[Urban Fantasy] Lure the Flower to Sleep (Complete) - 32

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Volume 4, Chapter 72: The Mysterious Mist of the Pyramids
: 9-22 4:51:12 Word Count: 7511

Hearing the question, Ghost Sword was annoyed. Then, hearing Wang Xiaoyin's telepathic message, he had no choice but to straighten his chest and shout to the remaining soldiers, "I lost my weapon. Luckily, I encountered these poisonous snakes that saved me. They came out of the forest and have a grudge against these monsters in the tomb. Do you want to hide here?"
While the soldiers were still doubting Ghost Sword's authenticity, suddenly, a tomb wolf, three meters tall and closest to them, attacked, knocking down one person and simultaneously spitting out another from its gaping maw. The crunching sound of bones being chewed sent chills down everyone's spines. Two martial arts masters couldn't even withstand the tomb wolf's sudden attack, enraging the soldiers who grabbed their submachine guns and opened fire wildly. The grave wolf trembled, its brown fur, like steel needles, gleaming faintly. It had deflected the bullets but had staggered back a few steps, grinning unharmed, and smugly disappeared behind the pack, seemingly satisfied with its meal.
"Damn it! Blow them up!" the captain roared, ordering his men to pull out incendiary bombs, grenades, flashbangs… and other explosives, throwing them into the wolf pack before fleeing towards the Ghost Sword. They shouted as they ran, "Let us through! You drive away the snakes first…"
Their weapons inflicted heavy damage on the wolves, but the grave wolves, being intelligent magical beasts, managed to cast a spell after escaping the deadly fire, creating a ground-sinking spell beneath the fleeing soldiers' feet, slamming them to the ground. Then they pounced again, like sheep among sheep. Before the tall, ferocious grave wolves, these men, despite their ancient martial arts skills, could not break through their abnormally strong defenses.
When they had fought to the bitter end, leaving only three grave wolves and two severely wounded soldiers, Wang Xiaoyin finally ordered several thousand venomous snakes to slowly attack them. The three grave wolves were somewhat uneasy, but their dignity as high-ranking beasts could not be violated, and they issued warnings and threats to these reckless snakes. Unfortunately, these snakes were all under Wang Xiaoyin's control, and even if they were afraid, they would not back down. They recklessly spat venom at the grave wolves, then coiled around their strong bodies and gnawed at them with their sharp teeth.
Ghost Sword walked to the two severely wounded soldiers, helped them sit up, and asked, "Where are the others?"
The two severely wounded soldiers were stunned when they saw Ghost Sword's disfigured face, and were dumbfounded. Ghost Sword, used to this, offered a haphazard explanation: "We got splattered with the venom of poisonous insects, and that's how we ended up like this. Luckily, we survived!"
Two severely wounded soldiers, having lost a lot of blood, seemed a bit confused. Without thinking much, they unscrewed their water bottles, gulped down some water, and then replied, "We just opened the first level of the ancient tomb when we encountered these disgusting monsters, and everyone scattered. The archaeological experts brought by the family elites are still inside the tomb; we don't know if they're alive or dead. Alas, we're all wiped out..."
One of the soldiers, carrying heavy loads, looked up at the unusually dark sky and sighed, "Yes, all two thousand of us we brought are gone. We've been trying to escape for a day, but not only have we not found a way out, we've been constantly attacked by these unfamiliar ferocious beasts. I'm afraid we're all finished."
"Family elites?" Wang Xiaoyin, like the other Blue Demons, understood immediately upon hearing this phrase that Xingzi's guess was correct; this army was indeed a special forces unit trained by a certain family. The soldiers in that group were all around level five in martial arts, neither high nor low, belonging to the intermediate level of ancient practitioners.
"The compass is unusable, and I've forgotten which direction leads to the ancient tomb. I think we can use these swarms of venomous snakes to rescue the leader. You two, take me there?" Ghost Sword repeated after hearing Wang Xiaoyin's telepathic message.
"It's to the left front, cough cough..." The severely wounded man's left leg was broken. He had just pointed in a direction when he inexplicably died, spitting out two streams of blood.
Ghost Sword clearly felt two bursts of energy shooting into the wounded man's body. It must have been Blue Demon's doing. He ordered a soldier with intact legs to examine his comrade's body before sadly shaking his head, wanting to roar to vent his grief. But looking around, all he saw were roaming man-eating monsters and these terrifying venomous snakes. To survive, he had no choice but to agree to Ghost Sword's request.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xingzi secretly collected a few more tomb wolf spirits and continued forward unnoticed. Suddenly, a series of thunderclaps descended from the sky, striking the dark, overcast heavens. A crimson crack, like a dragon, appeared out of nowhere, eerily, as if glass were about to shatter.
Two kilometers ahead, deafening roars of beasts echoed. The powerful aura of these creatures terrified the scattered tomb wolves, scorpions, blood bees, and giant rats. Some of the more timid venomous insects even lay prostrate on the ground, trembling and fleeing in terror. The lightning continued to converge on the source of the roars, striking the already cracked sky with unusually powerful energy.
"Heavens! What kind of monster is that!" the wounded soldier cried, his face pale with fear, pointing towards the beast. "That's the entrance to the ancient tomb! Is that monster still inside?"
No one answered him. Wang Xiaoyin and the Blue Demons were very familiar with this kind of lightning, as they saw it every month, more punctual than menstruation. They witnessed this lightning tribulation every time they gathered at the base. However, the array built in their base had an energy storage function and had never collapsed due to such a lightning tribulation. But now, the spatial array was destroyed by the lightning tribulation.
Sure enough, the tribulation clouds, having gathered a certain amount of energy, unleashed a final attack with a boom, shattering the dim sky into fragments. The long-awaited sunlight and familiar natural clouds reappeared in the sky.
"Ah, where are we now?" Lan Jiu looked around and couldn't help but jump up and ask, at the same time dispelling her invisibility.
The wounded soldier was startled and instinctively raised his submachine gun, aiming it at Lan Jiu. Unexpectedly, his arm went numb, his weapon was snatched away by Ghost Sword, and his pressure points were sealed.
"Who are you? What do you want?" the wounded soldier roared, glaring at Ghost Sword.
Looking at the familiar surroundings of nature, as if she had stepped out of a magic circle, Wang Xiaoyin dispelled her invisibility and walked up to the wounded soldier. She smiled and said, "That's what I should be asking you. Tell me, which family are you from?"
"I won't tell you!" the wounded soldier said, about to bite his tongue to commit suicide, but a blue demon gagged him. A small, pink hand appeared out of thin air on his head. With a scream, the wounded soldier collapsed to the ground like mud, lifeless.
"Soul-Searching Finger?" Ghost Sword was shocked, a chill running down his spine. How could they use such a long-lost and vicious technique? He grew increasingly curious and terrified of Wang Xiaoyin's identity.
Wang Xiaoyin glanced at the Ghost Sword, who was covered in cold sweat, and laughed, "Hehe, good insight, it is indeed the Soul Searching Finger!"
While the other blue demons were surveying their surroundings, they noticed the only ominous sign: only a little over a thousand of the venomous snakes they had painstakingly summoned were slithering around. They couldn't help but cry out, "Wow, Master, our snakes didn't come with us, only a little over a thousand. Are they still in the spatial array?"
Wang Xiaoyin already knew this, as he no longer needed to manipulate them. He issued a command to disperse them, setting them free. Hearing their reluctance to part with the snakes, he laughed, "You can ask Lan Wu if there's any way to go back to that array and bring the snakes out."
"The array clearly shattered just now, but what about the beast corpses and the field? And what about the ancient tomb we were about to see? How did we end up here? That ancient tomb might be a prehistoric site, a hundred times more valuable than the White Cloud Taoist Temple. How can we miss it?" Lan Jiu chattered incessantly while searching for interesting things on the wounded soldier's corpse.
Lan Wu was also puzzled, pacing back to where he had been standing, trying to figure out how to return. He kept expanding the search area, extending it by nearly 700 meters, but still couldn't find the magic circle containing the ancient tomb.
At this moment, Lan Yao, who was processing the soldier's memories, said, "Master, these are assassins trained by the Ye family. This guy is the captain of the hundred-man team and knows some basic information. The leader of this team is Ye Yongdong, an outsider of the Ye family, belonging to the anti-patriarch faction, loyal to Ye Yongfei and the elders, and at odds with the Ye family patriarch. This time, they have 300 elite Ye family members and 1,500 military assassins to excavate the Witch God's Tomb, but other details are unclear."
