As the saying goes, everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. By April, the Laozu Temple had been built.
?There are three entire halls, more than a dozen halls, and dozens of statues. They are really majestic and majestic.
This is also the largest temple within a radius of fifty miles.
It is much larger than the Sanguan Temple five miles away.
The Sanguan Temple is only the second one, and only houses Tathagata Buddha, Medicine Buddha, and Guanyin Bodhisattva, which respectively correspond to the afterlife, illness, and delivery of children.
For poor people, they are satisfied if they have a place to die, live in good health, and have many children.
As for the Laozu Temple in Xiangnan, it has many more functions.
The God of Wealth bestows wealth, Wenchang bestows talents, Heavenly Officials bestow blessings, Earthly Officials forgive sins, Water Officials relieve misfortunes, Cihang delivers children, Lei Zu eliminates evil spirits, Yama reincarnations...
Coupled with the fact that he, the "genuine" little god, is in charge, the Laozu Temple naturally becomes famous.
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April 15th, an auspicious day.
Xiang Nan held a special opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Laozu Temple.
On that day, people from dozens of miles around came to join in the fun, and the old ancestral temple was so crowded that it was impervious to wind and rain. There were huge crowds of people and a lot of people.
Everyone wants to see with their own eyes how powerful this little fairy is.
??I saw a high platform set up in the square in front of the temple, with offerings tables, incense, burning paper, flags, seals, etc. on it. It was a dazzling array of things that was unpredictable and profound.
As soon as the morning hour comes, I hear three gunshots, followed by the roar of gongs and drums, and the blast of firecrackers.
Just then I heard someone shout, "Look at the sky!"
?When everyone looked up, they saw Xiang Nan wearing a Taoist robe, fluttering down from the sky, like a banished immortal descending to earth.
"Wow!!"
The people were all in an uproar.
They heard before that the little fairy Xiang Nan could fly into the clouds and ride on the mist, but they didn''t want to believe it.
??Now what they hear is deceptive and what they see is reality. Xiang Nan really fell from the sky, which really opened their eyes.
Xiang Nan landed in front of the altar table, and then the consecration ceremony began.
In "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", he served as a protector of the country and led Taoism for decades, so he naturally knew a lot about various Taoist rituals.
?Hence, it should be done in a disciplined manner, and it really shouldn’t be too easy to frighten these country bumpkins.
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Xiang Nan took the large incense stick as thick as the mouth of the bowl and rubbed it with his hands. The incense ignited without fire, which made the people dumbfounded.
Then he began to recite the prayer, "On April Yiyou of the Renzi year in the second year of the Republic of China, the eldest disciple of Honghu Ancestor worshiped immortals and Taoism, respected gods and worshiped, built a temple called White Deer, and worshiped Yu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He warned of disasters and floods. Han asked... to be respectful and respectful, not to offend his virtues, but to go to the ruins of the hillside and to the side of the Zhenzi temple to be respectful and respectful.
After reciting the prayers, Xiang Nan burned the paper to offer sacrifices to heaven. He still poked out the paper with his finger, and the burning paper automatically ignited, which surprised the people again.
?Then Xiang Nan took a basin of water and put his hands into it. In an instant, the water solidified into ice.
“Ancestor’s blessing, rain comes down everywhere!” Xiang Nan shouted loudly, then took out the ice, threw it into the air, and smashed it into pieces with a volley of palms. Then he waved his long sleeves, and ice splashed in all directions, falling on people one after another, making people couldn''t help but feel excited.
“He can actually condense water into ice. The little fairy is indeed a little fairy.”
“Oh, you are really a god. The weather is so warm, and you can actually make ice.”
“It’s really Ganlin. It’s worthy of being a god. It’s so powerful!”
The people praised him one after another.
“Please honor the gods next time!” Xiang Nan said loudly, then sat cross-legged on the stage and silently recited the "Huang Ting Sutra". The Zen sound was clear and clear, and the lingering sound echoed around the beams. It was solemn and solemn, and awe-inspiring.
?Although there were many people present, the sound was still so clear that everyone could hear it clearly. Such an effect is naturally magical.
Coupled with the dense aroma of the incense and the sweet strings played by the band, the atmosphere of the entire scene became more sacred, solemn, and mysterious. Even those who were not believers felt awe-inspiring in their hearts at this moment. They shut up and stood in awe, not daring to laugh or play anymore.
Then I heard someone shout loudly, "Oh, I saw a god~", "I also saw a god~", "God, god~"
??Everyone in front of the high platform shouted loudly, and then they all fell to their knees.
??The people further out also shouted, "I''ve seen a god", and then they all looked up into the sky and bowed down, as if a **** had really come from the sky.
Affected by this, more people shouted, "I also saw a god." In an instant, everyone in the audience knelt down and cheered in unison, which was extremely pious.
“Honor God and bless you~” Xiang Nan shouted, and then Lu San, Zhang Fenglan, and other believers threw the prepared cakes to everyone.
?The people followed one after another, kowtowed and gave thanks.
“Return to heaven!” Xiang Nan then shouted, seeing a plume of green smoke curling up into the sky from the high platform.
When the people saw it, they all thought that the **** had gone away on the wind, and they couldn''t help but kowtow to thank him again.
“God, what a fairy~”
“I saw the gods today, and I am willing to die.”
“It’s great, I saw the gods, and the gods smiled at me~”
They said one after another.
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The consecration ceremony ended, but the piety of the people was just ignited.
Since they had just seen the gods descending to earth, they became particularly pious. After the ceremony, they went to the temple to burn incense and worship the gods and offer incense.
There was a long queue in front of Xiang Nan, and he was almost overwhelmed.
In just half a day''s work, more than 2,000 pieces of rice were harvested, as well as hundreds of measures of grain. This shows how enthusiastic the people were.
? Such a good harvest also makes Lu Zilin, Bai Xing''er, Sang Laoba, Bai Shitou''er and others envious.
They don’t believe in any ghosts and gods, they only believe in interests.
They kept a respectful distance from Xiang Nan.
??Although they came to this consecration ceremony, they only came to watch the excitement and did not come in to burn incense and worship the gods.
For them, rather than donating money and food to the temple, it is better to eat well themselves.
?Seeing Xiang Nan receiving so much money and grain, their eyes turned red with envy.
“He can really make money for his hard work~” Lu Zilin looked at the white ocean and was so greedy that his saliva almost flowed out.
The Laolu family worked hard for several lifetimes to earn a little bit of wealth.
?Now it seems that it is not as much as Xiang Nan earns in a day. It is really his grandma''s.
“Brother Zilin, did you see the immortal just now?” Bai Xing’er asked again curiously.
"No." Lu Zilin shook his head, "Did you see it?"
"Me neither." Bai Xing''er shook his head.
Sang Laoba and Bai Shitou''er also shook their heads. They didn''t see any gods either.
“Then why did you all kneel down just now?” Bai Xing’er asked in confusion.
?Lu Zilin, Sang Laoba, and Bai Shitou''er were stunned and didn''t know what was going on.
?Just now everyone knelt down, so they also knelt down. In fact, they were not even prepared to kneel down.
"Grandma, don''t watch it. If you watch too much, you''ll get upset." Lu Zilin cursed, then turned and walked away.
Sang Laoba, Bai Xing''er, and Bai Shitou''er also followed.