Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1037: Sacrifice for the Old Sins

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. "What Mr. Lan is talking about should be the place at the other end of the secret treasure that has not yet been explored?"

Lan Shengu replied: "It is there."

He looked unhappy, took a deep breath and said:

"The secret vault should have been used to store various materials, metal coins, books and materials, or even medicines for fighters to practice. But I just walked through it and found that most of the things inside were used for sacrifices. Some were even issued by the imperial family, with the year number and the internal government number on them. In addition, I also found this."

He pulled out a piece of leather-like paper from his pocket. It looked soft and heavy. When he spread it out in his hand, he saw a ghost pattern drawn on it. Every part of its body was marked with strange bright red words, and some places explained its internal structure, like an anatomical diagram.

He pointed to the words on it and said, "This is a 'prayer text', which is the text used by ancient people to communicate with ghosts and gods.

This kind of writing can not only communicate with ghosts and gods, but also be affected by people's thoughts and feelings, and create ghosts and gods out of thin air. From the records in ancient books, especially in the ancient times of change, whether it was in the wilderness, lakes and swamps, or where people lived, they seemed to be everywhere, so everyone burned and worshiped, and every household prayed, which made the number of gods and ghosts increase.

According to a book compiled by a high-ranking Taoist priest in later generations, in Fengyuan County, which is now a place in Shannan Road, there were tens of thousands of famous gods and ghosts. They initially lived in harmony with humans, but later they controlled and arrested people and took away their blood and food.

At that time, all the countries in the East Continent became the domain of gods and ghosts, and the people were all harmed by them. It was not until the rise of the Xuan and Chan religions that these gods and ghosts were either expelled and detained, or incorporated into the religions, and all these prayers were destroyed. "

Chen Chuan took the leather scroll from him and took a look. The ghost drawn on it had a ferocious expression, exposed fangs, and was stepping on what looked like human organs. He held up bones in both hands, and a human hand that had not been chewed clean hung from his mouth. There was a bloody and wild aura all over his body. The words on it should be a mixture of cinnabar and the blood of some unknown creature. It was bright red and dazzling, and the font was twisted and weird.

Lan Shengu explained: "This text was recently written, no more than 150 years ago. Thanks to the efforts of Xuanjiao and Chanjiao, there are no people proficient in "prayer text" in Donglu, so I guess that the people who mastered these characters should be those "Maka" people.

They were the descendants of our ancestors from the East Continent. They were later defeated in the war and exiled to the foreign land. They merged with the natives and became this group of islanders. Therefore, they still retained some ancient heritage.”

At this point, he said with a complicated look: "I guess the old imperial family should have cooperated with these people to re-worship the old god here, the one worshipped by the ancestors of the Maka people, in exchange for the imperial family to establish a secret treasure here."

Chen Chuan hummed. Since the things hidden here were all for offering sacrifices to the gods, this reason made sense. He asked, "Advisor Lan, how will this affect us?"

Lan Shengu sighed, "It has a huge impact." He reached into his pocket and took out some more rubble-like fragments, "These are some of the things that Jiaoshan exchanged with others."

Chen Chuan took a look. This was what he saw when he and Ren Xiaotian first came to Jiaoshan. Looking at it now, he could feel a special energy that was slightly corrosive.

Lan Shengu said: "This is most likely 'divine blood'. 'Divine blood' is not the blood left by gods, but it is the closest name. According to some records in ancient books, this is a kind of high-energy impurities that are released during the process of restoration after the extinction of gods."

When Chen Chuan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly and he said, "Mr. Lan, are you sure that the gods have returned?"

Lan Shengu said with certainty: "I can confirm that my ancestors... were responsible for exorcising the old gods in the old state religion. Although the old gods were not seen much later, the records in the classics are still there, and the comparison with these is the same."

He looked inside the rift and said, "In all dynasties, the return of the gods has been strictly guarded. I guess the old imperial family retreated to the fusion land because of their complete collapse, so they no longer care about these things. They allowed the return of the old gods in exchange for this secret treasure to hide their rift."

Chen Chuan nodded, but it was not necessarily a case of exchange. It was very likely that the old imperial family just wanted to leave this trouble for Dashun. No matter who suffered in the end, it would be what the old imperial family would be happy to see.

Lan Shengu said: "Director Chen, as the big bombardment gets closer, this deity is likely to gradually wake up. The ancient gods are recorded as strong and weak, but this one should be a 'superior god'.

The most important thing for these gods to come back is their presence in people's hearts and in reality. The more these 'divine blood' spread, the stronger their presence will be, and the faster the god will come back. In the past, someone may have discovered that these things are useful for transforming organisms, but in fact, they inadvertently promoted this matter. "

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and agreed with his statement. These energy substances are very active and have obvious effects on organisms, just like the deformation and mutation of alienated tissues. They should be helpful for the research of some simple biological transformation technologies.

