Huwa asked again: "You are a monk in the third realm, but did Mr. Qing guide you to enter the first realm to practice?"
Patriarch Wenjie nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Qing taught me to sit still and meditate, to sense my own subtleties. He also taught me to cleanse my body and strengthen my body. I later learned that this is the so-called cultivation. After breaking through the three realms,
, you can sense foreign objects and have the ability to control objects. But Mr. Qing only taught me these and did not teach me any magical powers."
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Three days later, before dawn, the tribesmen gathered and set off. Carrying various offerings that had been prepared, they left the village and walked to higher ground. When passing near the courtyard where Huwa lived, Chief Wenjie respectfully invited Huwa to
Joined this team.
Standing on a high slope, Huwa saw that there were more than a thousand tribesmen participating in the spring festival. Chief Wenjie and others who were leading the group in front had already arrived at the courtyard, while the villagers at the back had just walked out of the village. Everyone was obviously no longer there.
This is the first time to organize this kind of sacrificial activity. It seems very orderly on the long and narrow mountain road.
Everyone obviously had to walk a long way, and they were also carrying various things. The old and the weak who couldn't cross the mountains stayed in the village to look after their homes. The rest of the people who could go out went out. Huwa also saw the butter ball.
The children were accompanied by lively little flowers. The children did not carry anything on their backs, but followed the adults to climb the mountain excitedly. For them, this was not only a spring festival, but also a joyful spring outing.
Huwa walked at the front with Chief Wenjie, climbing along a recognizable mountain road in the jungle. In order to take care of the progress of the entire team, they did not walk fast and did not climb until dusk.
Went to the top of the mountain.
The top of the mountain is not steep and looks flat and open. Looking back, due to the trees blocking the view, the inhabited villages at the bottom of the mountain cannot be seen. The patriarch ordered to rest here, and the villagers gathered along the gentle ridge. They set up tents and made bonfires.
After camping, the women started cooking dinner.
Huwa stood on a boulder and stared straight ahead. He had maintained this posture since he reached the top of the mountain, without even blinking his eyelids, because he had already seen a tree. As long as he stood here, nothing would happen.
I can't help but see that tree!
The other side of the mountain is still a mountain, with a low-lying and undulating valley in the middle. The lush virgin jungle extends from the slope here to the top of the mountain there. Looking beyond the distant mountain top, what you see is the continuous snow-capped mountains on the Western Wilderness Plateau in the distance.
, that is the place Huwa has never gone to.
There is a tree growing on the opposite side of the mountain. No matter who sees it for the first time, they will probably be in a trance and think they are seeing a mountain - steep peaks rising from the ground. It is almost impossible to describe how huge this tree is.
It is rooted on the open flat slope halfway up the mountain, but the height of the tree crown is almost the same as the top of the mountain in the distance. Only by standing in a position like Huwa in the distance can you see its full picture.
There was such vegetation between heaven and earth. Huwa was shocked beyond words for a moment. Unfortunately, it was too far away. Even with Huwa's eyesight, it was impossible to see the details of the branches and leaves. It was impossible to tell what kind of tree it was just from the outline.
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When the sun goes down, the aroma of cooking various foods wafts around. The villagers are singing and dancing around the bonfire, and the children are chasing and playing. From time to time, there are sounds of adults shouting at the children not to run too far. No.
The young and old had already had dinner and stood on the west side of the mountain top one after another, kneeling and saluting in the twilight towards the distant mountain-like tree shadows.
Without any introduction, Huwa could guess that the tree was the sacred tree worshiped by the villagers. Patriarch Wenjie came to Huwa and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Miracle Doctor, do you need something to eat?"
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Huwa waved his hand and said, "Just give me a glass of water."
Patriarch Wenjie personally brought water from a nearby mountain spring. Huwa took the cup and said: "Is that the sacred tree worshiped by the tribesmen here on the hillside in the distance?... Can you tell me why it is called
Is it a sacred tree just because it’s huge?”
Chief Wenjie told a story that has been passed down from generation to generation here, and is also the experience of the ancestors of the people here. More than a hundred years ago, wars raged in the West Boundary Mountains, many villages were destroyed, and the survivors fled to the mountains to avoid disaster. A man riding a horse
The boy of the giant lion appeared in the mountain and guided the survivors of each tribe westward along the ridge. The last place they stopped was under the canopy of the towering giant tree.
It was already winter, and the canopy of the giant tree could block the wind and snow, and there were densely packed green oak trees on the nearby mountains, which dropped countless acorns. The survivors spent the winter under the canopy, collecting acorns for food.
Finally passed this most difficult period.
After the beginning of spring, Mr. Qing appeared again riding a giant lion. This area was not suitable for building a village or cultivating fields. He guided everyone back and over another mountain. The valley over there was a place for rest and recuperation.
