The sky gradually darkened, and a bonfire had been lit in the village.
The sound of sobbing echoed from not far away.
Many villagers gathered before the bonfire, mourning for the dozen fallen cultivators.
More than a dozen corpses, now dry and desiccated, were arranged in a line on the empty ground in front of the bonfire.
An altar was set up in the village, and an elderly lady wearing very ancient clothing was blessing the deceased clansmen.
After the ritual ended, the bodies of over a dozen cultivators were cast into the roaring flames.
Many people at sea prefer to perform "sea burials" for their deceased clansmen.
Because, to many of those who live by the sea,
The sea is the avatar of the Sea God.
Performing a sea burial for the deceased is akin to returning to the embrace of the Sea God.
…
Of course, not everyone worships the Sea God.
Usually, only those who worship the Sea God
would perform sea burials for their deceased clansmen.
