The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Don't wait until you find the Jingjue Ancient City and the Ghost Cave to discover that the Muchen Pearl is unusable; that would be troublesome."

"Fine, you guys decide."

Upon hearing that Fang Yun also agreed to search for the Demon Kingdom's main city, the old foreigner shrugged and stopped insisting on finding the Ghost Cave.

After all, now that the Muchen Pearl is in hand, it's just a matter of whether the Ghost Eye Curse is lifted sooner or later. Before lifting the Ghost Eye Curse, it's always good to have a better chance of success, so as not to return empty-handed.

"I think that since King Xian was able to use the Muchen Pearl to divine and see the Demon Kingdom's main city, it means that the method to use the Muchen Pearl is hidden inside the Demon Kingdom's main city!"

“If it weren’t very important, King Xian wouldn’t have left the divination chart in the tomb.”

After listening to her two senior brothers finish speaking, Hua nodded in agreement.

Partridge Whistle smiled and nodded, then placed his hands on the table and said seriously:

"In that case, we will rest in our tribe for two days and prepare the equipment we need for the snowy region."

"Three days later, head to the Snow Region to find the Demon Kingdom's main city!"

(The connection between the Ghost Cave Clan and the Ghost Cave will only be briefly mentioned, as everyone already knows this. I've shortened and revised it; please forgive me, readers. For the sake of writing convenience and to avoid padding, I've included it in this transitional chapter, and the rest will be full of substance.)

Chapter 112 The Epic Gift from Heaven: The Kunlun Mountains!

Three days later.

Early in the morning, the Zaglama people began to get busy.

All the Zaglama tribesmen who were still able to walk gathered on the road out of the valley. Each of them carried some medicine and food, which they had prepared for Partridge Whistle. This was their contribution to lifting the curse of the Ghost Eye.

Partridge Whistle did not refuse the kindness of his tribesmen and accepted all their gifts.

Having experienced too many life-and-death situations, Partridge Whistle disliked parting. He left only the words that he would definitely complete the mission and save the lives of his people before leading his two junior brothers and sisters and Fang Yun out of Qian Valley.

The four of them set off for Tibet!

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Both Lao Yangren and Hua's eyes were a little red. On this trip to Hui Muslim village, they discovered that several more uncles and aunts had disappeared.

I only stayed for three days during my trip to Hui Muslim community, and now we have to part ways again.

The sadness and reluctance in my heart are indescribable.

But they all knew that the important matter was that the sword hanging over the Zagrama tribe for more than three thousand years had to be removed and the matter resolved in order to completely liberate the tribe from its confinement.

"Brother Fang, in your opinion, should we head directly to the Snow Region to find the Demon Kingdom, or should we explore Tibet first?"

Walking along the mountain path, Partridge Whistle clutched the Muchen Pearl in his hand and asked Fang Yun in a deep voice.

The Muchen Pearl was completely picked out by Fang Yun with the Dragon Bone Dagger in the past three days. Although the jade on it has not been completely removed, it looks exactly like the golden jade eye described in the records. It is undoubtedly the Muchen Pearl!

"Although there are records of the Demon Kingdom in ancient books, all we know is that the Demon Kingdom once existed, but there is no trace of its whereabouts."

Fang Yun pondered for a moment and then suggested:

"Let's go into Tibet first and find a divinely inspired singer-poet. Singers know more than we do."

In Tibet, there is a special group of lamas who are called chant poets.

They study and pass on the Epic of King Gesar, an epic literature that records the heroic deeds of King Gesar, with the biography containing tens of millions of words.

This King Gesar was the World-Defeating Jewel King, a legendary hero who led the nations to overthrow the evil rule of the Demon Kingdom. Legend has it that after bringing peace to Tibet, King Gesar disappeared in full view of everyone, a phenomenon that the allied forces of the nations called returning to the heavens.

It is worth mentioning that the way those singers learn and pass on the Epic of King Gesar is not through family or master-disciple transmission, but through... divine inspiration!

Legend has it that these poets are ordained by heaven. Often, after waking up from a good night's sleep or after a serious illness, a flood of memories would suddenly appear in their minds. Among these memories were many ancient Tibetan poems, but the most numerous were the wonderful legends about King Gesar.

Fang Yun understood this perfectly. When he obtained the secret technique from the system, he felt the same way, as if he suddenly remembered many things.

This is why the words "divinely bestowed" are added before "singing poet." Whether it's true or not, it's certainly miraculous.

The Epic of King Gesar... totaling nearly 100 million words!

It's unlikely to be true, because there were many instances of children experiencing awakening among the divinely inspired poets during those days.

It is impossible for those children to compose ancient Tibetan poems on their own and to naturally recite story fragments that are tens or even hundreds of thousands of words long.

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For the next few days, the four of them traveled.

The distance between Guizhou and Tibet is not short, with a province in between. You can choose to go through Yunnan or Sichuan, but Yunnan has more mountains in the northwest, so the four of them chose to go through the southwest of Sichuan.

After entering Sichuan, the four of them traveled by car and horseback for a full five days before finally reaching Tibet.

After entering Tibet, the four of them rested for a day to adapt to the terrain and climate before setting off to find Fairy Lake.

Legend has it that Fairy Lake was formed from the skull of the Tibetan goddess, and it is known as a sacred lake in Tibet, revered by countless Tibetans.

Therefore, at Fairy Lake, one can find countless pilgrims and divinely inspired poets who sing the praises of King Gele.

