the last priest

They came to a conclusion that night: modern Taoism is based on two scriptures as its theoretical basis, and Qiang witchcraft as the source of Taoism, which are formed by mutual integration.

As for Qifeng Mountain, it must be the descendants of the Qiang people who migrated from China, and defeated the Di people who were originally entrenched there.The witchcraft that has been handed down has been preserved in three forms: the pure Qiang witchcraft, the improved version such as the "Ruyi Book" that has been integrated with Taoism, and the other is developed to make Cha Wenbin and Yun Daji A ghostly technique that everyone hates and hates.

Witchcraft comes from the sensibility to the power of the gods. This ancient and mysterious power should actually be the closest to the original myths and legends of those who have the ability to reach the sky.

That night, High Priest Yun and Cha Wenbin talked by candlelight. Cha Wenbin told the high priest a lot about his understanding of the Tao. Many of the spells handed down written in ancient characters have produced mistakes of one kind or another.

It can be said that after the death of the master, Cha Wenbin had the most rewarding experience about Taoism. The appearance of Priest Yun made up for many spells that had gradually lost their power in the past. Reverted again and got the corresponding modification.

On the second day, Zha Wenbin decided to go to the mountain to explore. Priest Yun's idea was not to stop it. In his opinion, the gods would naturally be willing to receive the people he liked, and they would definitely be punished if they were not welcomed.They are all God's people, and they believe that God has higher magic power, and no one can destroy it.

After accepting the blessing of Priest Yun, Cha Wenbin led the group of people towards the holy mountain in the hearts of the world, the real main peak of Kunlun known as the "source of China", which is said to be the ashram of the Queen Mother of the West , has the history of countless fairy families' ascension and the elixir everywhere, as well as the fairyland of Yaochi that has been chanted for thousands of years!

The back of this stockade is shrouded in clouds and mists all the year round, that is, on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year, the holy mountain will see the sun when the clouds and mists are cleared. It is said that that day is also the birthday of Queen Mother of the West.Priest Yun said that he had never seen the top of this mountain, and the rare one every day was also a vague outline.

The belief about the Queen Mother of the West has a long history in China.The earliest "Shan Hai Jing? Xi Ci San Jing" records that: The Queen Mother of the West lives in the mountain of Yushan.It means that the Queen Mother of the West is roughly like a person, with a mighty shape, and is in charge of disasters, that is, a monster of plague and punishment.

Another book, "The Complete Biography of the Immortals", which contains the Chinese Immortal Canon, records: The Queen Mother of the West is the Golden Mother of Guitai. , taboo back, the word Wan Jin, the word is too empty.It means that the Queen Mother of the West is a sublime Taoist goddess who gathered the wonderful Qi of Xihua and was born in Yichuan, Shenzhou.

And in the Taoist collection "Tao Zang Dao Ji Jing" that Zha Wenbin studied, it is recorded in this way: the Queen Mother sat in the hall, wearing a golden sash, bright in writing, graceful in appearance, with a spirit flying ribbon, and a waistband to divide the scene The sword, the Taihua on the head, wearing the crown of the Taizhen Morning Tassel, wearing the Xuanfeng Wenzhi, looking at it, it is about thirty years old, and it is well trimmed.In this Taoist classic, the Queen Mother of the West has been humanized, not only with outstanding grace, but also only looks about 30 years old.

In short, this mythical goddess has always played a pivotal role in the long and ancient mythological age of China. In the ancient books of Chinese Taoism, it is recorded many times that the Queen Mother of the West appeared and sent her envoys to the earth. She once sent her apprentice Jiutian Xuannv to help the Yellow Emperor defeat Chi You , gave the map of the world to Emperor Shun to govern the country, and sent 23 daughters, Mrs. Yunhua, to help Dayu control the floods. Those who were lucky enough to see the holy face included Emperor Shun who was famous for his filial piety, Emperor Mu who visited Yaochi and worshiped the golden mother, and good gods. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and so on.

The more famous one is her flat peach, which blooms in 3000 years and bears fruit in 3000 years. Ordinary people can become immortals if they eat it, and they can live forever. There is no mention in the book, that is, the gods are not necessarily immortal!If it is said that gods also have a lifespan, but they are longer than ordinary people, then wouldn't the flat peach in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West, which can prolong life and keep youth forever, become the supreme treasure that everyone covets?

So about this true god, it has always been a legend of immortality, but Cha Wenbin does not believe that there is such a thing as a flat peach, because the ancients often created such a character according to their own yearning to worship and use it to spur I am developing in the direction of longevity.But no matter whether it is a king, a commoner or an alchemist, it seems that this kind of pursuit of longevity does not seem to work, even Qin Shihuang is no exception, so some people began to build another world: the underworld, which is the world after a person dies. At the same time, along with people's hope for reincarnation after death and the protection of their children and grandchildren, religion began to really rise!

