Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

"Wow~"

A strong sound of water came from under the Guanshan Bone Storage Building.

Jiang Hua knew that the Guanshan Bone Storage Tower was built on a tributary of the Yangtze River. There was a surging river below, so one could hear a lot of water sounds.

“There’s a river down there?”

Fatty Wang asked curiously.

Hu Bayi looked at Jiang Hua and said, "Master Jiang, where are we going now?"

Jiang Hua said: "Let's go upstairs first."

Jiang Hua now knows the existence of the Earth Immortal Bones, and he will not let go of any place that needs to be explored. Maybe there are zombies on top of the Guanshan Bone Storage Building?
If you miss it, it will be very difficult to collect all the Earth Immortal Bones!
Therefore, Jiang Hua naturally had to go upstairs first. After all, the Tomb of the Earthly Immortals was downstairs, and it was a place Jiang Hua had to go to. It was also okay to go there later.

The stairs are old and look unable to bear heavy loads.

However, Jiang Hua was very skilled and he went upstairs easily and soon reached the first floor.

Zhang Qiling grabbed the stair handle and went upstairs in two steps.

Others also walked up the stairs carefully, fearing that they would step on them.

But at least it was safe.

The stairs looked fragile, but they were able to support many people. Fatty Wang and the others climbed up carefully.

Several flashlights shone all around, and the entire second floor came into view.

"Ok?"

Hu Bayi and others, including Jiang Hua, frowned and looked at the scene in front of them with some confusion.

There are no coffins or burial objects on the second floor, only nine large bronze tripods!
These nine large bronze tripods were placed around the second layer, with eight tripods arranged in eight directions, surrounding the large tripod in the middle!
"Why are there only nine bronze tripods here?"

Fatty Wang asked curiously.

These nine large bronze tripods are almost identical, square in shape, and look very strange.

Jiang Hua frowned and whispered, "Be careful."

After saying that, Jiang Hua slowly walked to one of the large bronze tripods and touched it carefully.

This bronze tripod was very rough, with all kinds of strange runes on the surface. Jiang Hua couldn't quite understand them, so he looked at Professor Sun and asked, "What do these runes mean?"

Professor Sun looked closer and frowned, saying, "It seems to be a unique communication symbol of Guanshan Taibao. It is very profound. It will take me some time to decipher it."

Jiang Hua frowned and whispered, "Forget it, no need to waste time."

This place is very strange and completely different from the original book. Jiang Hua doesn't want to waste so much time deciphering the words on these bronze tripods.

So, he took out the Heavenly Secret Disk, looked around carefully, and then his face froze: "It's the Nine Cauldrons Immortal Coffin!"

"What is the Nine Cauldrons Immortal Coffin?"

Hu Bayi asked curiously.

Apparently, even he, an orthodox tomb raider, had never heard of the so-called Nine-Cauldron Immortal Coffin!

Jiang Hua looked at the bronze tripods and said, "Look carefully at these bronze tripods. Do their upper parts look like coffins?"

Hu Bayi and others were stunned. After taking a closer look, they discovered that after removing the four legs of the bronze tripod, it really looked like a bronze coffin!

The upper part of these bronze tripods is rectangular in shape, just the size of a coffin.

Hu Bayi said: "These... nine bronze tripods are all coffins?"

Jiang Hua nodded: "Yes, I have heard of the legend about the Nine Cauldrons Coffin. It is said that it is the coffin of nine immortals. Immortals are born from heaven and do not eat worldly food. Therefore, even after death, their coffins cannot touch the ground when they are buried. That's why there is this strange coffin, made in the shape of a bronze tripod, standing on its feet and not falling to the ground!"

"Moreover, whether it is bronze or tripod, they both represent nobility among the ancestors of the Chinese nation. This bronze tripod immortal coffin means supremacy!"

After listening to Jiang Hua's words, everyone had a certain understanding of the Nine Cauldron Immortal Coffin.

Fatty Wang asked, "Could it be that there are really immortals in this Dixian Village?"

Everyone looked at Professor Sun.

If we were to ask who knew more about Dixian Village among the people present, it would definitely be Professor Sun, so everyone subconsciously looked at Professor Sun.

However, Professor Sun said: "I'm not sure."

He couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.

Throughout all this journey, who knows the Dixian Village better? Don’t you have any idea in your mind?
Obviously, Jiang Hua knows more about Dixian Village! Of course, Professor Sun did not say this.

