Collection of Gods

Chapter 963: Unparalleled Ritual
At the foot of Tianmu Taoist Temple, in the tourist resort.

"Boom!"

Many tourists who were originally looking out to watch the excitement were thrown into an uproar by the sudden thunder in the clear sky.

"What's going on? Why is there thunder on a sunny day?"

"Look, the sky was clear just now, how come it suddenly changed so suddenly?"

"Could it be that the gods have appeared? What kind of ritual is being performed in the Tianmu Taoist Temple? Could it be that as the Taoist priests ahead have guessed, the Tianmu Taoist Temple is holding a universal grand ceremony that has never been held in hundreds of years?"

"A few minutes ago, I could clearly see the three holy statues on the top of Tianmu Mountain, but now they are all covered by clouds and mist!"

"Oh my goodness, it's okay that there was thunder in the clear sky, but why did a rainbow appear? Is this a rainbow or a projection of a saint? If this continues, I will kneel down and kowtow!"

……

Because of this sudden thunder in the clear sky, coupled with the appearance of many mysterious natural phenomena, many tourists in the tourist resort were all excited.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Just as everyone was discussing the matter, the thunder in the clear sky just now sounded one after another, still without any signs or basis at all.

After nine consecutive sounds, there was finally no more movement.

If the first thunder was a coincidence, and even the second thunder was a coincidence, then the nine consecutive thunders in the clear sky could not be explained by coincidence in any way.

At this moment, many Taoists in the tourist resort already knew that some grand fasting and prayer ceremony was being held in the Tianmu Taoist Temple, so they began to kowtow and worship when the fourth thunderclap sounded in the clear sky.

They have practiced Taoism all their lives and have come to regard the many mysterious sights before their eyes as manifestations of immortals and gods.

At the same time, for the audience who were watching the live broadcast, after the first thunderclap sounded in the clear sky, the live broadcast room was instantly filled with barrages of comments.

"Fuck, was there thunder just now?"

"What's going on? Is this really a manifestation of the gods? Or is this a deliberate hype?"

"How could it be hype? With the current popularity of Tianmu Dao Palace, is there still a need for hype?"

"The heavens are vigorous, and my way is flourishing! Awesome (broken voice)!!!"

"I'm so envious of those who got the tickets. Damn, you guys deserve to die!"

"It's over, it's over. It's already hard to get tickets to Tianmu Taoist Temple. Once this news spreads, it will be even harder to get tickets. The young people now have to come and take their midterm exams!"

"Between being ambitious and working, I will definitely choose burning incense!" "Gods and gods of Taoism, the goddess I have been pursuing for two years is dating another boy. I hope that boy can treat my goddess well and don't kick her out. I will be so sad!"

"Damn, I can't wait to see a dog lickering my dog ​​while watching a live broadcast. How unlucky!"

……

From the first thunderclap in the clear sky to the ninth thunderclap in the clear sky, all the netizens who were watching the live broadcast in the live broadcast room knelt down on their knees, and the originally messy comment area was directly transformed into a wishing well.

Among them was a writer named "Xiaoxiao Qingfeng", and the wish he left was: I wish all his book friends and their parents good health and longevity, and that they all make 100 million next year!

……

At the top of Tianmu Mountain, the Pu Tian Da Jiao ritual is held.

Xia Guotao, Tang Yuan and others knew very well what these nine thunders from the clear sky were. These nine thunders from the clear sky did not explode randomly, but every time a stick of Taoist incense was inserted into the incense burner, a thunder from the clear sky would follow.

Even the purple-robed Taoist priests with profound Taoist skills could not give a reasonable explanation for such a supernatural phenomenon, and could only attribute it to the manifestation of immortals and gods.

Tang Yuan also couldn't explain this, but compared to others, he had some vague guesses in his heart. Others thought that the drawings of Tianmu Taoist Palace came from the world's top design team. In fact, only Tang Yuan himself knew that the drawings of Tianmu Taoist Palace came from the mysterious big collector system.

Nowadays, everything Tang Yuan saw was built by various construction teams in strict accordance with the drawings of Tianmu Taoist Palace, and the mystery of the system was far beyond Tang Yuan’s imagination, so Tang Yuan felt that this Tianmu Taoist Palace might really have some story.

Tang Yuan did not delve into this, because some things are meaningful if you delve into them, but some things are like setting up a cage for yourself if you delve into them, which will be meaningless except making things difficult for yourself.

After opening the altar and burning incense, Tang Yuan, Xia Guotao and others left the ceremony site of the Putian Grand Jiao, because a super-large ritual of this level would take 49 days to complete.

Burning incense and opening the altar are only the beginning of this super large ritual. After these two rituals, there are many other rituals such as asking for water, raising flags, announcing the notice, cleansing away filth, inviting the saint, summoning, following the stars, presenting a memorial, dropping flags, sending off the saint, etc. There are also seven rituals of seven dynasties, including blessing ceremony, prayer for peace ceremony, king ceremony, water ceremony, fire ceremony, Nine Emperors Ceremony and Three Yuan Ceremony, etc. The complexity of this ceremony is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Under this circumstance, given the identities of Xia Guotao, Tang Yuan, Gao Zhiguo and others, it is naturally impossible for them to always wait in the front. After they have participated in the first two rituals, they will not participate in the subsequent rituals.

Because the Pu Tian Da Jiao is a long-term event, after the Tianmu Taoist Temple officially opens, many ordinary tourists will have the opportunity to witness this rare and unique ritual, which will become the biggest selling point of the Tianmu Taoist Temple since its opening.

The Universal Ceremony, after this news is released, no matter whether it is Wudang Mountain or Longwu Mountain, they will have to lie down obediently, because the Tianmu Taoist Palace has the ability to hold the Universal Ceremony, which has already demonstrated their strength, not to mention today's nine thunders in the clear sky, which can be used to make a big fuss.

A few years ago, the incense burning at Wudang Mountain became increasingly popular because the first incense burning at the beginning of the year attracted thunder in the clear sky. After that, the price of the first incense burning at the beginning of the year continued to rise, and even people without high status were not eligible to bid.

The Tianmu Taoist Temple can fully utilize these nine thunders from the clear sky to publicize that the Tianmu Taoist Temple has inspired heaven and earth and has been recognized by the Taoist saints, thereby demonstrating its orthodox status as the Taoist religion in the world.

Of course, in order to ensure that the Putian Grand Ceremony can proceed smoothly, key locations will be protected after the mountain is opened, so that tourists can only watch and worship from a distance and cannot get close, so as to ensure that the Putian Grand Ceremony is not disturbed.

After the group left the Pu Tian Da Jiao ritual site, Tang Yuan accompanied Xia Guotao and others to the interior of the statue of the Lord of Daode, and visited the authentic copy of the "Tao Te Ching" stored there. The water-soaked bamboo slips, whose internal structures had collapsed and shrunk like toothpicks, have now returned to their original appearance.

In addition, inside the statue of the Lord of Dao and Morality, there are not only the water-soaked bamboo slips of the authentic "Tao Te Ching", but also many documentary materials about the Lord of Dao and Morality, as well as many antique cultural relics related to Laozi Li Er. These things were collected from all over the world by Tang Yuan since the establishment of the Tianmu Taoist Temple project.

Accompanied by Tang Yuan, Xia Guotao and the others were all interested in the visit, because strictly speaking, they should be the first group of tourists to the Tianmu Taoist Temple. They walked and stopped, and the atmosphere among the group was always very good...

(End of this chapter)