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"The highest point that mortal creatures can reach?" Fan Ning was stunned.

Plants, animals, humans... no matter they are ignorant or knowledgeable, in the final analysis, they are still ordinary creatures.

No matter how rich the hidden knowledge is and how powerful the inspiration is, the cognition of ordinary creatures is still limited to the surface of the world. Those who know often think that they are "people who have glimpsed the reality", but in fact they don't even know where they are.

Dream? ... Even after practicing dream control and mastering the secret of experiencing lucid dreams, Fan Ning knows that the sense of self-awareness is still different from the waking world... Many feelings in dreams are narrow and detached, and they are the elements that constitute dreams. They can only be regarded as bizarre and bizarre. They are far less three-dimensional and complex than the waking world, and they do not have the historical depth of the past and present. Most of the time, the experience of controlling dreams is like floating from a higher perspective, like operating a puppet. , barely changing its own movements and changes in the environment.

Fan Ning thought to himself: "...So the one who can climb to Hui Tower is the most powerful One of Insight? Or is it a higher-level existence?"

Qiong recalled: "The Door of the Dome is also called the Door of Glazed, the Door of Dawn, and the Door of Fen in many occult literature. It is a 'Non-Door' located high on the Hui Pagoda, or it can be understood as' The door with smooth borders', the door with no key, the door that cannot be opened... A few ancient scholars claimed that the word 'arrival' is also fallacious, and mortal creatures can only infinitely 'approach' the door of the dome... near it All concepts are either as smooth as a mirror, or broken as powder, and any limited sanity and cognition will completely collapse after reaching this point..."

"Wait a minute." Sheeran listened and interrupted her eloquent narration: "Qiong, you said it so mysteriously and supremely, but... why did it appear in the cave at the bottom of this deep well?"

"...Could it be that this building is in ruins?"

Qiong's little mouth opened slightly, making an "uh" expression, and then she raised her hair with her fingers, her eyes flashing as if thinking.

That's right...according to the description in these documents, shouldn't the "Dome Door" be the door at the highest point of Hui Pagoda?

It's illogical...

"No, I think there's no problem." Fan Ning suddenly said.

"Um?"

"Let me ask you, what was in the halls on the top two floors just now?"

"There is nothing...just bricks." Qiong said, "Uh, no...there are some symbols of the Lord of Witnesses. On the top layer, we have confirmed that there are at least four Lords of Witnesses. On the second layer down, inspiration and intuition tell I may also have some witnesses whose origins are extremely secret and unknown to the world.”

"Then let me ask you, according to the popular view of contemporary occult theory, where is the home of the Lord of Witnesses?"

"The will of the world, the core tower, under the glow, above the dome..." Qiong subconsciously blurted out the answer, and then covered her mouth.

The door of the dome...above the dome...literally understand the relative positions of the two, one is below and the other is above, it is indeed no problem!

"Actually, during the boring time when I was climbing down, I was wondering whether the underground building next to the well wall could be a symbolic tower..."

As he spoke, the flashlight in Fan Ning's hand went out because it ran out of power.

He walked around the cave: "Although the cultural heritage and religious doctrines of different parts of the world are different, the mysterious architectural form of the tower has always been favored by people in different historical periods and frequently appears in various places. In artistic inspiration, literary imagery or philosophical metaphors... some people think that 'the tower is a shortcut for humans to approach the gods', some think that 'the tower's upper and lower layered structure is like a climbing path', and some think that 'the tower symbolizes the establishment of the order of human civilization' And the cycle of collapse', many mystics also believe that 'the act of climbing the tower is the closest behavior that humans can make in the world to exploring the will'..."

"...Actually, I noticed this interesting phenomenon about the 'tower' when I was studying musicology-related books soon after I entered my freshman year. At that time, I discussed the reasons with Teacher Anton and made a There are many complicated conjectures and inferences... Now from the perspective of mysticism, the reason is actually not that complicated. The root of this religious or cultural phenomenon in humans ultimately comes from the yearning or worship of Huita. "

"This underground building from the Tulungarian dynasty is naturally inseparable from this category. They imitated the mysterious image of the Hui Tower to build this symbolic tower, adding the highest point that mortal creatures can reach - the 'dome. The door' is painted on the bottom..."

Fan Ning stepped on a stone and looked up at the deep well above: "...With this painting, the entire part of the tower breaks away from the mundane category and becomes sacred and transcendent. They become 'above the dome'" ’, the symbol of the abode of the Lords of Witness!”

