"As old man Wu Mifeng said, in addition to this doorway, there are probably other caves or gaps in Fengqiu Mountain. Air can be taken in from other places, so that so many bats can get in. When we go, be careful not to get bitten. Yeah, these wild bats might have poison in their mouths."
Yue Guanchao put the torch in the doorway to see clearly what was going on inside. Secondly, the main thing was to observe whether there was still gas flowing in the altar. If there was, at least people could leave, so as to avoid people passing out immediately due to lack of oxygen due to lack of fresh air. .
Even so, according to Wu Mi Feng, the altar has been closed for at least a thousand years, and you still cannot enter rashly. You have to wait at least an hour or two for the air to circulate completely before you can enter.
"Now, we can only wait two hours for the gas to circulate completely before entering the altar."
Time passed minute by minute while waiting. With the disturbance of the torch, the bats in the altar seemed to be frightened and kept escaping from the hole. When they finally escaped, even the shadow of the bat disappeared. An hour had passed.
Yue Guanchao came to the front station, led Song Siyuan and others with torches, and gradually walked into the altar. Behind them, military guards surrounded them at all times to protect their safety.
When they first entered the bronze door of the altar, Yue Guanchao and the others lit torches and carefully observed the world behind the door. Sure enough, as Song Siyuan said, they saw in front of them a circular pit winding downwards, with stone slabs, carved railings, and tall tung trees in the pit. , colorful ribbons, like a spiral mountain road, extending all the way down, until the light of the torch can no longer be seen clearly, completely blending into the darkness.
Wow, the bronze tree suddenly burst into flames, burning like a will-o'-the-wisp. The oily green flames licked the lamp head, instantly burning away the spider silk and dead grass wrapped around it. The smell of burnt hair began to fill the air, making people choke and hold their breath. breathe.
Everyone was about to go down, but this strange movement made them freeze on the spot. Their faces looking at each other were filled with green and fiery colors, which made them look like ghosts, with evil eyes.
Song Siyuan was afraid that there would be a problem, so she put out the torch and turned on the flashlight, then walked into the railing to look at the source of the will-o'-the-wisp.
These bronze trees are located on the edge of the stone roadside in the pit and serve as support pillars for the railings. They are about half a person tall and as thick as the mouth of a bowl. They are real and look like lush ancient locust trees. They stretch out their canopies and have lush branches. The lamp head is located at the top of the canopy. , is a lamp stand made of phoenix flowers. It can be seen that the oil inside is plump and green fire spreads.
These lamps are placed every five meters. Five-color stone pillars covered with mysterious patterns are built between the lamps. Hemp ropes are woven between the pillars and covered with colorful ribbons, spreading downwards. Looking from the highest railing, it looks like The spiraling necklace.
"Is there human oil in this?"
It's not that Song Siyuan has never seen green fire. Green fire is mostly formed by the spontaneous combustion of phosphorus in human bones. But she doesn't know what this bright grease is. Based on her past experience in altar-type buildings, it is probably made of some kind of animal or human. Refined from the body
"To be precise, it's Gu people's oil."
"You still make people into Gu?"
Wu Xuanyu's words made Song Siyuan take a few steps back. The little witch deliberately explained in more detail: "Don't think this is a punishment. Only the most devout Gu people are qualified to be Gu people. It is a good thing to offer sacrifices to the Witch God. "
"Is it a good thing to be made into corpse oil? Isn't this a place where you will die without a burial? It turns out that you are not buried in the grave."
Yue Erpao's words made Wu Xuanyu energized, and he reluctantly explained: "The Gu people are not all of the same race. The funeral customs of each race are indeed different. After death, they can be buried in earth, water, cave, tree or even under mysterious circumstances. Coffin burials are possible, but the most special one is tribute burial, which is what we are seeing now."
What is a tribute burial?
The body after death is presented to the gods as a tribute, and the body is boiled into fat and offered to the gods or temples. This is called tribute burial.
Since it is worshiping gods, not everyone has the opportunity and qualifications. To be able to bury a body as a tribute to a certain god, one must be the most devout believer among the Gu people. At the same time, one must be unmarried and have no children, and be the most admired person in the tribe or village. , or the person with the highest status.
With these screening conditions, basically all Gu people are excluded. Eighty people have been screened out just for being unmarried and without children. The remaining two people can basically only be classified as high priests, tribal priests, ordinary priests, and A boy or girl is chosen.
Only these people are qualified to use their bodies after death to worship the gods.
Among the thousands of years of rules, the corpses of the high priest of the Witch God Kingdom and the priestesses of various tribes are the most pious and will be enshrined on the altar of the Witch God first, followed by those of virgins and men.
Most of these boys and girls are children who died young. At this time, their souls were pure and unmarried, and they were most suitable to worship the witch god with their bodies.
"Then, we can't burn them directly, right? How did these corpses become Gu people?"
Song Siyuan was very interested in the religious sacrifices of the Witch God Kingdom and urged Wu Xuanyu to continue.
"The Oil Po Gu used by the Gu people. This kind of poison uses the larvae of the Oil Possessor. After it is confirmed that they are worshiping the Gu people, they will plant the Oil Po Gu on their corpses. This kind of Gu can transform the body into The oil in it is completely absorbed without any impurities..."
After being selected to serve the witch god, the people in the tribe will take out hundreds of flowers and herbs, hang the voodoo person in a darkroom and burn them, and when all the aroma of the plants is baked onto the body, they will officially become a voodoo person.
Later, the High Matchmaker Temple of the Witch God Kingdom collected the corpses of all the voodoo people and injected the oily voodoo voodoo seedlings into the body. These voodoo bugs will continue to grow under the stimulation of flesh and blood. The process of growing up is also the process of absorbing body oils. Since the body will rot and deteriorate if left for a long time, these Gu insects only stay in the body for seven days in order to absorb the purest oil.
When the seven days are up, the poison will be driven out of the body by the poison and be collected into the mouth of a jar. When all the poisonous insects run into the mouth of the jar, the jar will be sealed with poison to remove poison until You Po Only when the voodoos have vomited all their grease and died will the voodoo altar be opened again. m.
At this stage, the oily voodoo in the jar has basically turned into dried worms. The most abundant thing in the jar is clear and yellowish human oil. Because the oily voodoo consumes the oil in time, the oil has not yet smelled rotten and smelly, leaving residue The fragrance of herbs and flowers is radiated from the body.
After this step, the corpses of the Gu people basically become mummies that have had their grease sucked out. These mummies will continue to be baked. When they are no longer dry, they will be ground into powder and mixed with many spices and phosphorus powder. , herbs are mixed, mixed with human oil, stirred and dried to solidify, making a translucent yellowish cream.
These things are the real poison oil, also called tribute oil. When it is time to offer sacrifices, you only need to put the oil into the lamp holder, and after lighting it, you can smell the fragrant and strong medicinal smell.
"Then, what's the matter with spontaneous combustion without ignition?"
Some people died, but not completely...
