Chapter 84: Take the Arakawa route? Leave the campus and walk on the streets outside. At any intersection with heavy traffic or at the entrance of a large shopping mall, there are people who look like students distributing flyers about the God of Golden Light. Demons and ghosts disguise themselves as savior gods, sitting in the shrine hall, shouting slogans of protecting the people, accepting offerings and worship from all living beings, and then using thousands of lives as food. This has to be said to be a kind of irony. Faced with such a situation, Pinggong Qianye could only choose to remember these five gods who "protect all people" firmly in his heart, so as to avoid recognizing the wrong gods. On the train returning to Arakawa District, Hiramiya Chiye also encountered someone distributing flyers about the God, but this time it was not the Great God Jin Guang of the Jin Guang Sect. Shintoism, a Shinto sect, was founded by Inoue Shotetsu during the late Tokugawa period in Japan. Since ancient times, Japanese Shintoism has believed that people’s sins can be washed away in rivers and seas, which is called "禊". In a broad sense, Xi also includes purification, which is praying to God and repenting of sins in order to eliminate the sins from one's body. Because its main purpose was to spread the religion of purification, it was named Jijiao.
It claims that through sincere purification practice, one can become one with the gods. They often appear in games and animations related to shrines. The purpose of Buddhism is similar to that of some sects of Buddhism, and sins and filth are equivalent to karma. To eliminate sins and filth is to eliminate karma. Christianity also has a similar doctrine, the famous saying that people are born sinful, which has a similar meaning. It is said that all articles in the world are plagiarized, and the same is true for religious culture. In the process of mutual communication and exchange, we constantly learn from the excellent aspects of each other's doctrines in order to make up for the shortcomings of our own doctrines. But this is also a good thing, it shows that things are constantly developing. Pinggong Qianye took the flyer that the man distributed and read it from beginning to end. The entire leaflet did not mention any gods, but instead described scenes of purification practices, showing how the sins in the body were removed step by step through various methods. From the content point of view, there is nothing wrong. But its appearance at this point in time made Pinggong Qianye somewhat concerned, and he silently kept the teachings in mind. After solving the problem of Jinguan Sect, if he has time, he can go and take a look. After returning home, Pinggong Qianye first went to the house of Grandma Yamano. Recently, with his frequent recitation of Buddhist scriptures and guidance, Granny Inoue's mental condition has stabilized a lot. "Liansheng, I plan to move into a nursing home with Xiaomei in a while." "We think that as we age, our legs and feet are not convenient and we may fall down when cooking. Instead of hiring a nurse to take care of us at home, it is better to live in a nursing home directly." Hiramiya Chiye didn't say anything about the decision of Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue. Everything had been foreshadowed.
…… In a villa in the central area. In the conference room on the second floor, an invisible yet real pressure enveloped the entire conference room, causing all participants to tremble in their hearts and be extremely alert. They knew very well that the eyes of the Golden God were watching here. This was a meeting with the participation of gods. "Is everything already arranged?" The leader of the Golden Light Sect, Genji Kuriyama, sat at the first seat, his face solemn and his tone steady and powerful. "The three gods from Suginami, Kita, and Ota are already in place. We just need to wait for July 7th, when the large-scale parade in Kyoto begins and attracts enough attention, so that we can start the celebration." "What about Edogawa District?" Seeing that one place was missing, Genji Kuriyama's face darkened and his aura became somewhat intimidating. "Because the Toad God has fallen, the new god, the Bat God, is still cultivating in the deep mountains and old forests. It will take some time for him to rush to the Edogawa District." "I want a definite answer." "A few days ago, the two priests, Nakayama and Nakatani, set out to welcome the Bat God to the Edo District. They will definitely successfully welcome the Bat God to the Edogawa District before July 7th." "In order to prevent any accidents on the road, I specifically told them to take the Arakawa District and follow the Arakawa River to Edogawa District." Hearing this, Kuriyama Genji frowned slightly. He was deeply