The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 343 A breathtaking underwater adventure! An epic Eastern fantasy film, now it's hitting the market!
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Hollywood has produced many adventure movies with a style very similar to "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

The styles of films like *National Treasure*, *Indiana Jones*, *Tomb Raider*, and *The Mummy* are more or less similar to the themes of *Ghost Blows Out the Light*.

Alongside the adventure, the film is imbued with a great deal of mysticism, as well as the protagonist's exploration of historical truth.

As an adventure movie, the most important element is, of course, adventure!
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Lu Zhiyuan still remembers watching a movie called "The Adventurers" when he was a child, starring Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro.

This seems to be the first time he's seen a Chinese fantasy adventure movie!

It brought him a great sense of novelty!
Although the plot of this movie is a bit far-fetched, jumping back and forth between virtual and reality, it makes it unclear what the movie is trying to say.
However, this type of virtual reality film was truly unique for its time, and the director's imagination was truly boundless.

More than 20 years have passed, and Lu Zhiyuan has almost forgotten the plot of that movie, but his memory of it is completely frozen at... It was a very interesting movie.

Unfortunately, at that time, Lu Zhiyuan was still young and had just started elementary school. He hadn't yet learned how to find similar movies online.

Otherwise, he would most likely find that there are no other movies of the same type!

There's only one domestically produced fantasy adventure film!
It wasn't until many years later, with the publication of "A Writer's Odyssey".

This can be considered an adventure movie that combines virtual and reality.

As for the plot?

The plot of this movie's virtual adventure segment is even worse than that of "The Adventurers" from 30 years ago.

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Regardless of the genre of adventure film, the creation of adventure elements is of utmost importance.

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At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan's control over the visuals, and the S-level talent he honed from Christopher Nolan—[Unparalleled Visual Immersion]—were truly remarkable!
It was fully utilized!
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On the screen.

The underwater bronze temple is slightly different from the one described in the novel.

Lu Zhiyuan redesigned it.

He imitated the Nine-Story Demon Tower, turning the entire tomb of King Xian upside down, with the bottom on the water's surface and the top deep underwater.

If it were a normal shoot, it would be impossible to reverse the direction.

But since this is underwater...

After the tomb of the King of Xian was turned upside down, the scene became very eerie.

It's absolutely unique in the world of adventure movies!

Regardless of the plot of the movie, after seeing such scenes, the audience will definitely have a lasting impression of the entire film.

Just like the "Adventure King" that Lu Zhiyuan watched many years ago!
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Because they are underwater, the characters cannot speak to each other.

You can only use hand gestures.

Just then, Wang Kaixuan suddenly noticed something, patted Hu Bayi on the shoulder, and gestured to him—"Old Hu, look up!"

This is not the top of the head.

Because the entire tomb of King Xian was turned upside down, what they were actually standing on was the ground of the first level of the tomb.

Following Hu Bayi's gaze, they saw strangely shaped stone figures hanging upside down above their heads.

Wang Kaixuan gestured – “What is this?”

Hu Bayi waved his hand and explained, "Don't touch them. The Prince Xian fed them a special kind of insect egg, turning them into a special kind of human figurine!"

Wang Kaixuan nodded, then bared his teeth and made a series of threats at Big Gold Tooth next to him.

Then they dragged the "Big Gold Tooth" away.

But at this time.

In the underwater space, the water flow suddenly became rapid.

A whirlpool surged in, causing the water plants below to sway violently. The three people were also affected by the whirlpool and lost their balance.

They quickly grabbed onto a nearby sculpture to maintain their balance.

"Click~~"

But just as the three of them regained their footing, the gray waxy substance on the surface of the stone figures behind them began to slowly crumble after being impacted by the water flow.

At the same time, after the balance of the stone figure was broken, the remaining air inside it turned into bubbles.

It emerged from among the corpses.

Upon contact with water, the stone terracotta warrior, sealed by a mysterious force, shattered and disintegrated.

Within the bubbles suspended from their bodies, strangely shaped insect eggs were being nurtured.

These insect eggs, suspended in the bubbles, were originally shriveled, but at this moment they began to expand rapidly.

In no time, they turned into black leeches!

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"run!"

Upon seeing this, the three of them widened their eyes in surprise, subconsciously forgetting that they were in the water.

