Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 183 Quasi-Foundation Establishment Magic Artifact

Returning to his old haunts, Fang Shu looked at the lead mine, now shrouded in gray smoke, barren of vegetation, and overflowing with sewage, and felt a touch of melancholy in his eyes.

This place is a dangerous and treacherous land for many miners and miners, but for him it is a treasure trove where he has already made many gains.

Without thinking further, Fang Shu strode directly into the mine.

Unlike before, he no longer needed to wear a fox fur and disguise himself. He only needed to activate an invisibility spell to make himself invisible to the people in the mine. When he went down into the mine, he was also calm and composed. With a simple activation of a wall-penetrating spell, he could move around without any fear.

It's worth mentioning that he left the mountain-penetrating talisman he obtained here last time to his second uncle, Yu Le. Otherwise, traveling underground would have been much easier.

However, this did not prevent Fang Shu from passing through the mine tunnels and soon arriving at the cave where he had retrieved the medicine last time.

Countless white bones reappeared before his eyes, but the spiritual energy here had dissipated, and no more spiritual herbs could grow.

Fortunately, no one else came here.

Fang Shu found a place to sit cross-legged, his eyes gleaming as he took out the Tomb Raider Token that Dou Sufu had given him and held it up in his hand.

He examined the small talisman, feeling quite puzzled.

In the past few days, he has figured out this thing quite well.

This thing is not a magic weapon, but a magic treasure. Moreover, it is not a magic treasure for refining essence, but a genuine magic treasure for refining qi. It is even more precious than the lead essence pearl he obtained last time!
As for its function, according to the Hu Family Treasure Book, possessing the Tomb Raider Token can enhance the perception abilities of immortals. Whether underground, underwater, in fog, or within a formation, immortals can discern directions and will not get lost.

With this magical treasure, immortals can easily find a way out when searching for dragons and gold, going underwater or underground, or encountering formations, instead of being trapped and dying in one place like they've hit a ghost wall.

Of course, besides this function, its greatest value to Fang Shu at present lies in the fact that it is an important key to unlocking the inheritance of the Hu family ancestors.

Holding this object, Fang Shu channeled his true energy into it, and the small beast-shaped seal immediately trembled slightly, with golden light emanating from its eyes.

"Searching for dragons and touching gold, treasure lands will appear on their own, breaking through the maze and guiding me forward."

Fang Shu chanted incantations.

Then, with a buzzing sound, the Tomb Raider Token in his hand seemed to come alive, shaking its head and finally staring straight at a certain spot.

Fang Shu looked in that direction and examined it closely. He found that it was indeed the same place he had located by locating the treasure land through the two caves.

He breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that the Hu family ancestors hadn't tampered with the Tomb Raider Token.

Without hesitation, he leaped into the direction indicated by the tomb raiding token.

The road was filled with rocks and underground rivers.

Every now and then, Fang Shu would stop to conserve his inner energy before continuing to use the wall-penetrating technique to lunge forward.

A full half hour later.

The Tomb Raider Token in his hand grew increasingly hot, and a dense spiritual energy appeared in his senses.

Suddenly, a sandy area appeared ahead, and the sand grains were entwined with a strange aura. In Fang Shu's perception, it was clearly something poisonous and evil.

Without a doubt, this is the place where the patriarch of the Hu family passed away.

This sandy area must be the formation set up by the other party. If anyone enters recklessly, they will be trapped in quicksand, their spiritual energy will be exhausted, and their life essence will be depleted, leading to their death.

Fortunately, Fang Shu came prepared.

He had long been familiar with the feng shui secrets in the Hu family's treasure book, and now that he had the Tomb Raider Token in hand, he simply released his divine sense and circled around this quicksand land for a long time before finding the location of the Gate of Life.

Stepping into the quicksand, gurgling!
A sound like flowing water arose, or like thousands of insects crawling and gnawing.

Upon entering the area, Fang Shu felt his divine sense being suppressed, only able to extend to a distance of six feet around him.

A solemn expression appeared on his face: "Is this the power of an array master? He hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, but the pressure he gives me is already comparable to that of my cheap master."

Fortunately, he quickly regained his composure, holding the Tomb Raider Token in his hand, not daring to take a wrong step, and slowly moved through the quicksand.

Surprisingly, the quicksand beneath his feet hardens inch by inch as he moves forward.

After walking for about a hundred paces, a yellowish-brown underground building came into view.

It was made of a single piece of brick and stone, with densely carved patterns, but these have become blurred and obscured by the erosion of time and shifting sands.

In the center of the building is a small doorway, shaped like a cave dwelling, with a semi-circular top and an opening in the middle. Judging from its size, it is exactly similar to the Tomb Raider token in Fang Shu's hand.

Seeing this, Fang Shu immediately gripped the Tomb Raider Token in his hand, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

However, he did not rush to place the Tomb Raider Token inside. According to the records in the Hu Family Treasure Book, if one has the Tomb Raider Token, one must never use it as a key to open the door. If one does so, one will inevitably suffer a backlash from the formation. This can be considered a scheme against those who do not understand.

