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Chapter 1311 Qin Emperor's Mausoleum

Master Guan led the way, carrying the spirit lamp, while Grand Tutor Yu and Wang E followed behind.

The ghost lamp uses the aura of Emperor Qin Shi Huang as its oil, and its burning flame can bypass the restrictions within the underground palace.

Although Emperor Zheng is dead, he left behind many relics. Using supernatural powers and secret methods, we extracted his blood essence, internal energy, and spiritual essence from them, turning them into lamp oil to light the ghost lamp.

Not only can it move freely between the underworld and the underground palace, but it can also control the mechanisms within the underground palace to a limited extent.

Without the Netherworld Lamp, wandering around the underground palace will trigger its defense mechanisms.

No one has yet dared to test the strength of the restrictions within the underground palace.

Even the astronomical masters of the Imperial Observatory were unaware of this, because the underground palace was not built by them at all. The restrictions inside were all created with the personal involvement of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, using the authority and power of the emperor.

The strength of the underground palace could be as great as that of the human emperor Qin Shi Huang back then.

After stepping through the gate, Grand Tutor Yu entered the main hall of the underground palace.

It contains no mercury, representing the "magnificent landscape" of rivers, lakes, and seas.

In Xiaoyu's previous life, if he had acquired hundreds or thousands of tons of mercury and used it to create mercury-powered Yellow Rivers, Ji Rivers, Huai Rivers, Yangtze Rivers, and lakes, based on the landscape of the human world, it would surely have been a world wonder.

In the world of Pangu mythology, even the royal families of barbarian tribes would consider it low-class.

The main hall of the underground palace appeared both desolate and luxurious.

The land was barren because the ground was covered in dark, muddy soil, making it very desolate. Forget about rare flowers and exotic plants, there wasn't even a single bluestone slab.

Above their heads was a cloud of white and gray mist.

The hall was empty except for a row of large shelves placed in the corner.

"Too extravagant." Grand Tutor Yu stamped his foot and couldn't help but sigh, "Such pure Earth Mother Qi and Five Elements essence are actually used to pave the ground."

The ground was indeed covered in dark, lumpy clods of earth, but they were not ordinary soil; they were solidified primordial gas.

The Earth Mother Qi is the "Earth Primordial Qi", which can generate one into two, two into three, and three into ten thousand kinds of earth minerals.

In short, a mass of primordial energy can evolve into a complete land.

The earth possesses all things, such as various minerals. The earth itself, which evolved from the earth's primordial energy, is no exception.

Its value is only slightly less than that of the Breath of Earth.

The Breath of Earth can act as a band-aid for the cracks in the world, perfectly repairing them.

The Earth Mother Qi can only be transformed into "ordinary Earth".

Clearly, ordinary earth cannot stop the cracks in Pangu's world.

In addition to the thick layer of solid earth's mother energy on the surface, a large amount of the essence of the five elements is also buried "underground".

The essence of the Five Elements can evolve into things of the Five Elements and can conjure up life forms belonging to the Five Elements.

Master Guan, carrying the "Lamp of the Underworld," looked around and sighed, "The mausoleum of the late emperor is absolutely the richest and largest underground palace in human history."

If the spirit of the former emperor had not disappeared, he would have been a king and emperor as before, and successfully transformed the underground palace into a blessed land for the emperor.

So much of the earth's primordial energy will transform into a territory spanning tens of thousands of miles, and the essence of the five elements will evolve into trees and living beings.

The 'Nine Heavens True Qi' overhead transformed into a clear sky stretching for thousands of miles, with countless white clouds, rain clouds, and thunderclouds.

There were also the roots of the Hidden Dragon and the essence of the stars piled up in the corner.

They can transform into the sun, moon, and stars.

Your Majesty's Blessed Land of the Human Emperor is no less impressive than the Ten Great Grotto-Heavens of the Mysterious Sect, in terms of both size and quality.

It's possible that innate beings and innate spiritual roots could be born.

