12dz Chapter 1370 Re-entering the Azure Dragon Palace
Chapter 1370 Re-entering the Azure Dragon Palace
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At this moment, Zhu Yan, dormant within Jiang Xiaoming's body, slightly opened its eyes, which were filled with a fierce aura. It grinned, revealing its fanged mouth, and let out a low chuckle: "Hmph, this human brat..."
Ye Ge and the others arrived at the huge stone gate made of bronze at the entrance to the Azure Dragon Palace.
The stone gate stands majestically, its surface engraved with ancient murals and obscure inscriptions. At the very top, a lifelike relief of a blue dragon stands proudly in the center of the gate, its body winding and coiling around the entire stone wall, as if it were alive.
The azure dragon's body is inlaid with seven star patterns, and its eyes are adorned with two pigeon-egg-sized azure gemstones. Despite the passage of time, the gemstones remain clear and translucent, radiating a warm and mysterious glow in the darkness, as if watching over everyone who comes here...
“This is the entrance to the Azure Dragon Palace…” Long Ying’s eyes narrowed, and she said softly, “I remember, Father Emperor… no, Long Hai came here once. He ordered his men to forcibly break open the stone gate and enter the palace, and he almost lost his life inside.”
Ye Ge nodded: "This stone door itself is not sturdy, but if it is forcibly broken, it will trigger all the defensive mechanisms in the underground palace and kill any illegal intruders."
Gao Shenxue looked up at the seven star patterns on the stone gate, representing the body of a blue dragon: "But now that you have obtained the power of the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon, you should be able to open this gate normally, right?"
"Hmm." Ye Ge responded by raising his hand, and the azure holy power around him surged out like a tide, slowly pouring into the stone gate.
In an instant, the seven stars on the Azure Dragon's body lit up one after another—starting from the first star at the dragon's tail, the azure light rippled outwards like waves. With each star that lit up, the dragon pattern on the stone gate became more vivid, until the seventh star at the dragon's head shone with dazzling brilliance.
The entire Azure Dragon seemed to awaken under the nourishment of holy power, and the gem in its eye suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light that pierced through time and space!
"Buzzing..."
Accompanied by a deep, ancient resonance, the massive stone gate began to slowly open inward.
A musty smell wafted out from under the door...
Everyone held their breath, somewhat tense, watching this scene intently.
"Let's go." Ye Ge said calmly, stepping inside first.
Gao Shenxue and Bai Xueling followed closely behind. Long Ying, Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue, and Jiang Xiaoming exchanged glances and solemnly followed as well.
The Azure Dragon Palace, once opened normally, proved to be completely safe.
The Azure Dragon Palace has nine underground levels. Ye Ge has already visited all eight levels, but the last time was on an extremely Yin night. Those eight levels were clearly illusions created using extreme Yin power and holy power. However, this time, the palace is open normally, and the interior is completely different from the last time.
Almost every floor is a colossal treasure trove! The floors, walls, and domes are entirely crafted from soul stones and soul crystals, and one can feel the surging energy flowing beneath one's feet as one walks among them! The spiritual herbs and plants growing in the immortal soil emit a shimmering glow, including many thousand-year-old immortal plants that have long since disappeared from the mortal world! There are also mountains of gold—this is no ordinary gold or silver, but "soul gold" that resonates with soul power, the very raw material for forging universal coins used by all races!
Furthermore, rows of terracotta warrior statues stand in each pit, along with some ancient Qin Dynasty war beasts and chariots. These terracotta warriors and beasts seem to be guardians of these treasures, having stood guard and slept here for countless years.
Nangong Qiuyue and the others were a little nervous. They could sense that faint spiritual energy ripples were flowing on the surface of the stone statue, as if it would open its eyes at any moment.
Night Song led the group through the mountains of gold soul crystal treasures and the terracotta warrior pits.
"Unbelievable..." Long Ying couldn't help but exclaim. Even she, the heir to the empire, could hardly believe that her ancestor, the founding emperor, had hidden such astonishing treasures in this imperial mausoleum!
"This is probably all the money the First Emperor had for his coffin." Ye Ge casually picked up a soul crystal, looked at it, and then tossed it back. "The wealth in just one layer here is probably enough to buy a small country."
Jiang Xiaoming gasped, "Good heavens..."
Bai Xueling remained silent for a while, then asked in confusion, "But since the First Emperor of the Human Race left behind such a large fortune, why not leave it directly to future generations of the Human Race, instead of burying all of this wealth underground with his remains?"
Ye Ge stroked his chin, also feeling somewhat puzzled: "Hmm... I don't know either."
Long Ying said calmly from the side, "It's probably because Grandpa had already thought of this. If he left all this wealth to his good-for-nothing son, it would all be squandered. So it's better to keep it here for now and wait for someone with real ability to open it."
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Night Song: "...There's some truth to what you're saying."
“I think it’s more than that,” Gao Shenxue said softly. She stood in front of a terracotta warrior pit, observing it carefully, and reached out to touch the stone platform made of soul crystals beside the pit: “The soul crystals and soul gold here are connected to some kind of ancient inscription array device. Part of the energy of these soul crystals should be used to power this device, and these devices should be related to the terracotta warriors here. Another part of the energy is used to power the growth of these spiritual plants, creating a spiritual environment for this place.”
Long Ying paused slightly, a hint of realization flickering in her eyes: "I think I understand... A few years ago, I saw in my grandfather's notes that he left some kind of ancient self-activating device in the imperial mausoleum. If humanity were to face a cataclysmic disaster in the future, these terracotta warriors in the underground mausoleum would awaken and become the last line of defense protecting humanity..."