Tomb raiding: The awesome life that started from Ganggangyingzi

After Ji Haobo finished explaining what had happened, he took out his phone and called Old Man Ji and Ji Qiankun, asking them to come over whenever they had time.

"Brother Bo, what you're telling me is truly an incredible secret! I disappeared after leaving Hangu Pass to the west, and I actually went to the outer space? That's not only bullshit, it's fucking outrageous!"

"Old Hu is right. It's indeed a bit unbelievable that I'd ride an ox to outer space."

"Hey! Old Hu, Fatty, don't worry about how outrageous that old man is. Didn't you see he's already run away?"

Big Gold Tooth patted the table with a worried expression and looked at Ji Haobo anxiously, asking:

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"Earth is doomed, what are we going to do with all our treasures?"

Damn! This thought process is just like Fatty Wang's. Ji Haobo rolled his eyes and said irritably:

"You'd better not worry about it. Whatever problems arise on Earth, they won't happen overnight. Haven't you seen that old man come here thousands of years ago, and nothing's happened here?"

"Uh...that seems to be true."

Big Gold Tooth scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled, but then he suddenly remembered something and his eyes widened.

"Old Ji, you said that old man started running away thousands of years ago, could he be immortal? Otherwise, why would he be running away?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fatty Wang excitedly slapped his thigh.

"Yes, yes, immortality... I've wanted to ask this for a long time. Do you think there is such a thing as immortality?"

It's the kind of thing where people live for thousands or tens of thousands of years, living as long as heaven and earth.

Since ancient times, no one has been unmoved by the allure of immortality. Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ji Haobo, including Yang Xueli, Laura, and even Wu Chan.

"That's a good question, but you'd better not ask it again."

Seeing that everyone treated him as if he knew everything, Ji Haobo couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Lifespan is invisible and intangible; who knows how long someone will live? Do you think it's like checking the balance on a bank card?"

"Query...? Ji Haobo, what do you want to query?"

Upon receiving the call, Old Man Ji dropped everything he was doing and immediately had someone bring him over.

This was the first time his nephew had ever called him on his own initiative, and he ran into Ji Qiankun, who was rushing over, at the door.

When the two met, they learned that they had both been summoned by phone. They assumed that Ji Haobo had encountered some trouble, so they quickly walked in.

"Please have a seat, I have something I'd like to ask you."

Ji Haobo asked Yang Xueli to pour them tea, then got up and walked to the side to release the stone door.

"I brought this back from deep in the Qinling Mountains. It's hard to say when the characters on it first appeared; perhaps they are remnants of a prehistoric civilization."

But the last part of the Great Seal script should have been left by Lao Tzu when he left Hangu Pass to the west and entered the cosmic sea. However, I don't recognize any of them. Old man Ji, you should try to study and translate them.

"Snapped…"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Ji dropped the teacup he had just taken to the ground with a "clatter".

But he didn't care about that at all. He jumped up and landed next to the stone tablet, staring intently at the words on it, his whole body trembling.

The crowd around them also curiously gathered around, craning their necks to examine the scribbles that looked like ghost symbols.

I looked for a while, but unfortunately I still couldn't understand any of them, so I sat back down.

Seeing that the old man Ji was staring at the characters on the stone tablet, carefully studying each one, Ji Haobo guessed that he wouldn't be able to figure it out in a short time, so he asked Ji Qiankun about another matter.

"Besides the stone tablet, we also encountered a wicked creature in the Qinling Mountains. It said that the world is about to fall into darkness. Do you have any information about it?"

I've heard this claim twice. It was when I fought the serpent god in the desert a while ago; that guy said the same thing."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qiankun was greatly shocked, and his expression changed without him even realizing it. This was a top secret from above, and it was also the origin of Bureau 94.

"If you can't say, that's fine, but I do know something. It should be related to the meteorite, right?"

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ji Haobo assumed it was a special rule from above, so he didn't intend to ask any further questions.

Although the big rat last time only mentioned "Mars guarding the heart," Ji Haobo already had some guesses.

"This matter is indeed confidential, but it's not a matter of convenience."

It's rather complicated, and since we don't actually know much about it, I don't know where to begin.

Seeing that his adopted son had misunderstood him, Ji Qiankun quickly shook his head, organized his thoughts, and continued:

"The idea that the world has fallen into darkness can be traced back to ancient times, at least several thousand or tens of thousands of years ago, and possibly even longer."

This amount of time is negligible for a planet, or even the world, but it is enough to erase most of the information that has been passed down.

Based on our current understanding, it's roughly the same as what you said; the cause was a meteorite impact.

Everyone was somewhat confused upon hearing this. Fatty Wang asked with some suspicion:

"Isn't this a bit far-fetched? I'd believe it if you said a giant meteorite would one day smash Earth to pieces."

But how could it be related to that mysterious world falling into darkness? It just doesn't make sense.

"This is because you don't know some secrets that are kept secret. The world is not just the side we see; there is actually a dark side."

You've probably all heard of the inner Earth, and based on the information we have, we can confirm that it exists.

However, unlike those rumors, the inner Earth is not said to have a huge underground cavity.

Instead, it is an alternate dimension formed by gravity or some other reason.

The reason why meteorite impacts are linked to the world falling into darkness is because in the distant, unknowable past, an exoplanet not only pierced through the Earth's surface but also created a connection to another dimension.

"Could this... be the reason for the prehistoric flood?"

Laura couldn't help but gasp in surprise upon hearing this.

"It's highly likely. Everyone has heard the story of Nuwa mending the sky; there's no smoke without fire, so perhaps this is the origin of the tale."

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang started to question it again.

"Really? Nuwa mended the sky, but extraterrestrial planets crashed into the earth."

"You're really clever, you can find flaws in everything."

Ji Haobo glared at him, then stroked his chin thoughtfully and said:

"So, does that mean the Ruins of Guixu were created by that extraterrestrial planet?"

"That's right. After research from all sides, we all agree that Guixu was the center point of that impact."

They must have opened up the Earth's core back then; the legendary Nuwa must have mended that place as well.

Ji Qiankun paused for a moment before continuing:

"Actually, compared to the legendary Ruins of Return, there's another place you've probably all heard of, which almost connected to the Earth's core. Our 94th Bureau is currently expending a lot of manpower to keep an eye on it."

"What? There's such a place? And one that we all know about?"

Everyone was taken aback by what they heard, and they couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.