Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

"…Buddha, what did you hear when you entered that deserted village?"

"Fire Buddha Cultivation One, Mind Samu..."

While riding ahead, Zhang Qishan and Zhang Rishan were chatting when Zhang Qishan inadvertently uttered this incantation.

The already quiet night seemed to become even more deathly still at this moment.

Qi Tiezui suddenly covered his ears, his face turning deathly pale.

"Do not recite, do not think, do not look, do not search."

Qi Tiezui shook his head, looking dazed.

Su Mu frowned.

He hadn't expected Qi Tiezui to be so afraid of that strange village.

Zhang Qishan had only casually uttered a spell he had overheard while recounting the events of that day to Zhang Rishan, and Qi Tiezui had already panicked and become so disoriented.

It's likely that the evil village that Zhang Qishan sent to destroy wasn't as simple as everyone imagined.

In my past life memories.

The discovery of the ancient tomb in the mine was an accident.

Japanese people, under the guise of the Chamber of Commerce, spread all over China.

Some of these "chambers of commerce" are groups of medical fanatics dedicated to studying human science.

Unable to conduct horrific human research within the island nation of Japan, they turned their attention to the then-broken land of China.

When they stepped into this commoner nation that had just regained some freedom from the oppression of the feudal dynasty.

I discovered by chance that human life here is extremely cheap.

For just a small amount of money, the poor people of this place can be persuaded to voluntarily give up their lives for research.

However, human research is ultimately a prohibited topic internationally, so after they found experimental subjects and targets, they secretly spent a lot of money to rent a mine from the Huo family.

Under the guise of leasing mining contracts, they dug out an experimental base within a certain mine.

Su Mu didn't know if the other party's experiment was progressing smoothly, but when the group of researchers hollowed out the mountain to use as an experimental base, they accidentally unearthed the tomb of Qing Wuzi, a Feng Shui master from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, who was buried there.

Then, a series of strange things began to happen.

As time passed, Hatoyama's Diary also circulated among the people of Changsha and fell into the hands of Er Yuehong's elders.

The Hong family traveled all over the country, recruiting opera troupes wherever they went, and rarely suffered a defeat.

So the Hong family set their sights on this tomb buried underground in the mine.

Finally, they all died.

Finally, the young Er Yuehong took over the Hong family business.

You scared them.

Su Mu reached out and pressed down on Qi Tiezui's constantly shaking shoulder.

Qi Tiezui felt the warmth emanating from Su Mu's hand and slowly woke up. He shifted his gaze to the people around him.

Zhang Qishan and Zhang Rishan also stopped chatting, shut their mouths, and looked at them with furrowed brows.

"I..." Qi Tiezui was unable to explain, and lowered his head with a pale face.

Su Mu thought for a moment, and it seemed that the evil village priestess, the Great Black Buddha Mother, described by Qi Tiezui sounded somewhat familiar.

Adding to the fact that Zhang Qishan had unintentionally uttered the words "Fire Buddha Cultivation One," he suddenly slapped his forehead.

understood.

"The heretical Buddha of Tantric Buddhism, the Great Black Buddha Mother, right? You know her?"

Su Mu looked at Qi Tiezui with some surprise.

When Qi Tiezui heard Su Mu correctly pronounce the evil Buddha's name, his eyes filled with deep fear as he looked up at Su Mu.

Su Mu shook his head and chuckled: "Knowing that you're tainted by the curse, huh? Looks like I guessed right."

Su Mu frowned: "But, does it also exist in this place? I thought..."

The evil god in the movie "The Curse", the Great Black Buddha Mother.

By constantly memorizing the keywords spoken by the people around him and integrating them with the knowledge in his mind, Su Mu found the prototype of this object.

This evil god is very strange; it can cast curses on people by using the concept of "knowing is being tainted."

In this way, they absorb the soul and life of the cursed person, helping them to "attain enlightenment".

Su Mu spent very little time in the human world, but he had spent a lot of time with Huo Xian'er and they had talked about many things.

Among these are rumors that various regions have worshipped certain deities.

When dynasties collapsed and chaos ensued.

There are still many unenlightened and ignorant commoners who place their extreme desire for survival on various deities.

In rural mountain villages and ancient towns living along large rivers and streams, there has always been the idea and practice of using human lives to worship the river god on specific days.

Similar sacrificial practices also exist in mountain villages and ancient towns in plains, mountains, and basins.

"It can't mess with me, I'll be fine. But if it's the other one, then things will be really complicated."

Su Mu, frowning, muttered to himself.

Zhang Qishan clearly saw Qi Tiezui's ever-changing expression and also listened to Su Mu's words.

Zhang Qishan whispered to his adjutant Zhang Rishan beside him, "This kid, does he really know something about this?"

Zhang Rishan smiled wryly: "I think I already mentioned this a long time ago."

Zhang Qishan coughed twice: "Have you investigated his background and family history?"

Zhang Rishan nodded: "A true local with impeccable lineage, whose ancestors can be traced and are known to everyone. He was seriously ill for seventeen years and never left his bed. He suddenly woke up a few days ago and has started to travel the world."

Zhang Qishan's expression turned somewhat grim: "You mean, in just a few days, he transformed from a naive teenager into what he is now?"

Zhang Rishan pondered, "It should be related to Miss Xian'er. I've investigated; when he was seriously ill, Miss Xian'er stayed by his side the whole time. The Huo family knows quite a few secrets."

Zhang Qishan shook his head: "I still can't believe that you could get to this point just by getting information from conversations with others."

Zhang Rishan did not reply.

Because this matter is indeed quite strange.

However, he had already thoroughly investigated Su Mu's background and identity, even finding out about his ancestors for three generations.

The three generations of the Su family did not exhibit any special or unusual characteristics.

Only the boy named Su Mu was born with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and skills.

Zhang Rishan paused for a moment, then continued, "Could it be a bloodline awakening?"

Zhang Qishan hummed in agreement and looked at Zhang Rishan.

Zhang Rishan's expression changed: "Ah ha, how could there possibly be another family like the Zhang family in this world? Maybe I'm mistaken."

Zhang Qishan gave a forced smile and continued leading his horse forward.

Does any ancient bloodline truly exist in this world?

Zhang Rishan, who was somewhat mischievous in his childhood, sighed with deep eyes.

The Zhang family's internal records clearly state that some of these records exist.

The human race is not just the yellow-skinned race; there are also white-skinned and black-skinned humans outside.

Throughout Chinese history, there have been different bloodlines of people originating from the local population.

However, those who are born with special abilities and bloodlines are often simple and pure.

They are either immortal, incredibly strong, enormous in size, or have parts of an animal's torso.

The mysterious bloodline race has few members.

Often, after joining the world, they are regarded as outcasts by the local ordinary people.

Once its unique and unusual characteristics were discovered, some powerful individuals even spared no expense to capture it alive, cook it, and eat it.

Gradually, this special human race became extinct in the long history of China.

Even those who remain are aware of the dangers of the world.

Just like the Zhang family, they will never be seen again.

Is Su Mu also an ancient special bloodline possessor like their Qilin Zhang family?