The Ferry of the Heavens: Hong Kong Comprehensive Start

Chapter 589 From [Earth] to [God]

"Senior brother, what do you want me to do?" Xu Da was silent for a long time and asked Lin Fengjiao, the current head of the Maoshan Sect.

"Use the secret method of your lineage to invite gods, and use our Maoshan sect's thousand-year fortune as a seal to [invite] Xiangshan City God back to our Maoshan sect!" Lin Fengjiao said slowly but firmly.

Outside the main hall, the color of the sky and the earth suddenly changed, dark clouds gathered, and the leaves rustled.

Xu Da, who is of the Qingshen lineage, turned his head and looked around. He was silent for a while and then said, "The wind is blowing!"

"Well, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind refuses!" Lin Fengjiao said.

"Is there no other way?" Master Xu Da of the Qingshen lineage asked.

Lin Fengjiao remained silent.

Master Xu Da said again, "Master, you should know that once we [invite] Xiangshan City God into our Maoshan sect, then the luck of our Maoshan sect will inevitably be absorbed by Xiangshan City God, and the gods we worship later will also They will feed back our sect, but the Maoshan sect is already in turmoil now, and its luck is at its lowest point. If there is a thousand-year foundation of the Maoshan sect, maybe it will."

Master Xu Daxu of the Qingshen lineage told Lin Fengjiao the shortcomings.

"Yes, I know this situation." Lin Fengjiao looked expressionless after hearing this. He nodded and said, "It's just that we have no other choice now."

"We can only take a gamble!"

"Otherwise, in the midst of boiling frogs in warm water, our Maoshan sect will follow in the footsteps of Taoists like Louguan Taoism and decline."

Lin Fengjiao looked determined.

He is now the leader. Now that he has made this decision, Xu Da has no way to object.

He was silent for a moment and asked, "Do the elders know about this?"

"I will report to the elders." Lin Fengjiao said. After a pause, he added, "I will do this regardless of their support or opposition!"

"Unless I'm not the leader of Maoshan."

Xu Da understood, his expression condensed and he remained silent.

Lin Fengjiao glanced at Xu Da, her eyes moved, and he said slowly, "Of course. This is just an idea of mine."

"I did not communicate with Xiangshan City God."

"Maybe He doesn't agree?" Lin Fengjiao said.

Xu Da smiled, shook his head and said, "How could the Xiangshan City God disagree?"

"He should have known that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Being the deity worshiped by our Maoshan sect, the benefits to Him are indescribable."

"The probability that He will break through the limitations of [Earth] and go further is much greater."

To put it simply, if Ling Yaodong becomes the deity enshrined by the Maoshan sect, with the help of the Maoshan sect's thousand-year luck and the Maoshan sect's mysterious method, he has a great chance of breaking through the geographical restrictions and being promoted to a [god], that is, Ling Yaodong will no longer be a god. Being restricted by geography, he can freely go where he wants to go.

If Ling Yaodong really does not have the [Earth God] of the Earthly One, then Ling Yaodong's deterrent effect on the entire spiritual world will be as high as that of the old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, no, even higher than him.

Because the old Heavenly Master from the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Longhu Mountain usually doesn't come out of the mountain anymore and doesn't take care of things.

Ling Yaodong is a god, and his responsibilities inherently require him to be involved with the world and all living beings.

By then, the entire spiritual world might be watching his expression.

Previously, due to land restrictions, Ling Yaodong could only exert 100% of his strength in his own territory.

If he goes to other places, the farther away from his territory, the less room he can use his strength.

In the surrounding area, Ling Yaodong might still be able to exert more than 50% of his strength.

But if he goes further afield, Ling Yaodong may not even be able to exert even 50% of his strength.

A large part of the strength is lost in the middle.

Just like transporting grain in ancient times.

Most of the food is consumed on the way.

That's the truth.

These are all losses!

For example, Ling Yaodong planned to go to Egypt before. Ling Yaodong estimated that the strength he could display might only be 20 to 30%.

This is too weak.

Ling Yaodong had no choice but to ask his followers to find a way to transport their [incense power] first.

In this way, Ling Yaodong can persist longer and display stronger strength.

This is the restriction imposed on Ling Yaodong by his status as Di Zhi.

But what if Ling Yaodong no longer has these restrictions?

Just imagine, who can compete with a god who has almost unlimited power, vast magical powers, and no geographical restrictions?

The entire spiritual world may have to live in his shadow.

