From clam spirit to mirage dragon fairy

Chapter 17 Lake God Sacrifice

After more than half a month of competition, the candidate for the Lake God was finally determined.

He is the ancestor of the Zeng family in this county, "Zeng Gong", also known as "Mr. Panshi".

The Zeng family comes from a scholarly family, and they started their fortune 200 years ago. Generations in the family have been scholars. Although they have not produced many Jinshi scholars, they are still determined to promote talents from generation to generation.

Zeng Gongnai is the great-grandfather of the current head of the Zeng family. He was born in the war-torn era more than a hundred years ago.

This old gentleman has been teaching and educating people all his life, and he has very profound attainments in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music.

At that time, the country of Yin had not yet been established, and wars were everywhere in the world.

When Taizu, the founder of the Yin Dynasty, passed by Yingyue Lake, Zeng Gong first took refuge in him and donated most of his assets to help Wang Shi.

Taizu, the founder of the People's Republic of China, personally granted Zeng Gong the title of county magistrate and passed the Yingyue Lake County.

Later, Taizu was frustrated in the war and temporarily retreated to the north, so Yingyue Lake Longmen County had no time to take care of it.

Later, enemy troops attacked, and all the major families in the county advocated surrender in Kaicheng on the grounds that the enemy troops were too overwhelming.

Only Zeng Gong shouted, "It is a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. I would rather die than serve the two masters."

Then Zeng Gong used one county's troops to resist the enemy's [-]-strong army.

This resistance lasted until January. When all Linxian counties fell into the enemy's hands, only Longmen County still hung the banner of Da Yin.

But in the end, the disparity in strength was too great, and Longmen County was still lost.

After Zeng Gong was captured, the enemy admired his loyalty and tried every means to persuade him to surrender. However, Zeng Gong remained unmoved and was beheaded by the enemy.

Later, Taizu Taizu of the Yin Dynasty came back from the war and was deeply moved when he learned about Zeng Gong's deeds. He wrote the imperial title of "Mr. Panshi" with his own hand, posthumously named him a fifth-grade Zhonglu doctor, and asked the officers and soldiers to build an ancestral hall to worship Zeng Gong day and night as a reward.

From then on, the remaining descendants of the Zeng family began to grow rapidly, and eventually became the largest family in Longmen County.

On the day when the Lake God Festival is held, the whole Longmen County is noisy with gongs and drums and flags are waving in the sky.

Boys and girls cleared the way, and 18 people carried the stone statue of a middle-aged civil servant on a red pole from the Zeng family ancestral hall to a stone beach by the lake.

A lake temple has already been built there.

The second entrance to the temple looks like a big house, with weeping willows on the road and a lotus pond inside.

This was originally a villa of the Zeng family, but this time it was specially donated and turned into the Lake Temple.

Who said the new lake god is his ancestor?

The altar, incense, and three animal sacrifices have already been arranged outside the temple. The current county magistrate and a group of country gentry elders looked solemn and prepared to offer sacrifices to the gods of the heaven and the five mountains to officially start the ceremony of enthroning the gods.

The monsters in the lake are lurking in the shallow water one by one, observing the actions of humans.

Guyang was also hiding in the reeds not far away, waiting for an opportunity to take action.

Wu Gu was deceived by Guyang and is currently practicing in the cave and has not come out.

“In the 53rd year of Chongde, Longmen County Magistrate Xu Zhongwen led the people of Longmen County to offer sacrifices to heaven.

Today, there is Mr. Panshi, the sage of Longmen, Zeng Gong, who is highly respected for his moral character.

Be loyal to the king and do not interfere with two masters.

Treat others with courtesy and be courteous and generous.

Teach your children to be strict, and pass down your poems and books to your family.

......"

The county magistrate held a scroll of sacrificial texts and loudly praised Zeng Gong's deeds. In short, he wanted to make people think that Zeng Gong's deeds were the destiny of heaven.

In the eyes of the monsters in the lake, the power of incense and faith rose into the sky like a ball of blue smoke until it disappeared into the void.

It is not that simple to become a god in a dynasty.

The first thing these dynasty canonized gods consume is the dynasty's own luck.

