The Sun Temple in Anu City is also called the "Temple of the Immortal Bird". The Immortal Bird is the phoenix and phoenix in mythology.

The three-legged Golden Crow in China, the Garuda in India, the Phoenix in ancient Greece, the Ankh in Arabia, the Firebird in Russia, the Yeer in America... the myths of the Phoenix are spread all over the world.

The origin of many legends may be traced back to Bennu, the Egyptian sun bird.

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt in 455 BC and brought back the legend of the Phoenix.

So Greece has the legend of "Phoenix": its feathers are partly red and partly golden, shaped like a giant eagle; the phoenix dies every 500 years and flies back to the Egyptian city of Annu, where it burns

reborn in the flames.

In the legends of various ethnic groups, the Phoenix has the characteristic of resurrection from the dead, but its life cycle ranges from 500 to 12,994 years, and it is closely related to the sun.

As a sacred area, the city of Anu is the location of the "primitive mound" in the Egyptian creation myth. A temple was built there to enshrine a mysterious cone-shaped stone - the "Benben Stone", which is considered to be the origin of the universe.

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Some people say that the shape of the Benben stone symbolizes the original hill in the creation myth, on which the god Ra first appeared and stood on it to create all things.

The Benben Stone is also related to the Bennu bird. At the turn of each life cycle, the Bennu bird will return to the Benben Stone in Anu City, be reborn from the ashes, and soar into the sky.

It can be said that the shape of the pyramid imitates the Benben Stone. The Benben Stone will also be placed on the top of the pyramid (including the subsequent obelisk) as an upgraded version of the Benben Stone worship.

Of course, the original stone on the top of the pyramid is a replica - made of black granite, with the Eye of Horus, the Winged Disk and the sacred inscription engraved in gold on it. Below it is the god Orion striding forward with stars in his hands.

If the pyramids are related to "ascension to heaven", then the Ben Ben Stone is even more relevant! This made Wang Peng interested in the real Ben Ben Stone.

With the pharaoh's handwriting, Wang Peng became the imperial envoy and could finally pass through the sacred area without hindrance. He wandered around the temple, looking up and down, looking left and right, as if he was looking for something.

Several local chief priests stood guard with their hands folded, their faces stiff and solemn: Just look for it. If you can't find the stone box, it's up to you to explain to the pharaoh!

Wang Peng thought to himself: As long as the pyramid is built firmly, it will not collapse. It does not need any spell protection at all. Who knows who spread the rumor?

Anyway, he doesn't have the ability to see through the wall, and he doesn't intend to dig pillars or walls here. He can just leave it to chance to find the stone box!

He looked up at the sculpture of a flying phoenix on the stone wall, feeling that he was more interested in it.

"I want to enter the inner hall and see the Ben Ben Stone." Wang Peng requested.

The head of the high priest's face moved slightly, and then his face became paralyzed: "That is a forbidden area, which can be called the 'Holy of the Holy'. Not to mention outsiders, even the chief priest here is not allowed to enter!"

Wang Peng flashed the token in his hand and reminded: "I am under the order of the Pharaoh? You must find the spell. Every corner of the temple can be searched."

When the other party was about to say something, Wang Peng interrupted sharply: "Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

The high priest's face twitched? His lips tightened.

In order for Khufu to successfully complete the pyramid, the gods gave him great power? Including power over religious leaders.

In order to steal money, that madman Khufu could deprive the temple of the huge wealth in the name of taxation? He even dared to drag out the rebellious priests and behead them.

After a period of inner struggle, the priests led Wang Peng dejectedly to the place where Ben Ben Stone was enshrined.

The high priest opened the heavy door with his own hands, and no one else was allowed to enter.

Wang Peng walked in and saw that the inner hall was in the shape of an octagon. It was inlaid with gold, silver and decorated with precious stones. It was very gorgeous.

But on the towering altar, the cone-shaped Benben stone is very simple and simple - it is shaped like the head of an obelisk, without any carvings on it, and the places that are frequently touched become very smooth.

Wang Peng used his mind to sense it. It didn't emit any magic power.

"That's it? This is not the real Ben Ben Stone. I want to see the real Ben Ben Stone!"

The high priest became angry and said sternly: "Please be more respectful when facing holy objects! This is the real Ben Ben Stone!"

"You swear in the name of the god Ra?" Wang Peng pressed.

"I swear in the name of the god Ra!" the high priest said through gritted teeth.

Judging from the reaction, this man was not lying. Moreover, Wang Peng had also seen Ben Benshi before, but it was just because it was unremarkable that it did not attract his attention.

Sis~ This is strange... In Wang Peng's imagination, Ben Ben Stone should be something even more magical.

"I remember that the Benben Stone is the 'god seed' left by the Phoenix, and the sun god rose brilliantly from the Benben Stone."

Wang Peng stared at the high priest: "Tell me, how can a stone prove that it is a 'god'? How can the sun god rise from it? Have you seen it?"

The high priest frowned, and the scholar's dignity required him to answer Wang Peng's question.

"Of course I haven't seen it. This happened hundreds of thousands or millions of years ago."

