Chapter 979 Shaman
Everyone must be familiar with the story of Huangdi's ascension to practice the cauldron.
The rough content is that Huangdi followed Guangchengzi's advice and ordered people to take the copper from the Shoushan Mountain and cast the treasure tripod under Jingshan Mountain. On the day of the tripod, on the occasion of the celebration, he suddenly saw the rays of light in the sky, and a yellow dragon hangs its beard and whispered down, saying, "The Emperor of Heaven is very happy to see you pushing Chinese civilization forward one step forward, so he specially sent me to take you to heaven to meet the Emperor of Heaven." Huangdi stepped on the back of the dragon when he heard this. At the same time, Huangdi's beloved concubines and ministers hurriedly grabbed the dragon's body and ascended with Xuanyuan Huangdi.
This story version is the most common today.
But it seems to be in the Witch Clan, and this story version is somewhat different.
"According to the saying that our witch clan has been passed down, in order to solve the mystery of immortality, Emperor Xuanyuan needed to forge three medicine cauldrons, heaven, earth and man to refine immortality medicine."
This time it was Longyuan Mountain's turn to tell everyone a story: "Huangdi is the Emperor of Humanity. With his lifelong strength, he can only cast the [Human Cauldron]. As for the [Heaven Cauldron] and [Dimen Cauldron], he entrusted it to Qi Bo to cast it."
"After the Battle of Zhulu, after Emperor Chiyou died in battle, our Jiuli tribe was suppressed and chased by Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi. Qi Bo couldn't bear to continue to suffer and stood up to protect our tribe. It happened that Guangchengzi's plan to cast the tripod for Huangdi, the materials for casting the [Dimen Cauldron] needed to be made with Emperor Chiyou's sword and supplemented by the essence and blood of our witch tribe."
"So Huangdi and Qi Bo reached a gentleman's agreement. As long as Qi Bo and the Witch Clan cast a [Earth Cauldron], we will pardon us... Under Qi Bo's leadership and guidance, our Witch Clan gave the strength of the whole clan to form the [Earth Cauldron] and handed it to Xuanyuan Huangdi, Huangdi kept his promise and placed us in the southern border. However, our Witch Clan really couldn't bear to say that [Earth Cauldron], after all, it used the sword of Emperor Chiyou and the essence and blood of countless ancestors of the Witch Clan. In our Witch Clan, we have always been called the [Earth Cauldron]."
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Everyone was stunned.
This story version is quite refreshing.
If interpreted in detail, it will be a perfect sense of déjà vu of mythological blockbusters!
Song Che tasted it and said, "So, your witch tribe has always been involved in the operation to break the mystery of Qibo, just to find your witch tribe's holy object and the earth tripod?"
"It's Chiyou Ding." Longyuanshan and Longyuanni corrected their mistakes very seriously.
Alas, national self-esteem is too strong.
At this time, Di Tianhou interrupted: "When it comes to Guangchengzi, I also remember a myth. It is said that after Huangdi asked about Guangchengzi, he chose virtuous people and worked hard to govern the country, and thus laid the great cause of the overlord of China in one fell swoop. Then when Huangdi was 100 years old, he left Xuanyuan Hill and returned to Kongtong Mountain to find Guangchengzi for the second time..."
Long Yuanshan added: "Yes, at that time, Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi completed his hegemony and hoped to be immortal, so he went to Guangchengzi to seek strategies for immortality, so Guangchengzi guided him on how to practice cauldrons and make medicine."
Upon hearing this, everyone, including Professor Ge, was a little surprised and smiled.
Most of these mythological stories were fabricated by people in ancient times based on the records of the Grand Historian.
In addition to the Battle of Lu, there are still some evidence for the proofreading of the Chronicles of Yan, Huang, Chiyou and others. These ascensions by practicing cauldrons basically contain a strong fantasy color, and many people just smiled at it.
However, now Longyuan Mountain has introduced the legend of the witch clan to supplement it, and combined with the ancient legends related to the Medical Saint Sect, it makes people a little skeptical for a moment.
"If the story of practicing the cauldron ascension is really according to your witch clan, then how was the last [Tian Ding] cast?" Professor Ge asked with interest.
Although he is a scientific researcher, his several archaeological experiences in the Hetao area have discovered that these ancient civilization sites are indeed closely related to those mythological stories.
Now, he would like to further explore the story between Qi Bo and Huangdi.
