"Oh no! It's a trick!" Lin Qiye's pupils shrank, and he quickly put the jade seal into his arms and shouted loudly, "Everyone, retreat quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, bones were flying all over the stone platform and dust was rising.

A emaciated skeleton slowly sat up from the dust, its empty eye sockets staring at everyone, emitting a chilling aura.

"Another mummy?!" Yang Mi screamed, her face turned pale, and she stepped back repeatedly.

Wu Jing and Cheng Long's faces also changed drastically. They vigilantly clenched their weapons, ready to fight the enemy at any time.

After experiencing the powerful mummy just now, they already had deep psychological trauma from these suddenly resurrected corpses.

However, unexpectedly, the skeleton just sat up slowly without any further movements.

It tilted its head, as if looking at the uninvited guest in front of it, but did not show any hostility.

"What's going on?" Li Jing looked at Lin Qiye in confusion.

Lin Qiye stared at the skeleton on the stone platform with his eyes fixed, his brows furrowed, and he seemed a little confused.

The entire stone chamber fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone held their breath, looking back and forth between the skeleton and Lin Qiye, feeling uneasy.

One second, two seconds
As time went by, nothing happened.

The skeleton still sat quietly on the stone platform, like a strange statue.

"Is there some mechanism that has not been triggered?" Cheng Long spoke cautiously, breaking the silence.

“Impossible!” Lin Qiye shook his head. “According to the records in ancient books, the mechanisms in the imperial mausoleum were all activated the moment we entered. The fact that we can get here now means that we have passed all the tests.”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Mi slumped down on the ground, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

"What about this skeleton?" Wu Jing said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, it should be just an ordinary corpse." Lin Qiye walked forward and carefully looked at the skeleton on the stone platform.

"You see, although this skeleton is well preserved, its joints have long been weathered and it is completely unable to move. The reason why it suddenly sat up is probably because we triggered some mechanism when we took away the 'Divine Evil Seal', which caused it to show this posture."

Following Lin Qiye's explanation, everyone gradually felt relieved.

In the live broadcast room, the audience also breathed a sigh of relief and talked about it.

"Oh my god, another mummy! I thought it would suddenly attack and hurt people like before!"

"That's right! Could this guy have practiced some evil way to become a spirit? I'm scared to death!"

"But it looks like it should be fine. If it could really move, Lin Qiye would have been killed long ago since he is so close to it."

"Master Lin is awesome. His vision and judgment are simply amazing!"

"As expected of a tomb-robbing master, all these skeletons have to lie low in front of him!"

"By the way, now that we have the 'Divine Evil Seal', should we look for clues related to the Jingjue Ancient City?"

Everyone was discussing at once, full of anticipation for future developments.

Inside the stone chamber, Lin Qiye and his companions began to carefully examine the entire tomb.

He first examined the late emperor's body and confirmed that apart from the "Divine Seal", there was nothing else of note.

He then explored all around the stone platform, even checking the gaps between the floor tiles, for fear of missing out on any key mechanisms.

However, after searching for more than half an hour, Lin Qiye had to admit that there seemed to be no other mysteries in this stone chamber.

Whether it is the murals, carvings, or coffin inscriptions, none of them seem to have any connection with the ancient city of Jingjue.

"Strange." Lin Qiye murmured to himself, "Logically speaking, there must be a lot of connections between the two forbidden areas. But now that I have explored this imperial tomb so thoroughly, I can't find any clues at all." He simply sat down beside the stone platform, supported his chin with his hand, frowned, and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Cheng Long was also at a loss.

"Seventh Master, what should we do next?" He couldn't help but ask, "We can't return empty-handed, right?"

Lin Qiye did not answer immediately, but stared at the "Divine Seal" in his hand thoughtfully, his eyes flickering.

He began to carefully examine the inscriptions and patterns on the jade seal, word by word, with great care.

Wu Jing frowned in confusion: "But didn't you say before that this is the treasure of the country? What else can be said about it?"

Lin Qiye did not answer, but focused his attention on a certain part of the jade seal, his eyes becoming more and more solemn.

I saw two lines of small characters hidden in the ancient and mysterious patterns, winding like earthworms, hidden under the complex patterns, and extremely difficult to detect.

Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes, took a closer look, and actually identified the secret.

I only heard him slowly read:
"Heaven and earth are reversed, water and fire complement each other."

"Hidden in the depths of the wilderness, is the secret of the gods and evil spirits?"

"Put it in a deadly position, how can the later generations be afraid of it?"

These six strange classical Chinese sentences were as obscure and difficult to understand as the Book of Heaven, leaving everyone confused.

"What does this mean?" Cheng Long frowned, puzzled. "Heaven and earth are reversed? Water and fire complement each other? It sounds like a prophetic poem or a riddle?"

The others also looked confused and were completely at a loss as to what was going on.

The audience in the live broadcast room were discussing the issue and each had their own opinion.

"What the hell? Why can't I understand what you're saying? It's just a trick."

"It must be some kind of hint! Is it predicting something extraordinary?"

"Could this reversal of heaven and earth mean an earthquake or tsunami? Then let's run!"

"Isn't this obviously a puzzle? Maybe if you guess the answer, you can find the key to the ancient city of Jingjue!"

"But this is too much of a hassle. There's no village or store in the middle of nowhere, and there's no clue at all!"

"Look at the last sentence, 'When one is put to death, the young can be feared'. Could it be that the people of Shensha Country knew that someone would come to dig up their graves?"

Netizens all had their own guesses about the strange text.

Lin Qiye fell into silence.

He frowned, his eyes moving back and forth over the two lines of small words, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

"Heaven and earth are reversed, water and fire are in harmony." He repeated this and that, his voice sounding like a dream.

There was silence all around, and everyone held their breath, afraid of disturbing his thoughts.

Even in the live broadcast room, the audience stared at the screen intently, waiting for Lin Qiye's next words.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Qiye's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped something key.

"Does it mean that the heaven and earth are reversed and water and fire complement each other?"

He suddenly jumped up from the ground, walked quickly to the stone platform, and began to examine the corpse carefully.

Everyone was stunned and looked at him in confusion.

"Qiye, what did you find?" Cheng Long couldn't help but followed. (End of this chapter)