I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 313: The People's Wish Is the People's Resentment

The three hundred and sixty-five bridges are indeed not easy to find. No wonder many immortals do not refine magic weapons by themselves, but borrow them. Xu Jia feels that he can only borrow them this time.

However, the Naihe Bridge, also called the "Ascension Ferry", has many effects. If one can refine it and combine it with the "Heaven and Earth Bridge", it can also be regarded as a tool for practicing.

The main thing is to borrow it, and you have to go to the underworld. Xu Jia felt that he didn't have the face to do that now. The small underworld governs 500 worlds, so how could it let him borrow the Naihe Bridge to use. Or he could go to Mount Tai, the Mount Tai in this world, and ask for it in the Mount Tai Temple, but this is obviously more difficult.

Although this is just the refining method for the Naihe Bridge in the Desire Realm, which is relatively simple, the century-old bridge may have given birth to a "bridge god". It is not the case that you can just take someone else's bridge core stone.

Whenever the ancients traveled far, they would hold road sacrifices to worship the gods of roads, bridges, and the four directions. Some would even worship the gods of heaven in order to pray for good weather for their journey.

I can only think about it. Xu Jia I thought about it and decided to refine a small Naihe. A small Naihe is much simpler. It only needs twenty-four bridges. Take the image, use the Taiyin Yin method to capture the projection of the Dharma Realm, and then refine it. Then, give this image to a "Bridge of Ascension", decorate it, and worship it every day to borrow the projection power of the Naihe Bridge in the underworld.

Just treat it as a disposable item, just like Xu Jia's "Summon Lushan and Behead Evil Talisman", which can summon the phantom of the Beheading Evil Sword, the Dragon Beheading Talisman can summon the phantom of the Dragon Beheading Sword, and the Demon Beheading Talisman can summon the phantom of the Demon Beheading Sword.

However, in this kind of ceremony, ancient people mostly used "paper making" to make a paper bridge for ghosts to pass through, and it was not able to support such a huge catfish with a divine body.

Xu Jia then told Shunji about this method: "Little Naihe is a one-time thing, but the method of offering sacrifices is more complicated. We need to find twenty-four bridges and hold a ten-direction universal salvation ceremony on the bridges, allowing lonely ghosts to walk on the bridges and enter the netherworld. This will capture the image of the Naihe Bridge, which is the so-called Tao essence, and seal it into a jade bridge. Repeat this process across the twenty-four bridges, corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms of heaven and earth. Use the power of the moon to offer sacrifices. We need to find the day when the moon hook is like a boat, and combine the true meaning of the moon's boat with this true meaning, so that Little Naihe can have the power to lift up the east and set in the west."

"Since it has achieved the harmony of heaven and earth, although it is all Yin, it is also the Tai hexagram, and it will definitely rise steadily."

"What a complicated refining method." Shunji didn't have a big brain, and it seemed to make some sense, but it was hard to say how it worked in detail.

"So we need to find twenty-four bridges to cross the river?"

"Go find the nuns at the Jinshan Temple at the foot of the mountain and ask them to do the water and land ceremony. I don't have time here at the Shanju Temple."

Xu Jia said: "I'll let my mother talk about this matter. She will be in charge. She has been practicing Buddhism for some time."

Shunji was not sure about Xu's mother's Buddhist skills, but since Xu Jia was so confident, it must be possible.

"There's no need to rush this matter. It will be fine if we can get it done within two to three years."

Shunji nodded. He was indeed not in a hurry, and there was no need to be in a hurry.

"Dongting Lake? Have you investigated? How many fields do you think are suitable for reclamation?"

"Most of the suitable ones have been occupied by the aristocratic families. The unsuitable ones are all water areas. The lake water is long and it is difficult to grow crops." Shunji said: "All the big lakes in the world are like this. The reason why Poyang can still be cultivated is that the aristocratic families knew that the water poisoning here is serious. If this problem is not solved, no one will enter to cultivate the land."

"That's a little difficult. We'll move the big catfish away before we start reclaiming the land there." Xu Jia nodded, having roughly understood the situation.

"I've also thought about it. It's not wise to go straight to Dongting now. It will only dilute our strength and we can't simply replicate the situation in Poyang. Next, we should call a meeting with those big landlords.

"They can only keep two mu of land per person, and the rest must be sold to us." Xu Jia said, "They annexed the farmers' land, and now it's our turn to annex theirs."

Xu Jia said: "We need to have a deeper understanding of Yushan and Dexing, especially the grain production. The grain base is the foundation of everything."

Shunji remained silent and did not get involved. He just went to Jinshan Temple at the foot of the mountain, knocked on the door, met Elder Xianhuan, and explained the matter.

Elder Xianhuan said, "If this matter can be of use to our temple, I have seen that Master Xu has the demeanor of a bodhisattva in his work and has saved countless people. Our temple will also open the door to convenience to help the world. We were planning to organize a Vajra Prayer Ceremony to save the countless souls who have been affected by the disaster. Now that we have this ceremony, it is even better."

