After John learned about the existence of ancestral spirits before, he had a rough idea. Now after seeing the portraits of the twelve ancestral spirits, he is even more certain of his idea.
Of course William III would not object, but looked expectantly at John's actions.
You must know that although the gods in this world belong to different camps, they are constantly arguing with each other. After becoming gods, they will break away from the material world and only rely on the human church to preach.
But for those false gods, evil beings, demons and devils who usurp the power of faith in the material world, the superior gods unite the camp regardless of good or evil, and unanimously crack down on the outside world.
To the gods, those existences are equivalent to thieving rats that steal their food. Although the ancestral spirits should not be regarded as false gods, the gods do not want more competitors to appear, so even the royal families of various countries do not dare to target them.
The ancestral spirits hold sacrificial activities.
Under normal circumstances, only festivals such as the founding anniversary or war anniversary will lead people to remember or pay homage to related ancestors in disguise, and this can only target a small number of ancestors, and the number of times is limited, and it is not a true sacrifice to the gods.
, is still far from reaching the point of becoming a god.
This also leads to the fact that not many ancestral spirits in this world can exist for a long time.
"If John, a young man, can succeed with his method, it can definitely be called an act that changes the world."
After all, the influence of every true god can definitely change the pattern of the world.
According to John's understanding, the so-called ancestral spirits in this world are not actually the original ancestor sacrifices, but evolved from the legend of the gods recruiting the spirits of ancient heroes to serve as their envoys. It is more like the previous life in Middle Earth.
ancestor worship.
As the overlord of the Yang world during his lifetime, he was naturally not willing to die after his death, and he didn't really want to enter the Kingdom of God and be driven by the gods. After all, there were few examples of rulers who were as pious to the gods as common people. The appearance of such devout believers was just that.
It's just a disguise to better consolidate one's status and power.
However, you can pretend while you are alive, but you cannot pretend after death, because devout believers can be summoned by the gods to join the kingdom of God.
Therefore, those rulers knew that their beliefs were disguised, and did not want to fall into the underworld, so they tried to find another way. From the behavior of people offering sacrifices to the existence of ancient heroes, it was found that several ancient heroes in history were worshiped for this reason.
For example, several pharaohs in the Nile pantheon became gods after death. In the Olympus and Asgard pantheons, there are also ancient heroes who were granted the status of gods or demi-gods by the gods after death.
, such as Valkyrie and Heroic Warrior, etc.
Therefore, the practice of emperors seeking to become the heroic spirits of their ancestors after death and working towards the gods began to appear in the age of the gods and has been passed down.
So much so that many ancient noble families would do the same, but many ancestral spirits have fallen with the decline or destruction of human families. So far, the only one who has truly become a god is the knight Redbeard Barbarossa.
Just the king.
These are core secrets that are difficult for ordinary people and even ordinary nobles to know.
However, through the explanations of White Wolf, Xue Tong and the old king, as well as the similar situation in John's past life memory, it is easy to analyze these conclusions.
At this time, he directly took out a solid wood table from the main card space, placed it opposite the twelve portraits, and placed essential oil candles and other items on it.
The most conspicuous ones are the two crystal bowls, one of which is empty. The other one is filled with pure water, which is rootless water that has been refined with spiritual power. In Xuanmen, rootless water refers to heaven.
It rains a lot, but it hasn’t rained in the past few days, and it’s hard for John to find rootless water. But the advantage of this world is that there are all kinds of magical spells. A simple 0-level water creation spell can create a ball of water out of thin air.
If you use clean water, the effect is no different from rootless water.
There are several apprentice-level mages among the maids of the eldest princess Helena. Although they have not reached the level 5 of wizards, they are all at level 3 or 4. A 0-level spell cannot be simpler. As a maid who serves people,
As the eldest princess's mage apprentices, they basically prepare spells every day for making life easier, such as water-making. Even if they haven't mastered this spell, don't they know that there are such things as spell scrolls in the extraordinary world?
