"Ancestor, please forgive the younger generation for being stupid, only now did it dawn on me, it turned out that all this was because of my obsession, I am really ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors, I ......"

"Hey, you don't need to blame yourself, people make mistakes, what's more, this is a mistake in itself, and you can still see your original intention at the wrong starting point, which is already good." The old man said, "Our thousands of years of cultivation may not be able to penetrate the true meaning. ”

"Old Ancestor, forgive the abruptness of the younger generation, what are you ......?" I wondered.

The old man smiled and said, "Under the throne of Yu, there is a high priest named Ran Xu, who is in charge of the sacrifice, but among the Chinese people, the highest masters of witchcraft in the world are a few of us, called the Twelve Witch Ancestors, to put it simply, we are the originators of wizards. ”

I was taken aback and said in surprise: "Twelve Witch Ancestors, then, Ran Xu is still your apprentice?" ”

The old man waved his hand, "No, no, no, a few of us study witchcraft, he Ran Xu is the one who actually uses witchcraft, we are regarded as the supreme authority by the people of the world, and he is the one who pretends to be a god and manipulates the whole world." ”

"Ancestor, did you have a holiday with Ran Xu? Why is he out there alone? ”

The old man sold a pass, compared to several other people around him, they were also dressed in white robes, although they seemed to be different in age, but no matter how they were calculated, in front of thousands of years, the difference of decades was insignificant. Although I also wondered, what kind of relationship did these twelve witch ancestors have with Ran Xu? Although he vaguely felt that there was still a story hidden here, at this moment, the secret curiosity of the Twelve Witch Ancestors had completely occupied most of his mind, and he didn't have time to think carefully about what else was famous here.

"Boy, who are you and me? Let me tell you the truth, I am Dijiang. The old man smirked.

However, his seemingly bland words really startled me. The name of this emperor river is the name of the legend, the second volume of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" "The Classic of the West Mountain" cloud: "Three hundred and fifty miles to the west is called the Tianshan Mountain, there are many gold and jade, there are green male yellow, the water is out of Yan, and the southwest flows into the Tang Valley. There is a sacred bird, its shape is like a yellow sac, red like a fire, six legs and four wings, Hun Dun (note 1) faceless, is a song and dance, but only the emperor Jiang also. ”

"Let me introduce you, this is Jumang." Di Jiang compared to a Wu ancestor with a hammerhead on his head, "He is the legendary wood god in later generations, also known as the spring god, who is in charge of the germination and growth of trees." ”

Legend has it that Ju Mang is a descendant of Shao Hao, and his name is important, and he is Fu Xichen. The sun rises every morning from Fuso, and the sacred tree Fusang returns to Jumang, and the place where the sun rises also returns to Jumang. Jumang was extremely important in ancient times, and it was held every spring festival. Its original appearance was a bird, it had a human body and a human face, and it had two dragons, but then it had no effect at all. However, it can be seen in rituals and New Year's paintings: it becomes a shepherd boy riding a bull in the spring, with a double bun on his head and a willow whip in his hand, also known as a mangtong.

"Lü's Spring and Autumn Mengchun": "Its emperor is too white, and his divine sentences are mang." Gao lure note: "Taibai Gao, Fuxi, with the name of King Mude in the world, died in the East, and was the emperor of Mude." Jumang, the descendant of the Shaobai Gao clan said that he was heavy, the emperor of Samude, and died as the god of Muguan. "The Book of Rites: The Order of the Month": "Its emperor is a big white gao, and its divine sentences are mang." Zheng Xuan's note said: "Jumang, the son of the Shaobai Gao clan, is said to be heavy, and he is a wooden official." Zhu Xi commented: "Da Bai Gao is sacrificing, the king of Mude." Ju Mang, the son of the Shaobai Gao clan, said to be heavy, the minister of the wooden official. The Holy Spirit succeeded the heavens, and first had merit for the people, so the king worshiped it in the spring. ”

Ju Mang glanced at me and said, "You have gained the power coveted by the world, you must know that this power does not come out of thin air, you must use it carefully. ”

I wanted to nod vigorously to show that I valued his admonition, but I didn't know that neither my arms nor my legs could hold it up. I didn't know what was going on with my body, I was so anxious that I was sweating all over, and I felt a panic for some reason, and my mind was full of thoughts.

