The so-called blood sacrifice is to sacrifice blood to the gods. As the name suggests, it is to use living beings as sacrifices to worship the gods.
Regarding "blood food as a sacrifice to gods", demons and demons were initially rampant in the world in Dachang World. The Taoist masters who cultivated immortality in this world opposed all practices of "blood food as a sacrifice to gods". Even livestock such as "chickens, cattle and sheep" were criticized as blood food. with blow.
However, with the rise of humanity and immortality, the attitude toward "blood-eating sacrifices to gods" has undergone subtle changes.
Immortal cultivators cultivate immortality by eating wind and drinking dew. If they become immortals, they will live forever. They don't care about blood food and incense offerings. However, the major city gods, Yin soldiers and seal generals and ghost messengers under their command must not only offer incense but also some blood. Only by eating and offering food can you maintain your spirituality and your spirit will last forever.
Therefore, the attitude of Taoist sects that have integrated into "Shinto" towards "blood food sacrifice" has also changed slightly, becoming more tolerant and standardized.
"Hundong Nu Qing Zhao Shu" says:
"All the righteous gods have decreed that anyone who eats blood and cannot protect the land and causes harm to the people will be killed by a needle and flow away for three thousand miles."
The difference can be seen from this. Taoism no longer uses "blood sacrifice" to judge the evil gods and the good gods.
With the permission of the righteous god, he can accept "chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep" and other livestock as blood food sacrifices, but he must guard the land and protect the people, otherwise he will be punished.
As for the "blood sacrifice" and "living sacrifice" of eating "human" blood, it goes without saying that it is a proper red line.
Regardless of whether it is a righteous god or an evil god, anyone who asks for a "blood sacrifice" in vain is definitely stepping into the thunder pond and asking for death. The king of heaven, Lingguan, was burned by the Satian Master because he asked for a blood sacrifice of "boys and girls", and he cut down the mountain and destroyed the temple. .
Within the Dachang Dynasty, "blood sacrifice" has been basically eradicated, but in Lizhou, Yaozhou, and more remote wilderness areas, blood sacrifice activities are extremely rampant.
From wizards to ordinary people, "blood sacrifice" rituals are prevalent.
In some remote small tribes, the method of "blood sacrifice to gods" is their secret that is not passed down, and it is the inherited treasure of tribal families.
There is no other reason than it is beneficial!
The key point is the word "Qiu". Sacrificing sacrifices to ghosts and gods is essentially an "equivalent exchange" activity. I offer tribute to you, and you give me benefits.
The living environment of the people in the wilderness is harsh, tyrannical beasts are rampant, evil spirits breed, and devils are rampant. They are extremely thirsty for power, and the easiest way to obtain power is naturally to trade with powerful gods.
As a result, each of the major tribes fought with their own forces, killing and looting, offering sacrifices to the gods they worshiped, and begging the gods to show their favor and help them quickly achieve supernatural powers.
What if the small tribe is not strong enough to go out to fight and plunder?
That's very simple. Outsiders can't bully me, and I can't bully my own people. It's always easiest to turn the iron fist inwards.
On the day of the sacrifice, every household would share the food. The boys and girls, men and women, would take turns sharing and squeezing.
As for wizards, it goes without saying that they can communicate with ghosts and gods, borrow the power of ghosts and gods, practice to a high level, and even drive and support ghosts and gods.
The six top demonic forces in the southwest [Ancient Witch God Alliance] originated from this.
After hearing the words of Lizhou City God Duan Cang, Chu Chen and the White Deer Immortal had a vague understanding.
One or two "blood sacrifice" activities are easy to deal with, but if the "blood sacrifice" activities are widespread and involve the entire state, it will be difficult to deal with. Due to the huge profit driven by it, it is impossible to put an end to it.
The Dachang Dynasty settled in Lizhou and raised its flag, which only caused the "blood sacrifice" to move from the bright side to the dark side, without affecting the "blood sacrifice" at all. It was really like "the wild fire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again."
In fact, preventing the "blood sacrifice" made the locals in Lizhou feel "resentful" towards the Celestial Empire, believing that the Celestial Empire had ruined their good deeds and was difficult to educate.
In a sense, "blood sacrifice" is the biggest difficulty in governing Lizhou.
If anyone can eradicate "blood sacrifice", educate the people of a state, and lead all people to follow the path of good deeds, that will be a great achievement and a great blessing.
Xu Shi said that the situation in Lizhou was complicated, and neither Chu Chen nor the newly appointed White Deer Immortal was in the mood to drink and have fun, so the grand reception banquet ended hastily.
Bailu Xianweng took office on the same day and went straight to Lizhou Ghosts and Gods Division.
Chu Chen was no exception and took charge of the Lizhou Supervision Department.
The Lizhou Supervision Department, like other states, has two deputy supervisory envoys on the left and right.
