kingnovel Chapter 881 World Tree - Jianmu
Chapter 881 World Tree - Jianmu
Walking on the steps, Yu Wenyu, Bai Yiyi and Tushan Xiaoya confirmed that Yu Shuheng's true identity was actually the world tree - Jianmu.
The expressions of the few people were extremely complicated. They all knew that Yu Shuheng was a tree demon, but they didn't know that Yu Shuheng's roots were so magical and powerful.
The World Tree!
Several people were so shocked that they thought they were dazzled. Especially Bai Yiyi and Tushan Xiaoya, who inherited the nine-tailed fox, understood what Jianmu meant.
It is said that the sacred tree Jianmu, also known as the "ladder to heaven", stands on the bank of the Ruoshui River on the west side of Kunlun Mountain on Pangu Star, like a bridge connecting heaven and earth.
Legend has it that Jianmu possesses amazing magical power and spirituality.
Jianmu is located exactly in the center of heaven and earth, which makes it a unique existence.
Any creature standing under it will find a strange phenomenon: its own shadow disappears without a trace, as if swallowed by the sacred tree; moreover, even if it shouts loudly, the sound will disappear into the air as if under a spell and cannot be spread out.
Silent and invisible.
The big sound is loud, the elephant is invisible.
“Great sounds are silent, great images are invisible” comes from Laozi (Tao Te Ching), which is an important expression of “Tao” in Taoist thought. Its core meaning is:
The most magnificent sound is often inaudible. For example, the laws of the operation of heaven and earth and the original power of nature have no specific sound form, but their influence is far-reaching.
The most magnificent image often has no fixed form. Just like the Tao itself, it encompasses everything, but cannot be defined by a specific shape, transcending people's conventional understanding of "form".
It can be imagined that Jianmu itself contains the laws of the operation of heaven and earth and contains the natural charm of Tao.
That's why Bai Yiyi and Tushan Xiaoya were shocked.
For Yu Wenxuanyu, a former member of the royal family, he only knew that the most critical use of Jianmu was to serve as a thoroughfare connecting heaven and earth.
According to ancient records, in ancient times, great gods such as Fuxi and Huangdi were able to climb up Jianmu to ascend to heaven and communicate with other gods.
The secret book records it in quite detail. Jianmu is like a ladder leading to the realm of gods, providing mortals with an opportunity to peek into the mysteries of heaven.
Of course, the royal family naturally understands the mortals here as - royal children.
Because of this, Jianmu was given an extremely important and sacred mission - it was used specifically to worship the deceased ancient emperors.
This is not only a traditional custom, but also a way of respecting and commemorating the ancient emperors.
When holding a sacrificial ceremony, people will strictly follow a set of complicated and solemn ritual procedures with an extremely pious mood.
Each step has a specific meaning and symbol, and there is no room for carelessness or mistakes.
In this solemn ceremony, people believe that through this method, the souls of deceased emperors can be sublimated, eventually ascend to become immortals and reach the eternal realm.
According to legend, ancient emperors such as Fuxi and Houji held such solemn sacrificial ceremonies after their death.
These ceremonies are not only a commemoration of their achievements, but also a comfort to their souls.
The one who presides over these ceremonies is Wu Di, one of the Ten Witches of Lingshan.
As a great wizard, Wu Di possesses special abilities and status. He can communicate with gods and guide the entire ceremony.
In the ceremony, the sacred Jianmu tree is regarded as the medium connecting the human world and the fairy world.
Wu Di would command his people to disguise themselves as half-human, half-fish creatures to replace the deceased royal souls and slowly climb up along Jianmu.
This process is full of a mysterious atmosphere, making people feel a power beyond the world.
Every step of the sacrificial ceremony appears solemn and dignified, as if leading the soul of the deceased to cross the gap between life and death and move towards the other side of eternal life.
Out of curiosity, Yu Wenyu studied the entire process of the sacrificial ceremony in detail.
As for Su Xiaoya, her focus is different from everyone else's.
Su Xiaoya remembers that the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree" is a national first-class cultural relic, unearthed from the No. 1986 sacrificial pit of Sanxingdui in .
When it was unearthed, the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree" was severely damaged, with a total of 2479 fragments. It took cultural relic restoration experts ten years to repair it. It is the largest single bronze cultural relic discovered in the world and is now in the Sanxingdui Museum.
