Chapter 907: The Sect Era Begins

Speaking of a long way, after Ye Xiang thought about the matter of the God World, he didn't think about it anymore, after all, his cultivation had reached the realm of entering the God World too early.

When he came to the real world, Ye Xiang returned home, and after staying with his parents for a few days, he and Yue Qiluo came to the mountain.

After coming to the mountain, Ye Xiang saw that some of the infrastructure of the sect on the mountain had been completed, and the others were not, on this mountain, Yue Qiluo first built a Taoist temple, which was also the only building on the mountain.

When Taoism first emerged, Taoist priests mostly practiced in the mountains, often living in caves or building simple thatched huts next to caves. Later, Taoism gained the attention of the upper echelons of the ruling class, and the place where Taoist priests practiced was transferred from the deep mountains to the cities, and the names of the places where Taoist priests lived and engaged in religious activities also changed from "governance" to "Jingshe" and "Taoist Academy", and finally became a palace similar to the residence of the emperor.

Gongguan is the main place for Taoists to carry out religious activities, and it is also the place where Taoists worship the membrane, similar to Buddhist architecture, there are eight main Taoist palace buildings in general, if the basic order is arranged according to the central axis: mountain gate - Lingguan Hall - Bell and Drum Tower - Jade Emperor Hall - Sanqing Hall - Lao Law Hall - Yuanchen Hall - Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and so on. In addition to the above-mentioned main halls, due to the relationship between Chinese culture, Taoism also worships many gods, such as the city god, the god of wealth, the god of the land, etc., and due to the different cultures in different places, the statues of the gods enshrined are also different, like the stars in the sky, it is impossible to explain them one by one. A large-scale Taoist temple with complete architectural content should have about 51 kinds of buildings.

One of the important differences between Taoism and Buddhism is that Taoism worships all kinds of immortals, pursues immortality, and believes that as long as people cultivate well, they can immediately become immortals; Buddhism worships all kinds of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and pursues the practice of this life, and reincarnates to enjoy happiness in the next life. In Taoist architecture, there are mainly the following:

Mountain Gate: The Mountain Gate is the main gate to enter the Taoist temple. Usually the two sides of the door are painted with the two gods of the green dragon and the white tiger, and some also offer the four values of Gong Cao, (the duty officer of the year, month, day, and hour). Different from Buddhism, Taoism worships the gods, so there is a stage on the north side of the mountain gate, and some dramas to pay tribute to the gods are often staged.

The two gods of the green dragon and the white tiger are the guardian gods of Taoism, which are a bit similar to the two generals of Vajra, "Hmph" and "Ha" in Buddhism.

Lingguan Palace: The Lingguan Hall is dedicated to the Taoist protector god Wang Lingguan. It is similar to the Maitreya Hall and the Heavenly King Hall in Buddhism. The Lingguan Hall is a passage-style building, and the front is dedicated to a statue of Wang Lingguan with red hair, a red face, three eyes, a golden whip in his hand, and a hot wheel. There are also four protector marshals on both sides: Ma Lingyao, Zhao Gongming, Wen Qiong, and Yue Fei. Some of these four are indeed people in history, and some are just legendary figures, similar to the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Buddhism. The three-eyed one is Marshal Ma, the one who rides the black tiger is Marshal Zhao, the blue-faced and red-haired one is Marshal Wen, and the red-faced one is Marshal Yue.

Bell and Drum Tower: Taoism believes in the "five elements" theory, the bell belongs to gold, so it is placed in the west, and the drum belongs to the wood, so it is placed in the east. Therefore, the position of the bell and drum tower in Taoism is exactly the opposite of the position of the bell and drum tower in Buddhism.

Jade Emperor Palace: As the name suggests, the Jade Emperor Hall is a place dedicated to the Jade Emperor. It is generally believed that the Jade Emperor is the supreme deity and the "number one", but in Taoism, the Jade Emperor is not the highest deity, and its status is lower than the "Three Qings" enshrined in the Sanqing Palace. It's a bit like the "general manager" in today's society, and there is also a "chairman" on it.

Some Jade Emperor Palaces are dedicated to the "Four Palaces", so they are also called the Four Palaces. There are usually four statues of gods in the hall, namely the Jade Emperor, the Zhongtian Ziwei Arctic Emperor, the Gouchen Antarctic Emperor, and the Houtu Huangdi (female statue).

