Da Zaojun

Chapter 87: Building a Stove and a Temple
When Song Wuji opened his eyes, he found that his clothes were soaked with tears.

But the devil's test is over.

The devil's test, also known as the grinding test, the test of tribulation, the original body of the Dream Soul Demon was under the seat of the Dream Demon, and the Dream Demon was the devil examiner under the seat of the Three Officials Emperor.

He took it and asked the question in a tortured manner.

It was indeed both heart-wrenching and inquiring.

Song Wuji examined himself, and most importantly, his performance.

After all, I have been taking exams since I was a child, quizzes, high school entrance exams, college entrance exams... every quiz is difficult, but I have passed every one of them.

I didn't expect that in this chaotic world of demons and monsters, I still have the opportunity to take the exam.

The magic test scores are divided into three categories: A, B, and C.

Category A passes, Category B continues to practice, and Category C even regresses.

Song Wuji's answer was not perfect and he only got an A-.

But he was considered qualified and successfully obtained the "Tianji", which means he was listed in the Tiancao.

Song Wuji's original job was a handyman in the Ninth-Rank Heavenly Kitchen. After passing the demon test, he was immediately changed to a cook in the Ninth-Rank Heavenly Kitchen.

He used to be a temporary worker, but now he has passed the exam and is a formal employee.

In addition, Song Wuji looked again and saw an extra line of "Tianlu", which refers to the salary of the heavenly officials, the salary given by the heavenly court to these heavenly officials.

In addition, you can go to the Bullfighting Palace to get a set of uniforms for a ninth-grade Heavenly Kitchen cook... But where can Song Wuji find the Bullfighting Palace?
Moreover, who will distribute this [Tianlu] and how will it be distributed? Given the current state of the bird, it is not certain that Song Wuji will be able to receive it.

After all, this devil test was a qualification Song Wuji obtained by refining his inner elixir. To be honest, although Song Wuji did obtain this qualification, he was not a person who studied Taoism.

The only advantage is that the rank of heavenly officials is half a level higher than that of earthly gods, and one level higher than that of ghosts, gods, and human officials.

Tianguan is the official in heaven.

Earthly gods include mountain gods, water gods, etc.

Ghosts and gods are the gods of the underworld, such as the land god, city god, soul-catcher, etc.

Human officials are court officials appointed by the emperor.

Generally speaking, the treatment is one level higher than the position, but Song Wuji does not value this. After all, no matter how high the treatment is, there is no actual benefit. Only the authority of "Tianguan Zhengsi" makes Song Wuji feel it is worth it.

Simply put, one can build a temple and bless the believers through the temple, which is in line with Song Wuji's purpose of "passing on the fire and gathering firewood."

According to the Heavenly Court's classification of temple levels, Song Wuji can establish a [Nine Fields Side Temple] as the main temple, and several [Ten Directions Lustful Temples] that are not in accordance with the rules. Although they are not in accordance with the rules, you are not a demon, so these are minor problems.

Moreover, Song Wuji is the god of fire and kitchen, and his temple is in the kitchen. This is a family temple, neither a lewd temple in the ten directions nor a side temple in the nine fields.

In a broad sense, the Ten Directions Lewd Temples are temples dedicated to evil gods, demons and monsters. For example, the Earth God Temple belongs to the Nine Fields Side Temples. Nine Fields means the nine fields of the world, and Side Temple means the temple beside the road, which means a small temple.

If the land temple is occupied by demons, it will become a temple of debauchery.

No matter whether you are a ninth-grade demon or an eighth-grade demon, no matter whether your temple is big or small, it will be labeled as a "lewd temple."

After obtaining the right to build a temple, the Fire Deity Kitchen God in Song Wuji's body shone brightly. Before, whether he absorbed the remnants of the Plague God, the Land God, or the Soul Catcher's Underworld God, he had never comprehended the fundamental inheritance of the Kitchen God.

