Chapter 48: The Global Landscape of Spiritual Practice
"Is that her?"
Seeing the 'sister in the black dress' walk into the hotel lobby, Lu Junyun smiled and thought about it.
"Do you know who this woman is? She is Zhou Shuitong, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, and now she is the chief of the East among the twelve black seats of North American witches. ”
"Zhou Shuitong?" Zhou Yang didn't expect to meet the people of the Zhou family so soon, but he was more interested in the 'Twelve Black Seats of North American Witches' mentioned by Junyun, and chatted while walking: "Are there really witches in the West?"
Junyun said with a smile: "There are not only witches, but also werewolves and vampires, you can understand these three categories as the 'three dark systems' of the Western cultivation world, which are naturally opposed to the saints, wizards, and witchers in Europe......
"Before the discovery of the American continent, the two sides were in opposition to each other, slaughtering each other. ”
Later, when the United States was founded, Western religious forces mediated it, and the three darkness of witches, werewolves, and vampires all immigrated to the Americas, leaving Europe to wizards, saints, and witchers. ”
"At the end of the seventeenth century, the Declaration of the Whisper of the Night and the Code of Darkness, jointly drafted by the Three Darks, led by witches, were recognized by the United States. ”
"Since the eighteenth century, they have officially established three major cultivation academies, namely the 'North and South Witch Academy', the 'Western Werewolf Academy', and the 'Silver Moon Blood Clan Academy'......"
When the European side learned about it, they couldn't sit still, and they also established their own "Holy Law" and spiritual academies. ”
"Have you seen Harry Potter?"
"The author, 'Rowling', is a natural wizard herself, and the 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' mentioned in her book was founded in the mid-18th century by the white wizard 'Vidor', who was later invaded by demons while defending himself against evil spirits and degenerated into a witch. ”
"In the book, 'Voldemort' is based on him, and 'Harry Potter' is the current headmaster, Harriet. ”
"After the end of World War II, Hallilei bypassed the obstruction of a Western religion and led more than 1,000 people from the three European light lines to visit the United States, and held a 'light and dark talk' with the dark three families led by witches for more than a month, breaking the hatred between the two families and establishing a new pattern of light and darkness. ”
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On the 3rd floor of the hotel, the two talked with each other, and were led by a beautiful waitress to their suite.
"308, this is your guest room, everything in the room is free, you can enter and exit as long as you swipe your guest card......"
"Our balconies and rooms are open-plan with a great view of Wudang, and the floor-to-ceiling windows are made of smart dimming glass that automatically adjusts colors according to day and night changes. ”
The door opens to reveal a spacious, simple design with a wall separating the living room from the bedroom, a shower, and a separate balcony outside for relaxation.
"You should familiarize yourself with the service number if you need to call us, so as not to disturb you. ”
"Thank you. ”
Sending off the beautiful waiter, Zhou Yang poured two cups of hot tea and continued to chat with Lu Junyun about unfinished topics.
Zhou Yang asked: "Why do Western religious forces obstruct the 'light and dark talks'? Are they afraid that the two factions will grow stronger and pose a threat to themselves?"
"In that case, then why did you mediate from it in the first place and move the Dark Trilogy to the United States?"
"I want to divide and conquer. Lu Junyun drank hot tea, "The reason why the two families are opposed is that they have not been less obstructed. They probably never dreamed that the Dark Trilogy would develop so quickly after migrating to the Americas......"
"Now that the integration of light and darkness in the Americas and Europe has been completed, it is equivalent to opening up a new spiritual framework in addition to the religious framework of the two continents of Europe and the United States, just like the Shu-Wu alliance in the Three Kingdoms, which can completely fight against Western religions. ”
But the Vatican group is not vegetarian either, and with their intervention, American witches have split into two factions: the North and the South. ”
"Witches in North America maintain their original beliefs and are not associated with any religion. ”
"The South American witches leaned towards the Vatican, calling themselves the 'White Witches' to the outside world, and also withdrew from the original 'Twelve Black Seats' and set up another 'Twelve Bright Seats'. ”
"In recent years, in order to get rid of the Vatican's control, North American witches have begun to develop to the East, and have signed cooperative relations with more than 70 non-governmental organizations such as us, the three religions of India, Nepalese Buddhism, African native religions, voodoo religion, Buddhism of Southeast Asia, and wizarding associations. ”
"The North American Witch Academy is also developing internationally, attracting many wizards from Asia and Africa to the academy for exchange and study every year, and also set up a male witch academy. ”
It is said that the dean of the men's school is Zhou Shuitong. ”
"When she returned to China this time, nine times out of ten, in the name of overseas casual cultivation, she came to participate in the Xiuzhen Conference on behalf of North American witches, and wanted to sign the first cooperative relationship with our newly established 'Xiuzhen Association'......"
