Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 190 Mysterious Blueprints, What Kind of Spirit?
"Tap...tap..."

The sound of heavy metal boots striking the stone slabs echoed through the dark underground passage.

At this moment, Yue Feng was standing to the side with Chongma.

Looking at the spacious rock passageway in front of them, the elites of the Yue family carried out box after box of colorful treasures time and time again.

Both of them could not hide their excitement.

Yue Feng had lost count of how many boxes of things had been moved in front of him.

In short, the amount of treasure hidden in the tomb far exceeded his initial expectations.

However, at that moment, as Yue Feng's gaze swept around, he saw a black-robed insect a few steps away from him, making no movement.

It also reminded me of the promise I made before.

The thought of having to give so much to this person made him look at them with a different kind of displeasure, and he became increasingly annoyed with them.

When I made the promise, I didn't realize it, but now that I'm seeing dozens of boxes of treasures passing by, I'm starting to feel reluctant to part with them.

The chill in his eyes intensified, but then he remembered the promise he had made, and he frowned, beginning to hesitate.

As the two, each harboring their own secrets, silently watched the stream of people and treasure chests approaching.

More than ten minutes passed.

...

At this moment, the ground was a relatively clean open space.

Various wooden boxes and treasure chests were piled up into a small mountain.

This also caused Yue Feng's eyes to be firmly drawn to these treasures from the moment they appeared, and he didn't look away for even a moment.

Before I knew it, I had walked up to them and was looking at the dazzling array of treasures, some magnificent, some mysterious, all radiating a variety of precious lights.

"Gudong~"

Even as the head of a once dominant family in Kyoto, Yue Feng couldn't help but swallow hard.

All that was reflected in my pupils was a dazzling light before my eyes.

He took a few deep breaths to stop the slight trembling in his hands.

Carefully, she took out a small brocade pouch, about the size of her palm, from the box closest to her. It was made of some kind of brocade and embroidered with images of the Cloud Dragon Cave.

It feels light and delicate in your hand, like a work of art.

After playing with and admiring it for a while, I gently put it back.

Then, he picked up another item at random.

This time, it was a fist-sized, crystal-clear green gemstone.

The light, shone from the lamps lit by his men, reflected a dazzling, vibrant emerald glow.

One treasure after another was picked up and put down.

At this moment, Yue Feng's eyes widened, and he could hardly contain his excitement.

He looked up at the treasures piled up like a mountain of gold in front of him, his lips moved for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Actually, he's not the only one like that.

The dozen or so elite members of the Yue family standing around also showed expressions of shock and greed.

It's just that they didn't show it because of the patriarch's authority.

In fact, if an ordinary person came here, they would probably only be attracted by those huge gems.

However, as an elite class that has gained some vision and experience after the spiritual energy revival, and has family inheritance and information summarization, they are different from those rogue cultivators.

They glanced at it.

Then one can distinguish that the armor and weapons that gleam with precious light, and all sorts of strange and unusual things that look like carved ornaments, are the most valuable.

Among them, there may be many superior magic treasures, or even just ordinary ones that will break as their spiritual energy is consumed.

For any family or even any country in the world, such wealth would be an irresistible temptation.

And that's when.

A new chest of treasure was carried over by two Yue family elites, who were panting heavily and had transformed into demonic beasts, and gently placed in a corner of this treasure mountain.

One of them, barely having time to catch his breath, rushed to Yue Feng's side, who was lost in his reverie, to report.

"Reporting to the patriarch! All the treasures and gold and silver within the reachable areas of the cave have been collected!"

"However, the deeper into the underground passages are blocked by huge rocks, preventing us from entering..."

These words finally brought Yue Feng, who was staring blankly at the pile of treasures, back to his senses.

Hearing the report and looking at the small mountain of treasure chests in front of him, he felt somewhat unwilling.

Although the harvest had already far exceeded expectations, the news that there were more rooms deep inside the tomb stirred up even more thoughts.

His mind raced, and he quickly pressed for an answer.

"Have you checked any corners? There should be mechanisms and secret passages in tombs like this... You should have all studied before setting off, didn't you find any?!"

Yue Feng's tone was so excited that it even carried a hint of reprimand.

This made the Yue family member who had come to report tremble.

Not daring to hide it, he quickly pulled out a roll of yellowed, wrinkled parchment from his waist, bent down, and handed it over with both hands.

"Reporting to the patriarch! We have thoroughly examined every inch of it!"

"In the end, this mysterious blueprint was only found in the corner of a broken coffin!"

"Besides this, there were no other secret mechanisms or hidden chambers to be found. Please check them out, Master!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng's excited expression froze, and he felt somewhat disappointed.

However, he still picked up the parchment offered by the other party and carefully unfolded it in his hand.

Using the light from the side.

This is a picture severely eroded by time.

Fortunately, the text on it is not much different from the scroll that the ants originally presented.

Previously, Yue Feng had asked members of his clan to decipher and translate these ancient texts, and he himself was also able to read them in basic order.

After identification, although the text was blurry and incomplete, its general meaning could still be understood with difficulty.

