Chapter 719 Water and Land Grand Ceremony
Regarding the identification of evil spirits, it can be regarded as one of the frictions between humanity and the way of God! However, it was quickly annihilated, but Wu Yi did not underestimate this matter. He quickly launched his own solution to ease the contradiction between himself and humanity.
The first thing is to issue an oracle and set a maximum sacrifice. For the inner demon body, the amount of sacrificial supplies is not absolute. The key is the power of faith condensed in these items.
The more gifts, the more pious the belief in Wu Yi. Therefore, over the years, the offerings to the Lord of Reincarnation have risen, and the people can barely maintain it.
However, many princes and nobles bought dozens of carts of gifts, selected a good time, and dedicated them to worship, but they may not be as good as a beggar who was desperate and hungry, and gave half a piece of bread crumbs to bring incense and faith. There is a world of difference. The key is the word "sincere".
The offerings of the princes were taken from the people's blood and sweat. They themselves were not involved in production. For them, dozens of carts and several carts were the same. Even if they were wasted, it was not a pity for them.
Moreover, it was also a question how much of the taxes collected in the name of this actually entered the sacrificial ceremony.
After launching his grandfather and others and establishing a truly humane dynasty, Wu Yi almost stopped interfering directly in the affairs of the Yang world, otherwise he would punish those people.
How firm is this person's faith when he dares to swallow up the offerings given to the gods?
The collected blood and sweat of the people did not benefit Wu Yi. On the contrary, because of the wanton squandering in the sacrifices, the people were in unbearable pain, and in the end they would blame Wu Yi. Who let those princes collect heavy taxes in the name of the Lord of Reincarnation?
After setting the maximum sacrifice, Wu Yi continued to order that all the things sacrificed by living beings could be enjoyed by themselves after the time limit, so that a large amount of food would not be wasted. These foods are useless to Wu Yi, but for believers, they are food for survival.
Of course, there is an exception, the day of the god's birthday, that is, the day when the heart demon body proves the way to the master of reincarnation and becomes the upper god. The sacrificial items on that day cannot be used by oneself.
As mentioned earlier, for gods, the amount of food offered by believers, although it condenses the power of their faith, is not absolute. The key lies in sincerity.
The magical thing in the world is that Wu Yi's reduction of the number of believers' offerings may cause his status to decline. In the eyes of some people, the more exploitative the gods are, the more powerful their divine power is, and it is right to believe in him, otherwise it is a false god.
At the same time, it may also cause a large number of the most devout believers to be at a loss. If this group of people leave, Wu Yi will not even have a place to cry.
Therefore, Wu Yi reduced the number of sacrificial objects on the one hand, and on the other hand, increased the sacrificial rituals to make it cumbersome, and completely integrated his faith into the lives of living beings, just like breathing, existing all the time.
Life and death are important matters for the people, needless to say. Before eating, you need to thank the gods for their gifts. There are many other times when you need to do similar things.
The purpose of doing this is actually to consume the time cost of believers. For ordinary people, their time cost is not high. Compared with the princes and nobles, their time cost may be much higher, but in front of faith, there is no high or low, only whether the faith is pious or not.
By consuming their time cost, when they start to act, there will be a continuous flow of faith power flowing towards Wu Yi to achieve his goal.
In order to regulate related matters, Wu Yi specially published a book "Holy Teachings", which is similar to a memoir. At the beginning, the Lord of Reincarnation is portrayed as the first god born in heaven and earth, with endless magic power, creating all things, controlling life and death, and is the supreme god.
Under the seat, there are gods who inspect good and evil, gods who run yin and yang and the five elements, and gods who maintain the stability of the kingdom of God. They are generous and virtuous. Regardless of their status, they treat all spirits in heaven and earth equally, but at the same time they hate evil as an enemy and give severe punishment for behaviors that harm all living beings.
After that, most of the content is about the deeds of the Lord of Reincarnation. Through his own deeds, he then spread the deeds of all living beings, playing a role of enlightenment.
Finally, it is stated that if one behaves according to the contents of the "Holy Teachings", then after death, one can enter the palace of God and not suffer from reincarnation.
In the past, Wu Yi had published similar books, but they were scattered and unsystematic. This time, it was the first time that it was so detailed.
The words in it were carefully considered by Wu Yi. It is not an exaggeration to say that he carefully considered every word. He did not speak randomly, just like the great oath he made to heaven and earth when he became enlightened. It was bound by heaven and earth. For example, the last agreement, even Wu Yi himself could not easily change it.
If people have always been in a comfortable zone, how could they think that so many problems and solutions need to be stimulated by the outside world.
Many people accidentally discovered this when studying the deeds of a certain period of time, and naively thought that this situation would only occur in a certain country or a certain period. It is really a glimpse of the leopard in the tube and a measure of the sea with a clam.
In fact, this is true for the dynasty, the temple, and even the entire heavens. After a great chaos, there will be great changes. The greater the change, the greater the reform.
This time, if it weren't for my grandfather advocating the abolition of obscene worship, the scope of the crackdown was too wide, affecting the interests of the Lord of Samsara Temple, there would definitely not be so many measures.
At the same time, because the Humane Dynasty has an unparalleled ability to coordinate, a single temple cannot resist the entire dynasty. In the face of the crisis, the temples in the Mingyue Realm and the Yang Realm began to connect in an orderly manner and selected a day to prepare to hold the Water and Land Grand Dharma Assembly.
There are many reasons behind the holding of this Water and Land Grand Dharma Assembly, not only the previous one, but also two very critical reasons.
First, a great master appeared in the Ming Kingdom, his Dharma name was called Chen Xin, and he was given the "Holy Instructions" by the Lord of Reincarnation at night, and then he was relayed, so that all living beings could admire the great deeds of the gods.
Yes, this person called Chen Xin is Wu Yi's chess piece, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the chess piece that determines the overall situation. Wu Yi intends to train him to become his agent in the Yang Realm.
Second, there are political considerations and games behind this large-scale Water and Land Grand Dharma Assembly.
The location of the Water and Land Grand Dharma Assembly alone was discussed back and forth several times.