Although there were some doubts as to why the "Holy Maiden" did not express her opinions this time, the others did not think much about it, and when she was still thinking about the gains and losses, she spontaneously discussed it.

Theocracy is not the same as imperial power after all. The high priest's status is high, and he is far from being able to decide everything in a word.

Especially in such a life-and-death matter, a decision must be made after discussion.

Unless the "Rat God" comes, I am afraid that it will have a decisive effect.

However, since it is a "god", it is natural that it must be high in the sky to make people feel awe.

If you really live with the people all the time, I am afraid that after a long time, it will give people a feeling of "nothing more than that".

In fact, even with the imperial rule, many things need to have enough supporters to move forward.

After all, human beings are beings with independent thoughts.

After listening to everyone's discussion for a while, Yan Qingjun roughly understood what the "sacrificial ceremony" in these mouths was.

Even with her heart, she couldn't help but lose some color for a while.

"Ru Mao drinks blood and is ignorant!" She cursed in her heart.

The so-called "sacrificial ceremony" is nothing more than a nice thing to say.

In fact, it is simply to sacrifice human life to the gods for protection!

When the time comes, the common people will be gathered in the name of the temple and let them drink the "holy water".

This kind of aquatic product comes from the shrine and is made by the high priest himself with a special process that can make people forget their troubles for a short time, and even forget their own existence.

After that, the shrine maiden presides over the ceremony to promote the power of the gods.

People will be willing to give everything they have to the gods from the bottom of their hearts.

This is very different from the people's spontaneous sacrifice to the rat god.

No matter how much you believe and revere "God" in your heart, human beings, as the spirit of all things, will eventually have a little spiritual root that will not be extinguished, and will not completely lose themselves.

Some people may have reached the point of fanaticism in their faith, and are even willing to sacrifice their lives for it, but I am afraid that there are still some things in their hearts that cannot be abandoned.

But this kind of "sacrificial ritual" is different, and believers in a special state will really give everything, including their souls.

After this ritual, although these people who used to "sacrifice" did not really lose their lives, they have no more aura since then, and even if they live, they are like walking corpses.

I'm afraid it may not be as happy as dying directly.

Yan Qingjun bowed his head slightly, never participated in the discussion, and did not say anything against it.

Although she was extremely disgusted by this kind of behavior in her heart, she did not act impulsively because of it.

Just sighed secretly.

Although today's Great Xia has threats and constraints from the upper realm, it is much better than this world.

At the very least, the human heart belongs to oneself, and the will is free.

At this time, she also began to gradually understand Qin Zhao's intentions.

Spread ideas, spread culture, and enrich the spiritual world of the people of the human race.

If Great Xia was like this place, it regarded the gods as its reliance, and never thought of relying on its own strength to resist foreign enemies and develop the nation.

Then, hundreds of years and thousands of years, what is the difference between the human race and the ignorant beasts?

After a long discussion, the discussion in the hall finally subsided.

Yan Qingjun, who did not speak, was deemed to have abstained.

And the final result was not unexpected, and the proposal for a "sacrificial ceremony" was adopted.

After all, the high priest now has a lot of power to speak, and there are many supporters in the temple.

As the other two representatives of power, the holy maiden did not speak, and the shrine maiden's opposition was not resolute, and it was reasonable that the proposal was approved.

As for the ordinary people who are called "sacrifices", who cares?

"In that case, everyone began to prepare. The ceremony took place ten days later, when the northern beasts were coming. ”

The High Priest said.

His face was flat and he didn't care, as if it wasn't about tens of thousands of lives, it was just an ordinary ceremony.

......

That night, Qin Zhao also learned the news from Zi.

As the head of the temple guard, his status is extremely high, and he has the right to know about it.

But even if she didn't know it at first, Yan Qingjun would notify her to report the news.

And when Qin Zhao first heard about this, his face was also not good-looking.

"It's ridiculous!"

As a ruler, he was not unacceptable to sacrifice. It is even very clear that many times the necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.

What he didn't approve of was that way.

