"Ye Fan, I've always wanted to ask..."

I hesitated for a moment and asked this question that had been lingering in my mind for a long time: "Are you a monk? Otherwise, why do you always mention me at critical moments?"

Don't hide it, please give me some advice, please become a disciple...

I thought so in my heart.

"At the critical moment? Xiaodong, what are you talking about, I can't understand."

Grandpa Fan held his gray beard and smiled terribly: "I just talked about Duan Shu and told a story. What's the secret? Boy, you're thinking too much..."

"Fan Ye..."

"Oh, when people get old, they tend to be tired. Don't say anything, go back to sleep..."

Grandpa Fan suddenly yawned, got up and left, muttering: "There is always no trace of the great way. You build a furnace and cauldron and I will raise the truth. People in the world say that gods are good, and they will cultivate the life of thousands of demons... Haha, they are all fools, they are all fools..."

He walked while talking, and didn't care about me. He clearly did not admit that he was a monk, but he said the words of the gods, which made me feel so depressed.

The courses in the first grade of junior high school have increased a lot compared to those in primary schools. In addition to arithmetic becoming algebra and geometry, there are also more history of English, geography, biology and social development.

These basic courses have broken down compared to primary school, and many of them are brand new content. So no matter how good the grades in primary school are, if you don’t work hard at this stage, you will slip into poor students.

Therefore, the students are all facing a great enemy and have taken 100% of their attention during class. This is the benefit of key middle schools. The learning atmosphere is strong. Even people who do not like to study will be infected by the overall environment and seek progress without realizing it.

Even Wang Zhan, a guy who is preparing to drop out of school as soon as he graduates from junior high school, is listening carefully.

He told me in private that even if he is not ready to go to high school, he must graduate with excellent grades, so as not to enter the entertainment industry in the future and be said to be uneducated.

Teachers and classmates will focus from time to time on me, the first place in the whole grade, wanting to see if I can still maintain my previous excellent results. But my performance obviously disappointed the teacher.

All morning, I was thinking about the incense shaping method that Grandpa Fan said.

No matter how awesome Nezha is, he cannot recover his body by enjoying incense. Obviously, the so-called shape-shaping in "The Romance of the Gods" refers to using incense to nourish the Yin God, or even turning it into the Yang God. As for whether to go through the 49th level of disasters and use heavenly thunder to temper the body, the author Xu Zhonglin did not say that, probably he refused to reveal the secrets of heaven and mislead readers.

Moreover, from the plot arrangement, a powerful man like Taiyi Zhenren never thought of transforming Nezha into a lotus body at the beginning; this should not be that Taiyi Zhenren is afraid of trouble, but that the lotus body has its limitations. Although he has taken advantage of some advantages, such as not being invaded by some evil magic, his achievements are limited. No matter how Nezha develops, he will not be able to surpass those powerful people like Jinxian and Yang Jian.

From this we can see that the right way was to let Nezha set up a temple to shape his body and enjoy the incense on earth. Nezha would later turn against his father, mainly because Li Jing destroyed his temple's golden body, which led to hatred.

But since it is the right way, why are there rarely any records in the Taoist sect? The Taoist books only record the methods of heavenly wind and heavenly thunder to temper the soul, and rarely mention this obviously more convenient method of nourishing the spirit. Was it because the Taoist masters of all generations neglected or deliberately ignored it?

I was puzzled, so how could I focus on the classroom? If I hadn't been the first in the grade to protect me, the teacher would have criticized me by name.

Unconsciously, one morning passed, and under the strange eyes of the classmates, Wang Zhan stabbed me: "Lao Zhang, are you wandering in class? Why, have you figured it out and you are planning to drop out of school and go to the entertainment industry with your buddy?"

"You should save money. I just feel a little bad. I won't go with you all the way today. I want to go to Yunlong Mountain." I thought for a while and said, "When you passed by my house, I told my mother, and said I was staying at school to read books and preview the new courses in junior high school."

"Drink, you've become a good student who loves to study..." Wang Zhan muttered.

After leaving school, I jumped on my bicycle and ran towards Yunlong Mountain. If the incense is very popular, Xinghua Temple in Yunlong Mountain can rank first in Chu, and the other small temples and small temples are so envious.

To understand the principle of incense shaping, going to Xinghua Temple is the first choice.

Nowadays, everything costs money. When I arrived at the entrance of Xinghua Temple, I spent three cents, one cent was the ticket, and two cents exchanged for incense, took it in my hand, and walked into the temple.

This is a revisiting place and taking me on the journey of practicing Taoism. I got it here. I felt a little moved, but instead of going to Guanyin Courtyard or the Eighteen Arhat Hall, I went directly into the Great Buddha Hall, where the most incense was the place where Amitabha Buddha was worshipped.

