"Imperial mausoleum? The mausoleum of ancient emperors?" Qin Yu stepped out from behind Jiang Yao, looked inside, and was startled.
"That's right. Legend has it that this place was the capital of the ancient dynasty. It was called Guanzhong. It's not surprising that there are imperial mausoleums there. I didn't expect it to be occupied by a group of sand ghosts and turned into a ghost cave."
Qin Yu is obviously very knowledgeable and knows nothing about ancient history. At least he knows what an imperial mausoleum is.
Jiang Yao looked at the murals on the left and right passages and said with certainty: "Yes, this is an imperial mausoleum. The reason why those sand ghosts can survive is because they occupy the imperial mausoleum."
He pointed at his feet: "This is a Yin point, where the cold heart lies. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be used as an imperial mausoleum, but it has become an imperial mausoleum. It's a bit weird."
This tomb is grand in size, but the coldness of the tomb is contrary to the requirements of the imperial mausoleum.
Although the imperial mausoleum is a tomb, it is completely different from ordinary tombs. It requires a "flying dragon in the sky" and abundant yang energy.
As the two of them were talking about this, they suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the depths of the ghost cave, as if someone was sighing quietly.
Hearing what sounded like a sigh, the two of them couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Qin Yu said: "Compared with the outside, it's not very comfortable here. It's cool and sweat-free. I don't want to go out."
Jiang Yao suddenly squatted down and found a line of footprints on the sand beside the tomb passage.
"Brother Qin, look at these footprints."
Qin Yu knelt down and took a closer look, and said slowly:
"Only a noble lady can afford to wear jade-like clogs. She is about sixteen or seventeen years old. She has a well-proportioned figure and is used to holding things with her left hand. She has a graceful gait and is confident. She seems to be no stranger to this place."
"She entered the imperial mausoleum several months ago and has never gone out or returned the same way. In addition, she may have left these footprints on purpose."
After he finished the analysis, he looked up at Jiang Yao and said, "I can see this, what else can Zhongda see?"
Jiang Yao nodded: "Brother Qin's analysis is very thorough and every detail is accurate. I have nothing to add."
From the analysis of the footprints, the owner of this line of footprints is a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. The footprints are neither deep nor shallow, indicating that she is neither fat nor thin. The footprints on the left are slightly darker, indicating that she is accustomed to carrying things with her left hand or shoulder.
A graceful gait means that the left and right footprints line up in a straight line, indicating that the person is walking in a cat-walk.
As for self-confidence, it is because the footsteps hardly stopped on the spot or hesitated, but entered the imperial mausoleum at a leisurely pace, showing that he had the pearl of wisdom in hand.
This may also be because she is no stranger to this imperial mausoleum.
To sum up, Qin Yu's analysis can be said to be very accurate and there are no omissions.
Qin Yu said: "If my guess is correct, these should be Yan Lazi's footprints. She walked along the innermost side, and she probably deliberately left clear footprints so that they would not be destroyed and could be seen by people looking for her."
"There is one more thing that needs to be explained. We found this place accidentally, and she should know about it, or come here directly."
"But - if she doesn't come out for so long, will she..."
Jiang Yao looked into the depths of the imperial mausoleum and couldn't help but feel excited and worried at the same time: "She should be fine, I believe her."
He also thought it was Yu Kuan because Yu Kuan was really used to holding things with his left hand.
Qin Yu shook his head and did not comment on Jiang Yao's words.
He wished that Yu Kuan would be unlucky. What he was concerned about was whether anything was found in the imperial mausoleum.
However, if Yu Kuan dies inside, what will happen if he and Jiang Yao go in?
"Let's go in. Yu Kuan dares to go in alone, what are the two of us afraid of?" Jiang Yao walked inside with two guns in hand.
The two of them walked deeper and deeper. At first they felt cool and refreshing, but soon they felt the chill and shivered.
"Why is it so cold in the depths of the imperial mausoleum? Isn't it really chilling?" Qin Yu couldn't help but say.
Jiang Yao frowned: "It must be a chill. This is the imperial mausoleum of the Great Yin. Who is buried there? Could it be..."
Jiang Yao suddenly stopped and said, "Brother Qin, please help me recall my memories. Apart from the big sand dune where the imperial mausoleum is located, are there any other big sand dunes outside?"
Qin Yu shook his head and said: "No. As far as the naked eye can see, I remember there is only this big sand dune, and the surrounding area is very flat."
Jiang Yao muttered: "This is strange. I am sure this is an imperial mausoleum. But there are many accompanying tombs in the imperial mausoleum, or in the entire mausoleum area, there is rarely only one imperial mausoleum alone."
