Fang Zheng himself has no religious beliefs.
Of course, if he had to say anything, he naturally liked order and opposed chaos. But if it came to a specific god, at least Fang Zheng had no interest in the likes of Buddha and God. Even the goddess of order, Fang Zheng only respected her, but if you were to talk about faith...
It's really difficult to believe in an alien higher being who likes to watch BL movies...
Strictly speaking, if you want Fang Zheng, a man who has received modern scientific knowledge, to be willing to kneel down and kowtow nine times, I'm afraid only Nuwa can be convincing.
After all, Nuwa was the one who created humans out of clay. Strictly speaking, she is the ancestor and mother of all people on this land, so it is normal to kneel down and worship her.
Fang Zheng had no choice but to consider these things. He had just accepted the task of "Correcting the Origin", and the goal of this task was very simple, which was to restore the belief in Nuwa on this land. But...how could it be so simple?
On the way here, Fang Zheng also investigated the religious situation of this plane. As he said before, the Shenzhou of this plane is basically occupied by temples, and the remaining Taoist temples also believe in the Three Pure Ones and the Three Emperors.
And Nuwa, the ancestor of mankind and the creator of all life, was forced to live in Miaojiang and was almost wiped out. Can you believe it? !
If Fang Zheng wanted to get the faith of Nuwa back on track, he would have to start a religious war and eliminate all the gods who had participated in destroying the faith of Nuwa, including but not limited to Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Yuanshi Tianzun, Emperor Fuxi...
In a word, all those on the list must be burned to death!
Don’t leave any one behind!
The Western gods and Buddhas who invaded China and took away our destiny must die. The Taoist Three Pure Ones who colluded with Western cults both inside and outside to suppress and eliminate the beliefs of our ancestors must also be destroyed!
Of course, having said so much, the most important thing is the stance. Fang Zheng’s stance is naturally on the side of Nuwa.
Not to mention that theoretically, Nuwa is the ancestor of all living things in China, more importantly, Nuwa did not impose her own ideas on others. She represents the spirit of self-struggle and self-improvement of all living things. She is not like the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, who aim to transcend the mundane world and escape suffering by staying away from the secular world. They only care about their own life and death, and do not care about the suffering of the people.
It will not be like Western Buddhism, which suppresses people's wisdom and deceives people under the banner of "convert to Buddhism or go to hell".
Therefore, the belief in Nuwa is consistent with Fang Zheng's idea of improving the level of civilization of the entire fairy world.
This also means that it is impossible for him to compromise with the Three Pure Ones of Taoism or the Western Tathagata.
Because this is an essential class contradiction!
The level of human civilization needs to be improved, and reforms must be carried out. Reforms will naturally affect the interests of these vested interests. In order to protect their interests, these vested interests will certainly not stand idly by. They may suppress and compromise, but they will never give in.
However, if Founder wants to do all this, it must have a basic base and must reach an agreement with this basic base.
So he found the Witch Queen and Zhao Linger - after all, they were descendants of Nuwa.
Just like Liu Bei always liked to shout "I am the descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan" when he met people. Although no one knew whether Liu Sheng was drunk or had an affair with a mistress, or whether he was just a relative from 2,500 years ago, at least he had a name, didn't he?
Liu Bei's is still unverified, but my own is a sure thing! The pedigree can be verified all the way back to the beginning of the world!
Wouldn’t it be a pity not to use it?
"My benefactor, do you mean to help us restore our faith in Nuwa?"
Hearing Fang Zheng state his purpose, the Witch Queen was obviously a little surprised, and Fang Zheng nodded.
"That's right. As the saying goes, the Lord is the teacher of heaven and earth. Nuwa is the ancestor of all creatures in Shenzhou. However, she is now slandered as a monster by those foreign invaders. Are you willing to accept this? Haven't you ever thought about clearing the name of your ancestor? Now the Nuwa clan has been forced into a corner of Miaojiang. Who knows what will happen in another hundred years. And you also know that the Nuwa clan only has one child in each generation, and they are all girls. If something unexpected happens, won't the Nuwa clan be completely destroyed?"
Having said this, Fang Zheng spread out his hands.
"Take the water monster this time for example. If I wasn't here, you, Queen Witch, would have been executed as a monster ten years ago. What about ten years later? Even if Ling'er was still alive, would she have stood idly by in the face of the Moon Worshiper and the water monster? If Ling'er didn't give birth to a child at that time, then after she and the water monster died together, wouldn't the Nuwa lineage be completely cut off? Once this happens, in a few decades, how many people in the Bai Miao tribe who have lost the pillar of their faith will know who Nuwa is?"
"this……"
Hearing this, the Witch Queen and Zhao Linger also showed a solemn look on their faces. After all, in ancient times, people attached great importance to passing on the legacy to future generations. The Nuwa lineage was very special. Once an accident really happened, even distant relatives like Liu Bei would not be able to be found.
If this means that my descendants will be cut off...
"But Master, the Miao region can no longer withstand the chaos of war..."
Zhao Linger also spoke timidly beside the Witch Queen at this moment, and Fang Zheng also shook his head.
"Don't worry. Although a religious war is also a war, I don't intend to involve ordinary people right from the start. On the contrary... for me, the Miao region, which is in need of reconstruction, is a very good place. Um... Ling'er, let me ask you something."
"Master, please speak."
"How do you like life on an airship?"
"this……"
Although she didn't know why Fang Zheng suddenly turned to this direction, Zhao Linger still nodded obediently.
“Very comfortable.”
"What if we let the entire Miao region, or even the entire Shenzhou, live this kind of life?"
"Why?!"
Hearing this, the Witch Queen and Zhao Linger were both shocked.
"Is this... is this really possible?"
"Of course, that's the plan I made."
Fang Zheng naturally understood why the witch queen and Zhao Linger were so surprised. They were of course kindhearted people, but their knowledge and vision were limited to this world after all. In their view, it was natural for the superiors to have a comfortable life, and there was nothing wrong with what Fang Zheng had, because Fang Zheng was a powerful immortal, so his life must be better than that of ordinary people in the world.
But few people would think, “Can I live this kind of life too?”, because they know they will not become “immortals”, so they are content with the status quo.
What Founder needs to do is to change the status quo.
Fang Zheng knew very well that once productivity improved and people's living standards improved, material and spiritual civilization would also change. Once the backward religious thought of Buddhism could not keep up with people's spiritual and cultural needs, it would be ruthlessly abandoned. Therefore, what Fang Zheng had to do was not to raise a cross and rush to Jerusalem like the idiots of the Crusaders. Instead, he had to first prepare for the improvement of civilization level, and then use the cultural characteristics of his own advanced productivity to destroy the existence of Buddhism in China.
As for Fang Zheng himself, he only needs to act as an insurance policy and show up to kill those shameless Western gods and Buddhas when they try to come down to earth to brainwash mortals.
But now...
"I'll make a plan for what to do."
Fang Zheng stood up.
"But now, I have something else to do."
Just now, Fang Zheng felt that the gem he gave to Xiaoqing had been crushed.
In other words...the first shot against Buddhism is about to begin.