"The Ye family? The anti-patriarch faction? Ye Yongdong leading the team? The Tomb of the Witch God?" Ghost Sword was shocked by this news. Any one of these pieces of news could cause a stir in the martial arts world of Coral Kingdom.
The three words "Tomb of the Witch God" were what interested everyone the most, even Wang Xiaoyin. This was a cultivation site on par with the ruins of Baiyun Taoist Temple, and it had already been found. As for the inside story of the Ye family, they had heard some rumors before, so hearing about it now wasn't too surprising.
"Okay, okay, oh yeah, let's go tomb raiding too, Master?" Lan Jiu jumped into Wang Xiaoyin's arms, clinging to his neck and acting coquettishly. She was very enthusiastic about these novel and bizarre events and wished she could live in the ancient tomb and never come out.
"Hehe, little girl, if you want to go, hurry up and find the entrance. Don't think of others as God. Everything depends on your own efforts." Wang Xiaoyin pinched Lan Jiu's pink cheeks and put her on the ground.
The blue demons had also long coveted cultivation manuals. No one disliked a technique that could grant immortality and eternal youth. They all appeared, searching for the entrance to the formation. Gui Jian, clutching a bunch of GPS devices, finally figured out their current location. They'd actually passed it! Just head back, and they'd soon see the place that would increase their martial arts skills.
Dozens of blue demons were constantly on the move, leaping and bounding, trying to infiltrate the spatial folding array again. However, all their efforts were in vain; by nightfall, they hadn't succeeded and had to suppress their desires.
Suddenly, Lan Wu, who had been silent the whole way, cried out, "I understand! I know why we suddenly came out, and I know how to get in!"
"Why? And how to get in?" Not only Wang Xiaoyin, but even Gui Jian was asking in a high-pitched voice. The Witch God's Tomb had given everyone too much to imagine. Since countless forces wanted to seize the White Cloud Taoist Temple ruins, only a group of half-dead Ye family members knew about the Witch God's Tomb. Compared to them, they felt they had a much better chance.
Lan Wu had intended to play a trick on Wang Xiaoyin or get some benefits from her, but seeing that there were outsiders present, he had to give up. He said in a clear voice, "The reason we came out is because when the lightning tribulation destroyed the space folding array, we were at the array's eye, so we were teleported out. If I'm not mistaken, that array is not completely destroyed. The lightning tribulation will automatically stop once it tears open a gap and kills that powerful spirit beast. In other words, only a part of it was destroyed, and many sub-arrays are still operating."
"I understand. How do we go back in?" Lan Jiu couldn't help but shout anxiously.
"Go in the same way we went in before. Understand? Hehe!" Lan Wu was very happy today. The array knowledge he had learned finally came in very handy in front of his master.
As the stars rose, Ghost Sword led them to a dead end, a crevice in a giant rock, with a bottomless abyss hundreds of feet below. Ghost Sword excitedly said, "It's right down there! I took this path when I escaped from the Illusion Sword Sect. I was knocked into the crevice back then, and that's why my face is injured like this today. Everyone, be careful when you go down!"
"Understood, you lead the way!" Wang Xiaoyin agreed, instructing the Blue Demons to be careful. Although their wound healing ability was amazing, she didn't want them to get hurt.
Like monkeys, they used their legs to support themselves between two rocks and quickly tumbled down. Xingzi, to scout the way for everyone, flew sideways, several times faster than Ghost Sword. Only after landing safely did she give Wang Xiaoyin a reassuring whistle.
After everyone got down, they found that the ground was very flat. They walked to the end of the crevice, turned left, and walked for more than 500 meters. The oppressive darkness made it a little difficult to breathe. Suddenly, they saw a flat, huge blue stone. In the very center of the blue stone, there was a thick purple light, like a pyramid floating in the air, emitting an alluring, faint fragrance.
The light kept changing, occasionally flashing with colorful light, and then returning to purple. The closer they got to the light source, the larger the pyramid-shaped purple mist seemed, and the better the air became. Looking up, they could even see stars.
"Huh? Something's not right! Why is there so much purple mist today? The first time I came, it wasn't even a third as big as this. What's going on?" Ghost Sword exclaimed in surprise.
One of the Blue Demons, who was more knowledgeable about astronomy, said, "Look at the stars in the sky. The top of the pyramid points directly towards the center of the Seven Killings Star System. The stars around it are dim and lifeless. That's strange. Logically, the Seven Killings Star shouldn't be this bright unless there's a magic array sharing its energy."
"The Seven Killings Star? I've been here twice and seen the stars, but I haven't paid much attention. Is there anything wrong with this? I've tried it; there's no danger. Just right after it ends, you feel a bloodthirsty urge, but you just have to endure it." Ghost Sword, afraid they wouldn't believe him, walked to the center of the purple mist as if demonstrating, his body automatically floating up and hovering quietly in the air.
"Wow, this is so much fun! I want to fly too!" Blue Nine rushed into the purple mist with a whoosh, groaned loudly a few times, and floated up as well, a comfortable smile on her face.
The blue demons exchanged strange glances, their expressions odd, and stared at Lan Jiu with amusement. Wang Xiaoyin and Xingzi discussed that if Lan Jiu didn't experience any side effects, they could split into three groups and take turns absorbing the purple mist.
While they were discussing this, they suddenly saw the ghost sword emitting a bluish light. Its martial arts had actually increased by another level before it slowly descended, stepping out of the purple mist. It opened its eyes, shooting out a beam of purple light that slowly faded. Its breathing was a little erratic, and it shook its head, exclaiming in surprise, "How could I have increased by another level? I'm already at the mid-star level! Last time I came, the second time, it clearly had no effect on me. My bloodlust has also decreased a lot. Strange!"
Seeing that it had finished absorbing the purple mist and emerged unscathed, the twenty-odd blue demons in the first group also went in to absorb the mist with Lan Jiu. At this moment, a layer of pale blue light emanated from Lan Jiu's body; it had actually reached the Profound Realm, revealing its water attribute. This sight caused the blue demons watching to scream in delight. Naturally, they wanted to try it themselves, seeing this miraculous increase in martial arts.
After roaring a few times outside, Ghost Sword returned to the cave and saw Lan Jiu's radiance. He exclaimed in surprise, "How could she decide her attribute so quickly? Unless she already has a beast spirit within her!"
"Hehe, of course, we all have them," Wang Xiaoyin replied, pleased, knowing he couldn't hide it from him any longer, and had to tell the truth.
Ghost Sword was secretly astonished, thinking that beast spirits were becoming increasingly rare. Beast spirits auctioned on the black market were worth over 1 billion, and those were all weak and low-intelligence. They had over seventy beast spirits; how much money would that be?
Meanwhile, as Wang Xiaoyin watched the blue demons' martial arts increase, he regretted bringing too few people. If he had brought hundreds of blue demons, and their martial arts had all increased to the upper-star level or even the moon-level, what immense power that would be! Tsk tsk, it's not too late to come back tomorrow. I'll definitely make sure Xingzi remembers the way, haha!
Half an hour later, Lan Jiu slowly reached the bottom of the pyramid, emerging from the thick purple mist. The blue light emanating from her body had dimmed somewhat. She opened her purple pupils, glaring angrily at Wang Xiaoyin, and casually unleashed dozens of water arrows, aimlessly shooting towards Wang Xiaoyin's chest.
"Nonsense, Lan Jiu, what are you doing?" Xingzi formed a thick water wall, absorbing Lan Jiu's water arrows, and was surprised to find that Lan Jiu's magic had some power, causing the water wall to ripple.
"I'm going to teach Master a lesson! He's a big bad guy! I'm going to kill him, kill him..." Lan Jiu glared angrily at Wang Xiaoyin, her delicate face filled with indignation and anger, her eyes clearly filled with killing intent, carrying a faint red glow.
Ghost Sword reminded her from the side, "This is just a side effect. She'll be fine once she calms down!" Then he added gloatingly, "Looks like your subordinates have a lot of grudges against you, haha!"
"Mind your own business, shut up!" Dozens of blue demons shouted in unison, even the murderous Lan Jiu herself said the same thing.
Lan Jiu pouted, glared hatefully at Wang Xiaoyin, then took out her ninja sword from her beast-manipulation space and lunged at the Ghost Sword, slashing and cursing as she went, "How dare you talk about my master like that? Hmph, I'll kill you, kill you..." Her Thirteen Wind Slashes, imbued with the power of mid-level star-rank water element, grew faster with each strike, forcing the Ghost Sword to retreat repeatedly.
