Chapter 83 Speculation about the Stone Gate

The half-decomposed corpses and the skeletons were piled together, and the underground entrance could not be found unless you looked closely.

The soldiers used their swords to pry open the corpse and then pry open the entrance.

"This isn't the entrance!" exclaimed a nearby soldier.

Bai Yuheng took the candle and leaned closer to look.

Looking at the entrance, which allows only one person to pass at a time, there is a small, translucent cylindrical dragon-shaped pillar. It stands upright, and the dragon on it is very well carved. Its two lacquered beads exude majesty. It is a nine-clawed dragon with its eyes wide open in anger.

"Is this the mechanism to open the tomb door?" Cui Mingcan wondered.

“Very likely,” Bai Yuheng agreed.

"Then press it quickly and see!"

Bai Yuheng nodded, placed her hand on the dragon's head, paused, and waved her hand, a golden light enveloping the people in the tomb passage.

Clang—

When pressed again, the stone tomb door, which could not be pushed or opened, made a loud bang, kicking up dust from the ground.

"call out--"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

In an instant, short swords rained down from all directions in the tomb passage, leaving no room for evasion.

Cui Mingcan, his hands trembling as he held Cen Ying's, exclaimed, "Just how many traps have these people installed?! Are they trying to riddle us with bullets?!"

Cen Ying was also surprised and stammered, "Even the straw boats that Prime Minister Zhuge borrowed back then didn't have this many arrows..."

The others swallowed hard, their legs trembling as they looked at the cold, sharp arrows scattered all over the ground.

This...this...

They're going to be shot into arrow-men!

"Whoosh! Ding—"

As the last arrow struck the barrier, its tail feathers trembled with a soft clang. The group was once again taken aback by the arrows that filled the tomb passage, leaving them nowhere to land.

You wouldn't even need to go to such lengths to guard against thieves!

Fortunately, the stone tomb door opened.

The group walked in one after another, with Bai Yuheng leading the way.

Several soldiers pushed open the stone tomb door, and the scene inside left them dumbfounded.

Even Bai Yuheng and the other two, who had seen the underground palace in Chenjia Village, stared wide-eyed and were stunned.

The first thing that catches the eye is the blood-red human figures hanging from above, some tall, some short, some fat, some thin, all suspended in mid-air by a strong thread running through their heads.

The underground palace was recessed in the middle, and the blood-red water was churning and boiling as if it were boiling. The rising steam filled the hall, but there was no heat at all.

The huge pool was filled with countless white-skinned people, their faces pale and their eyes lifeless, their skin smooth and lustrous like white jade.

"..."

Everyone fell silent, shocked by the sight. The skinned people hung there, blood dripping from their heels and flowing into the pool in the middle.

"vomit!"

A sudden, nauseous vomit brought the person back to their senses.

"vomit……"

Like a contagious disease, the repeated vomiting made Bai Yuheng's stomach churn, and she immediately felt unwell.

Cen Ying promptly distributed the pills to them, saying, "Eat them quickly, or there will be no more effect."

The group hurriedly swallowed the pills, and in an instant, the discomfort disappeared. Although they felt uncomfortable looking at the bloody and horrific scene before them, they no longer felt like vomiting.

"This place is not safe to stay long. Those without magic should leave first. There's something wrong with this medicinal pool." Cen Ying calmly walked around the bones on the ground, peered into the bubbling medicinal pool, and frowned deeply. "The smell is strange, and the magnetic field is strange too..."

Cen Ying had been in contact with pharmacology and poisons since childhood and had seen all kinds of bloody scenes, but at this moment she felt a little uncomfortable. Her heart was pounding, making her feel agitated.

"Xiao Can, take the people out first. Xiao Ying and I will stay here."

Before Cui Mingcan could refuse, Cen Ying said, "There's no use in you staying here. This medicinal pool is very strange. If you don't want to be bewitched, you'd better leave quickly. I don't want to waste any more effort saving you!"

Cui Mingcan snorted, knowing her intentions, and said nothing more. He then said to the soldiers who followed him in, "Let's go, let's report the situation here to Brother Kuo first!"

The others, who were already itching to fly away, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his words and followed him without pausing for a moment, quickly walking away.

It was much quieter around me.

Cen Ying was studying the water in the pool, while Bai Yuheng was observing the vast underground palace.

Besides the hanging figures and the large pool on the ground, there were four doors in the underground palace, all of which were tightly closed at the moment. Plaques hung on the doors, and Bai Yuheng walked closer to take a look.

Gate of Life, Gate of Death, Gate of Immortals, Gate of Demons.

The four doors were closed but unlocked. She tried pushing one, and with a creak, it opened halfway.

Bai Yuheng looked up at the plaque: Immortal Gate.

She glanced back at Cen Ying, who was squatting by the pool, engrossed in her work and oblivious to everyone around her. After thinking for a moment, she made a hand seal, and a faint golden light flashed around her.

"Xiaoying, I'm going in for a bit. Call me if you need anything."

"Hey!"

Without even looking up, Bai Yuheng smiled, shook her head, and turned to step into one of the doors.

Immortal Sect, Immortal Sect.

It is undoubtedly the pursuit of immortality and enlightenment by mortals with limited lifespans.

The walls of the tomb passages on both sides are engraved with many lifelike paintings: flying goddesses, compassionate gods and Buddhas, Taoist priests who have ascended to immortality, monks who have entered Nirvana, and cultivators who have broken through to a higher realm...

