Chapter 445 New Mural
“Based on the clues we got at the Jade Mountain Altar, I think the general sequence of things should be like this. The priest first brought the slave as a sacrifice to the waist of Jade Mountain At the altar, he was killed in a cruel and bloody way to recharge the Muchen Beads, and at the end of the sacrifice, the eyes of the victim were removed as sacrifices for subsequent sacrificial rituals."
Shirley Yang ignored the frustrated Wang Kaixuan and slowly expressed her reasoning.
But after finishing speaking, Shirley Yang's frowning eyebrows did not relax. Instead, she said with some confusion: "But looking at it this way, there is a contradiction. This is I can't figure it out."
Chen Ziyan thought about Shirley Yang's words and finally understood, and asked: "What you can't figure out is whether the Muchen Bead has been charged before, why is it here? Are eyes needed as a sacrifice here? ”
"Yes, there is part of the reason, but what I don't understand is why the eyes of the sacrifices are reused." Shirley Yang nodded first, and then expressed her real doubts.
"Huh? Repeated use?" Chen Ziyan hesitated slightly, he really didn't think about it.
He thought it was a common sense problem due to cultural differences between East and West.
You must know that even though she was taken by Partridge Whistle since she was a child, the environment in which she grew up is. Shirley Yang’s thinking mode is different from theirs. This can be seen from her daily conversations. One spot, and more importantly, the inheritance of the Bishan lineage for thousands of years is complex and majestic. Partridge Whistle needs to teach her too many things, and it is inevitable that she will be neglected in the most basic popular culture.
This is also the fundamental reason why some things that ordinary people take for granted, such as the secrets of the world, legends and allusions, and slang, are vividly explained by Shirley Yang.
"Yes, repeated use is usually not allowed in sacrificial rituals, right?" Shirley Yang mentioned this word again. Obviously this was the most difficult point for her to understand.
“That’s true, but...this is the Snowy Land, and the customs and funerals here are different from those in the Central Plains. Especially since the Demon Kingdom was still a long time ago, it is not impossible for some special changes to occur. Understood." Chen Ziyan said after thinking for a while.
"Is it possible that this is just a formalism, that's why there is such a waste utilization thing." Hu Bayi interjected at this time.
He guessed that the stone facility housing the eyes probably had no practical function.
"It would be great if that were true." Wang Kaixuan's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard what he said.
If this stone facility that requires a lot of eyes is really just a silver gun candle holder, then that's a great thing for them.
Chen Ziyan also nodded slightly. If this is really the case, it would be the best.
This will not only remove an obstacle, but also give everyone a little more confidence.
You must know that although this journey has been relatively smooth, it has encountered constant twists and turns. Now that such a situation has occurred again, it is necessary to improve morale.
In fact, Chen Ziyan has another guess about this, that is, the sacrificial ritual here requires eyes as a starting prop. This can also explain why there is still no response after placing the Muchen Bead on the stone pillar.
But what Chen Ziyan didn't expect was that as soon as he had this idea, he saw from the corner of his eye that Muchen Zhu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly reacted.
After turning around, he saw that the Muchen Bead, which had been quietly sitting on the stone pillar vessel, was now emitting a faint red fluorescence from the inside out.
Chen Ziyan's actions attracted the attention of others. When they looked over, Muchen Bead and Shizhu showed new changes at the same time.
The light emitted by the Muchen Bead gradually became stronger, and the flame-like light converged into lines, like a solid liquid, and began to flow from top to bottom along the grooves on the stone pillars. stand up.
Under the gaze of everyone, the flaming light began to disperse after falling, and soon spread to the entire stone platform.
But after it spread to the entire stone platform, it didn't end there. Instead, it began to crawl toward the surrounding stone walls in violation of gravity.
After seeing this scene, Chen Ziyan slowly narrowed his eyes, and then he saw that the lines on the wall were no longer disorderly, but were outlined by the light from Muchen Bead. picture.
Just like the pictures that appeared in the pool at the Jade Mountain Altar in front, the pictures on the surrounding walls also have similar content, except that the location inside has been changed to where they are now.
