Under the guidance of the little old man, Kamiyakawa came to a dilapidated building in the forest.
Unlike the broken walls and ruins scattered everywhere, this building is relatively well preserved.
It is a cylindrical stone tower more than two meters high and made of white bricks.
There is a gap of about 30 centimeters in the tower body.
Kamiyakawa stepped forward to check. Peering through the gap, he could see that the interior of the cylindrical stone tower was much larger than it appeared on the surface. There were spiral stone steps spiraling downward. Even if Kamiya condensed his eyes to the extreme, he could not see the end of the depths.
.
The bottom of the stone tower is always hidden in darkness, as if it leads to the netherworld in the center of the earth.
There is an old and turbulent atmosphere, spreading out along the gap in the cylindrical stone tower.
There was no need for the scouts to explain anything else. Just by sensing this strange aura, Kamiyagawa could conclude that there must be something extraordinary hidden deep beneath this stone tower.
"We have to go down and take a look."
Kamiyagawa winked at the Yatatori beside him, and raised his hand to remove several stone bricks from the gap in the stone tower.
Although the stone tower was old and dilapidated, its architectural structure was unexpectedly strong. However, the power of Shengu was strong enough, so it was not a problem for him, and soon the gap expanded to the point where people could pass through.
Afterwards, Kamiya and his party passed through the gap and entered it one after another.
Compared with the dry and fresh mountain forest outside, the air inside the stone tower is moist and dark, and the ancient and decaying smell lingers in the nose.
Looking towards the deep bottom, the space below seems to be endlessly deep and vast, and is completely wrapped in thick darkness. The damp and evil wind surges upward from the ground, and the sound is whimpering, as if it has disappeared.
The shape of the ghost is crying quietly.
Kamiyagawa was even more convinced that this cylindrical stone tower was by no means as simple as it seemed.
This stone tower is very large and majestic as a whole.
The roughly two-meter-long structure exposed on the ground must be just the spire of the complete tower.
"Such a magnificent tower was probably created by the skilled craftsmen of the Shuisui Kingdom."
It is not yet known whether this huge tower was built underground from the beginning or was later buried underground.
Standing at the top of the tower, Kamiyagawa glanced around again with gazing eyes.
Although the environment inside the tower was extremely dark, he could still see clearly in the darkness if he wanted to.
Immediately afterwards, Kamiyagawa's attention was attracted by the wall on the top side of the tower.
There seemed to be words engraved on that wall.
Squeak.
Yata Bird obviously also noticed the writing on the wall, as the faint blue lantern swayed out from under her solemn and heavy robe.
She raised the lantern.
The faint blue light illuminates the ancient words engraved on the wall, making them even more mysterious——
At that time, Sun Tian was visiting the seaside and saw a beautiful woman.
Tiansun asked: "Whose son are you?" He replied: "I am the son of the mountain god, my name is Muhuakaiye Ji."
Tiansun asked: "I want you to be my wife, what should I do?" He said to him: "My father, the only god in the mountain, please ask me."
Tiansun Yin said that he was the only god of the mountain: "I see your daughter, Yeji, in bloom, and I want to take her as my wife." He said to him, "You should also marry my eldest daughter, Panchangji."
So the god of the mountain sent the two girls to bring food and food to the king. At that time, Sun Sun said that the elder sister was ugly and refused to guard him. Fortunately, the younger sister had the beauty of the country to attract her.
Pan Changji was so ashamed that she wept and said: "If the emperor does not rebuke concubines but takes care of them, the children they will have will live forever like a rock. This is not the case now. Only my sister can see the concubines, so the children she will have will be as beautiful as a tree flower."
Move it down."
After reading the whole article, it is not difficult to see that this is a simple narrative.
It tells the story of Tiansun Qiongqiongzun taking over Weiyuan and taking wives and concubines.
Regarding this deed, Kamiyagawa also saw and heard about it in some mythological records.
Generally speaking, it is said that after Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun took control of Weiyuan, he fell in love with Konohana Kaiyehime, the daughter of Oyama Jingami, and wanted to marry her.
The "Oyama God" mentioned in the text on the wall is naturally the "Ancestral God of the Mountains" Oyama Jinmigami.
Qiongqiongchuzun proposes marriage to Dashanjin God.
The latter agreed to marry his daughter Hime to him. However, he put forward a condition: Qiongqiongchuzun could marry Konohana Kaiyehime, but he must marry the eldest daughter of Oyama Jingami, namely Bancho Hime.
He also requested that Qiong Qiongzun could not see his two daughters again before officially marrying them.
Although Lord Qiongqiong had never met Bandagahime before, he did not refuse the proposal to marry the two sisters. So, Lord Oyamajinjin began to organize the wedding of his daughters, preparing a generous sum of money.
dowry.
On the day of the wedding, after welcoming the two goddesses into the palace, Qiongqiongchu finally discovered that although Konohana-kaye-hime was stunningly beautiful, her sister Bancho-hime was extremely ugly.
