The two sages, whose bodies were shining with the light of merit and whose fortunes were those of literature and Taoism, rode in a horse-drawn carriage and, protected by fathers and sons, scholars and sages of all generations in the Xundu Academy, entered the Xundu Academy in the underworld in a mighty procession.
Bell sounds and ritual music rang out together. The palace gardens within the academy were densely covered with rockery, and the trees and flowers were fragrant. It was like the Xundu Academy in the present world, but a thousand times larger and more magnificent. The saints and wise men were set off as if they were free and easy immortals, but the literary aura that adhered to the great way seemed completely different.
In the white jade pavilion, one can see the books and jade slips of various saints and sages. In the library, texts are flowing and the air is filled with the holy sounds of the Tao. Sitting inside, one can hear the saints preaching and teaching.
The light of merit and virtue blooming from the bodies of the saints and sages merged with the power of the incense, just like the bright sun, illuminating the surroundings in a vast expanse of white.
The Xundu Academy instantly became radiant, like white jade brushed off the dust.
In the sky, one can see a white jade scroll flickering in the light of incense from the living world. In it one can hear the sages preaching and talking about the Analects. The shadows of the Confucian Temple keep alternating. In front of the towering statues of the sages, a large number of disciples and students pray and burn incense, passing down the image of the prosperity of literature and Taoism.
You can also see several mountain gods and earth gods, who are also ranked above the Confucian Temple and enjoy the incense of the Confucian Temple together with the saints and philosophers.
At this moment, with the great changes in the underworld, all kinds of strange sights and wonders also appeared in the world of the living.
In the temples of mountain gods and land gods, you can also see the statues of gods emitting rays of light. The information from these mountain gods and land gods has also spread throughout the world. The so-called earth gods now have an integrated relationship with all forces and princes and nobles. Any news they get will be immediately spread throughout the world.
The tablets of gods in the ancestral temple shook at the same time, scaring the people who were offering sacrifices below into being at a loss and terrified.
"Why is that?"
“What are our ancestors warning us about?”
The princes and nobles, wearing dark sacrificial robes, prostrated themselves in the ancestral temple and prayed to their ancestors and gods. As the news of the reopening of the underworld spread, these nobles and doctors also learned a lot of secret information about the underworld. Although they didn't know what had happened clearly at the moment, at least one thing was certain: the layout of their ancestors really worked.
This is a good sign.
In the ancestral temple of the Dahuan Dynasty and in the Longqiu Emperor Temple in the city, one can see the statues and tablets of gods shaking together, as if they were changing because of the connection between the yin and yang worlds.
These god tablets and statues are connected to the ancestors in the underworld and Emperor Longqiu.
The great shaman of the Great Huan Dynasty carried King Huan to the ancestral temple and held a large-scale sacrificial ceremony. Although the custom of blood sacrifice was abandoned, the scene and the number of people became larger and more prosperous, and the relevant ritual details also became more complicated.
Amid the air filled with incense and accompanied by the sound of chimes, cymbals, drums, gongs and stone bells, the entire royal family of Dahuan knelt on the ground and paid homage to the deceased kings. The strong fragrance of the incense spread to the underworld, and the light turned into colorful lights that illuminated the Dahuan Dragon Court and the Longqiu Emperor's palace in the underworld.
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The Xundu Academy was bustling at this moment. Various academies and schools from all over the world gathered here to worship their own saints and sages with literary and Taoist rituals.
"The seating is set! No arguments!"
Master Yi Yan of Xundu Academy was standing at the front holding the jade slip of preaching. Behind him were the sages, disciples and students, who lined up from the inside of the hall to the outside. And these were only a part of them. Those who could come to Xundu Academy at this moment were all the disciples and sages who had names on the list of Xundu Academy. Ordinary students could not come in at all.
The tablets of the three saints and various sages in the Confucian Temple are high up, but at this moment they seem to have become sacred and majestic because of the power of incense.
The ranking of the statues within the Xundu Academy this time was the result of countless battles.
Because this is not just a simple sacrifice, it is related to the future direction of literature and Taoism, the legal traditions of various schools, and the ranking of the ancient sages.
Although the Xundu Academy was in charge of literature and philosophy, the various schools and doctrines that emerged under it were fighting each other so fiercely that it was unimaginable. Some schools and academies were even at loggerheads with each other.
They would not give in at all in the dispute over doctrine and regarded it as heresy.
The various schools of thought fought and fought countless times for the position of the gods and the ranking of their own disciples in the Confucian Temple. Every school tried its best to fight for the seat of their own master and sage in the underworld.
Naturally, no one dared to have any opinions about the three saints at the top, Feng Sheng, Zhuang Sheng and Yi Sheng, but everyone in the seats behind them was racking their brains, and many even wanted to move their own disciples and saints to the side of the three saints and list them as the fourth saint.