Leave the survival of the race to unknown gods, and let your people lose their souls and become walking corpses in ignorance.

It was a foolish move in his opinion.

This is not the first time in countless years that there has been a tide of beasts.

But after all these years, there has been no improvement in the way it is handled.

Even if you successfully resist the invasion of the beast herd for the first time under duress, can you continue to fight against the beast tide with peace of mind after that?

Spend a leisurely day on weekdays, and wait until the real crisis comes, and then deal with it in this way.

So as a ruler, as a leader of the race, where is the meaning of the temple's existence?

Is it just praying for mercy from the gods all day long?

There are also armies in Bactria who sacrifice their lives to defend the country and protect the ethnic group, but they do not use deceptive means and never rely on external forces.

If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have studied the military formation to resist the alien race, and the human race would not have the right to occupy the most fertile land in the Canglan Realm.

Purple didn't speak.

She originally thought that the troubled times of the past were exaggerated enough, and the people were displaced and could not help themselves.

But compared to tens of thousands of people who lost their souls silently, it seems to be much luckier.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Zhao did not continue to discuss this topic.

Neither is in the mood to say more, nor is there any need for this.

After all, everything has nothing to do with him.

Instead, he said, "Let's see if there's a chance to sneak into the high priest's room and investigate." If you don't have the chance, you don't have to force it. ”

The current Qin Zhao still doesn't know the truth about the gods of this world, thinking that the "Rat God" still exists in the world, and he doesn't dare to make a move at will.

At least wait until we see what the so-called miracles are.

This sacrificial ritual of the beast tide was an opportunity for him to explore the truth of the world.

"You can take a little holy water in the past two days and give it to me."

"Yes." Purple quickly responded.

Fifteen thousand devotees will be gathered for this sacrificial ceremony, and the amount of so-called "holy water" will certainly not be small, and there must be reserves in the temple at this time.

With her means, it is not very difficult to get this thing.

When the time comes, just put it in one place and wait for Qin Zhao to pick it up.

As the head of the temple guard, although the high priest didn't trust her, he wouldn't have thought that she could have any connection with Qin Zhao, so naturally he wouldn't be wary of hidden dangers in this regard.

After Zi left, he began to think silently, "God...... Faith...... Luck ...... What is the relationship between these three? ”

He already felt that he was only one step away from mastering the use of Qi Luck, and perhaps after this mutation, he would be able to fully comprehend it.

......

Three days later, under Qin Zhao's induction, the 10,000 Yulin army finally gathered in the main city.

These people have different identities, but the worst is the first level of the palace guards, otherwise it would never be so easy to gather.

This is also a function of the Streamer Battle Array.

With the convergence of popularity and military energy, there will always be some wonderful traction.

Coupled with the high luck of Qin Zhao, the main formation, this result was not surprising.

At the same time, he also got a sample of the "holy water" brought by Purple.

Looking at the liquid in the clay pot in his hand, Qin Zhao's eyes narrowed slightly.

He first sensed it silently, but it was still difficult to understand the specific ingredients.

After a moment's hesitation, he dipped a drop into his mouth and tasted it.

Needless to say, with the strength of his current divine soul, if he can be easily stunned by this thing, then there is no need to do any more cultivation.

After a long time, Qin Zhao's face suddenly turned pale, and he said with a smile: "Is there really you, high priest, taken from the people for the people?" ”

Then he began to meditate again, "The power of faith...... So that's ......"

He turned his head to look in the direction of the temple, feeling that he was only one step away from being completely in control of his luck.

Only one final verification is required.

It turned out that after tasting it, he realized that the reason why this "holy water" could blind the minds of mortals was because it was mixed with a trace amount of faith power.

This magical power itself has a definite owner.

As ordinary people, once you accept a belief that is not your own, you can easily assimilate it.

Even if it doesn't get completely lost, it will leave the soul in the dust.

The reason why Qin Zhao was fine just now was that his own spirit was extremely powerful, and a drop of ink naturally could not pollute a river and sea.

The second is the blessing of its own massive popularity.

