Chapter 983: It's all about continuation
It is said that the dragon family is special, not because the dragon family is powerful.
The word dragon itself is one of the synonyms of strong, but strong does not mean special, the demon clan is not as powerful as the dragon clan, the reason why the dragon clan is special is because it has the only recognized demon emperor of the demon clan - the dragon clan holy sect Ao Sheng, and the demon clan has never forgotten the holy weapon demon emperor sword is also from the dragon clan holy land in the ancient dragon mound.
After settling in the 100,000 Great Mountain, because the Holy Sect Ao Sheng unfortunately died, the Demon Emperor Sword was also left in the world, and his whereabouts are unknown, and the position of the Demon Emperor has been vacant.
But the family can't be without an owner for a day, the country can't be without a king for a day, there are many large and small tribes within the demon clan, and the relationship between them is complicated, although they are forced to join together because of the pressing of the human race, and have reached temporary unity, but once they settle down, who can guarantee that the war between these tribes will not be rekindled?
In order to ensure that the bloodline of the entire demon clan continues, and to prevent the stupid thing of self-digging foundation caused by infighting, several of the strongest clans in the demon clan led by the dragon clan jointly agreed to set up a new honorable position on the basis of the original palm sacrifice and upper palm sacrifice of the demon clan.
Before talking about the Great Palm Sacrifice, we have to mention the origin of the Palm Sacrifice and the Upper Palm Sacrifice.
The priest is a position to assist the chiefs of the tribes, similar to the elders of the human race, and is often held by the strongest of the tribes, assisting the chiefs in managing the affairs of the tribes.
The reason why there is a palm sacrifice is because the demon clan is different from the human race, and almost every patriarch of the demon clan is hereditary.
The demon clan attaches great importance to bloodline, because each of their ancestors is a prominent demon, and only those with the purest bloodline are most likely to reproduce the glory and strength of their ancestors, so even if the bloodline of each demon clan is inevitably mixed now, they still adhere to this tradition.
Every patriarch has the previous patriarch who chooses the purest bloodline from his own sons and grandsons, and he is usually the eldest son.
Once the new patriarch is selected, although the rest of the heirs are still in the lineage, they and their descendants are no longer eligible to serve as the patriarch, and the position of the patriarch will continue to be selected by the new patriarch's descendants, so that the orthodoxy of the clan will continue from generation to generation.
This method is effective in maintaining the purity of the bloodline, but there is never a shortage of outliers in the world, and it is inevitable that there will be a few descendants of the sons who were defeated back then, and the bloodline is purer than the orthodoxy of the patriarch.
The blood of the patriarch is not as pure as that of a side lineage, and this matter is very embarrassing, and if it is serious, it will even cause civil strife and tear the clan apart. Therefore, in order to maintain the stability of the tribe, and at the same time find a capable helper for the successive patriarchs to share the pressure, the position of the head priest came into being.
In the tribe, the status of the chief priest is no less than that of the patriarch, and the difference is only an orthodox name. In terms of the distribution of power, the patriarch has the highest decision-making power over all matters of the tribe, and the patriarch is more like a diplomat and a united front marshal, assisting the patriarch in managing the external affairs of the tribe.
The division is divided in this way, but in reality, in many cases, there is no clear demarcation between the patriarch and the position of the priest. Continuing to the present, the palm sacrifice more often represents the strongest combat power of a clan, so some tribes that do not follow the ancestral system have one person to serve as the chief priest, because they are not only the orthodox descendants of the clan, but also the strongest person of the clan.
No matter how they are distributed, whether it is the patriarch or the chief priest, they have only one purpose - to maintain the stability of the clan and let the bloodline of the clan continue from generation to generation.
The palm sacrifices are called palm sacrifices because they have a unique duty - sacrifice.
Different from the human race, the demon race has a wide variety of sacrifices, sacrificing to the sky, sacrificing the earth, sacrificing ancestors, sacrificing immortals, devils and gods, there are all kinds of tricks, each tribe is different, and now the human race has almost forgotten the sacrifice of this thing, and the only thing left is to sacrifice to the ancestors.
These sacrifices are simple or complex, and they are all completed by the head of the ministry. From this point of view, the palm sacrifice is more like a priesthood, and the patriarch represents the imperial power.
There is a saying that "after a long time, it must be divided", no matter whether a tribe is strong or not, it is inevitable that there will be a day of division.
Some of these divisions are due to disobedience to orthodoxy, and some are due to differences in blood.
For example, the Tiger Demon King Overlord, he is a member of the Molong Evil Tiger in the Tiger Clan, and his ancestor was originally a member of the Red Star Moon Tiger, one of the orthodox Tiger of the Tiger Clan, but later fell in love with an Ink Jiao Evil Dragon, and the two bloodlines of the Red Star Moon Tiger and the Ink Jiao Evil Dragon fused with each other to derive a new bloodline, which is now the famous Ink Dragon Evil Tiger bloodline.
Although this bloodline is very powerful, it is a mixed race after all, and neither the Red Tiger Clan nor the Mojiao Clan recognize their identity and classify them as aliens, so they split off and stand on their own.
In terms of form, the Ink Dragon and Evil Tiger are closer to the shape of the tiger, so they are still under the unity of the Tiger Clan. Because of the domineering bloodline, after generations of development, the Molong Evil Tiger Clan soon became a force to be reckoned with in the Tiger Clan, until today's tyrant was born, and became the recognized king of the Tiger Clan with a world-beating posture, respected as the Tiger Demon King.
Therefore, the tribal structure of the demon clan is very complicated, and in the words of the human race, the seven aunts and eight aunts are a bit related. Or take the Tiger Clan as an example, the Tiger Clan is just a general term, and each of its subordinate tribes considers itself orthodox, but they are vassals with each other because of their strength and weakness, but their orthodox heart has not changed.
