Jiangzhou is centered on the capital city of Jiangzhou, and the closer it is to the capital city of Jiangzhou, the more stable it is.

It's not that there are some gods and cults in Jiangzhou City.

It's just that they don't dare to be as blatant as other places, and they are all spreading doctrines in some rural villages.

Lou Jinchen carried people out of the city directly and asked for the address of his hometown, but there was a place called Guillotine Village.

The reason why it is called the guillotine village is that a long time ago, there were bandits hidden on this mountain, and the merchants outside the mountain were tied up to go in, because the other party's family paid the ransom late, so they cut off the other party's head and hung it at the door of the village, which was known by the people under the mountain, and it was called the guillotine village.

It stands to reason that under the changeable nature of the world for so many years, this kind of place should have been uninhabited a long time ago, but this guillotine village is still here, and it has developed more powerfully.

From this, it can be seen that its cottage must be outstanding.

In these years, there are not many places that can protect themselves between heaven and earth, either because they are sheltered by those county temples, or they are sheltered by high-level cultivators.

As soon as Lou Jinchen heard the origin of the guillotine village, he understood that this village should have believed in a certain god early.

And the sect in the guillotine village has a very simple name - Vulcan Sect.

Although the name sounds simple and very popular, after Lou Jinchen asked, he can be sure that this is an out-and-out cult.

Of course, Lou Jinchen's way of judging cults is different from the way others judge them.

In his case, as long as it is necessary to perform a living sacrifice, it is a cult, and in their opinion, as long as it does not devour the gods of their own sect members at any time, they are all good gods.

However, Lou Jinchen knew that as long as they wanted to get guidance from the 'Fire God', they needed to sacrifice a person.

That is, to put a person into the fire and burn him to death.

This fire is the fuel of life.

At first, Lou Jinchen thought it was just a small sect, but after asking clearly, he learned that it was a big sect.

Although it does not spread in large cities such as Jiangzhou Fucheng, fire ponds have been established in those small county towns and scattered small villages, and those fire ponds are in the dark night, sheltering them from being submerged.

In this respect, the existence of this Vulcan Cult is meaningful.

After Lou Jinchen asked this clearly, he couldn't help asking, "What do you think is the nature of your Vulcan Sect?" ”

Lou Jinchen and the priest of the Vulcan Sect were walking in the wilderness.

At this time, it was the time when the moon was bright and the stars were scarce, and the two walked on foot.

"Our Vulcan Sect, in fact, we don't have to use human corpses to be able to sacrifice at the beginning, we can also use animal corpses, the Vulcan has sheltered so many people, and it is by no means evil." The old man priest said.

"Then why do we have to use human corpses for sacrifices?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"I've seen sectarian records within the sect that the sacrifice of corpses took place after a vengeance."

"At that time, the Vulcan Cult was still a small sect, and after being attacked by the enemy, we went to take revenge, captured all the enemies, and then someone proposed to burn those enemies to death, and in the process of burning them, a sacrifice was carried out."

"It was that sacrifice that made the people present get a strong feedback, so the use of corpses to sacrifice more and more things slowly, and to the present, every time there is a major event, the living people will be burned in the fire pool to sacrifice to the god of fire."

"This process is a long one, can you remember, how many years have passed since Qianguo implemented the 'Divine Temple Administration'?" The old man priest asked.

Lou Jinchen was silent and said, "It's going to take at least fifty or sixty years." ”

Lou Jinchen actually found that he couldn't remember it clearly.

"Sixty-seven years." The old man priest said: "In the past sixty-seven years, the mountains and rivers have not changed, but the world has changed, and we are all struggling to survive. ”

"Our sect leaders have all changed three, not because of old age, but directly killed in battle, some died on the spot after fighting with other sects, some died after returning, and those who died after coming back were appointed heirs, and they took the initiative to devote themselves to the fire pool."

"If the ruler of the government uses burning living people to sacrifice to the gods to judge the good and evil of a sect, I think it is unfair." The old man said.

"If you only burn the enemy, you can say that you can be justified, but now I am afraid that you have slipped into evil, and extreme belief and worship will surely lead to extreme sacrificial behavior." Lou Jinchen said.

"What the prince said is very true, our sect leader actually has the intention to change this habit, but some things cannot be changed overnight, just like this sacrificial habit is not formed overnight."

