Chapter 1483: Giving You the Treasure of the Town

Jiang Hao studied it carefully, turning the pages one by one. He was very concerned about this cultivation method that he suddenly got. After reading it for the first time, he basically remembered it all. However, he still read it for the second and third time until he was sure that he had memorized it word for word.

After reading it for several times, Jiang Hao also had a general understanding of the core content of "Leaving the Dust and Returning to the True Truth".

This method has some flavor of the integration of Zen and Taoism. In addition to practicing the method of moving spiritual power, it also focuses on the cultivation of the mind and the understanding, the pursuit of self-perfection of the mind, and finally the pursuit of the golden elixir.

The general outline of this method has a song,

"A piece of brilliance surrounds the Dharma Realm, and the double forgetfulness and silence are the most spiritual. The void is clear and the heart of the sky shines, the sea water is clear and the moon melts. The clouds disperse, the blue sky and the mountains are clear, and the wisdom returns to the meditation and the moon is lonely."

Jiang Hao finally understood why the Taoists in Xuanyuan Temple had such low magic power. Simply put, this method of cultivation is too abstruse, and it pursues more cultivation of consciousness and mind.

What consciousness is both empty and non-empty?

What are the original mysterious interpenetration of things?

What is self-nature, perfection, and holy fetus.

It mixes spiritual power cultivation with heart cultivation, so it is even more difficult to understand, especially for beginners.

This practice is divided into three realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, and Golden Elixir. However, this practice only describes the breakthrough of the Golden Elixir realm, and there is no method for practicing the Golden Elixir realm.

Jiang Hao is now at the peak of the foundation building stage. He has read countless Taoist scriptures. After reading this practice, he quickly understood the Qi Refining stage practice. The reason why this practice is not easy to go astray is mainly because this practice does not pursue speed, but only seeks a stable word, neutral and peaceful, and consolidates the foundation and heart cultivation step by step, so naturally there will be no major deviations.

But when he reached the foundation building stage, Jiang Hao found that he could only understand half of the things in it, and many places were also in the clouds.

After reaching the great perfection of foundation building, the process of breaking through the golden elixir is even more difficult. It is necessary to cultivate both spiritual power and mind to perfection before breaking through. The cultivation of spiritual power in this book can be said to be mediocre, and it focuses more on the cultivation of mind.

And often the cultivation of mind is the most difficult.

Then Jiang Hao thought of another question in his mind, should he practice this technique?

But soon he had the answer in his mind.

Don't practice.

Jiang Hao practiced the Wuji Shuangxiu Dalefu, which is said to be a technique that can directly lead to the immortal road. Of course, it requires Yu Nu Sanqian to climb step by step, which must be extremely difficult.

Even if he practiced this Lichen Guizhen Jue, it doesn't matter. The two are not contradictory. There is no saying in the novel that practicing a new internal skill means that all the previous practice methods must be abandoned. It's like you can push the shot put. If you change to practice the discus, do you have to throw away the skill of pushing the shot put?

The most important reason is that he doesn't like it!

That's right,

He just doesn't like it. Since it's not as good as his own technique, why practice it? Just practice your own technique.

However, Jiang Hao still kept this method firmly in mind. After all, a method that can lead directly to the Golden Elixir Road is extremely rare. If you get it easily, you must remember it, otherwise it would be a waste of heaven's gift.

Moreover, although this method is confusing, it has its own unique insights on the cultivation of the mind, and Jiang Hao thinks it is worth learning from.

Putting down "Leaving the Dust and Returning to the True Truth", Jiang Hao carefully read "Thirty-Eight Ways to Catching Ghosts and Subduing Demons". This book records many methods of catching ghosts and subduing demons, which Jiang Hao finds very interesting.

Opening an altar to perform methods, inviting gods to descend, talismans and instruments, setting up formations, etc.

No wonder Ling Xiao Taoist needs to set up formations to catch ghosts. It turns out that this is their inheritance, but for Jiang Hao, these are too cumbersome.

When facing the enemy, the most important thing is to be able to respond to changes and react quickly. It's good to know in advance. If you encounter a ghost halfway, you don't have time to set up a formation.

He already has three main methods, talismans, thunder methods and flying swords. It's hard to chew too much and it's hard to master too many skills.

