Conferred God: High Priest of Yin and Shang Dynasties

Chapter 122: Moon Sacrifice (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!!!)

Song.

The four seasons are turning and autumn has arrived.

The scorching sun, which had exerted its majestic power, gradually receded, and the lush summer branches and leaves in the yards of wealthy people in the city began to wither. The colorful fish in the pond were a little cooler than before.

But the scene outside the city is very lively. Farmers are harvesting rice trees with saws. Bloody red rice hangs heavily on the branches, exuding a mouth-watering fragrance.

Not only in Chaoge, but everywhere in the world where blood rice is planted, there is an unprecedented harvest moment.

The depleted fertility of the land is nourished by the spiritual rain of Emperor Ming Jie of Dongcang Pei Ze, and other crops can even be grown in addition to blood rice.

Although the national war on the front line for more than two months has consumed a lot of national power, it is nothing after the harvest.

You know, last year blood rice was only planted in the Chaoge area. This year, at the request of the imperial court, blood rice was planted all over the world.

If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette. If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.The people of Da Shang were immersed in the joy of the harvest and took the time to build new granaries. Even crime incidents were reduced a lot.

As long as the beggars on the roadside go to help farmers, they will get endless food, and they can also leave rice seeds so that they can have enough food and clothing next year.

In less than two years, in a day when everyone can have enough to eat, Dashang's cultural and entertainment industry will slowly develop.

But now, it's still war time.

The Dashan army entered Xiqi and firmly established a foothold, controlling several important cities. The two sides gathered heavy troops to confront each other on the front line, and conflicts may break out again at any time.

All the merchant generals leading the troops on the front line received the decree from the ancestral temple:
[Those who have lost their soil, behead]

No inch of land, including the land that has been conquered, is allowed to fall into Xiqi's hands.

If the guarded place is captured by the enemy, the general will not be held accountable for death in battle. If he survives, he will be directly beheaded.

No one is an exception.

However, although the atmosphere on the front line is still tense, the constant supply of food in the rear can still make the soldiers' treatment much better than usual. Those soldiers who were once slaves never knew what it felt like to be full before joining the army. .

The people of Da Shang were busy working for a good harvest, but the atmosphere in the Star Reaching Tower was very quiet.

Exotic flowers and plants remain in full bloom no matter what season. The light floral fragrance permeates the building, and the temperature remains at a comfortable level all year round. The air is ethereal, just like a fairyland on earth.

On the top floor, a group of Jiejiao disciples stood outside Baiyao's room, looking a little embarrassed.

They came to redeem their magic weapons. After Daozu finished his sermon, Kong Xuan disappeared as soon as he stepped out of Zixiao Palace. No one knew what method he used to leave.

After returning to the Star-Zhaing Tower, everyone found that all the treasures were in Da Zhu's hands, and Da Ji, who served Da Zhu, told everyone that all Jie Jiao disciples could redeem their magic weapons.

Except Duobao.

Baiyao was lying on his bed, surrounding himself with magic weapons. It had been more than a month since he released the golden candlesticks, and he was still resisting depression.

The situation is much better than before. I no longer have any thoughts of seeking death, but I still lie in bed all day long, not communicating with anyone except a handful of people.

Daji stood at the door wearing a dance costume, with her hands on her lower abdomen, bowing slightly to Duobao and saying:
"Taoist Master, not allowing you to redeem the Zhuxian Sword and the Sword of Killing Immortals is the intention of Saint Tongtian and has nothing to do with Da Zhu. The Saint also asked Da Zhu to remind you that there is Luo Hu's obsession in the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. If you use it for a long time, you may be Controlled by calamity."

Duobao originally wanted to use his family wealth to redeem the two swords that Kong Xuan had taken away. After hearing Daji's words, he had no choice but to sigh and leave in silence.

Then Zhao Gongming looked past Daji and saw that his Dinghai Divine Pearl was randomly discarded on the ground. He also saw Baiyao lying motionless on the bed facing the wall. He lowered his voice and asked Daji:
"What happened to Da Zhu?"

Daji shook her head slightly and replied:

"I don't know."

