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

All these strange and abnormal phenomena led Chen Yibai to believe that the Yinshi Pill was the only solution.

There is no other explanation.

It's definitely not because I'm lucky!

Stab it!

Chen Yibai unzipped his pocket, reached inside, and found the Corpse-Sealing Pill was still there.

The only difference is that the texture is different now.

When I took out the Yinshi Dan, it was still blackish-gray and about the size of a glass bead I played with as a child, but it had become soft like jelly.

Before Chen Yibai could examine it closely, the soft, jelly-like Yinshi Pill melted into a black, sticky liquid in his palm, flowing down his fingers and onto the ground.

The icy, sticky liquid made Chen Yibai shiver involuntarily, and at the same time, he had already roughly guessed what was going on.

This Yin Corpse Pill is the condensed essence of a thousand-year-old jumping corpse, and it contains very strong energy. It is extremely Yin in nature, and carrying it on your person can ward off evil spirits and suppress all ghosts.

The explosive energy generated by the black-robed priest's 'Yin Po' attack happened to counteract the Yin Corpse Pill, thus helping him withstand the attack.

Chen Yibai turned his head to look at his shoulder again. The arm that had been scratched by the copper-armored corpse was still there, but the color had returned to normal, indicating that the corpse poison in his body had also been forced out.

Chen Yibai felt completely relaxed.

After wiping the sticky water off his hands, he never expected that picking up a Corpse-Sealing Pill would be equivalent to saving his life.

After standing up, Chen Yibai turned his head to look at the bronze-armored ghosts surrounding the altar. Although the spirits inside these bronze armors were still there, they were now lifeless and motionless, like statues, because they were no longer driven by the witchcraft.

Looking at the altar again, the spirit communication array, which was originally shining brightly with green light, was slowly dimming.

After initiating the Yin Po self-destruction, the black-robed priest had already turned into a pile of rotten flesh on the magic circle, as if he had been doused with strong sulfuric acid, making a 'hissing' sound, emitting black smoke, and rapidly decaying.

Among the rotting flesh of the black-robed priest, a white, bony staff stood out conspicuously, piquing Chen Yibai's curiosity.

That was the staff the black-robed priest had been waving when he cast the soul-exorcising spell.

Because of the urgency of the situation, Chen Yibai didn't have time to look closely.

Filled with curiosity, Chen Yibai walked straight toward the altar, wanting to study it carefully.

Wow!

Just as Chen Yibai took a few steps toward the altar, the bronze-armored ghosts surrounding it suddenly moved, their bronze armor clattering and rattling.

Chen Yibai was startled and instinctively retreated.

"What the hell is going on? The black-robed priest is already dead, and the exorcism spell is gone, so how can this bronze-armored ghost still move?"

Could it be that they've gone from being 'domesticated' to 'wild'?

The malevolent spirits are heavy, especially those slaves who were used as sacrifices and were cruelly tortured to death. Therefore, they are also full of resentment. When they sense the presence of yang energy and its approach, they will take the initiative to attack!

However, the strange thing is...

These bronze-armored ghosts merely shifted their bodies slightly to either side of the altar, making way for Chen Yibai, before remaining motionless and lifeless.

This made Chen Yibai furrow his brow, even more confused.

If the Yinshi Pill is still in use, it's normal for all the ghosts to avoid it.

But now the Yinshi Pill has turned into water, hasn't it?

It's unlikely that he was carrying a mini version of a tomb raiding talisman.

The mini version of the Tomb Raider Talisman can still ward off ordinary ghosts and evil spirits.

But these are all spirits that have existed for thousands of years, and nothing can suppress them except for genuine tomb raiding talismans or tomb raiding seals.

After a few seconds of stalemate, Chen Yibai, feeling uncertain, took another tentative step forward.

Seeing that the bronze-armored demons had stopped moving, they cautiously continued to probe.

It was finally confirmed that the bronze-armored demons had indeed moved just to make way for him.

Chen Yibai is currently unable to explain why this is.

He decided to ignore it for the time being and strode straight up to the platform.

At this moment, the black-robed priest's corpse on the altar had completely decomposed into a pool of black water, and the green light of the spirit communication array had also completely dimmed. The entire hall was immersed in darkness, but fortunately, some firelight shone in from outside, so it was not so dark that you could not see your hand in front of your face.

Although the black-robed priest's body had decomposed into a pool of black liquid, the staff remained intact.

The staff was originally an object symbolizing status and position, but in special spellcasting rituals, it can play a guiding and controlling role.

Therefore, Chen Yibai guessed that this was most likely a 'soul-driving staff', which, when used in conjunction with a soul-driving incantation, could control and manipulate the bronze-armored ghosts below.

Chen Yibai picked up the Soul-Driving Staff from the ground.

The staff was only about a foot long, or about 30 centimeters, and looked like it was made from a baby's thigh bone. The surface was smooth and had a slightly oily feel. The joints on top were slightly larger and were carved with a strangely shaped head. The lines were very rough and looked a bit like a snake's head. It was these rough lines that made the strangely shaped head look even more distorted.

In addition, the staff is covered with many secret characters for incantation, which look like scribbles.

Looking at the incantation characters on the staff, Chen Yibai became even more certain of his previous guess: this was the 'Soul-Driving Staff' used in conjunction with the Soul-Driving Incantation.

Holding the staff and standing in the center of the altar, Chen Yibai's mind inexplicably began to recall the scene here more than three thousand years ago.

The emaciated priest in black robes stood high on the altar, waving his staff and chanting incantations. Amidst the ghostly and eerie chants, countless shackled slaves were skinned and disemboweled by a group of executioners. The gushing blood was like a rain of blood, and the hysterical screams of pain mingled with the incessant chants, creating a scene reminiscent of hell and purgatory.

The incantation abruptly stopped, and the black-robed priest slowly removed the hideous bronze mask from his face.

Beneath the mask was a face that looked as if its skin had been peeled off, with a pair of scarlet eyes that gleamed with a sinister light, grinning at him.

At this moment, Chen Yibai's mind suddenly cleared and he came to his senses.

All of this is not my own imagination, nor is it an illusion.

The black-robed priest whose face had been peeled off wasn't grinning at him.

Instead, he was grinning maliciously at the slaves who were being used as sacrificial offerings.

"This is 'spirit communication'!"

Because this soul-driving staff is used to command and control the spirits of those slaves, it is itself a form of 'spiritual communication'.

When Chen Yibai picked up the Soul-Driving Staff, his consciousness sensed the presence of these evil spirits, which led to the scene just now.

This is called 'spiritual communication'.

In a state of spiritual communication, one can communicate with spirits through consciousness.

The black-robed priest set up the spirit communication array with the intention of communicating with these spirits and then casting spells to control them.

Chen Yibai was surprised to find that the spirit communication array had disappeared.

I didn't set up any spirit communication array; I was just holding a soul-driving staff. How did I become 'communicating' with these ghosts?