"The highest point that mortal creatures can reach?" Fan Ning was stunned.
Plants, animals, humans... no matter they are ignorant or knowledgeable, in the final analysis, they are still ordinary creatures.
No matter how rich the hidden knowledge is, no matter how powerful the inspiration is, the cognition of ordinary creatures is still limited to a corner of the world's surface. Those who know often think that they are "people who have glimpsed the reality", but in fact they don't even know where they are.
Dream?... Even after practicing dream control and mastering the secret of experiencing lucid dreams, Fan Ning knows that the sense of self-awareness is still different from the waking world... Many feelings in dreams are narrow and detached, making up the dream.
The elements can only be regarded as bizarre. They are far less three-dimensional and complex than the waking world, and they do not have the historical depth of the past and present. Most of the time, the experience of dream control is like floating from a higher perspective, such as manipulating a string.
Like a puppet, it barely changes its own movements and changes in the environment.
Fan Ning thought to himself: "...So the person who can climb to Hui Tower is the most powerful One of Insight? Or is it a higher-level existence?"
Qiong recalled: "The Door of the Dome is also called the Gate of Glazed Glass, the Gate of Dawn, and the Gate of Dust in many occult literature. It is a 'Non-Gate' located high on the Hui Pagoda, or it can be understood as'
A door with a smooth border, a door without a key, a door that cannot be opened... A few ancient scholars claim that the word 'arrival' is also fallacious, and mortal creatures can only infinitely 'approach' the door of the dome... near it
All concepts may be as smooth as a mirror, or shattered as powder, and any limited sanity and cognition will completely collapse after reaching this point..."
"Wait a minute." Sheeran listened and interrupted her eloquent narration: "Qiong, you said it so mysteriously and supremely, but... why did it appear in the cave at the bottom of this deep well?"
“…Could it be that this building is in ruins?”
Qiong's little mouth opened slightly, making an "uh" expression, and then she raised her hair with her fingers, her eyes flashing as if thinking.
That's right...according to the descriptions in these documents, shouldn't the "Dome Door" be the door at the highest point of the Hui Pagoda?
It's illogical...
"No, I think there's no problem." Fan Ning suddenly said.
"Um?"
"Let me ask you, what was in the halls on the top two floors just now?"
"There is nothing...just bricks." Qiong said, "Uh, no...there are some symbols of the Lord of Witnesses. On the top layer, we have confirmed that there are at least four Lords of Witnesses. On the second layer down, inspiration and intuition tell
I may also have some witnesses whose sources are extremely secret and unknown to the world.”
"Then let me ask you again, according to the popular view of contemporary occult theory, where is the home of the Lord of Witnesses?"
"The will of the world, the core tower, under the glow, above the dome..." Qiong subconsciously blurted out the answer, and then covered her mouth.
The door of the dome...above the dome...literally understand the relative positions of the two, one is below and the other is above, it is indeed no problem!
"Actually, during the boring time when I was climbing down, I was wondering whether the underground building next to the well wall could be a symbolic tower..."
As he spoke, the flashlight in Fan Ning's hand went out because it ran out of power.
He walked around the cave: "Although the cultural heritage and religious doctrines of different parts of the world are different, the mysterious architectural form of the tower has always been favored by people in different historical periods and frequently appears in various places.
In artistic inspiration, literary imagery or philosophical metaphors... some people think that 'the tower is a shortcut for humans to approach the gods', some think that 'the tower's upper and lower layered structure is like a path of climbing and seeking', and some think that 'the tower symbolizes the establishment of the order of human civilization'
And the cycle of collapse', many mystics also believe that 'the act of climbing the tower is the closest behavior that humans can make in the world to exploring the will'..."
"...Actually, I noticed this interesting phenomenon about the 'tower' when I was studying musicology-related books soon after I entered my freshman year. At that time, I discussed the reasons with Teacher Anton and made a
Many complicated conjectures and inferences have been made...Now from the perspective of mysticism, the reason is actually not that complicated. The root of this religious or cultural phenomenon in mankind ultimately comes from the yearning or worship of Huita."
"This underground building from the Tulungarian dynasty is naturally inseparable from this category. They imitated the mysterious image of the Hui Tower to build this symbolic tower, adding the highest point that mortal creatures can reach - the 'dome'
The door' is painted on the bottom..."
Fan Ning stepped on a stone and looked up at the deep well above: "...With this painting, the entire part of the tower breaks away from the mundane category and becomes sacred and transcendent. They become 'above the dome'"
', which is the symbol of the residence of the Lords of Witness!!"
