Doubt upon doubt, impossible to sort out

Where is the Cultivation World, which is connected to Earth?

Lin Fan didn't know, but it definitely wasn't the Cultivation World where Qi Zixiao was, otherwise Sister A'Wu would have no reason not to have noticed it!

Not only that.

Where are the remains of the First Emperor?!

If the First Emperor really died suddenly, then if his remains weren't buried in the most 'prominent' location within this Underground Palace, where would they be buried?!

This doesn't make any sense!

Moreover...

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that the First Emperor really had a terminal illness and was not long for life, so he had people go to great lengths to build his mausoleum when he was young!"

There was spiritual energy in that era, so if he hadn't died in war, the First Emperor should have lived to be over two hundred years old!

At such a young age, he went to such great lengths to build his tomb, creating the Underworld and the Yellow Springs, the Bridge of Helplessness, the Other Shore Flower, the Three Lives Stone, and even the Five Paths and Six Bridges...

Why?

It is likely that the First Emperor knew his days were numbered, and having failed to attain immortality or find a place for reincarnation, he decided to create a Six Paths of Reincarnation so that he could be reborn!

"But perhaps it was at the very last moment of the mausoleum's construction, when the ' Five Paths and Six Bridges ' were only in existence but not in spirit, that the First Emperor obtained the ' Immortal Pill ' and embarked on the path to Path of Immortality..."

"In this way, there is no need to continue with the Five Paths and Six Bridges, and the Underground Palace will become a mere decoration, and no remains will be buried there."

In that case, everything makes sense...

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"As for why the rumors circulating outside are that he died suddenly and was given a grand funeral... and that so many Terracotta Army were buried there."

"Let me make a bold guess."

"Perhaps, after the First Emperor left Earth, Zhao Gao and Li Si's ambitions were revealed, but they were worried that their actions would not be legitimate... so they announced to the world that the First Emperor had died suddenly."

"Then, in the name of the First Emperor, he accused Fusu of being an unfilial son and Meng Tian of being a disloyal subject, ordering them to commit suicide immediately and not to disobey, in order to consolidate his power..."

"Only in this way can Hu Hai be rightfully allowed to succeed to the throne."

The more Lin Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

First of all, it was impossible for the First Emperor to make a big fuss about his departure so that the whole world would know about it!

Even if it were known to the whole world, who would know whether the First Emperor died or not after he left?

The rulers at the time, namely Qin Er Shi Hu Hai and his entourage, all said that the First Emperor had died suddenly. At this point, even if the First Emperor were still alive, it would be no different from death for ordinary people.

"Holy crap..."

He clicked his tongue in amazement. "So, it's highly likely that the First Emperor is still alive!"

"No, it should be said that at least two thousand years ago, the First Emperor did not die suddenly, but went to Beyond the Heavens."

"Whether he sought immortality or went to the Cultivation World, one thing is certain: the First Emperor was not yet dead at that time!"

"In other words, this so-called First Emperor's Mausoleum is just a cenotaph?"

"No, no, that's not right, they don't even have proper clothes!!!"

Okay!

Many of the issues have been clarified.

But what was the purpose of my trip, and how much did I accomplish?

Lin Fan scratched his head.

The reason why I, or rather our Saintess, dug up the First Emperor's tomb is that I want to get some useful things from it!

But what was the result?

This is not the tomb of the First Emperor at all, or rather, this place almost became the mausoleum of the First Emperor.

But it was this 'little bit' that made all the difference in the final result!

Where is the good stuff we're looking for?!

First Emperor didn't die, there certainly wouldn't be any amazing burial goods. I saw almost nothing in the coffin, so why did I waste all this effort and time?

Just to find out the truth of what happened back then?

But even if we knew part of the truth, what good would it do?!

Furthermore, if Earth were to undergo a complete Spiritual Qi Revival... and if the First Emperor were still alive and knew about this, would it be possible for him to come back and take a look?

After all, this is his hometown!

Don't think this is impossible. In fact, for a cultivator, living for more than two thousand years is not a difficult thing at all.

Reaching the Nascent Soul stage allows one to live for thousands of years...

Given the First Emperor's achievements, intellect, and fortune, coupled with the assistance of numerous cultivators at the time, it was not impossible for him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage once he entered the Path of Immortality immortality.

Or rather, it's not that difficult at all!

So here's the question...

If the First Emperor were to truly return, and with a terrifying army of cultivators at that time, what would happen...?

Huh?

My Great Qin Dynasty has fallen?!

This is outrageous!

Behold, I will lead my iron cavalry to conquer the world, ensuring that there is only one Great Qin on Earth...

Although this is just imagination, what if it actually comes true? If that day ever comes...

Okay!

At the beginning, the First Emperor even said that he wanted the cultivators on Earth to submit to him and serve him!

But when he discovered that his 'grave' had been dug up, and that the people who dug up the grave and lifted the coffin lid were all 'him'...

What kind of scene will it be?

Thinking about this, the guy felt a sharp pain in his balls.

"This is really frustrating!"

