The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

An hour later, at the far end of the vast yellow sand, the clear sound of camel bells and noisy voices finally came.

An expedition of fifteen people, riding tall desert camels, traversed layers of sand dunes and slowly arrived at the outskirts of the Hamunaptra ruins.

Benny was sitting on the back of the lead camel at the very front of the group.

He was no longer the timid and pathetic figure he had been on the ship. Now, as he looked at the ruins of Hamunaptra, his eyes held an extreme greed and cunning.

Previously, on the Nile River boat, these people were thrown into the Nile by Li Xiaoquan. Not only did these American explorers not decrease in number, but their numbers actually increased by several.

This made Li Xiao marvel at how terrifying the plot's ability to correct itself was, as it actually managed to safely deliver the expedition team to Hamunaptra and continue along the original storyline.

These fifteen people were all well-equipped, with firearms and exploration equipment. Their eyes swept across the entire ruins without restraint, and a deep greed lurked in their eyes.

Just as the group of expedition members outside arrived at Hamunaptra, Li Xiao had already led Evelyn into the dark entrance to the ruins of Hamunaptra.

The two walked one after the other through several deep and narrow stone passageways. The walls on both sides of the passageways were weathered stone walls, covered with mottled marks left by the years. The stone bricks underfoot were flat and heavy, covered with sand deposited over the years.

As you continue forward, navigating through a maze of branching passages, the view suddenly opens up, and the oppressive, narrow corridor comes to a complete end, revealing an extremely spacious and enormous stone chamber.

Darkness enveloped the entire stone chamber, with extremely low visibility; only the faint outlines of the stone beams were visible.

Li Xiao and Evelyn each held a military-grade high-powered flashlight. The snow-white beams pierced the darkness, slowly sweeping across the stone chamber and illuminating this ancient space that had been sealed for three thousand years.

Li Xiao seemed to have discovered something, and he precisely shone the beam of his flashlight onto an ancient, round bronze mirror in the corner of the stone chamber.

The mirror had accumulated a thick layer of dust over the course of a thousand years. Li Xiao stepped forward and used a clean cotton cloth to wipe the dust off.

There were three bronze mirrors in the stone chamber. Li Xiao wiped them clean one by one, and then shone the strong beam of his flashlight on the first bronze mirror again.

A miraculous scene unfolded: after being illuminated by the flashlight, the bronze mirror formed a reflective angle, and the reflected light shone directly onto the bronze mirror on the other side of the stone chamber, near the center.

The reflected light from the second bronze mirror then shone onto the third bronze mirror, creating a light source that was repeatedly refracted, illuminating the entire stone chamber as bright as day.

This is the ingenious idea of ​​ancient Egyptian craftsmen. They had already calculated the precise angles and placed multiple bronze mirrors in the stone chamber. Relying on the principle of mirror refraction, they guided the sunlight from the outside world to the underground stone chamber layer by layer, finally illuminating the entire secret chamber.

Once the light completely filled the stone chamber, the magnificent and ancient underground space was laid out before us.

In the center of the stone chamber sits a giant stone pedestal, its shape ancient and unique. It resembles a stone coffin, but without a closed lid. The surface is flat and covered with fine patterns and ancient hieroglyphs, exuding an eerie and mysterious ancient Egyptian sacrificial style.

Evelyn was instantly drawn to the unique stone platform. She quickly jogged forward, bent down, and peered closely at the platform, carefully examining the dense ancient characters and carvings on its surface in the bright light.

She gently ran her fingertips over the mottled and obscure patterns, carefully examining and interpreting the records one by one, her expression extremely focused.

After a long while, she straightened up, turned to Li Xiao beside her with a look of surprise and delight, and explained excitedly, "Do you know what? This isn't an ordinary tomb chamber at all; it's an operating room used by the ancient Egyptians to make mummies!"

"The ancient records match up perfectly! Ancient Egyptian priests would complete the entire mummification process here. First, they would remove the deceased's internal organs one by one, preserve them individually, and then apply dozens of rare preservative spices and ointments evenly to the deceased's body. After a series of complicated procedures such as washing, wrapping, and rituals, a complete mummy could finally be made, allowing the deceased to rest in peace and await rebirth."

As Evelyn unraveled the secrets of this place, her interest grew even stronger. As if she had found a priceless treasure, she paced back and forth in the spacious stone chamber, constantly searching for all the areas with text and patterns on the stone walls, pedestals, and pillars, meticulously deciphering the ancient records that had been sealed for three thousand years.

The murals on the stone walls record ancient Egyptian sacrificial rituals and beliefs in the dead, while the inscriptions on the pedestals mark the taboos and procedures involved in the mummification process. Every inscription and every carving is a precious historical record that has never been seen before.

These unique original records are of irreplaceable value to her years of in-depth research on ancient Egyptian history, and are enough to fill many historical gaps.

People seek different things in the world, and their states of mind are also completely different.

When ordinary tomb raiders break into an ancient tomb, the most valuable things in their eyes are undoubtedly the gold, silver, jade, and rare antiques; their goal is to make a fortune.

However, for true archaeologists, gold and silver artifacts are merely historical relics; the inscribed texts on these artifacts are the most precious treasures.

Whether or not written records exist, and whether or not they can be used to reconstruct a long-forgotten history and interpret a lost civilization, represents a vast difference in value for archaeological research.

The ancient texts, never before seen in the world, completely immersed Evelyn, filling her with joy and satisfaction in the search for the truth of history.

While Evelyn was completely absorbed in her research, a fifteen-member American expedition team led by Benny had already arrived at the giant stone gate leading into the ruins.

As everyone gazed at the massive, ancient stone gate before them, its thick, rustic walls covered in ancient runes, their eyes burned with desire, as if behind it lay a mountain of gold and treasure. They were all restless, eager to break down the gate and seize the opportunity.

But soon, everyone's faces darkened, and they fell into extreme frustration and helplessness.

Several strong explorers stepped forward, braced their hands against the stone door, and exerted all their strength to push and shove it, but the heavy stone door remained unmoved.

Then everyone took turns trying, using all sorts of brute force, but the stone gate remained as solid as a mountain, as if it had been completely welded to the spot, without even the slightest crack appearing.

Some people were unwilling to give up, so they took out the metal crowbars they carried with them, wedged them into the gaps in the stone door, and pried desperately. The hard crowbars were pressed and bent slightly, but the stone door remained unmoved, so solid that it was despair-inducing.

The group of fierce explorers were now helpless in the face of this ancient stone gate, their excitement and expectations turning into frustration and anxiety.

They couldn't understand how a seemingly weathered and old stone door could be so sturdy.

Unbeknownst to them, Li Xiao and his companion had secretly set up a small and exquisite sealing formation around the stone gate after they entered the ruins.

The formation relies on the spiritual energy of this world and is constructed with nine spirit stones. Apart from cultivators, ordinary people cannot sense it no matter what.

As long as there is still a trace of spiritual energy flowing through the nine spirit stones in the array's core, this stone gate will be an absolute impenetrable barrier.

Let alone using brute force to push, pull, or pry it open, even if they brought out high explosives, they wouldn't be able to budge the stone door an inch.

Inside the stone chamber, Li Xiao glanced at the commotion outside, a faint smile playing on his lips.