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

Let's get back to the main topic.

What does it mean that King Kang is laughing at the Nine Dragons Golden Coffin?

This demonstrates that King Kang definitely had some knowledge of this Western Han Dynasty imperial tomb and the Nine-Dragon Golden Coffin!

Furthermore, the Nine Dragons Golden Coffin contains what Prince Kang desires!

And it's highly likely that it's related to 'immortals'!

King Kang failed to seize the essence of the Candle Dragon and become an immortal, so he came to this Western Han Dynasty imperial tomb to make amends!

Furthermore, King Kang had long known of the existence of such a tomb, so he transformed into a 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle' to complete his 'ascension to immortality' and then seek revenge!

Ancient emperors were masters of 'endurance,' with Goujian enduring hardship for ten years as an example, so this is quite reasonable.

Thinking of this, Chen Yibai became even more determined. He absolutely could not let the Prince of Kang succeed, otherwise, as the Prince of Kang's greatest enemy, he would be hunted down to the ends of the earth.

As for the origins of the owner of the Western Han Dynasty imperial tomb, the fact that eighty-seven immortals carried the dragon coffin only fueled Chen Yibai's curiosity.

Just as Chen Yibai was holding his breath, thinking about this matter, he inadvertently looked up and was surprised to see a painting on the wall in front of him!

The deceased liked to have important events from their life depicted on the walls of the tomb.

What I saw in the first-level main hall was a painting of immortals, which probably symbolized that the tomb owner could also become an immortal after death and become one of those immortals.

These ancient people were truly fascinating; they all dreamed of becoming immortals after death, and even used different methods to achieve it.

King Kang used the method of seizing the essence of the Candle Dragon.

The walls of the third main hall are not painted with images of immortals, but rather with a series of pictures depicting the alchemy process, like a comic strip.

It seems that the owner of this Western Han Dynasty imperial tomb wanted to achieve immortality through alchemy.

No wonder!

No wonder there is such a large Bagua alchemy furnace placed in the very center of the main hall, and even now the hall is still faintly filled with a peculiar medicinal smell that is neither fragrant nor foul.

Throughout history, many emperors have sought or concocted elixirs of immortality.

Back then, Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu to find the elixir of immortality and also developed a Japanese kingdom overseas.

As for alchemy, there were all sorts of methods. In fact, ancient alchemists accidentally invented gunpowder while trying to make elixirs of immortality!

One can imagine how abstract the medicinal ingredients used by the ancients in alchemy were; they dared to add sulfur and saltpeter.

The scenes of alchemy painted on the wall in front of us are not abstract, but rather depict cruelty and evil!

The medicinal ingredients used in alchemy are not sulfur and saltpeter, but young boys!

In some of the pictures, some boys and girls who looked to be seven or eight years old had their heads and eyebrows shaved, and were completely naked. Their backs were covered with dense cinnabar runes. Chen Yibai recognized some of the runes, which contained their birth dates and times, and all indicated that they were of pure Yang constitution.

The picture also shows a group of Taoist priests, ringing bells and holding banners, performing rituals. Then, the children voluntarily jumped into the alchemy furnace one by one.

There is another picture that shows a Taoist priest putting a blue bead into an alchemy furnace. The blue bead is about the size of an eyeball. Since it is a picture, you can't see anything special about it.

In the following images, the Bagua alchemy furnace is burning red-hot, with eerie blue flames emanating from it.

Using a virgin with a pure yang body as a medicinal ingredient to refine elixirs must be some kind of heinous, unforgivable, and wicked technique that would enrage both gods and men.

But then again, the saying goes that emperors are ruthless, and this was nothing in the eyes of emperors in ancient times who sought immortality.

Chen Yibai held his breath and tiptoed quietly towards the last painting.

The last picture no longer depicts alchemy; it portrays a war from ancient times, seemingly the War of the Investiture of the Gods.

In the ancient primordial era, there were five great calamities: the calamity of creation, the war between the three races, the calamity of the witches and demons, the calamity of the human emperor, and the final war of the investiture of the gods.

The Investiture of the Gods mainly involved the two sects of Jie and Chan, the Human Sect, and the Western Sect. This calamity was mainly fought in the mortal realm, and the Chan Sect ultimately won, establishing the initial foundation of the Heavenly Court.

Of course, all of the above are mythological stories.

Actually, Chen Yibai didn't know much about this either.

As for why the last mural depicts the battle of the gods from the mythological story, it's related to the blue bead we saw earlier.

Because that blue bead also appeared in this scene of the Investiture of the Gods.

Furthermore, at the very bottom of the painting, there is a line of small seal script characters.

The general idea is that the Investiture of the Gods was both an act of bestowing titles upon the gods and a process of sealing them away. Therefore, after the Investiture of the Gods, there were no more gods in the world!

After the Jie Sect suffered a major defeat in the Investiture of the Gods, one of its disciples died and left behind a wisp of his spirit in the mortal world, thus failing to be granted the title of a god.

This wisp of essence resides within this blue mystic pearl.

As long as the essence of pure Yang blood is used to awaken the spirit within this mysterious pearl and then integrated into the body, one can replace that disciple of the Jie Sect and regain a spot in the Investiture of the Gods that was not conferred back then!

Sogasne!

That's it!

Chen Yibai's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized!

The Shang Dynasty was established after the Investiture of the Gods, so King Kang knew of the existence of this Investiture of the Gods Mysterious Pearl and thus came here!

This divine pearl, which had fallen to earth, was unexpectedly obtained by the tomb owner of this Western Han Dynasty imperial mausoleum.

No wonder he dared to have eighty-seven immortals carry his coffin!

But even with this in mind, Chen Yibai still had one question that remained unanswered.

If, as this picture suggests, the tomb owner of this Western Han Dynasty imperial mausoleum had already used the Pure Yang Child as a medicinal catalyst to awaken the Investiture of the Gods Pearl and integrate it into his body, then wouldn't he have already been 'deified'?

This sounds even more explosive than the method by which King Kang possessed the spirit of the Candle Dragon to become an immortal.

But the deed is already done, so why would Prince Kang still try to steal it?

Just as Chen Yibai was wondering about this, suddenly, amidst the King Kang's eerie laughter, the entire hall suddenly burst into flames, illuminating the previously pitch-black hall.

Immediately following, another gloomy voice echoed from inside the hall: "You insignificant ants, how dare you ascend to my sacred hall!"

The somber voice echoed through the hall, deafening and carrying an imposing aura that made Chen Yibai feel breathless!

Who is speaking!

Judging from the tone of voice, it was clearly not Kang Wang.

That must be the tomb owner!

Chen Yibai suddenly turned his head, staring wide-eyed at the nine-dragon golden coffin at the top of the main hall, feeling a strange chill in his heart.

But then I thought again, if the tomb owner has already been 'deified', why is he still talking here?

So does that mean that before it has been 'deified', it is essentially still a rice dumpling?

As for why the zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) can talk, that's easy to understand.

It's the fragrance of the red spider lily!