Wang Kaixuan opened his mouth and blew out a bubble. Judging from his mouth shape, he was shouting "Run!"
At this point, if we continue to stay in the water, we'll just have to wait to be sucked dry by the leeches.

For a moment, the three of them forgot about exploring and desperately swam upstream.

They are getting closer and closer to the water's surface.

With a "plop," the three of them emerged from the water and scrambled ashore.

"Huff, huff~~"

The three of them lay panting on the shore.

In front of them, swarms of dark leeches swam back and forth in the water, ready to suck them dry if they dared to go down!

"Fortunately, they can't get ashore!"

Wang Kaixuan breathed a sigh of relief, but after looking around, he scratched his head and said, "But how do we get out? There's no way out here!"

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Not only does the protagonist need to catch his breath.

The immersive 3D underwater effects require viewers to catch their breath.

Otherwise, being too tense might deter some viewers.

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in the audience.

"Hu~~"

Seeing the main characters arrive, many people breathed a sigh of relief and began to unbutton their collars.

“Too nervous.”

"I almost couldn't breathe just now!"

Just like how Indian movies are so long that they need to include a dance scene so that the audience can take a piss.

Lu Zhiyuan's version of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is tense, exciting, and immersive, but it also needs to give the audience a breather.

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On the screen.

Wang Kaixuan looked around and suddenly spotted an abandoned inflatable raft: "Old Hu, come and take a look!"

Hu Bayi went over and took a look. The words "YG" were clearly visible on it: "It's them again! They've been to the Tomb of the Prince of Xian before!"

Hu Bayi frowned, realizing that time was of the essence and he couldn't let these American explorers take the treasure ahead of time.

"Fatty, come help me."

He walked over to the raft and pushed it into the water.

"It works!"

After a while, the raft was neither leaking air nor water.

Wang Kaixuan said excitedly.

Hu Bayi lowered his head and observed for a while before saying, "We can't go down that path of the Stone Man; it's a dead end. Let's look for another way."

Wang Kaixuan didn't say anything and got on the raft. Big Gold Tooth followed him in, trembling.

Hu Bayi observed his surroundings and felt that something was off, but such ancient tomb environments were always full of danger.

He didn't think much about it.

Then they boarded the inflatable raft.

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The raft drifted forward with the undercurrent.

Wang Kaixuan looked back and saw that the dark mass of leeches seemed to be blocked by a transparent barrier, and dared not come over.

He couldn't help but laugh happily, "Old Hu, that's great, those leeches didn't follow us."

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But in the next second...

The situation suddenly changed!

The leeches suddenly hatched into moth-like insects, which swarmed towards them.

The situation suddenly became extremely urgent.

[Wang Kaixuan] is holding an entrenching tool.

Hu Bayi then took out a flamethrower from his backpack and, with a "whoosh," spat out a tongue of flame!
Under the attack of the flamethrower, a large number of moths fell to the ground.

After these moths landed in the water, they quickly attracted a group of piranha-like creatures that devoured them.

It's really a wave of upheaval.

After devouring the moths, the piranhas charged at the kayak.

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"Come on!"

Sensing the impending danger, the three of them used both hands and feet to frantically paddle their kayak away, trying to escape the area.

But at that moment, the calm water suddenly became turbulent.

Even on the surface of the water, a distinct whirlpool appeared.

The piranhas that had been frantically attacking the kayak scattered in all directions, as if they had sensed some danger.

There was a noticeable eddy in the water just now, and it has reappeared now. Clearly, this is not a natural phenomenon.

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The three people stood on the kayak.

Wang Kaixuan placed the entrenching tool at his waist, picked up a submachine gun, and tossed a pistol to the person next to him, Big Gold Tooth.

[Big Gold Tooth] tremblingly took the pistol and nervously aimed it at the surroundings.

[Hu Bayi] held a flamethrower and stared behind him.

The three stood back to back, staring intently at the water.

The kayaks drifted on the water, making a splashing sound.

The atmosphere at that moment was practically frozen!
"what!"

The next second, an involuntary gasp erupted from the audience, and countless people leaned back frantically, trying to escape the overwhelming sense of oppression.

Suddenly, a hideous head emerged from underwater.

This monster was many times larger than the giant black snake that had just appeared in the [Jingjue Ancient City].

