He looked closely and saw that there were faint golden spots of light shimmering in the pool, even more than in the cave.
Zhang Fan is a good swimmer, and with his current training, he can hold his breath underwater for 20 minutes without any problem.
Zhang Fan decided to go into the water to find out what was going on.
He jumped into the water with a splash, creating ripples that quickly subsided.
It was very dark underwater, but fortunately Zhang Fan could see as clearly as if it were daytime.
Countless smooth blue bricks of the same size appeared on the bottom of the water.
Not far away, there is a broken passageway. It seems that the blue bricks underwater also belong to the passageway. Perhaps the passageway collapsed due to the movement of the mountains.
However, the remaining section of the passageway is still relatively intact and just wide enough for people to pass through. The other end of the passageway shines with a dazzling golden light.
Zhang Fan swam towards the tunnel, which was long and narrow, and almost entirely submerged in water.
Swimming forward along the tunnel, after several turns, Zhang Fan finally saw the exit.
If Zhang Fan hadn't been physically stronger than the average person and hadn't been able to hold his breath, he probably would have drowned halfway through the swim.
Zhang Fan climbed out of the water, completely soaked, but he didn't care. He was stunned by what he saw.
This is a tomb chamber, with eternal lamps burning all around.
In the very center sat a person with youthful hair and an aged face, dressed in Tang Dynasty clothing. He appeared to be asleep, and a futon was placed in front of him.
Judging by appearance, this is a tomb chamber with three passages that lead directly to it. One of the passages was shining with golden light, and it was this golden light that attracted him here.
In front of the Tang Dynasty people were five skeletons, each in a different pose, their bodies pierced by arrows.
Zhang Fan frowned; all of this seemed rather strange.
How could there be a living person in the tomb, dressed in ancient clothes, meditating here?
He had no interest in tomb raiding; he just wanted to find a place with abundant spiritual energy.
Zhang Fan took a step forward, and the brick beneath his feet sank in. He thought to himself, "Oh no!"
Countless arrows, gleaming with cold light, shot towards Zhang Fan from all directions, carrying a sharp killing intent.
The arrows weren't completely impenetrable; there was still a little room for people to dodge.
Zhang Fan skillfully dodged the attacks, and with each wave of assault, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
The postures used to dodge attacks are all moves from the "Wuji Jing".
Who exactly was this person from the Tang Dynasty?
While dodging the attacks, Zhang Fan kept an eye on the Tang Dynasty man, trying to figure out his identity.
Although these arrows cannot harm him, they keep attacking him until he runs out of strength and dies. We must find a breakthrough as soon as possible.
The other person's clothes were made of luxurious fabric, and they also wore a gold fish-shaped talisman at their waist.
During the Tang Dynasty, fish-shaped tallies were used to confirm someone's identity, and the higher the status, the better the material used.
The fact that someone can use a golden fish talisman indicates that they are of extremely high status and position.
He was a person from the Tang Dynasty, of high status, and associated with the "Wuji Jing" (Scripture of Limitless).
Zhang Fan strung these pieces of information together, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his head.
Could the other party be Li Bi, the compiler of the Wuji Jing?
Zhang Fan studied under the "Wuji Jing" (a classic text on the concept of the infinite), and Li Bi was considered his half-master.
He ran ahead of Li Bi at a very fast speed, feeling a little tired, so he simply plopped down on the futon.
The arrow grazed past Li Bi, and the futon was not safe either, but Zhang Fan wanted to give it a try.
Just as he expected, after he sat down on the futon, the arrows never appeared again.
In that instant, Li Bi's body suddenly swayed, as if he had woken up.
Zhang Fan's heart tightened suddenly. Historical records indicate that Li Bi died in the fifth year of the Zhenyuan era, which was almost a thousand years ago.
Could it be that the other party is still alive?
What if the other party doesn't approve of this apprentice and plans to kill him?
However, Zhang Fan realized he had worried too much. Li Bi's body swayed twice, then turned into a wisp of dust and disappeared with a bang.
Where he was sitting, there was an inconspicuous piece of broken wood, about the size of a palm, unpolished, with clear wood grain.
It feels icy to the touch and is as heavy as black iron.
Zhang Fan bent down and picked up the piece of wood that Li Bi always carried with him; it must have a significant history.
There was also a piece of paper under the wood.
The paper was yellowed and written in Tang Dynasty characters, but Zhang Fan recognized many traditional characters and could vaguely guess the contents of the paper.
The person from the Tang Dynasty was indeed Li Bi. He left behind a token and passed it on to his disciples. The token was only given to disciples who had kowtowed to him.
Zhang Fan felt a little embarrassed, since he had never actually kowtowed before.
But since they've all passed away, they probably wouldn't care about these details.
Zhang Fan looked at the token in his palm but couldn't figure out its secret. Even if Li Bi was some kind of sect leader, it had been almost a thousand years, so he should be long gone by now.
Zhang Fan glanced around. There were four passageways in the tomb, located in the four corners of the east, south, west, and north. Apart from those submerged in water, there were three remaining passageways.
Of the three passageways, only one emitted a golden light. The passageway was short and could be seen to the end at a glance. Not far away, some pebbles were scattered on the ground, which looked like the rubble left after the passageway was built.
These broken stones emitted a dazzling golden light, indicating that there must be a treasure with abundant spiritual power inside.
Zhang Fan put the broken piece of wood into his pocket and resolutely headed towards the direction of the golden light.
His foot had just stepped into the golden passage when suddenly there was a violent shaking, and the tomb chamber began to collapse.
Countless pebbles rolled down, and the tomb chamber collapsed, turning into ruins.
Although the passageway where Zhang Fan was located was shaking violently, it did not collapse.
When everything calmed down, Zhang Fan saw that the tomb chamber had become a ruin, as had several other passages.
Ancient people believed that people should be buried alive with the dead so that they would not suffer in the afterlife.
Tomb raiders make a living by stealing other people's burial goods. In order to protect their own burial goods, tombs will more or less be equipped with traps.
Those five skeletons were injured by the traps.
After Li Bi passed on his token, he chose to destroy the tomb chamber, leaving the passageway where Zhang Fan was the only safe place.
Zhang Fan walked towards the pebbles. He had thought the stones were reflecting the golden light of the treasure, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the golden light was actually emitted by the stones.
Abundant spiritual energy overflowed from the gravel. Zhang Fan gently touched it, and the outer layer of the gravel fluttered off, revealing a multicolored, glazed stone inside. The stone's spiritual energy was so concentrated that it was almost dazzlingly white.
The Wuji Jing records that these are spiritual stones that can help cultivators in their practice.
It must be said that Li Bi was a meticulous person. He was afraid that his token would fall into the hands of ordinary people and that he would disguise his spiritual sense as an ordinary stone.
To ordinary people, these are just rubble, and tomb raiders would never take this route. But for cultivators, it's different; spirit stones are priceless.
These spirit stones vary in size, from as small as a palm to as large as a table.
This place is rich in spiritual energy, making it an excellent location for alchemy.
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