Aside from this bronze coffin, there was nothing else here; those rats probably were not important, the crucial thing was the bronze coffin before them. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

If they could figure out this bronze coffin, perhaps they could uncover the source of the plague.

"But now all three of us are seriously injured, and we have no extra strength left in our bodies. Trying to reach the bronze coffin is extremely difficult, not to mention the potential dangers awaiting us after reaching it," Xiao Fang said solemnly.

"No matter what, we’re already here. If we don’t uncover the source of the plague, it all becomes meaningless," Bing’er said with a tinge of bitterness.

Almost uncovering the plague’s origin, yet the few dozen meters before them felt like an insurmountable chasm preventing the trio from advancing.

"This place inherently has a strong magnetic field, making it extremely dangerous. The closer we get to the bronze coffin, the harder it is to control our bodies. Coupled with this open ground hindering us, it’s indeed difficult. But all things in heaven and earth have patterns. If we can find the pattern, it won’t be hard to approach the bronze coffin," Liu Hun took a deep breath, his face carrying a hint of seriousness as he slowly moved towards the open ground in front of the cave.

In a previous life, when idle on the mountain, Liu Hun had also read some books about Qimen Dunjia, but unfortunately, he never studied them in detail back then, so he was at best a dabbler.

Long Bing’er and Xiao Fang, seeing Liu Hun’s serious expression, remained silent, fearing they might disturb him; at this moment, apart from pinning their hopes on Liu Hun, they had no other way.

Liu Hun looked at the open ground ahead, entirely constructed with small pieces of green slate, and nobody could predict if the next piece would suddenly sink.

"This open space comprises 1,080 green stone slabs. In Taoism, 1,080 is a special number, as they say, Tai Chi gives birth to Liangyi, Liangyi gives birth to four symbols, four symbols give birth to eight trigrams, and so on. Could it be this?" Liu Hun’s eyes suddenly brightened.

"What did you discover?" Bing’er asked Liu Hun with knitted brows.

"If my guess is correct, it should be like this," Liu Hun squinted slightly, picked up a few pieces of gravel from the ground, and threw them towards the open ground in front.

"Crack..."

"Whizzing..."

As the stones landed on several of the green stone slabs, the next moment, the slabs suddenly sank, steel blades merged with a crisp sound, and arrows from the dark space in the distance shot towards the stone slabs again.

Only when they reached the cave did these arrows cease.

Seeing this scene, Liu Hun couldn’t help but reveal a bit of joy in his eyes.

"I’ll go with you!" Bing’er struggled to stand from the ground and said directly to Liu Hun.

Liu Hun had just taken two steps when he saw Long Bing’er following closely behind, frowning. Bing’er’s thigh still had an arrow piercing through, making it unsuitable for movement.

But just as he was about to speak, seeing Bing’er’s stubborn look, Liu Hun immediately closed his mouth, knowing she wouldn’t listen even if he spoke.

"Follow my steps and remember, do not make a wrong move, or else we both may not come back alive!" Liu Hun instructed Bing’er with a serious tone.

After Bing’er nodded, Liu Hun led her step by step forward.

After nearly a quarter of an hour, they finally reached the edge of the cliff.

"Phew..." Seeing the cliff ahead, Bing’er couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief; they had finally made it across.

"Don’t relax, the upcoming part may be even more dangerous than before because we’re entering the magnetic field range!" Liu Hun reminded Bing’er.

After saying this, he took the lead and stepped onto a huge rock. Just as he landed on it, the rock sank slightly, and Liu Hun almost lost his balance and fell.

After stabilizing himself, he looked at the bottomless cliff below, knowing that if he fell, it would be his end.

Just after entering the magnetic field, Liu Hun felt various discomforts in his body, weakness all over, dizziness, and the pain from previous injuries invaded his brain almost instantly, making his head feel like it was about to explode.

"Bang!" Before Liu Hun could remind Bing’er, she lightly leaped onto the rock as well.

Yet, just as she landed, the discomfort overwhelmed her as with Liu Hun, causing her body to sway towards the cliff’s bottom.

Watching Bing’er’s condition, Liu Hun bit his tongue hard, mustered his energy, and lunged towards Bing’er.

"How... how could it be like this..." Bing’er, somewhat adjusted, gazed at the bottomless cliff, her pale face filled with fear.

"This is the power of the magnetic field!" Liu Hun gritted his teeth, gripping Bing’er’s hand.

Liu Hun desperately wanted to pull Bing’er up, but the overwhelming sense of weakness pervaded his body, leaving his arm devoid of strength.

Seeing Bing’er slowly sliding down, both Liu Hun and Bing’er’s expressions turned a bit grim.

