ragginovel Chapter 2146: Spreading the Dao
Chapter 2146: Spreading the Dao
Chapter 2146: Spreading the Dao
The altar was built according to the rituals of the Taoist temple, and is divided into the governance altar, the peace altar, the capital altar, and the branch altar. Since there is no sect of the talisman school here, there is no sect altar.
The Storm Realm does not have the same powerful strength and vast territory as the Dao Court, so the regulations are reduced accordingly.
The altar was chosen to be located near the teleportation array leading to the West. This place is probably located in the center of the Storm Realm and is not far from Qingyang Temple. It is the best choice.
Qin Sang named the Taoist temple Qingyang Zhi, and this altar is the Qingyang Zhitan.
One day, if the Qingyang Altar is connected to the Divine Court, and even condenses the Capital Seal, and is upgraded to one of the Taoist courts, the Qingyang Temple will be truly famous throughout the world!
Under the Governing Altar, there are four Tranquility Altars.
When the Taoist temple was at its peak, the laws and regulations were strict. The names of the temples, including Jingtan and Dutan, all had fixed rules. For example, Jiazi Tongxuan Zhizhen Jing and Lingzhen Yingmiao Tan, the first "Jiazi" is the sequence, and the second is the name of the altar.
The Dao Court was in decline, and Qingyang Prefecture had not yet been merged into the Dao Court, so there was no need to follow the rules in everything, lest the monks in the Storm Realm feel awkward. When Qin Sang named Jingtan, he still continued the names of the four realms when he was in the lower realm.
The first Jingtan was located on the coast of the East China Sea, and it governed the entire Beihuang, Zhongzhou and East China Sea, including the Wu clan's territory. It was the strongest and most core of the four Jingtans, named Jiazi Zhongzhou Jing.
The second Jingtan was set up in Beihai, the place where Qingyangguan Dragon was born. It governed the four borders of Beihai and left room for expansion to the north. It was named Yichou Beihai Jing.
The third one is located in the Western Land. Now the climate and landforms of the Western Land have changed greatly, the population is gradually prosperous, and the Western Land has a vast territory. The three island chains will eventually be incorporated into the Qingyang administration. It is the one with the greatest potential in the future and is named Bingyin Western Land Jing.
The fourth one is located in Canglang Sea, under which it governs Canglang Sea and Yao Sea. It can monitor Nie River to the east and there is also a vast sea area to the south, named Dingmao Canglang Jing.
Under the Sijing altars, there are the capital altar and branch altars, which are set up according to the circumstances.
In addition, Qin Sang ordered Li Yufu to set up an altar in the refuge. Although the external threat has been eliminated, this place cannot be abandoned. There will be monks staying there all year round as a retreat.
Only the Shinto made Qin Sang a little hesitant.
Fortunately, Qingyangzhi's Shinto was just getting started and there was no need to worry. Qin Sang imitated the world of talismans and used immortal officials to control the gods and let the gods look after the mortal world.
At this point, Qin Sang has already built the prototype of a rule. According to common sense, he can expand outward based on this, capture cities and territories, open up more and more Jingtan and Dutan, and attract more cultivators to receive magic scrolls and practice Taoism.
The wider the territory, the more monks who receive the ordination certificate, the stronger the power of the altar, and the more hopeful it is to connect with the Divine Court, condense the capital's seal, and be upgraded to the right governance.
Unfortunately, this is a sea of fog, and the territory cannot exceed the old territory of the Changyou tribe. The Storm Realm cannot be the enemy of the entire Inhuman race, so when it reaches its limit in the future, it can only lie dormant here.
If Qin Sang truly chooses the Mahayana path, such Qingyangzhi will not be enough to help him enter the fusion period. It can only be used as a stopgap measure, and he will have to find another place to open a temple in the future.
"Masters of the Four Jingtans, do you have any suitable candidates in mind?" Qin Sang asked Li Yufu.
If there is a Jingtan, there must be an immortal official sitting in the Jingtan.
As the envoy of the Five Thunder Courtyard, Qin Sang is qualified to act at his discretion and be granted positions within the Five Thunder Courtyard. He only needs to report to the Shenxiao Palace afterwards.
In the official rank of the Five Thunder Court, below the Five Thunder Court Envoy, there are the Third Rank Nine Heavens Golden Palace Shangqing, the Shenxiao Yushu Deputy Envoy, and the Five Thunder Court Deputy Envoy.