This is the Huo family's immortal worm!
Its length is unknown, but it is definitely over 100 meters.

Because its body, which protrudes above the water, is already more than 20 meters long.

The camera panned underwater, revealing its body and tail completely hidden deep within the water, making it impossible to see clearly.

Its head has no conventional rows of teeth; instead, each of its four horns protrudes a hard, fleshy tooth, resembling a keratinized protrusion, seemingly designed specifically for tearing apart prey!

The camera focused on a close-up of the center of its head.

There was an eye there, which was very small and completely disproportionate to the huge body; it had obviously degenerated.

Around its eyes was a gold mask.

The mask covered the key parts of its head, and on the mask were etched twisted runes that looked like insects.

It's possible that when the mask was first put on, the creature wasn't as big as it is now, and as its body grew larger, the mask compressed its head.

Its head is surrounded by a bright red carapace that rises high, setting off the golden mask that is recessed within it!
There was a one-second pause.

The Huo Clan Undying Worm suddenly launched an attack on Hu Bayi and his two companions.

Its mouth can extend and retract; when it attacks, its ring-shaped teeth can extend outwards by about one meter!
This attack method is just like that of a giant snake!
"Boom~~"

Seeing the Huo Clan's Undying Worms attacking downwards, Hu Bayi immediately activated his flamethrower.

The Huo Clan Immortal Worm seemed to be afraid of fire. It dodged in mid-air for a moment before its body landed heavily on the water's surface, causing the entire surface to become turbulent.

Standing on the raft, Hu Bayi and his two companions stared intently at the ground below.

The camera focused on the water's surface.

A gigantic monster, resembling a centipede with numerous claws, slowly swam past beneath the kayak.

Its length is unknown.

Because the other person was very fast, it still took three seconds for them to swim their entire body past the camera.

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This is a wide-angle telephoto shot.

Lu Zhiyuan used it once in "Godzilla: Monarch", and it was incredibly imposing.

Especially when prehistoric monsters are compared with tiny humans, the tension is brought to the extreme!

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in the audience.

The audience, who had just caught their breath, held their breath again, clasped their hands together, and nervously prayed for something.

That's how these special effects blockbusters are made.

Even without any plot, just seeing the monsters appear makes the ticket price worthwhile.

As for whether the protagonist can defeat the monster?

Who cares?

Many people even hope that the monster will swallow the protagonist whole; that would make the movie absolutely awesome!
The director is a god!
But so far, it seems that no director has ever gone to such an extreme.

Unless, of course, the director has a grudge against the lead actor.

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boom!
The Ho's Immortal Worm launched another attack.

This time, it rushed directly up from underwater.

The camera panned directly to the underwater area.

3D underwater shots, but let's leave the special effects aside for now.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan provided an ultra-wide-angle depth of field.

Viewers can clearly see how the Huo's Immortal Worm gathers its strength underwater and then suddenly accelerates.

Where it swam, the aquatic plants were affected by the eddies and swirled wildly.

After providing enough buildup, the Huo Clan Undying Worm suddenly crashed into the raft, sending the three of them flying.

At the same time, the Huo Clan Immortal Worm unfolded its enormous body and swam rapidly on the water's surface, splashing water everywhere with its movements.

The oppressive and shocking effect was terrifying.

"Plop, plop!"

Wang Kaixuan and Da Jinya fell into the water without any serious injury.

The Huo family's immortal worm went straight for Hu Bayi.

At the crucial moment, Hu Bayi's agile fighting skills were once again on full display.

He used the flamethrower in his hand to deflect the attack, and then, using the rebound force, landed on the head of the Huo Clan Undying Worm.

He pulled a dagger from his boot and stuck it directly into the golden mask!
"Roar~~"

This is clearly the monster's weak point.

At that moment, the Huo Clan Undying Worm let out a high-pitched scream, frantically shaking its head and violently flinging [Hu Bayi] away.

Just as Hu Bayi was about to crash into the mountainside and be smashed to pieces, a rope flew over and caught him at this critical moment.

The camera cut to that point.

Shirley Yang appeared on the battlefield like a queen descending.

With a strong pull, the impact force of Hu Bayi was instantly reduced, and he fell into the water, cushioning a large amount of the impact.

