Chapter 14: A Bright Future
Thirteen years later, more ancient books such as "Shangshu", "Shishi" and "Li" were published, and scholars all over the world became more and more yearning for that lost history.
Fifteen years later, the emperor became seriously ill and wanted to seek the elixir to prolong his life, so he sent out an army of more than 100,000 soldiers to dig up ancient tombs everywhere to look for traces of the elixir.
Although many court officials had some complaints, they did not submit large-scale letters of opposition.
Unfortunately, the elixir is hard to find. Even though hundreds of ancient tombs have been excavated, no trace of it has been found.
At the end of the year, the emperor died with regrets. Before his death, he passed the throne to the Prince of Langya.
At this point, Li Fan finally secretly controlled the world again.
Under Li Fan's influence, the trend of visiting ancient sites and searching for tombs became more and more popular throughout the world.
Seventeen years later, a hunter in the mountains found an ancient tomb and won the favor of the Grand Master, and was awarded the title of Marquis. Since then, people all over the world have become more enthusiastic and crazy about visiting ancient sites. No matter how remote the mountains and forests are, you can see groups of people visiting ancient sites.
Time passed, and it was the twenty-third year of anchoring.
Li Fan stood in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, looking at the clues gathered from official and private visits to ancient sites over the years.
Prior to this, there were only three thousand years of historical records in this world, covering a total of twenty-three dynasties.
As more and more ancient tombs were excavated, the previously lost history was gradually completed.
Before these twenty-three dynasties, there were sixteen dynasties, dating back to about six or seven thousand years ago.
The earliest dynasty that can be found was called Qi.
"Six or seven thousand years, it's almost the same as the era of the Great Migration." Li Fan said secretly.
Then, he began to order his men to focus on excavating the ancient tombs of the Qi Dynasty.
A reward was also offered throughout the country: anyone who could find the ancient tomb of the Qi Dynasty would be granted a title of nobility.
As soon as the news came out, people all over the world rushed to tell each other.
Countless young people set out on the journey of visiting ancient sites together.
No matter how dusty the history is, it cannot withstand such enthusiastic exploration and search by people all over the world.
After twenty-five years, the tomb of Yi Xing, the first emperor of the Qi Dynasty, was finally found.
Upon hearing the news, Li Fan led his trusted aides to the scene and cordoned off the surrounding area.
Over the past decade, the technology for excavating ancient tombs in the Daxuan Dynasty has developed rapidly, and a very effective tomb opening plan has been summarized.
Even though the tomb of the first emperor of this world is huge and has countless mechanisms, with the efforts of everyone in the Ancient Visiting Camp, a passage leading to the main tomb chamber was dug in just over a month.
After all obstacles were cleared, Li Fan, surrounded by the crowd, entered the ancient tomb.
The main tomb passage stretches for hundreds of meters, and the walls on both sides are covered with lifelike murals that are still clearly visible despite the passage of thousands of years.
Li Fan walked slowly, looking at the murals along the way.
The mural is divided into several parts.
In the first part, the protagonist of the painting, Yi Xing, the first emperor of the Qi Dynasty, sits on the top of a mountain. Above the white clouds, there are several figures of immortals, who seem to be saying something to him.
In the second part, darkness representing disaster descended. Red representing blood spilled all over the land. Under the leadership of Yi Xing, the survivors boarded one ship after another, flew across the vast sea of clouds, encountered countless dangers, and came to a vast plain. Since then, people have settled down here.
In the third part, Yi Xing, with the support of everyone, proclaimed himself emperor and established the Qi Dynasty.
The fourth part is about the various trivial matters that occurred during the reign of the Islamic State.
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After looking at the murals, Li Fan came to the main tomb chamber.
The tomb chamber is 40 to 50 meters high, several thousand meters long and wide. The top of the tomb seems to imitate the layout of stars, inlaid with thousands of night pearls.