The fourth rank is the Jade Palace Shangqing and Wulei Ling, and the fourth rank is the Jade Palace Shangqing and Wulei Duzhishi.
Below him are the fifth-rank Jade Palace Shangqing and Five Thunder Commander; the fifth-rank Shangqing Siming Jade Palace Shangqing and Xuantian Dafazhu;
The Sixth Rank Shangqing Siming Yufu Shangqing, the Five Thunders Test and Summoning Envoy, and the Five Thunders Subduing Demon Envoy;
From the sixth-grade Five Thunders to Control Evil and Five Thunders to Kill Evil.
There will also be many official positions divided according to different responsibilities, such as the immortal official who proofreads the records, the immortal official who clerks the documents, the immortal official who is in charge of the records, the Ziwei Neihan, the Ziwei Zhangfa, the immortal official who assists in peace and transformation, the immortal official who enforces the law in the Divine Heaven, the wind and rain official in the Western Terrace, the immortal official who assists in peace and transformation, the immortal official who transmits the Divine Heaven, and so on. There are differences in rank and position.
It can be seen from the names of the official positions that when the Daoting was at its peak, the fifth rank was a hurdle and was already considered a high position of power, not something that ordinary people could hold.
Qin Sang benefited from the decline of the Dao Court and was promoted to a higher position. The immortal officials below could also benefit from it. A cultivator who had attained the state of transformation could serve as the master of the Jingtan Temple and be awarded the title of the fourth-rank Jade Palace Shangqing, the Five Thunder Order, and so on.
"The disciple is willing to lead the peace of Zhongzhou himself."
Li Yufu bowed and said.
He is the master of Qingyang Temple and represents Qin Sang's will, so he has an obligation to do so. Zhongzhou Jing is the strongest one, and it is a mixed bag, so someone with enough weight must be in charge, and that person must be Li Yufu.
Since he is not yet a Void Refining cultivator, he can only temporarily take on the duties of the Deputy Envoy of the Five Thunders Academy, and later on take over the management of the altar for Qin Sang, but his actual position is still the fourth-rank Five Thunders Order.
"Palace Master Bao Zhengnan wrote to me, saying that Daoist Fellow Bao Xi is willing to change to thunder magic. In my opinion, Daoist Fellow Bao Xi can stay in Xitujing. Palace Master Tong and Master Shilou are unwilling to change their skills. Master Yunxin gave up the position of abbess not long ago. She seems to want to change to Buddhism and Taoism. Either Palace Master Tong can appoint a master from Xuantian Palace, or ask Master Yunxin to come out and stay in Canglangjing. The contributions of the Four Saints Palace and Xuantian Palace in many wars are obvious to all, and the Glazed Fairy has benefited the whole world, which is enough to convince everyone."
Li Yufu obviously had a plan in mind, and he spoke eloquently, "For the last one, Jing Bei Hai Jing, I think we can let other forces jointly nominate one person to show our kindness and benevolence."
Qin Sang nodded secretly, Li Yufu was quite thoughtful.
Not only did he stagger the leaders and masters of Yijing to prevent one school from dominating the Jingtan, he also took the ideas of other forces into consideration. This can be said to be a balanced approach.
Not to mention that other forces would have to fight over the nominations. The person nominated had no roots in Beihai, but Beihai was the home of the Qingyang Temple, and there was also the huge Xuantian Palace, so it would be difficult for the Lord of Jingtan to achieve anything.
In the Taoist system, the Lord of Jingtan cannot act arbitrarily, and only trustworthy people from Qingyang Temple will be appointed to key positions.
"I will hand over Qingyangzhi to you from now on, and I will have no worries," Qin Sang said with relief.
Li Yufu showed no sign of complacency at all, and bowed and said, "Master, thank you for your praise."
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the altar.
From a distance, the landscape changes dramatically.
Originally, a fairy city was formed around the ancient teleportation array. Now the fairy city has expanded outward, leaving several mountains in the center of the city.
The terrain of the mountain is not rugged, it is surrounded by clouds and mist, and there are lush forests and bamboos. There is an archway at the foot of the mountain with five golden characters "Qingyang Zhizhitan" inscribed on it, and there are golden armored guards guarding the place.