Every day, many people burn incense and kowtow in the Great Buddha Hall, and they have to queue up to burn incense and unwrap the signs. I lit the incense burner at the door, followed an aunt, and waited for five or six minutes before it was my turn.

This head can be knocked or not. Buddhism and Buddhism are two different things. Among the great Buddhist masters who have mastered the profound Buddhist principles and practiced profoundly, there are many people who never burn incense for their entire lives. In their eyes, wood-carved clay sculptures are wood-carved clay sculptures, and they have nothing to do with Buddhist principles and the Buddha.

However, it is good for good men and women to kowtow and burn incense. This is called believing if there is something and not believing if there is nothing. Through this form, they can be at ease, gain confidence, and realize perseverance, and they can also receive good results and rewards.

Of course, if a thief comes to burn incense, I hope the Buddha will bless him not to be caught by the police while stealing. This is a joke. Because he is disgusted, even if he gets the consequences, it will be a bad consequence.

I want to kowtow because I have obtained the merit book of humanity here. Since I have the fate, I must ignore it and deliberately ignore it. If I am too obsessed, I will be a devil sooner or later.

But my movements were very fast, and my thoughts came to my mind. I quickly kowtowed three heads, inserted the incense into the stove, got up and left. It was not like many good men and women, I had to nag for a long time, and I wished that a stick of incense would come down and let the Buddha bless the whole family.

So in the eyes of many people, I seem to be not sincere enough. Even the two monks who were sitting at the door responsible for explaining the signatures for believers looked at me strangely.

And after I kowtowed, I refused to leave. Instead, I stood by the unannouncement table, watching many believers burn incense, and their noses twitched from time to time, breathing in the fragrance, as if I was very enjoying it.

Now that I have seen more people, I guess what my guy who dares to compete for incense with Buddha is from.

Whoever likes to see, I am shameless and just pretend that I don’t feel it.

A young monk finally couldn't help it and looked at me and said, "Little donor, are you?"

"Uh, Uncle Monk is like this... I walked into the hall and breathed in the smell of sandalwood. I felt so quiet and comfortable in my heart, as if I was at my own home, so I wanted to stay for a while."

This is not a lie. People with a little spiritual nature will feel similar when they enter the Buddhist temple and Taoist temple, but I just speak more sensational...

"Amitabha, it turns out that the little donor has a connection with the Buddha. Since that's the case, please feel free to do it."

The monk nodded with a smile.

I stood quietly in the Great Buddha Hall and stayed for more than half an hour. I felt extremely comfortable, but I couldn't feel how the incense here could help my injured Yin God.

It seems that the Buddha’s statement of competing for a stick of incense is not wrong. This is not a treat to a meal. I ran here to get the incense from others. I can’t say that there is no benefit, and I can’t imagine that Grandpa Fan said the magical effect.

Just as I guess, to achieve the effect of "incense shaping", I am afraid that like Nezha, we must have our own temple, golden body, and believers sincerely dedicate the incense to be truly enjoyed by me.

But the question is, in today's era, how could I, a student in the first grade of junior high school, build a temple and have a golden body? Buddhism and Taoism, because of the historical origins, the government has to admit it; if ordinary people want to engage in such belief activities, the government will only crack down on it without hesitation. This is not a joke.

This is no wonder that the Taoist sect was not mentioned. Some decent monks never took this shortcut. Instead, only small monsters like snake demons possessed themselves as spiritual mediums and enjoyed the incense on earth.

Another point is that I am not a god or a Buddha, nor a monster. What is the principle that the so-called incense of believers can enjoy?

After getting involved in the way of talismans, I not only need to know the truth about these things in the mysterious gate, but also like to explore the truth and know the reason.

This is almost a problem...

I was sure that I couldn't get the Buddha's incense, so I walked out of Xinghua Temple with a little disappointment and went down Yunlong Mountain.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard someone selling newspapers: "Today, big news is released. There is a sacred tree in Hanshan. Inspiration is spread in the world. If you want money to get money, you want children to get children..."

"If you seek wealth, you will get money, if you seek children, you will get children, the Hanshan Divine Tree?"

I was stunned and stopped. Isn’t this what I mean by the old camphor tree, my Taoist partner?

After buying a newspaper, I looked carefully and felt excited and laughed and crying.

The person who wrote this article was Uncle Huang Lei. Judging from this article, this former Naomi has not only become smooth, but also seems to have the potential to transform into a god...

According to the article, the old camphor tree planted by Su Dongpo himself has been recognized by the government. After careful investigation by reporters, it was found that before the old camphor tree had become "successful and famous", it was very effective. It not only preserved the soil and soil of Hanshan, but also helped many injured and sick people to cure their chronic diseases.

I don’t know where Uncle Huang found out. It is said that during the Huaihai War, Lao Zhangshu had treated many wounded and sick people from the People’s Liberation Army. It was simply a merit tree that had contributed to the revolutionary cause!

