A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Ye Fan flipped his hand, and an ancient-looking piece of paper with flowing golden Dao patterns appeared in his palm, exuding a profound aura.

"Taoist scriptures?!"

Duan De's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at the gold paper, his breath suddenly stopping.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, his face turned from red to green, then from green to purple, and his finger pointing at Ye Fan trembled.

"So...it was you, kid! The Daoist scripture was actually in your hands!"

A fierce aura erupted from Duan De, and he instinctively lunged forward to snatch the Daoist scripture.

The next second, Duan De's impulse was instantly extinguished when he caught sight of Lin Xiu's calm expression beside him.

The ferocity on Duan De's face quickly faded, replaced by an extremely exaggerated smile; the speed of his change of expression was astonishing.

"Hahaha!"

Duan De laughed loudly, then slapped Ye Fan's shoulder hard, causing Ye Fan to stumble.

"Good! Good lad! I've long seen that you have extraordinary talent and are no ordinary person! Sworn brotherhood? No problem! In fact, I've wanted to become sworn brothers with you for a long time! Today is truly a double celebration! Hahaha!"

Ye Fan winced as he was slapped, but still quickly said:

"Master Duan... no, Second Brother Duan! I, Ye Fan, don't ask for much! I only ask to be able to follow the Holy Lord and Second Brother Duan, to admire the ruins of the Great Emperor, and by the way... to find some cultivation resources for myself."

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to bring my talent to the field of archaeology!"

Chapter 74: Seemingly a Three-Way Oath of Brotherhood, But Actually Unfamiliar (Second Update)

Lin Xiu's gaze swept over Ye Fan and Duan De.

Okay~ Okay~

Ye Fan and Duan De are truly a pair of smiling tigers, two black sharks.

With these two helping him conquer the imperial tomb, how could he not succeed in his great undertaking?

In this universe, Lin Xiu couldn't find anyone with a tougher life than the two of them.

These two were born to excavate the emperor's tomb!

"From now on, I will be stationed at the Holy Land to deduce the location and provide intelligence. The two of you will be in charge of the actual exploration."

"As for Ye Fan's compensation, let's take 20% from my 70% share."

Lin Xiu has always been a person with great vision.

To avoid Ye Fan and Duan De joining forces to deceive him, or Ye Fan being bribed by Duan De, Lin Xiu was willing to pay more for his share.

"Thank you, Holy Lord! Ye Fan will do his utmost to live up to your expectations!" Upon hearing this, Ye Fan was overjoyed, his eyes filled with tears.

Lord Lin is still an honest and kind person!

Duan De listened from the side. Although he was a little unhappy that Ye Fan could also get a share of the benefits, he felt a little better when he thought that he didn't pay for the share and that he could also get the Dao Scripture and a laborer.

.......

The three had made their decision and decided not to delay any longer.

Ye Fan respectfully presented the Daoist scripture scroll in gold paper.

Lin Xiu then took out the jade slip containing the Dao Scripture and Palace Scroll, as well as several bone fragments containing incomplete imperial scriptures of other realms.

Duan De reluctantly pulled out a dusty, unremarkable ancient scroll made of animal hide, which contained the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Technique, which had been improved over several generations.

The three of them burned incense on the spot and faced the void.

"By the Supreme God of Heaven!" Lin Xiu's voice was solemn.

"Today I, Lin Xiu!"

"I am Duan De!"

"I am Ye Fan!"

"We hereby swear brotherhood, though we need not be born on the same day, month, or year!"

"May we all get rich on the same day, in the same month, in the same year!"

"We share the good times, and in times of trouble, Heaven will bear the burden!"

"May I be struck down by heaven and earth if I break this oath!"

After the oath of brotherhood was completed, the three followed ancient etiquette, holding hands tightly and forming a circle.

They gazed at each other, their eyes slightly red, as if glistening with tears, displaying a deep brotherly affection and profound emotion.

However, what the three of them were thinking was completely different from their outward expressions.

Looking at Duan De and Ye Fan, Lin Xiu felt that he had gained two nuclear-powered oxen and horses.

[Two hard-working individuals with strong destinies, one capable of digging and the other of carrying heavy loads, can reap huge profits simply by manipulating the numbers with a few clicks of their fingers. This is a worthwhile deal.]

Duan De also smiled broadly, his face glowing red, his fat jiggling.

[The Emperor's Tomb! The Emperor's Scripture! And hard labor! This Daoist is going to be rich! But that brat Ye Fan is strong and wicked, I'll have to make him work hard! I'll make sure he doesn't hold back on my efforts!]

Ye Fan gripped his two elder brothers' hands tightly, his heart filled with immense excitement.

