The Primordial Law

Chapter 10: Under the Nine-Story Tower
The bronze ship had a long deck area.

The two walked along the side wall in the dark fog for nearly a kilometer before the corpse of the Golden Crow gradually became clear.

One of the corpse's wings covered the stele forest on the deck area, and the other was on the nine-story ship's tower. Compared with it, a giant beast like Jiuying seemed a little petite.

He has been dead here for who knows how many years, but his body is not cold, but golden and glowing with fire.

Even standing a hundred meters away, one could feel waves of heat coming from the direction of the corpse.

Every feather of the Golden Crow's corpse is dozens of times larger than that of an adult. It is colorful and extremely beautiful. I can't imagine how dazzling it must have been when it was alive.

Could it be true that as myths and legends say, it can transform into the sun that roams the sky and earth?

The fatal wound on its body was located in the head, where it was pierced by an unknown weapon, forming a three-meter-long horrific bloody hole.

The Golden Crow blood used for planting was drawn from a pool of blood with a diameter of more than 20 meters below the blood hole. When it was first drawn, the temperature of the blood in the bucket was close to boiling water, and it needed special treatment to cool down.

Li Weiyi stood by the pool of blood and observed. The blood of the Golden Crow was bright red with a faint golden glow.

The smell of blood was strong but not pungent.

Instead, it has a scent of blood that makes people salivate.

If it weren't for the bad reputation of the Golden Crow as the "bird of destruction" that inspires awe in people, the scientific expedition team members would have started drinking without any scruples.

"No wonder they all want to drink it. Drinking the blood of the Golden Crow must be as delicious as eating barbecue. Moreover, it has the possibility of immortality. It's really crazy."

Gao Huan couldn't help swallowing his saliva and continued, "If this happened on Earth, a drop of Golden Crow blood would make all the rich people spend millions of dollars on it. We have a whole pool of it here. You should use your beauty trick and ask Dr. Cai. Isn't there a saying in colleges and universities that if a junior wants to be loved by a senior, he must be either rich or handsome."

"You're full of rhymes. Do you want to take... a doctorate exam?" Li Weiyi said with a smile.

Perhaps it was because he had just achieved extraordinary levels of cultivation and his body was in urgent need of replenishing with high-quality substances. His appetite was even stronger than Gao Huan's.

Even the scalding hot air in the sole of his right foot surged out uncontrollably and flowed through the thirteen veins, as if urging him to drink the Golden Crow's blood.

"The greater the temptation, the more dangerous it is."

Li Weiyi pressed back the scalding air in his body and quickly left the blood pool.

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On the other side, the black dragon was cut into two pieces by a sharp weapon. Its body was very thick and much taller than Li Weiyi's body.

Each piece of scale is like thick iron sheet the size of a palm-leaf fan, emitting an icy breath.

At the cut part of the dragon's body, the blood coagulated into purple-red ice crystals, which had to be chiseled off with an axe and then heated to melt.

Near the black dragon's corpse, there were many skeletons of humans wearing armor lying in a mess.

The six people from the 705 laboratory were gathered around a more special skeleton of a human being, studying it, sketching its structure, and recording the inscriptions and patterns on the armor.

The special thing about this skeleton of a human being is that its bones emit a faint glow like luminous stone. They have been metallized and feel very smooth to the touch. When you knock on them, it feels like knocking on a piece of iron.

Hearing the footsteps, the six people in Laboratory 705 all looked at Li Weiyi and Gao Huan.

Gao Huan was very familiar with the person and asked with a smile, "Director Yang, have you found anything?"

Among the six people, the burly man holding a shotgun, with a crew cut and a height of nearly two meters, clenched his hands and looked quite alert. When he saw that they were two injured people who were out for a walk, he relaxed a little.

It was obvious that all parties felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere on the bronze ship, and they no longer trusted each other as much as they once did.

Director Yang was quite kind and smiled, "Those who died on the bronze boat were obviously not ordinary creatures. It is difficult for science to explain. The human bones on the ground and the armor they wore must weigh at least a thousand pounds. The six of us cannot move them even if we work together."

"The weapons are also very heavy. The lightest spear actually requires two people to lift it. It is very dense and I don't know what material it is made of."

