A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

He still respected Bai Jing quite a bit, and at this moment he also remembered what Bai Jing had told him before.

Although the fat man was somewhat reluctant at the moment, he still handed the jade eye to Hu Bayi, who was standing to the side.

Hu Bayi shook his head and prepared to put the jade eye back, but just as Hu Bayi walked to the altar and was about to put the jade eye back on the altar...

But then, from the hole below where the jade eye had been placed, a familiar black snake head emerged.

Bai Jing also received a warning from his body at this moment, and quickly stepped forward to pull Hu Bayi back.

In that instant, Hu Bayi lost his grip on the jade eye and it plummeted straight toward the ground.

Seeing this, Bai Jing quickly stepped forward and caught the jade eye with his foot just as it was about to fall to the ground, preventing it from shattering.

But Bai Jing knew this wasn't the end, so he threw the little divine blade in his hand into the air, flying towards the Jingjian Ahan in the distance. In an instant, the Jingjian Ahan was pierced through the forehead by Bai Jing's little divine blade and was dead beyond any doubt.

Bai Jing picked up the jade eye in his hand, put it back on the altar, and then picked up his little divine sword.

Then he said, "Everyone be careful and check if there are any other snakes."

Immediately afterward, Bai Jing heard a faint sound and looked sharply at the jade eye on the altar. He then saw that the jade eye was visibly beginning to shatter.

In the end, it shattered into pieces on the altar.

Seeing this, Bai Jing was stunned; the jade eye had actually shattered.

But something didn't look right at all. He had clearly caught the jade eye, but Bai Jing quickly noticed that the cracks in the jade eye seemed to have broken along the original pattern on the jade eye.

Immediately, Bai Jing had an idea.

It's very likely that the jade eye began to shatter the moment the fat man placed the jade inside.

It didn't break when it fell to the ground.

After all, this jade eye is still just a stone, and it's not that high up. Even if it were hanging straight down on the ground, it wouldn't necessarily cause any problems.

Therefore, it's quite possible that this is exactly how the designer intended it to be.

Professor Chen, somewhat agitated, walked forward and stood beside the shattered jade eye, saying, "This is a priceless treasure! How could this happen?"

Suddenly, Bai Jing felt a pang of fear again and looked up sharply.

Then, Bai Jing's expression changed, and he shouted, "Everyone, get off the altar!"

Then Bai Jing ran towards the back.

Seeing this, although no one knew what had happened, everyone quickly retreated.

Immediately afterwards, a strange sound suddenly came from the main hall.

Everyone was startled when they suddenly heard the sound, and then they all started looking for where the sound was coming from.

Bai Jing's gaze remained fixed on the top of the altar, as if he had made a mental decision.

Rather than waiting for it to fall down on its own, it's better to just shoot it directly.

Chapter 171 The Sixteen Dragons That Pierce the Earth

Immediately, Bai Jing pointed his flashlight upwards at the altar and said, "Everyone, pay attention! Fire at that spot, and be quick!"

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, Hu Bayi, Fatty, and Shirley Yang instantly realized something and simultaneously raised their assault rifles to aim at the target. Hu Bayi was the first to fire.

To be fair, Hu Bayi, having served in the military and been on the battlefield, still possesses formidable fighting instincts.

Following closely behind was the fat man, and lastly Shirley Yang.

It is said that there is a sequence, but in reality, everything happens in the blink of an eye.

"Bang bang bang!! Bang bang bang!!"

Immediately following behind, Sadi Peng and Chu Jian also fired their pistols and shotguns respectively.

Finally, Ye Yixin, who had no idea how to use a gun, handed the pistol that Shirley Yang had given her for self-defense to Bai Jing.

Seeing this, Bai Jing did not refuse, and instead took out his pistol and fired repeatedly at the roof.

After being hit by so many bullets, a huge, dark red liquid droplet that was about to fall from the rooftop suddenly plummeted down like boiling water.

The guns in everyone's hands were quickly aimed at the 'liquid' on the ground.

After the 'liquid' fell to the ground, it finally revealed what was inside: a considerable number of Pure Vision Agamas.

However, there should have been hundreds of Pure Vision Agamas here, but thanks to Bai Jing and the others' decisive action, they killed almost half of them before they fell down and were all crowded together.

After landing on the ground, only forty or fifty of them were still able to continue attacking the crowd.

Bai Jing immediately called to the remaining Ye Yixin, Professor Chen, and Professor Hao, saying, "Turn your flashlights to the highest power and shine them on these black snakes."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, the three of them immediately reacted and quickly turned their flashlights to maximum power. In an instant, the entire room became much brighter.

The black snakes that were hit by the flashlight also froze in place instantly.

However, the snake was extremely fast, and even with so many guns, it was impossible to take them all out in a short time.

Bai Jing immediately shouted, "Fatty, did you find a flashbang on that foreigner? Use it!"

