The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

At this moment, Partridge Whistle turned his attention back to the huge crystal.

After all the vines covering the giant crystal were torn off, the graphic symbols on it were fully revealed to everyone.

The entire crystal stone was divided into five layers.

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The top layer is engraved with evil magic, similar to the inscriptions found in the tomb of King Xian. The inscriptions are intricate and varied, including those depicting black magic and other supernatural phenomena.

However, [the text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly due to OCR errors. A direct translation isn't meaningful.]

Compared to the evil magic on this crystal, the spell used by King Xian was far more potent and insidious.

This is relatively easy to understand. Tibet is also the place where the art of [unclear - possibly referring to a specific type of martial art] originated, and perhaps Tibet is the origin of this art. Later, [unclear - possibly referring to a specific type of martial art] was used in [unclear - possibly referring to a specific region or region].

Looking at the second layer, there is a woman carved on it, who is covering her face with her hands.

Fang Yun immediately recognized the woman's identity from the way she covered her face.

This is the Demon Mother of the Demon Kingdom. Each generation of Demon Mother will cover up her true face.

On the third level was a python with a huge single eye on its forehead. This was probably the snake king of the black snake pack. In Fang Yun's memory, the snake king was female, but like the white wolf king, she had died long ago.

The engraving on the fourth layer had been deliberately erased, but from the remaining shape, it could still be seen that it was a circular pattern, most likely the Muchen Pearl.

On the bottom layer, the carvings on top were also erased, and it was still possible to vaguely discern that what was originally carved were some things that looked like skeletons.

"Just like the description of the Demon Kingdom in the Epic of King Gesar."

"In the Demon Kingdom, those below are supreme; the lower the level, the higher the status and the greater the power."

"Even the Muchen Pearl can only be ranked in the fourth layer... The skeletons in the last layer may be the snake god worshipped by the people of the Demon Kingdom."

After carefully examining the engravings on the crystal, Partridge Whistle became somewhat excited.

The Serpent God holds a high position in the Demon Kingdom. Since the Serpent God is engraved here, it must have been left by the people of the Demon Kingdom. If we go further down, we might actually find the Demon Kingdom's main city with the giant eye on its roof.

"Brother Fang, can you decipher the cryptic script of the Demon Kingdom on this crystal?"

Fang Yun was taken aback when he heard Partridge Whistle's words.

This demon kingdom is a country from four or five thousand years ago... He naturally couldn't understand a single word of the demon kingdom's script, and the system didn't sell any illustrated encyclopedias.

However, Fang Yun still nodded and said:

"I can understand some of it, but the information is very fragmented, and some of it is... strange."

"Let's continue exploring. Once we find new clues, and if I'm certain I haven't mistaken these ciphers, I'll tell you what they record."

awesome!

That's a good excuse!

371729119

If there is something very important that must be said, but the source of the information cannot be explained, then it can be attributed to these cipher texts!

After searching the cave and finding no further valuable information, the four of them climbed the stone path and returned to the sacrificial chamber.

There is no sun or moon in these mountains, and day and night are indistinguishable. They didn't know how long they had slept, but none of the four felt tired. After discussing for a moment, they decided to continue their journey.

..........................

This trip lasted for three days.

Fortunately, we brought enough food with us when we went into the snow mountain, and we still have about half of it left.

The group of four traveled upstream along the glacier, taking three full days to reach its end.

After passing a bend in the glacier, a crystal wall hundreds of meters high appeared, cutting off the entire glacial abyss. The crystal wall was also covered with dense symbols and marks.

"The Gate of Disaster!"

Looking at the crystal wall that was hundreds of meters high in front of him, Partridge Whistle's face was filled with ecstasy.

The Epic of King Gesar states that after King Baozhu swept through the Demon Kingdom, he sealed the Gate of Disaster leading to the Demon Kingdom's main city!

And this crystal wall in front of us must be the gate to disaster!

Once you pass through this Gate of Calamity, you will find the main city of the Demon Kingdom!

However, the next moment... Partridge Whistle's face darkened again.

This Gate of Disaster is hundreds of meters high, and its surface is incredibly smooth. Trying to cross it is simply a pipe dream.

Moreover, they didn't bring much explosives on this trip. Blowing up a small tomb raider's hole would be fine, but blowing up this disaster gate... a few grenades wouldn't even be a tickle, and that's without considering the possibility of causing a landslide.

