The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Those two white whiskers alone are two or three meters long, and there are several small white whisker fish hanging on them.

"Holy crap...even orcas aren't this big!"

Seeing the white-bearded fish leaping high out of the water, Fang Yun exclaimed in amazement.

This white-bearded fish is at least fifteen meters long from head to tail. It's a pity that this is the sacred land of Kunlun, otherwise this white-bearded fish king could definitely have cultivated into a fish spirit!

The white-bearded fish king opened its mouth wide and chased after the striped dragon, seemingly intending to swallow it whole.

"What a big fish!"

Upon seeing this, both Lao Yangren and Hua exclaimed in surprise. Only the most composed Partridge Whistle was somewhat better, but even Partridge Whistle had a look of amazement on his face.

This is the wonder of the Kunlun Ancestral Dragon Vein!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just as the white-bearded fish king was about to fall and bite the striped dragon, Fang Yun suddenly pulled out the previously unused M500 revolver from his waist, pointed it directly at the white-bearded fish king, and pulled the trigger.

As five loud explosions rang out, five huge bloody holes instantly appeared on the white-bearded fish king's body, with flesh and blood mixed with internal organs splattering everywhere.

Bang!

Immediately afterwards, the striped dragon and the white-bearded fish king fell into the water one after the other.

After falling into the water, the striped dragon didn't look back and quickly fled towards other pools of water.

The white-bearded fish king had five large craters punched into its brain and abdomen by Fang Yun, and was on the verge of death. After falling into the water, it could only struggle and thrash its tail a few times before floating motionless to the surface.

Seeing Fang Yun attack the white-bearded fish king, the three brothers, Partridge Whistle and his companions, all looked puzzled.

The fish king was after the striped dragon. If they spared its life, it might be able to help them stop the striped dragon in the wind-eroded lake, saving them a lot of trouble.

Fang Yun shook his head and laughed, then jumped into the puddle without saying a word.

Then, he took out the 1.3 Dragon Bone Dagger and started digging into the fish king's belly.

Upon seeing this, the three of them suddenly realized that Fang Yun certainly didn't want to eat the meat of this white-bearded fish king.

Perhaps Fang Yun noticed something was wrong with the Fish King... and this Fish King might be like the long worm in the gourd cave of the Xianwang Tomb, which, besides blocking the way, also served as a treasure trove.

After digging inside the belly of the Whitebeard Fish King for about ten seconds, a glint of light flashed in Fang Yun's eyes.

He clenched his right hand and pulled it out of the belly of the Whitebeard Fish King. After shaking the blood off his hands in the water, he finally broke the surface.

He opened his hands, and there were two jade beads, about the size of longan, lying quietly in his palms.

found it!

Looking at the two jade beads that resembled jade but were not, and shimmered with a transparent luster, Fang Yun was overjoyed.

Demonic Eyes, Boundless Demonic Gaze!

Chapter 126 The Hidden Ghost Cave and the Origin of the Ghost Curse!

"Brother Fang, what is this?"

As soon as Fang Yun climbed out of the puddle, Partridge Whistle immediately went to meet him.

Fang Yun acted so quickly that he didn't have time to react at all.

This also means that the two beads that Fang Yun just took out from the white-bearded fish king are very important.

"Let me wash up first."

Fang Yun waved his hand and jumped into another clean puddle to clean off the fishy smell and blood from his body.

There is a geothermal source of magma underground here. The deeper you go, the less cold it becomes, and the lake water is not so cold.

After cleaning himself up, Fang Yun walked onto the mudflat with a smile and called the three of them over.

At this moment, Fang Yun opened his hands, and a pair of demonic eyes appeared before the three of them.

"This is... a human eye?"

After carefully examining the Demon Eye for a moment, the three brothers, Partridge Whistle and his fellow disciples, all had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

These jade beads are about the size of a human eye. Compared to the Muchen Bead, they are different in color and texture.

