Relying on this method and the accumulation of spiritualism itself, Kapak accumulated the spirituality required to be promoted to a spiritualist in a very short period of time, less than half a month. However, considering the reaction of the old shaman Uta and in order not to over-stimulate his teacher, Kapak did not choose to tell him about this matter immediately. It was only after waiting for more than a month that he confessed to the old shaman that his spirituality had been accumulated and he could ask him to help him to be promoted.
Of course, even after such a long period of time, the old shaman was still frightened after hearing that Capac's spirituality was enough. He was smoking a pipe at the time and coughed so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. With Capac's help, he finally managed to breathe.
According to Capac, the reason why he could accumulate spiritual power so quickly was because the spirit was more friendly to him and he gained more spiritual power in the process of resonance. But the old shaman didn't believe it. He knew that there was a mysterious and powerful spirit living in Capac, giving Capac knowledge and even protecting him from poison. The main purpose of the old shaman accepting Capac as his apprentice was to closely monitor the mysterious spirit in Capac's body to prevent it from doing anything harmful to the tribe. Capac's rapid accumulation of spiritual power must be due to this spirit.
However, after a few days of observation, the old shaman discovered that the mysterious spirit he believed existed in Capac's body did not seem to be any harm. Apart from giving Capac medical knowledge and helping him resist the poison of knowledge, its only abnormal behavior was to help him increase his spirituality. In the old shaman's view, this strange spirit seemed to care nothing about the tribe, but just kept helping Capac for some unknown reason.
Although the old shaman could not see the spirit clearly, he still helped Kapak complete the promotion ceremony. After all, having one more apprentice in the tribe was a good thing. He also wanted Kapak to improve his perception of spirits through promotion, so that he could better understand the spirit in his body. However, in the end, even as a psychic, Kapak could not see the truth of the spirit in his body. In his words, he was not possessed at all.
Although he had all kinds of doubts and worries, the old shaman still treated Capac seriously as his apprentice and taught him. Capac also continued to practice on his shamanic path. Today was his first time to participate in a spiritual ceremony after he was promoted to a psychic.
"By the way, Brother Capak, I heard that you are not only a shaman apprentice in your tribe, but also a great doctor. You have cured many tribesmen and have a high reputation. I remember that after your chief died in the conflict with the white people, Lord Uta has not yet designated a successor. I think if nothing unexpected happens, this may fall on you."
Walking in the woods, Banu looked at Kapak and continued to ask questions, but Kapak smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then responded.
"Don't mention the clan leader's matter. I've been having a headache because of this for a long time."
Capac responded that because of his growing reputation in the tribe, he had offended Sadow, the original hunting leader who had a good chance of becoming the tribe's chief. Now because of this, conflicts kept arising between him, Sadow, and his subordinates, which made Capac very upset. He did not want to be an enemy of Sadow, but just wanted to help the tribe as much as he could.
"I have told both Uta and Sadou that I am not worthy of being the clan leader, but Sadou thinks I am lying to him and doesn't believe it at all. Uta does not mediate or point out Sadou directly, and he just keeps letting it go... Now Sadou's people are becoming more and more hostile to me... Alas..."
Capac sighed and spoke. Listening to Capac's story, Banu beside him paused slightly, and then he spoke with a strange expression.
"No matter what, the young master of your tribe is only the chief, and there is a shaman in charge. As for us, we are..."
For the next period of time, Capak and Banu continued to talk as they moved forward. After a while, they finally arrived at their destination, an open space in the forest.
In this clearing in the forest, under a big tree, there was a small altar made of rocks, covered with a layer of fallen leaves. Seeing the altar, Capak and Banu looked at each other, then walked forward, cleaned the small stone altar, and then began to place some of the things they brought with them on it.
A closer look revealed that these were some strange flowers and fruits, as well as some bone fragments. It was unknown whether these bones were human or animal bones, and there were mysterious symbols engraved on them.
