A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

If his guess is true, then his lifespan is likely to be three times longer than usual, while Bai Qi and Fatty Li's lifespan will be twice as long as normal.

Bai Jing named this change the Blessing of the Lotus Flower.

Although the peony flower was probably not there voluntarily.

However, this blessing brought Bai Jing tremendous benefits, and therefore, Bai Jing wanted to test whether the Snake God also had such abilities.

First of all, Bai Jing wanted to test whether the snake god's curse would work on him.

Even if it works, it doesn't matter, since I know where the Muchen Pearl is, right?

If all else fails, just find the Muchen Pearl and remove the curse.

It's no big deal.

However, it would be interesting if I wasn't cursed afterwards.

Judging from the original plot, the snake god, in a sense, did not have any ill intentions towards the main characters.

Or is it that the snake god can't do it?

Bai Jing didn't believe the Snake God couldn't do it.

Although the serpent god's physical body had decayed, his soul still existed.

The reason why the Muchen Pearl is also called the Phoenix Gall is because it contains the ability of rebirth.

Since the Muchen Pearl was actually formed from the eye of the Serpent God, it is not difficult to conclude that the Serpent God should also have the ability to be reborn from the ashes.

However, the serpent god probably doesn't have that ability yet.

However, none of these are the key points.

The key point, Bai Jing thought, was that this snake god had the ability to curse, but at the same time he also possessed other abilities, such as granting other people special abilities.

For example, the Boundless Demon Eyes of the first Demon Mother of the Demon Kingdom and the ability of the Queen of Jingjue to open and close the imaginary space.

If done properly, one might be able to acquire such an ability.

After all, he had already received the blessing of the peony flower, so how far away could the blessing of the snake god be?

Just as Bai Jing was contemplating the future, he heard a noise coming from the well. Bai Jing quickly went to the well and looked down.

Then they heard Chu Jian's voice coming from below.

It turns out that Professor Chen and his team had already finished recording all the murals and decorations below, and were now coming up.

Immediately, Bai Jing called over Fatty and Hu Bayi, and they pulled the people up one by one.

After everyone had reached the ground, they returned to the camp for a short rest. But when they checked the time, they realized they weren't going anywhere today. It was already past 3 p.m., and by the time they finished cooking and had lunch, it would probably be almost 5 p.m.

I might as well get some rest tonight and set off early tomorrow morning.

At night, everyone gathered around the campfire, and Professor Chen summarized the day's findings.

The conclusion was that their discovery today was groundbreaking, and Bai Jing and Hu Bayi played a crucial role in it. Finally, they were not far from victory; with just a little more effort, they would achieve final triumph.

When Anliman heard that the group wanted to continue, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to keep going? It's too dangerous. People could die. You know it's the windy season now."

Chapter 164 Quicksand

However, Anliman's words did not deter the group's resolve.

Early the next morning, everyone had packed their things and loaded them onto camels. They were all riding their camels, ready to make a final push towards Mount Zaglama.

Before leaving the ruins, Anliman knelt in front of the well house and prayed to the ancient well. Hu Bayi wanted to urge him to leave, but Professor Chen stopped him.

Professor Chen looked at Anliman, who was praying, shook his head and said, "Don't disturb him. Let him pray quietly. This well is indeed a sacred well."

Thousands of years ago, they nurtured the Kingdom of Gumo, later saved Anliman, and now, they have rescued us when we are in trouble.

In truth, we should also offer a prayer—a prayer that this ancient well will never run dry, a prayer that it will protect this land, and a prayer that in the future it will help more travelers in distress.

Upon hearing Professor Chen's words, Bai Jing remained silent for a moment.

Yes, it would be perfectly reasonable to call this ancient well a sacred well.

Over the past century, how many travelers like Bai Jing have been saved by it?

The crowd then stopped urging Anliman and waited quietly for him to finish his prayer.

Finally, the prayer lasted for a full ten minutes, and Anliman finished praying.

The team finally embarked on their journey again.

Perhaps because of the location of the ancient well, Bai Jing and his companions were able to see a lot of grass in the desert as they traveled.

But as they moved forward, the grass disappeared completely, just as they went further and further away.

Fortunately, because of the experience of water shortage in the past, people now cherish water resources and try their best to avoid wasting them, even though water resources are now relatively abundant.

About three days after they left the capital of Gumo, they were suddenly caught in a sandstorm. There was no shelter or protection here, so they had no choice but to build shelters on the spot to protect everyone.