"I wanted to Grave Robbing Captain and get some benefits, but I didn't find any gold. Instead, I might be resented by someone, and that person is actually a great emperor from thousands of years ago..."

Lin Fan said, "My head is full of question marks, okay?"

So what do we do now?

Put the coffin lid back on, then go back the way you came, and act like nothing happened?

But the key problem is that this self-deception and burying one's head in the sand method doesn't work!

"Fine, I won't believe it!"

Lin Fan frowned. "Such a huge Underground Palace, and we still can't find anything useful?!"

"Those Other Shore Flower... they must be considered some kind of medicinal herb, right? Although I don't know their effects."

"And the Yellow Springs River water, although it's a 'simplified version,' it's bound to be of some use!"

"At worst, I'll just take a small cut from the passing goose..."

"And this coffin, it's so big, even if it were sold as scrap metal, it wouldn't be cheap. And it's definitely not ordinary bronze. If it were melted down, we could definitely forge some magical treasures!"

It didn't work?

Now it's useful, isn't it?!

It can only be said that, relatively speaking, the gains from this grave-digging were far below Lin Fan's expectations, but he did learn a lot of 'past events' that he hadn't really wanted to know before.

and...

"Who is that woman? Running in the river... Why am I seeing this?!"

Even now, Lin Fan is still very concerned about the scene presented by the Three Lives Stone.

"Is she our Saintess?"

"But it doesn't look like it..."

"Headache."

Knowing these 'things' was not something Lin Fan had previously been eager to obtain.

But now that we know it, we naturally want to understand it more deeply and think about it more.

However, at the same time, Lin Fan's gaze swept towards the Formation Core in the very center of the coffin!

The Formation Core floated in the air, surrounded by dense Array Pattern. These Array Pattern were extremely complex and profound, and Lin Fan could only understand a small part of them.

But one thing is certain: this is not just a single formation, but the core of many formations is located here!

"The fact that this array has been able to maintain so many formations for over two thousand years without completely collapsing means that its Formation Core must be a valuable treasure!"

To the naked eye.

At the Formation Core is a sphere of light, which is quite large, roughly the size of a basketball.

However, because it was covered with various Array Pattern, Lin Fan couldn't determine what it was for the time being.

But one thing is certain: this thing is definitely not simple!

The entire Underground Palace's "Sumeru within a mustard seed" formation, the "Underworld and the Yellow Springs" scenery of the Azure Heavens and the Yellow Springs, the starry sky, the Yellow Springs Road, the Sky Ladder, and everything else here...

The Formation Core is located here, and all the energy sources of the formations in the Underground Palace are 'transmitted' from the core!

Such numerous formations and such a massive project have been maintained for over two thousand years without exhausting their energy.

This ' Array Eye ' is no ordinary object!

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, examining and probing carefully.

He soon noticed something amiss.

"A huge Spirit Stone?"

Although it's not clear, some issues can be vaguely discerned through those Array Pattern. For example, the color and luster are very similar to those of Spirit Stone.

But it's not an ordinary Spirit Stone, nor is it Spirit Stone; it's more like Top-Grade Spiritual Stone!

"However, shouldn't Top-Grade Spiritual Stone be similar in size to ordinary Spirit Stone, but hundreds or thousands of times higher in quality?"

"But this one in front of us is dozens, even hundreds of times larger than Top-Grade Spiritual Stone, isn't it?"

"So what does this mean?"

"A super-giant Top-Grade Spiritual Stone?!"

Lin Fan muttered to himself for a moment, but quickly dismissed the details. "Whatever this thing is, it'll definitely be useful to me!"

"Even after thousands of years, I reckon the spiritual energy within is still far greater than that of Top-Grade Spiritual Stone. With it, I might be able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm quickly, and I can also use the coffin to refine some magical artifacts..."

"It can also significantly improve my combat strength in a short period of time. In that sense, the purpose of this trip can be considered to have been achieved."

"However, it's a pity that I can't take this thing out right now..."

Protected by multiple formations, you think you can take it? Not so easy!

Violence? Even if violence were used to break the formation and take the core, the entire palace would collapse instantly.

"Forget it, let the professionals handle it."

Lin Fan slowly ascended into the air.

"We can't take this thing away for now, and the formation is so complicated. Let Old Chen come and study it; it might be of great benefit to him!"

"At the same time... I am only one person after all. If I destroy the Underground Palace directly, I might leave behind a lot of important information."

"Since that's the case..."

"Let Old Chen come over and figure out a way to break these formations. At the same time, let Zhou Chuan and the others do as much archaeological excavation work as possible, and hopefully obtain some other important information to help me."

Thinking of this, Lin Fan flew out of the coffin, and Zhou Chuan and the others immediately surrounded him.

It's the 30th already, please vote for me! If I calculate carefully, excluding the two Beyond the Heavens in the hospital, I've been updating 15,000+ words every day this month, plus the old book, that's 20,000 words a day...

Well, ranking third on the monthly Combat Power Ranking... Huan Yan must have put in some effort, right?