And the color and texture... look very similar to the jade-like body of the female corpse in the Nine-Story Demon Tower!

Seeing the three men deep in thought, Fang Yun smiled and extended his hand to Partridge Whistle, saying, "Brother Dao, give me the Muchen Pearl."

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, Partridge Whistle nodded, took out the Muchen Pearl that he had carefully hidden in the cloth bag in his bosom, and handed it to Fang Yun.

After receiving the Muchen Pearl, Fang Yun put it together with a pair of demonic eyes and put them in his pocket, secretly storing the Muchen Pearl and the demonic eyes into his system space.

Then, he explained to the three of them, "From now on, I will keep this Muchen Pearl safe. Do you remember the square crystal stone we saw a few days ago? The one with many engravings and ciphers on it."

"But is the jade eye inside the fish's belly related to the cryptic inscription on the crystal?"

Partridge Whistle's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked a question.

He remembered that when he asked Fang Yun if he could understand the cipher, Fang Yun nodded, but said that the things recorded in the cipher were a bit strange and that he could only tell them after he was sure!

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun nodded, his smile fading, and said with a slightly serious expression:

"Now just listen carefully to what I have to say. On that cipher, I saw the secret of the Ghost Cave and the origin of the Ghost Eye Curse. I didn't really believe it at first, but after finding these jade eyes, I had no choice but to believe it."

Upon hearing Fang Yun mention the secret of the Ghost Cave and the origin of the Ghost Eye Curse, Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Hua all became serious.

Since the crystal contains such important information, it must also contain information on how to break the curse of the demon eye.

After a moment of contemplation, Fang Yun delivered the speech he had prepared.

"The people of the Demon Kingdom believe that there is another world outside our world, and the Serpent God is the king of that world. After the Serpent God died, his corpse remained. The power of the corpse opened up the two worlds, and the entrance is the bottomless ghost cave."

"Later, the Demon Kingdom clan arrived at Mount Zaglama, discovered the Ghost Cave, and used miraculous means to retrieve the Serpent God's Eye from it. They also learned the secret of the Serpent God's Eye. Afterward, they set up the altar for worshipping the Serpent God on the most vibrant ancestral dragon vein and established the Demon Kingdom."

"They believed that with the life force of the ancestral dragon vein, coupled with their sacrifices, they could bring the serpent god back to life, and they could also obtain eternal life in another world from the serpent god."

"And that Muchen Pearl is the key to the bottomless ghost cave. The people of the Demon Kingdom used the Muchen Pearl to open and worship the ghost cave, offering up their flesh and blood souls to obtain the power of the Serpent God. That power is called the Demon Eye Boundless Demon Pupil, which is an eye that can borrow the power of the Serpent God."

"Only the Demon Mother of the Demon Kingdom can possess such eyes, or rather, only by awakening these demonic eyes can one become the Demon Mother of the Demon Kingdom."

"The pair of jade eyes I found in the belly of the Whitebeard Fish King were the Boundless Demon Eyes, the eyes of the first Ghost Mother of the Demon Kingdom. The power of those demon eyes is of the same origin as the Muchen Pearl, which is why it was able to turn the Ghost Mother's corpse into jade."

"Legend has it that the Demon Queens of the Demon Kingdom were all reincarnated. When King Baozhu led the allied forces of the Snow Region to attack the Demon Kingdom, the Demon Queen of that generation had not yet been reincarnated. No one could use the power of the Ghost Cave. Moreover, the key to the Ghost Cave, Muchen Pearl, was stolen by King Baozhu and Guru Rinpoche."

"Moreover, before the great war, the Demon Kingdom's main city sank due to an earthquake, causing turmoil throughout the Demon Kingdom, which led to its defeat."

At this point, Fang Yun paused, glanced at the three faces, and whispered:

"It was also written on that crystal that the Demon Kingdom opened the Ghost Cave to sacrifice the Serpent God. Anyone who sees the Ghost Cave will be afflicted with the Ghost Eye Curse. The Ghost Eye Curse is... the mark of the sacrifice."