Lan Shengu said: "I have just seen that the rituals here have a certain restraining and suppressing effect, so we have to reinforce the rituals here, and we can't dismantle them..."

Chen Chuan said: "The ritual here must be dismantled. Only by doing so can the rift be closed by the mother."

"But……"

Chen Chuan said: "If the 'gods' of the old times really wanted to come out, people in the past could handle it, and people today can do the same."

Lan Shengu said anxiously: "But the power level of the 'God' may be very high, and he has been worshipped by the old imperial family for so long, so he may have to pay a great price."

Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "Advisor Lan, you may have forgotten that the past is different from the present. Technology is advancing, and there are more weapons and means that can be used. Most importantly, we have the World Ring, which can block and isolate these high-level forces. So don't worry too much. Even if they gather together, they will not be too high, and we can deal with them. But there are some things we need to do," he glanced at the "divine blood" in the other party's hand, "at least we need to stop the spread of these things and reduce the influence of this old evil."

He glanced at the rift, "I'll go there myself later and take a look at the other side of the temple."

While he was speaking, he saw Mr. Zhuan, Zarnik, Hu Kan, Xu Chan and others coming back from outside.

When they came closer, Chen Chuan took a look at Xu Chan and saw that he had many wounds and bloodstains on his body. He asked, "Old Xu, are you injured?"

Xu Chan said: "It's just a minor injury."

Hu Kan said: "Brother Xu is brave and decisive. I admire you, Old Hu." Then he gave a general account of the situation.

After Chen Chuan understood what was going on, he took a close look at the two of them. His brows flickered, and in an instant, a light as bright as the sun shone from his body. After a moment, it faded away.

Black smoke was coming out of Hu Kan and Xu Chan's bodies, especially Xu Chan's. He took a look and felt a lot more relieved.

What surprised Hu Kan was that there was even some on his body. He thought about it and thought that it was probably the blood and flesh that splattered on his body when he killed the embroidered clothes messenger with a hammer.

This thing will slowly invade his body, or slowly change him. If he is not careful, he may be attacked. He touched his bald head and said, "It's hard to guard against it." He said to Chen Chuan: "Brother Chen, I owe you a favor."

Xu Chan didn't say anything, he would naturally show it through actions in the future.

Chen Chuan said: "It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart."

"That won't do, that won't do," Hu Kan patted his chest, "In the future, if you need my help, just ask me. Even if I can't help, just shout a few times to create a good atmosphere and cheer me up." As soon as he said this, everyone around him laughed and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.

Chen Chuan couldn't help but smile and said, "I won't forget you, Brother Hu, if anything happens."

He asked this question, and then he looked at Mr. Zhuan and Zarnik. Zarnik and the other two were a little depressed and ashamed at this time, because they were not able to catch up with the opponent, and that person was eventually dealt with by Mr. Zhuan.

Chen Chuan asked in detail and learned the whole process. It can be seen that Zarnik and the other man worked very hard on this matter. If Mr. Zhuan had not taken action in the end, there was actually a high probability that the two of them would have tracked down Gai Shuhe.

His original plan was to decide the next destination of the two people based on their attitude in carrying out the mission. From this perspective, he could consider keeping the two people.

There were not enough resources in one land to supply two fighters before, but now it is different. After the skylines are connected, it is not difficult to supply two more fighters with the resources of the two lands. All they need to do is sign some binding agreements with the fighters.

In fact, there were secret constraints before they came, but with the temper of these two people, they would not care about any agreements and consequences. The most important thing is to have enough military force to support them and be able to suppress these two people at the critical moment.

What made him a little regretful was that Chen Bitong disappeared in Gai Shuhe's hands. He was thinking that if he could catch this man this time, perhaps he could ask about his final whereabouts. However, Gai Shuhe, a mysterious warrior with the appearance of a god, did not come here in full body this time, so even if he caught him, it would probably be of no use and he could only try next time.

Perhaps one day I could invade the imperial capital and ask him in person.

In the past, it was indeed a very difficult matter to completely resolve the problem of the old imperial family, but the skylines are now gradually connected. Then this is not something that only exists on paper, otherwise the old imperial family would not be in a hurry this time.

Mr. Zhuan took out something and said, "We found this from Gai Shuhe when we were searching for him."

Chen Chuan looked over and saw a black, ferocious statue, which was somewhat similar to the gods and ghosts on the parchment.

Lan Shengu took a look from outside and his expression changed. He said, "This should be something that was originally in the temple."

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(End of this chapter)