"Haha, at least Xiao Jiu's head isn't broken, that scared me to death!" Wang Xiaoyin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and grinned at the group of blue demons watching the show.

Volume 4, Chapter 73: Accidentally Entering the Tomb
: 9-22 4:51:13 Word Count: 7696

Lan Jiu used stealth attacks, and Ghost Sword was no match for her. Since they were both mid-level Star-rank cultivators, and unable to lock onto her aura, she repeatedly succeeded, inflicting several minor injuries. Fortunately, he had already mastered the Wood-type Shield, otherwise he feared Lan Jiu would truly kill him.
Wang Xiaoyin watched in amazement, never expecting that breathing in the purple mist for a while would make her so powerful, at least stronger than he was now. Seeing the blue demons floating in the purple mist, emitting Star-rank light, those who hadn't yet entered were even more eager to go in.
Xingzi ordered them to be on high alert, lest they suddenly attack Wang Xiaoyin after they came out. Wang Xiaoyin shook his head and smiled bitterly. Just displeasing Lan Jiu was enough of a headache; if the other blue demons all came to fight him to the death, then this master would truly be a failure. Fortunately
, after landing, the other blue demons simply found an open space, sat cross-legged, and practiced breathing exercises to suppress their killing desires. Seeing the first group succeed, Xingzi was eager to try as well, joining the second group. Floating in the center of the pyramid, she absorbed the purple mist.
The terrain here resembled a fist; there was no other way except the path they had taken. Huge blue stones connected to the stone walls, and looking up at the sky, it felt like being at the bottom of a well, evoking a sense of
being a frog in a well. Lan Jiu regained her composure, shyly snuggling into Wang Xiaoyin's arms, acting spoiled and pleading, shoving the dried beef she had brought into his mouth like a kitten trying to please its master. She giggled and kicked her legs, occasionally stealing glances at Wang Xiaoyin's expression to see his reaction.
"How did it feel inside? Tell me," Wang Xiaoyin said, unable to resist her, pinching her chubby lips to slow her down.
"Hmm, it didn't feel special, just like sleeping..." Lan Jiu swallowed some of the beef in her mouth before continuing, "...I dreamt of a giant snake eating some kind of plant seed, looking very happy. As it ate happily, I felt even more comfortable, like a full-body massage, soft and pliable. Then I woke up and landed on the ground."
Wang Xiaoyin knew that the giant snake in her mouth was the fox spirit residing within her body. Eating plant seeds was probably absorbing energy from the purple mist; absorbing energy should be very comfortable, that was his understanding.
Hearing Lan Jiu's words, the blue demons who had been meditating also recovered and began to share their feelings, which were surprisingly similar—all dreamt of a giant snake eating seeds and then landing comfortably.
"Hahaha, I've actually reached the lower Moon level! I'm so happy, Master!" A blue demon who had just recovered from meditation jumped into Wang Xiaoyin's arms and screamed.
Her shout had a significant impact; the first group of twenty blue-clad beauties screamed and frantically rushed into Wang Xiaoyin's arms to claim their reward. They had all actually reached the lower Moon rank! The thrill of such a rapid advancement almost made them want to run naked.
Ghost Sword's eyes widened, his face contorted with rage, not just from jealousy, but more from disbelief. He himself had come three times, each time trying his best to absorb the energy, only reaching the mid-Star rank. These beauties, initially at level nine, had actually reached the lower Moon rank after absorbing the purple mist! This was insane, unbelievable! If all seventy-odd of them reached the lower Moon rank, in the entire Coral Kingdom, aside from those ancient families with centuries of history, what power could compare to Wang Xiaoyin?
"It's not fair!" Lan Jiu spoke up for Ghost Sword, then continued, "Why are you all higher than me? I'm angry!"
"You little brat!" A beautiful blue demon pinched her chin, laughing and scolding, "When you came, you were only a terrible seventh-level, and now you're only one level below us, and you're still not satisfied!"
Wang Xiaoyin turned to Ghost Sword and asked, "Now dozens of them are absorbing the purple mist, why isn't it getting thinner? Doesn't that mean they can create countless experts? That... hahahaha!"
Ghost Sword was also confused, and deeply regretful. If he had known there was still so much purple mist and that it wouldn't disappear, he wouldn't have cooperated with Wang Xiaoyin. He could have kept this secret alone, creating countless experts, defeating various forces, and possibly dominating the Coral Kingdom. But now, he regretted it...
"The instructor is coming out!" Lan Jiu shouted loudly, warning everyone to be careful, fearing that Xingzi might also try to kill her beloved and hated master like she had.
Sachiko had good self-control. After exiting the purple mist, her breathing was slightly disordered, but by the time she reached Wang Xiaoyin, she had recovered. Lan Jiu's hands were sweaty with nervousness, and she only let out a long breath when she saw Sachiko's smile, then exaggeratedly slumped into Wang Xiaoyin's arms.
"How was it?"
Meeting Wang Xiaoyin's expectant gaze, Sachiko smiled and said, "Mid-level Sun Rank, I feel like I'm about to break through to the upper level, but I'm still missing something, and I can't think of anything right now, so I only leveled up. Hmm, I feel like my strength has increased a lot."
"Hehe, that's already pretty good, Sachiko will soon be a top expert!"
The second group all exited the purple mist, and Wang Xiaoyin, leading the third group, excitedly rushed into the purple mist. Immediately afterward, her body felt light, and she floated strangely in the air. Smelling the faint fragrance, Wang Xiaoyin's whole body felt weak, as if she were soaking in a nutrient tank, being massaged by flowing water. Every cell in her body was actively pulsating, and she quickly fell into a deep sleep.
His consciousness flew into a strange, eerie blue space. It felt familiar, as if he had been there before. The entire space was filled with seawater, and in the center of the water coiled a two-headed serpent with strange claws, resembling giant fox paws. Unfortunately, compared to its entire body, the claws were too small, appearing somewhat incongruous and comical.
Tiny purple seeds, carried by Wang Xiaoyin's consciousness, flew into this eerie blue space, a faint fragrance permeating the sea surface. The two-headed serpent king howled, drool dripping from both heads, its blood-red tongues coiling around the purple seeds surging into the sea, greedily devouring them. While devouring the food, the two-headed Tanuki King cried out, "The soul of a wood-type insect, haha, a delicacy! It's been so many years since I've tasted a soul mushroom... Ahh!" In its haste
, the Tanuki King sneezed at Wang Xiaoyin, like a sudden hurricane on the sea, sending his consciousness flying. Before he could even react, the Tanuki King's breath hit him squarely, sending him tumbling backwards towards the distant sea. The immense force prevented him from stopping; he flew an unknown distance, only feeling as if the entire space was filled with tiny purple seeds, until he crashed hard into a thin, elastic membrane. The pain jolted his consciousness unconscious, leaving him dazed and lying on the ground.
On the ground? Ignoring his throbbing pain, Wang Xiaoyin carefully surveyed his surroundings. There was lush green grass, colorful flowers, adorable butterflies—a boundless expanse of spring. The purple seeds had also arrived, drifting slowly in the air like willow catkins in April, fluttering lightly.
Wang Xiaoyin's consciousness stirred slightly, and he followed the purple seeds, instantly teleporting to an orchard filled with various fruits. In one corner of the orchard, a row of thatched huts stood, and in front of one of them, a woman in white was nimbly leaping about, inhaling the scent of the purple seeds. She would occasionally lick the increasingly concentrated purple seeds with her tongue, giggling softly, seemingly enjoying the purple seeds as much as the soul of the Fox King.
Wang Xiaoyin's heart pounded in his chest. He frantically waved away the purple obstructing his vision, trying to see the young woman's face in front of the huts, but more and more purple seemed to fill the space, to fill the entire world. None of that mattered; what mattered was that it blocked Wang Xiaoyin's view.
"Mom?" Wang Xiaoyin shouted, feeling the resistance from the purple seeds was too great. He couldn't get any closer to the beautiful woman in white; that familiar face made him frantically excited.
The delicate woman, who was happily consuming the purple seeds, trembled upon hearing this soul-like cry. She looked around in a panicked confusion, trying to find the source of the voice.
"Mom, it's me, Xiaoyin..." Wang Xiaoyin shouted loudly, but felt her consciousness drifting further and further away from her, being squeezed out of the space by the purple objects that filled it.
"Xiao Yin? I..." Upon hearing these three words, Wang Xiaoyin emerged from the strange space, slowly landing on the ground. He was automatically pushed outside by the thick purple mist. He carried a faint sadness, without a trace of killing intent. Opening his teary eyes, he thought of the woman in white, who looked so much like his mother's photograph. Could his mother's soul also reside within his body?
