After some searching and sensing, Medusa sent a message: "Master, 60 kilometers due south is the Kunlun Mountains. I vaguely feel that there are groups of spiritual beasts there."

"Groups of spiritual beasts." Yu Han gasped.

"Yes, there are definitely groups of spiritual beasts on top of the iceberg." Medusa said.

Yu Han said: "Well, groups of them are not scary. I hope there won't be groups of level six. If that happens, the problem will be serious."

"Probably not." Medusa said.

Yu Han jumped on top of Medusa's head and said, "Let's go and kill her directly."

Medusa flapped her huge wings and flew quickly towards the south.

According to myths and legends, after Pangu created the world, Nuwa was lonely, so she made humans out of clay, and at the same time, she made things with human heads and snake bodies in her own image as pets, namely female white snakes and male tan snakes. Then, Nuwa mended the sky. , because there were not enough five-color stones, he used his body to mend the sky, and White Snake and Tan Snake followed. Some people also inferred that White Snake and Tan Snake had a daughter with the head of a human and the body of a snake. She was the well-known protagonist Bai Suzhen in "The Legend of White Snake". In the classic drama "The Legend of the White Snake", it is implicitly demonstrated that Bai Suzhen is the daughter of Soaring Snake.

Medusa flies very fast, and the distance of 60 kilometers only takes minutes.

Kunlun Mountain, the first sacred mountain in China and the Mountain of Ten Thousand Ancestors, became a natural barrier between ancient China and the west due to its towering height. It was considered by the ancient Chinese to be the edge of the world. Coupled with the year-round snow cover in Kunlun Mountain, it made ancient China White symbolizes the West.

Legend has it that Kunlun Mountain is 11,114 steps, 2 feet and 6 inches high. There is weak water below it that cannot float feathers, and there is a volcano on the outside that grows sacred trees that continue to burn forever. The top of Kunlun Mountain is the emperor of the Yellow Emperor. In the capital below, there are enlightened beasts guarding the gates.

Most of the myths and legends handed down from ancient China are related to the Kunlun Mountains, which are considered the birthplace of the Chinese nation.

Ancient mythology believes that there is a fairy "Western Queen" living in the Kunlun Mountains. She has the head of a human and the body of a leopard, and is served by two blue birds. , later gradually became more feminine and gentle in the process of spreading, and became a kind goddess. According to legend, the Queen Mother lived on the Kunlun Fairy Island, and the Queen Mother’s Yao Pond Peach Garden had flat peaches planted in the garden. Eating them can lead to immortality. It is also known as Golden Mother, Golden Mother of Yaochi, Holy Mother of Yaochi, Queen Mother of the West.

In the past, Yu Han would not believe these myths and legends, but now, he has no choice but to believe them.

Because Medusa is a living example, this is the legendary mythical beast Soaring Snake.

Although Yu Han didn't think that the legendary Queen Mother would really live on the Kunlun Mountains, let alone the illusory existence of Pantao, the patron saint of the Kunlun Mountains, the enlightened beast, might really exist. .

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Hai Nei Xi Jing" records: "The southern abyss of Kunlun is three hundred feet deep. It has an enlightened beast with a body similar to that of a tiger and nine heads, all with human faces. It stands on Kunlun to the east."

"The void of Kunlun in the sea is in the northwest, where the emperor's capital is. The void of Kunlun is eight hundred miles square and ten thousand feet high. There is wood on it, five fathoms long, five perimeters wide, and there are nine wells with jade as the threshold and the surface. The nine gates are guarded by enlightened beasts, and the place where the hundred gods are located is on the rock at the corner of the river, at the edge of the Chishui River. No one but Renyi can climb the rock on the hill."

That is to say, the huge Kunlun has nine gates, and the gatekeepers are enlightened beasts. They have a very brave character, their bodies are like huge tigers, they have nine heads and have human faces, but they have solemn expressions and always look around Kunlun with wide eyes. Preventing any abnormal creatures from entering Kunlun protects the peace and tranquility of Kunlun.

"The Annals of the Bamboo Book" states that the Kaiming Beast is a spiritual beast that serves the Queen Mother of the West and has the ability to see into all things and predict the future. Whenever the Queen Mother of the West and the Prince of the East go on tour, the Kaiming Beast leads the way and even drives the float for its owner, so it gets the Queen Mother of the West. of love.

On the Kunlun Mountains, in addition to this enlightened beast, legend has it that there is another kind of divine beast.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Xishan Jing": "Four hundred miles to the southwest, there is a hill called Kunlun. It is actually the capital of the emperor and the god Lu Wusi. Its god has the shape of a tiger body with nine tails and a human face with tiger claws. It is a god. Also, the nine divisions of Si Tian and the confinement period of the emperor."

Comparing the two paragraphs, we can find that there is considerable overlap in key words such as "nine" and "tiger". It is unreasonable for one beast to guard nine gates. If there are nine poems, it corresponds to the sentence " "The Nine Divisions of Si Tian" is also consistent with the ancient example of "The Four Faces of the Yellow Emperor" (the Yellow Emperor is the central emperor of heaven, so he has four faces looking at the four directions).

Kaiming Beast is not the same as Lu Wu. The two are two gatekeepers, one guarding the northwest and the other guarding the southwest.

In short, Kaiming Beast has nine heads, and they all look like human faces, while Lu Wu has one head and nine tails.

Kaiming Beast guards the northwest, and Lu Wu guards the southwest. If there is one thing they have in common, it is the body of a tiger.

"Master, we're here," Medusa said.

Beneath your feet, you can see all the glaciers. This is the Mushi Mountain area, located in the middle of the Kunlun Mountains, at the junction of Hotan County and Cele County.

The average altitude of this area is about 5,000 meters, and it is almost completely covered by ice and snow. The bedrock below the ice and snow layer is composed of Precambrian schist, marble, quartzite, and gneiss. Glaciers are developed in the Mushi Mountain area, and the glacier area It covers an area of ​​more than 2,700 square kilometers and has a total ice and snow reserve of 350 billion cubic meters. The intense ice erosion has carved the mountain into sharp angular peaks and ridges, making the peak shape clearer and more spectacular. Extremely cold areas like this are almost a barren land. , there are almost no animals that can survive in such a harsh environment.

But Medusa is absolutely right when she says there are spiritual beasts here.

"Go down." Yu Han said.

Medusa immediately dived and flew downwards.

Landing on the ice and snow, Yu Han jumped down from Medusa's head and looked around. There were only glaciers. Looking up at the sky, it was so damn blue.

This kind of poor place where birds don't poop, there is almost no pollution, the most primitive nature, the fresh air is so refreshing.

Looking around, there are mountains and rivers of varying heights, and the surroundings are deathly silent. If you look at this white snow for a long time, your eyes will be unable to bear it.

So those who climb mountains basically need to wear sunglasses to protect their eyes.

Yu Han's spiritual thoughts spread, and he couldn't help but said in surprise: "There is indeed a spiritual beast."
Chapter completed!