The "Four Emperors" refer to the four emperors who assisted in the work of the "Three Qings", and they are the gods who rule the spirits of all things, and their status is second only to the "Three Qings". Among the four emperors, the Jade Emperor is the largest, and he is in charge of the power of the Heavenly Dao, which is equivalent to the general manager, and the other three are the "deputy positions" of the Jade Emperor. The Arctic Emperor of Ziwei assisted the Jade Emperor in controlling the latitude and longitude of heaven and earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the climate of the four seasons; the Antarctic Emperor Gou Chen assisted the Jade Emperor in taking charge of the Antarctic and the three talents of heaven, earth, and man, ruling the stars and presiding over the affairs of the military revolution among the people; and the Later Earth and Yellow Earth were only in charge of yin and yang fertility, the beauty of all things, and the beauty of mountains and rivers. Because this "leading group" had more contact with the masses of the people, people only knew that there was the Jade Emperor, but they did not know that there were also three Qings.

Sanqing Hall: It is the main hall of Taoism, similar to the Daxiong Hall in Buddhism. The temple ** enshrines Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun (left), Taiqing Daode Tianzun (right). Yuan Shi Tianzun holds jewelry in the center, Lingbao Tianzun holds a yin-yang mirror on the left, and Daode Tianzun holds a fan on the right. Unlike Buddhism, Daode Tianzun Laozi is the founder of Taoism, but can only be ranked third-in-command in Taoism. This is mainly because the Taoists of the earth have fabricated the results of several Heavenly Venerables in order to show that their immortal veins are long.

Lao Lu Tang: Lao Lu Tang (Chunyang Palace): In the Quanzhen Taoist Temple, Lao Lu Tang is dedicated to the seven sons of Quanzhen, that is, the place where the seven disciples of the Quanzhen faction Wang Chongyang are enshrined. There are also Taoist temples ** dedicated to the pure yang patriarch Lu Dongbin, so it is also called the pure yang hall. The old hall is somewhat similar to the main offering hall of the main temple in Buddhism.

Yuanjin Hall: It is a place to worship the Honmei Yuanchen, that is, a place to worship the sixty gods of Jiazi.

Zangjing Pavilion: A place to store the Taoist work "Daozang". The content of "Daozang" is very complex, such as "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", "Huainanzi", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" and so on are the contents of "Daozang", not only Taoist scriptures, treatises, precepts, talismans, etc., but also medicine, chemistry, biology and other contents. The method of "three caves, four auxiliaries and twelve categories" is usually used to divide the "Daozang" classics. "Three Caves": refers to the Cave True Division, the Cave Xuan Division, and the Cave God Division, which are the main scriptures of Taoism; the "Four Auxiliary Books": refers to the Taixuan Division, the Taiping Division, the Taiqing Division, and the Zheng Division, which are the four auxiliary classics; and the "Twelve Categories" refer to the Text, the Divine Runes, the Jade Formula, the Spiritual Diagram, the Spectrum Spirit, the Precepts, the Xianyi Category, the Method Category, the Folk Arts, the Biography Category, the Praise Category, and the Chapter Table Category.

In addition, there are some side hall buildings, such as the God of Wealth Palace, the Medicine King Palace, the Sanguan Palace, etc.

Taoism believes that all living beings in the world are ruled by the three officials of heaven, earth and water, and they are the gods of good and woe in the world, so the Sanguan Hall is dedicated to the heavenly officials, earth officials and water officials. There are also Taoist temples that worship three stars: Fu, Lu and Shou.

In addition to the gods enshrined in the main halls mentioned above, Taoism also created many gods according to the preferences of the Chinese, such as: Zhenwu Emperor, Dou Mu, Land, Wenchangxing, Kuixing, Dragon King, and so on.

These, Ye Xiang also wants to see which sect of Dao inheritance he inherits.

If it is taught by people, then these can be believed, but it must be dominated by Taishang Laojun, if it is expounded, then some of the sects cannot be wanted, or if they are intercepted, then the exposition and human teachings cannot be worshipped, and the exposition and human teachings must be removed.

It's like the Sanqing Palace, if Ye wants to inherit from the people's teaching, then it can only worship the statue of Taishang Laojun, if it is a sect, then it can only worship the statue of Lingbao Tianzun, this is not the same as the popular Sanqing Palace, otherwise there will be a big problem.

However, Ye Xiang didn't expect it to be so soon, looking at Yue Qiluo and said softly: "I didn't expect it to be built so quickly, I thought it would be a month or two, so suddenly, I'm afraid I will have to choose a day to do a ritual." ”

"Of course, to establish a sect, you have to go to heaven and get recognized by heaven. Yue Qiluo said.

Yue Qiluo is a hundred-year-old monster, although he has not established it, but he has read more books than Ye Xiang.

This Ascending Heaven is a necessary step, otherwise, even if his sect is established, it can only be equivalent to a black household.

