genius divination

Chapter 579
Cang Yunxiao glanced at the altar, his face suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice, "I know why. These people's throats were cut for taking blood. This altar is a blood altar!"

Fan Jiannan walked over to have a look, only to feel that the huge altar was full of engraved patterns.He touched it with his hand, and it turned out that the grooves of these patterns were filled with a kind of black powder, which was the trace of blood that had already dried.Obviously, the corpses on the ground with their throats cut were the result of being used for blood sacrifices.

"Blood sacrifice!" Jia Zixun was quite surprised. "It is very rare in China, but it is found in India. There have been incidents of Hindus offering blood sacrifices to gods in backward and remote villages and towns in India. In the village of Azajaburi near Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu, Indian priests once abducted men and women. In addition, there was a horrific incident in which a nine-year-old boy cut off his own tongue in front of the believers in the northern town of Bangamasin. But what they worshiped It should not be Shiva but other evil gods, and it is rare to see Shiva accepting blood sacrifices."

Fan Jiannan pondered, "Those European wizards are not Hindus at all. It's hard to imagine that they would sacrifice blood to Lord Shiva like devout Indians. Unless they have some deeper reasons for doing so..." His fingers slid across the cold Stone altar, a strange feeling suddenly surged in my heart.

"Look at the pattern on the altar. These intricate patterns are composed of these inscribed grooves. If you look carefully, you will find that the grooves are of different depths. The surrounding grooves are relatively shallow, while the middle is very deep. It seems to be done on purpose. The purpose of doing this is so that when someone lies on it and his throat is cut, the blood flowing out of him will concentrate from the surrounding areas to the center of the altar." Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "Cang Yunxiao, Let me borrow your arrows."

Cang Yunxiao pulled out an alloy arrow from the quiver on his back with his backhand and handed it to Fan Jiannan.After Fan Jiannan took the long arrow, he used the sharp arrow to slowly clean up the engraved grooves on the altar. Finally, his face brightened, and he whispered, "It really is."

"What?" Jia Zixun and Cang Yunxiao frowned.

"Look here is a small hole, and here, here..." Fan Jiannan used an arrow to clean up the old blood on the altar, and found several small holes on the altar.The arrangement of these small holes seems to form a very deliberate shape.Jia Zixun frowned slightly and said in surprise, "This shape is a bucket, or a Big Dipper?"

"No, there are only six holes, and the arrangement does not match the Big Dipper!" Cang Yunxiao shook his head after looking carefully, "This is not the Big Dipper, but the South Dipper! This is the map of the six stars of the South Dipper. These six The star positions are Tianfu, Tianliang, Tianji, Tiantong, Tianxiang, and Qisha."

Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "In the Hindu temple, there is an altar of the Six Stars of the Nandou. Moreover, the arrangement and the outline of the lines obviously have certain characteristics of ancient Chinese alchemy. Isn't it strange? Jiazi , you know both Tibetan secrets and Hinduism. Does the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper have any special meaning for these two?"

Jia Zixun frowned and said, "Indeed, the method of drawing the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper is indeed very similar to the ancient Chinese pre-Qin alchemy. But why did it appear in this strange place, and what is the connection with the blood sacrifice ceremony? It is really hard to guess .I have no idea either."

Cang Yunxiao frowned and muttered, "The Lord of the Big Dipper dies, and the Lord of the South Dipper lives. In Taoism, the Six Star Lords of the South Dipper are the Lords of the Commander's Life: the first Tianfu Palace is the Commander of Commander's Life; the second day of the Xianggong Palace is the Star of Silu Jun; the Liang Palace on the third day is the Lord of Prolonging Life; the Tong Palace on the fourth day is the Lord of Prosperity; the fifth Tianshu Palace is the Lord of Efforts; the sixth Palace of Heaven is the Lord of Ascension Star. You can see The masters of all the stars in the South Dou will prolong their lives and relieve their misfortunes, and they will be rich and powerful. How can it have anything to do with this blood sacrifice?"

Fan Jiannan said slowly, "It's really unimaginable. But I suddenly remembered something."

"What?" Cang Yunxiao looked at him and asked.

"The Witchcraft Federation, according to my last contact with Kikube Zongzang, he told me about this. The Witchcraft Federation's plan is divided into two parts. Their Japanese Onmyoji is responsible for the technical aspects. It is said that A group of large antenna arrays are used to change the fluctuation of magic power in the whole area. The wizards of Dracius are in charge of witchcraft, and it is said that it is related to the large-scale blood sacrifice ceremony." Fan Jiannan said slowly, "That is to say They seem to know the importance of the blood sacrifice."

"You mean, this blood altar may be an important link in finding the number of days?" Jia Zixun said in a low voice.

Fan Jiannan didn't answer directly, but stared at the blood trough on the altar in a daze.After a long while, he said, "The function of these blood grooves is to guide the flow of blood, and these six small holes arranged according to the positions of the Southern Dipper are probably for the purpose of allowing the blood to permeate. Perhaps blood is the key." He slowly stretched out Wrist, cut through the wrist with Cang Yunxiao's long arrow.

