Yuan Feng has been in the library for more than half a month, looking through all the classics and still has no clue. Almost everyone can tell that he has been feeling a little depressed recently.
In the blink of an eye, the universal feast is about to be held.
Zhou Dongming left the Gold and Silver Tigers to look after the house and took Yuan Feng, Bai Cheng and Liu Tong to the Tianshi Mansion.
This Universal Jiao Festival is indeed the grandest fasting ritual in Taoism. Tens of thousands of people from all major religions came here, plus the ordinary people who came to pray and watch, there were hundreds of thousands of people.
After Zhou Dongming and others arrived, they were arranged to stay in the Tianshi Mansion. This is a guest room specially prepared for the thirty-six internal staff. It is only a few hundred meters away from the Putian Dajiao Altar.
A few people simply packed up, changed their clothes, and headed to the altar to familiarize themselves with the venue.
The circular square with a radius of several hundred meters is covered with five-color curtains, and a total of nine altars are set up to worship the gods of heaven and earth. Both the inner altar and the outer altar are extremely grand.
A group of Tianshifu disciples were rehearsing in the inner altar. As the beautiful Taoist music played, everyone started to fight in an array, chanting sutras and praying in unison.
The nine altars of the Universal Jiao are very particular. The upper three altars are called "Putian" and are dedicated to 3,600 gods. The middle three altars are called Zhoutian and are dedicated to 2,400 gods. The lower three altars are called Luotian and are dedicated to 1,200 gods. God's position.
In ancient times, only the royal family and nobles could offer sacrifices to the upper three altars and the middle three altars, while the lower three altars were offered to the common people.
Although there is not so much emphasis on it now, those who can participate in the ceremony are definitely ordinary people.
The process of the Putian Jiao Festival is complicated, and the Jiao period lasts for 7,749 days. During this period, the Seven Dynasty Jiao Ceremonies must be held seven times, including Fu Jiao, Qi'an Jiao, Wang Jiao, Water Jiao, Fire Jiao, and Nine Emperors Rite. Jiao and Sanyuan Jiao, etc.
Zhou Dongming and others walked around the area and found that there were more than 36 people maintaining security here, and there were even many military personnel involved.
"Team Zhou, how can someone come to cause trouble at this security level? Are we a little redundant?" Liu Tong asked with a smile.
Zhou Dongming said with a serious face: "I'm afraid there will be many foreign missions coming. Since the above has arranged it, we just follow it wholeheartedly."
Sure enough, at the internal dinner that night, Zhang Tianshi solemnly stepped onto the stage and personally introduced the representatives from all parties attending the Putian Jiao.
"Welcome to all guests from the Prophet City Mission!"
Everyone followed Zhang Tianshi's gaze and saw several tall men wearing blue, orange, and red clothes and medieval-style silver armor standing up slowly and saluting slightly in front of the round table.
Bai Cheng laughed softly: "Is there anyone who does cosplay?"
Zhou Dongming hurriedly winked at him, telling him to pay attention to his words.
"Don't lie, they are the guards of Pope Fangziger of Prophet City, and they are all practitioners appointed by the Awakened One."
Bai Cheng said disdainfully: "It's just an awakened person. He's so arrogant. Why doesn't he come? What's the matter with just sending a few guards over?"
Zhou Dongming shook his head helplessly: "How can an awakened person show up so easily?"
"Then the boss and I are also working as security guards here." Bai Cheng shrugged.
Before Zhou Dongming could speak, Yuan Feng glared at him.
"Why talk so much? Let you keep a low profile and then forget about it?"
Bai Cheng stuck out his tongue playfully and stopped talking.
At this time, Zhang Tianshi continued to introduce: "Welcome everyone from the Thebes Desert Mission."
Several people in military uniforms at the table next to them stood up one after another, nodded slightly and saluted.
Yuan Feng saw that those people were all young faces, so he whispered in Zhou Dongming's ear and asked: "Didn't any of those two awakened people come?"
Zhou Dongming whispered back: "Tumos, the Pharaoh of the Thebes Desert, is very old. I heard that he has not been in good health in recent years. He probably cannot withstand the long journey."
Yuan Feng nodded silently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that in today's world, even those who are awake cannot escape life, old age, illness, and death.
Next, under Zhang Tianshi's introduction one by one, the magic guilds from Europe, the super power group from North America, and the World Federation of Monks all stood up to appear.
Yuan Feng noticed that the yellow-haired and blue-eyed representatives of the super power group were different from the others. They emitted weak source energy from inside their bodies. They looked like demons, but they were actually human beings...
Just when he was puzzled, Zhang Tianshi introduced: "Finally, welcome everyone from the Japanese Onmyoji delegation."
Several people at a table in the corner stood up.
Although these are Onmyoji, they all wear dark suits and trousers, which are very different from Abe Ryohei's dressing style. They don't look like they belong to the same sect at all.
The leader of the Onmyoji delegation is a tall, bearded man in his 60s. The man was serious in speech and looked very thoughtful, with the wrinkles between his eyebrows forming the character "Chuan".
Zhou Dongming stared at him for a while, and couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and then whispered to Yuan Feng: "He is the current head of the Japanese Onmyoji family, Abe Hikoko. I didn't expect him to come in person..."
