Chapter 3 The First IncenseMr. Cui Sanye, a native of Tianan Village, recognized the person at a glance. They were a mother and son. My mother was dressed simply, had dark skin and slightly red eyes. Her name was Feng Xiulan. She was only in her forties, but she looked very old. The young man following her was her son, named Zhao Zhuang. He was thin and dark, and full of energy. The two got up early and walked into the simple land temple in the early morning dew. At this time, the sky outside the temple was still shrouded in darkness. A faint hint of paleness appeared in the sky, turning the sky into a deep blue, heralding the arrival of dawn. After entering the temple, Feng Xiulan quickly lit three incense sticks, pulled her son to kneel on the cushion, and prayed in a low voice. "Grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, gods of heaven and earth, all kinds of great gods, gate officials, land gods and dragon gods, please bless our eldest son to have a smooth journey, meet noble people when he goes out, and make his wishes come true..." Feng Xiulan kept repeating prayers, asking for divine protection for her son who was about to go on a long journey.
Zhao Zhuang knelt on the mat, listening to his mother's prayers in silence. Thinking that he didn't know how long it would take him to come back, and that his old mother was the only one left at home to take care of the family, his eyes suddenly reddened and he quickly knelt on the ground, silently praying to the God of Land to bless his mother. The smoke of incense rose up and spread in the air, as if an invisible bond tightly connected the mother and son. Suddenly, the old woman trembled all over. But at this moment, I saw an incredible and mysterious scene. At this moment, in her field of vision, a divine figure that had transcended the mortal world suddenly emerged! He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed in meditation, but he could not see the face clearly. When he looked closely subconsciously, the figure dissipated like smoke and turned into the two words "Yunli". Then a mysterious message flowed into my mind. ——It is the ritual incantation of Taoist Li Qiyunli. Feng Xiulan's eyes widened with excitement, and she murmured subconsciously: "The gods have appeared, the gods have appeared! Son, did you see it?" "Mom, what happened? What god appeared?" Looking at his excited mother, Zhao Zhuang looked bewildered. "The gods appeared and spoke to me! Didn't you see it?" “No…no?” "what?" Looking at her son with a confused face, Feng Xiulan suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly kowtowed again, muttering to herself. But he apologized to the gods on behalf of his son. Because her son didn't want to come to burn incense before, she forced him to come. After begging for forgiveness in a mysterious voice, Feng Xiulan quickly stuffed three incense sticks into her son's hands.
"Don't just stand there, burn some incense for the gods and ask for their blessing." "oh oh." Zhao Zhuang took it ignorantly, offered incense and prayed devoutly. When the incense was placed on the altar, his whole body suddenly shook violently. "I saw it, mother. I saw it too. The gods... really showed their power." Zhao Zhuang became excited instantly. "That's great, that's great, may the gods bless me, may the gods bless me! Son, kowtow to the gods!" "Hey!" Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhuang kowtowed repeatedly subconsciously, and his forehead hit the blue bricks with a thumping sound. Seeing his excited and helpless look, Master Cui San felt depressed. Because he couldn't see any mysterious signs. As his thoughts turned around and around, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind: "Is this... the Internet of Prayer?" Gu Yunli smiled and said, "Mr. Cui really has a keen eye!" Master Cui was shocked, took a deep breath and said, "Master Gu is really a good man. I didn't expect that this technique could be used to show one's holiness." Gu Yunli smiled: "You're flattering!" Master Cui San said meaningfully: "Master Gu is praying for divine power to show his holiness, isn't he afraid of not being able to make ends meet?" The manifestation of any supernatural power will consume energy. The art of praying to God is no exception. Therefore, the art of praying to gods is generally only passed on to those who practice spiritual cultivation, and those who practice spiritual cultivation perform it by chanting incantations and performing talismans. This process usually consumes the caster's mana. Gu Yunli showing it to ordinary people is equivalent to wasting his own strength. If every wish is granted, I am afraid that the incense offerings earned will not be enough to fill the hole of the manifestation of the saint. "Mr. Cui San is indeed knowledgeable! As the land god of Tianan Temple, I have not seen incense for a long time, so I can only resort to this last resort. I might as well consider it as losing money to gain publicity, which is better than having a deserted life." Gu Yunli said with a smile. "What a way to gain publicity at a loss! Since Mr. Gu is so confident, I will not be so self-indulgent. Goodbye!" "Go slowly, don't send me away!" Mr. Cui Sanye stood up and left with a sullen look on his face. Gu Yunli sat on the main seat and watched Mr. Cui San leave, his eyes flickering. After this period of investigation, he can basically confirm that Master Cui San should have reached the third level of Qi Refining and the stage of Sealing the Furnace.
This level of cultivation is one step higher than his daily level of the second level of Yang Refining. You should know that anyone with seven orifices can inhale and exhale spiritual energy to practice. The first stage is to refine essence into qi, commonly known as qi refining, and there are five stages in total. They are: mixing medicine, collecting medicine, sealing the furnace, refining medicine, and stopping the fire. As a ghost, Gu Yunli can only practice the way of ghost immortals. The first stage is to condense the spiritual body, commonly known as refining yang, which is also divided into five realms. They are: night tour, day tour, psychic, pretending to be dirty, and generating yang. In fact, there is another realm of Yang Refining, called Juxing, which is the lowest stage of lonely ghosts. It was only in order to correspond to the five realms of Qi Refining that it was forcibly removed and changed to the five realms. In short, Gu Yunli, who is in the second stage of Refining Yang, is much weaker than Mr. Cui Sanye in strength, which is not good news for him. "To cut off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents. Although I have not cut off Mr. Cui San's incense, I have become his de facto competitor. This feud has been established. Fortunately, I have the protection of my official position. Even if Mr. Cui is dissatisfied, he dare not rob me openly. However, it is easy to dodge an open spear, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. There are some things that must be guarded against. " Gu Yunli pondered secretly. With his magical powers of data, he can clearly see that his progress in practicing the Riyou Realm has reached 79%. According to the current progress, if nothing unexpected happens, it will take only a few months to reach the spiritual realm. "After communicating with the spirits, I will just act dirty. With my current financial resources, I am afraid I will be stuck at this level. I still have to find a way to earn money quickly." Thinking of the dirty state after communicating with the spirit, Gu Yunli couldn't help but have a headache. Because the ghost lacks a physical body, it can only breathe in and out negative energy. As the saying goes: A single yin cannot produce life, a single yang cannot grow. If you want to obtain Yang energy, the most orthodox method of practice is to obtain the five elements of spirituality from the outside, simulate the five internal organs, and then nourish Yang energy. This process is like reinstalling the internal organs, hence the name "reinstalling the organs". It is not difficult to obtain spiritual items of the five elements. They are usually sold in ghost markets. But it is neither simple nor easy, because the requirements for storing the organ are quite high. Generally, spiritual objects will be consumed after a little use, so they naturally cannot be used to store the organ. Therefore, spiritual items that meet the requirements are often sold at extremely high prices. As for collecting it yourself? Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, it is also difficult to collect all of them in a short period of time. Therefore, for Gu Yunli, the safest way is to work hard to collect incense and purchase spiritual items. "Thinking too much is useless, cultivation is the right way." Gu Yunli let out a light breath, stopped thinking about random things, and started practicing. I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of footsteps broke the silence of the land temple.
Following the sound, they saw more than a dozen villagers walking in, and Feng Xiulan was among them. (End of this chapter)