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Chapter 41 Five Ancestral Temples and Tai Sui Dharma Lineage

Yu Que exhaled slowly and said:
"Master Huang, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

Huang Guishan smiled and said, "You didn't ask either."

Yu Que choked for a moment, and before he could say anything else, Huang Guishan continued with a smile:
"Besides, what's the point of telling you this, other than disturbing your spiritual heart? Are you going to give up just because of a little physical pain? This Seven Corpse Lantern Ceremony is one of the most effective spiritual nourishment rituals in the guild."

Yu Que wanted to roll his eyes and muttered, "A little physical pain... you sounded so light."

But after muttering to himself, he suppressed all the distracting thoughts in his heart.

Because what Huang Guishan said was indeed reasonable. How could Yu Que change this ritual just because most others failed!

Moreover, other rituals with the same effect either require a master to watch over them at all times during the arrangement, or even a continuous infusion of magical power, or they require expensive elixirs. Many elixirs and sacrifices cannot even be purchased, so they are not suitable for Yuque.

On the contrary, the most valuable thing required in the "Seven Corpses' Last Light Ritual" is just an old ghost. Even an old ghost that is not a hundred years old can be used, but the effect will not be as strong.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore." Huang Guishan waved his hand in boredom, but he still paced around Yu Que, looking at him with shining eyes:
"The reason why I am so happy for you when I see you enter Taoism through the Seven Corpse Lantern Ceremony is naturally for a reason."

Yu Que's expression straightened up, and he immediately bowed and said, "Master Huang, please speak."

Huang Guishan stood still, stroked his beard, and asked, "Everyone below the level of immortals hopes to open an ancestral temple. Do you know how many types of ancestral temples there are?"

Yu Que answered without much hesitation:

"To Master Huang, the Immortal Scripture says that there are five types of temples, namely the Kitchen God Temple, the Horse King Temple, the Dragon King Temple, the Medicine King Temple, and the Yama King Temple. These are the Five Ancestral Temples, and the fundamental lineage of the immortals."

As a result, Huang Guishan just smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

Yu Que was slightly stunned when he saw this, thinking that he had remembered it wrong or reported the wrong temple name, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that he was not wrong.

Although these Dharma lineages were still far away from him, he would hear and see them from time to time in his daily life, so it was impossible for him to remember them incorrectly.

"No, no." Huang Guishan saw that he was confused, so he did not ask any more questions, but said directly:
"There are not just five types of ancestral temples, but seven. The Five Ancestral Temples are just the Five Elements. They must be combined with the other two to form the Yin-Yang Five Elements, which are the fundamental lineage of the immortals."

When Yu Que heard this, he was stunned.

The names of the Five Temples are well-known to people in this world.

He never expected that there were two other ancestral temples at the entrance of Huanggui Mountain, which were as famous as the Five Ancestral Temples!
It should be known that the ancestral temples enshrine the righteous gods of the Taoist mystical world. They are related to all aspects of the Taoism, and are also related to people's diet, metalwork, construction, transportation, rainwater, farming, life and death, and other aspects, big and small, of life.

Moreover, the main gods in the ancestral temple are different from all other ghosts and gods. Although they have temples, honorific titles, and statues, they are not real gods, not polluted by incense, nor are they false gods in oral stories, nor are they evil gods. Instead, they are existences similar to the incarnation of the Tao.

Whether you are an immortal or a mortal, offering sacrifices and worshipping the gods of these ancestral temples day and night will bring you blessings without any misfortunes and without any taboos.

They will only protect the people without asking for anything else, and therefore they are the faith of hundreds of millions of people and will be indestructible.

After being stunned for a while, Yu Que bowed humbly and listened attentively:
"May I ask Master Huang, what are the names of the other two ancestral temples? And what are the honorific titles of the gods they worship?"

Huang Guishan seemed quite satisfied with Yu Que's astonishment at the moment. He raised his chin, put his hands behind his back, and said:

"Think about it for a moment. Which gods are most common in daily life, most popular among the people, or are mentioned from time to time?"

Yu Que lowered his head and recited in his mind the names and aliases of the five righteous gods, namely, Kitchen God, Horse God, Dragon God, Medicine God and Hell God. Then he let his thoughts wander to ponder the name of the folk god that impressed him the most.

Suddenly, he actually thought of a god who was as famous as the five main gods and was extremely common.

"God of Land, Lord of Land?" Yu Que asked tentatively.

However, just after he finished speaking, his brows furrowed, thinking to himself that the land god was just a minor god. Although he was well-known among the people and could be found in every village and street, this god was not as famous as the Five Directions Gods. He was too friendly and common, and lacked majesty.

When Huang Guishan heard it, he said immediately: "Yes, it is the old landowner!"

This time, Yu Que frowned even more, feeling extremely confused.

Fortunately, Huang Guishan immediately smiled and said:
"Of course, the old land god alone cannot be considered the sixth true god. The ones who can truly be considered the sixth true god are him, the city god above him, and the god of heaven, earth and land above him.

