Chapter 135: Staying together (8)
"Kill...kill?!" A drop of cold sweat remained on Heita Inuyama's forehead: "No way? Is the situation of your cognitive faction so bad over there? ?”
Qian Xiaoyi said: “I heard from my master that this theory was indeed like that when it first came out. After all, this theory denies the power of gods. Seriously. It affected the foundation of survival of some religious people, so during that period, people from the Cognitive Sect and the Classical Sect had many battles, and the conflict was very serious."
"What happened next?" Heita Inuyama was very curious. : "Who won?"
Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The result is very complicated. Even if everyone wins, they all lose."
"What does this mean?" Inuyama Heitai was confused.
Qian Xiaoyi said: "Unlike many other countries in the world, in our country, religious forces are restrained by the state, so when conflicts between the two factions are triggered, state power directly intervenes to eliminate them. After this dispute, the two sides continued to play their own roles. The classical school continued to study the classics and worship gods and Buddhas, while the cognitive school abandoned their previous beliefs, continued to conduct various experiments, and continued to improve related matters. Theory."
"Isn't this great?" Heita Inuyama listened in fascination and asked: "Then why did you say you lost?"
Qian Xiaoyi said: "After that, The theory of the cognitive school was gradually improved and adopted by the higher authorities. Based on this theory, the country began to ban the spread of superstitious ideas on a large scale, eliminate those factors that can generate bad common cognition, and spare no effort in education. , to improve people’s intelligence and eliminate the possibility of supernatural phenomena. So since then, the number of supernatural phenomena in the entire country has begun to decrease sharply.”
Isn’t it great that there are no supernatural phenomena? Yes, I also want to live in an environment without ghosts... So, in the end, the cognitive faction won?”
Qian Xiaoyi smiled bitterly and said: "Judging from this result, it is a win. The Cognitive School has achieved a huge theoretical victory. But because of this, the disappearance of supernatural phenomena has led to the gradual decline of our craftsmanship, just like He is a good hunter but can't find any decent prey to hunt. Those cognitive factions who betrayed their original sect because of the dispute over their ideas are not as good as those brothers who stay in the mountains. Although they have no worries about food and clothing, they cannot achieve further development. "
"Is that why you came here, Brother Oto?" Inuyama Heita suddenly realized.
Qian Xiaoyi said: "The reason why I tell you these things in a rude manner is because to practice the cognitive method, you must first know the origin and principle of the theory, and this can also Let you remember why you cannot reveal this theory to people here. Here, the power of religion is complex and powerful. If you accidentally reveal it, then you will become a thorn in the eyes of others and a heretic in the mouth of the sect. ”
Heita Inuyama broke into a cold sweat when he heard this: "... Then it's better not to tell me this, and let me practice according to the classical method."
Qian Xiaoyi sneered: "I think too much. There are many rules in the Classical School, and the traditional techniques for removing spirits are secretly taught by the sect, so I am not qualified to teach you those techniques. However, the knowledge of the Cognitive School is much more casual, and you don’t have to worry about breaking the rules when I teach you. ”
"So that's it... By the way, Brother Oto." Heita Inuyama suddenly thought of something: "Although you said that the Cognitive School is a school that abandoned traditional cognition, why can you still use those spells, magic weapons, etc. What about the props? Aren’t they things from the classical school?” Qian Xiaoyi explained: “We, the cognitive school, have indeed abandoned traditional cognition and become disbelieving in gods. and ghosts really exist, but we believe in the existence of other people's knowledge of gods. To put it simply, it has established a "classical school can use this method to remove spirits, then this method is useful." Cognition, although the effect of this indirect use is not as good as the direct use of the classics, it is still considered a trick to bypass the restrictions."
< br>It's a convoluted thing, but Inuyama Heita understood what he meant and said: "People from the Cognitive School are really cunning... They say they don't believe in gods, and at the same time they use this method to remove spirits. Then I'll wait a moment Just want to learn this 'borrowing' method?"
"You?" Qian Xiaoyi smiled: "That's a very advanced technique in the cognitive school, for a beginner. It's impossible, because you can't deny God and believe in his power at the same time. This can only be done if you have a deep understanding of a certain classical school. I can continue to do it because of the inheritance in my school. Practice and study. "
"Then what should I do?" Inuyama Heita was confused and refused to teach anything, so why bother with training?
"Of course we start with the most basic cognitive exercises." Qian Xiaoyi said: "I explained to you the history of the Cognitive School in detail before and consolidated your understanding of this theory. Next, you have to practice this kind of practice. Under the circumstances, I practiced hard.
When the cognitive school was doing research, it referred to many domestic and foreign scientific theories. George Lakoff, author of a book called "Don't Think About the Elephant", gives an example. When you are asked not to imagine an elephant, a big picture will appear in your mind involuntarily. The next thing you have to do is not to think about it while already knowing the cognitive theory, but to retain its existence in your subconscious mind. ”
"How is this possible?!" Inuyama Heita said in surprise: "Isn't it too difficult?"
Qian Xiaoyi said: "People from the cognitive sect do not have so-called spiritual power, they only have their own cognitive abilities. In our theory, if you want to influence a ghost, you must first have a connection with it, and then you must truly admit its existence. Within a subtle range, once there is less contact, you cannot effectively contact it, or even see it. But once there is too much, then you may be affected by it in turn. Only within that range, You are safe."
Inuyama Heita had a flash of inspiration: "This is...the skill of throwing coins accurately."
"Yes." Qian Xiaoyi said: "Enough chatting, it's time to get ready. We have to go back before dawn~ Now that we have come to this Inari Shrine, we should do something related to foxes Activities. Come on, let me teach you a gesture first. You must have seen it before, right?”
Qian Xiaoyi stretched out his hands, turned them forward and backward, and then formed a handprint in an awkward posture, leaving only a small mark in the middle where the middle finger and ring finger intersected. Window, you can use your eyes to look out from inside.
"Fox Window!" Inuyama Heita recognized it. This is a handprint in Japanese legend that is said to be able to see through the illusions and disguises of fox demons. It is widely circulated.
“Yes, this kind of fingerprint is called the Fox’s Window here.” Qian Xiaoyi said: “But the source is the Taoist Bagua fingerprint, which has many uses in the hands of Taoist priests, not only for seeing through illusions. A function. After it was introduced to Japan, someone should have used it to deal with fox monsters. This has spread, and there is a recognition that it is associated with fox monsters. We happen to be at Inari Shrine now, so in the next time, please use this mudra to see through the illusions of foxes and avoid being teased by them. Come on, Heitaro.”
(End of this chapter)