The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Partridge Whistle took out his notebook and carefully compared the contents.

Based on the oral accounts of divinely inspired singers and some pilgrims, he drew a simple map depicting the general topography of the glacier, which was drawn according to the stories in the Epic of King Gesar.

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Seeing Partridge Whistle's serious expression, Fang Yun chuckled inwardly.

The abyss that split open from the glacier is where the Demon Kingdom sank, deep underground, making it impossible to go down there.

Based on his understanding of the area, he estimated that he would be able to find the Nine-Story Demon Tower in two or three days.

During this season, there is less ice and snow on Kunlun Mountain, and looking down into the ice, you can see quite a lot through the ice.

The glacial crevasse in front of them was tens of meters wide in some places and only three to five meters wide in others. The four of them quickly found a narrow crevice and crossed the first bone-hiding ravine.

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This trip lasted for three days.

Over the next three days, the group of four crossed two more glacial crevasses and arrived at a place called Shenluogou.

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Shenluogou is a depression, belonging to a low-altitude ancient glacier, located in the middle of two small snow peaks, and there is even a primeval forest in the glacier.

According to Tibetan legends, this place was once an ocean, in which lived a powerful conch spirit, hence the name Shenluogou (Divine Conch Valley). It looks like a ravine between two snow-capped peaks.

To descend the snow slope to Shenluogou, there was still a considerable distance of ice cliff to cross. So the four of them split up at the edge of the snow slope to search for an ice cliff that would be advantageous for descending the slope.

"Shennuogou... to be honest, this is the right place. Any further ahead is the Great Abyss where the Demon Kingdom sank..."

Fang Yun's eyes scanned the ice surface beneath his feet, a sense of doubt swirling in his mind.

Could it be that we went the wrong way and have to enter the mountain from the other side of Zanggugou?

If I remember correctly, this iceberg has two bone-hiding grooves, which sandwich the Demon Kingdom ruins and the Nine-Story Demon Tower between them.

"Senior brother, come quick, there's a tower down here!"

Just as Fang Yun was carefully examining the glacier beneath his feet, an old foreigner's exclamation came from behind an ice slope in the distance.

Nine-Story Demon Tower!!!

Upon hearing the old foreigner's shouts, four words instantly popped into Fang Yun's mind.

Upon arriving at the scene, Fang Yun discovered that Partridge Whistle and Flower had already gathered around the old foreigner. The three of them were kneeling on the ice, pressing their eyes close to the ice layer, trying to see what lay beneath it.

Fang Yun took two steps forward and looked down.

Beneath the ice, a wooden tower top could be vaguely seen emerging.

(Please give me flowers and ratings, the data has been really low these past two days... I'm a little worried)

(The pathfinding sequence has been modified, please forgive me, otherwise you'd have to find the ancient temple, the tower, and those useless golden mummies along the way.)

Chapter 115 The Nine-Story Demon Tower!

"Nine-story Demon Tower!"

Fang Yun's eyes lit up as he looked at the wooden tower beneath the ice.

The Kunlun Mountains gather all the life force of the world, and every nook and cranny is a treasure trove, so his feng shui skills have nowhere to be used.

But thankfully, we found it!

Although he could only see the top of the tower, Fang Yun was certain that this tower was the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

After all, if we go any further, we will reach the Great Abyss of the Iceberg, which is the original location of the Demon Kingdom. The Nine-Story Demon Tower is not in the Demon Kingdom; it is merely the tomb of the first Demon Mother.

"This must be the legendary Nine-Story Demon Tower!"

Partridge Whistle was also very excited.

Because, in Tibetan legends, there is a nine-story demon tower.

In fact, there are many rumors about the Nine-Story Demon Tower, but all the rumors about the Nine-Story Demon Tower have one thing in common: "473" is the person buried inside the Nine-Story Demon Tower, who has an extremely high status and is either a member of the royal family or a powerful minister.

And in this location... after searching through ancient books and legends, the only place where a kingdom was once established is the former Demon Kingdom!

Therefore, this nine-story demon tower beneath the ice must have been left behind by the people of the Demon Kingdom!

"Brother Fang, how about we descend directly from the top of the tower?"

"It can only be the."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun nodded and agreed to go down from the top of the tower.

The tower is naturally built from bottom to top, and there must be a passage at the bottom of the tower. But now the mountain range is buried under ice and snow, so instead of going through the trouble of finding another way, it's better to just crawl down from the top of the tower. It's simple and straightforward.

After making the decision, the four of them got to work together, sprinkling the previously prepared fine salt onto the ice and then pouring a ring of ginger juice over it.

After the salt water, infused with ginger juice, seeped into the ice, the four of them took out whirlwind shovels and began chiseling at the ice.

Ginger juice and salt water are the nemesis of solid ice. The ice, which was originally as hard as stone, has now cracked open with several ice mouths, making it much easier to chisel. It is like chiseling ice sand. The ice water that is cut off does not freeze back into ice.

