Chapter 191 Assessment
Yes, the Four Symbols should indeed be this original intention, and everyone in the world has this understanding.
However, people in the world will offer sacrifices to imaginary immortals, Buddhas, and gods canonized by kings, but almost no one has seen anyone offering sacrifices to the four elephants.
It is too imaginary.
It is said that Tai Chi generates two rituals, and two rituals generate four phenomena, which represents the evolution of the world, from the beginning to the recognition of the contradiction between yin and yang, and then to the cornerstone of the world view of the four directions and four seasons... But no one will worship Tai Chi and worship the two rituals, nor will they Worship the four images.
The Four Symbols are a little better. At least there are four manifestations of mythical beasts that people can worship, and some people still regard them as gods. Tai Chi and Liang Yi have completely become one concept and nothing.
Even the Four-Xiang Sect itself does not treat the worship of the Four-Xiang as this initial world concept.
In their eyes, they are four powerful gods, representing the incarnations of the stars at night and the masters of the sky.
So Wan Dongliu said that if the Four Symbols Sect has a leader, it is Ye Di... but he did not say that it is Tai Chi and Liang Yi.
To put it bluntly, it is similar to the Blood God Cult. It is still just a belief in dominance derived from the worship of power. It is not a religious understanding of the "Almighty God" who "created human beings". It's just that it is an established sect, and its teachings will naturally be combined with the view of creation. The people below may believe that leaders like Suzaku may not take it seriously. Otherwise, how could they dare to call themselves Suzaku? Wouldn't it be blasphemy?
It is nothing more than comparing myself to the incarnation of the stars, the spokesperson of God, and kneeling down to worship her for the sake of the people below...
Of course, this does not mean that faith is false. Faith is real and fanatical. Zhuque Xuanwu and even Xia Chichi devoutly believe that there must be a **** representing the night sky in the last era, looking forward to and calling for his return to lead people to break through the chaos. Open this well and walk out into the boundless sky.
Believe it or not, it is really easy to see that no matter how unreliable Xia Chichi is about her "ex-lover" relationship, there is no problem with her belief in the Four Symbols. Suzaku just turns a blind eye. I'm not too harsh on her love affairs, I just hope it will get better as time goes by.
This is the desire of the strong men who are limited by their power in this era to "reach the sky". They have developed into different sects due to the different inheritances they received, or the Blood God, or Maitreya, or the Four Symbols, and then based on the selfish desires of their respective leaders. degree, leading to different paths.
Although the teachings of the Four Symbols are not extreme or vicious, they do not take the current world seriously, nor do they take ordinary people seriously. They do not have the advantages of Buddhism and Taoism in making people be kind and easy to govern. , on the contrary, all of them are extremely energetic saboteurs, and it is not uncommon to become a demon sect.
But the man in front of me is quite funny, with a sad and distressed look on his face, "The Four Symbols style is very high, why did you turn a good thing into a demonic cult?"
I'm not as sad as you are.
Zhuque found it very interesting and deliberately asked again: "Do you believe in God?"
Zhao Changhe said: “Then we must first look at the definition of God.”
"Um?"
"If you say that it is an extremely powerful being with extraordinary magical powers beyond my imagination, I believe it. The Book of Troubled Times is there, and the relics of the last era also prove it. Why don't you believe it? But if they say that I am a fool, It was created by pulling out the ribs. There are people in charge of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, fortune, fortune, and marriage. The destiny of life and death has been decided long ago, so just listen to it."
When Zhao Changhe said this, he roughly understood what "Wing Fire Snake" meant by asking these questions, and said: "Want to test me? It's hard for me to believe in any sect, and I have different ideas. But you guys finally have this idea, which really makes me happy." I'm very relieved. I never planned to go against the Four Symbols Sect, okay? It stands to reason that we are very destined. It was you, the Reverend Suzaku, who looked at people in the first place. Otherwise, wouldn't it be over if you brought me into the Four Symbols Sect? You still yelled at me to beat and kill me, when have I ever offended the Four Symbols Cult..."
In fact, he didn't dare to join the Four Symbols Sect at that time. The reason why he gave Xia Longyuan's jade pendant to him was because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to bring it with him to join the sect. The two were in conflict. Since he accepted Xia Longyuan's inheritance, he naturally did not dare to join the Four Symbols Sect.
Zhuque coughed slightly and said: "The Venerable has seen thousands of miles and has his own considerations. What do you, a young man with a fifth-level entrance, know?"
Zhao Changhe said lazily: "It's not necessarily true that you can see thousands of miles. It's true that you may be very beautiful." Suzaku: "?"
Zhao Changhe said: "So she asked you to assess me now? What position are you going to give me? How can there be such a thing? I didn't see the benefit of doing an assessment first, but she still looks so condescending, treating herself like a piece of cake. Yes, you dare me to beg to join the cult? By the way, she is afraid that I and Chi Chi will get together, so she dares to let me join the cult. Could it be that she personally... Forget it, don't worry about it, I am a rough person and have a loose mouth. ”
Zhuque held it in for a long time before he said: "I don't know what your venerable master is thinking. I just came to ask you a few questions and then leave. If you are so stubborn, you don't have to answer. What does it have to do with me? Why am I losing my temper?"
Zhao Changhe: "Then what else do you want to ask? You just ask, why do you have to hold your neck and not answer such a small question? How big a deal is it?"
Zhuque stared at his eyes seriously and asked one by one: "What is the purpose of your martial arts practice?"
“If I get closer, others can’t bully me, I can do what I want to do, and those who can’t stand it have the right to take care of me.”
“What about the far one?”
“It is worthy of the truth of the era, to have a glimpse of the power of gods and Buddhas, to break through the limitations of this world, and to go where I should go.”
Suzaku's eyes suddenly burst into light.
At this moment, the explosions and shouts of energy exchanges were heard from the direction of the Taiyi Sect's main hall. The Taiyi Sect's killing sounds were everywhere, as if an ambush had come out to fight the incoming enemy.
Gui Chen’s old voice echoed: “I don’t know who is so persistent. They all said that I was prepared and yet they insisted on forcing their way in... It turned out to be a barbarian.”
Zhuque quickly had an idea in his mind.
No matter how many people have the same idea as her, they must admit that this method is indeed too crude. It is not known how effective it will be in driving a wedge between the court and the Wang family. If things go smoothly, then just do it. Since the other party has If you are prepared, then there is no need to force it, and you are not forced to have no way out.
Only the Hu people would have crazier ideas than them to cause trouble, and they would insist on force... Of course, the Hu people may not have received the hint of Guichen's release at all.
The Yanmen soldiers don’t even know how many of them are from the Wang family. Once the Wang family changes, there will be no suspense in the battle of Yanmen. The Hu people are the ones who want the Wang family to change the most.
Then she saw Zhao Changhe, who had been sitting there calmly chatting with her, suddenly stood up, raised his knife and went out.
Suzaku asked subconsciously: "What are you doing? Those coming from the barbarians must be strong men from the Dibang. Are you going to see them off?"
Zhao Changhe looked back at her strangely: "Gui Chen is also on the ground list, or the home court has arrangements. The other party may not necessarily get a better deal. The strength of one more person will increase the bargaining chip. Are you standing and watching? You are a Winged Fire Snake. , You should have a high level of cultivation, don’t say that you want to sit back and watch the barbarians wreak havoc, making me look down on you, the Four Symbols Sect.”
“…” Suzaku is full of ellipses.
I originally planned to kill him, but after a long time, I came to protect him?
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PS: There will be one tonight.
(End of this chapter)