The So-Called Heavenly Gate
But what she didn't know was that Wei Shiba, like them, hadn't discovered anything either.
Of course, now that we're all here, Wei Shiba can't say he can't see anything. Saying that would definitely discourage everyone. Besides, the truth might be hidden in this Snow Mountain, and he just hasn't discovered it yet.
Thinking this, Wei Shiba carefully observed the tomb again using his knowledge of tomb raiding, which was his family's Feng Shui.
He was quite startled when he finally looked.
He didn't discover a place where the wind could gather and gather energy. Rather, he discovered that, according to his ancestral Feng Shui, this place was an extremely Extremely Ominous Place. According to his ancestral Feng Shui, the yin energy here was extremely heavy, and if a Dog-Headed People were buried here, he would definitely turn into Great Zombie.
That's right. There's snow all year round here. If you buried a Dog-Headed People inside, it would be strange if it rotted.
But then he thought, if it really is the location of the Heavenly Gate set up by the God of Light, how could it be Extremely Ominous Place? So he took out a compass or something similar and began to compare and contrast.
He had never taken this thing out since he embarked on his journey, because anyone with eyes could see what it was for. But now that things had come to this point, Wei Shiba didn't care about that anymore.
He was seen turning the compass around here and there, pausing here and there, occasionally squinting at the mountain peaks and certain bright stars in the sky, looking every bit like a professional tomb raider.
"Ah, what's wrong with Little Wei?" Professor Amir seemed to have realized something, and an incredulous look appeared on his face.
"Old man, stop arguing. This is an ancient secret manual, one of Brother Eighteen's many abilities. To find the exact location of the Heavenly Gate, you need to test this." This time, Gou Erpang was quick-witted. After saying this, he started to exaggerate Wei Shiba's ability, making it sound like an ancient secret technique.
He didn't notice that the San Mei, the male Dog-Headed People, had somehow slipped up to Wei Shiba's side and was looking at the compass-like object in Wei Shiba's hand with a smile, saying, "Oh, you've kept your Feng Shui quite well hidden. But we're looking for the Heavenly Gate, not a royal tomb, so this kind of thing probably won't be of any use!"
"Who knows!" Hearing this, Wei Shiba knew that the other party also knew, so he neither refuted nor admitted it. He simply put away the compass-like object and then said in a serious tone, "There is a record in the 'Chronicles of Divine Oddities' that says that ten thousand years ago, a god descended to the world."
The world was shrouded in darkness, with icebergs stretching for miles. The ancient people lived by hunting and gathering, and the gods, seeing this, could not bear it. So they used their divine power to create fire and bestowed it upon the ancient people. From then on, the ancient people had fire and light, and thus they called the god who gave them fire the God of Light.
However, in his efforts to dispel the darkness, God exhausted all his divine power and could no longer leave this world. But a god is still a god; even without divine power, the God of Light still possessed wisdom beyond the reach of mortals. Therefore, in his final moments, the God of Light generously imparted all his knowledge to his ancestors.
Having acquired knowledge of the God of Light, our ancestors gained the ability to withstand the harsh natural environment. From then on, the development of our Dog-Headed People civilization entered a fast track. In a short period of time, our ancestors, favored by the God of Light, achieved great prosperity.
With the knowledge they gained from the God of Light, they created flying Flying Kite, Precious Steed that could gallop thousands of miles, and sharp weapons. However, even so, the early people were not satisfied. Instead of repaying the God of Light, they wanted to use this knowledge to conquer the world, because they felt that the God of Light no longer had any divine power and could no longer restrain them.
Perhaps the God of Light had foreseen this, for just as they embarked on their great expedition to rule the world, a cataclysmic event struck. A massive volcano erupted, utterly destroying the once prosperous and powerful Volcano Kingdom. However, they were ultimately the people of the God of Light, and the benevolent God of Light could not bear to see them perish. So, he sacrificed his own life, transforming it into his final divine power, to save some learned Dog-Headed People and instruct them to pass on their knowledge.
The God of Light once again saved our Dog-Headed People civilization with his kindness, but in doing so, he exhausted his lifespan and, with his last breath, buried himself in the Burial Soil. It is said that being buried in the Burial Soil contains Ice Soul that can make the body immortal for ten thousand years.
Those Dog-Headed People saved by the God of Light became the Twelve God Envoys. Their ultimate wish was to spread the knowledge of the God of Light and one day awaken him from his God of Light.
After patiently listening to Wei Shiba finish speaking, San Mei frowned and said, "You're talking about the story of the Resurrection God Sect, right? The Fire Worship Sect, which also worships the God of Light, doesn't say it like that."
"It's normal for myths and legends to have multiple versions," Wei Shiba said. "I just want to say that the God of Light may really be buried here. Since he is buried here, then my secret technique will work."
This explanation was a bit far-fetched, but before the San Mei could say anything, she saw her teacher Professor Amir, as well as her senior and Gou Erpang, walking over.
As the three approached, Wei Shiba continued, "Moreover, myths aren't necessarily all false; it's just that we can't see the truth in the stories. We need to learn to see beyond appearances to the essence, and set aside things like church beliefs. Haven't you noticed how well the Burial Soil described in the stories fits the environment here?"
Also, I assume you don't believe in God, so I'll be frank: replace the God of Light all the legends with some alien. Wouldn't that make much more sense?
Upon hearing the mention of aliens, another of Professor Amir's students immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, yes, I am an alien! If we replace the God of Light with an alien, then everything in the story becomes much more scientifically sound. I've often thought about this, and now that Brother Eighteen has mentioned it, everything I've been thinking about suddenly makes sense."
"Oh?" Wei Shiba looked at the Dog-Headed People who rarely spoke. If he remembered correctly, this guy should Chun Liuzai.
The Dog-Headed People's name is very simple; this name means "the sixth child of spring."
Seeing everyone looking at him with interest, the Dog-Headed People Chun Liuzai wagged his fluffy yellow tail. "Bronze Age, aliens descended upon our planet. After discovering that our ancestors were living in a primitive society, they began to teach them knowledge for reasons unknown. Later, for some unknown reason, they left our planet. Perhaps another group of ancestors followed them into space, and the so-called Heavenly Gate may have been a passage to outer space."
"You mean this 'Heavenly Gate' is actually a passage? A passage to other stars? But the stars in the sky are so small, what would you do there?" Gou Erpang asked curiously.
"Uh," Chun Liuzai was taken aback. He looked at Wei Shiba, seemingly considering whether to explain to Gou Erpang that the stars in the sky were actually quite large.
"Ignore him," Wei Shiba said.
Chun Liuzai nodded. "The so-called Heavenly Gate is a passage to space. In other words, if we can find the Heavenly Gate, our civilization might be able to go to other planets via some kind of teleportation array left by aliens. So, I think the legendary Heavenly Gate should be a Starry Sky Ancient Road left by aliens."