Tomb Robbery: Successor to the King, starting in Yunnan Worm Valley

Chapter 501 Holy Relics

Could it be that in ancient times in this area, the birthplace of Wuxie culture, the image of the ancient god here, the Flame Ghost?
  It's really possible.

The power of the ancient gods is very intimidating even now.

In ancient times, he was the incarnation of the absolute god. As long as a little bit of power leaked out from his fingers, it was enough for the tribes who believed in the ancient gods to defeat the surrounding tribes and become the overlord of one party.

But why is there no news about this ancient witch clan that believes in flame ghosts?
  It seems that there are many secrets hidden under this mountain.

It's not just the methods of Guanshan Taibao.

Wang Ye continued to move forward and soon discovered that there were thick chains in many places on the statues of the gods.

It is very similar to the iron chains that everyone saw before that lead to unknown places.

The chains appear to be utilitarian tools and not just part of the idol.

It is very likely that in ancient times, it was used to imprison certain people.

Everyone continued to move forward while observing the statues beside the secret passage.

Soon Wang Ye, who was walking at the front, saw many strange corpses.

These corpses were all lying on the ground. They were relatively complete and had not completely rotted into ashes, so as to maintain their human appearance.

Each one was skinny and skinny, as thin as a skeleton.

And they are all tied with chains!

It's actually some criminals.

However, the methods used to treat these criminals are quite cruel.

It is very obvious that these prisoners were chained here and died of starvation.

This skeleton-like body was shaped like this by starvation during his lifetime.

It is precisely because the body's water, fat, protein and other substances have been almost consumed when it was alive. In a relatively dry place underground, it directly turned into a mummy without decay.

Wang Ye stepped forward and observed the corpses carefully.

The clothes on these corpses are not Ming Dynasty style.

And it doesn’t look like it’s from the Qin and Han Dynasties.

If it was someone brought by Feng Shigu, then it must be the style of the Ming Dynasty.

If it was someone brought by King Wuling Yishan, then it must be the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties.

But now it is neither of those.

Professor Sun also came over and looked at it for a long time before raising his head.

"The clothing style of these people is somewhat similar to the Shijiahe altar ruins in Tianmen County, but..."

When Wang Ye heard this, he immediately knew that Professor Sun's guess was similar.

Tianmen County has been changed into a prefecture-level city in Wang Ye's mind.

"But what? You tell me!" Fatty Wang always disliked Professor Sun and immediately urged him.

"But it already belongs to prehistoric civilization. It is tentatively estimated that the time from now is between 4,000 and 5,000 years..."

Professor Sun was also a little confused.

The Shijiahe Altar Site had just been excavated not long ago, and the archaeological report had not yet been released.

Professor Sun was able to participate in the excavation process because of his status as an expert in ancient text semiotics.

The style of clothing on these corpses was actually similar to the style of the prehistoric civilization in Chu, hundreds of kilometers away.

It's really incredible.

After Professor Sun said this result, everyone else was shocked.

Only Wang Ye was not so surprised, but rather thoughtful.

In ancient times, the original cultural style more than 4,000 years ago.

This era was most likely the period when innocent culture was at its peak.

Are these people primitive tribes with an innocent culture?
  But Wang Ye immediately realized that things were not that simple.

Although these people were all starved to death, and the underground environment was quite special, they became mummies. But after all, this place is near Wu Gorge, and the air humidity is not comparable to places like Loulan or Xiaohe Princess in the deserts of the Western Regions.

No matter how well-preserved a corpse from four to five thousand years ago will definitely undergo some decay.

There is no way it could be so well preserved.

In other words, the death time of these people is most likely a few hundred years from now.

Even if the corpse could be waxed, the clothes on it would not be preserved for such a long time.

Wang Ye reached out and touched it and found that these people's clothes still had a certain strength.

If it really takes four to five thousand years, I'm afraid it will turn into fly ash just by blowing a breath.

The clothes on his body appear to be in the style of four to five thousand years ago, but he died only a few hundred years ago.

Then the most likely possibility is that they are the remnants of Wuxie.

In a place like Wu Gorge, there are mountains and valleys everywhere, and transportation is extremely inconvenient, inferior to plain areas.

It is very common for different areas to be isolated from each other.

The pronunciation is different for ten miles, and the customs are different for hundreds of miles. This is very typical here.

So it is possible that deep in the mountains like this, a clan of evil witches still existed until the Ming Dynasty.

So at the hands of whose hands these people died, the answer is very obvious.

It must be Feng Shigu's fault.

There are many lives under Feng Shigu's hands.

Wang Ye thought about it and couldn't help but feel chills standing on end.

After walking a few hundred meters further, dozens of bodies were found on the road.

A spacious cave appeared at the end.

There are even more corpses in this cave.

There were chains and locks almost everywhere on the ground.

The bodies tied to the chains were all dressed in similar clothing.

The number is several hundred shellfish.

And there are both men and women, old and young.

Shirley Yang suddenly covered Yao Meier's eyes.

Everything in front of me was too miserable.

These corpses must have resisted and struggled before dying.

Many people have scars on their bodies.

Some have lost limbs and even their heads are separated.

In the center of the entire cave, there is a huge copper turtle.

Almost all the bodies were chained to this giant copper turtle.

Wang Ye was a little confused at first, but after quickly taking a look at the shell of the copper turtle, he immediately understood.

This copper turtle is most likely the sacred object of this evil witch clan.

Because the turtle shell not only has lines and patterns similar to the innate Bagua, but also has some special holes and marks, and is even inlaid with turquoise and other gems.

The lines and patterns on it are most likely used for divination.

There is a legend in ancient times that King Wen used tortoise shells to deduce innate gossip.

Ancient people originally believed that tortoise shells were psychic, especially in the ancient times when the witchcraft culture was popular. Before Zhuan Sun Jedi Tiantong, the high priests in the tribe could use tortoise shells to divination, talk directly to heaven, and accept the gods from heaven. Ordained.

But later, Zhuan Sun monopolized the rights of the priests, and the ultimate power of heaven separated heaven and man. Ordinary tribal priests could no longer accept the will of heaven through the art of witchcraft.

Only the central tribe, the prototype of the dynasty, could do this.

Obviously, this remnant of the innocent culture was not affected by Zhuansun Jedi Tiantong.

(End of this chapter)