Li Weiyi wanted to try to pick up the ten-foot-long ancient spear on the ground. After his fingers touched it, he gave up the idea and asked, "How did they die? It's so strange. Who killed them?"

"Is there some unknown danger on this bronze ship?" Gao Huan said.

Director Yang said: "We have used microscopes to observe this bronze ship for many years, and we have come to the conclusion that the Golden Crow, the Black Flood Dragon, and these armored humans are all intruders, most likely seeking treasure, exploration, and possession. There must be some dangerous force on the ship that we cannot understand!"

Gao Huan asked curiously, "Aren't we intruders too? Why weren't we killed?"

The six people in Laboratory 705 were all in a heavy mood.

Just because you haven’t been killed now doesn’t mean you won’t be killed in the future.

Li Weiyi guessed: "Perhaps we are too weak, or perhaps we did not violate any taboos, so the danger did not come."

Director Yang obviously hoped that this would be the case. He suddenly thought of something and pointed forward: "Do you see that nine-story ship tower? Go through the narrow passage between the ship tower and the bulwark railing to the stern. There is an ancient garden with pavilions, palaces, towers, corridors... It should be where the ship owner lives."

Gao Huan asked, "Director, do you think they were killed by the ship owner?"

"I can only say that this is a very likely guess," said Director Yang.

Li Weiyi looked towards the ship's tower. It was very magnificent, with each floor being thirty or four zhang high. Under the light emitted by the Golden Crow's corpse, the entire structure was deep red.

What’s strange is that there are a large number of human-shaped stone figurines placed on the railings outside each floor of the ship.

The cabin doors are locked and no one knows what is hidden inside.

Stele forests, tombs, ghost flags, human figures...

How can this be a normal ship?
Gao Huan said: "They have been dead for at least a thousand years, or even longer. Even if it was the owner of the bronze ship who killed them, this owner must have passed away."

Director Yang smiled and said, "That's right. If a being that could kill the Golden Crow and the Black Dragon was still alive, how could it allow the bronze ship to run aground on the Buddha's relics for thousands of years?"

"But Director, the bronze ship has set sail again now!" reminded a middle-aged lady wearing glasses from Laboratory 705.

After saying goodbye to everyone in the 705 laboratory, Li Weiyi walked towards the ninth floor of the ship. He did not approach, but looked at the narrow passage leading to the stern from a distance of more than ten meters.

The passage was filled with dark fog and was filled with stone statues with various expressions and postures. A timid person would have been horrified and would have stayed away from such a scene.

The passage was very dark and the stern of the ship could not be seen.

"The fairy light I saw should have come from the ancient garden that Director Yang mentioned. What kind of place is that?" Li Weiyi's curiosity was aroused, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Gao Huan followed and said excitedly: "The owner of the bronze ship is definitely extraordinary. There might be some elixirs and magical medicines in his residence. Li Zi, shall we go and take a look quietly?"

Li Weiyi discovered something, took two steps forward, and then squatted down.

There was a pool of dried black blood on the ground.

He stretched out his finger, wiped the blood, and put it to his nose to sniff.

Li Weiyi suddenly raised his head and looked at the deep passage ahead. His eyes became extremely alert and solemn. He asked, "After we landed on the bronze ship, did we see the bear-like creature?"

"Are you talking about the Ghost Bear King? Why are you asking this suddenly?" Gao Huan said.

Li Weiyi said: "The entire expedition team, including the Longji, all fell onto the bronze ship. The bear-like... is the Ghost Bear King you mentioned, how could it be an exception?"

"That's true. It's a bit strange... But if it fell on the boat, it has been five days. How could it not come out to look for food?" Gao Huan said.

"It may be on board."

Li Weiyi pointed to the dried black blood on the ground: "This is its blood! It must have been seriously injured, so it is hiding temporarily."

"How do you know this is the blood it left behind?"

Gao Huan was curious, confused, and a little panicked.

Li Weiyi didn't know how to explain it, because he had cultivated his extraordinary skills and his sense of smell had greatly increased, so he could distinguish the scent of the Ghost Bear King's blood.

From a distance, a familiar voice came: "You two are looking for death, what are you doing here?"

"Doctor Qi, let's take a walk...hehe."

Gao Huan quickly apologized with a smile.

