Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 311 Big Bang

It is a sunny day today. Flags are flying on the altar, and on each level there are burly warriors in golden armor holding spears.

Below the stage, there was an even larger lineup, including the emperor, the crown prince, ministers, officials, guards and musicians... a total of more than ten thousand people, each taking their seats.

At 3:30 am, the eulogist sang loudly: "Welcome the gods!"

The Taizhu official struck the gong nine times, and three hundred Yu Lin Lang lined up on the sacrificial steps, holding their spears, and sang "Gao An" in unison:
"Where is the Circular Mound? It is on the sunny side of the country. The gods are worshipped together, and the fortune is boundless. The ancestors come to pay respect, and the dishes are arranged in rows. The ceremony is solemn, and the blessings are abundant..."

Amid the low and solemn singing, Xiao Yan wore a crown with twelve-chapter patterns, Xiao Tong wore a Yuanyou crown and a jade pendant, and the father and son held the Zhengui and Huangui respectively, and ascended the altar from the east steps.

After the emperor and the crown prince ascended the altar and knelt on the cushions to pay four respects to the Great Emperor Haotian, the eulogist sang loudly: "Offer a toast..."

Yulin Lang sang "Zhang'an" again, saying: "The imperial foundation was established, and the imperial lineage is the most sacred. I personally offer my sacrifice to Yuchang, and my descendants will prosper."

Xiao Yan then took the golden ladle, scooped up the wine and poured it onto the blue jade. Green smoke rose from the hole in the jade.

"Offering jade and silk!" the ceremonial officer sang again.

Xiao Tong then presented a white jade and three pieces of black silk, kneeling towards the west. The imperial guards sang "Jia An" and said:

"The jade and silk are the reverent reports. They will always be by your side, and you will respect them as if they were the highest truth."

"Come on!" As noon arrived, the officer of ceremonies sang again.

Normally, at this time the butcher would carry the sacrificial table to the incense burner, and then the emperor would personally use a phoenix knife to cut off the cow's ears, drip the blood into a bronze cup, and he and the prince would each drink half a cup.

But after Xiao Yan converted to Buddhism, he decided to ask the gods and ancestors to change their habits and replace tailao with fruits, vegetables and pasta.

So the step of cutting blood is saved. You can't just cut it with a carrot, right?
Xiao Yan and the crown prince threw the "vegetarian sacrifice" into a cauldron that was already filled with charcoal, and then the crown prince lit a fire to burn it.

When the smoke rose, twelve drums were beaten at the same time, and the sound of the drums could be heard for miles.

As the temperature of the bronze tripod increased, the fuse buried in the tripod quickly ignited the two thousand yellow nitrate bricks stacked at the feet of the emperor and his son!

In an instant, the ground of the altar suddenly shrank, and thousands of dazzling white lights shone through the cracks under the Tianxin Stone, instantly covering up the sun's rays.

The white marble platform was like a jade ring split by a giant axe; the bluestone slabs were rolled up in the air, shattered into powder in the air waves, and lifted high into the sky by the rising air waves. The bronze tripod weighing thousands of pounds was also washed up into the sky like grass leaves!
The nobles, officials, guards and musicians under the altar all fell to the ground like a fallen wheat field under the strong shock wave!
The earth-shattering roar made everyone dizzy. Those with low mana had blood coming out of their ears, and many fainted...

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The explosion was so shocking that it caused unprecedented huge waves in the Qinhuai River and overturned the floating bridge of Zhuquehang.

Tiles and thatch flew all over the roofs of houses within a radius of several miles. The explosion was heard dozens of miles away, and the whole city of Jiankang could hear it clearly.

The explosion was like a command, and the ambitious people who had been waiting for a long time immediately took action.

In Taicheng.

Hearing the explosion, Xiao Zong immediately ordered his subordinates in a deep voice: "Get started!"

