I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 116: Deceiving Behavior, Heavenly Lord 5th Hall

The monks of the Buddhist and Taoist sects have made great efforts in fighting against natural disasters, and have worked tirelessly for the imperial court in recent years. The disciples of the two sects account for 70% of the monks in the world.

It can be said that most of the people in the Sitianyuan are from the two factions. The court is now doing something that is comparable to digging up ancestral graves and cutting off the roots of descendants. Aren't they really afraid of provoking a mutiny?

To the surprise of the people, the Buddhist and Taoist sects not only did not resist, but also cooperated with the court's actions.

The leaders and elders of the two factions strictly ordered their followers not to obstruct the demolition and to fully cooperate with the government's requirements.

The Big Buddha Temple even took the initiative to demolish itself, and personally sent the Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures to the government.

The city god and the land god were even worse. They never showed up from beginning to end, as if they had disappeared collectively.

Such a reaction shocked everyone in the world.

Outsiders can no longer understand the operations of the cultivation world. It is simply a feast of confusing behavior.

Some extremely smart people have already noticed the clues.

[The major forces in the cultivation world are cooperating so well... Could it be that the master has returned?! ]

——【Tianzun! 】

Some people have already guessed the truth.

The vigorous "removal of the old gods" operation lasted for ten days and was completed. All the temples of gods and Buddhas in Kyushu were demolished.

For a while, the people were a little bit uncomfortable. There were so many choices to burn incense and worship Buddha on weekdays, but now there was only one choice left, the Tianzun Sect.

Many people are used to it and feel uncomfortable if they don’t pray to Buddha or gods for a day.

I had no choice but to come to the Tianzun Sect to worship, and by the way, ask for a few "formal" statues to take home and worship.

——Yes, now ordinary people are not allowed to privately worship statues of gods and Buddhas in their homes; all of them will be confiscated.

[Alas, the world is going downhill...]

Some people were disappointed with the government's actions. How could the new dynasty, which claimed to be civilized and enlightened, be degenerating further and further?

In the capital, the newly built Tianzun Sect headquarters.

It was also the original location of Tianzun Palace. After renovation and expansion, the plaque "Tianzun Palace" is still hung on the gate tower.

Today is the first day that Tianzun Palace is officially open. The court announced that Tianzun Palace will become a public place, open all year round, and everyone can come to worship.

Each county town also had an official unified construction of the [Tianzun Temple], which was modeled after the Tianzun Palace in the capital, but of a smaller scale.

Towns and villages set up Tianzun Temples, which were smaller in scale and were built spontaneously by local people under the guidance of the government.

Early in the morning of that day, just after dawn, tens of thousands of people from the capital spontaneously rushed to the Tianzun Palace and lined up in an orderly manner to enter.

"Ahem. Fellow villagers, please be quiet for a moment."

The abbot of Tianzun Palace, Xiahou Qingfeng, the first Pope of Tianzun Sect, brought a group of staff to greet the people at the square at the entrance.

He was wearing a uniform similar to a Taoist robe, and he had dressed neatly, like a Confucian scholar. He looked knowledgeable and decent.

Xiahou Qingfeng said in a clear voice: "Since there are too many people worshipping today, Tianzun Palace has adopted diversion measures. Please go to different halls to worship separately to avoid peak activities."

A row of white walls stands in front of the entrance to Tianzun Palace, on which is painted the layout of the palace and a brief introduction to each hall.

The entire Tianzun Palace is divided into five parts: Tianzun Hall, Samsara Hall, Heroic Hall, Qiankun Hall, and Danqing Hall. Tianzun Hall is located in the center of the front, and the other four halls are located on the left and right sides of the hall.

The Tianzun Hall is dedicated to the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother.

The Samsara Hall is dedicated to the gods of reincarnation.

Hall of Heroes, where the heroic spirits of great merit are enshrined.

Qiankun Hall displays the truth of the great way.

Danqing Hall displays cultural history.

The explanation left the people confused.

Didn't they say to expel the old gods? What about this reincarnation of gods?