After the altar was set up, Kapak and Banu began to sit cross-legged together, bowed their heads towards the altar, closed their eyes, and began to silently recite mantras together.
The voices of Capak and Banu echoed in the open space and among the deep woods. After their spells lasted for about half a minute, strange phenomena appeared all around them.
From the darkness between the trees, groups of deep blue soul fire emerged faintly and floated in the sky above the open space. Under the guidance of the psychic, the spirits in the surrounding forests were gathering.
Before the eyes of Capak Banu, a tall, translucent spirit slowly emerged from the tall tree and floated above the simple stone altar.
This was the spirit of a bison, a tall, translucent bison spirit with muscular muscles, sharp horns, and mysterious patterns on its body. It emerged from the tree and slowly came to the simple stone altar, looking silently at the altar and then the two shaman apprentices who were bowing their heads.
Feeling the emergence of the buffalo spirit, Capac and Banu opened their eyes. After acquiring the clairvoyant ability of a psychic, this was the first time that Capac saw the spirit of the wilderness. He suppressed the excitement and emotion in his heart, and leaned down with Banu beside him, speaking in psychic language.
"Lord Black Hoof...please enjoy this tribute..."
When Capac and Banu spoke like this, the spirit of the black-hoofed buffalo began to lower its head, as if absorbing something from the offerings on the stone platform. The fruits and flowers became dim in color and luster after being absorbed, and the runes on the bones also emitted a faint glow after being absorbed.
The tributes required by the spirits of the wilderness are, in a sense, souls, or more specifically, the ashes of souls.
In the Shamanism commonly believed by the tribes in the continent, it is generally believed that people will return to the great soul after death. In order to make the soul return more smoothly and not be attacked by evil spirits on the way, all tribal members will have a shaman to hold a special soul burial ceremony for them after they die. The shaman will cremate the body of the tribal member at the funeral. During the ceremony, the soul of the tribal member will return in smoke, and the body will turn into bones.
In the soul theory of Shamanism in the Western Continent, a person's soul is born from the great soul and then turns into the human world. At this time, the soul and the body are equally weak and fragile. As the body grows, the soul inside will also grow because of continuous cognition and learning, and constantly receiving information. When death comes, the soul will become larger and more complex than when it was born.
However, in the shamanistic soul theory, the spirit that returns to the great soul will only be the pure part at birth. The rest of the impurities acquired after birth need to be removed during the cremation ceremony. The soul ashes that are finally removed will be stored in the bones after cremation. The most original part of the soul will return to its original state during the ceremony and return to the great soul in a clean and pure manner.
The spirits and souls of the wilderness like to feed on the embers of the souls in these bones. Therefore, practitioners of the shamanic school will use this to offer sacrifices to the spirits of the wilderness. The bone pieces on the stone platform are the bone pieces of their tribal members after they died and were cremated. As a reward for holding a funeral, the shaman will ask the family members of the deceased for a few bone pieces with the richest embers of the deceased's soul, and then after adding some, offer them as tributes to the spirits and souls of the wilderness, just like now.
In front of Capac and Banu, the wilderness spirit named Blackhoof was enjoying the tributes offered by the shaman apprentices. Capac also bowed respectfully and looked at the wilderness spirit in front of him with curiosity.
But what he didn't know was that at this moment, among the spirits floating above the open space, there was a very strange existence. In the flickering of soul fire, this group of spirits would occasionally flash a translucent human figure. This human figure was wearing a suit that was obviously not that of a native of the tribe. The spirit wearing a gentleman's hat floated in the sky, disguised as a local spirit, silently watching the scene below.
On a small hill not far from the clearing in the forest, a group of white-skinned men wearing "civilized" clothes gathered. The leader was a man wearing a dark cloak and a hood, looking towards the altar in the distance. There was a symbol engraved on the white gloves on his hands, and there was also a symbol of a closed eye on a coffin.
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