Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Finishing the Last Job.
Translator: 549690339
Under the witnessing of the Elder Jingde and the support of a group of young Taoist priests.
In the end.
Daoist priest Xuanqing held a tall incense stick and deeply bowed to the sky, signifying a salutation to heaven as well as a proclamation to the world.
After the ceremony.
From now on, Qingping Temple belonged to Xuanqing as his descendants’ temple and would be inherited by future generations as long as the lineage did not end.
On the stage.
After the ceremony was over.
The host appeared once again and shouted to the audience, “With the witness of our fellow villagers, the inheritance temple ceremony of Qingping Temple is now over.”
“To express our gratitude to the support of our fellow villagers, Daoist priest Xuanqing will recite a chapter of the Supreme Sensing Chapter.”
The three most famous chapters encouraging goodness in Taoism are the Supreme Sensing Chapter, Emperor Wenchang’s Yinzhengwen, and Guan Shengdijtin’s Enlightenment of the World Classic.
Among them, the Supreme Sensing Chapter is the most respected, while the latter two chapters are often associated with regional and ethnic characteristics, making them more suitable for specific occasions.
Therefore.
Every time Xuanqing chooses to recite a scripture, he chooses the Supreme Sensing Chapter.
Below the stage, in the plaza.
Originally, the audience thought that after the ceremony was over, there would be nothing more; some even sighed, wishing that it would not be over soon. But when they heard the host say that the Daoist priest was about to recite a scripture, the excitement in their hearts couldn’t be contained.
Among these audiences, except for a small number of first-time visitors from other provinces, most of them were regular visitors to Qingping Temple.
They had all heard Daoist priest Xuanqing lecture before and were very clear about the charm of “reciting the scriptures”.
“Great, it’s been a long time since I’ve heard the Daoist priest recite.”
“Yeah, we’re really lucky this time.”
“Hey, bro, I’ve also seen videos of the Daoist priest lecturing online. Is it really that amazing?” This was said by a first-time visitor from another province.
Upon hearing this.
The surrounding people passionately explained the effects of Daoist priest Xuanqing’s recitation: returning home to volunteer for two days, soul elevation, finding the direction in life, and so on.
Even more extreme, someone claimed that after listening to the Daoist priest’s recitation, their backache and leg pain disappeared, and they could climb Qingping Mountain without panting.
That was a bit exaggerated.
In fact, the person who made that claim rarely exercised. But after listening to Xuanqing’s recitation once, he became addicted and climbed the mountain every day, hoping to get lucky and hear another lecture.
Over time, his physical fitness naturally improved.
These claims left the visitor from another province stupefied, doubting the miraculous nature of the effects, even the alleged healing properties.
In a corner.
The bald Twin Dragon Monk and the gloomy man were about to make a move, but they were startled by the excited audience.
It’s just a lecture, was there any need to be so excited? It was as if they had won 5 million.
“Twin Dragon, wait for the Daoist to finish the lecture before you make a move!”
The middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with a glint of wisdom.
Seeing the excited audience, he was very curious as to how the Daoist was able to achieve such an effect.
To know.
For the operation of their temple, their company has spent a considerable amount of money, employing psychologists, foreign architects, and even a group of hypnotists.
The purpose was to study how to stir up the emotions of the believers and empty their wallets.
However, despite these efforts, they still couldn’t achieve the astonishing effect they were witnessing right now.
“That’s great; 1’11 see what tricks Qingping Temple is playing. Once I expose them, I’ll use them in Liu Zhen Temple and watch our performance soar.”
The middle-aged man’s mouth curled into a smile, already daydreaming about being promoted to head of a famous temple by the Board of Directors once he improves the performance of Liu Zhen Temple.
A small county temple ultimately lacked resources compared to a famous temple.
Hearing the middle-aged man’s words.
Twin Dragon nodded in agreement, completely understanding his thoughts.
Of course.
If he jumped out now, he was afraid he would be devoured alive by these excited spectators before he could even challenge Daoist Priest Xuanqing.
On stage.
After the host’s voice fell.
With a light step, Xuanqing seemed like a graceful swallow, leaping onto the high platform.
Both legs were crossed on the cushion.
Following that.
A child wearing a Taoist robe who was slightly taller than one meter, Huai Qingyun, hugged a wooden fish that was almost as big as himself, swaying steadily as he walked towards the high platform.
After getting onto the stage.
Huai Qingyun also sat cross-legged next to Sir, right hand holding the wooden fish mallet, waiting for Sir’s instructions.
Everything was ready.
Xuanqing nodded at Huai Qingyun beside him.
Boom-
Along with a crisp knock.
The originally excited and noisy spectators, as if a spell had been cast on them, quieted down one after another.
The sound of the wooden fish knock was not loud, but it eerily echoed in everyone’s ears, as if it could reach into the soul.
With such an effect.
Naturally, before the ceremony, Huai Qingyun received a hundred strands of incense fire’s power as public funds from Sir, to be used in this scripture chanting.
Boom- Boom
After three consecutive knocks of the wooden fish.
There was no sound at the scene, everyone’s attention was on the high platform.
The time had come.
Xuanqing closed his eyes and began to mutter in his mouth.
“The Supreme says: Misfortune and fortune have no gate; it is summoned by man alone.”
“Good and evil are rewarded, like shadows following forms… Hence, the spirits presiding over Heaven and Earth calculate the tribulations: when reduced, they cause poverty and exhaustion, and when many, they cause worries and calamities, for everyone is evil… Evil stars bring disaster; when calculations are exhausted, there is death.”
Whispering chants.
But it made all the spectators in the square listen as if they were intoxicated.
At this moment.
Some inexperienced spectators were unlucky, anyone who took out their phones to take pictures would stumble to the ground as the scripture was recited.
However.
There was even worse luck.
It was the provincial city TV reporters who were responsible for the interviews.
Unlike Liucheng County, who set up their equipment before the scripture recitation, these provincial city TV reporters left tripods in the parking lot because they felt them too heavy to carry up the mountain. They all held cameras in their hands instead.
Under such circumstances, as the chanting began, the results… could be imagined.
Crack- Clang-
With cameras falling from their hands, these precious camera heads, worth tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, shattered in response.
However.
Even so, everyone was still intoxicated, and the intrigues, conspiracies, and calculations of their original urban life were purified in the recitation.
Everyone has a kind heart, whether it’s an evil person who has committed countless bad deeds or a ruthless executioner. Deep in their hearts, there is a pure land that belongs to them.
And this Supreme Sensing Chapter, which contains Mana, can point directly to a person’s innermost depths, drawing out that longing for goodness.
At this moment.
In the corner of the crowd.
Even the Twin Dragon Monk, who was originally here to cause trouble, was indulging in the depths of his heart under the influence of the scriptures, his remorse surging.
“Woo- I shouldn’t have been so despicable, causing trouble on purpose for money!”
