Chapter 766 Four Hundred and Eighty Temples in the Southern Dynasties
To Mingcheng.
This is the capital city of Mingzhou, where Zhou Qing came here after a long journey.
He hasn’t entered the city yet, but his first impression here is:
There are so many monks.
Looking up, we can see the figures of monks interspersing among the people. Compared with the overall flow of people, the number of monks is of course only a small number, but it is also very obvious.
Such a scene is rare in Daqi and can only appear in a few places, such as Jingzhou.
In the Jin realm, such scenes are very common.
On the way from the border to Zhiming City, Zhou Qing discovered this when he occasionally stopped to rest.
There are too many Buddhist temples compared to Qi territory.
Buddhist temples can be seen in every county and county, and the incense is pretty good.
Buddha and monks are honored and Buddhism and Taoism flourish. This is the national condition of the Southern Jin Dynasty.
Here, Buddhism and Taoism are the mainstream.
Under the promotion of the Sima family, believing in Buddhism and worshiping incense has become something that all Jin people are accustomed to, and it is also something that most Jin people have accepted and can do.
What kind of changes will the royal family's public worship of Buddha bring? If nothing else, there are many examples in the history of the Zhou and Qing Dynasties.
What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom.
To be honest, Zhou Qing was a little unaccustomed to seeing such a situation when he first arrived in Jin Realm, but now he doesn't feel much at all.
From a secular perspective, the royal family of the Jin Dynasty worshiped Buddhism, perhaps because they were attracted by Buddhist and Taoist doctrines, or they may need Buddhist and Taoist doctrines to better govern and manage the people.
But the truth is not that, or it is more than that.
Sima’s promotion of Buddhism in this way mainly relies on the power of Buddhism in the practice world.
Today's Taoist sects, although there is no nominal leader of the Taoist sect, Xuandu Temple, which has immortals sitting in its command, has actually reached this position. It is nameless but real, but it is impossible for other Taoist forces to admit it publicly.
With Xuandu Guan here, the power of the Taoist sect in Daqi is naturally extremely strong, and in the land of Daqi, the Taoist sect has been prosperous in history, and it has been this way since ancient times.
Xuandu Guan is within the Qi territory, even if it is not the state religion of Da Qi, its position is unquestionable and very obvious.
It is impossible for the forces within Qi to support other countries.
As for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, All Saints Academy was naturally the most respected one. Even if there were no immortals in All Saints Academy, he would still have the only status in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Because the relationship between All Saints Academy and the Zhou royal family is too close, the two can be said to be one.
This led to the rise of the Taoist power of the academies in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which was vaguely superior to Taoism and Buddhism, and the academies fully supported the royal family.
The Zhou royal family has good relations with the Phoenix clan and has won the support of the Phoenix clan. The royal family itself is extremely powerful.
The power and majesty of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the most powerful among the three human kingdoms.
The strength of the Jin State is inherently weaker among the three human kingdoms. Qi has Taoist sects and Zhou has academies. Jin must also think of ways to seek support from sectarian forces.
Looking left and right, only Buddhism can be used by the Jin Dynasty.
It is impossible to collude with the Demon Sect.
Of course, it is difficult to say whether there is secret collusion with the Demon Sect, but it is certainly impossible to support the Demon Sect openly.
The Sima family and Buddhism hit it off.
Zhou Qing has neither a bad feeling nor a good impression of Buddhism.
In his view, everything is just a practice, just walking on a different path.
Buddha is not really compassionate and can save the world. Immortals and gods are not all ruthless, cold and desireless.
Good and bad have nothing to do with morality.
Whether it is Tao or Buddha, it is just a means to reach the peak. He also practices the magical power of Buddhism, which is the Tathagata Divine Palm.
After entering Zhiming City, Zhou Qing headed straight to the west of the city with a clear goal.
After entering Jin State and Mingzhou, Zhou Qing also gradually learned some things here.
In Zhiming City, there is a Mingtong Temple. This temple is powerful and only a few points away from the first-rate power. It is considered the strongest power in Zhiming Prefecture.
Zhi Mingzhou's overlord or something, originally had little to do with Zhou Qing, but after he heard a piece of news, it did.
Mingtong Temple controls a colorful gold vein. The vein mainly produces colorful gold, but in a large amount of colorful gold, there is usually a treasure called colorful gold essence, which is a kind of earth. Divine material.
If Taibai Sword wants to advance into an Earth Divine Weapon, the Seven Colored Gold Essence is a must and one of its main materials.
On the way from Tongzhou to Southern Jin Dynasty, Zhou Qing collected a lot of needed things, but this was the first time he met the colorful golden essence and heard clear news about it.
