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Shen Qingzhou stared at Bai Yukui for a long time before slowly withdrawing his gaze and asking, "Where did you learn about the 'Ant's Hole Star Chart'?"

Once Bai Yukui recovered, her expression returned to its previous calm demeanor.

She ran her hand through her hair before asking, "I also want to ask you, where did you learn about the 'Ant Hole Star Chart'? This 'Ant Hole Star Chart' is a family heirloom of my Bai family, but it has been lost for a long time and few people know about it anymore."

"Your Bai family?" Shen Qingzhou chuckled.

"As far as I know, this 'Ant Hole Star Chart' is an artifact from ancient times, belonging to Emperor Zhuanxu. When did it become part of your Bai family?" Shen Qingzhou took out a cigarette and tapped it lightly on the table.

Shen Qingzhou knew these things because he had been tracing the traces of the previous world version and was very curious about why the world needed to be updated.

So over the years he has also consulted a lot of materials, and even many ancient books that could not be fully deciphered. He deciphered them with his eyes and thus learned some incredible and unverifiable information, one of which was related to the "Ant Hole Star Chart".

Legend has it that in ancient times, Emperor Zhuanxu succeeded Emperor Huangdi and established his capital at Diqiu.

At that time, the Jiuli tribe was in rebellion, the gods and the people were mixed together, and the sacrifices were excessive. Furthermore, false shamans wantonly altered the records of celestial phenomena, causing the ancient system of observing celestial phenomena and determining the time to completely collapse.

Spring planting was delayed, and autumn harvest was uncertain, leaving the people suffering from the inverted seasons and chaotic time of year.

To restore order to the world, Emperor Zhuanxu implemented the policy of "severing the connection between heaven and earth," appointing Nan Zhengzhong to oversee the heavens and the gods, and Bei Zhengli to oversee the earth and the people, thus isolating the chaos of the mixing of gods and people. However, a standard for measurement was always lacking.

One day, Emperor Zhuanxu led the Chong and Li clans to Mount Gaoyang on the banks of the Pu River to observe the stars at night.

As night fell, I suddenly saw a cluster of ant nests at the foot of the mountain. These nests, built by thousands of termites carrying soil, were not ordinary scattered mounds, but rather hexagonal dome structures nested in layers.

The countless tiny holes on the dome, arranged in a way that subtly corresponds to the distribution of stars in the night sky.

Even more remarkably, the spots of moonlight projected onto the ground through the holes in the anthill completely overlapped with the seven constellations of the Vermilion Bird (Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Extended Net, Wings, Chariot) in the southern sky at dusk. As the Big Dipper rotated at midnight, the spots of light also shifted synchronously, perfectly matching the celestial and terrestrial positions in the Hetu diagram, where "four nines reside in the west and one six resides in the north."

Chong bent down to examine it closely and was surprised to find that the spacing between the holes in the anthill secretly corresponded to the ancient numbers of heaven and earth.

The holes running north and south are five inches apart, corresponding to the number of earth elements in the central palace.

The distance between the east and west sides is three inches, which corresponds to the number of wood in the east. This is the "natural celestial ruler" that Emperor Zhuanxu had been searching for in vain.

Emperor Zhuanxu suddenly realized that termites emerge in spring and hibernate in winter, migrating with the seasons. The holes in their nests are "divinely bestowed apertures" that can accurately pinpoint the correspondence between the movement of stars and the flow of seasons. He named them "ant apertures" and ordered Chongshi to draw a star map based on the dome of the ant nest.

After this map was completed, Emperor Zhuanxu named it the "Ant Hole Star-Fixing Map". He used the ant hole markings in the map to calibrate the "Zhuanxu Calendar", established the nineteen-year seven-leap-month system, and set the month of Jianhai as the beginning of the year. This completely ended the chaos of the calendar collapse, restored the agricultural season to normal, and allowed the people to plant in spring, cultivate in summer, harvest in autumn, and store in winter.

The original of this map was kept in the Imperial Astronomical Office of Diqiu and was managed by the descendants of Chong and Li for generations, and was not passed on to outsiders.

It is said that Yu the Great later used this map to comprehend the true mystery of ant holes and ant nest tunnels, which are related to heaven and earth and correspond to stars and earth.

First, by using the ant holes to correspond to the celestial divisions, the boundaries of the Nine Provinces were definitively established.

Secondly, by using the anthill tunnels to correspond to the waterways of the nine rivers, the course of rivers across the land, the distribution of underground rivers, and dangerous sections prone to flooding were marked, thus thoroughly understanding the network of the Huai River and even the entire water system.

