Chapter 120: The Library Building
Compared with the fragmented Daomen at the beginning, the strength of the Daomen is now stronger, and the number of celestial beings and pseudo-immortals has greatly increased.
In the final analysis, there are several reasons.
First of all, the Daomen and the Great Xuan Dynasty defeated the Confucianism and the Great Wei Dynasty, suppressed Buddhism, promoted the integration of the three religions, and replaced Confucianism as the de facto co-master of the world and the head of the three religions. It is precisely because Daomen sits on the world that there is no shortage of talents, but also the maritime trade economy has further expanded, and there is no shortage of money and various resources.
Secondly, after the unification of the Daomen, the integration of resources, the integration of talents, and the unification of government decrees, you can concentrate on doing great things, and at the same time, the Kunlun Xuandu, which was fought for endlessly by the branches of the Daomen, was included in the bag, and the legacy of the ancestors of the Taishang Dao was obtained, and the efforts of the present and the ancients were added together, so there was a famous creation project and the take-off of firearms technology.
Again, the world is peaceful, since the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, there has been no large-scale disputes, at most it is the disease of ringworm scabies such as secret associations, whether the disciples of the Taoist sect are high-end combat power or young disciples, the casualty rate has been greatly reduced, and the Taoist sect attaches great importance to cultivating and reusing young people, and there will be no problems such as disconnection and lack of succession, and the inheritance is orderly.
In the end, thanks to the fact that Xuan Sheng collected all the cultivation methods and compiled and integrated them into the Five Immortal Inheritance, although there is still a long way to go before everyone is like a dragon, it is a world of difference compared to the past.
In the past, not to talk about Xuantong spells, only to talk about the cultivation of the method, all schools and factions have swept away their own treasures, even if there are a few Dacheng methods, but they are only willing to pass on to a small number of disciples, most ordinary disciples can't even touch the threshold of the Shangcheng method, and can only practice the Zhongcheng method for a lifetime.
Even a very small number of disciples who were able to cultivate the Dacheng Method had the problem of being inappropriate. For example, a child of the Zhang family of Yunjin Mountain has excellent talent, but it is a pity that she is a woman, and the woman belongs to yin, and she is not suitable for cultivating the "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Righteous Method" to the yang to the strong, but it is more suitable for cultivating the "Yin and Yang Returning to the One Technique" of the yin and yang lineage, but at that time, the Zhang family and the earth master Xu Wugui were opponents of each other, so the pearl would be covered with dust.
However, after the Xuan Sheng's cultivation method was integrated into the Five Immortal Inheritance, this situation no longer existed.
First of all, the inheritance of the five immortals is compiled by the Xuansheng collection of the power of the entire Daomen, which is inclusive of all rivers, all-inclusive, extremely inclusive, with a very low threshold and a very high upper limit, so it is not named after a certain law, but directly named as the inheritance.
Secondly, the inheritance of the five immortals is not divided into families, Taoist systems, and factions, whether it is Zhengyi or Quanzhen Dao, whether it is surnamed Li or surnamed Zhang, they can independently choose the inheritance according to their own situation, and there is no difference between portals.
Moreover, the inheritance of the five immortals is treated equally, and there is only a gap between the nine-grade Taoist and the first-grade naΓ―ve Taoist priest in terms of realm cultivation, and there is no gap in the level of cultivation methods.
As a result, the high-end combat power of Daomen has increased several times at a rate visible to the naked eye, and the integration of Daomen has also indirectly promoted the reform of Confucianism and Buddhism.
For example, in Confucianism, in the past, hermit was an identity, but now it has become a kind of inheritance.
As for Buddhism, it is far more radical than Confucianism, and after the defeat of the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, he learned from the pain, not only imitating Taoism in the system, but also copying Taoism from several major traditions, such as monks similar to martial arts, Buddhist scholars similar to monks, and so on.
Because of this, today's Dacheng method no longer contains any cultivation methods.
In the past, in addition to a few Dacheng methods such as "Freedom and Six Void Tribulations", the rest of the Dacheng methods, such as "Taiyin Thirteen Swords", "Cihang Pudu Sword Codex", "Taishang Forgetfulness Sutra", "Taiping Qingling Sutra", and even "Heavenly Sword", "Magic Knife", etc., are all a complete set of cultivation systems, which can not only enhance cultivation, but also provide various magical powers.
Now, all the cultivation methods have been stripped away, and only various supernatural powers remain. In other words, after cultivating, only the combat power will be increased, and the cultivation will not be gained, and if you want to gain the cultivation, you still have to cultivate slowly according to your own inheritance, or use some external forces, such as Zhang Yuelu taking pills, or Qi Xuansu fusing "Xuanyu".
According to the logic, if you go straight to immortality, you can ignore these supernatural powers and concentrate on improving your realm cultivation. However, the disadvantages are also obvious, if you encounter an opponent and have an empty realm of cultivation, it is easy to be crossed by the opponent to fight. Even if you become an immortal, you don't have to sit back and relax, there are not a few immortals who died in battle, such as Song Zheng, who created the "magic knife".
On the other hand, the system of the Daomen does not support blindly improving the realm of cultivation.
Daomen is not a gang, it is a large and complex system, and no one is indispensable.
There was a time when realm cultivation became an important reference condition for the promotion of the Daomen, and the new generation of Daomen disciples completed the integration of the two aspects of realm cultivation and power status by turning their realm cultivation into a position of power.