Of course Zhou Qing was not willing to miss such a good opportunity, so he planned to visit Mingtong Temple.
A large area in the west of the city is occupied by Mingtong Temple. The temple is majestic and majestic. There are many pilgrims who come to burn incense and worship Buddha. Zhou Qing followed the flow of people and walked in.
A power of this level has a special place to receive foreign guests, both for mortals and for practitioners.
Zhou Qing inquired with the monks in the temple, and then went straight to the place where the practitioners were received.
Entering a courtyard, there was a pavilion at the entrance of the courtyard. Several young monks were sitting there. When they saw Zhou Qing coming in, they immediately welcomed him over.
"I have met the donor. I wonder why the donor is here?"
Zhou Qing said directly: "I want to buy something from your temple."
He does not know him People from Mingtong Temple can't find a partner for friendship, so it's better to talk quickly.
A young monk asked again:
"I wonder what the donor wants to buy?"
"Seven-colored gold essence."
Several young monks looked at each other, and one of them said:
"Senior, please go to the left Go to the fourth hall, where the master of our temple will receive and discuss with the senior."
Quietly, the young monk changed his name and called him directly Senior Zhou Qing.
It's reasonable to call someone senior who can buy divine materials and whose cultivation level they still can't see through.
"Thank you."
Zhou Qing went to the fourth Buddhist temple from the left that they said. Inside, there was an old monk with white eyebrows, knocking on wooden fish with his eyes closed.
As soon as he came in, the sound of wooden fish stopped. The old monk opened his eyes and looked at him, stood up and saluted.
“This donor is so polite.”
A monk with three levels of true blood training.
"I have met the master."
"Why did the donor come to visit?"
Zhou Qing repeated his purpose again, and finally asked:
“I wonder if your temple can sell colorful gold essence to outsiders?”
Many forces will do this, selling part of the renewable resources they own to others in exchange for resources they don't have, or things they need more.
Xuandu Temple has such a situation. Many people and forces often go to Xuanfa Mountain to buy some specialties that Xuandu Temple allows for trading.
This is a win-win situation.
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Qing went directly to the gate of Mingtong Temple. Such behavior would not appear presumptuous.
"Colorful golden essence..."
The old monk shook his head, "This thing is indeed produced in this temple, but the output is rare. The seven-colored gold essence is necessary for the monks in the temple to practice. It is not traded with outsiders. I hope the donor can forgive me."
Zhou Qing looked pale. He changed and said again:
“You really can’t accommodate one person. Two? I can buy it at a premium."
"The rules of this temple prohibit the leakage of colorful gold essence. Unless the abbot or the leader of each temple speaks out, it cannot be traded."
"If there is no other reason. request, please come back.”
Zhou Qing was silent for a moment and said:
"Excuse me."
He turned and left without too much entanglement.
The sound of wooden fish sounded again.
Zhou Qing frowned and left Mingtong Temple. Mingtong Temple does not sell such sacred materials to the outside world, which is very difficult. After all, he cannot force others.
There is no compulsion of strength.
But Zhou Qing was not willing to give up. He missed this place. Who knows when he will meet the colorful golden spirit again.
As for the abbot of Mingtong Temple and the head of each courtyard to agree, the rules may be true on the surface, but in reality, they are not that strict.
The two levels of figures in Mingtong Temple are all masters of the heavenly realm, and a kind of earthly divine material is not so important.
If someone who is related to Mingtong Temple wants to buy the seven-colored gold essence, then if an internal monk from the realm speaks, he can almost make the decision.
A renewable earthly divine material is not a fundamental inheritance. It is impossible to guard against it.
The key to whether you can get it or not depends on whether the relationship is in place.
But Zhou Qing is a pure outsider, there is no way.
After thinking about it, Zhou Qing went to the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce and met Manager Zhu, a Venerable Realm here.
“Manager Zhu, I want to buy colorful gold essence. I wonder if your business has a way?”
Manager Zhu’s eyes flashed and he said with a smile:
“Among the entire Zhiming Prefecture and even nearby prefectures and counties, only Mingtong Temple is certain to possess the seven-colored golden essence, and it has stable output. Can it appear in other places? It all depends on luck.”
“Fellow Taoist must have been to Mingtong Temple, right? "
"Yes, but Mingtong Temple refuses to sell colorful gold essence to outsiders."
"This is normal. Colorful gold essence is the main material of a mainstream Buddhist utensil in Mingtong Temple. , their internal demand is also very large, and they rarely sell to outsiders." Zhou Qing keenly grasped the profound meaning of Zhu Guanshi's words.
