Chapter 349 Belief Is Power

In the thirty-second year of Emperor Wen'an's reign, Emperor Xi Guo died of illness. The death of the old emperor suddenly aroused the contradictions in the Xi Kingdom. The palace suddenly split into several factions and began to seize power with real swords and guns. The general led troops to the capital, bloodbathed other factions, deposed the prince, installed his nephew as the new emperor, assumed the position of prime minister, and took charge of the government.

This rough fighting method immediately angered several other parties.

On the same day that the new emperor ascended the throne, rebellions broke out in many places in the Xi Kingdom, and even the vassal king directly denied the new emperor's status, calling him a usurper and wanting to oust the emperor.

In this environment, natural disasters are even more severe.

The Xi Kingdom has completely entered the final stage of the dynasty.

In Linjiang City.

Lu Chuan, dressed in black attire, was sitting in the city lord's palace, with civil and military personnel on both sides.

Seven years have passed since the incident at Heidang Mountain. In the seven years since the dream incident, the Black Dangshan God and the Taoist have disappeared, as if they had never appeared.

In the past few years, Lu Chuan took advantage of the advantage of knowing in advance that the chaos was about to break out, and made plans in advance to seize the position of county guard by force, and reported it to the court for approval. During this period, he continued to accumulate personal strength, accumulated food, and slowly became king. In the name of suppressing bandits, he has trained more than 60,000 elite soldiers. He is already the largest local force in the Qingzhou area.

In order to appease him, the King of Qingzhou even sent an envoy to ask for a reward for him. He had just been promoted to the third level not long ago. Lu Chuan is now the prefect of Linjiang.

"My lord, Prince Ning invited us to attack the capital together and bring order to the chaos. He also promised that if we succeed in getting rid of the bandits, we will go to the emperor and grant my lord the title of Three Dukes."

A middle-aged scribe presented the document he had just obtained to Lu Chuan.

"Sir? Our King Ning is very generous."

Lu Chuan laughed, took the thief's plea, glanced at it, and threw it aside.

"The twelve princes are all rats!"

He knew very well what the so-called "loyal ministers and righteous men" wanted. After all, he was also one of the "loyal ministers and righteous men".

"Tell Prince Ning that our Linhai County will definitely respond to the edict to suppress the bandits."

"promise."

The scribe withdrew in response, and there was a secretary beside him to respond.

After handling the daily affairs, Lu Chuan left the main hall and went to the backyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a man named Fang waiting at the door.

"Lord!"

In seven years, many things can be changed. For example, Lu Chuan grew up to be a prince, and the man named Fang also became a general under Lu Chuan's name. With Lu Chuan's current status, there is naturally no shortage of ordinary generals. Now his subordinates are only qualified to be generals in the Yuan Shen realm, and those who can be trusted confidants are at least heavenly beings.

However, generals can be sought, but loyalty is hard to find.

The man surnamed Fang is also very aware of this, so in these years, he has been mainly responsible for helping Lu Chuan handle some dirty work. Even if he is only in the golden body level, he still occupies a position under Lu Chuan today. No one in Linhai dares to Look down on him.

"The Taoist priest appears again."

Lu Chuan, who was walking, paused and then continued walking forward.

"Where?"

"Black Dangshan Temple."

Investigating matters related to the Black Dang Mountain God is the most important thing in the hands of the man named Fang, and it is also the first priority assigned to him by Lu Chuan. As Lu Chuan has grown in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer old brothers available in the past. They either couldn't keep up or died in battle. He is the only one who has experienced the adventure in Heidang Mountain together.

"Temple? So his purpose is faith."

Lu Chuan said to himself.

For him to be so successful in the past few years, the dominoes that were given to him by Taoist priests played a big role. No one in Linhai County knew that their lord was blessed by the gods.

It is precisely because of knowing that I am even more afraid.

Over the years, Lu Chuan has been thinking of ways to test the purpose of Heidangshan God and the Taoist. The idea of ​​building a temple was something he only came up with not long ago. Unexpectedly, not long after the temple was completed, the Taoist who had disappeared for seven years appeared again.

"Just ask for something."

Lu Chuan was determined.

Those who have no desires or demands are the most terrifying. Once there is something to ask for, the identities of the two parties will be reversed. When the time comes, no matter what monsters you have, you must sit down and talk to him.

At that time, everyone's status will be equal.

"Continue to follow. No matter what the other party's requirements are, they must be met."

After giving the new order, Lu Chuan entered the room.

As the meeting of princes approaches, he also has many things to deal with, and it is impossible for him to focus all his attention on a small matter like before.

Black Dangshan Temple.

This temple was built by the prefect Lu Chuan in one year using the young people in the county. It is truly magnificent.

In the temple, a statue that is exactly the same as the original Heidangshan is enshrined.

Inside, there are also professional Taoists responsible for praying, interpreting fortune-tellings, etc., all of which have been completely integrated with the culture of Xiguo. This place is now a landmark building in Linhai City, and many dignitaries come here to pray for peace.

Pilgrims come and go, kowtow and make wishes under the statue.

A graceful and beautiful woman kowtows and makes a wish below, with a pious look on her face.

"Bless me with a son."

After making her wish, the beautiful woman stood up and offered incense.

Turn around and leave.

"I want to make a lot of money, more money than I can spend in a lifetime. Lord Black God will bless me."

The fat valley makes a wish and kowtows.

One after another.

All living things.

As the enshrined God of Black Dang Mountain, Wu Chong can clearly hear everyone's wishes. If he is willing, he can even raise his hand to help these people fulfill their wishes.

But, what's the point?

"The temple is quite impressive, but the offerings are a bit redundant."

Wu Chong stood in the Taoist temple, looking at the pilgrims coming and going, with an incomprehensible look in his eyes.

What he cultivates is not the path of gods and incense.

The offerings of these mortals had no effect on him at all.

For him, whether these people believe in or not does not matter to him. What he needs is 'god', a kind of engraving. When countless people feel that his "Black Dangshan God" is real in their hearts, the corresponding "Black Dangshan God" will appear in the spiritual world. At that time, he will be considered a real "god".

This kind of belief will not work just because of one or two apparitions. It requires time and real power. Just like someone in the real world tells you that a god just passed by your door, you might laugh it off. But if someone tells you that a basin of water was poured on your doorstep, you will definitely not doubt it.

This is the impact of real and imaginary.

What the spiritual world needs is this kind of ‘belief’!

Everything in the great world of Shimo relies on the spiritual world.

What Wu Chong needs is power at the spiritual level. Just take a look at the indifferent beliefs and incense that don't know the so-called incense. To deal with these things is to ignore the fundamentals and pursue the inferior.

Lu Chuan thought he found Wu Chong's needs, but in fact, what he 'saw' was what Wu Chong wanted him to see. Only Wu Chong himself knew what he really needed.