"Master, what's wrong?" Dozens of blue demons, captivated by Wang Xiaoyin's gaze, asked softly and tenderly.
Ghost Sword, hiding far away, felt a chill run down his spine, inwardly cursing these women for being so infatuated.
"Nothing, just saw something strange." Wang Xiaoyin tested his internal energy and added, "Mid-level Moon Rank, what a windfall!"
The blue demons cheered, Ghost Sword was envious. Only after the last group of blue demons entered the purple mist did the others calm down, whispering amongst themselves. Wang Xiaoyin felt unusually energetic, as if every cell had been modified. He even couldn't resist touching them to vent his excess energy.
Holding the clingy Lan Jiu, Wang Xiaoyin asked Gui Jian, "How are we going to get out of here? We've absorbed the purple mist, so we're full of energy. How about we travel through the night to reach the entrance of the space folding array faster?"
Gui Jian was thinking the same thing. If he could become invisible or summon snakes, he would have left on his own long ago, instead of waiting for these two hours. So he nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. We can go up through the gap we came from, climb the hillside, cross a few rivers, and get back to the mountain path. Unlike the surrounding area, which is so desolate that it's impossible to find a place to walk."
The last group of blue demons, only a dozen or so, landed after absorbing the purple mist. Before they even opened their eyes, a strong tremor suddenly came from the ground, like a flash flood or a tectonic shift, causing the entire blue stone to collapse instantly. Even Xingzi, who had the highest martial arts skills, didn't have time to react, let alone the others. They screamed as they rapidly sank downwards.
"Activate the shield!" Xingzi clung tightly to Wang Xiaoyin. Before floating, she shouted this to the screaming blue demons, repeating it over and over.
Wang Xiaoyin took a few deep breaths, clinging to Xingzi's slender waist, coughing incessantly until Xingzi activated her shield. Only then could he open his eyes and see people below him continuously activating blue elemental shields. The screams gradually subsided, and they had become accustomed to the speed of the fall. The only saving grace was that the boulder hadn't tilted; everyone was in the center. If anyone had fallen below the boulder, it would have been a certain death.
Feeling a slight heaviness beneath his feet, Wang Xiaoyin realized that Lan Jiu was clinging to his ankle, her little head tilted back, staring at him in terror. However, her bright eyes clearly revealed excitement and surprise, not a trace of fear.
After falling for more than ten seconds, the sound of rocks crashing against the water's surface was heard.
"Thud!" Those sitting on the rocks were thrown into the air, then crashed heavily back down. Their superb lightness skills were useless here; they had only escaped injury thanks to their elemental shields.
Lan Jiu chuckled, landing nimbly four zhang from the flat rock. She leisurely watched her sisters' disheveled state, a gloating expression on her face, before calming down a bit after receiving glares from them.
"Oh dear, if you reached the Sun level, you'd be in such a sorry state. So, you all need to work harder, especially Xiao Jiu! Tsk tsk, thank goodness for Xingzi, otherwise we'd be in the same situation. Huh, what kind of place is this?" Wang Xiaoyin, after landing, although not as gloating as Lan Jiu, still used this excuse to lecture the group, which annoyed the Lan demons. This made them less afraid of where they were, and they carefully observed their surroundings. Only Xingzi understood his thoughts, secretly smiling.
Actually, there wasn't much to observe around them; shrouded in absolute darkness, even though they were all Xuan Realm experts who could see in the dark, the absolute darkness made them completely blind.
"Don't use anything for lighting!" Sachiko snatched the exploration lamp from Lan Jiu's hand, explaining, "Let's wait until everyone's eyes are used to the darkness. We don't know what's in the dark right now, and we don't want to become targets for monsters!"
Sachiko's voice wasn't loud, but it echoed clearly, indicating that there were definitely stone walls not far away on either side. Looking up, they couldn't even see the sliver of starlight from where they had started; it was all suffocating darkness.
"But we can't see anything..." Lan Jiu wanted to protest, but was suddenly interrupted by the others.
"Don't talk. Feel your feet... are you slowly descending?" Ghost Sword was quite calm. His experience of escaping death multiple times had allowed him to quickly adapt to life in the group. What puzzled him was that, apart from Lan Jiu, the others had already adapted to the darkness and the new environment, which made him even more wary of Wang Xiaoyin.
"Boom!" Just as they felt they were very close to the water's surface, they suddenly heard this loud noise. The boulder beneath their feet stopped descending. To their even greater delight, a fluorescent glow rose from the stone walls on both sides—not just one spot, but a long, continuous line of light stretching to the horizon.
"Wow, so many luminous pearls! How come we didn't see them before!" No one paid any attention to the idiot Lan Jiu. From the moment they landed until they completely stopped, half an hour had passed, meaning they had probably fallen nearly a thousand meters. Of course, they couldn't see these faint fluorescent lights.
"Wow, so many disgusting bugs!" Lan Jiu hadn't yet recovered from the surprise of the luminous pearls when he saw slimy bugs on the water's surface beneath his feet, wriggling their plump bodies. They were about half a foot long and trying to swim upstream against the current.
The others had already noticed them, because the water was still several centimeters below the boulder they were standing on. They didn't scream but carefully observed the bugs' shapes. Lan Ba possessed extensive knowledge of flora and fauna, unlike an ordinary doctor; he seemed more like a professional wildlife biologist. After observing for a while, he said, "It's a type of leech, but I've never seen one this big. It must be a prehistoric, un-evolved branch. It has a vampiric appetite, and some have just finished feeding, indicating there are other monsters in the water, and they are enormous."
Wang Xiaoyin nodded and asked Ghost Sword, "How far is it from the forest where we got lost?"
"The distance isn't far, about a few kilometers as the crow flies. The main problem is the winding mountain paths and ravines; it takes more than 20 hours to walk there."
“I understand. This place still belongs to Witch God Mountain. These strange things couldn’t have appeared out of thin air. They must be…” Before Wang Xiaoyin could finish speaking, Lan Jiu hurriedly interrupted, “I know, I know! This must be part of the Witch God’s Tomb. The purple mist we absorbed today should also be a product of the Witch God’s Tomb. How the purple mist is generated and what role it plays in the Witch God’s Tomb is what we’re going to investigate. Right, Master?”
Wang Xiaoyin laughed, “Hehe, you’re not completely out of your mind! However, our primary task right now isn’t to explore the Witch God’s Tomb. Getting out of here alive is the most important thing. Remember, don’t wander off. Stay together and don’t get separated. This place is too big.”
“Oh no, the air here is poisonous!” Lan Ba had been squatting by the rocks for too long and almost fell into the dark river when she stood up. Luckily, the other blue demons pulled her back.
“It’s alright, it’s just a stagnant atmosphere. The air circulation here is slow, so it’s not surprising that these poisonous gases are produced. Did you bring any medicine for this?” Xingzi checked Lan Ba’s body before asking with relief.
"Hoo!" Lan Ba opened her eyes, nodded, exhaled a long breath, and laughed, "If word got out that a genius alchemist like me had fallen into the hands of a Qi barrier, we'd be laughed to death."
She took out a bottle of medicine from her magical beast space, swallowed a pill, and said, "The Qi barrier here is not simple; it also contains venom from snakes and insects. Everyone should take a pill, just in case."
The river was very wide, but the entire river seemed to have no banks, just flowing water. The dim light shone on the dark river water, making it look eerie. No one knew what kind of monster lurked in the river, and after discussing for a long time, they still couldn't decide where to go.
The boulder under their feet was oval-shaped, vertical, and stuck in the middle of the river. The current seemed to be getting calmer and calmer, and the river surface gradually became still, as if the boulder falling from the sky had disrupted the balance of the river, which had created the initial rapid current. In fact, as others guessed, judging from the watermarks on the calmed stone wall, the river water that had initially flowed was more than three meters higher than the current water level, clearly a small flash flood.
"This is a trap! We were absorbing the purple mist, so why did we suddenly fall? It's because someone triggered the trap. If this boulder is part of the Witch God's Tomb, then the Ye family is still exploring downstream. Unfortunately, after being attacked by monsters, they suffered another flood, along with endless poisonous insects and leeches in the flood. Hehe, judging from the direction of the water flow, if we go upstream, we can get the benefits of the Witch God's Tomb before the Ye family!"
Wang Xiaoyin stroked his chin, smiling wickedly, it was unclear whether it was mockery or greed!