Jiang Hua said, "You don't have to embarrass Professor Sun. He was sent away when he was still a baby. All he knows about the Earthly Immortal Village is what he heard from his brother. Other than that, he doesn't know more about the Earthly Immortal Village than you do."

Fatty Wang said, "Master Jiang, what should we do now?"

Jiang Hua said: "Who said that this Nine Cauldrons Immortal Coffin is the burial ceremony of the immortals? But in this world, there are always those who have wild ideas and try to become immortals. They may also want people to bury them in this way after they die."

Hu Bayi was surprised and asked, "Master Jiang, so what you mean is that among these nine bronze tripods, one might belong to Feng Shigu?"

Jiang Hua shook his head: "No, this can't be Feng Shigu's coffin. His coffin is in the Earth Immortal Tomb downstairs. This is not the Earth Immortal Tomb. However... this Nine Cauldrons Immortal Coffin should be related to Feng Shigu. It is one of his arrangements."

"Oh my god, isn't this the Earth Immortal Tomb?"

Fatty Wang's eyes widened and he couldn't help but say, "We've been looking for it for so long, why haven't we found it yet?"

Jiang Hua ignored him and came to the bronze tripod in the middle.

Each of the nine bronze tripods had a heavy lid. Jiang Hua took out a knives, inserted it into the gap, and then pried it open with great force.

But then, Jiang Hua felt as if there was a terrifying suction force inside that sucked the lid in. Without using any amplifying skills, Jiang Hua was unable to pry it open.

Jiang Hua frowned and was about to use the amplification skill when suddenly something inside grabbed the Kunlun Knife!

There is indeed something inside!
Jiang Hua's eyes flashed slightly, he snorted coldly, and directly used the strength amplification skill.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the lid of the huge bronze tripod was directly lifted off, and at the same time a figure flew out from it.

"boom!"

The lid of the huge bronze tripod fell to the ground, and a hole appeared on the floor. After the figure inside the tripod jumped out, no one saw him fall down.

"Look, there's someone up there!"

Fatty Wang shouted and shone the flashlight on it.

When everyone looked up, they saw a person hanging on the beam. It was a woman wearing white Hanfu, with a slender figure. Her pretty face was full of gloom and indifference. She looked at Jiang Hua and the others expressionlessly.

"Why is he alive?"

Hu Bayi said.

When these words were spoken, not to mention ordinary people like Professor Sun, even Zhang Rishan and Yin Nanfeng were startled, staring anxiously at the woman in ancient costume hanging on the beam.

The most frightening thing in an ancient tomb is not the zombies that have risen from the dead, but the things that are still alive!
As soon as Hu Bayi said that the woman was still alive, the others were so frightened that they turned pale.

Only Jiang Hua, Hou Tu and Zhang Qiling remained calm.

Jiang Hua whispered, "It's not a living person, but a living zongzi, or a zombie."

After saying that, Jiang Hua turned the Kunlun knife in his hand, then pushed hard with his feet and rushed towards the woman in ancient costume.

Jiang Hua was extremely fast. The woman in ancient costume raised her eyebrows, lowered her body, and dodged Jiang Hua's attack.

"Boom~"

Jiang Hua chopped at the beam, and it collapsed, scaring Hu Bayi and others half to death.

Fortunately, this Guanshan Bone Storage Building is strong enough and is not supported by this one beam. Otherwise, the building would have collapsed and they would all have been buried alive.

Jiang Hua landed and looked at the woman in ancient costume who was standing on the huge bronze tripod in the middle again.

"Boom~"

Finally, after a while, the Guanshan Bone Storage Building stopped shaking and the beams returned to normal.

Fatty Wang then said, "Master Jiang, please be careful. If the building collapses, we will be buried here with these zombies!"

As always, Jiang Hua ignored Fatty Wang. He looked at the woman in ancient costume with a knife in hand: "I've been here for so long, and finally I met a corpse fairy."

The zombies and rice dumplings that Jiang Hua and his companions had encountered before were all quite powerful. If they were placed in other ancient tombs, they would definitely be the kings.

But it cannot be called a corpse fairy. At most, it can only be considered a more powerful zombie.

However, this woman in ancient costume is different now.

It should be the so-called corpse immortal!
This woman had a heavy aura of corpse and it was obvious that she had thoughts. Most importantly, her strength had reached that of a high-level immortal life!

In terms of physique alone, the woman in ancient costume has surpassed Jiang Hua. (End of this chapter)