Although it is not as majestic as the Bai Shi Zhi Zhi Altar that Qin Sang had seen, the pavilions and towers are hidden among the fairy clouds and ancient trees, and outside is the bustling fairy city. It can be said to be a place of movement and stillness, fresh and distant, and full of mystery and majesty.
The ancient teleportation array is located near the foot of the mountain, and ordinary cultivators are not allowed to enter or exit.
There are many golden palaces near the top of the mountain, one of which is the Palace of Ordination of the Ministry of Ordination, and it is also the location of the altar.
The two men landed in front of the Golden Palace. Li Yufu stepped forward to open the door, and Qin Sang saw an altar with a foundation laid.
In fact, the various altars of Taoism are interconnected to some extent. The real core is the things engraved in the altar, such as the thunder talismans such as the Thunder Oath in the Thunder Altar, and the Dugong Seal and Dharma Scrolls in the Sutra Altar.
In ancient times, the Chuanlu Altar could be used to grant talismans, build the Four Gods Post, summon gods and generals, perform thunder talismans and thunder magic, etc. It was more comprehensive than the Leitan.
Qin Sang could also integrate the Thunder Altar into the Governing Altar to facilitate its control. However, if an altar took care of too many things, it might cause conflicts, so it depended on the cultivation and control ability of the altar master.
Since this was his first time setting up an altar to pass on the ordination, he decided to build the Governing Altar from scratch, one to protect Qingyangzhi and the other to pass on the ordination. When the Governing Altar grew to a certain size, he would consider merging it. However, now he was preparing for the future fusion, and the three core branch altars were adjacent to the Jing Altar.
Li Yufu stood respectfully in front of the door. Qin Sang walked into the ordination hall. The Qianjun Ring flashed with brilliance. Countless spiritual materials flowed out like water and changed into various shapes in front of Qin Sang.
Qin Sang performed the work personally, and the altar took shape quickly. It looked basically the same in shape except that it was a little bigger than the Jing Altar, and there was nothing magical about it.
'Om! '
The altar shook slightly.
Qin Sang floated down to the top of the altar, his mind moved slightly, and a point of green light shot out from between his eyebrows, instantly illuminating the entire hall, revealing an illusory altar.
Li Yufu already had some understanding of Daoting, and felt the mysterious aura emanating from the altar. He looked at the altar with a look of shock and eagerness.
The altar guardian general Lei Zu was deliberately hidden by Qin Sang. As Qin Sang's thoughts flashed, the golden book of imperial decree and the seal of the Five Thunder Envoys in Lei Zu's hand flew out of the altar and hovered above the altar.
At the same time, the Divine Thunder Seal in the altar was also triggered, emitting three green lights, which condensed into three virtual images of magic talismans in front of Qin Sang. They were the first-level Tai Shang Zheng Yi Boy Ling Guan General Talisman, the second-level Flowing Gold Fire Bell Talisman, and the third-level Five Thunder Secret Talisman.
The golden book of imperial edict emitted a golden light, which turned into a blank golden talisman. A magic scroll was attached to it, condensing into a real golden talisman. Immediately, the seal of the Five Thunder Envoys' Court separated into a virtual seal and sank into the golden talisman.
The golden talisman shook, and its aura suddenly changed, emitting a strange power.
The three golden talismans all condensed into shape, transformed into three points of golden light, spinning and falling into the altar.
Inside the altar, three golden talismans rotated around each other, sometimes separated and sometimes gathered. Occasionally, a shadow of a golden seal appeared in the golden light, with an outline similar to the divine thunder seal. According to common sense, when the altar was built and connected to the divine court, the three golden talismans would be used as the basis to condense the Dugong seal.
Qin Sang immersed his mind in the altar, activated the golden talisman, and urged it with all his strength to sense the divine court. As expected, the result was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.
However, there was the seal of the Five Thunder Envoys on the golden talisman, which meant that Qin Sang could confer the ordination certificate on others. However, when conferring the ordination certificate, the step of burning the ordination certificate and submitting the petition would not enter the Divine Court but would fly to the Altar.
After the sensing was fruitless, Qin Sang gave up trying and withdrew his mind. His true energy poured madly into the altar. The ordination hall shook violently and a beam of green light burst out from the altar, shooting out of the dome and rushing into the sky.
