On August 15, the ceremonial ceremony of the temple was held in the main hall, beginning at the beginning of the day and ending at the end of the hour.

In the city of Yundu, up to the military generals of the civil ministers, down to the common people all come to worship, the procession spreads from the meridian altar to the outside of the temple gate, the mighty river is endless, and there are soldiers with high heads and white horses standing still, guarding both sides of the road.

Yelu Jinyun, the king of Yundu, came to the ceremony in person, and the difference was that he did not wear a dragon robe to leave the crown today, his hair was simply erected with a scarf, and his body was wearing a long robe unique to Jiali Temple, and the cuffs were sewn with gold threads to create auspicious cloud patterns.

At this time, he sat on the pear blossom chair and looked down on Wansheng! his face was cold, like a carved appearance like cold jade, and the perfect eyebrow shape was more in line with his kingly spirit, his lips were pursed, and his brows were tightly closed, as if he was troubled by something, but this frowning appearance made people feel awe from the bottom of their hearts. His eyes are not angry and arrogant, and he looks down on the ministers under him, and it is rumored that the kings of Rizhao and Rasheng on the border do not dare to make a mistake in front of him, which shows that his cultivation is really rare.

It's just that this time is different from the past, the sacrifice is the grand ceremony of Yundu, even if he is the lord of Yundu, he can only sit in the second seat, and the main position should be occupied by the deacon of Jiali Temple.

The deacon of the temple is not an official position, but the status is equal to that of the monarch, and it is rumored that the deacon of the temple is the only person in Yundu who has broken through the realm of "no delusion", and after "no delusion" is the "heavenly ribbon", and if you enter the realm of "heavenly ribbon", you can get rid of the mortal womb, not fall into Yama, have the body of vajra, and do not restrict the five elements of yin and yang.

'Heavenly Ribbon' can be said to be the lifelong dream of people who cultivate fate, and everyone wants to witness the dignity of the deacon of the temple on the day of the sacrifice, listen to the deacon's teachings, and guide them on the road to cultivation.

It's just that when the time came, Ren Ran didn't see anyone sitting in the center of the main hall, and the crowd began to talk about each other, Yelu Jinyun's brows were locked tighter, and his face was dense and extremely ugly.

Standing in the main hall of the Jiali Temple, the head of the patrol is in charge of the Golden Sacred Palace, Xiao Luo is the highest among the five patrol deacons, and he is old and respectful, so he was elected as the leader of the patrol deacon. At this time, he had already seen through King Yelu Jinyun's uneasiness, so he walked up the steps and bowed to Yelu Jinyun and said: "Your Majesty, the time has come, and the sacrifice ceremony can not wait any longer. ”

"Humph!" Yelu Jinyun snorted, and pinched the corner of the pear blossom seat into powder with the force of his hand, "Where are you deacons of Jiali Temple?

"Your Excellency is angry, the deacon has been missing for more than a month, and we have sent people to search the entire Yundu City but have not found it, maybe ......"

"Maybe what?"

"Maybe the deacon, he is not in the territory of Yundu at all. ”

"Ridiculous!" Yelu Jinyun was still furious, "Even if he goes out, he should come back today, he knows that the sacrificial ceremony is related to the rise and fall of Yundu." ”

At this time, Zuo Tian'an hurriedly ran over and whispered something in Xiao Luo's ear, Xiao Luo nodded one after another, and randomly motioned him to retreat.

"The hour has passed, and there has been a commotion in the crowd, and the king is asked to deign to preside over the ceremony. ”

"Humph!"

Yelu Jinyun rose up with his sleeves, he knew that now was not the time to hold accountable, for the sake of today, he could only hold a sacrifice ceremony first, as he said, the defense of Yundu must be supplied by this batch of fresh blood.

It's just that his heart is already full of murderous atmosphere, he can't help but think that over the years, Jiali Temple seems to be deliberately hollowing himself out, and secretly has secretly detained many masters of cultivation for his own use, and the only thing he can rely on in his hands is the general Situ Hongyuan, but a few days ago, Luo Shengguo had a group of ronins making trouble at the border, Situ Hongyuan had arrived at the border yesterday to quell the chaos, and now there are not many people in the court who can entrust the heart.

