Chapter 34 Popular Science on Esoteric Buddhism
Watson put down the bucket and lifted the towel covered with blood foam, revealing Feuerbach's pale and twisted face.
The other party felt the clearness and beauty of the air for the first time in a long time, and he breathed greedily, but it pulled the wound in his lungs, and another mouthful of blood gurgled out.
Watson wiped the blood off his fist and said lightly:
"Go ahead, I'll give you a quick death after you finish."
Feuerbach panted violently for a long time before he came back to his senses, and his turbid brain was reactivated by the fresh air.
He recalled the desperate suffocation pain just now, which was a torture that he, as a believer of the Scarred Thousand, could not bear - the pain that erupted from the inside was far more intense and vicious than the flesh wounds cut by the blade.
He cried bitterly, "Wuwuwu, I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
"I belong to the Flash Blade Cult, which worships the great Scarred Thousand, and mainly practices the secret teachings of the blade and the lamp."
"This time I came to trouble you because I received the order of the leader. He said that you have evidence of our cult's crimes, which will cause us a lot of trouble... He, he also gave me 50 pounds as a reward. I only used a small part of it, and the rest is still in my inner pocket."
Evidence of the Flash Blade Cult's crimes... Watson thought to himself, when did I get this stuff? It sounds like an excuse made up to cover up the real reason for killing me.
He took out a few 5-pound bills from the boy's inner pocket. The style was brand new, as if they had just been taken out of the printing factory, and there was a faint smell of ink... It seemed that there was no way to get any useful clues from them.
"Let's talk about your cult."
"The cult... The address of our cult headquarters is located in an abandoned factory at the river bend. The previous owner was Kate and Holo Co., Ltd. As far as I know, there are eight members of the cult besides me, the leader, five believers, and two disciples."
Kate and Holo Co., Ltd.... Watson thought that this was another familiar name, and it was another suspected mysterious case mentioned in Holmes's notebook. Why was he always unconsciously connected with the cases in the book recently?
"What is the difference between a believer and a disciple?"
"Whether they have passed the promotion ceremony."
Watson was alerted when he heard this. He dragged a chair over and sat down, and asked with interest: "What is the promotion ceremony?"
Feuerbach swallowed a mouthful of blood foam and continued: "It is said that it is a secret ceremony that can quickly improve the strength of believers without practicing secret teachings. I don't know the specific content of the ceremony. I have only joined the cult for less than half a year... and when the ceremony is held, the leader and the ritualist will hide in a secret dark room, and I am not qualified to watch at all."
"The only thing I know is that the success rate of this ceremony is very low. Since I joined the cult, it has been held once a month on average, but most of the time the leader walks out of the dark room alone, dragging the body of the believer covered with black cloth... In such a long time, I have only seen a believer successfully promoted to a disciple. When he came out, he would change into clean clothes, but his face was pale as if he had lost too much blood. He needed someone to support him to barely walk, and he looked very weak."
Watson nodded secretly. It sounds like some kind of dangerous transformation operation? Or a way to overdraw potential in advance? Not necessarily. Strange things related to Si Chen often exceed his poor imagination. Perhaps he should not try to guess, but wait to see for himself.
He finally met an apprentice who had inherited the systematic knowledge of the secret world, so he naturally asked all the questions he cared about.
"How many types of secret transmissions are there? What are their effects?"
Feuerbach couldn't believe it when he heard it. His unrecognizable face was full of doubts. You don't even know the most basic information about the secret world? Such an amateur detective can actually collect evidence of our cult's crimes? !
Watson saw that the boy was hesitating and pretended to pick up a bucket.
Seeing this, Feuerbach recalled the feeling of a wet towel covering his face and blocking his breathing, and hurriedly said: "I'll tell you, the secret world today is divided into nine types according to the corresponding principles and ideas of the secret transmission: lamp, casting, blade, winter, heart, cup, moth, secret history, enlightenment... Among them, the secret history is the most mysterious and has no power." "Lamp is the principle of inhumanity and rationality. The apprentices of lamp secret are pure scholars, with weak bodies but strong spirits, and their desire for knowledge seems endless." "Casting is the principle of transformation and destruction. Most apprentices of casting secret have mastered advanced craftsmanship and have a strong body like steel that can withstand high temperatures." "Blade is the principle of fighting and fighting. We apprentices of blade secret are real warriors, good at killing and fighting. "
"Winter is the principle of silence, ending, and things that are not completely gone. Winter secret apprentices are rarely heard in the secret world. They seem to just hide and observe silently, and never take the initiative to get involved in worldly affairs. "
"Heart is the principle of longevity and continuation. Heart secret apprentices are all energetic people, and they seem to have a special ability to heal injuries quickly. "
"Cup is the principle of fertility and feasting. Cup secret apprentices are sensualists, a group of pleasure-seeking guys, but I heard that they are all thick-skinned. "
"Moth is the principle of chaos and desire. Moth secret apprentices and lamp secret apprentices can be said to be two opposite types. They are both crazy and irrational. Even if they study the secret normally, their bodies will become different from ordinary people. "
"Opening is the principle of opening and dismantling. Opening apprentices are very good at unlocking or opening something, whether it is a door, a lock, or themselves."
Feuerbach finished this large list of information in one breath, and then injured his lungs, coughing and wheezing and vomiting blood.
Watson nodded slightly. Sure enough, these serious pagans were more familiar with the basic knowledge of the hidden world, so it was just right for him to give him a good introduction to science.
