Chapter 1037: Sacrifice to the Old Sins
Chen Chuan nodded slightly. "Mr. Lan, what you're talking about is probably the other side of the secret vault that hasn't been discovered yet?"
Lan Shen Gu replied: "That's it."
He looked unhappy, took a deep breath, and said:
"The secret vault is supposed to hold various supplies, metal coins, books and materials, or even medicines for combatants' training. But I just looked around and found that most of the items inside are used for sacrifices. Some are even issued by the imperial court, with the reign title and internal government serial number on them. In addition, I also found this."
He pulled out a piece of paper-like material made of leather from his pocket. It looked soft and heavy. When he spread it out in his hand, he saw a pattern of a ghost drawn on it. Every part of its body was marked with strange bright red words, and some places explained its internal structure, like an anatomical diagram.
He pointed to the words on it and said, "This is a 'prayer text', which is the text used by ancient people to communicate with ghosts and gods.
This kind of writing can not only communicate with ghosts and gods, but also be affected by people's thoughts and feelings, and create ghosts and gods out of thin air. According to the records in ancient books, especially in the ancient times of change, whether it was wild mountains and wilderness, lakes and swamps, or where people lived, they seemed to be everywhere, so everyone burned and worshiped, and every household prayed, which made the number of gods and ghosts increase.
According to a later text compiled by a high-ranking Taoist priest, Fengyuan County, which is now a place in Shannan Road, had tens of thousands of famous gods and ghosts. They initially lived in harmony with humans, but later they controlled and arrested people and took away their blood and food.
At that time, all the countries in the East Continent became the domain of gods and ghosts, and the people suffered from them. It was not until the rise of the Xuan and Chan sects that these gods and ghosts were either expelled and imprisoned, or incorporated into the sects, and these prayers were also completely destroyed.
Chen Chuan took the leather scroll from him and took a look. The ghosts and gods depicted on it had ferocious expressions, exposed fangs, and were stepping on what looked like human organs. They were holding bones in their hands, and a human hand that had not been chewed clean was hanging from their mouths. There was a bloody and wild aura all over their bodies. The words on it should be a mixture of cinnabar and the blood of some unknown creature. The bright red was dazzling, and the font was twisted and weird.
Lan Shengu explained, "This text was written recently, no more than 150 years ago. Thanks to the efforts of Xuanjiao and Chanjiao, there are no longer any people proficient in 'prayer texts' in the East Continent. So I guess the people who mastered these texts must be the 'Maka' people.
They were descendants of our ancestors from the East Continent. They were later defeated in battle and exiled overseas, where they intermarried with the indigenous people and became this group of islanders. Therefore, they have preserved some of their ancient heritage.”
At this point, his expression became somewhat complicated as he continued, "I suspect the old imperial family is collaborating with these people to re-enshrine the old god, the one the Maka people's ancestors worshipped, in exchange for the imperial family establishing a secret vault here."
Chen Chuan hummed. Since the items hidden here were all offerings to the gods, this reason made sense. He asked, "Advisor Lan, how does this affect us?"
Lan Shen Gu sighed, "It had a huge impact." He reached into his pocket and pulled out some more rubble-like fragments. "These are some of the things Jiao Shan exchanged with others."
Chen Chuan took a look. This was what he saw when he and Ren Xiaotian first came to Jiaoshan. Looking at it now, he could feel a special energy with a slightly corrosive nature from it.
Lan Shengu said, "This is most likely 'divine blood.' 'Divine blood' isn't the blood left by gods, but it's the closest name. According to some ancient texts, it's a type of high-energy impurity released during the restoration of gods after their extinction."
When Chen Chuan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly and he said, "Mr. Lan, are you sure that the gods have returned?"
Lan Shengu said with certainty, "I can confirm that my ancestors... in the old state religion were responsible for exorcising the old gods. Although the old gods were rarely seen at that time, the records in the classics are still there, and the comparison with these is the same."
He peered into the rift. "Throughout the dynasties, the return of the gods has been strictly guarded. I suspect the old imperial family, having completely retreated to the fusion land, no longer cares about these things. They allowed the return of the old gods in exchange for this secret hiding place."
Chen Chuan nodded, but it was not necessarily a condition of exchange. It was very likely that the old imperial family wanted to leave this trouble for Dashun. In the end, no matter who suffered, it would be what the old imperial family would like to see.
Lan Shengu said, "Director Chen, as the impact gradually approaches, this deity is likely to gradually awaken. Ancient gods are recorded as strong and weak, but this one should be considered a 'superior god'.
