The Great Seminary

Chapter 326 Strange
Like the Brahma Kingdom, like the Divine Land, Sweet Lake City, the famous sweet restaurant "Bu She Hun" on the long street of "Three-Faced Novice" is located in the shed outside.

Zhang Gui, sitting alone at a table, used a palm-leaf fan to shield his forehead with one hand;

Holding a bowl of thick, blood-red tropical berry wine in one hand, chewing on ice cubes, he drank it down in big gulps.

From time to time, he would see children from Sweet Lake City, so poor that they only wore a rag around their waists and were barefoot, their skin tanned dark and oily from the sun.

He ran to the food stall outside "Bushehun" and knelt down to beg from the customers with his hands clasped together.

If you don't give it to me, I'll lie on the ground and refuse to get up.

Many local diners, unfazed by such things, simply ignore it, but some foreign tourists will give it a little something.

If they have local friends with them at this point, they will whisper and give instructions.

"Do not give alms to these 'sons of heretics,' or you will suffer retribution."

Only those nobles with 'Buddha's head and crown' or 'Buddha's hands and heart' can show them 'compassion' without causing any trouble.

This world has all kinds of gods, ghosts, and demons.

The vast majority of ordinary people, regardless of which continent or country they come from,
When it comes to superstition, the prevailing attitude is "better to believe it exists than not to believe it doesn't."

Therefore, after receiving this advice, no matter how pitiful the poor children of Sweet Lake City were, no one would give them any more charity.

When Zhang Gui received alms, he would just watch with a smile. But as time went on and no one gave him money, he started giving alms instead.

And so the sky grew darker and darker.

In Sweet Lake City, lights were lit in every noble residence and business establishment.

The city lights reflected on the vast lake, and the boundless blue sea shimmered like a mirage floating in the air, creating a scene quite different from the daytime view.

"Hey buddy, give me another can of each kind of iced fruit wine."

Zhang Gui gazed at the harbor and beckoned to the waiter who "couldn't bear to part with meat."

In just half a day, he drank almost as much strong liquor as his weight.

Even a divine 'water buffalo' would get drunk to death.

The waiter guessed that the person must be an extraordinary cultivator with a distinguished background, and hurriedly brought over the drinks.

He shook his head respectfully, "Guest, here is your iced fruit wine."

It is truly true that "customs vary every five miles, and traditions differ every ten miles."

In our hometown, shaking your head like that means you're unhappy, while nodding means you're happy.

Who knew that in your land of Brahma it was the other way around?

Zhang Gui smiled and said, then turned his head and pointed to a magnificent temple at the highest point of Sweet Lake City, where a huge brass Buddha statue with four heads and seven faces was enshrined in the open air.

"That Buddha statue has four heads and seven faces, with two heads placed one above the other, seemingly nodding gently."

The two Buddha heads, one facing left and the other right, seem to be shaking their heads and looking around.

Do you agree or disagree?

Upon hearing this, the waiter looked blankly in the direction the man was pointing, and blurted out in astonishment:
"Oh dear, today is neither Buddha's birthday, the King's birthday, nor the New Year."

Why would the 'Daqisheng Temple' have such a large amount of incense burning?
One million coins' worth of sesame oil must not be burned that night.

"Isn't that big temple always lit with an 'everlasting lamp'?"

"Of course, the ever-burning lamps should be kept lit, but even if the nobles of our Sweet Lake City make offerings every day, it would be difficult to sustain such 'brightness' every day."

"Really? Then it seems today is a special day."

Zhang Gui smiled thoughtfully and said.

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There are generally three ways to travel from the 'human realm' of the Eastern Continent to the 'underground realm', depending on one's identity, status, and circumstances.

First, the former royal families or powerful clans lost their state and their foundation.

However, they still retained some strength and fled to seek refuge.

For example, the Shen family of Xianrong and the Zhang family of Pingyang. Their clansmen, attendants, and servants numbered in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, forming a massive entourage.

They set off in a grand procession, protected by hundreds or even thousands of cultivators and even organized armies.

Such a formation would be extremely safe unless it was deliberately ambushed and killed by a more powerful enemy.

Of course, this kind of walking, because of the exaggerated number of people, including the elderly and children, will definitely be very slow.

This can also be considered a drawback.

Secondly, he was exceptionally gifted and naturally unrestrained, disliking any form of discipline.

Before they grow old, extraordinary individuals who have achieved success in their cultivation or discovered the true form of a powerful divine cluster, whether with a few friends or alone, resolutely leave their hometowns and embark on a new life.

This method of travel is generally very fast, and if all goes smoothly, it may take only about twenty days to reach a new place.

But when alone and facing natural disasters or man-made calamities, one may be swallowed up by misfortune in an instant.

On average, if out of ten people who set off, six or seven are considered lucky to succeed.

Thirdly, established families and wealthy merchants who already had businesses and businesses in the "underground world" could travel between the two worlds.

There are fixed routes when you go out, and you even have to prepare where to rest every day. It is both safe and fast, which can be described as a perfect combination.

Unfortunately, Zhang Gui's special status meant that neither of the two safest options could be used.

Firstly, in terms of strength, he naturally has no problem.

However, according to the rules of the two supreme human beings, Emperor Daqi and Queen Mother of the West, the 'underground realm' of the Eastern Continent is controlled by sects, while the 'human realm' is the territory of aristocratic dynasties.

Ninety-nine percent of the people on both sides have free movement.

Those with extremely high status in 'sects' or 'royal families' are instead constrained by unspoken rules.

The sects in the 'underground realm' want to influence the 'human world' before losing their 'dojo'.

At most, they can only send out so-called "true disciples who walk the earth".

If one's status is higher, then there are taboos.

For example, Mr. Yin and Tao Yaoyao used the Ming Dynasty's Song Zhenwang's "temporary residence" to slaughter the Xianrong people.

It originated from the "true teachings of the ancient lineage 'Dai Luo' that traversed the human world."

There's no problem with stirring up trouble in the 'human world'.

But once Tao Yaoyao successfully ascended to heaven, she could no longer use her identity as a disciple of the sect.

Soon, he was persuaded by the envoy of Emperor Xia Que of the Great Qi Dynasty to leave the mortal world.

While the 'human' royal family could, before their dynasty was destroyed, they could create multiple burrows in the 'underground realm,' which was indeed possible.

But for the emperor to personally lead a large army from the 'human world' to the 'underground realm' to set up a secret realm was simply asking for trouble.

Therefore, Zhang Gui felt that he could not openly go to the 'underground realm'.

Even using the third method, with the help of 'Jinling Flower Fish Zhen Family', is not necessarily a safe bet.

So he adopted the second method, traveling alone and secretly trekking thousands of miles to sneak into the 'underground realm'.

Although it is unlikely that the Great Qi Emperor's 'Xia Que' or the Queen Mother of the West's 'Kunlun' would notice and send them back to the True Dragon Kingdom.

However, there is no guarantee that one will not be caught in the crossfire.

That's why he was so cautious all the way, and managed to wipe out the Black Boar gang on the Wind Whale.

Now that we're ashore, I have a strange feeling about the 'Great Seven Life Temple,' the premier temple in Sweet Lake City of Brahma...

The waiter who "didn't give up meat" seemed to be a believer of the "Daqisheng Temple." After a moment of confusion, he didn't forget to "explain" to Zhang Gui.
"Guest, the Buddha's great wisdom is all-encompassing."

Ordinary people should not judge enlightenment solely by the 'appearance' of the golden statues in temples.

When you are confused, you need to go to a shrine to find enlightenment.

(End of this chapter)