Looking at Yu Shuheng climbing the tree ladder steadily in front of him, Su Xiaoya thought for a moment and couldn't help but speak:
"Brother! I remember that the remaining height of the 'Shang Dynasty Bronze Sacred Tree No. 396' was 5 centimeters, like a towering mountain. However, due to the loss of the upper part, its original height has become confusing and has become an unsolved mystery. However, the authorities estimate that it is about meters."
Uh!
Yu Shuheng looked at Su Xiaoya helplessly, his mouth twitching slightly, like a blade of grass swaying in the wind. He was the world tree, the world tree!
How could it be so weak!
After holding back for a while, Yu Shuheng couldn't help but explain, "Ahem! That 'Shang Bronze Sacred Tree' is a bronze artifact, understand?"
After saying this, Yu Shuheng looked at Su Xiaoya meaningfully. His eyes were like he was looking at an "innocent" (ignorant) child.
Ah!
Su Xiaoya opened her mouth slightly, her face full of confusion, like a silly roe deer, looking at Yu Shuheng blankly.
Of course, Su Xiaoya couldn't help but complain in her heart: What does it mean? Of course I know it is a cultural relic, and I have also seen pictures of the restored Shang bronze sacred tree. Otherwise, how could I describe it in such detail?
Yu Shuheng's face darkened instantly, and he wondered in his heart, I have explained it so clearly, doesn't Su Xiaoya understand?
How could a man be so weak? I am a strong man who can connect the three realms! Strong! Strong! I must say this three times.
"Ahem! What I mean is that the body of Jianmu can connect the three realms, and its height is so high that it blocks out the sky and the sun. It is no exaggeration to say that it is as high as the sky." Yu Shuheng forced himself to suppress the urge to scream and explained with two coughs.
He was also insane. Su Xiaoya was still a little girl, so she naturally didn't understand the persistence of a real man. Forget it, a good man doesn't fight with a woman.
"Oh! I know." Su Xiaoya blinked her big eyes that were as bright as gemstones and continued, "I mean, the sacred tree is composed of three parts: the base, the tree, and the dragon. It is like a mysterious puzzle, and each piece contains endless mysteries."
Su Xiaoya paused for a moment, organizing her words in her mind, and then continued, "The base is dome-shaped, like a huge canopy, with a circular seat underneath, as if it is the embrace of the earth. I think this base should represent the earth."
Yu Shuheng recalled Su Xiaoya's description and continued, "The base is composed of three arc-edged triangular hollow blocks, like three mysterious veils. Three root-like diagonal supports support the bottom of the tree, forming the image of a 'sacred mountain' with three mountains connected."
"Yes!" Su Xiaoya immediately followed up and expressed her guess: "Think about it in a different way. The three 'tree roots' and the three blank spaces separated by them, do they contain the meaning of the six realms of reincarnation?"
When Su Xiaoya said this, she couldn't help looking at Yu Shuheng with her big eyes sparkling, her voice full of excitement: "So, the base represents the underworld!"
Uh!
Yu Shuheng blinked subconsciously, thinking that he had misunderstood. However, in order to hide his embarrassment, Yu Shuheng recalled the pictures and introductions of the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree" on the Internet:
Su Xiaoya's description was not much different. As for the sacred tree - the tree was built in the middle of the "top of the sacred mountain", and the tree was straight and tall.
There are three layers of branches on it, with three branches in each layer. The branches hang down softly, and short branches extend from the middle. There are small circles and flower buds with hollow patterns on the short branches, and there is a bird with its head held high and its tail raised on each bud.
On the branches there are pointed peach-shaped fruits wrapped in two hollow leaves, one long and one short.
In each layer of three branches, one of them branches out into two long branches.
Well, this is slightly different from the original Jianmu. As for the specific differences, we can discuss them later. We can also infer whether the ancients really saw Jianmu.
After all, before awakening the Jianmu heritage, even Yu Shuheng himself had always thought that he was an "evergreen tree".
Therefore, Yu Shuheng is still not sure whether his current form is the ultimate form of Jianmu.
At this moment, Su Xiaoya's speculation just now kept circling in Yu Shuheng's mind. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this speculation was very reasonable.
Almost all records say that Jianmu connects the three realms, and aren’t the three realms the human world, the underworld, and the divine world?
