General of the Heavens

Finally, the tunnel was completed.

The old foreigner emerged from the tomb with a smile on his face, pulling out two pangolins as well. He excitedly said to Partridge Whistle, "Things are turning upside down!"

"The wind and water are flowing" is a slang term used in tomb raiding. "Wind" refers to the air circulation in the ancient tomb, which is free from gloomy and oppressive atmosphere.

"Water" refers to "wealth" or "funerary objects." The presence of water indicates the existence of a burial palace. Therefore, "wind and water rising" means that the air inside the tomb is circulating and a burial palace has been found.

Partridge Whistle made a breakthrough, which really boosted morale. The two previous failures had made everyone anxious.

He ordered the group of Unloading Ridge Warriors to prepare to enter the tomb. Partridge Whistle himself strapped a lantern to his body and carried two German mirror-finish pistols, fully loaded with bullets.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Partridge Whistle took out the Angry Rooster, which had been accumulating anger, from the basket. The Angry Rooster had colorful feathers and golden claws, and it seemed that it could also sense that there was a mortal enemy hidden in the Ping Mountain Ancient Tomb.

Knowing that a life-or-death battle was inevitable today, the phoenix was still a phoenix, worlds apart from those common chickens. The angry-eyed rooster raised its head, looked around, flapped its wings, and crowed angrily, displaying its high fighting spirit.

Partridge Whistle nodded secretly. He had barely managed to save Angry Rooster from the butcher's knife, and he would use all his skills today!

"You mustn't tarnish the reputation of the Angry Rooster, and don't let me down for saving your life." Partridge Whistle started chatting with a chicken like a child, making everyone laugh and cry at the same time.

However, the rooster seemed to have a spirit, and it actually nodded, then let out a loud and clear crow!

Birds flew about in the forest, and the monsters in Ping Mountain retreated. The Angry Rooster's great reputation was indeed well-deserved!

"Haha, Baoji!"

The bandits who had unloaded the tomb couldn't help but praise the Angry Rooster for its ability to deter the poisonous insects and centipedes in the tomb.

They had all seen the six-winged centipede flying out from the chaotic clouds in the deep valley before; that monster was definitely not something that ordinary swords and spears could withstand.

He thought that as long as this angry rooster could repel all poisons and allow the Mountain Moving and Unloading Ridge to steal the treasures from the tomb, he would be happy to call him "Rooster Master" from now on.

Looking at it now, the title "Chicken Master" truly belongs to the Angry-Eyed Chicken.

As a result, the Unloading Ridge Warriors all regarded the Angry Sun Rooster as a precious and fine bird, calling it "Chicken Master," and practically spoiling it rotten.

Even a chicken's status has started to rise rapidly, so what right does Ning Chen have not to work hard? He activated his Golden Eyes, and when he saw the rare treasures later, he would definitely absorb as much spiritual energy as possible.

At the same time, Partridge Whistle sent out four more people, two of whom went to the Great Rift in Bottle Mountain to report on the progress at Chen Yulou's location.

There has been no good news from Chen Yulou these past few days, most likely because the engineering corps on the mountain hasn't made any progress yet.

Otherwise, given Chen Yulou's extremely prideful nature, he would have already had his subordinates announce the good news in a grand manner.

However, since Partridge Whistle had already opened the tunnel, Chen Yulou could only bring his men down to meet him. As for the other two Unloading Ridge Warriors he had sent out, they stayed behind in front of the tunnel to make contact.

The rest of the people went in with Partridge Whistle to explore the tomb. These people were all experts from Changsheng Mountain, each with extremely rich experience. They made a mark almost every step they took just in case.

Continuing along this path, the tunnel, dug by the mountain-penetrating monster, has become very wide, allowing people to move forward by crouching down.

If a human were to dig such a well-made tomb, it would probably take a month to clear it, but the Mountain-Piercing Tomb Raider only took three or four days!

As the group walked along, they occasionally encountered a few patterned centipedes that were frantically fleeing, but the Angry-Eyed Chicken dealt with them all.

Moreover, all the poisonous insects and creatures in the mountain were so frightened by the Angry Sun Chicken's earlier crow that they dared not spit out their venom, and at the same time, they scurried into the depths of the mountain crevices like madmen.

Partridge Whistle knew that there were many traps and ambushes in the ancient tomb. Those around him, such as Red Girl and Ning Chen, did not have much experience and dared not be careless. They could only proceed step by step as if walking on thin ice.

The tunnel was quiet, save for the sound of footsteps. Time passed, and just as described in the Peach Blossom Spring, it was initially extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through; after walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious place…

After passing through a stone beam with a relief of a dragon and cloud, you suddenly see a brightly lit area. Inside the huge mountain cave, there are several grand halls with double eaves and hipped roofs!

Ning Chen couldn't describe the scene before him in words; perhaps only a passage from the "Ode to the Epang Palace" could do the trick:

Every five steps a building, every ten steps a pavilion, with winding corridors and soaring eaves; each building embraces its own terrain, interlocking and vying for prominence. Layer upon layer, cluster upon cluster, like honeycomb and whirlpools, countless structures rise up!

A long bridge lies across the water, like a dragon yet to emerge from the clouds; a covered walkway soars through the sky, like a rainbow before the rain has cleared; high and low, lost in the mist, east and west are indistinguishable…

Here, the buildings and palaces are naturally not as grand as the Epang Palace, which was built by Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, using the wealth of the entire nation. However, it must be said that it is still incredibly luxurious.

"My God, what incredible good fortune must a person have to be buried here!" The girl in red couldn't believe what she had witnessed.

Partridge Whistle sneered, "What good fortune? They're just a bunch of barbarians who've usurped our place. Aren't they afraid of having their luck turned against them if they're buried here!"

The saying goes that one's virtue is not commensurate with one's position, but this is not always the case. The better the feng shui of a burial site, the more blessings one will bring to one's descendants.

This is the principle behind things not going as planned.

At first glance, it sparks curiosity, but after a while, you get tired of seeing it and stop caring. Even the best things end up buried underground...

Ping Mountain is incredibly sturdy, yet its body tilts year-round, making its interior a true feng shui treasure land, teeming with vitality.

Ning Chen glanced at the ancient artifacts hidden in the mountains, which looked as good as new even after a long time. The ancient candles and glass lamps in the pavilions and halls were arranged according to the layout of the star palace, creating a solemn atmosphere.

This place must be the "celestial palace" where the royal family came to refine elixirs. It was built and constructed more than two thousand years ago, and it exudes the grandeur of the royal family everywhere.

Those glass lamps contain precious thousand-year candles and ten-thousand-year lamps, each capable of burning for a thousand years with just a tiny bit of light.

Especially those eight-treasure glass cups, illuminated by the candlelight, shimmered with iridescent light. These exquisite glass cups are at least a thousand years old, and would be considered first-class cultural relics in later generations!

"This is good stuff!"

Ning Chen had some knowledge of antiques, and this glass cup was extremely precious in ancient times, as glass itself is a material made using ancient Chinese techniques.

The ancients used glass for more than two thousand years. Glass has always been reserved for the royal family, and glass products were rarely seen in the general public.

Glass is hailed as the foremost of China's five most precious materials, namely gold and silver, jade, glass, ceramics, and bronze. It is also one of the seven treasures of Buddhism.

However, by the Ming Dynasty, the art of glassmaking had been largely lost, and it was only recorded in legends and supernatural novels. In Journey to the West, Sha Wujing was banished from Heaven for breaking a glass cup.

Therefore, glass is a precious symbol, but the crowd didn't seem to care much for these lamps and instead headed deeper into the "celestial palace".

Ning Chen smiled at this…

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