"Yes, yes...... I ......" I was anxious when a Wu Zumai with a long earlobe stepped forward and said, "I am the harvest (note 2), also known as the autumn god. We are in charge of the four seasons, and we will look like gods in the eyes of later generations, but in reality, we are just ordinary bad old men. ”

The names of the twelve Wuzu are recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Huainanzi". However, although these gods and monsters are recorded in Chinese mythology, there is no such statement in Chinese history, which is impossible to verify. This sentence of harvest is like an important reminder, warning me.

I suddenly came to my senses, I didn't need to elaborate, I understood what he meant, and I was about to ask a question, when suddenly a shout came from a long distance, but I knew that this space was "isolated", a forbidden place for the living, and I am afraid that no second person had ever been here except me, and even if it was me, I didn't know whether I belonged to the living or the dead.

Perhaps, it is just a dead person with the consciousness of a past life.

"Sister Qi?" The sound penetrated into my eardrums, and I immediately fell into panic and helplessness in the infinite darkness, if she also walked in, in case I couldn't get out......

"However, to get here, you need to go through three tests, and finally you have to be allowed by Ran Xu to enter, and Sister Mo Feiqi has also passed all the tests, so isn't she as immortal as me?" The thought of this also lifted my spirits.

These thoughts flashed through my mind, and my body did not stop moving because of these chaotic thoughts, and I hurried in the direction from which the sound came, but soon realized that the sound did not seem to come from one direction, but like a gust of wind, and the wind from afar, farther than the distance.

"Looks like your friend has arrived." Said a wizard with a "fire spirit" in his mouth (note 5).

"Let me introduce you, this is what the world calls the candle dragon."

"Candle nine yin?" I let out an exclamation.

"Exactly."

"Your friends are worried about you."

"Old Ancestor, where is she, will she be in danger?" I said anxiously.

"Don't worry, although this is a forbidden place for the living, it is not a Hell Yellow Spring, the people who come here are all chosen people, you are both lucky, the person who is willing to let Ran Xu let two people in a row must be very amazing people."

I originally wanted to boast complacently, but after thinking about it, what kind of people are the people in front of me, even if Ji Weiqi is excellent, what can they do in their eyes, so I retracted and said modestly: "In front of your ancestors, she can only be regarded as a very good junior, and she has not embarrassed our Yuling." ”

At this time, I saw that the people gathered outside had made way to come out, and I followed my gaze, and saw a man coming out of the crowd, and he only glanced at it, and then laughed, but did not speak.

"Sister Qi?" I was nervous and wandering, my hands clenched into fists, and my palms were full of sweat.

"Lin Kun?" Ji Weiqi saw me not far away, and she was also extremely puzzled.

"Sister Qi!" I called out.

"Lin Kun, are you okay?"

After confirming that it was me, Ji Weiqi hurriedly rushed over, I looked at her nervous appearance, and said with a smile: "Even when I encountered a more dangerous situation, I didn't see you nervous like this, don't worry I'm fine!" ”

"Are you alright?"

My comforting words made Ji Weiqi feel a little relieved, but the tension was still there.

"Okay, now that you've reunited, we're not going to go around in circles." The man who spoke was Qiang Liang, he was a tiger with a human body, holding two yellow snakes in his hands, and he was described in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "In the great wilderness, there is a mountain called the Arctic Heavenly Cabinet, and the sea water is injected into the north." There is also a god, the snake the snake, its shape is the head of the tiger and the human body, four hooves and elbows, and the name is strong. ”

The "strong good" recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is also faintly visible in ancient Indian mythology. Among the most revered gods of the older generation of the Indians were three people, one of whom was named "Voragon". It is very close to "Qiangliang" in pronunciation and age, and they are the two oldest gods, and both live on both sides of the Bering Strait, so there should be some kind of relationship between the two names.

"Lin Kun, they are ......" Ji Weiqi didn't know who these people were, so she was naturally full of jealousy.

"Sister Qi, speaking of which, these people are our ancestors, the ancestors of the Eight Classics!" I smiled and said, "Twelve Witch Ancestors, have you heard of it?" ”

"Wu Zu?" There was obvious surprise on her face, and as she was about to salute, she was stopped by the corpse of Extravagant (note 6).

I've already taken a picture of this extravagant corpse, and when I was in the tomb, I met the female corpse of extravagant women, although I was lucky to get rid of it, but the experience was still like a man's back, which was terrifying.

"Excuse me. Although Ran Xu let you in, you can't stay here for long, time is precious, let's make a long story short. "The corpse compared to the other wizard beside him, "A few of us stayed here, in addition to keeping King Yu's secret, the more important thing is-"

"What's more?" Hearing this, Ji Weiqi and I naturally stood on end, and our spirits were lifted.