The ice layer wasn't very thick, only about five or six meters. After about half an hour of chiseling, the four of them carved out an ice tunnel that could accommodate one person going up and down. The tunnel led to the top of the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

“The top of the tower is frozen solid. Wait a moment, I’ll make an opening first.”

The old foreigner stood atop the tower, whispered something to the crowd, and then began to vigorously chisel at the top of the nine-story demon tower.

It was fortunate that the nine-story demon tower was covered by ice and frozen to death; otherwise, after thousands of years, the wooden tower would have long since rotted away, and they would never have had the chance to explore it.

After chiseling for about five minutes, the old foreigner finally managed to make a large opening at the top of the tower.

After cautiously scanning the tower with his probe, the old foreigner looked up at the group and said, "No problem, I'll go down now!"

After attaching a rope to the top of the tower, the old foreigner began to paddle down the rope.

Subsequently, Fang Yunhua, Partridge Whistle, and the other two descended step by step, entering the tower via ropes.

This is the top floor of the tower, so the space on this floor is not very large, only about twenty square meters.

This small space of twenty square meters was mostly occupied by a huge ice plate. The ice plate was oval-shaped and lay in the center of the room. When everyone came down from the top of the tower, they stepped directly onto the ice plate.

After descending the glacier, I looked around and found no downward stairs or secret passages.

It was obvious that the path to the next level was blocked by this huge ice disc in front of them.

On this ice plate, there is a relief sculpture, so large that it almost covers the entire surface of the ice plate.

The relief depicts a werewolf with a wolf's head and a human body, wearing armor and wielding a sharp blade. Beside the werewolf is a pack of snow wolves. The werewolf raises his blade high, and the wolves howl in response.

"This is the White Wolf Army of the Demon Kingdom!"

Upon seeing the relief sculpture, Partridge Whistle immediately uttered a chorus.

According to the Epic of King Gesar, the Demon Kingdom worshipped a snake god and obtained divine power, which allowed them to command white wolves and black snakes to fight for them. However, in the final battle, for some reason, no black snakes participated.

Upon hearing Partridge Whistle's words, Fang Yun nodded secretly.

The ice relief in front of us represents the White Wolf King, a demon servant of the Demon Kingdom. It is said that the White Wolf King was a guardian demon servant bestowed upon the Demon Kingdom by the Snake God, protecting the Demon Kingdom and the Ghost Cave.

Once anyone approaches the Demon Kingdom, the White Wolf King will lead his army of white wolves to kill all the intruders.

However... the original white wolf king had long since died in battle. It's said that when the white wolf king died, it transformed into a piece of ice crystal, which the demons then revered as a wolf god and named Crystal Free Mountain.

The white wolf pack in the iceberg now is probably just a descendant of that original white wolf king, just some ordinary white wolves. Even if they come to guard the tomb later, it will only be a matter of a few drops of blood or a few magazines.

After searching around without obtaining any valuable information, the four of them decided to take the ice platter.

The four of them quickly cracked the ice plate, cleared all the broken ice aside, and a dark hole was revealed in the center.

From top to bottom, we arrived at the second floor.

A quick glance around revealed a second level where the ground was covered with countless bull skulls, nothing else. All the skulls were inscribed with densely packed demonic script, and also bore the bone carvings of the Muchen Pearl.

This second floor is different from the first floor. Along the edge of the tower, there is a wooden staircase leading to the next floor.

So the four of them continued walking down.

The third layer was filled with blank ghost banners adorned with star patterns. These blank ghost banners came in five colors: red, blue, white, green, and black, which respectively represented blood, sky, mountain, water, and abyss.

There are the most black ghost banners and the fewest blue ones. It is obvious that the people of the Demon Kingdom do not believe in heaven; they only believe in the snake god.

The next few floors, from the fourth to the seventh, were filled with burial goods.

Among these burial objects, the most numerous were sutra stones inscribed with ancient scriptures, followed by jade, and a few bronze artifacts.

The condition of it... was absolutely terrible.

However, it's understandable. After all, the Demon Kingdom is a country from at least 4,500 years ago. The level of craftsmanship at that time was not high. The Demon Kingdom is a race that wholeheartedly worships the power of the Ghost Cave. It would be quite remarkable if they could even produce copper.

These artifacts are all quite old, and they are absolute evidence that the Demon Kingdom once existed. In the eyes of those who believe in evidence, these artifacts are priceless.

There aren't many spots left in the system space, so I can only secretly pick out a few of the best ones. As for the rest... I'll come and get them when I have time!

(To reiterate, the plot has been altered. Please don't criticize; it's not that I'm too lazy to check, but I can't write it entirely according to the original work.)

Chapter 116 The Silver Light Illuminates the Cave!

The view inside the tower on the eighth floor is completely different from that on the previous seven floors.

Apart from the nineteen tall male corpses, there was nothing else on this eighth floor.

The nineteen male corpses, all seated, formed a circle around the center of the eighth floor.

Because this place is buried deep under a glacier and the temperature is extremely low, even though these bodies were not preserved, they all look just like ordinary people and have retained their appearance as they did in life.