Lou Jinchen understood what he meant, obviously, this Vulcan Sect was just a small sect back then, but in the tragic sect wars again and again, the habit of burning other sect members slowly formed.

And this habit is because of the feedback of the god of fire, which makes everyone think that they are right, and at the same time vents their fear and pain after the war.

However, this kind of sacrifice for a long time also made the fire god accustomed to the sacrifice brought by this strong hatred and anger, and other sacrifice methods were gradually not responded, so this kind of sacrifice became the authentic mainstream sacrifice method.

Lou Jinchen looked at this vast wilderness, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, not far from his side, there were so many battles, and the rise of a sect was definitely not simple.

The two came all the way to the guillotine village, and the old man looked back at Lou Jinchen, who asked him to call home normally.

So the old man called open the gate and walked in first.

He didn't tell Lou Jinchen that there were two flames in the walled gate, and the flames could illuminate all the concealment.

When he walked past the burning flame of the iron pot on a wooden shelf, he also looked back quietly, but saw nothing, and no shadow appeared on the ground where the fire lit.

The person who opened the gate next to him didn't see Lou Jinchen.

"Master, you're back." Someone shouted.

The old man untied his clothes, and soon someone brought him new and decent clothes, as had always been the case before.

Someone lit the lamp, he went into the house, changed into a long robe, someone helped him to fetch water and wash his face, and after cleaning up, he came to the mirror, looked in the mirror, and saw himself in the mirror, and saw another person in the mirror, who was looking around his room.

"Squeak!"

A woman pushed the door open, and at the same time a voice sounded: "Brother Wen, you are back." ”

The old man priest turned his head violently, and looked at the person who came in, but Lou Jinchen who was shining in the mirror just now, but he didn't see anything, and then he looked in the mirror, and there was no person in the mirror.

"Brother Wen, why did you come back so late this time?" The woman asked.

"I met an acquaintance on the way, I talked for a while, and I was delayed, you go to sleep first, and I'll sit for a while." The old man priest said.

The woman looked at him for a while, and said, "You should rest early, and you will have to preside over the sacrifice tomorrow, and the opinions of Qiu Ye and them have been getting bigger and bigger recently, so you have to be careful." ”

"Well, I know, I'll pay attention, it's going to be fine, you go and rest!" The old man pretended to be relaxed.

The woman looked like she wanted to speak and stopped, she knew very well that there was no rival Vulcan Sect nearby, but at this time, the interior was like a raging fire, and there were no external enemies, and the battle between them was becoming more and more intense.

And those who participate in it are often able to get unexpected feedback from the 'Vulcan', making them feel that they have done the right thing.

"What's your name?"

The old man suddenly heard a question coming from the void, and when he looked back, Lou Jinchen was standing there flipping through a book he had written, which was the new rules of the sect that he had drafted.

He didn't answer immediately, but pulled the placket of his clothes, stroked his sideburns, put the palms and fingers of his hands together, raised them to the center of his eyebrows, bowed down and made a long salute, and said, "Priest of the Fire God Sect, Qiu Wen has seen Lou Fujun. ”

Lou Jinchen held the book in his hand, and looked at him again, he looked at the content of this book, although he only read it in a hurry, but he also felt that the content of the new regulations in this book was obviously to correct the way in which the Vulcan Sect had formed the burning of people for so many years.

He couldn't help but say, "You're very good." ”

Na Qiuwen said: "Thank you for the praise of the Prince, it's just that there is a strong fire in the sect, and the Monarch of the Mansion wants to see the Sect Master, I'm afraid he won't be able to see it." ”

"No, I think your sect leader will be glad to know that I came to him." Lou Jinchen said.

At this moment, he heard a series of footsteps approaching, and a light came to the door from far and near, and said, "Master, we are going to hold a meeting in the village, please go to the meeting." ”

"Council? What council? Why is it open now? Qiu Wen said in surprise.

"The little one doesn't know, the master has already passed first." The man outside the room said.

Qiu Wen's face changed.

He had already thought of one thing, if it was a normal council, it would not have been possible to come to him only to inform him at the end, but to ask him for instructions first, and it would not have been possible to call his wife first.

This is a disguised hijacking.

Can't these people wait for this time, and they're going to rebel?

(End of chapter)