He's alone, but he's a tomb raider!

Qin Yun bent down and firmly grasped the hilt of Hirumaru's sword with his five fingers.

The anticipated backlash from the evil spirit and invasion of the body did not occur.

After being overwhelmed by a series of sword strikes, the sword spirit's Dao heart was shattered, and its former bloodthirsty and arrogant ferocity vanished completely.

At this moment, it was like a trapped beast that had been completely defeated, curled up inside the blade.

Faced with Qin Yun, they were filled with deep fear and dared not even entertain the slightest thought of resistance.

Qin Yun weighed the demon sword in his hand, feeling the cool touch of the blade, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

The fierce battle on the ground has come to an end.

Seeing that Liu Yanyan was still hiding up there, hesitant to come down, Qin Yun gave her a look.

Upon hearing Qin Yun's greeting, Liu Yanyan, who was higher up, quickly walked down the steps, her eyes filled with undisguised joy and excitement.

"Boss, I..."

"Take advantage of this opportunity while it's still fresh; no one will steal it from you."

Qin Yun's words were not directed at Liu Yanyan, but at Gao Lian and the other two.

However, being seasoned veterans, the three of them were quite sensible.

He kept his eyes down, his nose closed, and pretended nothing had happened.

Even Gao Lian, the head of the Northeast region, was feigning death at this time, let alone the Deng brothers.

"Yes, boss, just you wait and see!"

Rolling up her sleeves, Liu Yanyan immediately stepped forward.

After pulling out the Shark Tooth Sword, he handed it to Qin Yun.

As she approached the body of Ao Bai lying flat on the ground, Liu Yanyan's expression turned solemn, devoid of any trace of frivolity.

The methods of the Liu family's corpse-driving lineage in western Hunan are divided into corpse refining, corpse solidification, and corpse nurturing!

Each method has its own orthodox ancient techniques passed down through generations, and is by no means as simple as just controlling a corpse.

Liu Yanyan squatted slightly, her fingertips forming a secret seal for controlling corpses, and she chanted a deep and ancient incantation for controlling corpses and suppressing souls.

The art of corpse transport and refining involves four steps: preserving the soul, strengthening the bones, locking away evil spirits, and cultivating the body.

Ordinary corpse refining methods can mostly only preserve the hardness of the corpse's flesh.

Their original cultivation and martial arts foundation are almost entirely lost; most of them are simply brute force-based ferocious corpses.

But the Liu family's methods are extraordinary!

For some reason, Liu Yanyan was in excellent condition today.

With a clear and pure mind, and the fact that Ao Bai's corpse had died cleanly and neatly, he was a perfect candidate for corpse refining, a rare find.

She placed her hands on Ao Bai's gilded back, imprinting a curse into his body to suppress his soul and lock his meridians, gradually gathering the remaining martial arts essence from the corpse and sealing it deep within his bones.

Contain Yin energy, solidify the corpse's orifice, lock the martial root, and seal away lingering thoughts!

Her entire ancient corpse-driving technique flowed smoothly, far exceeding her usual level, a testament to her exceptional performance on the spot.

After a full half-incense stick's time, Liu Yanyan finally let out a long breath, her eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"Boss, it's done!"

Ao Bai's entire golden body was intact, and his seven layers of cultivation, martial arts skills, and foundation of killing in hundreds of battles were all completely preserved!

Ordinary corpse refining can at most retain two or three tenths of its cultivation.

Today, Liu Yanyan performed exceptionally well, managing to preserve 70% of Ao Bai's martial arts cultivation!

Although most of Ao Bai's abilities were rendered unusable after he was turned into a corpse, such as the Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Blade, he could forget about using it.

However, even so, with his fully mastered Iron Body, dealing with a superhuman like Chai Yan is basically like a father beating his son, it couldn't be easier!

Without resorting to underhanded tactics, even someone as fierce as a tiger could come into a fight!

From this day forward, this fierce corpse of Ao Bai will be considered the pinnacle of the corpse-driving lineage!

……

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the moment when Liu Yanyan was finishing up the corpse refining process.

