Volume 3 The Silver City of the Dome Chapter 18 The Strange Conch
It snowed all night last night, and now I can't tell if Liam and the others have descended into the valley from here, and in the valley outside, there is a white expanse, those ruins and broken walls, upside-down stone pillars, and statues are all lying silently in the snow valley, and we can only hear the whirring wind in our ears, and everything is silent.
In the heavy snow, we can't get a glimpse of how big this huge complex really is, and whether it is really the legendary Dome Silver City, but Basang first denied the claim that it is the Dome Silver City.
Because this place, whether it is now or in ancient times, it should be an extremely remote place. Especially when transportation is extremely underdeveloped, it is extremely difficult to get here, and it is hard to imagine that a castle inhabited by so many important people could be built in such a place where the seclusion and natural environment are extremely harsh.
After all, the daily life of people in the city is inextricably linked with the outside world, and it is certainly impossible to be in this environment.
So what kind of ancient city is this?
Basang was silent for a moment and said, "From these murals and things like the dragon slaying platform that we have seen all the way, this may be one of the oldest Bon places of worship. ”
I said, "Is this really a place to worship the Dapeng bird?" "Because I remembered the huge blue light in the dark space again, then, could it be the Roc Bird?
Could this legend be true?
I think what I said also made everyone's hearts tighten, those huge candle dragons are sacrifices specially prepared for the Dapeng bird, how big does this Dapeng bird have to be!
The way down the mountain was covered with thick snow, and we struggled to move forward one foot deep and one foot shallow in the snow.
By the time we got to the bottom, everyone was exhausted and out of breath.
Where we were, there were two stone pillars, the one on the left had half collapsed, and one end was deep in the snow.
As we got closer, we really felt the grandeur of this ancient building, and the majestic stone pillars alone were as high as several floors, and the thickness of several people hugging each other.
The surface of the buildings is covered with snow when viewed from the mountains, and now we can see the houses as we walk here.
This building is large-scale, with buildings stacked on top of each other, like a city. The whole building is built with stones along the uphill slope, and the cornerstone is a solid wall tens of meters high, as if it is rooted in the roots of the snow valley.
The construction of a parapet on the outside of the uphill staircase further strengthens the towering and majestic spirit of the building.
On the walls of the building, there are all kinds of colorful murals, corridor pillars and beams, the decoration is meticulous, and the carved beams and paintings make people feel luxurious.
In the distance, a larger building is partially exposed under the snow, and along the roof around the perimeter is inserted with gilt carved gold towers, decorated on the straight cornice, these rich colors, under the snowy sky, appear more mysterious and solemn.
Basang stroked the huge stone pillar and became a little puzzled. After a long time, Basang said, "How can there be such a temple here?" ”
I asked, "Is there something wrong with this?" ”
Basang said: "This kind of building is not like the Bon style at all, it is strange, why is there such a building in this inaccessible canyon?" ”
We were all amazed, could it be that there was anyone here who had built such a huge building here besides Bon?
We discerned our direction and walked towards the largest hall in front of us, which was already deep in the snow, but the doors and windows were still recognizable, and we peeled through the thick snow to find a collapsed window.
Because the snow was too thick and the light inside was not strong, I shone a flashlight inside, and it was quite clean, but strangely enough, the temple was empty.
According to the customs of the Central Plains, there should be at least some places of worship such as gods in the temple, but there do not seem to be any statues of gods to worship.
I was the first to jump into the temple, and then everyone rushed in, searching the half-light and half-dark temple to see if they could find any useful information.
But the house was too clean and simple, and when we saw that there were no clues, we found a collapsed door opposite and prepared to go out.
At that moment, a bright light flashed, and suddenly in a dark corner on my left, a hanging black shadow suddenly appeared.
But the light was only a flash, and the black shadow seemed to ... It seemed to be a hanging person, still swaying back and forth in the corner.
I was taken aback, and I realized that I was not the only one who saw it, but also Basan and Marbo, who were beside me just now.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what it was.
I hurriedly pointed my flashlight at the dark corner, but as I did, I found that the place was empty. After entering the mountain, strange things happened again and again, and our spirits were highly tense, and at this moment, everyone's already relaxed nerves began to tense again.
I shone my flashlight down the corner towards the top of the main hall, and the roof was high, but there was still nothing on the large stone roof.
I reassured myself that it might be a hallucination caused by everyone's nervousness, but since there was nothing here, it would be better to quit anyway. After all, according to what we Timar said, if no one lives in the house for a long time, the yin qi will become more and more vigorous. After not living for a long time, you must burn paper before living in the house, and then invite all relatives and friends to gather in this house, condense the yang energy, and live in the next day.
We crawled up the wall in a bit of a panic, but strangely, I always felt like something was following us, but I looked back a few times and saw nothing.
Walking out of this hall, the road up the mountain can be vaguely recognized in front of us, and we continue to go up one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The houses on both sides must have been uninhabited for a long time, the air was cold, there was no human smell at all, and I went up one staircase, and I looked towards the long row of rooms closest to me, these rooms were almost all made of stones, and there were no plants in this place all year round, so the houses were built with stones.
There were some stoves and other things in these rooms, some household items on the walls, and the doors were locked with a unique Tibetan bull lock, but by this time it was already rusty, and I pushed it lightly and knocked it down along with the door.
I took my flashlight and looked around the doorway, then focused my attention on a silver-white object on the ground, and when I looked closely, it turned out to be a conch.
Curious, I went into the house and picked up the conch and walked out, it was no different from the conch we had seen before, but I had also heard Khenpo Gonqu Tenzin say something about the Bon conch.
Basang came over to take a look, his face changed greatly, and said: "This is not a thing of Bon, this, this is the conch of Buddhism at this time." ”
We are all extremely strange that there is no reason for the Buddhist magic weapon to appear in this inaccessible snowy mountain.
"As soon as I walked in here, I thought it was very strange, it didn't look like a place where mantra masters lived at all, and many of the styles were similar to early Buddhism, but I didn't expect it to be like this!" ”