Qin Yu's eyes flickered and he said with admiration: "Zhongda knows a lot, he is really young and profound. But why are you so sure that this place is an imperial mausoleum?"
Jiang Yaodao: "I have seen it in ancient books, so I am sure."
Qin Yu said: "I only know the existence of the imperial mausoleum, I don't know what the imperial mausoleum looks like at all. But I know that people should not be buried here."
"I also know something about tomb repair. In my opinion, rather than burying noble people here, it is better to say that something is locked up, for example..."
"Fire Origin Pearl!" Jiang Yao blurted out, "This imperial mausoleum is probably an illusion, just to hide the Fire Origin Pearl."
Qin Yu nodded: "It's very possible. No high-level ring can store fire beads for a long time. But this tomb with the cold heart of the earth can!"
"That should be correct. Yu Kuan came here to look for the Fire Pearl. It's so cold here, which means the Fire Pearl may have been taken away."
At this moment, Qin Yu was shivering with cold, and Jiang Yao also started to shiver.
However, we have not yet entered the deepest part of the imperial mausoleum.
"No way." Qin Yu stopped, "If the person who went in is really Yu Yan, then she must have brought something warm. Her left hand..."
"The thing on her left hand is not light. It must be a cold-proof treasure such as the spirit mink fur. She wears warm clothes to enter, but we are freezing to death."
Qin Yu was very resentful towards Yu Kuan.
The two of them walked another mile, Jiang Yao's hair was covered with frost, and Qin Yu was too cold to move his legs.
Jiang Yao couldn't bear it anymore. It was at least 100 degrees below zero here. If he continued walking, he would freeze to death.
Yu Yan wouldn't know, would he freeze to death inside?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yao felt that his heart was frozen.
"Zhong...Da, don't...leave anymore, it's too cold!" Qin Yu said from behind.
After he said this, he turned around with difficulty and returned the same way.
Ginger Yao was also very cold, so he had no choice but to follow him out first.
As soon as he left the tomb passage and returned to the ground, Qin Yu couldn't help but open his arms, embrace the hot rolling sand, and said with a smile: "Warm! Warm!"
The ginger medicine is also very comfortable to inhale, warm and comfortable.
It was really freezing at that moment. If we were a real mortal, we would have been frozen into several pieces.
The two of them "basked in the sun for a while," and the chill on their bodies was quickly driven away by the wind and sand, and soon they felt the unspeakable heat again.
So hot!
The two of them went into the ghost cave again and stayed in the shallow part of the tomb passage without going deep. It was neither cold nor hot here, which was the most comfortable place.
Their bodies felt comfortable, their minds were clear, and they discussed their next plan.
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"...I know that Zhongda was originally looking for Yan Lazi, and you must go in. I don't advise you either." Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the ground, writing and drawing on the ground.
"However, the extreme cold in the depths of the imperial mausoleum is not something we with forbidden cultivation can bear. If we must go down, there is only one way."
Jiang Yaodao: "I would like to hear the details."
Qin Yu pondered and said: "The only way is to think of a way to cause enough damage at the top of the key pass of the tomb passage to let the sand flow in and affect this chill."
"The restrictions on this imperial mausoleum must have been relaxed or even abolished a long time ago. It is not too difficult to destroy it. Just use your pistol. Your pistol is very powerful. If you shoot it a few times, it will be almost done."
Jiang Yao said in surprise: "Will this method work?"
He immediately thought that Qin Yu was cheating him and wasting pistol bullets.
"It should be feasible." Qin Yu nodded, "In order to complete the mission of the saint, I often organized people to excavate various ancient tomb sites, and I encountered Han Xin..."
"You may not be aware that the cold power of Han Xin was originally the core of the natural cold zone. Han Xin is often targeted and exploited by others. Once the pattern changes, Han Xin's direction will change."
Han Xin is the center of the natural cold formation? Is there any direction?
This was the first time Jiang Yao heard this statement. His understanding of the true world was still inferior to Qin Yu's.
Qin Yu continued: "According to our speculation, if Han Xin is used to seal the Fire Yuan Pearl, then after the Fire Yuan Pearl is taken away, the cold realm will have no resistance, and the cold power will definitely be unleashed."
"But precisely because of this..."
Jiang Yao understood, "Because of this, the internal structure of this imperial mausoleum has been frozen by the cold zone without the control of the Fire Yuanzhu, and has become very fragile?"
Qin Yu smiled and said: "Yes, you are very smart. Without the Fire Yuan Pearl, how long can the imperial mausoleum with loose formations last in such a terrifying cold region, no matter how strong it is?"
