The tunnel was five meters wide and three meters high.
It was no longer made of black stone, but of bricks from the Western Regions. The ceiling was arched, and the walls were covered with strange and bright murals.
Eyes appeared most often in the painting, both open and closed.
Every eye was lifelike, as if there were really thousands of people watching.
"The contents of these murals are the same as what Xu Yuan said.”Shirley Yang read the information on it. It was a description of the summoning ritual at the altar.
The most eye-catching thing was the last painting.
It depicted a huge cave with a long and narrow staircase spiraling down the cave wall.
Xue Li Yang walked to Xu Yuan's side and asked,""Is this cave the Ghost Cave you told me about earlier?”
"That's right, it's the Cave of Ghosts. From the murals, we'll encounter it soon.”Xu Yuan said with certainty.
Although Xue Li Yang's goal was to find the secret of the Ghost Cave, when she was about to face it, she did feel a strong sense of oppression.
The curse that was imprinted on her and her mother reminded her of the mystery and terror of the Ghost Cave.
Also, the mysterious disappearance of her father's expedition team was also related to the Ghost Cave.
Xu Yuan saw the change in Xue Li Yang's mood and shook her hand.""Don't worry, there are always more solutions than difficulties.”
"Yes." Xue Li Yang nodded obediently.
The tunnel wasn't long, and Hu Bayi, who was in charge of opening the way, soon reached the end.
There were no stairs or doors, only a lone stone pillar. Hu Bayi did not want to be looked down upon, so he had already searched for the mechanism.
"Old Hu, can you do it?" Fatty Wang said. If it doesn't work, we'll use explosives to blow it up.”
Ever since he picked up a backpack of military TNT, he had been looking for an opportunity to use it to his heart's content.
Hu Bayi rolled his eyes at him and said,""Other than violence, can't you use your brain? Besides, I still have Xu Yuan.”
"Yes, yes, yes. Old Xu's ability is beyond description.”Fatty Wang said yes and gave him a thumbs up.
Xu Yuan ignored their flattery and said directly,"This is where the tails of the sixteen dragons are located. You just need to use the Art of Dragon Shaking to reverse the five elements.”
The Snake Dowager on the ground suddenly calmed down. Xu Yuan had a bad feeling and did not want to waste any more time here.
Even if he wanted to fight the Snake Dowager head-on, he couldn't do it in the tunnel.
"Alright, Fatty, give me a hand." Hu Ba did not act pretentious. He called Fatty over and started to spin the stone plate.
After the last square of the stone plate was turned, the sky brick wall in front of him opened. Because Fatty Wang had lost his jade eye, he was in a hurry to find something to comfort himself. He took the lead and left the sky brick tunnel with his gun. The others also filed out.
When Xu Yuan stepped in, the long-awaited system notification sounded again.
Ding! [Side Mission: Join the Ancient City of Jingjue's archaeological team. Completed!]
Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spiritual Talisman Set!
Xu Yuan,"Can you name it more casually?"
This stupid mission was finally completed. He was still curious. After entering Jingjue Country for so long, there was still no movement from the system.
It turned out that he had to follow the archeological team to the underground palace to fulfill the mission conditions.
When they came out of the tunnel, the first thing they saw was a jade throne with its back facing everyone. As for the other items, they had already decayed under the erosion of time.
Xu Yuan checked the system reward. The Spiritual Talisman Set had three types of talismans.
There were three Demon Slaying Talismans, Illusion Breaking Talismans, and Sealing Talismans in each set. Moreover, they were one-time-use items. The Spirit Gathering Talisman he obtained from Prince Gumo's tomb was the real high-grade item.
Most importantly, Xu Yuan could draw these talismans as well. He had them in the 16-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique. It was just that he did not have the necessary tools and materials to draw talismans.
"You're too stingy." Xu Yuan cursed the system for being stingy.
However, thinking about it, this was a small side mission, so the rewards naturally couldn't be that high.
With the Demon Slayer Talisman, he didn't have to activate the dragon pattern to deal with Snake Dowager. After all, his strength would drop for a day after activating the dragon pattern. It was very dangerous in Jingjue Ancient City.
Retracting his thoughts, he saw Fatty Wang sitting on the jade throne.
Hu Ba threatened him." How dare you touch the throne of the Queen of Jingjue? Aren't you afraid that she will keep you as her son-in-law? She will bite you for no reason."”
Ye Yixin, whose body temperature had dropped slightly after entering the ground, had just woken up in a daze when he was frightened by the conversation between the two of them. Xue Li was so angry that she stomped her feet.
Fatty Wang still insisted on discussing." Old Hu, you're too uncultured. How can the Queen's husband be called a son-in-law who's stuck in the door? It should be called..."
"Eunuch." Xue Li Yang replied angrily,"Are you guys going to have a discussion here? If we don't find water soon, we'll all get dehydrated.”
After hearing her words, everyone could only continue forward. They passed by the side halls on both sides and all the way to the back hall, but they only saw a few dried up fountains.
"There's water."
Xu Yuan's strong physique was also used on his vision and hearing.
The others were stunned. They all closed their mouths and listened carefully. As expected, there was the sound of flowing water.
"Water, there really is water."
After going around the back hall, everyone came to the entrance of a cave. At this time, everyone had already ignored Xu Yuan's warning. They ran down and found a small underground lake.
When Hu Ba saw the five-colored fish in the water, he determined that there was no problem with the water quality. He, Fatty Wang, and the archeological team excitedly lay by the lake and drank in large mouthfuls. They wanted to fill their stomachs.
Only Xu Yuan did not move. His eyes were fixed on the platform in the middle of the lake.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]