The Great Brahma came to Luoyi personally, and the new doctrines merged the illusive way of the River of Nirvana with the authentic way of Duo Bao, sounding fuzzy and seeming to be heard but not quite.
The new religious sect is still very primitive, far from being an independent great religion outside of the mystical door, and it doesn't have any real doctrine. However, Duo Bao indeed has a strong affinity with Buddhism, and his wisdom is top-notch. He picks one antler from the east and half a claw from the west, and the doctrines he randomly concocts sound surprisingly plausible.
King Zhou had two in-depth conversations with Great Brahma.
How many Buddhas are there in the world?
The answer is, infinite and boundless.
What is a Buddha?
The answer is, anyone can become a Buddha.
King Zhou was very fond of this doctrine, and the teachings delivered by Great Brahma also had a strong caste system, where kings would always be kings and commoners mere commoners. No matter how hard a slave worked, their ancestors and descendants would remain slaves.
These doctrines can be seen as a side attack on the act of releasing slaves by the Zhou and Han countries.
Great Brahma even boldly declared that if Yin Shou had not become a Buddha in this lifetime, he could accumulate merits and work on it in the next lifetime, as he would still be a king in the next life.
How to accumulate merit? Building pagodas, sculpting gold statues, and constructing Buddhist temples. For King Zhou, as long as "charging" can solve the problem, it is not a problem.
Money! Just charge!
The sacrificial platform constructed by Lao Jiang in Zhaoogong was destroyed by war, but the plans were still there. At this time, just slightly modify the original plans, and pile up thousands or tens of thousands of slaves on it, and it will become a Buddhist pagoda.
Sculpting gold statues is also easy. The six hundred years of the Shang dynasty conquered the four directions, and there were plenty of gold in the treasury.
King Zhou practiced the martial arts given by Great Brahma, and after just two days, he felt himself to be strong and healthy. His already powerful physique had become even more formidable, as if he could defeat the version of himself from two days ago with a single punch.
Compared to the martial arts of the Mystical Gate that require constant meditation and concentration, he prefers the power of Buddhism.
Great Brahma retired with the accomplishment of his martial arts, leaving without any regrets, which further deepened King Zhou's fondness for Buddhism.
Jie Zhou Wen Zhong had been holding the government for four decades! Compared to this, Buddhism is much better than Jie Zhou.
Mount Lingshan.
Chantiqui walked hurriedly to find his brother for guidance.
"Brother, I had a strange feeling a while ago. Was it because some auspicious object has emerged?"
Chantiqui said this with a smile. He felt connected to everything and wasn't sure at the moment, afraid he might have made a mistake.
To Chantiqui's great surprise, Jieying nodded: "My younger brother also has a feeling."
Chantiqui was startled. If both of them could feel it, what kind of treasure is this? Could it be that the Chaos Bell has returned to the Primeval Great World?
His eyes sparkled, obviously wanting to say something, but Jieying extended a hand: "Be calm and watch the situation unfold."
Knowing that his brother's cultivation is deeper and wisdom is greater, Chantiqui simply bow his hands and said, "Yes."
After both of his brothers got married and had children, Su Jia's connection with the Su family also decreased.
The higher the cultivation, the less human nature there is, which is a problem many immortals from secular worlds encounter. As they cultivate, their family members die of natural causes one by one. When they finally come out and look around, they find that the world has changed greatly; it's been a hundred years in the human world. Since their family members are gone, there's no need to deliberately maintain their human nature anymore.
Deng Chanyun is better than Taiji. She has all her original memories and emotions, at least she wants to maintain the relationship between Lao Deng and Xiao Deng as much as possible. She had changed her lifespan before and eaten the Peach Banana, so she wouldn't die when she closed her eyes again after emerging.
The maid Hong Xiao brought home news. After reading the letter, she immediately set out to return to Nandu.
Nandu had long been the most important city in the world. She walked through the city streets at a glance, observing the city's grandeur and numerous problems. There was a great contradiction between the "countrymen" within the city and the "wild people" outside it.
She had no good solution for this. Not only in the slave society during the Shang and Zhou periods, but even in the new society, there was still a contradiction between city people and rural people. The rulers could only try to mediate between them as much as possible.
She inquired from the city administrator, Ding Cai, who informed her that Deng Jiugong was leading people.
She asked for a swift horse immediately and arrived at a valley to the north of Nandu.
Deng Jiugong saw her and was overjoyed: "My son has come just in time. Come and take a look. Maybe we can lure him out of the valley."
Deng Chanyun looked into the valley, where the clouds were shrouded in mist and the forests were dense. In an instant, her gaze crossed the spatial distance and fell on a dark, massive head.
The massive head was surrounded by water vapor, and its reactions were extremely sensitive. It immediately retreated behind a cliff wall upon sensing the gaze, waiting for more than ten breaths of time before it peeked out again, only to be caught by Deng Chanyun's gaze straight on.
"Father wants to capture this guy and skin and eat it? I heard that their foreclaws, when cut off and cooked over a fire, have the most delicious taste."
The massive head in the valley had exceptional hearing, and at this moment, it heard her words, which filled it with both anger and fear. It cursed in its heart, "Damn Phoenix race!"
Deng Jiugong laughed heartily: "I'm over eighty years old, in my dotage, and no longer have any desires for food. This guy was something I had seen several times under the command of Master Wen. I have always admired its majestic appearance. Brother Feihu has a five-color divine ox, and I've been quite envious. Now, I want to make it my mount, so that's why I'm asking you, my son, for assistance."
The massive head in the valley was actually the mount of Wen Zhong, a black and white unicorn.
When Wen Zhong was killed by the Nai Tou Qi Zhen Shu at Ju Long Ling, his mount did not die. Unicorns are a rare breed, and there is no tradition of burial. A unicorn is a symbol of prosperity. After returning to the Shang army, Wen Zhong's former generals served him well with good food and drink. He had not been affected much anyway.
When King Zhou turned against Jie School, he not only killed Ji Li and Yu Qing, but also wanted to take action against the black unicorn.
King Zhou underestimated the ability of the unicorn tribe to avoid evil and pursue good fortune. As soon as he showed some signs of interest, the black unicorn ran away.
Now the north is Yuan Hong, a demonic tribe, and the west is Geng Ziya of the Xuan School. These two places cannot be gone to.
To the east, he had to pass through many government offices of the Great Dai Ming, which was also quite troublesome. So he ran south, and as he was running, he encountered Deng Jiugong out hunting. They were stuck in a stalemate.
The black unicorn hadn't expected Deng Jiugong, a mortal, to bring reinforcements. It could sense the Phoenix aura from the backup, and was quite annoyed. It kept stomping its hooves in anger.
"It's Xuetai's black unicorn? That's not bad. I'll talk to him." Deng Chanyun had lost interest in her mount. It was strange for the Phoenix race to ride a unicorn, and she worried that the original unicorn might come out and beat her up. Deng Jiugong riding a unicorn was okay.
She coughed and her vocal organs changed. The sound she uttered was no longer human speech but was replaced by Phoenix Seals: "Come out, son of the Unicorn tribe. We are not going to steal food."
