The road is vague

Chapter 68 Whispers in the Mausoleum
Muzhou has a total of four counties and twenty-seven counties.

The big tomb mentioned by the Jade Fox Wang Ying is located in the remote Miaoquan County of Zhanghe County.

Miaoquan County is located in a remote area with a sparse population. There is no direct flying boat route, so Li Mo can only take a flying boat to the relatively nearby county seat of Zhanghe County, and then ride a horse to the tomb.

It is worth mentioning here that although the provincial capital Anle City is located in Zhanghe County, it is not the county seat of Zhanghe County.

Riding on the flying boat heading to the county town, Li Mo looked thoughtful.

The Jin State believed in the law of cause and effect, believing that everything has cause and effect. Therefore, it developed various magical powers and secret techniques, and became one of the six major countries in the Central Plains.

However, the geomancy techniques of the Xia Kingdom were also developed based on the theory of cause and effect.

Rumor has it.

The geomancy techniques of the Xia Kingdom can be divided into two schools: Banshan and Yuling, and a so-called secret organization was formed.

Among them, the Banshan Sect has an untraceable origin and its internal members are extremely mysterious. Most of them are high-ranking figures from the five regions of the Xia Kingdom, and they have the power to calculate celestial phenomena and find dragon deposits.

Because it involves cause and effect, it is unknown to outsiders.

The Yuling School was formed spontaneously by martial artists from various countries after they came into contact with the art of geomancy. Almost everyone can call themselves a member of the Yuling School.

The way of fortune-telling about tombs is to walk all over the mountains and rivers with your feet, commonly known as luck.

But for the people of Yuling School, they do not think that this is just luck, but that their predecessors planted the seeds and they themselves reap the fruits.

As for the tombs explored by the two factions, they can be roughly divided into three categories.

One is the private cave of a modern monk.

The owners of these caves had accidents due to various reasons.

Some died accidentally outside, and some died from the backlash of their magic power for unknown reasons during their practice. In short, these private caves were unknown to the outside world, and as time passed, they gradually became mausoleums in the eyes of later generations.

There are many tombs of this type, and they are the most easily accessible tombs for geomancers. There is generally no danger after opening the tomb, and the amount of gain varies from person to person.

The two are underground palaces and tombs of ancient monks.

Many ancient books have recorded that during the long period of time between about 10,000 and 5,000 years ago, a large number of human monks died for unknown reasons, leaving behind many large-scale underground palaces and tombs.

Therefore, this period has been separated from the ancient period by many modern monks and listed as the Medieval period.

During this period, the human race in the Mountain and Sea Realm must have encountered some kind of powerful enemy.

There are quite a few tombs of this type, and they are the tombs that all geomancers are eager to open. After opening the tombs, there are often various dangerous restrictions, and the amount of gains varies from person to person.

The three are the remains of an ancient sect.

The age of these relics is often fixed at around 5,000 years ago, which is the end of the Middle Ages.

In an extremely short period of time, the human race in the Mountain and Sea Realm seemed to have experienced a catastrophe. A large number of ancient sects became history, and high-level cultivators of the human race above the Divine Transformation Stage also became legends after this period.

Since then.

No cultivator above the Void Refinement Stage has appeared in the Mountain and Sea Realm again.

Such relics are extremely rare and are the treasures that all monks dream of.

It is rumored that such tombs will inevitably involve cause and effect after being opened. They often seem harmless, but will be accompanied by all kinds of disasters and ominous signs. The rumors are so mysterious and terrifying.

"The tomb that Jiujiang Thunder Dragon Zhou Tai found is most likely the tomb of an ancient monk from Lingzhao Mountain, rather than a mausoleum from the Middle Ages. This means it's at least 10,000 years old."

Li Mo's speculation is not without reason.

After all, if it was a relic from the Middle Ages, he was just a bandit. Even if he had cultivated to the post-natal realm, he could only be comparable to a low-level Qi-cultivating cultivator at best. Even after a long period of time, the restrictions of the protective formation were drastically weakened, and it would be almost impossible for him to survive if he entered the tomb without permission.

However, if you were to locate the tomb of a modern monk through feng shui, it would be unlikely that an ancient item like the "Ling Zhao Sword Manual" would appear.

According to descriptions in various classics.

In the ancient mountain and sea world, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rich and pure, the resources for cultivation were abundant and rich, and there were many powerful high-level cultivators.

