Bronze Gate

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## Appearance

### Seen in

The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note
Ultimate Note (mentioned)
Tomb of the Sea (mentioned)

**The Bronze Gate** is a giant stone gate located at the bottom of the Heavenly Palace in the depths of the Changbai mountains. It is located in the same giant cave as King Wan Nu's tomb and the Nine Dragons Coffin.

The gate can be opened with the Ghost Seal. The ghost seal first appears in Ultimate Note at the Xin Yue Restaurant auction. The gate itself is supposedly guarded by a human-faced owl.

## The Power of the Bronze Gate

Those who have entered the bronze gate describe that they saw "The Ultimate," but it is not further elaborated on what this is.

### Tomb of the Sea

The gate itself holds immense power with just the stone of the gate itself being powerful enough to predict events in the future. This is shown at the end of Tomb of the Sea when Wu Xie discovers how the Wang Clan managed to rise to power and predict the future. At the same time, there seems to be limits to its powers, as it could not predict Wu Xie's actions in full.

## History

### Entering the Gate

#### The Lost Tomb 2.5

The gate first appears in The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note. When the gate first opens, Hendry Cox approaches it while holding Wu Xie at gunpoint. He believes that Wu Xie's special blood will protect him. As Hendry Cox gets near its entrance, it starts to tear him apart and soon nothing of him is left. Wu Xie is also pulled into the gate but is saved by Wang Pangzi before he goes in.

Later, Zhang Qiling joins the team near the gate. He warns Wu Xie that he should leave as he is not capable of handling what is beyond the gate. The gate begins to open again and Zhang Qiling quickly enters through.

Wu Sanxing mentions that Wu Laogou did know about the secrets of the mountain. It is not mentioned whether he entered the gate.

#### Ultimate Note

The recap at the beginning of Ultimate Note mentions that Zhang Qiling entered the gate. This time, however, Zhang Qiling is surrounded by soldiers while going through the gate. Later at the Xin Yue Restaurant auction, Wu Xie and Pangzi recognized the Ghost Seal Zhang Qiling used to open the bronze gate in the Heavenly Palace tomb.

After Zhang Qiling gets out, Wu Xie sees him again in the Golmud Sanatorium. Wu Xie continually asks him what happened to him and what was beyond the gate. Zhang Qiling tells him he saw "The Ultimate" beyond the gate.

In Chen Wenjin's notebook, she stated that in 1993, she and some others went through the bronze gate and saw "The Ultimate." Her notebook ended after this entry.

## Divergences from the Novel

* Hendry Cox never enters or goes near the bronze gate in the novel The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note is based on.
* When Zhang Qiling entered the bronze gate in the novel The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note is based on, he did not go in alone but was surrounded by ghostly soldiers.
* In the novel Tomb of the Sea is based on, the Wang Clan did not use the bronze gate and the bronze gate was not said to be able to predict the future.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ultimate Note, Episode 28
2. ↑ The Lost Tomb 2.5, Episode 22
3. ↑ Tomb of the Sea, Episode 52.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Lost Tomb 2.5, Episode 24
5. ↑ The Lost Tomb 2.5, Episode 24 [Based on Viki's translation] ("Also, a special blood is flowing in your body. As long as you and I enter the Bronze Door together, it'll be a perfect symbiosis.")
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Note, Episode 1
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ultimate Note, Episode 2