Falling into the water is better than hitting a rock.

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And on the other side.

The blood gushing from the head of the Huo's Immortal Worm seemed to contain a deadly poison, and soon, many piranha corpses floated on the surface of the water.

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The first major battle in the tomb of King Xian has now come to an end.

The movie is now about 65 minutes in.

This movie is fast-paced from beginning to end.

There was almost no urine output.

However, these viewers were also familiar with the rhythm of Lu Zhiyuan's movies, and they finished using the restroom early on, avoiding any unpleasantness for themselves.

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On the screen.

"Shirley, you saved me again."

Hu Bayi climbed out of the water, his hair wet, and he couldn't help but run his hand through it.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't want to show off.

But there is no way.

His hair was completely wet, so smoothing it down was a normal thing to do. But for some reason, that gesture made him look incredibly cool.

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in the audience.

When Hanikezi saw this, her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Teacher, why do I always find you incredibly charming when you're touching your hair?"

Lu Zhiyuan smiled; he had always been very patient with Hanikezi.

At this moment, he explained carefully: "Because water has an inherent sense of atmosphere. When water slides down the hair, it is full of dynamism. And the action of running your fingers through your hair, combined with a story, will have a greater visual impact."

"Besides, at this moment, when Hu Bayi was smoothing his hair, it wasn't for the audience to see, but for Shirley Yang across from him to see."

"He was in a sorry state, but he had to pretend to be calm in front of Shirley Yang. Coupled with his previous calmness, professionalism, and formidable fighting ability, the contrast at this moment gives the character a special kind of cuteness."

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Naza, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.

Lu Zhiyuan is truly a straight man.

The character 【Hu Bayi】, even though he is the one playing the role, he is able to completely separate the character from himself.
Doesn't he realize at all that Hanikezi is using this method to praise his charm?
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On the screen.

The movie continues.

The blood of the Ho's Immortal Worm helped the main characters drive away potential biological threats such as piranhas.

After discussing it for a while, they decided to dive into the underwater tomb of the King Xian!
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The most outrageous special effects in this movie have appeared once again!

Perfect underwater 3D effects!

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A bronze palace suspended upside down in the water.

Huge stone pillars, seemingly growing out of the lake, stretched all the way down into the water, and they walked along the walls, going downhill.

Lu Zhiyuan used 3D technology to create a strong sense of temporal and spatial disorientation in this palace.

Collapsed building fragments and mysterious ancient sacrificial vessels float motionless in the water.

As they swam by, the objects moved slowly, creating a very realistic effect.

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As the exploration of the underwater palace continues.

"Oh my God!"

"The owner of this tomb was truly wicked!"

From time to time, a gasp of surprise could be heard from the audience.

Because thousands of corpses appeared on the screen.

These corpses, like Buddha sculptures in niches, were fixed to the walls of one of the palace floors.

The faces of these corpses were contorted with fear.

Clearly, they suffered endless torment before their deaths.

Their bellies were unusually large, making them appear quite strange.

If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be a lot of worm eggs in their stomachs.

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Although it was filmed underwater.

However, Lu Zhiyuan retained most of the terrifying elements about the tomb of the King of Xian in the novel.

For example, the mysterious suspension bridge.

That's a mysterious palace located at the top, modeled after the Kunlun Divine Palace.

However, considering the film's length, Lu Zhiyuan did not create the alien-like "Gu Ren" difficulty in this palace.

Otherwise, the movie wouldn't be long enough.

He can only focus on the important parts when shooting!
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On the screen.

When that mysterious palace appeared, upside down in the water.

At first, some viewers didn't understand it.

It wasn't until Wang Kaixuan deliberately turned his head upside down in the water and carefully examined the palace that the entire audience was stunned!
This is a magnificent and imposing ancient architectural complex.

Even submerged in water and sealed away for countless years, one can still vaguely discern the former grandeur and magnificence of this architectural complex.

Because it has been sealed for thousands of years, yet it has not decayed. All the traces of its construction are still clearly visible.

"Oh my God!"

"Master Y, where exactly did you find this architectural complex?"

"How much effort did he put into filming this scene?"

Viewers simply couldn't understand how Lu Zhiyuan filmed it.

This scene truly shocked them.

First of all, underwater filming is inherently very difficult!