He thought for a while, reorganized the fragments of words that had been circulated in the priesthood since ancient times, and said leisurely:

"The Bennu bird will appear in the sky periodically. Once it returns to Anu City, it marks the birth of a new era!

In the unknown past, when humans still lived like animals, the Bennu bird, emitting flames and red light, appeared in the sky for the first time.

A new era has begun.

The huge Bennu bird fell to the ground, leaving behind the sacred house - the Benben stone..."

"Wait a minute," Wang Peng interrupted, "Isn't Ben Ben Stone a bird egg? How can it be the residence of God?"

"Bird egg?" The high priest's brow twitched, "The stone is the god of the universe, and the god lives in it!"

Wang Peng asked: "How does God 'live' inside?"

"This..." The high priest also felt that those obscure legends left by ancient times were somewhat inconsistent with current concepts, so he had to use idealism theory to forcefully explain:

"Because the Ben Ben Stone is the heart and soul of Ra God, who created the gods and all things, so..."

Okay, okay... Wang Peng thought to himself, he was tired of hearing these religious remarks a long time ago. Only those ancient fragments of information are valuable!

The facts are very clear. The Benben stone is indeed a sacred object, but it is just an imitation of the "sacred house" they saw made of stone by ancient ancestors for daily worship and worship.

This kind of "sacred stone" is also common in the Canaan region where Palestine, Syria and Lebanon are located, and is regarded as a holy object. They are conical and are called "Betil", which roughly means "Kaaba" or "House of God"

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The earliest Bethil worship can be traced back to the Neolithic Age in 8000 BC.

This conical sun stone was also enshrined in Delphi and Dodona, the famous places of divine metaphors in ancient Greece. It was considered to be the residence of the sun god and the carrier of divine metaphors.

Although the Benben stone in front of you is not a real "sacred house", it has been enshrined for countless years, so it should still have some divine power.

Wang Peng thought of this and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch it.

"No!" the high priest shouted sternly.

"Why can't you touch it?" Wang Peng turned around and asked strangely, "Look, it has been touched until it is smooth and shiny. Since ancient times, haven't people worshiped and touched it with a pious heart?

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"It used to be like this, but if you keep touching it, it will get damaged! We have been carefully protecting the Benben Stone, and this is the first time for guests to visit it in so many years!" The high priest had veins on his bald head.

Wang Peng just wanted to touch it. He argued: "But I want to find the whereabouts of the spell. Maybe I can get a divine metaphor by touching the holy stone! The divine metaphor will be given to the people God wants to enlighten!"

The high priest had no choice but to give in and said: "Then you have to follow the etiquette and worship with a pious heart!"

"Oh, I can do that." Wang Peng bowed with familiarity, and then stretched out his hand.

A cold and delicate feeling spreads from the fingertips, like a breeze blowing across the water, or like a velvet curtain being pushed aside.

The memory fragments of countless believers poured into his mind, shadowy and shadowy, accompanied by indistinguishable murmurs.

In the haze, Wang Peng saw a blurry but bright light and shadow appear in the sky, and then crashed to the ground as the earth shook and the mountains shook. The dazzling red light gradually extinguished and turned into a gray-white miniature...

"Is this the Firebird and the Space Egg? It's more like the landing of a spaceship, but it's at the level of a spaceship..." Wang Peng murmured to himself.

In retrospect, the earliest pyramid text left behind describes "the sun god who traveled in the dark universe on a divine ship for millions of years";

Thoth, the god of wisdom, counted the millions of stars in the sky and measured the earth;

Osiris, the eternal god, the eternal ruler, traveled for millions of years...

There are also puzzling astronomical numbers in the scriptures such as "millions of years" and "a million years of a million years".

Compared with the ancient Greeks who believed that "10,000 is a huge number that cannot be calculated", who made the Egyptians vaguely aware of the long-term and huge existence of time and space?

After clearing away the fog of the so-called "Firebird" and "resurrection" legends, Wang Peng believes that the conclusion is obvious:

The so-called "phoenix" is a spaceship that comes to the earth periodically; in other words, the phoenix is ​​just its light and flame.

The spacecraft landed, the flames extinguished, leaving behind the cone-shaped divine house - "Benben".

Then, the gods appeared on the "Primordial Mound" or Benben Stone, and this was the beginning of everything.

Times have changed, and when a new era begins, the spacecraft regarded as the Firebird reappears over the city of Anu.

The cone-shaped cockpit parked on the ground - "Benben Stone" is re-ignited and lifted into the sky. This is the Nirvana and rebirth of the Phoenix!

In this way, it is logical that the pyramid intended to "ascend to heaven" would be placed with this stone.

"Alas... I still hope to see the magical phoenix, the Garuda, here!"

Wang Peng was a little disappointed, but when he thought about the spacecraft, he was a little excited.

"Have you touched enough?" came the voice of the high priest from behind, somewhat impatiently.

"Not yet!"

Wang Peng rolled his eyes at him, turned back to Ben Benshi and said, "Holy Stone, Holy Stone, can you tell me the spell that keeps the pyramid from falling?"

The high priest was about to complain when suddenly there was a buzzing sound and a white light centered on the Benben Stone enveloped Wang Peng.

This is a scene where God sends a divine message!
Chapter completed!