Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 846 The Land of Eagles' Cries and Dragons' Sleep: Finding an Alternative Path
"Wow—"

A majestic eagle soared through the sky, letting out a loud cry, as if declaring its existence and power to the heavens and earth.

Everyone looked up at the eagle that had already flown towards the Three Sacred Mountains, and Gao Dongxu's lips curled up slightly.

In the past few days, Eagle Spirit has been circling around the Changbai Mountain area, searching for other teams, and coordinating with Wolf Spirit and Bear Spirit to drive away, hunt, and kill those teams.

Now that they have seen the Three Sacred Mountains, Gao Dongxu will naturally send Eagle Spirit to scout ahead and see if the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds is indeed a magnificent architectural complex built on the cliff.

"Wolf pack—"

At this moment, Yang Xueli suddenly exclaimed, and everyone looked down the hillside.

After noticing the commotion in the horse caravan below the mountain, the group quickly began to move forward. Judging from the direction they were heading, their destination was undoubtedly the Three Sacred Mountains.

Less than a kilometer behind the horse caravan at the foot of the mountain, a long line of snow wolves was chasing after them, following the hoofprints.

At this time, a lot of supplies from the team down the mountain had already been unloaded and carelessly discarded in the snow, probably to reduce weight and speed up the operation. The snow-covered area down the mountain looked like a mess.

Wang Kaixuan said strangely, "That's strange. Don't these guys know that there's a border ahead? What do their guides eat? If it's really like my nephew said, if they just rush over like this, aren't they just giving the enemy live-fire practice?"

“Impossible—” Su Nan said, looking at the group below the mountain through binoculars. “Judging from their equipment, they don’t seem to be amateurs. They must have local guides, so they know the situation here better than we do.”

That leaves only one possibility: they intend to bypass the border by going through the mountain pass, then to other mountains, and finally around that section of the border before turning towards Sansheng Mountain within the other side's territory. While this is risky, it's much better than attacking the border defenses.

"Should we follow them and then decide?" Wang Yueban turned to ask Su Nan.

Su Nan put down her binoculars and looked at Gao Dongxu. Everyone else also looked at Gao Dongxu, waiting for his decision.

Gao Dongxu shook his head without saying a word, then suddenly pointed to a snow-covered hill on the other side of the Three Saints Mountain and said, "Let's climb Little Saints Mountain!"

"Little Sacred Mountain?" Everyone looked in the direction Gao Dongxu was pointing, bewildered, and quickly picked up their binoculars.

Gao Dongxu said with a smile, "Little Sacred Mountain is entirely within our country's territory. The Three Sacred Mountains, Little Sacred Mountain, and the Great Sacred Mountain on the other side are collectively known as the Five Sacred Mountains."

“Master Hu, now it’s your turn to show off your skills—” Gao Dongxu turned to Hu Bayi and smiled.

Hu Bayi nodded and took out his compass without hesitation. After observing for a while, he pointed to the continuous mountain range and said, "The mountains here are continuous, covered with snow all year round, and surrounded on three sides. It is a rare three-headed old dragon. In Feng Shui, this is called the 'group of dragons sitting'."

These three mountains are all dragon heads, making them ideal for group burials. If the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top is located on the cliff face of the three central mountains, then the two smaller dragon heads on the other side would likely house the burial mounds of empresses or close ministers.

Hu Bayi pointed to the Five Sacred Mountains in the distance, then used his hiking stick to draw a simple map on the snow, and continued to explain to everyone while pointing to the map.

"According to feng shui, the three-headed dragon formation is very unique, and the three heads must be connected. Otherwise, the three dragons will fly in different directions and become chaotic. If buried here, the descendants will kill each other. Therefore, if there is a burial tomb, there must be a secret passage under the tomb that connects to the main tomb in the central heavenly palace."

Historically, there have been several ancient tombs with three-headed dragons, such as the Warring States period tombs of the Three Sons of Mangshan. These are three related tombs located on three different peaks of the same mountain range, with the two side tombs originally having passageways about half a meter in diameter leading to the central main tomb.

Everyone watched as his cane drew dots on the snow, and then they all turned to look at the Five Sacred Mountains in the distance. There, three snow-capped mountain ranges stretched across the horizon, indistinguishable from the surrounding snow-capped mountains, all shrouded in mist.

Gao Dongxu laughed and said, "Since the three heads must be connected, then it would be best if we climbed up Little Sacred Mountain, found the burial tomb, and followed the secret passage directly to the main tomb of the Heavenly Palace. This way, we won't have to worry about the border issues, and we can also avoid the anti-theft mechanisms of the main tomb. Why not?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked enlightened, but Wang Yueban, ever the opportunist, brought up the very thing he didn't want to discuss: "What if there's no connection to the secret passage?"

"If you don't understand, shut up—" Wang Kaixuan kicked Wang Yueban directly, laughing and scolding in annoyance, "This is an imperial mausoleum, do you think it's a commoner's grave? Since you're going to be buried in a feng shui treasure land, you must strictly follow the feng shui pattern to build the mausoleum. Any slight mistake will ruin the feng shui."

Wang Yueban had a sheepish grin on his face after being kicked. The others, hearing Wang Kaixuan's explanation, were relieved and chuckled as they looked at Wang Yueban.

