Chapter 12: Into the Ancient Tomb

The eerie atmosphere of the burial chamber.

I saw something like this again.

It's hard not to feel hairy.

Is there really a demon in the world?

Li Qiang couldn't help but ask: "Professor, what do you think of these relief paintings?" ”

"Although it is a rare and precious cultural relic, I have reservations about the authenticity of the contents. ”

The other two professors nodded.

As a staunch materialist, I still don't believe that there are ghosts and gods in the world.

Professor Tang continued, "Whether it is literature or painting, their essence is creation, and no matter what period of time, creation is easily disturbed by the will of the upper echelons. ”

"Historical research is rigorous work."

"So there is a claim that there is no evidence."

"These contents are just the narratives that the ruling class wants to leave behind, but they are not necessarily the true face of history at that time, and we need more corroboration to restore the historical truth as much as possible."

That being said.

Luo Zheng, Li Qiang, and Wang Yue were still full of doubts in their hearts.

If it weren't for the suppression of a lawless demon that threatened all interest classes, there was really no reason to make the powerful people of the time work together to build a tomb at such a large cost.

"The dungeon has five floors."

"This is just the first layer."

"Hopefully there will be more evidence and discoveries in the future."

Professor Tang glanced at his watch: "Okay, this tomb is too big, we have to hurry." ”

Continue to the grave.

Twenty minutes later.

Finally made it to the second floor.

This is no less devastating.

The ground was littered with black stone statues.

However, it is not difficult to tell that before the stone statue was smashed, it was a soldier about two meters tall, stubborn, and domineering.

After a cursory investigation, Professor Tang came to the conclusion: "Originally, there were at least 1,000 heavenly soldiers and generals here, all of which were carved from volcanic stone to form a formed army, but unfortunately they were all violently destroyed. ”

The viewers and experts who were watching the live broadcast gasped!

At least a thousand heavenly soldiers will guard this!

What a slaughtering picture it should be!

The manpower and material resources consumed to sculpt this army are also a huge astronomical amount!

The second layer is not only guarded by heavenly soldiers and generals, but also a large number of destroyed and inspired traps have been discovered.

Professor Wang sighed: "We should perhaps be grateful to Ran Min, although he destroyed this precious underground army, but also destroyed all kinds of dangerous traps in the stone tomb. ”

Indeed it is.

This level is very treacherous.

If not destroyed by violence.

There is a high probability that several people will be trapped and even in danger of their lives.

Professor Li said: "Judging from the pattern here, the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals should be used to guard the ancient tombs, and these traps are used to target tomb robbers in later generations. ”

It's still a shame!

Here's what all the audience thinks, as well as the experts!

With so many heavenly soldiers and generals with different postures and majestic and domineering, it is undoubtedly a spectacle comparable to the terracotta warriors...... Now there is only a pile of debris left, and I can only hope that it will be repaired later!

There is no stop.

Go to the third floor.

This floor is even more spacious.

The dome is eight meters high, which is equivalent to two or three floors!

From the ground to the dome, a large number of auspicious clouds and beasts, flying fairies are depicted, the pigments are bright in color, the content is compact and rich, and the painting style is similar to the murals of the Mogao Grottoes, depicting the scene of the Western Elysium.

There is a huge lotus seat in front of the underground palace, and there are dozens or hundreds of smaller lotus platforms around, but the lotus platform is empty, and there are obvious traces of destruction.

"Professor!"

"Look here!"

When Li Qiang shone an archaeological lamp at the wall, a golden reflection appeared in front of him, and he saw that there were niches in the walls painted with murals, each of which enshrined a golden-bodied Arhat.

"It's gold!"

"These Buddha statues."

"Their surface is plated with a layer of gold!"

The six team members swept the surroundings with lights, and they were all shocked to find that the walls in all directions were densely packed with niches, and each niche was full of golden Buddha statues.

