The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

As soon as we entered the cave, the light dimmed. Inside the cave, there were two paths to take.

One option is to continue along the river, and the other is to disembark at the shore, where there is a huge cave entrance.

Upon seeing this fork in the road, both Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai turned their gazes toward Fang Yun.

"We're already directly below Ping Mountain, no need to go any further."

"Go into the cave."

Fang Yun gave a shout and jumped directly onto the shore, followed by Chen Yulou and the others.

After entering the cave, we hadn't walked more than a few steps when we reached the end of the cave.

"This is it!"

Fang Yun took out the golden compass to calculate the direction, and after circling the cave, his eyes lit up, and he stopped on the mountain wall at the end.

The feng shui point points here, and his memories of the Ping Mountain storyline also point here.

so..

Break through this mountain wall, and you'll be able to go straight to the underground palace!

Seeing Fang Yunyun holding a golden compass and standing in front of the mountain wall with a smile on his face, Chen Yulou was startled and stepped forward to examine him carefully.

“There is a lot of water dripping from this cave, and the ground around it is full of water depressions, but there is little water standing here... There must be a hidden space behind this wall that has swallowed all the water.”

"Brother Fang, is this the place?!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Yulou immediately had a guess in his mind.

"That's right, the underground palace is behind this wall."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun nodded in response, glancing at Chen Yulou with surprise.

As expected, Chen Yulou had his own abilities to secure his position as the leader of the Unloading Ridge faction.

So many Unloading Ridge Warriors were inspecting the ground and the mountain walls behind him, but only Chen Yulou noticed it.

To be able to perform the method of observing mud and distinguishing colors in such a damp and seeping environment truly makes one a master.

"it is good!"

After receiving Fang Yun's approval, Chen Yulou no longer hesitated and immediately arranged for a team to start digging a tunnel from there.

Although the Xieling forces had a large number of men, the hard earthen wall formed by mountain rocks, gravel, and coarse sand was obviously not thin, and it could not be dug through in a short time.

After discussing for a while, Fang Yun and Chen Yulou decided to return to the inn first, and while waiting for Partridge Whistle, they would rest and recuperate.

As for Luo Laowai's opinion... that's not important. It's not his place to offer opinions on tomb raiding.

In the evening, the strongmen in charge of digging the tunnel sent word that the tunnel had been completed!

However, when they dug through the tomb, several poisonous centipedes crawled out of it.

Having already witnessed the terrifying power of the poisonous centipede, the Unloading Ridge Warriors naturally dared not enter the cave to investigate and all retreated to the palace.

Upon hearing that there were centipedes down the mountain, Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai were both sweating bullets. They were glad they had listened to Fang Yun's advice; otherwise, if they had rashly entered the cave, they would have suffered heavy losses.

Right now, all that's left is for Partridge Whistle to find something that can counteract the poison. If there isn't such a thing, then we'll just have to find more sulfur and ash.

..........

Another day passed, and Fang Yun was getting impatient.

If he weren't worried about things going wrong, he would have already given in.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the third day that Partridge Whistle led his team back to the manor.

As expected, Partridge Whistle found the Angry Sun Chicken. Moreover, the team of Unloading Ridge Warriors heard from the Miao people that roosters eat centipedes, so they specially bought dozens more large roosters.

In no time, the restaurant became very lively, filled with the crowing of roosters.

The Angry-Eyed Rooster's eyelids, from top to bottom, indicate that it is a phoenix species born with a fire element. Its beak and claws are extremely sharp, easily leaving claw marks on wooden tables, making it extraordinary.

Under the wrathful cry of the Heavenly Emperor, the Yin energy within the mansion dissipated, and the Five Poisons fled in disarray.

Fang Yun was tempted by it. When he settled down in the future, he would definitely raise a Angry-Eyed Chicken!

The others were also amazed, commenting that this rooster's aura was even more proud and sharp than that of a golden eagle.

"Generation, restraint, and transformation... How wonderful, how wonderful!"

Chen Yulou murmured twice, a broad smile appearing on his face.

"Brother Dao, you've worked hard to find this wonderful method."