"Fan Jiannan, what are you doing?!" Jia Zixun said in surprise.

"Don't talk, I just want to see if there is any effect after the blood flows into these small holes." Fan Jiannan said calmly, the warm and bright red blood flowed down his wrist and continuously fell into the six small holes of the blood altar .

Cang Yunxiao grabbed his wrist and shouted sharply, "Are you crazy? As a magician, you should be very clear that blood sacrifices are nonsense and baseless superstition! You are a divination master, Not a magic wand!"

"There is a certain scientific basis behind any witchcraft, but ordinary wizards don't pay much attention to this. They only pay attention to the results of witchcraft, and don't want to explore the principle." Fan Jiannan said slowly, "I'm sure, this There must be some secret in the so-called blood altar. And the secret may be in the blood. I know exactly what I am doing. Let go, I will prove it to you!"

Cang Yunxiao looked at the resolute Fan Jiannan, but let go of his hand.

Blood dripped continuously from Fan Jiannan's wrist and flowed into the small hole on the altar.Fan Jiannan's face was a little pale, but his eyes were watching the changes of the altar with great enthusiasm.

"Cang Yunxiao, you are a master of mountain arts. You should know that among Taoist talismans, the most powerful ones are blood talismans made from the blood of the caster, and ordinary talismans often use the blood of a rooster. On the surface That is to say, chicken blood is very suitable for making talismans. But in fact, only talismans need iron, and the iron content in blood is the most in line with this standard. And the material of this altar is cold to the touch, it should be some kind of ore .Combined with the five-element avenue, the soil produces gold. The iron element in the blood may be the key to open this altar." Fan Jiannan said slowly.

"But even so, how much blood can you have alone! And the iron content in a liter of blood is only 0 grams." Cang Yunxiao frowned, "If it's what you said, even if all the three of us The amount of blood may not be enough."

Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "I have blood cleavage disease, a rare family genetic disease. I have had an examination and the iron content in my blood is higher than the average person. Besides, in order to deal with altitude sickness, I took a lot of oxygen-carrying tablets along the way .This drug should also cause an increase in iron levels in the blood. Because hemoglobin is the oxygen carrier in the blood, and iron is an important part of hemoglobin. So my blood iron content is higher than anyone else's Works."

Cang Yunxiao shook his head and said, "You are simply crazy. In this environment, do you know what it means to lose a lot of blood? You will be weak, the altitude sickness will worsen on you, and you will be even more hypoxic."

"I have a sense of proportion, do you think I look like someone who committed suicide by cutting his wrist?" Fan Jiannan smiled slightly and withdrew his wrist.Jia Zixun immediately took out the first aid kit and bandaged him up.

The blood on the altar is still gradually flowing into the six small holes, and nothing seems to have changed.Until a sudden violent shock broke the original silence of the Shiva Temple.It was just that the altar began to float gradually, slowly rising from the ground little by little.There seems to be a deep foundation under the altar, and it seems that only a small part of it is exposed on the floor surface.But now, the underground part is gradually rising.

Fan Jiannan exchanged glances with Cang Yunxiao Jiazixun and the others, and said in a low voice, "It's working, it really is. The opening of this altar is directly related to blood."

The large stone altar didn't stop until it reached the height of two people. The base part of the altar, which was originally buried under the floor, was completely lifted out, and it turned out to be a door.Jia Zixun walked over to look at the various sculptures on the door and said in a deep voice, "Yes, it should be here. If I'm not wrong, the temple and altar outside should be added later, and it should be Shiva's. Believer. And this cave under the altar is the real abode of Shiva."

"Are you sure?" Cang Yunxiao asked suspiciously.

"Yes, according to various classics and legends, Shiva was a yoga ascetic. It is impossible for him to have such a luxurious temple building. Moreover, the architectural style here is obviously the early Indian grotto style, whether it is sculpture or mural painting. So for this One point, in fact, I have been skeptical. Now it seems that the matter is clearer. The outer temple is from the disciples or followers of Shiva. The real residence of Shiva is the hidden grotto under the temple. " Jia Zixun felt for the exquisite relief and Sanskrit on the door with his hands, and he was sure of the authenticity.

"Xumi Tibetan mustard seeds, mustard seeds Naxumi." Fan Jiannan nodded slightly, "I understand the true meaning of this sentence now. This superficial temple is just a mustard seed, existing in this vast world, and this Under the altar is the real Sumeru, another world belonging to Shiva."

Jia Zixun nodded and said, "The lines of these reliefs are obviously as old as this temple, but I think the grottoes below should be even older. We'd better be careful. I don't know if there is any danger inside?"

"Let's go, those German expeditions should have gone in." Fan Jiannan said slowly. "No matter what is inside, we should be closer to the truth of the number of days."

(End of this chapter)