60 Myths and legends, history and future (1/2)

Lucien was now sitting in his private jet that was flying to the location near the Kunlun Mountains. Because the flight would be a bit long and boring, he started to read some books, especially one book that was describing the Kunlun Mountains and some myths around it.

Kunlun is originally the name of a mythical mountain believed to be a Taoist paradise. Apparently first to visit this paradise was, according to the legends, King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty. He supposedly discovered there the Jade Palace of the Yellow Emperor, the mythical originator of Chinese culture, and met Xi Wang Mu, the Spirit Mother of the West, usually called the Queen Mother of the West.

Also Kunlun or Kunlun Shan is an important symbol representing Axis Mundi and divinity. Axis Mundi is certain beliefs and philosophies, is the world center, or the connection between Heaven and Earth. As the celestial pole and geographic pole, it expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet. At this point travel and correspondence is made between higher and lower realms. Similar to the Kunlun Shan in China is Mount Fuji, Japan. Also others as Mount Olympus or Mount Kailash. Of course, there exist many more places that are also regarded as Axis Mundi.

Kunlun has also a lively bestiary as various more-or-less fantastic beasts and birds described as present in its environs. Often the tiger or beings with tiger-like features are associated with Kunlun, since the tiger is symbolic of the west, as Kunlun is often associated with the Western Paradise.

The flora of Kunlun and its environs is in keeping with the rest of its natural and supernatural qualities and includes the Pearl and Jade Trees, the Tree of Immortality, and Tree Grain, the last of which Muhe was forty feet in height and five spans in thickness.

And lastly, Kunlun Mountain is a major scene of action in various myths and legends, where many important events happened. One of the most notable ones was the marriage of Nüwa and Fuxi. They were sibling and also husband and wife. Nüwa is the mother goddess of Chinese mythology, the sister and wife of Fuxi. She is the creator of mankind and is also credited with repairing the Pillar of Heaven. Fuxi is her brother and husband, also credited with creating mankind. He was first of the Three Sovereigns at the beginning of the Chinese dynastic period. Fuxi was an ancient Chinese god who is said to have shown the ancient Chinese people how to domesticate animals.

Then when he finished this book he took out another one. This one book was a little special. It wasn't a book in true meaning but a rather compilation of various records that Lucien managed to obtain through Akashic Records. They were records only about one theme.

Solheim.

First civilization of the world Eos, which was the extremely strong world, much stronger than this one. The records about Solheim weren't complete because his authorization in Akashic Records wasn't high enough and he couldn't access all pieces of information.

They were creators of the first Magitek technology and created a civilization that fused magic and technology together, reaching unprecedented highs. They created powerful magitek soldiers that were capable annihilating most powerful armies across the multiverse. Strong magitek constructs that were able to slaughter the strongest cultivators of various planes.

Might of Solheim civilization was so high, but an unknown plague named Starscourge managed to annihilate almost the entire world, killing every living being. Lucien also read about the potential of complete magitek technology.