The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Chapter Thirteen: The Inner Core of a Great Demon!

"Brother Fang Yun, you're amazing, truly amazing!"

"I, Lao Luo, am truly impressed by you, you tomb raider!"

"You actually cracked open the head of that centipede demon!"

At this moment, Old Luo grinned and kicked the six-winged centipede a few times, then turned to Fang Yun and shouted loudly.

As soon as Luo Laowai spoke, countless voices of agreement rang out from the group.

"Master Fang is truly a god descended to earth..."

"Yes, that centipede was so big, it looked like a black dragon, and Master Fang actually managed to lift its head off!"

"The tomb raiders truly live up to their reputation!"

"Lives up to its reputation? You know nothing. The most powerful technique in tomb raiding is the Dragon-Seeking Technique, do you know about finding dragon veins and locating acupoints?"

With the crisis over, the atmosphere immediately relaxed, and everyone gave Fang Yun a thumbs up.

After some pleasantries and boasting, the team composed themselves and got back to work.

Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai both ordered their men to dismantle the gold and jade inside and outside the main hall, and also called in the people waiting outside the tomb raider's tunnel.

The essence of tomb raiding and wealth robbing lies in the word "unloading".

Anything valuable, no matter what it is or how easy or difficult it is to remove, will be taken from you. Even the lamp stands and screens will be taken; the entire tomb will be emptied out.

Partridge Whistle was also very excited and led the old foreigner to carefully scan the area around the main hall.

He had previously seen a strange pearl shaped like a human eye on a mural, and thus concluded that this place must be related to the Muchen Pearl, and declared that the tomb must be thoroughly searched.

Everyone was busy with their own things, except for Fang Yun, who was sitting on the ground with his teeth bared, receiving treatment from Hua Ling.

My hands felt burning hot, as if they had been dipped in a pot of oil.

Once we leave Ping Mountain, I must get Chen Yulou to get me a heavy sword to use.

"The young lady has excellent skills."

"Bamboo whole herb, tiger beard root, water ginseng, fragrant whole herb... This prescription can be used even if one is exposed to the five poisonous plants."

After his hands were bandaged, feeling the coolness on them, Fang Yun nodded and smiled at Hua.

"You understand pharmacology too?"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, Hua asked in surprise.

These days, herbs are more valuable than gold, and there aren't many people who understand pharmacology. Those who can explain a prescription in a single sentence are true medical masters.

Fang Yun was not much older than her, and while being proficient in feng shui and martial arts, he was also able to learn excellent medical skills.

If I remember correctly... the Tomb Raiders are the sect with the lowest martial arts skills and the fewest lineages among the four sects.

This trip to Ping Mountain also broadened her understanding of tomb raiding.

"I know a little bit; as the saying goes, experience makes one a good doctor..."

Fang Yun raised an eyebrow and smiled, then stood up and stretched.

I almost forgot something!

After obtaining a dagger from a strongman of the Unloading Ridge Sect, Fang Yun walked towards the corpse of the six-winged centipede.

"Fang Yun? Do you want to... stab it two more times?"

Seeing this, Hua quickly followed and tugged at Fang Yun's sleeve.

This six-winged centipede is already dead, does Fang Yun really want to whip its corpse to vent his anger?

"Um...you'll find out soon enough."

Seeing Hua's strange expression, Fang Yun smiled helplessly; this girl had clearly misunderstood.

The dagger pierced the six-winged centipede's abdomen, swirling around it twice. Soon, the dagger touched a slightly harder piece of flesh.

Fang Yun raised an eyebrow and licked his lips.

The inner core of a great demon!

In no time, Fang Yun removed the entire carapace, picked out the inner core of the six-winged centipede, and cleaned away the blood and grime.

The inner core of this six-winged centipede was only about the size of a longan, and it was blood red all over, with faint golden wisps shimmering inside, making it look very mysterious.

A unique fragrance emanated from the inner elixir.

"That's... a Golden Core?!"

