Chapter 65

Seeing this stone door, Zhang Tianyuan knew why the Eight Immortals Seals were necessary to open it; it turned out those eight seals were the keys to this stone door.

The mechanism to open the stone door was designed very ingeniously, and the size, dimensions, and even the engravings on the keys had to be perfectly matched. Even the slightest error would make it impossible to open, so it would be extremely difficult to forge them. Not only did everyone have different skills, but it was also hard to find so many precious yellow stones.

When the old woman saw Zhang Tianyuan take out the eight yellow stone seals from the box, she was so surprised that she looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"Could you possibly be the descendant of the national ruler?" The old woman was stunned for a while before she asked this question.

Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said, "I am not the descendant of your national ruler. I just happened to obtain this item, which I consider a kind of fate."

He did not dare to lie because he did not know what image the descendants of the national ruler had in these people's eyes. What if these people hated the descendants of the national ruler because they had to guard the tomb? Then he would be in a very awkward position.

Even if they did not hate him, they would certainly have a way to verify whether he was genuine. That would be a difficult situation to handle. It was better to tell the truth, especially since he was now seen as a truly good and benevolent person in the old woman's eyes.

The old woman smiled and said, "Sometimes fate is more important than bloodline. I advised you not to go in before, but now, I suddenly feel that you should really go in and take a look. You have a connection with the national ruler and with us."

Zhang Tianyuan smiled and used the eight yellow stone seals to open the stone door, then walked inside.

"Big brother, be careful. Shout if anything feels wrong," Zhao Danfeng couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Zhang Tianyuan was more confident now. Only he had entered the tomb through the main entrance, while the others, unable to open the stone door, had climbed over the cliffs on both sides or even dug tunnels. Those unconventional routes were certainly fraught with danger. Although his journey might also be dangerous, it would definitely be less so than theirs.

He resolutely walked in.

The entire journey was free of danger, just as he had expected. However, when he reached the deeper part, he found that something was not quite right. It seemed that an earthquake had occurred, and many things had been buried underground. The original structure of the tomb had changed significantly.

As he continued deeper, the tomb suddenly split in the middle, with scorching lava spanning a distance of over ten meters from one side to the other. Unless Zhang Tianyuan had wings to fly, there was no way he could cross.

While searching around, he smelled a strange odor that could penetrate his gas mask and enter his nostrils. At that moment, he began to hallucinate.

Before his eyes, the lava chasm turned into a golden and silver path. He just needed to cross it and grab a handful to make his journey worthwhile.

As he was lost in the hallucination, a faint aura from his pocket suddenly woke him up.

"It's the bracelet!"

Zhang Tianyuan was surprised to find that one of his feet was already hanging in the air. If he had taken one more step, he would have said goodbye to this world. Below was scorching lava, and entering it meant certain death.

He hurriedly retreated, realizing how terrifying the tomb was. He did not know whether the lava had been there when the tomb was built or if it had formed due to the earthquake. What was certain was that there was a strange aura in the tomb that could make people hallucinate, which was terrifying.

The bracelet had saved his life, and he was somewhat surprised. The bracelet was a gift from the two female students he had saved on Fengluan Mountain. At the time, he had not examined it closely, but now, using the Identification Technique, he realized that it was the Bodhi Seed Bracelet the old woman had mentioned, which was something the daughter of the national ruler of Shenluo had taken out.

To think that fate could be so strange. He and the national ruler of Shenluo were strangers, yet he had somehow obtained two items needed to enter his tomb. Who could have predicted such a thing?

Regaining his composure, Zhang Tianyuan put the bracelet on and began to examine the surroundings again. He had been in a hallucination and had not seen anything clearly, so he needed to take a good look now.

He finally discovered the traces of those who had entered the tomb before, including many scattered items and remains.

Some of these people had died from falls, others from mutual combat, and still others seemed to have been killed by wild beasts.

In short, their deaths were varied and numerous. From the remnants of their clothing and items, it could be determined that they were the archaeological team that had entered Shenluo Valley, consisting of dozens of people.

Thinking about it, it made sense. If they did not enter through the main entrance, they would inevitably encounter many traps or wild beasts, and death was inevitable. Those who died in mutual combat were likely due to inhaling the toxic gas, which caused them to hallucinate and see each other as monsters.

Sigh, as the saying goes, people die for wealth, and birds die for food. Zhang Tianyuan had witnessed what was truly terrifying today.

He collected some of the remains to give to She Lin when he went out, as She Lin's task was to find the living or the dead, and he could not return empty-handed.

After finishing this, Zhang Tianyuan prepared to leave. Regardless of whether there was a mountain of gold and silver or ancient treasures on the other side of the lava, he could not obtain them unless he was willing to risk his life.

But leaving without anything was somewhat unsatisfying, so he still looked around with some reluctance.

It was fortunate that he was not satisfied, for he did indeed see a clearly collapsed door with a gap leading inside. He did not know what was inside, but he saw a rat run out, so at least it was not deadly.

He steadied himself and entered through the gap, discovering that the inside was surprisingly spacious, possibly even larger before the collapse.

"Is this a palace?" Zhang Tianyuan saw a dragon throne, which somewhat resembled the throne used by the Southern Song Emperor, but with some differences. The dragon on the throne was being ridden by the Three Pure Ones of Daoism.

Below the dragon throne, a table had been overturned. He carefully examined it and was overjoyed.

He saw what he had longed for: three golden statues of the Three Pure Ones. He clearly remembered that Liu Mengxun had risked entering Shenluo Valley to obtain these, as they could dispel yin energy and save her grandfather's life.

In addition, there were the remaining four of the Twelve True Immortal Seals, but two of them were already smashed.

The three golden statues of the Three Pure Ones were also flattened.

There was no doubt that an earthquake had occurred in the tomb, but no one outside knew about it.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have cried at the sight of this devastation, but Zhang Tianyuan would not cry. His Repair Technique was designed to fix such flaws.

Whether it was the damaged True Immortal Seals or the flattened golden statues, he could completely restore them. Even if he did not obtain gold and silver treasures, obtaining these two items would be enough for him.

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