Zhao Chen's frowning eyebrows relaxed at this time, because Junior Brother Chen had just mentioned the "tragedy" that happened in front of him, but he couldn't connect them for a while.
It turns out that the so-called three "authentic schools" in this world have always preached that humans are born guilty and must atone for their sins in order to gain protection from heaven and earth.
The so-called atonement method is that each family must provide a baby every ten years and hand it over to "authentic" disciples to raise it uniformly.
These babies usually receive good care and even practice some simple exercises to strengthen their qi, blood and soul, but they are forced to have their spiritual intelligence wiped out and do not know any joy, anger or joy.
And when they reach adulthood, they will be killed one by one like animals, euphemistically called "saving their souls", that is, their "spirits" will be transferred to the kingdom of heaven.
Yes, the so-called "Duling Sect" is a sect established to help Zhengzong do these dirty jobs.
According to Chen Zhi, these "redemptors" are actually the resources used by "authentic" disciples to practice.
Their souls will be collected and sent to the "Holy Spirit Sect", their blood will be sealed and sent to the "Blood God Sect", and their bones will have their muscles removed and sent to the "White Jade Sect"...
And that flesh and blood will be refined into "Red Blood Pill" and sold to warriors to generate income for local villagers and townspeople.
Therefore, every time this so-called "spiritual salvation" ceremony is held, it is a "festival" for these villagers...even if the people killed are likely to be their brothers, children, and children.
"What a twisted 'order'!" Zhao Chen saw that the remaining people were about to be killed, but he had no intention of saving anyone.
Because he couldn't see any desire to survive in those people's eyes. Even if they were rescued this time, they would still return to the "circle" and wait for the next time they were massacred.
And Zhao Chen couldn't always take them with him and teach them how to survive.
When he was about to leave, he saw a young man suddenly burst into the circle, protected a woman with blank eyes, and shouted loudly to the man who raised the guillotine: "Father, this is my sister!
"She is your biological daughter, how can you bear to kill her!"
The man holding the guillotine looked incredulous when he heard this, and said sternly: "Xiao Qi, what are you doing?
"What sister? Since ancient times, the 'Son of Atonement' has been the messenger between heaven and earth, the Holy Spirit who conveys our repentance to heaven and earth.
"You have been talking nonsense since you came back from your study tour. Could it be that you are hysterical?"
As he spoke, he pulled it open.
But the young man desperately protected the woman behind him and argued: "No! This is wrong!
"Heaven and Earth do not need us to atone for our sins. The so-called 'sons of atonement' are nothing more than authentic cultivation resources."
As soon as these words came out, everyone including his father suddenly changed their expressions. The black-clothed monk who collected the soul before directly gathered the power of heaven and earth on his body, and asked in a cold voice: "Where did your thoughts come from? ?”
The young man was so excited by the momentum that he took several steps back, but thinking that his sister still had to rely on him, he still plucked up the courage to say:
"When I traveled to Lijiang Mansion, I heard that Senior Yi Lingxiao, the founder of Qingtian Sword Sect, was born as the 'Atonement Son', but now he is one of the nine masters.
"If people really need to atone for their sins, Senior Yi would have been punished by heaven for his actions. How could he become a master?"
Hearing this, the monk in black looked at the young man with cold eyes for a long time, then turned his head and said to the man holding the guillotine: "Old Lu, don't blame me for being unkind, you can't keep your son!"
The man with the guillotine had a look of fear on his face. He knelt down and begged for mercy while scolding the young man: "You are a sinner, why don't you go up to the envoy to apologize?"
"I'm right! Why do you have to apologize?" The young man's body couldn't help but tremble, but he still said firmly.
At this time, the girl behind him also shed tears from her eyes, and murmured a word in her mouth:
"elder brother……"
The young man was stunned at first, and then showed a look of ecstasy. He had always sneaked into the "circle" to teach his sister knowledge about being a "human being", but he never received a response.
This made him very depressed for a time, and he even doubted whether he had really made a mistake. The "Son of Atonement" was no longer a human being?
But now his sister's words of "brother" made all his doubts disappear, and even the aura of the black-clothed monk could no longer scare him.
My sister is a human being! All the sons of atonement are human beings! And "people" shouldn't be treated like this!
Facing the young man who seemed to be glowing, the monk in black licked his lips and said with a smile: "What a dazzling faith, your soul must be very, very delicious!"
“But boy, you have to remember that without power, all faith is empty talk.
"Your sister is the 'Son of Atonement', I said yes, she is!"
After finishing speaking, as if he was afraid that the other person's belief would suddenly disappear, he flew up without hesitation and stabbed the young man between the eyebrows with a sword.
This sword is not only extremely fast, but also has the ability to seize souls. It is exactly the "Sword of Soul Capture" in "The Thirteen Swords of the Yin Ling".
Using such a unique technique to deal with a young man who has just finished physical training is also the black monk's recognition of the youth's faith.
If nothing else, the young man would be helpless under this sword.
But just when he was locked by the sword light and had no choice but to protect his sister, close his eyes and wait for death, an accident happened.
I saw an orange-red long sword coming first, directly breaking the black-clothed monk's sword power, and then the red-red zhenqi spread to the black-clothed man along the contact point of the two swords. His body burned violently.
"Red Emperor Yang Yuan Zhen Qi" is practiced internally to "nourish Yuan", and when used externally, it can ignite other people's Zhen Yuan and Zhen Qi, dissolving them into the most basic vitality of heaven and earth.
In addition, this move also incorporates the connotation of "Sunshine Divine Sword", which is particularly effective against the demonic energy.
"Ah! Magical power! Magical power..."
The black-clothed monk immediately screamed and tried his best to extinguish the "Red Emperor's Fire" in his meridians, but it was of no use. He could only feel that his cultivation was burned away and he became a useless person.
Zhao Chen glanced at the surrounding villagers who were looking at him with panic, fear, anger, etc., and sneered at the monk in black who was rolling on the ground and wailing in pain, and said lightly: "In my eyes, you are the same. 'Son of Atonement'.
"I said yes, you are!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sword light cut off the black-clothed monk's neck.
After doing this, Zhao Chen pulled the young man and his sister who were still a little confused, cast the "Magic Spell" and left the village.
But he didn't run very far and stopped just a few dozen miles away.
It was only then that the young man came back to his senses. He lowered his arms to the ground and solemnly said: "Thank you so much, Lu Linqi, for saving my life!"
"Oh? Aren't you worried that I am a member of the Demon Cult?" Zhao Chen asked playfully.
Lu Linqi shook his head and said sternly: "I have experienced the southern cities in the lower reaches, and I know that the demon sect is not as cruel as the orthodox depictions. Instead, it rules the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no punishment from heaven and earth... That's why I doubt this 'Son of Atonement' Things."
Sure enough, with the unexpected rise of the "Demon Sect", an external force, no matter how traditional the so-called "authentic" order is, no matter how deeply rooted it is in the hearts of the people, there will still be people who question it.
After sighing in his heart, Zhao Chen didn't take it to heart. After all, the main reason why he rescued people was not only that he was infected by Lu Linqi's belief, but also because...
"You don't have to thank me...if you want to thank me, you should thank your sister!"
It was your sister who was willing to give her all to me so that you wouldn't be hurt that I took action.
After all, protecting "commodities" from loss is exactly what "escorts" should do.
(End of chapter)
