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Zhang Xuezhou had studied the history of the Luofu Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of Luofu was praised for his diligence and for inheriting and expanding the unified dynasty of Emperor Taizu of Luofu.
Among the evaluations of the emperors of the Luofu Dynasty, Emperor Taizong received a positive assessment.
Upon seeing the layers of White Bone laid out in the tomb, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the historical records only evaluated the general direction, while on a smaller scale, this emperor was limited by the era and difficult for contemporary people to accept.
Having experienced the Liang King's tomb incident, Zhang Xuezhou expressed his dislike for this type of burial.
A gentle breeze emerged from beneath his feet, and Zhang Xuezhou's body leaped away from the skeleton.
He didn't want to trample on the remains of these poor people, nor did he want to trigger the traps and mechanisms of this stone imperial tomb.
Following the direction he sensed using his previous treasure-hunting technique, Zhang Xuezhou circled around twice before discovering a gray jade seal in the shape of a fierce tiger, locked in an iron box in the storage room.
Having existed for so long, the color of the ancient tiger jade seal has become dull and faded.
The thick jade disc clearly prevented the Spiritual Qi from leaking out, which is why this jade carving, which is almost the size of a human head, has been preserved to this day.
Thinking of how the new emperor's protective jade pendant was only the size of a palm when he was young, while the jade pendant in Emperor Luo Taizong's burial goods was the size of a head, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but sigh.
He glanced at the rust-covered spring, then at the mottled surface resembling venom residue, and reached out to remove the ancient jade tiger seal.
The sound of the spring being pulled was heard as the iron box was opened; Zhang Xuezhou had already put the lid of the iron box back down.
The noise subsided; the old and rotten mechanism meant that even an ordinary person could avoid a fatal blow, let alone Zhang Xuezhou.
The fossil technique slowly flowed, and powder from the ancient jade tiger stamp fell down in a flurry.
In a short period of time, the appearance of this seal changed drastically, no longer resembling its previous shape, and revealing a milky white jade layer.
Was this piece of spirit jade a tribute or was it mined?
Are there any spirit jade mines within the Scarlet Alliance State?
"If there is a spirit jade, doesn't that mean this land could also attract strange beasts, ferocious beasts, or even Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon?"
Zhang Xuezhou gripped the twenty-odd pounds of jade blank used to seal the town, his mind racing with a multitude of thoughts.
He had always believed that Qinmeng was the true base of Lingyu, but the burial goods of Luo Taizong made him wonder.
He wanted to benefit from the Scarlet Alliance State's possession of the Spirit Jade, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't want this place to become a second Qin Meng.
All things considered, he would rather travel thousands of miles to Qinmeng than have trouble in his own backyard.
Whether things will turn out as he expects depends on the actual situation.
"Dispose of each one you find!"
Thinking about why facilities such as the Scarlet Alliance State's ancient tombs had survived, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but quickly consider countermeasures.
As long as this land is barren enough for cultivators, it will not attract any Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.
Within his capabilities, he felt that addressing each situation individually was a viable solution.
For example, he may very well incorporate the fortune of Dongshan into his own destiny, or he may clear out the spiritual jade hidden in Dongshan.
If similar areas are found, he will handle them in the same way.
If he couldn't handle it himself, Zhang Xuezhou would even recommend his companions to promote certain cultivation practices in order to deplete these attractive conditions for outsiders.
Extremely careful as he exited Luo Taizong's tomb, Zhang Xuezhou even used his treasure-hunting skills to search the surrounding area for any overlooked spiritual jade.
When his gaze fell upon the stone imperial coffin in the palace, Zhang Xuezhou's expression turned slightly unpleasant.
On Emperor Taizong's imperial coffin, there was a long-dried gladiolus plant entwined around it.
Zhang Xuezhou blew a breath upwards, and the powdery fragments of the gladiolus plant fell continuously downwards, leaving only the dry rootstock.