impressed by the two priests who had just made mistakes. Because of their poor protection, the Toad God was killed, which was a huge loss for the Golden Light Church. The Toad God was not a new god appointed by the Golden Light Church, but was truly supported by the followers of the Golden Light Church for 30 years. There were high hopes from the beginning. Unfortunately, he inexplicably fell into the hands of a young monk. "The Jin Sect has also made some moves recently. They seem to be deliberately targeting us." "Their gods are dead, and the new gods have not yet emerged. Haha, if we were not concerned about the impact, we would have removed them from the sect long ago." "It's better to be careful and not take anything lightly." Kuriyama Genji only listened to their conversation and discussion for a while, then asked in a deep voice about the situation in Buddhism. "The old abbot of Kichijoji Temple in Bunkyo District seems to have noticed something. After all, it is very close to us." “As for the other temples, they will never focus on us until we clearly violate the treaty.” "Haha, July this year is a big month for sacrifices. I'm afraid those temples will be overwhelmed. The methods of those demons and monsters are very powerful." After listening for a while, Genji Kuriyama inexplicably thought of the monk who had killed the Toad God before. He felt a little uneasy, so he finally asked, "Have you investigated the background of that young monk?" "The Buddhist side said this is their internal Buddhist matter and advised us not to get too involved."
"Humph, it must be that some old monk has successfully cultivated and regained his youth, and walked the world. The Toad God just accidentally bumped into him, which led to such a disaster." "That should be the Samadhi level among the nine levels of Buddhism, right? It is indeed powerful and can be called a great monk." Without any specific information about the young monk, Genji Kuriyama felt a little annoyed. He listened patiently for a while, and finally waved his hand and asked them to go down and prepare for the next big thing. After everyone left, Genji Kuriyama looked up above the conference table, where a golden face vaguely appeared. He said respectfully, "Great God Jin Guang, everything is going according to your will. The four regions have already prepared the altars in advance. We only need to wait for the four gods who have been assigned your ministry to arrive at the altars before we can start the final sacrificial ceremony." "Uneasy, unsmooth, ominous, unlucky, and afraid of accidents." A somewhat vague voice echoed throughout the conference room. Kuriyama Genji looked even more pious, bowed his head and asked, "What does the Golden Light God mean?" "Guard this place well and don't go out." "Yes!" "I have to go out for something." As the words fell, a golden light quietly flew out of the meeting room through the window. Kuriyama Genji raised his head and watched the golden light fade away. Today, the great god Jin Guang is becoming more and more like a real person. He seems to be gradually acquiring all human emotions and desires. If this continues, will the Golden Light God really turn into a human and appear in front of me one day? Genji Kuriyama still remembers the Gion Festival 12 years ago, also in July. At that time, he was still in Kyoto. On the night of July 7th, which was filled with thunder and lightning, the God of Golden Light was born in the statue. When born, infinite golden light shines. He was the first believer who had the honor to witness the birth of the Great God of Golden Light. Without a doubt, he was the luckiest darling of the entire Golden Light Church. Because of this, he became the spokesperson for the Great God Jin Guang in the Jin Guang Sect, and naturally became the leader of the entire Jin Guang Sect. Over the years, he has been following the oracle of the Golden Light God, coming from Kyoto to Tokyo, and developing secretly, making the entire Golden Light Church more and more powerful, and spreading its faith more and more widely. This time, after 12 years of the Gion Festival, the Golden Light God has given new instructions. He will take Chuo Ward as the center, and Suginami Ward, Ota Ward, Edogawa Ward, and Kita Ward as the four directions of east, south, west, and north. A grand sacrifice was held. For this purpose, the Great God of Golden Light also appointed four subordinate gods to take over the four priesthoods he held. Let them take charge of war, disasters, floods, droughts, and plagues respectively. He couldn't understand this arrangement, but he vaguely guessed that the Golden Light God had great ambitions. But he doesn't need to know so much. As a believer, he only needs to listen to the oracles and do what a believer should do.
(End of this chapter)