“It is rarely sold to external parties. In other words, are there still examples of external sales?”
“Of course.”
Manager Zhu nodded, “If Moonlight Temple comes, Buy it, or the Sima family needs it, how can Mingtong Temple refuse?"
"..."
Zhou Qing is speechless, Moonlight Temple, the top Buddhist tradition, he has seen this name in Xuandu Temple.
The Sima family is both a royal family and a top family.
If they need it, they really can't tolerate Mingtong Temple's refusal.
But Zhou Qing obviously couldn't follow this path.
“Then I wonder if Wanxing Chamber of Commerce can obtain the colorful gold essence?”
Moonlight Temple is the top orthodoxy, and so is the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce!
If there is no way here, Zhou Qing doesn't believe it.
The only question is whether the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce is willing to come forward.
In this case, why didn’t Zhou Qing come directly to Wanxing Chamber of Commerce from the beginning?
Because if we take this route, then Wanxing Chamber of Commerce will be a middleman and a broker.
In the end, even if he succeeded in obtaining the Colorful Gold Essence, Zhou Qing would still have to pay a sum of money to the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce, and it was impossible to help here in vain.
That’s why Zhou Qing went to Mingtong Temple as soon as possible and tried to buy directly, because he didn’t want the middleman to make the difference.
After listening to Zhou Qing's question, Manager Zhu did not answer him immediately. Instead, he asked another question.
"Is your Taoist friend a demon clan? I would like to ask, I wonder where you are from?"
After leaving Tongcheng, Zhou Qing has been in a state of changing his appearance, even every once in a while , he would change his race and be extremely stable.
"I come from the Phoenix clan, why does Manager Zhu ask this question?"
Zhou Qing took the initiative to reveal a ray of Phoenix energy, and Manager Zhu looked solemn.
“I didn’t expect fellow Taoist to be of such noble origin, I’m disrespectful.”
Then Manager Zhu said: “To be honest with fellow Taoist, Wanxing Chamber of Commerce did purchase colorful gold essence from Mingtong Temple. "The way."
Zhou Qing came to his senses and asked me about my background, right?
I am a Phoenix now, with a noble birth, so you are willing to help me.
What if I was born as a sparrow?
Zhou Qing felt that if he was born as a sparrow, it would be difficult for him to make this trip unless he came up with something significant enough.
Yes, he is indeed a businessman.
But Zhou Qing had no dissatisfaction, and no one knew him. Everything was just business talk.
"I don't know what I have to pay to ask your Chamber of Commerce to come forward and buy the colorful gold essence from Mingtong Temple on my behalf?"
"Do you have time, fellow Taoist?"
Guanshi Zhu said: "Recently, the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce in Zhiming City plans to form a treasure hunting team composed entirely of venerables to explore a treasure land. Search. "
"The treasure hunting team is currently lacking masters like fellow Taoist. If fellow daoist is willing to join, the colorful gold spirit will be used as a gift to fellow daoist. After the treasure hunt is over, Wan Xing will The Chamber of Commerce will also provide rewards and will never let fellow Taoists suffer. "
The treasure hunting team...
The Wanxing Treasure Hunting Team is a famous organization, and it is an important source of the rare treasures of the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce.
But Zhou Qing shook his head, "Sorry, I have to rush back to Dazhou as soon as possible. Time is tight and I can't join the treasure hunting team."
Who knows how much delay it will take to join this treasure hunting team. Zhou Qing would not agree to the time.
“That’s really regrettable.”
Manager Zhu thought about it for a while and felt that it would be a good idea to sell one to the phoenix in front of him.
Anyway, it is not difficult for Wanxing Chamber of Commerce to buy some colorful gold essence from Mingtong Temple, as long as the quantity is not too large and the frequency is not too frequent.
“Since fellow Taoist has no time, I can’t force it, and Wan Xingshang will also be willing to make fellow Taoist as a friend.”
Guanshi Zhu smiled kindly and said: “You are willing, fellow Taoist. Buy Colorful Gold Essence at a price that is 30% higher than the market price?”
“Sure, no problem.”
Zhou Qing agreed without hesitation.
The 30% premium is already very affordable, and some unscrupulous people will even double it.
To be honest, if the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce takes the colorful gold essence to the trade fair and lets people compete, the final transaction price will be almost a 20-30% premium compared to the market price of a normal one-to-one transaction.
However, if you encounter someone who is tit for tat and competes to the end, it may be higher, but that is a special situation.
At this price, Zhou Qing is equivalent to attending a Ten Thousand Stars Fair and buying the colorful gold essence from above.
