Chapter 349 The Third Floor
"How come these corpses were separated into two coffins? Are some of them mixed with other corpses and spliced together to form a complete corpse?" Hu Bayi asked in confusion.
The current situation is indeed beyond his understanding. Throughout the ages, burials in separate coffins, such as the case of half-cut corpses, were put together. This was really the first time he had seen it.
“If the lower body of the corpse in this ghost coffin comes from the bronze coffin, does that mean the other parts come from the other two coffins?” Shirley Yang thought of the three coffins in the tomb above and made made this guess.
The corpse in the ghost coffin is composed of three different body parts, and there are three coffins of different shapes in the tomb above. With the same numbers placed in front of you, it is difficult not to think It's linked together.
"Now all the evidence points to this point. Unsurprisingly, this is the fact." Chen Ziyan nodded in agreement.
"Then let's go up quickly and open the remaining two coffins. Then we won't know whether this is what happened." Wang Kaixuan glanced at the half golden skeleton and urged.
He understood what Shirley Yang and Chen Ziyan said. If it was really what they said, it wouldn't mean that one of the two coffins above still had half a golden body inside. The golden skeleton?
Hu Bayi had a different opinion. He said: "It's not necessary. Since the upper body in the bronze coffin can correspond to the lower body in the ghost coffin, then there is basically no problem. There is no need to open the remaining two coffins."
Chen Ziyan also said: "I agree with Lao Hu's idea. Now that I think about it carefully, the ghost coffin in this wooden coffin tomb should be used as a shadow bone. exists.”
"Shadow Bone? What is that?" Wang Kaixuan asked in confusion.
This is a bit beyond his knowledge.
Chen Ziyan simply organized his language and gave an overview of the information he knew:
"Shadow bones... you can use them as a substitute for the corpse. No surprise, what's inside this ghost coffin The three corpses are all from ancient nobles who were sentenced to death, so they were considered by King Xian to be his previous life. The significance of being in this tomb is to prove that he has gone through three prisons."
" Since ancient times, immortality is rare and cannot be obtained easily. Therefore, if you want to be reborn and rank among the immortals, you must go through several major catastrophes. However, these catastrophes cannot be obtained by force, so some Taoist people Using the art of divination, he found the bones of his previous three lives as substitutes and buried them in the Yin cave as shadow bones to prove to the world that he had successfully survived the three hells and was completely reborn. "
Obviously, the wooden coffin tomb located under the tomb is the ‘underworld’ built by King Xian to store his shadow bones.
“If you put it this way, then each layer of tomb chambers here symbolizes something different. The upper layer of tomb chambers represents the human world, and the layer we are on now means the emptiness of the netherworld. , doesn’t it mean that there should be another layer of tombs representing the immortal world?” Hu Bayi said thoughtfully.
“Although the layout of King Xian’s tomb is strange, it is difficult to leave its origins after all changes. Some basic layouts cannot be easily modified. Since there are shadow bones here, there must be corresponding ones. The corresponding fairy world is right." Chen Ziyan nodded, and then asked: "What's more, do you think that according to King Xian's character, he will be allowed to be buried in the 'human world'?"
"Is this true? No, even though King Xian is not a good person, he is very high-spirited." Wang Kaixuan nodded in agreement.
He felt that there was nothing wrong with Chen Ziyan's question. According to the character shown by King Xian, how could he be buried in the world after his death.
And more importantly... this guy didn't seem to think he was dying.
Through the murals in Naming Tower, it can be seen that King Xian always viewed his own death as a ritual of transformation.
"So the coffin we are looking for to present the king was placed in the tomb on the last floor?" Shirley Yang asked.
She very keenly grasped the key point in Chen Ziyan's words. Now the situation is very clear. The king's coffin is not in the tomb that they have discovered. It will only be in the last tomb that represents the 'fairy world'. .
“Without further delay, let’s quickly take care of the corpses here and find out the true identity of Mr. Xian Wang.” Wang Kaixuan said excitedly.
He is now looking forward to the coffin of King Xian. He has seen too many treasures along the way, but who doesn't know that the real treasures of the tomb owner are kept close to him, so the funerary objects in the coffin of King Xian must be priceless. .
