This is the first time Shao Xuan has gone up the mountain.

The higher the status of a tribe, the higher the place where people live.

As he got closer and closer to the top of the mountain, Shao Xuan felt that the children beside him, the garrison who led the way in front and the other soldiers had long lost their leisure as they were at the foot of the mountain and became much more restrained.

When Shao Xuan and the others arrived, there were already many people gathering around the fire pit. The places where people near the foot of the mountain stood were far away from the fire pit. According to the place of residence, the higher the living in the mountains, the closer the place where they stood was to the fire pit.

Fortunately, although it is far away, the terrain is relatively high, so you can barely see the situation by the fire pit when you stand up.

What are the total number of people in the tribe?

I didn't know it before, but now, Shao Xuan probably has an estimate in his heart.

Everyone in today's ritual tribe must attend. Whether you are sick in bed or inconvenient in legs and feet, you will get the venue. Shao Xuan roughly estimated that the number is no less than one thousand people, which should be around one thousand five.

In Shao Xuan's opinion, there were not many more than a thousand people, but after coming to this tribe, it was still very lively when Shao Xuan saw so many people for the first time.

There is an open space on the top of the mountain, with a circular depression in the center, and a flame swaying in the wind in the middle of the depression.

Fire pit.

This is the first time Shao Xuan has seen the fire pit of this tribe. It is very different from what he imagined.

Shao Xuan once wondered why the fire pit of the tribe was on the top of the mountain, which was the coldest place in the entire mountain. Besides, the tribe already has relatively mature lighters, so why does the fire pit still retain it? Everyone always feels very awe when they start a fire pit, and the eyes looking at the top of the mountain were unshakable piety.

I heard from the tribe that the fire pit is related to the rise and fall of the tribe. As for how to deal with it, Shao Xuan never learned from others. Now, he can only use his own eyes to find the answer.

The huge area on the top of the mountain is enough for everyone in the tribe to stand down.

The radius of the depression in the middle is four or five meters, but the small flame burning in the center of the depression is like an ordinary candlelight, not bright, and it feels like the wind is extinguished. Moreover, in the fire pit, Shao Xuan did not see any firewood or other things that can burn, and there was no object that aided the burning under the flame.

There is a fire that has been in the fire pit.

There is also a circle of wooden stakes surrounding the fire pit. The wooden stakes are tall and thick. Each stake is placed on it, and fresh meat, fruits, birds and eggs are piled up in the pots, which should be tributes to sacrifices.

There were people standing next to the wooden stakes. Listening to the discussions around, Shao Xuan knew that those people were the most powerful hunting ability in each hunting team, some of which were young people, some of whom were almost middle-aged, with a total of fifty people.

The faces of those people also had patterns like those of them. The difference is that the colors of the patterns on the faces of those people were not just a single black, but also white and red, and they were dressed more "sovereignly". There was a big antler on her head, which was much larger than the others that Shao Xuan saw walking along the road, and almost almost enveloped the entire person in the antler.

Except for the warrior wearing super large antlers, the others were not giving in. Originally, Shao Xuan thought that what he saw on the way up the mountain was exaggerated enough, but he didn't expect that there were even more exaggerated things here.

Suddenly, the surroundings silenced, and Shao Xuan looked over.

It was the leader and the witch who came. Wherever they passed, the crowd automatically moved away and was particularly respectful.

The leader also wore heavy horns on his head, while the witch was lightly dressed and didn't wear anything too exaggerated. She just held a crutch, her back was a little hunched, and she was wearing a gray-white animal leather cloak.

This is the second time Shao Xuan has seen a witch. He feels that there is not much change from when he raised Caesar last year.

Following the leader and the witch was the person who was most concerned about in this ceremony.

Nearly eighty children, from ten to fourteen, followed closely behind the leader and the witch and stood one by one by the fire pit.

Shao Xuan saw four people in the cave, including Moore.

When they were in the cave, those children were so irritable. Now they are as quiet as good babies. Their hair is combed well, some bone decorations are woven, and they are wearing sleeveless animal leather jackets. Since Shao Xuan knew them, he has never seen these people so neatly.

"There are so many children this year." Someone nearby whispered.

"Yes, there were only thirty or forty last year, and this year it's doubled."

"This is a good sign. With so much fresh blood in it, our tribe is stronger."

“…”

The people around were talking, and the children around Shao Xuan were also muttering in a low voice, all of whom were envious, thinking about when they could stand in that place by the fire pit.

After waiting for a while, the preparations for the ceremony over there were completed and the ceremony began.

The leader is Ao, who is a very strong man. He heard that his strength ranks among the top three tribes.

Ao first said a few words, talked about the gains from last year, and then looked forward to the future to boost morale. In the previous life, Shao Xuan heard a lot of similar words and didn't feel anything. However, some people around him were so excited that they raised their arms and roared twice after the leader talked, and a group of little kids also roared with their faces red.

After the leader finished speaking, the next thing was the witch’s business. The ritual was originally based on witches.

Nearly eighty children stood around the fire pit, closer to the fire pit than the soldiers who had stood beside the wooden stakes before.