In the center of the yellowed and damaged leather was a strange stone statue that seemed to have outstretched arms.

It roughly resembles a strange humanoid shape, but judging from its structure, it appears to have three heads.

The whole structure looks to be over two meters tall, and when viewed from the front, it is a rock formation covered with human faces.

In the spacious area at the top, which resembles outstretched arms, three black-painted skull patterns are neatly arranged.

The more Yue Feng looked at it, the more his brows furrowed. This appearance didn't seem like something that should exist in the mortal world.

He couldn't help but feel wary.

But considering that this treasure map came from a tomb full of magical treasures, gold and silver, it must also have its own value.

He then suppressed his thoughts and continued to interpret the text above.

"...The underworld is home to countless souls and ghosts... When people die, they become ghosts; when ghosts die, they become..."

"...The soul is scattered and has nowhere to rest; the turbid energy descends, transforming into a giant spirit...Over time, this accumulated resentment breeds evil..."

"...The shattered souls and fragments transform into sand, forming a vast ocean; those who step into it, regardless of their flesh or spirit, are all trapped..."

"...This is the sandy wasteland of souls, a desolate place a hundred miles outside the City of the Wrongfully Dead..."

"...Twenty stones of soul-soul sand were taken, piled up in a three-by-one fashion, and topped with three heads of ghost messengers, to gather countless remnants of souls and fragments..."

"...Ten breaths...the spirit is complete..."

At this point, the entire text has been read and translated.

This made Yue Feng frown even more.

Although there are some typos, they do not affect the understanding.

A little speculation reveals that this is a blueprint that teaches people how to build something like an altar and summon things.

The principles and background story are also briefly explained above.

It's just that it's not very clear because of the misalignment.

Coincidentally, the construction method and process were completely preserved, but the last sentence "...Lingcheng" bothered him a bit.

"Lingcheng? What spirit?"

However, no matter how carefully he examined it, even pressing his eyes close to the paper, he still couldn't make out what the character before "spirit" was written.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Yue Feng gave up, carefully rolled it up again, and put it into the box next to him.

Anyway, we'll be taking them all back to Yue's house for further analysis later, and then we'll convene scholars to discuss it.

Putting that aside, Yue Feng's mood was once again filled with the joy of a huge harvest, and he was in high spirits.

Then he remembered the original purpose of this trip, and called over the person in charge of the treasure hunt to ask him.

"Yuexi, did the search find the coffin and remains of my Yue family ancestor? Quickly bring them out so that we can take them back to our ancestral home for a proper burial."

Upon hearing this, the person in charge who had been pulled over blinked in bewilderment, seemingly stunned by the sudden change in tone.

But he quickly regained his composure and, with a sorrowful expression, clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Go home, Lord! There are dozens of coffins containing treasures in that tomb! And within the tightly sealed areas, there are indeed some well-preserved corpses..."

"...But I have carefully examined each coffin, and none of them bear the characteristics described by the patriarch. Moreover...and half of the coffins are broken and scattered all over the ground..." "...I'm afraid...I'm afraid our ancestor has already become a zombie and gone into the city with the army..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yue Feng, who was fully armored and tall, took the strange, man-high spear from his back and slammed it into the ground.

"Boom--!"

"You unfilial descendant Yue Feng, you're too late! Your ancestor's body has been dishonored! What a grave sin!"

"Today! I will commit suicide here to atone for my sins and forgive the sins of my descendants!"

With that, Yue Feng closed his eyes, raised his hand, gripped the tip of the gun, and thrust it into his own chest.

"Huh?! No way!!"

"Master, you mustn't do that!!"

After the people around reacted, several Yue family members who were nearby rushed forward and grabbed the spear tip that was piercing the breastplate.

They tried to prevent their own patriarch from committing suicide.

The person in charge who was just called over was one of them.

He was now tearfully and tremblingly trying to persuade her.

"No, Master! Absolutely not!! If you mutilate yourself to apologize to our ancestors here, what will we do?!"

“Countless powerful clans in Kyoto are eyeing us covetously! And many officials in the court see my Yue family as a thorn in their side!”

"Without your leadership, even if the Yue family had obtained these ten thousand taels of gold and silver, they would have been wiped out in an instant!"

His voice was earnest and heartfelt, each word filled with anguish.

As he finished speaking, Yue Feng slowly loosened his grip on the gun tip.

He looked up at the lightning and thunder in the sky, the dark clouds, his eyes glistening slightly, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"...I understand. Since that is the case, I, the unfilial descendant Yue Feng, will drag this sinful body along and live on for the sake of the family."

"Once the clan overcomes this crisis, I, Yue, will give away all my wealth to search for the remains of my late ancestor, and then go before the ancestral spirits to apologize!"

These words were full of emotion and spoken with great conviction.

Some of the Yue family members who were close by, looking at their patriarch's tall figure, were moved to tears.

In the more than forty years since Yue Feng ascended to the position of head of the Yue family, he has focused on internal affairs rather than external affairs.

Through a gentle approach and various schemes, he won over the Yue family, making everyone admire and respect the head of the family.

