"Ox-slaughtering sacrifice to heaven?"
Seeing Yun Xiaomei so shocked, Chen Jue also recalled some of the Derung's customs.
Known as a people of antiquity, the Derung had preserved relatively primitive customs to this day.
Besides their seven-colored striped clothing, which symbolized weaving rainbows, the ox-slaughtering sacrifice to heaven was a ritual unique to the Derung. They slaughtered cattle to express their reverence for the gods and pray for favorable weather, safety, and bountiful harvests.
It was just like what those "people" in the mural were doing!
Only, the cattle the people in the mural slaughtered were not cattle from Earth, but Kui Oxen wrapped in lightning and standing on a single leg.
Moreover, the seven-colored halos surrounding the people in the painting were not physical rainbow garments like those of the Derung, but a layer of light resembling mind rainbow light.
Under the protection of that light, the lightning unleashed by the Kui Oxen could not hurt them.
Looking at what the mural depicted, Yun Xiaomei remained lost in it for a long time. It felt as though she were tracing her ancient bloodline back to its source.
"Brother Chen Jue, do you think they were our Derung ancestors?" Yun Xiaomei asked in a murmur, carefully touching the mural.
"Even if they weren't your ancestors, there should still be countless connections... but there are rather a lot of Kui Oxen in this painting... I counted roughly seventy-odd..."
"And it doesn't look as though they were simply performing a sacrifice. Look here... they seem to be making drums from Kui Ox hides!" Chen Jue pointed to a corner of the mural.
"When the Yellow Emperor campaigned against Chi You, Xuan Nü made eighty Kui Ox Drums for him... Chi You had a bronze head and ate stones, flying through the air