"Tianwu, will you?" Jabby said to the wizard next to him.

Tianwu is the ancient Han myth and legend of the water bo, it has a human face and a tiger body, which is closely related to the hunting life of the Wu people. The Wu people lived by hunting, and "the tiger was the king of a hundred arms", so the Wu people worshipped a tiger-like animal, an ancient animal that may have become scarce and extinct in the pre-Qin period. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" records: "Lu Wu, eight heads and eight faces, tiger body, eight legs and eight tails, blue and yellow, spitting clouds and mist, and water." "It's said that Wu is a water boy in ancient times, and the previous ones are all descriptions of its appearance, a monster-like fairy. The Valley of the Rising Sun, the god said Tianwu, is for the water bo. Between the north two waters of "upper work and lower worm" and "upper and lower worm". It is a beast, with eight human faces, eight legs and eight tails, all green and yellow.

"You can just say it, but you two have to listen clearly." Tianwu paused and continued: "The reason why we can't escape here is that in addition to not wanting to be born in secret and being begged for mercy by future generations, it is actually expected that the catastrophe of the future generations will be inevitable, and human nature has broken out of the cage, tainted by the world, and the miasma of black smoke. The overthrow of the community is still a small matter, but the extinction of seeds is a big thing, so in fact, we are a few seeds, and when that day comes, we will continue life and multiply. ”

"But, you see it too." The person who took over the conversation was Tizi (note 7), the god of the West in Han Chinese mythology, "There are only two women among the twelve, and it is very difficult for us to take on the mission of multiplication." ”

"Even for these people outside, men, women, and children combined, I'm afraid it's difficult to do it." Another wizard added.

"Xuan Ming (note 8) is right, it is very difficult for me and Tiz to do this, so we must leave new seeds outside." The speaker was the Later Tuhuang Di Yi (note 9), also known as Hou Tu Niangniang. Originates from the worship of the land and women in nature worship in matriarchal societies. The full name of Chengtian imitates Houde Guangda Hou Emperor Di Di, is the fourth emperor of the Taoist god "Four Emperors and Six Emperors", she holds yin and yang, nourishes all things, so she is called the mother of the earth.

After listening to their words, I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart, and whispered to Ji Weiqi: "Sister Qi, listen, they are matching us!" This important mission of inheritance falls on you and me. ”

Ji Weiqi immediately glared at me fiercely and scolded: "No shame, be careful that I tear your mouth, see if you dare to talk nonsense!" ”

1. Hun Dun: that is, chaos, the image of chaos is the sacred bird that knows song and dance. The traditional Chinese "bird" and "Yan" are written in a similar way, and there may be errors in the copying, but they both make sense. Obviously, "Hun Dun" here refers to the sun. That is, the original meaning is: flat and round like the sun, without ears, eyes, mouth and nose, but knows how to sing and dance.

2. Harvest: Autumn God, there is a snake in his left ear, and he takes two dragons. It is the auxiliary god of the White Emperor Shaohao, and some people say that he is the son of the White Emperor. It is also said that it is the name of the Western god in ancient legends, Si Qiu. "Huainanzi Tianwen Xun" contains "the collection of the people's song ruler in charge of the autumn ......", that is to say, it is mainly in charge of the autumn harvest of the collection, so there is a "harvest house" archway in front of the Wanghe Tower. Shaohao and Bei Shui are both blood relatives and monarchs, so the two arches appear in Xiyue Temple at the same time. The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" also says: "The harvest dwells in the Si Mountain." There is a lot of jade in the south of this mountain, and there are many male yellow in the north. From the top of the mountain, you can see the sun setting in the west, and the phosgene is round at that time. The god who controls the sun is called red light, and it is said that this is the harvest.

3. Co-worker: the god of water. The python head is human, stepping on the black dragon, and entwining the green snake; Good at manipulating the flood and water potential, known as the god of water, controlling the flood. In the ancient Chinese book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", it is recorded that Gonggong and Zhuan Xuan did not succeed in competing for the throne and angrily crashed into the mountain of Tianzhu Buzhou.