Ye Xiang took a closer look at the appearance of the Taoist temple, the layout of this Taoist temple is completely like the current Taoist temples of various factions, with an antique look, the two walked in, and at this time the gate was tall, more than three meters high. But it's a pity that Ye Xiang hasn't thought of the name of the sect yet, so Yue Qiluo didn't let people engrave the plaque, so the door was empty.

Ye Xiang looked at the building in front of him and nodded incessantly: "Yes, it's not much different from what I imagined to be popular." But it's a pity that although the environment here is not bad, there are some flowers and plants missing. ”

Yue Qiluo said with a smile: "These need to be done by you, although our sect has just been built, but we can't just plant some flowers and plants, and we will need you to transplant them little by little in the future." ”

Ye Xiangyan nodded when he heard this, and said: "This is no problem, the world I will enter in the future will be higher and higher, and there will be more fairy flowers and fairy grasses in it, so let's put down the flowers and plants first." ”

Ye Xiang carefully walked around the Taoist temple, there are no Taoist immortals in the Taoist temple, this is also what Ye Xiang ordered, Ye Xiang wants to tell the heavens again, and only after establishing the sect can he determine which god he wants to worship, otherwise it will be a big deal to worship the wrong one.

After reading it, Ye Xiang said to Yue Qiluo: "Qiluo, since the Taoist temple has been built, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun, I will open the altar at noon today to tell the heavens and officially establish a sect!"

Yue Qiluo nodded, he was also very curious about his husband, Yue Qiluo, if his husband said that he learned the Taoism from other sects, but he did not have a teacher, if he said that he had no teacher, it would be a little too amazing.

Noon, sub-hour.

When all the things needed for the practice were ready, Ye Xiang also changed into the Taoist robe that he hadn't worn for a long time.

Now his cultivation can be said to have achieved a lot, and when he wears this robe, his eyes are shining with golden light. The top of his head was also shining with golden light due to the sun's rays, as if he had become synonymous with justice at this time.

Ye Xiang first ordered Yue Qiluo to retreat, and then he lit three incense sticks, respectfully inserted them into the incense burner, and then, You picked up the splendid dust and threw it towards the void.

The voice rang like a bell: "Heaven and earth are proof!"

Above the sky, there was a wave of clouds churning, as if in response. The rolling cloud tide drove the wind between heaven and earth, and for a while, the strong wind blew Yue Qiluo and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

"My way is great!" the bell-like voice rang again.

At this time, thunder and lightning had already begun to thunder and lightning in the sky! This scene was amazing, even Ye Xiang's heart was extremely surprised, and he didn't understand why this was at all.

However, although the phenomenon is strange, Ye Xiang's ritual cannot be stopped, and the dust is shaken again: "Today, Ye Xiang of the mortal path wants to open a sect and establish a sect, called Xuantian Sect!

"The way of you, as evidenced by heaven and earth, will endure forever. I saw that Ye Xiang's words had just fallen, and a voice appeared above the nine heavens, and this voice was like thunder, directly shaking both of them into a daze.

Then an even more shocking scene appeared, only to see that at this time in the Nine Heavens, the sea of clouds was churning, and a moment later, the word "Dao" that stretched for thousands of meters suddenly appeared! As soon as this "Dao" appeared, it immediately smashed down towards Ye Xiang and the Taoist Temple.

Ye Xiang and Yue Qiluo didn't dare to look directly, both of them closed their eyes, but the strange thing was that after a long time, there was no abnormal phenomenon that occurred, and there was not even a trace of pain.

Ye Xiang opened his eyes first, but the scene in his eyes shocked him. At this time, his Taoist view seemed not to be in the mortal world, as if he had reached the heavenly realm. It seems that the legendary Heavenly Court, the entire Taoist Temple, has rolling clouds and mist, but these fogs do not disperse here for a long time.

Yue Qiluo, who then opened his eyes, was also shocked, this phenomenon was unimaginable to the two of them.

At this moment, in some places in the Three Realms, some people couldn't help but open their eyes and began to count one by one, but they didn't have any clue for a long time, but some people smiled slightly and didn't care, while some people frowned, not knowing what they were thinking.

Don't talk about these far away, just say Ye Xiang, after Ye Xiang opened his eyes and saw that this Taoist temple had changed, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, could it be that his Dao inheritance system has an unusual origin?

Ye Xiang was a little incredulous, and he began to wonder if he had crossed over. After all, it's just amazing.

Ye Xiang felt the aura on this mountain, but it was a little more revived than before, although there was no aura to force it, but even if it was a little revived, it was very good.

You must know that it is now the era of the end of the law, and there is basically no aura in all parts of the world, even if there is some aura, it is estimated that you have to go to the big forest or mountain forest to find it, so now Ye wants to establish the Xuantian Sect and there is a revival of aura, if this is spread, it will definitely be a thing that surprises and excites all cultivators.