Even if one-tenth of the story is real, it may help everyone understand the historical source of the casting and refining medicine.
Faced with this soul-questioning, Longyuanshan answered hesitantly this time: "There is no clear explanation in the witch clan. It just said that after Qi Bo settled down the Jiuli tribe, he went north alone. Before leaving, he said that the materials for casting the [Tian Ding] were only available in the north, and he would comprehend the mystery of the art of immortality there."
After listening, Professor Ge and Di Tianhou looked at Song Che at the same time.
Song Che was also shocked.
In the consciousness transmitted by the eight holy objects, he finally witnessed the scene of Qi Bo exploring the art of immortality all the way north.
"Okay, no matter how Qi Bo casts the [Tian Ding] when he went to the north, in short, according to ancient myths, Xuanyuan Huangdi did collect three medicine cauldrons in the end..." Professor Ge pondered: "Of course, whether Xuanyuan Huangdi finally ascended by a dragon is not within our current discussion."
As descendants of Yan and Huang, they still need to maintain a certain degree of respect and respect for their ancestors.
Unfortunately, as a descendant of the arrogant witch clan, Longyuan Mountain had no awe of Huangdi at all, and said straight away: "When I was a child, my grandmother said that Xuanyuan Huangdi did not ascend to the dragon, but took the pills refined from the medicine cauldron, and then... it was gone."
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Well, let’s put aside the discussion on whether to become a fairy or a drug.
After lunch, Ge Dongxu contacted Professor Liu from the archaeological team and asked about the situation of pearls.
"Lao Liu and the others were visiting and searching near Ordos, and made an appointment to come and meet up later." Ge Dongxu said.
Song Che nodded, looked at Di Tianhou again, and said, "Senior Brother, do you have new eyes?"
At that time, in Yanjing, based on the Zhou Yi divination technique, Di Tianhou calculated that Qi Bo's destiny retained in the eight holy relics led the clues to the Hetao area.
For more specific and precise directions, you need to continue to calculate after arriving in the Hetao area.
"If the celestial phenomena are good tonight, I will divine it again." Di Tianhou looked at the blue grass and blue sky and said, "There is a vast view here, which is most conducive to star-watching and divination. I believe it can achieve good results."
Upon hearing this, Bayan next to him suddenly said in surprise: "Is this a fortune teller?"
"It's almost right." Di Tian said kindly.
Bayan grinned: "That's almost the same as our erection."
Erection?
Everyone was stunned at first, and then Professor Ge took the lead in reacting and said, "Boe translated it, which means the shaman."
Shaman.
Song Che and others are familiar with this title.
Shamanism, one of the ancient primitive religions of the Mongolian people.
Because Tungus called a wizard a shaman, he got this title.
Shamans were once considered to have the ability to control the weather, pray for disasters, prophecy and dream interpretation, astrology and fortune, and to shuttle to heaven or hell.
To put it bluntly, this is the religious wizard believed in by traditional northern ethnic groups such as Mongolians.
Many people may talk about the religious beliefs of the Mongolians, and their first impression is Buddhism. In fact, before Genghis Khan established the Mongolian Khanate, the dominant religion in Mongolia was shamanism.
Many sacrificial activities, such as offering sacrifices to heaven, offering sacrifices to the earth, offering sacrifices to the abbot and offering sacrifices to the fire, require the presidency of the shaman.
It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that Buddhism gradually replaced the status of shamanism in the palace, but the influence of Buddhism was limited to the upper Mongolian ruling class, and most Mongolians still believed in shamanism.
After that, with the support and promotion of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tibetan Buddhism flourished in Mongolia. However, shamanism survived to varying degrees in the eastern region with different forms of sacrifice, divination and treatment activities.
"By the way, Professor Ge, I can't accompany you in the afternoon. I have to participate in the 'Olayalen'." Bayan was worried that they wouldn't understand, so he added: "It's our sacrificial activities. Under the leadership of the shaman, the members of the tribe pray for peace of people and animals, and the harvest of agriculture and animal husbandry. The outside world calls our sacrificial activities the 'April Club'. If you have nothing to do for the time being or are interested in sacrificial activities, you can go with me to have a look. We are all very welcome."
Song Che looked at everyone, and before he reached a tacit understanding, Long Yuanshan said excitedly: "Yes, I really want to learn about the skills of a shaman."
Chapter completed!