Hidden moth

Chapter 203 Beyond the Clouds and Mountains is Nothing But a Reflection

The part contains the whole, which is a bit counterintuitive in everyday things, but it does not violate logic in the field of mathematics.

For example, in set theory, the set of natural numbers is as large as all rational numbers, and the term is called Aleph Zero; more typical is fractal geometry, where every part contains information about the whole.

And the recursive function that this programmer is most familiar with, which he often uses when programming...

However, the infinite fractals in the logical sense are limited in nature, because the natural world cannot be infinitely divided. There is a minimum spatial Planck scale...

The above were all the thoughts that flashed through He Kao's mind. One can imagine what kind of brainstorming he went through after bringing the scroll into Piaocai Cave Heaven, but in the end, he had to accept the confirmed facts.

Knowledge comes from phenomena. When the established knowledge system cannot tell the answer, it is better to return to the phenomenon itself. He Kao finally let go of all his thoughts and decided to take a good look at this secret cave.

Walk in and immerse yourself in the mountains, rivers, and plants.

Walking into the valley along the loess road, the road zigzags between two mountain ranges. At the end, the view suddenly opens up. In the distance, you face the highest point of this cave world, and under your feet is a flat basin.

The two rivers flow around the edge of the basin and converge at the mouth of the valley.

As I walked, I could hear the sound of flowing water. The mountain stream should be not far from the road, but my view was blocked by dense vegetation. Now I came to the water's edge and saw a white stone three-arch bridge on the river.

The bridge deck was about ten feet wide, with no guardrails on either side. The water beneath the bridge was crystal clear, and fish could be seen swimming among the tiny waves. On the opposite bank, at the end of the bridge, stood a stone archway with the four characters "Piao Cai Dong Tian" inscribed on it.

The words were clearly written rather than carved, the white stone plaque covered in black ink. Yet the ink seeped through the stone, appearing to be natural veins, an effect only achievable through the use of refining techniques.

The stone archway is a double-beam four-pillar structure, with the archway lintel set between the upper and lower beams. A couplet is inscribed on the two inner pillars:

The Immortal Realm is nothing but a reflection outside the Cloud Mountain
Creating the human world like visiting the years
The couplet has no signature and it is unknown who wrote it. The ink was written directly into the stone.

He Kao was not an expert in ancient architecture, so he was not sure about the era of the stone archway. However, according to the records of the Yin E lineage in the Shumen, no one had been to this place for at least 1,100 years.

This stone archway looks like new, without any traces of thousands of years of wind and frost, and not even a speck of dust... He Kao is no longer surprised by this. There is nothing to say about the immortal things that are beyond common sense.

The road disappears behind the stone archway. Looking at this basin again, it is surrounded by two rivers, with a radius of seven or eight hundred meters, or an area of about half a square kilometer.

In the real world outside, this was a small town, home to the Fengwei Township government, with approximately a thousand households. However, within the cave, there were no villages or traces of man-made structures.

If it is a thousand-year-old wilderness, under normal circumstances it will definitely be overgrown with weeds and trees, as can be seen from the area around the basin.

But the scene in the basin was not like that. It was like newly leveled land, with shallow grass growing close to the ground, just above the ankles.

There are many varieties of wild grasses, some with colorful flowers and some with pearl-like fruits. From a distance, it looks like a colorful blanket, and the surrounding mountains and fields are like colorful curtains.

The name "Piao Cai" is very appropriate.

Along the way, He Kao discovered various medicinal herbs. In fact, in his eyes, many common wild grasses can be used as medicine, and as long as they are cooked properly, they can also be made into various dishes.

But it was obvious that many of the flowers and plants here were unusual. They should all be spiritual medicines for cultivation. He Kao also learned a lot from Lin Qingshuang, and he was familiar with many of the spiritual medicines.

This was an expected harvest. It was normal for various magical herbs to grow in the immortal cave that had been sealed for thousands of years. But He Kao wanted to find traces left by the ancients, such as what the ancestors of the Yin E Sect had left behind thousands of years ago?
With the power of the Hidden Moths of all generations, what good things could they not collect? It wouldn't be surprising if they could pick up magical weapons or even artifacts here.

However, to He Kao's disappointment, he did not find these relics. There was not even an abandoned building here. It was just a piece of wilderness waiting to be developed.

Although his soul had long known about the situation in the cave, he still couldn't help feeling regretful, and inexplicably had an illusion that this place had been refreshed by the program, so all the "dropped" things were gone?
If you play games too much, you will inevitably develop this mentality.

The only remaining man-made relics here are the stone bridge and stone archway at the entrance. He Kao looked back and saw two big characters on the plaque behind the stone archway - Yin'e.

Yin'e refers to a person, and Yin'e should refer to this cave and the towering mountains and rivers hidden from the world, or perhaps it foreshadows another realm.

He Kao turned around and continued walking. There wasn't even a house here, so if it rained, there would be nowhere to hide. As soon as he thought of this, it really started to rain. It was a light drizzle in the early morning, and the sky in the distance was already getting light.

He Kao broke through the devilish realm during his midnight meditation and achieved the fourth level of cultivation. He then refined the Xueguanghan Sacrifice into a weapon, and then, following the guidance from the unknown, he arrived at the Gushan Secret Mansion, opened the scroll portal, and entered the Piaocai Cave Heaven.