Some high-level cultivators who failed to comprehend the great Dao often have extremely large tombs after their death, but the formations and restrictions inside are often relatively weak, or even non-existent, as if to incarnate the so-called opportunity and fortune for future generations to visit and search.

This shows the comfort and peace of the ancient monks.

In the Middle Ages, tombs were often accompanied by many dangerous formations and prohibitions, which were obviously meant to guard against certain enemies, and the minds of the cultivators were also subtly changing.

three days later.

Li Mo took a flying boat and finally arrived at the county seat of Zhanghe County.

Once again, he came to the Tianming Division in the county town as a disciple of Lingmu Sect, rented a fast horse, and galloped towards Miaoquan County.

If you take the main road, you should be able to arrive in about five days.

There was no one living along the way. Apart from taking the wrong road once and being delayed for a few hours, Li Mo did not encounter any other danger.

There are not many people in the county town, only about 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Li Mo suspected that this might be the poorest county in Muzhou.

He took his horse here to rest for a while. The streets along the way were full of herdsmen in tattered clothes, and the strong smell of sheep was emitting from their bodies.

"Boss, give me a bowl of mutton noodle soup and four steamed buns."

"Come on!"

A moment later, the boss brought the hot noodles. Li Mo asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to Wild Wolf Valley?"

After hearing this, the smile on the boss's face who brought the hot noodles suddenly turned into astonishment, and the diners at the tables next to him also turned around and looked at Li Mo.

Li Mo saw this and remained calm.

An old man holding a pipe in his mouth sighed when he heard this.

"Kid, Wild Wolf Valley is not a place for fun. Don't think that there are only wild wolves in the Wild Wolf Valley. Many heroes died there in the past while trying to pan for gold."

Others laughed, shook their heads, and sighed.

The boss also tried to persuade him.

"Yes, sir. In Baili Wild Wolf Valley, veteran herdsmen all know that it's a dangerous place, so they generally don't go there. It's said that some years ago someone brought gold sand out of there, attracting a group of gold diggers. Later..."

He shook his head.

"They're all dead. Not a single one has come out. Some say there are ghosts inside, some say there are monsters, and some say it's an ancient battlefield. There are all sorts of theories."

"Don't the inspectors from the Ministry of Destiny care?"

"Our territory has only been part of the Daqian Kingdom for a few years."

The boss laughed at himself, shook his head, and was about to leave when he saw Li Mo take out a hundred copper coins and put them on the table. "Tell me how to get out, and these are all yours."

"This... Sir, I've said everything I need to say. Since you insist on going, I can only wish you good luck!"

Naturally, he would not refuse the opportunity to make money, and immediately told Li Mo the direction.

Li Mo nodded in thanks, and after eating and drinking his fill, he continued riding away, leaving the noodle stall owner and nearby diners shaking their heads and sighing.

Following the boss's instructions, Li Mo rode at full speed and arrived near the Wild Wolf Valley two days later.

As the rumors said, even at noon, this place was shrouded in a layer of evil fog, and one could only see twenty or thirty feet away.

As a cultivator, Li Mo could naturally feel that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was full of restlessness. If he practiced in such a place, he would probably go astray soon.

"Go."

Li Mo actually patted the horse, signaling it to leave.

A good horse would cost at least several hundred taels of silver, so Li Mo naturally couldn't really let it go. These were all good horses trained by the Ministry of Destiny. Once they were released to a place for a short time, they could be summoned back with a whistle. There would definitely be no major problems within at least two or three months.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mo stepped into the fog of Wild Wolf Valley alone.

According to Wang Ying, the location of this tomb is very easy to find. After entering the Wild Wolf Valley, you will find a big river. Walking upstream along the river, you will pass a huge waterfall that is a hundred feet high. After climbing halfway up the mountain, you will find a cave eroded by the river water, and inside is the tomb.

The ground of the Wild Wolf Valley is covered with blue-gray grass, which looks a little weird.

There were also some feces and footprints of unknown animals on the ground, some of which looked fresh.

Judging from the distribution of footprints, there must be large wild animals here.

However, with Li Mo's current strength, he is naturally not afraid of any wild beasts.

The higher hilly areas of the Wild Wolf Valley are covered with large trees of unknown species. The trunks are covered with blue-gray moss, and the leaves on the treetops are velvety, like human hair, looking a little weird in the fog.

Even Li Mo couldn't help but murmur at such a scene.

Could it be that the reason why Tai Shou, Wen Dao Ren and Wang Ying were able to successfully enter the tomb was all due to luck?
He now couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he didn't condense a thunder crystal from his master's sect.

