Immortality is above

Chapter 41 41: The ancestors were alarmed, and the god’s master was defeated (please collect and read)
  The Chen Ancestral Hall is not a single building, but consists of a complex of buildings, covering a total area of ​​more than one acre.

In front is a bluestone square, surrounded by evergreen cypress trees. Each one is an old tree, with branches spread across the square, giving the impression of vitality.

At the end of the square, there is a house with blue bricks and black tiles, and the ancestral hall is inside.

There is a large locust tree with a canopy-like crown growing in the courtyard, covering up the appearance of the ancestral hall. On the complicated locust tree branches, there are colorful things hanging, which are the treasure talismans that represent the ancestral shade.

When the wind blows, these treasure talismans float in the wind, like flying colorful butterflies.

Chen Liubai and his party came to the square and lined up in a row. There was a wooden table in front of everyone. On the table was a pair of ghost masks with thick outlines of colors.

These masks are not new ones, but old items that have been around for a long time. Some of them look old and even cracked.

Everyone knew the steps to recognize their ancestors by shedding blood. When the clan elder who presided over the ceremony gave the order, they all started:
  Prick your finger, drop the blood, and drop it into a porcelain bowl filled with water and animal blood. Mix them together to form a stream of bright red blood. Then carefully smear the blood on the mask and wait for it to dry.

Chen Liubai did it meticulously, quietly used Dharma to observe, and immediately felt a subtle yin energy on the mask.

Raise your head and look at the ancestral hall again.

The yin energy was even worse, like an invisible cloud.

He was thoughtful.

The so-called "ancestors" are actually dead people.

In this extraordinary world, if the clan sacrifices are done properly and the incense is kept flowing, it is possible for the ancestors to warm up and cultivate their spirituality, and then bestow ancestral shade to bless future generations.

But regardless of whether they are human beings or ghosts and gods, they all have selfish motives and will not casually send Zu Yin down with great love without borders.

Especially the ancestor gods are existences with very strong personal characteristics.

For example, it is impossible for my ancestors to bless your family. There is no such reason.

In the system of ancestral gods, there are also etiquette and rules, which are: seven temples for the emperor, five temples for the princes, three temples for the officials, and one temple for the scholars.

Finally, common people have no temple.

This is a very strict legal requirement and cannot be exceeded.

To put it bluntly, the people at the bottom are not qualified to build temples. After the death of their fathers and ancestors, they can only return to the clan ancestral hall.

But how big can an ancestral hall be? How many god cards can be accommodated?
  It can only be diverted, and those with external branches will be excluded and placed in other places.

Therefore, the etiquette meaning of "recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan" is to move one's ancestors and fathers into the ancestral hall to enjoy incense and sacrifice.

Well, having said that, in the current Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, the blood relationship between the ancestors and the descendants of the collateral descendants who come to recognize their ancestors and return to the ancestral line is already quite distant, and the closest ones will be separated by four or five generations. between.

Therefore, it is easier said than done to gain their approval?
  Anyway, in the past two days, hundreds of people were arranged to shed blood to recognize their ancestors, but there was no disturbance at all.

As expected.

If it were so simple to recognize one's ancestors and return to the clan, the upper half of the village would already be overcrowded.

……

"Okay, you can leave, just go home and wait for news."

The clan elder in charge of presiding over said with a frown on his face.

No one dared to stay, so they lined up and walked out in an orderly manner.

Returning to the lower half of the village, Chen Liushan was relieved. Only then did he dare to lift his sleeves to wipe the sweat on his face. He couldn't help but ask: "Lao San, do you think that mask is a treasure? It can communicate with the ancestors and identify the smear." The bloodline above?"

"you can say it this way."

"Oh, that's magical."

Chen Liushan couldn't help but sigh, and looked around: "It feels like there are more people today, and it's not as deserted as the past few days."

Chen Zhiping whispered: "You don't know, but Master Weibin and Princess Princess left the village yesterday and went up the mountain."

"Going up the mountain at this time?"

"It is said that they are going to kill the snake demon. Now, if they take action, they will succeed immediately and eliminate the harm for us."

Chen Liubai: "..."

I found that these people were really interested in big snakes, and they kept coming one after another.

