Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 515 Do you have a pig?
Outside Los Angeles.

Beimang Mountain.

At the mountaintop, the Extraordinary Ruins Development Team is pinpointing the location of the ruins.

If it were before...

Such things require so-called tomb raiders to search for these relics.

After all, ancient extraordinary relics are very particular about feng shui.

However, with the onset of interstellar wars, humanity has thoroughly mastered the technology left behind by the aliens.

The advent of psionic radar has greatly shortened the time required to determine the location of ruins.

Basically, once a relic activates itself, finding it is only a matter of time, and that time won't be long.

In fact, the members of the Extraordinary Relics Development Team travel all over Kyushu year-round.

It's about searching for various relics and lost civilizations.

Forget everything else, when faced with an alien invasion, step back!

This behavior of the Central Plains dynasties was the envy of countries around the world.

After all, the prerequisite for excavating historical sites is that you have to have them.

Like the once-powerful Bald Eagle Empire.

I've seen no more than four hundred years of history.

There are some ancient ruins in China, but unfortunately they were left by Native Americans and Mayans.

Dig it open, no problem.

Take it or leave it, no problem.

However, it cannot be used.

Because the tradition has been broken, the only solution is brute force.

"Captain, we've located it. It's confirmed that the ancient ruins activated this time are in the lower central area of ​​this mountain. After comparing it with the Feng Shui manual, its location also conforms to Feng Shui principles, although it's a relatively rare type of burial site."

What is a French funeral? Is it a funeral in France?

A young girl asked from the side.

"You're so good at this, you're so ignorant and incompetent."

Team leader Zhou Yun flicked the little girl on the forehead.

"The traditional burial method is to bury the deceased upright. In ancient times, there was a saying among feng shui masters: 'If the ancestors are buried upright, their descendants will surely prosper!'"

"seriously."

"of course it's true."

Zhou Yun shrugged.

"Feng Shui has been officially recognized as a legitimate and extraordinary discipline. Its core principles are roughly similar to quantum entanglement or blood entanglement. Anyway, it's very complex."

"but."

At this point, Zhou Yun looked down at the detection map, which showed what appeared to be a ruin standing in the middle of a mountain.

"Generally speaking, burying the remains vertically is actually a compromise. The available space for the burial site is relatively small, so the only option is to bury them vertically to avoid risks. However, the fact that the entire site is buried vertically means that the other party wants their site itself to be included in good feng shui."

"The owner of this ruin must have been very powerful, or rather, this ruin must have had a grand purpose."

Thinking of this, Zhou Yun dialed the phone—
"Hu~~"

A dozen minutes later, a spaceship slowly landed and hovered directly above the mountain.

Accompanied by a burst of light, several soldiers in military uniforms walked out from the light screen.

"Zhou Chaoxian, Third Squadron, First Detachment of the Central Plains Dynasty Space Fleet, reporting for duty."

"Get out of here."

Zhou Yun glanced at the man opposite her.

"You're itching for a beating, aren't you?"

"whee."

His composure crumbled instantly, and Zhou Chaoxian revealed a sly smile.

"Sis, why did you call me over?"

Zhou Chaoxian is Zhou Yun's younger brother.

At such a young age, he has become the captain of a space warship, even if it is the smallest one. But he is still the captain. Considering his age, one can only say that his future is promising.

However, even a genius captain is like a mouse meeting a cat when facing Zhou Yun.

"I suspect that the ruins here are not simple, so I hope to make use of the warship's gravity engine."

"Wow, sis, you're so violent!"

Zhou Chaoxian gasped. He knew his sister too well. The so-called use of the warship's gravity engine was actually just cutting the entire mountain in half and using the gravity engine to move the upper half away.

"Ok??"

"Okay, I'll go right away, but sis, is it really necessary to make such a big fuss? It'll be hard for you to write your report later."

"See for yourself."

Zhou Yun didn't bother to explain and simply tossed the report to Zhou Chaoxian.

The Zhou siblings were both orphans and had relied on each other since childhood. Their parents were also on an expedition team and died in an accident in the ruins. Zhou Yun followed in her parents' footsteps, while her brother became a soldier.

But Zhou Chaoxian actually knew a little bit about it.

So when he saw that the entire ruins themselves were a place for funerary practices, he was stunned.