Volume 4 Chapter 74 Crazy Tomb Raiding
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As if to prove Wang Xiaoyin's deduction was correct, explosions and gunshots came from downstream, the echoes were particularly clear in the narrow, enclosed tunnel, alarming the strange beasts at the bottom of the river. Bubbles rose and fell on the river surface, and from time to time, bloodthirsty monsters roared.
"They're almost there, let's get ready! Use vacuum shields, they'll float on the water. Spread out, watch out for underwater monsters. Xingzi, you go ahead and scout, don't worry about me. I'm a mid-level Moon-rank now, I'm quite skilled, even if we can't win, escaping won't be a problem."
Following Wang Xiaoyin's instructions, the Blue Demons activated their vacuum shields and moved upstream on the dark river, forming columns in pairs, moving swiftly across the surface.
Ghost Sword had the lowest skill level here, only knowing the most basic wood-type shield, but following Wang Xiaoyin meant no escape. Unless he was willing to wait to die on the rocks, he had no choice but to follow Wang Xiaoyin's plan.
"Ooh! Ooh!" After traveling only a little over a thousand meters, two excited roars suddenly echoed from the river in the center of the column. A four-meter-long maw suddenly attacked like a crocodile, only its sharp teeth were denser and sharper.
The two blue demons screamed and quickly separated, stabbing their long, narrow ninja swords into the monster's sharp, white teeth, using the force to fly backward and instantly disappear. The other blue demon was furious, blaming the water beast for startling her. While her teammate was stabbing its teeth, she plunged her sword into the beast's eye.
"Ooh!" A bloodcurdling scream rang out as the water beast extended its lightning-fast red tongue, coiling towards the blue demon's snow-white neck. This movement was several times faster than a skilled fighter, purely instinctive for a lizard-like water beast. The blue demon had no chance to dodge. Terrified, she tried to draw her sword to sever the monster's tongue, but it was stuck too deep and she could only close her eyes and await death.
She could already smell the stench from the monster's mouth. In the instant she lost her balance, a flash of cold light sliced through the red ribbon. Stepping onto the monster's thick, hard scales, she carried the blue demon, who had closed her eyes and awaited death, leaping several meters away, clearing its attack range.
These actions were completed in the blink of an eye, but they bought the blue demons behind her precious time to prepare. Wounded, the monster thrashed painfully against the riverbank with its tail, sending shattered stones raining down into the water. The group then realized that this water beast was over ten meters long.
There was plenty of space on the riverbank, and the Blue Fairies didn't stop because the monster was blocking their path. They used their lightness skills to leap over the monster's guard, causing it to howl and wag its tail, seemingly trying to give chase. However, the other water beasts, smelling blood, surrounded it and tore it apart instantly. A faint scent of blood filled the air, attracting more water beasts from afar, causing more bubbles to rise from the riverbed.
"There's a path to the right!" With Sachiko's reminder, the group cheered and jumped onto a moss-covered walkway. Although the river wasn't over yet, no one wanted to wade through the water any longer, fearing other powerful monsters might leap out.
"Aaaa! Aaaa!" Just as everyone was relieved that they no longer had to worry about the monster, suddenly, in the middle of the corridor, they saw a leech resembling a giant python, spitting out dark yellow venom. Its eyes gleamed fiercely as it stared at an amphibious gray-furred beast. Dark yellow venom dripped from its glossy fur. It was the size of a small calf, with a pointed snout, seemingly preying on small fish and docile animals, unlike the ferocious beast that had attacked the humans earlier.
Seeing people arrive, the leech, unfamiliar with the creatures' features and seeing over seventy people among them, seemed frightened. It wriggled its fat body and slowly retreated, then fled at full speed. Its obese body was surprisingly fast, even faster than a snake, leaving a slippery trail of water on the ground.
The calf-like monster glanced at them with disdain, as if annoyed that they had disturbed it, and slowly walked away. Its limbs resembled fish fins, looking quite comical. If it weren't for the palpable brown ferocity in its eyes, everyone would probably have burst out laughing.
"What are all these things? They're all so strange, why aren't they attacking us?" Lan Jiu was the first to ask, but no one answered her, their attention drawn to the carved murals on the corridor's stone walls.
The writing on them was incomprehensible, even more difficult to decipher than the oldest oracle bone script, though the meaning of the images was discernible. A group of golden-armored warriors, riding on celestial clouds and wielding celestial weapons radiating seven-colored divine light, were guiding many people dressed in Taoist and Buddhist robes. Other golden-armored warriors were herding a group of towering monsters behind the Taoists and monks, their heads bowed, seemingly very unhappy.
There were many similar scenes, perhaps indicating that a large number of Taoists and monks were being received. This should be a scene of ascension to the celestial realm, so why were the Taoists and monks unhappy, and why did those golden-armored immortals have such fierce expressions, as if imprisoning prisoners, as they were being summoned into the clouds?
With these thoughts in mind, everyone slowly walked forward along the scroll until they saw the familiar lightning tribulation depicted in the painting. It was a terrifying scene ten thousand times more powerful than any lightning tribulation Wang Xiaoyin had ever witnessed. The sky was dyed red by continuous lightning, and the entire human world trembled under the wrath of heaven. Many monsters lurking in the deep mountains and marshes were struck down by the lightning. The powerful monsters with cultivation were the first to fall, even their souls were struck by the lightning and scattered.
After the lightning tribulation, a flood poured down from the sky, instantly ravaging the entire planet. The corpses of humans and beasts floated and rotted in the filthy floodwaters, and the entire land was submerged.
"This is the end of the world..."
Everyone was shocked by the lifelike painting and remained speechless for a long time. But it didn't end there. The corridor turned a corner to the right, and the bluestone floor had dried somewhat, making the scene even clearer.
After the flood, there were actually quite a few surviving humans and beasts, waiting for the land to recover. Several hundred years later, the land regained some life, and humans rebuilt their homes after the disaster, slowly restoring their population. Some weaker beast ash were also cultivating in their newly acquired territories.
The scene shifts, and golden-armored immortals arrive again to fetch people from the planet. However, the number of Taoist priests and monks they receive is small; they are all listless, kneeling before the immortals as if pleading for mercy. Their numbers are less than one-thousandth of those before the flood's devastation. This time, no beasts are accepted, perhaps because they are considered too weak. After the immortals leave, another full-scale lightning tribulation occurs, killing some hiding monsters, but many beast spirits escape and remain on this desolate planet.
This time, no devastating flood descends. Instead, hundreds of golden-armored immortals combine their efforts to cast a spell, covering the sky with layers of golden shells covered in strange runes, like a powerful barrier, leaving a small, seven-colored door. After the immortals leave, the seven-colored door closes. After
the immortals depart, any slightly stronger beasts that show themselves will trigger the powerful barrier in the sky and be hunted by the lightning tribulation. Their souls flee in terror; as long as their power is weak enough, they will not trigger the barrier.
The following few drawings were explained using oracle bone script. A blue demon who could read oracle bone script looked at them for a while and exclaimed, "Wow, those strange characters were actually 'dragon script'! It's a dragon! That dragon said it escaped the immortals' pursuit twice, established the Witch God Sect, and took some spirit beasts as disciples, teaching them to suppress their own power. That dragon also cultivated into human form and learned oracle bone script. But why did it stop after only saying that much? And this last drawing is only half-finished, as if it was interrupted by some urgent matter."
No one could answer her; most of the information they knew came from her translations.
After winding their way through several stone chambers, they found only a few animal bones and some crude stone tools. The group was slightly excited, but didn't touch the items, as they realized they were worthless and contained no magical energy. They walked for a long time, discovering the corridors spiraled upwards. The higher they went, the drier the air became, and their tension gradually subsided, as if they had forgotten the dark tunnel and the monster in the river.
They found many more stone chambers with bones, which they deduced were the residences of servants. Moreover, the higher they went, the more valuable the artifacts became. They found two valuable jade artifacts, which Lan Jiu snatched.
"According to legend, the Witch God Sect should have existed before the White Cloud Taoist Temple. It seems the White Cloud Taoist Temple disappeared several hundred years after the Witch God Sect was destroyed. Could it be that when the Golden Armored Immortal came here for the third time to capture cultivators, he also destroyed the Witch God Sect, and this dragon that had cultivated into human form was no match for the immortal and was captured?" Ghost Sword asked.
"Hmph, I'm afraid these immortals have come more than three times. The information we received was only from the drawings by the Witch God. Who knows how many times the immortals came after its death? Perhaps every few years, immortals come to the mortal realm to patrol, and if they encounter powerful experts, they capture or kill them!" Wang Xiaoyin said, frowning. He didn't have a good impression of immortals, especially after seeing these drawings, which made him equate immortals with bandits.
