"What's wrong?" Jiang Wang asked when he sensed Qing Huo's hesitation.
"That bone lotus on your back …"
"Heretic?"
"A bit." Qing Huo was very careful with his words.
He didn't seem like someone with a high status at all.
Judging from the structure of the fire shrine, the shaman priest should be someone of high status.
"It's a mark left behind by an Heretic God," Jiang Wang said casually. "Can you wash it off?"
He had long since stopped using the Bone Dao's secret arts, but the bone lotus pattern on his back hadn't faded away.
Perhaps it was a mark that couldn't be removed after coming into contact with the White Bone God's secret arts. Perhaps it would only disappear after the White Bone God died. Or perhaps it was because of Jiang Yan's existence in the Empyrean Palace.
It was just that Jiang Yan was one of the unsolvable problems. The bone lotus didn't seem to have any effect on him, so Jiang Wang had no choice but to set it aside.
Qing Huo paused for a moment. "I don't know much about the domain of gods, so I can't test it on you."
It was unknown if he really couldn't do it or if he was afraid.
Jiang Wang didn't force him. "Then let's ignore it for now."
"However," Qing Huo said. "If you don't need the Heretic God's power, I can help you place the fire totem under the bone lotus. It might be able to suppress it a bit and eliminate any hidden dangers."
"Will it lead to any negative consequences?" Jiang Wang had to consider defeat before victory.
"If the two patterns aren't combined …" Qing Huo pondered for a moment. "It won't look good?"
Jiang Wang: "..."
"I'm talking about cultivation," Jiang Wang said.
Qing Huo replied, "Totems are the cultivation method of the void continent. It's been like this for countless years. Is there any harm to your way of cultivation? "
Jiang Wang said casually, "Let's do as you say."
Jiang Yan hadn't moved for many days, from the Forest Ocean Origin Realm to Planet Yin and then to the void continent. No one knew if he was asleep or in seclusion.
This flame totem might be able to give him a "surprise".
Qing Huo Qiming used a small flaming knife to carve on Jiang Wang's back. Wherever the flame passed, it didn't hurt the flesh, only leaving behind a red mark.
The process of "lighting" was accompanied by a very intense burning pain.
According to Qing Huo Qiming, this was the process of communicating with the totem power, so the pain was unavoidable. Jiang Wang could scream, but it was better for him not to move. According to the rules, Jiang Wang was supposed to be tied up so that he wouldn't be able to bear the pain. Of course, Jiang Wang wouldn't agree. No matter what the situation was, it was foolish to put oneself on the chopping block.
In the end, Celebratory Flame Qi Ming could only start like this.
To his surprise, Jiang Wang was as motionless as a statue during the whole process.
After all, his Sacrificial Fire Saber was the inherited treasure of the Qing Huo Tribe's Shaman Priest. This fire did not harm the flesh and blood. In fact, what it engraved was the soul. The flame totem was not directly carved by the Shaman Priest. After the Shaman carved the soul, his body naturally produced the corresponding totem. It looked like a pattern, but it was different in nature. However, as time went by, the saying of "lighting" continued.
Therefore, this pain was at the level of the soul. It was not something an ordinary person could bear.
The bulging blue veins on his neck probably showed the pain. However, at the part where Qing Huo Qiming "engraved", the skin and flesh around it were forcibly controlled to be in a relatively relaxed state. This was to not affect his totem "engraving" and to achieve the best effect.
This terrifying willpower and control reminded Qing Huo Qiming of the person his adoptive father had repeatedly mentioned, the unparalleled master of the Qing Huo Tribe. It was said that his performance in "lighting" was the same. That was why his adoptive father, who had been a Shaman Priest all his life, remembered it so clearly. Unfortunately, that person had already fallen into the You Heaven …
When everything was over, Qing Huo Qiming put away the Sacrificial Fire Saber and took out a gray cloth from the box. He wiped Jiang Wang's back with it.
Strangely enough, the burning sensation disappeared in an instant after he rubbed it against his skin.
Jiang Wang relaxed completely. Only now did he realize that his forehead was covered in sweat.
"Done?" he asked as if he was exhausted.
"The totem has been formed. I still need to inject totem power," Qing Huo Qiming said as he packed up. "The clan leader has already given me a share."
Jiang Wang asked casually, "What is the origin of this gray cloth of yours?"
Qing Huo Qiming smiled but did not speak.
Jiang Wang then understood that this was probably Qing Huo Tribe's Shaman Priest's secret.
He did not care. He formed a seal and formed a water mirror. He placed it on his back and turned to look at the diagram in the mirror.
He saw a scarlet red spark that seemed to be burning. There was a white bone lotus that seemed to be blooming on it.
Red and white complemented each other, giving off a faint glow.
The evil feeling of the white bone lotus was neutralized. The burning feeling of the scarlet red fire became warmer.
Even if one ignored the meaning it represented, it was still an extremely beautiful diagram.
Jiang Wang looked at it in silence for a while. He recalled some scenes for some reason and waved his hand to disperse the mirror.
Looking at his expression, Qing Huo Qiming suddenly asked, "How are the gods in your world outside the blue sky?"
Jiang Wang shook his head. "The era of the divine path is already history. As for the ones I've come into contact with … there's no need to mention them. All in all, the righteous gods are revered and have some followers. The evil gods, on the other hand, are looked down upon and can only spread their faith in secret. However, not all gods need faith. The divine path is a very complicated cultivation system, I don't understand it that well. "
Qing Huo Qiming said intentionally, "On the void continent, the so-called 'gods' don't receive any faith."
"Why?"
"Gods have 'me', and with 'me', they must have private interests. But how can they be worthy of being a god if they can't be selfless? That's why gods are a paradox. People of the void continent believe that true gods don't exist. There are only thieves of the origin and thieves of faith. "
Gods have 'me', and with 'me', they must have private interests!
This was the first time Jiang Wang had heard of such a thing, but he felt that it made sense. The void continent was an extraordinary world to have such an awareness.
Jiang Wang shook his head. "I've never believed in gods."
He understood Qing Huo Qiming's reminder. The other party might have misunderstood his reverence for the god represented by the white bone lotus.
Seeing that Jiang Wang had made his stance clear, Qing Huo Qiming didn't say anything else. He carried the box inside and said, "Follow me to the inner room."
Jiang Wang got up and left his seat. He followed Qing Huo Qiming into the inner room of the Fire Temple and walked through a long passageway. The passageway sloped downward, with tall braziers on both sides.
They turned left at the fork and arrived at a dark room at the end of the path.
This place should be deep underground.
The layout was extremely simple. There were flames burning in the four corners of the room.
In the middle of the dark room was a pool paved with dark red bricks.
At this moment, the pool was completely empty. One could see that the bottom and the walls were painted with mysterious flame diagrams, as though they were describing a whole scene.
However, the style was unique to this world. Jiang Wang couldn't understand it even after studying it for a while.
"Mm." Qing Huo Qiming said awkwardly, "We should be soaking in the totem pool for a while. Now, just squat by the pool and put your hand inside."
Jiang Wang had more or less guessed what this place was for. His eyelids couldn't help but twitch when he heard this.
This Qing Huo Tribe was so stingy!
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