Professor Tang said for a long time: "If I am not mistaken, on the largest lotus platform in the middle, there was originally a golden statue of the Buddha, and the left and right of the big lotus platform are the disciples of the Buddha, and the dozens of lotus platforms around are the bodhisattvas of all parties. ”

Professor Li muttered to himself, "The Buddha is in the center, the Bodhisattvas are surrounded, and countless Arhats are distributed in the heavens, and there are these murals that represent the Elysian World...... Is this to create a legendary Western Heaven Buddha Kingdom? ”

It's amazing!

Although the underground palace is badly damaged.

Although the most important golden body of the Buddha and the golden body of the Bodhisattva are gone.

But just relying on the arhats on the walls and colorful murals, it can still make people who walk here have a solemn feeling of entering the country of Buddhism.

Comments on major platforms exploded instantly.

"It's amazing!"

"It's a treasure trove of culture!"

"These murals are so beautiful, the scale and quantity are not inferior to the entire Mogao Grottoes!"

"Wow, so many golden Buddhas, even if they are gold-plated, they have to be measured in tons!"

"According to the current gold price, a ton of gold is worth 400 million, and I see that the gold used in it alone is worth at least billions of billions, which is the rhythm of making a fortune!"

"Vulgar!"

"Can that be counted?"

"It's priceless!"

“……”

So gorgeous!

So solemn!

How can people not be shocked?

The three professors forcibly suppressed their excitement, and this time they came down not for research, but to find out the basic situation of the ancient tomb, so they could only forcibly put away the impulse of research and began to look for the tomb passage on the fourth floor of the ancient tomb.

The visit to the grave can go so smoothly.

I really have to thank Wu Mourning Heavenly King Ran Min.

The third layer of the ancient tomb is completely sealed, and at least hundreds of tons of stones are used, even with the equipment and tools of modern society, it is impossible to open the tomb without destroying it.

Seventeen hundred years ago.

Ran Min used thousands of manpower to pry the passage open.

So the archaeological team didn't have to wait, and went directly to the next level.

The further down.

The lower the temperature.

When you reach the fourth floor.

Everyone felt a chill to the bone.

Luo Zheng glanced at the thermometer, the temperature here was close to freezing, and it was the end of August, even underground, it was impossible to have such a low temperature, this phenomenon could not be explained by science at all.

But.

compared to temperature.

What's even more shocking is what you see.

The floor, walls, and dome all have an eerie blood-red color.

This layer is also covered with a large number of stone carvings, although most of them have been destroyed, but a small number of them remain, all with green faces and fangs, and hideous faces, are all terrifying demons and demons.

"Ahh

Wang Yue only felt that his scalp was numb.

Not long ago, it was a flourishing Buddha country.

This is such an eerie place.

The transformation is too fast, it is difficult for people to adapt, could it be that they have entered the underworld?

The sculptures and murals on this floor all show all kinds of torture against demons, such as oil pots, tongue pulling, heart gouging, cannon branding, stone pressing, etc., which make people feel eerie and terrifying and their scalp is numb.

Professor Wang exclaimed, "This is an eighteen-story hell!" ”

Professor Li nodded: "Indeed, the punishment shown here corresponds to the eighteen layers of hell in Buddhism. ”

Eighteen Layers of Hell?!

Wang Yue was secretly shocked in his heart.

No wonder this place is so scary.

And that's still in the case of serious destruction.

If the hell scene created is presented as it is.

Then the blood, the level of horror and the impact are probably ten times stronger!

Professor Tang said: "This is the fourth layer, and below is the last layer, the designer of the stone tomb should want to suppress the evil demon under the eighteenth layer of hell forever, so that he will never be able to turn over!" ”

Three old professors have been archaeology all their lives.

Never seen such a burial pattern.

Even if they are such staunch materialists.

When faced with this situation, I also felt a little nervous.

It seems that the truth in this ancient tomb is far from being as simple as imagined!