Inside the stone tower is a very broad circular hall. The walls around the hall are inlaid with wooden pavilions layer by layer, leading directly to the top of the stone tower.
There are rows of spiritual tablets placed on the wooden pavilion. The spiritual tablets are all very tall and have some names engraved on them. The names are all written in sacred script and all begin with the character "jiang".
In the middle of the hall is a round jade table with patterns of stars engraved on it, and colorful spiritual stones placed above it. The outside of the spiritual stones is wrapped with yellow paper filled with mantras.
Directly in the east of the hall, stood a group of wizards wearing colorful robes. They had wild animal furs on their shoulders and animal heads hanging on their heads. Their faces could not be seen clearly. Each of them held a magic weapon like a rosary in their hands.
They chanted mantras in unison to the spiritual stones on the table.
The spiritual stones wrapped in yellow paper emitted dazzling light amidst the chants, and various beams of light converged together and shot straight to the top of the stone tower. There, a baby under one month old was curling up into a ball with his eyes closed tightly.
Suspended in these rays of light, like a small sun, it emits a ray of light that pierces people's eyes.
"What are you doing? Where did this child come from, and why is it hung here?" Chen Zhi asked Mr. Bao next to him as he looked at this weird scene.
"This is not a child," Mr. Bao said, looking up at the light above. "This is your ancestor Jiang Ziya, transformed by the barrier set by humans."
"Is this child a barrier?" Chen Zhi looked up in disbelief.
"Yes!" Mr. Bao looked up and told a simple story about this seal.
5,000 years ago, Jiang Ziya couldn't bear to see human beings being tortured by gods, so he used spirit stones and his powerful divine power to create a huge barrier that could defy heaven and change fate.
This barrier is so huge that it covers the mountains and rivers. Even the gods cannot break it. However, this huge barrier requires a large amount of spiritual stones to maintain. There are many kinds of spiritual stones in the world, and they are hidden in
In the deep sea and dangerous rivers, it is hidden in the bodies of strange people and spiritual beasts, making it very difficult to find.
Before the Zhou Dynasty, spirit stones had always been controlled by gods. Spirits were a species of creature different from humans. Their biological structures were higher than humans. They had the ability to integrate spirit stones into their bodies and turn them into their own divine power.
But after Jiang Ziya created this barrier, the destiny of mankind was changed, but the price of changing destiny was very high. At that time, Xiqi Wu Wang Jifa, who led this huge change, and Jiang Ziya, as the son of God, suffered together
The fate brought by going against the will of heaven. Before they died, they once ordered their descendants to work hard to collect spiritual stones and maintain the stability of the barrier, no matter what the cost.
For 5,000 years, human beings have been multiplying and continuing, and this mission has been continued to this day. Every generation of the Jiang and Zhou clans have devoted themselves to this mission and died. Because they know that if the spiritual stone is exhausted and the seal is destroyed,
The horror of the consequences is unimaginable.
"Scary? How scary is it?" Chen Zhi looked at Mr. Bao and asked tentatively.
"Haha!" Mr. Bao said with a faint smile, "Ask your ancestors this question! He will tell you personally."
"Ancestor? Jiang Ziya? He has been dead for thousands of years. Do you want me to ask about his soul?" Chen Zhi asked in confusion, and then looked at the weirdly dressed wizards around him.
"These are the witches under your Jiang family," Master Bao said to Chen Zhi. "They have served your Jiang family for generations, maintained the barrier, and are loyal to your Jiang family leader. They are all demigods.
Some bloodlines are very noble and have access to all witchcraft and spells. As the newly appointed patriarch, you have to ask them for many things, especially the great witches among them."
After Mr. Bao finished speaking, he pointed at the wizard standing in front of all the wizards. He saw that the wizard was huge and tall, and his clothes were different from other wizards. He was covered in gray animal hair and had a smile on his face.
A blackened bronze mask with an animal face engraved on it. No skin was exposed on his body, and his gray fur was exuding dust, like a huge yak. He was motionless, and he didn't know if he could say anything.
Human words.
At this time, I saw the old boy holding the lamp walking over, facing the big wizard with the bronze mask, slightly bending his knees, and said respectfully, "This is the big wizard, please let me introduce you to this noble man."
…”.
"Hmm~~~~~", a deep sigh came from behind the bronze mask, ending the old boy's words.
The old boy holding the lamp swayed like a gust of wind, and was so frightened that he immediately bent down and did not dare to speak.
The room suddenly became quiet, and all the wizards wearing five-color robes turned to look at Chen Zhi.
The air immediately condensed. I saw the big shaman with the bronze mask moving his tall body and stepping towards Chen Zhi step by step. His body was covered with tiny bells. Every time he took a step, the bells all over his body jingled~
~Ring once.
All the wizards followed him, and a huge sense of oppression pressed against Chen Zhi. Chen Zhi's breathing immediately became rapid and his heart was beating wildly.
The great witch stopped when he was less than half a meter away from Chen Zhi. He was a head taller than Chen Zhi, and the thick nostrils of his bronze mask pressed directly against Chen Zhi's face, looking down at Chen Zhi.
"His name is Chen Zhi, the son of the Jiang family, and he will be your future clan leader." Mr. Bao raised his eyebrows, looked directly at the great witch in front of him, and said loudly and forcefully.
"Ahem~~~~", behind the bronze mask he sighed heavily again, and said in an extremely contemptuous tone, "The son of a commoner woman."
Mr. Bao glanced sideways at Chen Zhi, smiled slightly, turned to the bronze mask and said, "The identity is determined by the ancestors, give it to him!"
After Master Bao's voice fell, the great witch wearing a bronze mask trembled all over. After a long pause, he very slowly took out something from his arms and handed it to Chen Zhi.
The great witch opened his big hands covered with dirt. The five fingernails were as long as white bones. There was a transparent thing like a lobster slice on the palm of his hand.
"Eat it!" Mr. Bao said to Chen Zhi, "This is what your cousin gave you."
Chen Zhi was speechless watching all this, but he had no time to think about it at this time. He reached out and picked up the shrimp crackers and stuffed it into his mouth.
The transparent shrimp crackers melted in his mouth and turned into a stream of bitter water that flowed into Chen Zhi's throat, and Chen Zhi's brain began to buzz.
Severe pain spread in his brain. The level of pain was unbearable for human beings. Chen Zhi started shouting at that time, fell to the ground and twisted all over, hitting his head with both hands.
The pain dissipated quickly, and when Chen Zhi's consciousness gradually became clearer, he found that he had arrived in another world.
The surroundings were absolutely pitch black, and a glimmer of light flashed in front of him. Chen Zhi got up from the ground and walked forward. The light in front of him turned out to be at the foot of a mountain, with a clear spring flowing across it.
Here, an old man wearing a plain white robe is sitting by the spring, his feet soaked in the stream, and the small fish in the water surround his feet.
"Only seek from the straight, unlike seeking from the crooked. Those who wish will take the bait, and those who wish will take the bait."