To a certain extent, this is also a market price, but it is a market price in the form of an auction.
In this way, Zhou Qing had nothing to hesitate, and the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce did not trick him.
He asked for help from the Ten Thousand Stars Chamber of Commerce, but the other party only made the same amount as one treasure at a trade fair.
It is no wonder that Wanxing Chamber of Commerce can do business all over the world. It has firmly established its brand and reputation and convinced everyone that as long as they want to buy something from the Chamber of Commerce, Wanxing is the first choice.
People really know how to do business, and it’s really hard to make people feel bad.
Zhou Qing said sincerely: "I am very honored to have a friend like Manager Zhu."
Manager Zhu laughed, kept being humble, and then said:
"Fellow Taoist, the market price of Colorful Gold Essence is around 120,000 drops of high-grade Huangquan Liquid, with a premium of 30%. You need to pay a total of 156,000 drops of low-grade Huangquan Liquid. Huangquan liquid may be an equivalent treasure."
"I will pay with Huangquan liquid."
One hundred and fifty-six thousand drops of Huangquan liquid can be produced by Zhou Qing now.
He directly paid the money first, showing his magnanimity, which made Manager Zhu praise him.
In fact, Zhou Qing is not afraid that Manager Zhu will not do anything if he takes Huangquan Liquid.
If such a situation really occurs, then Zhou Qing will definitely report to Ning Yuan that there are moths in the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce as a banished immortal from Xuandu!
"Fellow Taoist, please wait a moment."
Guanshi Zhu walked out to find the way to the colorful golden spirit.
Zhou Qing was sitting alone in a quiet room, thinking to himself:
"After getting the seven-colored gold essence, I have collected most of the main materials for the Taibai Sword at the level of the Earth Divine Weapon. There are only a few pieces left. I will keep an eye on it on the way back. It should be almost done."
In this way , after he breaks through, he can immediately start to advance to Taibai Sword.
Zhou Qing is actually a little regretful. At first, he only got the monk's natal magic weapon from the drifting wish bottle, but not the natal weapon belonging to the warrior.
Otherwise, Taibai Sword’s current advancement would be as convenient as Miao Shu’s.
All he needs to do is eat, eat, eat, and the rest of the weapons can be completed by himself, so he doesn't need to worry about it at all.
Compared with the Taibai Sword, Miao Shu is much more convenient. It is simply a magical weapon.
If there is a chance in the future, Zhou Qing would like to turn Taibai Sword into something like Miao Shu.
About an hour later, Manager Zhu walked in again and handed over a box.
“Fellow Taoist, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command.”
The colorful golden spirit is here!
After a while, Zhou Qing left Zhiming City. After leaving, he immediately changed his race and became an ordinary monkey demon.
Various changing media, with Zhou Qing’s resources, he didn’t know how many he had collected.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is ever-changing.
Looking back in the direction of Ming City, Zhou Qing immediately continued flying east.
All Saints Academy, here I come!
On the way back, Zhou Qing also went to prosperous places from time to time to buy treasures.
He has also encountered accidents and dangers, such as encountering a demon cultivator doing evil. Zhou Qing naturally took action with his sword to eliminate demons and defend the law, leaving behind a reputation as a knight.
Another example is that when a righteous person who had enough to eat and had nothing to do saw a monster like him, he immediately wanted to kill the monster without any hesitation.
There are many such people.
One time, when he was on his way as a ghost, he met a monk from Underworld. The man immediately took a liking to him and planned to take him as a ghost master.
The living environment of most ghosts in this world is really worrying, and they are a kind of resource.
There are also zombies. The living environment of zombies is even worse. Zhou Qing did not dare to turn into a zombie and rush for fear of being hunted down non-stop.
Not to mention other people, even if he encounters a zombie on the road, he will go and observe it.
Some ghosts can also control whether they do evil, but most of the low-level zombies are brutal, chaotic, bloodthirsty and murderous.
Zhou Qing has encountered and witnessed all kinds of accidents, and occasionally he can get some chance treasures. Although they are not particularly precious, they are still pleasant.
He has killed people and saved people.
The good is promoted and the evil is punished.
During this journey, I gained a lot of insights. I got to know this world of mortals again from another angle.
Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, the ancients did not bully Zhou Qing.
At the same time, Zhou Qing also had to say something.
In the Southern Jin Dynasty, there were so many Buddhist temples that you could see them wherever you went.
The "Southern Dynasties" includes more than 480 temples.
Finally, two months later, Zhou Qing arrived at the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which was the most powerful among the three human kingdoms.
(End of this chapter)