"How terrifying! Even if we find the cultivation manual, we won't cultivate it. If we're captured and forced into hard labor, we're doomed! How can we live a carefree life in the mortal realm! Master, we only want the treasure. We'll give the cultivation manual to Ghost Sword, haha!" Lan Jiu exaggeratedly patted her chest, as if she didn't know she had grown into a young woman, her breasts swaying as she snuggled into Wang Xiaoyin's arms.
Ghost Sword really wanted the cultivation manual, ignoring Lan Jiu's thoughtless words, and quickened his pace, running towards the upper level. Wang Xiaoyin secretly winked at the other blue demons, signaling them to split up and pocket any good things they found. The blue demons understood immediately, very familiar with this kind of sweeping, frantically rushing into each stone chamber, throwing whatever they found into their magical beast space or their own backpacks.
"I've heard dragons love collecting gems. I wonder if our Eastern dragons have a habit of hoarding treasures?" Wang Xiaoyin strolled leisurely, Xingzi beside him, dutifully protecting him, watching the sweeping blue demons with a smile.
"Hehe, we've already gone through eight floors. The dragon's servants don't seem very wealthy! Well, the master, the witch dragon, probably doesn't have many treasures either," Xingzi laughed.
Ghost Sword only had time to check one room per floor, finding a few gems before rushing to the next. He knew the numerous blue demons had already taken over the floors, but they weren't slow either, reaching the ninth floor at the same time as him.
"Ah!" "Yay!" "Wow!" Those who rushed into the ninth floor all screamed, activating their elemental shields, while some retreated to the eighth floor, shouting that there were insects.
"Centipedes, scorpions, gu, pythons, spiders... um, and poisonous snakes." Lan Jiu retreated the fastest and shouted the loudest. They weren't afraid of poisonous snakes, but other insects were a different story. Especially in this ancient tomb, or rather, the ruins of an evil cultivation site.
"Idiot! What did I teach you before! With poisonous snakes, why be afraid of other insects?" Xingzi laughed and scolded.
"Oh, I remember now, as long as I summon a poisonous snake to attack other insects. But those ugly insects are so big and look rather strange, so I was so scared that I forgot." Lan Jiu stuck out her tongue and snuggled into Wang Xiaoyin's arms like a kitten.
Ghost Sword ran too fast and defended too slowly, getting bitten twice by unknown poisonous insects. His face became multicolored, making his already ugly face even more ferocious. He sat on the ground and tried to expel the poison several times, but still couldn't. He stared at Wang Xiaoyin with dim eyes, pleading for help.
"Lan Ba! Where's Lan Ba? Come quick, save him!" Although Wang Xiaoyin felt Ghost Sword was useless, he didn't want his companion to die at the hands of poisonous insects, so he hurriedly called out to Lan Ba.
Lan Ba didn't come down, but instead had another blue demon deliver a cyan pill to Ghost Sword. After Ghost Sword swallowed it, Lan Ba said, "After you finish, use your internal energy to heal the poison. Don't move around!" Then she winked at Wang Xiaoyin, signaling him to go to the ninth floor.
Wang Xiaoyin nodded and went to the ninth floor. There were no more poisonous insects on the ground; they had probably been collected by some blue demon to use as medicinal materials for alchemy. He sensed that this floor
was somewhat different. There were only two stone chambers, and no higher floors. At the end of the corridor, there was a huge blue stone, the color of which seemed familiar. "Master, Sister Lan Ba has discovered an alchemy chamber with many mutated poisonous insects inside. She's subduing them!" said the blue demon who delivered the medicine.
"Oh? The alchemy room? Elixirs?" Wang Xiaoyin exclaimed excitedly, running to the entrance of the alchemy room in a few strides. A group of blue demons had already gathered there, watching Lan Ba control the venomous snakes, making them subdue other poisonous insects. Inside
the alchemy room were five enormous, jet-black venomous snakes, each about three meters long, their bodies glistening with oil. They were fighting a group of crimson centipedes, each over a meter long, their hundred legs gleaming with a crimson venomous light. They tried to break through the snakes' defenses but were repeatedly defeated, forced into a corner of the alchemy room.
The jet-black snakes were strong and powerful, and could exhale black mist. The aggressive centipedes, smelling the pungent odor of the black mist, immediately became dizzy, unable to raise their heads for a long time, and were then bitten in two by the other venomous snakes. This coordinated tactic was manipulated by Lan Ba; these low-intelligence insects were not yet capable of such a level.
The alchemy room was enormous, over a thousand square meters, filled with various tools. In the center stood a large bronze cauldron, its surface completely free of patina, the oracle bone script symbols on it remarkably clear and gleaming with a metallic sheen. Even more astonishing was the faint, pure energy fluctuation emanating from the massive cauldron—a powerful energy, not belonging to the five elements, yet far more abundant and profound.
Beside the bronze cauldron were several small, humanoid skeletons, like attendants guarding the alchemy room; their bones, long since corroded by poisonous insects, all gleamed green. The floor was impeccably clean, as if meticulously maintained, but a pungent, strange odor permeated the air.
"Could it truly be an elixir of immortality?" Wang Xiaoyin wondered excitedly.
Xingzi nodded, "Even if it's not a magic pill, it must be some kind of spiritual medicine, otherwise these poisonous insects wouldn't have mutated so violently. Just smelling the medicine's spiritual energy has such an effect; if they swallowed it, wouldn't it be even more powerful?"
"I'm afraid it's poison, because consuming some strong poisons can also cause these insects to mutate." Lan Ba controlled the black snake, turned back to Wang Xiaoyin with a wry smile, slightly dampening his excitement.
"Master, this room is full of top-quality jade, and strange oracle bone script is engraved on it. Is it a cultivation manual?" A blue demon shouted excitedly, but was interrupted by the blue demon who was proficient in oracle bone script.
The blue demon said, "Each rectangle has several four-character inscriptions, roughly meaning cultivation techniques, but we can't read them. There are energy fluctuations inside, so it's probably recorded using a special method. The characters on the outside don't form sentences."
Wang Xiaoyin frowned and muttered, "Really? Is it really like in myths and legends, that outsiders who don't understand cultivation can't see the contents of the jade slips? I think even if we could, it would be ancient scripts like dragon script, bronze script, or oracle bone script, which we wouldn't be able to understand."
Xingzi touched the jade slips engraved with simple symbols, mostly oracle bone script, and a few with very rare dragon script. The almost transparent jade faintly emitted energy fluctuations. She tried several methods, but there was no reaction. She shook her head, indicating that she couldn't do anything.
Wang Xiaoyin tossed two pieces into his magical beast space and instructed everyone, "Who cares what it is? Even a pile of ordinary jade can fetch a good price, let alone a pile of pure, beautiful jade. Stop looking, everyone take a few pieces and put them in your magical beast space. We'll study them when we get home."
With his command, within seconds, dozens of blue demons had divided up the piles of jade slips on the stone table. They clapped their hands, indicating their mission was accomplished, almost forgetting the crucial question of how to escape the Witch God's Tomb, completely captivated by the treasures within.
"Yay! The centipedes are all dead! Shouldn't we open the cauldron and see if there are any elixirs inside?" It was Lan Jiu's voice again, her face flushed with excitement.
"Hey, which little dog just said that? 'Don't you want to become an immortal?' Tsk tsk!" Wang Xiaoyin teased.
Lan Jiu protested, "Master~ I was just curious, I didn't really want to become an immortal!"
Lan Ba cleaned up the centipede's corpse, summoned the five mutated venomous snakes to her side to prevent any escaping insects from attacking her, and then smiled at Wang Xiaoyin, "Master, first, have the sisters stay away, preferably outdoors, in case any terrifying poisonous gas suddenly appears. Besides, if the fire is extinguished before it's fully refined, an extremely poisonous barrier will be created, and with tens of thousands of years of insect reproduction, that's something no human can resist."
"Then be careful yourself, activate your shield, put on your mask, don't ruin your face..."
"Hehehe, you bad master who judges by appearance..." Lan Ba laughed and scolded, but still obediently took out the Illusionary Mist Mask and put it on, activated her water element shield, and carefully approached the bronze cauldron.
She tiptoed to touch the golden button for dispensing the pill, and gently pressed it with her slender fingers.

