Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning and the orc elder walked in through the door, and saw the palaces and pavilions inside. There was a very conspicuous cone-shaped black building in the center. There were also several orc guards there. The orc elder introduced Tang Ning's identity as the envoy, and several The orcs immediately worshiped him.

The two entered the inner room, which was divided into several floors. Since it was a cone-shaped building, the bottom floor was the most spacious, about a hundred feet in size. The layout of the entire device seemed a bit gloomy and depressing.

The stone walls and pillars are all made of black stones, the light is dim, and the murals are messy. Looking at them, they are all portraits of orcs with horse faces and ape bodies, which look like a ritual of praying to the god of death.

"This is the place where our tribe prays. The floor below is where the tribe members discuss important matters. During festivals, all the tribe members will gather here to pray to the supreme god of death." The older orc said respectfully. he explained.

Tang Ning didn't know what he meant by the taboo festival, but based on the context, he could infer that it was a day dedicated to honoring the God of Death. He actually knew very little about this legendary god in charge of death, so it would have revealed a flaw. I tried my best not to talk about such topics, so I didn't answer and just nodded.

The orc elder took him to the second floor of the palace. The upper space was slightly smaller than the lower floor, and the layout was similar to the lower floor, except for the murals.

The picture on the stone wall on the first floor shows a group of horse-faced, ape-like orcs gathered around to perform some kind of ritual. The figures on each mural are very distinct, each with their own expressions and movements.

The mural on the stone wall on the second floor only highlights the image of a slightly older horse-faced orc with the body of an ape. The orcs have different appearances, just like the humans. If you look closely, the difference is actually very obvious.

For example, the orc in this pavilion mural has large ears, bulging eyes, and a small proportion of lips and nose. You can tell at a glance that it has an unusual identity.

There are dozens of murals on the stone wall, but its appearance and expression are vividly depicted. The other orcs are all background walls, either with their heads lowered and their bodies bent to listen to the teachings, or with their backs turned around him.

Apart from this, there is no other depiction of an orc's facial expression in any of the murals.

Could this person be the Haiyue clan leader? Tang Ning had a guess in her mind. Before he could ask, the older orc took the initiative to explain: "This is the high priest of our clan. He has played a vital role in the life and death of our clan."

High priest? Hearing this name, one can tell that he is an important figure in the Haiyue Clan, and his status must be higher than that of the orc elder in front of him.

"Where is this high priest now?"

"The high priest has long since died."

"Oh? Are there any other high priests in your clan now?"

"There is only one high priest. He is the highest-status and most noble being in the tribe. He has the ability to predict the future and has helped the tribe avoid several disasters. It was also the high priest who guided the tribe to migrate here, thus allowing the tribe to migrate to this place. The tribe is far away from the war and lives in peace. The high priest once predicted that the messenger will come to the tribe one day."

Tang Ning was amused after hearing this. In all likelihood, this so-called high priest is also a magician. He gained supreme authority by deceiving the Haiyue tribe, and then concocted this illusory prophecy to maintain his prestige.

It is estimated that it often used the death god as a shield to deceive others before it was alive. However, these words were taken seriously by the Haiyue tribe. This elder really regarded himself as a messenger of the gods who came out as expected.

He glanced at the murals, and then he realized that these murals were not just simple pictures, they all had meanings.

For example, there is a picture of the high priest sitting in the grass and pointing to the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the next picture showed a picture of a huge dark ball in the sky above the grass forest. This dark ball was very similar to the dark orb of the Death Swamp.

Then the third picture is a huge dark ball in the sky swallowing everything.

The fourth picture shows the high priest sitting in the distance, looking at the huge dark ball in the sky, accepting the worship of the orcs.

Obviously, this set of pictures is to express that the prophecy of the high priest has been verified.

There are many groups of prophetic pictures like this. The last group of pictures on the stone wall shows the old high priest pointing into the distance. The next picture shows fertile grassland and beautiful lakes.

Obviously, this is the high priest of the orc tribe guiding the tribe in the direction of migration, and this fertile grassland and lake are undoubtedly the Haixi where the orc tribe lives today.

From the pictures on the wall, it seems that there is something about this high priest.

There are also monks who are proficient in divination in the Tianyuan world, who can vaguely detect the secrets of the heavens, but they are only able to predict the fate related to themselves. If others don't tell you, Liu Ruhan's master Nangong Muxue knows a thing or two about this. .

However, such accurate prediction ability as shown in the wall picture is unheard of.

It was unclear whether this high priest really had the ability to predict the future or whether he was just a blind cat and a dead mouse. Tangning originally scoffed, but after seeing the mural, she became a little skeptical.

No matter what, one thing is certain. The orc elder said that the high priest predicted the arrival of the messenger of the god of death was completely false. However, out of curiosity, Tangning couldn't help but ask: "You said that the high priest predicted the arrival of this messenger?" Is it true that the envoy will come here?”

The orc elder suddenly grinned and exposed his fangs. This ferocious face made Tangning's heart skip a beat. He walked to the east of the palace and kowtowed several times towards the high priest's mural. The mural moved from both sides. Open it, there is a hidden compartment inside, and there is a simple stone box inside.

The orc elder held the stone box in both hands and sent it to him respectfully: "This is the prophecy left by the high priest before he died."

Tangning took the stone box and opened the lid. There was a black scroll inside. He picked up the scroll and opened it to see a group of pictures emerging from it.

The content of the picture is the great migration of the orcs, starting from a rolling mountain range and arriving at a green new home.

In the meantime, there are several pictures recording some of the things that happened in the Haiyue clan later.

At the end of the mural, a man came to the West Sea and appeared beside the lake with flying grass. Then he followed the orcs to the conical building and opened the black book.

Seeing this, Tang Ning felt goosebumps all over her body. Although the man in the mural couldn't see his face clearly, he was clearly a humanoid in outline. Moreover, the green field lake in the painting was almost exactly the same as the grassland lake where he was just now.

What’s even more incredible is that the man in the picture holding a black book and looking at it is exactly the same as his current posture. Both are facing the dark grid, and there is an orc standing next to him with his head bowed. The picture ends abruptly.

Tangning held the book in her hand, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her back felt cold.

Is there really something so evil? (End of chapter)