The two little girls nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and Sheeran said: "Caron, when you said that, I suddenly thought of two details..."
"The first one is what you just mentioned. The secret organization 'Transcendental Club' has a very serious classification theory of the origin of the Lord of Witness. They believe that the 'contemplation of death' and 'flow' they worship are completely different.
The Lord of Witnesses who was born in the 'Secret History of Non-Existence'..."
"That's right." Fan Ning said, "In addition, later in the watch factory, when I accidentally came into contact with the frame-shaped hidden carrier, the revelation it gave me was 'born from a lost source', which is not the same as 'not
The Secret History of Existence' has similarities."
"The second one is that the Tulungalia Dynasty controls a powerful knowledgeable organization called the 'Great Court School'..." The little girl looked at Fan Ning standing on the stone, "It was the one we studied in the office last year.
We were chatting in Tulungarian... Do you still remember?"
"I have an impression." Fan Ning's eyes lit up, "You said that this 'Great Court School' has a wide range of research on the Lord of Witnesses, but the most profound and dedicated pursuit is a type of witness that is different from the type we are currently familiar with.
Lord... If this underground building is indeed from the Turangarian period, it can basically be determined to be built by the 'Great Palace School', because issues involving the origin of the Lord of Witness are extremely secret knowledge."
Xilan said "Yeah": "These two organizations are in completely different historical periods, but they all agree that the origin classification of the Lord of Witnesses is not like a coincidence made up out of thin air... You said, among the Witnesses followed by the 'Great Court School'
Lord, isn’t it the same category as ‘contemplation of death’ and ‘flow’?”
"Let me add a detail." Qiong raised her little hand, "Do you remember that Benjamin who was kicked into the river by Caroln, who had been sitting in the car talking about the wreckage of the Origin God that the Special Patrol Office was looking for...
"
"Qiyuan Shen... Yes, this is also a message." Joan's words reminded Xilan, "But I think this title, at least in its literal meaning, is consistent with the 'Transcendental Club' record of 'born from an unknown source.
'It's not the same thing..." Sheeran covered his mouth and sneezed as he spoke, "I estimate that the origins of the Lord of Witnesses are probably not just two, but at least three or more..."
"Go up, it's too cold in this damn place." Fan Ning immediately jumped down from the stone, "Save the flashlight, mine is out of power."
After everyone checked their backpacks, they climbed up the escalator again, and their figures gradually disappeared into the cave at the bottom, leaving only the continuous sound of running water.
Logically speaking, the physical exertion of going up is much greater than going down. According to Fan Ning's previous count of more than 2,000 levels, which is close to one thousand meters, this will be a process that can make people exhausted. But now everyone can only
I found the process of finding knowledge step by step very fascinating, and my fatigue disappeared without a trace after a short rest in the cave.
"I have a guess." Fan Ning said while climbing, "If this underground building of the 'Grand Palace School' has a substantial core location, it is probably the third door from the bottom that we haven't entered yet.
"
"Are you so sure?" Joan asked from above.
"Symbolic thinking coupled with a simple elimination method." Fan Ning said, "The first floor hall at the top is the four elements that symbolize the origin of the world, that is, the masters of a group of witnesses who were 'born together with the original world'; the second floor hall looks at
Going up there is full of doubts and confusion, and my inspiration and intuition tell me that there are records of 'watching death' and 'flow', as well as some unknown and strange emotions, which are probably the ones that the Transcendental Club believes are 'born from unknown sources'
A group of witnesses... But these two floors are very small and empty, without anything substantial..."
"Because these two floors are just symbols, the builder's motive was to use the tower layout as a metaphor for their origins, so they are so small and empty... As for the 'Great Court School' following a different type of Lord of Witnesses, we don't know
Which category is it specifically? But in short, there is such a category. The core functional parts of the building will naturally be built on the level that represents the Lord of Witness that they follow. Since it is not the first two floors, then the possibility of the third floor is
It's very big...We may see more things inside, of course, we don't rule out the possibility that it has been looted in advance..."
"If this is the case, the Lord of Witnesses followed by the 'Great Court School' is very likely to be the 'Original God' that Benjamin mentioned..." Sheeran, who was climbing on top, caught Fan Ning's analysis.
"Huh?" Fan Ning was a little curious about this conclusion.
"Associative speculation." She glanced at the darkness above the deep well, "Because the third history is over and the Tulungalia dynasty has perished. This may correspond to the so-called 'Origin God's remains' collected by the Special Patrol Office.
'... Speaking of which, if I follow the historical research habits and the existing naming pattern, I might call the first type of witness recorded in the hall on the upper two floors the 'Jieyuan Shen', and the second type of witness.