The two little girls nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Sheeran said: "Caron, when you said that, I suddenly thought of two details..."

"The first one is what you just mentioned. The secret organization 'Transcendental Club' has a very serious classification theory of the origin of the Lord of Witness. They believe that the 'contemplation of death' and 'flow' they worship are completely different. The Lord of Witnesses who was born in the 'Secret History of Non-Existence'..."

"That's right." Fan Ning said, "In addition, later in the watch factory, when I accidentally came into contact with the frame-shaped carrier of hidden knowledge, the revelation it gave me was 'born from a lost source', which is not the same as 'not The Secret History of Existence' has similarities."

"The second one is that the Tulungalia Dynasty controls a powerful organization of knowledgeable people called the 'Great Court School'..." The little girl looked at Fan Ning standing on the stone, "It was what we studied in the office last year. We chatted in Tulungarian...do you remember?”

"I have an impression." Fan Ning's eyes lit up, "You said that this 'Great Court School' has a wide range of research on the Lord of Witnesses, but the most profound and dedicated pursuit is a type of witness that is different from the type we are currently familiar with. Lord... If this underground building is indeed from the Turangarian period, it can be basically determined to be built by the 'Great Palace School', because issues related to the origin of the Lord of Witness are extremely secret knowledge. "

Sheeran said "Yeah": "These two organizations are in completely different historical periods, but they all agree that the origin classification of the Lord of Witnesses is not like a coincidence made up out of thin air... You said, the 'Great Court School' follows the Lord of Witnesses." Lord, isn’t it the same category as ‘contemplation of death’ and ‘flow’?”

"Let me add one more detail." Qiong raised her little hand, "Do you remember that Benjamin who was kicked into the river by Carlo En? He had been sitting in the car talking about what source of weapons the Special Patrol Office was looking for. wreckage…"

"Qiyuan Shen... Yes, this is also a message." Joan's words reminded Xilan, "But I think this title is at least literally the same as the 'Transcendental Club' record of 'born from an unknown source. 'It's not the same thing..." Sheeran covered his mouth and sneezed as he spoke, "I estimate that the origins of the Lord of Witnesses are probably not just two, but at least three or more..."

"Go up, it's too cold in this damn place." Fan Ning immediately jumped down from the stone, "Save the flashlight, mine is out of power."

After everyone checked their backpacks, they climbed up the escalator again, and their figures gradually disappeared into the cave at the bottom, leaving only the continuous sound of running water.

It stands to reason that the physical exertion of going up is much greater than going down. According to Fan Ning's previous count of more than 2,000 levels, which is close to one thousand meters, this will be a process that can make people exhausted. But now everyone can only I found the process of finding knowledge step by step very fascinating, and my fatigue disappeared without a trace after a short rest in the cave.

"I have a guess." Fan Ning said while climbing, "If this underground building of the 'Grand Palace School' has a substantial core location, it is probably the third door from the bottom that we have not entered yet. "

"Are you so sure?" Joan asked from above.

"Symbolic thinking coupled with a simple elimination method." Fan Ning said, "The first floor hall at the top is the four elements that symbolize the origin of the world, that is, the masters of a group of witnesses who were 'born together with the original world'; the hall on the second floor is Going up there is full of doubts and confusion, and my inspiration and intuition tell me that there are records of 'watching death' and 'flow', as well as some unknown and strange emotions, which are probably the ones that the Transcendental Club believes are 'born from unknown sources' A group of witnesses... But these two floors are very small and empty, without anything substantial..."

"Because these two floors are just symbols, the builder's motive was to use the tower layout as a metaphor for their origins, so they are so small and empty... As for the 'Great Court School' following a different type of Lord of Witness, we don't know Which category is it specifically? But in short, there is such a category. The core functional parts of the building will naturally be built on the level that represents the Lord of Witness that they follow. Since it is not the first two floors, then the possibility of the third floor is It’s very big…We may see more things inside, of course, we don’t rule out the possibility that it has been looted in advance…”

"If this is the case, the Lord of Witnesses followed by the 'Great Court School' is very likely to be the 'Original God' that Benjamin mentioned..." Xilan, who was climbing on top, caught Fan Ning's analysis.

"Huh?" Fan Ning was a little curious about this conclusion.

"Associative speculation." She glanced at the darkness above the deep well, "Because the third history has ended and the Tulungalia dynasty has perished. This may correspond to the so-called 'Origin God's remains' collected by the Special Patrol Office. '...Speaking of which, if I follow the historical research habits and the existing naming pattern, I might call the first type of witness recorded in the upper two floors of the hall the 'Jie Yuan Shen', and the second type of witness. Called 'Yuanshen'..."