After two days of questioning and investigation, the four of them did indeed obtain the information they wanted.

In the land of Fairy Lake, not to mention the divinely inspired poets, even ordinary pilgrims can recite a long poem about the 'King's Martial Merits and Victory with the Jewel of Victory'.

Everyone knows King Baozhu, and knows that King Baozhu spent his life fighting against evil forces. He is a true hero of Tibet, and everyone is proud of him.

However, the matter of the Demon Kingdom is too ancient. Even the Heavenly Singer does not know the exact location of the Demon Kingdom. He only tells Fang Yun and the other three that the final evil was ended in the snowy northeastern region of Tibet.

He also told Fang Yun and the others that if they wanted to learn about the deeds of Guge Yinyan in eliminating the Demon Kingdom, they could go to Guge Yinyan.

There are two interpretations of the term "Guge silver eyes." One is that it refers to a unique Buddhist craft in Tibet that can make the eyes of Buddha statues look just like the real thing.

Another type is a large relief sculpture, the main body of which is shaped like a giant eyeball and covered with murals that record how the greatest evil was destroyed by the Great King Ratna and Guru Padmasambhava.

Heading west from Fairy Lake, you can reach the Himalayas. At the foot of the mountains lies the Ngari region, where many ancient Guge ruins are located. The Guge Eye relief is inside a Guge temple, and it is a popular place of worship.

After a brief discussion, the four decided to set off to find the temples in the ruins of Guge.

Fang Yun was also helpless in this regard. Although he knew that the Demon Kingdom Ruins and the Nine-Story Demon Tower were both inside the iceberg, he had no idea which iceberg it was... There was no other way but to search honestly.

Heading straight west in search of the ruins of Guge, another seven days passed.

The four of them did indeed find the temple in the Guge ruins and saw the giant Guge silver eye that the singers had mentioned.

Above the silver eye of Guge, there is a detailed description of how King Baozhu and Guru Padmasambhava destroyed the Demon Kingdom.

Even the final battlefield of (Ma Zhao's) was marked on the silver eyes of this Guge.

Heading straight east from the Guge ruins to the Kunlun Mountains, there is a cracked iceberg. That iceberg was the battlefield. Beneath the iceberg's fissure lies the location of the Demon Kingdom, as predicted by the Guge Silver Eye, because the Great King of the Pearl once led his army to invade beneath the iceberg and sealed the evil within.

So the four of them turned east again and headed towards the Kunlun Mountains.

This remote part of Tibet was extremely desolate. Apart from the surrounding mountains and weeds, there was nothing else, and no means of transportation to use. The group walked across the Gobi Desert for half a month before finally seeing the Kunlun Mountains.

This trip took a whole month just to get there!

However, none of the four showed signs of fatigue; instead, they wore expressions of excitement.

Because, at the edge of the horizon... there is a massive iceberg, shrouded in mist, and you can vaguely see that it has broken off from the middle!

Chapter 113: Shadowy Shadows in the Dead of Night, Wild Men of Tibet!

"Ahead lies Karamir. The foot of the mountain is called Gaqingpo by the Tibetans. You can step onto the ice by going up the slope."

"If we walk along the ice for three days, we will see the glacial abyss. Let's find a place to rest for a day and then enter the mountain pass tomorrow."

Looking at the mountains and glaciers that were exactly the same as those described in the records, Fang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and mentioned it to Partridge Whistle and the other two.

This journey was truly arduous; we spent twenty-five days a month traveling, and most of the time we walked.

However, we have finally found this mountain range. The ruins of the Demon Kingdom should be located in the deep glacial abyss.

However, the glacier is towering into the clouds, and the abyss and underground fissures are more than 10,000 meters deep, just like a volcano crater. It is impossible to go in directly. The only way is to slowly go up from the foot of the mountain and find a way into the belly of the glacier.

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, the three of them nodded solemnly.

They were all seasoned veterans, so they naturally knew how terrifying the glacier was.

Like deserts, glaciers present their strongest challenge when people walk through them; finding a target in such an environment is no easy task, and thorough preparation is essential.

As the group of four gradually approached Gaqingpo, the sky began to darken.

The journey was relatively smooth, and they did not encounter any wild animals blocking their way. Before nightfall, the four of them found a small stone house with 470 kiosks. It looked like it had been left by former herders, and inside there was a stone stove with a chimney that could be used for heating and cooking.

After collecting some firewood, the four of them gathered inside the stone house, lit a fire, and ate to keep warm.

"It's so cold. I think I should go find the Jingjue Ancient City instead."

The old foreigner shivered as he gnawed on dried meat. Although he was sitting by the stove, he still felt quite cold. It wasn't until he took a sip of wine that he felt much warmer.

"The temperature difference in Tibet is quite large, not to mention that this place is located at the foot of snow-capped mountains."

"It's still summer now, not the coldest time of year. If you come here in winter... that's when it gets really cold, it could freeze your head off."

Fang Yun also tilted his head back and gulped down a mouthful of strong liquor, then let out a long breath.

In places like this, simply wearing enough clothes isn't enough. They were lucky to find shelter before nightfall, and since the cold snap hadn't arrived yet, it was the perfect season to go into the snow-capped mountains.

After a brief chat, they added some firewood to the stone stove, and the four of them closed their eyes to rest.

After all, we're going up to the glacier tomorrow.

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"Click..."

Fang Yun didn't know how long he had slept when he suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and grasped the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow that was placed beside him.