When the perfect combination of witchcraft and Taoist theory made Taoism flourish in the land of China, under the guidance of the "Book of Changes", Taoists began to be able to use celestial phenomena, five elements, yin and yang, and Fengshui to control the mysterious ancient witchcraft. Natural power, and then cooperate with a large number of Taoist classics to cultivate one's inner world, so Taoism, which has occupied the largest local religion in the long history of China, began its own glorious history.

Because of the limitation and extinction of characters, the fluctuation and uncertainty of history, the seriousness of the existence of mantras passed down by word of mouth, and the rise of other religions, Taoism finally began to faintly lose its reputation as the largest religion and began to decline. Xiangxiang, together with those ancient witchcraft, divination and geomancy, began to disappear in wave after wave of the tide of the times.

When he was on the way, Lao Wang was also very interested in this holy mountain, which was said to be the territory of the Queen Mother of the West.He said: "A very interesting thing happened in Chinese history. A group of tomb robbers dug out the tomb of King Wei Xiang in the Warring States Period. There was also a person with a little culture in this group who liked to collect it. Bamboo slips from the Warring States period. Among his bamboo slips, one of them was written on the subject of a novel, which is the legendary book "The Biography of Mu Tianzi" that shocked later generations.

The Biography of Mu Tianzi records the life of Zhou Muwang, the fifth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty. This book clearly records the plot of Zhou Muwang singing with the Queen Mother of the West and presenting gifts to the Queen Mother of the West during the Western Expedition.This is King Mu of Zhou who really existed in history. The bronze ritual vessels unearthed in the Western Zhou Dynasty all have the existence of this character. He is the great-grandson of King Wu of Zhou and the son of King Zhao of Zhou. His name is Ji Man.

Since King Mu of Zhou did exist, then the Queen Mother of the West, hehe, the possibility of existence is very high, and this book was written at least before the Warring States period.It is very likely that it was written based on some unofficial histories and folklore at that time. It cannot be said how reliable it is, but there is another official history with similar records, and that is "Historical Records"."Zhou Benji" records: "In the 17th year of King Mu, he went hunting in the west and saw the Queen Mother of the West". "

Chaozi listened with great interest, and he took it as a relief for himself along the way: "Didn't Brother Wenbin say that the Queen Mother of the West is a monster?"

Lao Wang went on to say: "No, in my opinion, I agree more with the records in the Taoist classics that Wen Bin just described, rather than the Shan Hai Jing. I believe she is a graceful beauty. Because the earliest At that time, the matrilineal clan was practiced, and the ancient tribes mostly used animals as totems, such as what we call the totem of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor: the dragon! But the Queen Mother of the West was described as a monster with a leopard tail, tiger teeth, and howling. It is very likely that the totem of their tribe at that time was composed of tigers and leopards.

In order to increase the influence of the tribe and the leadership of the Queen Mother of the West, people transformed her into a half-human, half-beast monster.In ancient times, people advocated witchcraft, and those who mastered witchcraft were often the highest rulers of the clan, such as the High Priest Yun. After losing the patriarch, he became the leader of the forgotten Qiang tribe.

Therefore, it is very likely that the Queen Mother of the West will be deified.As for why she was immortalized, there are only two possibilities: one is that she has mastered a very powerful witchcraft, can stay young forever, and live forever. Do you think it is possible for this Wen Bin? "

Cha Wenbin is not very sure: "I can't say this. I saw the power of witchcraft last night. There are indeed some supernatural powers. But if you want to be immortal, you must Being able to go against the sky does not rule out that this Queen Mother of the West has mastered powerful witchcraft, and is even the ancestor of all witchcraft."

Lao Wang nodded and said: "Then there is one more thing, this Queen Mother of the West is just a code name, just like we call the rulers of all dynasties and generations in the Central Plains the emperor, the kings of each dynasty have a collective name called the emperor, He is not a person but a status symbol, so if this tribe still exists, won't the Queen Mother of the West also always exist?"

Zha Wenbin was a little tired. What he knew in the past two days could almost completely coherent the entire development history of Taoism, and he also figured out some of the spells and talismans that he didn't know before, but only knew how to use them. It can be said that if he can understand the "Wishful Book" one day, then he may really become a grand master.

"It doesn't matter, if there is such a person, I believe there will be clues left behind. This place is inaccessible. Even after thousands of years, there must be something left. Since the sun and the moon came out from here, then That means we're at least in the right place."

When Cha Wenbin and Lao Wang were chatting very speculatively, Zhe Luo and Chao Zi who were walking in front suddenly found a strange thing in front of them. Two large pillars rose from the ground and stood on both sides, leaving only There is a relatively flat aisle in the middle, and Jerome said: "The stone in front is so majestic, it really looks like a gate!"

Cha Wenbin heard that when he looked up, he vaguely found something wrong, because there seemed to be a team walking out of the door, and he saw that the leader of that team turned out to be Zhe Luo!