Chapter One Thousand Sixty-Three: The soul pottery, the 'ancient ritual' of glue!
The grand and bloody New Year's Ceremony lasted for a whole day from sunrise to sunset in the rainforest. God's eyes, sky fire and thunder, divine sacrifice, blood oath conversion... Under the personal auspices of Shulot, the kingdom's conversion ceremony,
It almost takes the mystery and shock to the extreme, and even surpasses this era!
Under a series of spiritual explosions beyond recognition, the leaders and messengers from the southern jungle all knelt down in front of the priests of the Lord God with awe from the bottom of their hearts. They drank the blood wine of the descendants of the Moonwater God,
They swore a blood oath to convert to the Lord God and carved the Lord God's emblem! And when they return to their respective tribes, they will spread all the "miracles of the Lord God" they saw today among the jungle tribes to prepare for the follow-up.
The missionary work of the priests of the Lord God has laid the foundation stone in advance!
When the night falls at sunset, it is a grand dinner to entertain the envoys of each tribe. Although it is named after the dinner, the core of this party is that the heads of the tribes formally express their allegiance to the king and establish a master-slave meeting.
alliance.
For this crucial gathering, the ancient temple of the Olmec era was re-cleaned and put into use. On the highest altar in the center of the temple, there is a two-meter-high human statue of the main god, surrounded by shining jade and gold objects.
utensils, silverware and bronzes. The blazing torches are held high in the hands of the kingdom's warriors, and hundreds of guards are guarding inside and outside the palace. On the mottled wall stone slabs around the temple, there are still faded murals of the gods, engraved with
Reliefs of eagles, snakes and jaguars indicate the sacredness of the place thousands of years ago.
The distinctive features of the Olmec god murals are the very abstract faces of the gods and the very complicated decorations of the gods. The decorative runes surrounding the gods are like layers of complex overlapping petals. And each one
Various abstract patterns bloom on the petals: there are simple divine symbols, representing the sky, clouds, wind, thunder, fire, mountains, all the great power of nature that show divinity; there are also similar shapes of life
Symbols, including eagles, snakes, wolves, monkeys, birds, jaguars and human faces, are the beings created by the gods...
"Your Highness, look at this painting of a half-human, half-leopard-headed god. That is the earliest 'god' worshiped in this ancient city! And look at the decorations on this painting, the jade eternal mask, the turquoise
The wisdom necklace, the obsidian sun-viewing mirror, the turquoise death axe... all show the respect of the gods!"
The old witch doctor Kani's white eyebrows trembled, and his face was filled with a leisurely and solemn smile. As a local wise man who was proficient in the ancient Jiao people's culture, he looked at His Highness's expression and made a suggestion to imitate the gods.
"Your Highness, as the incarnation of the gods in the human world, when you meet these tribesmen from the jungle, you can put on the attire of the gods: put on a leopard skull helmet, a jade mask, a turquoise necklace, then hang an obsidian hanging mirror, and hold a
Dark green stone hand axe! In this way, you are like an ancient god walking out of a mural, full of divine majesty, and you will surely make the leaders of various ministries fear and obey..."
"Wise Carney, you have to understand that this is the ancient god of the Olmecs, but it is not the god of the Olmecs in the eyes of us Mexica... let alone the supreme god of the Mexica! We revive the Olmecs
The Holy City is to establish the majesty of the Lord God and establish the common ancestors of all tribes, not for the Olmecs who have long since turned to ashes..."
"So, I will not change my attire! I will still wear a three-color feather crown on my head, an obsidian necklace on my neck, an emerald scepter in my hand, and a black Mexica patriarchal robe... And what you need to do is to let
The ancient tradition of the Olmecs meets the needs of the Kingdom and the Alliance!"
Hearing Carney's suggestion, Shulot raised his brows and shook his head seriously. His meaning was very clear. Ancient myths, history and gods all need to conform to this era and meet the needs of the kingdom... they must be "
"God pays attention to me" rather than "I pay attention to God".
