Chapter 35 Gulong, or Kunlun

Guo Pu, prefect of Hongnong, bird whisperer, naturalist, writer, and the greatest psychic medium in the past 3000 years, mentioned in his book "Funeral Sutra" some animals that had human shapes but were not of the human genus: Eastern Qiangyu, the Xiaoren in the west, the mandrill in the north and the ancient dragon in the south.Guo Pu paid special attention to the last one. He wrote: Gulong is a black animal, so black that you can't distinguish the parts of its body.This animal lives in volcanoes by the sea.They are yellow when they are just born, but due to the burning of the volcano all the year round, the adult dragons are pure black.It is also because of this that the ancient dragon absorbed the spirit of fire, and it is the closest to this scorching energy among all living things.

Gu Long, also known as Gu Lun and Jue Lun. "New Book of Tang? Biography of Nanman" pointed out that the ancient dragons were mainly distributed in Rinan County in the south of the Tang Empire and then seven thousand miles south, roughly in the west of Linyi Kingdom.Zhu Yu from the Song Dynasty said in his "Pingzhou Ketan" that he had observed these monsters at close range when he was traveling in various ways in the south.He thinks Guo Pu is right about Kunlun, adding that the brown hair on the head and neck of the ancient dragon will be somewhat curly, but on the torso it will be short and thick.The food of the ancient dragon is mainly shellfish in the nearby shoals, and sometimes it also eats sea fish.Although these animals have a special affection for fire, they do not cook their food like humans do.

  hunting this animal is considered a severe test for local hunters.In some tribes, it's even an integral part of the rite of passage.But the locals did not hunt the animals for meat.Since ancient dragons have the attribute of fire, they cannot be cooked, so they cannot be used as food for hunters.However, their skin is a very good raw material for tanning. In the more than 40 tribute records of Linyi in the Han Dynasty, there are about 10 mentions of Gulong leather products.It is said that wearing armor made of ancient dragon skin can allow people to walk freely in the water without feeling dizzy.This armor also protects their owners from flames.The knife case made of ancient dragon leather can protect the blade from rust damage.The local people's explanation for this is that this animal is good at water.After they die, the skin inherits this characteristic and can be used by humans.Zhu Yu disagreed with this.After carefully observing the corpses of several ancient dragons, he pointed out that they are animals that conform to the attributes of fire among the five elements, which is why they can live in the flames of volcanoes without any damage.Fire can overcome water, so the ancient dragon also had the miracle of water-dispelling at the same time.

Sometimes, the hunters killed the ancient dragons that were raising their cubs, and brought the cubs home to raise them.In order to get rid of the wildness of ancient dragons, breeders force them to eat cooked food.Due to gastrointestinal discomfort, the young ancient dragon vomited and diarrhoea, rolling on the ground in pain.This measure is called "changing intestines". Most young ancient dragons could not bear the pain of changing intestines, and died within three or two days.There are also some who have successfully passed the severe test and adapted to the fire food.In this way, the ancient dragon is tamed and may be driven to various jobs.Some young ancient dragons who have been trained can even understand more complex human languages, but because of their dialects, it is difficult for them to accept Mandarin and elegant dialects.Zhu Yu said that obedient ancient dragons are called "familiar dragons", and the strong ones can be worth millions of dollars. After being imported to the mainland, they are also called "Kunlun".

At the end of the "Funeral Sutra", Guo Pu explained the use of ancient dragons in funerals.He believes that if an adult ancient dragon can be buried, the tomb can avoid water intrusion; if enough ancient dragons are buried, the fire essence they carry can even keep the body of the tomb owner at a certain temperature forever. The possibility of resurrection at an appropriate time. Finally, Guo Pu predicted his burial place.He said that his tomb is the most dangerous one south of Zhongshan and north of Daze.It is especially vulnerable to water damage, so a large number of ancient dragons must be used as sacrifices.He said that if these sacrificial ancient dragons were arranged in a specific shape, it would generate a powerful energy that could compete with the surrounding water.He said that if things go well, 800 years after his burial, the confrontation will reach its peak, and his tomb will be submerged; after another 1,000 years, everything will subside and he will be resurrected.

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