After Hu Bayi and his party entered the ruins of the ancient city of Jingjue, after many twists and turns, they finally found the entrance to the underground palace where Queen Jingjue's coffin was buried.
The coffin is hung above a bottomless hole and is made of the rare Kunlun sacred wood.
In terms of modern home decoration, this coffin with basically no traces of carving belongs to the original color style.
It is this precious Kunlun sacred tree that makes the alluring "corpse-scented konjac" never wither.
The Kunlun Sacred Tree is a fictional product, a tree that will not wither even if cut down.
Legends similar to sacred trees have been recorded very early on.
The three sacred trees, Fusang, Huamu, and Ruomu, are the three most famous among the many myths and legends recorded in ancient Chinese documents such as The Book of Mountains and Seas and Huainanzi.
Among them, Ruomu, also known as "Kunlun Ruomu", can be regarded as the prototype of the Kunlun Sacred Tree.
The "corpse-scented konjac" growing on the Kunlun sacred tree is probably the first thing that aroused netizens' keen interest in the various magical creatures mentioned in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", because the prototype of the "corpse-scented konjac" in this story is not at all It is difficult to find, but it is just the same word as "corpse-stinking konjac".
Its scientific name is titanaru, and its origin is Sumatra Island, Indonesia.
Because it emits the stench of rotting corpses and attracts flies and carrion-eating beetles to pollinate it, it is also commonly known as the "corpse flower."
Buckets have roots similar to potatoes.
It looks different from the Rafflesia flower, which is also claimed to be the largest flower in the world.
It has no stems, no leaves and only petals, but they both have an extremely smelly smell.
The smell is said to be similar to fresh cow dung or carrion to attract carrion-eating insects to come for pollination.
Plants also need to pass on their family lineage.
Some people on the Internet pointed out that "Corpse-smelling Konjac" is the descendant of "Corpse-smelling Konjac", which is a bit far-fetched.
What I want to explain here is that there has never been a "corpse-scented konjac" in the world, and there is no legend of a "corpse-scented konjac" guarding the tomb of King Solomon.
The so-called "corpse-scented konjac" in the book does not stink, but it will produce a peculiar smell from the corpses buried under the roots.
This peculiar smell, which can spread for tens of meters, will stimulate dopamine in the brain and cause hallucinations in the human brain.
It was once the guardian of King Solomon's tomb.
It used the illusion of death to kill countless thieves who wanted to approach King Solomon's treasure.
These are all made up by me.
Although "corpse-stinking konjac" is real, it does not create illusions.
Some plants and fungi do produce hallucinogenic substances, such as some plants that can be processed into neurotoxic drugs such as opium poppy and marijuana.
If you eat too much of the delicious porcini mushrooms from Yunnan, you will see little people dancing in front of your eyes, but until now, no species has been found that can create such a powerful illusion in the human brain
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