"Witness the Lord God! Wise Kani, what you have to do is to reconstruct the ancient rituals of the Jiao people and arrange an 'ancient' audience ceremony! You have to establish ancient sacred rituals according to the myths of various tribes, and obey the ancestors' rituals and follow them.
In the name of sacred tradition, let the leaders of the tribes really bow their heads! Their obedience must not only be reflected in the ceremony and be seen by everyone, but also be engraved in their hearts and have the minimum binding force!…”
"Ah! Rebuilding the ancient etiquette of Jiaoren? Bowing your head, obeying and restraining?...Well, that's it!...Praise you, Your Majesty the Divine Enlightenment, I understand what you mean!..."
So, when the night was completely covered, the leaders of the tribes walked through the corridor of the torch warriors and came to the main hall in the bonfire and shadow. At a glance, they saw the towering statue of the main god on the altar, and the Mexica wearing Mexica beside the statue.
Under the Temple of Death in sacrificial robes, Shulot wore a feather crown, held a divine staff, and sat on a stone throne, which was higher than everyone else. He had no expression on his face, looking at the leaders lower down, and nodded slightly.
Seeing his cold and ruthless gaze, and remembering the mysterious rumors of the God of Death, many leaders of the jungle tribes lowered their heads in awe.
"Blessed by the Lord God! All tribes will gather together! Perform the ancestral etiquette of bonding people!..."
Soon, the leaders were led by the warriors of the kingdom to the high altar of the main god. On the altar, which was symmetrical to the left and right, were two ancient dark green stone braziers. The carvings on these braziers were very ancient and were obviously of Austrian origin.
It is a ritual vessel from the Ermec era. The brazier is burning with orange-red fire and a hint of blue symbolizing death. In the middle of the blue-red brazier is a large golden magical weapon symbolizing the main god of Mexica.
It was cast by the Kingdom of the Lake and is a bronze tripod that has never appeared in Mesoamerica!
"The Lord God came from the ancient Olmec era and became a descendant of the human world. He also looked at the people he created!..."
The old witch doctor Kani wore the sun hummingbird's main god amulet and ancient eagle feather clothing. He held up the dark green stone ax symbolizing death in one hand and the obsidian dagger symbolizing sacrifice in the other hand. In front of the eyes of many leaders, he jumped out of the jungle.
The tribe's inherited ritual dance. And the carol he sang was also in the oldest Olmec tune. It was first chanted in Totonac Nahua and then in Sauk Mayan, repeatedly and alternately.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Lord God descended from the sky and gave the ancestors nine, the first corn kernels! The ancestors worshiped the Lord God, ate five of them as counted on their fingers, and buried the remaining four in the soil.
Inside! They dripped their own blood and buried it in their own hair as nutrients for life, waiting for the corn to grow!…”
Hearing this familiar ancient myth, the leaders of the jungle tribes became solemn and their eyes changed slightly. Soon, the priests of the kingdom brought many simple clay pots with ancient Olmec contents inside.
The soil of the Holy City. Then, the priests brought many silver plates with nine corns and an obsidian dagger.
"Under the Supreme Temple of Death is one of the incarnations of the Lord God in the human world. He follows the most sacred ancient ritual and gives you nine corn kernels! You should follow the example of your ancestors, kneel down and worship five times in sequence, and eat one kernel after each worship. Then
, bury the last four in the soil, and then bury them in your black hair, dripping with your vital blood!"
"..."
The heads of the tribes looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a while. In the traditional culture of Mesoamerica, blood and hair contain a part of the soul, and they are also the medium through which the priests can bless or curse. They can accept worshiping Mexica
The main god of man throws his hair and blood into the fire to burn, and accepts sending his soul into the sky in advance and handing it over to the gods who are not in the world... But now, let them bury their hair and blood in clay pots? Doesn't that mean they have to put their souls into the sky?