Oh, what a pity, what a pity.

The late emperor has disappeared without a trace, and the underground palace cannot evolve into the blessed land of the new emperor on its own.

These priceless treasures are sitting in the underground palace, unused and untouchable, likely destined to go to waste. What a pity!

"Why can't we take it? There's no one else here but you. Even if we just dig out a lump of the Earth Mother's Qi, it could lift the divine realm in the Underworld to the Middle Realm."

Wang E was drooling, his eyes gleaming with greed, wishing he could immediately bend down and dig into the soil.

Master Guan hurriedly shouted, "Ignorant child, do not act recklessly! Immortals can use their own immortal energy to transform things into beings, giving them intelligence and making them spirits."

The power of the Human Emperor far surpasses that of an immortal by tens of thousands of times, and imbuing this underground palace with spirituality was effortless for him.

We are the Celestial Masters of the Great Qin Dynasty, possessing the fortune and authority bestowed upon us by the Ying Clan. We are regarded as one of our own by the spirits of the underground palace, and with the addition of this Netherworld Lamp, we are able to freely enter and leave this place.

However, they can only come and go as they please, and cannot freely take the treasures from the underground palace.

If you dare to harbor greed, not only will you yourself be torn to pieces and face certain death, but you will also implicate us.

Wang E regained his senses slightly, glanced at Grand Tutor Yu, and said, "Even if the underground palace has a spirit, the whereabouts of the Human Emperor's soul are unknown."

This place is full of underground palace mechanisms and restrictions; how could it possibly be a match for my master?

—It would be best if this woman demolished the underground palace, was beaten to death by the methods arranged by the Emperor, and then I could take a few clumps of Earth Mother's Qi and run away. How wonderful, hehehe!

Grand Tutor Yu resisted the urge to deliver a "perfectly accurate slap to the buttocks," keeping his mouth still while his voice boomed in his mind: Once we leave the underground palace, I'm going to give you ten slaps to the buttocks.

"Oh dear~~" Wang E jumped up in fright. "Master, please, please don't overthink it. I wouldn't dare to be so rebellious."

I just... well, I've put myself in this predicament, and now the calamity's energy is overwhelming me, making me talk nonsense, I can't control myself!"

Grand Tutor Yu ignored him, called out to Master Guan, and continued walking into the underground palace.

“Woof woof woof~~”

After walking a few steps, they saw a large yellow dog, about half a person's height, standing at the entrance of a side hall. Its clear eyes sparkled with curiosity, and it barked at them several times.

With each call, a faint, sweet fragrance wafts over, invigorating the spirit and invigorating the blood, seemingly even enhancing one's inner strength.

Grand Tutor Yu glanced at it only once before looking away and continuing to walk forward.

Wang E stood there, staring at the yellow dog for a while, then sniffed, widened his eyes, and exclaimed in shock, "This is a wolfberry, a wolfberry that has become a spirit, at least 100,000 years old!"

His manic behavior and the greed in his eyes frightened the dog so much that it whimpered and shrank back into the side hall, where it transformed into a wolfberry tree as tall as two people in the courtyard behind the door.

The goji berries on top are as big as apples, bright red, and shiny, as if liquid is flowing inside them.

Wang E's gaze burned even more fiercely and greedily, his voice trembling, "Damn it, I underestimated it, this is definitely not a rare treasure from ten thousand years ago."

This aura, this almost tangible immortal charm, could it not be a spiritual root of heaven and earth?

"It is indeed a spiritual root of heaven and earth dug out from the Middle Thousand Worlds, which has lived for countless billions of years."

One goji berry is enough to extend one's life by eight hundred years, and can replenish the blood and energy of those who are born with deficiencies, reverse their original nature, and create a perfect immortal body.

For those with congenital physical disabilities, a single goji berry is more useful than a peach.

Master Guan glanced at him, his tone as calm as possible, but his eyes held a mixture of longing and regret.