Most movies simply don't dare to attempt underwater filming scenes.

Many underwater scenes look obviously fake. But the characters in this movie, even when blowing bubbles underwater, look so real!
Clearly, they didn't film through a glass fish tank; they actually filmed these shots underwater!

It's amazing.

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This movie is bound to be a hit.

Because, before Lu Zhiyuan, no one had ever filmed such an underwater 3D blockbuster!

Especially the footage of Lu Zhiyuan, even underwater, is still stunningly beautiful and impeccable.

Furthermore, the added reflection of the water ripples made the monsters and magnificent buildings appear even more eerie compared to normal conditions.

This greatly enhances the adventure atmosphere of the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend"!
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On the screen.

The four main characters entered the mysterious palace.

They passed through many buildings and finally arrived at the back of the palace, crossing a suspended suspension bridge.

Because it is already underwater, the suspension bridge has been redesigned.

The water flow is particularly rapid here.

If we cannot use the suspension bridge, we will be swept away by the undercurrent.

The film vividly portrays the four main characters struggling to hold onto the rope bridge and slowly navigating the turbulent currents to overcome this challenging obstacle.

Under the impact of the surging undercurrent, Wang Kaixuan's face was contorted as he watched helplessly as a piranha was swept away by the current before his eyes.

A man and a fish, big eyes facing small eyes.

The piranha bared its teeth at Wang Kaixuan, as if it recognized him, but the next second, it was swept away by the undercurrent halfway through its journey.

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It was an incredibly difficult climb.

Around the 70-minute mark of the movie, the three main characters pass through the "Heavenly Gate" and arrive at the actual tomb of King Xian.

This is a closed palace.

Three bronze coffins, held aloft by nine chains, floated in the water.

The group discussed the matter using gestures and drawings.

Wang Kaixuan asked first, "Old Hu, what do we do now?"

Hu Bayi waved his hand and pointed to the mural above: "Opening the coffin rashly in this environment will surely lead to death!"

"Uncle Hu, come look here!"

[Big Gold Tooth] discovered something and tugged at [Hu Bayi].

Hu Bayi swam around a few times and went over to take a look. It turned out that there was a mysterious space under one of the bronze coffins.

This mysterious space has extremely high internal air pressure, which is able to withstand the flow of water from the outside and prevent it from entering.

The four people looked at each other after seeing this, and finally decided to enter this mysterious space.

The main problem is that Lu Zhiyuan didn't set up a space with open air for the main characters to have an exchange of knowledge, so the audience couldn't understand the plot at all.

It's a waste of the original work's wonderful setting!

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"Wow!"

The next second, the group of people burst out of the water and landed directly in an underground space.

They looked up at the sky and saw flowing water.

It was truly an unbelievable sight.

Wang Kaixuan exclaimed in amazement, "Old Hu, this is too amazing!"

Big Gold Tooth also looked up and sized him up: "Master Hu, Fatty, tell me, how did you do that?"

Shirley Yang explained, "It's the air pressure that's holding the water flow down. Imagine the tomb of the King of Xian above is like a straw filled with water. Then you press the straw down with your thumb. Naturally, the water won't flow down."

To help the audience better understand, Lu Zhiyuan provided a 3D simulation diagram, depicting the tomb of the King of Xian as a hollow prop shaped like a straw, while the mysterious space above the tomb served as a huge, sealed valve with low air pressure.

Although, under normal circumstances, it is highly unlikely that such an underwater structure would exist.

But at least from a scientific perspective, it is explainable.

This adaptation is entirely consistent with the pseudo-scientific narrative of the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

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"Oh my God!"

"The ancient Chinese were so clever!"

"They actually knew how to use atmospheric pressure to build these mysterious underwater tombs thousands of years ago!"

The audience members in the stands were all dumbfounded.

Who says that only the Egyptian pyramids possess mathematical and physical knowledge that transcends conventional understanding?
China's ancient tombs are in no way inferior.

It's even more bizarre and unpredictable!
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The four people arrived at this mysterious space.

Shirley Yang took out a waterproof incendiary stick, lit it, and then everyone began to look around at their surroundings.

In the very center, there was another coffin.

Wang Kaixuan immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Old Hu, there's another coffin here. The person lying inside should be Prince Xian himself, right?"