The colorful murals covered the entire wall, and in a daze, it seemed as if the gods and Buddhas above had floated down to welcome those who came in to join them in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Bai Yuheng shook her head, and the hazy scene before her eyes suddenly stopped. She didn't know how long she had walked along the hundred-step passageway.

At the end of the passage was another tightly closed stone door. Bai Yuheng touched the stone wall to see if there was a switch.

He channeled his inner strength and with one burst of energy, he blasted open the door in front of him, only to be blasted back by a force.

Bai Yuheng dodged in time, somewhat surprised, and muttered to herself, "Is there a barrier around this door?"

She held her breath to probe, only to find that even her divine sense was shut out.

Unable to find a solution immediately, they had no choice but to check the other three doors.

When she went outside, Cen Ying had already disappeared. Bai Yuheng's eyelids twitched, and she felt worried.

Did they go out?

That's impossible!

If she were to leave, she would definitely tell her, not to mention that she had set up a protective barrier for her.

Bai Yuheng frowned as she scanned the vast underground palace, the sound of the pool water flowing gently in her ears, almost completely silent.

Her sharp gaze swept around and suddenly noticed a stone door that was ajar, as if it had been opened.

Bai Yuheng rushed over to see, but before she got there, she heard Cen Ying exclaim in surprise.

"Xiao Ying!?"

Cen Ying squatted in the stone chamber and looked back at Bai Yuheng, whose brows were furrowed and whose face was full of worry and tension. She blinked in confusion, and then was stunned by her own discovery.

"Yu'er! Come quick! Look what I've found!"

Bai Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that she was safe, but upon seeing the scene inside the stone chamber, her voice tightened: "This is..."

Half of her body was still outside the stone gate, craning her neck to look at the plaque above her head: Gate of Life.

Then he looked at the magnificent corpses in the stone chamber, which resembled a military formation, wearing hard armor that shone with a cold light and holding weapons.

They were so shocked they were speechless.

Is this the gate of life or the gate of death?

Is "birth" the same as "rebirth" in the sense of being reborn?

"Yu'er? Yu'er?" Cen Ying called her name several times.

Bai Yuheng snapped out of her daze: "What?"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?"

"Nothing... What were you trying to tell me?"

“I just found the medicinal powder related to that pool of water…” She lowered her head and pointed to the ground, where a winding “path” could not be seen unless you looked closely.

Bai Yuheng squatted down to look and saw clearly the fine powder scattered on the ground.

"What is this?"

"The exact ingredients are still unknown, but I'm certain this is the same thing as what was in that medicinal pool," Cen Ying said confidently. "I'll go back and study it; I'm sure I'll find out!"

"Okay, sure." Bai Yuheng didn't know much about pharmacology, so she figured it was best to leave the professional stuff to the professionals. With Cen Ying taking care of it, she felt relieved.

"Xiao Ying, didn't you notice this place...?"

"What?" Cen Ying was happily collecting the powder from the ground and hadn't paid any attention to it. She was puzzled by Cen Ying's hesitant words, but when she looked up and saw the scene before her, she was terrified and screamed, "Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!"

She quickly hid behind Bai Yuheng, staring at a mangled corpse, then quickly closed her eyes.

"I thought you saw it, but you're so calm." Bai Yuheng found it amusing and couldn't help but tease her, "I was thinking that Doctor Cen was so bold as to dare to hide in this stone chamber all by herself..."

"Oh my god! I didn't see it! It really scared me to death!" Cen Ying curiously looked around and surveyed the room.

"Is this a burial chamber?"

Bai Yuheng nodded: "It should be."

Cen Ying felt a chill: "How could they be so cruel? Not only did they want people buried alive with them, but they also skinned them alive... and built such a huge tomb in this place!"

Bai Yuheng nodded. She had an idea in her mind. Although she didn't have conclusive evidence yet, she had a feeling that this matter was not so simple.

She thought for a moment and said to Cen Ying, "Let's go out first. I guess the people hiding in here have already run away. Let's meet up with Xiao Kuo and the others first, and then think of another way."

Cen Ying readily agreed. She really didn't want to stay in there anymore. The atmosphere was eerie, and so many corpses were staring straight at her. Even though they were dead, it still gave her the creeps.

The two hurriedly left the stone chamber and the unassuming tomb.

It was already broad daylight outside.

Bai Yuheng squinted and raised her hand to block out the glaring light.

At this moment, the Yihong Courtyard was under the close attention of the government, and it was surrounded by soldiers in armor with cold and solemn expressions.

The courtyard was now heavily surrounded. Not far away was a large iron cage, where the nightmare beast she had subdued was lying sullenly. Inside and outside the cage stood many soldiers armed with weapons.

The soldier who had been waiting for them came over. Before Bai Yuheng could ask about Li Tiankuo and the others' whereabouts, he said, "Ladies, our master is waiting for you."

Both of them thought it was Li Tiankuo, nodded, and asked him to lead the way.

Because the government had seized the brothel under the pretext of inspecting public morals, it was now deserted, and even their soft breathing could be clearly heard inside the building.

Bai Yuheng and Cen Ying exchanged a knowing glance.

This person is probably not one of Li Tiankuo's men.

Bai Yuheng's suspicions gradually became clear.

The soldier who had led them there brought them to a secluded private room on the third floor. He knocked on the door and respectfully reported inside:

"Your Highness, the person you invited has arrived."