"Now that the tunnel has led to the underground palace and we've found a way to counteract the poison, how about we head into Ping Mountain together tomorrow?"

"it is good!"

"Then tomorrow it will be!"

The four groups of people were: tomb raiders, mountain movers, and warlords.

Although each group had its own objectives, they did not conflict with each other; all four groups were focused on taking Ping Mountain as soon as possible.

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Chapter Eight: Qilin Blood Acquired!

The next day, before dawn, the tomb raiding team gathered outside the gate of the mansion.

Looking at the three sacrificial animals and the large bowl of blood wine on the table, Fang Yun sighed at how old-fashioned it was.

In this era, when people in the martial arts world form alliances for important matters, they need to sign a written covenant, swearing an oath to their patriarchs and deities.

After some pleasantries, the group of several hundred people headed towards the foot of Ping Mountain.

Shortly after sunrise, the team arrived at the tunnel that had been breached the day before.

Seeing that the tunnel was dozens of meters deep, Fang Yun's lips curled up.

That's the advantage of teaming up; if you were to dig this yourself... it would take a month or two.

“The brothers who have been in this business for less than three years will stay and continue digging the tunnel. The rest of you will come with me into the tomb and bring all the roosters and realgar powder we have found!”

"Yes, Xiao Yangzi, you arrange for a team to stay and help me scrape this wall clean! Otherwise, my treasure won't be able to get out!"

Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai brought too many people, so many that there wasn't enough room for them all in the cave. They could only each select a few people.

"Gentlemen, I'll go in and scout ahead!"

Seeing that these people were dawdling, Fang Yun said something to them and then crawled into the tunnel that was big enough for one person to pass through.

After waiting for so many days, he couldn't hold back any longer!

Because of the air circulation in the tomb, the musty smell and gloomy atmosphere in the tomb robber's hole were not so strong; there was only a faint earthy smell.

Keeping his body low and moving slowly, Fang Yun quickly passed through the tomb robbers' tunnel and the mountain crevice connected to it.

What comes into view is a huge hollow in the mountain.

In the center of the cave, the ground is paved with neat bluestone slabs, and dozens of glass lamps are placed on both sides of the walkway.

These specially made glass lamps, even after six or seven hundred years, still have wicks and oil that haven't run out and are still burning.

The firelight shone on the glass dome, and the shimmering light reflected off the cave, making it look like a dreamlike fairyland.

At the end of this glazed lantern path, there is a palace gate built to the extreme number nine, and beyond that gate lies another deep and eerie entrance.

"This is actually a tomb? This doesn't seem like a Yuan Dynasty tomb."

Just then, a gasp rang out behind him. Fang Yun turned around and saw that it was Hua Guniang from the Mountain Moving Team.

Like Fang Yun, Partridge Whistle was also very anxious, and he brought his junior brothers and sisters in.

"This is practically an underground palace... That Yuan Dynasty general must have been incredibly powerful!" The old foreigner stared wide-eyed, looking utterly incredulous.

"Ping Mountain is where emperors of all dynasties refined the elixir of immortality, and the earliest record can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty."

"So even when dynasties changed, this alchemy hall was still preserved, after all, no emperor could resist the temptation of immortality elixirs."

"That Yuan Dynasty general was just lucky to find this place."

At this moment, Fang Yun spoke up to explain.

He spent a year robbing tombs, including those of royalty and nobility.

However, the scale and specifications of those tombs were completely incomparable to the alchemy hall before them.

That Yuan Dynasty general had neither the qualifications nor the ability to build such a magnificent building.

To hollow out a mountain peak deep in the mountains and build a palace inside it—no one but an emperor could pull off such a grand undertaking.

Even the tomb of King Xian, which is said to be accessible only when the heavens collapse, was built by King Xian after he established his own kingdom, at the cost of countless manpower and resources.

Just by looking at this alchemy site, one can see the emperors' obsession with immortality back then.

Those emperors, having conquered the world and reached the pinnacle of everything in life, then turned their attention to the path to immortality.

Who wouldn't want immortality?

"Ah... immortality."

At this moment, Partridge Whistle calmly shook his head and said:

"It's all just a fleeting dream, nothing more."