"Truly worthy of a top designer, the design of this tomb passage is meticulously detailed to an infuriating degree."
Hu Bayi looked at the tomb passage, then at the "stars" above. The location of this passage was on the far right of the stars.
The tomb chambers were likely arranged according to the constellations in the sky, but Hu Bayi had stumbled upon this one by chance.
"If I had to search by the stars, I would first need to arrange the twenty-eight lunar mansions, then select the corresponding arrangements and directions. Fortunately, I stumbled upon some clues."
Hu Bayi mused, feeling somewhat fortunate.
If he had to search according to the original design, it would take hours.
At this moment, Zhang Tian and the others were still stargazing.
"I seem to have remembered something."
Zhang Qilin's voice was quiet as he gazed at the luminous stars.
"What?"
"I remember, deep within the tomb chamber, there seemed to be two doors, and the passage should be..."
As Zhang Qilin spoke, his head began to ache again.
Gradually, images flooded his mind, all the scenes from his previous visit with the expedition team reappearing.
Slowly, Zhang Qilin's headache subsided. His gaze shifted towards Hu Bayi.
"The tomb passage is that way, and I think I saw some architectural patterns connected to the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace."
He said softly, and Zhang Tian and the others looked over.
"Let's go, Fatty. No more stargazing, let's go up and take a look."
Zhang Tian said, and Fatty quickly walked ahead.
"Boss, Fatty takes the lead."
With that, Fatty eagerly walked at the very front.
"How is it? Can you remember anything else?"
Zhang Tian came to Zhang Qilin's side and asked softly.
"No more. These memories seem fragmented."
Zhang Qilin shook his head, feeling that it was already quite good that he could recall these memories.
It was better than wandering around Panjiayuan.
"It's alright, the rest of the memories should appear later."
Zhang Tian said, and Zhang Qilin nodded. The two walked towards Hu Bayi's location.
Hu Bayi looked around and his gaze fell on the floor not far away.
"Boss, look at that floor. It perfectly reflects the stars. From east to west, I think it's a mechanism."
Hu Bayi said, and Zhang Tian looked at the ground. It was an extremely ordinary floor with no visible flaws.
However, since Hu Bayi mentioned it, Zhang Tian decided to try.
Stepping on it revealed nothing, but when Zhang Tian lifted the floor tile, a smaller floor mechanism was revealed underneath.
This was a double-layered mechanism.
"I believe many Luban's mechanical skills were employed here."
Zhang Tian said, and pressed the mechanism.
As the mechanism was pressed, the door in the corner suddenly swung open with a bang.
This was a passage leading upwards, and the passage was long, with stairs that seemed to have no end.
Zhang Tian estimated that this path most likely led to the model of the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace above.
At the time, most of the archaeological team had not seen the model of the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, while Zhang Qilin had seen clues of the model in the murals.
Most people had dispersed, and very few were able to see the model.
"Boss, Fatty takes the lead, you guys stay behind."
Fatty, for reasons unknown, suddenly became bold and walked at the very front.
The group proceeded inwards.
Meanwhile, Shirley Yang and her team, who had entered from another tomb passage, stood in the center of the passage.
Zhang Tian and his group had entered the area of the bronze tree through a different tomb passage after breaking through a wall, so they had not passed through the central area.
Shirley Yang looked around.
"There seems to be a mechanism here. Look, the surrounding passages are narrowing."
Shirley Yang pointed to her surroundings, her face showing a hint of seriousness.
"What should we do now? Go in?"
Professor Chen and the others looked around, their brows furrowed slightly.
Shirley Yang looked up and discovered a tomb robber's hole above. It was likely left by previous tomb robbers.
"There's a tomb robber's hole above. We should go through it. We need to be quick."
Shirley Yang said, and with a push against the wall, she smoothly entered the hole.
If Hu Bayi had seen her agility, he would have applauded.
"Professor Chen, we'll go through here."
Shirley Yang said, and took out a rope from her bag. The group began to climb upwards.
Professor Chen found it a bit more difficult, his speed being relatively slower.
As the group entered the hole, the walls began to close in. Clearly, Shirley Yang was correct; it was a mechanism below.
Fortunately, they were quick, otherwise, they might have been crushed.
"Fortunately, Miss Shirley reacted quickly. Otherwise, we might have all been trapped here."
Professor Chen said earnestly.
Shirley Yang smiled and said nothing more.
"Professor Chen, look quickly, someone has carved characters here."
Suddenly, a team member shouted. Upon seeing the carvings, everyone was bewildered.
They didn't recognize the names Xie Lianhuan or Wu Sansheng.
"Tomb robbers have been here before. Let's hurry."
Shirley Yang said directly.
She didn't know Xie Lianhuan and saw no need to investigate further.
The group nodded and began to climb inwards.
Soon, they reached the bronze tree area.
The expert team crawled out of the hole. Upon seeing the red tree and the stars above, everyone swallowed.
It was too beautiful. Moreover, the surroundings were red, and there were stars overhead, making it seem like a fairyland.
Around them, the ground was covered with porcelain, which caused another wave of excitement among the expert team.
"Xiao Zhao, take your camera and film the surroundings. This is precious research material."
"These porcelain pieces are of great research value. Let's photograph them first, ensuring no artifact is missed."
Professor Chen said, and the young experts quickly sprang into action.
Meanwhile, Wu Tianzhen slowly opened his eyes.
Wu Tianzhen had already cultivated the technique his third uncle had given him to the first level. It was a breathing technique.
It was comparable to Zhang Tian's Turtle Breath Technique.
It didn't have any substantial offensive capabilities, but it could improve physique, strength, and cultivate true qi.
"Tianzhen, you're finally awake! Let's hurry. Professor Chen has been gone for a while."
Fatty said excitedly from the side.
Wu Tianzhen clenched his fist.
"Fatty, I feel like I've gotten stronger."
Wu Tianzhen said seriously.
"Stronger in what way? Can you compare to a plowing ox? Stop talking nonsense and let's go."
Fatty was somewhat impatient.
Wu Tianzhen gave Fatty a look and then stood up.
"Tianzhen, how do you feel?"
Panzi asked from the side.
Wu Tianzhen nodded. "Very good. From now on, I'll have some confidence when going down into tombs. When the time comes, I'll definitely work harder to protect those cultural relics."
"I remember Miss Shirley mentioning something about the Jingjue Ancient City in a faraway land. I feel like we can go there too!"
After cultivating this technique, Wu Tianzhen's confidence soared.
"We'll talk about that later. Let's catch up."
Panzi said, and Wu Tianzhen nodded. The three then ran quickly towards the tomb passage.
Soon, they arrived at the mechanism where Shirley Yang had been. Without question, Wu Tianzhen chose to crawl through the tomb robber's hole.
Here, he also discovered the characters left by Xie Lianhuan.
At the same time, he began to harbor some suspicion towards Wu Sansheng.
Soon, Wu Tianzhen and his group arrived at the expert team's location.
It was a red tomb chamber with stars overhead.
Upon seeing Wu Tianzhen arrive, Professor Chen and the others went to greet him, smiling.
"Tianzhen, you're finally here. By the way, we've looked around here and haven't found a passage. Can you find one?"
Professor Chen asked Wu Tianzhen.
Wu Tianzhen looked up at the sky, and at that moment, Professor Chen had a bad feeling.