Books and oaths are not as valuable as a person's existing. People can write, but their souls may have been lost long ago.

——Calvino "The Knight Who Does Not Exist"

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Above the Wei River, after getting rid of Li Tang's pursuit, we still need to clarify a lot of things. Cihang Jingzhai and Tianji Sect are the primary issues.

The two sects and six paths of the Holy Sect, except for the True Path where Pi Chen is located and the Demonic Ceremony represented by Zhao Deyan, the rest are on the ship. The Demonic Path is already dead, so the only representative figures of the True Path are Ziwu Jian Zuoyouxian. Zhao Deyan is probably busy dealing with the matter on the grassland now, which is equivalent to a small Holy Sect conference.

"As far as I know, Tianji Sect is a very mysterious sect, and its origin is no longer verified. It was very active during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. It has rarely appeared since then. However, every once in a while, there will always be disciples, usually only when dynasties change or huge changes occur." Shi Zhixuan introduced, "The Tianji Sect and the Holy Sect appeared in the same time. They were both at the end of the Zhou Dynasty, which was an era of various ideas erupting and blending. In the division of the times by the Holy Sect, the Zhou Dynasty was the era of divine witches before, and the Zhou Dynasty was the era of human beings after the Zhou Dynasty."

"Why is this?" I asked.

"According to records, it was easy to achieve 'breaking the void' before the Zhou Dynasty. There were countless Taoist ascensioners. Many martial arts books were passed down from that era. However, after the Zhou Dynasty, there were only a handful of people who could break the void, and the way of heaven became an unattainable bubble." Shi Zhixuan sighed.

Before the Zhou Dynasty, it should have been the era of the list of gods. It was an era of myths. Gods and immortals were everywhere, and ascension was a very common natural phenomenon.

"Later generations summarized the reasons and believed that it was the outbreak of thought that occurred in the Spring and Autumn Period that caused the warriors to question the way of heaven. Once they had questions, they would appear in their hearts and could not reach the realm of great perfection. So Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, who was determined to break the void, began to burn books and bury scholars in anger, leaving only medicine and divination books to express his sincerity to the way of heaven. Unfortunately, he failed to succeed in the end. Ying Zheng practiced "The Heart of the Dao" as a Demon." Shi Zhixuan said regretfully.

"The outbreak of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period happened very strangely, just like an invisible hand pushing behind the scenes. In just a few decades, hundreds of theories appeared. It was that outbreak that led to the battle for the devil that lasted for thousands of years." Zhu Yuyan analyzed, "There was no holy sect at that time. The Mohist school was the origin of the thought of the holy sect, which was also the main reason why the holy sect was called the demon sect. At that time, the Mohist school opposed the Confucian theory of hypocritical scammers and proposed the "also known as the demon sect".

The idea of ​​love and attack, opposes extravagance and waste, and advocates the development of production, which is on the side of ordinary people. Mozi founded the Mozhe Guild and served as the first master, so he wanted to have a force to stop the unjust war in the world outside the country. This idea led to the emergence of the Shengmen and Cihang Jingzhai later. We all wanted to use our own strength to control the general trend of the world. The ultimate goal was to stop the war, but this ideal state evolved into endless struggles between the two sides."

"The situation changed in the Han Dynasty. Everyone was in danger for a while. In order to preserve their thoughts, some predecessors of the Holy Sect formed a common alliance with the six volumes of "The Strategy of the Heavenly Demons" as the highest guiding purpose. This is the prototype of the Holy Sect." Shi Zhixuan said generously, "The Buddhism that had just been introduced to the Central Plains also formed its own organization in order to fight against Confucianism, that is, Cihang Jingzhai. The founder of Jingzhai, Dini, and the Tianshen Monk from Jingnian Temple, jointly wrote the "Cihang Sword Book" and preserved the Sword Book in Cihang Jingzhai. Cihang Jingzhai has also become a powerful tool for Buddhism to the outside world. Judging from their methods of acting, you will know that it is useless to protect the Dharma and protect the religion."

"Since it's all for the sake of confrontation with Confucianism, why are the Shengmen and Jingzhai so incompatible with each other?" I said in confusion.

"Yes, it was just for self-protection, but since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has established its orthodox status. It is so difficult to shake it. Speaking of the Confucianism proposed by Dong Zhongshu is pseudo-Confucianism. Confucianism became popular because of its prosperity, but Confucianism died in the Han Dynasty. As Buddhism has more and more believers in the process of its development, it has transformed into orthodox. Only the Holy Gate is on the verge of being suppressed because of its extreme behavior." Shi Zhixuan laughed at himself, "After Cihang Jingzhai became orthodox, in order to demonstrate its existence, it needs to eliminate demons and defend the way, and the Holy Gate is the best target. This is the truth of the thousand-year-old battle for the demons."

