"The only sound I can think of coming from the sky is thunder," Wei Dong said. "Or maybe it's the wind? Could it be related to the tornadoes that appear every night?"
"That's contradictory," Fang Fei said. "The celestial sounds are unbearable for demons and ghosts. Are the tornadoes meant to subdue demons and ghosts, rather than to invade the human world?"
"That's quite possible," Wei Dong said. "Aren't the scenes that appear every night otherworldly? So it's very possible that these are the scenes of otherworldly demons and ghosts being tormented by tornadoes!"
"So, according to you, tornadoes are actually harmless to the human world, and we don't need to care? Then what about the increasingly prominent bone structure on our bodies?" Fang Fei countered.
"It's very likely that they are two completely different things," Wei Dong said. "Tornadoes are just scenes from another world, symbolizing the torment of otherworldly demons and ghosts, while our bone structure clearly proves that if we don't seal the otherworldly world, we will die. They are two different things."
"The tornado columns are getting bigger and bigger. If we leave them alone, they might just completely torment the demons and ghosts to death. Isn't that a good thing? So why should we continue to sacrifice ourselves to seal the otherworldly world?" Fang Fei asked.
"Uh…" Wei Dong was speechless. "Okay, you win."
Fang Fei didn't say anything more. The two of them suddenly realized that the surroundings were quiet. They looked at everyone and saw that everyone was looking at them too.
"What?" Fang Fei raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing, nothing." Ke Xun waved his hand. "You two are arguing quite reasonably, so we listened. So Dongzi's point is that Tianyin is likely just a rumor, and Fei-ge's point is that Dongzi is talking nonsense. What do you all think?"
Perhaps the experience of the "Eastern Goose Couple" had left too deep an impression on Wei Dong and Fang Fei, so the two of them did not notice the strangeness of the word "two people" at all, and only looked at the others with Ke Xun.
"Indeed, besides the sounds of wind, thunder, and rain, there seems to be no other sound coming from the heavens," Qin Ci pondered. "But as Xiao Shao and Xiao Fang said, thunder and thunder sound refer to the same thing. Instead of saying 'heavenly thunder falls, heavenly sound descends,' it would be better to just say 'heavenly thunder falls.' And the sound of wind certainly doesn't seem like something that can subdue demons."
"I think the key to heavenly sound lies in the next paragraph," Mu Yiran said, "'Thunder shakes the universe, and only the gods cannot escape it; heavenly sound is silent, and only demons and ghosts cannot withstand it.' It's clearly a 'sound,' so why is it silent? What kind of sound is silent?"
Everyone frowned in thought, when Ke Xun suddenly exclaimed, "—Infrasound! The infrasound hinted at in 'Reboot'!"
"—Ah!" Several people exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right," Mu Yiran said. "Infrasound has a frequency lower than that of the human ear, so it's 'silent' to humans and most animals. But as I mentioned in that painting, dogs, elephants, whales, and jellyfish can hear infrasound. If the so-called 'demons' are a species that has become extinct on Earth and is completely different from existing humans and animals, it's possible that they are a species that can hear infrasound completely.
"Moreover, even infrasound has different high and low frequencies. As I said before, infrasound also exists in the human body. If the frequency of infrasound in nature happens to match the frequency in the human body, it will resonate and cause harm to the human body, such as causing illness, becoming delirious, or even dying.
"So we have a basis to infer that a certain frequency of infrasound happens to match the infrasound in the body of the 'demons,' thus causing a devastating blow to them.
"As for the cause of this infrasound, it's quite obvious—the Great Flood."
"As mentioned before, there are many natural phenomena accompanied by infrasound, such as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes, geomagnetic storms, earthquakes, and lightning. Man-made phenomena, such as nuclear explosions, speeding trains, collapsed buildings and bridges, and the operation of various machines, can also generate infrasound.
"A real-world example is that He Tang is more sensitive than ordinary people to the infrasound generated by the echoes from musical instruments in a theater, which causes her physical discomfort.
"Therefore, during the prehistoric flood, nature generated a certain frequency of infrasound, which dealt a devastating blow to the 'demon' species. Thus, the next paragraph of this suicide note mentions 'demons escaping underground,' perhaps to avoid the harm of this infrasound.
"Furthermore, every painting we've experienced has given us various hints, and these hints have successively come true or found corresponding clues. Therefore, the infrasound hinted at in 'Reboot' is unlikely to be unfounded and is very likely to be reflected in 'celestial sound.'" "
That's right, exactly," everyone cheered. "It makes sense!"
"Then can we understand these passages like this," Shao Ling said, "In ancient times, three major species lived on the ground: the so-called 'gods,' the so-called 'demons and ghosts,' and humans and beasts.
"The gods and demons of ancient times may not have been the kind of gods and ghosts we know today. The gods of ancient times may have been a higher species, the demons and ghosts were a species below the gods, and humans and beasts were at the bottom of the food chain in that era.
"The hierarchy between gods, demons and ghosts, and humans and beasts is like the difference between humans, wild beasts, and insects in our present world."
"To beasts and insects, the ability of humans to use various high-tech products to do things they can never understand or imagine is incredible and amazing. Similarly, in ancient times, the flying and other incredible abilities possessed by the 'gods' and 'demons' were also incredibly amazing to humans at that time.