In the Linchuan Palace, Xiao Hong and his son were dressed in armor, looking at the fully armed 8,000 troops with tense faces.

King Linchuan drew his sword and pointed to an open storehouse behind him, which was filled with copper coins. He said loudly to his followers:
"Follow me into Taicheng, and all this money will be yours!"

"As you command!" The soldiers responded loudly without hesitation. In the eyes of people in those days, the imperial power had no sacredness at all. The emperor was just a person with strong soldiers and horses!
If Xiao Laosan deserves it, then of course he, Xiao Laoliu, deserves it too!
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Fortunately, Ren Yuan and others were standing far away and were not affected by the explosion. They only felt a buzzing in their ears.

They watched in amazement as the magnificent 30-foot-tall Altar of Heaven was shaved off by two-thirds of its base by the explosion, leaving only the three-story bluestone base.

As for the warriors standing on the stage, they were naturally turned into dust in the explosion...

"Where are the emperor and the prince?" Chen Baxian was stunned and asked, "Are they also killed in the explosion?"

"The emperor shouldn't." The fifth dimension appeared out of thin air beside everyone. "His real body is not in this world. What we see is just a projection."

"No, Lord Wei, how could you teleport so far away?" Ren Yuan asked in surprise.

"Yes, why?" The Fifth Dimension also looked puzzled and asked, "Could it be that the Jinling formation was also damaged?"

As they were talking, a crack appeared in the air, and the emperor of Daliang appeared with disheveled hair. However, the crown prince was still missing.

"Haha, you traitor are very cunning. I can't kill you even with this explosion!" Xiao Baoyin also showed up, and the two demigods confronted each other in mid-air.

"Are you Xiao Baoyin?" Xiao Yan coldly looked at the handsome middle-aged man in black robe and gray hair. "You look the same as when you escaped from Jiankang."

"That was in the second year of Zhongxing. After you killed the king, you madly slaughtered the royal family of Da Qi, intending to wipe out the roots." Xiao Baoyin glared with bloodshot eyes at the enemy who wiped out his entire clan and took away his country.

"Luckily, I had the help of a loyal minister and escaped overnight. I put on a black cloth robe, took off my shoes, and fled barefoot to the river. I was only sixteen years old at the time, and I had no magical powers, not even swimming. I could only hold on to a piece of driftwood and drift for dozens of miles."

"At that time, I prayed to the heavens. If the heavens could protect me from this disaster, I would definitely fight my way back to Jiankang, take your head, and avenge my brother!" When he mentioned those years, he gritted his teeth and said with murderous intent:

"Today is the day for me to fulfill my promise!"

"Just you?" Xiao Yan snorted disdainfully: "You think you can kill the king with such a petty trick?"

"I never thought I could blow you up." Xiao Baoyin retorted, "In fact, these yellow saltpeter bricks were originally baits I threw out to attract your attention. I just didn't expect you to be stupid enough to take this."

After a pause, he looked at Xiao Yan as if he were looking at a dead man and said, "This explosion is just to clear out the small fish, so that they won't get in the way and affect the activation of the formation."

"What formation?" Xiao Yan was slightly moved. He took a closer look and found that a huge Yin-Yang fish pattern appeared on the bluestone platform left after the explosion!
"The Han Dynasty's most precious treasure, the 'God-killing Formation'?!" Xiao Yan's eyes shone, and he immediately dodged and tried to escape from this world, but he couldn't move at all. "Okay, my good sixth brother, build a good altar for me!"

"Yes, the reason why we need to build such a large altar base is to hide the God-Slaying Formation inside!" Xiao Baoyin talked so much nonsense just to delay until the moment when the formation was activated. At this time, he was finally completely relieved and laughed:

"It's ridiculous that you keep saying that you should learn from the fratricide of the royal family of Da Qi and give preferential treatment to royal family members and make important use of them, but in the end, you still get stabbed in the back by your good brother!"

(End of this chapter)