Chen Jichuan passed by the bell tower and found a house in the city where no one lived.

There is no rush to practice.

He was out of his body and returned to the City God Domain again.

This time, Chen Jichuan sensed himself more carefully and comprehended the Shinto talisman. A subtle and imperceptible breath poured in from all directions, like a trickle, merging into the talisman and finally turning into a little incense. The talisman is running, the incense is refined, and the original colors are mixed and turned into pale gold, which is very similar to the divine power circulating in the talisman.

"Incense."

"Divine power."

"Although the City God's Temple in the city of Taiping Mansion is dilapidated, there are still incense believers in the huge city, but most of them worship casually and ask for peace of mind."

But even if it's not religious.

Hundreds of believers each contribute a small amount of incense, which can add up to a river.

Chen Jichuan came to the courtyard of the apse, only to see that a pool had dried up and there was no water. The walls of the pond are carved with images of the livelihood of all people, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

"If the Chenghuang faith is prosperous, this pool of merit will be full of incense and it will turn into a pool of water. Over the years, the merit pool has not been filled, and the incense can even cover the Chenghuang Mansion and even the entire Chenghuang Domain, for the Chenghuang to display supernatural powers, distribute assistants, deploy Yulu, maintain the operation of the Chenghuang Mansion, and so on. ”

"But now—"

Chen Jichuan shook his head.

The current Chenghuang Temple is dilapidated and the incense is withering. He had just 'taken office', and half a day's incense was only enough to refine into a few traces of divine power, and he couldn't even wet the bottom of the merit pool.

However, it is easy to develop incense.

"In this world, demons and monsters are rampant, and there are many ghosts and monsters in the city that are difficult to get rid of."

"When I am manifested, I will exert my divine might, and I will remove these evil obstacles for the people, and I will have my own believers to worship. If you get the incense, you will be able to recruit wingmen, gather ghosts, and Yin soldiers, and run the Chenghuang Mansion. ”

"After the divine power is abundant and the incense is vigorous, the soldiers can also be strong. When the time comes, whether it is self-protection or gathering cultivation resources, you will be able to do it handy. ”

Chen Jichuan comprehended the Shinto talisman and gained a deep understanding of the responsibilities and authority of the city god.

……

The night passed quickly.

Beginning on the second day, Chen Jichuan began to practice while collecting information through the Chenghuang Divine Power of the City God Law Domain to understand the roots of this life.

Ten days in a row.

Chen Jichuan fabricated his identity and settled in Taiping City.

Secretly, I listened and watched more, and I also had a general understanding of the world.

This is a world of ghosts and ghosts, and a hundred schools of thought contend.

When the dynasty was called 'Sui', the founding of the country for more than 300 years, has no longer been the sharp and enterprising when the country was founded, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, soldiers from all walks of life will be lazy, and the people are miserable.

The kingdom is about to die, and evil will come out.

But at the same time, there are also demon subduing defenders, such as the red-headed mage that Chen Jichuan saw ten days ago, who is the red-headed mage of the Lushan Dharma Sect in this world.

This vein is dedicated to the three goddesses such as Mrs. Linshui as the ancestors, so it is also called the "Three Milk School" and "Mrs. Teaching", in order to drive away evil spirits and collect demons, eliminate disasters and solve misfortunes, and take happiness as the ability.

The Lushan Dharma Sect is quite prominent in this world.

In addition to the red-headed mage, there are also black-headed mages, who use the black turban as the symbol of the faction, and are known for funeral rituals and transcendence to exorcise evil spirits, and are known as the 'Dharma Master Gong faction'.

In addition, there is also a full-time small method, dedicated to the Buddhist Rinzai monk Master Pu'an, also known as the 'Pu'an School'.

The Lushan Dharma religion has a deep foundation, and the teachers of various veins are all over the state capitals of Dasui.

And in addition to the Lushan teachings.

In this world, there are not inferior to Lushan, as well as the two factions of Meishan and Maoshan, and the former are collectively referred to as the 'Three Mountains Lineage', which is orthodox in the world.

In addition to the Three Mountains lineage, there are also 'Yinshan School', 'Liuren School', 'Shamanism', 'Medicine King School', 'Red Lotus Sect' and so on.

