Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Wu Daoshan watched as hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream discussed Captain Chen. Although it was expected, he was very satisfied and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Although such methods are despicable, Wu Daoshan doesn't care about them.

After the live stream with Yan Wanlei ended, he quickly ended the broadcast.

This is not a place to stay any longer. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of here either.

Meanwhile, inside the underground imperial palace.

Chen Yibai had already reached the third floor of the palace, which was the highest floor of the entire palace and the true main hall, equivalent to the main burial chamber of the tomb.

So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, all the unknown secrets of this Western Han imperial mausoleum and the coffin of the tomb's occupant should be located in this main hall.

And indeed, it turned out just as Chen Yibai had predicted.

As soon as he entered the main hall on the third floor, Chen Yibai's night eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he immediately saw a huge golden coffin standing upright at the top of the main hall!

Strictly speaking, it should be a coffin painted with gold lacquer, about eight or nine meters high and more than four meters wide.

"So big?"

Chen Yibai couldn't believe it; it was the first time he had ever seen such a large coffin, even several times larger than the coffin of the Prince of Kang, and it was placed upright.

There are many interpretations and meanings surrounding the vertical placement of the coffin. There is a folk saying that "if the coffin is placed vertically, the descendants will surely be outstanding."

There's also the symbolism of the coffin being placed upright, with the deceased standing as if reborn, while 'lying flat' would be the real deal.

Therefore, the coffin of King Kang, who wanted to ascend to immortality, was placed vertically on the dragon-locking pillar.

Upon closer inspection, the enormous, upright golden coffin is carved with a total of nine five-clawed golden dragons, each with a different form and majestic appearance. The scales on their bodies are distinctly layered with both intaglio and relief carving, making them lifelike. The dragons' eyes are imposing, and their red-faced, fanged mouths hold bronze rings as thick as a wrist, each ring with a chain hanging from it.

The other end of these nine chains was fixed to the dome of the main hall, presumably to stabilize the golden coffin and prevent it from tilting.

In addition, beneath the gold coffin, there is a huge oval-shaped white jade coffin base.

This coffin base is particularly special, as it is carved with eighty-seven immortals. Among them, there is a band of eight immortals, holding a pipa and playing the flute. The flute player's posture is graceful, creating a scene of celebration.

"This is incredible! This is truly incredible!"

Chen Yibai immediately understood the meaning behind it: "Eighty-seven immortals carrying a dragon coffin"!

This is not only the largest coffin Chen Yibai has ever seen, but also the most prestigious coffin ever!

As is well known, ancient tombs had strict requirements. Commoners' tombs could not exceed five square meters, and no one except the emperor could use a five-clawed dragon. Once someone overstepped these rules, it would be a capital offense punishable by the extermination of nine generations of their family.

Furthermore, when deity statues appear in ancient tombs, there are even more rules to follow. They are primarily for worship, and one must not overstep one's bounds or act recklessly, otherwise one will suffer divine retribution.

If you, a commoner, dare to have the Jade Emperor help carry the coffin under the pedestal, or the Queen Mother of the West play the xiao (a type of vertical flute) in a band, your soul will never be able to reincarnate in the underworld.

Even the eighty-seven immortals were not qualified for ordinary emperors.

Therefore, the golden coffin in front of us is not only wrapped with nine five-clawed golden dragons, but also has eighty-seven immortals beating gongs and drums and carrying the coffin. It can be seen that the owner of this tomb is not just someone with a noble status in life!

"What kind of strength is required to be worthy of having eighty-seven immortals carry its coffin?"

Chen Yibai stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded, at the eighty-seven immortals carrying the dragon coffin at the very top of the hall. In the magnificent hall, there was an indescribable aura of majesty, and the oppressive force was overwhelming.

Besides the enormous dragon coffin directly above, there are eighteen stone statues of celestial generals standing on each side of the dragon path below, making a total of thirty-six statues, which together form the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals. They are nearly three meters tall, and each one has a different expression, with a ferocious and menacing look. In particular, their lifelike eyes seem ready to raise their weapons and kill any offenders.

Chen Yibai only glanced at it briefly before turning his gaze to a huge bronze cauldron in the very center of the main hall's central axis.

The shape of this bronze furnace is somewhat similar to the Bagua alchemy furnace of Laozi in movies and TV shows. It is gourd-shaped and is covered with densely engraved Taoist runes and the four trigrams Qian, Kun, Zhen, Gen, Li, Kan, Dui, and Xun.

The entire hall was filled with an indescribable aroma of medicinal pills, suggesting that the alchemy furnace had been used before.

The Taoist Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace was placed in the very center of the main hall for alchemy.

This looks rather incongruous and abrupt, neither fish nor fowl, and it seems to touch on a blind spot in Chen Yibai's knowledge.

But Chen Yibai doesn't have time to study this now.

King Kang was still chasing after them.

Although Chen Yibai possesses the blessing of the Candle Dragon bloodline, his physical strength and recovery from various negative effects are extraordinary, but it still takes time.

And we can't confront him head-on right now.

Because the situation inside that dragon coffin is still uncertain, but it's definitely not simple.

Chen Yibai even had a premonition that the danger inside the dragon coffin carried by the eighty-seven immortals was no less than that of the Prince of Kang!

If we fight to the death with King Kang here and both of us are injured, how will we deal with the unknown dangers inside the dragon coffin?

Therefore, the wisest choice now is to avoid direct confrontation and find a safe place to lie low for a while.

Since the main objective of the Kang King is this dragon coffin, let the Kang King confront him head-on first!

Thinking this, Chen Yibai quickly hid behind a dragon pillar on the left side of the main hall, leaning against the pillar and holding his breath.

As long as he holds his breath, King Kang, being a rice dumpling, will not be able to detect the yang energy he exhales and exhale, and thus will not be able to find himself.

Although you can only hold your breath for three or four minutes at most, it's enough for an emergency.

Just as Chen Yibai hid behind the dragon pillar, Prince Kang, who was a beat too slow, caught up.

King Kang was clad in a majestic crimson armor. Although his face was expressionless, his sinister and fierce gaze was unmistakable.

It first looked around the main hall, as if searching for Chen Yibai's whereabouts. Although there was no light source in the entire hall, and it was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, it seemed that the King of Kang also had the ability to see at night.

After searching around without finding anything, King Kang fixed his gaze on the nine-dragon golden coffin directly above the main hall. A hint of excitement and amusement flickered in his sinister eyes, and he even let out a strange humming sound.

The sound echoed in the deathly silent hall, making Chen Yibai, who was hiding behind the dragon pillar, feel that the King of Kang was laughing! The laughter was chilling, making his scalp tingle and his whole body break out in goosebumps.

Is a giant meat dumpling from the Shang Dynasty three thousand years ago laughing at the nine-dragon golden coffin of the Western Han Dynasty imperial tomb?

This is really weird!

Chen Yibai felt that after he returned, he could also write a book called "The Tomb Raider's Notes" and have it passed down through the ages.