Otherwise, the confidence must be much greater.

But he changed his mind and shook his head.

Over the past six months, except for the free time in June when he made up for some basic knowledge, he has been concentrating on practicing. After the experience of activating the Leiwu Huaji secret technique in the year-end assessment and Tian Fen's warning, he naturally has to focus more on improving his basic cultivation rather than comprehending the secret technique.

This kind of time-consuming and labor-intensive secret technique can only be considered for use when there is sufficient time and the backlash is reduced to a tolerable level.

Otherwise, it will become a temporary solution and a castle in the air, as Tian Fen said.

Now his cultivation has reached the eleventh level of Qi training, which in itself is an absolute strength that other low-level disciples cannot shake even with their secret techniques!
"Those people in Miaoquan County can't possibly deceive me."

Li Mo stood in the fog, lost in thought.

"The situation here is so strange, so many gold diggers have died, and there's an ancient tomb involved. It's understandable that there might be some danger. Anyway, let's find that river first."

After so many days, it is unrealistic to ask Li Mo to go back to the sect to condense the thunder crystal.

Fortunately, he is now a cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi training. After all, this is still within the territory of Daqian. If there were any powerful monsters, they would have been hunted down by those high-level cultivators long ago.

It is basically unlikely that any of these monsters hiding in such a remote and barren place would be anything too outrageous.

So Li Mo walked towards the low-lying areas, away from the evil woods on the high ground.

Half a day later.

Li Mo successfully found the big river in Wild Wolf Valley.

The river is about 20 to 30 feet wide. Only the opposite bank can be vaguely seen in the fog. The river is bottomless and looks much larger than the Tan River in Hua'an Town.

So he walked upstream along the river, constantly looking around at the foggy environment.

While he admired Jiujiang Leilong Taishou for being able to find such a large tomb in such a place, he also lamented the experience of Jade Fox Wang Ying. No wonder she was able to escape from Wen Dao Ren's pursuit. The fog here was a natural barrier.

the next day.

Even from a distance, Li Mo could hear the rumbling sound of the waterfall.

He jogged all the way to the foot of the waterfall. Without any hesitation, he continued to climb up neatly and efficiently. After about thirty feet, he really saw a cave eroded by the river.

This made Li Mo admire Jiujiang Leilong Taishou even more.

The area is shrouded in thick fog, with visibility only twenty to thirty feet, and the waterfall is at least a hundred feet high. This means that even if the cave here were to appear in the world for some reason, no one would be able to see anything unusual, whether on the top of the mountain or on the ground, so it is quite safe.

As a result, he got lucky with the geomancer from the Yuling School.

Li Mo was amazed and full of admiration, and continued to move forward along the cave.

At the beginning, the cave was only about one person tall, but the deeper it went, the wider and darker it became.

Li Mo had no choice but to use the Thunder Sword.

After he input the magic power, he used its ability to illuminate the darkness, raised his sword and continued to move forward. After he moved forward carefully for two or three hundred feet, he suddenly found a faint light coming from the distance.

Li Mo was stunned for a moment, then quickly became alert and extinguished the light of the Thunder Sword.

As he continued to get closer to the light, he could actually hear faint anxious murmurs in the silent cave.

"The runes on this altar have clearly been completed, so why is there no response? This is also recorded in the book, so it should be correct. What's going on..."

Li Mo hid in the dark shadows and looked through the gap into the space where the light was coming from.

He saw an underground mausoleum that was more than thirty feet long and wide, covering an area of ​​twenty to thirty acres, with the gate opening right in front of him.

The mausoleum was empty.

Apart from the moonstone on the top of the mausoleum, there are only various strange-shaped stone statues on the surrounding stone walls and the huge altar in the center.

The altar is about ten feet high, with a round, tilted surface. There are strange patterns etched on the surface, which is full of ancient beauty.

Two eternal lamps were lit nearby.

But in Li Mo's opinion, this is more like a sundial, or the so-called sundial, rather than an altar. The base of the altar is covered with silver runes, like countless tadpoles, and looks vivid.

In ancient times, when sandstones and hourglasses were not yet popular, sundials were the daily timekeeping tools used by ancient people.

A short, hunchbacked man was sitting on the steps of the gate with his back to Li Mo.

He was holding a tattered book in his hand, shaking his head and muttering in frustration, scratching his ears and cheeks frequently, and looked very anxious.

(End of this chapter)