The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Fang Yun, are you alright?"

Seeing Fang Yun spit out a mouthful of water, rubbing his ears with a strange expression, Hua's face turned pale, and she asked urgently.

"It's okay... let me catch my breath."

Fang Yun waved his hand. The upward speed was too fast, and the impact of the waterfall was too loud. Even with his physical strength, he felt a slight ringing in his ears.

"Brother Fang, have you found it?" At this moment, Partridge Whistle noticed a smile on Fang Yun's face, felt relieved, and asked excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun wiped the water droplets from her face and nodded with a smile.

"Found it! It's underwater!"

"Found it?!" The three brothers were all surprised, their faces showing joy.

Seeing the three of them so excited, Fang Yun straightened his expression and said:

"The entrance to the tomb of the King Xian is located 40 meters underwater, which is very close to the water eye of the Water Dragon's Halo, where the water flow is very strong."

"When going down, everyone carries a stone with them. This will help them descend faster and prevent them from being sucked into the water. Also, all the ropes are tied together to prevent them from breaking."

"it is good!"

Soon, the three of them got busy, connecting all the ropes they had brought together, and picking out a few stones by the pool that were easy to hug.

After everything was ready, the four of them, led by Fang Yun, entered the pool one after another.

The intersection has been found, and I'm carrying a large rock that will help me dive and resist the suction of the water well. My second dive was much faster.

Fang Yun chose to enter the water directly above the tomb passage. The four of them descended directly onto the mountainside next to the tomb passage and then landed at the entrance of the tomb passage.

After entering the tomb passage, the suction of the water eye weakened considerably. The four of them threw away the large stones they were carrying and continued into the tomb passage.

Before long, all four of them passed through the tomb passage and emerged from the water.

"Heavenly Gate! The entrance to the main tomb!"

The most excited of all was Partridge Whistle, who shouted excitedly as soon as he came out of the water.

This Heavenly Gate is a Taoist burial style, the front hall of the main tomb chamber, how could he not recognize it?

"Let's get ready and go into the tomb," Fang Yun said to the three of them. He then untied the rope around his body and used the dragon bone dagger to embed the safety rope into a crevice in the rock wall.

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, everyone nodded and pulled open the rope knots, crawling out of them.

Soon, the four of them climbed up the Tianmen City Tower.

Inside this Heavenly Gate is a bronze door. According to the burial style, the Heavenly Gate can be opened from both the inside and outside. However, the Heavenly Gate in front of us is locked by a machine, and we can only open it by force.

Immediately, Fang Yun took out a black folding tool from his backpack, a crowbar used by tomb raiders, and inserted it into the gaps around the bronze door, forcefully prying it open.

"Click..."

A crisp metallic snapping sound rang out as Fang Yun pressed down on the crowbar and pulled hard outwards, prying the bronze door open directly.

Wow...

At the same time, a nauseating stench emanated from inside the Heavenly Gate.

The stench was a mixture of the smell of corpses, mold, and decay. Upon smelling it, the four people beside the Heavenly Gate covered their mouths and noses.

The musty smell of corpses that have been accumulating for over two thousand years... it's no wonder they stink.

However, since the four of them had eaten quite a lot of wood yam beforehand, even though the stench contained a trace of poisonous gas that could cause dizziness and hallucinations, none of them felt unwell.

However, just in case, Fang Yun took out a century-old white poria cocos, broke it into four pieces, and had the four of them take it to calm their minds and dispel illusions.

Then, the four of them crawled through the Heavenly Gate and climbed into the tomb.

Beyond the Heavenly Gate lies the Embedded Passage, a walkway connecting the tomb chamber and the front hall of the wooden gate. The entire Embedded Passage is shaped like the Chinese character "回" and is divided into two levels.

Inside the outer layer of the "回" character, there are countless bronze figures of people, chariots, and horses. These bronze figures are made in a solemn and majestic manner, and their appearance and spirit are almost lifelike. Judging from the style of clothing on these bronze figures, they should have been made according to the army of the Dian Kingdom.

Inside the inner passage of the U-shaped structure, countless burial objects were placed.

On the square-shaped wall of the tomb, more than a dozen large stone caves were dug out. The caves were filled with all kinds of gold and jade funerary objects. Moreover, these 423 funerary objects were separated into more than a dozen categories and placed into the large stone caves respectively.

Fang Yun's eyes lit up as he scanned the dozen or so stone caves.

When the King of Dian broke away from the ancient Dian Kingdom, he took away countless treasures from the kingdom and then conquered all the villages and towns in the Zhelong Mountain area.

He spent all the inferior gold and jade treasures on building the tomb of the King of Xian, while these were the good ones. He took them into the tomb, intending to take them all with him after becoming an immortal or being reborn.

Although the quantity is not comparable to the Western Xia state funeral items in the Great Buddha Temple, the items here are far more precious, many times more precious.

After all... these funerary objects are a thousand years older than the Western Xia state funeral.

He even saw bronze artifacts and various currencies from the Shang and Zhou dynasties in a stone cave, as well as some cowrie shells and mussels, which were suspected to be from the Xia dynasty. Their value was simply incalculable.

