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Chapter 98 Celestial Secret Mirror

Moreover, when this five-color Nuwa Stone was transferred to the hands of the great monk, the power of the spirit stone had become thinner, and the ability to bring a dying person back to life had become out of reach.For this reason, the great monk used all means to search through all kinds of wild history and legends at that time, trying to achieve his goal at all costs.

The information came to this point, "Xi Xi, do you still remember the Sui green glass vial unearthed in 1957 from the tomb of a 9-year-old girl Li Jingxun in Xi'an, Shaanxi?"

"Remember, the Sui green glass vial is called a national treasure. It is now stored in the National Museum of China and is listed as one of the cultural relics prohibited from export. Experts confirmed that it was a product made locally in the Sui Dynasty. Its existence refreshed the glass making technology of the Sui Dynasty. It also verifies the record of He Chou's firing of local glass in "Book of Sui"." Xie Rouxi's memory has always been good.

"Then do you know who the tomb owner Li Jingxun is?"

"It is reported that she was born into a distinguished family. Her maternal great-grandfather was Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, her maternal great-grandmother was Empress Dugu Jialuo, her maternal grandfather was Emperor Xuan Yuwen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and her maternal grandmother was Empress Yang Lihua of Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Li Jingxun was only 9 years old when she died, so she was also known as He is called "Little Li", and because he was doted on by his maternal grandmother Yang Lihua since childhood, the tomb will be of unusually high standard."

"Yes, only a tomb owner with such status can possess glass funerary objects more than 1000 years ago. There is also the "treasure of the museum" Warring States Crystal Cup in the Hangzhou Museum, which is polished from a single piece of crystal. It is completely transparent and the processing process is extremely complicated. Until now, people still don’t know what method the ancients used to make this crystal cup.”

Xie Rouxi's eyes became even more confused when she heard these words. She said very puzzledly: "Grandpa, I don't understand. What does this have to do with the five-color spiritual stone?"

"The two are closely related. Let me ask you what is the Tianji Mirror? What does it consist of?" Xie Kangnian asked.

Xie Rouxi thought for a while and then said: "According to many historical records, the legendary Tianji Mirror was originally the treasure of the Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun Mountain. Later, I don't know why. It is said that it disappeared for no reason during a peach convention and has been missing ever since. Unknown. In many ancient records, the Tianji Mirror can see into the heavens and know the past and present, and also has the ability to freely travel through time and space, but this is just a legendary thing!"

"Xixi, how do you know that the legend is not true? Is it because we haven't seen it? What we see may not be true, let alone the real thing that cannot be seen."

"Okay, that makes sense!"

"About this Tianji Mirror, my grandfather didn't believe it at first. In order to trace the history of "Liu Shi Tu", I consulted a lot of information, and then I realized that it was actually a treasure mirror from the Yellow Emperor's period, and it was a real treasure in history. It’s just that its bizarre encounters have led people to invent many stories, making it even more miraculous.”

With that said, Xie Kangnian asked Xie Rouxi to read other information in the booklet. A booklet called Tianjijing recorded this: In the fifth volume of "Yi Shi" written by Ma Su of the Qing Dynasty, there was a quotation from "Inner Biography of the Yellow Emperor" There is a record in the book, that is, "Since the Yellow Emperor met with the Queen Mother in the royal house, he cast 12 mirrors and used them according to the moon."

In many myths and legends, many human inventions and creations have been mentioned, which were created in the Huangdi period, and this Heavenly Secret Mirror is no exception.It is said that the Yellow Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West held a meeting in the Wangwushan area, and the two had a very happy conversation at that time.After the meeting, Huang Di cast 12 mirrors to commemorate the meeting.This famous diplomatic event has been recorded in detail in many Chinese classics.

According to the records in "Inner Biography of the Yellow Emperor", Xie Kangnian found out that the twelve mirrors cast by the Yellow Emperor at that time corresponded to different months and were used in descending order clockwise.That is, the diameter of the first mirror is one foot and five inches, and then it decreases by one inch every month. By analogy, the size of the No. 12 mirror should be only three inches.

In other words, the mirror that represents December is quite cute and can be carried around with you.The Yellow Emperor himself was particularly fond of this mirror. He not only often took this mirror to the lake, but also often polished it himself at the lake.

As a result, over the next thousands of years, the mirror became smooth and discernible, and even a single weed would not grow on the edge of the lake where the mirror was polished.It can be said that this mirror absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, and was deeply watered by Huang Di's hard work. Gradually it became different from other mirrors.

Ancient artificial mirrors at that time were usually polished with hard jade or iron ore, and the mirrors were made through a series of complex processes.Because of various factors such as the reflectivity of the mirror, polishing process, and manufacturing costs, most mirrors at that time were mixed with bronze with a high tin content.

In the opinion of the ancients, this mixed material was softer and easier to polish, and was also the basis for ensuring mirror light.However, there are rumors that there is no trace of bronze in the December mirror created by Huangdi. Instead, unknown things are mixed into the pure jade.

Therefore, this celestial mirror representing December can not only reflect the external physical space truthfully, but also create an illusory space inside the mirror.This characteristic allows the owner of the mirror to reverse time and space at certain specific moments.Therefore, the Yellow Emperor, who was omnipotent and almost a god, was particularly fond of this mirror.

It was even recorded in an unofficial history at that time that this legendary Heavenly Secret Mirror had a space as long and deep as the Yellow Emperor's, exuding the ancient aura of a distant era.The Yellow Emperor even forged the vague face of ancient history into it, and the void time and space of the mirror found an outlet for the desperate time.

After the death of the Yellow Emperor, the Tianji Mirror suddenly disappeared. In the long history, this mirror disappeared and appeared in people's sight again in "Dongming Ji" written by Guo Xian of the Later Han Dynasty.

There is a record in the book: The Wangchan Pavilion built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was twelve feet high. An ancient mirror was placed on it during the Yuanfeng period (110 BC to 104 BC) and was presented by an envoy from the Indian state of Bozhi.This mirror can distinguish between humans and ghosts. When ordinary ghosts are shined by it, their true colors will be revealed, leaving them nowhere to hide. Later, the mirror was mysteriously lost.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Tianji Mirror reappeared in the "Sou Shen Ji" written by the Eastern Jin historian Gan Bao. The book recorded this: During the Three Kingdoms period, Wang Sunce of Wu State was afraid of the Taoist priest Yu Ji, so he killed him brazenly.However, Yu Ji's body disappeared mysteriously afterwards. Just when Sun Ce and others were confused, Sun Ce suddenly saw Yu Ji standing behind him in the mirror.

However, when he looked back, Yu Ji disappeared without a trace.This happened again and again, and Sun Ce was so frightened that he threw himself on the mirror and screamed.This action caused the sores on his body to burst and break out, and he soon died and died.

(End of this chapter)