The altar was made of huge rocks and was very wide. It was built next to the broken old willow tree. At this moment, it was filled with ferocious beasts, like a small mountain.
The bright red beast blood dyed the huge stone platform red, flowing along the carvings on the stone surface. It was a brilliant red. Coupled with the thick and long beast fur, the scales that flickered with cold light, and the ferocious giant horns, it was a shocking sight. A tragic and desolate aura assaulted their faces.
Under the leadership of the old chief, the men, women, old and young of Stone Village prayed together, asking for the protection of the willow tree. This was a solemn sacrificial process, and it was also a tradition that had to be carried out every time they came back from hunting.
The charred tree was as silent as before. There was no reaction at all. It was as if it had never taken any offerings in the past. However, many villagers knew that it had a spirit!
Finally, the sacrifice was over. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and smiled happily again. They began to move the corpses of these ferocious beasts, preparing to bleed and cut them up.
"It's been many years, and the Guardian Spirit hasn't touched the offerings even once. Is there still a need to perform a sacrifice every time?”A young man muttered softly.
"Brat, what nonsense are you spouting!" His father glared at him with his big eyes and raised his fan-sized hand to beat him up.
The old chief waved his hand and stopped him. He said softly,"The Guardian Spirit is the spirit that we worship and support. It is valuable in its sincerity. Only when we treat it piously will it protect and bless our village.”
The young man's face was flushed red as he hurriedly said,""Patriarch, it's not that I'm not sincere, but I feel that the Guardian Spirit doesn't seem to need these offerings and has never used them before.”
"It's good that you're sincere." Shi Yunfeng patted his shoulder and explained.
The Guardian Spirit was also known as the " Spirit of Sacrifice ". It was the short form of a tribe's " Spirit of Sacrifice and Support ". It guarded the village and intimidated the ferocious beasts in the vast wilderness.
The elders in the clan still remembered that the other Guardian Spirit from a few decades ago was not like this. That was a strange stone. Every time the offerings were offered, more than half of the blood essence would be absorbed by it.
Until one night, when the old willow tree came, the strange stone chose to leave. Everything changed because of this.
Thinking back to that rainy night, the old chief was somewhat absent-minded. At that time, he was still a youth and had personally witnessed that shocking and terrifying scene.
That night, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. The rain was heavy and the storm was extremely violent. Many mountains were struck by lightning and collapsed. Mountain torrents were like the sea, and ferocious beasts ran like tides. The scene was terrifying.
At that moment, a giant willow tree that reached the sky appeared in the clouds. It was bathed in a sea of lightning and surrounded by lightning as thick as a mountain. Thousands of willow branches turned into blazing divine chains that pierced through the entire sky as if it was fighting something.
In the end, the big willow tree broke and was charred black. It shrank to its current size and fell down, taking root in Stone Village. At the same time, the lightning disappeared and the torrential rain receded. That night, the strange stone that the village worshipped and offered left.
Every time he thought about it, the old chief's heart would tremble. The old willow tree did not move its roots from other large tribes or mountains and rivers. Instead, it descended from the sky and was damaged by endless lightning and thunder. Not many people in the village knew about it.
In the first few decades, its entire body was charred black without any vitality, as if it had completely died. It only grew a tender green new branch ten years ago, and then there was no change.
"Brat, be careful. It's rare to get these fierce beasts, and their blood essence, veins, and bones are shockingly precious. Don't lose the essence.”The old chief came back to his senses and reminded.
The young adults of the tribe were cutting the giant beast with their silver knives. From time to time, they would make a clanging sound and sparks would fly everywhere. The bones of the giant beast were shockingly hard.
Someone had already prepared a large jar made of pottery to receive the blood essence that was retained in a special part of the beast's body. This was an excellent blood tonic and was extremely rare.
The Pi Xiu was the most precious among the pile of beast corpses. Although it was only a descendant and was far inferior to the pure bloodline of the Pi Xiu royal family, it still contained a portion of true blood and was extremely valuable.
It had been more than two years since he had captured a fierce beast like the Pi Xiu. They were too ferocious and powerful. With a single swipe of their claws, they could destroy the life of an expert. They were really not easy to deal with and were shockingly ferocious.
It could be said that the bountiful harvest this time was astounding.
"Oh, the true blood retained in the horns of this Two-Headed Fire Rhino is also extremely shocking. It's not inferior to that Pi Xiu!”An old man personally cut open the flesh under the rhino's horn, which was as hard as gold and stone. A stream of red true blood flowed out.
Suddenly, the blood turned into a ball of red light, and a palm-sized two-headed fire rhino appeared. Its entire body was red, and it was lifelike as it roared angrily.
"Good stuff, this true blood is extremely strong, not inferior to that Pi Xiu!”The old man who was handling the knife laughed out loud. He quickly put the rhinoceros blood into the earthen jar and sealed the opening of the jar tightly.
"Patriarch, the horn of this Dragon Horned Elephant is also a good thing. When we found it, it was already on its last breath. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to deal with it.”A young man said.
Shi Yunfeng nodded and said," It's really rare. The pair of dragon horns on its head have been growing for some years. It was carefully chiseled off. It's a rare bone replenishing precious medicine."”
"The tendon on the Kui's leg is so tough that even an axe can't cut it.”
"They are all good things. Little brat, be careful. Don't waste the precious blood on the wings of the flying python!”
The clansmen were delighted and filled with smiles.
Only the group of children shrunk their necks and ran away like a wisp of smoke. They knew that most of the so-called blood medicine and bone medicine would be used on them, and they would start to suffer again.
It wasn't until an hour later that the " precious medicine " growing on the ferocious beast's body was completely harvested. The clan leader and the few old men nodded in satisfaction and took away the terrines for disposal.
"With so much prey, we'll marinate a portion later, then smoke and roast it to make a portion of the meat jerky.”An experienced old man said.
With so many ferocious beasts piled up like a small mountain, the entire village would not be able to finish eating them for many days. If they rotted, it would be a waste. For the villagers who were in short supply of food, this was absolutely not allowed.
The women from every household began to come forward to share the meat with sincere smiles. The men who had been worried about going out earlier had not only returned safely, but they had also reaped such a bountiful harvest. This was the best gift from the heavens.
Smoke rose from the chimneys of each household. After an hour, the fragrance of meat spread. The meat stewed in the iron pots of each household was about to rot. The children could not wait any longer. The meat that was roasted over the fire also began to turn golden and shiny. Oil dripped down and fell into the fire, making sizzling sounds. Those muscular men could not help but start tearing the meat. They bit until their mouths were full of juice, and their appetites were greatly increased.
"Child, this is Pi Xiu meat. Eating more will give you great strength. It's a rare precious meat.”
"Brat, eat more. This is the meat of a Two-Headed Rhinoceros. If you eat more, your skin and bones will be as strong as iron. Don't eat that useless tree pork.”
All kinds of wild beasts became the most sumptuous food for the villagers at night. The alluring fragrance of meat wafted into the streets, attracting people's appetite. Waves of laughter could be heard, and the entire village was in a festive mood.
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