Tiansun was unwilling to marry an ugly girl, so he returned Panchanghime, who had just passed through the door, to Dashanjinjinshen. Fortunately, the flowers bloomed and Yeji came.
Pan Changji was so humiliated that she cried in shame and told Qiongqiongzun her father's true intention of marrying her -
"If you don't dislike me and treat me well, then you and your descendants will have a lifespan as long as a rock. But now that you are only blessed with my sister, then you and your descendants will be like Muhua
Likewise, even if it is lush, it will quickly wither."
Therefore, the beautiful Konohanahime represents the luxuriance of the Konohana, while the ugly Banagahime represents the stability like a rock.
Only by marrying these two goddesses at the same time can we ensure that Qiong Qiongchu respects the elders and develops Weiyuan.
This mythical story is similar to the biography of Tiansun carved on the top of the stone tower.
It explains from the mythological level why Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun and his descendants were so short-lived.
This story itself is not taken seriously in mythology and is rarely mentioned. Moreover, Kamiya previously felt that the explanation that the reason why Qiongqiong Pestle died naturally was related to his problem of marrying a wife was slightly untenable.
Stop.
But now it is discovered that this record is engraved on the top of the mysterious underground ruins in Mizuho Country, Weihara...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Could it be that this somewhat ridiculous reason is the truth?
Squeak.
Yatabirdi also finished reading the text on the wall and put down the lantern he held above his head.
Her four dark and gorgeous back wings are folded and drooping, and the tail feathers of the lower pair of wings are slightly dragging the ground.
"I still think your explanation is more convincing as to why Tiansun and his descendants will naturally die of old age."
Kamiyagawa:……
What's going on with this encouraging tone?
I feel pitied by my own stupid big bird.
Looking away from the wall with the words engraved on it, there is another piece of engraved text about half a meter away -
[The authenticity of the old stories of Tiansun is difficult to distinguish. However, since the first emperor Tiansun, there have been twelve generations of emperors. Their lifespans were short and lowly, just like human beings. Searching for them will yield no results. The current thirteenth generation of emperors Yanbo Yanwu
, rebuilt the longevity palace of the imperial mausoleum, and enshrined the long-lasting god Ban Changji in it, in order to pray for a long life and the longevity of the country.]
"Um……"
Kamitani looked at the text and pondered for a moment.
It seems that the reason why Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun and his descendants were so short-lived is not really clear even within the Shuisui Kingdom.
After searching to no avail, the 13th generation emperor placed his hope in this old news story about "the marriage of the emperor and his grandson".
He also hopes to make amends from this, trying to regain the long natural lifespan that a noble descendant of the god should have by worshiping the long-lasting god Imanagahime.
As for whether this remedy has taken effect...
have no idea.
Anyway, from the current point of view, the state of Weihara Mizuho Kingdom will definitely not survive forever.
Now this place is desolate and has turned into a primeval jungle full of vitality. The glory of the past is long gone.
As for the "human seed" mentioned in this passage.
Kamiyagawa can roughly understand the meaning of this word.
Descendants of gods, those who lack divinity and can no longer be called the children of gods, are called "human grass".
Kamiyagawa had come into contact with the special race of human grass.
They can be further subdivided. Those whose appearance is closer to that of later generations of humans, who cannot control the power of ghosts and gods themselves, and whose lifespan is relatively short, are probably the so-called "human seeds".
And those weird-looking ones who can still use extraordinary powers and have relatively long lifespans are probably "demon seeds"?
Compared to the "human race" who are inherently disadvantaged, those "demon races" still have some chance of becoming an Aragami or even a Kunijin God through practice.
These human grasses multiplied in the future, and they probably became the later humans, as well as monsters like Crab Princess and Zighime who were born through breeding.
"Think about it this way. Although the human race has natural disadvantages compared to the demon race, this ethnic group has not become extinct. Instead, it has evolved into humans and continues to live on."
"Furthermore, the same goes for other mythological systems. In the end, the only people who are active in the real world are humans...Although each whirling world is born from the nest of gods, it is reasonable to say that races can end up with the same destination through different paths."
"I just don't know how humans born in other mythological systems eventually became the mainstream of the ethnic group. Maybe the human ancestors in some places had no competition from the beginning and have been developing steadily?"
"Anyway, as far as Izumo is concerned, no matter how you think about it, the monsters are strong competitors to the human race. They are naturally weak and their living space will definitely be greatly squeezed, let alone eventually become the mainstream of the race... Even if they can achieve the Heian Era
This pattern of coexistence of humans and ghosts seems a bit incredible, how is it possible?"
Kamiya is still thinking about issues related to the world where ghosts and gods exist and the origin of human beings.
At this time, Yatatiao on the side said in her gloomy tone: "God Valley, this place is called Shougong? Is it the mausoleum of the successive lords of Weiyuan Kingdom after Tiansun?"
"Looking at the written records, this is indeed the case. There will be a mausoleum deep in this stone tower, and there are more than a dozen human emperors buried in the mausoleum, so the scale will definitely not be small."