"Alright." Chen Ziyan nodded in agreement.
The only valuable things here are the two corpses that have been seen. Whether they are bronze coffins or ghost coffins, there are no burial objects inside, so there is no value in continuing to stay.
"If calculated in this way, the Tianmen and Dihu in the Xuan Palace mean that the dragon is lurking, so there must be a 'goldfish eye' in the tomb above, which can lead to the third floor. ." Hu Bayi analyzed.
"Then Lao Hu and I will go up and look for this 'goldfish eye' first. Shirley, you guys can deal with these two corpses." Chen Ziyan said after hearing this.
Now the only thing that poses a threat to them here is the half-cut body that was restrained by the ancient mirror of the Legalist family, so there is no problem in leaving it to them.
However, Chen Ziyan did not forget to tell them to remember to bring the ancient Legalist mirror when they go back after burning the corpses here.
After the simple arrangement, Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi left the wooden coffin tomb and returned to the tomb chamber above.
"Mr. Chen, according to the structure of the tomb, the goldfish eye is undoubtedly above the tomb where we are." Hu Bayi glanced around and then raised his head and said.
“I think so too.” Chen Ziyan nodded in agreement.
With the help of the flashlight, we can see that there is a broken copper beam on the top of the tomb, which should be used to fix the bronze coffin, but there was a problem when the bronze coffin fell.
Then the two of them saw something white at the broken spot of the copper beam. At a rough glance, it looked like gray quartz similar to the outer wall. To know more specifically, it would take close contact.
Chen Ziyan made a comparison and found that the position of this white flower flower was just above the shadow bone. It was obvious that they had the purpose of taking care of each other.
“You can go up from this copper beam, so I’ll go up and take a look first.” Chen Ziyan looked at the situation on the top of the tomb, then took out his flying tiger claw, hooked the edge of the copper beam and climbed up.
Grassing the edge of the copper beam with one hand, Chen Ziyan truly saw the entire white rock layer. It was not a blocked flat layer, but a narrow and long olive-shaped hole.
Feeling the cold air coming from the cave, Chen Ziyan took a flashlight and took a look at it. He found that there was a round hole on top. It looked similar to the funnel shape at the pool on the outside, but it was much smaller in size. The diameter was estimated It was only about ten meters away, and there was a spiral rocky slope inside that was winding upwards. Any further away would be beyond the lighting range of his flashlight, and he could only see pitch black, and nothing else could be seen at all.
After Chen Ziyan told Hu Bayi what he saw, he couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that King Xian's obsession with power and immortality has reached the bottom of his perversion. Even if he dies, he must let himself go." At the highest point of the Yin Palace!"
Chen Ziyan tied the rope on the copper beam, returned to the ground of the tomb, and said softly: "Emperors have not been like this since ancient times, even if they die, they do not want to be inferior to others. "
"That's true." Hu Ba nodded.
At this moment, a burst of fire came from below the cave, and it was obvious that other people inside had already taken action. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Shirley Yang and the others to climb up from below.
Wang Kaixuan, who was holding an ancient Legalist mirror in his hand, came up and said, "Old Hu, do you think it's strange or not? The two corpses below simply caught fire without using any wood. The two rice dumplings were burned to ashes."
Hu Bayi guessed: "Maybe King Xian did something."
He didn't know the reason. , not to mention that now that the corpses have been burned to ashes, there is no chance even if you want to explore.
Chen Ziyan glanced around and wondered: "Huh? Where is the half golden skeleton?"
He found that Wang Kaixuan only had the ancient Legalist mirror in his hand, which was a bit beyond his expectation.
According to this fat man’s character, how could he possibly let go of that half of the golden skeleton?
"Hey!" Wang Kaixuan smiled mischievously upon hearing this, turned around and revealed his bulging backpack: "Here it is!"
How could he let go of such a treasure? It was removed before ignition.
Because this half golden skeleton is not as big as expected, it is not difficult to pack them for mountain climbing.
