The hissing of the giant scorpion within the golden coffin was accompanied by Jia Yin's excited demeanor as he vigilantly guarded the coffin, showing no signs of concern.
Seeing his reaction, Fang Er also felt at ease and began examining the murals on the ceiling of the secret chamber.
Last time, explosives had cleared the path, resulting in a significant portion of the murals being missing. This time, he intended to scrutinize every detail of what was depicted.
Anything sealed within this secret chamber alongside the golden coffin was bound to be extraordinary.
The murals presented a peculiar scene, seemingly depicting the Yanhuang people at work.
Some individuals were operating massive machinery suspended in mid-air, drawing up what appeared to be vast quantities of sand from the ground. Beneath the machines, this material converged into solid masses.
These unknown block-like objects were then transported into spacecraft for preservation.
The murals only depicted this much, leaving the viewers utterly perplexed.
Hearing the golden coffin behind him gradually quiet down, Fang Er captured the murals with his phone before turning to retrieve the coffin lid into his system's storage.
Jia Yin, who had been sitting nearby, immediately sprang to his feet as the coffin lid vanished, peering inside.
The giant scorpion was no longer there. Instead, the蛊蚁 (gǔ yǐ), previously as small as a grain of rice, had grown to the size of a pea!
Even more astonishing was the噬甲金蚁 (shì jiǎ jīn yǐ), which had been like cast gold, now glowed with a vibrant emerald hue, resembling jade.
Its size had also dramatically increased from that of a thumb to over three inches!
"The legendary Jade Ant~"
"This is actually real!!!"
Upon seeing the transformed 噬甲金蚁 (shì jiǎ jīn yǐ), Jia Yin trembled with excitement, more thrilled than if he had married a young maiden.
"Is this thing very precious?" Fang Er asked curiously.
Jia Yin quickly replied, "Lord, you may not know, but the 噬甲金蚁 (shì jiǎ jīn yǐ) is merely immune to all poisons and possesses astonishing fertility."
"However, once it ascends to become a Jade Ant, its saliva alone can possess efficacy comparable to a century-old ginseng!"
"Furthermore, its lifespan will significantly increase, allowing it to live for at least five years!"
Fang Er was stunned into silence. This was preposterous!
"System Sister, are you sure this guy isn't cheating?"
"Scram, I'm too busy to deal with you!"
Hmm, what was this woman so busy with?
The system's attitude completely overshadowed Fang Er's reason with curiosity. He desperately wanted to know if the system was washing his inner wear or bras~
"Sizz~~~"
As the thought arose, the familiar sensation once again permeated his entire being. The hairs on his head stood on end, and a puff of white smoke billowed from his mouth and nose, making him feel like he was three-quarters cooked.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Fang Er hunched over, coughing violently. Wang Xuance hurried to his aid, but as soon as he touched Fang Er's arm, he was repelled several steps back.
Everyone present was dumbfounded!
Wang Xuance was utterly bewildered. Lord had experienced such situations before, but why was he caught in the crossfire this time?
"You little brat~~ Do you feel like you have a lot of points now, enough to do as you please?"
"Do you want me to sign you up for a monthly subscription?"
Hearing the system's words, Fang Er shuddered instantly, resembling someone trembling after urinating.
He hastily begged for mercy from the system: "No~ System Sister, I was wrong, alright? A little shock is for fun, but a big shock is harmful~~"
After a cold snort in his mind, the system fell silent again.
Rubbing his numb cheek, he noticed that everyone else was staring at him with expressions of sheer terror.
Fang Er waved his hand dismissively, as if nothing had happened: "It's fine, just a minor issue with my cultivation technique, nothing serious~"
"Come, Doctor Jia, bring out these fellows."
Jia Yin's heart was now filled with immense astonishment. A divine being, a true immortal!
The scene just witnessed was exactly like the legends of 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown' and 'Five Energies Courting the Origin'!
A thought pounded fiercely in his mind: he had to become a disciple, no matter what!
If he could master Lord's methods, achieving ascension in broad daylight would be within reach!
He quickly pulled out a sack from his waist, took out a pill from his chest, threw it into the sack, and then opened the bag's mouth, holding it near the coffin.
The moment the pill appeared, the 蛊蚁 (gǔ yǐ) within the coffin began to stir.
Soon, they surged like a tide, crawling along the coffin walls and into the sack.
In an instant, only the Jade Ant remained inside the coffin.
Jia Yin took out a wooden box, carefully picked up the Jade Ant, and placed it inside, then cherished it in his embrace.
Only then did Fang Er notice that the corpse inside the coffin was still lying there intact, as if these 蛊蚁 (gǔ yǐ) had no interest in it.
"Get this thing out!"
He gestured towards the corpse inside and said to Ge Luoyang.
The pyramids were built by the Yanhuang people. Could the person lying within be one of their companions who died on Earth?
Fang Er desperately wanted to know the answer to this question!
The corpse was not wrapped in any burial shrouds, perhaps destroyed by the rampant 蛊蚁 (gǔ yǐ) earlier. It appeared shriveled, like a wooden stake.
After lifting it out, Fang Er crouched down, meticulously examining the corpse's features.
Just then, Jia Yin began reciting a passage nearby.
"Ao, son of Xia Qi, was banished to the southwest for his crimes, a distance of fifteen thousand li."
"The land was barren, and sandstorms were constant."
"There stood a hill named Tiancheng, about a hundred mu in size, inhabited by countless venomous creatures."
"It connected with subterranean fires below and spiritual essence above, a place of abundant treasures."
"Ao desired to build his palace there but perished within."
Initially, these words did not evoke much feeling, but as the passage progressed, Fang Er grew increasingly shocked. He quickly looked at Jia Yin, only to see that he was now holding several bamboo slips!
"Where did you get this?"
Jia Yin explained, "Your Lordship, I stumbled upon these years ago by chance."
"As my livelihood is based on poison, I pay close attention to anything related to it."
"In my search for places where venomous creatures thrive, I have carried these bamboo slips with me."
Fang Er walked over, wanting to see the contents for himself, but to his dismay, he found he couldn't understand a single character!
However, based on the content Jia Yin had just recited, the person in the golden coffin was very likely Ao, the son of Xia Qi!
This meant that the golden coffin and the pyramids had absolutely no connection!
Fang Er then considered a perplexing question: if this was the case, then the so-called one of the four great ancient civilizations~
Ancient Egypt was merely a kingdom established by a disinherited prince of the Xia Dynasty!
It was no wonder that the Classic of Mountains and Seas contained records of lands beyond the Central Plains. It turned out that at that time, the Chinese people had already appeared here!
This place was merely a penal colony for Chinese exiles!
Damn, this was utterly shocking!
Wait!
What Jia Yin had just read, "connecting with spiritual essence above," was understandable, given that the pyramid's apex had an opening to the sky.
But what did "connecting with subterranean fires below" mean?