Volume 4, Chapter 75: Teleportation Array
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Lan Ba gently pressed the button to dispense the medicine from the alchemy furnace. With a "click," the side alchemy chamber popped out, releasing a rich, ethereal fragrance. The five controlled venomous snakes, smelling the aroma, began to struggle wildly, showing signs of breaking free from Lan Ba's control. Seeing this, Xingzi immediately took over control from Lan Ba, luring the five snakes out of the alchemy chamber and ordering them to guard the entrance.
"Wow, it smells so good! How many are there, Eighth Sister?" Lan Jiu could no longer contain her excitement, skipping and jumping to Lan Ba's side, rubbing her two pink palms, wanting to grab a pill but afraid of being laughed at.
"No need to count, it should be 81 pills. The number nine is auspicious, as the ancients favored words with extremely lucky meanings. So many pills from one batch—it's probably not a top-grade elixir, but rather a Daoist foundation-building medicine. Its specific effects will require further research before a definitive conclusion can be reached." With Wang Xiaoyin's tacit approval, Lan Ba collected all the golden pills into a jade bottle and entrusted it to Xingzi for safekeeping.
Lan Yao, who was versed in oracle bone script, clung to the bronze cauldron and read a few strange syllables. A flash of blue light appeared, and the massive cauldron, weighing several thousand pounds, shrank to the size of a fist. Not only was Wang Xiaoyin astonished, but even Lan Yao, who had been reciting the incantation, was speechless with surprise. She repeated the incantation in a daze, and the cauldron returned to its original enormous size.
"Wow, how amazing! This is a Taoist alchemy tool! I never thought the myths and legends were true! Haha, Eighth Sister, you're in luck now!" The blue demon cheered several times, then chanted a spell, transforming it into the size of a fist. She easily held it in her hand, playing with it as if it were a rabbit, not a giant cauldron weighing thousands of pounds.
"Hehe, hehe, haha..." Wang Xiaoyin chuckled happily. Since the cauldron was a celestial treasure, the pills inside must also be celestial medicines. And those jade slips—as long as she found the method, she could cultivate and become an immortal! However, the thought of the pictures on the stone walls dampened her joy. She feared that after becoming an immortal, she would be struck by lightning or captured by golden-armored men to do hard labor...
Wang Xiaoyin was caught in a happy dilemma!
"This is the last floor, how do we get back?" Xingzi voiced her concern. "Should we go back the way we came?"
Just then, two blue demons outside called out, "Master, Instructor, we've found a teleportation array, but we don't know where it leads."
When Wang Xiaoyin went out, she saw the two of them standing on a blue stone at the end of the corridor. That stone...? "Xingzi, does this stone look familiar?" Wang Xiaoyin asked, voicing her question.
Xingzi thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, Master, I remember now. The stone that produces the purple mist of the pyramid is the same color as this one, and it's very hard. It should be the same type of stone."
The stone was over two meters tall. Wang Xiaoyin leaped onto it and examined the carved array on the blue stone. The mysterious pattern was similar to the teleportation array the blue demons knew, but she didn't know where it led.
"I'll give it a try..." Lan Wu realized that this array was a short-distance, two-way array. Even if they were teleported to a dangerous place, there was a possibility of returning. So, without waiting for Wang Xiaoyin's reply, he stepped into the center of the array and disappeared into it.
The group waited anxiously, but after only a few dozen seconds, Lan Wu reappeared, cheerfully exclaiming, "It's a strange space inside, like a garden, so beautiful! I didn't see anything dangerous."
The Blue Demons, having plundered their way through without encountering any danger, treated exploration like a game. Hearing Lan Wu's words, they immediately rushed into the teleportation array, leaving only four behind Wang Xiaoyin to diligently protect him.
"Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat!" The sound of gunfire rang out from the eighth floor, indicating that the ninth floor was very close.
"Ghost Sword is still on the eighth floor... that gunfire? Could it be the Ye family's expedition team?" Wang Xiaoyin asked.
Lan Jiu fiddled with the gems she had just acquired, grinning as she looked at the entrance, saying without a hint of worry, "Hehehe, the Ye family went through so much trouble, only to have it all go to their master. Let's take everything and see what they do then!"
Xingzi said with some concern, "They suffered heavy losses at the entrance of the maze. If they find out we've gotten all the benefits from the tomb, they might become desperate and attack us. Ghost Sword below might already be captured. Should we enter the teleportation array, or rescue Ghost Sword?"
"Given Ghost Sword's cunning nature, he'll definitely reveal our situation to save his own life. Let's wait here and see how many remnants the Ye family has left. If they're few, then we'll..." Wang Xiaoyin made a gesture of annihilation.
Xingzi nodded, supporting his decision, and then instructed the two blue demons beside her, "You two go into the teleportation array first. Have them form teams to explore, and don't let them get separated. Leave a few to guard the entrance of the teleportation array, and be wary of the Ye family's people. Their expedition team is coming soon."
The footsteps at the entrance to the ninth level grew closer and closer. Xingzi erected a blue elemental shield, enclosing Wang Xiaoyin and Lan Jiu inside, and waited quietly. Under Xingzi's control, the five black, mutated venomous snakes at the entrance cunningly occupied a hidden, strategic location, ready to ambush the enemy at any moment.
"Xingzi, can we destroy this teleportation array? If they have too many of them, we'll have no choice but to resort to this," Wang Xiaoyin asked softly.
"No, I just tested the stone; the bluestone is exceptionally hard, beyond human power to destroy. Besides, if the teleportation point is a dead end, we'll never get out. We need to leave ourselves an escape route."
As they spoke, dozens of fully armed soldiers surged into the entrance, habitually occupying key positions and checking for danger. Unfortunately, the key positions had already been occupied by the five mutated venomous snakes. Seeing humans trying to seize them, and with Xingzi's signal, they angrily spewed out clouds of black mist. Those who smelled it immediately convulsed and died; more than twenty people fell instantly, amidst the chaotic clatter of gunfire.
"Sometimes, so-called human elites are not even as good as a venomous snake!" Wang Xiaoyin sighed expressionlessly as he watched the Ye family members die.
"Master, let's raise venomous snakes! Using them to deal with enemies would be a formidable force! Just summon a hundred thousand, a million of these mutated venomous snakes, hahaha..." Lan Jiu was lost in a pleasurable fantasy, unaware that the mutated venomous snakes had already been easily wiped out by the Ye family's Xuan Realm experts.
"Hehe, the power of venomous snakes is still quite weak, their defense is too low. They're good for surprise attacks, but if we were to fight on the plains, how could we possibly withstand the enemy's bullets? However, having this extra force is indeed quite good, worth considering." Wang Xiaoyin looked at the Ye family's expedition team surging in and chuckled softly.
Leading the way were soldiers in military uniforms, with several middle-aged men in high-level expedition gear in the middle. The leader was none other than Ye Yongdong. None of them had a single injury, and their clothes weren't even stained with blood. Unlike those pitiful soldiers in special forces uniforms, who were covered in blood and wounds.
Behind Ye Yongdong was a group of Ye family elites dressed in samurai attire, carrying not only cold weapons but also modern firearms. They themselves were quite disheveled, numbering less than a hundred, and their faces were etched with exhaustion. Gui Jian's face was ashen; the poison seemed not to have fully dissipated before he was subdued.
At the very back of the group were seventy or eighty armed soldiers, serving as the rearguard. Their condition was even more dire, with many having been bitten by monsters, poisoned by snakes and insects, or suffering from severed limbs.
According to the intelligence Lan Yao obtained, their entire team numbered nearly 2,000, but now their numbers were less than 200. Was the battle along the way really that fierce? Wang Xiaoyin couldn't figure it out, so he didn't understand Ye Yongdong's pain and resentment.
"***, who are you? How did you get in? I fought my way in, and you just beat me to the punch! No way!" Ye Yongdong glared at Wang Xiaoyin and ordered his men to point their guns at the three people at the end of the corridor.
"Pah, donkey-faced monkey, what are you yelling about? We should be asking you that. You're just like Pigsy, turning the tables on us the moment we meet!" Lan Jiu saw that he was extremely ugly, with a long face like a donkey and a pointed, monkey-like face, and gave him a nickname after just one look. Ye
Yongdong's appearance was purely due to genetic mutation, because no one in the Ye family had ever seen such an ugly man. Of course, there were also rumors that his mother was an adulterer. Following the rumors, nicknames were given to him, and "Donkey-faced Monkey" was one of the more common ones, one that Ye Yongdong deeply resented.