Then the fat man asked: "Master Chen, have you discovered anything here? Have you found the location of Xian Wang's old rice dumpling?"
Chen Ziyan gestured to him with the rope in his hand and said with a smile: "We found it. There is a hole above us, and the achievement of Xian Wangba is there."
"That's great!" Wang Kaixuan immediately became excited.
Although it had been a while since everyone had entered the Xuan Palace and their physical strength and energy had been exhausted, they had obviously not reached their respective limits, so they did not stay any longer and climbed directly along the rope. On the top of the tomb, they got into the olive-shaped holes one by one.
I didn’t know it when I looked down just now, but when I actually entered it, Chen Ziyan discovered that the passage was much longer than he imagined. The group of them were in a cave with no bricks or wood, and was entirely made of quartzite. He crawled for several minutes before reaching the hole he had seen earlier.
After drilling out of the passage, the first thing that caught Chen Ziyan's eyes was the large-scale painted murals covering all the surrounding walls.
These murals are an eclectic mix of Han and Yi style and religious overtones. The majesty and tyranny of the king coexist with the elegance and illusion of immortality. This is a painting style that has never been spread in the world.
Especially when viewed at such a close distance, it is even more shocking. I just feel that these murals are well laid out and rigorous in intention, which is breathtaking.
“With these murals, we should have arrived at the door of the main tomb chamber.” Chen Ziyan said with emotion.
"It is estimated that this is probably already the core of Xuan Palace, otherwise it would not have consumed so much energy." Hu Bayi also said.
Then they looked at these murals, and they all had a hunch that this might solve some of their doubts.
The tops of these murals are painted with angry-looking gods, whose body proportions are almost the same as those of ordinary people. They are all looking down and gazing, as if they are looking at future generations like them!
Chen Ziyan also noticed that the eyes of these glaring gods were all made of three layers of crystal, which were simply brilliant under the light.
The lower part of the mural depicts King Xian and some major events of the ancient Dian Kingdom. Many of the contents overlap with what they saw in Minglou before, but some of them have never been seen before. .
After looking around at the unseen murals, Chen Ziyan fixed his gaze on one of the patterns.
The background of this pattern is a series of mountain peaks, with many small figures drawn on it. It seems that they are soldiers under King Xian. These soldiers kept searching in the mountains, and finally found a coffin from three mountains, and then transported them all. In the Insect Valley where the tomb of King Xian is located.
Without even guessing, he knew that these must be the three coffins previously placed in the middle tomb.
The fact did not go beyond Chen Ziyan's expectation, because in the mural at the back, he found a depiction of King Xian handling these three coffins. It was exactly as they had guessed before that King Xian handled these three coffins. The corpse in the coffin was concocted into his own shadow bones to replace the evidence that he had gone through three prisons.
Chen Ziyan even saw the scene of the coffin owner raising his body in the bronze coffin from above, but he was easily subdued by King Xian.
At this moment, Hu Bayi suddenly said: "I remembered!"
Chen Ziyan looked over subconsciously, but before he could ask, Wang Kaixuan had already taken the lead and asked: "Old Hu, what did you remember?"
When Wang Kaixuan asked, his expression was other than curious. , and with unabashed concern.
Because he could clearly see that Hu Bayi's face was not very pretty when he shouted these words.
Hu Bayi took a deep breath, and then said, "I remembered where I had seen those weird bronze statues!" Those bronze statues on the top?" Chen Ziyan asked.
"That's right." Hu Bayi nodded lightly: "I felt weird when I just saw those bronze statues, but at that time I just thought there was something wrong with the position and shape of those bronze statues, but now the murals here remind me, I have seen similar bronze statues before."
"Where is it?" Chen Ziyan asked thoughtfully.
He felt like he knew something, but he was a little unsure, so he wanted to make sure again.
Hu Bayi said quietly: "It's Kangba Qingpu under the Kunlun Mountains where the sky is filled with snow..."
When he said this, Hu Ba looked at Ding consciously. Think sweet.
After Ding Sitian heard the name, she also looked at Hu Bayi.
They will never forget this place. After all, they had an extremely unforgettable experience there!
(End of this chapter)