At this moment, Fang Yun smiled faintly and said to Partridge Whistle:

"Brother Dao, don't you think this crystal looks familiar?"

"look familiar..."

Partridge Whistle murmured, a look of realization appearing on his face.

"The huge crystal we saw in the cave a few days ago was cut from this Wall of Disaster!"

"Thinking about it this way, there must be an entrance to this wall of disaster!"

"But the wall looks perfectly intact... It can't possibly restore itself on its own, can it?"

Hua said softly, seemingly afraid of affecting Partridge Whistle's mood.

"Fool..."

Pulling the flower into his arms and kneading her face a few times, Fang Yun pointed to the glacier and said to everyone:

"This is the upper reaches of the glacier. If this Gate of Calamity completely blocks this abyss, then... why is the water from the upper reaches still flowing continuously downstream?"

"In the water!"

Upon hearing this, the three brothers exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, it's summer now, the season with the least snow and ice in the Kunlun Mountains, and also the season with the largest flow of glaciers."

"It seems that the rising water level of the glacier has blocked the opening under the wall."

"Brother Fang is exceptionally talented; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

Seeing that Fang Yun had only glanced at it and yet had already pointed out the secret of the Gate of Disaster, Partridge Whistle sighed and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Fang Yun.

He understood that tomb raiders were skilled in feng shui and quick-witted.

But... Fang Yun is exaggerating a bit. He's proficient in both literature and martial arts... It's impossible to compare him at all.

"Not at all, you're just too impatient. If I were a Zaglama person, I would also be eager to get here."

Fang Yun waved his hand and smiled helplessly.

These things... are written in the book!

(Damn it, I said I'd be up at five in the morning, but it's only four... I'm only getting twelve or thirteen hours of sleep a day, I don't know what's wrong with me these past few days.)

Chapters 1-4: Fish Barrel Formation, The Great Abyss!

"In that case, I'll go into the water and explore first!"

Partridge Whistle was very excited, his eagerness barely concealed. After tying a safety rope around himself, he plunged directly into the river.

In about half a minute, Partridge Whistle emerged from the water. Seeing Partridge Whistle's joyful face, everyone knew what he had discovered in the river.

After emerging from the water, Partridge Whistle simply shook the water droplets off his head and exclaimed excitedly:

"There is indeed a passage in the Gate of Disaster. The square crystal stone we saw a few days ago was dug out from the Gate of Disaster."

"The passage is not deep above the river, only three or four meters away."

"but..."

At this point, Partridge Whistle paused, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

"The passage was blocked. I peered forward and saw that what was blocking the passage was a group of white-bearded scaleless fish. Thousands upon thousands of white-bearded scaleless fish were linked mouth to tail, forming a rolling array that blocked the entire exit of the passage."

"The gaps in the fish formation are so small that a person simply cannot pass through."

"What I'm worried about isn't the fish formation itself, but rather that the white-bearded scaleless fish are gentle by nature and have no intention of harming people. The fact that they've formed a formation is probably to defend against external enemies. There must be other aquatic creatures in this river, and they must be very dangerous carnivorous creatures."

Upon hearing Partridge Whistle's words, Fang Yun's mind was filled with a turbulent mix of thoughts.

If I remember correctly, there is indeed a group of white-bearded fish in this river, and their natural enemy is a large lizard called the spotted serpent.

And the king of the white-bearded fish school, the eyes of the first Ghost Mother are inside the king's belly!

Just to be on the safe side, it's better to find the White-Bearded Fish King here and get the Demon Eye, lest it escape to other underground waterways.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun raised an eyebrow and directly suggested:

"We just need to break through one gap. Once the fish formation is attacked, it will be thrown into chaos, and that will be our chance to get through."

"As for the enemy of that school of fish... that thing couldn't even handle a fish formation, so it's probably not a very fierce creature. We don't need to pay too much attention to it."

Hearing Fang Yun's words, the three of them nodded.

Having come this far, even if it's a school of snakes, let alone a school of fish, we have to grit our teeth and push forward.

At least within this ancestral dragon vein, you won't encounter any monsters or great demons.

After a brief discussion, the four decided to immediately go down into the river and pass through the Gate of Disaster.