At this moment, people outside the Immortal City and even most of Zhongzhou could see a green rainbow rising into the sky. Then, all the Jing Altars, Du Altars, and Branch Altars showed strange phenomena and burst into green light, echoing the Zhi Altar from afar.
This scene made the people of Storm Realm panic, thinking that something big was about to happen again.
The celestial phenomenon did not last long. If someone was near Jingtan and Dutan at that time, they would be able to see that when the green light was retracted, there was a faint golden light that sank into the altar along with the green light.
At this moment, all altars have the ability to grant talismans. Depending on the level, the quality of the talismans that can be imparted is different.
The highest level three Five Thunder Secret Scripture can only be taught by Zhitan.
Qin Sang slowly opened his eyes, looked at Li Yufu, and said, "Choose an auspicious day, invite fellow Taoists to come to the altar to watch the ceremony, and I will grant you the ordination!"
Li Yufu will be the first person to receive the ordination.
"Which martial art did you choose?" Qin Sang asked.
There are differences in Taoist scriptures and talismans. Even if they are all high-level divine talismans, they can be used to practice different techniques.
"Disciple feels that the "Divine Cross Heavenly Scripture" is more suitable for me!" Li Yufu said respectfully.
Qin Sang took out several Thunder Sutras for Li Yufu to choose from.
The superior thunder scriptures recorded in the seal of the Five Thunder Envoys' Court include "The Inner Will of the Three Palaces", "The Hunyuan Six Heavens Ruyi Sutra", "The Dongxuan Yushu Thunder Method", etc., and "The Divine Sky Cross Heaven Sutra" is also among them.
Of course, there are also ordinary thunder scriptures, such as "The Secret Book of Yuan Lei" and "The Secret Book of Xingyunqiyu", as well as the common five elements thunder methods. There are methods to cultivate for all five elements spiritual roots.
Qin Sang would not take out the Superior Thunder Scripture so easily for outsiders, as there would be restrictions and conditions.
Qin Sang nodded and took out a jade slip. "This scripture originated in the era of Daoting Shenxiao Zongzhi. It is an ancient thunder scripture with great power. You changed your cultivation to the way of thunder halfway through, so it is not easy to comprehend this scripture. Although I am not a true thunder cultivator, I also have some insights on this way, which are all attached to the back of the Thunder Scripture."
"Thank you, Master, for teaching me the Dharma!"
Li Yufu knelt on his knees, raised his hands, and solemnly took the Thunder Sutra.
……
Not long after, all forces received the summons and came to the altar to watch the ceremony.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qin Sang opened the altar, burned incense and prayed, reported to the Shenxiao Palace, and personally bestowed the ordination on Li Yufu.
There were twenty or thirty other people who received the ordination together with him. All of them were cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Stage who had decided to switch to practicing Thunder Magic.
Some people hesitated but soon regretted it because Qin Sang was the only one who personally gave the talisman in the first place. In the future, when Li Yufu was given the Five Thunder Secret talisman and condensed the talisman altar, he would give the talisman to others on behalf of Qin Sang.
This means that the first group of people who are ordained can call themselves disciples of the Lord. Even if they are not disciples of Qingyang Temple, having this relationship is enough to be envied.
As Li Yufu and others were granted the Five Thunder Secret Scriptures, the masters of the four Jingtans were selected, and the masters of the capital and branch altars also performed their duties, the governance of Qingyang gradually got on the right track.
At this point, Daoting Thunder Method became popular!
Every once in a while, countless monks and mortals would receive the ceremony at various altars.
The main hall for ordination.
Qin Sang sat cross-legged above the altar, concentrating on sensing something.
"It turns out that opening a governance altar has this benefit..."
Qin Sang murmured.
He felt that as more and more people received the talisman, practiced the talisman and thunder magic, and connected with the altar, the power of the altar was increasing, and the golden seal of the three golden talismans became more solid. The altar could actually help the altar master comprehend the thunder magic, and the stronger the altar, the more significant the effect.
Unfortunately, his fundamental skill was not the Thunder Sutra, and he had cultivated the Five Thunder Secret Scroll to the top, but he didn't know where to receive the Fourth-Rank Purple Void Thunder Treasure Scroll.
However, there are still things that can be learned.
After all, spreading the teachings and spreading the Dharma is also the way of Mahayana!