[Lord Lin has arrived! The Holy Body is saved! With Lord Lin's arrival, the heavens are restored! Following these two lords, my path to enlightenment is bright!]

With tears welling in their eyes, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly as they tried to suppress a smile that was about to spill out.

They stood there, arms around each other, in a circle, looking at each other with "touched" smiles on their faces, almost like Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden.

........

Looking at Lin Xiu, who was chatting happily with Duan De, Wei Yi felt that Lin Xiu had completely gone astray.

In just six months, Lin Xiu was able to put his arm around a tomb raider and chat and laugh with him. He was a completely different person from the Lin Xiu of six months ago!

It can only be said that Wei Yi still has too much of a filter for Lin Xiu from six months ago, forgetting that Lin Xiu also showed off his imperial weapon before entering Tianxuan Stone Workshop.

It's one thing for Lin Xiu to have gone astray, but why does he feel like Lin Xiu has also led Ye Fan astray?

No, that's not right. Lin Xiu and Ye Fan probably didn't spend much time together.

In other words... Ye Fan was crooked to begin with!?

After reaching this conclusion, Wei Yi was even more dumbfounded. He secretly made up his mind that since Lin Xiu and Ye Fan had already gone astray, he absolutely could not let Xiang Yang go astray as well!

If his main account is ruined, then he'll create a new one!

.......

After forming a seemingly sworn brotherhood, but actually quite unfamiliar with each other, Duan De and Lin Xiu became much more enthusiastic and continued searching for their target location.

"Found it! This is the place!"

Persistence pays off. With the combined efforts of Lin Xiu and Duan De, the two finally found the closest point in a straight line to the tomb of the Azure Emperor in a certain part of the pool!

"Elder Wei, please take my place and deal with the evil spirits below!"

"Okay, I understand. Go ahead and do your own thing," Wei Yi sighed in response.

Although his own Holy Lord had become a low-class person who was enthusiastically digging up the tomb of the Green Emperor, what else could Wei Yi do?

He chose to be the supreme ruler, so he has no choice but to bear the consequences.

Wei Yi was unaware that the Azure Emperor was still alive and thought that Lin Xiu wanted to dig up the Azure Emperor's grave.

Thus, Wei Yi took over Lin Xiu's original position and eliminated the Yin spirits that rushed out from under the pool.

As for Lin Xiu, he had already arrived at his destination.

[I hope the Azure Emperor isn't sleeping too deeply, otherwise I'll have to activate the building-shaking device!]

Lin Xiu was not a wicked person. Before activating the building-shaking device, he planned to use some gentle methods first.

Output object: Immortal Qi and Daoist Essence.

Output power: 10%.

Lin Xiu raised his hand, and a hazy, clear aura appeared in his palm, with Dao patterns flowing within it, which could be described as "connecting with immortals".

The next second, he flicked his finger, and the wisp of pure energy fell like a shooting star into the deep pool, instantly swallowed by darkness.

Lin Xiu didn't speak, he just stared quietly at the water.

The pool remained calm and still. The aura of the small immortal realm also seemed to have sunk without a trace.

However, Lin Xiu's actions caused an uproar in Duan De.

Because he finally realized what Lin Xiu had just thrown down!

Arctic Lights!

Moreover, it is extremely pure Arctic celestial light!

It can not only help people understand the Tao, but also prolong their lives!

Lin Xiu actually threw such a top-tier divine object into the pool?

"What a waste! What a huge waste! Do you even know what you're doing?" Duan De pounded his chest and stamped his feet, pointing at Lin Xiu, utterly bewildered.

"What am I doing? I'm using a secret method to test the layout of the Azure Emperor's Yin Tomb!" Lin Xiuli replied matter-of-factly.

Lin Xiu knew that the Azure Emperor was currently evolving the Immortal Realm, so he threw out some things related to the Immortal Realm in the hope that the Azure Emperor would be awakened.

"You... even if you wanted to test me, you didn't have to throw away the Arctic Celestial Light! It's infuriating! Giving such a treasure to a dead man! What a waste!"

"Oh? Master Duan thinks it's a waste?"

"How about this? I don't want what I just threw out. As long as Master Duan can retrieve it, I will give it to him. What do you say?"

"Really!?" Duan De was overjoyed.

"A promise is a promise," Lin Xiu said with a smile.

He really hoped that Duan De would go down and explore the way. With a wisp of immortal spiritual energy, plus Duan De, this old zombie with four reincarnation seals, wouldn't the chances of the Azure Emperor's revival be even greater?

Duan De spun around twice, staring at the bottomless pool. In the end, his greed overcame his fear.

"Okay! I'll go!"

"But it's a deal, what I fish out is mine!"

Lin Xiu: "Of course."