The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Upon hearing the notification sound indicating that the task was completed, Fang Yun's lips curled into a smile.

Night vision, that's a great thing!

Night vision, as the name suggests, allows the eyes to see in the dark, even in pitch black, and can see ants and spiders crawling on the ground, making it a true treasure for tomb raiding.

Chen Yulou had such night vision.

Chen Yulou has night vision because his grandfather took the whole family into an ancient tomb to escape the war. He was born and grew up in the tomb, and his innate energy was tainted with the Yin energy of the corpse. His eyes are like a ghost's and he can see at night. Even his nose and ears are several times better than ordinary people.

With these qualities, he could easily distinguish soil by tasting mud and identify dragons by smelling mountains; he was born to be a strongman who could unload mountains.

Now, he has it too!

However, we still need to hurry on our journey; it's not time to extract the Night Eye. We'll do it after we finish this journey. I don't think it will take too long to fuse a pair of eyes.

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The torches were lit, and the flames instantly dispelled the surrounding darkness.

At the end of the stone steps was a large pit filled with countless elephant and human skeletons, which at first glance looked like a mountain of human and elephant bones.

On both sides of the stone steps, a small hole was dug out, but there was nothing inside the hole. The end of the hole was rock strata. It was probably dug out to explore the geology.

As you walk down the stone steps, the scenery unfolds before your eyes.

The stone steps stopped at the location of the human and elephant burial pit, and were replaced by a stone bridge that crossed the pit and extended into the darkness in the distance.

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Chapter 80: Calabash Cave, a formidable enemy lies ahead!

After everyone had climbed the stone steps and reached the stone bridge spanning the human and elephant burial pit, they proceeded to the next step.

The scene before my eyes suddenly became clear.

At the end of this human-elephant burial pit, there is an underground river. Several small wooden boats were once lined up on the riverbank, but after two thousand years, those boats have rotted away and only their outlines remain.

"There's a river ahead... The smell here is weird~ weird."

"Since there's a boat here, we must have come this far. We must have taken this route when we went to worship King Xian!"

Upon seeing the river, the old man and the flower burst into laughter.

Hearing their words, Fang Yun pursed his lips and tightened his grip on the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

This is indeed the road used for sacrificial rites, but there are many obstacles blocking the way!

I wonder how many bodies have sunk in that river ahead... I'd guess at least 10,000 or 20,000.

After crossing the burial pit, the group arrived at the river.

The cave ceiling here is very low, and it is covered with countless moss and vines, forming a rare plant-covered cave ceiling.

Some of the longer vines even stretched from the cave ceiling into the river, with countless water droplets seeping down from the cave ceiling and flowing into the river along the vines.

Beneath the river stand countless fossilized trees, their branches intertwined, resembling a coral forest.

This also means that the gourd cave here was once underground, and was arched into a mountain range due to crustal movement. As for the fossils, they were forests swallowed by magma. The magma eruption caused flooding, which instantly carbonized and cooled the forest, forming fossils.

The space inside the cave was likely eroded by underground water veins, forming a natural gourd-shaped cave, which was later used as part of the tomb by the King of Xian.

After scanning the cave for a moment, Fang Yun discovered a stone path.

From a distance, the stone path extends from the cave wall, only a foot or two wide. It must have been carved out by the river over a long period of time, and it looks like a plank road on the cave wall.

It was fortunate that it was the height of summer; if it had been any earlier or later, with the arrival of the rainy season, this place would likely have been mostly submerged, and we would have had no choice but to travel by water.

"Go this way."

After giving a greeting, Fang Yun took the lead and stepped onto the narrow plank road.

The four of them walked onto the plank road and took a few steps forward. Only then did they get away from the gourd mouth. The cave ceiling rose, and the previous narrow and oppressive feeling disappeared.

Swah...

Just then, Fang Yun suddenly raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

Following Fang Yun's gaze, the three brothers, Partridge Whistle and his companions, saw a faintly glowing white figure emerge from the water less than three meters away from them.

The figure was dressed in white, and there was a faint light emanating from its body, making it very conspicuous in the dark cave.

However, neither Fang Yun nor the other two were accustomed to seeing the old zombies and evil spirits, so this scene did not frighten them.

So the four of them stopped where they were, drew their weapons, and stared intently at the figure underwater.

