The group continued to move forward, following the map to find the direction of the maze.

Soon, they stopped again at a fork in the road.

But there are three roads in front of me, leading to completely different directions, and there is no clue at all.

"This is going to be difficult." Cheng Long scratched his head in annoyance. "If I take the wrong step accidentally, I might fall into a trap."

"I think it would be better if we each guard one road, and then..."

Before Wu Jing finished speaking, Lin Qiye raised his hand to interrupt: "Wait a minute. In such a dangerous situation, we must not act separately."

He glanced at the three forked roads, his brows furrowed.

After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he took out the dragon-docking rod from his arms.

Following the direction of the dowsing rod, Lin Qiye pointed forward: "It's here!"

[WTF! Is the Dragon Seeker so magical?]

[It is indeed an ancient artifact! It can find paths and solve puzzles. Is there any way for people to survive?]

[Oh my god! It’s impossible to go wrong this time! With our great god here, why worry about not being able to pass the level?]

[But what if this is a trap? I always feel that things are not that simple.]

[Go away, you are so discouraged again! We have come this far, how can we retreat? Besides, we have Grandpa An to protect us. If he finds out something is wrong, how can he not warn us?]

So the group set out again and walked quickly towards the middle road.

After walking only a hundred steps, my eyes suddenly lit up!
Looking closely, it turned out to be a huge stone chamber, with totems that had appeared in the maze map before carved on the four walls!
In the middle of the stone chamber, there is a huge bronze tripod, which is simple and elegant, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

"This is." Yang Mi exclaimed, staring at the tripod intently.

An's expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Could this formation be the core of the imperial mausoleum?"

"You really guessed it."

An old voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Everyone was shocked and turned around suddenly.

The old man with white hair and beard who they saw at the beginning appeared at the entrance of the cave at some point and was looking at them with a smile.

"Senior." Lin Qiye appeared respectful, but his hand was on the ancient black gold knife at his waist.

"I am the grave keeper of the imperial mausoleum." The old man bowed and smiled, "Seeing you all overcome all difficulties and hardships along the way, I believe you must be the destined person that our ancestors mentioned."

"Moreover, he and I belong to the same clan of survivors with the same mission." The old man pointed at An and said.

He paused, pointed at the huge bronze tripod, and said meaningfully: "This 'Dragon Soul Tripod' is the treasure of my Yueying clan. If you can understand the mystery inside, maybe you can solve the last puzzle left by your ancestors!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around fell into silence.

Lin Qiye and An looked at each other with sharp eyes.

The thousand-year mystery may be hidden in this final level!
Lin Qiye's eyes sparkled as he strode to the huge bronze tripod and gently stroked the mottled and ancient patterns.

The body of the tripod exudes a chill, as if it had experienced the vicissitudes of life over the years.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the nine two-headed snakes inlaid on the mouth of the tripod, which are lifelike and have bared fangs and claws.

"Our ancestors have always been good at refining weapons. This 'Dragon Soul Cauldron' should be the crystallization of their wisdom and strength."

He muttered to himself, his eyes full of awe. He looked around and said, "In theory, the layout of the imperial mausoleum has always been about hiding things. Such a treasure should definitely not be displayed here so openly."

"Well said." The white-haired and bearded gravekeeper nodded slightly, not surprised.

"The fact that you can come here proves that you are destined to be together. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors left us the key to unlock the mystery."

He paused and looked at everyone with burning eyes.

"Now, it depends on whether you can understand the mystery."

Hearing this, Lin Qiye couldn't help but tighten the black gold ancient knife in his hand.

He looked around and his eyes fell on the picture of the Queen Mother of the West on the stone wall, and he fell into deep thought.

The lifelike patterns seemed to have some connection with the two-headed snake on the Dragon Soul Cauldron.

After a long while, he slowly spoke: "The Lady of the Nine Heavens is a myth from ancient times. But now she appears in the imperial mausoleum, which must have a deep meaning."

"Could it be that these nine two-headed snakes correspond to the nine mysterious women? And the secret to opening the Dragon Soul Cauldron is hidden in them?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.

They never expected that Lin Qiye could be so keenly aware of the key points!
An was extremely surprised and nodded repeatedly: "My friend, you are absolutely right! Although I have a vague sense of the connection between them, I can't analyze it as thoroughly as you do!"

He paused, and then said: "In this case, let's follow the clues and try to find the correspondence between the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and the two-headed snake. Maybe this is the key to unlocking the mystery of the dragon soul!"

Lin Qiye was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately nodded in agreement.

Everyone gathered around and carefully examined the patterns on the stone wall.

Yang Mi and Liu Tianxian stood silently beside Lin Qiye, their eyes never leaving his resolute profile.

[Oh my god! Dragon Soul Cauldron! Lady of the Nine Heavens! This development is too exciting, isn’t it?]

[That's right! I didn't expect to find such a big secret deep in the imperial mausoleum! Inspector Lin's vision is second to none!]

[As expected of you, you are the chosen one! You can grasp the key to breaking the situation at the critical moment! You can’t compare with ordinary people like us!]

[Tsk! With his limited knowledge, I don't think he can do that! Who doesn't know the story of Lady of the Nine Heavens? If he really encounters a difficult puzzle, he will definitely run away in panic!]

[Go away! Come on if you dare? You can only talk nonsense. If you have the ability, do it yourself! Let's see how long you can last!]

[That’s right! It’s just a stone wall, isn’t it easy to capture? If Inspector Lin can’t deal with it, no one in the world can!]

[Stop arguing! Watching the fun is the right thing to do! Have you noticed that Yang Mi and Liu Tianxian have been staring at Lin Qiye? Tsk tsk, their eyes make them want to eat him up!]

In the live broadcast room, the audience chattered non-stop.

At this time, Lin Qiye was still concentrating on studying the patterns on the stone wall.

Suddenly, his pupils shrank, and a strange vision appeared before his eyes!
"Yes!"

Lin Qiye raised his head suddenly and shouted to everyone: "I found that the order of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady corresponds to the position of the two-headed snake on the Dragon Soul Cauldron!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

How could they have imagined that the two would have such a mysterious connection?
"My friend, you have good eyes!" He secretly praised with a look of delight on his face.

He stepped forward and carefully observed the stone wall and the Dragon Soul Cauldron. After a moment, he nodded heavily: "It is indeed so! If you compare the posture of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens with the shape of the two-headed snake one by one, it is actually perfect!"

"For example, the head of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Ladies, 'Lady Shangyuan', holds a garland in her hand and makes a prayer gesture. And the two-headed snake on the top of the Dragon Soul Cauldron, one head is raised and the other is lowered, and its shape is exactly like a garland!" (End of this chapter)