The most important thing for these gods to return is their presence in people's hearts and minds. The more this 'divine blood' spreads, the stronger their presence becomes, and the faster the god's return will be. In the past, some people may have discovered that these things are useful for transforming organisms, but in fact, they inadvertently promoted this process.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and agreed with his statement. These energy substances are very active and have obvious effects on organisms, just like the distortion and change of alienated tissues. They should be helpful for the research of some simple biological transformation technologies.
Lan Shengu said: "I have just seen that the rituals here have a certain restraining and suppressing effect, so we must strengthen the rituals here, not dismantle them..."
Chen Chuan said: "The ritual here must be dismantled. Only by doing so can the rift be closed by the Mother."
"But……"
Chen Chuan said: "If the 'gods' of the old times really wanted to come out, people in the past could deal with it, and people today can do the same."
Lan Shen Gu said anxiously, "But the power level of the 'Supreme God' may be very high, and he has been worshipped by the old imperial family for so long, so he may have to pay a great price."
Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "Advisor Lan, you may have forgotten that the past is different from the present. Technology is advancing, and there are more weapons and means available. Most importantly, we have the World Ring, which can block and isolate these high-level forces.
So don't worry too much. Even if they gather, they won't be too powerful, and we can handle them. But there are some things we need to do," he glanced at the "divine blood" in the other party's hand. "At the very least, we need to prevent the spread of these things and reduce the influence of this old evil."
He glanced at the rift, "I'll go there myself later to see what's happening on the other side of the temple."
As he was speaking, he saw Mr. Zhuan, Zarnik, Hu Kan, Xu Chan and others coming back from outside.
When they got closer, Chen Chuan glanced at Xu Chan and saw many wounds and blood on his body. He asked, "Old Xu, are you injured?"
Xu Chan said: "It's just a minor injury."
Hu Kan said: "Brother Xu is brave and decisive. I admire him." Then he gave a general account of the situation.
After Chen Chuan understood what was going on, he took a closer look at the two of them. His brows flickered, and in an instant, a ray of light as bright as the sun shone from his body. After a moment, it faded away.
Black smoke was coming out of Hu Kan and Xu Chan's bodies, especially Xu Chan's. He took a look and felt a lot more relieved.
What surprised Hu Kan was that there was even some on his body. He thought about it and realized that it must be the blood and flesh that splattered on his body when he killed the embroidered-clothes messenger with a hammer.
This thing would slowly invade his body, or slowly change him. If he wasn't careful, he could be caught. He touched his bald head and said, "It's hard to guard against it." He then said to Chen Chuan, "Brother Chen, I owe you a favor."
Xu Chan didn't say anything, he would naturally show it through actions in the future.
Chen Chuan said: "It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart."
"That won't do, that won't do," Hu Kan patted his chest, "If you need my help in the future, just ask me. Even if I can't do it, you can just shout a few times to liven up the atmosphere." As soon as he said this, everyone around him laughed and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.
Chen Chuan couldn't help but smile and said, "I won't forget you, Brother Hu, if anything happens."
He asked this question and then looked at Mr. Zhuan and Zarnik. Zarnik and the other two were a little depressed and ashamed at this time because they were unable to catch up with their opponent, and that person was eventually dealt with by Mr. Zhuan.
Chen Chuan asked in detail and learned the whole story. It can be seen that Zarnik and the other man worked very hard on this matter. If Mr. Zhuan did not take action in the end, there was actually a high probability that the two of them would have tracked down Gai Shuhe.
His original plan was to decide the next destination of the two people based on their attitude in carrying out the mission. From this perspective, he could consider keeping the two people.
There were two fighters in the past, and there were not enough resources in one place to supply them. But now it is different. After the skylines are connected, it is not difficult to supply two more fighters with the resources of the two places. All we need to do is sign some binding agreements with the fighters.
In fact, there were secret constraints before they came, but with the temper of these two people, they would not care about any agreements and consequences. The most important thing is to have enough military force to support them and be able to suppress these two people at the critical moment.
What made him a little regretful was that Chen Bitong disappeared in the hands of Gai Shuhe. He was thinking that if he could catch this person this time, he might be able to ask about his final whereabouts. However, Gai Shuhe, a mysterious warrior with the appearance of a god, did not come here in full body this time, so even if he caught him, it would probably be of no use, and he could only do it next time.
Perhaps one day I could invade the imperial capital and ask him in person.
In the past, completely eliminating the old imperial family was indeed a very difficult task, but the skyline is now gradually connected. So this is no longer just something left on paper, otherwise the old imperial family would not be so anxious this time.
Mr. Zhuan then took out something and said, "We found this from Gai Shuhe when we were searching for him."
Chen Chuan looked over and saw a black, ferocious statue, which was somewhat similar to the gods and ghosts on the parchment.
Lan Shen Gu took a look from outside and his expression changed. He said, "This should be something that was originally in the temple."
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(End of this chapter)
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