Pawn Crossing the River

In the end, Wu Niang decided to take a gamble with Qi Xuansu.

The two of them walked up the steps, and at the end was a concave arched doorway. Each arch in the upper part was supported by columns. The front and rear columns were close to each other, leaving no gaps in the middle. The closer the distance between the left and right, the palace gate forms a horizontal funnel shape.

In this way, the outside of the doorway is the largest and most open, and becomes smaller as you go inward. The innermost part becomes a straight passage, just like the tubular part under the funnel.

This is a veritable snake path.

Above the arch is a huge stone mural depicting a big tree with a big snake surrounding it and wings growing on its back.

There is no doubt that the serpent is Quetzalcoatl, meaning Kukulkan. This tree most likely symbolizes the World Tree.

The two walked into the snake passage. There was no golden gate at the end, but a layer of mist.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang had made up their minds and walked through the mist without any hesitation.

On the other side of the fog, there was still an antechamber.

However, this front hall is extremely open, more like a square. There is no dome above, and you can see the clear sky and the high sun, illuminating the entire square.

There is a circle of seats in the middle of the square, forming a semicircle, surrounding a sun pattern. It seems that this square is still a living room.

In the deepest part of the square opposite to the arched doorway, there is an upward staircase, shrouded in golden light. It seems that the end of the staircase is Kukulkan's bedroom.

Just after Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang set foot here, the whole square shook.

A pair of scarlet vertical pupils lit up in the golden light in the direction of the dormitory. Each vertical pupils was as tall as a person.

A loud voice then sounded: "Uninvited guests from the east, you rashly broke into my palace and came to my bedroom. What's going on?"

There is no doubt that those scarlet vertical pupils are actually snake pupils.

The owner of this voice is none other than the current Sun God and the past Quetzalcoatl, Kukulkan.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang directly woke up the sleeping god.

As he spoke, a huge snake head slowly emerged from the golden light on the upward staircase.

The snake's head is so large that all details can be seen very clearly, and its scales are like mirrors, reflecting human figures. But the most eye-catching thing is the pair of snake eyes, blood red like the sunset.

With the appearance of the snake head.

Some figures also appeared on those seats.

The moon girl who is too beautiful to be described in words, the hideous old woman with tiger claws, the rotten man with the head of an owl, the middle-aged man wearing armor and a feather crown, the beautiful woman wearing a beaded skirt and a crown, A man with four faces.

Qi Xuansu knew some of these gods and some did not.

For example, the Moon Girl and Tiger Claw Crone at the beginning were Ixichel and Chakchel. There is also a rotten man with an owl head, which can also correspond to the description of the God of Death.

Kukulkan's voice continued: "Ixichel, the goddess of the full moon, childbirth, and weaving; Chakchel, the goddess of the stars, moon, and floods; Ah Puche, the northern god of death; Hurakan, the god of war; Henokla, the southern goddess, Chayak, the Rain God.”

"A bunch of rebellious officials and traitors who don't know how to obey, they are all the same."

"Uninvited guests driven by ambition, do you also want to snatch my crown?"

Kukulkan answered Qi Xuansu's questions.

It turns out that the full name of the god of death is A Puch, and his official name is the northern god of death. His counterpart is the southern goddess Henocra, a woman wearing a crown and a beaded skirt. It can be seen from her name that she has a deep relationship with Nohpeten, the empire that the ancient gods once ruled. It is very likely that the royal family of Nohpeten is her descendant, and her crown seems to confirm this.

In other words, Apuch, the god of death, is in charge of the world of the dead and lives in the north, and the southern goddess Henocla is in charge of the world of the living and lives in the south. This actually corresponds to the Dao Sect's Beidou Lord Death and South Dipper Lord Life.

This is also the inherent pattern of all gods, life versus death, sun versus moon. In the Central Plains, the sun and the moon are the True Lord of the Sun and the True Lord of Taiyin. The Qing Emperor and the True Lord Siming correspond to life and death. The Qing Emperor is the master of Nandou, and the True Lord Siming is the Beidou. They are the two star masters. However, the Qing Emperor finally fully merged into the world of heaven and earth. In time, there is no self anymore, so Lord Siming took the opportunity to steal part of the power belonging to "life", and then he claimed to be in charge of life and death.

The god of war, Uracan, is a special god. If the northern god of death, Apuche, is the evil god, and the southern goddess Henokra is the good god, then he is a neutral god, and there is no distinction between good and evil. He symbolizes war and is closely related to the human empire. He is a god believed by warriors and armies. War often brings killing and death, so he is friends with the God of Death. .

At the same time, he is also in charge of hunting and is the god of hunting.

Qi Xuansu wanted to solve the problem of the ancient gods, so naturally he had some understanding of the ancient gods. For example, he had always known about the existence of the God of Death, but he didn't know the name of the God of Death. He thought there was something wrong with the files of Xidaomen.

Qi Xuansu knew the names of these gods, but could not match them with their specific images. He did not match them until Kukulkan named them one by one.

What surprised Qi Xuansu the most was the Rain God.

According to his understanding, in this pantheon, there is a founding god, the founder of the pantheon, equivalent to the ancestor in the patriarchal system, named Unabuku, who has the highest status, but has already left this world.