"You're asking for death, you filthy bitch! How do you know my nickname?" Ye Yongdong, enraged, actually admitted to the nickname, revealing his panic. He thought his mission to find the tomb had been leaked, and given his heavy losses and lack of success, he was bound to face punishment from the elders. If he could find evidence of the leak, he could exonerate himself.
"Donkey-faced Monkey! Donkey-faced Monkey! Your mother's the filthy bitch!" Lan Jiu, never one to back down in front of outsiders, was enraged by his vile insults and unleashed several water arrows. This sudden increase in power amplified her desire to use mystical arts, leading her to devise deadly moves at the slightest provocation. The side effects of the power-enhancing purple mist also played a role.
Protective shields are generally one-way; Lan Jiu's ice arrows passed through them without hindrance, heading straight for Ye Yongdong's face. He didn't move. Two men in their fifties suddenly appeared behind him, blocking the water arrows for him. At the same time, they also shot out several earth and stone fragments, flying towards Xingzi's light barrier.
"**, earth-type Xuanwu practitioners, rare indeed!" Wang Xiaoyin curled his lip, signaling Xingzi to take action, to show them what they were made of, to intimidate them first, lest they become arrogant.
The water arrows, though numerous, instantly deflected their summoned mud and stone spells back along their original path, and continued their attack without diminishing their momentum. "Earth and Wood Shield, form!" the Xuanwu warriors among them shouted in panic. They could feel the powerful water element in the air. Dozens of Xuanwu experts among them seemed to be adept at teamwork, instantly forming a mixed earth and wood shield to meet the oncoming attack.
"Boom!" Xingzi's mid-level Sun-rank attack collided with the hastily formed shield of dozens of Xuanwu practitioners, producing a deafening sound. Dozens of Xuanwu practitioners simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, watching helplessly as the mixed earth and wood shield shattered.
Xingzi wasn't faring much better. Although she had shattered the combined shield of dozens of low-level Xuanwu practitioners, she had also suffered damage from the counterattack. A few drops of sweat appeared on her fair nose, and she was slightly panting.
Seeing the dozens of Xuan Realm experts mixed in with the Ye family's elite team, Wang Xiaoyin's eyes narrowed. It seemed the Ye family had invested heavily in this expedition; among the elites who had suffered over half their casualties, there were still nearly fifty Xuan Realm experts… Heh heh, if they were all left here, the blow to the Ye family… Hmph!
Those Xuan Realm experts all looked middle-aged, but were actually in their fifties or sixties. Reaching the Xuan Realm wasn't easy; they were all carefully selected geniuses. However, seeing a young, alluring woman casually injure dozens of experts with a single strike, their confidence was instantly shattered. They stared at Xingzi in utter terror, trying to guess her identity and cultivation level.
"Haha, donkey-faced monkey, see if you still dare to be arrogant!" Lan Yao raised her delicate pink chin, looking smugly at the terrified and uneasy Ye family expedition team, as if she were the one who had instilled such fear in them, taking credit for Xingzi's actions.
"Who exactly are you? Why are you enemies with my Ye family? Do you know the consequences of your actions?" Ye Yongdong wasn't stupid. He calmed his anger slightly, his tone softening, but his domineering attitude remained unchanged.
"Hmph! Self-righteous fools!" Wang Xiaoyin couldn't understand these scions of noble families who flaunted their lineage, thinking they were superior just because they held up their status. "You were the one who came in shouting for battle, even having your men threaten you with guns. Haven't you learned any human manners?" "Arrogant!
Which family are you from, you son of a bitch?" Ye Yongdong's suppressed anger reignited. This stunningly beautiful young man who didn't give him any face was truly despicable; he was incredibly handsome.
Upon hearing him insult her master, Xingzi roared in anger. A dark blue water dragon emerged from the void, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at Ye Yongdong. The ferocious water dragon was over ten meters long, its nimble tail swaying as it displayed its most savage killing intent.
"Ah? Water Dragon's Roar? The most powerful single-target attack of the upper-level Moon rank! Multiple shields, protect Mr. Ye!" The Ye family elites, disregarding their fear, erected layers of elemental walls in front of the water dragon. Those who hadn't reached the Profound Realm used their physical bodies to shield Ye Yongdong, desperately trying to withstand the attack and strengthen their defenses against this famous water-based attack spell.
The twenty-odd special forces soldiers at the front fired wildly, unsure whether to shoot Xingzi or the water dragon in the air first. Xingzi didn't put them in a difficult position. She used the water dragon to kill them first, then slammed it into the dozens of layers of elemental shields.
"Pfft!" After shattering several layers of elemental shields and killing more than a dozen Ye family elites who hadn't reached the Profound Realm, the water dragon finally disappeared.
Sachiko was exhausted; facing dozens of experts alone was no pleasant experience. Wang Xiaoyin didn't want to trouble her, so he erected an elemental shield for her, allowing her to rest and recover her strength. With the elemental shield, she wasn't afraid of their bullets; at worst, she could jump into the teleportation array and slowly slaughter them.
"Hmph, this is the price of arrogance!" Wang Xiaoyin arrogantly gave him the middle finger, then laughed wildly, "Release my companions, or I won't hesitate to kill a few more of you!"
A trace of gratitude appeared on Ghost Sword's ashen and ugly face, but it vanished instantly as he lowered his head, lost in thought.
"You bastard, you dare threaten me, Ye Yongdong? You'll regret it! You'll regret your arrogance today!" Ye Yongdong was about to say something polite when an elderly man with reading glasses, who looked like a scholar, gently tugged at his sleeve. He then coldly snorted, "Release them!"
"Good boy, that's a good baby, haha!" Lan Jiu stuck out her tongue, ignoring Ye Yongdong's murderous glare, and happily peeled a lollipop and put it in her mouth. "I was going to give you some candy, but you look too ugly and old, so I'll pass."
The elderly man with glasses restrained the about-to-explode Li Yongdong and said humbly, "I am Lu Liang, the chief planner of this expedition. We've released your companions. Shouldn't you show us the treasures you've obtained? If you find anything suitable, we're willing to buy it at a high price."
Xingzi's cherry-red lips parted slightly, and she softly said "Oh." Then, she transmitted her voice to Wang Xiaoyin: "Be careful of this old man. His skill has reached the upper level of the Moon Realm. I didn't even notice it earlier."
“Didn’t you see it? It’s mostly just gems and amber, nothing valuable. Like what’s on Ghost Sword, I don’t believe you didn’t see it just now!” Wang Xiaoyin smiled at Xingzi, indicating that she had heard her telepathic message, and then pointed to Ghost Sword, who had just returned.
Lu Liang paused for a moment, then laughed, "I wasn't referring to these gems. I was talking about cultivation-related items, like jade slips and elixirs."
Wang Xiaoyin vehemently denied it, "Tsk tsk, we were just passing by this mountain and accidentally fell down. We thought it was an ancient ruin, so we just picked up some gems for travel expenses. Who knows what kind of place this is? Hey, cultivation manuals? Elixirs? You're kidding! If we found those, we would have found a secluded place to cultivate long ago. Who would have time to chat with you?" "
Mr. Lu, you seem to be a scholar. You wouldn't believe in these baseless rumors, would you? Besides, the cultivation ruins that's been making such a fuss lately should be somewhere in Paradise City. How did it get dragged into the Misty Mountains?" Just as
Lu Liang was about to say something, a young man who seemed to be an assistant beside him whispered, "Teacher, look at the bluestone under their feet. Doesn't it look like the teleportation arrays we've seen a few times before?"
“That’s right, it’s that kind of bluestone,” the others chimed in.
Lu Liang excitedly adjusted his glasses, a hint of anger in his voice. “Are you stalling for time? Some of you have already entered the teleportation array?”
“Mr. Lu, you can’t say that. What do you mean by stalling for time? We were just waiting for my teammates here when we encountered some self-righteous mad dog barking and making a scene. You’ve been the ones causing trouble the whole time, so why are you blaming me now?” Wang Xiaoyin glanced at Ghost Sword, realizing he hadn’t revealed his secrets, and added, “We did have some of us go in. You should come too, you’re most welcome! Actually, we just want to get out. We don’t know what this place is, and we have absolutely no interest in anything here. You can ask Ghost Sword if you don’t believe me!”
“Uh… he’s right!” Ghost Sword didn’t believe these lies, and he didn’t know why Wang Xiaoyin was saying this. However, one thing was certain: Wang Xiaoyin was definitely stalling for time.
“Hmph, then we should be able to enter the teleportation array now, right?” Lu Liang asked excitedly.
“Please!” Wang Xiaoyin made an elegant gesture, leading his group into the teleportation array first. “Welcome…”

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