"Show your face, how many organizations want to audit, they don't have a chance, which makes Zhou Shuitong take advantage of the loophole. ”
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Zhou Yang drank tea and digested this new knowledge.
"Zhou Shuitong, isn't she a member of the Zhou family? How could she participate in the name of overseas casual cultivation? What is the current form of the domestic cultivation world?"
"She is a good member of the Zhou family, but she doesn't have a very good relationship with the head of the family, that is, her father, otherwise why would she have been abroad?"
As he spoke, Lu Junyun opened the sandalwood on the tea case and lit it, talked a little about the situation of the Zhou family, and talked about the domestic cultivation world.
"Domestically, in the past, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism went hand in hand, absorbing and integrating with each other. ”
"In the past, Confucian students all knew how to practice, especially the learned Confucian scholars and great Confucians, who were good at cultivating Haoran righteousness, and their spirits were as brilliant as articles, exuding the fragrance of books. When the evil thing is seen, it hides. ”
"If you are interested, you can take a look at Ji Xiaolan's "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang", which records a lot of things. ”
"Up to now, the cultivation world is mainly based on our Xuanmen Taoism. The great monks and Confucians are almost extinct. ”
"I have also mentioned the current situation of Daomen before, mainly the two departments of Zhengyi and Quanzhen. ”
"One of the items of this conference is to unify the two religions and standardize them from the inside out. Do you see my Taoist robe? Zixin and their Quanzhen Sect are also wearing this body, the only difference is the crown scarf. ”
"The second item is the establishment of the 'Xiuzhen Association'. ”
"The 'Xiuzhen Association' is mainly set up for monks at home and abroad, regardless of the person's spiritual practice, unified naturalization. After naturalization, apply for a new identity card, which records all kinds of information. In the future, there will be a special national dojo to provide a place for spiritual practice. ”
"The last item you should be most interested in. ”
"After the establishment of the Xiuzhen Association, the state will set up a 'Xiuzhen College', which will be located in Kunlun Mountain. ”
"The nature of the school is like the 'North American Witch Academy' and 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' that I just mentioned, which can be understood as a 'state-run Xiuzhen University'. ”
"Kunlun Xiuzhen Academy is an attempt by the state, the purpose is to reserve talents for the Chinese cultivation community, open a national enrollment next year, and the next enrollment will wait for seven years later. ”
"I don't know very well about the content of the teaching, but I think it should be a balanced route, with dual cultivation of body and soul, and life. ”
"I heard that the textbook was revised by the heads of various factions, and there are 12 volumes in total. ”
"The last six volumes are Tiangang, talking about the cultivation of the soul. The next six volumes are the earth evil, talking about martial arts and Dan Dao. The upper and lower are collectively called the "Huaxia Taoist Classics". ”
"The teachers are also carefully selected from various schools, and the level will not be bad. Moreover, in the national inventory, there are many cultivation classics handed down from all dynasties. It is said that they will be taken out and put into the scripture pavilion of the college for teachers and students to practice and reference. ”
"Kunlun Academy can be said to be a cultivation school founded by the power of the whole country, which cannot be compared with any sect, and it is also covered by national fortune!"
"If it weren't for the registration conditions, Xinmei and I would have wanted to go to study for seven years. ”
After speaking, Lu Junyun's teacup was lowered.
Zhou Yang listened to it in a daze.
Chang Ge discussed with him that if Kunlun Academy was founded by the state, if it could enter, it would be entered, and after entering, it would be equivalent to having the protection of the luck of a great country. When practicing, you can save a lot of trouble, and Changge and Liuli can also follow the light.
Knowing the sea, he said with a long song: "Sure enough, as I expected, Huaxia established a cultivation school with the power of the whole country, I thought that it was not only for the sake of having talents, but also related to the human spirits and demons that appeared on your earth. ”
"If this is the case, I am afraid that there will be a big change in the earth's gas number in the future!"
"Under this kind of change, your luck is like an ant, and you may die at any time, so you have to join the Xiuzhen Academy one step faster. ”
"Zhou Yang, first ask him what the admission requirements are. We'll talk about it later. ”
"Hmm. ”
After listening to Changge's analysis, Zhou Yang also felt that there would be great changes in the future, and what the country did today was more like a layout for tomorrow.
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