The second is Itsumna, the head of the gods, known as the sky god, the lord of heaven, the lord of night and day, the sun god, and the husband of Ixichel.

The third one is the rain god Chayak. It is said that this is a composite god. Qi Xuansu didn’t quite understand what a composite god was before, but now he knows that it is just four faces that can turn into four different gods, representing things. Four directions: north and south. The one representing the east has a red face and is called Chuck; the one representing the west has a black face and is called Eke; the one representing the south has a yellow face and is called Kanker; the one representing the north has a white face and is called Sack.

The fourth one is Yum, the God of Corn. Because corn is the main food crop in the New World, the God of Corn has a very high status. Don't think it's funny, think that corn is a god and it's just a make-up. In fact, this is not the case. People in the Central Plains often say that Jiangshan Sheji is like this. Jiangshan is easy to explain. What does Sheji mean? She is the god of earth and Ji is the god of grain. There is no essential difference between the corn god and the corn god. They are both extremely important food crops.

Therefore, the Corn God is equivalent to the Sheji God in the Central Plains. Now Daxuan still has the Sheji Altar in the Imperial Capital, and its status is second only to the Heaven and Earth Altar.

The same is true for the Rain God. The reason for his high status is not because of rain, but because he symbolizes the four directions, just like the five mountains, which are all linked to the country, the world, and the country.

Leaving aside the founding god Unabuku who has left the world, the three highest-status people in the entire pantheon are the sky god Itsumna, the rain god Chayak, and the corn god Yumu. Even if Itesumna unfortunately dies in battle, the successor in order should be the rain god Chayak, then the corn god Youmu, or the fourth-ranked Ixichel temporarily takes power as a widow, no matter what It shouldn't be Kukulkan.

Although Kukulkan's ascension was supported by Chakchel, it now seems that the corn god Yum did not appear on these seats, so he probably died. Rain God, who was once the number two figure, was in last place and was usurped by Kukulkan. It is likely that he suffered heavy losses and was unable to compete with Kukulkan.

It can be inferred from this that after the Holy Court launched the divine war, the three highest-status gods were severely attacked by the Holy Court. During the apostles' raid, Itesumna and the corn god Youmu fell directly. Although the Rain God was lucky, He survived, but suffered severe injuries and lost his powers.

Kukulkan took the opportunity to seize the position of main god and became the leader of the gods.

In many myths, snakes are believed to have huge swallowing power. People in the Central Plains say that snakes swallow elephants if their hearts are not enough. Westerners believe that snakes will gnaw and engulf the World Tree. In the New World, snakes swallow the sun to symbolize the solar eclipse.

Kukulkan's seizure of the position of Sun God undoubtedly confirms this legend.

It's just that this legend is not a good omen, but a bad omen similar to the hen and rooster, which means that yin and yang are reversed and chaos is coming.

As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth, and if the words are not smooth, the things will not be accomplished. Kukulkan's move will definitely arouse opposition and dissatisfaction, and Ichichel and Chajak should be the opponents.

However, hearing the meaning of Kukulkan's words, he actually denounced all the ancient gods as traitors. When thinking about Kukulkan's current situation, alone, without even a gatekeeper, one can't help but think of a possibility. That is to say, the wall fell and everyone pushed him, and Kukulkan became a loner.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang said nothing.

Kukulkan seemed to be immersed in his own world and didn't care about the reactions of the two. After angrily scolding the gods, he looked at the sun hanging high in the square: "Sun, there is no doubt about your power. You can conquer me." Push it to a higher level and give me the power to destroy those rebellious officials and traitors."

Then Kukulkan turned his attention to the two of them again. The huge snake body behind the snake's head kept pouring out from the golden light and appeared in the square, as if there was no end: "A mere mortal dares to provoke me. Authoritative?”

When Quetzalcoatl's folded wings left the golden staircase and appeared in the square, and spread their wings, huge divine power swept across the entire square.

Kukulkan shouted: "I am the God of Heaven, the God of the Sun! I am the King of the Gods!"

Under the impact of the divine power, those seats and the figures on the chairs became blurred and distorted, as if they would disappear at any time.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang seemed to have encountered ordinary people in a sandstorm. They had to cover their faces with their arms and retreat backwards.

Kukulkan held up the snake's head high, and the snake's mouth was open. Under the misalignment, it seemed as if it was holding the scorching sun in its mouth, and the wings behind it were fully unfolded, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

He looked down at Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang from a high position, with a dangerous and indifferent light emitting from his erect snake pupils: "Kneel down, mortal! Repent, mortal! Atone for what you have done, mortal!"

After the words fell, the sun hanging high above the square became extremely dazzling, shining like gold, which contained the ultimate light and heat.

The majestic divine power that accompanies it is released wantonly, as if the roaring waves are about to crush people.

Qi Xuansu immediately realized that Kukulkan was indeed not comparable to an ordinary god. He was infinitely close to the strength of a one-kalpa immortal, which was also a quasi-one-kalpa immortal in the Taoist definition.

If any one of the three masters was here, or Jiang Daren, who was sitting on four immortal objects, would certainly not be afraid of Kukulkan, but Qi Xuansu was the only one at this time.

Maybe many years later, Qi Xuansu would be able to fear Kukulkan, but not now.

Faced with this situation, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be shaken.

Could his guess be wrong?