Tomb Raiding: The Bloodline of Dragons and Snakes, Starting from the Kunlun Divine Palace

Hu Bayi said that his friend recommended a naturally gifted singer-songwriter who would be coming to connect with everyone tonight.

But he has not shown up yet.

Wu Yutian also drank some herbal soup and looked out the window in a daze.

Because I remembered some information I knew before I traveled through time.

In fact, in a sense...

Zhang Qilin, also known as Zhang Qilin, can be considered a naturally gifted poet from the snowy plateau.

His other name is Zhang Qiling, which is not a person's name, but a title.

The patriarchs of the Zhang family throughout history have all been called "Zhang Qiling," and are commonly known as Qilingren.

For generations, they have guarded the bronze gate of Changbai Mountain and the secret of the "ultimate".

The memories of the spirit medium are divinely bestowed.

All the heavy missions and responsibilities of the Zhang family will appear in the mind of the Spirit Master after being subjected to the Qilin's Fire-Treading Technique.

It can be said that from the moment Zhang Qiling became a Spirit Master, he was destined to have no future, no past, and no connection with the world.

Due to a plan by the Old Nine Gates to carry out the largest tomb raiding operation in history, Zhang Qiling was seriously injured and lost his memory.

Since then, he has been imprisoned by a mysterious organization in the Golmud Sanatorium.

Almost no one has a chance to get close to it; countless members of mysterious organizations are monitoring it day and night, making escape virtually impossible.

Until recently, it reappeared, and surprisingly, it came to my aid, as if it had been lurking by my side for a long time.

Wu Yutian figured it was probably closely related to his third brother, Wu Sansheng.

Think of this.

Wu Yutian narrowed his eyes, looking out at the unfathomable night, a strange emotion welling up in his heart.

Chapter 37: Illuminating the Muchen Pearl, Rewarding the Sword God's Legacy

Everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, and they chatted idly, exchanging only a few words.

The night grew deeper.

Shirley Yang seemed to recall some painful memories, and a look of loneliness appeared on her face.

Wu Yutian knew about her background before he transmigrated, and it shouldn't be much different from her current situation.

Her maternal grandfather was the leader of the Zeng Mountain Moving Clan, named Partridge Whistle.

Partridge Whistle spent his entire life searching for the Muchen Pearl, but ultimately failed.

Shortly after Shirley Young was born, Partridge Whistle died due to the curse of the red spot.

Shirley Yang's father also unfortunately disappeared during an expedition to search for the ancient city of Jingjue.

The Muchen Pearl, which is related to the fate of countless people, is now in Shirley Yang's hands.

However, they still failed to lift the curse.

In her previous adventures, she, Hu Bayi, and Fatty Wang found the Muchen Pearl in the Yunnan Worm Valley, where they almost lost their lives.

Fortunately, they eventually obtained the Muchen Pearl, and later learned through clues that the curse could only be truly lifted at the Kunlun Divine Palace. Therefore, even without Uncle Ming's commission, they had to participate in this operation.

However, the team has faced numerous difficulties and is now facing a severe shortage of funds. Kunlun Shrine is located on a glacier at an altitude of over 5,000 meters, making it not only difficult to find but also difficult to excavate.

In this era of scarcity, both high-end equipment and ample supplies require considerable funds. With the advance funding from Uncle Ming and Wu Yutian's crew, everyone's operations were made more manageable.

Thinking of this, Shirley Yang took out the Muchen Pearl and examined it.

Wu Yutian's gaze was also drawn over.

"Miss Yang, may I take a look at this bead?"

Shirley Yang's consciousness finally returned to reality from her grief.

So I wiped my face and composed myself.

At the same time, he was also hesitant about how to respond to Wu Yutian's request.

But in the end, he chose to trust his teammates, especially since he had already accepted Wu Yutian as the captain of this operation.

Wu Yutian pretended not to recognize the Muchen Pearl, and held it in his palm without revealing his identity, examining it as if he were doing scientific research.

In reality, he secretly channeled spiritual energy into his palm, causing it to resonate with the Muchen Pearl.

Information about the Muchen Pearl flooded into Wu Yutian's mind in an instant.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have unlocked the Muchen Pearl illustration!]

[Reward: Sword God's Legacy!]

[Reward: Treasure Appraisal Divine Eye!]

A streak of platinum flashed across Wu Yutian's eyelids, as if he had gained fiery eyes, though the color was more platinum than gold.

The so-called "treasure-appraising divine eye" means that one can see the attributes of antique treasures without relying on the spiritual energy in the palm of their hand. As the ability increases, the effective range increases, and the information becomes more complete.

At this point, the effective range is only about one meter, roughly the same as reaching out to grab it.

But it is still much more convenient.

The image of the Sword God's technique appeared in Wu Yutian's mind. He then closed his eyes and comprehended it, feeling a surge of heat flowing into his body.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have mastered the Sword God Technique [Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall]!]

At the same time, countless memories suddenly flooded into my mind, as if I had personally experienced Li Chungang's youth. For a moment, I felt dizzy and unable to digest them.

It truly lives up to its reputation as one of the four signature skills of the Sword God Li Chungang.

The martial arts secrets it contains, even if only one of its techniques is cultivated to a degree of 30%, surpass the entirety of the two sword techniques inherited by Jian Jiuhuang.

However, based on experience, the Sword God's ultimate move will inevitably consume more internal energy and spiritual energy.

I have only learned how to use it so far, and my internal strength is far from sufficient. For now, I can only use Jian Jiuhuang's moves to fight.

After several breaths, Wu Yutian took deep breaths to calm the agitation within his body.

"Hey, that bead seemed to glow in Brother Tian's hand just now." Fatty Wang rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things.

"What, you saw it too?" Shirley Yang also felt it, but she thought it was a hallucination because she missed her grandfather and father.