"Hold on!" Liu Hun knew that if things continued like this, Long Bing’er would definitely fall off the cliff.

With a loud shout, Liu Hun summoned all the remaining strength in his body to his arms and gave a sudden pull, bringing Long Bing’er up at once.

Liu Hun lay on the rock, and because of Liu Hun’s force just now, Long Bing’er was pressed directly on top of him.

"Are you... are you okay?" Long Bing’er glanced at Liu Hun beneath her and asked in haste.

"I might feel a bit better if you weren’t crushing me." Liu Hun used all his strength to give a wry smile to Long Bing’er in front of him.

Though Long Bing’er was pressing on him, and Liu Hun enjoyed it immensely, he was already out of strength, and if things continued, he might be crushed to death here by Long Bing’er.

Hearing Liu Hun’s words, Long Bing’er realized their rather ambiguous position and quickly rolled off.

"Thanks for just now." Long Bing’er lay on the rock with Liu Hun, panting heavily, and whispered to Liu Hun.

This was the first time Liu Hun heard Long Bing’er say thank you, which surprised him a little.

But this was not the time for these words.

"I have no strength left now, and because of the magnetic field, even breathing is difficult. If we continue like this, we might die here soon." Liu Hun said helplessly to Long Bing’er beside him.

"What do we do now?" Long Bing’er looked at Liu Hun with worry in her eyes.

At this moment, she was neither brisk nor decisive; instead, she seemed more like a delicate, helpless little girl.

"We can only push through. You wait here first!" Liu Hun said, then took out a short knife from his waist and stabbed it twice into his thigh. The intense pain finally brought back some sensation to his body.

Gazing at the few remaining rocks ahead, Liu Hun’s face darkened a bit, yet his figure showed no hesitation as he quickly rushed forward.

Due to his speed, Liu Hun reached the last rock in a blink, and as his body was about to fall to the bottom of the cliff, even Long Bing’er and Xiao Fang watched him in horror.

Liu Hun had anticipated this; seeing the bronze coffin floating just within reach, he forcefully pushed off the rock and leaped towards the bronze coffin.

Grabbing the edge of the bronze coffin with both hands, Liu Hun looked at the cliff below and let out a sigh of relief, but he had exhausted much of his energy. If he couldn’t climb onto the bronze coffin, he would have no way out.

"Ah..." Liu Hun knew that if he didn’t climb up, he couldn’t hold on much longer. He let out a roar towards the sky and, with a slight effort, the half-broken arrowhead on his shoulder pierced through with the help of the bronze coffin.

The intense pain in his shoulder finally restored some strength to him, and with bulging veins on his forehead, he flipped his hands and got onto the bronze coffin.

Lying on top of the bronze coffin, Liu Hun was completely out of strength, gazing blankly at the pitch-black surroundings above.

"How was this place built, and who is in this coffin?" These questions popped into his mind one by one, but Liu Hun was clueless.

"Liu Hun!" Long Bing’er saw Liu Hun flip onto the bronze coffin and remain still, and couldn’t help shouting loudly.

After a brief rest, Liu Hun’s energy recovered a little, and he replied to Long Bing’er, "I’m fine, huh? My strength has recovered?"

Just after speaking, Liu Hun noticed the strangeness in his body. Previously, on those rocks, he couldn’t even move, and his breathing was extremely oppressed, but now, all the discomforts disappeared.

With a turn, Liu Hun saw the bronze coffin beneath him, and in the next moment, his face was filled with disbelief.

The top of the bronze coffin was transparent, revealing an almost 2-meter coffin surrounded by Luminous Pearls emitting white light, as well as pearls, agates, and diamonds.

If these things were taken out and sold, they’d be worth at least several billion.

However, that was not enough to shock Liu Hun; the coffin was also transparent on top, and inside lay a foreign girl in her teens!

"How can this be!" Liu Hun stood on the coffin, looking at the scene below, and couldn’t help but murmur in surprise.

"What’s inside?" Long Bing’er, lying on a nearby rock, noticed Liu Hun’s expression and couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

They had spent such a great effort to get here, and if they couldn’t find the source of the plague in this coffin, nearly all their efforts would have been in vain.

"Inside is a foreign girl in her teens!" Liu Hun, without blinking, stared fixedly beneath the coffin and told Long Bing’er word by word.

"A foreign girl in her teens? How is that possible? We are obviously in Huaxia. Did ancient people go through so much trouble to secretly build a place like this in Huaxia just to bury a foreign girl?" Long Bing’er said with difficulty.

Liu Hun observed that the girl’s body and clothing beneath him were perfectly preserved without any signs of decay. Taking a deep breath, he then looked at Long Bing’er’s shocked face with a wry smile and said, "A bronze jade girl, and her clothes are from the twenty-first century!"