Chapter 35 Corpse Fragrance Amorphophallus, Kunlun Sacred Tree
"Hmph, I'm afraid we'll lose our lives but not the flowers! Think about it, how many unusual things have we seen since we arrived in Jingjue Ancient City?"
"Not to mention anything else, the black snake alone gives me a very human feeling. It doesn't look like something that can exist in the human world at all."
"And Shirley Yang, that jade eyeball can actually emit white light. This is completely inconsistent with scientific principles."
"So, I'm afraid that there is some kind of curse in this ghost place called Jingjue Ancient City. Moreover, An Liman also said that no one can take anything away from the Black Desert. Anyway, let's not be greedy. Twenty thousand US dollars is enough. We live comfortably.”
Hearing Hu Bayi's words, Fatty showed struggle on his face.
In the end, he chose to believe his brother's words.
After all, Lao Hu would not harm him.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you!"
The fat man looked at these gold and silver jewelry again, with regret and struggle in his eyes.
Professor Chen also became excited.
Frankly speaking, these are cultural relics. Once exposed, it will shock the whole world.
Everyone walked down the Jinshan Mountain and looked at these mountains of treasures.
The fat man's eyes widened as he looked at it. He had long forgotten what Hu Bayi said, and involuntarily stretched out his hands towards a jade wine bottle.
Hu Bayi quickly grabbed the fat man.
"Why are you talking like farts? Didn't you agree not to move the things here?"
The fat man was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, and said with an awkward smile: "Old Hu, I don't know what happened just now, but my hands suddenly stopped working."
"Hmph, I think you are just looking for money. Stop making excuses and hurry up and follow the big guy."
In the space where the treasures are piled, there are stone statues with giant eyes and a statue of Queen Jingjue around them.
Everyone found an entrance in the cave.
After passing through the cave entrance, I discovered that it turned out to be a cliff!
Below is a huge, pitch-black hole.
Shirley Yang took out a searchlight and illuminated the surroundings like daylight.
After seeing this scene in front of them, everyone was stunned.
This is a huge hole. It's so dark inside that it's not clear how deep it is.
Shirley Yang took out a flare gun and fired it. However, the light of the flare gun bullet had completely disappeared, and he could not see the depth of this huge cave.
Professor Chen frowned and said: "This must be the holy land of Jingjue Country!"
"Ghost Cave Clan...Ghost Cave..."
"Could it be that the name of the Ghost Cave Clan comes from this cave?"
Jiang Hua glanced down. There was a cold wind blowing under the cave. He felt a chill in his heart and shivered all over!
This is the ghost cave!
The source of all power!
Both the Demon Kingdom and the Jingjue Kingdom created splendid civilizations centered on this ghost cave.
It is a pity that under the wash of time, it has disappeared into the dust of history.
"Isn't there a hell down here? His grandma's, I feel dizzy just looking at it." The fat man looked frightened.
Suddenly, Chu Jian was shocked and said: "Everyone, look up!"
Everyone couldn't help but look up.
The next moment, Jiang Hua's pupils shrank.
I saw mummies hanging on the top of the cave, densely packed with them, numbering more than a hundred thousand?
If someone with trypophobia comes here.
I'm afraid I'll be scared to death the first time.
Densely packed mummies crowded the top of the ghost cave. Are these all sacrifices?
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Who is it?
How could he do such a cruel thing?
Densely packed mummies hung on the top of the entire ghost cave. Their clothes had gradually weathered under the wash of time.
Looking up from the bottom, one can vaguely see white bones, even some mummies, and brown old skin.
At this moment, even the well-informed Professor Chen was feeling angry.
"Tragic!"
"It's so tragic!"
The fat man gritted his teeth and said: "This Queen Lao Shizi is too cruel, isn't she? It takes so many slaves to build a tomb?"
Shirley Yang said calmly: "Perhaps, this is not just the burial of slaves, but also the most outstanding people from the country."
"Look, some mummies are decorated with eyeball shapes. This kind of decoration is the culture of Jingjue country."
The fat man was stunned, "Even her own citizens are buried with her. Does this exquisite queen still have humanity?"
Chu Jian suddenly pointed forward and said, "Look, there seems to be something over there?"
Everyone looked along his line of sight. I saw a stone beam hanging in mid-air above the ghost cave. The stone beam was thin and long, protruding from the cliff and extending to the center of the ghost cave.
There seemed to be something placed at the end of the stone beam.