Each of these teachings has its own strengths, and the spells in the door are all strange, and they all have magical powers.

Attack, self-defense, anti-fighting, fighting, hunting, debt collection, Gu magic, unraveling, forbidding, collecting souls, summoning spirits, exceeding, calamity, praying, exorcism, curing, fighting evil, harmony, confusion, soul adjustment, exorcism, soul locking, evil control, ghost catching, karma and harmony, healing evil diseases, relieving the head......

There are so many strange things.

It is far more comprehensive and mysterious than the Dao inheritance in the Great Liang world.

Even the Taoism that Chen Jichuan learned from the Great Liang World can find its roots in this life.

"For example, the 'Taiyin Refining Method' comes from the "Gao Shang Yue Palace Taiyin Yuanjun Filial Piety Immortal King Jinhua Huang Su Book", which pays attention to morality and ethics, and is exactly the same as the teachings of 'Pure Ming Loyalty and Filial Piety' in this world."

"For example, the 'Five Ghost Yin Art of War', raising the five ghost Yin soldiers, its method is heavy on Yin, and the command flag is used to dispatch troops, and the techniques of harmony, confusion, soul adjustment, exorcism, and soul locking are all required to be done by soldiers. And the 'Yinshan School' in this world is the originator of the use of the Five Ghost Techniques. ”

"As for the 'Chen Zu Forty-Eight Methods', there are many methods mixed in it, such as the 'Nine Ox Method', the 'Cooking Rice and Meat Method', etc., most of which are from the 'Craftsman Method'. In an era of low productivity, craftsmen don't know how to do it, and you can't get paid if you are relieved when you work, or if someone else makes you bad after doing your work. So there are craftsmen who practice the law, one is to defend themselves, and the other is to beg for money. Therefore, there are too many whole person spells in this 'craftsman method', such as 'Slippery Oil Mountain', 'Iron Siege' and so on. But after all, it is only for a livelihood, even if it is improved and studied from generation to generation, the 'craftsman method' is still a relatively superficial spell in the final analysis. ”

Chen Jichuan sorted out what he had learned, and compared it with the many spells in this world, only then did he realize how shallow and ugly it was.

Except for the 'Taiyin Refining Method' which is not bad, as well as the strengthened spells such as the Circular Light Technique and the Paper-cutting Art of War, the others are much worse than each other.

"In this case, in this life, you can systematically study the Dao method."

"Update the spells of a miscellaneous sect."

Chen Jichuan thought in his heart.

The first goal of the new world is clear.

Furthermore.

In this Taiping City, there are also people who are proficient in martial arts, and most of them have external merits. There are also those who practice internal strength, but the number is small, and most of them are mediocre.

Chen Jichuan can understand this.

In this world, there are rampant monsters, ghosts and things, and those who practice external martial arts have strong qi and blood, and their yang energy is sufficient, and their restraint and defense against ghosts are far greater than those who practice internal martial arts.

In such an environment.

Most people who have the conditions to practice martial arts will naturally choose external skills that are easier to save their lives and restrain ghosts in the early stage.

"Competing with ghosts and Taoism, martial arts in this world also have merits."

This is Chen Jichuan's second goal.

Taoism and martial arts will follow.

Exploring Shinto, learning about incense, and so on, are also in Chen Jichuan's plans.

Of course.

Alchemy and refining tools are also the top priority, which must be carried out throughout, and must not be slack.

……

Clear your mind.

Discover the city of Taipingfu.

Chen Jichuan had the bottom in his heart, and the next action became bigger.

It's a few more days.

On this day, the night was late.

In a house in the north of the city, Lu Guannian was lying on the bed, sick and not very energetic.

He was originally a lifter, but because he had no money to bribe officials of the ministry, he was still in his fifties until now, and he was still an alternate and could not be an official.

Lu Guannian was still a little indignant in the early years, and he was also discouraged after decades, so he became a private school teacher in this Taiping Mansion City. Because of his impatience and righteousness, integrity and unyieldingness, he has a good reputation in the city.

When ordinary people see it, they will call it 'Mr. Lu'.