She looked at everyone and continued:
"All immortals, please come back. Da Zhu needs to rest. After he finishes his rest, he will let you redeem the magic weapon."

When everyone heard this, they had no choice but to leave with a sigh.

It is one thing to compete for the opportunity to become saints in the battlefield space, but after the Taoist ancestors have finished preaching, they still have to fulfill their duties as the righteous gods of humanity.

Now that the great catastrophe has begun, the secrets of heaven cannot be detected, and the death energy is rising in all parts of the ancient world. This will be an unprecedented catastrophe. Only the imperial edict can preserve their true spirits.

Unless they go to seek refuge in Chanjiao.

After the sermon ended, Chanjiao Guangchengzi immediately took out the list of gods that could also protect the true soul, and many strong men joined on the spot.

And all the positions on the imperial list have been occupied by Jiejiao.

Only Baiyao knows the vacant position of Flower God.

Fortunately, there are many strong people in Jiejiao, and there are more positions on the Imperial God List than on the Conferred Gods List, so they are not afraid of recruiting strong people in Chanjiao.

And the most important thing is that the great catastrophe is no longer the conflict between two religions as everyone suspected, but the catastrophe of all races in the wild.

That Hongmeng Purple Qi is integrated into the Tribulation Qi. If you want to become a saint, you can only join the Great Tribulation and look for opportunities in the Great Tribulation.

At this time, they must have a good relationship with Baiyao, because Baiyao can unilaterally kick them out of the imperial list.

Not long after Jie Jiao's disciples left, Nezha came upstairs wearing clothes and filial piety.

Because Li Jing "committed suicide out of fear of crime," he is still observing filial piety. However, he has never felt his father's love, and his feelings for Li Jing are not very deep. He just cried when his mother cried for a few days.

"My dad hasn't gotten up yet?"

The disciples of Jie Jiao helped Nezha awaken the origin of his spirit beads. He was only a heavenly immortal, but if he really wanted to fight, he could explode into a golden immortal-level combat power.

Therefore, in just a few months, he grew up to look like a teenager, with his hands in his trouser pockets and looking carefree.

Standing at the door, he looked inside.

In terms of courage, no one is more courageous than him. Ji Fa and Su Quanzhong only dare to respectfully call their adoptive father or father in private. He is the only one who, regardless of the occasion, mentions Da Zhu and says he is my father.

Daji shook her head and said nothing.

The life of seeking survival in the small world made her complete her transformation. She fought with the mutated beasts as a mortal for several years. Her temperament became extremely tough and she learned to disguise herself. Her appearance as a little girl could only Revealed in front of Baiyao.

Baiyao, who was lying on the bed, heard Nezha's voice and said:
"Nezha come in."

He turned over and sat up, scanning the countless magic weapons in the room.

All the Jie Jiao disciples were piled around him, and the others were placed on the other side of the room.

When Nezha heard Baiyao talking, he walked in with a happy face, knelt on the ground respectfully, kowtowed to Baiyao and said:
"Know to your father, little boy."

The two of them didn't seem to be much different in age, so this scene seemed very strange to Daji.

Baiyao raised his finger and pointed at the pile of magic weapons behind Nezha and said:

"Choose a few."

Nezha got up obediently and started rummaging through the pile of magic weapons with a smile.

Not long after, his whole body was stuffed with treasures, and then he held up a spear with an innate spirit treasure level that was higher than him and asked:
"Dad, this gun looks good. What is it called?"

The tip of the spear was engraved with Dao patterns that could release the true fire of Samadhi, and the body of the spear was densely packed with secret spells. Baiyao pondered for a moment and replied:

"Dragon-slaying and demon-slaying fire spear."

The name is made up at random. If we follow the original timeline, Nezha's weapon should be the Purple Flame Snake Spear and Fire-tip Spear, which is infinitely powerful, but it is an acquired spiritual treasure. The upper limit is not very high, and it can just use Nezha's power. , without making him too powerful.

Baiyao has no such concerns. In his opinion, the stronger Nezha is, the better.

He waved his hand and wiped away the soul marks of all magic weapons on Nezha's body, and said:
"Take it back and refine it."

