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Chapter 480 The Flame of Truth - Cthugha

"Am I arrogant?"

Although Hongzi Koizumi knew some Chinese characters, she still couldn't understand the homonyms. She pointed to her nose and asked, "Since when did I become an 'Aojiao'?"

Just when Qin Zhibo wanted her not to care about these details, the door suddenly opened, and a man in a red robe walked in. Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi stood up politely to greet him.

The man had a kind face, and his figure hidden under the red robe was invisible, but Qin Zhibo saw his name hanging above his head, Kuchiki Feiyan, 46 years old.

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"You two, I've been waiting for a long time."

"My name is Kuchiki Feiyan, and I am a priest of Zoroastrianism in Japan. Before you join the religion, you can call me Kuchiki."

Qin Zhibo stretched out his hand and shook Kuchimu Feiyan, but Qin Zhibo couldn't find any information through the fiery red leather gloves.

"You two, please take a seat."

Kuchiki Feiyan signaled Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi to sit down, while he himself took out the book in the other hand and placed it on the coffee table.

"Since the two of you have entered our church, you are interested in our Zoroastrianism."

"Please allow me to introduce Zoroastrianism to you first."

Kuchiki Feiyan opened the first page of the book in his hand, and it turned out that it was a church book similar to a picture book.

"The most primitive worship of human beings is the flame. When the primitive human beings first opened their minds, they discovered that the flame is a sacred object that drives away darkness and creates warmth. But once it ignites, it will soar into the sky and be able to swallow all evil.

When people dance in front of the fire, they inherit the passion for the flame and express their kindness and awe to the flame. Since then, human beings have started to "worship fire".

In the 6th century BC, the first high priest of Zoroastrianism, Suluzhi, established a complete Zoroastrian church system. In less than two hundred years, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the ancient Persian Empire.

The chief deity of our sect is the wise and exalted Ahura Mazda.

He is the all-knowing and omnipotent creator in the universe. It is the Lord God who created the material world as we know it, and created the flame, the 'infinite light'.

Although we often see flames in our daily life, only the "Holy Fire" maintained by Zoroastrianism is the "Fire of Truth" created by Lord Ahura Mazda.

Only the "Fire of Truth" has the power to purify all things and crush all evil spirits. It will never be extinguished, and it is the existence of absolute goodness and justice.

We call this 'Fire of Truth' 'Cthugha'.

Cthugha is a living flame created by the Creator, and all the 'holy fires' in this world are his offspring.

The body of Cthugha is located in Fomalhaut, 25 light-years away from the earth, which is specially made by the Creator to prevent our bodies from being burned by the fiery fire of truth.

In the seasonal calendar proposed by Su Luzhi, Fomalhaut, Aldebaran, Antares, and Xuanyuan are collectively referred to as the Four Great Kings.

The four great kings appear and rule the sky for several months every year, and they also represent the different seasons of the year.

The presence of Fomalhaut represents autumn, by the way. Today is the first day of Fomalhaut's 'rule' over the night sky. "

Kuchiki Feiyan introduced Zoroastrianism fluently, and his fingers never forgot to flip through the church book on the coffee table at any time. On it was a concept map of Fomalhaut printed in color.

It's just that Qin Zhibo is not very interested in the stories of these "Lord Gods" and "Fire of Truth—Cthugya", and even has some resistance from the bottom of his heart.

When mentioning the Aldebaran of the Four Great Kings, what Qin Zhibo unconsciously thought of was the king in yellow—Hasta.

Under that wisp of yellow clothes is the real king!

When Qin Zhibo was distracted, Koizumi Hongzi who was sitting next to him listened to Kuchiki Feiyan's explanation with great interest.

Moreover, the name "Cthugha".
"Wait a minute, I seem to have read the name 'Cthugya' in a book at home." Hongzi Koizumi said suddenly.

This made Kuchiki Feiyan, who was originally calm, suddenly had a little ups and downs, and looked at Koizumi Hongzi excitedly, "Really? It seems that you really have a destiny with this religion!"

"With crimson hair and fiery red clothes, if there is a chance in the future, I can recommend you to the high priest to become a Zoroastrian saint! You will be admired by all people!"

Listening to Kuchiki Feiyan's words, Koizumi Hongko proudly covered the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and laughed out loud.

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho—"

Next, Kuchiki Feiyan introduced the basic religious rituals of Zoroastrians.

Since the congregants absorbed in the Japanese area are not residents of the original teaching site, such things as newborn rites, purification rites, and wedding customs... can be exempted.

"The only thing we Zoroastrians have to do now is to 'spread fire'."

"Pass the fire?"

Qin Zhibo repeated it suspiciously, which made Kuchimu Feiyan look dissatisfied.

But this look was fleeting, Kuchiki Feiyan opened his mouth to explain.

"To pass fire is to pass the 'sacred fire', the holy fire is the fire of truth, the living flame - the offspring of Cthugha, and it is also the object of our Zoroastrian worship.

The living flame that symbolizes light is far away on Fomalhaut, and we can gain the same protection from the invasion of evil gods by worshiping his offspring.

However, our Zoroastrianism's torch relay is not like the torch relay in the Olympic Games. What we need is a properly timed fire relay ceremony.

When this ritual is performed, the holy flame of Cthugha will naturally descend here and light the sacrificial altar."

Kuchiki Feiyan's words came to an abrupt end, and the church book in his hand was closed because he had turned to the last page.

"Two, the situation of our Zoroastrianism is roughly like this."

"Our faith is bright and clean, and the congregants in our church are also good law-abiding citizens. There is nothing to worry about."

"In addition, when we successfully spread the fire, this place will officially become one of the branches of the Zoroastrianism established around the world. No matter where the two of you go in the future, there will be more than 20 congregants with you. Provide All kinds of support."

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"What do you two think?"

Kuchiki Feiyan watched Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi earnestly, and his talking eyes conveyed the meaning of "I want you".

As if attracted by Kuchiki Feiyan's promise of "Saint", Hongzi Koizumi was about to say yes when she was held down by Qin Zhibo next to her.

"Let's think about it again"

Kuchiki Feiyan did not give up, and started to paint big cakes, "Although the 'fire transmission' has not yet been carried out, as long as the fire transmission is successful, the two of you will be senior believers, able to observe, worship the holy fire, and even pass the fire on your own."

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"Do you want to spread fire?"

His tone became more and more intense.

Aware of this change, Qin Zhibo didn't stay any longer, and quietly grabbed Koizumi Hongzi's hand.

"Um"

"Next time definitely!"

After the words were finished, Qin Zhibo dragged Koizumi Hongzi to push the door and leave.

Kuchimu Feiyan, who was sitting in the same place, stared at the backs of the two for a long time, his eyes gradually darkening.

(End of this chapter)