Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 642 The True Dragon and Phoenix Calamity

The connection between heaven and earth has been severed?!

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a heavenly ladder between heaven and earth, or some say it was the legendary Jianmu tree, which connected the realm of gods and the human world.

The gods or celestial beings in the heavens often descend to earth, and mortals on earth can also use this to ascend directly to heaven, receive blessings from the gods, and become shamans with supernatural powers.

When Zhuanxu became the new ruler of the Central Plains, he found that this situation of humans and gods living together was very detrimental to his rule. So he ordered the destruction of the Heavenly Ladder, which severed the communication between heaven and earth and prevented humans and gods from interacting.

"This is a story from Chinese legend."

However, based on my interpretation of the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, then a different explanation might be necessary.

Huang Ji looked at Hu Bayi and slowly explained, while also revealing a corner of the ancient secrets of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] to the audience in front of the big screen.

"Assuming that extraterrestrials existed at that time, then the 'Sun and Moon Mountain' in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Tian Shu, might have been a large spaceport located in Earth's near-Earth orbit."

After all, Sun and Moon Mountain, as we mentioned before, in ancient times, apart from the only sun in the sky, the other golden crows were alien spaceships.

If the sun is a spaceship, what about the moon?

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness West Classic, says: There was a woman bathing in the moon. Emperor Jun's wife, Changxi, gave birth to twelve moons, and this was the first time she bathed in them.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness South Classic, states: Beyond the Southeast Sea, between the Sweet Waters, lies the country of Xihe. There is a woman named Xihe who bathes the sun in the Sweet Abyss. Xihe is the wife of Emperor Jun, and she gave birth to ten suns.

By comparing these two descriptions, we can see that Di Jun's wife Xi He gave birth to ten suns, while Di Jun's wife Chang Xi gave birth to twelve moons.

Therefore, the moon in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is the same as the sun. The sun and moon in Sun and Moon Mountain actually refer to extraterrestrial spacecraft that are the same as the sun and moon.

Xihe and Changxi may have been service personnel on a spacecraft, and being able to have close contact with extraterrestrials was probably considered extremely noble in the eyes of ancient people.

Sun and Moon Mountain serves as a spaceport, capable of accommodating the alien spaceship "Sun" and the spaceplane "Moon".

Below the spaceport, there is a 'Jianmu' tree that serves as a ladder connecting the spaceport to the ground.

Does this sound familiar?

The Earth United Government is currently selecting a site near the equator to build a space elevator, as well as a new International Space Station and space dock. Doesn't this look a lot like this?

When Huang Ji said that, Hu Bayi and the audience in front of the big screen all nodded in agreement.

"Since it is an alien spaceport, it must be a key location that ordinary people cannot go up to. Therefore, there is a 'god' with a human face but no arms, and two feet attached to the top of the mountain, named Hush."

As Huang Ji spoke, he brought up another image and projected it in front of them.

The image shows something very familiar to many viewers, especially science fiction movie enthusiasts: an R2-D2 robot from Star Wars.

Of course, it is somewhat different from the R2-D2. At least it has a display screen on the front with an anthropomorphic face on it.

"A god with a human face but no arms, and two legs growing on his head, this is the god called 'Hush'."

"Why is it another robot?" Hu Bayi asked, looking at the picture with a puzzled expression.

"Because in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the word 'god' refers to a machine that is powered by electricity," Huang Ji explained.

"Didn't I introduce 'Shen Shaohao' before?"

He brought up the picture of the bird-headed, human-bodied robot again.

"They are all Shao Hao, so why distinguish between 'god' and 'emperor'?"

Because that's the bird-shaped combat armor that Shen Shaohao, the Emperor Shaohao, was wearing!

Hu Bayi was bewildered, while Huang Ji seemed to enjoy this role as a teacher and continued to explain:
"I don't know if you have seriously studied the Classic of Mountains and Seas. If you have read the whole book and studied its contents, you will find that the Classic of Mountains and Seas has many classifications, and these classifications are very rigorous and detailed."

There are people, beasts, birds, fish, mountains, water, countries, shamans, and gods. These are all clearly categorized, similar to our modern biological classification.

Given such detailed classifications, would the ancients have mistaken strange beasts or humans for gods?

Definitely not. For example, "There is a beast that looks like a horse with a white head, has markings like a tiger with a red tail, and its cry is like a ballad. Its name is Lushu."

For example, "There is a fish that looks like an ox, lives on a hill, has a snake's tail, has wings, its feathers are below, its sound is like that of a cow, and its name is Lu".