The luck of the dynasty is based on the hearts of the people, and must be united and certified by the court to succeed.

This point is very simple. The county magistrate represents the court, and the people of Longmen County represent the people's hearts.

But the second step is not something that mortals can interfere with.

Mortals must make sacrifices to God to become gods and obtain approval from the gods in the sky and the gods and earth from all over the world.

Only when the gods certify that the person who becomes a god has good moral character and is good enough to become a god will he be qualified to be recognized by the divine seal condensed by the laws of heaven and earth.

At this point, the process of becoming a god is considered to be more than half completed.

As long as the person who becomes a god fuses the divine seal, he can officially become a god.

But this is not a simple matter.

Often there will be external demons attacking at this time, preventing the person who conferred the title of God from obtaining the divine seal.

This can also be regarded as a test for the gods from heaven and earth.

After all, to become a god is to protect a living being. If you don't have the ability to occupy a person's body to enjoy incense, wouldn't you be letting down the sentient beings who put him on the altar?

Therefore, the divine seal will only appear in this world for "one moment and three moments."

If the person who conferred the title of God cannot integrate the divine seal into his body within this time, the divine seal will return to heaven and earth.

Then the Conferment of Gods will fail.

Guyang originally didn't know these things.

But as soon as the sacrifice began, the laws of the world were triggered.

Since Guyang was determined to stop the Conferred God, he was naturally included in the test of heaven and earth.

Perhaps in order to take care of little monsters like Guyang, the rules of heaven and earth passed all this information to the monsters in the lake.

This can be regarded as a glimmer of opportunity given by heaven and earth to all living beings in the lake.

After all, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, whether humans, demons, or immature poultry and beasts, are all living beings, and there is no difference in the eyes of Heaven.

Therefore, Guyang and the monsters in the lake have been standing still, watching human sacrifices.

When the county magistrate finished reciting the sacrificial words and threw the sacrificial table into the cauldron for burning, a green light invisible to mortals rose into the sky and exploded like fireworks.

Countless tiny streams of light flew into the cave-heaven paradise of three mountains, five mountains, nine states and four seas, and some broke through the clouds and mist and entered the legendary heavenly palace.

Soon heaven and earth responded.

The golden flower falls, the auspicious light shines, and a golden divine seal gathers the incense and thought power of all living beings and gradually takes shape.

"Yingyue Shuijun"

The four cloud-patterned seal characters were dazzling and dazzling. Just one look at them made all the monsters afraid and unable to move.

As the divine seal condensed, the stone statue standing at the entrance of the temple suddenly burst into glory. A ghost that was the same as the stone statue jumped out of the stone statue and flew toward the divine seal.

This is the ghost of Zeng Gong.

For these hundred years, he has been enjoying the incense of his descendants and being supported by the luck of the dynasty.Therefore, there is no reincarnation, but one enjoys the blessings of the underworld in the blessed land of the underworld.

He was extremely happy to be put on a pedestal this time.

Once the divine seal was achieved, he couldn't wait to take over the divine seal.

At this moment, he was protected by the people's incense and mind power, and he was not afraid of the sun burning his Yin body.

"The divine seal has been completed, why don't you take action?"

A divine thought suddenly exploded among the monsters.

That is the spiritual thought of Carp King.

As a proud dragon, it is most unable to accept a human being becoming the God of Yingyue Lake.

In its opinion, the only person who can become the Lake God is itself, a dragon species that has awakened the dragon bloodline.

At this moment, all the monsters in the lake work together.

The vigorous demonic power rose into the sky.

The originally sunny sky suddenly changed color, and dark clouds stood between Zeng Gong and Shenyin.

Zeng Gong and Shenyin are both in the sky, but none of the monsters in the lake can fly.

Of course Muzan might be able to fly, but she wasn't there.

Therefore, everyone can only use the magical power to control water. The demonic power wraps up the water vapor and rises to the sky, turning into dark clouds and blocking Zeng Gong's magical path.

"How dare the mere water demon An be so presumptuous——"

This Zeng Gong was also a figure who had been on the battlefield on the ruling side. At this moment, with the power of his mind, he seemed to have infinite power.