Nezha knelt down on the ground excitedly and kowtowed again, saying with joy on his face:
"Thank you dad!"

After that, he took the fire-pointed spear and went to his room downstairs. The Jiejiao disciples helped him open up a small world as a place of practice.

Under the guidance of the Star Reaching Tower array, the spiritual energy condensed in the sky is continuously injected into the Star Reaching Tower to provide everyone with what they need for practice.

In addition, Kong Xuan also extorted a lot of spiritual roots in the battlefield space and planted them all on the top floor. Even many places outside the area are inferior to the Star Reaching Tower.

After a while, Daji came in with some food, stepped over the messy magic weapons, knelt beside Baiyao's bed, and said softly:

"I wish you had something to eat. They are all spiritual things that Senior Kong found from outside."

She filled a bowl of fish soup and introduced:

"Senior stewed this with Samadhi True Fire. The material is a carp that is about to break through to the Golden Immortal. There are a lot of elixirs in it. Senior said it can nourish spiritual energy."

The aroma was so fragrant that Baiyao, who had never eaten rice before, was immediately attracted to this bowl of fish soup. Even after smelling it, he felt much better.

The soup is light white in color. When you scoop some of it into your mouth with a spoon, you can feel the endless freshness flowing on your taste buds, which is very appetizing.

But Baiyao only drank some, then put down the spoon, without looking at the other delicacies, and asked Daji:

"Where did Kong Xuan go?"

Daji has been delivering messages to him lately. After he returned to the Star-Zhaing Tower, he never stepped out of the room.

The backlash from the forced use of humanitarian intervention in reality was fading, and he was no longer depressed.

Daji thought for a moment and replied respectfully:
"Senior will go to Nuwa Palace after cooking for you."

"Then let's go find Yuan Feng."

Baiyao said softly.

Restoring strength does not happen overnight. It will take a lot of time for Yuan Feng to use chaotic energy to restore his former strength.

But once she regains her ancient overlord-level power, she will be of great help to Baiyao.

After looking at the food, Baiyao decided to finish it all.

It's not that he's hungry, it's just that doing something a person should do can help him quickly return to real life.

After eating, he said to Daji:
"Go and inform the Jie Jiao disciples that they can come to redeem the magic weapon tomorrow."

Daji nodded slightly, stood up and left with the bowls and chopsticks in hand.

Baiyao waved his hand, took away all the magic weapons, put on new sacrificial clothes of the same style, and blended into the wind.

A human body appeared at the door of the ancestral temple. Ji Fa and Su Quanzhong were guarding the door.

"Kowtow to the great blessing!"

The two kneeled on the ground and said in unison.

The war is temporarily over, and Xiaoqi's duty has changed from participating in the war to guarding Dazhu and the ancestral temple. Ji Fa and Su Quanzhong will naturally follow them back.

"Get up."

Baiyao said calmly.

He looked at Ji Fa, who had experienced doubts and ridicule, and transformed into a man in the flames of war, and said softly:
"I heard that you gave up the easily obtained military exploits to save Quanzhong?"

The clone knows all the battle reports during the general attack phase.

When attacking the city of a small prince, Su Quanzhong and Ji Fa, who were cavalrymen, ran to attack the city as infantry.After the city was broken, the enemy's resistance remained stubborn.

The two men rushed into the little prince's mansion, but a mortal general armed with a heavy hammer and spiritual treasure protected the rebel prince. When fighting Su Quanzhong, he smashed Su Quanzhong's divine halberd at the cost of death.

Su Quanzhong was suddenly besieged by the enemy and had no chance to recall the divine halberd.

After participating in the war, they had no time to refine their innate energy, but they were physically stronger than ordinary people. They were besieged by elite soldiers with weapons, and the end was the same.

At that time, Ji Fa could have gone after the rebel princes and won the highest military achievement of his Western expedition, but he still went to save Su Quanzhong without hesitation.

What’s interesting is that in the end, the two of them were almost hacked to death with random knives, and it was Daji who saved them.