If it weren't for the extremely tough trunk of this gladiolus and its location in such a spacious and dry environment, this plant wouldn't have left any trace after so many years, let alone been discovered by Zhang Xuezhou.
"Huang Daoxian isn't just targeting the surviving emperors of Luo Zhong's generation; he's also visited these imperial tombs. What is he up to?"
"Could he also be a practitioner of cultivation techniques? If so, why would he plant herbs inside the emperor's body and even kill him?"
"Or is he a cultivator like 'Bai' who seeks a place of favor?"
Zhang Xuezhou had many questions in his mind.
But he soon stopped thinking about these nonsensical things.
Rather than guessing blindly, Zhang Xuezhou felt it would be better to go to Fengxize to find 'Bai' and directly ask if he was familiar with this situation.
Judging from the cultivation of the Huang-Lao arts in the Great Han Dynasty, those who practiced the arts were closely related to the emperor. As long as they were not discovered by the emperor, no one would think of killing the emperor, let alone making a fuss about the remains of other deceased emperors.
In Zhang Xuezhou's view, after removing the normal cultivation techniques, only the art of bestowing favor remained.
And all you need to do is ask 'Bai'.
Having worked in this industry for many years, Bai's experience is likely more extensive than Zhang Xuezhou's, so he may understand Huang Daoxian's methods.
Just then, Zhang Xuezhou arrived in Bohai County in another world, which was not too far from Fengxize.
He considered his possible plans to sail overseas, and couldn't help but feel a longing to return home; he was already thinking about running back before even stepping into another world.
"Condense!"
When Zhang Xuezhou left Luo Taizong's tomb, he refilled most of it with rubble.
When he used the positive fossilization technique again, the passage he had dug was partially closed again, leaving only a mottled stone imprint that did not perfectly match the surrounding stone.
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the not-so-obvious marks, then at the tiger-shaped jade seal blank, which had been polished to the size of a dictionary by fossilization techniques.
He looked at the dozens of imperial tombs in Dongshan that he had not yet entered, and felt that this place was worth searching, exploring and cultivating for a long time.
Even Zhang Xuezhou had to exclaim that it was a "treasure land," completely abandoning his previous thought that the ancients were just spouting nonsense to fool the emperors.
As Zhang Xuezhou was about to head to the next imperial tomb after leaving the area of Emperor Taizong's mausoleum, he heard a continuous stream of messages coming through his communicator.
Dongshan is clearly not a place with good communication signals. Without special privileges, losing communication signals is a common occurrence, and only in certain areas can a weak signal be restored.
When the communicator received a signal again, the accumulated information was sent over continuously.
There were messages involving Zhou Tianhao and Wang Li, inquiries about Song Fengying, gossip about Zhou Yueyan belatedly asking about the new drug, and Zhou Rihui's retelling of Zhou Tianhao's treacherous behavior.
Zhang Xuezhou knew that secrets couldn't be kept forever. He had been gone for quite a while, and without his help, Zhou Tianhao probably couldn't resist telling his parents, and there was a high probability that he would be able to enjoy a doubles match with the Zhou Household siblings.
This was something Zhang Xuezhou had anticipated, only that he arrived a little earlier than expected.
Zhou Tianhao believed that this drug could trigger changes in Gene Sequence, having a significant impact on many major Sequence Holder, including even high-level Sequence Holder.
Zhang Xuezhou also hoped that he could use the interests involved in this research to obtain a professorship, and Zhou Tianhao was his mouthpiece and case study demonstrator.
Zhang Xuezhou was clearly not in a hurry, as he hadn't even made arrangements for an honorary professorship.
But he wasn't in a hurry, while Zhou Yueyan and the others couldn't wait.
Zhou Yueyan and the others had only caught a glimpse of Zhou Tianhao's situation initially, and Zhang Xuezhou had given them a perfunctory answer, but neither of them had expected the extent of the change to be so profound.
This is no longer a joke or a farce, but something that can be truly used in sequential combat, and can even be used to create the best individuals in the same sequence.