In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

"Could it be that coffin that blocked our way earlier?" Xiaohua boldly guessed.

"..."

The two of them looked at Su Mo at the same time.

Su Mo continued walking forward, saying, "It should be that the body the funeral procession wanted to replace or put in the coffin in the year Zhang Dafoye came in was probably on this coffin!"

"Perhaps they encountered danger en route during the relocation, so they left them there..."

Wu Xie exclaimed in surprise, "Doesn't that mean that the corpse we just saw that had turned into a zombie might not actually be one of the Zhang family's patriarchs?"

Su Mo said, "It's hard to say, but if we break open the box, we might find out the answer!"

As the group approached the coffin, they indeed discovered signs of it having been moved, suggesting that the coffin blocking their path likely belonged to this location.

Old Hu said, "Although the hands of that corpse weren't rotten, they were severely decomposed. Plus, with such long hair and nails, it should still belong to the Zhang family..."

Xiao Hua said, "Only thirty years have passed since Zhang Dafoye sent the Tibetan expedition team; it shouldn't have rotted to this extent..."

"And judging from the ring, he is definitely a very special person!"

"If that's the case, I guess that must be the first patriarch of the Zhang family, otherwise he wouldn't be so special, placed here alone..."

"Look, there are curtains here. This is such a special treatment. Apart from the first clan leader, no one else should have received this treatment, right?"

Xiao Hua analyzed the situation logically and with evidence, and everyone except Su Mo nodded in agreement.

Su Mo shook the curtains, and as soon as he pulled, the curtains all tore apart, and the ropes hanging on them fell down.

The ropes were so badly oxidized that they were no longer usable. "Strange, why did they hang these ropes? Did they swing over using them?"

Wu Xie was curious. The river was quite wide, but there was an arched bridge. Why did they need to hang ropes to swing across? Wasn't that redundant?

"Perhaps there's something wrong with the water?"

Xiaohua found an iron rod and put it in the water, but nothing changed.

The water is very clear.

They could even see the bottom of the water.

It was unremarkable, no different from the water flowing outside.

Everyone was puzzled.

Su Mo noticed the problem and pointed out, "There's something wrong with the water. The Zhang family's design makes it easy for you to spot the problem, yet difficult for you to solve it. Only the Zhang family could manage such a long distance across the beams; therefore, only members of the Zhang family can survive here..."

Su Mo pointed to the other side, "The real exit is on the other side of the rope..."

Xiaohua squatted down and carefully observed the hole. Because of the water flow, even if there had been any alkaline powder, it had been washed away and no problem could be found.

"The most terrifying thing about Zhangjia Ancient Building is that poison gas is everywhere. All the holes, including the holes on the other side of the rope, could be used to transport poison gas. We need to get out of here as soon as possible, or we may not have time."

"If we don't leave now, there will be no turning back..."

Su Mo arranged for Wu Xie, Xiao Hua, and others to tie Wang Yueban, Zhang Qiling, and Old Lady Huo to ropes and use a swing-like method to send them to the other side. Afterwards, everyone entered the passage one after another.

Once everyone exited the passage, almost everything in sight was white, clearly made of alkali powder.

In other words, the place they are in now was once a space where a large-scale release of toxic gas occurred, which is extremely dangerous.

Below them was a vast, open cliff, and not far away on the opposite side was a huge underground fissure.

This appears to be a natural underground fissure that has formed an abyss, with steps faintly visible extending outwards.

Su Mo knew that the exit was just ahead, but there was absolutely no way he could walk to the other side and see the situation of everyone in front of him.

To get to the other side, one must cross a bridge that spans a deep abyss, but is adorned with numerous bells.

Bronze bell!

It was the bronze leader that had previously appeared in the Lu Palace and the Qinling Mountains.

The numbers were even more terrifying, densely packed, there were them all.

Countless lines intertwine, each line densely covered with bells; triggering one will make the entire bronze bell ring.

The distance is too far. Even if Su Mo uses his lightness skill to get there, it will be no problem. However, if he is carrying someone, he will need to take over the ground twice in the middle, which will definitely trigger the bronze bell.

"This is just too insane!"

"What are the Zhang family thinking? How can they come up with something like this? How are we supposed to live like this?"

