Chapter 99: Altar
Qi Xuansu asked quickly: "Mr. Jiang, Wu Niang..."
Although Wu Niang was not dead, for some reason, her eyes were closed tightly, as if she had passed out. Qi Xuansu didn't know exactly what was going on, but Master Jiang Da was well-informed and had known and been with Wu Niang for a longer time, so he should know the reason.
Master Jiang Da said: "This is her opportunity."
Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Niang had said before that there might be an opportunity for her here. Could it be that it was relying on Itsumner's blow to break the rear? This is too simple.
Master Jiang Da seemed to see what Qi Xuansu was thinking and said, "Of course it's not that simple."
Having said that, an ancient stone slab appeared in the hands of Master Jiang Da. It looked mottled on the surface and was engraved with an ancient script that Qi Xuansu had never learned. It was not the Central Plains script, nor the script currently used in the New World, nor the Holy Court script. It should be the hieroglyphics of the New World, and it also has certain pictorial features, which contain strange power.
Any words have power, and talismans and runes can be regarded as a special kind of words.
Therefore, Cangjie was shocked when he created characters.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"
Master Jiang Da said: "What was left behind after Itsumna's death should be the key to this cave and the pyramid."
Qi Xuansu didn't notice when Jiang Da Zhenren put this thing into his pocket. It should be that Jiang Da Zhenren had already taken down the stone slab before the sword light completely dissipated.
After all, the Heavenly Master is just a projection. There is no return, but direct dissipation. It is impossible to bring things back, so it can only be taken by Jiang Daren. It just so happens that Master Jiang Da is responsible for managing the Taoist immortals, so this saves you the trouble.
"Give me the 'Seven Birds and Five Fire Fans'. "Jiang Daren reached out his hand.
Qi Xuansu followed his instructions and handed Wuniang's body to Jiang Dazhen, but Wuniang's human form was still there unconscious, and the two had not merged into one.
Master Jiang Da asked Qi Xuansu to pick up Wu Niang, and the two came to the top of the pyramid. There was an altar here, which is where Itesumna was resurrected.
Master Jiang Da asked Qi Xuansu to place Wu Niang on the altar, and then placed the "Seven Birds and Five Fire Fans" on Wu Niang's body.
Qi Xuansu asked: "Mr. Jiang, is this okay? I remember that our Taoist sect's 'Ascension Platform' and 'Liu Xiantai' have restrictions and cannot be used continuously. Itsumna just used the pyramid, will it be..."
Jiang Dazhen said: "'Ascension Platform' and 'Liuxian Platform' do have usage restrictions, but this altar is different. Its main function is not to ascend and overcome tribulations, but to offer sacrifices and resurrection, and it is specially used for ancient gods. Resurrection. According to their logical explanation, it should be a new era after the destruction of the sun. To explain it in our Taoist terms, it is somewhat similar to the concept of destruction and establishment, but it is not exactly the same.
"The reason why Itesumna was promoted to a calamity sage was because he was already strong enough. He eliminated karma through resurrection and got rid of all kinds of burdens. At the same time, he gained a calamity by sacrificing Kukulkan. The strength of the Immortal. If Itsumna himself was not strong enough, even if he sacrificed Kukulkan, he would not be able to become an Immortal."
Wuniang has already communicated with Master Jiang Da, so Master Jiang Da knows all the details. Based on the experience of an immortal, he can make a more accurate judgment than Qi Xuansu.
Master Jiang Da went on to say: "After Yitesumna is resurrected, he is equivalent to a quasi-one-kalpa immortal. As long as he can take back the Kingdom of God and other priesthoods, he will have the power of a one-kalpa immortal and can safely survive a natural disaster. If the Dao Sect does not stop it, it means that in the next hundred years, Itsumna can come to the world freely without the help of a container instead of hiding in the Kingdom of God. This also means that Itsumna has the ability to change the entire world. In the new world, many things will get out of control, which we cannot allow."
Qi Xuansu understood.
Taoism is not worried about a one-kalpa immortal hiding in the Kingdom of God. The effect he can exert on the human level is quite limited. However, Taoism is very afraid of a one-kalpa immortal who can freely come to the human world, so he must be eliminated.
In the bud. ..
At the same time, Master Jiang Da also said one thing. This pyramid is not very useful to people in the Taoist sect. Except for immortals, other inherited immortals do not have triple death. Death is death. The so-called resurrection is There is no way to talk about it.
Itesumna actually uses multiple tricks. The first heavenly tribulation is both a disaster and a reward for the immortals. After passing through the heavenly tribulation, not only will they get a hundred years, but they will also be refined by the heavenly tribulation and be able to go further. This is The biggest difference between the One-Calamity Immortal and the Quasi-One Calamity Immortal is here.
Itesumna, on the other hand, broke through and stood up, and obtained a similar effect to the Heavenly Tribulation without undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation. Then he turned around to bear the Heavenly Tribulation. Although he would no longer benefit from the Heavenly Tribulation, Can get a hundred years period.
This is completely different from the principle of Taoist "Liuxiandai".
The key here is the triple death of the immortal, who can place his mark in the underworld, waiting for resurrection. Immortals from other traditions cannot do this, and resurrection is out of the question.