So the villagers settled down, reclaimed wasteland in the flat valleys, and built villages on the slopes. After a hundred years of reproduction, they have now merged into a new tribe.
After these people settled here, they still retained the custom of offering sacrifices in spring, summer, autumn and winter, but they no longer worshiped the original gods, but worshiped the giant tree that had protected everyone.
After hearing this, Huwa nodded and said: "So it has this origin, but I think the scale of the spring festival here is so large and grand. In addition to the experiences of your ancestors, it should have something special about it, so it was recognized by the tribe.
It will be regarded as a sacred tree for generations, right?"
Patriarch Wenjie replied: "Of course the sacred tree is a sacred tree, not only because of the experiences of our ancestors, but also because of its own miracles..."
There are two main things about this giant tree that are magical. The first is that it disappears. It is said that the ancestors spent the first winter under the tree. After spring, they walked back and came to the top of the mountain, where Huwa and
From where Wenjie was standing, when he looked into the distance again, the towering tree that was almost as high as the mountain had disappeared.
This could not be due to clouds and fog, because the entire valley and the snow-capped mountains in the distance could be seen clearly. It could only be the miracle revealed by the giant tree itself. Some people even believed that the giant tree did not exist in the first place, but it was God's way to guide and save them.
, and a sacred tree appeared here.
Later, the villagers went to the place where they overwintered for the first time to worship during the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the sacred tree would appear again. But for most of the year, the sacred tree was hidden in the mountains. Other than that,
In addition, this tree also displays another miracle, which is of great significance to the villagers. This is also the reason why the spring festival here is larger and more grand than other festivals.
It is a green oak tree. Except that it looks very tall, it seems to be no different from other green oak trees in the mountains. However, it is evergreen all year round. Evergreen does not mean that it will not lose its leaves, but it is full of green trees.
The leaves will not fall off in winter. The original leaves will gradually fall off after the new branches sprout and unfold their leaves in spring.
The time chosen for the spring festival is the day after the beginning of spring when day and night are equally divided, which is commonly known as the vernal equinox. The villagers came to look under the sacred tree. If the tree sprouts early and has lush new branches and leaves, it indicates that this will happen.
The temperature of the year is high and the rainfall is abundant. If the germination is late and the new branches and leaves are scarce, it indicates that the temperature of the year is low and drought will occur.
If it sprouts at the spring equinox, and there are not many new branches and leaves, it indicates that this area will have good weather this year. As long as they master this rule, the villagers can prepare for various responses in advance, and in the past hundred years, everything has
Efficacious. Therefore, the Spring Festival is also the most important sacrificial activity here.
After hearing this, Huwa was also amazed and couldn't help but ask: "Now that we are standing here, we can see the tree. Is it because the villagers are about to start the spring festival and it has reappeared? What if it were different?
On weekdays, can’t you see it?”
Patriarch Wenjie sighed and said: "The miracles I mentioned happened in the past. Starting about twenty years ago, the situation changed, and the miracles our ancestors saw no longer exist. This
The tree has always stood in the mountains and can be seen at any time of the year. Its branches and leaves do not grow according to the original seasonal rules. Dead leaves fall all year round, and new buds and branches become fewer and fewer."
Huwa was slightly startled: "Is this tree sick?"
Wenjie: "The tribesmen think so too, but since it is a sacred tree, how can it get sick? We also asked Mr. Qing if he could help restore the sacred tree to its former appearance? But Mr. Qing had nothing to do.
Tell us that the vegetation between heaven and earth always undergoes cycles of withering and prosperity, and this tree has grown here for eight thousand years, so it may not be able to escape the natural laws of heaven and earth.
A few years later, Mr. Qing also went into seclusion and practiced cultivation, and we had no one to turn to for help. But the custom of offering sacrifices was still retained. This is a century-old tradition here and a symbol of the belief of the tribe. And today's tribesmen also
Call themselves the Shenmu Clan."
Huwa seemed to be talking to himself: "What happened to this sacred tree? Could it be that after eight thousand years of growth, its lifespan is about to end?"
The lifespan of Green Oak is quite long, almost infinite in the eyes of ordinary people. In Huwa's hometown, on the mountain behind Lu Village, there are also patches of Green Oak growing there, ranging from hundreds of years old to thousands of years old.
But this is the first time Huwa has seen the sacred tree that has grown for nearly ten thousand years. This is close to the concept of the elixir of immortality.
Wenjie: "I don't know. How can I understand a question that even Mr. Qing can't answer? If the miracle doctor is curious, you can go see it with your own eyes tomorrow. I was also thinking of asking you for advice."
At this point, Huwa had already reacted - Wenjie invited him to participate in this spring festival on behalf of all the clan members. What was the real purpose? The clan leader had not yet made the request directly, but Huwa already knew it, and he
Asked: "Is the annual spring festival held on the top of this mountain?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!