Chapter 20: Sacrifices and Priests
At the same time that the Yuanlong Dao people rose into the air, a huge and incomparably large word 'longevity' appeared on the ground below.
Seeing that there was spiritual power circulating on this huge 'longevity', Su Xing immediately judged it.
Not surprisingly, this should be a formation.
Under the influence of the 'Shou' word formation, the rebels seemed to be drained of their strength, and they collapsed to the ground one after another.
Wrinkles began to develop on their faces, and their hair gradually turned gray.
It's obvious.
The lives of these people are being lost rapidly.
Part of the life lost by the rebels turned into 'black silk threads', slowly rising into the air, merging with the huge eyeballs formed by the clouds.
As for the other part ....
Unexpectedly.
That other part of the life was not absorbed by the Yuanlong Dao people in mid-air, but was directly integrated into the black robe's body.
It was as if the real beneficiary of this 'Ascension Ritual' was not the Yuan Dragon Dao person, but the black robe on the ground.
While absorbing life, the black robe also slowly rose to the sky like a Yuanlong Dao person.
The momentum of his whole person began to rise sharply, and the clothes he was wearing also danced in the wind, and an invisible momentum emanated from the inside out....
After the black robe rose into the air, the Yuanlong Dao people fell directly to the ground.
ββThe Yuanlong Dao people were able to levitate in the air before, but it was caused by the blessing of the 'Shou' character formation after the 'Ascension Ceremony' began.
However, the black robe had already moved his hands and feet in the formation and sacrifices.
The 'Ascension Ceremony' seemed to be prepared for the Yuanlong Dao people, but in fact, it was the black robe himself who was really carrying out the ceremony.
When the beneficiary of the 'Shou' character formation was transformed into a black robe, the Yuanlong Dao people naturally fell from mid-air.
Seeing that the black robe made a move in the formation, the Yuanlong Daoist was a little difficult to accept for a while: "Black robe, you actually dare to betray me?" β
"Hmph,"
In mid-air, after the black robe sneered, he looked at the other party condescendingly.
He said calmly: "Old thing, didn't you teach this?" If you don't cultivate the golden pill, you will be an ant for the rest of your life, but I have written it all down. β
"You!"
Yuan Long Dao was speechless: "After I break through, won't the next city lord be you?" Why should you rush to cut off my immortal path at this time? β
The two of them talked.
As a large number of lifespans converged into the black robe's body, the momentum he invisibly exuded became more and more oppressive.
But the Yuanlong Daoist didn't show a trace of panic, but just laughed angrily: "Black robe, do you think I haven't been guarding against you?" β
"Hmph,"
The black robe sneered: "Do you think I don't know that you are guarding me? β
There was undisguised arrogance in his tone: "These rebel forces used as the 'Ascension Ceremony', as well as the formations in the central square, these are all arranged by me.... Now that everything is under my control, what else can you do to protect me? β
"You're right."
Yuanlong Daoist said calmly: "The formation and sacrifices of this 'Ascension Ceremony' are indeed prepared by you, but do you know, why am I so relieved to let you prepare everything?" β
"Why?"
The black robe was shocked when he heard this, and he had a faint feeling that something was not quite right in his heart.
He didn't say anything anymore, but just bred up his spirit, trying to use the absorbed 'life power' to break through the bottleneck of the foundation building period.
And the Yuanlong Daoist continued: "Don't forget, although the sacrifices of the 'Ascension Ceremony' were all prepared by you, the method of preparing the sacrifices was learned from me. β
"What do you mean?"
At this moment, the black robe felt even more wrong.
He could faintly feel that the Yuanlong Dao man really had some backhand.
Yuanlong Daoren did not respond to the other party, but said bitterly: "Originally, that back hand was just left by me on a whim, but I didn't expect it to really work today." β
As soon as the words fell, Yuan Long flew into the air again.
Seeing this, the black robe's eyes widened and said in disbelief: "Impossible! Now that I'm controlling the 'Shou' word formation, how can you fly? β
The black robe and the Yuanlong Dao people are only cultivated during the foundation building period.
And the Tsukiji Monk can't fly into mid-air without using a flying magic weapon.
Therefore, without the blessing of the 'Shou' word formation, it is impossible for the Yuanlong Dao people to fly directly into the air.
But he just flew up inexplicably.
This made the black robe have a guess in his heart: "Old thing, did you hide it from me and secretly arranged a set of 'longevity' word formations?" β
"Why bother."
Yuanlong Daoren said in a calm tone: "The method of using the rebel army as a sacrifice is all taught to you by me.... Didn't you feel anything wrong with your studies? β
"Could it be..."
Hearing what Yuanlong Dao said, the black robe's face changed dramatically in an instant, and it seemed that he had guessed something.
But then I thought that it was already too late.
Midair.
The Yuanlong Daoist shot a spiritual power into the 'Shou' word formation, and suddenly, countless 'black silk threads' poured out from the black robe's body.
Some of the threads rose into the air, merging with the huge eyeballs made of clouds and mist.
The other part converged into the body of the Yuanlong Dao person.
In this way, the whole 'Ascension Ritual' formed a strange picture:
Some of the 'black silk threads' emitted by the rebels rose into the air, and some of them poured into the black robes.
And the black robe also exudes 'black silk threads' from its body.
Some of them rose into the air, and the other part poured into the body of the Yuanlong Dao person.
This scene made Su Xing, who was mixed in the crowd, subconsciously think of the proverb 'The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows'.
Among them, the praying mantis refers to the black robe that absorbs the lifespan of the rebels, and the Yuanlong Daoist who absorbs the lifespan of the black robe is the yellow finch.
Although the black robe moved his hands and feet in the formation and sacrifice, he didn't know that he himself was also regarded as a sacrifice by the Yuanlong Dao people.
Maybe it's a reminder of the past.
It may also be that it is about to break through to the Jindan period, which has led to some changes in mentality.
Midair.
Yuanlong Daoist sighed: "Black robe, you have been with me for so long, I will let you lose clearly today, and let you fellow Daoists know what is going on..."
According to the Yuanlong Dao people.
The 'Ascension Ceremony' he carried out was, to put it bluntly, a 'transaction' with 'Shou'.
In order for a person to be a sacrifice in the Ascension Ritual, the first requirement is for the person to bow down to the statue of Shou and say a specific prayer.
Among them, those who lead mortals to say prayers are called priests.
Like the black robe.
Mortals who say the prayer are called sacrifices.
Like the rebels present.
When the Ascension Ritual is activated, the rebels who sacrifice a portion of their lives will be dedicated to the body of Shou.
The other part of the life span will be distributed as a reward to the priest who presides over the 'Ascension Ceremony'.
According to the plan negotiated between the Yuanlong Dao people and the black robe.
This priesthood should have been held by a person from Yuanlong Dao.
After the completion of the 'Ascension Project', he will be able to break through the bottleneck with this part of his lifespan and successfully be promoted to the Jindan stage.
But the black robe was unwilling to do this, so in the process of preparing the sacrifice, he moved a little bit and transferred the priesthood to himself.
In this way, there was the scene that Su Xing had seen before.