In addition, there is a plate of "gold coins" and a plate of "silver coins" placed below. Of course, these are all fake. They were made by the craftsmen of the Princess Mansion using gold foil and tinfoil. They are the ones John asked Thelma to prepare before.
thing.
I lit two essential oil candles that were used to replace incense, and a faint scent of lemon and mint spread out. This is a spice used by nobles and mages to boost their spirits. It has a certain refreshing and calming effect. Compared with ordinary
Candles or other fragrances can more easily nourish the soul with thoughts.
Of course, there are better and more suitable scented essential oil candles, but in a short period of time, the maids at the Princess Mansion only found this one. Although it is not the best, it is still suitable.
At this time, John did not wear Taoist robes and hold peach wood swords as shown in movies when Taoist priests open altars. Instead, he bowed directly to the altar, and then recited the ritual mantra: "Yin virtue begins, sunshine auspiciousness,
With great majesty, he saves the living people. He slays ghosts and eliminates demons. He quickly reaches the upper world. Three platforms come to protect him. All the saints welcome him. He wears the heaven and the earth and steps against the star. He is worry-free, immortal and has no origin!"
Since it is not about rescuing the souls of the dead, there is no need for any spells or scriptures such as the curse to save the suffering.
What's more, he is not a professional Taoist priest, and the situation in this world is also different, so John simply intercepted some mantras and scriptures, and changed the Taoist goal of respecting heaven and gods to the father of nature in this world, the pan-natural consciousness of this world, isn't it all said?
Does sincerity lead to spirituality?
John has always believed from his previous life that spells should have more symbolic meaning than actual meaning. It is more about adjusting the caster's own psychology and thoughts to achieve a successful state. It doesn't matter what you recite, what matters is you.
If you think this spell is effective or you agree with it, then as long as you are sincere and have magic power or spirituality, the spell will be effective.
John feels that he has been able to communicate with the Father of Nature, and can be regarded as a clergyman in the natural field. There have been many successful examples of these magic rituals borrowed from previous lives, and this time should be no exception.
Sure enough, as he expected, as the spell sounded, the natural consciousness quickly responded to him. The gold and silver coins stacked with gold foil and tin foil on the table, as well as the burning essential oil candles, were shrouded in the light of his spiritual energy.
Wonderful changes occurred.
The spiritual energy began to be consumed at an accelerated rate. Under the spiritual vision, wisps of colorless smoke rose three feet above the table and seemed to disappear. At the same time, the gold and silver coins also became sparkling, flowing with crystal white light.
It exudes a power that attracts the soul.
There were some tiny sounds in the air, which sounded like murmurs in one's sleep.
At the same time, the twelve portraits hanging on the wall couldn't help but emit a cold light. The people in the paintings moved as if they were alive and spoke:
"Little Bill, is this the next generation successor you are talking about?"
The first person who couldn't help it was William III's father, the previous king Charles V.
I saw him eagerly transforming into a white and transparent figure and walking down from the painting. Although he was concerned about his manners and did not throw himself directly on the altar bill, he still tried to get closer and twitched his nose to inhale the wisps of smoke.
At the same time, he showed an intoxicated expression, and the light on his body became a little stronger.
"Karl, don't eat it alone. What on earth is this? Young descendants, I can only feel such a strong blessing of power at the founding ceremony every year!"
Karl is the Zeman nickname for Charles, Charlemagne, and Charles. Those who can be called this are either elders or close relatives and friends of the same generation, and the John who spoke clearly saw that it was from the founder of the country, William I.
The spirit that jumped out of the portrait.
Since two ancestral spirits appeared regardless of their identities, the other ancestral spirits naturally no longer cared about their identities and jumped out of the portraits to join the fighting team.
Seeing this scene, William III, who was already over 60 years old, felt that somehow he felt as funny as when he was feeding hounds as a child and watching dogs snatch food.
Of course, His Majesty the Third immediately cleared his mind of any thoughts of hostility and disrespect for his ancestors, and then he looked at John, the young grandnephew of his descendants, with admiration.
To be able to make the ancestors of all generations fight for it regardless of their face, this grandnephew of his has really come up with something amazing!