And it sounds like this secret transmission of the blade seems to be quite suitable for him... Maybe he should consider changing to other secret transmissions. The current secret transmission of moth and cup sounds really weird, and he doesn't want to become one in the future. A fat lunatic holding a rice bucket - my own problem is serious enough.
He politely scooped a glass of water from the bucket next to him and handed it to the other person's mouth, letting the other person rest for a moment to moisten his throat, and then poured the remaining half of the bucket of water onto the other person's lower body to wash away the unpleasant smell of urine. , and then asked the question he was most concerned about:
"Do you have any tips for quickly improving your esoteric teachings? Can a mortal learn multiple esoteric teachings at the same time?"
Feuerbach took a sip, "Thank you, Gugu... I don't know much about this. I only know that in the early stages of Blade Secrets, you can quickly improve by killing lives, but this method will have less effect as you go forward."
"It is theoretically possible to study multiple types of esoteric transmissions at the same time, but different esoteric transmissions represent different principles. As the esoteric transmissions gradually become more advanced, the practitioners' thinking and spirit will gradually move closer to the corresponding principles. "
"Currently in the secret world, it is recognized that the upper limit for concurrently practicing esoteric transmission is three. It is not impossible to increase it further. It is necessary to ensure that the progress of esoteric transmission must maintain a certain difference and ensure that the main esoteric transmission has the upper hand. Otherwise, the same The different principles represented by the stage secret transmission will set off a tug of war in the apprentice's head, which is very likely to cause the apprentice to have a mental breakdown and become a madman with multiple thoughts. "
Watson narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this. The upper limit is three...and I already have two secret transmissions. Doesn't that mean that I can only take one more at the moment?
"Then after reaching perfection in the current secret transmission practice, how can we continue to take further steps?"
"It is necessary to get in touch with the deeper history of Si Chen... In the current secret world, the level of secret transmission is mainly judged by the depth and content of Si Chen's secrets involved in the knowledge, from the most superficial first-level secrets where Si Chen's name is only known. The secret transmission to the seventh level is about the profound secrets of Si Chen’s nature.”
"The seventh-level secret transmission is like seven sharp-edged stairs. Mortals must climb up step by step carefully. If they accidentally come into contact with advanced secret knowledge and stride across the stairs, they may fall down from the stairs and suffer thousands of swords. It eats the flesh and scrapes the bones, and in severe cases, it becomes uncontrollable and deformed.”
"And the number seven has a very special mysterious meaning in the hidden world. Human beings are born with seven orifices, and there are seven types of pain in the world. There are seven named ones under Si Chen, and there are seven immortals under the named ones. The immortals There are seven knowers below...and there are many secrets that I don’t know that have some special connection with the number seven.”
Watson pondered for a moment, but he didn't expect that these scholars from the hidden world could actually sum up a seemingly stable path to ascend from the bizarre knowledge... But will the mysterious Si Chen really do what mortals want so easily? ?
"What do the Knower, the Immortal, and the Named mean respectively? Explain."
Feuerbach shook his head, "I really don't know much about this. I have only seen vague records of the immortals and the named ones in the classics. I only know that they have shed their mortal bodies and ascended to Mansu to serve Si Chen. The existence... is the One who knows everything. I heard the leader mention it. It is said that he is the esoteric researcher who has passed through the Stag Gate and has truly come into contact with the first true secret of Mansu. He is no longer an ignorant apprentice. "
"Stag Gate?"
"The Stag Gate is also called the Apprentice's Gate in the hidden world. Stepping through this gate means that you already know a certain amount of secret knowledge and can be promoted to the Knower. That is the true secret apprentice... But these are all It’s just what I heard in the sect. I haven’t left the forest myself. I haven’t even opened the first door of Mansu, and I have always been lingering on the edge of Mansu.”
"The second door...then what is the first door?"
"The pure white door, also known as the bone door and the ivory door, is also the first door of the home. Although Mansu has no walls, the real Mansu can only be reached through the door. It is said that after the apprentice steps through this door, Your own soul related to the sound will be left outside the door, and you can only wander in the sky in silence..."
Feuerbach seemed to be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Before Watson could ask the question, he took the initiative to explain: "By the way, Home Ownership House is the real Mansu, the place where all the gods live."
Watson nodded. This guy was so cooperative, and he was really embarrassed to take action.
"Then how can we find the Pure White Gate in a forest that is as quiet and dark as the deep sea? What are the characteristics, shortcuts, and methods?"
Feuerbach shook his head, "This... is an issue that cannot be considered until the secret transmission progress reaches a higher level. I really don't know."
"Oh, so do you now carry something that contains hidden knowledge?"
"without--"
Bang, an undisguised gunshot echoed in Baker Street late at night. The sleeping neighbors woke up from their dreams. Every house turned on the lights noisily. The police detective who followed the sound pushed in the door... …
Recently, I have seen many book friends mention that the dialogue in this book is more like fantasy than fantasy...
No wonder the editor asked me if I wanted to vote for fantasy. I was also wondering if Victoria London would be too inconsistent with the fantasy category... It turned out that I had only seen the first level.
So I would also like to ask for your opinions on how to change it:
1. The idioms and literary words in the dialogue were changed to vernacular.
2. Classic tone: Oh, I swear to God, if I hear you speak in such a disgusting tone again, I will kick your ass hard with my shoehorn!