"Is this a place for a walk? One of you has a broken right arm, and the other has an injured left arm. You are so disabled. Get back to the medical tent right now." Qi Shanshan scolded coldly.

Li Weiyi had heard Qi Shanshan's footsteps a long time ago, so he was not surprised at all. He stood up and smiled apologetically: "I heard from Director Yang that there is an ancient garden at the stern of the ship. We are discussing whether there is any magic medicine there. Who knows, if you take one, your injuries will be healed!"

Qi Shanshan is a woman who cares a lot about her beauty. Even in such an environment, she still has delicate makeup on her face, her skin is fair and translucent, her cheeks are pink and her lips are red. Her white doctor's uniform is spotless, and she even wears high heels. On her legs are flesh-white stockings of the same color as her skin.

She was over 1.7 meters tall, with a slim waist, a nice curve of chest and hips, and the third and fourth buttons of her light blue shirt were stretched out. In short, she was very feminine.

Therefore, although she also rebuked in a cold voice, her voice was more charming and beautiful than Cai Yutong's, without that aggressive and oppressive feeling.

Qi Shanshan frowned and said, "Didn't he tell you that it's dangerous there? Four members of the scientific expedition team have gone there to explore, but after entering the passageway of the ship building, they never came back."

Li Weiyi and Gao Huan looked at each other in astonishment.

Director Yang looked kind and friendly, but who would have thought that he was such a sinister old man?
If Li Weiyi had not discovered the bloodstains of the Ghost Bear King on the ground, and if Qi Shanshan had not come to find them, the two of them might have followed in the footsteps of the four scientific expedition team members.

Qi Shanshan's chest rose and fell violently, and she covered her forehead with anger: "You two are really kids who have never been out of school. You are too naive! Li Weiyi, don't you know that everyone suspects that the Buddha's relic is with you? Director Yang even regards the relic as more important than his own life. He must be trying to use this opportunity to test you."

Gao Huan distanced himself from Li Weiyi as if he was avoiding the plague. "Li Zi, I almost got implicated by you and died in obscurity."

Qi Shanshan stared at him and said, "You deserve to die! Li Weiyi is only a freshman in college and has no social experience. It's understandable that he was deceived. But you are already a third-year graduate student, and you don't have any sense of vigilance? If there is really good news, will others be kind enough to tell you?"

Gao Huan was not angry at all, as if being scolded by Qi Shanshan was a happy thing. Suddenly, he smiled as if presenting a treasure and said, "Doctor Qi, we have a great discovery! This pool of dried blood was probably left by the Ghost Bear King."

Qi Shanshan rolled her eyes. "This pool of blood was discovered the day before yesterday, and it has been tested. It was left by the bear-like creature. The four members of the expedition team who entered the ninth-floor ship building to investigate were probably eaten by it. Let's leave here quickly. No one knows when the bear-like creature will recover from its injuries. Once it comes out, with our limited ammunition left... Well, let's just leave everything to fate!"

Li Weiyi was also very worried.

The Ghost Bear King is most likely also an extraordinary creature, which is why he possesses such terrifying speed and physique. His self-healing ability should not be slower than his.

It had three more days to heal its wounds than Li Weiyi. Even if its injuries were more serious, it should have recovered by now.

Li Weiyi and Gao Huan hurriedly followed Qi Shanshan back, just wanting to get away from the nine-story tower as soon as possible.

Qi Shanshan has long legs and she walks with a ticking sound, which is very rhythmic.

Li Weiyi asked, "Since we are sure it is it, why don't we gather all the guns, ammunition and weapons and get rid of it before its wounds are healed?"

"That bear creature is so powerful that even with sufficient ammunition, we still couldn't deal with it when it was in the open. Now that it's hiding in the dark, it's even harder to deal with. This is one reason!"

Qi Shanshan's eyes were cold, and she added: "Secondly, everyone knows that it is a life-or-death struggle to face it, so how many people dare to go?"

"Third, there are only three guns on the ship, and the ammunition is limited. Everyone regards them as weapons to maintain their status and power. Without weapons, who will respect them?"

"If we have to die, we will die together."

"But losing your identity and power is much more painful than death."

"In a word, if people are not united and have their own agenda, nothing can be accomplished."

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