Hu Bayi went up and took a look.

The camera panned to the inside of the coffin, flashing briefly to reveal skeletons. These skeletons were covered in gold, but were clearly divided into three sections.

Seeing this, the audience was very puzzled.

Lu Zhiyuan quickly provided an explanation.

In the movie, Hu Bayi says, "These are three corpses, not the Prince Xian himself."

"Why are there three corpses?" Big Gold Tooth asked.

Hu Bayi's gaze drifted as he lost in memories. After a while, he finally spoke, "In the ancient books I've read, there's a description that a person needs to go through three tribulations before becoming an immortal."

"These three corpses were tortured to death by three different methods: gouging out eyes, tearing out hearts, and stealing souls."

"King Xian summoned them and pieced together a [shadow skeleton], symbolizing that he had endured three lifetimes of suffering, and thus proved to heaven and earth that he was qualified to be reborn and attain immortality!"

"Therefore, these three corpses are definitely not the remains of King Xian himself, but substitutes who went to hell in his place."

"And this place is Hell!"

"The three coffins we just saw represent the three lifetimes in the human world."

"If I'm not mistaken, the body of King Xian himself should be hidden in the uppermost chamber, the one symbolizing the celestial realm!"

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This explanation is absolutely novel to foreigners.

Most foreigners are unlikely to be interested in this kind of religious narrative in typical movies.

However, Lu Zhiyuan made this film, "Mojin: The Lost Legend," extremely immersive.

Moreover, as previously foreshadowed in the film, it is highly likely that Ding Sitian herself is the reincarnation of the Queen of Jingjue.

In other words, someone in this movie was reincarnated!

Reincarnation and becoming an immortal are fundamentally different, but they are very close... It is an alternative form of immortality!

At this moment, the entire audience sat up straight, their eyes glued to the movie plot!

Because in the next second, the protagonist is going to search for the [Immortal Realm]!

Once the body of King Xian is found, the mystery of whether immortality truly exists should be solved, right?
The pursuit of immortality was something that ancient Chinese emperors were most obsessed with.

That's also one of the themes of this movie!

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The movie is 80 minutes in.

The climax has finally arrived!
While monster effects are exciting, they don't offer the same psychological thrill as solving a puzzle.

The sense of accomplishment from uncovering an ancient mystery is far greater!

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On the screen.

Hu Bayi once again demonstrated his extremely professional tomb raiding skills.

"Three coffins suspended, not true dragons; shadow bones hide immortal traces in hell. Water ripples and rainbow light penetrate the nine heavens; the moon palace, winding through the void."

He recited a few phrases that foreigners couldn't understand at all, and Chinese people were completely unfamiliar with them.

While reciting the incantation, Hu Bayi walked a few steps in the open space, seemingly having figured something out.

He picked up the entrenching tool next to him and gently tapped the wall.

Click!

There was indeed something wrong with this section of the wall.

After being struck a few times by Hu Bayi, it collapsed, revealing a huge tunnel inside.

Inside the passageway, there are countless sculptures, their eyes wide open in anger, looking down.

Hu Bayi glanced up at the black eyeballs of the sculptures and instantly felt a blur before his eyes.

At the same time, a semi-transparent hand, as if made of ethereal particles, reached out and grabbed Hu Bayi by the neck.

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Lu Zhiyuan put a lot of thought into the special effects for this moment.

When the virtual giant hand reached out, its attack range completely overflowed the big screen, causing the audience to involuntarily dodge to the side.

Many people bumped into each other.

This sudden attack, without any warning or preparation, really startled the audience.

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On the screen.

Noticing that Hu Bayi was acting strangely, Shirley Yang went over and tugged at him: "Old Hu, what's wrong?"

[Hu Bayi] showed no reaction whatsoever.

Seeing this, Shirley Yang immediately pulled him away.

Once freed from the eye lock, Hu Bayi woke up and quickly turned around to cover Shirley Yang's eyes.

"Don't look! Something's wrong!"

The characters in the movie, although we can't watch them.

However, the camera focused on a close-up of the black eyes of the sculptures in the passageway.

Those were cold, serpentine eyes.

The eyeballs were enormous, pitch black, and terrifying.

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Clearly, the main characters have encountered another challenge!