"Master, what are you waiting for?" Wang E shouted loudly, "Hurry up and unleash your great supernatural powers! If you're going to be reserved, let me take the lead!"

Grand Tutor Yu said indifferently, "It's just a mere spiritual root; there are plenty of them here. Don't be so short-sighted and embarrass your master."

"Yes, there are many? Are they mostly spiritual herbs, or spiritual roots of heaven and earth?" Wang E asked in shock.

Master Guan said, "There are mountains of immortal herbs that are ten thousand years old, but let's not talk about that."

Thirty-six spiritual roots of heaven and earth, and seventy-two immortal herbs that are millions of years old, together make up the number of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, which can help the Human Emperor's Blessed Land evolve the 'Tai Ming Yi Wood Spiritual Qi'.

Alas, this was originally the plan of Master Cui of Mount Luofu, who believed that by constantly absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of the Yi Wood element, he could achieve immortality. Now, the blessed land has not been completed, and the Tai Ming Yi Wood spiritual energy has become nothing more than a mirage.

"A mountain of immortal herbs, ten thousand years old." Wang E was skeptical at first, but after walking a few steps, he saw a ten-year-old child riding a green pony, running past them with a grin.

The child wore a red bib, with a pigtail tied up in the air with a red string, and two round, white bottoms were exposed, making people want to pinch them.

The pony was about half a person's height, its entire body was a bright greenish-brown, and it was crystal clear, looking like a running blob of jelly.

Both the man and the horse exuded a captivating sweet fragrance, the essence of herbs and plants.

Wang E's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. "This, this is a ginseng spirit and a lingzhi horse? How come it's so big?"

Nobody paid him any attention.

Master Guan and Grand Tutor Yu kept walking forward.

Wang E quickly became numb.

He saw a young girl in a light veil singing in a pool; he saw four old men playing chess together; he saw a jujube tree laden with watermelon-sized red dates; he saw...
He saw countless elixirs that could transform into human form, and he also saw many spiritual roots of heaven and earth that were unwilling to take human form.

They were all thriving, showing no signs of decay. This was because they were planted in the essence of Mother Earth.

After passing through several pavilions, Wang E saw many more magical treasures.

The magical treasures shimmered with brilliant celestial and divine light, but they had not taken form; they were all displayed on wooden shelves, as if they were available for anyone to use.

"Ying Zheng is the biggest idiot in the Three Realms!"

The intoxication and greed on Wang E's face transformed into a gnashing hatred: "These magical treasures and spiritual artifacts really are cursed."

The Qin Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, yet the Grand Tutor of Qin is not allowed to use these treasures and elixirs to enhance his strength and save the dynasty.

Let them rot in the grave.

How could there be such an ignorant person?

Master Guan said unhappily, "You black bastard, you are the biggest fool in the world. When the Emperor was procuring these things, the Qin Dynasty was still in its prime, and there was no need for salvation or survival."
Even now, many years after the late emperor's passing, my Great Qin has only lost the hearts of the people and the Mandate of Heaven; it has never lacked powerful soldiers and fierce generals.

Wang E said, "You think you can beat the Four Friends of Qionglin, but can you beat that group of near-Great Luo Immortals?"

Master Guan's expression froze for a moment, then he said, "Even if we take these spiritual treasures, we still can't defeat a quasi-Great Luo Immortal!"

Wang E said, "Give me all the spiritual medicines. Give them to my master, and she'll definitely kill a Golden Immortal with a single sword strike."

"If you utter another word of nonsense, I'll chop you in half with my sword," Grand Tutor Yu said impatiently.

"Grand Tutor, you've arrived! Please have a cup of tea first!"

At this moment, a ghostly figure floated out from the void, holding a lacquered wooden tray in its hand, and gracefully drifted to Grand Tutor Yu's side.

At first, the ghost's body was almost transparent, and one might subconsciously overlook her if not looking closely.

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked just like a living person, dressed in stunning palace attire, with a voluptuous figure and captivating charm.

