Chapter 47: The Temple of Water
There are many famous temples around the West Lake, such as Lingyin Temple, Jingci Temple, Fajing Temple and so on.
However, Qiantang County is close to the river, and many people live on water, so there are not many temples, and the most incense is the water temple in Qiantang County!
After Xu Xian and Xu Jiaorong's sisters and brothers worshiped their ancestors outside the city, they came to this water temple.
Regarding the matter of burning incense and making wishes, even if Xu Xian already believes that there is a god in this world, he doesn't agree with it very much. If the wish made after burning incense is really fulfilled, it is also karma, the cycle of heavenly principles, where will it change because you burn two more pillars of incense?
The so-called water temple is mostly just a self-deceptive sustenance in the hearts of everyone. But he couldn't tell his sister Xu Jiaorong that Xu Jiaorong was willing to burn incense, so he would follow.
The water temple is not big, but you can see people coming and going from afar, and when you walk into the temple, it is the incense boiling, the smoke is filling, and a smoky fragrance comes to your nose.
I saw that a mouthful of three groups of big tripods has been filled with high incense, although someone will clean the ground every day, but in less than half a day, the incense ash on the ground has accumulated a thick layer, and the prosperity of the incense can be seen.
At the back of the Ding furnace, a huge water god is enshrined.
The god of water is naked, with a red silk fluttering on his back, holding a halberd, and stepping on waves under his feet, and the statue is full of dynamics, as if he is walking on waves.
"Huh?"
Originally, Xu Xian, who was just holding a casual look, but after entering the Water God Temple, his demeanor changed slightly, and he felt abnormal.
"These incense sticks are the most ordinary, not even a piece of rosewood, and they can't have any special effects. But why did you enter the temple and your mind was so much clearer?" Xu Xian's eyes widened, and he was curious.
He has been cultivating for a long time, and his feelings are sharper than ordinary people, and he naturally does not know how many times he is wrong. This temple does have the effect of calming the mind and calming people's minds.
Of course, this effect is much worse than Xin Shi Niang's piano sound.
But stepping into this temple, there is obviously a different feeling from the outside world, if you have been here, for a long time, it will definitely be of some help to cultivation.
Xu Xian glanced at the clay statue of the god of water, and was even more shocked, as if the statue had come to life, his originally solemn expression suddenly showed a smile!
However, when Xu Xian looked at the past, everything returned to normal, and the Buddha just now was just hallucinating.
"Could it be that there is really a water god in this small temple?" Xu Xian thought in his heart in surprise.
When Xu Xian used his mana to perceive the temple carefully, he immediately shook his head again.
"No, it's not that there is a water god in the temple, but that this temple has been worshiped by countless people with incense every year, and has formed a 'incense wishing power' similar to 'Haoran righteousness'. ”
Xu Xian had a realization in his heart.
Incense wish power is much faster than Haoran righteousness, Confucian Haoran righteousness relies on their own little by little accumulation, as long as the incense wish power has enough accumulation of incense and faith, you can even directly incense into a god!
However, the disadvantage of incense practice is that if you accept other people's incense and beliefs, you have to always help others and get what you want. If one day he stops helping people, if people stop believing in him, and cut off the incense, they will be knocked down from the altar.
"Maybe many years later, in the future, a god will really be enshrined in this water temple!"
Xu Xian thought in his heart.
Legend has it that the wick of an oil lamp in front of the Buddha beads has been baptized by the Dharma for thousands of years, and it will produce spiritual wisdom and mana. As for flowers, plants, birds and animals, there are countless transformations because of this.
Incense is flourishing in a temple, and it is normal to have gods for many years.
There is a place at the entrance of the temple that sells high incense, but it is not the temple of the temple, just a small house.
"Sister, isn't there a temple in the Water Temple?" Xu Xian asked curiously.
The incense in the temple is so prosperous, although it is the god of water, but as a temple Zhu, it will definitely benefit a lot, I am afraid it will not be an ordinary person, Xu Xian wants to see it.
Xu Jiaorong handed over the money to take the high incense, and said in a low voice: "Naturally, there is a temple blessing." It's just that I heard that this temple is a strange person, he does things eclecticly, he usually likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, and the dragon sees the head but not the tail, and it is difficult to see him in the temple. ”
Xu Xian glared.
Can there still be such an operation?
Shouldn't the temple be in the temple, and the dragon is still seeing the head and not the end, and he is really a 'strange person'.
Soon, Xu Jiaorong paid the incense fee, burned the incense and made a wish, and asked for two peace charms after the consecration. One was given to Xu Xian, and the other was begged for Li Gongfu.
Xu Xian took the peace talisman and sensed it, and found that this talisman was really not something used by the magic stick to coax people, but it really had a trace of evil spirit-warding effect!
It may not be realistic if you want to use it to suppress demons or evil ghosts that have practiced, but it is enough to deal with the most ordinary lonely souls and wild ghosts.
With this peace charm, it is impossible for weak ghosts to get close at all, and they will be comforted a lot when they sleep at night, and they will not have nightmares.
"Sister, you can take this peace charm with you, it's useless for me to hold it. Xu Xian said.
With his current cultivation, this peace charm is not as good as his sticker, if he can't solve the problem, the peace charm is even more useless, and it is not useful at all.
Moreover, after he cultivates the 'Yin God', he can draw the talisman by himself. When the time comes, he will make a talisman at random, and the effect of warding off evil spirits will be much better than this peace talisman.
Xu Jiaorong didn't understand this, glared at Xu Xian, and couldn't help but hang the peace charm on Xu Xian's neck, and said: "I know you don't believe in these things, but I'd rather believe in everything than not." This peace charm will not hinder you from anything, but if you encounter something unclean......"
Speaking of this, Xu Jiaorong hurriedly stopped, feeling unlucky, and hurriedly "puffed".
After a pause, he solemnly admonished: "Anyway, you have to keep this peace charm for me, and you can't take it off at will, otherwise I want you to look good!"
Xu Xian didn't dare to pick it up.
The peace charm didn't matter to him, but his sister's heart couldn't be ignored.
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In the next few days, Xu Xian focused on practicing calligraphy.
First, the way of calligraphy needs to be practiced diligently on weekdays, and you can't relax, otherwise you can't go further, maybe your original realm will regress!
Calligraphy, like monasticism, is the first realm of 'entering the Tao', but the second realm is 'stormy'!
The so-called pen falling into the storm is the second realm of calligraphy.
Second, it was Xu Xian who prepared a good rice paper, prepared to write a satisfactory word, and took it to the calligraphy and painting shop to consign.
What do readers rely on if they want to make money?
The pen in your hand, of course.
With Xu Xian's current fame, if he writes another good word, the content of the word is a good poem, and the value is definitely not expensive!
After you have the money, when you go to school in Hangzhou, you can find time to open a calligraphy and painting shop by yourself.