After a while, Ye Yixin wanted to go to the toilet, so she called Shirley Yang to go with her.

In order to prevent any accidents, Hu Bayi gave Shirley Yang a whistle, so that she could blow it if she encountered any danger.

The Taklamakan Desert, being the world's largest shifting sand desert, presents dangers not only from sandstorms and desert army ants, but also from mirages and other hazards.

In particular, if there is no one around or the people around do not know how to rescue, then the person trapped can only wait to die.

However, although Bai Jing and the others knew this, they were not too worried. First, the devouring speed was not that fast, and second, many of the people present had experience living in the desert and knew how to save themselves if they encountered such a situation.

Most importantly, Ye Yixin and the others couldn't possibly go too far to use the restroom.

But fate is unpredictable. Just as the others were building sand shelters, Ye Yixin's cries for help suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone rushed over to rescue the person without hesitation.

When everyone arrived at the scene, they found that Ye Yixin was already trapped.

Without delay, everyone rushed forward and rescued Ye Yixin.

Bai Jing felt something was wrong as he watched this scene. The force was immense; he had just seen that Ye Yixin was buried up to half her body.

In this situation, it would require at least several tons of force to forcibly pull Xiao Ye out, but obviously, Bai Jing didn't make a move, so how could they possibly have several tons of force?

Bai Jing immediately said, "Wait a minute, isn't this it!"

As he spoke, Bai Jing walked to the spot where Ye Yixin had fallen in earlier, found a scattered stone nearby, picked it up and smelled it. He then discovered that the stone had a peculiar smell.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Jing handed it to Hu Bayi. Hu Bayi also sniffed it suspiciously, then his expression changed and he said, "This stone was blasted by explosives, and it's definitely not ordinary explosives."

As he spoke, Hu Bayi recalled for a moment, then said definitively, "It's military-grade TNT!"

Then, Hu Bayi looked at the sand pit, observed it carefully, and confirmed, "The most crucial thing is that the person who did the blasting is definitely not simple. This person is proficient in directional blasting, and all these rocks are flying outwards."

As he spoke, Hu Bayi started digging at the ground and finally confirmed, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be an ancient tomb here."

Bai Jing thought for a moment, then looked at Ye Yixin and asked, "The speed at which a person is truly swallowed is extremely fast. In theory, even with so many of us, we wouldn't have been able to hold back Xiao Ye just now, and there's no way anyone could stand around her either."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, An Liman, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Hey, Comrade Bai is right. If that were the case, you guys definitely wouldn't be able to stand there."

Shirley Yang then remembered something and said, "Yes, you're right. Besides, Xiao Ye stopped when she was halfway in."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ye Yixin with confusion.

Ye Yixin then said, "Yes, I think I just stepped on a stone, and then it collapsed, and I kept sinking down."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi seemed to realize something, but still looked at Ye Yixin and asked again, "Are you sure it's a stone?"

Ye Yixin nodded in confirmation.

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang was immediately puzzled. How could there be stones in the desert?

As we all know, sand is actually the product of stones being broken down.

The formation of deserts is actually the result of countless stones being eroded by wind and sand. Over countless years, the stones slowly turn into sand, eventually forming deserts. Logically, there shouldn't be any intact stones.

Seeing this, Bai Jing nodded, already having an idea in mind. Then he looked at Shirley Yang and said, "Miss Yang, could you take out your notebook and take a look? Does it say that Mr. Walter encountered many stone tombs on this road?"

Without even taking it out, Shirley Yang stated clearly, "Yes, that's what the notebook says."

Bai Jing nodded and said, "Then that's it. Combined with the traces of the explosives we just found, it's not hard to conclude that this should be a stone tomb that was blown open with explosives."

And judging from the lingering smell on the stones, this group shouldn't be far from us, at most a day or two ahead of us.

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately became alert.

Chapter 165 Arrival at Mount Zagrama

Professor Chen thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "No, Xiaobai, we still have to go down and take a look. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a stone tomb from the Wei and Jin Dynasties down there."

We don't know the exact extent of the damage to this stone tomb, but we need to have a general idea so we can be prepared for any future salvage discoveries."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing nodded in understanding.

There are priorities, and although we might encounter the enemy in the next day or two, the most important thing right now is to protect this stone tomb.

This is the passion of archaeologists.

Soon, with Bai Jing leading Hu Bayi, Fatty, and two male students in the excavation, the entrance to the stone tomb was finally revealed.

The group entered the tomb one after another and found that the items inside had long been in disarray.