In the past few days, Lu Guannian has been sick, his head is groggy, and he is a little dizzy. He was lying in a daze, when he suddenly saw an official with a post and a horse with a white roof coming to him and saying to him, "My lord has invited you to take the exam." ”

"Fujun?"

In the entire Taiping Mansion, the only one who dares to be called the 'Monarch of the Mansion' is the Governor of the Taiping Mansion 'Song Xi'. Lu Guannian was suspicious: "I'm an old man, what test did the prefect call me to take the exam?" ”

Ask now.

But the official only urged, and did not answer.

"Let's just go and see."

Lu Guannian thought to himself, so he got dressed, rode on a horse with his illness and walked with him.

The road he walked was very rusty and upside down, which made his already seriously ill body more and more confused.

Unconsciously.

I don't know when.

and came to a mansion.

There are many officials and officials here, one by one, they go in and out, and they all have excited looks on their faces.

It doesn't seem to be the government office in the city.

But Lu Guannian was stunned and couldn't tell the difference, so he followed in.

After entering, he found that the splendor and magnificence in this 'mansion' were completely different from the official office in his impression.

Look up.

I saw a big official sitting on the head of the main hall in front of me, and there were officials standing on both sides, which was quite magnificent.

Outside the hall, under the eaves, there are more than a dozen tables, more than ten sitting piers, and there are already seven or eight talents and people sitting there.

Lu Guannian has been in the city for decades and is very familiar with these people.

These are all well-known scholars in the city, most of them have fame, and even if they don't, their knowledge and morality are widely praised.

Seeing that everyone was sitting in a precarious position, quite serious, Lu Guannian was not easy to speak, so he just nodded to everyone.

So he found a table and sat down.

After a while, when more than a dozen tables were filled, the test questions were handed out seriously.

Lu Guannian saw that there were eight words on it: "One person, two people, with or without heart." ”

Lu Guannian speculated for a moment, and then worked hard to write.

When the hour came, some officials came and took away the papers, but they were not allowed to go, but only told them to wait outside.

After a while.

Another official walked out, looked at the more than ten people present, and asked loudly: "Who is 'Lu Guannian'?" ”

"Lu is here."

Lu Guannian stepped forward and responded.

"Please come with me."

The official led Lu Guannian into the temple.

As soon as he came in, Lu Guannian saw the big pillars in the hall, and the plaques emitted golden light, with the words 'It is useless to burn incense for doing treacherous and evil deeds, and it is useless to burn incense if you are upright, so why don't you worship me', 'Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and right and wrong will be clear from the bottom', 'Good deeds are so clear that there is no shame in my heart, and I am afraid to be cold if I am evil' and so on.

As soon as people see it, their hearts will be full of righteousness.

When the villain and the wicked see it, they will be terrified on the spot.

Lu Guannian didn't dare to look more, and looked up slightly. I saw the official above, who seemed to have a divine light shining on his body, as if he was acting as a god in the world, holding a test paper and reciting: "Filial piety comes first, no trace of the heart, and there is no filial piety in the poor family; All evil and fornication are the first, and the deeds are not in the heart, and there is no perfect person in the world. ”

"That's a well-written sentence."

The person above praised him, but Lu Guannian was busy saying that he didn't dare.

Then I heard the official ask, "What do you think about the rewards and punishments of good and evil?" ”

"Reward and punishment for good and evil?"

Lu Guannian groaned slightly, and then replied: "If you have a heart, you will be good, although you are good, you will not be rewarded; If you do evil without intention, you will not be punished for evil. ”

"Hmm."

"Let's go down first."

The official was noncommittal, put the test paper aside, and waved his hand to signal him to step back.

Next.

The temple summoned a few more people into the hall to meet the Q&A.

After a bit of going in and out.

Lu Guannian and others were brought out.

Lu Guannian came out of the yamen, and his heart moved to look back, but he saw that on the door of the yamen, a plaque was hung high, and a book was written-

'City God's House'.

"Chenghuang?"

"Chenghuang Mansion Monarch?"

Lu Guannian suddenly realized, his heart was agitated, he only felt a flash, suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and found that he was already at home.

……