It can be said that this pyramid was basically built for the ancient god system, and the risks involved were also very high. If the ancient god dies successfully, but others do not offer sacrifices to the altar, then the dead ancient god can only remain in a state of death. At this time, the dead ancient god has no way to control others. He is just a piece of fish on the chopping board, and can be slaughtered by others. It is said that life depends on other people's thoughts.
This is why Chakchel is loyal to Itsumna and tries his best to revive Itsumna. If it were Ishichel, Itsumna would really be dead.
Moreover, the divine power required for sacrifice is very huge. Just to revive Itsumna's will, it takes many Shadow Tides. To completely revive Itsumna, Kukulkan is sacrificed. This is also one of the reasons why Chakchel tempted Kukulkan to connect the Kingdom of God with the Cave Heaven. Killing Kukulkan in the Kingdom of God is equivalent to killing Kukulkan in the Cave Heaven. The sacrifice of a quasi-first-tribulation immortal is exchanged for the resurrection of a first-tribulation immortal.
So this altar is powerful, but for the Taoist sect, it is tasteless and a pity to abandon it.
Jiang Da Zhenren was interpreting the stone tablet in his hand: "The ancestors of Paititi once owned this altar and opened the prosperous Paititi era, but each sacrifice required a large number of living people for blood sacrifice. At first, it was just prisoners of war, then slaves, and later believers, and even nobles. This caused the Paititi Empire to decline rapidly. In the end, the last owner of this altar decided to seal the altar and Paititi's cave and no longer use it."
"It is precisely because of this shortcut to sacrifice that the New World has embarked on a crooked path. Sacrifice has penetrated into the bones of the New World and has been repeatedly banned. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Habit If they choose a more convenient path, they are unwilling to try the more difficult correct path. It is easier said than done to obtain divine power through the righteous path of loving the world. It is like training disciples to become talents, which requires a lot of effort. How can it be easier than blood sacrifice? The fall of the ancient gods is doomed. "
Qi Xuansu is not very concerned about the reflection of the ancestors of Paititi, but more concerned about the situation of Wu Niang: "Is this altar useful to Wu Niang?"
Jiang Da Zhenren said: "Wu Niang is not dead, there is no need to revive, just borrow the sacrifice of this altar to help her take the last step. In a sense, if Wu Niang can get rid of the "Seven Birds and Five Fire Fans", isn't it a kind of rebirth? It also corresponds to the so-called rebirth to open a new era. "
Qi Xuansu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
As for the issue of sacrifice, it is basically not a problem. First of all, Wu Niang's situation is different from Itsumna. Since she is not dead, there is no need to sacrifice someone, just provide divine power. In order to conceal his identity, Chakcher could only use the means of the Shadow Tide to collect divine power, which can be regarded as the application of the Night God's Office. But the Taoist sect does not need to conceal its identity, and it does not lack divine power.
Master Jiang took out his sutra.
The second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest was awarded the "Shangdong sutra", the Canzhi Taoist priest was awarded the "Taixuan sutra", the first-rank Tianzhen Taoist priest was awarded the "Taishang Dugong sutra", and the deputy head master was awarded the "Taishang Daode sutra".
The "Taishang Daode sutra" of the three deputy head masters respectively corresponds to the Demon Well Cave Heaven, the Demon Locking Tower Cave Heaven, and the Dragon Palace Cave Heaven. The three deputy head masters can also
separate some secondary permissions from the sutra and give them to others to assist them in managing the cave heaven. This is the application of the concept of big key and small key.
As the fourth-ranked Pingzhang Master, Master Jiang was awarded the "Taishang Dugong sutra" with two secondary permissions. One secondary authority corresponds to Zixiao Palace, because Zixiao Palace is the residence of the Grand Master, and the Grand Master holds the highest authority. The Grand Master's wife and the Grand Master of Zixiao Palace share the secondary authority.
Another secondary authority corresponds to "Thirty-three Days".
Of course, there is not only one authority for "Thirty-three Days". The highest authority is still in the hands of the Grand Master, and then several secondary authorities are divided and handed over to several Grand Masters, who can be three masters or ordinary Grand Masters. Because Zhengyi was responsible for ghosts and gods in the past, it has a great weight in this regard.
Therefore, the Grand Master is strong, and the Grand Master of Zixiao Palace is the position of the inner minister of the inner court. Together with the Grand Master's wife, they compete with the three deputy Grand Masters who are similar to the prime minister of the outer court.
Of course, the inside and outside are not absolutely clear-cut. According to the different origins of each camp, there is also a situation of you in me.
Grand Master Jiang directly communicated with the "Thirty-three Days" of Taoism.
A mighty divine power ignored the distance limit, passed through the boundary of the cave, and descended above the altar.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh. If the Grand Master is the first level authority, then Jiang Dazhenren is the second level authority, Qingwei Zhenren can probably be considered the third level authority, and Qi Xuansu is only the fourth level authority. The amount of divine power mobilized is incomparable.
The altar lit up and engulfed Wu Niang.
Qi Xuansu asked: "How long will it take?"
Jiang Dazhenren replied: "Don't be impatient. It takes forty-nine days for an immortal to be reborn. Even if everything goes well, it will take at least forty-nine days. If it doesn't go well, it's hard to say. It may be one or two years, or it may be three or four years. It all depends on her luck."