Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Art of Transfiguration
How do cultivators report to heaven and listen?
Although what Cui Jue said is easy to understand, I still don't know the specific meaning of the above table.
And looking at my seemingly understandable appearance, Cui couldn't help but be patient and continued to explain the so-called above statement for me.
"The above table is also known as the table, this saying has a long history, in Taoism it is believed that through the table ritual can be written on the believer's wish to heaven to hear, sacrifice to the heavens, when the saints come to the Jiao altar, you can bless the Trillium, the ancestors receive the degree, is an extremely important ritual in the Jiao Festival."
After Cui Jue patiently explained for a long time, I finally understood what he and Chunting meant by the above table.
According to Cui Jue, the so-called table ritual has been sourced for a long time, the earliest can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty Zhengyi League Weidao period, because this ritual is extremely important, so whether it is a golden urn, a jade urn or a yellow urn type of ritual, this ritual must be performed.
In the orthodox ritual of the upper table, the cultivator should worship the gods through rituals such as burning incense and kneeling, golden bells and jade chimes, and sprinkling water, and then step on the bucket and present the expression he has prepared in advance to the heavens, so as to convey the believer's wish to bless the Trillium and survive the death and ascend to the gods.
And after figuring out this statement, I couldn't help but look at Chunting and asked suspiciously.
"Chunting, even Wuzhiqi doesn't know if there are immortals in this world, so isn't this so-called above statement ethereal, just a kind of spiritual sustenance without any practical significance?"
"As I said earlier, what you have to do is not to ask God, but to put it on the table."
Chunting seemed to be prepared for my question, and answered me unhurriedly after hearing me speak.
"As for the existence of immortals in this world, it is still an inconclusive question, but as long as you embark on the path of cultivation, all cultivators are extremely clear in their hearts that there are indeed restrictions from the Heavenly Dao in this world."
"And what I said about asking you to go to the table is to ask you to tell the heavens, and state the specific reason for this matter on the table, you have a special life, and you are the source of this matter, as long as you make it clear, nothing will happen to Chen Zhong."
With that, Chunting stopped talking about himself, and he turned to look out the window, leaving time for me to peruse everything he had just said.
And after carefully combing through my mind, I finally understood the meaning of what he said.
In the Vientiane Shrine, Wu Zhiqi once said that even though it has existed since ancient times, he still does not know whether there are so-called immortals in the world.
It is precisely because I am not sure of the existence of the gods that I am so dismissive of this statement of asking the gods, thinking that it is just a kind of spiritual sustenance and has no practical meaning.
But Chunting said very clearly, what he said was not to invite God, but to worship the heavens.
As he said, although I don't know if there are immortals in the world, after I absorbed the sealed cultivation from the mysterious statue, I felt the existence of the Heavenly Dao in the darkness.
If it is concretely speaking, the so-called Heavenly Dao can be called a kind of rule.
Invisibly, the Heavenly Dao has formulated corresponding rules for many things, such as the operation of the sun, moon and stars, such as the replacement of spring, summer, autumn and winter, although ordinary people cannot feel the existence of the Heavenly Dao, but in fact, everything in the world depends on the rules of the Heavenly Dao to operate normally.
Cultivators temper their bodies with the aura of heaven and earth, so compared to ordinary people, they will have a more obvious feeling about the rules between heaven and earth, so they will be convinced of the existence of the way of heaven.
If you look at it this way, then the so-called above table seems to have a certain basis, and it is not just an ethereal spiritual sustenance.
Out of trust in Chunting, I know that although he sometimes flickered, as long as it comes out of his mouth, there is never the slightest falsehood, which means that we have indeed found a proper solution to the problem that Chen Zhong is going to encounter.
And after thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask excitedly.
"I understand Chunting, so what are you waiting for, we will start to explain the reason for this matter now?"
"What's the panic, it's still early."
Seeing my excited look, Chunting couldn't help but laugh.
"Although Chen Zhong will be injured, it will never cause death, but will undergo some training, which will be of great benefit to his future cultivation, so you can wait until the matter is over, and then you can do the things that are clearly stated in the table, and now that nothing has happened, isn't it meaningless for you to go to the table?"
Hearing Chunting's explanation, I couldn't help scratching my head and smirking, looking at Chen Zhong and asking him if he had any opinions.
Although Chen Zhong claimed that he was stupid, he was extremely good at seeing people's colors, and when he saw my gaze, he immediately understood the meaning in my eyes, so he responded without hesitation.
"Don't worry, my lord, Chen Zhong doesn't have any opinions."
"Although I am a little unwilling in my heart, I have just been ready to no longer step into the path of cultivation in this life, and now that things have taken a turn for the better, it is a great surprise for me, whether it is morning or night, Chen has no opinion."
Hearing Chen Zhong's words, I couldn't help but put my mind at ease, and looked at Chun Ting and asked tentatively.
"Chunting, now that even Chen Zhong's matter has been resolved, it means that we are ready for everything, are we ready to go?"
"Don't panic, we're missing one last link before we go."
After hearing my inquiry, Chunting suddenly laughed, and his mouth was meaningful.
"Although everyone's personality now has a way to hide it temporarily, but the first impression of others on you is still your appearance, if you only change your personality without transfiguration, then all this we plan is meaningless?"
Just when we frowned again because of this, Chun Ting suddenly looked at Xue Nan on the side, with an obvious smile on his face, and his tone was extremely relaxed.
"But don't worry about it, I don't have to worry about it, although I am not proficient in the art of disguise, but one of us is a master of it, and as long as she is willing to keep busy, I am sure that no one can tell our true identity by their appearance."
Hearing Chunting's words, the hearts we had just mentioned were put back again.
And since Chun Ting was saying this, his eyes had been looking at Xue Nan without evasion, and the meaning was extremely obvious.
Xue Nan, who had been silent beside us for a long time, and whose sense of existence was so low that it seemed to be forgotten, was the person who was proficient in the disguise technique in Chunting's mouth!