There is a bird that looks like a dove and whose cry sounds like a hoarse voice. Its name is Guan Guan.

This shows that the ancient Chinese ancestors were extremely intelligent and rational.

They pioneered the earliest classification system in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, clearly distinguishing between humans, gods, beasts, and shamans. However, later generations were even more superstitious, insisting that the earliest encyclopedia on Earth was a book about gods, ghosts, and strange tales.

Moreover, the ancient Chinese people were not only intelligent and rational, but also materialistic.

If you look at the mythological classics, both domestic and foreign, most of the descriptions of gods praise how powerful and omnipotent they are.

But if you look at the Classic of Mountains and Seas, you'll see that it describes those strange birds, beasts, gods, people, and even emperors in a mostly objective way.

This shows that the earliest Chinese people did not believe in gods at all, and had no concept of deities. They only worshipped ancestors such as "Emperor" and "Emperor".

These are all material objects, and the entire system is highly social, political, and rational.

Of course, it cannot be said that the ancient Chinese people were completely free of superstition, but it was certainly the least superstitious culture of its time.

When Huang Ji said these words, his expression was solemn and serious, and his tone carried a faint sense of pride.

The comments section of the TV series also included phrases like "Awesome," "Seems to make some sense," "I never thought it could be understood this way," and "So our Chinese civilization is a materialistic civilization (laughing and crying)."

"Since the ancient Chinese people who recorded the Classic of Mountains and Seas were not fools, nor did they engage in religious worship, then the 'gods' in the book are definitely not the 'deities' we talk about today."

In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, perhaps the character '昊' barely has the meaning of 'deity' in the modern context, that is, a 'person' who shines in the sky like the sun, or simply a celestial being!
The celestial being is called Hao, the mountain dweller is called Xian, the perfect man is called Sheng, and the one worshipped by the ancient people and who was also a political leader is: Di.

As for 'gods', in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, they likely refer to tools and implements.

After all, the Classic of Mountains and Seas contains various categories, but it does not have a category for objects.

This is clearly abnormal. So many things are described in detail, why is there no mention of "having a vessel"?

Unless the Classic of Mountains and Seas actually contains "objects" but is simply described as "gods"!

As Huang Ji spoke, he brought up a new projection.

"Actually, look, this is the oracle bone script for the character '神' (god), and this is the oracle bone script for the character '电' (electricity)."

It is quite evident that the oracle bone script character for "god" contains a pictographic representation of a twisted electric arc, symbolizing electricity. It wasn't until the Shang and Zhou dynasties that the ancients added an image representing an altar, evolving into the character for "god" as we know it today.

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi was completely stunned.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas mentions "gods" at least dozens of times, so they were actually electrical appliances?

However, Hu Bayi quickly realized what was happening and asked:

"No, although what you're saying is indeed novel, what does it have to do with me?"

"Don't worry."

Huang Ji was somewhat annoyed that Hu Bayi had interrupted him, but seeing that almost two-thirds of the episode had already passed, he also said:

"Where were we? Oh, right, 'Emperor Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth'."

This matter is related to your past experiences.

“Mr. Hu.” He looked at Hu Bayi, “I have also learned about your matter from Minister Wang.”

"If it were in the past, you would probably attribute your past experiences, such as the Ghost Cave Curse, the Queen of Jingjue, the Nine-Story Demon Tower, and the Ancient Demon Kingdom, to demons and monsters."

But if I interpret the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* in this way, the things that happened to you might have a different possibility.

Huang Ji pointed, and this time the projected image began to play a simple line drawing, allowing countless viewers to understand what he was saying more intuitively.

"In the ancient wilderness era, in addition to human ancestors, countless aliens also descended to this place in various spaceships."

They built all sorts of bizarre structures here, their spaceships freely entered and exited the atmosphere, and the aliens made contact with Earthlings according to their own ideas.

That situation is similar to how some wealthy people in Europe and America today take airplanes to visit primitive tribes in Africa and South America for exotic activities.

Among these aliens, they are mainly divided into two major factions.

One group of ships landed in the northwest of China. Their physical characteristics were likely those of reptiles, such as the famous Fuxi and Nuwa, who had human bodies and snake tails.

Or perhaps it's the Sumerian Anunnaki, the Mayan feathered serpent god, the African Chitauri, or the Indian Aphu...

In any case, we can call this faction the 'Dragon Clan'. What they possess should be some kind of alien high-tech technology that leans towards biotechnology.