It's okay to have strong and weak points, but what should I do if there are a few equal vassals left in the end?
Beat?
That's the internal friction of the Tiger Clan, making other tribes see jokes.
Don't fight?
How to distinguish between high and low?
How to solve the friction caused by disagreement between each other?
Isn't the final result still to speak with fists?
Therefore, in order to avoid the occurrence of such civil strife, the loss of friction should be minimized, and the power of the upper priest came into being.
Different from the palm sacrifice, the palm sacrifice only assists the patriarch to lead one part, and the upper palm sacrifice is jointly elected by the various ministries within the unification to assist the various ministries in managing many matters such as friction and so on.
Shangzhang Sacrifice is like a coordinator and a peacemaker, but this does not mean that they are a breath-taking bag.
The demon race is not a human race, and fierce and brutal people abound, so if you want to become a master sacrifice, the first thing is to have strong combat power. After all, many times it is hard to say that it is better to go down with a fist and let him be honest. The first point of the Shangzhang Festival is that it must be able to deter others, strive for justice under the premise of deterrence, and resolve disputes and contradictions.
The requirements for combat power of the Shangzhang Sacrifice are not only to deter the inside, but also to deter the outside.
The demon clan is also a general term, and there are countless ethnic groups under it, and there are a lot of tribal unifications formed, such as the dragon clan, the tiger clan, the leopard clan, the eagle clan, the fox clan, the fish spirit clan, the turtle clan, etc.
In the eyes of the human race, they are all demon races, they are aliens, but before the demon war ten thousand years ago, in their eyes, how could other tribes, including the human race, not be like this?
Therefore, in addition to mediating disputes within the system, the Shangzhang Sacrifice also shoulders the responsibility of deterring other tribes. It doesn't matter how many people sacrifice a clan, what matters is whether they have superior strength, only the strength that is so strong that people are afraid or even feared can effectively deter the ambitions of other clans.
Therefore, the palm sacrifice is the most noble existence in each clan, whether it is the patriarch or the palm sacrifice, you must bow respectfully to show respect.
This is the case with the upper palm sacrifice, let alone the great palm sacrifice.
As the existence second only to the Demon Emperor, the number of people in the Great Palm Sacrifice is not large, and it is extremely reasonable to take the number of nine, and a total of nine seats are listed.
Different from the palm sacrifice and the upper palm sacrifice, the big palm sacrifice is the representative of the demon emperor who governs the affairs of the entire demon clan, and there is no bloodline restriction on its candidates, as long as you are strong enough, as long as you have a fair heart, and put aside the view of the portal for the overall situation of the demon clan, even if your background is just an ant, you can also be pushed to the big palm sacrifice.
The Great Palm Sacrifice always considers the overall situation, as long as it is conducive to the development of the demon clan, they will not care how much the clan they are born from can benefit. As long as it endangers the existence of the demon clan, even if the other party is the bloodline of their own relatives, they will not hesitate to kill them.
All for the continuation of the demon clan, this is the most important creed of the Great Palm Sacrifice.
Because of this, the Great Palm Sacrifice will be respected by all demon clans.
The weak have been given room to survive because of their intervention, and the strong have been reduced by their intervention to reduce unnecessary bleeding and consumption.
Whether they are willing or not, no one in the demon clan will disobey the order of the Great Palm Sacrifice. A situation like the Flying Feather Sable is an extreme case, even so, after Ao Kun pulled down his face and scolded, the crazy Feather Sable finally calmed down and retreated, and the majesty of the Great Palm Sacrifice can be seen from this.
The Great Palm Priest will not deliberately oppress any party, nor will he rely on his status to seek personal benefits for himself and his descendants, but they are all wise men and know the dangers of pampering. Peace under strong pressure will not last, it will make people tired, and some contradictions can be suppressed for a while, and it is a good policy to block and neglect.
Therefore, they have listed many rules from generation to generation, such as territorial disputes and life-and-death duels, each of which has its own rules, ensuring that both parties resolve the conflict while preventing others from hiding behind the scenes.
At first, not everyone agreed on these rules, but after several hot hand cleans and significant results over the years, the demon clan gradually agreed with these rules.
Compared to the human race, the minds of most demon races are much simpler. Rather than using a limited mind to think about those tiresome calculations, this kind of unconcerned duel is obviously more in line with the taste of the demon clan.
Especially after experiencing the Aoi Pupil Fox Clan's design to kill the Iron Claw Eagle Clan and the Steelmane Pig Clan, the rules formulated by the Great Palm Priests have been adopted by the clan.
The Kui Pupil Fox is far inferior to either the Iron Claw Eagle and the Steel-Maned Pig, and it is usually seen as a slave-like existence. But the fox clan is already smart, and the Kuitong fox is the best of them, its design provokes a vicious battle between the two clans of the iron claw eagle and the steel-maned pig, and takes advantage of the great injury of the two clans to send troops to try to completely take down the two clans, if it is not for a big palm sacrifice at that time, the iron-claw eagle and the steel-maned pig are likely to be wiped out.
Friction is inevitable, strife can exist, and a controlled war can maintain the vigorous combat power of the race, but this kind of annexation of territory does not count, and malicious slaughter in a vain attempt to exterminate other races, the demon clan will never allow it, and it cannot afford it.
The Terrans in the north are eyeing each other, and every bit of the demon clan's combat power is precious, and they must not dig their own foundations.
Therefore, the creed of the Great Palm Sacrifice has gradually become the creed of the entire demon clan.
Everything, for the continuation of the demon clan.