"Therefore, the 'gods' of that time were called gods by humans, representing magical and incredible absolute power, just as humans today might be called 'gods' in the minds of insects, representing an existence that is incredibly magical to them.
"If we replace the concept in this way, the ancient 'gods' and 'demons' were actually just two species more advanced than lower species. Their physiological structure determined their ability to fly, burrow underground, and live forever. Ultimately, they were also products of nature, not gods and demons in another sense that we modern people have imagined and created.
"So what I mean is, since they are also products of nature, it is only natural that they are subject to natural phenomena." The species 'Gods' feared thunder, the species 'Demons' feared infrasound, and humans and beasts nearly perished in the great flood.
"These three species existing in nature were almost destroyed in a global natural disaster, so 'the gods vanished, demons burrowed underground, and humans and beasts barely survived.' This catastrophe completely wiped out the 'Gods,' forced the 'Demons' to burrow underground to escape infrasound, and nearly wiped out humans and beasts, leaving only a small number to survive.
"Thus—two species superior to humans completely disappeared from the surface, and the remaining humans became the new masters of the world. After Yu the Great controlled the flood, humans, as the masters of the world and the most intelligent of all beings, began to multiply and develop on this land, becoming the apex species in the food chain of the new era.
"But we notice that the 'Demons' burrowing underground only avoided extinction like the 'Gods.' They still existed, and as the harmful infrasound gradually disappeared after the great flood, they wanted to return to the surface."
"But how could humanity, now the undisputed number one on Earth, tolerate another species superior to itself above them? Moreover, those not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. This is the general sentiment of both humans and demons. Whether out of selfishness or self-preservation, humanity would never allow the 'demons' species to return to the surface.
"Therefore, it says later: 'In the past, demons burrowed underground, fearing their return, so we cast magnificent vessels from the metal of the nine provinces to permanently suppress them.'
"The Great Witch Gaoyang should be the human we previously deduced to possess the 'power of observation,' or rather, a person with superpowers. In any case, he could probably see the demons stirring beneath the ground and had some ability to glimpse the laws of the universe, hence his suggestion.
"So humanity cast the Nine Cauldrons, making them 'resonate with the sounds of Heaven, resonate with the earth's foundation, prevent demons from emerging, and bring peace to the world.'"
"I think this statement clearly confirms Mu's deduction about infrasound. 'Resonance' and 'co-vibration' obviously utilize the resonance generated by infrasound to continuously block the demons and ghosts underground. As long as the Nine Cauldrons are still there and the infrasound doesn't disappear, the demons and ghosts will never dare to emerge from the ground!"
After Shao Ling finished his analysis, everyone paused and let out a collective sigh of relief.
"That makes sense now." Hua Jiqiu wiped his forehead. "So the function of the Nine Cauldrons is to transmit infrasound?"
"No, I suspect it's to change the frequency of infrasound." Zhu Haowen said, "Since the infrasound that has an effect on demons and ghosts appeared during the Great Flood, it means that in normal environments, the infrasound that exists in nature has no effect on them.
"And given the capabilities of humans at that time, it was impossible to artificially create another Great Flood, so they could only utilize the existing infrasound in nature and modify its frequency to a frequency that the demons and ghosts could not adapt to."
"This mentions resonance, and we all know that metal is a substance that resonates very easily. So I have a guess: the function of the Nine Cauldrons is to resonate with infrasound in nature and change the frequency of the resonance to a channel that can be used to attack demons and ghosts. They are called sacrificial vessels, but in reality, they are super weapons."
"I agree with Haowen's statement," Mu Yiran said. "In fact, I think the function of the 'Mountain and Sea Map' on the Nine Cauldrons is likely to use the undulations of the texture to capture and adjust the frequency of resonance."
"Yes," Zhu Haowen said. "Although we cannot determine the exact form of the Nine Cauldrons, their shape, volume, and even the location and order of their placement must have been precisely calculated, measured, and designed.
"They can not only resonate with infrasound in nature and change the frequency to a channel that demons and ghosts cannot withstand, but also spread this infrasound through their own shape, size, location, and placement order, to continuously attack or seal demons and ghosts."
"Many of the ancient people's manufacturing techniques were incredible, and even modern science and technology cannot replicate them. Therefore, I believe it's not entirely impossible to create such a Nine Tripod Cauldron and achieve such effects.
Thus, it's no exaggeration to say that the Nine Tripod Cauldron is a divine artifact that can suppress the nine provinces and stabilize the world; it truly lives up to its name."
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It is said that infrasound with a frequency of 7 Hz is the most deadly to humans, known for killing without leaving a trace, because infrasound has a very long wavelength. Some infrasound waves can circle the Earth two to three times, and it can even penetrate tanks. 7 Hz infrasound can directly rupture blood vessels throughout a human's body, paralyze the nervous system, and cause a very rapid death.
Therefore, some people say that infrasound weapons will be a very green, environmentally friendly, and convenient new type of weapon—it only kills people and doesn't damage anything…
Great Witch: This is a new green and environmentally friendly weapon I recently developed. It's simple to operate, convenient, and fast. Only 998, take the Nine Tripod Cauldron home!
Emperor Yu: Green and environmentally friendly? Very good, support it. Give the demons and ghosts underground a little green on their heads.
Demons and ghosts: … [Black demon question mark face.jpg]