"Isn't it the light and shadow in the brazier?" Hu Bayi preferred to explain the phenomenon of the Muchen Pearl seemingly glowing in Wu Yutian's hands using simple scientific reflection.

"It's not just a simple firelight, it's like a giant bird bursting out!" The fat man's words became increasingly eerie.

"Fatty, I think you're starving." Hu Bayi shook his head. "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. You just really want to eat chicken."

"Is that true?" Fatty Wang was also dumbfounded. "Or maybe it was altitude sickness that caused me and Staff Officer Yang to have hallucinations after drinking that herbal soup. Am I poisoned?"

"No, you're not poisoned." Wu Yutian brought the Heavenly Official of the Tomb Raider Ring close to the Muchen Pearl, and light and shadow appeared again.

"A phoenix! That looks like a phoenix!" Fatty Wang exclaimed, pulling Hu Bayi along. "See? It's not my imagination!"

"I saw it! Don't make such a fuss!" Hu Bayi shoved Wang Pangzi aside. "Isn't this ring suspicious? The ring is a flashlight, and there's a phoenix pattern on it?"

"Don't worry, with the blessing of the Heavenly Official, there are no taboos." Wu Yutian comforted Shirley Yang and Fatty Wang, who were on tenterhooks. "My ring will resonate with any treasure with powerful spiritual energy, stimulating its inherent activity."

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the Phoenix Gallbladder. Of course, in our Mountain Moving Taoist clan, it's also called the Muchen Pearl." No wonder, Wu Yutian himself is from the same clan as Shirley Yang, so he naturally knows the legend of the Muchen Pearl very well.

"I know the Muchen Pearl is the key to breaking the curse, but this is the first time I've heard that the Muchen Pearl is the Phoenix Gallbladder." Shirley Yang breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with some curiosity.

Chapter 38: The Origin and Legend of the Muchen Pearl and Phoenix Gallbladder

"I have heard some legends about the phoenix gall," Wu Yutian told the crowd.

"The Muchen Pearl appeared in ancient times, and there are various different legends about its origin."

Some say the Muchen Pearl was left behind when the Yellow Emperor ascended to immortality; others say it was obtained from thousands of feet underground and is an ancient jade formed by the transformation of the Earth Mother; still others say it was formed from the spiritual energy of the phoenix.

"Even the King Xian, who possessed the Muchen Pearl for a long time, only recorded in his tomb-guarding record that the Muchen Pearl was a phoenix transformed from the Earth Mother."

"In an incredibly distant era, there existed a space called Imaginary Number Space in the universe. The power of this imaginary space resides in the mind of a serpent god with a giant eye on his head. Even if the present world is destroyed, this space will endure forever."

"After a very long time, the fallen serpent god descended upon Mount Zagrama. Although the serpent god died, it left behind two miracles. One was a skeleton, but its brain still retained the power of the imaginary space. The ghost cave in Mount Zagrama is the memory in its mind, and it appeared in the present world through the power of the imaginary space."

"Another miracle was the giant eye on the serpent god's head, which later became the Muchen Pearl."

"It can make the serpent god's soul immortal, allowing it to be reborn from its bones at the end of heaven and earth and time, and the giant eye can also open a passage to the imaginary space."

"The first people to arrive at the Zagrama tribe were the ancestors of the Demon Kingdom. They somehow descended into the bottomless ghost cave, saw the skeleton of the serpent god, and learned many secrets."

"Therefore, the ancestors of the Demon Kingdom collected the snake bones in five treasure boxes, took away the Muchen Pearl, and then went to the Kunlun Mountains and Karamir to establish a huge religious theocracy, which is the Demon Kingdom."

"During the great war between the Demon Kingdom and King Gesar, the Muchen Pearl was lost in the Central Plains and wandered around."

"During the reign of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty, a jade eyeball stained with gold was found in a collapsed mountain peak, along with a red robe. Wu Ding believed that this eyeball was left behind by the Yellow Emperor after his ascension to immortality, named it Muchen Pearl, and specially ordered people to cast a tripod to commemorate it."

"Before Wu Ding, someone else had obtained the Muchen Pearl, and Wu Ding believed that it was left behind by the Yellow Emperor after his ascension to immortality, which is very likely the conclusion drawn from that red robe. Therefore, the previous owner of the Muchen Pearl was very likely the Yellow Emperor, which is why the Muchen Pearl was believed to be something left behind by the Yellow Emperor after his ascension to immortality."

“After King Wu Ding, the Muchen Pearl was treasured by the royal family. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou obtained the Muchen Pearl. King Wen of Zhou was very interested in this mysterious pearl and deduced through divination by candlelight and tortoise shell that the Muchen Pearl symbolized longevity and reincarnation and came from the land of the phoenix.”

"From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, the Muchen Pearl was treasured by the royal family. When the world was in turmoil at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Muchen Pearl somehow ended up in the ancient Dian Kingdom."

"During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the Han Dynasty was at its peak, and the ancient Dian Kingdom submitted to the Han. Emperor Wu of Han heard that the ancient Dian Kingdom possessed an ancient divine object called the Muchen Pearl, so he sent an envoy to demand it."

"The Han Dynasty's demand for the Muchen Pearl caused a major disagreement in the ancient Dian Kingdom. The Dian King dared not disobey the Han Dynasty's order and was determined to hand over the Muchen Pearl; however, there was a group of people in the Dian Kingdom who believed in witchcraft and sorcery. The leader of this group was the later King Xian, and they were unwilling to hand over the Muchen Pearl."

"With no resolution reached between the two sides, King Xian, along with the Muchen Pearl and his men, broke away from the Dian Kingdom and migrated to the deep mountains along the Lancang River to establish his own kingdom."