She said, "As for Master Xu's mother, I have been in spiritual contact with her for a long time. I have always heard in the Dharma Realm that Guanyin's compassionate chanting of sutras and mantras cleanses the surrounding areas. The Dharma Realm is full of lotus pure lands, which is already a solemn place of practice. Chanting the tantric mantras has incredible power. I would like to learn from her as well."

The Buddhist teachings that Xu Jia passed on to Xu's mother were indeed Zen on the outside and Tantric on the inside. On the outside, one cultivated the Zen mind and Buddha nature, and on the inside, there were also Tantric mantras, Mahamudra, the practice of life skills, the union of sex and life, and the entanglement of the two, which could be cultivated into golden, round masses of relics.

Although Xu's mother had never cultivated relics, she had acquired minor supernatural powers and could enter dreams. Occasionally, there would be a faceless Bodhisattva in her dreams, who would teach her the superior Dharma. He was not an evil teacher, but a true Dharma teacher. He might also be a Bodhisattva from the Tushita Heaven in the upper realm.

Just like Jingchi, the giant salamander, the Fanyin Valley was ordinary in the past, and the Digou Spring was not pure water. It was only because a monk who had attained the Buddha's truth chanted the Avatamsaka Sutra every day for ten years that hundreds of years have passed, and it is still a solemn pure land, and the power of the Digou Spring to cleanse dirt is still the same as before. Many wild animals in the mountains and forests, if they have any unlucky diseases or stomach upsets, can drink the water there to cure the disease.

Xu's mother's practice was not fake but real, so just reciting a mantra was enough to shake the three realms and ten directions. This was known to Elder Xianhuan, who was also a true Buddhist messenger.

"Thank you very much, Elder. We will pay for all expenses." Shunji made a promise.

Today's Jinshan Temple is not as good as Dizang Temple. Dizang Temple is good at making money and is not short of money. Although Jinshan Temple is named "Jinshan", it does not make money. It means "Jinshan is invaluable", which shows the preciousness of Buddhism.

Shunji got the method and went back to Dongting Lake to tell the big catfish. When the big catfish heard about this method, he couldn't help but said, "The moon and the Naihe Bridge are both yin. They can guide souls and immortals. I am fat and wide, can I guide them up there?"

"Don't worry, Master Xu is a man of his words. Now that he has asked his mother to come out, even if he can't do it, will he offend his mother?"

"Ah, right, right!" said the big catfish, "I was overthinking. Master Xu has great magical powers and will definitely be able to do it."

Shunji added: "In one or two years at the shortest, or three or four years at the longest, I will definitely help you out of your predicament, but you also need to show your appreciation." Shunji said: "The leader values ​​the land of Dongting very much."

"Ah, yes, yes, I have to show my appreciation!" The big catfish said innocently, "I don't have any treasures in Dongting Lake, so if I want to show my appreciation, this is the only thing I have."

After saying that, the catfish spit out a large tripod with an inscription on it.

"This seems to be a Ze Ding that Dayu left behind in Yunmeng after he controlled the floods in Jiuzhou. Although it is not as good as Jiuzhou Ding, it also has the ability to divide water and control luck. I heard that the leader wants to build a Taoist temple, and this Ding can be placed at the mountain gate as a container to gather incense."

"Okay, okay!" Shunji was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that there was such a good thing. With this Ze Ding, he would be able to report back.

"This belongs to the leader, and each of you brothers also has one!" The big catfish spat out another dragon scale: "Initially, I also took the path of dragon transformation, but later gave up and took the path of free and easy wandering Kun fish. This dragon scale is an old Taoist fruit, an achievement of earthly immortals, so I'll give it to you, brother. After you refine it, you can directly comprehend the virtue of lake water."

The virtue of lake water confirms wisdom and represents ambition. Most people cannot condense it, so it is better to confirm it with the virtue of rivers. First, it is a small stream, then a small river, and then a big river. It only needs to keep flowing and keep gathering water along the way.

Most of the running dragons are of this type, but they usually cannot form a river channel, but only a flood. If they fail, they will die, and the virtue of water will turn into evil water.

“Okay, okay!” Shunji thought to himself, “I thought he was a fool, but it turns out he is also wise. I underestimated him.” So he said solemnly, “I can take this dragon scale after I accomplish my mission.”

"Since you are so open, I feel more relieved." The big catfish said, "I forgot to tell you my name, my name is Wu'er."

"What is this word? Why don't I know it?"

"That's Three Clouds! The Taoist priest who sang Happy Journey gave me this name. He said that I should carry the blue sky on my back and the clouds on my shoulders, and it would be better if there were a lot of clouds. So he gave me this name. I carried him on my back to see the scenery of Dongting Lake, and I earned this name. I have great luck!"

"Okay, Brother Wu, I will give this tripod to the leader." Shunji understood his meaning.

After saying this, he transformed into a brocade dragon, grabbed the Ze Ding, and headed towards Sanqing Mountain.