I'm dizzy.

No wonder that old man once said that to succeed in revolution, one must grab the gun and the other. This pen is really amazing...

The big reporter turned his pen and shaped the old camphor tree into a divine tree with extraordinary origin, magical effect, and a contribution to the government.

This is different from those bulls, ghosts, snake gods, and is also essentially different from feudal superstition. Whoever dares to say that there is something wrong with the revolutionary tree, will have a problem with the brain!

Yes, isn’t the old camphor tree my temple, and the golden body, why didn’t I think of it?

Lao Zhangshu and I are a pair of Taoist companions, and we have a heart-to-heart relationship. Its one is mine, mine is its one, and we have a revolutionary friendship with the same pair of underwear. Then isn’t the incense and belief it receives the same as mine? Can I enjoy it directly?

Moreover, in today's era, if you want to believe in your personal belief, you will definitely be attacked by the government. Even evil masters and demon masters such as Wu Ruisheng must be named ancient Chinese qigong and appear as qigong masters. The "Buddhas" who were ignorant of life and death either attracted the government's iron fist or were exposed one by one by the famous Comrade Sima Bei and fought over. Therefore, this path cannot be taken.

But neither the government nor the anti-pseudoscience fighter seem to have no interest in plants. Are there fewer "sacred trees" and "sacred trees" that have appeared in various parts of the motherland in recent years? Not only has it not been hit, local governments are also secretly helping, because this helps tourism development and can also increase the popularity of local governments. The effect is the same as attracting historical celebrities to take root in the local area.

The reason is very simple. It is impossible for a tree to shake the government's policy strategy, and it is impossible to raise any teachings. The official has no pressure at all.

Thinking of this, I wanted to laugh to the sky, so I jumped onto my bicycle and headed straight for Hanshan.

I searched for it without any effort to find it!

I don’t know if the government’s efficiency has improved or the sponsorship of Su Bingkun, the big boss, has built a bluestone staircase in Hanshan in less than a month. Every other section of the road, there are four corners and octagonal pavilions, and Su Dongpo’s inscriptions have been placed in the pavilion. Although it looks like new products, it is quite skillful, just like a real thing.

On the way up the mountain, there were already people climbing the mountain one after another, and some people were holding bundles of incense in their hands. Although there were not too many people, they finally became popular. It seems that Uncle Huang Lei’s article is quite influential.

Should I find an opportunity to treat him to a meal? He accidentally helped me a favor.

When I walked to the old camphor tree on the hillside, I found that several surveyors were measuring the ground. When I went up and asked, I realized that Boss Su had paid a lot of money to build a "Shenmu Hall" here to express his filial piety to his ancestors.

It is obvious that Boss Su is preparing to pull up the banner and make a tiger skin. He uses the old Zhangshu to vigorously promote the fact that he is a descendant of Su Dongpo. I can't be happy about this, nor am I unhappy about it. Who can make people have money and the right to make trouble? As long as he doesn't move Lao Zhangshu.

In front of the old camphor tree, I don’t know if someone enthusiastic about the incense burner and futon were placed. There were also people from groups of people coming to kowtow and burn incense, and nagging what they could only hear. Even if I don’t listen, I can guess that it is nothing more than promotion, wealth, love, peace and other prayers.

What a joke. The old camphor tree cannot even transform into a human form. How can it have such great ability? This is how people's herd mentality is. If the newspapers are published, can there still be fakes?

I stood by the tree, just smiling and silent.

The old camphor tree's intention was conveyed instantly. This guy was so excited that he was about to explode. Fortunately, it did not form a human form, otherwise he would have to jump up and down now, and maybe he would have to flip a few hollow pounds into the air.

Isn't this the temperament of a child? I bet that if he transforms successfully, he will definitely be very pure and naive...

"How much benefit did you guy get? You're so happy? Let me tell you half of it first. I'm sorry, my Yin God hasn't recovered yet..."

I am becoming more and more familiar with it and know it better. I no longer call it an old brother. It seems that this guy is not as mature as me.

My thoughts just flashed, and a strange energy seemed to break through time and space, and was directly devoted to my Niwan Palace.

"Yeah, it's really comfortable..."

This energy is somewhat like an acquired consciousness, but it does not contain too many physical emotions. It only has a feeling of closeness, trust and even reverence. It obviously does not come from the old camphor tree, but from it, from a mortal or ordinary person.

The reason why I am so sure is that I once had the ability to release the acquired consciousness god, and I also encountered the side monk who secretly controlled the flying zombie. I understand that the Taoist acquired consciousness god is much stronger than ordinary people, but this consciousness god is obviously very weak.

If there was not a scent of existence and vague fragrance that was protected outside, it would not exist at all. I was afraid that it would be blown by the wind when it appeared, and it would be transformed into other forms according to the law of conservation of matter and disappear into the universe.
To be continued...