Another extreme advantage of traditional burial is that it acts like a magnifying glass, allowing for the high-concentration collection of spiritual energy from the surrounding area.

One can imagine how terrifying the concentration of psionic energy in the ruins must be after so many years.
"Okay, I'll go prepare now, but all of you need to get on the spaceship."

"Ah."

Zhou Yun nodded.

Her parents' deaths taught her a lesson: she no longer considers the cultural significance of historical sites. If she had to choose between safety and historical sites, she would definitely choose safety; everything else would have to wait.

A few minutes later, the summit of this mountain, one of the countless peaks in the Beiman Mountains, was cleared of people.

Then, from below the spaceship, rings of orange-red light spread downwards, covering the upper part of the mountain.

"rise!!"

Spaceship captain's cabin.

Zhou Chaoxian looked at all the data. With the help of the anti-gravity aperture, the upper part of the entire mountain was swaying slightly.

Then, there was a muffled cracking sound, like thunder.

Half of the mountain, suspended in mid-air, left with the spaceship.

Only the remaining half was left.
And a strange building, including its entrance.
"So, sister, this is the ruin embedded in the mountain?"

Through the monitoring facilities in the captain's cabin, everyone could clearly see that an oval-shaped building had appeared on the mountain peak that had been cut in half.

This is what the ruins look like.

"Photon computer, scan it."

"Yes, Captain."

Under Zhou Chaoxian's orders.

The spaceship's photonic computer then began scanning the shuttle-shaped building that stood there, using various sensors.

A moment later, a voice rang out in the captain's cockpit.

"Respected Captain, the scan confirms this."

"The materials used in this shuttle-shaped building are ordinary rocks, or rather, they were once part of this mountain. However, under the influence of external forces, namely psionic energy, these materials underwent structural changes and became a strong, high-strength defensive material capable of withstanding most attacks."

"Um"

Zhou Chao nodded first, then looked at his sister.

"Sister, you can ask it if you have any questions."

How many years ago was it?

"According to the data fed back by the detector, this ancient tomb is at least three thousand years old, or even older."

"Three thousand years, that's the Zhou Dynasty era."

"Based on the available materials, that should have been the most prosperous era for Qi cultivators."

"What is the exact energy level inside the ruins?"

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Yun asked again.

As mentioned earlier, she is only interested in practical things, and most of the current archaeological teams working on extraordinary relics are like that. After all, with the apocalypse approaching, who has the mind to care about those miscellaneous things?

"No more than level three."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun was stunned. "This is impossible!"

"By today, the spiritual energy within this ruin should have liquefied. Now that the ruin is starting to leak spiritual energy, how could it only contain level three spiritual energy?"

"My data is correct."

The optical computer repeated.

"Chao Xian, take us down."

"Okay, sister."

Zhou Chaoxian was also very interested, so after getting rid of half of the mountain, he took his sister and went back there with the members of the archaeological team.

"It really is a stone, but just by touching it you can tell it's incredibly tough."

Standing beneath this shuttle-shaped structure, Zhou Chaoxian reached out and touched the ruins. The resilience it conveyed convinced him that even if he were to bombard it with his spaceship, the rules would not be able to be broken in a short time.
"Looks like we have no choice but to go through the door. Sis, do you have a pig?"

"roll"

Zhou Yun ignored her younger brother and instead began studying the door, the only entrance.

The entire site is perfectly integrated and forms a seamless whole.

Only here, at the door, is there a gap.

It's not that I couldn't do it, but that I left it there on purpose.

This door acts like a pressure relief valve, or a relic activator.

Once the external psionic energy begins to recover, the speed at which psionic energy can be absorbed through this ruin will increase dramatically. However, the side effect is that the entire ruin will become like a giant firecracker. When the pressure reaches a certain level, the door will release the pressure and activate some settings within the ruin.

In other words, this ruin is already awakening.

"One group is responsible for inserting the detectors."

"Yes!"

Several people came over, carrying the equipment, and fixed it to the door.

Then, the instrument started making a loud rumbling sound; it wasn't firing blanks.

That would damage the entire ruin, and besides, emptying such a hard ruin would take too much time.

This is a method of remote detection, originating from extraterrestrial technology.

It is a method that is almost four-dimensional.

What is four-dimensional?

Two-dimensional is a plane.

Three-dimensional is two-dimensional rolled up and has height.

