I am collecting entries in reincarnation

Chapter 44

As the day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly drew closer, more and more eminent monks, Taoist masters, and even Western missionaries came to join in the fun.

This is because the He family's water and land ceremony is held every three years, and each time it gets bigger and bigger, it has become a major event in the local area over the past few decades. Not only do the monks and Taoists want to become famous, but the missionaries also think that they can open a gap here to help them spread their faith quickly.

In addition to this, many forces that are friendly with the He family also sent young members of the family to watch the ceremony, and countless people came here to admire the ceremony. As a result, Hejia Town has been extremely lively these days.

If I had to make a comparison, it would probably be equivalent to a local cultural festival. There are many crayfish festivals and stinky tofu festivals on the blue planet.

As night fell, people gradually turned on the lights. The number of tourists on the streets did not decrease because of the arrival of darkness, but instead showed signs of increasing. Local people also seized this opportunity to open night markets, setting up stalls to sell goods, which was quite interesting.

At this moment, Li Ming was strolling alone in the town. Although Chang Miao was also very interested in the bustling streets, he yawned and went back to He's house to rest as soon as it got dark. On the contrary, Li Ming was in good spirits and was strolling outside.

Unconsciously, Li Ming had walked to the river outside the town. The river was dotted with lights. Many unmarried couples would run to the small river outside the city to release lanterns. It was a beautiful sight to see half of the river covered with lanterns.

Li Ming said,

"Young men are arranging flowers and drinking wine, enjoying the fragrance of lanterns that can be smelled from ten miles away.

The bright moon stands as the fading star in the sky, and the pearl curtains line the windows as the music plays long.

It’s not because the scenery is different from the past, but because my feelings have never been wild.

Achieving a peaceful state of mind like water, with a little light still remaining in the spiritual altar."

"What a poem, what a poem!"

After the recitation, there was a sudden applause, and a man and a woman came walking side by side. They were He Shaohua and his cousin Sun Yu.

Li Ming smiled and said, "Are you here to light lanterns?"

"Yes, Brother Changqing, are you here to see the lanterns?" Sun Yu said with a smile.

"Of course, I don't have a cousin to accompany me." Li Ming joked.

Sun Yu couldn't see anything, but He Shaohua blushed slightly and said, "My cousin didn't let me go. I came to accompany her. It's not what you think."

"What am I thinking?" Li Ming said with a smile, "It is said that if you write two people's names on the lantern, it will last forever. Did you write them when you set it off?"

Without waiting for He Shaohua to answer, Sun Yu nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice and said, "I wrote it, I wrote it. Look, that lantern is the one we released. Isn't it beautiful?"

Looking in the direction of Sun Yu's finger, there was indeed an exquisite lantern sitting alone, which was very conspicuous. Li Ming nodded when he saw this.

He Shaohua blushed. He followed his father in business and had seen many big scenes. He was not afraid of business negotiations. But he was a young man after all. It was his first time to encounter such a thing. He was very shy and couldn't help but regret speaking up. He should have just hidden aside.

Little did he know that Li Ming had already spotted the two of them and had deliberately drawn them out by reciting poetry. Seeing He Shaohua's expression, Li Ming's goal was achieved, and he immediately burst into laughter. After teasing for a while, Li Ming said seriously, "I wonder how many monks and Taoists have come this time, and what sects they belong to?"

Seeing Li Ming talking about business, He Shaohua's expression quickly changed, and he answered without hesitation: "Jiuhua Mountain, Luozhen Sect, Shushan Dengtianmen, White Horse Temple, Pudu Temple"

Listening to He Shaohua's name after name, Li Ming nodded thoughtfully and said, "Actually, there's no problem with the arrangement of the altar and instruments, but the biggest problem is the people. As the host, we must make sure these people are convinced. When the time comes, which master will be in charge of which altar will be very important. I have to study it carefully."

After saying goodbye to the two, Li Ming walked back and passed by a brightly lit street. After a few seconds of silence, he couldn't help but say, "Zhang Mingyu has let me down!!!"

When they arrived at the guest room of He's house, Li Mingxian quietly knocked on Chang Miao's door. Seeing him lying on the bed and snoring, he couldn't help but laugh.

At the beginning, Chang Miao did not realize the fundamental Taoism from the Tianyantu, but fell into a deep sleep. Fuyouzi then selected an article "Sleeping Immortal" from the inheritance of the Tongxuan lineage and passed it to Chang Miao.

Sleeping immortal, sleeping immortal, lying high at the root of a rock, forgetting the years, the three lights sink into the body and the nature is complete. Qi returns to the mysterious orifice, breathing is natural.

Don't be distracted, be calm, nurture the mercury until it is round, and wait for the lead flower to appear.

Don't get lost, be careful; the real fire is in the middle of luck.

Walking seven times is not difficult; practicing nine times is not a cause for regret.

He watched the battle between dragon and tiger on the battlefield, secretly reversing yin and yang.

People say that I am drowsy, but I am sleeping and yet I am not asleep.

Once you learn it, you will have true lying meditation. Once you cultivate it, you will have true fetal essence. Together with the sleeping dragon, you will ascend to heaven. (Written by Zhang Sanfeng)
This Taoist method integrates practice into sleep, so Chang Miao appears to sleep wherever he goes, but in fact he is practicing all the time.

Seeing that Chang Miao was fine, Li Ming returned to his room and began his practice today.

In fact, Li Ming had a premonition about the weakening of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this world. He had felt it since he was a bamboo in his first life, but he was not sure. After all, bamboo has no legs and cannot run by itself.

It is possible that the spiritual energy in the place where he grew up is indeed weak. Otherwise, according to Li Ming's perception, the spiritual energy in this world is definitely not as good as that in the main world in terms of concentration or activity of spiritual energy factors.

Li Ming sighed leisurely, and suddenly became curious about the era that Fuyouzi mentioned, when the heaven and earth were full of spiritual energy and there were many Taoist masters who ascended to heaven.

Unfortunately, ever since the great catastrophe in China five hundred years ago, the dragon veins have been shattered and the passage between humans and immortals has been closed. Moreover, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been leaking from the immortal world. Now that the passage no longer exists, the spiritual energy is used less and less.

In the past, practitioners were very frugal, but after five hundred years, the spiritual energy was still on the verge of exhaustion. There were fewer and fewer spiritual objects, and it became increasingly difficult to practice.

Li Ming suddenly smiled and said to himself, "If I live longer, maybe I can see the era I envision!"

Then he opened his own panel.

(End of this chapter)