No one spoke, no matter whether they could understand or not, everyone's attention was attracted by the sudden appearance of murals.
The content of these murals is still about sacrifices, but the rituals here are more hidden and mysterious than those at the Yushan Altar.
Except for the young woman whose specific appearance is not described in the mural, the only person who appears is a priest responsible for presiding over the ceremony.
The priest who presided over the sacrificial ceremony is also a woman. From the more gorgeous clothes, it can be seen that her status in the demon country should be very high.
The sacrificial ceremony was not much different from what Chen Ziyan and the others had guessed. The female priest first spread her eyeballs all over the bottom of the stone facility, and then asked a girl who covered her eyes with cloth to lie down. Enter another stone facility with nothing.
After both sides were in place, the female priest in the picture began to pray in front of the stone pillar. The content of the next picture did not describe the process of sacrifice, but jumped directly to the picture of the success of the ceremony.
When the girl who successfully completed the ceremony came out of the stone facility, the female priest waiting outside respectfully helped the girl put on a robe. Then the girl waved her hand to summon a giant python, and stepped on the giant python. The top of his head left the altar.
On the last mural, the girl had already sat on the throne. The giant python that she had summoned before was quietly entrenched around the throne. Below her were figures kneeling down and worshiping devoutly.
"It seems that this sacrificial ceremony does require eyeballs." Hu Bayi fixed his gaze on the scene of the sacrificial ceremony, looking at the eyeballs covering the grooves used.
If you are serious, it is not difficult to hear a hint of frustration in his tone.
Although they knew the specific process of the sacrificial ceremony, it also meant that they had no way to continue. Just like Wang Kaixuan said, where could they get so many eyeballs.
Not to mention that more than one of them is cursed. If the slowed eyeballs are only enough for one person, the number will not be as simple as doubling.
"This is the inheritance ceremony of the ghost mother." Chen Ziyan did not answer Hu Bayi's words, but directly changed the topic.
Shirley Yang nodded lightly: "According to the description on this mural, the girl after the sacrifice will indeed become the new ghost mother. The method of summoning the giant python out of thin air, if it is not deliberately deified, It should be communicating with the imaginary number space."
"I was just thinking about what would be a better way to lift the curse." Chen Ziyan nodded lightly, and then suddenly asked such a question.
What should I do to lift the curse?
Everyone, including Shirley Yang, was stumped by his question.
The purpose of their trip is to lift the curse, but there is actually a prerequisite before lifting the curse, which is to find a way to lift the curse. Now it seems that if nothing unexpected happens, this should be the end of the trip. There is indeed a way to use the Muchen Beads here, but there is actually no way to lift the curse.
No one can guarantee that the curse can be lifted by following the method on the mural.
"Master Chen, what do you mean?" Hu Bayi gradually woke up.
"What I mean is very simple. We don't need eyeballs to start the ceremony, because this is not what we want. We took the Muchen Bead and worked hard to find it here. What we want and the only thing we want is The thing is to lift the curse on you, not to repeat the inheritance ceremony of the ghost mother." Chen Ziyan said.
It was only after he noticed the frustration in Hu Bayi's words that he realized that their thinking seemed to have gone into a misunderstanding again.
After being reminded, Shirley Yang also thought of this and said in surprise: "We seem to be in the same state as we were at the Yushan Altar again?"
"Maybe, it's possible. No." Chen Ziyan didn't say anything.
Because he is not sure now whether he and others are concerned about chaos, or whether they are affected by external forces.
He looked at the silent blue-robed Tibetan and asked: "Friends of Kangbalo, I have a question to ask."
The blue-robed Tibetan said: "Please tell me."
"Does the King of Hell that you Kang Balo guard have any relationship with the Demon Kingdom?" Chen Ziyan asked the doubts in his heart.
This question really came to his mind on the spur of the moment, because if the Kangbalo clan and the Demonic Kingdom were not related to each other by ancestors, they would be the type of people who could not be fought with even a pair of poles.
But after experiencing the previous situation at the Yushan Altar again here, Chen Ziyan did suddenly feel blessed and thought of a possibility, that is, whether there is a connection between the King of Hell and the Demon Kingdom.