Wu Xie and Xie Xiaohua immediately started cursing at each other.

"Brother Su, the poison gas has been activated!"

Just then, Old Hu shouted.

Su Mo looked back and saw that the water where everyone had just fled was beginning to turn white, and the white steam that had initially risen from the surrounding rock walls was now covered with countless holes.

The highly alkaline gas was spreading and enveloping them.

Su Mo's heart sank, and he immediately took out a batch of gas masks and distributed them to everyone.

Zhang Qiling, Wang Yueban, and Old Lady Huo were also wrapped up tightly.

In an instant, the poison gas had spread to several meters away from them.

"I'd rather die in a hallucination than be corroded into a pool of green water by these toxic gases."

Wu Xie's heart pounded wildly, filled with extreme fear. "Master Su, please think of something..."

Su Mo didn't speak, but instead took out the small box again.

Just now, he thought of another possibility.

As the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis.

With so many bronze bells, the Zhang family must have created something else that could restrain them.

Otherwise, there would be no need for infighting within the Zhang family; the daily ringing of the bell would be enough to keep them in a state of "debauchery and oblivion."

Su Mo squeezed hard, and the small box was easily crushed. Because he controlled the force very well, the contents inside were intact.

An ancient-looking bronze octagonal bell lay quietly in his hand, held steadily by Su Mo.

Su Mo smiled and said, "As expected, this thing was hidden on the body of the first Zhang Qiling. No wonder they couldn't find it no matter how hard they searched!"

Immediately, Su Mo turned to look at everyone, "Cover your ears..."

No one dared to slack off, and they all covered their ears. Even Zhang Qiling and Wang Yueban had something stuffed into their ears.

"Ring ring!"

Su Mo started shaking the bell in her phone.

At that moment, the poison gas behind them was only a meter away.

Wu Xie was extremely nervous, his heart pounding in his throat.

Chapter 478: The Three Corpse Immortals Block the Way

"Ring ring!"

Su Mo began to shake the bell in her hand.

At that moment, the poison gas behind them was only a meter away.

Wu Xie was extremely nervous, his heart pounding in his throat.

"Ring ring!"

"Ring ring!"

At this moment, all the bronze bells rang out with a clear, crisp sound.

"Whoosh!"

From some unknown time, an evil wind suddenly arose beneath the bell, howling past and directly dispersing the highly alkaline toxic gas.

However, at this moment, no one cared about these issues. After the bronze bell rang, everyone except Su Mo began to experience severe headaches, and they desperately covered their ears.

This situation lasted for more than ten minutes.

Until they heard a series of loud bangs, all the bronze bells were shaken to pieces.

Seeing this, Su Mo retrieved the clan leader's bell. Looking at the bridge opposite, he saw that besides the silk threads still hanging in the air, the bells had been reduced to fragments and fallen onto the bridge surface.

Xiao Hua, Wu Xie, Lao Hu, and the others were covered in sweat, and their backs were soaked with sweat.

Seeing that Su Mo had successfully cracked the bronze bell, everyone relaxed and let out a deep breath, as if they could finally leave the gates of hell.

"saved!"

"Haha, I knew Brother Su would have a way..."

Everyone was overjoyed.

"Walk…"

Su Mo interrupted everyone again, "Now is not the time to talk, leave immediately!"

The Crimson Sky Sword swiftly severed all the silk threads on the bridge. When they finally reached the other side of the bridge, the entire Zhang Family Ancient Building began to tremble.

"Boom!"

The muffled sound was like a thunderclap, and everyone felt as if the end of the world was approaching.

"What's going on? Is the Zhang Family Ancient Building about to collapse?"

"Wait a minute, we didn't do anything, did we?"

While everyone was shocked, they were also somewhat puzzled.

"Don't stop..."

Su Mo snapped, "Let's go!"

No one dared to slacken their efforts, and they rushed to the other side of the bridge. But before one problem was solved, another arose. Old Hu was surprised to find that the rock walls on both sides possessed a tremendous suction force, making their movements increasingly difficult.

"Could it be that Miluotuo is about to emerge?"

"That entrance was way too outrageous..."

What exactly happened at the Zhang Family Ancient Building?