The so-called blood sacrifice is blood food sacrifice to the gods. As the name suggests, it is to use living beings as sacrifices to worship the gods.
As for "blood food as a sacrifice to gods", in the beginning of Dachang World, demons and demons were wreaking havoc in the world. The Taoist masters who cultivated immortality in this world were opposed to all "blood food as a sacrifice to gods". Even livestock such as "chickens, cattle and sheep" were criticized as blood food.
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However, with the rise of humanity and immortality, the attitude toward "blood-eating sacrifices to gods" has undergone subtle changes.
Immortal cultivators can live forever by eating wind and drinking dew. They don't care about blood food or incense offerings. However, the major city gods, Yin soldiers and seal generals under their command, in addition to incense offerings, also need some blood.
Only by eating and offering food can we maintain our spirituality and our soul will last forever.
Therefore, the attitude of Taoist sects that have integrated into "Shinto" toward "blood food sacrifice" has also changed slightly, becoming more tolerant and standardized.
"Hundong Nu Qing Zhao Shu" says:
"All the righteous gods have decreed that anyone who eats blood and is unable to protect the land and causes harm to the people will be killed by a needle and flow away for three thousand miles."
From this we can see the difference. Taoism no longer uses "blood sacrifice" to judge the evil gods and the good gods.
With the permission of the righteous god, he can accept "chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep" and other livestock as blood food sacrifices, but he must guard the land and protect the people, otherwise he will be punished.
As for the "blood sacrifice" and "living sacrifice" that use "human" blood as food, it goes without saying that it is a proper red line.
Regardless of whether it is a righteous god or an evil god, anyone who asks for a "blood sacrifice" in vain is definitely stepping into a thunder pond and asking for death. The king of heaven, Lingguan, was burned by the Satian Master because he asked for a blood sacrifice of "boys and girls", and he cut down the mountain and destroyed the temple.
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Within the Dachang Dynasty, "blood sacrifice" has been basically eradicated, but in Lizhou, Yaozhou and more remote wilderness areas, blood sacrifice activities are extremely rampant.
From wizards to ordinary people, "blood sacrifice" rituals are prevalent.
In some remote small tribes, the method of "blood sacrifice to the gods" is their secret that is not passed down, and it is the inherited treasure of the tribal family.
There is no other reason, it is beneficial!
The key point is the word "Qiu". Sacrificing sacrifices to ghosts and gods is essentially an "equivalent exchange" activity. I offer tribute to you, and you give me benefits.
The living environment of the people in the wilderness is harsh, tyrannical beasts are rampant, evil spirits breed, and devils are rampant. They are extremely thirsty for power, and the easiest way to obtain power is naturally to trade with powerful gods.
As a result, the major tribes and forces fought each other, killing and looting, offering sacrifices to the gods they worshiped, and begging the gods to show their favor and help them quickly achieve supernatural powers.
What if the small tribe is not strong enough to go out to fight and plunder?
That's very simple. Outsiders can't bully me, and I can't bully my own people. It's always easiest to turn the iron fist inwards.
On the day of the sacrifice, every household distributed the food, and the boys and girls, men and women, took turns sharing and squeezing.
As for wizards, it goes without saying that they can communicate with ghosts and gods, borrow the power of ghosts and gods, practice to a high level, and even be able to drive and feed ghosts and gods.
The six top demonic forces in the southwest [Ancient Witch God Alliance] originated from this.
Chu Chen and the White Deer Immortal had a vague understanding after listening to the words of Lizhou City God Duan Cang.
One or two "blood sacrifice" activities are easy to deal with, but if the "blood sacrifice" activities are widespread and involve the entire state, it will be difficult to deal with. Because of the huge profit driven by it, it is impossible to put an end to it.
The Dachang Dynasty settled in Lizhou and raised its flag, but it only caused the "blood sacrifice" to move from the bright side to the dark side, without affecting the "blood sacrifice" at all. It was really like "the wild fire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again."
In fact, preventing the "blood sacrifice" made the locals in Lizhou feel "resentful" towards the Celestial Empire, believing that the Celestial Empire had ruined their good deeds and was difficult to educate.
In a sense, "blood sacrifice" is the biggest difficulty in governing Lizhou.
If anyone can eradicate "blood sacrifice", educate the people of a state, and lead all people to follow the path of good deeds, that will be a great achievement and a great blessing.
Perhaps because the situation in Lizhou was complicated, neither Chu Chen nor the newly appointed Bailu Xianweng was in the mood to drink and have fun, so the grand reception banquet ended hastily.
Bailu Xianweng took office on the same day and went straight to Lizhou Ghosts and Gods Division.
Chu Chen is no exception and takes charge of the Lizhou Supervision Department.
The Lizhou Supervision Department, like other states, has two deputy supervisory envoys on the left and right.
Yu Baoquan, nicknamed "Taoist Yuquan", was born in Jiuzhou, Middle-earth. He was awarded the twelfth level of the Divine Cloud, Dongling Master, Hunyuan Shangqing (fourth grade), fourth-grade great magical power and late Taoist cultivation. He is currently the deputy supervisor of the left.
