Whoa? The First Emperor Really Didn't Die?

The Bronze Coffin was enormous and clearly very heavy.

Most people would be incredibly surprised to see this, but for Lin Fan, it was nothing.

After all, the bronze Giant Coffin seen in the Burial Ground beneath the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb in the Cultivation World was a full thousand miles long!

In comparison, although the coffin in the First Emperor's Mausoleum's mausoleum was also quite extraordinary, it was not enough to surprise him too much.

call...

It felt as if a gust of wind had blown by.

Then, Zhou Chuan, Liu Gang, Little Strawberry, and the others saw Lin Fan 'float' up and then hover above the coffin.

"The coffin is about to be opened!"

Their expressions were serious, yet full of anticipation.

The same applies to the large number of viewers in the live stream.

"So, what exactly is in the First Emperor's Mausoleum...? Was the First Emperor a cultivator or not? Perhaps the mystery is about to be solved!"

Lin Fan was also very much looking forward to it.

It is certain that the First Emperor had cultivators under his command, and they were not weak, otherwise they would never have been able to build such an amazing Underground Palace as his mausoleum.

However, it doesn't quite make sense to say that the First Emperor was a cultivator of immortality.

After all, he died at a very young age! At least compared to cultivators, the First Emperor's age at death was unbelievably young!

If he had been killed by the enemy, that would be more plausible, but in the records, the First Emperor is clearly described as having 'died of illness' or 'died suddenly'.

If the First Emperor himself was a cultivator, then this point doesn't quite make sense.

"However, in any case, opening the coffin will surely reveal some of the mysteries!"

My Divine Sense swept over it.

It is invisible and intangible, as if there were no trace of it.

In that short time, Lin Fan had carefully 'scanned' the coffin more than once, confirming that there were no dangerous formations or arrays present, but the Guardian Array were indeed there.

To open it, you must first break through the formation!

Of course, his Divine Sense sweeping over it doesn't mean he's 100% safe, since his Divine Sense is only at the Golden Core stage.

If the opponent's formation is sophisticated enough, or has a concealment effect, it can be completely deceived.

but...

At this moment, they couldn't care less about such things. Even if there were some dangers, they couldn't give up halfway. At most, they would just be more cautious.

A flash of golden light!

Purple aura rising!

Lin Fan used the Purple Qi Comes From The East and the Golden Light Spell to cover himself, raising his defense to the limit before suddenly attacking the formation protecting the coffin!

Boom!!!

A golden-purple fist, carrying terrifying power, descended, causing everyone present to flee in terror...

The air is distorted! It's even exploding!

That terrifying punch landed.

Bang!!!

The shockwave swept across the area in an instant, and the surrounding 'stars' began to flicker.

Beneath the fist, Array Pattern appeared, blocking the punch, but they were also trembling slightly and somewhat unstable.

"The formation is not weak."

Lin Fan immediately made a judgment. "However, more than two thousand years have passed, and without much energy replenishment, it has reached the brink of collapse."

"Open!"

With a low shout, he exerted force with his fist once more.

Bang!

The Array Pattern shattered instantly, and at the same time, many of the patterns on the white jade beneath their feet disappeared...

"Open the coffin!"

Lin Fan remained silent, then suddenly grabbed the coffin lid with both hands and forcefully opened it!

So heavy!

It was extremely heavy, almost like lifting a small mountain. Even with all his strength, Lin Fan found it very difficult.

At that moment, Lin Fan suddenly remembered something...

"When I first came back from the time travel, after reading our Saintess's message, I even said that if the First Emperor were alive, he shouldn't blame me, because it was Lin·Purple Firmament who lifted the coffin lid, not me. But now... cough cough cough."

He never expected that, unknowingly, it wasn't Lin·Purple Firmament who lifted the coffin lid, but himself!

"Rise!!!"

Bang!

Although heavy, it could not stop Lin Fan's current power. With a strong effort, the coffin lid flew out!

But after the coffin lid flew around in the air several times, it did not land, but floated in the 'sea of stars', drifting around as if it were floating lightly.

"It's open!"

Zhou Chuan exclaimed in surprise.

"The First Emperor's coffin has been opened!"

Dozens of archaeological experts and scholars craned their necks at that moment, but unfortunately... the coffin was too high, and they couldn't see anything!

At this moment, each of them wished they could fly up and see the scene inside the coffin with their own eyes, but unfortunately, they dared not, nor did they have the ability!

Little Strawberry tried her best to adjust the direction of the live stream, but it was impossible for her to see the interior scenery...

"Oh, what a pity!"

Inside the live stream, the chat was bursting with comments at that moment.

"I can't see it!"

"I really want to see what the First Emperor's burial goods were!"

"Who wouldn't want to watch?"

"Speaking of which... do you think that since the First Emperor's coffin is so big, it's practically like a large room, was it decorated like a palace inside, and were there a few beautiful women buried with him?"

"That... is very possible!"

What exactly was inside the First Emperor's coffin?!

Those who cannot see are endlessly speculating and imagining.

Lin Fan, on the other hand, immediately spotted the problem...

