Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Venerable Three Words
"I haven't seen a folk altar immortal sacrifice yet...... Feng Yan laughed in a low voice, "It's rare to meet this time, don't expel it." β
Du on horseback snorted, "Do you want to go and see?" β
"Hmm."
Du mocked up and laughed, "Okay, then go and see!" β
Several people stopped the ceremonial officer's procession, and only led the carriage that Feng Yan was in to move forward alone.
In the car, Feng Xiaoqi was like falling into the clouds, "Sister, what is an altar immortal?" β
"Has Xiao Qi heard of the four gates?"
Feng Xiaoqi shook his head.
"It's understandable that you haven't heard of this name, but you must have heard the story of the four gates, they are the wild gods worshiped by the common people," Feng Yan said, reaching out and writing four words on the soft collapse in the car, "There are Hu Gate, Yellow Gate, White Gate and Chang Gate." β
"Hu ...... Is it a fox? β
"Yes," Feng Yan nodded, "Hu is a fox, Huang is a weasel, Bai is a hedgehog, and often a long worm." β
Feng Xiaoqi clapped his hands lightly, "Ah...... Then I did hear it! The kind of yellow skin that will go to the village and ask people for the seal! β
"Among the four gates, there are two categories, one is the family immortal, and the other is the altar immortal. If people find traces of the family immortals at home, they must worship them, because people believe that these four gates can ensure that people can 'burn all the firewood' and 'eat all the rice'.
"The skill of the altar immortals is even higher than that of the family immortals, they claim that they can cure diseases, eliminate evil, and even predict the future of people, and give prophetic instructions."
Hearing that he was treating people, Feng Xiaoqi instinctively frowned, "This...... Is it reliable? β
Feng Yan smiled and shook her head.
"The reason why the Four Great Gates want to do these things is to accumulate merit for themselves, but some of the immortals are really dull, and their little heads can't figure out what 'merit' is, but when they see that people can accumulate merit by curing diseases and saving people, they follow suit...... But they don't know how to heal diseases, so they often spread plagues with magic first, and then use their own incense to heal people. β
Feng Xiaoqi chuckled - this sounded so strange and pitiful.
"I remember that on the hill near the old tail mountain, there were many incense cases of altar immortals...... But I have never heard of any altar immortal who dares to go up to Daizong Mountain. β
"Why is that?"
"Two reasons," Feng Yanwan'er, "one is that these immortal families are most afraid of high-ranking officials and eunuchs, and when they see them, they have to retreat - because they are born with five hundred years more Taoism than livestock, and those who can be extremely human ministers have deeper Taoism on their bodies." Even if the four gates have mana, they belong to the evil way, and the so-called evil does not invade the good, so as soon as the official family arrives, they will not be able to show their spirits. β
Feng Xiaoqi understood a little, "I just wanted to say it, why have I never seen this kind of thing......"
"Second, the people who enter and leave Daizong Mountain are often not ordinary dignitaries and eunuchs - you think, the people who live in this area on weekdays are all characters like Du Tianshi. Even the big demons who are quite Taoist must be a little afraid to come here, not to mention the four gates that have only been a little ignited? β
"No wonder Sister wants to see it, since it dares to set up an altar on Daizong Mountain, it must have some ability!"
Feng Yan smiled.
She had heard the servants of the family talk about the pomp and circumstance on the heads of several altar immortals, and she had always wondered what kind of scene it was, but she had never had the opportunity to see it with her own eyes in the past.
Feng Yan was very surprised to suddenly bump into such a thing today.
"Anyway......" Feng Xiaoqi suddenly thought of something, "If there is one of the four gates that is particularly smart, and it has really accumulated enough merit over the years, can it really become an immortal?" β
Feng Yan still shook her head.
A blank look appeared on Feng Xiaoqi's face again, "Why is this?" β
"As I said just now, people are the primates of all things, and they are born with five hundred years more than the creatures next to them, but Xiao Qi thinks about it, among the people we know on weekdays, is there a cultivator who goes to cultivate immortals?"
Feng Xiaoqi frowned and thought for a moment, "...... It seems that I can't think of it yet. β
"Yes, because from ancient times to the present, there are few people who can rank in the immortal class. Life and death have fate, and longevity is difficult to change, maybe there are indeed some people who meet immortals by chance, but this is by no means something that ordinary people can 'cultivate'. If people are still like this, it will be even more difficult for these family immortal altar immortals. β
Feng Yan said softly, "They may live for three and five years longer than ordinary fox squirrels, but after all, they can't accumulate enough merit, and they can't get the Immortal Dao." β
"How ...... it is"
This truth is often the higher the cultivation, the deeper the understanding. So you see, there may be one or two old people among the ministers who are eager for immortality, but in the Tiantai of the Ping Demon Administration, very few people will be bewitched by such nonsense as 'becoming an immortal'. β
Feng Yan looked at Xiao Qi, "Xiao Qi too, in the future, there may be people who deceive you that there is an immortality technique in the world, don't believe it." β
Feng Xiaoqi suddenly remembered about his spiritual sense, and couldn't help but sigh.
She lay on her back and leaned on the cushions of the carriage in some frustration.
"I don't have a word here." Feng Xiaoqi looked at the roof of the car and said softly, "But I remember, I won't believe any of these things in the futureβhuh?" Sister, what are you laughing at? β
Feng Yan looked out the window with a smile in her eyes, "Maybe...... Some of them can be believed, right? β
"Hey......?" She leaned over to Feng Yan's side, "Could it be that Sister Ah has worked before?" β
"Yes," Feng Yan propped her chin and said softly, "I have heard people say before that there is a 'Three Words Venerable' on Daizong Mountain, if the forest traveler is lucky enough to meet and recognize it, and can make his wish within the three sentences he opens, His Holiness will fulfill people's wishes." β
"Sister met?"
"It should ...... I met it. Feng Yan smiled, "But in short, my wish came true soon." β
Xiao Qi asked curiously, "What did Sister make at that time?" β
Feng Yan smiled and shook her head, "...... Well, it's not a great wish, but it came true the next day, so I think it's amazing. β
"Ah...... What kind of wish is it," Xiao Qi's appetite was completely suspended, "Sister tell me!" β
"I can't say it," Feng Yan smiled and put her index finger in front of her mouth, "This is the rule of the 'Three Words Venerable', whether the wish is fulfilled or not, it must not be communicated with outsiders." β
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As the carriage walked about a mile, the smell of soot in the air became heavier and heavier, and the occasional red candle could be seen on the side of the road, and yellow paper charms were scattered among the grass.
The further he went, the more solemn Du Weifeng's face becameβthis demonic aura was extremely pure, so it looked quite light.
This is no ordinary altar fairy.
Feng Yan was also aware of the peculiarity of this demonic aura, but unlike Du Weifeng, she could feel a certain innocent and enthusiastic, but also a little cunning and unhappy, which was constantly coming from the front.
Of course...... It's not an emotion that humans have.
Although this demonic aura became imperceptible due to its color and the lightness of its breath, it was the opposite here for Feng Yan - the joy and anger that swept through the mountains and fields washed away the breath of all the "people" on the road.
Feng Yan leaned against the window edge with some expectation.