"Then, in order to regain a long lifespan, the thirteenth generation of the Human Emperor, Hikoto Hikotake, chose to enshrine Bandagahime here. Enshrined in the tombs of previous emperors? How strange."
"Well……"
yes.
Yanba Tengwu enshrined the long-lasting god Banchohime in the mausoleum?
What kind of strange way of worship is this?
Speaking of which, the human emperors of Weiyuan Shuisui Kingdom from Qiongqiongchuzun onwards were all short-lived as "human beings".
But those ancient gods who lived in the Kingdom of Gods on this earth still exist forever.
Just like the flowers blooming.
This wife of Tensun, the sister of Imanagahime, is the goddess who symbolizes the divinity of Mount Fuji.
Today, Kamiyagawa holds the sacred skeleton of Konohana Kaiyahime.
It was obtained by him when he conquered the "Aokigahara Sea of Trees" area in Tsunei a few years ago.
According to the information obtained from Aokigahara, Konohana Kaiyehime died due to the invasion of one of the Yin God Thunder Gods among the "Eight Color Thunder Gods" in the underworld.
Later, the Yin god Lei Gong who killed Konohana Kaiyeji was killed by the people crossing the sea.
In other words, the goddess of Mount Fuji survived at least until the final divine battle between Takamagahara and Huang Quan more than a thousand years ago.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Bandagahime, as Konohana Kaiyehime's sister, can survive for a long time. The thirteenth generation Emperor Hikobashi Takemu mentioned that Bandagahime would be enshrined in the mausoleum of the longevity palace. At that time, the goddess was probably
Is Ji still alive?
"It seems that there are a lot of mysteries here in Shuisui Country." Kamiyagawa said.
He stood on the top platform of the Round Tower of Shougong and looked down again.
There was an indescribable chill in the air. The spiral staircase turned and extended downward, sinking deep into the boundless darkness. Further below, in a larger space, darkness entrenched itself, like an ancient and unknown world.
abyss.
The light of the lantern in Yata bird's hand cannot shine there, and every ray of light that tries to penetrate below is swallowed up in an instant without leaving a trace.
"To solve these problems, we can only explore deeper into the Shougong Palace." There are no other words on the top of the Shougong Tower. Kamiya waved his hand towards the little old man and Yata Bird, "
let's go."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This longevity palace is the mausoleum of the successive rulers of the Weiyuan Human Empire.
It seems that Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun was regarded as the first king of the country, and the great kings who once unified Weiyuan were not included in the calculation.
But Qiongqiongchuzun is okay, after all, he is the grandson of Amaterasu.
Based on the existing information, there is still value for exploration here.
I hope Qiong Qiongchu can leave some funerary objects that are not disappointing when he is in the underground palace.
…
Go down the winding stairs.
Kamiya and his party entered the deep darkness.
The stone staircase was narrow and could not accommodate two people walking side by side. Kamiyagawa ordered the Yata bird to follow behind him, and let the little old man's body return to the Yata bird bronze pair, leaving only an outer body sitting on his shoulder to watch the surroundings.
Similar to the situation at the top of the tower, there are also words inscribed on the stone walls along the way.
Along the way, Kamiya and Yatatori also carefully observed the written records.
However, the records and biographies along the way are not of high value compared to those at the top of the tower. Looking at them along the way, they are mainly the praises and virtues of Cong Qiongqiongzun and the subsequent ten or so rulers of the Human Emperor.
Moreover, it seems to have deliberately avoided events such as "the arrival of the emperor" and "the surrender of the country", and only told the achievements of the emperors who were buried in the mausoleum during their lifetimes in governing Weiyuan.
Continue down.
The carved text on the walls became less dense.
down.
The inside of the huge Shougong Stone Tower gradually became empty, and no other sounds could be heard. Only the subtle footsteps of Kamiya River and Yatatori echoed.
But the writing on the wall became slightly strange.
I can’t tell where it started, but the biographical text that appeared every once in a while gradually stopped being neat and elegant. Instead, it looked scrawled, and the text content was intertwined and confusing. It seemed that the person who carved this part of the text was
The craftsman's movements are extremely hasty and rude.
Then down.
A huge, scrawled text appeared on the wall in front, abruptly occupying almost an entire high wall.
They are twisted and intertwined, like vines struggling in the abyss, without any rules. The scratches of different depths between the strokes are intertwined into an intricate network. A chaotic and depressing atmosphere fills the wall, like countless unfinished things.
His long-cherished wishes and silent wails were imprisoned, waiting to break free.
And such chaotic, almost chilling sneaky text carvings can be imprinted in people's minds just by looking at them——
[Please protect the glory of Weiyuan and the Human Emperor. Daxun Mouchi, may your power last forever!]
The writing on the wall reads.
"No, that's not right."
Kamiyakawa stood still, his pupils condensing to the extreme.
Daxun Mouchi.
This name shouldn't appear here.
It shouldn't appear in the tombs of Qiongqiongzun's lineage.
Because this was once the taboo name of a great country lord.