355: According to a record passed down for thousands of years, this treasure should not be touched casually.

"Good."

Ye Bai held the jade flute and walked toward the other side of the Tomb Chamber: "Follow me!"

He searched along the wall and finally found a Stone Door in the corner. After pushing the Stone Door open, inside was actually a narrow and dim Passage.

The group followed the Passage, turned a few corners, and arrived at the end. Suddenly, the view opened up—this was a huge Tomb Chamber.

The walls of the Tomb Chamber were carved with Dragons and Phoenixes, looking lifelike. In the very center of the Tomb Chamber stood a coffin about three feet high, with carved beams and painted pillars.

Everyone was stunned. Lin Yu murmured: "Could it be that an emperor once lay here?"

Ye Bai scanned the area: "There are ancient inscriptions here."

"What kind of script is it?"

"The Yongle era of the Great Ming Dynasty."

"The Yongle era…" Lin Yu thought for a long time, then suddenly realized: "This is the Mausoleum of the Grand Ancestor."

Yang Hao asked: "Which Grand Ancestor?"

Lin Yu said: "The Grand Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty is the current Emperor Li Shimin. This Tomb is Li Shimin's Tomb Chamber, and the royal families of the Tang Dynasty are buried inside."

"Wow!" Yang Hao exclaimed with deep emotion: "This is too incredible!"

The group continued forward. Inside the Tomb Chamber, apart from the outer coffin, there were no other Funerary Objects, making it appear exceptionally cold and desolate.

Ye Bai guessed that these things had been transported away, and the two remaining skeletons should be the Tomb Guardians.

At this moment, Lin Yu noticed a small box in the corner. He picked it up and opened it to find a golden ring inside, inlaid with several red and blue gemstones; it was very beautiful.

"Wow! A diamond ring!" Yang Hao shouted in surprise.

Lin Yu looked at the diamond ring carefully: "This ring is not simple. Although it is made with modern craftsmanship, the Materials are high-purity Southern Red Agate and agate. With such a precious treasure placed here, aren't they afraid of attracting thieves?"

Ye Bai chuckled and said: "Who would dare to touch this kind of treasure?"

"Why?"

"Because this ring was worn on the right index finger of the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. According to rumors, this ring was once the dowry of the Prime Minister's wife, and it is worth a fortune."

"What about the Prime Minister?"

"It is said that he passed away hundreds of years ago. However, there are rumors that his ashes are hidden in this Tomb Chamber."

Ye Bai looked at the outer coffin. The Coffin Lid had exquisite patterns. It seemed that the coffin contained something heavy-duty, but the Coffin Lid was not completely closed.

"Let's try to see if we can push open this Coffin Lid later."

"Good, I also want to know what secrets are inside!" Yang Hao rubbed his hands, full of anticipation.

Ye Bai took out a Dagger, carefully cut the iron chains, and pried at the Coffin Lid. However, to his speechlessness, the Coffin Lid seemed to be nailed down with long nails; no matter how much force he used, he couldn't pry it even a bit.

"This… is this coffin nail made of a special material?" Lin Yu asked in surprise.

Ye Bai nodded and said: "It seems that the contents inside are extraordinary."

Yang Hao said: "How about we smash it? It's not like it's some rare item anyway."

Ye Bai shook his head: "This material is not only hard but also has anti-corrosion effects."

"Then what should we do?"

Ye Bai thought for a moment and said: "I have a method."

He bit his finger and wrote a string of Talismanic Incantation on the Coffin Lid, then said: "Follow the pattern I just drew and arrange the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams shape around the outer coffin, then move the Coffin Lid a little, and it will be able to open."

Lin Yu immediately understood the deeper meaning in Ye Bai's words; the environment they were in was the same as the coffin.

Moreover, the coffin also had a Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams pattern. If they could set up this Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams pattern, they could utilize this powerful attractive force.

To move the Coffin Lid aside, at least it would buy Ye Bai more time to escape.

Yang Hao and Lin Yu had both studied Feng Shui for some time and quickly grasped the essence. The two cooperated tacitly, setting things up step by step according to Ye Bai's instructions.

After a while, the Coffin Lid was finally lifted, revealing the objects inside.

As soon as the Coffin Lid opened, a cold chill suddenly hit, piercingly cold. Yang Hao shivered: "Mom, why is there such cold air conditioning inside?"

Ye Bai also shuddered and hurriedly said: "You two be careful, there is something inside."

The two held their breath and slowly walked inside.

When they walked into the outer coffin, they suddenly felt a chill on their bodies, as if some eerie and terrifying thing was staring at their heads, making their hair stand on end.

They looked closely and found a giant Bronze Coffin lying quietly inside the outer coffin, pitch black all over, exuding a silent aura of death.

The coffin was engraved with complex and tedious inscriptions, and at the very top of these inscriptions, a huge "Emperor" character was carved!

Seeing this character, the two gasped.

"Could this be an emperor's Tomb?"

"As expected of the Grand Ancestor! To actually place his own remains here!"

Ye Bai frowned: "No, this 'Emperor' character is not a Chinese character, but a pictograph."

The two were stunned for a moment and asked: "A pictograph? What does it mean?"

Ye Bai explained: "Pictographs are a special type of totem script, a unique totem passed down from the ancient Greek period. There are many versions of pictographs; some are used for blessings and prayers, while others symbolize certain meanings."

"For example: the return of a king, unifying the world, and so on. But this 'Emperor' character is a totem used for slaughter or war."

After hearing Ye Bai's introduction, Yang Hao trembled all over. He widened his eyes, his mouth slightly agape, and his face was pale and bloodless.

"Is this true?" Yang Hao said in a trembling voice, his voice becoming hoarse.

Ye Bai nodded and said solemnly: "It is true. The person buried in this Tomb is one of the strongest rulers!"

Yang Hao almost collapsed to the ground. He said with difficulty: "One of the strongest rulers?! Then doesn't that mean…"

He didn't continue, but the meaning was already very clear. Since it was the Tomb of one of the strongest rulers, their intrusion into the Grand Ancestor's Tomb was considered a taboo, touching upon historical taboos.

"What should we do? Let's leave here quickly, shall we?" Yang Hao said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid. I have already used talisman paper to Seal the Qi field here. Even if a violent explosion occurs outside, it will absolutely not affect the people inside," Ye Bai said.

Lin Yu asked: "How do you know?"

"I have already observed it just now. This place is the intersection of a Dragon vein. This location gathers a massive amount of Yang Qi, and it is relatively close to a volcano."

"The temperature is high, so there is insufficient Yin Qi, which leads to an unstable Qi field. Once a riot occurs, the entire volcano will erupt. At that time, this Tomb will be completely destroyed, and we can take the opportunity to escape."

"So that's it!" Yang Hao suddenly realized and said: "No wonder I felt the Qi field was strange just now. It turns out this is a Dragon vein!"

Lin Yu was also secretly clicking his tongue in wonder. He hadn't expected that the Tomb of one of the strongest rulers would be built on a Dragon vein. This was truly unthinkable. However, on second thought, it wasn't strange; after all, one of the strongest rulers was also one of the top experts in China back then, and the martial arts he learned were not ordinary martial arts.