Now that I've passed the test, I've officially grasped the "Stove Building" of the Kitchen God's Seven Inheritances. Building a stove: digging the earth to form a well, then piling bricks to set up the stove—the foundation of our ancestors' peaceful homes. When the stove fire is bright and the fragrance of grains wafts through the air, it can determine the feng shui of the eight directions and balance the five elements of yin and yang.

For a moment, a lot of knowledge appeared in Song Wuji's mind, all about "building a stove".

The method of building a stove is different from the method of starting a fire. It is a separate spell and a craft.

If you look carefully at the almanac, you will find that some days are written as auspicious days, inauspicious days, or suitable days or taboo days.

For example, if it is suitable to break ground, put up beams, install stoves...

The stove is the main place in a house or household. It controls fire, population, health and career.

There are many taboos in the kitchen.

For example, if an oil bottle falls over and spills oil all over the floor, it means that there are health problems with the elderly in the family.

For example, if the bottom of a pot is broken, it means that money will be lost.

If a mouse knocks over a bottle of seasoning, it will offend a villain.

If the stove is not installed properly, the family will not be harmonious.

However, these seven methods of the Kitchen God are special in their own way. They are said to be building a stove, but in fact they are building a temple, which is the palace of the Kitchen God.

Just like the last step in building a temple is to invite the gods, asking Jiang Taigong to put up the beams, the last step in building a stove is also to invite the gods, and the one being invited is the Kitchen God.

It can be said that as long as the stove was built by Song Wuji, the family, as long as they did not commit any serious crimes, could live in peace and harmony at home, without fear of any small monsters or evil spirits entering the house.

This skill may seem ordinary, but if you think about it carefully, in the future, when the Kitchen God travels around and offers sacrifices to him and asks for fire, it will not only help you improve your culinary skills.

Perhaps there will be another Kitchen God walking around with the skill of building stoves. Although these people cannot cook, they can build stoves and offer sacrifices to them. If this knowledge spreads, perhaps they can recapture the villages and restore the population.

In the future, driving back evil spirits, guarding secret realms, and restoring order will all benefit from this.

Maybe each household has only one stove, and the capacity is limited, but if every household builds a stove, the fire will be spread all over the place, and the stoves will be arranged into an array.

Thousands of homes are cooking, and the food is delicious and peaceful.

After Song Wuji learned this method, he realized that the several talismans he got in the secret realm were the key to building a stove and a temple. To build an ordinary stove, there is no need for talismans, but to build a Kitchen God temple, talismans are necessary, at least one, and at most four, five, seven, nine... It doesn't matter, as long as they are arranged into a pattern.

It just so happened that Song Wuji obtained three kinds of talismans from the secret realm: a porcelain chicken, a tile dog, and a stone turtle.

Stone turtles can prevent fires in the kitchen, clay dogs can drive away evil spirits and guard the house, and porcelain chickens can call for light. They are all very suitable for building stoves and temples.

"It just so happens that this kitchen office is just a shed right now, and the large canteen we originally envisioned is still under construction. I can use this large canteen as my Jiuye side temple, building a stove and setting up a hall here."

Song Wuji thought to himself, "That's just stealing offerings and confronting the City God. Why don't we build a temple around the Cangzhong Secret Realm to see how effective it is? We can take the route of surrounding the countryside. That place is the key to the city's food supply and needs the most defense. I wonder if a stove temple like this can keep out demons and evil spirits?"

Song Wuji didn't dare to think that he could guard against the ninth-grade demons. As long as those demons of lower grades were afraid of the stove fire and didn't dare to approach easily, with this deterrent, he would be relatively safe.

Moreover, Cang Zhongguo is a stable point for martial arts advancement, where one can kill the ninth-grade rat demon and complete the skull sacrifice ritual.

Geographically, it is close to Taichang County, and they can support each other.

However, out of the Seven Methods of the Kitchen God, I have only learned two methods, namely, starting the fire and building the stove. I wonder when I will be able to learn the remaining five methods and obtain a relatively complete inheritance of the Kitchen God?
(End of this chapter)