Buddhism was introduced to China from the Han Dynasty. It was the era when Confucianism was supreme. Naturally, it was useless to develop it. As an alien religion, if you want to gain a foothold in a strange place, the first thing you have to do is to localize it. Just like Guanyin was a man in India, but after coming to China, she became a woman. This is localization. Buddhism has been well integrated into the Central Plains, creating a situation where the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism dominate.

The disadvantage of the Holy Gate is that it is too persistent in self-centered and does not know how to adapt according to the situation at that time, so it goes to extremes. Of course, the dispute over thoughts cannot be mixed with any falsehood, and it is better to die than to change faith. This is its advantage. However, the ruler cannot allow an organization that incites the people to rebel. In the future, the Holy Gate will definitely be listed as a terrorist organization.

After Buddhism gained a foothold, it turned around and began to deal with the Holy Gate. It also said that it would be ridiculous to eliminate demons and protect the way and maintain peace in the Central Plains. An alien religion maintains peace in the Central Plains. This is a bit ridiculous, but this joke became a reality after a thousand years.

"Where is that Tianji Gate?" I asked.

"They are said to have come from the age of the witch and mastered the mystery of heaven and earth and the truth of the world. They can see the secrets of heaven through divination and astrology. They usually appear as wizards, which is very mysterious." Shi Zhixuan sighed, "Twenty years ago, Yuan Zhenren talked about heaven and earth to me. Over the years, I watched coldly, and everything he said was fulfilled, including the death of Li Yuan."

In the history where I live, Li Yuan died more than ten years later, rather than now, history has been changed, perhaps it has been changed long ago.

I have read the "Tuibei Tu" circulated on the Internet, which is said to be studied by Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. The words on it are vague and unclear. Many of them are used as hints. If there are no comments from others, they really can't understand it. This is the ability of a charlatan. If he explains it clearly, you may not believe it.

I will never let these charlatans go, at least Li Chunfeng and Wei Zheng, who dares to plot against me will definitely not let him live a good life.

"I will not participate in Cihang Jingzhai." Yin Zuwen said directly, "I will leave when the boat is docked. I remind everyone that the seniors of the Holy Gate once said not to go to Cihang Jingzhai."

Don't go to Cihang Jingzhai...

Bi Xiuxin also said this, as if it was the most dangerous place in the world. Fan Qinghui dared to do this, so there was a reason for this. Does she want to catch us all in Cihang Jingzhai?

"Have you ever been to Jingzhai for the senior of the Holy Sect?" I asked.

"No one who has been to Jingzhai has come back." Meixian said quietly.

The big ship docked, and Yin Zuwen left with his daughter and grandson. The child named Li Yuanheng was very interested in everything outside the world, and seemed to know that his life had undergone earth-shaking changes. Indeed, he was just an ignorant child.

"What are your plans in the future?" On the deck, my mistress and I leaned against the railing and chatted casually, "Do you want to go to the Jianghuai Army? There are also many brothers from Wagang, the eldest lady and Wang Ruxin there."

"I want to go back to Xingyang City first." The mistress replied.

"There..." I hesitated, "I'm afraid I can't keep anything. It is said that even the Great Dragon Head Mansion was destroyed."

"Brother Xiao Mo, I used to think that Xingyang City is the biggest place in the world. It would be great that we could make a piece of land in Dongcheng. At that time, I couldn't understand why you had to join the army and why you were determined to leave Xingyang City." The little son said calmly, "Now I understand that the world is too big, so big that I can't even imagine it. But even after walking through so many places and seeing so much freshness, I still want to go back to Xingyang City."

"What after I go back?"

"I want to do a small business and open a shop selling tofu. Do you still remember the shop selling tofu in the corner of the east street? At that time, we all had a bowl there in the morning, and the little girl selling tofu. I wonder how she is now?" The mistress said with a worried look on her face, "To be honest, I don't like fighting and killing people, I just want to live a good life."

The scene described by the mistress has no memory in my mind, but I can imagine that the fragrant tofu and the gentle little girl are the whole world of the mistress.

"Okay, you're waiting for me in Xingyang, and wait for me to come back from Cihang Jingzhai to eat the tofu you made." I put my arms around his shoulder and promised.

"Oh." The mistress smiled honestly.

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[Note 1] Li Yuanheng, the eighth son of Li Yuan, became the descendant of the Holy Ghost Path under the guidance of Yin Zuwen. Twenty years later, a generation of evil gods was born, which was that he subverted the New Song Dynasty ruled by the Song clan. Of course, his fate can be imagined, because he met the most legendary figure in the history of the Yingui Sect, the Queen of Heaven Wuyi.

[Note 2] Father's Day is here, I wish all fathers a happy holiday.

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Chapter completed!