Called 'Yuanshen'..."
As soon as Xilan's implicit reasoning process came out, everyone suddenly felt that the dim color tone in front of them became more vivid. A series of colorful bubbles popped up in their minds, and then burst into gorgeous fireworks, and loud sounds echoed in their ears.
She successfully inspired the three people present.
Fan Ning found that the two girls stopped climbing at the next moment. They clenched the escalator with their fists and pressed their foreheads against the backs of their hands. They seemed to feel uncomfortable suddenly.
"Are you okay?" Fan Ning quickly stretched out his hand to hold Qiong's calf to prevent her from falling, but he couldn't take care of Xilan who was above him, so he could only stare at the figure with a tense expression.
Fortunately, after a few seconds, their condition seemed to return to normal.
"That sound was really loud just now." Qiong let out a sigh of relief.
"Me too, the sharp noise made me feel dizzy, and all I could think about was grabbing the escalator and not letting go." Xilan said with lingering fear.
Fan Ning closed his eyes hard. Although he never heard the voice, he could clearly feel the unusual inspiration just now.
He reminded again with vigilance: "In addition to serving the necessary current investigation, try to reduce the rest of the overthinking, and study it after more knowledge is gained... There are too many things wrong with this ancient ruins, and we have already accepted the hidden knowledge.
It’s very dangerous, so be careful not to spy on some strange things that don’t exist at the scene.”
Sheeran nodded in understanding.
She didn't know why her mind had become extremely lively just now, and her inspiration suddenly touched the corner of the truth in the fog of history.
This fully shows that implicit knowledge and inspiration interact with each other, and one must always be cautious. Knowledge that exceeds the limit and inspiration that is too high are an unstable bomb for one's side.
The three of them continued to climb, but couldn't help but start discussing whether to return to the ground or enter the third door.
The concerns are self-evident, but the final result of everyone's discussion was still to try and explore first.
After all, they had finally made sufficient preparations this time and spent so much time before. They all felt that they might soon be close to the truth about the secret door of the art museum, even if it was only part of it.
Fan Ning said: "The conjectures we just made can be verified after looking at the situation of the third gate. We should be more careful in our exploration and don't delve too deep into the depths."
And there was always another doubt deep in his heart.
Why does the Transcendental Club believe that among the three major righteous churches, the origin of the "Unfallen Fire" of the Holy Sun Church is different from the other two?
Fanning initially believed, along with the "classification theory", that this was a doctrine made up by the secretive organization.
But he later discovered one after another that his newly acquired hidden knowledge not only did not disprove it, but also had more and more points that could prove it!
For example, the Transcendental Club believes that the "Fire that Does Not Fall" can be ranked in the same category as the "Tower Builder". According to the metaphor of the first floor hall, and according to Sheeran's naming, the "Fire that Does Not Fall" is the source god of the world, and the "Tower Builder"
"People", "Winter Wind", and "Truthful Tiger" are also on the list.
For another example, he believed that "watching death" and "flow" were the gods of origin. He was also in the hall on the second floor full of question marks, and vaguely noticed that their symbols were on the wall.
As for the "Raven" of the Lingyin Discipline Society and the "Fanghui Poet" of the Fanghui Temple, at least I have not found their symbols in the first two floors of the hall. And as the righteous gods existing in the world today, they should also
It's not the source god that has become the so-called "wreck".
I have never seen the symbol of "Endless Fugue" from beginning to end.
So what are the origins of these witnesses?
"No...I just reminded Sheeran to try to reduce unnecessary thinking without affecting the investigation...Why did you start it again?"
Fan Ning suddenly felt that something invisible was chasing him.
He shook his head vigorously, forcing himself to focus on the repetitive mechanical climbing movements.
It seemed to take less time than expected. After a short period of time, Sheeran found the candlestick at hand.
This was the previous location. Fan Ning had already put the tallow candle in it in advance. At this moment, the temperature was reversed and the flame ignited, illuminating the double doors on the wall of the well behind the three of them.
The third door is also made of bronze-like mercury gold, with the same complicated pattern, and the raised spherical decorations on both sides of the double door stare at them like a pair of empty eyeballs.
"Go in." Fan Ning pulled out the crowbar and prepared to do the same thing, hooking the door first and then tying the rope.
In order to provide sufficient light, Qiong temporarily turned on the flashlight. After the light spot moved back and forth several times, she suddenly exclaimed.
"Look there!"
Everyone held their breath and looked at the light.
Under the spherical decoration on one side of the door, there was a red mark similar to paint, as if the liquid flowing out of the eyeballs had dried on it!