After resting enough at Bishui Pass, Daji took the initiative to join the battle. At that time, with a stroke of his natal magical power, the enemies besieging Su Quanzhong and Ji Fa were blown into blackened pieces of flesh, without even injuring the two of them at all.

Ji Fa will naturally not die. The people who intercepted the teachings have long discovered that he has the Jade Xu Technique and gave him ten lives.

Ji Fa felt ashamed and said:
"Thanks to Quanzhong's sister, otherwise we would both be dead now."

Su Quanzhong was also blushing. He didn't know how his delicate sister suddenly became like a murderer. She could kill five with one punch. Not only did she save them, but she also captured the rebel princes alive.

Baiyao looked calm and said:
"Hurry up and become stronger, the world is about to change."

After saying that, he walked into the ancestral temple.

The saints living here came to him one after another and bowed.

When the cool breeze came, Baiyao looked up at the sky and asked:
"Are you ready to worship the Moon God?"

Although he was lying dead in the Star Reaching Tower and didn't want to see anyone, it didn't mean that he didn't do anything.

After returning, he ordered Daji to inform Bigan to prepare sacrifices to the Moon God.

A chaste man replied:

"My best wishes, everything is ready."

The Zhen people don't care what the sacrifices are. Their whole life is to ensure that the sacrifices can be carried out normally. As for the consumption of national power, they will not care.

"Pass the decree to worship the Moon God tonight."

Baiyao's brand-new sacrificial robe was blown by the cold wind, but his expression remained unchanged.

His current plan is to speed up the process of giving the Moon God a personality. The Tao Ancestor’s decree can make the entire prehistoric world suffer a bloody blow. In the deep realm of humanity, he sees that in the future, practitioners will fight endlessly in the Great Shang Territory, destroying the whole world. The magic of heaven and earth is performed every day.

After the decree was issued, the Zhen people left the ancestral temple and went to inform the royal family and court officials.

The matter of worshiping the moon has been prepared for a long time, but it was postponed until today because Baiyao stayed in the Star-Zhailing Tower and did not come out.

As early as when he was at Sishui Pass, he issued a decree, saying that he had seen the moon god in the heaven. He was a mysterious and beautiful god who would protect the people of Dashi on the moon and let the people spread the news throughout the world.

Beauty can describe both women and men.

The word "beauty" represents the "human form" of the moon god.

As for what the moon god looks like and what gender he is, it is up to the people of Dashang to decide.

In addition to this matter, Baiyao also asked craftsmen to quickly make many stone tablets representing the moon god, distribute them to various places, and require the people to burn incense and worship every day.

But the real sacrifice can only be performed by him.

Only when Da Zhu presides over the sacrifice can it be called a high-standard sacrifice dedicated to a god.

It just so happens that tonight is the night of the full moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival.A day to worship the moon god.

The place of sacrifice is in the royal city, where Baiyao once held clan sacrifices.

In the Liuyun Hall, I read the classics left by the great blessings of the past dynasties until night fell.

The full moon rises, and the bright moonlight shines on the ground outside the ancestral temple.

The cool autumn wind carried the desolation into Liuyun Palace.

Baiyao closed the book and disappeared.

After a while, he arrived at the place of sacrifice and slowly appeared in front of everyone.

The royal family was used to his elusive appearance, and everyone except Di Xin bowed devoutly when they saw him.

Baiyao glanced around and observed the sacrifices.

They were basically prisoners of war from Xiqi and a rebel prince.

If treasures were used instead, the treasury would not be able to support his extremely frequent sacrifices.

Under the trade-off, it is more cost-effective to use humans and animals.

After all the prisoners of war are sacrificed, it will be the dragon clan, and after that, it will be the treasure.

"let's start."

Baiyao Bigan Yinchuan Road.

The original jade altar has been moved to other places by practitioners.

Sacrifice to the Moon God is a "Kan" sacrifice.

The word "kan" in oracle bone inscriptions refers to the shape of placing sacrifices in a pit.

A human sacrifice pit with a length and width of 100 meters has been dug out where the altar originally stood.

Baiyao was standing on the edge of the pit at this moment, casting a spell to collect all the cinnabar carried by the soldiers into his sleeves.