In just a few breaths, the figure emerged completely from the water.

The figure was a female corpse dressed in white. Her body was not decayed, but it had a milky white, jade-like texture and was constantly emitting a blue glow.

Strangely, the body was floating face up with a slightly protruding abdomen, clearly indicating that the woman was pregnant.

That's not the strangest thing. What's really strange is that all four of the female corpse's limbs were broken and twisted backward, making her look like a human spider!

"Fang Yun...this is Fang Yun..."

At this moment, Hua, who was walking behind Fang Yun, turned a little pale and tugged at Fang Yun's sleeve.

Fang Yun had already mentioned the potential dangers within the tomb of the King of Xian. As a Taoist priest, she wasn't afraid of a mere corpse. However, the Taoist priest's technique was too cruel, turning a pregnant woman into this state.

Turning around and taking Hua's hand, Fang Yun said in a low voice, "Yes, this is forgiveness!"

"From this point on, it's clear that the baby in her womb should be the infant she was carrying. This is a very dangerous baby."

"Just don't touch it. Let's get going. Even if these things are dangerous, it's still a problem!"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, everyone nodded solemnly.

They all understood what Fang Yun said. This was the decoction that King Xian had refined, and the corpses were floating around.

Without lingering, the group of four headed straight down the plank road into the depths of the Calabash Cave.

Along the way, we encountered several corpses, all of which were quite quiet and showed no signs of rising from the dead.

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After walking for about a few minutes, a hole finally appeared in front of them.

The opening was small, semi-circular, only wide enough for one person to bend down and pass through, and it was more than two meters above the walkway.

This confirmed Fang Yun's guess. There was little rainfall at this time of year, and the water level in the gourd cave was much lower than during the rainy season; otherwise, the group would have had no stone walkway to walk on.

The four people jumped up one after another and crawled into the hole.

The cave entrance is about five or six meters long. The stone walls on both sides are smooth as jade and have some strange crystals growing on them. When the firelight shines on them, they can even reflect a red light.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yun's vigilance gradually increased.

These strange crystals were something the worm-like creature despised. There were these crystals at both ends of the cave entrance, which is why the worm-like creature was trapped in the second gourd-shaped cave.

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But inside the second gourd-shaped cave, there are more than just daphnia and long worms...

The river also harbors thousands upon thousands of monstrous creatures, each with a monstrous abomination inside its belly.

However, Fang Yun didn't think too much about it. After all, just as he had told Partridge Whistle before, he had to go through fire and water, and there was no use in just thinking about it.

In any case, with his strength, he was confident he could handle the giant worm and the other creature.

After passing through this cave entrance, the group entered another cave.

This cave is the lower section of the Gourd Cave, and the space is much larger than the upper section.

Upon entering the second gourd-shaped cave, Partridge Whistle lit another torch, scanned the cave, and then said:

"Brother Fang, have you noticed this cave?"

"These two caves are connected, one large and one small. The entrances are narrow, and the interiors are shaped like a funnel, which is exactly the shape of a gourd."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun nodded.

"That's right, this is a gourd-shaped cave."

"This also means that the exit of the Gourd Cave is not far away."

This is where the problem with the Tomb Guardian Register lies; he had previously believed it to be a contradictory thing...

Now, even the tomb raider doesn't need to say anything; Partridge Whistle himself has figured it out. Anyone with a little experience in tomb raiding can see the strangeness of this terrain at a glance.

When one thinks of the Zhenling Genealogy, one naturally pays special attention to the markings inscribed on it.

Chapter 81 The Long-Legged Serpent, the Secret of the Cycle!

The second gourd-shaped cave was the same as the first, with plank roads on both sides of the cave walls. After the four entered the cave, they continued to walk on the plank roads.

The journey was smooth and uneventful, and nothing happened.

After walking for about ten minutes, the end of the cave entrance began to narrow, and the cave became somewhat cramped. At the same time, a glimmer of light appeared at the end of the line of sight.

We're almost at the exit!

But as the saying goes, what is meant to be will be... what is destined to happen will happen.

As the four rushed toward the end of the cave, and saw that they were only a hundred meters away from the exit, a strange thing happened.

Glug... Glug... Glug...

Crimson bubbles rose from beneath the river's surface, bursting abruptly as they emerged from the water.