"The priests of the Demon Kingdom open the Ghost Cave during their rituals, and they also become afflicted with the Ghost Eye Curse. However, they can close the Ghost Cave after the ritual is completed, so that the Ghost Eye Curse will not erode their lives."

"Back then, your clan's priests threw the fake Muchen Pearl artifact into the Ghost Cave, which should have successfully started the ritual. However, because they were unable to shut down the ritual, the Ghost Eye Curse has been passed down from generation to generation."

"Because opening the Ghost Cave only requires the Muchen Pearl, which only means starting the ritual. Closing the ritual... requires not only the Muchen Pearl, but also a pair of human eye offerings to complete the ritual. Only after the complete ritual is completed will the Ghost Cave close again."

"what?!"

The most impatient of all, the old foreigner, immediately exclaimed in surprise.

The records left by the tribe say that they failed to explore the Ghost Cave and were subsequently cursed by it.

But what Fang Yun said meant that the fake Muchen Pearl had successfully opened the Ghost Cave, but opening the Ghost Cave was a ritual, and the Ghost Cave needed to be closed after it was opened, otherwise the ritual would not stop.

In that case, if the clan's holy priest had simply forged another magical artifact bead and found another pair of human eyes, and thrown them into the Ghost Cave, the ritual could have ended, the Ghost Cave could have been closed, and the curse of the Ghost Eyes could have been lifted!

How could it be as simple as 480?

Partridge Whistle and Flower also looked somber.

The three of them weren't blaming their ancestors; they just felt that the method to break the curse of the ghost eye was too simple, so simple that no one would have thought that the method to break the curse would be so simple.

Seeing the somber expressions on the three faces, Fang Yun sighed inwardly.

Seeing the Ghost Cave alone wouldn't be enough to get the Ghost Eye Curse; otherwise, why would the Demon Kingdom's ancestors have left Mount Zaglama and come to the Kunlun Mountains to worship the Snake God?

If anyone could open the ritual to open the Ghost Cave just by seeing it, the Demon Kingdom's ancestors would be exhausted. Once someone sees the Ghost Cave, they would have to immediately hold a ritual to close it.

The reason why Hu Wang and his companion were afflicted with the Ghost Eye Curse in the original novel was because there was a Ghost Cave in the Jingjue Ancient City that could "transform into a realm of illusion." They saw that Ghost Cave and thus became sacrifices to the Snake God.

'Transformation of Realms' is the power of manifestation, which is the power obtained by the Demon Eye from connecting with the Ghost Cave.

Ordinary people can't even get the Ghost Eye curse...

In short, only by opening the Ghost Cave, initiating a sacrifice, or seeing something manifested by the power of the Ghost Cave will one be marked with the Ghost Eye by the power of the Serpent God and become a sacrifice.

It can only be said that the priests of the Zaglama tribe were incredibly skilled... they were able to create a magical artifact that could replace the Muchen Pearl.

(To reiterate, the plot has been altered. Please don't criticize; it's not that I didn't know how to check, but it was necessary for the writing.)

Chapter 127 Evil Luo Sea City, the City of Manifestation!

The four people remained silent, none of them speaking, each lost in thought.

After a long while, Fang Yun raised his head, glanced at the three people in front of him, and shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind.

There are countless things in this world that are difficult to understand and explain, such as the Ghost Cave Snake God, the Chaos Corpse Cave, and the Karmic Fire God Ice... These are all mysterious existences that cannot be explored by human beings.

Since it has nothing to do with him, there's no need to dig into the details. As long as we can roughly understand it and feel at ease, that's enough. There's no need to have any thoughts of creating trouble for ourselves. Now is not the time to think about these things.

“Things from a thousand years ago cannot be changed.”

At this moment, Partridge Whistle awoke from his reverie, a sharp glint flashing in his deep eyes, and his aura surging forth.