For example, through a special spectral radiation, human genes can be induced to mutate, making the blood rich in iron, thus making their bones stronger, their muscles more resilient, and their skin grow iron scales, etc.

Mr. Hu Bayi, does this sound familiar to you?

Hu Bayi managed to utter a few words: "Ghost Cave Curse!"

"That's right, the Dragon Clan's technological level is definitely not limited to this. They possess powerful biological gene modulation technology, and those rare and exotic beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas may also be their creation."

However, correspondingly, there should have been another equally powerful alien race on Earth at that time. Unlike the dragons, they should have mastered more advanced electromechanical information technology.

For example, the enormous landing platform Fusang Tree, the Golden Crow aerospace fighter flying in the air, the super mechanical armor God Taihao, and the ability to connect the consciousness of all living beings to form a virtual illusion specifically targeting the dragon race…”

Imaginary space!
If what you say is true, then what you're saying is indeed related to our past experiences.

Hu Bayi nodded.

"Of course it's related. What shuts down the imaginary space?"
It is the 'Muchen Pearl,' also known as the 'Phoenix Gallbladder.' Therefore, this alien race that was once the rival of the Dragon Clan on Earth in ancient times can perhaps be called the 'Phoenix Clan.'

Huang Ji smiled slightly, and the animation in front of him continued.

"The Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan are two alien races that descended to Earth in ancient times. On Earth, perhaps due to new interests or old grudges, the two clash and even start a proxy war."

This is similar to how, during the Age of Exploration, European and American colonists came to Africa and then supported their respective tribes, allowing them to gain benefits for themselves.

Of course, given the technological gap between aliens and the early inhabitants of Earth, it would be an exaggeration to say that they would rely on Earthlings for their own benefit.

A more apt analogy would be that, like cockfighting, bullfighting, or the Roman Colosseum, the number of extraterrestrial beings arriving from these civilizations is certainly small, perhaps only one or two from each race.

During their time on Earth, they got so bored that they started controlling primitive people and began a real-life management strategy game.

Thus, the Yan and Huang tribes were established in ancient China, the legend of Fuxi and Nuwa creating humans came about, and the Battle of Banquan between the Yan and Huang tribes took place.

That should be the earliest recorded proxy war between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan.

After the Battle of Banquan, the Phoenix Clan defeated the Dragon Clan and became the mainstream civilization of China at that time.

"That's not right."

Shi Qiang interrupted Huang Ji's speech at this moment. All he knew about Huang Ji's previous research results was what he had learned.

"Shouldn't the Yellow Emperor be the representative of the dragon race? We Chinese people call ourselves descendants of the dragon."

Moreover, the Yellow Emperor had Yinglong and other dragons under his command at the time, and their tribe's totem was also the dragon..."

"What you're reading is unofficial history!"

Huang Ji laughed heartily.

"How could the Yellow Emperor and his tribe possibly represent the dragon race?"
Merchants worshipped the black bird, the Zhou people worshipped the phoenix, the ancient Shu civilization worshipped the sun bird, and the Dongyi people of the Chu state also mainly used bird totems.

It can be said that before the Qin and Han dynasties, Chinese civilization revered birds, which fully demonstrates that the "Dragon and Phoenix War" ended in victory for the Phoenix clan.

The legend of the Yellow Emperor riding a dragon to return to heaven also proves that he 'rode a dragon'. What does the word 'rode' mean? It represents conquering and controlling.

Moreover, Yinglong is not a dragon; his mythological image is that of someone with enormous wings.

Moreover, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness North Classic states: Yinglong killed Chiyou and then Kuafu, and then went to live in the south, hence the south has a lot of rain.

Another account states: Chi You waged war against the Yellow Emperor, who then ordered Yinglong to attack him in the wilderness of Jizhou. Yinglong stored water, and Chi You summoned the Wind God and Rain Master to unleash a great storm. The Yellow Emperor then sent down a celestial maiden named Ba, the rain stopped, and Chi You was killed.

Chi You was known as the "Lord of War" and the "God of War," famous for his bronze head, iron arms, and powerful physique.

Kuafu was a giant who died of thirst while chasing the sun.

It can be seen from the Classic of Mountains and Seas that they were biological weapons modified by dragon gene technology.

Yinglong, who consecutively slew two dragon generals, Chiyou and Kuafu, could not possibly be a member of the dragon race. Perhaps his true name is 'Yinglong,' meaning someone who has repeatedly defeated dragons, or a bird-shaped weapon.

(End of this chapter)