Inside the coffin lies the Formation Core!

At this moment, what appeared before Lin Fan was a dense Array Pattern, which connected to the entire Underground Palace through the coffin...

What exactly is the purpose of these formations?

Lin Fan couldn't understand it either; it was too much and too complicated! He didn't know much about formations to begin with.

However, if you go around these Array Pattern, you can see that the interior is actually quite 'empty', like an empty bronze house.

"So empty?"

Lin Fan was puzzled. He flew directly into the coffin, avoiding the Array Pattern, and landed inside.

As far as the eye could see, the area remained quite empty. Apart from something at the core of the dense Array Pattern, there was almost nothing else.

There were no remains, and no burial goods!

"No?"

Lin Fan was even more puzzled.

Of all the Underground Palace, this is the most mysterious place. Why is there no trace of the First Emperor's body or burial objects?

Surely it couldn't have been dug up by tomb raiders, could it?

But that's not realistic either, as there were clearly no signs of theft in the Underground Palace.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered reliefs on the inner wall of the coffin.

After more than two thousand years, the relief remains clear, and the patterns on it can be seen without much effort.

He strolled closer and examined the reliefs carefully.

"Is it... a relief sculpture similar to a record?"

The reliefs are somewhat 'simple'; for example, the depiction of a person is basically just a matchstick with four lines representing 'hands and feet'.

But there are exceptions, for example... a man wearing a crown, who stands out from the crowd, exuding unparalleled domineering aura.

"The First Emperor?"

The story 'recorded' in the relief has a beginning and an end.

At first, rows of stick figures stood together, battling each other.

In the second image, the stick figures are no longer fighting, but rather in harmony, with the First Emperor, wearing a crown, appearing in the very center.

Meanwhile, in the sky, some slightly less sloppy people appeared... flying in the air!

"So, these people are cultivators?"

"So, the fact that the First Emperor was still standing on the ground means that he wasn't a cultivator, right? That's the correct understanding, isn't it?"

The third one...

The cultivators in the sky landed and bowed in submission to the man wearing a crown...

Lin Fan wasn't in a hurry and continued looking at one painting after another.

Ultimately, based on his own understanding, he managed to connect these reliefs into a relatively complete story...

"So."

He looked astonished. "The First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms, standardized writing, standardized cart axles, unified currency, weights and measures, and built the Great Wall..."

"Although he was condemned as a tyrant by countless people, in reality, these actions had immeasurable benefits for the entire Divine Land."

"Therefore, many cultivators volunteered to assist the First Emperor in an attempt to create a golden age?"

"But then, the First Emperor desperately sought to cultivate immortality but could not find a way. In his rage and anxiety, and fearing that someone else would seize the throne, he angrily ordered the dragon Dragon Vein to be severed..."

"Afterwards, he sent people to Overseas Immortal Island and other places to seek Immortal Pill, hoping to successfully enter the immortal realm and achieve immortality."

"The first part is basically the same as the records, except that it includes the existence of cultivators."

"But what comes after that..."

Lin Fan frowned deeply.

"If these reliefs weren't just randomly carved, then the First Emperor didn't die suddenly in middle age, but rather sent people who found the Immortal Pill?!"

The relief before Lin Fan depicted a middle-aged man wearing a crown, holding Immortal Pill, which he then swallowed. Immediately afterward, his entire body radiated an astonishing divine light, dazzling and intense.

"Find the Immortal Pill, consume the Immortal Pill... and embark on the path to Path of Immortality!"

"Therefore, the First Emperor did not die suddenly, but instead embarked on the Path of Immortality!"

"So, based on what follows..."

"After the First Emperor embarked on the Path of Immortality, he discovered that he had sent people to sever several Dragon Vein, and the spiritual energy of the earth was declining, making it impossible for people to truly achieve immortality. Therefore, he led many powerful cultivators and an elite army to leave the earth in search of immortality."

These reliefs are not particularly clear, and are even somewhat blurry, and are too 'simplified'.

However, Lin Fan could still obtain some information from this content.

For example, in the last picture, the man wearing a crown leads many people flying in the sky, as well as stick figures holding weapons and carrying longbows, riding the clouds and mist towards the endless stars!

What does this mean?

They clearly left Earth in search of immortality!

The First Emperor died? And ascended to heaven with the Terracotta Army?

At first glance, this might seem like a plausible explanation, but upon closer examination, it becomes clear that such a possibility is absolutely impossible!

Why wouldn't the relief depict someone who is dead? Is it out of taboo?

Then why is there a scene depicting the First Emperor swallowing Immortal Pill and his entire body radiating divine light?

What kind of pill can make your whole body glow after swallowing it?

Even if it wasn't Immortal Pill, it must have been Miraculous Spirit Pill, and this clearly indicated that the First Emperor had already Entering Dao...

Therefore, rather than believing that the last painting depicts the First Emperor's sudden death and his "ascension to heaven" with the Terracotta Army, it is more accurate to interpret it as a symbolic act.

Lin Fan was more inclined to believe that the First Emperor was not dead, but had led his elite troops to conquer the Cultivation World!