Bi Gan, who had taken a lot of elixirs, was much more energetic than before and had not used crutches for a long time.

At his signal, Zhenren rang the bronze bell.

Afterwards, the sacrifices were brought into the pit one by one by the owl riders.

The entire sacrifice is divided into ten links.

The first nine times were all about building "stairs" to the moon.

The owl riders carried the sacrifices along the rope ladder and descended into the human sacrifice pit with a depth of 50 meters.

It was a physical job, and they had to climb up and down many times, and they had to carry the sacrifice with one hand.

After the knights arrived at their respective positions, Baiyao nodded slightly.

The saints standing on all sides of the pit began to chant rituals.

The owl knights immediately took out special bronze daggers and gouged out the eyeballs of hundreds of sacrifices.

They are sinners and will be buried in the pit, never to see the light of day again.

The upper bodies of the sacrifices were naked and their leg bones were broken. During the Kan ceremony, all the sacrifices had to kneel.

After their eyeballs were gouged out, all Xiqi prisoners of war struggled painfully.

Their faces were ferocious, their dark eyes were dripping with blood, and their mouths were wide open, but they couldn't scream.

Before it was over, the owl riders used various tools to cut the skin on their backs.

With the experience of many times of advance training, they successfully extracted the spine of the sacrifice.

Before going on stage, the sacrifices were all given a secret potion with fairy grass added to it, injecting them with great vitality.

So they, who were dripping with blood and should have died, were trembling and feeling the extreme pain.

I saw all the owl knights pulling out the slender copper sticks from behind in unison, and using the sharpened end, they aimed at the sacrificial Tianling Cap.

"Boom-"

When the bell rang, they inserted the copper rods hard into the heads of the sacrifices, and then used the power of their hands to pierce the sacrifices from top to bottom. The copper rods were inserted into the soil, and the sacrifices were firmly fixed in place.

This will prevent them from getting up for eternity and they can only kneel here.

The smell of blood rises, and the soil reflects a penetrating red light under the moonlight.

The owl riders climbed up the rope ladder. Baiyao waved his sleeves and first sprinkled a layer of cinnabar on the heads of all the sacrifices. Then he cast a spell and buried the first layer of sacrifices with soil.

If a practitioner casts a spell, the royal family will look down upon it and think it is just some trick.

But when Da Zhu casts a spell, they will only think that it is the power of the gods.

When the bell rang, the owl riders carried the second round of sacrifices and descended into the pit. After stepping on the soil, they repeated the first round of killing steps to build a staircase leading to the moon god.

The third floor, the fourth floor, the fifth floor...

The positions of each sacrifice were exactly the same, and three hundred people were killed on each level. By the end of the ninth level, a total of 700 people had been killed.

The pit is filled, which means the stairs have been built.

The last ones to be killed were the rebel princes captured alive by Daji.

The moonlight is quiet, and people beat the tambourine according to the rhythm.

Daji led the dancers she taught to perform a sacrificial dance full of ancient wild atmosphere on top of the human sacrifice pit.

Above her is the full moon that emits cool white light.

Underfoot is a literal mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The rebel princes were brought to the center of the sacrifice field by Di Xin, who was holding an axe. Baiyao solemnly came to the sacrifice step by step.

In the panicked eyes of the sacrifice, he cut his palm open with a dagger, dripped his blood on the head of the sacrifice, and then stepped back a few meters.

The drums beat rapidly and the dancers quicken their steps.

At the climax, with a heavy drum that resounded throughout the royal city, Emperor Xin swept across with his axe, and cut off the head of the sacrifice without hesitation.

Blood spurted out like a fountain, and Di Xin suddenly became a bloody man.

Baiyao bathed in the moonlight, opened his arms, and shouted to the moon:
"kneel--"

The royal family knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

At the same time, countless people of the Great Shang Dynasty offered incense in front of the stone tablet of the Moon God, and brought their whole families to kneel down devoutly.

Above the altar, the pure moonlight condensed into illusory and mysterious ribbons, caressing everyone's cheeks.

It seems that there really is a moon god who bestows wisdom and strength.

(End of this chapter)