I carefully observed the bronze tree and finally discovered that the trunk was covered with characters similar to oracle bone script. Although I didn't recognize them, I could still tell that they were the same as the characters for "immortal magic" carved on the bronze human face statue. I was secretly shocked. I asked Xiang Fei about it, and he said that it was one of the oldest ancient scripts, and that the script of the ancient Shu Kingdom had only developed from it. He also couldn't understand it.
Xiang Fei also said that there are probably no more people in the world who can understand this kind of writing.
I was just about to take a closer look when two security guards came over and said that taking photos was not allowed without permission.
Of course I know that, but I might need this in the future, so I have to take a picture of it.
"Hehe, I'm here for cultural exchange about ancient Shu, and I need to take some photos for research," I said, showing them the badge hanging around my neck.
"Research is not allowed either. If you want to take photos, you need permission from above. Otherwise, we will have to ask you to leave," the security guard replied coldly.
Another person said, "It's just a cultural exchange conference. He's just a country bumpkin. If you can study this stuff, we could all become scientists."
"Let's go, let's go, stop taking pictures, or we'll have to ask you to leave."
I had no choice but to walk away and follow the crowd to another exhibition area. Coincidentally, Sanxingdui was undergoing another excavation recently. I heard that this was a step towards the core excavation and it was open to the public, where visitors could stand on it and watch the excavation.
I don't care, but everyone else wants to go and see it, saying it's a chance to see something new and pass the test. If it were before, I would have been interested, but now, I've experienced things a hundred times more thrilling than this archaeological site.
The excavation site is located in Sanxingdui. From the air, the entire Sanxingdui site looks like three stars surrounding the moon, hence the name "Three Stars Surrounding the Moon".
When they arrived at the location, the crowd had already gathered, separated by a fence, and the excavation team below had already begun digging.
Sanxingdui is located in the Chengdu Plain, a flat area without any mountains. The tombs here are all buried deep underground and were completely excavated by man, making them very prone to collapse. As a result, after thousands of years, the tombs in these places have been damaged in all sizes, and the burial objects and coffins inside have been damaged to varying degrees.
We stood up there and looked around casually. Before long, we heard someone say that an ancient tomb had been unearthed, which was the first time such a discovery had been made at Sanxingdui.
I looked down out of curiosity and sure enough, I found an ancient tomb. The tomb was neither large nor small. The tomb chamber was built with stones on all sides, and it was clear that a landslide had occurred. The top had collapsed. However, I had a bad feeling.
Looking up and around, this place is located at the intersection of Yin and Yang. In fact, the entire Sanxingdui site is in a very strange position. The reason I use the word "strange" is because with my current understanding of Yin and Yang, I cannot tell what kind of location this is. It just feels very chaotic, as if it has been deliberately arranged and contains hidden secrets.
However, I could still tell that the tomb was located in an extremely inauspicious place. As I silently recited the Yin-Yang incantation, I saw a faint aura of Yin energy swirling around the tomb.
By this time, the archaeological team had slowly unearthed a stone coffin. Seeing this, I was certain of my suspicion: this was a malevolent coffin, specially made by the ancient Shu to deal with tomb raiders, just like in the Shu tombs back then. Inside, there were either corpse demons or blood demons. If we encountered a blood demon, someone would die today. I was confident that I could deal with the corpse demons.
I wanted to stop them, but then I thought that they wouldn't pay any attention to me, and I might even become a laughing stock. I decided to wait and see, and only take action if things went wrong.
The stone coffin was completely unearthed, and when I saw it, it was exactly the same as the one I had seen in the Shu tomb. At this time, the surrounding crowd also watched with bated breath, thinking that there would be something priceless inside the coffin, or a well-preserved corpse.
Those who had passed the test were also very excited. Just as they were about to lift the stone coffin out, the stone coffin suddenly moved. Then, the coffin lid opened with a 'bang,' and an ancient corpse with a completely black body jumped out. It was the Corpse Demon.
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I was already prepared and jumped down. Although it was four or five meters high, it was just soil below, so I wasn't afraid. I came here just to have fun and didn't plan to rob a tomb, so I only brought two Yin-Yang talismans. But my grandfather had told me about how to deal with corpse demons before, so I had no choice but to give it a try.
The corpse demon roared, terrifying the surrounding archaeological team members so much that their faces turned pale, and some even wet their pants on the spot.
The nearest archaeologist tried to grab a shovel and throw it, but the corpse demon grabbed his arm, roared, and ripped it off. Chaos ensued, and the tourists above were terrified.
Reciting the Yin-Yang incantation, a talisman was struck, and the corpse demon roared, black smoke billowing from the blow.
The target immediately became me, and it turned around and pounced on me. I rolled on the ground and got behind the Corpse Fiend. This thing is just like the zombies in TV shows. It is not convenient to move, but it is incredibly strong and extremely ferocious. I have to be very careful.
He took out a Yin-Yang talisman and struck the corpse demon on its back. Then he took out the copper coins he carried with him and set up a Yin-Yang magic array around the corpse demon.
“The laws of Tao are countless, disrupting Yin and Yang,” I said in a low voice.
I trapped the Corpse Fiend inside, making it pace back and forth. I picked up the shovel from the ground, walked over, and chopped down on the Corpse Fiend's head.
With a 'whoosh', the corpse's head rolled to the ground, its body still moving. I cast a talisman on it, and the corpse quickly dissipated, emitting thick black smoke.
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