King Xian had collected many treasures from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, so naturally he wouldn't overlook those from the Qin and Han dynasties...

These dozen or so pits containing funerary objects date back two thousand years from the Xia to the Han dynasties, and another two thousand years to the present day... In other words, the youngest of these funerary objects is two thousand years old, and the oldest is over four thousand years old.

(Sorry for the late update... I was sick today and spent the whole day on an IV drip, so I might only be able to post three or four updates today. I'm afraid that if I force myself to write, I'll ruin the plot.)

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Deep-Seated Coffin, the Bronze Outer Coffin—Those with Weak Birth Charts Should Not Approach!

"With so many bronze statues and burial objects here, it must be a real tomb!"

Upon seeing the burial goods, Partridge Whistle's face broke into a smile.

Judging from the form and scale of the bronze statues and burial objects around the tomb, it can be confirmed that this is the true mausoleum of King Xian.

"Brother Fang, shall we enter the tomb now?"

After scanning the surroundings, Partridge Whistle said excitedly, looking at the dark entrance at the end of the tunnel.

The Muchen Pearl is a divine pearl, the key to King Xian's attempt to become an immortal. Naturally, it would not be casually placed among the burial goods; it would definitely be carried close to King Xian's body.

"Alright, strike while the iron is hot."

Fang Yun did not intend to delay and planned to take over the tomb of the King of Xian as soon as possible.

If we delay any longer, it will be troublesome if we encounter sunset or nightfall when we leave the tomb.

The corpse cave in the tomb of King Xian, stained with chaotic and malevolent sand... was something he couldn't handle alone; he would need the right timing and location to break through it.

As for the gold and jade treasures embedded in these channels, they don't have legs... they can't escape! 5

Having made up his mind, Fang Yun headed straight for the end of the hidden passage, with his three fellow disciples, Partridge Whistle and his companions, excitedly following behind.

At the end of this narrow path, there is a stone bridge. 9

The stone bridge was rather short and narrow, arched in a wave-like pattern, with three waves and three stone bridges in total. The waterway beneath the three bridges was filled with a murky, dark yellow liquid.

The stone bridge is adorned with countless bas-reliefs, all depicting mythical beasts and creatures in pairs, male and female.

Clearly, this tomb contains more than just the remains of King Xian; he must have buried his wife there as well, though Fang Yun doesn't quite remember this part of the story. 4

However, since he doesn't remember it, it means that this part of the plot is unimportant, or not very dangerous, which is why he doesn't remember it much.

"The Bridge of Three Generations!"

Upon seeing the Three Lives Bridge, Partridge Whistle grew even more excited.

"Brother Fang, this bridge is called the Three Lives Bridge in Taoist legend. If a person can achieve immortality after death, he must cross the Yellow Springs to cleanse himself of worldly entanglements, condense his immortal body, and roam the vast void."

"According to the Taoist burial style, the main burial chamber is behind the Three Generations Bridge. Judging from this stone bridge, this tomb is also a joint burial tomb."

"We cannot set up traps in the Immortal Bridge and the Underworld. We can now go straight into the main tomb chamber!"

Fang Yun nodded and led the three of them directly across the Three Lives Bridge to the stone gate at the end of the bridge.

Inside the stone gate was a wide cave, which appeared to be a natural cave with uncarved rock walls on all sides.

Looking further into the cave, you can see a square-shaped Yin Palace. The Yin Palace is entirely white and looks very conspicuous. The entire Yin Palace connects the bottom and top of the cave, like a white pillar supporting the cave.

On the main wall of the Yin Palace, there is a doorway, above which is a large wooden door with thirteen large bronze caps nailed on it. The thirteen bronze caps are connected by bronze strips to form a door frame.

This wooden door has stood for two thousand years. Even with special anti-corrosion, anti-insect, and moisture-proof treatments, it still couldn't withstand the erosion of time. It's almost completely rotten now, and is only supported by the copper frame.

boom!

After passing through the cave and arriving at the wooden door, Fang Yun kicked it open.

Behind the wooden door was... another wooden door...

This Yin Palace is the same as the previous Embedded Passage, built in a two-story shape according to the Chinese character "回".

Inside the outer wall of this U-shaped Yin Palace, there were various large bronze sacrificial vessels, as well as piles of ivory, jade coins, and jade cauldrons.

These burial items were also very valuable, but they symbolized something different from the previous burial items.

Previously, the burial goods and legion statues symbolized wealth and status, but the burial goods here symbolize supreme status, above all others, and unique.

The two piles of burial goods signify the possession of wealth and power, and also reflect the ambition of a king.

"The more the better... they're all mine anyway."

Fang Yun clicked his tongue, feeling a little itchy inside. He wondered if it was because he had found a wife, but he had become increasingly greedy for money, quite different from when he first started tomb raiding.

Or perhaps... he didn't have much money from those small shops he sold back then, so he looked down on them...

After a moment's thought, Fang Yun reconsidered.

The most urgent task right now is to obtain the Muchen Pearl and then eliminate the Corpse Cave!

There were no latches on the second wooden door, and Fang Yun opened it with just a gentle push.