Moreover, this level looks extremely difficult to solve!

However, they cannot return the way they came!

Because, after going through countless hardships, they finally found the true location of the King Xian and will soon be able to obtain the last [Dragon Bone Heavenly Book].

Besides, as the ruler of the ancient Dian Kingdom, King Xian must have possessed many other treasures.

The audience secretly cheered for the main characters.

I just want to see them solve the final mystery.

These Western audiences have almost never read the Ghost Blows Out the Light novels, so they simply cannot imagine how amazing the imagination in this novel is.

A typical movie script simply couldn't achieve this level of quality!

In terms of adventure and puzzle-solving, Lu Zhiyuan is nowhere near as good as the original author of the novel.

He only needs to make some effective selections and combinations based on the basic plot of the novel, and that will be enough for him to make a 120-minute super special effects movie!

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On the screen.

Hu Bayi looked at Shirley Yang and said seriously, "Give me your hand!"

Shirley Yang's eyes widened slightly, as if she was somewhat surprised, but she still reached out without hesitation.

"Fatty, give me your hand too!"

"One person holds the other's hand, we close our eyes and slowly walk across! Remember, no matter what happens, never open your eyes!"

The four main characters held hands, closed their eyes, and, led by the person in the lead, slowly walked over, feeling their way along the wall.

Fortunately, there were no other obstacles along this road.

Otherwise, we might all be wiped out!

Even so, this heart-pounding feeling still left the audience with dry mouths and extreme tension.

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"We've finally arrived at the tomb of King Xian!"

"This burial is really too difficult!"

Most of the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

It gives you the feeling of finally being able to win the lottery after going through countless hardships.

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However, there were also some representatives from game companies in the audience.

They were very excited, feeling that this movie was perfect for being adapted into a game.

"awesome!"

"This dungeon is so exciting!"

"We absolutely must acquire the video game adaptation rights to this movie!"

"Without making any changes to the storyline, simply designing more layered monsters within these levels will definitely provide players with a completely new adventure experience!"

Lu Zhiyuan likes to make these kinds of dungeon-crawling special effects movies!

It's very convenient for game developers to adapt!

Game developers also love to collaborate with Lu Zhiyuan because they can attract at least 1 million potential players without much advertising!

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On the screen.

The four main characters finally entered the tomb chamber of King Xian.

In the very center, there was indeed a coffin!
After going through countless hardships to open the coffin, they discovered that inside lay a lifelike female corpse!

The female corpse was dressed in gorgeous clothes and wore a phoenix crown.

It wasn't the Prince Xian himself at all.

Judging from her appearance, she seems more like the queen of the King of Xian.

At that moment, the female corpse decomposed rapidly upon contact with air, her face became fragmented and quickly caved in, turning into a skeleton.

"Whoosh~~"

At the same time, countless corpse moths flew out from beneath the corpse.

Hu Bayi reacted quickly, pushing everyone away.

However, the corpse moths are still in this enclosed space and have not flown away at all. If you are touched by these corpse moths, the consequences are predictable.

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"I'm really suffocating!"

"Chinese ancient tombs are so hard to rob!"

"If I were the protagonist, even if I had 30 lives, I would definitely lose them all here."

"This isn't some treasure hunt adventure movie; it's clearly an anti-tomb raiding propaganda film made by Master Y!"

At this point, the audience once again held their breath for the main characters.

They originally thought it would be a very exciting treasure hunt movie.

It was certainly exciting.

But that's terrifying.

After watching this movie, they will probably write a sentence in their family motto: "Never become a tomb raider."

Tomb raiders will most likely meet a terrible end!
……

On the screen.

Hu Bayi reacted quickly, pulling the female corpse away and discovering a mysterious entrance inside the coffin.

At this point, he can't care about anything else.

To avoid being attacked by the corpse moths, Hu Bayi led everyone into the entrance.

……

This is an incredibly mysterious space.

Although there was no light source, there was a strange glow inside.

"Old Hu, this place feels a bit strange underfoot. Why is it so soft?"

After escaping unscathed, Wang Kaixuan breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to find a place to sit down, but when he casually touched something, he felt a clump of slime.

He immediately stood up in disgust.

He soon discovered that the place was very strange.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is aconite coffin made from a ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. After we came in, we brought air in, which brought it back to life!"

