Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

The group walked along the abandoned tracks, and the cold, damp place attracted quite a few large snails.

They were densely packed, and when you stepped on them, they made a crunching sound that sent chills down your spine.

Chen Xuan suddenly stopped and stared at the scene before him, momentarily stunned.

"These are... footprints?"

"Judging from the snail's corpse, it was at most half a day faster than us. Someone actually beat us to it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou was startled and said somewhat anxiously.

You have to understand that everyone came here for the treasures inside. If someone else snatches them up first, that would be terrible. Not only would Su Chen be unwilling, but even others with the same surname as him wouldn't be.

The group immediately quickened their pace, while Su Chen looked at Li Shuguo and asked.

Has anyone else come here recently like us?

"I don't know, but quite a few people have come to town. I heard from my neighbor that some outsiders came to inquire about something, and they arrived a few days earlier than you."

Li Shuguo recalled for a moment before speaking.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen was certain that he had indeed run into a competitor, who was even one step ahead of him.

Even though he put on a calm and collected demeanor, he still quickened his pace.

After discovering the footprints, they moved much faster. There was no need to explore along these mines at all. They found many traces along the way, which showed that the person was also heading towards the tomb of the Black Sheep King.

Following the figure, the group arrived at the end of the abandoned track and saw a large hole leading downwards. After walking down to the end, they found themselves at an ancient plank road. After walking along the plank road for a while, the group arrived at the bottom.

This terrain is known locally as Coffin Gorge, with smooth cliffs on both sides offering only a narrow opening to the sky.

The main reason is the prevalence of hanging coffins around Wushan; hanging coffins are frequently found in places like this.

Su Chen glanced at it, then shook his head and said.

"Everyone, with such terrain and mountainous terrain where the earth's veins are blocked, there's no way to find the dragon's lair. We'll just have to go and take a look ourselves."

"Then let's go."

Chen Yulou spoke up.

Partridge Whistle followed behind him, and the others lined up in a row.

The canyon was not wide on either side, as if it had been cleaved in two by a single stroke. On the first-level cliff, there were countless coffins, making the mouths of onlookers twitch involuntarily, unsure of what to say.

If one of them were to fall, they might wipe out the entire group.

As Su Chen was walking, he was surprised to suddenly hear Partridge Whistle exclaim.

"Look up quickly."

What's up looking up?

Su Chen was stunned for a moment. The two sides of the cliff were very strange. One side was densely packed with coffins, while the other side was completely empty.

"Even the coffins here are carefully placed? Is the opposite side unlucky in terms of feng shui, or is there some conflicting element?"

He was a little unsure of what to do; as the saying goes, "When you're in the mountains, you can't see where the clouds are."

Now that he's in these mountains, how can he possibly step outside and assess the feng shui and terrain?

But judging from Partridge Whistle's astonished expression, it seemed that his judgment was somewhat wrong, or at least not as he had guessed.

He quickly took a few steps outside, then suddenly his eyes widened.

The dense cluster of hanging coffins actually formed a giant headless deity.

He sat quietly, like a mountain god.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this deity has a unique and unforgettable form.

Especially the left hand of the deity, which is clearly missing a few fingers, makes it obvious that there is a problem.

However, getting up there is not easy; it's not something you can do easily in just one or two tries.

"There might be the clues we need there, but it won't be easy to just go up there like that."

Seeing this, Su Chen frowned and looked around.

Thinking about whether he could use the tools in his hand to get up, Li Shuguo seemed to have discovered something and found a cave hidden by weeds.

"How about we take a walk around here?"

"Wow, Li Shuguo, that's impressive! How did you discover that?"

Since they couldn't go up any further for the time being, they had no choice but to follow the newly discovered path.

Su Chen couldn't help but take a second look at the person in front of him. At first, he thought that the person in front of him was probably just a burden, but as he watched the person's performance, he couldn't help but take a second look at him.

Li Shuguo seemed surprised that his slight performance had led to this reaction from the person in front of him. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said...

"Actually, it's not that complicated. I just didn't think that much about it. Since there's something wrong with the headless god's left hand, there must be a way up, it's just not in the place we can see."

"Just for your skill, I'll give you credit for this."

Su Chen patted his shoulder and said that he knew the person in front of him might be a little nervous, so he took the initiative to pat his shoulder, hoping that he could relax as much as possible and not feel too much pressure just because he was with a few people.

As they continued deeper into the cave, numerous skeletons appeared along the paths, which was quite unexpected.

"Could this place be a burial pit?"

The group instinctively thought that places where burial pits were found were obviously related to ancient tombs, which meant that they might have been trapped inside a large tomb.

Seeing this, Chen Yulou spoke first.

"Looks like we're pretty lucky. We've only just entered and we've already stumbled upon a large tomb. Perfect, we can get some funerary items to tide us over."

"Come on, if it really is a big tomb, then we can go back sooner."

Partridge Whistle missed Red Girl a little. She had only rested for a short time, and now she was back to work.

As one person went deeper into the room, everyone fell silent.

Because what was presented to everyone was a platform, nothing else.

Judging from the layout, this is a slaughterhouse, with nearly a thousand pig heads and human heads reduced to bones placed on a high platform.

It looks extremely bloody.

Now nobody mentions funerary objects anymore.

However, seeing this scene, Su Chen had some thoughts.

"Remember the headless god we saw? If our judgment was wrong, does that mean this place is actually a sacrificial site?"

"Sacrifice?"

Li Shuguo was stunned when he heard this, and his face turned pale.

He was just an ordinary craftsman, and seeing such a skeletal scene for the first time, he instinctively felt a sense of fear.

This makes even more sense, especially since the place was used for sacrificial rites.

Further on, the group triumphantly spotted the object of their sacrifice.

A tall figure carved from white jade, wearing a copper cover, sat deep inside the cave, startling Li Shuguo at first glance.

"What...what is this thing? Is it a corpse?"