Hua exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening in astonishment.

They had a past connection with Maoshan, and the Mountain Moving Sect received some of Maoshan's inheritance, so they knew quite a bit about the path of Taoism.

"Golden elixir?"

Fang Yun chuckled, shook his head, and explained:

"If this six-winged centipede has the ability to refine a golden elixir, then none of us will escape today."

"This pill can only be considered an inner core."

In fact, anyone in the world can cultivate an inner elixir. By absorbing the essence of the sun and moon or through various Qi cultivation methods, one can nurture an inner elixir within the body.

The newly formed inner core cannot be considered an inner core yet; it can only be called a muscle or tendon, somewhat similar to gallstones like bezoars or dog gallstones. Only through breathing exercises and cultivation can it be nurtured into an inner core.

An inner elixir contains the essence, energy, and spirit that nourish the body, as well as half of the body's blood and qi. Once ingested, its effects are comparable to those of an outer elixir refined from a thousand-year-old medicine.

Once he obtains a superior Qi cultivation technique, he will also follow the path of Core Formation.

"oh.."

Hua nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

She knew the wondrous uses of this inner core. Although she wanted to ask her senior brother for it to heal his injuries and nourish his blood, she was too embarrassed to ask, thinking of Fang Yun's life-risking act in killing the six-winged centipede.

Seeing that Hua had her head down, with a look of longing and confusion on her face, Fang Yun suddenly felt that this girl was becoming more and more adorable.

How could the Mountain Movers not know what the Inner Elixir represents? He understood Hua's expression.

He reached out and patted the flower head, then whispered in its ear:

"Let's go, there's still more than half of this tomb left to explore."

"Don't look so miserable. I'll share some with you later since you treated my injuries."

After leaving behind two sentences, Fang Yun turned around, stored the inner core in his system space, and headed towards Chen Yulou, Partridge Whistle, and the others.

Looking at Fang Yun's back and feeling the lingering warmth by her ear, Hua felt her ear burning.

"You...I...wait for me!"

She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, so she hurriedly followed. However, she didn't realize that the corners of her mouth had turned up at some point.

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Chapter Fourteen: The Coffin Cave, the Alchemy Site, and the Treasure Cave!

"Where did your chief and the others go?"

After wandering around inside and outside the hall, I found that half of the people were gone, and Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle, the leaders, were also nowhere to be seen.

So Fang Yun pulled over one of the Unloading Ridge Warriors and asked him a question.

"Master Fang!"

"The chief and his men found a crevice in the mountain by the pool. They all peered inside. The pool is located to the right of the hall."

The Unloading Ridge Warrior clasped his hands in a fist salute to Fang Yun and pointed to the mountainside on his right.

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing, no need to lead the way."

Fang Yun nodded and headed towards the mountainside with the flowers in her arms.

Upon reaching the end of the mountain's interior, a small pool of water was visible in the darkness, with irrigation canals drawing water from the mountain's dripping water to this spot.

On the rock wall beside the pool, there is a crack in the rock.

"Follow me, and don't touch or tamper with anything on the way."

Fang Yun subconsciously reminded Hua, and then went straight inside.

"I am a Taoist priest who moves mountains, you underestimate me too much." Hua snorted somewhat unconvinced and followed closely behind.

The crevice in the rock appears to be naturally formed, but there are signs of human intervention around it, and numerous stands for placing candles have been carved into the rock walls on both sides.

After passing through the crevice in the rock, a bright and open view suddenly appeared before us.

Before them lay a massive cave, its walls lined with coffins and corpses, and jade bottles and elixirs scattered about.

In the center of the cave, there is a giant alchemy furnace that is two meters tall.

Chen Yulou, Partridge Whistle, and the others were currently exploring the cave.

"Brother Fang? Are you feeling any better?"

Upon seeing Fang Yun enter the cave with flowers, the two of them came to greet her.

"You two don't need to worry, it's just a minor skin injury, nothing serious."