BXBX NOVEL Chapter 50 - 49: Birth of the Divine Realm.
“Where are you going?”
“Five Elements Mountain!”
Guanyin Bodhisattva said irritably.
At this moment.
She seriously doubted whether sending the Five Guardian Buddhas to protect
Five Elements Mountain was the right decision.
“Oh, oh, Bodhisattva, please give me a ride. I fly slowly!”
Over here.
Black Wind Town.
Sixteen strong men, with their arms bare, swinging sweat.
“One, two, three, heave-ho-”
On their shoulders, they carried several thick logs, and ropes were tied to the logs, securing a three-meter-high divine statue.
Although it was hollow, it was still quite heavy, as evidenced by the red faces of the strong men.
The strong men carried the statue, taking difficult steps, heading toward the middle of Black Wind Mountain and Azure Dragon Mountain.
They stopped and went along the way.
Finally.
They carried the statue to a grand Judge Temple and stopped.
Here.
There were already hundreds of people, men, women, young and old, and almost all the permanent residents of the town who were free came to watch the excitement.
Because as long as you witness the establishment of the temple, you can get a bag of white flour, and you might even receive the blessing of the gods, so it’s a win-win situation.
“Aunt Liu, look, your husband is carrying the Lord God over.”
“Hey, it’s not carrying, it should be called inviting, you don’t understand, humph!”
“Who knows if this Lord God is as effective as Guanyin Bodhisattva?”
“Who knows, just worship it when the time comes.”
The onlookers watched and discussed the strong men carrying the statue.
An old man in a long robe, with a goatee, walked to the front of the strong men. He was the old temple keeper of the Black Wind Town’s Land Temple.
The old temple attendant looked at the sky.
“The auspicious time has come. Please welcome the god into the temple!”
A loud and vigorous shout rang from the temple attendant’s mouth.
“Taiji Palace selected Scholar, Left Judge of Wulei Institute, and concurrently Officer of Thunderbolt Department, rewarding the good, punishing the evil, and blessing the believers, we remember their kindness and established Five Thunder Institute Left Judge Temple!”
As soon as this shout sounded.
The hearts of the strong men carrying the statue were lifted.
“One, two, three, heave-ho-”
Under the concerted efforts of all the strong men, the statue was lifted into the temple and placed on the corresponding altar.
Boom-
The heavy statue stood firmly on the altar.
Five Thunders Temple.
In the air.
On a lucky cloud, Xuanqing and others stood on the cloud, silently watching the scene in the temple below.
Seeing the statue being placed on the altar by the people.
Black Wind Town’s Land God spoke: “Reporting to the superior immortal, the time has come, and you can now do it.”
“Okay.”
Xuanqing nodded slightly.
At this moment.
His eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the tiles of the temple, and see inside the temple, where his own statue was sitting quietly on the altar.
“Proclaiming to all spirits, True Official of the Sacred Mountain, Taiji Palace Deity, rewarding the good, punishing the evil, the Left Judge of the Five Thunders Bombing…”
Xuanqing’s eyes closed, and he muttered to himself.
In establishing a temple, in addition to the need for the people to work and invite gods, the corresponding gods need to leave their breath on the statues.
Only such mutual faith between the two parties can activate the heavenly and earthly rules, successfully establishing a useful temple or Buddhist abbey.
With bursts of mantra.
Xuanqing’s body emits bursts of golden light points.
Next.
These light points seem to have their own consciousness, and after leaving his body, they directly rush towards the Left Judge Temple of the Five Thunder Court below.
Main Hail of the Left Judge Temple.
The commoners, watching Sir Left Judge being invited to the divine altar, were all very delighted.
Although they don’t know yet whether this Grand Lord is effective or not, it represents an additional layer of protection above their heads.
You must know.
This world is not peaceful.
If you continue southward, the Tang Dynasty Empire will be fine. Even if the poor people’s homes, at most, they just suffer from hunger one meal and be full the next, but they don’t have to worry about their lives.
But if you go westward, it will be terrible. The more you go westward, the more various demons and ghosts you’ll encounter, often eating people and sucking blood, tearing flesh off the bones; it is extremely terrifying.
Therefore.
The commoners in Black Wind Town would rather choose to go south, even if the profits are lower, when they need to travel and trade.
“Look, Sir Left Judge’s golden body is shining!”
A startled exclamation sounded in the main hall.
People who were watching showed delighted expressions and then knelt down in unison, whispering prayers and hoping that the divine would protect them.
Seeing the situation getting increasingly chaotic.
The old temple attendant who’s in charge of this temple establishment from the Land Temple in Black Wind Mountain hurriedly stood on a chair and shouted to the crowd:
“This is a sacred place and temple. Do not make a fuss, lest the divine spirit be disturbed!”
The temple attendant’s voice was vigorous and resounding.
The crowd then realized and immediately closed their mouths. They silently prayed for the spirits and the Left Judge Grand Lord not to blame them for their actions.
“Except for those born in mid-July, the rest of you, my fellow villagers and elders, please come and get incense from me. Line up and burn incense one by one!”
Upon hearing this.
Everyone went up in turn to get the incense, came to the divine statue, knelt on the cushion, respectfully kowtowed three times, and finally inserted the incense into the incense bowl on the offering table.
“May the gods bless my eldest son to return safely with prey after this trip to the mountains…”
“Judge Lord rewards good and punishes evil, the town’s Zhang Family Lord is evil…”
“Bless my wife’s child in her belly…”
There were all sorts of prayers.
Most of these commoners did not attend school, and the better ones could only write their names, while many could not even recognize a single character.
Naturally, they were unaware that even gods have their own responsibilities. At least for gods like the Five Thunder Institute’s Left Judge who rewards the good and punishes the wicked, they couldn’t help with matters like giving birth.
However.
There are exceptions. If a god takes a liking to you, they can still help you, even if it’s not within their jurisdiction.
High in the sky.
Above the clouds.
Along with the successive line of commoners burning incense.
Xuanqing can clearly feel that the Five Thunder Institute’s Left Judge Temple seems to have undergone a peculiar change.
Each time a commoner burns incense and worships, the power of incense fire floats on the divine statue’s golden body and then fades at a visible rate.
Upon closer inspection, one can find that the stray incense power is not simply disappearing, but being absorbed by the main hall.
Humming-
When the amount of incense fire reaches a certain level.
Whoosh-
Above the temple, an enormous yet incredibly illusory shadow emerges. Its shape and size are exactly the same as the temple.
More importantly.
Xuanqing finds that he himself has formed an inexplicable connection with the illusory space above the temple, as if he can enter it with just a thought.
At this moment.
“Divine Realm, superior immortal, your Divine Realm has been born.” The Earth God and Water God spoke one after another.
Gentleman Bai She [the White Snake] and the Black Bear Essence on the side were also quite curious, looking at the illusory shadow above the temple.
They knew that every god had their own divine realm, but they had never seen what a divine realm looked like before, and now they were gaining new knowledge..