In the past, there was an old Heavenly Master above them, but now, there is probably an extra Xiangshan City God.

of course.

The premise is that Ling Yaodong can really sublimate himself through the worship of the Maoshan Sect, from an earthly being to a [God of Heaven]!

Even after becoming a [God], Ling Yaodong's priesthood is still that of City God.

However, this city god can manifest his sacredness all over the world, instead of being limited to the two prefectures of Guangdong.

However, this step is not easy to take.

For example, take Mazu, the Queen of Heaven.

It took nearly nine hundred years for Him to grow from a small local god whose status was not much higher than that of the Lord of the Land to a sea protector god spread all over the world and believed by hundreds of millions of people.

Mazu was just a witch active on the seaside at first. After her death, her soul became a god and she became a local deity. Her main area of activity was on Meizhou Island, and the scope of her belief was limited to the vicinity of Meizhou Island.

During this period, Mazu mainly appeared in the image of a witch - foretelling disaster and good fortune.

This is no different from other wizards. It is just a small god in a land. However, her followers are fishermen. They are different from other wizards and have the function of protecting the safety of maritime navigation.

In their eyes, Mazu is an omnipotent local protector.

Of course, the actual situation was not like this. At that time, there were only a few people who believed in Mazu. Even though they were very devout, Mazu did not have Ling Yaodong's golden finger [hundred-fold increase], so her divine power at that time was limited.

However, commerce in the Song Dynasty was prosperous, and shipping was also prosperous. Mazu, who held the position of "Protector of the Sea", gradually gained recognition from the court.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xuanhe Zhong served as an escort and performed meritorious service, and was awarded a temple title by the imperial court. This made the worship of Mazu officially and publicly recognized, and also promoted the goddess Mazu's magical power to rescue ships in distress.

This is actually the favor of the imperial court. Even if the favor is not much, it has a great effect on Mazu at this time.

As a result, Mazu's power has greatly increased, her followers have also increased a lot, her influence has become greater, and her scope of influence has become wider!

The belief in Mazu has entered a period of rapid development.

In the 26th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, the imperial court granted Mazu the title of "Madame", and Mazu rose from an ordinary local deity to an official deity with a special title. At this time, although Mazu was still a deity, she was already on the rise. In the first year of Shaoxi's reign, the imperial court conferred titles again, and Mazu was promoted from "Madam" to "Concubine". This canonization doubled Mazu's identity and spread her divine reputation far and wide. Mazu began to rise in rank and gradually became a goddess worshiped by sailors from all over the world, "the only holy concubine". The gods are so prominent that all sailors rely on them to command their orders."

During this process, many sea gods similar to Mazu were either defeated or devoured by her.

The goddess Mazu gradually became the supreme deity in the eyes of sailors.

Of course, the reason why Mazu was promoted so quickly is also the result of the influence of the ancient Chinese Yin and Yang theory.

The philosophical thought of Song and Ming Dynasties emphasized the correspondence and unified change of yin and yang. Under the influence of this guiding ideology, choosing Mazu as the goddess of the sea was more in line with traditional ideological concepts than other male sea gods. Therefore, many literati later were keen to exaggerate legendary stories about the goddess Mazu escorting and solving problems and solving supernatural problems.

And these legendary stories further strengthened Mazu’s magical power.

Mazu becomes stronger!

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the belief in Mazu did not decline in the Yuan Dynasty.

On the contrary, because the Yuan Dynasty attached great importance to maritime trade, in order to ensure the safety of water transportation, it had to rely on the protection of the sea god. At that time, there were not many gods to meet this demand, and Mazu was the most suitable, so the belief in Mazu was vigorously developed.

At that time, "the latent fortune of the country and dynasty was the most important thing, so all the gods in the South China Sea who contributed to the canal were worshiped, but the concubine of heaven was the most noble because of her merits."

So in the 18th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty issued an edict for the first time to confer the title of "Tianfei Protecting the Country and Mingzhu" on Mazu, which suddenly upgraded Mazu's divine title. If the title in the Song Dynasty only regarded Mazu as a general goddess who was responsible for the misfortune of the world and the sea, then the Yuan Dynasty elevated Mazu from a mortal god to a god in heaven, and had jurisdiction over all the gods and monsters in the world. This completely established Mazu's supreme authority among the gods in the four seas, which means that she can "control the four seas and protect herself from danger."

The Yuan Dynasty highly respected Mazu, the goddess of the sea, which set off a wave of Mazu worship activities in coastal areas.

Mazu was finally upgraded completely, from an earthly deity to a [god]!

