Originally, according to the arrangement of King Miao, the sacrificial hall was held on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the day after Xiao Yao just returned, but because Kang Qincha suddenly fell seriously ill and fell unconscious, the sacrificial ceremony was postponed for ten days, and at this time there was news that Kang Qincha's condition had recovered, so the sacrificial ceremony would be held three days later.

And it was held at the same time in Phoenix and Phoenix.

After listening to Yi Feng's introduction, he realized the scale of this sacrificial ceremony. This sacrificial ceremony is also called the Phoenix Ceremony because it is held simultaneously in Phoenix Mountain and Phoenix City. The sacrificial rituals in this phoenix ceremony and the witch and ghost conference are different.

It is not so much a sacrificial ceremony as it is a commercial trade conference.

Originally, the tea tasting conference before this was the warm-up for this sacrificial ceremony, and at this time, the main tribes in the inland of Miao Xinjiang would send people to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

The sacrificial ceremony is held in Phoenix Mountain, which is jointly held by the Witch God Temple and the representatives of the four major toasts.

The follow-up trade conference was held in Phoenix, mainly to plan the trade exchanges between the major towns and villages in Miaojiang in the coming year.

For example, the reservation of the Tea Horse Ancient Road, the reservation of grain in the Central Plains, the resale of tea and Chinese herbal medicine in Miaojiang, and the purchase of various salt and iron necessities.

Since most of the inland areas of Miaojiang are mountainous and hilly, the traffic in many places is blocked, so it is necessary to plan in advance the entry and exit of various commodities this year, so as to attract merchants from the Central Plains who come from afar to trade.

Of the four major Tusi in Miaojiang, only Peng's Tusi's territory has convenient transportation, and many villages in the other three Tusi territories will send people to participate.

Although there are four major toasts in Miaojiang in name, the cottages below are independent, and the four major toasts are only loose alliances on the surface, which exist in name only. The king of Miao has become the main village of the Miao people, and the people take turns to sit in the village. I don't know if it's sad or ridiculous.

The Yao clan in the west of the Pan clan has formed a unified Yao District Chamber of Commerce led by the Pan royal family due to the continuous trade with the Gaozang region through the ancient tea horse road, and the territory is limited, but participating in the sacrificial ceremony is also the most important thing in the year of the Pan clan.

The Dong clan in the south is similar to the Miao area, the village is scattered, and they are all in the mountainous area, although there is also an ancient tea horse road leading from the southeast to the Han area, but because it is too tortuous, so there are not many caravans coming and going, so this sacrificial ceremony has become the most important commodity trading opportunity in the entire Miao Xinjiang.

The best is Peng's Toast, which sits on the river and has convenient transportation. The main cargo transportation from Miaojiang to the Central Plains must pass through Guò Xizhou, and more than seventy percent of the grain purchased from the Central Plains must enter Miaojiang from Xizhou. Because of this, the sacrificial ceremony is also the most important activity for Xizhou merchants.

The main part of the festival is the trade fair, so the time of the main hall changes every year. It will probably be around the Mid-Autumn Festival, but you need to consider the specific weather conditions and the number of businesses arriving, so it is not uncommon to postpone the event.

In this way, many business travelers who arrived in Phoenix early had more time to contact each other and communicate with each other, but no one objected.

Although Xiao Yao had no interest in this sacrificial ceremony, he originally planned to use this opportunity to find a suitable Central Plains caravan, mix in it, and leave Miao Jiang.

But now that he heard the news that the sacrificial ceremony was held in advance, Xiao Yao couldn't help but think carefully in his heart, so he had to solve a few hidden dangers first.

Xiao Yao didn't want to be directly involved in the chaotic situation in Miao Jiang at this time, but whether it was the Wuyi faction, the Miao King, or the Xichuan Zhong family, or the Central Plains Wuliu faction, they were all extremely difficult forces to deal with, and if they couldn't solve these troubles by thunderous means, then what awaited them after returning to the Central Plains would be endless troubles.

Xiao Yao was planning a plan to evacuate Miao Jiang, but at this time, an unusual meeting was taking place in the underground palace of the Witch God Temple.

On the inside of the main hall of the underground palace, the lights are bright, and the representatives of the four major toasts led by King Miao all appear here, but there is no figure of Peng Shan, and the representative of Peng's toast is an old man in a white robe, while Pan Li and Wu An are standing on the left and right sides of King Miao.

In the depths of the main hall, there are a total of nine stone pillars standing side by side, and under each stone pillar stands a black-robed wizard. Underneath the central pillar stands the head shrine god dressed in white robes.

King Miao stared at the first temple witch god opposite, stood with his hands in his hands, and said slowly, "Yitian witch god, we have to set the whole process for this year's sacrificial ceremony today, I don't know which witch god will be the main sacrifice in the witch god temple?" ”

Yi Tian, the witch god of the first hall, looked at King Miao and the others, and the voice of vicissitudes came out, "The nine halls of the witch god will send a witch god to preside over the sacrifice of the Phoenix Ceremony every time, and this year, the fourth hall witch god Bai Cong should be in charge of the main sacrifice." According to the custom, each temple will send a witch god or alternate witch god to participate in the sacrifice ceremony. ”

Hearing this, King Miao and the other three Tusi representatives beside him glanced at each other, and then asked again, "Then the prediction result of the previous Witch and Ghost Conference, I wonder if the Witch God Temple has been solved?" ”

As soon as King Miao's words fell, everyone in the hall focused their eyes on Yi Tian, the witch god of the first hall.