"That's...a piece of wood?"
Chu Jian said uncertainly.
Hu Bayi observed carefully, "That is indeed a piece of wood, and there is a flower growing next to the wood."
Looking at it from everyone's perspective, one can see that the piece of wood on the stone beam is about two meters long, and there are more than a dozen large iron chains on it, firmly fixing the wood to the stone beam.
Jiang Hua narrowed his eyes slightly, "This is the Kunlun sacred tree!"
"Kunlun sacred tree?" The fat man asked: "What is this? Is it a treasure?"
"Kunlun sacred tree is the best material for making coffins according to ancient legends. Even if only a section of its trunk is left, it can be immortal for thousands of years."
"Therefore, this characteristic is particularly suitable for the construction of coffins. A coffin made of Kunlun sacred wood can ensure that the corpse will not decay for ten thousand years. Of course, this is only an exaggerated record in ancient books. No one knows the specific function."
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Jiang Hua said in a deep voice: "If I guess correctly, this is the coffin of Queen Jingjue, and the body of Queen Jingjue is placed inside!"
The fat man's eyes lit up, "Is this Kunlun sacred tree precious?"
"More than dozens of times more valuable than the same amount of gold!"
Hearing Jiang Hua's words, Fatty's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart was pounding.
If he could take this coffin out...
Wouldn’t that make you rich?
Shirley Yang's voice was also trembling.
"Kunlun Sacred Tree? I've read about it in ancient books. Legend has it that Emperor Qin Shihuang wanted to find this Kunlun Sacred Tree as a coffin. I didn't expect Queen Jingjue to have a Kunlun Sacred Tree!"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately excited and wanted to go over and investigate carefully.
"Wait a minute."
Jiang Hua stretched out his hand to stop them.
"Xiao Jiang, what's wrong?" Professor Chen asked.
"Teacher, you only saw Queen Jingjue's coffin, but didn't you notice the flower next to the coffin?"
"Flower? You mean that big taro?" The fat man pointed to the flower next to the coffin.
"It's not wrong to say it's taro. The scientific name of this flower is Amorphophallus konjac. It can only grow in ancient tombs with strong yin energy." Jiang Hua smiled.
"Is there anything curious about it?"
"Corpse-scented konjac originally grew in the Houyuetian Kingdom of the Western Regions. It once flowed into the Middle Earth through the Silk Road. It is said to be able to keep corpses incorruptible and emit a fragrance that has a strong hallucinogenic effect on the human body."
"In some ancient legends, evil spirits are attached to the corpse-scented konjac. Once it grows, living people can no longer approach it, otherwise terrible things will happen."
The fat man snorted, "No matter what kind of bird it is, if you can't give it a few shots and beat it to pieces, I don't believe it can still be a monster?"
Professor Chen quickly said: "No, since this corpse-scented konjac is so precious, we must not destroy it."
The fat man hesitated to speak, but said nothing.
Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Since this corpse-scented konjac can release a hallucinogenic smell, can't we just wear gas masks?"
"Brother Jiang, this is a good idea!" Hu Bayi looked happy.
"Xiao Jiang, you are still smart." Professor Chen nodded in agreement.
Shirley Yang took out the gas mask from his backpack, put it on everyone, and walked towards the mountain wall along the stone beam.
This mountain wall is circular and surrounds the entire ghost cave.
The stone beam was built at the highest point.
Everyone came to the junction of the stone beam and the stone wall, where they could already see the coffin of Queen Jingjue.
A huge piece of wood lay across the end of the stone beam.
A flower that looked like a taro was blooming delicately, making Hu Bayi and the others feel a little weird in this gloomy ghost cave.
Buzz!
Everyone's eyes were dazzled, and they suddenly felt like they were in a strange space.
Jiang Hua's face was a little solemn. He was already very careful. Not only did he wear a gas mask, he also used his true energy to stir up his whole body, trying to resist the illusion of corpse-scented konjac.
Unexpectedly, they were still tricked.
This is a sunny world, a city like a fairyland, appearing in front of everyone's eyes.
There are palaces in the center of the city.
Even the private houses were extremely luxurious and noble, and the whole city was shrouded in a layer of golden light, making it look resplendent.
"Where is this?" The fat man was stunned for a moment, looking around and asked.
Hu Bayi said in a deep voice: "We have fallen into an illusion, it is the corpse-scented konjac that caused it!"
(End of chapter)