Even if the qi of all the people in the sea of his consciousness is silent now, it is not something that can be eroded by this small amount of faith power.

Under the barrier of popularity, this power of faith has not had time to play any role, and it has been washed away by its own popularity.

At the same time, he also truly appreciated the difference between the power of faith and luck.

The power of ordinary faith is a double-edged sword for cultivators.

It is both a help and a constraint.

Attaining enlightenment with the power of faith is born with the majesty of Shinto. The life and death of believers is as powerful as hell.

But it is also equivalent to giving up the freedom of the immortal path. Confined to the billowing red dust, bound by the minds of believers.

It's not that this way of practicing is bad, it's just that the path is different.

At least Qin Zhao definitely didn't want to be bound by this kind of bondage, and his path was by no means as simple as Shinto.

As the emperor of the people, it is only a responsibility to be respected and feared by all the people.

For him, the spirit of the people is the foundation, but not the shackles.

The essence of luck is actually a very special kind of power of faith.

But the power of this faith can only help, not constrained.

Because it is not a single deity that is worshipped, it is regarded as an object of vows, and incense is burned every day to worship. It is the yearning and reverence of all the people of the world, for the pioneers, for the leaders of the race.

This belief formed by the collective unconscious is much purer and more powerful than the power of any belief.

Zifei, Yan Qingjun and others, and even the former Han Guiren's vigorous luck is essentially derived from this.

When he thought through this layer, and then looked back at his Zitai Divine Soul, he suddenly had a different understanding.

I was thinking about it wrongly, and I wanted to use it as a special energy.

In fact, qi luck is its own power, and it is no different from the power of true qi and divine soul.

"It's a pity that how to use it is still unclear." Thinking of this, Qin Zhao couldn't help but feel slightly distressed.

But that's not the biggest problem anymore.

After the sacrificial ceremony begins, I will surely be greatly inspired by the use of the power of faith by the so-called "rat god".

But at this moment, a new problem is in front of him.

"Do you want the high priest to actually complete this so-called 'sacrificial ritual'?"

When he understood the principle of "holy water", there was actually a way to stop the high priest from doing it.

Since this thing relies on the power of faith to blind the minds of ordinary people, as long as it is not an ordinary person who is sacrificed, it will naturally be able to destroy her plan.

Now there are 10,000 Yulin troops in the city.

In total, 15,000 people were required for this ritual as "sacrifices".

It only needs to be replaced with members of the Feather Forest Army, and those "holy waters" will definitely not work.

Qin Zhao has a full grasp of this.

If the high priest is relying on drugs, or some special illusion to complete brainwashing, making people lose their minds, he really has no good way at this time.

After all, trapped in this, many means cannot be used.

But if it were the power of faith, it would not have had any effect on them.

With the blessing of the Streamer Battle Array, all the soldiers are popular and military, and it is definitely not difficult to resist the erosion of the power of faith.

Unless the High Priest was willing to expend that vast mass of mystical faith power in the apse to accomplish this, there was not the slightest chance.

Obviously, that can't be.

The purpose of this ritual was originally to gather more power of faith in order to summon the "Rat God" to descend.

The result is a higher cost, so why bother?

As for whether or not to use this method to make the High Priest's plan yellow, Qin Zhao was still a little hesitant now.

He needs to think carefully about the gains and losses, or find an opportunity to discuss with Yan Qingjun and the others and listen to their opinions.

In fact, in his heart, he didn't want this to be completed smoothly.

Not because of kindness, or sympathy for the ordinary people in this world who are about to be "sacrificed".

I simply feel that there are a lot of secrets in it, and something is very wrong.

Needless to say, the time of the arrival of this beast tide happened to coincide with the arrival of his own people, and it was still the largest "blood tide", which was too much of a coincidence.

Secondly, the phenomenon of beast tide is unreasonable, which makes him vigilant.

And the so-called rat gods, including the high priest and the shrine maiden, are also very problematic.

Combined with all the oddities of this world, it was hard for him not to suspect that there was something else hidden in this matter.

Don't think about the witch's thoughts for now, the high priest definitely has some other plans.