“But with our abilities, I’m afraid it will be very difficult to get in,” Xiang Fei said.
The two men from the north, speaking with northern accents, also said, "Even if we wanted to go, we couldn't get into that place unless a yin-yang master came. Otherwise, it would be a waste for just the few of us to go."
Uncle Liu from Hunan, puffing on his cigarette, said, "If I'm not mistaken, that blood corpse is the ghost king from last time. It should return to the coffin to undergo transformation. We'll take the opportunity to go in then. Without the blood corpse blocking our way, we can still deal with those ancient corpses and evil spirits."
I was too lazy to say anything. I just got some food from Uncle Liu in Hunan and filled my stomach first.
No one spoke again and fell silent. At this time, Uncle Liu from Hunan introduced the two men from the north to us. It turned out that they came from the Shaanxi area and were somewhat famous in the underworld there. They were brothers, one named Li Tianlong and the other named Li Tianhu. Their names sounded impressive, but we didn't know how capable they were.
It's nighttime now, and the Shu people are still asleep. The entire ghost city is incredibly quiet, and everyone is sitting on the ground resting. I told Xiang Fei to keep an eye on things while I took a nap first, because I couldn't hold on any longer.
I closed my eyes and fell asleep immediately. I don't know how long I slept, but Xiang Fei woke me up. When I opened my eyes, it was already 'dawn'. The Shu people came out, and we quickly hid inside the city wall and quietly observed.
The people of Shu acted as usual: first they 'ate,' then they offered sacrifices, then they 'donated blood,' and finally they did some light exercise before going home to sleep.
We just need to wait patiently. I don't care if I keep sleeping; I could sleep for three days and two nights right now without any problem.
During this time, Xiang Fei, the blind man, and the black cat took turns sleeping. Everyone was exhausted. Uncle Liu from Hunan was alright; they had only been here for a day, while we had been here for three days.
When we were woken up again, it was already 'night'. The Shu people had gone back to sleep, and the ghost city had fallen into a quiet atmosphere once more. We prepared our things and were just waiting for the ghost soldiers to come out so we could go to the Hall of Immortal Ascension.
We now sense that the coffin carried by the ghostly soldiers is no ordinary object. Who is buried inside? Why are these ghostly soldiers constantly moving around? Where did they begin? And where will they end?
We waited with bated breath, and finally saw those ghostly soldiers emerge in neat rows, walking past silently.
Then we started to make our way to the palace. After finally getting inside, we saw that the mound had been restored to its original state, covered in blood. Without looking closely, we headed straight for the Hall of Immortal Ascension.
Just like last time, the Hall of Ascension was shrouded in malevolent energy, like a hellish abyss. Ancient corpses were piled up all around, and the hall was pitch black, exuding a chilling aura.
With our hearts pounding, our group slowly made our way up, groped our way into the main hall, and turned on our flashlights. Only then did we see that the entire hall was built of huge stones, resembling an ancient sacrificial hall.
The surrounding stone walls are covered with ancient carvings, all depicting scenes of life in ancient Shu, nothing particularly special.
In the center of the main hall, there was a stone platform covered with ancient characters, the same ones I had seen on the bronze human face statue. I was secretly astonished, "Could this be 'immortal magic'?"
On the stone platform, there was a strange and mysterious formation arranged according to the Big Dipper. Xiang Fei looked at it for a while and said in surprise, "Could this be the ancient Big Dipper formation? It is arranged according to the sequence Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe... Legend has it that this formation can reverse Yin and Yang and turn the world upside down."
The others were also taken aback. The Big Dipper constellation had always existed only in legends, and they never expected it to actually exist.
Uncle Liu from Hunan said proudly, "Now you should believe it, right? There really was a mythical era in ancient times."
Then he took out his digital camera and started taking pictures of it. We could only stare helplessly. He was the only one who brought a digital camera. He's a real old fox.
"Hehe, no rush, we'll study it together once we get out."
At that moment, my gaze was drawn to a picture on the stone wall behind the main hall. I had seen this picture in the palace last time. It depicted a person shrouded in rosy light being worshipped by the people of Shu on the ground.
I quickly went over and discovered that the image was actually carved on a stone door. The stone door was very tall and large, at least three meters high and two meters wide.
Xiang Fei and his group also discovered the stone door. "Could this be the place where the 'immortal corpse' is kept?"
The group looked at each other in bewilderment, while Uncle Liu from Hunan was already rubbing his hands together, eager to get started. "Let's open the door together!"
The Li brothers, Tianlong and Tianlong, were also eager to get started. In the end, everyone worked together, and although the stone door was heavy, it was slowly pushed open with a loud rumble.
Inside was a huge stone chamber, about the size of a modern movie theater, with luminous pearls placed on the ceiling, arranged according to the positions of the Big Dipper.
When we shone our flashlights on it, we all gasped in astonishment. After a long pause, the old blind man stammered, "My God, there really is a 'celestial corpse'?"
In the center of the stone chamber, a blue bronze coffin floated there, as if it had existed since time immemorial, exuding a sacred and majestic aura that made people want to worship it.
"This...this...could it really be a celestial coffin?"
"Yes, that should be it," Xiang Fei nodded, clearly excited. The legendary immortal, we can finally see him today.
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