Songzhou, a state city that is a little far away from Jiankang City and not very eye-catching.
The long distance from the capital of Jiankang means that this state city will not be very prosperous. Because it is far away from the border, there are no wars here. However, the commander-in-chief of Songzhou is not just messing around. I also have my own things to do.
That is, dealing with sectarian issues under his rule.
After all, things like folk sects are always forbidden. After all, there are always things in this world that cannot be done by human beings, so people will resort to these things to various ghosts and gods, hoping that there are some beings in the dark who can do it. Solve this problem for them - this kind of thing does not matter regardless of official rank. After all, even Xu Yan, the commander-in-chief of Songzhou, has problems that he cannot solve.
Just like the endless ban on folk sects, this is a problem that Xu Yan has not been able to solve no matter what. He has issued orders time and time again to prohibit those folk sects from worshiping ghosts and gods, but various secret sacrifices are still carried out again and again. It opened under his nose.
Faced with this situation, Xu Yan, who was really out of options, chose...
Pray to God and worship Buddha.
Yes, join if you can't beat them. This is the method Xu Yan came up with. So relying on his status as the commander-in-chief of the army, Xu Yan quickly became the most powerful leader of the sect in Songzhou - and this was also Xu Yan's purpose. , after all, he also had some information channels in Jiankang Imperial City. Now that the emperor has died and the new emperor has ascended the throne, the Chen court seems to be in trouble.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, he naturally had to make plans in advance.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away, referring to Songzhou where he is located. Now that the imperial court's control is weakening, this is simply an opportunity given to him by God. As the old saying goes, if God does not take what he wants, he will suffer the consequences. Now that there is How could he just give up the opportunity to strengthen himself?
"As long as you are strong enough, even the so-called emperor is like that."
Whenever he thought of those letters from Jiankang Imperial City, Xu Yan couldn't help but tremble all over and his heart surged.
"So, O omnipotent ghosts and gods, give me your power."
While chanting like this, Xu Yan bowed to the altar in front of him.
This kind of worship should be effective. At least there are some fanatical sect members in Songzhou who have obtained inhuman powers through worship - but it is a pity that Xu Yan himself failed to achieve any effect. Speaking of releasing the evil spirit, he didn't even manage to let it enter his body.
"Am I not religious enough?"
With this thought in mind, Xu Yan waved his hand and signaled his men to bring a few death row prisoners up.
These are the people who are meant to be beheaded. Since they all want to be killed, it doesn’t make much difference whether they die early or later. Similarly, since they are all meant to be killed, it doesn’t really matter whether they beheaded or not - just like now. , he stabbed the death row prisoner with a knife, and then took out the heart. The death row prisoner was as dead as ever, and it was not much different from beheading.
Then, Xu Yan carefully put the still trembling heart into the stone bowl and placed it respectfully on the altar.
"O omnipotent ghosts and gods, please give me power, please give me power..."
"What are you doing?"
"Varied……"
Hearing the sound coming from the altar in front of him, Xu Yan couldn't help but raise his head subconsciously.
It's ghosts and gods, and ghosts and gods were actually summoned by him!
It's just that this ghost looks a bit too human. If it weren't for the fact that he was flying in mid-air with a broken yue knife glowing with bronze rust stuck in his chest, he would have even thought that this person came here on purpose. He was trying to trick him - but immediately, he confirmed that the person in front of him was really a ghost.
After all, he has already felt the inhuman and huge pressure.
"Please listen to my request! Lord Kishin!"
Xu Yan quickly leaned over and kowtowed.
"Please give me power! Make me invincible!"
"Hmm...a ritual to ask for power?"
The figure with a broken yue knife nailed to his chest frowned.
"Then you're going through the wrong process."
"……ah?"
Xu Yan was stunned for a moment.
What do you mean...the process went wrong?
Is there actually a process for this kind of thing?
"There must be a process. So you don't know?"
The face of the figure with the broken yue knife nailed to his chest became subtle.
"I'm just telling you why a man would use this kind of sacrifice. This is a sacrifice for women to pray for more children. When a man uses it, he can only... forget it, get out of the way, I'll do it."
Saying this, the figure descended from the air and casually took the dagger in Xu Yan's hand.
Then the knife stabbed into Xu Yan's chest and abdomen.
The stone bowl on the table was thrown aside and replaced with a new one, and Xu Yan's blood fell into the bowl under the precise stab of the dagger. Immediately afterwards, Xu Yan's bone marrow was taken out and mixed with the blood in the bowl. Then the figure smeared the paste on his face and body, drawing sharp lines.
"Under the witness of all kinds of ghosts and gods, we become one."
Saying this, the figure drank the remaining contents of the stone bowl in one gulp.
Immediately afterwards, there was an inexplicable power surging on those sharp lines.
But the figure still shook his head.
"Not quite enough."
Picking up the dagger, the figure turned his attention to the guards on the side.
In just a moment, the guards were all impaled by him on the spot.
After repeating the same sacrifice six times in a row, the figure with the yoke on his chest looked better. Inexplicable power flowed through the complex patterns on his body, making him move more freely.
"It's a pity. It would be nice if it happened one more time."
Thinking of this, the figure couldn't help but glared at Xu Yan's corpse. If the other party hadn't wasted a flesh man, he should have been able to perform the ritual eight times - it was already too late to make up for it now. This set The key to the sacrificial process is to use the person you see for the first time after praying. If you use someone you see for the second or third time, it is impossible to achieve this effect.
"But the sacrifices from back then are still handed down..."
Thinking like this, the figure flew into the air again, flying higher and higher, flying higher and higher.
Although when it came, it had already lamented the changes in the sea and the changes in things and people, but it still wanted to take another look at it when it came here.
Take another look at this former homeland.
"It should be right here."
Although the towns and villages at its feet make it feel a little strange, the mountains, rivers and rivers still give it a sense of familiarity.
And this means that it has been able to find those remnants of the past through these familiar terrains.
"As for spiritual flesh, there is no shortage. There are many flesh people here."
The figure flying in mid-air narrowed his eyes.
"In other words, all that's left is the wine."
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