Four-dimensional is simply three-dimensional rolled up, possessing both inside and outside attributes.

The outside is the inside, and the inside is the outside.

Of course, humans cannot perceive this inside and outside, just like how two-dimensional beings cannot perceive the height of a rolled-up piece of paper.

Under normal circumstances, humans cannot perceive the fourth dimension, but they can with the help of instruments.

Soon, the interior of the ruins came into view.

A quiet, silent, and spacious environment.

The entire floor, walls, and ceiling are covered with intricate patterns.

"This must be some kind of formation."

Zhou Yun explained that as the scene progressed, the group saw a coffin in the very center of the ruins.

"I see."

In an instant, Zhou Yun understood.

No wonder it has no energy left; all its emotions have been absorbed by this coffin.

Of course, this is just a deduction, a simple deduction that anyone could derive.

And that's why she's a professional.

Her expertise lies in her ability to further analyze the coffin to determine whether the site can be opened.
"Divination."

The divination techniques passed down through generations of the Zhou family.

Rumors even suggest it's related to the Zhou Dynasty.

But perhaps it's just embellishment by our ancestors.

However, that's not important. What's important is that this thing is actually useful.

Why did her parents die?
Even though the divination revealed a dangerous outcome, they still insisted on forcibly opening the ruins.

She wouldn't do that. If the outcome is dangerous, she'll just pass the buck to the country and completely abandon it.

Burn incense.

bath.

Cleanse yourself.

Zhou Yun was dressed in ancient costume, holding a tortoise shell and glittering copper coins in her hands.

It started to shake.

Accompanied by her swaying.

An inexplicable fluctuation enveloped the entire ruins, even acting like a four-dimensional probe, penetrating the massive structure and penetrating deep inside.
"Ding ding ding~~"

Several copper coins fell out of the tortoise shell and landed on the ground.

Zhou Yun arranged them neatly in order.

Then they sat down on the ground.

Then began the most energy-consuming and technically demanding part of the entire divination process: interpretation.

However, this also comes at a price.

A hint of worry flashed in Zhou Chaoxian's eyes.

This kind of divination is also designed in a high dimension; one wrong move and shortening one's lifespan is the least of one's worries. It is precisely because of this that his sister forbids him from learning it.
A state of complete confusion.
In another dimension, Zhou Yun opened her eyes.

However, she saw nothing.

The future scene is not flickering.

There was no sound.

Nothing at all.

"This"

Zhou Yun was stunned.

This was the first time she had encountered such a problem after so many divinations.

She knew she was in deep trouble; the being inside this ruin might be more powerful than she had imagined.

"Da~"

Suddenly, Zhou Yun felt a flick on her forehead.

Then, she exited that higher-dimensional state.

"Sister, are you okay?"

"call"

Zhou Yun took a deep breath and touched her forehead.

It hurts a little; it's not an illusion.

"I'm fine. Get your military dedicated line here. I need to contact His Majesty the Emperor directly."

"it is good."

Zhou Chaoxian suppressed his smile, knowing that to gain direct access to the Emperor, one must have a compelling excuse; otherwise, one could expect punishment later.
"The Extraordinary Relics Excavation Team, Third Squad, Captain Zhou Yun, pays respects to Your Majesty."

As the holographic projection appeared, Zhou Yun knelt down on one knee and respectfully addressed the girl dressed in gold and red on the screen.

That's right, this is the current Empress of the Central Plains Empire, the only blood relative of the former emperor, and Her Majesty the Emperor at the age of twelve.

The former emperor defended the country's borders and died for his country in the fight against alien invasion.

He died a glorious death in battle.

He left no male heirs, so only his only daughter could become empress.

However, in order to ensure the purity of the imperial bloodline.

Before his death, the late emperor issued an order that after the empress abdicated, the throne should be returned to the clan. Her descendants would not have the right to inherit, and she could not formally marry. In other words, she could not give any rights to her maternal relatives. After all, her status as a woman meant that if she had male maternal relatives, the Zhang family's rule would largely be handed over to others.

In fact, if it weren't for the revival of spiritual energy, the late emperor wouldn't have passed the throne to his daughter; he would most likely have searched for her directly within the clan.

But what can you do when his daughter is also a cultivation genius?
"Rise, my dear minister. May I ask what brings you to me, Minister Zhou?"

(End of this chapter)