The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"One piece records the function of the Muchen Pearl, and the other records its destiny. What Li Chunfeng obtained was the second piece, which records the origin of the Muchen Pearl and its future destiny."

"After he deciphered the secret text on the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, he believed that such a divine object as the Muchen Pearl should not appear in the world to avoid causing turmoil. However, he could not disobey the imperial decree and had to tell Emperor Taizong of Tang about the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book and its secrets."

"So, he came up with a plan: to split the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book in two, creating two pieces of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book. He gave the half that only recorded the origin of the Muchen Pearl to Emperor Taizong of Tang, and kept the other half that recorded the location of the Muchen Pearl for himself."

As he spoke, Fang Yun waved the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book in his hand.

"This piece is Li Chunfeng's half, and the piece in the Blackwater City of Western Xia should be the half that Western Xia accidentally obtained after the fall of Tang. These two pieces together make a complete Dragon Bone Heavenly Book."

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, Partridge Whistle thoughtfully replied:

"I see!"

"Since the other dragon bone book records the function of the Muchen Pearl..."

"Brother Fang also said that both of these are in the tomb of King Xian, which means that King Xian obtained both of these treasures at the same time and hid them in secret?"

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Last Tomb of the King Xian

"That's right, exactly!"

Fang Yun remained calm, without blushing or panting, and fabricated the story:

"On this piece of Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, half is King Wen of Zhou's speculation on the fate of the Muchen Pearl, and the other half was added by Li Chunfeng himself, explaining the Muchen Pearl's many twists and turns."

According to records left by Li Chunfeng, the ancient Dian Kingdom obtained the Muchen Pearl. Later, Emperor Wu of Han learned of this and ordered the ancient Dian Kingdom to offer up the Muchen Pearl. Faced with the powerful Han Dynasty, the ancient Dian Kingdom had no choice but to bow down and offer up the pearl to protect its country.

"However, the King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom obtained the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book that recorded the function of the Muchen Pearl. He knew that the Muchen Pearl was related to immortality and was unwilling to hand it over. So he left the Dian Kingdom and established the Xian Kingdom."

"The King of Dian had no way to deal with the King of Xian. In desperation, he could only use a fake Shadow Pearl to replace the Muchen Pearl and present it to Emperor Wu of Han. However, he was worried that Emperor Wu of Han would find out about this and bring about a national disaster. Not only could he not make things difficult for the King of Xian, he even had to help the King of Xian conceal the matter."

"Emperor Wu of Han had never seen the Muchen Pearl before, so he naturally couldn't tell the difference between the real and fake ones until he brought the Shadow Pearl to Maoling for burial."

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle was immediately startled and suddenly realized what was going on.

"This is the truth."

"If that's the case, then everything makes sense."

"No wonder the Muchen Pearl disappeared without a trace after Maoling was destroyed. The only information that could be found about the Muchen Pearl was that it was actually the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book of the Muchen Pearl."

"The real Muchen Pearl has long been hidden away by the Prince of Xian."

At this point, Partridge Whistle's expression tightened again.

"The Tomb of King Xian... I'm sure Brother Fang has heard of the Tomb of King Xian as well."

"When I first joined the Moving Mountain Sect, I heard my senior brother, the previous sect leader, mention that the tomb of the King Xian was said to be impenetrable. Over the centuries, no one who had entered the tomb had ever returned alive."

"I thought that if I could find the Muchen Pearl in Li Chunfeng's tomb, I wouldn't need to venture into the Xianwang Tomb. But in the end, the clues still pointed to the Xianwang Tomb."

Fang Yun raised an eyebrow, his expression becoming slightly serious.

"Behind Zhelong Mountain on the banks of the Canglan River, no one can enter, and no one can steal! The tomb raiding lineage has naturally heard of it."

The tombs of kings and nobles throughout history have always been a prime target for tomb raiders, and the tomb of King Xian was no exception. However, no one has ever come out alive after entering Zhelong Mountain.

The fame of the Tomb of King Xian is not just hype; it is built upon mountains of corpses and seas of blood, swallowing the lives of countless tomb raiders over thousands of years.

"Brother Dao, the trip to the tomb of King Xian must be carefully prepared."

"I think we should get out of this maze first and have a proper discussion."

"it is good!"

At this moment, Partridge Whistle remembered that everyone was still in the Underworld Palace, and nodded in agreement.

Instead of pondering in the underworld, it's better to leave the tomb sooner and gather information about the tomb of King Xian.

If he remembered correctly... Chen Yulou had mentioned the tomb of the Prince of Xian to him before.

It is said that he led the Xieling faction to the tomb of the King of Dian a few years ago, but the tomb of the King of Dian had already been looted and was now empty.

He led a group of strongmen to dig three feet into the tomb of the King of Dian, but they only found a map made of human skin. However, the map on the human skin... recorded the location of the tomb of the King of Xian!

It is likely that the King of Dian was dissatisfied with the King Xian's act of taking the pearl and splitting the kingdom, and after learning about this matter, he recorded it.

With this in mind, Partridge Whistle felt reassured and decided to meet with Chen Yulou before entering the tomb of King Xian, to retrieve the human skin map so that he could find the tomb!

"Brother Fang?"

"The coffin hasn't been opened yet!"

Looking up, she realized that Fang Yun had already led Hua and the old foreigner to the exit and was about to leave, so she asked in confusion.