Together with the donkey, Sanmiao, and Kun, they were called the "four murderers", and were exiled by Yao in Youzhou. "Shangshu Shundian": "The flow works together in Youzhou, puts the donkey in Chongshan, channels the three seedlings in the three dangers, dies in Yushan, and the four sins are salty in the world." "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Classic of the Sea": "The wife of Emperor Yan, the son of Chishui, listens to the Yanju of Wo, the Yanju is born of the festival, the festival is born, the drama is born Zhurong, and Zhurong is in the river, and the work is born. and "Tianwen Xun": "In the past, the people worked together and fought for the emperor, and they were angry and could not touch the mountain, the heavenly pillar was broken, and the earth was destroyed. The sky tilts to the northwest, so the sun, moon and stars shift; The land is not in the southeast, so the water and dust return. ”

4. Zhu Rong: His real name is Chongli, an ancient Chinese mythological figure, known as the Red Emperor, and his descendants respected him as the god of fire, one of the five emperors of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times. Some people say that Zhu Rong was one of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhurong's residence is the end of the south, and it is it that transmits fire and teaches humans how to use fire. Another said that Zhu Rong was the grandson of Emperor Zhuan, the official of Gaoxin's Huozheng, and the Yellow Emperor gave it the surname "Zhu Rong". The Zhurong clan is the clan where the Western Emperor is located, and the Zhurong clan is the Western Emperor's clan. The Zhurong clan is an ancient clan, and Rong is a glowing firefly, shining like a star and bright in the dark night; Zhu is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to fire, a sacrifice to light, and a sacrifice to the Emperor of Heaven.

5, Candle Jiuyin: A human-faced dragon body, with a "fire essence" in his mouth. (The sky is less than the northwest, and there is no news of yin and yang, so there is a dragon title "fire spirit" to shine in the gate of heaven.) "Chu Ci Tianwen": "The Northwest is enlightened, what is the breath? If the day is not good, how can the candle dragon shine? "Big move" again: "There is a cold mountain in the north, and the candle dragon is pardoned." "Huainanzi Topographical Training": "The candle dragon is in the north of Yanmen, sheltered in the mountain of Weiyu, and the sun is not seen, and its gods and men face the dragon body and have no feet. "The Great Wilderness North Classic": "The sky is not enough in the northwest, and there is no news of yin and yang, so there is a dragon fire essence to shine in the gate of heaven." ”

6. Extravagant corpse: "Overseas Eastern Classic" records: "The extravagant corpse country is in its north, with a beast body, a human face, big ears, and two green snakes." One is said to be the corpse of the liver elm, in the north of the adult". Or "extravagant bi", a half-human and half-beast monster, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Great Wilderness of the East" says that it is a god, with a human head and the body of a beast, and a pair of big ears wearing two green snakes, whose name is extravagant corpse. The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Eastern Classics affirms this description, and mentions the corpse of Habi, or the corpse of the liver elm. If you make good use of poison, you can also change the weather, so you are still the god of weather. Underground archaeology shows that the country of the corpse is very likely to be in the Lianyun area. The archaeological culture in this area is represented by the Longshan culture vine flower drop site. The site of Tenghualuo is located in the south of Xizhuchao Village, Zhongyun Office, Lianyungang City, on the alluvial plain of the valley of South Yuntai Mountain and North Yuntai Mountain, with an altitude of 6~7 meters, which is a Longshan cultural site from 4500 to 4000 years ago.

7. Tizi: that is, Yanzhou today, there is a mountain named Rongshan in the west of the city 30 miles now, probably because there is a country of Xian nearby, so Rongshan is also known as Kuan Rongshan and Xiangshan, which is the place where the Japanese enter in mythology. There is a god called Tizi on it, and the cloud of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Great Wilderness of the West": "In the West Sea, there is a god, a human face and a bird body, two green snakes, and two red snakes, and the name is Tizi." "The West Sea is the ancient Onozawa, in the west of the Mt. Sakazu. The Yellow Emperor is the god of the West Sea, known as the Chinese grandmother, and is the ancestor of the surname "Feng". Ancient clan name: "Emperor Suito Nazi clan".

8. Xuan Ming: In the Han mythological system, Xuan Ming is considered to be a human-faced bird, with a green snake hanging on each ear on both sides, and two green snakes on its feet (it is also said that its mount is a two-headed dragon), and the image is quite strange. It is said that the strong wind of Yu can spread the plague, and everywhere it goes, there is no grass. "The Eighteenth Year of Zhao Gong": "The fire is in Xuanming, Huilu." Han Zhangheng's "Thinking of Xuanfu": "The former long left the envoy to flick the feathers, and the water was balanced. ”

9. Mother Earth: After inheriting the heavens and following the example of the emperor of the earth. Chengtian imitates the Houtu Emperor Di Zhi is the fourth god of the Taoist god "Four Emperors", referred to as "Hou Tu", commonly known as "Hou Tu Niangniang". Matching with the Jade Emperor who presides over the heavenly realm, the female god who dominates the earth and mountains.