The witch held a crutch and hunched her back, fought to the edge of the fire pit, spread her arms and began to sing.

The scene suddenly became nervous from the excitement just now. Everyone closed their mouths tightly, even breathing carefully, for fear of affecting the singing over there.

Shao Xuan didn't understand what the witch sang, it seemed that it was not the language spoken by the tribe, and the tone was strange.

However, the more strange thing is still behind.

As the witch chanted, the flame in the middle of the fire pit jumped and rolled. Without any ignition-enhancing object, the flame became larger and larger and spread around, and the flame body became higher and higher until it spread to the edge of the fire pit, covering the entire sunken fire pit, and the flame body also jumped to three meters high. At the same time, at the top of the flame, a figure composed of flame gradually appeared, becoming clearer and clearer. The flame formed a bottom end connected together, bent in the same direction, with two corners inside and outside, and the twin corners wrapped around the two corners.

That is the tribe's double-horned totem!

The Three Flames in the Fire Pond, the First Flame-Teng Yan!

Teng Yan, the totem appears!

Not only did the totem appear in the fire pit, but the totem patterns on all the soldiers present also appeared.

Everyone stared at the direction of the fire pit with pious eyes.

The sky was completely dark, and two crescent moons appeared at both ends of the night sky. But at this time, the top of the mountain was illuminated very brightly because of the tumbling flames in the fire pit, and a layer of red was shrouded in the top of the mountain.

The witch's chanting did not stop, but became more and more loud. Then, drums joined in a specific rhythm, including the sound of bone strikes and stone strikes.

Some people patted the animal skin drum, and the sound of the drums was high and low, but they were different from the sounds made by some drums that Shao Xuan had heard in his previous life.

Knock bones, rocks, drums.

The men and women soldiers standing next to the wooden stakes also moved and joined in, singing with the witch, one by one, one by one, and a certain distance between them, forming a circle around the fire pit, swinging hands and feet and jumping.

It was an old ancient dance that has been passed down since the beginning of the tribe's establishment.

Shao Xuan remembered the words of the student who studied archaeology, "Many tribes have their own ancient dances, which are also an important part of the sacrificial rituals of each tribe. It carries the unique rituals of tribe sacrifices in that particular era and conveys the worship of ancestors by the tribe's people. Such dances are not something that everyone can learn or dance, and they have to follow the ancient teachings passed down by the tribe."

And now, those who are dancing around the fire pit are all elites in the tribe, and those who are recognized by the tribe as qualified to dance the ancient dance at the sacrificial ritual.

Although those actions seemed funny to Shao Xuan, such an honor was indeed what everyone in the tribe wanted. When they were in the cave, Shao Xuan often heard those little boys fantasize that one day he would become one of the old ancient dance members at the sacrificial ritual.

The music played is indescribably weird. The single sounds sound either harsh or dull, but these syllables are very suitable for this scene at this time and place. It feels like this. In such occasions, this rhythm should be like this.

However, compared to the old ancient dance and special rhythm, Shao Xuan cared more about the children standing by the fire pit.

While the selected soldiers were dancing the ancient dance around the fire pit, the flames in the fire pit rolled higher, and many flames flew out from there.

Yes, fly out.

Sparks and flames flew out directly from the fire pit and floated out of the air.

The second flame in the fire pit - Yanfei!

None of the children closest to the fire pit avoided it and still stood there respectfully, allowing the flames to fly to them.

Shao Xuan stared at the other side with wide eyes. After the flames flew onto the children, they did not burn them, and they did not even burn their clothes, as if they were directly melting into their bodies.

More and more flames are integrated. The following changes are that some children gradually appear on their bodies of totem warriors. Moreover, as more flames come into contact with, such patterns become clearer and more complete.

The boiling flames not only touched the children chosen by the witch around the fire pit, but also spread toward the edge of the gathering site. Many flames floated over where Shao Xuan sat.

Looking at the flames getting closer and closer, Shao Xuan reflexively wanted to avoid them, but he still tried to calm himself down. Since the others were not moving, it should not be as harmful as he thought.

Indeed, after the flames came into contact, Shao Xuan only felt a very comfortable warmth, but there was no burning feeling.

Now Shao Xuan was relieved and stared at the fire pit and continued to watch, regardless of the more and more flames flying over. The children beside the fire pit are the luckiest people this year. They will gain abilities from the fire seeds in the fire pit and awaken the power of totem. I wonder if the three children from the cave and the half-person in the cave can successfully awaken.

Just as he was watching, Tu Yi, who was standing next to Shao Xuan, called his name in a low voice.

"Ah...Ah Xuan!Ah Xuan!"

"What?" Shao Xuan came to his senses and looked away from the fire pit, but found that the children around him were looking at him like a ghost.

"What's wrong?" Shao Xuan was puzzled. He was so obsessed with his eyes just now that he didn't pay attention to the surroundings.

The children next to them hurriedly retreated and still looked at Shao Xuan in horror.

Tu swallowed his saliva and said, "You...you are caught..."

"What are you holding?" Shao Xuan was still a little confused. What was you talking about? What did I hold on to me?
Chapter completed!