"In my opinion, although this imperial mausoleum is deep enough, it is riddled with holes and is in danger. As long as a roof is opened from the tomb passage to the ground, and sand is poured in, the pattern of Han Xin will change, and the direction will change."
"The direction of the cold heart is the strongest point in the cold region. Only when the direction changes can we go deep into the tomb passage."
Jiang Yao thought it made sense and decided to give it a try.
Qin Yu said with great anticipation: "Also, I don't care about Yu Kuan, but I know that in cold areas, too cold ice often occurs. As long as we take one piece, we are not afraid of the heat at all."
Of course he was so proactive in coming up with ideas because he wanted to get something that could withstand the heat and cold.
"Okay, let's go in again." Jiang Yao said, "But if Yu Kuan is really inside, will the imperial mausoleum collapse? She..."
Qin Yu said with a smile: "You are so caring that you are confused. Yan Lazi obviously came prepared. A human spirit like her should have obtained the Fire Yuan Pearl and left through another exit."
"It's totally unnecessary for you to worry about people like her. Hey, you are still an honest person."
Jiang Yao's face looked a little ugly, so he walked down again without saying anything to Qin Yu.
After walking for more than a mile, I saw that the cold was unbearable, so I stopped.
"This is fine. The angle of the tomb passage in this place is quite tilted," Qin Yu said.
Jiang Yao stopped, took out a pistol, pointed it at the top, and suddenly fired several shots.
"Bang bang bang!"
The next moment after Jiang Yao fired, he ran back desperately. Qin Yu, on the other hand, had already rolled and crawled up before Jiang Yao fired.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Just as Jiang Yao narrowly escaped, a huge stone fell from the dome of the tomb passage.
The blue bullet from the China Five-Dimensional Research Institute is made of who knows what material. It is so powerful that the power of one shot is like a heavy bomb.
Moreover, this bullet has the power to melt rocks and metals. Once fired, a big hole will appear in even iron and stone.
After three shots, the seemingly solid dome of the tomb passage was suddenly blasted open with a hole as big as a round table. Sand and stones rolled down, and poured in like a mud dragon.
Originally, even if the gun was extremely powerful, it would not be able to blast open the dome of the tomb.
But as Qin Yu said, this imperial mausoleum is too old. After the formation of the tomb passage was relaxed, the Fire Yuan Pearl was taken away again, and it had no power to resist the invasion of the cold zone. It was already very fragile due to the cold.
Only then will there be a chance to explode.
Jiang Yao rushed out of the tomb passage desperately. When he looked back, he saw countless sand rolling down, flowing thousands of miles without any money, and flowing into the deep underground palace of the imperial mausoleum.
The sand in the desert is round and light, and it flows endlessly on the flat ground, let alone the holes below?
Jiang Yao changed his color and said: "Yu Yan will not be affected by the sand..."
Qin Yu clapped his hands and laughed and said: "The quicksand is falling straight down, and the direction of this cold heart will definitely change. Don't worry, even if Yan Lazi is still inside, nothing will happen. Even if a huge amount of sand is poured in, the underground palace is so complicated, and it is impossible for the sand to flow into the heart of the palace."
Jiang Yao smiled bitterly and said: "Sand will soon fill the tomb passage, and it will be difficult for us to enter."
Qin Yu was very experienced. He pointed to the vortex where the sand was sinking and said: "When the sand can no longer flow quickly, the hole will be able to go down. As soon as we jump in, the sand will accelerate again and rush us into the underground palace."
Jiang Yao nodded and said: "This is a good idea, it is to hold your breath in the sand for a long time. Otherwise, you will have to suffocate to death."
Qin Yu said: "Although our cultivation has been banned, we are not afraid of holding our breath. Even if we hold our breath for an hour, it is not difficult."
Jiang Yao also felt relieved: "One hour is enough."
However, Qin Yu quickly thought of another question: "Before, we seemed to hear someone sighing deep down, and we were afraid that there was something strange down there."
Jiang Yao said firmly: "No matter what's weird, I have to go down and have a look. What if Yu Kuan is really trapped inside?"
Sure enough, after half an hour, the flow of sand slowed down, and the sand mouth almost stopped flowing.
"Now is the opportunity." Qin Yu said.
Jiang Yao no longer hesitated and rushed towards the whirlpool that was about to stop.
Qin Yu also sprinted.
When Jiang Yao was about to reach the whirlpool, he jumped up from the sand and jumped into the whirlpool.
The whirlpool that was about to stop was suddenly struck by a person, and immediately rolled down like an avalanche again.