Also the deputy governor of Lizhou Ghosts and Gods Division;
Cao Haigui, nicknamed "Hailanzi", was born in Dajiuzhou, was awarded the eleventh level of Five Thunder Barriers, Master Gao Xuan, the Jade History of Xuandu in the Shangqing Dynasty (from the fourth level), the fourth level of Taoist cultivation in the middle stage of the Great God Passage, currently the right deputy of Lizhou
Deputy Supervisor.
These two are Chu Chen's right-hand men in the State Supervision Department.
Yu Baoquan, the deputy supervisor on the left, serves in both the Supervision Department and the Department of Ghosts and Gods. In addition to supervising one side, he is responsible for coordinating all parties and handling errands on the surface, which is very different from what Chu Chen did in Yunzhou back then. The deputy supervisor on the right
He is a full-time assistant to Chu Chen, the "Supervisor of Lizhou".
"I've seen the inspector!"
Yu Baoquan and Cao Haigui bowed respectfully, but when they saluted, they couldn't help but take a sneak look, their eyes full of surprise.
"You two fellow Taoists don't need to be polite."
Chu Chen had long been accustomed to the surprised expressions on his colleagues' faces when they saw him. Even if he used his escape technique, others wouldn't be able to tell how good he was, but as his fame spread, others would take a second look at him when they saw him.
After some polite greetings and getting acquainted, Chu Chen got straight to the point and asked about Yu Baoquan and Cao Haigui's "blood sacrifice" in Lizhou.
Yu Baoquan was dressed in a green Taoist robe. He was tall, graceful and polite, with a kind face and quite approachable face. Hearing this, he quickly replied:
"Inspector, you have a burning gaze. The rampant blood sacrifice is indeed the biggest problem in Lizhou's governance. Not to mention the natives of Lizhou who practice witchcraft and Taoism. Even many Taoist friends in our Tianchao Taoist sect cannot resist the temptation and practice
Witchcraft, offering sacrifices to evil spirits and demons, or local gods asking for blood sacrifices."
Cao Haigui, a Taoist priest from Xuanyi who is reserved and thin, echoed:
"Our Supervision Department handles hundreds of such cases every year, large and small, and they are repeatedly banned and impossible to prevent."
Chu Chen frowned slightly, feeling a little surprised.
Even ghosts and gods are involved, not to mention the local aborigines of Lizhou.
The situation in Lizhou was more complicated than he imagined, and it would be no exaggeration to say it was shocking.
Profit makes people crazy.
For Chu Chen, who comes from an authentic Taoist sect and has the help of the Xin Temple, offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods has no allure for him. However, for ordinary people who have no small sects, hereditary sects and wild people, the benefits of offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods are real.
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"Blood sacrifice is indeed a trouble."
Yu Baoquan, deputy inspector general on the side, said with emotion:
"However, there is no way to solve the problem of blood sacrifice. Cut down mountains and destroy temples, sweep away ghosts and gods, and kill all the evil spirits and demons. This will cut off the source of the inheritance of blood sacrifice. The trend of blood sacrifice will not stop until it is cured!"
When Chu Chen heard this, he immediately became interested:
"That makes sense, but what difficulties have you encountered?"
"Inspector, you don't know something. The evil god of obscenity is easy to deal with, but the Litian Witch God is really difficult to deal with. You are new to Lizhou and don't understand the situation. There is a file here. You will know it as soon as you look at it."
After speaking, the two deputy supervisory officials presented thick files.
When Chu Chen saw the dossier, he immediately became interested and his consciousness swept away.
The pages of the book made a "swishing" sound.
Although [Golden Dragon Guard] is also an intelligence organization, its main task is to act as the emperor's eyes and ears, to gain insight into local movements, and its intelligence on specific local situations is far inferior to that of the local supervision departments.
Immediately, Chu Chen took the file.
After a while, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
Before that, he had no contact with Lizhou affairs. Although he had heard of the name "Litian Witch God", he didn't know much about it. He should regard him as the overlord of the separatist party.
However, after reading the files, he suddenly had a clear understanding of the situation in Lizhou.
Speaking of which, the reason why the "blood sacrifice style" prevails in Lizhou is closely related to the Litian Witch God.
It is said that the predecessor of the "Litian Witch God" was an ancient powerful witchcraft man. After his accidental death, by chance, his remnant soul turned into a "ghost" and wandered between heaven and earth.
In ancient times, there were grass-headed gods all over the country. There was a mountain temple that was built by a little demon as a lewd sacrifice. He secretly lit the sacred fire, enshrined him as a god, and bewitched the creatures in the mountain to worship him.
On a thunderstorm night, the little demon was fighting with other monsters. One of them accidentally died, and the mountain temple collapsed. By chance, the wandering Litian Witch God picked up the leak, parasitized it, and survived.
Not to mention, I also have a safe and warm place.