If Yi Yan had not received the oral order from Feng Sheng to take charge of the Jade Slips for preaching, and had not had the merit of planning and establishing the Confucian Temple throughout the world.
Even though he had the power to seal the evil dragon, eliminate floods, save the land and the capital of Dahuanxundu, he probably couldn't overwhelm the various schools.
Yi Yan is older than he was a few years ago, but his eyes are clearer, as if he can see through everything in the world.
He looked at his teacher Yi Sheng, then moved forward, and finally landed on the statue of Feng Sheng.
It seemed as if he had fallen into the scene of that day again, planning out his plans for the world and making his moves for all living beings, and finally leading to the current situation of flourishing culture and Taoism.
As the sacrificial ceremony entered its final step, the statues of the saints and their disciples were seen flickering together, and rays of light fell from them and entered the jade slip of preaching held by Master Yi Yan of the academy.
At this moment, this jade slip has truly become a valuable instrument that carries the fortune and incense of literature and Taoism. By holding this jade slip, one can borrow the power of the saints and sages in the academy and dispel all evil spirits with the great spirit.
Afterwards, countless sages and disciples in the Mathematical Palace looked at the preaching jade slip in Yi Yan's hand. Even those sages who usually cultivated their qi and practiced cultivation showed a trace of desire in their eyes. That desire was upright. This was a sage's instrument. With it, one could control the literary fortune and the legal system. Who wouldn't want to control it
Yi Yan held the preaching jade slip in his hand, as well as the statue of the sage that glowed with a faint light, and blurted out with a smile: "May the culture and the way flourish!"
The Yin World Yin Tianzi City -
Fang Xiu's gaze in the bronze hall penetrated thousands of miles and saw the scenes in Dongzhou and Nanzhou. The Book of Life and Death in his hand, which was blooming with endless power of laws, finally stopped.
The turbulent underworld gradually stabilized.
And the Xundu Academy that he was paying attention to, just as he expected, simplified the preaching jade into a sacred instrument for incense and worship, carrying the fortune and merits of literature and Taoism. This was only the first step.
In Fang Xiu's vision, the disciples of the academy should be able to become like the clergymen in the other world. Everyone should be able to draw on the power of the saints and sages of literature and Taoism, rather than being mere literati and students. They should cultivate a noble spirit, dispel evil spirits in the world, and become a part of maintaining the order of humanity and the world of mountains and seas.
To create a balance within the world of mountains and seas, so that it does not completely fall into the hands of demons or immortals.
Fang Xiu retracted his gaze and looked down at the scattered blessed places in the underworld. Most of those who could live in these blessed places were people with great merits. Although they did not participate in the deification of the earth gods, their merits were indeed enough.
Fang Xiu handed the Book of Life and Death to Yin Tianzi. After Yin Tianzi took it and opened it, he saw the people in the underworld who had inherited the incense and had merits.
Emperor Yin, wearing the emperor's ghost dragon crown robe, waved his pen and divided out some of the lower-level clergy positions in the underworld.
Suddenly, a large number of ghosts and ghost generals appeared in Yintianzi City, wearing armor and ghost weapons. Ghosts and gods began to appear in front of the Ghost Gate and in front of the doors of various departments. The huge Yintianzi City finally did not seem so lonely and miserable.
At the same time, ghost horses pulled away with ghost soldiers and ghost pawns, and came to a piece of blessed land, casting the decree of the underworld. Then the ghost was seen immediately putting on the robes of the underworld officials and riding in the car to the Yin Tianzi City.
Although there are no chief officers in various departments, with the addition of a group of ghosts and gods, the underworld can finally be put into operation, so that there will not be the current situation where ghosts stretch for thousands of miles at the foot of Yin Tianzi City.
At this point, Fang Xiu's mission and layout for entering the Mountain and Sea Realm this time have been basically completed. As time goes by, the duties of the earth gods will naturally be filled and completed bit by bit. The underworld has been opened, and naturally there will be people with merits who will descend to fill the duties of the underworld gods.
"It's almost over! The rest can only be driven by time, and there shouldn't be any major accidents or problems!" Fang Xiu thought about the details again and felt that his goal of entering the mountains and seas this time had been basically achieved. The rest could only be completed by time.
Nothing happened, so Fang Xiu naturally prepared to return to the real world.
Fang Xiu is very busy, with many plans waiting for him to complete.
After Fang Xiu completed his plan of entering the mountains and seas, he turned into light and disappeared into the bronze palace. The red light swept across thousands of ghost shadows and turned into a huge palm that grabbed the black evil spirit who was sitting on the chair in the judge's mansion and judging the sins of several little ghosts. He disappeared into the underworld in an instant.