"The specific deeds are difficult to ascertain, but according to the records in our clan, the true identity of King Yama should be the last king of the Demon Kingdom." The blue-robed Tibetan hesitated for a moment, but still gave the answer.
He didn't know if it was his misunderstanding. He always felt that Chen Ziyan seemed to know many secrets, so he didn't intend to lie about such things.
"The last king of the Demon Kingdom?" Chen Ziyan heard this answer and subconsciously asked: "The last ghost mother of the Demon Kingdom?"
If he remembered correctly, the Demon Kingdom The last ghost mother should be buried in the Great Phoenix Temple, right?
Why did you suddenly become the King of Hell now?
"No, the last king of the Demon Kingdom is not the Ghost Mother." The blue-robed Tibetan shook his head slightly, and then he told a secret that may only be known to the Kangbalo people.
The time has long been unknown. It is said that during that period, the Demonic Kingdom did not have a ghost mother for decades. This caused panic in the entire country. Coupled with the rebellion of the surrounding clans, they had to start looking for a new way out.
At this time, an amazing and talented figure appeared. He used the treasures in the Demon Kingdom's treasure house to successfully give himself powerful abilities, and helped the Demon Kingdom survive those turbulent days. Finally, The man who became the actual controller of the Demon Kingdom was the King of Hell.
"Wait! You said the King of Hell is a human being?" Wang Kaixuan asked with a look of disbelief after hearing this.
As if he had known that he would react this way, the blue-robed Tibetan nodded calmly: "Yes, the essence of the King of Hell is actually a human being."
"That's right, right? Have you ever seen someone who can seize control of a corpse? And according to what you said before, after completing the final transformation, the King of Hell is as tall as several floors. Can this damn thing be a human being? question popped out of his mouth.
It's not that he doubts what the blue-robed Tibetan said, but that this statement seems too bizarre and nonsense to him.
Even if the King of Hell turns into a rice dumpling after death, he cannot become as tall as several floors.
If mutations would occur when turning into rice dumplings, then there would be no robbers in the world. Who dares to touch the tiger's beard of such a terrifying thing would be just looking for death.
Even Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang, who have relatively strong acceptance ability, shook their heads at this time. They couldn't accept this fact.
Chen Ziyan was not too surprised. Although the body shape changes of the King of Hell were indeed a bit exaggerated, similar situations were not unheard of. Moreover, people like the King of Hell or the King of Wannu who took that path of immortality would eventually become No matter what it looks like, those who know it will not be surprised.
Black Glasses had been paying attention to Chen Ziyan's expression, and now he could not help but feel surprised when he saw that he showed a trace of normalcy.
He is not unfamiliar with the situation of King of Hell, because he has been exposed to it before, and his unique ability can be activated because of that experience.
But what he didn't expect was that the young man Chen Ziyan also looked like he knew what was going on.
Although everyone seems to be of the same age, the black glasses can clearly tell his age, and his family background also played a big role in it.
You can know this by looking at Jiumen. With the four tomb robbers sects retreating into hiding one after another, Jiumen has almost taken over the entire Taobao business, but how many people in it know the relevant things.
Even Zhang Dafoye, who seems to be the master of all things now, only knew of the existence of those places in recent years, which is enough to show how secretive this kind of thing is.
But now Chen Ziyan, a young man in his early twenties, actually showed an expression of 'I knew it a long time ago'. How could he not surprise Black Glasses.
Is it the inheritance of Xiling?
Black Glasses quickly thought of Chen Ziyan's identity, but he couldn't think of any possibility other than that.
However, it is possible that the Xieling inheritance has been recorded. After all, this is an organization that has been passed down for thousands of years, and many royal tombs have been excavated. It is not surprising to know some secrets.
Chen Ziyan felt the gaze of black eyes, but he didn't care. He actually did it deliberately now.
After all, some words were clearly inappropriate but had to be said, so he planned to borrow the black glasses to help him send a message to the outside world, which would save him a lot of unnecessary trouble after leaving Kunlun.
(End of this chapter)