The layout of the tomb chamber imitates that of a mountain gate, with numerous mountaintops standing in a sea of clouds.
No one knows how this sea of clouds was formed. It is fixed in the tomb and does not float around. Thousands of years have passed, and it has not dissipated.
The hilltops were connected by invisible roads, and everyone walking along the way was amazed and full of praise.
"It is indeed the method of immortals." Li Fan said in his heart.
At the highest peak, there is a simple thatched hut, and the fertile fields outside the hut have been abandoned.
When everyone walked in, they found that the thatch of the hut was actually made of countless fine golden threads.
Obviously, this thatched hut is Yi Xing's coffin.
At Li Fan's signal, everyone opened the door of the hut first.
To everyone's surprise, there were no remains of Yixing in the house.
There was only a wooden tablet standing quietly inside.
There were a few large golden characters written on the tablet: "Tomb of Yi Xing, an outer disciple of Tai Yan Sect."
There is nothing else besides this.
"It seems that although this person joined the sect called Taiyan Sect, he was always just an outer disciple and failed to embark on the path of immortality. In the end, he was exiled here by the immortal cultivators."
"Before he died, he still missed his sect. He did not regard himself as an emperor but always regarded himself as an outer disciple of Taiyan Sect."
"But according to what Kou Hong said before, all the sects in the world should have disappeared in the catastrophe before the Great Migration. Now it seems that there must be another hidden story."
Li Fan kept thinking in his mind.
"This Yi Xing should be entrusted by the Taiyan Sect's cultivators to be responsible for the great migration of this world. I just don't know if he can find the flying boat used for the original migration this time."
After the search of the main tomb chamber was fruitless, Li Fan ordered the Fanggu Camp to excavate the surrounding area in an attempt to find clues in the surrounding tombs.
A few days later, a piece of bad news came, which made Li Fan feel extremely angry and helpless.
It turned out that the people of the Visiting Camp found a record of the word "flying boat" in the list of burial objects in a nearby tomb. Unfortunately, this tomb was robbed long ago.
Judging from the signs of destruction, the theft must have occurred thousands of years ago.
"It's like this again, and like this again! Every time I see hope, it ends up being like a mirage, unattainable!"
Li Fan got extremely angry, which was very rare, and smashed several things around him.
The people around him were all silent.
It took a long time for Li Fan to calm down his complicated emotions.
He still ordered the Ancient Visiting Camp to excavate ancient tombs everywhere and look for traces of the possible existence of the Immortal Boat, but he himself returned to Xuanjing City, apparently giving up all hope for this.
Another ten years passed, and when it came to the thirty-fifth year of the anchor, things took a turn for the better.
On this day, Li Fan received an urgent message.
"Found the tomb of the immortal?" Li Fan was a little surprised, then overjoyed and asked carefully.
It turned out that although Li Fan had lost interest in these years, the enthusiasm of the people for visiting ancient sites had not diminished at all. Countless ancient tombs were dug in the land of Daxuan.
As the large ancient tombs were excavated, people began to turn their attention to the small tombs that had previously been ignored.
A few days ago, a group of young people were digging an inconspicuous cemetery when they were suddenly injured by an unknown force, resulting in heavy casualties.
Those who survived immediately reported the incident to the authorities.
You know, Daxuan has been visiting ancient sites for decades, and even if there are casualties, they are basically caused by mechanical devices. It is the first time that he has encountered such a strange thing before opening the tomb.
The Fanggu Camp did not dare to slack off and sent people to investigate overnight.
Even with the combined efforts of many experienced veterans and fully armed soldiers, they were unable to shake this small tomb in the slightest.
Everyone was surprised and delighted, and quickly reported the matter to Li Fan.
Li Fan arrived upon hearing the news, and after using the immortal and mortal miasma, he finally destroyed the nameless power surrounding the tomb.
Entering the tomb, a small wooden boat was prominently displayed among the funerary objects.
(End of this chapter)
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