Of course, it's not to eliminate harm, but mainly to focus on the good meat that may reach the quality of blood food.

This kind of good meat has unparalleled appeal to warriors, especially those who have practiced to a certain level.

Even though Chen Weibin has opened two to three hundred acupuncture points, it is debatable how many major acupoints there are and which ones are important. Most of them may be minor acupoints, and the gold content is very different.

In order to accumulate Qi and blood, you must eat blood food, and eat more of it.

Even if he goes to Baidi City to learn swordsmanship, even if he is from the same sect as the princess, blood food is not easy to obtain.

Moreover, Princess Zhao was also very interested in hunting snakes and slaying monsters, so they went up the mountain to search together. It's a pity that they didn't know that someone had already arrived first and had a good meal.

That big snake can never be found again.

Chen Liubai would not take the initiative to tell the matter, he would just look at it coldly and treat it as amusement.

When I got home, Chen's mother had already made a pot of chicken soup over a fire. She said that the two brothers had shed their blood to recognize their ancestors, which had damaged their vitality and that they had to make up for it in time.

The concepts and cognitions of our parents' generation are so simple and unpretentious.

……

At dusk, after a busy day, the masks of ghosts and gods collected piled up like a mountain.

According to the procedures, they were carried by special personnel and carried inside the ancestral hall, and then placed in front of the altar, just like incense offerings, showing the intention of showing it to the ancestors to see if they liked it.

The altar is wide, and behind it is a tall shrine built against the wall.

This shrine is divided into nine levels in total, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with dense levels.

On each floor, there are dark red God's Lord cards placed neatly and densely, which makes people feel awe at a glance.

Since the positions of each layer are different in size, the number of God Lord cards on the lower layer will be much more, and the higher you go up, the fewer.

On the top floor, there is only a generous God's Lord card.

Around the shrine, nine candles are lit according to a certain pattern.

The candle flame is bright and shines with brilliance.

The ancestral hall is an important place, and there are dedicated people responsible for taking care of it and guarding it on a daily basis, which is equivalent to temple blessings and the like.

According to clan rules, the relevant person in charge is on a rotational basis and is different every year.

This year, it happened to be the turn of the clan elder of Qifang: Lao Qi.

He ordered two strong men to put the many masks in place, but he didn't take it seriously. He thought that today's result would be no different from the previous two days, it was just a formality.

Ancestors had dreams about the great prosperity of the Chen family and the birth of a noble man.

There is no need to guess, it must be Bin'er who belongs to the family. What can other people fight for?
  It's getting dark, and it's time to burn incense.

Lao Qi took the incense, paper, money, etc. and began to worship.

In the Yuanbao basin, the fire was burning and the smoke was lingering.

Suddenly the wind picked up.

This wind came strangely. Inside the ancestral hall, there were no windows, only one door for entry and exit, and it was specially designed so that it was rare for the wind to blow in.

Being blown by the wind, Lao Qi felt chills all over his body, and suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

Oh oh oh!
  There was a sound of wind, like singing and crying, as if someone was choking and wailing.

At the same time, wisps of fire smoke gradually condensed together, and there were shadows and indescribable weirdness in them.

Lao Qi looked at it, wondering: Could it be that the ancestors had manifested themselves in such a situation?

Huh!

The condensed smoke rushed down suddenly and pounced on one of the ghost masks.

However, just after it was covered, something unexpected happened again.

As if there was some unexpected backlash, the smoke exploded, and the many strange shadows originally hidden inside fell apart and let out shrill wails.

Bang bang bang!
  However, many of the god cards on the shrine were inexplicably shaken and fell down involuntarily.

Some were cracked, some were broken, and some were simply shattered...

"This, this is?"

Lao Qi was so shaken that he opened his mouth and spit out blood, fell to the ground and fainted.

　After twelve o'clock, it's a new week, a crucial week. After taking a look, last week’s new book list peaked at No. 40. This week, the collection exceeded 20. Let’s see if I can get to No. ?

　　Although we are a has-been writer, we can still have a pursuit...

　　Please thank you all, Grandpa.

　　By the way, the plot design and development direction of the family reunion should be different from what some readers have guessed, and it will be more exciting later!

　　Finally, thank you to the book friend "What's the Use of Nicknames" for your generous reward!

　　
  　
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