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

It went on until 3 a.m.

Chen Yibai spent eight hours without stopping, trekking through the complex terrain of deep mountains and forests, clearing paths through mountains, and going directly into the Qinling Mountains for nearly 300 kilometers!

The vegetation is even more lush deep in the Qinling Mountains, which is like a primeval rainforest with extremely humid air.

Perhaps due to the gloomy weather, the fog in the deep forest grew thicker and thicker as we went deeper into the mountains, and the surrounding environment became more and more complex and dangerous. We also saw many venomous snakes that were active at night.

Without some outdoor survival experience and strong physical fitness, you wouldn't even be able to find a grave here.

Even surviving here for one night would be a major problem.

Speaking of this, one has to admire the tomb builders of that time, who were able to build the ancient tomb deep in the mountains and forests.

Unfortunately, the devil is always one step ahead of the saint. No matter how well the tomb is hidden in the deep mountains and forests, as long as it is still on Earth, tomb raiders can find it!

Once they reached the depths of the mountains, the fog was so thick that even with his night vision, Chen Yibai couldn't see through it. With visibility so low, he had to slow down and take out his compass to determine his direction as he walked.

We walked for almost another hour.

Chen Yibai finally found the dried-up 'dead river' that had appeared in yesterday's live stream through the thick fog.

Furthermore, Chen Yibai also saw many black traces of corpse water at the bottom of the dried-up riverbed, estimating that there were probably dozens of corpses, and there was still a lingering stench in the air.

There was a deathly silence all around, not even the chirping of insects.

Chen Yibai took out a compass and looked at it. The compass needle trembled slightly a few times and then pointed to due south. This indicated that there was an ominous sign in due south, which should be the location of the ancient tomb.

Logically, since an ancient tomb was discovered here and the police found it, it should have been under strict control and sealed off.

However, this ancient tomb was an exception.

Yan Wanlei encountered a corpse here last night. If he hadn't video-chatted with Chen Yibai for help at the crucial moment, the whole team would have almost been wiped out here.

Therefore, even their official departments dare not approach easily unless they are 100% certain of safety.

This conveniently made things easier for Chen Yibai.

Chen Yibai held the compass and continued walking forward, following the pointer.

The further we walked, the colder the air became, and the sparser the vegetation on the ground grew.

This is because the further you go, the heavier the yin energy becomes.

In places where yin energy is extremely heavy, practically nothing grows.

After walking about another kilometer, a barren clearing suddenly appeared in the middle of the mountain valley ahead.

The open space is about a thousand square meters in size, and is an irregular circle. The soil is black, which looks quite out of place and very special compared to the dense forest in the distance.

"What a perfect place for gathering evil spirits and raising corpses, reversing the balance of Yin and Yang!"

Chen Yibai walked over, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he could tell at a glance that this was a place where evil spirits gathered and corpses were raised.

The so-called 'reversal of Yin and Yang' is a method of altering the Feng Shui pattern.

This place was originally an excellent feng shui location, where the wind could gather and the water could flow freely, but it was turned into a yin place that gathered evil spirits.

Instead of using this perfectly auspicious feng shui site, they turned it into a yin site that gathers evil spirits, the only purpose of which is to raise corpses.

So strictly speaking, this is not an ancient tomb, but a place for raising corpses!

The profession of corpse raising in ancient times was extremely evil and was severely punished, so it is understandable that the corpse raising sites were chosen to be in remote, deep mountains.

There are many explanations for why the profession of raising corpses existed in ancient times.

The most common explanation is that by raising corpses, one can accumulate powerful energy to achieve a certain purpose.

What Chen Yibai was concerned about and curious about was why the preserved corpses in this corpse-raising ground had Zhuyou secret characters and Taikang clan totems on their faces.

In addition, Chen Yibai also saw a large hole in the middle of this corpse-raising site.

Chen Yibai strode towards the tunnel.

The tunnel was flat and round, very large, about three or four meters wide and more than two meters high, large enough for a person to stand and walk down.

There was a lot of colorful soil scattered on both sides of the tomb, indicating that this was a large-scale project. It seemed to be done by the Southern School of Craftsmanship, and it should be the work of the Heavenly Path Society.

According to Yan Tianjiu, the Tianxing Society came for the Western Han Dynasty tomb shown on the cloth, and that Western Han Dynasty tomb was an imperial mausoleum of the Western Han Dynasty, so it could not possibly be a place for raising corpses.

Why did the guild members go to such lengths to dig up this corpse-raising site that day?

Could it be that they accidentally dug the wrong place while searching for a Western Han Dynasty tomb?

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

However, the corpse-raising site that was accidentally dug up has a mysterious connection with the tomb of King Kang, which is really too coincidental to be true.

Chen Yibai put away the compass, drew the crimson ancient sword from his back, and began to carefully enter the tomb.

This tunnel wasn't dug, but blasted out. Its flat, round shape resembles a catfish's mouth, as if it were holding a person inside. It slopes downwards and isn't very deep.

Chen Yibai descended only about five or six meters before seeing a stone-carved tomb door ahead.

It must be said that this tomb-raiding tunnel was very technically sophisticated, as it was dug directly opposite the tomb entrance.

The entire stone-carved tomb door is about two meters high and a little over one meter wide. The door is carved with fierce-looking tomb guardian beasts. It has now been completely pushed open, and behind it is a straight passageway, from which a chilling, eerie air seems to emanate.

It is indeed quite eerie.

Although this was a place for raising corpses, Chen Yibai felt no fear or apprehension whatsoever.

Putting aside whether there are any more mummified corpses below, even if there are, can they be as powerful as the smiling female corpse in the tomb of King Kang?

Chen Yibai strode across the tomb door and into the passageway, first looking at the murals on both sides of the passageway.

There were indeed many murals painted on both sides of the passageway, but unfortunately, due to their age, the surface has been severely weathered and peeled off, making it impossible to see the content clearly.

Only from the few remaining details of the murals that have not yet peeled off can we vaguely tell that this tomb dates back to the late Yuan Dynasty, which is only a few hundred years ago.

The straight passageway wasn't very long, only five or six meters, and it was paved with smooth bluestone.

At the end of the passageway was a large, square stone brick tomb chamber, estimated to be over two hundred square meters.

This is indeed a large tomb among the tombs from the Yuan Dynasty.

wrong!

This is a place for raising corpses, not a tomb!

This place is a place for raising corpses!

Upon entering the tomb chamber, Chen Yibai immediately smelled an extremely peculiar odor, like wax mixed with rotting flesh and moldy, smelly socks wrapped together...