"Oh no, there's a ghost too~~"

Wang E let out a surprised cry, but remembering his master's earlier warning, he quickly shut his mouth.

"Your Highness Consort Cheng, you are too kind." Grand Tutor Yu turned around and bowed slightly to the noblewoman in palace attire.

"Greetings, Consort Chen." Master Guan also bowed.

As Consort Cheng poured tea for her guests, she asked, "Grand Tutor, are you here to retrieve the Twelve Golden Statues? What use are those twelve huge iron lumps?"

"They're not very useful now, but once I refine them again, they might be able to help stabilize the earth's veins and water veins in the land." Grand Tutor Yu did not refuse the tea offered by the "funeral spirits."

This wasn't her first time visiting the Qin Emperor's underground palace, nor was it her first time meeting Consort Cheng.

The underground palace contained more than just Consort Cheng.

The palace maids, eunuchs, guards, concubines, and craftsmen totaled more than three thousand people.

After Ying Zheng died, his soul disappeared immediately, yet many people still died with him.

Some of them were certainly forced into it, but many others actively sought it out and became Qin Shi Huang's sacrificial offerings.

Because the blessed land of the human emperor truly offers blessings, and these blessings remain unchanged for all eternity.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ying Zheng's blessed land will remain the most blessed place in the world. Being a maid there would be equivalent to "ascending to the celestial palace."

Unfortunately, they lost their gamble. They lost half of their money. Life in the underground palace was neither good nor bad.

"Grand Tutor, please have some tea." Consort Cheng personally handed the teacup to Grand Tutor Yu.

"Thank you."

Even Wang E got a cup of tea.

When he received the jade teacup, he was so surprised that he almost cried out again.

The tea was bright red, like blood, and had a faint, sweet aroma, exactly the same as the goji berries I had seen before.

"Is this goji berry tea?" He took a sip and, sure enough, his blood rushed to his head and he broke out in a sweat.

Suddenly, he felt his whole body was filled with power, as if he could punch "Master Yu" in the head.

—This medicinal effect, this taste, it must be from the goji berries picked from that spiritual root of heaven and earth!

Cheng Fei glanced at him, seemingly guessing his thoughts, and smiled, "We cannot actively pick the spiritual fruits, but we can wait for them to ripen and fall down on their own."

Before they dissipate back into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, I gather them and consume them myself.

After the three guests put down their teacups, she tidied up the tea set, bowed, and said, "Grand Master Yu, Master Guan, please continue with your work. I will take my leave."

"Your Majesty, please take care!" Grand Tutor Yu and Master Guan returned the greeting.

At this moment, Wang Ecai asked, "Master Guan, is Consort Cheng's coffin also in the underground palace?"

I heard that when the spirit of the Emperor disappeared, his close relatives also disappeared.

Why didn't Consort Cheng leave?

Master Guan said, "Those who disappeared with the late emperor were living people. I don't know where they went."

Consort Cheng committed suicide by hanging herself after the death of the late emperor.

When the late emperor built his mausoleum, he also prepared a burial chamber for her.

Wang E looked around and asked, "So, there's more than just Consort Cheng in the underground palace? Why don't they come out to offer spiritual tea and immortal fruits?"

Grand Tutor Yu said irritably, "That wolfberry of Consort Cheng, I don't know how many years she waited before one fell to the ground."

I wonder if we'll have to wait hundreds or thousands of years to get the second one.

"Where would you get some magic fruit to eat?"

She was even a little embarrassed to drink that cup of tea just now.

Although there are many immortal herbs and spiritual roots in the underground palace, how many of them can actually yield spiritual fruits when they are ripe?

That goji berry was probably the only miraculous medicine available to all the spirits buried with the dead.

Such supreme celestial treasures can be enjoyed by the living and endlessly benefited by the dead.

"Grand Tutor, let's finish the ceremony quickly, move the twelve golden statues out as soon as possible, release the underground palace, and restore peace to the ladies as soon as possible," said Master Guan.

(End of this chapter)