Yu Baoquan, nicknamed "Taoist Yuquan", was born in Jiuzhou, Middle-earth. He was awarded the twelfth-level Divine Cloud, Dongling Master, Hunyuan Shangqing (fourth grade), fourth-grade great magical power and late Taoist cultivation. He is currently the deputy supervisor of the left. Also the deputy governor of Lizhou Ghosts and Gods Division;
Cao Haigui, nicknamed "Hailan Zi", was born in Dajiuzhou, was awarded the eleventh level Five Thunder Barrier, Master Gao Xuan, the Jade History of Xuandu in the Shangqing Dynasty (from the fourth level), the Taoist practice in the middle stage of the fourth level Great God Passage, currently the right deputy of Lizhou Deputy Supervisor.
These two are Chu Chen's right-hand men in the State Supervision Department.
Yu Baoquan, the deputy supervisor on the left, serves in both the Supervision Department and the Department of Ghosts and Gods. In addition to supervising one party, he is responsible for coordinating all parties and handling errands on the surface, which is very different from the errands Chu Chen did in Yunzhou back then. The deputy supervisor on the right He is a full-time assistant to Chu Chen, the "Supervisor of Lizhou".
"I've seen the inspector!"
Yu Baoquan and Cao Haigui bowed respectfully, but when they saluted, they couldn't help but take a peek, their eyes full of surprise.
"You two fellow Taoists don't need to be polite."
Chu Chen has long been accustomed to the surprised expressions on his colleagues' faces when they see him. Even if he performs his escape technique, others can't tell his depth. But as his fame spreads, others will look at him twice when they see him.
After some polite exchanges and getting acquainted, Chu Chen got straight to the point and asked about Yu Baoquan and Cao Haigui's "blood sacrifice" in Lizhou.
Yu Baoquan was dressed in a green Taoist robe. He was tall, graceful and polite, with a kind face and quite approachable face. Hearing this, he quickly replied:
"Inspector, you have a burning gaze. Rampant blood sacrifice is indeed the biggest problem in Lizhou's governance. Not to mention the natives of Lizhou who practice witchcraft and Taoism. Even many Taoist friends in our Tianchao Taoist sect cannot resist the temptation and practice Witchcraft, offering sacrifices to evil spirits and demons, or local gods asking for blood sacrifices.”
Cao Haigui, a Taoist priest from Xuanyi who is reserved and thin, echoed:
“Our Supervision Department handles hundreds of such cases every year, large and small, and they are repeatedly banned and impossible to prevent.”
Chu Chen frowned slightly, feeling a little surprised.
Even the heavenly officials, ghosts and gods were involved, not to mention the local natives of Lizhou.
The situation in Lizhou was more complicated than he imagined, and it would be no exaggeration to say it was shocking.
Profit makes people crazy.
For Chu Chen, who comes from an authentic Taoist sect and has the help of the Xin Temple, offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods has no allure for him. However, for those who have no small sects, hereditary people, and ordinary people, the benefits of offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods are real. of.
"Blood sacrifice is indeed a problem."
Yu Baoquan, deputy inspector general on the side, said with emotion:
"However, there is no way to solve the problem of blood sacrifice. Cut down mountains and destroy temples, sweep away the ghosts and gods, and kill all the evil ghosts and demons. This will cut off the source of blood sacrifice inheritance. The trend of blood sacrifice will not stop until it is cured!"
When Chu Chen heard this, he immediately became interested:
"That makes sense, but what difficulties did you encounter?"
"Inspector, you don't know something. The evil god of obscenity is easy to deal with, but the Litian Witch God is really difficult to deal with. You are new to Lizhou and don't understand the situation. There is a file here. You will know it as soon as you look at it."
After speaking, the two deputy supervisory officials presented thick files.
When Chu Chen saw the dossier, he immediately became interested and his consciousness swept away.
The pages of the book made a "swishing" sound.
Although [Golden Dragon Guard] is also an intelligence organization, its main task is to act as the emperor's eyes and ears, to gain insight into local movements, and its intelligence on specific local situations is far inferior to that of the local supervision departments.
Immediately, Chu Chen took the file.
After a while, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
Before this, he had no contact with Lizhou affairs. Although he had heard of the name "Litian Witch God", he didn't know much about it and should regard him as the overlord of the separatist party.
However, after reading the files, he suddenly had a clear understanding of the situation in Lizhou.
Speaking of which, the reason why the "blood sacrifice style" prevailed in Lizhou was closely related to the Litian Witch God.
It is said that the predecessor of the "Litian Witch God" was an ancient wizard. After he died unexpectedly, by chance, his remaining soul turned into a "ghost" and wandered between heaven and earth.
In ancient times, there were grass-headed gods all over the place. There was a mountain temple that was built by a little demon for obscenity. He secretly lit the sacred fire, enshrined him as a god, and bewitched the creatures in the mountain to worship him.
On a thunderstorm night, the little demon was fighting with other monsters. One of them accidentally died, and the mountain temple collapsed. By chance, the wandering Litian Witch God picked up the leak and parasitized it, trying to survive. Not to mention, there is also a safe and warm place.
