This witchcraft book is said to be a book, but it is actually made of silk, and the writing on it is embroidered with gold and silver thread.
In this way, we can know that this witchcraft book has an extraordinary origin. The silk book itself is already valuable, and the things recorded in it must be very important.
Otherwise, it would never have been recorded in such a precious silk book with gold and silver thread!
The characters above are even more ancient, resembling a bird shape, and should be a kind of bird seal script.
Fortunately, there is an ink translation next to this silk book. Judging from the handwriting, it should be written by Wu Cheng.
Tao Xiaowu took a few glances and already knew the origin of this silk book.
"It was actually written by a court wizard from the medieval Xi Kingdom... Yes, the Xi Kingdom was a great ancient country, known as the queen of the God of Fire and the descendant of the even more ancient Emperor Kuang.
It is said that witchcraft is prevalent in this country, and the kings of the past dynasties were themselves great witches.
The area around Hengyin was also the territory of Xi State in ancient times.
What this book records should be the witchcraft of the medieval Xi Kingdom!"
Then Tao Xiaowu realized the origin of this silk book. Qiu Yuan said last time that when he was young, he followed Na Wucheng to dig graves.
The shining pearl before was a funerary object they dug out from a certain cemetery.
From this point of view, this silk book might have the same origin.
It's even possible they were dug up from the same grave!
Thinking this way, Tao Xiaowu became more and more interested in this silk book.
The power of ancient wizards cannot be compared to today's wizards.
It was only with the rise of Confucianism that it replaced the wizards' position in worshiping gods, which led to the decline of wizards!
He wanted to see what was recorded in this silk book!
The content of the silk book is not too much, probably only a few hundred words.
However, there are quite a lot of records about Wu Cheng, running into thousands of words.
In addition to translations, some of my own understandings and insights are also recorded here and there.
Tao Xiaowu glanced at it briefly, and his heart suddenly moved. Although the handwriting on this silk book was small, it recorded a powerful witchcraft, the art of sacrifice!
This silk book was recorded by the court wizard of the Xi Kingdom in the Middle Ages.
However, the royal families of the medieval Xi Kingdom inherited the bloodline of the ancient Emperor of Heaven and the ancient God of Fire, and were originally a family of wizards.
Perhaps, this so-called court wizard is himself a great nobleman, or even a member of the royal family.
And the witchcraft that was recorded in such a precious and important way is certainly not an ordinary witchcraft.
Because as a wizard who serves the royal family, he is very much like a mage who protects the country. His spells involve fighting enemy countries, divining the fate of the country, praying for the country, worshiping ancestors and other important national events.
And this medieval wizard from Xi Kingdom only recorded a sacrifice technique, which seemed to be able to meet all requirements!
The essence of this sacrificial technique is actually to use sacrifices to sacrifice the unpredictable existence in the dark world in order to obtain help.
It can be anything from finding lost things to cursing the enemy country.
However, this sacrificial technique pursues the principle of equal exchange. The higher the requirements, the more and more valuable the sacrifices required!
At first glance, it seems that there is nothing extraordinary about this sacrifice technique.
Because offering sacrifices to gods and getting rewards is a very common thing in this world where gods exist.
However, the important thing is that the object of sacrifice of this sacrificial technique is the unpredictable supreme existence in the dark.
It is even said that as long as there are enough sacrifices, even if you want to curse and kill an emperor, you can do it.
This silk book records that once, a certain country attacked the Xi Kingdom, but the Xi Kingdom activated the sacrificial technique and sacrificed 300 boys and girls, as well as countless jade and silk items.
As a result, the enemy's 100,000-strong army encountered a flash flood and mudslide on the way, and almost the entire army was wiped out!
Tao Xiaowu was very excited when he saw it, and thought that maybe this sacrifice technique could help us solve this crisis.
It's just that this kind of sacrificial technique requires altar sacrifices, etc., but there is no such thing here...unless...unless we go back to the witchcraft!
Once this thought comes together, it can no longer be contained!
Anyway, they can't escape.
Qiu Yuan said that it would take five or six days to escape Hengxia City, but in Tao Xiaowu's opinion, it would take at least two or three days more.
Because as time goes by, the physical strength of the old, weak, women and children in the witch will only become more and more difficult to support.
Moreover, it is extremely easy for a person who sleeps in the open air to get sick several people.
This will only make them move slower and slower!
And at the latest, in just one or two days, Hengxia City will definitely discover their escape.
So, Tao Xiaowu stood up and found Qiu Yuan.
He just opened his mouth and wanted to explain a few words.
But he didn't expect that Qiu Yuan was just like him, thinking that it was impossible to really escape...
Of course, unless Tao Xiaowu and Qiu Yuan and his son can abandon the others, there is still a chance.
However, this matter has already been discussed at the beginning...
And if there was no sacrifice technique, it might be possible for Tao Xiaowu to risk everything and escape alone.
But with the sacrifice technique, once he makes up his mind to abandon everything and run away, it becomes impossible to do it!
But in the end, Qiu Yuan took a deep look at Tao Xiaowu and said: "If you place all your hopes on that witchcraft, then I have to tell you. Things are not that simple...
It’s not that your master has never performed this kind of witchcraft before, it’s just that he only succeeded once or twice out of ten times!”
Tao Xiaowu took a deep breath after hearing this and said: "There is a glimmer of hope, so I have to give it a try after all!"
But I thought in my heart, if my efforts really don't work, then I might be able to think of another way.
After all, Tao Xiaowu vaguely felt that in addition to the sacrificial technique, he also had the Jade Jue, and he could also use the Jade Jue to travel.
There is even that legal space... it won't be a dead end!
Qiu Yuan listened to Tao Xiaowu's words and nodded silently, acquiescing to Tao Xiaowu's statement.
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In the middle of the night, Tao Xiaowu was suddenly awakened.
The bonfire was still half burning, the night dew fell and wet their clothes. Many people had woken up from the cold and gathered together to keep warm.
Some people even discussed going to the nearby area to pick up some dead branches and leaves to add fuel to the bonfire.
However, he did not dare to act because he was afraid of the shadows outside the camp.
"This won't work. Without a bonfire, many people will get sick due to the moisture invading their bodies at night. We still have to add fuel to the bonfire!"
People who have never slept in the wild will never know how cold it is to sleep in the wild at night.
Especially if there are no professional outdoor camping tools.
It was so damp and cold that even a campfire couldn't stop it.
Not to mention what it would be like without a campfire!
Thinking like this, Tao Xiaowu decided to go find some firewood.
As soon as he started, Qiu Shan followed Tao Xiaowu silently, his whole body like a shadow.