The medium as a guarantee of the covenant, stay here?!…
"Witness the Lord God! Leaders of the jungle tribes! In this most ancient sacred place, in this most ancient temple, you leave your hair and blood, and I will also leave the medium of the soul! Our clay pots will contain
Together, under the towering statue of the Lord God!…”
"The Supreme God will protect us, bless us, and will witness our alliance! And this is the most ancient and sacred covenant between the Kingdom of the Lake and the tribes of the jungle!..."
Shulot stood up from the throne, raised the staff in his hand, and chanted an oath that could not be refused. Then, with his cold and stern eyes, he looked at the Totonak tribes in the jungle who had already surrendered.
"Chief Milu of the Linlu Tribe, your tribe is closest to the ancient holy city and is a true descendant of the Olmecs. You were also the first to send envoys to express your allegiance to the kingdom... Let's start with you!..."
Hearing this, Linlu Chief Milu opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say anything. His Linlu tribe is located in the jungle two hundred miles south of the ancient holy city, connecting the Totonak coast and Sasha.
The mountain pass area on the Potek coast is very close to the kingdom's military front.
At present, the Kingdom in the Lake has taken control of the ancient holy city, destroyed the Grass Mandala, and there is no longer any obstacle between it and the southern mountain pass. And with the powerful force of the kingdom, it is really easy to conquer his Linlu tribe of about 10,000 people.
What's more, looking at the current situation, if he doesn't do what the leader of Death says, he may never get out alive...
"Ah, yes! I listen to you, the leader of the God of Death, who is as powerful as a giant deer in the forest!..."
After pondering for a moment, Linlu Chief Mi Lu looked around at the bronze ax warriors holding torches, and had no choice but to kowtow in submission.
"Kowtow! Stand up! Eat!...Kowtow! Stand up! Eat!...The ceremony is completed! Bury the seed, cut the hair, shed blood!...Carve the name!...Swear again!..."
Accompanied by the singing and shouting of the old witch doctor Kani, Mi Lu knelt down respectfully in front of the altar, kowtowed once with all five limbs on the ground, then stood up, took a hard corn kernel, put it into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.
After doing this five times, Mi Lu buried four more corn kernels in the soil of the clay pot, picked up an obsidian dagger, cut off a large clump of hair, and buried it around the corn. Then he cut his palm and dropped four drops of corn.
Drops of blood fell into the soil. Finally, with a tense expression, he carved his "name" on the outside of the clay pot, which was the chief pattern that symbolized his identity... After everything was completed, Mi Lu took a long breath and respectfully
He bowed his head and saluted Shulot beside the altar. This time, his salute was more sincere than any other time before.
"The most powerful Lord God witnesses! I swear by my soul to be loyal to you, the powerful leader of the Death God!..."
"Okay! Very good!... Improve his soul pottery by one level and place it on the second stone step of the temple!..."
Everyone heard the sound and went away, and then saw that in the shadow of the back wall of the temple, at some point, four stepped stone steps were built. Each step was half a person high, like a miniature pyramid. Soon, a
The middle-level priest of the famous kingdom carefully picked up Milu's "soul pottery", stepped onto the stairs on the back wall, and placed it on the second level of the four stone steps.
These four levels of stone steps are actually the levels divided into these jungle tribes according to the kingdom's third-level noble titles. The leaders of large tribes with a scale of 100,000 people are located on the second level of stone steps. The leaders of medium-sized tribes with a scale of 10,000 people are located on the second level.
It is located on the third level of stone steps. As for the leaders of small tribes with thousands of people, they are at the bottom...
What, you ask about the top level? The top level of stone steps is naturally prepared for the "Great Chief", "Great Talker" or "King of the Alliance" at the level of Shulot.
"The Lord God protects you and is watching over everything! Come on, it's your turn!..."
"Kowtow! Stand up! Eat!...The ceremony is completed! Bury the seed, cut the hair, and drop blood!...Carve the name!...Swear again!..."