However, unlike these brainwashed Yue family members, the ants, who were driven away and stood far away, watched the farce as if they were bystanders.

If it weren't for some other plan in mind, they probably would have burst out laughing.

And so, he hid his mocking gaze behind the mask and watched with great interest for a long time.

Only after the Yue family members calmed down did they finally realize that he, as an observer and outsider, was still standing there.

They then left three or five men to guard the treasure mountain, while the rest followed the tall Yue Feng and slowly approached.

"Chongma, it seems you haven't broken your promise or deceived me, which makes me very gratified."

"Now it's time for you to fulfill the final step of your promise..."

With a noticeably colder tone, Yue Feng stepped forward.

He rummaged in the pocket at his waist for a moment, then casually tossed over two carved stone cubes.

Under the dim, rainy night...

The two dark gray pebbles drew a parabola in mid-air before finally falling into the puddles two steps in front of the ant, muddying the water.

“Go and fill in the hole you dug. When you come out, we will divide the treasures in this tomb equally.”

"I've already arranged the ship for you to go abroad. I'll arrange a vehicle to take you directly to the ship, and then we'll go our separate ways and not interfere with each other."

After these words were spoken, the ant did not make any immediate move.

He looked up, his head tilted back, using the pale clown mask the other party had given him.

A pair of dark, mask-like eyes met Yue Feng's gaze, revealing no change in emotion.

"you…!"

And just as Yue Feng was beginning to get impatient.

Then they saw the black-robed insect slowly bend down and reach into the sewage to scoop up the two pebbles.

“…That’s right.”

Upon seeing this action, Yue Feng loosened his grip on his weapon and nodded in satisfaction.

"Partnering with my in-laws is the best decision you've ever made in your life."

"Waiting for you... Hmm? Why did you stop again? Is there something else?"

Just as Yue Feng and the Yue family members beside him were laughing and talking with mockery in their eyes.

Then you see the figure that picked up the stone, straighten up, and then stand there blankly without making any move.

A hot-tempered member of the Yue family, his eyes flashing with dissatisfaction, took a step forward, about to say something.

But the next moment, it was interrupted by the ant's hoarse and shrill voice.

"...Heh... Patriarch Yue, if I'm not mistaken, the ship that took me out of the country probably didn't intend to go to international waters, right?"

Although the question was phrased as a question, the tone of the voice clearly indicated that it was already a certainty.

This caused Yue Feng's smile to slowly fade beneath his helmet, and he instead narrowed his eyes to meet the other's dark eye sockets.

"...Oh? It seems the leader of the Three Evils has some misunderstanding about my reputation."

"But don't worry, my Yue family is not a stingy little family. You will not be shortchanged in any way you are entitled to."

"You could easily take the treasure and escape on your own. But whether you can even get out of the heavily guarded Mist Mountain is another matter..."

As he spoke, a chilling killing intent flickered in Yue Feng's eyes.

The insects that were staring at it naturally sensed this as well.

Gradually, a shrill laugh came from beneath his black robe.

It is getting bigger and denser.

"...Heh heh...Heh heh!...Heh heh heh!!!"

The laughter grew louder and louder, and soon, the shrill sounds seemed to echo.

A series of bursts of laughter mingled together.

Yue Feng frowned deeply at this.

A sense of foreboding washed over me.

He was becoming increasingly agitated.

"Enough!! What are you laughing at?!"

"Stop right now! I can forgive your rudeness! But you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!!"

As for those few loud shouts...

The ants, who had been laughing so hard their bodies were contorted, gradually stopped amidst a series of chilling squeaks.

He straightened up again and looked at the crowd in front of him.

"...Heh... Patriarch Yue? You've been acting for so long that you've even fooled yourself?"

"Does he really think he's some kind of unwavering hero, loyal and righteous?"

Before the Yue family members, whose eyes were blazing with anger, could even retort, he finished speaking.

The ant then reached into the black robe on its chest and stirred it around for a while, finally taking out a finger-length, crystal-clear white porcelain bottle.

Upon seeing this scene, Yue Feng, who was standing closest, couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

The moment I saw the bottle in the other person's hand, a sense of crisis spread through my body.

next moment.

He then quietly removed the shield from his back and carefully took a step back.

The ant seemed completely unconcerned about these actions.

He simply looked up, oblivious to everyone else, and, in the dim moonlight, gazed at the liquid swirling back and forth in the bottle.

He still spoke in that sarcastic tone.

"Patriarch Yue, do you really think I can't see things clearly, or do you really think I'm a fool?"

"Why bring the Yue family's most elite members of the Extraordinary Ones instead of sending them to reinforce the defenses and increase the survival rate with the organization's personnel? Is it because they can move things faster?"

"You don't trust me, and you're wary that I might go back on my word. Do you think I've ever trusted you?"

"...Heh...Why don't you turn around and take a look? Patriarch Yue."

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng, who was half-raising his shield to cover most of his body, was suddenly stunned.

The unease in my heart had reached its peak.

Before he could turn around, he heard several short screams coming from behind him at the same time.

"Huh?! What is this?!"

"Master, save me!!"

"what!!!"

(End of this chapter)