This brocade dragon is quite handsome, with red and white scales on its body, a cluster of red on its head, and a soft and floating tail. Although it has some of the temperament of a koi, it can be seen that the dragon nature is hidden inside. When it wags its tail, it is like a huge wave hitting the shore, and when it breathes, it is like a storm is coming.

Circling in the sky, it broke through the layers of clouds. The sea of ​​clouds is also a sea, and you can also create an eye in the sea of ​​clouds. Ao Jia once said that the Haotian Yuanqi Sea is connected to the sea. The sky is the sea, and the sea is the sky. The sea and the sky are one. The dragon can be flying in the sky or swimming in the sea.

He has learned the true meaning. In fact, he can not only swim in water, but also swim in clouds, swim in the sky, and even swim in the void in the future. However, that requires reaching the level of the fifth-grade dragon god recognized by the heaven. The five dragon emperors of the Desire Realm Heaven are only at this level.

When the original Tianting had not yet been upgraded, the seventh rank was equivalent to an earthly immortal, and the fifth rank was equivalent to a divine immortal.

After the upgrade, the gods can only get the seventh level of merit, and the earthly immortals can barely reach the ninth level, which is the level of the God of Land. In the heavens of the desire realm, any land is at the level of an earthly immortal.

Immortals are at the seventh level, celestial immortals are at the fifth level, god kings and immortal lords are at the third level, Taiyi Zhengguo is at the second level, and Daluo is at the first level. If you ascend from the Desire Realm to the Form Realm, you will get the good fortune of the Immortal Pond, which can level your origin. If you sneak up, your merits will immediately drop by two levels, and celestial immortals will only be treated as local immortals.

What he wanted in his heart was to show this Wu'er his skills so that he wouldn't be looked down upon.

Seeing him so unrestrained and happy, flying proudly in the sky, Wu'er became serious. He only reached the realm of "swimming" but not the realm of "flying in the air". If he could fly out of thin air, why would he need help from others?
This was the realm Lie Zi reached when he controlled the wind.

Eyes are like ears, ears are like noses, noses are like mouths, there is no difference. The mind is still and the body is relaxed, bones and flesh are all melted; I don't realize where my body is leaning on, where my feet are stepping, following the wind east and west, just like the dry shell of a leaf. I don't know if the wind is riding me? Am I riding the wind?
That is to say, "Heaven and Earth are one with me", inside and outside interact with each other, the body and spirit are in harmony, and you forget yourself and become happy. Naturally, you can fly and reach the state of "lightness".

The reason why crows cannot fly is that they have not reached this state. They cannot forget their clumsy appearance and make their minds agile and light.

The dragon can play in the water and fly in the air, which is not instinctive, but a process of "from Kan to Qian". After going through layers of transformation, it has achieved this achievement and can control the six qi and travel around the heavens. One step further, it will be Taixu.

What they compare is not magical power, but the understanding of "Tao".

After Shunji grabbed Ze Ding and flew away, Wu'er fell into deep thought and slowly sank to the bottom of the water again.

Mirage Dragon was talking with the old mother rhinoceros at this time: "I think this big stupid fish has been fooled. I want to see how powerful this Master Xu, Master Xu, and Master Xu is. If I don't use brute force to suppress him, I may not be able to defeat him. I am good at thinking about the changes in people's hearts. Just watch me fight him with the people's hearts!"

"What do you want to do?"

"If the people's wishes are not fulfilled, they will become resentful. How can he not bear the resentment of all living beings when he made such a great wish?" Shenlong smiled and said, "Of course I will go to the north, to those chaotic places, to those places with plagues and famines, to help him spread the word! Praise him highly and let him fall to pieces. Then we will see how he ends up."

"This big pot of rice is not easy to cook."

The old rhino mother poured cold water on him and said, "What if he catches it?"

"Then I have done something great, right? I will join the inner circle." Shenlong said, "I will keep an eye on him. I will keep a close eye on him."

"hehe."

"I hope you succeed. Those who can make great wishes must have great supernatural powers. It depends on how great your supernatural powers are. I will not get involved with you."

"I didn't ask you to get involved." Shenlong said, "I'm just talking to you."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell on you?"

"If you are afraid, then don't tell me." Shenlong said, "Let's wait and see!"

After saying this, he transformed into a stream of rainbow energy and flew towards the sun.

A white rainbow pierces the sun. It is a sign of Yaoli's assassination of Qingji. It is a sign of danger.

Xu Jia saw a long rainbow running through the north from afar. This was not a good sign. According to the Five Elements Records, it meant disasters such as war.

In his previous life, when Xu Jia participated in the Luotian Grand Ceremony, a rainbow light penetrated the altar. Many Taoist youths said it was a good omen and an unusual phenomenon, but in fact they were the auspicious sign.

Rainbow is a sign of disaster and a warning from heaven.

Of course, in terms of modern meteorological science, this has nothing to do with "the connection between heaven and man", but Xu Jiadu is practicing Taoism and cultivating immortality, so he doesn't talk about science anymore, otherwise he would be dragged away and scolded as a Taoist stick.

"Why has virtue declined? It's because people's hearts have changed." Xu Jia wrote the verdict.

(End of this chapter)