And there are the Qiankun Hall and Danqing Hall... Can their cultural history be taken out for worship separately?

"Everyone, please line up and receive your number plates. The number of seats in each hall is limited, so first come, first served."

Officials pulled out a row of seats at the entrance, registered and issued number plates, and the people lined up to receive their number plates, then passed through security checks one by one to enter the Tianzun Palace.

"Old man, which temple do you want to go to for worship?"

"Ah... ahem, I want to go to Valhalla."

"Okay. This is your license plate. Keep it and don't lose it. You have to hand it in before you leave."

The authorities have made things so complicated because Tianzun Palace is special. It was the residence of Tianzun in the past, and they cannot leave any loopholes for those with ulterior motives to create chaos.

"Thank you."

The official waved his hand, motioning him to move forward, and shouted, "Next!"

The guard checked the sign and said, "Take off your hat and check it."

The kind-looking old man hesitated for a moment, took off his hat, and revealed a bald head underneath.

The guard stared at the bald man for a long time and asked suspiciously, "Are you a monk?"

"Amitabha..." Seeing that he was recognized, the old monk did not argue and said calmly: "Monks do not tell lies. I am a wandering monk from another place. Is it possible that monks are not allowed to enter this place?"

"That's not the case...it's just that, Abbot, you don't need to disguise yourself." The guard pointed to the team on the other side.

The old monk turned his head and his face twitched.

There were several Taoists, monks and nuns, entering the venue wearing Taoist robes and monk's clothes.

"Ahem... I was foolish. I am guilty of this."

"Alright, alright, stop standing there like an idiot. Go in quickly and don't delay the people behind you!"

"Name."

"Wang Wu, from the capital."

"Which temple do you want to go to for worship?"

"The Hall of Samsara."

Wang Wu is a typical old man from Beijing. He is over seventy years old and has one foot halfway into the coffin.

At his age, he has no worries and the thing he cares about most is whether he can be reborn into a good family in the next life.

The gods and Buddhas that were in charge of reincarnation before were all cleared out, so there was no place to worship Buddha or burn incense. This Samsara Temple sounded like the "new" one in charge of this matter, so of course I had to go and worship.

[Wow, this is really big! ]

When Wang Wu entered Tianzun Palace, his first impression was how big it was. It was bigger than any temple he had seen before, like a small city.

Having said that, Tianzun seemed to like this architectural style very much. The buildings were built in a scattered manner, with open spaces between the palaces, arranged with scenic courtyards, flowers, plants and trees. The main roads were straight and could accommodate more than a dozen carriages passing side by side.

The Tianzun Palace is no exception. The distance between the five palaces is about one mile. It is estimated that it will take a whole day to walk through the entire Tianzun Palace.

【Hall of Samsara】.

The Hall of Samsara is a circular building, similar to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Bauhinia City, but much larger.

The two ends of the palace are about one mile apart and fifty feet high. It is estimated that it can accommodate more than 100,000 people.

(PS: It is equivalent to a modern world-class football stadium)

Wang Wu followed the crowd in. As soon as he entered the door, he was stunned. He unexpectedly saw a familiar figure among the official staff of the Hall of Samsara.

"Liu Miaozhu? Why are you here?"

The old man in front of him, wearing the uniform of a Yintianzun sect member, was the former temple priest of the City God Temple in the capital. Wang Wu saw it with his own eyes that day. He was arrested by the government and thought he was imprisoned.

I didn't expect that he became an official after just a few days of not seeing him.

Temple Master Liu coughed a few times and said seriously, "I am no longer a temple master. I am now a guide in the Samsara Hall. Wang Wu, please stand with everyone else."

"Everyone, please follow me. Next, I will introduce to you the gods enshrined in this Samsara Hall..."

"This Samsara Hall is divided into three layers: the outer, middle and inner layers. The outer layer enshrines 365 judges, the middle layer enshrines the six Yama Lords, and the innermost layer enshrines the most honorable Earth Mother Hou Tu..."

As Old Man Liu guided and explained, everyone's expressions became more and more strange as they passed by the statues in the hall.