"Hehe, with Master Hu around, we don't need to worry about locating the burial site. Once we climb Little Sacred Mountain, Master Hu's feng shui secrets will surely open your eyes." Gao Dongxu said to Hu Bayi with a smile. "Young Master Gao, you overestimate me..." Hu Bayi said with a slightly embarrassed smile at Gao Dongxu's praise.

"I didn't overestimate you. Among the four major schools of tomb raiding—Mountain Moving, Ridge Unloading, and Tomb Raiders—Tomb Raiders are most skilled in locating tombs using astrology and feng shui. Zhang Sanlianzi, with his three talismans and a sixteen-character Yin-Yang feng shui secret technique, is unparalleled in the world. Although you have only learned half of it, it is enough for you to rob all the tombs in the world." Gao Dongxu said to Hu Bayi with a faint smile.

Upon hearing Gao Dongxu's words, everyone turned to look at Hu Bayi, who was both amused and exasperated. Apart from Wang Kaixuan and Yang Xueli, the others were genuinely surprised that Hu Bayi was so capable, earning such praise from Gao Dongxu.

Having heard Gao Dongxu's words, Hu Bayi could no longer be modest; to be modest would be to slap his ancestor in the face.

The group rested on the spot, replenished their food and water, and waited until the wolf pack below the mountain had gone far away before going down to the place where the previous group had stayed. They saw abandoned luggage scattered all over the snow, much of it having been ransacked, with no food left inside.

Clearly, all the equipment has been re-selected, and some useless or duplicate items have been discarded.

Wang Yueban even found a few AKs, but all the bullets had been removed and taken away, leaving only empty gun barrels. Fatty didn't hesitate to hang the guns on his body, and then ran up to Gao Dongxu, asking for bullets.

Gao Dongxu smiled and took out several boxes of bullets from his backpack and tossed them to Wang Yueban.

Wang Yueban was overjoyed, and Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but step forward, grab an AK, remove the magazine, and start loading bullets into it.

Without wasting any more time, the group continued onward. After passing a flat slope, they reached a valley and saw the tracks of the previous horse caravan extending into the depths of the valley.

Gao Dongxu and his group headed towards Xiaosheng Pass in another direction. Soon, they entered a white world, where all they could see was endless snow and rare rocks and icicles.

"Changbai Mountain may be the only snow-capped mountain in the world that you can walk on. Compared to the glaciers of Kunlun Mountain, the environment here is much better. There are no huge ice sheets with cracks, so you don't have to worry about your feet suddenly breaking..."

While admiring the beautiful scenery, Hu Ba sincerely exclaimed.

Knowing what Hu Bayi and his companions had been through, Gao Dongxu laughed and said, "The glaciers of Changbai Mountain are also typical ancient glaciers. Moreover, the mountain's continuity is poor, with glacial erosion landforms, potholes, giant cirques, and bottomless ice wells, making it extremely dangerous."

Hu Bayi nodded, and Gao Dongxu said with a teasing smile, "Interested in accompanying me to explore the Nine-Story Demon Tower again?"

"Cough cough... Young Master Gao, please spare me. I was able to escape unscathed before, it was really luck. Going there again would definitely mean certain death, it's too dangerous. I advise you not to go, that place is too evil. Even if it's full of gold and silver treasures, it's not worth the risk for you."

Hu Bayi was not surprised that Gao Dongxu knew about the Nine-Story Demon Tower. After all, the expedition back then was a semi-official organization, and because people died, they had all been questioned.

"Hehe, just kidding. But I'm really interested in the Dap Ghost Worm." Gao Dongxu's eyes gleamed with intense interest.

Upon hearing the name "Dap Ghost Insect," Hu Bayi and Yang Xueli's expressions immediately turned extremely grim, as their memories of this demonic insect were simply too deeply etched into their minds.

"Young Master Gao, let me give you a piece of advice: don't be curious. Those demonic insects will kill you if you touch them. They can be destroyed by the interaction of ice and fire, but they are impossible to capture..." Hu Bayi said earnestly, his expression very serious.

It's practically saying, "Stop courting death, isn't it good to be alive?"
"Hehe, alright, listen to advice and you'll eat your fill. Since you people who have seen it all have warned me like this, then if you still foolishly continue to be curious, then you're really asking for trouble." Gao Dongxu also knew that with his current strength, he really might not be able to escape unscathed from the attack of countless fireflies.

As for capturing the demonic insect that can transform into two extreme states, boundless karmic fire and impoverished divine ice, that is nothing but wishful thinking.

"Could you tell me more about this insect?" Gao Dongxu asked with a smile.

"Sigh, it's all tears when I think about it..." Hu Bayi didn't refuse. After all, decades had passed, and no matter how sad it was, it was all in the past.

They chatted casually along the way, and what seemed like a few hours as the crow flies took Gao Dongxu and his group almost a whole day to reach. By the time they arrived at the valley below Little Sacred Snow Mountain, it was already evening.

They dug a snow cave and set up camp on a snow slope about 500 to 600 meters above the valley, and took out a portable gas stove and pressure cooker to start cooking.

The starry sky at high altitudes is incredibly bright and clear. Hu Bayi stood high up, gazing at the stars, and used his compass, along with the compass in his hand and the arrangement of the stars in the sky, to determine the route he would take the next day.

(End of this chapter)