Chapter 1095: Western Border News
In this way, several months passed, and the worried attack did not come. There were twists and turns along the way, but they only added fun to the journey. Wu Yi and his party also arrived at the western border of the Daji Dynasty.
Along the way, Wu Yi traveled to almost half of the border of the Daji Dynasty, which was all coastal areas. In fact, you can also think of the Daji Dynasty as a huge island. It used to be divided as a dead place, but now it has become its own This system makes people lament the changes in the world.
Compared with the coast seen in southern Xinjiang, the biggest difference in this western coastal area is that there are often turbulent waves here, which even flow into inland rivers and turn hundreds of miles of area into saline-alkali land.
The rest of the coastal areas also have the problem of seawater intrusion, but the waves on the western border are extremely frequent, and the reefs are densely covered, so even offshore navigation is rare.
These seawaters are all the water of the West Sea that contains the energy of death. If a living being unfortunately dies here, the chance of turning into a dead thing is far higher than in other realms.
However, there is no need to worry too much about this. Even if it is turned into a dead object, 99% of it will not be able to survive independently. After a while, it will even be blown by the wind and it will fall.
A dead object that truly threatens the people may not appear for decades. If it does appear, there will be an army dedicated to the matter.
On the contrary, there is one thing on the western border that makes Wu Yi quite curious. The Shinto system here is extremely complicated. There are often several gods on the same land, with different origins, but their responsibilities are confusing and overlapping. It can be called the Nine Dragons to control the water.
There are both innate gods and some mountain elves who by chance coincided with the earth's veins and transformed into gods. There are also shadows of Taoism and Buddhism.
The chaos of the Shinto system is reflected in folk myths and stories, and there are many stories of beheading and destroying gods.
For example, Wu Yi heard a story about a certain place called Hebo. Every year when the river water rises and falls, the people ask the people to sacrifice boys and girls. If they don't obey, a flood will occur and flood the area.
Later, a county magistrate received advice from a Taoist priest in his sleep and understood the origin of this evil Hebo. After waking up from the dream, he led the people under his rule to dig mountains and dig canals to divert the water. From then on, the Haiyan River was clear. , calmed the floods, and no longer had to worship the boys and girls of He Bo.
The Hebo Temple was overthrown, and at the same time, the Taoist who guided the county magistrate was worshiped by the people and offered incense.
This is a very typical contest between the primitive gods and the Taoist gods. Judging from this story, the Taoist gods won the final victory.
The reason for the victory was essentially in compliance with the changes of the times. After the dynasty increasingly valued the lives of the people and cared about the rights and interests of the people, those gods that were not in line with the trend would naturally be overthrown one by one.
It has been pointed out a long time ago that the so-called boys and girls are of little use to the gods. The little blood is not enough to fill the gap between the teeth, and they are not the cubs of mythical beasts.
Look beyond the surface of events to the deeper layers.
Many gods invariably choose to worship boys and girls, because to the people, boys and girls are their children and their most precious descendants.
Being able to use one's own descendants to worship gods, doesn't it show the depth of faith? It is such a simple truth that worshiping boys and girls is equivalent to being loyal to the people. Therefore, even if boys and girls are of no use to the gods, it is still a common requirement.
As the times change, these barbaric requirements are gradually replaced, but the core of the existence of the gods has not changed, and the gods still need loyal believers to worship them.
Most of the things worshiped by believers are useless to the gods, but they must be your most precious things. The incense and divine thoughts contained in the worshiped things are the most important.
There really is no offering at all, what should I do? Then integrate religious beliefs into every corner of your life through complicated rituals.
After birth, you should thank the gods for their kindness, before eating, you should thank the gods for their blessings, when you get married, you should be witnessed by the gods, and before you die, you should be happy that you are about to see the gods. Not to mention seeking blessings from the gods after encountering hardships in life.
Doesn't it suddenly feel a bit familiar? Because in the bright moon world, this is what the inner demon body does.
Then let’s go a little deeper. Do you think only Shinto does this? The Taoist sect and the Humane Dynasty are actually the same thing.
When you enter it, do you want to worship the ancestors and worship the Taizu? When you receive monastic resources and get promoted, do you want to thank the master or the emperor for the gift?
The higher he became, the more he got involved in the immortal, divine and human ways, the more Wu Yi felt that although the systems of these three were very different, their cores were the same.
But having said that, if it were not for this method, these orthodox traditions would not have such cohesion. They would have been annihilated long ago. How could they still stand in the heavens.
To exist is to be reasonable.
On the current western border of the Great Extreme Dynasty, the gods have undergone self-transformation, but the path of obtaining incense and cultivating loyal believers has not changed.
Here, you can see various religious ceremonies. Wu Yi visited many areas of the Daji Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the place with the richest culture. You can find almost all the forces here. So, relatively speaking, it's quite confusing.
Many areas were nominally under the rule of the Daji Dynasty, but in fact, they were just bound and allowed to be governed by the natives. Unless there was a large-scale armed fight or it interfered with the core territory of the Daji Dynasty, the dynasty would generally not intervene.
However, whether they are not intervening openly or supporting the weak and resisting the strong in secret, Wu Yi does not know, and it takes time to observe.
In the past, when crossing states and counties, gods often stopped Wu Yi and Taotie, but here, in the western border of Jiulong, although there are prying eyes, there is no god who really came forward to stop Wu Yi. It is estimated that they also saw that Wu Yi is not easy to mess with and dare not intervene.
The Shinto system in the western border is scattered, and the incense is naturally scattered. Although there are many gods, it is rare to have extraordinary strength. Wu Yi, who is surrounded by calamity, is a dragon crossing the river. Who is willing to provoke him for nothing?
In Shinto, most of the time, it is a stock game. There are only so many believers. You have more, and I have less.
Shinto itself has the centripetal force of integration, but the layout of all parties here is on the border, and it is not so easy to integrate.
Moreover, various forces have integrated with the people through various methods and have become part of the local community. Even if the court is determined to rectify the situation, it will be difficult to change the situation here without putting in the effort.