Qin Yun, Deng Youfu, Deng Youcai, and Gao Lian exchanged a single glance, and they understood each other perfectly.

A University of Tokyo tradition – since we're already here!

After defeating the boss, how can you not loot the dungeon?

Deng Youfu is the most educated, and even studied in Russia. He is now a lawyer at a law firm in Northeast China, a well-paid professional who is usually not short of money.

But, is it more like we need ten million than a million?

Furthermore, he himself is not short of money, so does Deng Youcai, who drives a taxi to support his family, lack money?

As for Gao Lian, although he is a company employee, you can tell from his name that he probably doesn't have a clean job.

Furthermore, in this kind of environment, everyone else is taking it, but you're not. What do you mean by that?

This is because they come from the same school and have a lineage of ancestral ties.

Otherwise, if they really encountered some hotheads, the Deng brothers would probably have to bury those who didn't know the rules before Qin Yun even had to say a word!

The four of them then dispersed and began to carefully explore this underground fortress of the Kwantung Army, which had been sealed for nearly a century.

Although no words were spoken, the three parties appeared to be in perfect harmony.

After wandering around the seventh underground level and venturing deep into the base, they indeed found two top-secret rooms.

The first room was a secret chamber where the Japanese army conducted biological and chemical experiments.

On the rusted iron bed in the sealed chamber and in the sealed glass jar, there are still carbonized experimental remains.

Most disturbingly, there was a desiccated corpse in the corner.

His skin was dull, and on his chest was a strikingly ancient and intricate Qilin tattoo, flowing like mercury, treading on fire and wind!

Upon seeing this thing, Qin Yun's pupils also contracted sharply.

Qin Yun only knew of one place that had a Qilin tattoo that symbolized burning wind and treading fire!

"The Zhang family of Qilin!"

That makes sense, though, since Northeast China was one of the Zhang family's strongholds.

After Zhang Qiling broke the curse, the people trapped in the Zhang family compound scattered to all corners of the world.

Judging from the tattoos, the person in front of me should be a member of the main branch of the Zhang family, while the members of the branch family have Qiongqi tattooed on their bodies.

As for who it was specifically, Qin Yun couldn't quite say.

It could be some unlucky direct descendant of the Zhang family, or perhaps... it could be Zhang Qishan's father.

That's right, don't be fooled by the Qiongqi tattoo on Zhang Qishan's body; he's a member of a branch family.

However, this person's background is not so simple.

After all, Zhang Qishan's grandfather was the penultimate patriarch of the Zhang family.

If it weren't for the mistake of marrying a woman from another ethnic group, Zhang Qishan's branch of the family would not have been exiled.

Closer to home.

The second room is the vault of this base.

The heavy explosion-proof door was pushed open by several people working together. Looking up, they saw a mountain of dusty boxes piled up on the ground.

Wooden crates and iron cabinets were stacked layer upon layer, containing the wealth looted and plundered from Northeast China by the Kwantung Army.

A large number of Republic of China banknotes, military notes, and old dynasty banknotes have long been damp, rotten, powdered, and broken, completely losing their circulation and collection value, and have become a pile of waste ashes.

But the hard currency remained intact!

Boxes of Republic of China silver dollars, pure gold bars, and broken gold ingots.

Despite being preserved underground in damp conditions for over a century, it still retains its luster and substantial weight.

Gold and silver were scattered everywhere, of considerable value.

Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

But how exactly should it be divided...?

Deng Youcai, Deng Youfu, and even Gao Lian all glanced at Qin Yun at this moment.

Gao Lian: "This young man..."

"It's the rule of the underworld: split it in half when you meet. Nothing more to say!"

Although there was a lot of gold and silver in front of them, it paled in comparison to the burial goods in Ao Bai's tomb.

The process of dividing the spoils went very smoothly.

The gold bars and silver dollars were divided equally, so that no one was at a disadvantage and no one gained an advantage.

In fact, to avoid offending Qin Yun, the thoughtful Gao Lian even gave Liu Yanyan a share as well.

The value isn't very high; based on current prices, each family will only get three to five million after the goods are shipped.

However, if something is given away for free, it's good enough; there's no reason to be picky.