Before this, no matter how popular the belief in Mazu was in coastal areas, and how powerful Mazu's divine power was, stronger than many "gods", she had always been an earthly deity and had many earthly deities.

It's different when you become a [God].

It is not easy to go from [Earth] to [God]. It requires meeting many conditions.

But after becoming a [God], your independence will become very strong.

Before this, no matter how strong [Earth] is, it will be greatly affected by the imperial court - Ling Yaodong's special situation will be treated separately. In fact, when the Qing Dynasty banned Ling Yaodong's belief, Ling Yaodong almost reached a desperate situation, that is, that At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already in its final stage. The luck of the dynasty was not that strong, and its strength was not that good.

Otherwise, Ling Yaodong may not be able to survive the initial development period.

Ling Yaodong didn't talk about him, but went back to [Earth] and [God].

After becoming a [God], the influence of the imperial court on him was much weaker.

Perhaps the imperial court could suppress the belief in [God], but it could not completely cut it off.

Only since he became a [God] did he have a hint of the majesty of a god.

For example, Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty banned the sea.

But the impact on Mazu belief is not serious.

The belief in Mazu was consolidated in the Ming Dynasty.

Then came the Qing Dynasty.

In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the national policy of isolation was implemented.

However, the Qing Dynasty also attached great importance to the use of Mazu belief. There were seven imperial edicts in the entire Qing Dynasty, excluding the imperial court's practices such as plaques and commendations.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong's anti-Qing troops used Taiwan as their base and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. In order to cross the strait and ensure victory, they had to pray to Mazu, the sea god.

Shi Lang led the navy to conquer Taiwan, and also received help from the Poseidon Concubine.

It can be said that Mazu belief at this time has become a belief regardless of region or camp.

Mazu has also changed from a local deity to the [Goddess of Heaven] and the [Queen of the Four Seas]!

It took Mazu nearly nine hundred years to achieve this step.

Even if Ling Yaodong is fully worshiped by the Maoshan sect, it will take a long time, at least hundreds of years, to transform from a local god to a "god" believed in all over the world.

This is what Xu Da thinks in his heart.

Because of this, Xu Da did not believe that Ling Yaodong could protect the Maoshan Sect from this difficult time after becoming the deity enshrined by the Maoshan Sect.

You must know that many of the resources of Maoshan and Maoshan Sect are not located in Guangdong.

This place is far away from the [Godly Domain] of Ling Yaodong.

If Ling Yaodong is brought here, Ling Yaodong's strength will inevitably be severely restricted.

At that time, can Ling Yaodong protect the Maoshan sect?

Master Xu Da, who is from the Qingshen lineage, has no confidence in his heart.

Also lacking confidence is Lin Fengjiao.

What Lin Fengjiao is not sure about is whether Ling Yaodong, who has always been unruly, is willing to become a god enshrined by the Maoshan sect, whether he is willing to protect the Maoshan sect, and whether he is willing to take risks and get involved in this situation?

He took a deep breath - no matter what, he had to give it a try.

Lin Fengjiao thought like this and asked Xu Da to go down and prepare.

And he went to the Cave Heaven Paradise deep in the Maoshan Sect's ancestral court.

The few remaining ancient Jindan cultivators of the Maoshan Sect are cultivating here.

This is a place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is most beautiful. It is the location of the spiritual acupoint. The spiritual energy here is at least ten times that of the outside world.

Foundation-building stage disciples and Golden Core stage monks who practice here have twice the chance of breaking through the Golden Core stage and Nascent Soul stage than those who do not practice in the Cave Heaven Paradise.

When the Maoshan Sect was strong, this was the envy of others.

And when the Maoshan sect declined, this was the place that was coveted.

a few days later.

In the spiritual world, an undercurrent is surging around the Maoshan Sect, and there are calls for the Maoshan Sect to open the Cave Paradise.

Many new Jindan and established spiritual fantasy families have expressed their opinions on this, and their attitudes are very ambiguous.

Everyone in the Maoshan faction can feel a deep malice.

But at this time, the Maoshan faction had lost its right to speak.

That's it.

As the contemporary head of Maoshan, Lin Fengjiao took Xu Daxu, a master of the Qingshen lineage, to Guangdong.

I met Ling Yaodong at the Old Town God’s Temple in Xiangshan County.

Lin Fengjiao and Xu Da put forward their requests straight to the point, and stated the conditions and benefits they could provide.

Ling Yaodong only thought for a moment before agreeing to the request.