As soon as Xilan's implicit reasoning process came out, everyone suddenly felt that the dim color tone in front of them became more vivid. A series of colorful bubbles popped up in their minds, and then burst into gorgeous fireworks, and loud sounds echoed in their ears.

She successfully inspired the three people present.

Fan Ning found that the two girls' climbing movements stopped at the next moment. They clenched the escalator with their fists and pressed their foreheads against the backs of their hands. They seemed to feel uncomfortable suddenly.

"Are you okay?" Fan Ning quickly reached out and held Qiong's calf to prevent her from falling, but he couldn't take care of Xilan who was above him and could only stare at the figure with a tense expression.

Fortunately, after a few seconds, their condition seemed to return to normal.

"That sound was really loud just now." Qiong let out a sigh of relief.

"Me too, the sharp noise made me feel dizzy, and all I could think about was grabbing the escalator and not letting go." Xilan said with lingering fear.

Fan Ning closed his eyes hard. Although he never heard the voice, he could clearly feel the unusual inspiration just now.

He reminded again with vigilance: "In addition to serving the necessary current investigation, try to reduce the rest of the excessive thinking, and study more knowledge after going up... There are too many things wrong with this ancient ruins. It is dangerous for us to receive hidden knowledge. Be careful not to spy on some strange things that do not exist at the scene."

Xilan nodded in understanding.

She didn't know why her mind became so lively just now, and her inspiration touched a corner of the truth in the mist of history.

This fully shows that hidden knowledge and inspiration interact with each other. It is indeed necessary to be cautious at all times. Knowledge beyond the limit and over-inspiration are an unstable bomb for one's side.

The three continued to climb, but couldn't help but start discussing whether to return to the ground or enter the third door.

The worry point is self-evident, but the final result of everyone's discussion is still to try to explore first.

After all, this time they finally made sufficient preparations and spent so much time before. They all felt that they might be close to the truth of the secret door of the art gallery soon, even if it was only a part.

Fanning said: "The conjectures just now should be verified after looking at the situation of the third door. Let's explore more carefully and don't delve too deep."

And he has always had another doubt in his heart.

Why does the Transcendental Club believe that the origin of the "Unfalling Fire" of the Holy Pride Sun Church is different from that of the other two of the three major orthodox churches?

Fanning initially believed that this was a doctrine fabricated by the secret organization together with the "classification theory".

But he later discovered one after another that his newly acquired hidden knowledge not only did not disprove it, but there were more and more places that could be verified!

For example, the Transcendental Club believes that "Unfalling Fire" can be listed together with "Tower Caster". According to the metaphor of the first-floor hall and the naming of Hiran, "Unfalling Fire" is the world source god, and "Tower Caster", "Winter Wind" and "True Word Viper" are also on the list.

For example, he believed that "watching death" and "heart flow" were the unknown gods, and he also vaguely noticed their image symbols on the wall in the hall on the second floor full of question marks.

As for the "Raven" of the Lingyin Discipline Association and the "Fanghui Poet" of the Fanghui Temple, at least he has not found their image symbols in the halls of the first two floors. And as the righteous gods in the world today, they should not be the source gods of instruments that have become the so-called "wreckage".

He has never seen the symbol of "Endless Fugue" from beginning to end.

So what is the origin of these witness masters?

"No... I just reminded Xilan to reduce unnecessary thinking as much as possible without affecting the investigation... Why did I start again?"

Fanning suddenly felt that something invisible was chasing him.

He shook his head hard, forcing himself to focus on the mechanical repetitive climbing action.

It seemed to take less time than expected. After a short while, Xilan above found the candlestick at hand.

This is the previous location. Fanning has put the tallow candle in it in advance. At this moment, the temperature is reversed, and the flame is burning, illuminating the double doors on the wall of the well behind the three people.

The third door is also made of mercury gold similar to bronze, with the same complex style of patterns. The protruding spherical decorations on both sides of the double door stare at them like a pair of empty eyeballs.

"Go in." Fanning pulled out the crowbar and prepared to do the same, first hook the door and then tie the rope.

In order to provide sufficient light, Joan temporarily turned on the flashlight. After the light spot moved back and forth several times, she suddenly exclaimed.

"Look there!"

Everyone held their breath and looked at the light.

Under the spherical decoration on one side of the door, there was a red mark similar to paint, as if the liquid flowing out of the eyeball had dried on it!