Of course, Shen Qingzhou didn't care about any of that. What really concerned him was that this map was said to be the only remaining path to heaven in the mortal realm after Emperor Zhuanxu "severed the connection between heaven and earth".

The ant holes in the diagram correspond to the stars in the celestial sphere. They are opened according to a specific time sequence, using the four seasons and eight solar terms as keys. They can not only calibrate the celestial orbits, decipher the fate of dynasties, and predict calamities, but also, according to legend, open the path between humans and gods through the ant holes, allowing one to glimpse the laws of the origin of heaven and earth.

In other words, this picture reveals the fundamental laws of the world. Isn't that similar to Shen Qingzhou's eyes?

Therefore, Shen Qingzhou was very curious about this picture. Perhaps it was precisely because of its "heaven-reaching" power that it became a treasure fought over by emperors, alchemists, and feudal lords from the day it was born.

But as time went by, it was lost somewhere and could not be found at all, so Shen Qingzhou gave up the idea of ​​searching for it.

But now, when Bai Yukui suddenly mentioned the "Ant's Hole Star Chart," he was very surprised.

Seeing that Shen Qingzhou remained silent, Bai Yukui did not press further. Instead, she said, "Since you know that this map belongs to Emperor Zhuanxu, but do not know that our Bai clan are descendants of Emperor Zhuanxu Gaoyang, then there is absolutely no problem with me saying that this 'Ant Hole Star Map' belongs to our Bai family."

"Really?"

Shen Qingzhou found it hard to believe, after all, the ancestors of the Great Xia Dynasty liked to embellish their own reputations, and there were quite a few who claimed kinship with their ancestors.

"Of course it's true. Bai Juyi's own handwritten 'Second Family Records of the Bai Clan of Taiyuan' clearly states that the Bai clan is of the Mi surname and is a member of the Chu royal family. Furthermore, the 'Records of the Grand Historian: The Hereditary House of Chu' explicitly records that 'the ancestors of Chu came from Emperor Zhuanxu Gaoyang.' So, what's wrong with saying that our Bai clan are descendants of Zhuanxu Gaoyang?"

"You can calculate it like that?" Shen Qingzhou was also dumbfounded.

"None of that matters. What matters is this 'Ant Hole Star Chart.' Our Bai family has been searching for this chart for over a hundred years. We finally obtained some clues, but those clues ended in the 30s. At that time, foreign tribes invaded, and our Bai family suffered heavy losses, so we stopped investigating. It wasn't until recent years that we started to continue the investigation..."

"Wow, your Bai family is really persistent. Are you trying to find the Path to Heaven?"

"Who wouldn't want that? Don't you?"

"think."

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Bai Yukui smiled and extended her hand.

Shen Qingzhou reached out and grasped her hand, but Bai Yukui smiled and tried to pull it away. She tried again, but still couldn't pull it away, so she glared at him playfully.

Shen Qingzhou didn't care at all. Holding the other person's hand, he said with a smile, "Such an important thing won't be worth five million."

Bai Yukui frowned slightly, and with a little effort, finally pulled her hand back.

How many do you want?

Shen Qingzhou held up one finger.

"Another million?"

"You're being stingy, aren't you? I meant ten million." Shen Qingzhou demanded an exorbitant sum.

"You really dare to say that." Bai Yukui was so angry that she laughed.

"What's the big deal? I actually want a hundred million," Shen Qingzhou said.

Bai Yukui was afraid that she would go on and make things even more outrageous, so she quickly said, "Ten million it is, but I have a condition."

"you say."

"After you find the Ant Hole Star Map, you must help me find the legendary road to heaven."

"Oh my, is this for real?" Shen Qingzhou agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Shen Qingzhou agreed, Bai Yukui breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, if Shen Qingzhou had really asked for 100 million, she would have given it to him without hesitation. Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

It wasn't that she was reluctant to spend the money; she was worried that if she gave too much, Shen Qingzhou would no longer need her, and she would become useless, since this was the only thing she could currently offer.

Shen Qingzhou was too important to her. Although the Bai family had been searching for the "Ant's Hole Star Chart" for so many years, Shen Qingzhou was still the only known person who could communicate with ghosts and gods.

With someone like him around, I believe he can not only help her find the "Ant's Hole Star Map," but also find the path to heaven, fulfilling the long-cherished wish of the Bai family's ancestors.

"Let me first explain the specifics of the matter."

Seeing that Shen Qingzhou agreed, Bai Yukui did not delay and prepared to start talking to Shen Qingzhou about the specific situation.

But Shen Qingzhou raised her hand to interrupt her.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Bai Yukui raised an eyebrow and muttered to herself, "They wouldn't want to charge more, would they?"

"I'll prepay five million." Shen Qingzhou waved his hand.

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