{}"This is an imperial tomb of a Yunnan Kingdom emperor..."
Afraid of angering Luo Bei, Chi Luo and Bi Haizi carefully studied the stele and recounted its contents from beginning to end.
This truly was an imperial tomb. The Yunnan Kingdom had been a great nation that ruled the Yunnan region over seven hundred years ago. Because witchcraft flourished there, and many people were skilled in Witch Doctor practices and Poisonous Gu Arts, it was also known as the Cloud Witch Kingdom. The Cloud Witch Kingdom had ruled the Yunnan region for hundreds of years, and its national strength had once been formidable. Moreover, some Daoist Arts of the mystic sects had later evolved and developed from the Cloud Witch Kingdom's witchcraft and gu arts. Thus, although records of the Cloud Witch Kingdom were scarce in later generations and it seemed exceedingly mysterious, it was not unfamiliar to cultivators. Luo Bei, Nalan Ruoxue, and Tong Bugu had all heard of it.
The stele Luo Bei had pointed to recorded the life and deeds of this imperial tomb's owner, an emperor of the Yunnan Kingdom.
This emperor of the Yunnan Kingdom was named King Bina, the fifth emperor of the Yunnan Kingdom. The stele recorded that during King Bina's reign, he had made the Yunnan Kingdom immensely powerful. He had also destroyed several neighboring nations, such as Tianlang and Divine Eagle, doubling the Yunnan Kingdom's territory.
"'I ascended the throne at twenty-three, abolished plundering, promoted farming and hunting, and made the four borderlands submit. At thirty-one, the nation's strength reached its zenith. I destroyed Tianlang, then gained the aid of the Divine King. The following year, I destroyed Divine Eagle, Baizhu...'"
This inscription did not seem like something later ministers had written to sing the ruler's praises. Rather, it bore the