"Quickly search, the Prince of Xian must be here!"

[Hu Bayi] suddenly guessed something and said quickly.

Upon seeing Hu Bayi's movements, the others immediately became excited and searched the surroundings.

"Old Hu, there's an eye here."

At a crucial moment, Wang Kaixuan once again displayed his lucky streak.

He tripped over something, tripped and fell, and peered down through a small hole.

In that one glance, he saw a peculiar eyeball below!

"This is it! I've found it!"

Wang Kaixuan called everyone over.

At this moment, the four of them unleashed an unprecedented fighting power.

They pried open the small hole, only to find that the aconite coffin began to contract violently, attempting to trap everyone inside.

The four people had no choice but to struggle desperately in this extreme environment.

at last!

At the last moment, Hu Bayi caught the body of the Prince of Xian.

in the screen.

King Xian was dressed in a magnificent golden armor and wore a mask. His exposed body was completely different from the other shriveled corpses he had encountered along the way.

It looks incredibly lifelike.

It was as if they had already achieved immortality.

Finally, after searching through the body of the Prince of Xian, Hu Bayi found the last piece of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!
Soon, he found a special jade stone shaped like an eyeball inside the King's mouth.

As soon as the jade left the King's body, it emitted a fiery power.

It illuminated the entire space.

Inside the jade stone, there is a mysterious, golden object that keeps flowing, full of magical charm.

Seeing this, Wang Kaixuan murmured, "No wonder it's called Phoenix Gall! There really is a phoenix inside this stone!"

……

After the Phoenix Gallbladder was removed, the body of King Xian, having lost its energy support, turned directly into dust.

The entire underground palace began to tremble and crumble.

The walls began to crack, and enormous water pressure began to erupt.

Once the water pressure from above comes down, it will be enough to grind this place into dust!

……

"Come on!"

Realizing what was happening, everyone ran outside.

After searching outside, they finally decided to use the three bronze coffins that were floating in the water.

Working together, they severed the chains binding the three bronze coffins and, using their levitation, quickly escaped from underwater.

"Boom~~"

Shortly after they left the underwater bronze palace, the entire tomb of King Xian began to collapse!
……

The moment the main characters emerged from the water.

The audience breathed a sigh of relief.

They checked the movie time; it was around 95 minutes, completely within Lu Zhiyuan's control.

Another dungeon successfully cleared.

All viewers are eagerly anticipating the final episode.

The main reason is that the [Tomb of King Xian] dungeon is just too exciting, giving many people a real sense of suffocation.

This is an experience rarely seen in adventure movies.

You probably only get this feeling in horror movies.

However, unlike horror movies, which present an unsolvable situation, adventure movies require the protagonist's courage and wisdom to overcome one obstacle after another.

In this regard, the characters Lu Zhiyuan has played all possess both wisdom and courage, which makes his character very solid!
Although the audience may feel a little nervous, they never worry about the character Lu Zhiyuan!
This is Dr. Li, who even dared to collect Godzilla's DNA!
A few ancient tombs should be no problem.

"This movie is really exciting."

"For me, this was truly an unprecedented movie-watching experience!"

……

Jeff Hill saw the movie 95 minutes in.

For some reason, I suddenly had the same feeling as when I watched "Real Steel 3" back then.

Although the two films are completely different in subject matter.

However, in terms of the viewing experience, they are very similar.

There was no dull moment throughout, and it was incredibly fresh.

It even gives one a sense of anticipation, hoping that the final episode will be delayed.

Because once the finale arrives, it means the movie is over.

He was still somewhat unsatisfied.

Jeff Hill thought to himself that such a good movie could be turned into a series, just like Indiana Jones.

I wonder if Lu Zhiyuan will make a sequel?
Aside from the Real Steel series, Lu Zhiyuan doesn't seem to have directed any other movie sequels.

Many viewers are still waiting for the sequel to the movie "Art Students".

After all, Art Students could easily be made like Mission: Impossible, going on and on, linking up Mexican drug cartels, Colombian mafia, and the like to create a crime universe!
With Lu Zhiyuan's talent, filming a crime universe like this would be a piece of cake.
Unfortunately, he doesn't seem interested in it.

This left Jeff Hill quite disappointed.

(End of this chapter)