【What would happen if I built a Taoist temple or a Buddhist temple to worship myself?】
“You already worship your own physical body. You feed it well every day, keep it clean, dress it beautifully, and spend all your time thinking about making its temple bigger and more comfortable. You want others to treat it with greater reverence and give more offerings, and preferably, you want everyone under heaven to worship it. When it goes out, crowds gather around it; when it comes in, beautiful women flock to it.”
“Who could be more devout?”
“And yet, have you ever prayed to yourself? Have you ever asked yourself for anything and received it?”
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While livestreaming in the wilds of Jianghuai, Jiang Ye stumbled upon a City God temple in the mountains. Outside, the wind howled and thunder rumbled as torrential rain poured down. He fell asleep beneath the statue and had a strange dream.
When he woke the next day, he discovered that he could sense the power of incense offerings. His wisdom burst open, and after a round of questioning and answering himself, inspiration struck and he seemed to understand.
From then on, an utterly ordinary temple appeared in the world. But in the modern human realm, a true god began wandering among mortals…
