Sky-cracking Rider

Chapter 1222 1191: Totem

It required a War Professional of Earth Order to erupt with Battle Qi to forcefully push aside the colossal vines, as thick as water barrels and having grown for an unknown number of years, before everyone could enter the interior of a giant stone building approximately over fifty meters high.

Chen Fei immediately released a small squad of Combat Mechs, picked up high-powered lighting equipment, and illuminated the area in unison.

"Chirp!"

The Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu perched on Chen Fei's shoulder let out a clear cry, and a Light Orb the size of a soccer ball appeared in midair, dazzling alongside the lights held by the mechanical beings, dispelling the pitch-darkness and illuminating the surroundings in a transparent glow.

The sudden brightness stirred up a rustling in various corners, as stimulated creatures scattered in all directions; countless snakes, worms, rats, and ants resided here, some continuously falling down.

But none of the present people cared, as mere insects posed no threat to them.

As for the Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu, well, it was clearly delivering a feast to the doorstep!

It had already begun to dive in, feasting voraciously. The Pure Light Sparrow was originally an omnivorous bird of Cangqiong Star and was not picky about food whatsoever; hence, not a single bug fell onto anyone present, nor did they have the chance.

The interior of the building was supported by just a few thick stone pillars, and the empty expansive hall was laid bare; if there really was anything, there was practically nowhere to hide, as Princess Lin Ziyu had claimed—there were no treasures here at all.

The hefty walls built from large rough stones still maintained their integrity, with only slight cracks. Besides widespread damp stains and plant roots stubbornly penetrating through crevices, there were also primitively styled totem paintings carved by human hands, making the place appear somewhat unusual.

"It looks a bit like a Phoenix, yet not quite, lacking the Phoenix's long neck and legs, and with no special patterns at the tip of its tail feathers."

Chen Fei took out his phone, and the lights held by the mechanical beings immediately assisted in illuminating, focusing light spots to brighten the entire mural.

Many creatures were prostrated in worship along the horizontal line representing the ground below, some silhouettes resembling the currently existing Intelligent Species. On the edge, a Giant Dragon turned its head to watch, while the centrally positioned and occupying a large portion appeared like a simple sketch of a big bird, featuring a crown and several long tails, its large eyes emitting boundless Light, with dashed lines representing light extending to the edge of the entire stone wall.

Noticing Chen Fei seriously scrutinizing the murals, Princess Lin Ziyu introduced: "These murals depict ancient myths of Cangqiong Star. In the boundless void, a Mystic Bird arrived here; it transformed its eyes into the Holy Flame Sun, its body into a planet, its flesh into the Earth, its feathers into forests, its bones into minerals, its blood into Water, its breath into Wind, its body temperature into Fire, and its will into Lightning that traversed back and forth within the planet. The Holy Flame Sun cast Light that nurtured all things, while places untouched by Light were shrouded in darkness, reducing all to their primal origins. The myth of the Mystic Bird and Cangqiong Star is akin to Pangu and Blue Star legends. Different civilization planets have their own creation legends, and Mystic Bird totems also exist in prehistoric underground worlds. This kind of Mystic Bird worship appeared intermittently as early as eighty million years ago, and most recently up to a hundred thousand years ago. This is the last relic of the Mystic Bird totem, thanks to Carbon-14."

According to radiocarbon dating, this technology originated from Blue Star.

Before this, Cangqiong Star relied on long-lived species and dynasties of Intelligent Species that painstakingly preserved and periodically updated various literary materials to learn the ancient history, which was not an easy task. Many materials were still destroyed by natural disasters or man-made catastrophes, disappearing entirely.

The most reliable method of preserving data in Cangqiong Star Civilization was neither special parchment nor carved murals but finely crafted metal pages, which, if properly preserved, would sustain for 100,000 years without significant physical or chemical damage. Due to the cost and production cycle, they could only preserve historical events and important technical information. To this day, the Silan Dynasty is also engaging in the same practice, continuously refreshing old metal pages and creating new ones, with backup copies weighing over 300,000 tons in total.

It is precisely because generations of Intelligent Species have tacitly passed down their civilization, minimizing the impacts of natural disasters and political changes, that it is still possible to access literature from tens of millions of years ago. Especially now, with the introduction of Blue Star's industrial technology, as much of the content in metal pages is digitized, although not as durable as metal pages, it is very convenient for copying, interpreting, and querying. Laser etching has also made metal page production much easier, significantly shortening the production cycle.

"What a longstanding totem belief, why don't the Intelligent Species of Cangqiong Star directly worship 'Qin'?"

Chen Fei confirmed that the big bird in the mural was not Blue Star's Phoenix.

Though Phoenixes in legend are associated with Fire, the creature representing Constant Star Light is the Golden Crow, with the character for "Xuan" meaning "Black." However, the Golden Crow does not possess a crest or long tails, indicating that Cangqiong Star's Mystic Bird totem bears no relation to Blue Star's mythological tales.

"'Qin' sowed the seeds of life to render the desolate void vibrant, not for the sake of vain worship; faith in it is meaningless. Past beings merely regarded the Mystic Bird as a source of spiritual sustenance. In different civilizations, the creator in belief assumes various forms."

As Cangqiong Star was "Qin's" last resting place, Princess Lin Ziyu, being a Cangqiong Star Person, possessed more understanding of "Qin."

The giant "Qin," sprayed life across the void, leaving traces on Cangqiong Star and Blue Star, where only legends remain, even the parasitic species "Sagali" has connections to "Qin," as inferred from ancient murals brought back from Antalu Planet.

Princess Lin Ziyu walked to the center of the hall illuminated by light, pointed to the ground, and said: "We can proceed with our business now; the coordinates for the second 'Stargate' are here."

After photographing the murals, Chen Fei followed Princess Lin Ziyu to where she stood and once again deployed the "Stargate."

After a faint hum for over ten breaths, a dry and hot wind from a Blue Star's equatorial island gushed from inside the "Stargate's" circular ring, dispersing the chilling damp inside the massive stone building.

In such a damp and cold environment, one easily comes to fancy dryness and warmth. Standing before the "Stargate," Princess Lin Ziyu enjoyed the airflow blowing against her face and said, "I've taken quite a liking to your... island."

"Your Highness, your remark sounds truly alarming."

Chen Fei glanced at the computational progress displayed by "Adam," then shifted his focus back to the princess.

He wasn't afraid of those inexplicable challengers seeking to duel him but worried about Teacher Shen overhearing this remark.

Chen Xiao'er, danger!!!