Yuan Feng nodded slightly. Although he didn't sense anything strange from Abe Yanhong, there was always an inexplicable sense of disobedience. His intuition told him that this person was not simple and that he must have some secrets.
During the second half of the welcome dinner, Abe Yanhong came to Zhou Dongming who was on duty at the door with two glasses of red wine.
"You are Captain Zhou Dongming of the 36th Division, right? I have long admired your name."
Abe Yanhong actually greeted him in fluent Chinese and then handed him a glass of red wine.
Zhou Dongming was stunned by him and waved his hands very politely: "Mr. Abe, I am on duty and cannot drink."
Abe Yanhong put the wine glass on the table and said with an apologetic look: "I didn't know about Abe Ryohei until later, so I caused you trouble."
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Zhou Dongming seriously.
Zhou Dongming said calmly: "Abe Ryohei joined a cult to endanger public security. What I did was my duty. If you want to apologize, you should not apologize to me, but to the citizens of Buhanshan and the country of China."
Abe Yanhong really didn't expect Zhou Dongming to answer like this, and was embarrassed for a moment.
At this moment, Abbot Shikong came over and smoothed things over for Abe Yanhong: "Team Zhou, the Abe family is an onmyoji family with a long history in Japan. Their attitude towards cults is the same as ours. Abe Ryohei is just an extreme person." A special case."
Abe Yanhong also hurriedly continued: "Yes, Abe Ryohei belongs to the Eastern Onmyoji and has nothing to do with our Western Onmyoji lineage. His actions cannot represent the entire Onmyoji. Before I came We have communicated with Mr. Fang and Master Shi Kong, and we know that the high priest of the Zoroastrian Society has fled to Japan, and we will fully assist the 36th Department in tracing the whereabouts of the fugitive."
"Thank you, Mr. Abe, for taking the trouble." Zhou Dongming said in the same tone without any emotion.
After the welcome dinner, Zhou Dongming and others were arranged to have a working meal in the next room, where the first and second teams also ate.
Feng Nuo and five members of the first team were sitting at a table by the window. When Zhou Dongming and others came in, they did not say hello and continued to eat in silence.
Zhou Dongming also acted as if he hadn't seen them and led his team members to find an empty table and sit down.
At this moment, a crisp silver bell sounded from the door.
Lan Xingti walked in alone.
She looked around and couldn't wait to get to Zhou Dongming's side. She put a hand on his shoulder and said with a flirtatious look: "Captain Zhou, I heard that you have made great achievements again. I really envy my sister. Follow me. Sister, can you tell me the details?"
After saying that, he didn't forget to take a sneak look at Feng Nuo's side.
Zhou Dongming had long been accustomed to her publicly provoking troubles. He took off her hand and said with a cold face: "It's not a glorious thing. There's nothing to say."
When Lan Xingti saw that Zhou Dongming was ignoring her, she detoured to Bai Cheng.
"Hey, is this the new hall master of Chumaxian? I didn't expect him to be a fair and handsome younger brother. Come on, call me sister and listen."
After Lan Xingti finished speaking, he walked directly in front of Bai Cheng and looked at him meaningfully.
"You...who are you?"
Bai Cheng felt a strong fragrance coming to his nostrils. He had never seen a woman with this kind of behavior before. He was immediately frightened by this elder sister and looked at Zhou Dongming awkwardly.
Zhou Dongming stretched out his big hand, stood between the two of them, and said impatiently: "Is the captain of the second team so idle? You'd better ask your subordinates to come over for dinner."
"They couldn't get used to the vegetarian food here, so they went out to eat by themselves. Do you mind if your sister sits at the same table with you?"
After Lan Xingti finished speaking, he actually pulled up a chair and sat down.
At this moment, a little Taoist priest knocked on the door gently and came in, and bowed respectfully to the team members of each group.
"Tianshi Zhang has something to discuss with you. Please gather at the Tianshi Hall in 30 minutes."
"Okay, I got it." Zhou Dongming said calmly, frowning slightly. At this time, he suddenly called everyone to a meeting. I don't know what happened.
Feng Nuo's table stopped eating and drinking, looked at each other, and then got up and walked out.
Lan Xingti also said in a charming voice: "I'm losing weight, so I won't eat with you, so I'll go over first."
After saying that, he stood up and chased Feng Nuo and shouted: "Captain Feng, wait for me, I don't know the road."
In the blink of an eye, there were only three teams and four people left in the room.
Liu Tong looked at Zhou Dongming and asked, "Why don't we go there earlier? Wouldn't it be bad if we were late?"
Zhou Dongming, however, looked unhurried, stuffed a large piece of tofu into his mouth, and said carelessly: "Don't be in a hurry, eat before you go."
When Zhou Dongming and others arrived at Tianshi Hall, all the members of the first and second teams were already in place, and Fang Anguo, Zhang Tianshi and Abbot Shikong were also present.
Seeing this formation, Zhou Dongming knew in his heart that something big must have happened.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fang Anguo said, "The Thebes Desert Mission just sent us an invitation letter. Pharaoh Tumos planned to summon talented people from all over the world to go to the Thebes Desert and give him a gift. The treasures accumulated over the years are just three months from now.”
"Huh? The Awakened One's treasure?!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