Jiang Yao was immediately enveloped by the sand flow and could no longer be seen.
Then, Qin Yu's body did not fall into the sand flow.
"娇娇…"
The two of them walked one behind the other and were carried by the hot sand straight into the underground palace. They only felt that the surroundings were dark. After a full half-quarter of an hour, they stopped moving.
The sand here no longer flows, but blocks it. Although the massive amount of sand invaded the underground palace and changed Hanxin's direction pattern, it still failed to flood the complex structure of the underground palace.
The two felt that the sand around them was no longer hot and had even become very cold.
Jiang Yao judged the direction and dug forward in the sand for a full mile. It took him half an hour to finally dig out of the sand.
An extremely cold breath hit his face, and Jiang Yao shivered immediately.
So cold!
If the sand hadn't rushed in and Han Xin had changed, he would have frozen to death standing here right now, right?
And now, although the cold here is still a hundred degrees below zero, Jiang Yao can already bear it, but he just feels very cold. If it is another hundred degrees lower, then even a strong body refiner will not be able to survive.
And the temperature in Han Xin's heart must be absolute zero.
"It's so cold!" came a voice from behind, and Qin Yu also panted and got out of the sand.
"No wonder the sand no longer moves forward. It turns out there is a bend." Qin Yu said, "Fortunately, the pattern of the cold region has been changed by the sand flow, and we can endure it."
Qin Yu was shivering from the cold.
Their hair soon became frosty.
Until then, Jiang Yao had no time to look at this magnificent underground palace.
It's dim and dim, with shadows and shadows. I don't know how big it is, but I can see the huge hall with high ceilings and dense pillars. It's solemn, solemn, mysterious and profound.
But on the huge column, there are carved gorgeous phoenixes flying into the sky, spitting flames among the nine-colored cloud patterns.
There are many phoenixes on the mural, but there is only one dragon.
Jiang Yao was suddenly a little confused.
With such a high-level layout, it must be the imperial mausoleum, but why are they all phoenixes but no dragons?
In ancient times, divine dragons and divine phoenixes were of the same rank and were the most noble creatures. There was no saying that dragons were more noble than phoenixes.
However, in later generations, it was the dragon that represented the imperial power.
Since this is exactly the specification of an imperial mausoleum, why is there no dragon? Why is it a place of great yin where Han Xin lives?
This place was near Chang'an during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There must have been many imperial tombs, but such imperial tombs are a bit strange.
Could it be that... the owner of the tomb buried here is a woman?
Empress?
Jiang Yao understood immediately.
If the owner of the tomb is a female emperor, then everything makes sense!
It's just that his previous fixed thinking restricted him.
Sure enough, when Jiang Yao walked under the murals of the huge underground palace, he finally saw the specific contents of the murals with the only permanent light left in the underground palace.
An extremely noble and beautiful woman, wearing nine-colored neon clothes and twelve crowns on her head, sits on the clouds, surrounded by a group of immortal-like attendants, and below are groups of foreigners who bow their heads.
There is also this woman riding a divine bird chariot, flying through the nine-sky starry sky, surrounded by stars and the bright moon.
And this woman sacrificed monstrous flames to burn the ghosts and monsters in the boundless sea...
It is obvious that this woman has a very high status and cultivation level, so she should be an empress.
"Zhongda, come here and look at this!" Qin Yu suddenly shouted from another place.
Jiang Yao went over and took a look, but it was a tombstone.
What is clearly written on it is: "Her Majesty the Empress Zhaotian of the Tang Dynasty... Cui Yi, Dao Hui was the queen in the 85th year... Daoming was proclaimed emperor in the ninth year, and the country's name was changed to Da Zhou... Daofeng restored the Great Zhou Dynasty in the 5236th year.
The title of Tang Dynasty, the title of emperor, the abdication of the throne to practice..."
"In the twelfth year of Daosheng's life, he died in the Tai'an Tiangong, transformed into a great road, and was buried in the Kunling Tomb. He followed the Immortal Emperor Zhaotian Mingde and Daluo..."
The more Jiang Yao looked at it, the weirder she felt, and thought to herself: "Isn't this Cui Yi the fairy version of Empress Wu? The experience is too similar."
They all proclaimed themselves emperors as queens, changed their country's title to Zhou, and both abdicated and restored their title to Li Tang. After their deaths, one was posthumously honored as the Great Sage Emperor Zetian, and the other was posthumously honored as the Immortal Emperor Zhaotian Daluo.
The epitaph is very simple. It is actually a summary of his life. Although Cui Yi's throne was finally recognized, there is no mention of the achievements of this Immortal Emperor Zhao Tian.