Chapter 2: The Taiji Diagram is Complete, the Gate of Time and Space Opens (Part 2)

  "The Taiji diagram is complete, and the space-time gate opens?!"

  At the same moment, in a remote southwestern mountainous region of the Republic, an old Taoist walked out of a small thatched cottage, looking up at the starry sky with extreme astonishment, his expression was both extremely terrified and extremely excited, two completely different emotions appeared on the face of the same person, extremely contradictory, yet there was a harmonious unity.

  This old Taoist has white hair all over, with two long and clean white eyebrows hanging down to the corners of his mouth. He looks like he's lived for countless years, but surprisingly, his face is full of rosy glow, and the skin exposed under his hemp robe is as tender and smooth as a baby's, making it impossible to guess his age.

  At some point, two light and elegant white cranes landed beside the old Taoist, while two spiritual lilies added a few more touches of an ethereal and otherworldly flavor to his demeanor.

  "Could it be that after 100,000 cycles of time, the gates of space and time will open again?" The old Taoist's hands flew quickly as he calculated, muttering to himself. After a moment, only shock remained on his face.

  …………………

  Looking up at the starry sky, it seems that this expanse of stars has undergone some kind of mysterious change. The starlight is exceptionally bright, and around each star, there appears to be a layer of hazy stardust. However, upon closer inspection, it's impossible to discern what exactly is different about this starry sky compared to usual days.

  But if you can gaze down at the entire solar system from the starry sky and outline the solar system with some lines, you will be surprised to find that the entire solar system has already formed a huge Tai Chi diagram! In this enormous Tai Chi diagram, Venus is located in the Yang fish eye position of the Yin fish, while the Earth's satellite: the Moon, is located in the Yin eye position of the Yang fish.

  It seems that all of this is in harmony with some kind of mysterious Tao between heaven and earth.

  It is consistent with the Taoist idea of "yin and yang are born from each other".

  At this moment, in this vast Tai Chi diagram, the yin fish where Venus is located seems to be gradually covered with a faint layer of blackness.

  At the same time, Venus was getting brighter and brighter, while as the yin to the yang of the sun, the moon's light was getting clearer and clearer. However, in this clear moonlight, some mysterious changes appeared on the moon, seemingly forming some vague images. Unbeknownst to all, the moon's shadow was getting fainter and fainter, until it was almost invisible. Yet, at this moment, those vague images were becoming more and more solid.

  The moon is gone, replaced by a large gate.

  A majestic and elegant bronze gate!

  The bronze gate is carved with various rare flowers and grasses, towering ancient trees, and strange beasts that have never been seen before. These flowers, grasses, trees, and strange beasts seem to be alive. The rare flowers and grasses appear to be swaying gently in the wind, while the strange beasts are constantly roaming, playing, and chasing each other on the bronze gate.

  A desolate, ancient and grand aura from the primordial era of chaos came rushing towards Lin Hongfei with an unstoppable momentum.

  Lin Hongfei, who was just roaring, stared blankly at this completely unreasonable change, rubbed his eyes hard: years of physics and astronomy knowledge told him that when encountering such a situation, the only possibility is that he himself was drunk, and his eyes had hallucinations.

  But... it's no use!

  No matter how hard Lin Hongfei rubbed his eyes, even if he had already rubbed them to the point of being as red as a rabbit's, the "illusion" in front of him did not disappear, but instead became clearer and clearer.

  He looked clearly, really clearly, that the rare and strange beasts on it were all creatures from ancient myths and legends. There were agile five-clawed dragons, noble and elegant phoenixes and blue birds, three-legged golden crows bathing in fierce flames and singing loudly, and human-headed dragon-bodied thunder beasts...

  As for those rare flowers and towering ancient trees, sorry, Lin Hongfei didn't recognize a single one.

  "Alright, heaven has been kind to me after all. I can still see this scene before I die...I'm satisfied." Lin Hongfei shook the wine bottle in his hand and smiled wryly.

  The strange flowers and grasses on the bronze gate, as well as the towering ancient trees, were swaying more and more violently. The roaming and chasing of rare and exotic beasts were also getting faster and faster! Gradually, the gate began to move, slowly revealing a tiny gap, as if the bronze gate was about to be opened by some inexplicable force.

  The gate seemed to have not been opened for tens of millions of years, and Lin Hongfei could even clearly hear the creaking sound of the bronze gate's rusty metal scraping as it was opening.

  Inside the gate, there is a dazzling moral light, which is shining out through this tiny gap that cannot be investigated.

  "As expected... it has appeared." The mysterious old Taoist gazed at the increasingly faint shadow of the moon in the starry sky, his eyes wide with a muttered murmur.

  The old Taoist's exclamation was like a footnote, the bronze gate seemed to follow some mysterious rule in the universe, slowly opening a slit, from which came the faint sounds of birdsong and fragrance, human voices and chanting.

  Through the gap in the door, the golden light that shone through from the other side was actually golden, and compared to the dull bronze-colored large door, it seemed that no matter what, this bronze door would be inferior to this golden light. However, strangely, the bronze door seemed like a god who dominated everything, and those radiant golden lights also had to submit to the majesty of the bronze door. When passing through the bronze door, these golden lights actually became distorted, as if they were using this method to show humility and utmost respect to their own god!

  "It's appeared! It really has appeared!" At this moment, seeing that it was completely consistent with the records in "Gui Cang", Lao Dao was so excited that his whole body trembled violently like a strong gust of wind.

  "It's really...". Drunken Lin Hongfei stood up, stretched out his hand to the empty air, as if trying to grab the giant door in the starry sky.

  At this moment, a voice seemed to come from inside, and the golden light inside the door suddenly dimmed. The golden light turned into an ancient bronze color, which completely violated the physical common sense of the main plane. As soon as it lit up, it came in front of Lin Hongfei, wrapping him entirely inside!

  A bronze light suddenly burst forth, instantly enveloping Lin Hongfei, and in an instant, Lin Hongfei was wrapped into a large bronze cocoon.

  At the moment when he was wrapped in a cocoon of light, Lin Hongfei only felt a sudden pain in his head, and it seemed that a needle had pricked a spot at the back of his brain, as if something that had existed since ancient times but had been sealed within him was activated by this prick. Countless points of light danced around him, covering the sky and rushing towards him!

  Lin Hongfei only felt his head spinning and suddenly lost consciousness.