This journey was not easy, and we gained nothing except for the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

Although tomb raiders have their own rules, the idea of ​​opening coffins to make money remains unchanged throughout history; it would be a strange thing to enter a tomb and not open the coffin.

It was rather strange, really. He had never seen Fang Yun light a candle to test the waters when the museum opened, nor had he ever heard of the idea of ​​taking only one item from one room.

If Fang Yun were to remove the Tomb Raider Talisman, he would be nothing like a true Tomb Raider Captain.

He asked about this not because he wanted the funerary objects in the coffin, but because he thought there might be more information related to the Muchen Pearl inside.

Li Chunfeng might even have found the Muchen Pearl... using the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book as bait, and the Muchen Pearl might be lying in this coffin!

Hearing Partridge Whistle's words from behind, Fang Yun waved his hand.

"Let's go, stop looking. That coffin is either fake or a trap. It's impossible that Li Chunfeng is buried inside."

“Look, that coffin is carved from a single piece of fine rock. Underneath the auspicious cloud paintings, you can faintly see several raised coiled dragon patterns. It is clearly a Western Zhou Dynasty coffin.”

"Considering the traps and obstacles along the way, Li Chunfeng wouldn't be so magnanimous as to let people dig up his grave. This should just be a fake tomb he used to hide the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book."

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"If there is someone inside this stone coffin, it should be the owner of the Western Zhou tomb. Longling experienced a landslide back then, and the Western Zhou tomb was severely damaged. Li Chunfeng borrowed this treasure land to hide the treasure. Perhaps to repay the tomb owner's favor, he moved the tomb owner to this inner tomb again."

Partridge Whistle nodded and quickly followed Fang Yun and the other two.

He didn't care who was lying in the stone coffin, as long as it had nothing to do with the Muchen Pearl, he didn't want to waste his efforts.

And then there was the gold medal that popped out of the coffin earlier...

With Fang Yun's explanation now in hand, he somewhat understood the meaning behind that gold medal...

No wonder Fang Yun was so certain that this was just a phantom tomb hiding the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

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Li Chunfeng... Fang Yun... are not ordinary people.

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The return journey was much easier; they didn't encounter any more traps or mechanisms, and the black dragons they met along the way were all scared away by the Qilin blood stained on the four of them.

The four did not return the way they came, because once they went down the Suspended Soul Staircase, they could not go back up. So they used the spider cave in the maze as a tomb robber's tunnel to find their way.

An hour later, the four men climbed out of a pit in the loess hill.

Looking around, all I could see were earthen slopes and hills, and the Fishbone Temple was nowhere to be seen. I had no idea which hill I had wandered into.

This shows that the number of black dragons in the maze was so great that they had dug through the entire Dragon Ridge; the black dragons they had encountered earlier were only a small fraction of them.

During their short rest, Partridge Whistle shared his thoughts with Fang Yun.

He planned to go to Xiangyin to find Chen Yulou and retrieve the human skin map from Chen Yulou's possession, which would increase his chances of finding the tomb of the Prince of Xian.

Fang Yun thought about it and agreed.

He clearly remembered what dangers were in the tomb of King Xian, and he also knew that the tomb was behind Zhelong Mountain, but he couldn't remember any other information.

The tomb of King Xian is fraught with danger, so it is necessary to make preparations in advance.

After a brief discussion, Fang Yun and Partridge Whistle decided to rest in Fengxiang County for two days before heading to Chenjiazhuang in Xiangyin to find Chen Yulou.

While obtaining the human skin map, you can also replenish some equipment and ammunition in Chenjiazhuang to prepare for facing the Xianwang Tomb Factory.

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Human Skin Map

Two days passed quietly.

As dawn broke, Fang Yun and his group of four boarded a freight truck bound for the mountain city.

The distance between Shaanxi and Xiangyin is not short, and there is no train service between the two places. Therefore, Fang Yun decided to enter the mountain city first, and then take a waterway from the mountain city to directly enter the Xiangyin area.

It took them five days of traveling, with breaks and quick movements, to finally reach Xiangyin.

After finding a town, scouting the location, and buying horses, the four of them headed towards Chenjiazhuang. On the afternoon of the fifth day after leaving Shaanxi, they finally arrived at Chenjiazhuang.

When Chen Yulou heard his subordinates' report that Fang Yun and the other three had returned to Xiangyin, he assumed that the four had achieved their goal in Blackwater City and had come back to celebrate with him.

So Chen Yulou greeted them with a smile, exchanged a few words, and then led them into the council hall.

"Brothers, did the trip go smoothly?"

"Do you need Mr. Chen to prepare a celebration banquet for you? This is a big deal!"

As soon as he sat down, Chen Yulou burst into loud laughter.

Just by looking at Partridge Whistle's expression, he could tell that Partridge Whistle must have gained something this time. Otherwise, given Partridge Whistle's temperament, he wouldn't have a smile on his face unless he had encountered something joyful.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Brother Chen, but the celebration banquet will have to wait a while."

Partridge Whistle smiled, cupped his hands in thanks to Chen Yulou, and then continued:

"With Brother Fang's help this time, I did indeed obtain a clue about the Muchen Pearl, but to get the Muchen Pearl, I still need to go to another tomb. Brother Chen knows about that tomb!"