Facing the dark cloud blocking the road, he stretched out his hand and pulled out a jade gui from the sleeve of his robe. This was a complete set of ritual utensils given to him by Taizu, as well as the jade belt of his official uniform.

Yu Gui bloomed a true dragon's aura, which enveloped all the people's thoughts and transformed into a ray of brilliance that broke through the dark clouds blocking the road.

This is the dynasty dragon energy.

Although Zeng Gong was a posthumous fifth-grade official and a hundred years had passed, he could arouse the dynasty's dragon energy as long as the dynasty recognized his status.

"Don't try to succeed—"

The Carp King roared and activated the power of his bloodline to form a "dragon" body that was more than ten feet long.

With a flick of the fish's tail, Carp King actually jumped out of the water, and with the help of the power of the monsters and the water vapor in the air, he shot straight up into the clouds.

"Dragon, it's a dragon——"

……

The people by the lake were all shocked when they saw the figure of King Carp.

After all, Carp King's figure really looks like a dragon from a distance.

When King Carp jumped into the clouds, he was immediately surrounded by clouds and mist. This is a phenomenon where the dragon bloodline automatically activates the laws of heaven and earth.

The carp king was like a fish in the clouds, opening its big mouth to bite Zeng Gong.

"Beasts—"

Zeng Gong was extremely anxious.

The divine seal is right in front of us, but first the dark clouds blocked the way, and now this strange fish is killing it.

Although Zeng Gong once commanded soldiers to guard the county seat, he was only a civil servant and had no ability to fight at close quarters.

A hundred years after death, he has been enjoying the worship of his descendants in the blessed land of the underworld, and has no chance to fight, so even if he has ghost skills, there are only a few.

Zeng Gong now regrets that he doesn't know how to use all his magic power. If he had known better, he would have learned more ghost skills.

Zeng Gong had no choice but to dodge left and right in the dark clouds to avoid the giant mouth of the Magikarp King.

Within a few moments, Magikarp knocked him out of the clouds and he could only roar under the clouds.

Zeng Gong deliberately hit Carp King with the Jade Gui in his hand, but Carp King was really as nimble as a dragon in the clouds, and he had the momentum to become more courageous as he fought.

Just for a moment, thunder was already swimming in the clouds, and Magikarp was swimming back and forth with arcs of electricity all over his body, just like a divine dragon coming to earth.

"If you stand in my way, I will fight you until death."

Zeng Gong's eyes were red as if he had returned to the battlefield of that year.

"Master Zeng, hold on—"

"Master Zeng, try harder——"

"Master Zeng, we can only rely on you."

……

The people watching the battle below had their hearts in their throats. They cheered for Zeng Gong one by one, hoping that Zeng Gong could successfully become a god and bless them.

The roaring Zeng Gong once again received the power of all the people's thoughts.

The surging mana made Zeng Gong suddenly feel blessed.

"Where are the county soldiers? Join me and subdue this monster."

Zeng Gong waved Yu Gui and shouted loudly, and more than ten ghosts flew out from the corner of Longmen County.

These were all Zeng Gong's subordinates at that time, and their descendants also offered incense after their death.

It's just that out of the hundreds of county soldiers back then, there are now only a dozen or so who have not been reincarnated.

Under Zeng Gong's orders, the ghosts of these county soldiers were transformed into ghost soldiers and ghost generals holding swords and guns.

"Kill it—"

These dozen Yin soldiers were all veterans who had experienced battles on the battlefield, and now they were even more ferocious and rushed into the clouds to attack the Carp King.

"hold head high--"

The Carp King was accidentally slashed by a Yin soldier, and blood flowed from the foot-long cut, which made him scream in pain.

"So fierce!"

Guyang, who was hiding in the dark, was startled.

He had experienced the defensive power of King Carp's scale armor before, and he couldn't even break through it.

How could Guyang not be surprised that he would be chopped down by several Yin soldiers now.

"King Carp may not be able to withstand those Yin soldiers, so we must help him."

At this moment, Guyang didn't care about his little grudge with Carp King. The most important thing was to be consistent with the outside world.

(End of this chapter)