Relying on the remaining incense and divine power of the ruined temple, as well as being nourished by the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth, Litian Witch God gradually got rid of ignorance and gave birth to consciousness. Unknowingly, he became the local grass-headed wild god, controlling the power of heaven and earth.
"Litian Witch God" was extremely happy and planned to re-cultivate the witchcraft and regain his former peak strength.
However, it backfired.
Litian Witch God was horrified to find that his true soul was fused with the mountain temple, and they were indistinguishable from each other. He even had no chance of reincarnation. Moreover, no matter whether it was the immortal way or the witch way, all the ways to practice oneself and realize the way were blocked. No way.
This made "Litian Witch God" extremely angry.
As a former top powerhouse, even if it was just a remnant soul, he knew the fate of "Shinto" very well.
Except for the innate gods, the other gods seem to be superior, but in fact they are very precarious. If you accidentally provoke a powerful enemy, you will be dislocated and die.
Litian Witch God was not willing to become a small grass-headed wild god, nor was he willing to work hard to manage the divine domain. He finally became strong, but one day he provoked a powerful enemy, and was cut down and destroyed the temple, and lost his life.
As a result, he embarked on the path of seeking change and specialized in studying Shinto.
Speaking of which, Litian Witch God is extremely talented. He has been practicing and studying the Shinto for hundreds of years, and he has really discovered an unprecedented "magic of immortality".
Before the Litian Witch God, whether it was wizards or ordinary people, the status of both parties was extremely unequal when making offerings to ghosts and gods.
The ghosts and gods took the absolute initiative and relied on absolute force to coerce the people and the creatures in the domain to make offerings and sacrifices. They raised all the sentient and intelligent creatures in the domain as livestock and exploited them wantonly.
As for the "reward" of offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods, it depends on the mood of the ghosts and gods.
However, in many cases, ghosts and gods often do not give benefits. Not causing disasters is the greatest "blessing".
However, this Litian Witch God is different.
He is very trustworthy and pays attention to the principle of "equivalent exchange". Anyone who sacrifices to him will be "blessed". If he offers a rich "sacrifice" and he likes it, he will be "rewarded" and his spirit will be rewarded. Qi, blessings, skills, supernatural powers, witchcraft. Countless.
Precisely because "Li Tian Wu Shen" is very particular about being a "god", his fame and skills spread like wildfire in Lizhou and spread quickly. Within a few years, he suddenly went from being a small mountain god living in a corner to becoming a god. Become a god with great popularity among believers.
He snatched the incense and faith from the hands of ghosts, gods and demons. All parties hated him, but they couldn't do anything about him. He was really at ease and free from the original predicament.
After becoming a climate, Litian Witch God still has a strong sense of "worry". He knows very well that despite his appearance, great supernatural powers, freedom and ease in Lizhou, in essence, his foundation is too poor. .
His true spirit rests on the small mountain temple. If the mountain temple is discovered, he will undoubtedly be caught in the "reverse scale", controlled by others, and end up miserable.
Naturally, Li Tian Witch God could not tolerate this scene happening, so he chose to "give up the profits" and teach the weak ghost gods the "Li Tian Blood Sacrifice Technique" that he had learned over many years.
After the ghosts and gods practice the "Blood Sacrifice Method" taught by him, they can communicate with the believers of the "Litian Witch God" and then accept offerings according to the "Witch God Law".
To put it simply, Litian Witch God distributed his followers to other ghosts and gods.
At first glance, Li Tian Wu Shen has a "Bodhisattva heart" and helps the ghost brothers, looking like a good big brother. Judging from the results, it can be said that, but his real purpose is still for himself.
First, he taught the "Blood Sacrifice Technique" to ghosts and gods, and ghosts and gods from all over the world publicized his method, allowing him to increase the number of followers at a rapid rate. He only relied on the commission to increase his divine power;
Secondly, the ghosts and gods who have practiced the "Blood Sacrifice Technique", their divine domain has also become part of the Litian Witch God.
Relying on the "Litian Blood Sacrifice", the true spirit of Litian Witch God escaped from the confinement of the small "mountain temple". The entire "Litian" ghost temple is his dojo.
To this day, the Litian Ghost Temple not only dominates Lizhou, but also spreads to the neighboring Yaozhou. It is said that it has also extended its tentacles to the southwest demon country, and the demon court's sphere of influence has great momentum.
"Good fellow, this Witch God Li Tian is a real person."
After reading through the files of [Litian Witch God], Chu Chen was slightly surprised.
The Litian Witch God recorded in the file was an understatement, but he knew very well that the other party must have gone through a bloody storm and gone through all kinds of difficulties along the way.
He was formerly a top witchcraft expert. He was good at the art of witchcraft and curses. He also knew how to make choices. He built and supported a huge Litian divine system, with thousands of incarnations and various methods.
For a moment, I understood a little bit why the Celestial Immortal Court's expansion of territory in Lizhou, Yaozhou and other places was not going smoothly, and it hit a wall everywhere.
Li Tian Wu Shen is a real tough guy!
(End of chapter)
