Chapter 33 Statue of Thunder and Fire, Wandering in the Clouds
In the next few days, Lu Cheng suspended his Taoist practice and instead went into seclusion in the main hall. He even asked the disciples of Chixin Temple to cooperate with him in praying and practicing.
“At that time, the God of Suffering, the Lord of Suffering, filled the realms of the ten directions. He always used his majestic power to rescue all living beings, and they were freed from the lost path. All living beings were unaware, just like seeing the sun and the moon blindly.”
< br>In the main hall of Chixin Temple, Lu Cheng was chanting sutras on the futon in the front, followed by the children who had been studying sutras and practicing Taoism for many years, and behind them were the extremely young priests.
From the children who have been taught in Chixin Temple over the years, Lu Chenghui will select the group with the best qualifications and the most diligent studies as the future priests of the Taoist temple.
In addition to the large statue of Lord Chixin at the front of the main hall, there is also a small statue of Lord Chixin carved from lightning-struck peach wood in front of the large statue.
This piece of lightning-struck peach wood was found in the mountains by business travelers. A piece less than half a person's height costs 500 spiritual stones. We can't bargain on the price yet. People say that if they deliver it to the hinterland of the Central Plains, the price will only be more expensive. If it weren't for the fact that this item is too valuable, the caravan manager is a little scared and wants to secure it as soon as possible. He says that he won't sell it directly in southern Xinjiang. of.
After careful inspection, Lu Cheng paid the bill happily after confirming that it was not a monk who used lightning to strike the peach wood, but artificially created lightning to strike the wood.
Thunder-struck peach wood is more precious than lightning-struck jujube wood. Jujube wood is harder than peach wood, but the fragrance of peach wood has its own advantages. It’s just that old jujube trees are taller and are easier to be hit by lightning, while peach trees Because of its small size, it is very difficult to be hit by lightning, so the peach wood struck by lightning is extremely precious.
Just being struck by lightning is not enough. After the wood is damaged, it must be rejuvenated. Those who are directly struck to death by lightning do not count as being struck by lightning.
After obtaining this piece of lightning-strike wood, Lu Cheng took it very seriously and personally hired and selected the best local carpenter in Ishihara County. He also required that he have a firm belief in Lord Chixin before he could carve this wood.
Fortunately, this was the period when local people in Shiyuan County were deeply blessed by Chijun and their belief in Chijun was strongest. Such craftsmen were not difficult to find.
The selected carpenter from Ishihara Prefecture bathed and changed clothes, fasted for seven days, and then gave up all work for half a year and spent all his efforts to carve the statue of the Red Heart God. After it was finished, he was exhausted and almost fell ill. field.
But after this incident, he became the best carpenter in the entire Shiyuan County. Everyone in the county who had some spare money wanted his family to make furniture for their own homes. If he had a good business reputation, his family would In the future, it can be passed down from generation to generation in this industry.
It can also be regarded as a little gift from Chijun.
A second-level high-grade Shinto magic weapon, the statue of the Red Heart God.
The function is to integrate divine power and divine power to establish a dojo. With this treasure and sufficient infusion of the divine willpower, Lu Cheng's heavenly soldiers and generals can exert all their power in places other than Chixin Temple. The power increased until the power of Chijun in the statue was exhausted.
The peach wood struck by lightning perfectly matches the thunder and fire domain of the god.
During the process of praying, Lu Cheng could sense that little red light particles flew up and merged into the statue.
If necessary, Lu Cheng could even order the entire Shiyuan County to stop working and assist him in praying, but there is no need for that.
Lu Cheng originally thought that after he and Tang Shi left Chixin Temple in Shiyuan County, he could entrust Chixin Temple to the Chen family brothers and sisters.
Chixin Temple is already a well-run Taoist temple. After wiping out the four families of Li, Tu, Zou, and You, the Taoist Temple has also made a certain amount of gold, silver, and spiritual stones, although it is not a lot. But it is more than enough to support two Qi-training monks, not to mention that the Chen family brothers and sisters still have deep feelings for this place.
But plans never change quickly.
After completing seven days of prayer in Lucheng, the statue of Chijun was filled with divine power.
On that day, the Chen family brothers and sisters came to say goodbye to Lu Cheng. "Brother Lu has been taking great care of us in the past five years. If my little sister and I can achieve some success on the road in the future, we will first thank Master Fan and secondly, we must thank Brother Lu."
In Lu Cheng's room, he sat on the right side, while Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyun sat on wooden chairs on both sides of the room.
"Uncle Fan has an edict?" Lu Cheng could only think of this explanation for such a sudden farewell.
"Exactly, I suddenly received a spiritual talisman message from Master Fan two days ago. I should have set off immediately, but I thought I had to say hello to Brother Lu no matter what, so I postponed it until today."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng said nothing more.
No matter how deep the friendship between the three of them has been in the past five years, it is impossible not to return immediately from the standpoint of Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyun when Uncle Fan sends out a spiritual talisman to summon them. Moreover, with Uncle Fan, the two of them have a better future than following him.
"As for our friendship, just leave a letter. No, you can keep these paper horse charms and use them non-stop on the return trip. You should be able to make it back in two days' journey."
< br>With that said, Lu Cheng took out some of the charms he had on him and handed them to Chen Qingfeng.
Chen Qingfeng knew that Lu Cheng was good at drawing paper horse talismans, so he accepted it without hesitation. However, he and Chen Qingyun also handed back some items to Lu Cheng.
"Brother Lu..."
Finally, the pretty and charming little Taoist nun Chen Qingyun glanced at Lu Cheng, but she said nothing, but her eyes were filled with gratitude.
In the past five years of being together, she was not a stupid girl. She couldn't understand it for a while. How could she not understand it after a while?
My own brother and Brother Lu in front of me have been carefully taking care of our state of mind.
Although I cannot accept my feelings, I have always been treated with tenderness.
"Okay, it's not like we won't meet again in the future. It's a pity that Brother Tang is not here at this time and there is no good wine, otherwise we should get drunk and let you two leave tomorrow."
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That's what he said, but it was impossible to really make the teacher wait.
So after a conversation, Lu Cheng sent Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyun out of Chixin Temple and watched as the two summoned two horses with a spell and rode away.
“Huh, now I’m the only one left. I’m going to leave in a while. I hope I’ll come back after this wandering and don’t let others tear down the Pure Heart View.”
With the Chen brothers and sisters away, Lu Cheng could only hand over the management of Chixin Guan to He Lan. At the same time, he wrote a letter to Mr. Han Zhi, who was now the Shaoyin of Nanling City, asking him to influence the borders of Zhennanguan as much as possible. Army, take care of this place.
This is the meaning of paying taxes.
If the court taxes are never collected, the value of this land will become lower and lower in the eyes of the court. Abandoning a poor land and abandoning a developed and wealthy land are completely different in the eyes of Tang officials. Different things.
Fourteen days later, many people in Shiyuan County saw a giant centipede flying into the misty sea of clouds carrying Lu Guanzhu.
(End of this chapter)