Chapter 46: Snake Habits
Remains of the post-soil.
Although it can be summed up in only four simple words, it is tantamount to setting off a storm in our hearts after listening to it.
This so-called treasure is actually the skeleton left behind by the legendary Houtu?
Bones, in general, refer to bones that are left behind after death.
However, as we all know, Houtu is a legendary deity, she is not only the fourth emperor of the four Taoist six emperors, who can control yin and yang to nurture all things, but also is respected by the world as the mother of the earth.
In addition, Houtu is also in charge of this place that is said to be able to connect Shenzhou and the Netherworld, because although this Netherworld is connected to Shenzhou and Netherworld, it is independent of its own, so it is even no exaggeration to say that Houtu is enough to be called the lord of a world.
And such an existence is actually the saying that there are bones?
If this so-called bone is the bone we know, then the premise of its existence is the death of its owner.
Is that the legend wrong, Houtu is just a mortal who left his bones after death, or is it that something very terrible happened in the past, which eventually led to the fall of the legendary immortals, so Houtu left his bones in this secluded land?
There is no doubt that no matter what kind of possibility, it is far beyond our imagination, and we can only look at Juekong, and then express the doubts in our hearts, waiting for him to make a reasonable explanation for us.
"Amitabha, your donors should have fallen into a misunderstanding."
Juekong didn't pretend to be profound, after hearing our doubts, he looked into the distance, and then calmly answered for us.
"The bones mentioned by the poor monk are not the bones left behind after death in the consciousness of ordinary people, but another special kind of existence."
As he spoke, Juekong looked back at us, and he didn't continue to explain, but instead changed his words and asked us a question.
"I don't know if you donors have any understanding, what is the true body of this legendary Houtu?"
Although I was puzzled, after some thought, I made my own answer on behalf of the others.
"Master Juekong, since Houtu is respected by the world as the Mother of the Earth, then as the name suggests, its true body must be the body of a woman."
"No, no, Houtu is indeed called the Mother Earth by the world because of the body of a woman, but in fact, this woman's body is not the true body of this god."
I looked at Juekong with confidence, but I didn't expect him to shake his head gently, obviously not very satisfied with my answer.
"Those legendary gods are often beings who can incarnate thousands of beings, just as the Buddhist family has a saying that there are three Buddhas, the body of the woman you mentioned in your mouth is actually just a Dharma body manifested in the earth."
Hearing Juekong's answer, I couldn't help frowning, but after some new thinking, I still couldn't think of another answer, so I could only look at Juekong helplessly, and didn't answer easily.
"In fact, in addition to the title of the so-called Mother Earth, Houtu also has another extraordinary identity." Cool Record Literature
Juekong was naturally able to see my helplessness at this time, so he didn't wait for me to give a new answer, but gave us a hint directly.
"In addition to the Mother Earth, Houtu is also the ancestor of the earth that belongs to the center of Shenzhou."
Hearing Juekong's prompt, it dawned on me.
He was right, Hou Tu is indeed one of the legendary twelve ancestors, and I did fall into a misunderstanding, forgetting that in fact, as early as Wu Zetian's Vientiane Divine Palace, we have already seen Hou Tu's appearance that is different from that of Mother Earth.
Thinking of this, I quickly responded to Juekong's words, albeit tentatively asking, but with confidence in my tone.
"Master, could it be that the true body of Houtu is a human body with a snake tail, with seven hands on its back, and there are also two hands on its chest, and these two hands hold two beetle snakes?"
"Yes, yes."
Hearing my answer, Juekong finally nodded with satisfaction, not denying my speculation in the slightest.
"The so-called female incarnation of Mother Earth is just the appearance of Houtu as a god in front of the world, and as for his real appearance, it is actually what the donor said he was as an ancestral witch, which is his original true appearance."
Although Juekong admitted my speculation, my face did not look happy, but even more confused.
Looking back at the crowd, I noticed that their expressions were the same as mine, and I was sure that everyone and I generally hadn't figured out the key point, so I looked at Juekong again and asked.
"Master, even if we know the true appearance of Houtu, which is his appearance as an ancestral witch, what does this have to do with the bones you mentioned?"
After hearing my doubts, Juekong smiled strangely again.
"Donor may wish to think about it, although we can't be sure whether there are immortals in the world, but there is no doubt about one thing, that is, if he is described according to the appearance of Houtu's true body, then he must not be a human being like you and me, there should be no doubt about this, right?"
I thought about it seriously and found that there was indeed some truth in Juekong's words.
There is no doubt that how can a normal person have a snake tail and seven hands on his back, regardless of whether Houtu is a so-called immortal or not, at least, he will definitely not be an ordinary human like us.
Thinking of this, I nodded silently, agreeing with what Juekong had just said.
"As we all know, as snakes grow, because their original skin can no longer cover their growing bodies, snakes often have molting behavior, people usually call it snake molting, and some people call it Longyi."
And after seeing my expression, Juekong no longer embarrassed me, and finally said the connection between the true body of Houtu and the so-called bones of Houtu.
"And the snake held in the hands of the soil is not an extraordinary thing, but the legendary beetle snake, although the beetle snake also has the habit of snake molting, but in addition, the beetle snake has other characteristics."
"The life span of snakes is uneven, generally ranging from two years to thirty or forty years, but this beetle snake is an ancient alien species, if it has not suffered any major changes, its lifespan can even reach thousands of years, and it is precisely because of its long life that it has a unique habit."
"After reaching a certain age, in addition to the same snake molt as ordinary snakes, the beetle snake will even take the initiative to replace its own bones, and these bones that it replaces are the bones that belong to the beetle snake family."