"Xiao Luo, the deacon is not here, and this gentleman does not dare to overstep his bounds, since you are the chief governor of the Jiali Temple, then the sacrificial ceremony should be presided over by you, I just sit and watch. ”

A few years ago, both entered the realm of "no vain", it can be said that the leader of the Yundu is the leader of the cultivation of the edge, and now the deacon is not there, and the sacrificial ceremony is urgent, and please take the overall situation first. ”

"How can this monarch's cultivation be compared with the archdeacon of the Jiali Temple, not to mention that there are five of you deacons by the side, if I sit on the main seat, I am afraid that some people will be dissatisfied. ”

Xiao Xiao heard the sound outside the strings, his body couldn't help but tighten, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The villain doesn't dare, please don't worry!"

The four Si Tian under the stairs had been listening to the conversation between Xiao Luo and Yelu Jinyun, and when they heard this, they hurriedly crawled on the ground and shouted in unison.

"Please also ask your lord to act as a director!"

With a wave of Yelu Jinyun's big hand, everyone felt a strong force to hold their knees up, and this undercurrent of strength seemed to be invisible, but it contained the power of the five elements, dissolving the protective qi of the five great heavens one by one.

In the midst of everyone's chokeholds, Yelu Jinyun sat on the main seat in the middle, and everyone in the group knelt down.

Xiao Luo presented the edict of sacrifice, and then shouted in front of the altar crowd.

"Heaven prays for the clouds, the popularization of the law for all sentient beings, the ceremony of sacrifice officially began, and the people of the Jiali Temple listened to the edict, all those who have entered the path of cultivation should take off their hats and crowns, and those who have not entered the cultivation relationship should be lifted from their double shoes. ”

Everyone in the audience and the soldiers on white horses took off their hats and untied their shoes according to Xiao Luo's words, and Yelu Jinyun also followed everyone.

"A total of 43 children over the age of 10 are about to be sacrificed to the heavens, and the number and identity of the children have been confirmed by the household registration officer and the Si Tian of the Jiali Temple. ”

Forty-three children who were about to be sacrificed were taken to the meridian altar by several escort officers, many children began to cry with tears on their faces, and there were also wails one after another among the onlookers, most of the parents of these children attended this grand ceremony, although they were reluctant to separate their flesh and blood, but there was a precedent in Yundu, not to mention that when the monarch personally presided over it, there were many brave and warlike soldiers on both sides, and the common people were helpless even if they were unwilling.

Yelu Jinyun, the king of Yundu Kingdom, walked up to the altar, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, the wind howled, blowing his hair hunting, he ordered all the children to line up in a line, bow down to the stone carved jade pillar in the square, and he himself took a bone knife and stood behind the child.

"Bow down and don't move!"

The escort officer shouted at the group of children, and Yelu Jinyun aimed at the child in the lead, and picked up the sleeve of his left arm with a bone knife, revealing his white and tender arm.

The child trembled, and Yelu Jinyun couldn't help but say that he cut a knife on his upper arm.

Blood!

Zuo Tian'an, who was waiting on the side, used a jade bowl to catch Yin Hong's blood, and then luckily reached his fingertips, slashing at the child's bleeding place, and the flowing blood immediately stopped, but the flesh of the wound turned outward, and it had been burned into a crescent-shaped scar by the flames.

The child endured great pain, beads of sweat the size of beans covered his cheeks, he cried loudly, stretched out a pair of small hands and shouted loudly to the crowd: "Mother, come and save me!"

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, which evoked the nightmares of countless cultivators, and many people couldn't bear to witness this picture with their eyes turned their backs.

Zuo Tian'an glanced at it obliquely, and then said coldly to the escort officer on the side, "Take it down and apply some herbs." ”

The remaining forty-two children were concocted by Zuo Tian'an to take blood, under the moon, the red blood in the jade bowl seemed to have life and began to cry, Zuo Tian'an presented the blood to Yelu Jinyun, Yelu Jinyun raised the jade bowl above his head, and recited words in his mouth, and then sprinkled all the blood on the heavenly ribbon jade stone in the altar, and suddenly the wind raged in the moonlit night, and the bright moon in the sky also turned into a red blood.

"The Xuantian Gate is open!"

Someone in the crowd was the first to exclaim, causing everyone to look sideways.

When the blood moon was in the sky, the entire Yundu City seemed to be dyed red with blood, Yelu Jinyun prayed to the moon sincerely, and the blood in the jade bowl slowly disappeared, as if it was drunk by the moon. When the bowl was empty, the red moon above Yundu City gradually faded its blood color and returned to its original bright appearance.

So far, there are forty-three more children in Yundu City who have embarked on the road of cultivating the Yuan.