If the base represents the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld, then could the dragon cast on the tree trunk be the one representing the divine world?
Shenlong!
Since ancient times, dragons have controlled wind, rain, thunder and lightning, as well as the mysteries of heaven and earth. They symbolize the harmony of yin and yang, and the ideal state of coexistence between nature and humans. It makes perfect sense that dragons serve as a bridge connecting heaven and earth on the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree".
Yu Shuheng couldn't help but carefully recall the picture of the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree" that he had seen on the Internet that year, and carefully recalled the bronze dragon on one side of the trunk.
The body of the bronze dragon hangs upside down and is fixed to the tree trunk by four short horizontal beams.
Its shape is strange and bizarre, yet lifelike, as if it could take off at any time. Especially the pair of knife-like wings, which make it look majestic and fierce, making people shudder.
The bronze dragon's claws and abdomen are closely connected to the sacred tree, forming an "S" shape whether viewed from the front or the side. This unique design makes the entire dragon and the sacred tree seamlessly integrated, as if it were part of the sacred tree.
Yu Shuheng recalled that the experts at that time gave extremely high evaluation to this "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree", almost deifying it.
Experts say that the entire sacred tree was made using a segmented casting method, which employed the most advanced techniques of the time, such as sleeve casting, riveting casting, embedded casting, and casting. It can be said to be the epitome of bronze casting technology.
"Uh!" Yu Shuheng suddenly realized that his thoughts had strayed, and he quickly refocused his attention on the dragon.
"So, that dragon really represents the divine world!" Yu Shuheng couldn't help but exclaimed, and in his heart he was extremely impressed by Su Xiaoya's understanding.
Of course, I couldn’t help but sigh in my heart: “Wow! This riddle of the ancients is really well hidden…”
At least, I didn't think about it that way. As expected, every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses.
What Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng didn't know was that when the two were discussing the "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree", Yu Wenjianyu and the other two were all listening attentively.
Although there were many words they had never heard of, they were still able to understand them roughly by combining the context.
Listening to Yu Shuheng and Su Xiaoya's discussion, combined with their respective understanding of Jianmu, I always felt as if something was about to break out of the ground, but when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't remember anything...
Just as Yu Wenxuanyu and his companions were immersed in thinking about the relationship between this mysterious "Shang Bronze Sacred Tree" and Jianmu, suddenly, a strange light flashed from the trunk of Jianmu like lightning.
The light became more and more dazzling, like a bright sun, forming a huge vortex, like a bottomless black hole, emitting a powerful invisible suction. Everyone was swaying like leaves in the wind. If it weren't for the fact that some of them still had some skills, they would have been sucked into the vortex.
Yu Shuheng reacted as fast as lightning and quickly used his divine power to not only stabilize his body, but also to protect everyone at the first moment. He was like an indestructible fortress, which gave people peace of mind.
"What's going on?" Su Xiaoya asked in shock. The light appeared so suddenly, with almost no signs.
You know, Jianmu can be said to be Yu Shuheng's body. In principle, it should be in tune with Yu Shuheng. But now, it is not under Yu Shuheng's control at all, which makes people think deeply?
Is the Jianmu in this water mirror really Yu Shuheng’s true body?
Why does it feel so unbelievable?
Yu Shuheng also frowned, and answered thoughtfully: "I don't quite understand. Perhaps there is some unknown mysterious connection between Jianmu and the 'Shang Bronze Sacred Tree'. When we mentioned the 'Shang Bronze Sacred Tree', we might have triggered a hidden level."
At this moment, some ancient runes faintly emerged from the vortex, like twinkling stars in the night sky, exuding a mysterious and charming atmosphere.
Yu Shuheng looked closely and found that these runes seemed to be silently telling some information, as if the wise men of ancient times were whispering to him.
He concentrated, fascinated, trying to decipher the profound meaning of the runes.
This was the first time Yu Shuheng had seen these runes. Even he himself was not sure whether this was the Jianmu inheritance.
However, he instinctively felt that these runes were very important to him.
After a long time, Yu Shuheng's expression suddenly changed. "These runes say that Jianmu is about to start a thrilling trial. Only those who pass the trial can obtain Jianmu's deeper power. It seems that we are about to face an unprecedented challenge."
When everyone heard this, they clenched their fists, their eyes determined, as if facing a formidable enemy, preparing for the impending trial.