Relying on the remaining incense and divine power of the ruined temple, as well as being nourished by the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth, the Litian Witch God gradually got rid of ignorance and gave birth to consciousness. Unknowingly, he became the local grass-headed wild god, controlling the power of the heaven and earth.
"Litian Witch God" was extremely happy and originally planned to re-cultivate the witchcraft and regain his former peak strength.
However, things backfired.
Litian Witch God was horrified to find that his true soul was fused with the mountain temple, and they were indistinguishable from each other. He even had no chance of reincarnation. Moreover, no matter whether it was the immortal way or the witch way, all the ways to practice oneself and realize the way were blocked.
No way.
This made "Litian Witch God" extremely angry.
As a former top powerhouse, even if he was just a remnant soul, he knew the fate of "Shinto" very well.
Except for the innate gods, the other gods seem to be superior, but in fact they are very precarious. If you accidentally provoke a powerful enemy, you will be dislocated and die.
Litian Witch God was not willing to become a small grass-headed wild god, nor was he willing to work hard to manage the divine domain. He finally became strong, but one day he provoked a powerful enemy, and was cut down from the mountain and destroyed the temple, and lost his life.
As a result, he embarked on the path of seeking change and specialized in studying Shinto.
Speaking of which, Litian Witch God is extremely talented. He has been practicing and studying the Shinto for hundreds of years, and he has really discovered an unprecedented "magic of immortality".
Before the Litian Witch God, whether it was wizards or ordinary people, the status of both parties was extremely unequal when making offerings to ghosts and gods.
The ghosts and gods took the absolute initiative and relied on absolute force to intimidate the people. The creatures in the domain made offerings and sacrifices, and raised all the sentient and intelligent creatures in the domain as livestock and exploited them wantonly.
As for the "reward" of worshiping ghosts and gods, it depends on the mood of the ghosts and gods.
However, in many cases, ghosts and gods often do not give benefits. Not causing disasters is the greatest "blessing".
However, this Litian Witch God is different.
He is very trustworthy and pays attention to the principle of "equivalent exchange". Anyone who sacrifices to him will be "blessed". If he offers a rich "sacrifice" and he likes it, he will be "rewarded" and his spirit will be rewarded.
There are countless Qi, blessings, skills, supernatural powers, and witchcraft.
Precisely because "Li Tian Wu Shen" is very particular about being a "god", his fame and skills spread like wildfire in Lizhou and spread quickly. Within a few years, he suddenly went from being a small mountain god living in a corner to becoming a god.
Become a god who is popular among believers.
He snatched the incense and faith from the hands of ghosts, gods and demons. All parties hated him, but they couldn't do anything about him. He was really at ease and free from the original predicament.
After becoming a monk, Litian Witch God still has a strong sense of "worry". He knows very well that despite his appearance, great supernatural powers, freedom and ease in Lizhou, in essence, his foundation is too poor.
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His true spirit rests on the small mountain temple. If the mountain temple is discovered, he will undoubtedly be caught by others and be controlled by others, and he will end up miserable.
Naturally, Li Tian Witch God could not tolerate this scene happening, so he chose to "give up the profits" and teach the weak ghost gods the "Li Tian Blood Sacrifice Technique" that he had learned over many years.
After the ghosts and gods practice the "Blood Sacrifice Method" taught by him, they can communicate with the believers of the "Litian Witch God" and then accept offerings according to the "Witch God Law".
To put it simply, Litian Witch God distributed his followers to other ghosts and gods.
At first glance, Li Tian Wu Shen has a "Bodhisattva heart" and helps the ghost brothers, looking like a good big brother. Judging from the results, it can be said that, but his real purpose is still for himself.
First, he taught the "Blood Sacrifice Method" to ghosts and gods, and ghosts and gods from all over the world publicized his method, allowing him to increase the number of followers at a rapid rate. He only relied on the commission to increase his divine power;
Secondly, the ghosts and gods who have practiced the "blood sacrifice method" have also become part of the Litian Witch God in their divine domain.
Relying on the "Litian Blood Sacrifice", the true spirit of Litian Witch God escaped from the confinement of the small "mountain temple". The entire "Litian" ghost temple is his dojo.
To this day, the Litian Ghost Temple not only dominates Lizhou, but also spreads to the neighboring Yaozhou. It is said that it has also extended its tentacles to the southwest demon country and the demon court's sphere of influence, with great momentum.
"Good fellow, this Litian Witch God is really a character."
After reading through the files of [Litian Witch God], Chu Chen was slightly surprised.
The Litian Witch God recorded in the file was understated and passed over in one stroke, but he knew very well that the other party must have gone through a bloody and bloody journey and experienced all kinds of difficulties.
He was formerly a top witchcraft expert. He was good at the art of witchcraft and curses. He also knew how to choose, construct, and support a huge Litian divine system. He had thousands of incarnations and varied methods.
For a moment, I understood a little bit why the Celestial Immortal Court's expansion of territory in Lizhou, Yaozhou and other places did not go smoothly and hit a wall everywhere.