But it was good to see and broaden his horizons, so he memorized all these methods.

As for those talismans, most of them were low-level talismans, and Jiang Hao did not dislike them. He picked all the ones he had never seen and wrote them down.

Three days passed in a flash, and all the disciples of Xuanyuan Temple came back. Lingxiao Taoist invited Jiang Hao to come.

More than a dozen disciples saw Jiang Hao coming in and bowed respectfully together.

"Senior, the disciples are back. If you have anything you want to know, just ask." Lingxiao Taoist said.

"Did you investigate these days? Has the Wutong statue been broken?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Reporting to Jiang Xianren, I am responsible for investigating the situation in Shouchang County, and found that the Wutong statues worshipped by many families were broken." Shoude said.

"Yes, we went to the surrounding towns to investigate, and some people also reacted in this way. That night, the Wutong statues in their homes suddenly broke, and those people were scared and kowtowed repeatedly." A young Taoist named Shouzhi said.

"How about investigating in other counties?" Jiang Hao continued to ask.

"Reporting to Jiang Xianren, I went to Chun'an to investigate, and found no broken statue of Wutong God." Someone said.

"We went to Tonglu to investigate, but found nothing either."

"Nothing in Fenshui either."

The reports of these people confirmed Jiang Hao's guess.

The evil ghost they killed that night claimed to be a favorite of Wutong God. Regardless of whether he loved him or not, he was definitely a subordinate of Wutong God, and he should be in charge of Shouchang City. Jiang Hao positioned him as a district manager.

"How is the worship of Wutong God?" Jiang Hao continued to ask.

Shouyi Gonggong said respectfully: "There are many, I'm afraid seven or eight out of ten families worship the Wutong God. Many people also know that the Wutong God is an evil god, but it is said that the Wutong God is a partial god of wealth and can bring wealth to people." , people pray for money so they worship.

Shouli followed closely and said: "There are also some who are threatened to believe in it. I heard someone say that when they go to bed at night, they feel someone coming to their bed, yelling and threatening them. If they don't believe in the Wutong God, they will be killed." As punishment, those people put up a shrine in their homes or courtyards to worship.”

After asking some more questions and asking the disciples to leave, Jiang Hao sat on the futon, closed his eyes and meditated.

The Wutong God is neither a Buddha nor a Taoist. According to legend, it first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that it was an evil god cultivated by five brothers, and together they were called the Wutong God.

The Wutong God's ability to reduce your power definitely doesn't exist. They themselves are just ghosts and gods with low magic power. How can they have the ability to reduce your power? I don't know whether it will bring you blessings or not. Anyway, if you offend them, you will definitely bring disaster.

In fact, many people also know that Wutong God is an evil god, and he is also a famous lustful ghost who loves silver wives and daughters most.

But people in the world love money. It is said that the Wutong God can attract foreign wealth. It is much faster to get wealth through crooked ways than through the right way, so some people worship it.

However, Jiang Hao knew that the five-power god's method of attracting wealth was not to increase your wealth, but to bring wealth similar to that of the five ghosts. It directly moved other people's money to your home, which was no different from robbers.

But those people don’t care whether they moved it from someone else’s house, as long as it can be in my hands. Worshiping other gods and bodhisattvas all says that you will get blessings in the next life, but worshiping the God of Five Powers can directly get wealth, simple and quick.

Historically, the officials of all dynasties have determined that the Wutong God is an evil god and obscene worship is prohibited. In this dynasty, Taizu directly ordered that the Wutong God is an evil god and must not be worshiped. Violators will be punished.

But now that the imperial court is ignorant and everything in the court is in chaos, who has the heart to manage these gods and ghosts, so Wutong Shen has been developed again.

Jiang Hao also knew why Taizu hated the Wutong God. There is another allusion here. Lao Zhu was born in the Earth Temple, so he believed in the earth the most. He felt that he could become an emperor because of the blessing of the Earth God, so after becoming the founding emperor, he ordered All government offices across the country must have earth temples, and earth temples have become gods that officials must worship.

The authority of the City God was also greatly improved in this dynasty.

