The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

However, the faces of these male corpses were dark, and their clothing was also quite peculiar.

"Fang Yun! Look at the clothes these corpses are wearing!"

"Are they dressed the same as the bronze figures displayed in the Lingyun Heavenly Palace of the Tomb of King Xian?"

Looking at the nineteen male corpses, Hua frowned and tugged at Fang Yun's hand.

"That really is..."

Fang Yun thought back and remembered.

No wonder I felt that the bronze figures were dressed strangely when I entered Lingyun Heavenly Palace. So that's why!

However, he had no memory or understanding of this matter. The only thing he remembered was that the top eight floors of the nine-story demon tower were not dangerous, and the most dangerous floor was the ninth floor!

This isn't the 19 cold wave season. They didn't encounter any wolves or Snow Maitreya on their way here, but... they definitely can't avoid the upcoming Dapu Ghost Insects, and it might even attract a pack of wolves.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yun said in a deep voice:

"Perhaps King Xian saw these scenes through the divination pearl, so he sculpted the bronze figures in his tomb in the same way."

"Don't worry, the Kunlun Mountains are a place where life force gathers and dragons guard. Naturally, corpses buried in the Kunlun Mountains will not rise from the dead. The only thing we need to worry about is the tomb guardians left behind by the Demon Kingdom."

"Things nurtured by anger will definitely be ferocious, just like in Insect Valley. Be alert and don't be careless."

This is the ancestral dragon vein, the number one feng shui treasure land. Even the ancient wonder of the Water Dragon Halo would kneel down before Kunlun.

In such an environment, evil creatures will not be born later in life; to see a spirit or monster is harder than climbing to heaven.

"Indeed, in the land of Kunlun, all evil shall be banished!"

Partridge Whistle nodded in deep agreement, then walked past the nineteen male corpses to the center and tapped the floor lightly.

As a hollow sound rang out, Partridge Whistle's eyes lit up.

"As expected, it has nine floors, the highest-level demon tower. The people buried inside must be high-ranking officials of the Demon Kingdom."

After saying that, Partridge Whistle took out a whirlwind shovel and started prying at the floor.

The floor was made of thin wooden planks, and in no time, Partridge Whistle pried up an entire plank, revealing a hole underneath.

Without hesitation, he lit up the phosphorescent tube he had taken from Fang Yun and threw it down.

The phosphorescent tube emitted a burst of light, instantly dispelling the surrounding darkness.

The four looked down and, due to the restricted view, could only see a stone platform at the bottom, on which were placed two crystal balls of the same size, one white and one blue.

Both crystal balls have naturally formed star patterns on them. When illuminated by a phosphorescent tube, the star patterns appear shimmering and are quite beautiful.

Seeing this, Partridge Whistle crouched down and stuck half of his body into the cave.

Then, he bent over again with a look of surprise.

"The Nine-Story Demon Tower should be the tomb of the Demon Kingdom's high-ranking officials, but there's nothing beneath the bottom level except for that stone platform!"

Upon hearing Partridge Whistle's words, Fang Yun's lips curled into a smile, and he said in a low voice:

"The Demon Kingdom would never go to great lengths to build a dilapidated building."

"Even burial goods were placed here; it's a complete burial building. We didn't see it, perhaps just because we didn't find it."

Partridge Whistle nodded, a renewed sense of hope rising in his heart.

Having searched for so long to finally find this place, he naturally didn't want to return empty-handed.

So the four of them put on a safety rope and descended to the bottom. This nine-story demon tower was a tomb tower, unlike a temple tower or a tomb palace. There might be an underground palace below the bottom.

According to the specifications, this ninth floor from top to bottom must be the last floor.

This last level is the base of the tower, a very large space with more than a dozen wooden windows around it. Looking out through those windows, you can see the scenery outside the tower.

The top eight levels of this nine-story demon tower were completely encased in solid ice, while the ice surrounding the last level had all melted away.

Outside the tower was a huge cave, which was not dark; a soft silver light illuminated the entire cave.

The silver light emanated from the cave walls, which were covered with countless tiny specks of silver light. These specks of light, like miniature moons, merged together and dispelled all the darkness.

All four of them noticed the scene outside the tower, but only Fang Yun, whose eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary people, could see that the silver lights were moving slowly and trembling from time to time.

"Dap Ghost Worm..."

Fang Yun murmured softly, and the three people around him were all taken aback, turning to look at him.

Seeing this, Fang Yun pondered for a moment and then, without hiding anything, told everyone about the danger of the Dapu Ghost Worm, so that they would not be careless.

"The silver light came from the insects, and the rock wall was covered with insects."

"Those insects are called Dap Ghost Insects. They are extremely terrifying alien insects that travel in swarms. They are far more dangerous than the worms in the Great Buddha Temple of Western Xia. Touching them will result in instant death and annihilation!"

Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Flower looked at each other, their faces very grave.

All three were seasoned veterans, and they had previously felt that the nine-story demon tower was too easy to traverse. They all suspected that the last floor must contain all the tomb-guarding techniques of the entire tower.

But no one expected that the guardians of this last layer were a group of insects, and even more dangerous insects than worms.

Fang Yun took the Zhongyuan Seal off his neck and hung it around the flower-adorned neck, then continued:

"This Dap Ghost Beetle looks like an ordinary ladybug, only slightly larger."

"They were originally transparent. The reason they have color is because they have two strange forms, namely blue and silver."

"The blue form is the Boundless Karmic Fire form, and the silver form is the Impoverished Divine Ice form. Both of these forms of the Dapu Ghost Worm possess the power to shatter living souls. Once a living being is touched by the Dapu Ghost Worm... it will instantly turn to ashes, leaving not even a trace of resentment!"

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Chapter 117 Crystal Free Mountain!

“In Tibetan, ‘Dap’ means ‘demon insect’, so in Tibet, this insect is called ‘Dap Ghost Insect’. In other places, it is also called ‘Fire Demon Ice Demon’ or ‘Ice and Fire Ladybug’.”

"They mostly appear in polar ice fields and ancient forests. The ones we see now should be the guardians of the Demon Kingdom's tomb!"

At this point, a look of amazement appeared on Fang Yun's face.

This was also the first time he had ever seen the Dapu Ghost Insects. The Dapu Ghost Insects outside the tower were now in the form of the Naiqiong God Ice.

It looks really beautiful, but it's also really dangerous.

However, as dangerous as the Dapu Ghost Worm was, it was nothing to him.

Qilin blood, a super insecticide, is a cure for swarms of poisonous insects and mirages!

Let alone the blood of the Qilin, even the aura of the Zhongyuan Seal would be enough to suppress those Dapu Ghost Insects, preventing them from getting close.

"Boundless karmic fire, yet ultimately, the ice of the divine..."

"That's divine power from ancient times!"

The three men's expressions changed drastically, and they even slowed down their movements, afraid of waking up the Dapu Ghost Worm outside the cave.

They had indeed never heard of the Dapu Ghost Insect, but they knew very well about the Boundless Karmic Fire and the Naiqiong Divine Ice.

That power exists only in ancient legends. It is said that some people in the world possessed that power, but legends are just legends. No one has ever seen it with their own eyes, or perhaps those who have seen it are all dead.

Now... they've actually witnessed a real legend!

"wrong..."

Suddenly, Partridge Whistle's eyes lit up, and he looked intently at Fang Yun.

"Since Brother Fang's blood can repel poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, it should be able to deal with these Dapu ghost insects as well, right?"

"Otherwise, Brother Fang wouldn't be able to remain so calm and composed."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun raised the corner of his mouth and shrugged, saying:

"Any intelligent insect or beast will be affected by my blood."

"As I said before, don't be too nervous, but you absolutely can't let your guard down either."

“Besides my blood, we have other ways to deal with these Dapu Ghost Insects. In your Mountain Moving language, it’s called mutual generation and restraint. Everything in the world has a strong element and a weak element, and they are mutually generating and restraining each other.”

"The silver Dapu Ghost Worm in its Ice God form is afraid of fire, and the blue Dapu Ghost Worm in its Boundless Karmic Fire form is afraid of water. If my blood doesn't work, we can use the water and fire we carry on us as an emergency."

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, the three of them relaxed.

I'm not afraid of danger itself, but I am afraid of dangers that are completely uncontrollable, like the Corpse Cave, which is a ferocious creature that is beyond human power to deal with. Since we have a way to deal with these Dapu Ghost Insects, they are not too dangerous.

After speaking about the Dapu Ghost Worm, Fang Yun walked to the stone platform and called to the others.

“There are stone troughs around this stone platform; there must be a mechanism here.”

The four of them worked together and quickly pushed the stone platform backward.

Beneath the stone platform lies another mystery.

Where the stone platform was originally placed, the floorboards were lifted up, revealing a square pit of frozen soil underneath. The pit wasn't very deep, and inside it was a crystal plate that completely filled the pit.

Upon closer inspection, the crystal was quite peculiar, covered with natural water-like patterns and engraved with a wolf general with a wolf's head and a human body.

The wolf general, clad in silver armor and wielding a long spear, struck a pose as if descending from the sky, exuding an imposing aura.

This wolf general is none other than the White Wolf King, the wolf general carved on the ice plate at the very top of the Demon Tower!

"Crystal Free Mountain?"

Looking at the crystal plate, Fang Yun frowned and pondered.

I completely forgot about that...