Then, he felt like there was a bug in this world. He brought the scroll into the cave, and then traveled to many other places with it... including capturing a monkey, bringing it to Sawa, and then returning it to Gushan. He did all this in the latter part of the night. Raindrops drifted down his body, but didn't wet his hair or clothes. A short distance ahead, he finally found a place to take shelter.

At this time, he had crossed the basin and arrived at the foot of the mountain. The mountain wall in the middle was very steep, and there was an inward depression that looked like a natural stone chamber, five or six meters high, six or seven meters wide, and more than four meters deep.

At the deepest part, there is a smooth stone wall with a texture like a natural landscape painting.

What kind of landscape is this? If we erase the portrait of the immortal Tan and the signature of Lei Dunzi in "Tan Xian Leaning on a Cane," and remove some of the detailed outlines, leaving only the outlines of the mountains and rivers, it would be similar to the texture on a stone wall.

The texture of the stone wall shows the mountains and rivers of this place. From the Jinghua Cave Heaven of Lingxi Sect to the Fengyu Cave Heaven of Xingshen Sect, the secret caves and heavens of the other seven major sects all have the same mountains and rivers, and there is also such a natural stone niche.

Among the seven caves, this location is actually the location of the sect's ancestral hall. There are courtyards and various buildings in front of the stone chamber, and the last courtyard is close to the cliff, with this stone niche in the center.

In the front hall building, one can worship ancestors of all generations, and it also houses various inherited classics and various artifacts. However, the most important place for worship is this stone niche, where what is worshipped is the natural landscape painting on the stone wall.

In the eyes of the disciples of the sect, it is a symbol, representing the master and the law, and also symbolizing the world of heaven and earth that inherits the sect.

A smooth expanse of rock stretched out from the cliff face, looking like a natural incense burner. He Kao took a quick look and then disappeared. When he reappeared, he brought an incense burner, candlesticks, and other items.

After thinking about it, he turned back to his hometown, took out two vases, put various wild flowers in them, and added two candlesticks and an incense burner to complete the five offerings, and lit the incense and candles for worship.

This should be the first sacrifice ceremony held here in more than 1,100 years. After the worship, he thought about it again and simply hung the painting "Tan Xian Leaning on a Cane" here.

The drizzle stopped, and he began his ascent in the morning light. There was a winding path through the mountains, some sections of which were carved into the rocks, and it hadn't been overgrown by weeds over the years.

The mountain road was slippery after the rain, and many places were very steep, but this did not stop He Kao, a high-level sorcerer. Even though his cultivation had not yet reached the fourth level, he had practiced the Ren Di Ban Xing technique of the Xin Pan Sect very well and had excellent leg strength.

The height difference from Piaocaiping to the top of the main peak in the distance is more than a kilometer, and there are many ups and downs to climb over. Even if someone is in great shape and well-equipped, it may take a whole day to walk there.

In the real Fengwei Township, the altitude of Piaocaiping is about 1,200 meters, while the highest point of the northern ridge exceeds 2,500 meters above sea level.

He Kao admired the scenery along the way. The higher he went, the more the vegetation began to change. Ancient trees that were hundreds or thousands of years old could be seen at any time, as well as many rare and exotic flowers and plants.

As the sky brightened, we could hear birdsong and the sound of running water, which came and went. On the way, we occasionally saw cascading springs and waterfalls. There were no bridges, but we could jump across them from the rocks in the water.

There are many wild animals here... The pheasants look delicious, and there is also an arboreal clouded leopard that thinks it is well hidden, but He Kao's spiritual sense has already discovered it.

As he walked, his surroundings were shrouded in thick fog. When his vision cleared again, he had already passed through the clouds. At sunrise, he happened to reach the top of a peak and looked out at the higher peaks ahead. Below him was a sea of clouds shrouded in the morning glow.

The scenery in front of him was extremely shocking. He Kao did not take out his mobile phone to take pictures, but just stopped and watched.

The sun gradually rose higher, and He Kao walked down into the sea of clouds. As the clouds gradually dissipated with the mountain breeze, he finally climbed up the highest peak in this picture step by step.

Standing on the top of the peak and looking forward, he still saw rolling mountains and land, but he could not go any further as he had reached the boundary of the secret realm of the cave.

This secret cave is boundless yet has boundaries.

The so-called boundless refers to what we see along the way, including the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, mountains and rivers, which are no different from the natural scenery of Fengwei Township outside. It seems as if we are on the same planet, and there is still the universe outside the planet.

The area of Piaocai Cave is hundreds of square kilometers, which is very large but also very small.

Because it is impossible for such mountains, rivers, landforms and ecosystems to form in a closed space of hundreds of square kilometers, it is also impossible to explain climate change and the existence of the sun, moon and stars.

So it is like a courtyard on a planet in the universe. Everything outside the boundary seems to exist and not exist at the same time.

The reason why it is said to not exist is very simple, because He Kao cannot get out, the entire universe outside the boundary is like the rendering of a program, but no operating permissions are open.

In other words, the entire universe is the underlying operating system, and the realm of Piaocai Dongtian is a program that He Kao can run... For ordinary people, this is how they use computers.

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