Fang Shu lifted the tail of the Tomb Raider Token and placed it on the doorway. Following the faded patterns on it, he began to draw runes as if drawing talismans.

As the runes extended, a crack appeared in the center of the doorway. Only then did Fang Shu stop. Standing in the doorway, he mustered all his strength and kicked the crack hard.

With a snap, the doorway, which seemed to be cast entirely in stone, burst open, revealing the scene inside.

A musty smell immediately wafted out of the cave, and upon closer inspection, one could see that many traces of previous inhabitants still remained within the cave.

However, many of the things inside faded in color or even turned to ashes the moment he opened the door.

This surprised Fang Shu, who knew that the Hu family's ancestors were less than a thousand years old, and the things in the cave should not have deteriorated to such an extent.

He quickly discovered another clue.

A chilling aura lingered within the cave, and its strongest concentration was found on a skeleton in the very center of the cave.

Fang Shu instantly understood: "It is the true energy of the Hu family ancestor that was sealed here after his death. After hundreds of years of sedimentation, it has become evil energy?"

The evil energy is quite sinister and can corrode objects. Even without direct contact, it can affect the surrounding environment.

Fang Shu stepped forward, and sure enough, the closer he got to the skeleton, the stronger the sense of dread he felt.

He also discovered that although the cave dwelling was quite large, it contained various chambers, all neatly arranged.

The surrounding caves were completely empty, with only piles of ashes remaining. Even the robes on the skeleton in the center had long since turned to rotten ash.

Fang Shu regretfully withdrew his divine sense from all directions and finally focused it on the skeleton in the center.

If he is not mistaken, this skeleton should be the ancestor of the Hu family who was a master of array formations.

When Fang Shu approached the skeleton, a chilling scene unfolded before him.

*Crack!* The skull of the skeleton suddenly shook, as if it raised its head and glanced at him.

Fortunately, the next moment, with a soft "poof," the entire skeleton scattered into a pile of ashes, which spread everywhere.

Only the bone staff held by the skeleton remained intact.

The malevolent energy that had been attached to the skeleton began to rustle and was about to dissipate.

Upon seeing this, Fang Shu immediately used magic to stabilize the energy within a radius of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), and swiftly took out the jade box, collecting the malevolent energy into it.

Although we don't yet know what kind of evil energy it is, how far it has been brewed, or what its quality is, it is still an evil energy that cannot be ignored.

After carefully storing the box of malevolent energy, he bowed deeply towards the location of the ashes and said, "Junior Fang Shu greets Immortal Hu."

He then took out incense, candles, and wine, burned incense and prayed for the deceased, poured wine as a sacrifice, and collected the remains, erecting a mound in the cave.

Although this place belongs to someone else's ancestors, they have inherited their legacy and received numerous favors, so it is only right to offer sacrifices and collect their remains.

After finishing his chores, Fang Shu picked up the bone pole and carefully rubbed it in his hand.

He discovered that the object resembled the spine of a snake or insect, over six feet long, shaped like a whip, but it wasn't made of weapon material. It was also cold to the touch, suggesting a hidden mystery within.

After examining it several times, he immediately channeled his divine sense and true energy into it.

Buzz!

Six lines immediately appeared on this spine.

This object is not just a bone, but a Six Tribulation Qi Refining artifact that has been successfully refined, possesses a powerful aura, and is bound by six restrictions!
That's not all; a message immediately emerged from the magical artifact.

The message was intercepted by the Daoist talisman in Fang Shu's mind, and only after confirming that it was harmless did it slowly unfold in his mind.

After a long while, Fang Shu slowly opened his eyes, his expression momentarily dazed.

He muttered to himself, "It's not just a sixth-level tribulation artifact, but a quasi-foundation-building magic weapon!"

This item is a magical artifact crafted by the ancestors of the Hu family after they failed to break through in this place. They took a snake bone, gathered dragon veins, and refined the snake into a dragon. They also exhausted all their essence and painstakingly crafted it. They wanted to pass it on to their descendants.

Under the nurturing of the array for hundreds of years, the quality of this item has been rising step by step. Its profound foundation has surpassed the sixth tribulation and is only one step away from being promoted to the foundation-building level magic weapon!
As for its function, it can be used to stabilize the energy and set up formations. The formation can be refined on it and completed in one stroke. It can be set up outside the formation and is a portable formation flag!
However, its banner part, after hundreds of years of wear and tear, has become rotten and faded, and has been swallowed up by the current dragon bone array pole, turning into nothingness.

However, this is not necessarily a defect.

Fang Shu held the bone tool, waved it lightly, and casually uttered the word "fixed".

Buzz!

The countless dust particles inside the cave and the countless quicksand outside were all frozen in place, and even the true energy within Fang Shu's body was stiffened.

This magical artifact can unleash immense power without the aid of banners and array diagrams, comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage!

(End of this chapter)