Zhang Lingyu gently shook his head, pointing at the stone pillar and said, "Do you see that stone pillar? That's an ancient totem pole, and the carvings on it are sun patterns and shapes of the Divine Beast. Placed on the sacrificial altar, it's used for worshipping Heaven and Earth."
"Worshipping Heaven and Earth would involve sacrifices. In ancient slave societies, slaves were treated like animals and used as sacrificial offerings. Human sacrifices seem cruel to us, but to the nobles of that time, a slave's life was worthless, even less than that of livestock."
"When we walk and step on an ant, we don't feel sad or cruel. At that time, nobles using slaves as sacrifices felt the same way."