The sixth deity of the Trinity is 'Lord of Heaven and Earth', and the sixth type of ancestral temple is 'Temple of Heaven and Earth'." Now, Yu Que suddenly understood.

He thought about it again and found that it was indeed so. The God of Land, the God of City, and the God of Heaven, Earth and State, the duties of these three gods were similar. The only difference was the rank of their officials. Moreover, they had grown up from small to large, forming a lineage of one another, and together they were implicitly sitting at the top of the official pantheon.

After understanding the sixth true god, Yu Que looked back at himself, only to find that he and the "Ceremony of the Seven Corpses' Returning Lights" were in no way compatible with the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

So he humbly bowed again and said, "May I ask Master Huang, who is the seventh true god? Is this god related to me?"

Huang Guishan looked at Yu Que with an admiring look that said, "This young man is teachable," and said, "That's right."

But Yu Que pondered it again, and he really couldn't imagine that there is a god in this world whose reputation can be compared with the six gods such as the Kitchen God, the God of Heaven and Earth. He was embarrassed and could only say: "Please let Master Huang tell me clearly."

"You can't imagine it, but it's not your fault." Huang Guishan didn't laugh at Yu Que, but sighed:
"This seventh righteous god was once the national sacrifice of the previous dynasty. After the previous dynasty fell, the name of this god was even suppressed and erased. Although the righteous gods are indestructible and their shadows cannot be erased no matter how the current dynasty tries to erase them, their names have faded a lot after the change of dynasties.

Until today, nearly a thousand years later, although the dynasty no longer fears this, the people are still very secretive about him because of the divine duties he holds, and they are quite afraid of him, so the belief has not yet recovered. "

Yu Que took in all the other party's words, his ears pricked up, and he was very surprised: "The previous dynasty's national sacrifice, is it so secretive?"

It’s a pity that even with such clear hints, historical books are something only wealthy families have in this world.

The Fu family was a poor family of the ninth rank, and it was already very remarkable that they could teach some history of the founding of the current dynasty in their clan school. Therefore, Yu Que knew nothing about the history of the previous dynasty.

He pondered and began to recall what he had seen and heard in the ghost gathering: "The name of this dynasty is 'Incense and Fire', what was the name of the previous dynasty..."

As a result, he still couldn't even remember what the previous dynasty was called. He just vaguely remembered that people in the world said that the previous dynasty was extremely violent and tyrannical, slandering gods and immortals, and that God destroyed its power. The current dynasty was acting on behalf of God and destroyed the previous dynasty.

Yu Que bowed to Huang Guishan again, feeling very curious.

Huang Guishan only said: "The name of the previous dynasty is Tai Sui."

Yu Que raised his eyebrows instantly and said, "Then the god of the previous dynasty is 'Tai Sui Ye', and the seventh type of ancestral temple is 'Tai Sui Temple'!?"

Huang Guishan nodded slowly.

At this moment, Yu Que suddenly understood why the seventh immortal god mentioned by the other party was not as believed in as the previous six, and his name was kept secret among the people.

Because Tai Sui is a god, regardless of whether he is good or evil, vicious or kind, the phrase "How dare you touch Tai Sui's head" alone is enough to prove that people subconsciously revere and fear this god.

This kind of reverence and fear of offending may be the first among all gods.

Even Yu Que, who knew all about the gods and ghosts in this world, felt a little scared subconsciously when he thought that the "Taisui God" might be related to his practice.

Huang Guishan looked at Yu Que's appearance and seemed to see through his little thoughts.

The other party sneered and said, "Don't panic. This is a righteous god of immortality, not an evil god. You are upright and have nothing to fear! Being able to establish a relationship with Master Tai Sui will only bring you benefits."

Yu Que sighed in his heart and had to pay his respects to Huang Guishan again: "Master Huang, please say what you want to say all at once. Please do not test me again. People's hearts cannot stand the test."

He muttered, "Sooner or later I'll be in trouble because of you."

In the quiet room, Huang Guishan coughed lightly, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face. He turned his back to Yu Que, put his hands behind his back, shook his sleeves, and said softly:

"Han Er, let me teach you what kind of opportunity you have got!
The "Seven Corpses Returning Lights" ritual is a ritual performed by the Seven Killings lineage, which is also part of the Tai Sui lineage. You have not yet opened up a ancestral temple, but you have successfully performed the Seven Killings ritual, which proves that you are qualified to be a disciple of the Seven Killings lineage.

In addition, there is a good chance that you can directly join the Tai Sui lineage, build a Tai Sui temple, practice Tai Sui Dharma, and realize the Tai Sui Golden Body! "

hum!
Huang Guishan seemed to have used some magical power when he shouted, so that his words echoed in Yu Que's ears, making Yu Que's head buzzing and deafening.

But Yu Que heard the other party's words clearly, and his eyes lit up instantly, and he looked at the person with sharp eyes.

"I know very little, Master Huang, please don't scare me!" he blurted out excitedly.

(End of this chapter)