Under Shulot's cold gaze with murderous intent, the leaders of the Totonak tribes in the jungle first expressed their submission. Then came the chiefs of the small tribes of the Sok tribes in the jungle...
The last ones who were forced to bow their heads were the two envoys of the large jungle Sok tribe, the Sok Goddess Water God Snake from Pingshui City, and the Sok Goddess Water God Eagle from Yuanshui City. They completed the ceremony in silence, and one in Tao
One jar is engraved with a long, twisted snake, while another is engraved with a sharp eagle head.
After a while, they watched their "soul pottery" being placed on the second stone step, gritted their teeth tightly for a while, and sighed lowly. With this silent sigh, they faced the cold-hearted
Shulot, they tried hard to straighten their backs, but finally couldn't help but bow, as if they suddenly suffered some invisible weight on their bones, as if they were bearing pressure from the depths of their souls.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Very good! Witness the Lord God! Witness our common Olmec ancestors! ... I will also drop my blood, leave my clay pot, and make a soul contract with you
Covenant!…”
Under the solemn gazes of many leaders and envoys, Shulot solemnly stretched out his hand and buried nine corns into a purple clay pot. Then, with a calm face, he buried a tuft of his forehead hair in the soil.
Then he cut his palm and dripped nine drops of blood! Finally, with a solemn look on his face, he carved an abstract divine wolf on the surface of the purple clay pot, and also carved the name "Xulot"!
"Blessed by the Lord God! Your Highness will be at the top of the stone steps! Like the gods at the top of the sacred mountain, watching all the descendants of the gods who surrender!..."
The old witch doctor Kani sang loudly, raised Shulot's "soul pottery", and placed it on the top of the four stone steps, which was also the only highest one. At this moment, under the highest stone step, it was already full.
There were densely packed, one or two hundred "soul pots"!
Buried in these simple and gray clay pots are the blood and hair of many leaders, as well as the "soul medium", just like ancient witch funeral rituals. And the surfaces of those large and small clay pots are engraved with jungle heads one by one.
The graphic names of people and messengers are neatly arranged in rows.
If you look carefully, these hundreds of clay pots form small pyramids that are raised one after another, like densely packed ancestral tablets. This strange and gloomy sight falls in the eyes of everyone, and it is inexplicably clouded.
A kind of mystery and solemnity, with a bit of ancient and true divinity!
No matter what disrespectful thoughts these leaders had in their hearts, now they see their "soul pots" placed in the oldest and most sacred ancestral temple, under the statue of the main god... It's like someone
It is a kind of guarantee to cut off the soul to make a vow that transcends life and death. Even the most unruly leader has to be afraid and worry about the destination of the soul after death...
"The Lord God has witnessed it! The ancestors have witnessed it! ... The ceremony has been completed! The superiority and inferiority have been distinguished! The covenant has been completed! ..."
This complicated etiquette of gathering people lasted for a full two or three hours. By the time everything was completed, it was already late at night. Everyone was already hungry and dizzy, but they were in awe of the divine and solemn atmosphere in the hall.
People dared to speak. At this moment, some kind of ethereal, but also some real fear, awe and obedience, and even a weird sense of closeness flowed silently in the hearts of everyone in the temple. Accompanied by the mysterious and solemn Jiao Man
Gu Li, their souls seem to be really on the rows of stone steps, clearly up and down and close to each other...
The old witch doctor Kani looked around, watching the effect of this "ancient ritual" on people. He observed the solemn expressions on the faces of many leaders, and also observed the expressions of the leaders when they looked at the clay pots and under the Temple of Death.
His expression changed. After a few breaths, he raised the corners of his mouth confidently, smiled imperceptibly on his old face, and sang loudly for the last time.
"Everyone has a feast! Raise a toast! ... One cup to the gods! One cup to the ancestors! And then to the king!..."