At that time, the Daomen was in the hands of the people with the highest realm, and they had to grasp both hands, but the result was that most people's energy was limited, and both hands were not hard, and the high realm did not mean that they could govern the Daomen well and deal with all kinds of complex problems.
All kinds of contradictions intensified, and later the appearance of the spirit official alleviated this contradiction, so that some Taoist priests who were not so high in cultivation but were good at handling various affairs could also enter the core and upper echelons of the Daomen.
The Five Generations of Great Masters directly clarified this problem, that is, governing the Daomen, possessing power and maintaining power is also an extremely professional errand, no less than improving one's own realm cultivation, he does not deny that there is a genius like Xuansheng who can take care of both at the same time, and he himself can also take care of both, but after all, such people are only a minority, and more often than not, professional people should be allowed to do professional things.
The Six Generations of Great Palm Sect is undoubtedly a counterexample, he entered the realm of immortals before the age of sixty, but in the end he achieved nothing, and even left a mess.
Therefore, since the beginning of the five generations of the Great Palm Sect, the meritorious system and the suspension system that have not been valued have been repeatedly raised, even the pride of heaven like Li Changge and Yao Pei cannot soar to the sky by virtue of realm cultivation, and must have enough experience in affairs to be able to occupy a high position, just to prevent some people who have empty realm cultivation from occupying high positions, which will lead to incorrect and unprofessional decision-making.
Zhang Yuelu is undoubtedly the beneficiary of this system, it is precisely because she has various affairs experience that she can see the various problems existing in the Daomen early, and then begin to think about solutions, and in the continuous practice to produce a sufficiently mature governance concept and acting skills, far more suitable for the Daomen than those who are bent on seeking the Tao and seeking immortality.
If you want to do something, it will inevitably involve fighting with others, and you can't avoid using violent means, so magic spells have naturally become a necessary means.
Because of this, even those who do academic work in the study have to learn some means of self-defense, not to mention Qi Xuansu, a person who often fights with others, so Qi Xuansu is eager to learn a great method.
After Qi Xuansu chose the "magic knife", Sun Hewu didn't talk nonsense, and directly led Qi Xuansu to walk out - this is the residential area, not the library area.
The two of them went out of Kun Garden, passed through the Dui Garden, passed through the Ming Hall, came to the Zhen Garden, and then came from the Zhen Garden to the Gen Garden, where the books were collected.
There are a total of 81 library buildings here, which are arranged in a circular structure, and the contents of the books are divided into categories, such as astronomy and geography, witches, farmers, medicine and workers, hundreds of schools of thought, anecdotes and travelogues, and almost everything. Among them, only 72 library buildings are open to the public, and the nine library buildings located in the most central location must be approved by the high-level of the Vientiane Dao Palace.
Since Sun Hewu can take charge of the Vientiane Dao Palace when the great real person in charge of the palace leaves, he naturally has this authority.
Nine library buildings are not divided into primary and secondary, surrounded by a circle, Sun Hewu led Qi Xuansu into a library building in the northeast, into the eye is a hall, there are no bookshelves, empty, facing the door is a wall, engraved with the five thousand words of the ancestor of the Taishang Dao.
Sun Hewu took out a key and raised it with both hands, and saw that the wall was separated like two portals, revealing a long corridor.
"These nine library buildings are actually nine small caves, so the inside is much bigger than it looks." Sun Hewu reminded him, and when he walked into it first, Qi Xuansu followed behind Sun Hewu.
The passage is about more than 100 zhang long, there are portals on the left and right sides, neatly arranged, but the portals are closed, so that people don't know what is in them, but these portals are decorated with gold and jade, extremely luxurious, and people can't help but have the idea of finding out.
Sun Hewu didn't look at it, and said: "These halls are equipped with formations, if you rush into them and touch the formation, it will be difficult to survive." β
While speaking, the passage came to the end, and there was a simple bronze door, engraved with dense inscriptions.
Sun Hewu took out another token in the shape of a character, and without any action he had to make, the token flew up on its own and landed in the vacancy of the inscription on the bronze door, just completing the entire inscription.
The next moment, the bronze door collapsed into countless scattered characters, floating around.
Sun Hewu took Qi Xuansu through these characters and walked into the palace behind the bronze door.
The hall here is smaller than the main hall outside, and in the middle is a bronze throne, and the four walls are engraved with dense small characters. If you sit on the Dharma seat, you can just be able to comprehend the "enlightenment of the wall".
"I thought it was Jade Jane." Qi Xuansu looked around and said.
Sun Hewu turned his head and glanced at Qi Xuansu, although he didn't speak, as if to say, look at the way you haven't seen the world.
Qi Xuansu was a little embarrassed.
After a while, Sun Hewu slowly explained: "Jade slips will be lost, and this room is a 'book', as long as the cave is not destroyed, there will be no loss." β
Qi Xuansu raised his eyes and looked.
There are hundreds of thousands of words on the wall, the fonts are large and small, and the record of the "magic knife" itself is only about a few thousand words, and all the rest are annotations, but even if they are annotations, they are quite obscure. It is conceivable that if it is all translated into vernacular, it will take millions of words.
Sun Hewu said: "The memory of the scattered people is amazing, you read through these first, it is best to memorize them all, if you don't understand something, then ask me for advice." β
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