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately realized what was happening, quickly pulled out a flashbang from his bag, and threw it at the snakes, shouting, "Everyone close your eyes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately closed their eyes. Then, with the explosion of the flashbang, the entire hall was instantly illuminated.

When Bai Jing and the others opened their eyes again, they found that the snakes had stopped moving. But they didn't dare to delay, because they knew that the black snakes had only temporarily lost consciousness and would wake up in a short while.

Immediately, everyone picked up their weapons and began firing repeatedly at the black snakes on the ground.

The battle didn't last long before the ground was littered with the corpses of black snakes.

Finally, as the flashlight shone, everyone confirmed that there were no more black snakes that could move, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

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Seeing the crisis resolved, and perhaps because of this shared experience, everyone felt as if their relationship had suddenly become much closer.

But for now, let's examine this altar first.

Suddenly, Bai Jing spoke up: "Don't you guys feel that there's something different about this altar compared to before?"

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang immediately said, "I was just about to say that too. I noticed it as well. I feel like something has changed about the altar, but I can't quite put my finger on what exactly has changed."

After observing for a moment, Bai Jing pointed to the altar and said, "This altar is about ten centimeters higher than when we first came in."

Hearing Bai Jing's words, Shirley Yang looked down at the altar again and confirmed, "That's right, Mr. Bai is right, it is indeed much higher."

Bai Jing observed carefully and finally focused on the pillar on the altar, saying, "There's something wrong with the pillar on this altar. If I'm not mistaken, the mechanism should be this pillar."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi carefully examined the stone pillar and then said, "Since the stone platform has separated and become taller, it means that this stone pillar should be able to rotate."

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang immediately stepped forward to rotate the stone platform. Bai Jing, somewhat speechless, quickly pulled her back and said, "Don't rotate it randomly. Even if this stone pillar can be rotated, if you turn it wrong, it could very well be a trap."

Then Hu Bayi shone his flashlight around the temple. In addition to the ten stone pillars in the middle facing the altar, there were six other supporting beams on both sides.

Hu Bayi then pondered for a moment, then looked at Bai Jing and said, "Old Bai, I think the sixteen pillars in the central temple are arranged in the same way. This is in line with the Ju Men technique. As far as I know, some ancient Han Dynasty tombs are arranged in this way."

Bai Jing said, "You're right. I just noticed that too. If my guess is correct, then the steps to activate this mechanism should be: 'Five steps of Yang, one step of Yin'."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi immediately smiled.

After all, it would be so much easier to work with someone who understands you immediately after you say something.

But Shirley Yang was completely dumbfounded. She didn't understand what Bai Jing and Hu Bayi were talking about at all.

Having given birth to sixteen dragons, she couldn't understand what Bai Jing and the other person were talking about, whether it was the Giant Gate Technique or the Five Steps of Following Yang and Yin.

However, that's just how Shirley Yang is; if she doesn't understand something, she'll ask. So, Shirley Yang said with some confusion, "What are you all talking about? Could you say something I can understand?"

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi couldn't help but chuckle when they heard this, and then explained it to Shirley Yang again in a way that most people could understand.

After hearing their explanation, Shirley Yang immediately understood and was about to go up and turn the altar.

Seeing this, Hu Bayi quickly stopped her and told the crowd below to find a safe place to hide so that they could avoid being hurt if the mechanism malfunctioned later.

Upon hearing Bai Jing's warning that there might be danger, everyone gathered near the entrance of the temple so they could leave promptly if anything happened.

Seeing that everyone was in position, Bai Jing, Hu Bayi, and Shirley Yang nodded to each other and began to rotate the altar.

Chapter 172 How did you get caught in the trap?

Following the pre-arranged order, Bai Jing and the other two first rotated the altar five times clockwise, and then rotated it once counterclockwise.

And this is the principle of "Five steps to follow Yang, one step to follow Yin".

After the three of them finished turning the altar, they all stood up, wanting to see what would happen.

After the mechanism finished turning, several seconds passed, and suddenly a sound of a mechanism clicking came from a spot on the ground. Then the ground sank down, and everyone saw a staircase appear.

Everyone was overjoyed upon seeing this.

Because at this moment everyone knew that not only had they found the water source to return to, but they had also found the passage to the underground palace of the Queen of Jingjue.

Professor Chen stepped forward and looked at the downward tunnel, and couldn't help but praise, "Xiao Bai, Xiao Hu, you have really made a great contribution to our archaeological expedition in the Western Regions, hahaha."

Bai Jing simply smiled but didn't say anything.

Hu Bayi repeatedly said that it was no big deal.

Shirley Yang couldn't help but praise the two men, saying, "Old Hu, Mr. Bai, you two are truly amazing this time. But I'm curious, how did you know how many turns to the left and right?"