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Chapter 171: Good at Exorcism Can Prolong Life

Master Zeng is very knowledgeable, and one point of knowledge can generate a vast amount of information.

He started with the difference between the words "god" and "immortal", talked about the two mainstream contemporary interpretations of the identity of celestial beings, and finally involved the two sects of Buddhism and the Golden Immortal Dao.

Buddhism believes that the celestial being did not leave after coming to the world, but was dismembered by the greedy ancestors of the seventy-two tribes and suppressed on the mountains, rivers and land.

Therefore, Buddhism believes that the soil, rivers and air all contain divinity and nourish all people.

If this idea is taken to the extreme, people will become ungrateful and squander God's gifts without restraint, leading to plunder, oppression, war and killing.

Only by subverting heaven and earth and releasing the gods can we bring true peace to the world.

"Shi Shen Religion is too extreme, and the mainstream regards it as heresy, and has been suppressed throughout the ages."

"The white-robed man you usually see may appear peaceful and compassionate, but who knows what terrible thoughts of destroying the world he may be hiding."

Zhou You asked, "If the heaven and earth are destroyed, won't these Buddhists also perish along with them?"

Master Zeng smiled, "They believe that they are carrying out the will of God, and when the day comes for the release of the gods, they will become part of God, and together they will leave the world and go to the heavenly kingdom."

Not only is he a lunatic, he's also a delusional one.

By the way, what about the Golden Immortal Way? What is its guiding ideology?
Master Zeng did not explain much about this, perhaps because he didn't know much?

After all, the core teachings of Buddhism are mysterious, and the Golden Immortal Dao is even more hidden and its actions are even more secretive and unpredictable.

In the end, Zhou You only knew six words related to the Golden Immortal Dao: good at exorcising evil spirits and able to prolong life.

To prolong one's life, one can also practice martial arts. After reaching the level of a martial artist, one will have a detailed and precise control over the body, which is equivalent to a certain degree of evolution. One will be immune to 2% of the diseases in the world, and one's lifespan will be extended to 3- times that of an ordinary person.

In this world where martial arts is respected, practicing boxing to achieve longevity is by no means an empty talk.

The fact that Jinxiandao can prolong life is not considered a professional skill and is nothing surprising.

What about the item of 'good at exorcising evil spirits'?
Master Zeng did not elaborate whether "qu" means "drive" or "expel".

This class was full of useful information and lasted from morning to afternoon. During lunch, the two of them were still chatting while eating.

"Time passes, but only gold and stone remain forever, and they are important references for archaeological texts."

"The people are gone, the 72 tribes of ancestors are gone, the former Yuanchu Martial Saint is also gone, only the Nine Cauldrons of Heaven and Man remain in the world."

"For those of us who study inscriptions on bronze and stone, the most precious treasure is the rubbing of the Nine Cauldrons of Heaven and Man."

Zeng Fuzi said with emotion, "My greatest wish in life is to give away my entire fortune just to get a fragment of it, even if only one word remains."

Zhou You saw that he looked melancholy, and it was obvious that this dream was difficult to achieve.

After all, the two great families in the city, who had connections everywhere, were unable to obtain the fragments of the Nine Cauldrons of Heaven and Man.

Master Zeng only looked at the cultural value of the rubbings, but the warriors valued the ancient martial arts chapters recorded in the text on the tripod. It was the origin of the martial saint of the early Yuan Dynasty and even the birth of martial arts civilization.

Near dusk, Zhou You left Zeng's house with the old mountain ginseng.

Along the way, we saw houses burning on the street and people scrambling to put out the fires with water. Thick smoke rose hundreds of meters into the sky, dyeing the blue sky dark.

The dead bodies were wrapped in white cloth and laid on the ground.

There were more and more refugees coming from outside the city, and their methods became more and more brutal.

Recently, a group of warriors formed a team, climbed over the wall into the city at dark, set fire and looted, and then fled the city before dawn.

The scene before them was the result of their battle.

The outer areas of Gongliang City have been reduced to slums inhabited by refugees and the local poor, and their situation is precarious.

Zhou You was glad that he had moved early, as his original residence was close to the edge of the slums. The white-robed men were busy carrying the bodies and transporting them out of the city.

Because there were so many dead bodies, some people in white robes did not mind and simply carried the corpses on their backs, carefully holding up the loose joints, and transported them outside the city for cremation step by step.

Zhou You noticed a detail: the suspected survivor was kneeling with lifeless eyes, and a man in a white robe was whispering something in his ear, as if trying to comfort him.

Zhou Youqi's qi flowed into his ears, and the faint voice coming from the wind became clearer:
"When a person is born, he eats crops grown from the soil, drinks water and breathes air, all of which are gifts from God."

"Now that the remains of the body are burned and the soul returns to its homeland, it is the beginning of a cycle and it will merge with the gods."

"Don't be sad. When the gods are released, your dead family members will be resurrected and go to heaven. Then you can reunite with them."

As the man in white robes persuaded him, the survivor's pupils regained some of their luster.

Soon after, the survivors stood up, took off their clothes, put on white robes, and joined the ranks of the Buddhists.

Zhou You began to understand why Buddhism was so extreme yet was tolerated.

This group of people in white robes are responsible for doing the dirty work and providing support, and their role is equivalent to that of scavengers.

If there hadn't been the activities of the Buddhists, Gongliang City would have been a lit powder keg and exploded into the sky.

When Zhou You returned home, his parents were already waiting for him at the door. They were relieved to see that he was fine.

"Old mountain ginseng, this is too valuable, how can you accept it?"

When Old Man Zhou saw the old mountain ginseng, he estimated its value at a glance. A ginseng that was 70 or 80 years old should be worth at least 500 taels.

He sighed deeply, thinking that as a scholar he was indeed, he regarded money as dirt and gave away such a treasure without hesitation.

Zhou You said that it was the teacher who gave him the supplements for his body, and as a disciple he did not dare to refuse the gift from the elder.

Mother was a little worried. How many old hens would it take to stew such good ginseng?

That night, I cut a few thin slices, stewed it with an old hen, and let Zhou You drink a big bowl of it.

Zhou You's body was filled with heat and his blood was extremely active. He wiped his mouth and went back to his room to move around to dissipate the heat.

Just as he stood up, his father stopped him and said, "You'er, the clan sent someone with a message that there will be a meeting next month to discuss the repair of the ancestral hall and the revision of the family tree."

"Let's go back and try to get back into the family tree, and clean up the ancestral house."

Zhou You nodded and said, "Okay, I happen to be on sick leave so I have time."

This trip back home to the countryside allowed him to leave the city legitimately and get away from many spies in the city.

Once out of the city, the world is vast and the sky is clear. He can sneak back to the back mountain of Moyun Village and take out the valuables he buried at the bottom of the cliff.

From setting up a martial arts competition in the martial arts hall to feigning illness and retiring afterward, everything was for this moment.

My mother, who was sewing shoe soles under the lamp, suddenly interrupted and said, "You'er, when you return to your hometown, go and pay your respects to your godmother."

Godmother? That old tree stump by the river!

Zhou You was weak and sickly when he was young, and no matter how many treatments he tried, his health did not improve. Later, someone came up with a folk remedy, which was to go to his hometown and worship a "godmother" to ask for blessings.

According to local customs, the godmother cannot be a human being, but must be plants, soil or rocks in the wild.

Under the guidance of the old man, Zhou You's parents chose an ancient tree stump for Zhou You to worship as his godmother.

The miraculous thing is that since he became a godmother, Zhou You’s health problems have been cured and he is now healthy.

(End of this chapter)