Yi Tian was not surprised that King Miao raised this topic, and replied flatly: "This time, the person in charge of calculating and predicting the prophecy is the fourth temple witch god Bai Cong, and now there is a month before the witch and ghost conference, I believe that you toasts also want to know the result immediately." Bai Cong, you can announce the results to you in person. ”

"Yes~"

I saw a black-robed witch god on the right side take two steps forward, revealing the face under the cloak and hat. The man looked to be in his fifties, his temples were gray, and his face was quite ruddy.

I saw that he swept his gaze over King Miao and the others, and said slowly: "According to the relevant records reported by the wizards who participated in the witch and ghost conference in the witch god temple, I and the other two witch gods calculated according to the witch code, and got the following eight-character comment: On the side of the sinking boat, hundreds of boats are contending. ”

After speaking, without waiting for everyone to ask, he retreated to his original position. And King Miao and the others at the same time moved their eyes back to Yi Tian, the witch god of the first hall.

At this moment, I saw that Yi Tian took a step forward, his right index finger continued to gather true qi, and then wrote the eight words that Bai Cong had just said in the air.

As Yi Tian's True Qi flowed in the air, the remaining eight Witch Gods began to gather their True Qi one after another, and then pressed their palms on the stone pillars behind them. Yi Tian also pressed his left palm on the stone pillar behind him, and a soft white light suddenly appeared in the entire hall.

After a while, I saw that the crystal ball hanging from the roof of the hall in the center of the hall began to glow.

The eight characters that Yi Tian had floated in the air before were immediately absorbed by the crystal ball, and then a flowing pattern appeared under the crystal ball.

However, the content of the pattern seen by everyone present was different.

Because the Nine Halls Witch God had his palm attached to the stone pillar to input true qi, there was no way to come to the bottom of the crystal ball to watch the picture, so only the four Miao Wang could see the picture.

This is a tradition left over from the disappearance of the Great Witch God, and only the Four Great Toasts or their representatives are eligible to watch the final prophecy of the Witch Spirits.

At this time, the faces of the four people were solemn, although they didn't know what the four of them saw, but Yi Tian quickly withdrew his palm and stopped the input of true qi, and the other eight witch gods saw this, and then took their palms away from the stone pillar.

Yi Tian looked at King Miao, "The king, and the three envoys of Tusi, I guess you have all seen the content of the prophecy, and you must have all learned about the events that happened in Miao Jiang recently. There is only so much that our Witch God Temple can do for Miao Jiang now, and I also ask you to make early plans for this catastrophe, so as to save the people of all ethnic groups in Miao Jiang from the troubled times as soon as possible. ”

With that, turn around and leave. Several other witch gods also left one after another, leaving only Bai Cong and Mu Huan in charge of discussing the specific details of the Phoenix Ceremony with King Miao and the three envoys.

At the same time, in a sinkhole connected to the underground palace, Yi Feng was walking side by side with a black-robed man.

"Second uncle, how dangerous will our Witch God Temple be this time, could it be that those people really dare to rush into the watchtower of the inner temple of our Witch God Temple?" Yi Feng asked.

"Some people spread the news of the appearance of eyeless silkworms in Phoenix Mountain, and others said that King Miao colluded with Kang Qincha and wanted to take advantage of the Phoenix Ceremony to put the Tusi under house arrest in the surrounding villages. Nowadays, there are various theories, which are complicated and inconsistent, and it is difficult for us to judge the truth or falsehood. But all kinds of spearheads are obviously pointed at Phoenix Mountain, and our Witch God Temple is naturally the first to bear the brunt and has been pushed to the forefront. What we lack most now is time, among the Nine Hall Witch Gods, your master has the greatest possibility of entering the Transformation Realm, but how can it be so easy to cultivate the Nine Pattern Gu Worm. The black-robed wizard said.

"So what better can we do now?" Yi Feng asked.

"In fact, when you get out of this mess, you will see the crisis clearly. Although there are signs of this crisis in many ways, it is like an invisible hand, manipulating behind the scenes. What we need to do now is to stay calm, wait and see what happens, and find the person behind the chaos. The black-robed wizard said.

"Who could be behind this?" Yi Feng seemed to be talking to himself.

"It must be the ultimate beneficiary of the Miao Jiang Rebellion, the court of the Central Plains, the Peng Tusi who has always been ambitious, and the Miao King are all possible. However, since this person is hidden behind the scenes, we must not make assumptions and inferences based on what we see, and there will be many deceptive illusions in it. Until the end, it's really hard to tell. Ay! The black-robed wizard sighed softly and said softly.

A light horse from the northeast of Phoenix Mountain in the distance kicked up a puff of smoke and dust on the official road, and the cavalry on the horse was wearing black chain armor and a slender saber hanging from his waist.

Just after the light horse, the second iron horse soon reappeared in people's field of vision, accompanied by the sound of neat horses' hooves, more and more light horses appeared on the official road.