircraft guns and searchlights were all firing densely into the sky. The dragon in the clouds was still throwing lightning to the ground.

This scene looked quite familiar. After all, Chiba was also near Edo, and it was also like this when it was burned by incendiary bombs.

But for some reason, Qianye's defense seemed extremely solid. Even after being surrounded by the Dragon Army for a day and a night, there was no sign of being breached.

"But it will be solved soon." Shang Luo held the knife in one hand and walked into the temple in front of him, "We'll talk about it later. If the chaos here is due to the poor circulation of the earth veins, then I should be able to solve the problem by putting this sword back."

The place in front of us is Torigoe Shrine. Although it is in ruins, you can still see that it used to be - it seems not very lively. This is one of the family temples and ancestral temples of the Tokugawa family, dedicated to.
"Hmm???" Shang Luo walked into the first hall, looked up at the throne of the Lord of God in the hall, and slapped his thigh fiercely:
"How could I have forgotten this!"

"What's wrong?" Phaethon, who was following behind, hurried in. "Can't the facilities here hold ceremonies? Let me see. They are complete. Look, the altar is there, and the shrine is also there. Look, this shrine is... Wait, is it Yamato Takenoko? And Tokugawa Ieyasu is next to him? Wait, you can't worship this, right?"

"Of course! I thought this was a Bodhisattva, so I would just bow to the Bodhisattva. But I forgot that here in Japan, gods and Buddhas are combined! They like to mix Buddhism and local gods together for worship - how could I possibly worship a Japanese god! Isn't this going against the will of heaven?"

"How can there be such a person!" Phaethon was furious. "Does this make sense?! What on earth are they worshipping? They say they are worshipping Bodhisattva, but why is the deity here their own land god? What the hell is going on!"

“Isn’t your Pantheon like this too?”

"That's different. Our system makes sense - Rome defines itself as Troy, and we believe that Troy and Greece belong to the same pantheon, just with different expressions. But what is this place? Are Buddhist gods the same as their local gods? Only they can perform rituals in a place like this, so wouldn't it be a mess if we came in to worship them?!"

"I've been tricked." Shangluo patted his forehead. "I'll look at the map. When I take over this place, I will make them separate all of these. Let the Buddha be the Buddha, and let these local gods and gods go back home to worship. Mixing them together is really like stuffing green peppers with meat."

"what to do."

"Wait, I need to confirm if there is an orthodox Buddhist temple here."

it is necessary.

Offering sacrifices to ghosts other than their own is against Zhou rituals. Shangluo was holding the Emperor's Sword at this time, so he could not offer sacrifices to these local ghosts and gods no matter what. Buddha could be an exception.

“Why is Buddha an exception?” Apollonia asked.

"Because they converted the barbarians to Buddhism," Shangluo replied. "The theoretical basis of the integration of the three religions is here. Buddha also needs a reason to be worshipped, so you can see that the royal family also supported the pagoda of the Da Baoen Temple - and Buddha is not a god in principle, but an enlightened being. Under the condition of self-centeredness, the court can accommodate Buddhism in principle. So it is not a violation of Zhou Li for me to use Buddhist temples to start the war ceremony - from the perspective of Zhou Li, it is not considered worshiping gods."

This is also why in Journey to the West, everyone can accept the Buddha Tathagata coming to the scene. Because he is the Buddha of the West, sitting under the Jade Emperor, and is a guest and subordinate of the Heavenly Palace. This kind of relationship is acceptable.

But Shangluo would never worship the local land god. He didn't cut down mountains or destroy temples because he was in a hurry.

"Let me take a look, wait a minute." Shangluo walked out the door looking at the map and went to the second hall at the back.

Inside the hall, there is a statue of a deity. The deity is barefoot and has a tortoise and snake as its teaching material. On the left and right are boys holding swords. The deity is wearing a golden armor and looks like a Vajra.

"Eh???" Phaethon was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this the Great Emperor Zhenwu?" "This is the Bodhisattva Miaojian."

"Miaojian Bodhisattva is the Great Emperor Zhenwu?"

"The three religions merge into one." Shangluo replied, "The shape of Miaojian Bodhisattva is indeed very similar to that of Zhenwu Emperor - maybe this statue was built by someone invited from China, and it was built based on Zhenwu Emperor. Because Miaojian Bodhisattva is the God of the North Star, Zhenwu Emperor is also the God of the North Star, so they were built to be the same."

"Will this work?"

"That's definitely not possible! The statue of Zhenwu Emperor is not placed in the main hall? This is too presumptuous!" He turned around and called to the imperial censors, "Everyone, do you think this complies with Zhou Li? They actually let Zhenwu Emperor show the back door to his ancestor Tokugawa Ieyasu."

"Of course not! That's too presumptuous!" Everyone shook their heads, "This is enough to cut down the mountains and destroy the temples."

"Tsk." Shang Luo shook his head. "Anyway, I'll have someone move this statue of the Great Emperor Zhenwu away first."

"So, what do we do now?" Phaethon asked, "If we can't perform the ritual here, where do we go?"

"Wait a minute. It's not hard to find a place that complies with Zhou Li. There are also proper Buddhist temples here." Shang Luo's eyes wandered over the map. Based on the closest keywords, his eyes quickly locked onto a place -

Chiba.

[Ah! Shangluo, I found it! Inside Chiba City, there is a 'Hokutosan Myoken Palace', a proper esoteric Buddhist temple. What is enshrined there is...]

"God of the North Star?"

[Yes. But that temple is in Chiba City. ]

"Ah!" Phaethon understood. "I finally understand! So this formation is completed in this way!"

"How to say?"

"This is a huge national alchemy formation. The seven earth god temples here form the formation, which echoes with the North Dipper God in the sky, enhancing the power of the North Dipper. Then he established a sympathetic connection with the seven temples here by worshipping the real North Dipper Temple. This is wireless power transmission!"

"Can that be explained?"

"From the perspective of alchemy, that's how it can be explained. The power of the earth veins is too complex to be used directly - because 'offering sacrifices to ghosts that are not theirs' is not in accordance with Zhou Li, just like you can't use the facilities here now. So Xu Fu used the 'National Array' to refine the complex divine power here into the 'Power of the North Star'."

"So this is what the power of chaos means. That really can't be used. It's not politically correct."

"So, Xu Fu was able to guide the various household gods, ancestral gods, earth gods, and ghost gods here to the true divinity of the God of the North Star through layers of masks, and then receive them through the temple of the God of the North Star. This completed the purification and utilization of the earth veins. If Xu Fu is an alchemist, he is simply a genius! Such a large-scale practice is a miracle that even the Palace of Muses would be amazed by! The great magic of the Pantheon and the Universal Church is no more than this."

(End of this chapter)