When he was conquering the world, Chen Youliang was Zhu Taizu's fierce rival. In order to develop rapidly, he proclaimed himself emperor in Wutong Temple in Caishiji. He made Wutong God the righteous god. Because of the war, he pursued wealth and food, and he also needed speed and efficiency. , I hope the Wutong God can bless me and meet my requirements.

In the end, Chen Youliang died and was defeated. Wutong God was not officially consecrated by the emperor, so he naturally became an evil god again. After Zhu Yuanzhang learned about Wutong God, he personally issued an order to ban worship of Wutong God. Wutong God almost Was completely wiped out.

Nowadays, times have changed, the court is unstable, the world pursues money and pleasure, evil spirits permeate the air, immortals and Buddhas retreat, Wutong God, as the evil god, suddenly reappears, but has a broad soil for survival, and begins to expand wildly.

After thinking about this, Jiang Hao made a plan in his mind. He was going to walk around and explore the details of this five-power god.

As the City God, he also has the obligation to prevent such evil gods from causing harm to the world.

But before leaving, there is one more thing to do.

He asked his disciple to call Taoist Ling Xiao, who respectfully slapped him on the head and said, "Senior Jiang, what do you want from me?"

Jiang Hao patted the wooden box next to him and said, "I have read the three classics you brought. I have gained a lot. Now I will return them to you."

Taoist Ling Xiao smiled and took the wooden box back.

Jiang Hao looked at Taoist Ling Xiao and said, "You should be in the middle stage of Qi refining now, right?"

"Senior has a keen eye like a torch." Ling Xiaozi said.

"I would like to ask you about your thoughts on "Leaving the Dust and Returning to the True Art". Can you tell me?" Jiang Hao asked.

Ling Xiaozi did not hesitate and told Jiang Hao his insights on cultivation. Jiang Hao nodded from time to time. After Ling Xiaozi finished speaking, Jiang Hao said: "Why don't you also listen to my understanding of "Leaving the Dust and Returning to the True Truth". "

Ling Xiaozi was overjoyed when he heard this. Such a senior master must have a deeper understanding of the technique. This is not discussing with himself, but teaching it.

Jiang Hao talked about his insights after reading the article about the exercises. He not only talked about the exercises in this article, but also combined them with other cultivation methods. The explanation was very thorough and the analysis was very clear. Taoist Ling Xiao felt that many things that he had not understood before suddenly became clear.

After listening to Jiang Hao's lecture, Ling Xiaozi bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, senior, for interpreting the scriptures on the exercises. Ling Xiao has benefited a lot."

He was sincerely grateful and felt that after listening to Jiang Hao's explanation, his cultivation level might increase rapidly.

Jiang Hao thought for a while and took out a Taoist talisman from his sleeve.

"Ling Xiao, I have a talisman here for you to use in the future to subjugate demons and catch ghosts to save your life."

Ling Xiaozi's eyes lit up, what Senior Jiang gave was definitely not simple.

He took it with both hands, looked at the Taoist talisman in his hand and asked, "Senior, what kind of talisman is this?"

Jiang Hao smiled, "Do you still remember the day we fought against the silver ghost and a thunderbolt struck from the sky?"

Ling Xiaozi's hand holding the Taoist talisman shook violently, and the eyes he looked at Jiang Hao were full of surprise and surprise.

"This talisman is called the "Heavenly Thunder Talisman". It can summon thunder to strike down. It can be used multiple times. As long as it does not explode all at once, you can input spiritual power to gradually recover. To deal with the kind of perverts like Mr. Dai's family, releasing one-third is enough. Can kill."

"You can also explode all at once. If you encounter a more powerful evil ghost, you can explode all at once to save your life, and it's okay to kill ordinary ghost kings." Jiang Hao said.

Ling Xiao Taoist's breathing became a little rapid after hearing this, and he swallowed hard.

Looking at the Thunder Talisman in his hand, he was very excited. This is not just a talisman, it is simply a magic weapon that can be used repeatedly.

He saw the thunder that killed the lustful ghost that day, and that was only part of it.

What power will it be if all of it is released!

Ling Xiao Taoist has made up his mind that he will never release it all at once unless it is a life-and-death situation. He has decided that this Thunder Talisman will become the treasure of Xuanyuan Temple in the future!