The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

If we only consider contemporary times... it wouldn't be wrong for him to call himself the leader of the thieves' world.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun glanced at his control panel.

[Host: Fang Yun]

【Age: 22】

[Skills: Sixteen-Character Feng Shui Secret Technique, Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper, Bajiquan, Seven Star Fist, Keen Perception, Abundant Stamina, Master of Firearms, Master of Pharmacology, Tomb Raiding Encyclopedia, Excellent Hearing and Seeing...]

[Items: Tomb Raider Talisman, M500 Revolver, Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, Dragon Bone Dagger, Mountain Viewing Gold Medal, Golden Compass...]

[Bloodline: Qilin Bloodline]

"Still not fierce enough..."

Fang Yun murmured to himself, lost in thought.

In this world, there are countless powerful martial arts techniques and secret arts.

He's pretty good now, but there's always a way to become even better, several times better.

Witchcraft, sorcery, Taoist arts, physical arts, Yin-Yang arts, divination, Feng Shui... the world's secret arts and techniques are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

In essence, feng shui and divination are merely external arts that do not directly enhance one's strength or cultivation.

I still need to find a way to learn a Qi cultivation technique, and first integrate my essence, Qi, spirit, and blood to condense a blood pill!

Only then can one truly be considered to have transcended the 'mundane' realm.

"I was careless... The Western Xia is known for its martial spirit, and that Great Buddha Temple has dozens of boxes of scrolls and secret documents... There might be techniques for cultivating Qi on them..."

With this in mind, Fang Yun's resolve grew stronger.

After the matter of the Muchen Pearl is settled, I will first find a good place to settle down, and then I will move the gold, silver and ancient books from the Great Buddha Temple back home!

Hmm... there seem to be quite a few things in the tomb of the King Xian, no less than those hidden in the Great Buddha Temple.

If you're lucky, you might even find the three great evil arts and pick out some that you can use!

Thinking about it this way, Fang Yun's mood improved considerably, and he became even more looking forward to the trip to the tomb of the King of Xian.

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The next day, as soon as it was light, the four of them left the Broken Insect Path and ventured into the depths of the valley.

Along the way, the group also saw the other Broken Insect Paths, which were connected on all four sides, forming a man-made feng shui position in the center.

After leaving the Broken Insect Path, the surrounding vines and trees had thinned out considerably and were no longer as obscuring as before.

This also means that we are almost at the end of the valley!

After walking for about two hours, the group of four finally emerged from the valley after passing through a giant dancing grass forest!

As you continue forward, the terrain begins to slope gently upwards!

After passing through a grove of trees, the view suddenly opened up before us.

Just a few dozen meters away from the four of them, a hill appeared, and a dilapidated courtyard wall rose from the foot of the hill, blocking the entire foot of the hill from everyone's view.

On a well-preserved courtyard wall, there is a huge red gourd embedded in the wall. From a distance, the red gourd is at least three meters tall and is very eye-catching.

If you follow the red gourd (Ma De) to the right, you can also see a temple!

The moment they saw the temple, smiles appeared on the faces of all four of them.

found it!

"Brother Fang, I admire you!"

Partridge Whistle was the most excited. He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Fang Yun and then went straight forward to explore the temple. Old Yangren and Hua also followed excitedly.

"The Gourd Path..."

Fang Yun did not enter the temple, but instead looked at the gourd stone carving.

The toad is the mechanism, and the gourd is the door.

The entrance to the tomb of King Xian is hidden behind this red gourd. At the same time, this red gourd also represents a checkpoint, namely the Gourd Cave!

The Gourd Cave is the first challenge after entering the tomb, and it's also the one that Fang Yun considers the most difficult. Inside, there are countless beautiful women, as well as a BOSS, the Yulang Longsnake!

(Once I've finished the Muchen Pearl series, I'll start a poll to see who the female lead should be....)

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Entering the Tomb, Night Eye!

Before long, the four of them entered the temple.

This temple is built with a hip-and-gable roof and a large wooden frame structure. The exterior of the temple has nine ridges and double-eaved hip roofs. The interior is square and uniform, and it looks quite like a simplified version of an Indian temple.

Because of its age, the temple is now mostly collapsed, and the interior is completely overgrown with vines and weeds.

In the main hall of this temple, a temple wall has collapsed, and even the statue on the altar is leaning down due to being entangled by vines. However, the auxiliary statues on both sides of the main statue still stand.

The two auxiliary statues were mountain spirits, both with blue faces and fangs, cold and majestic. Each of the two mountain spirits was also dragging a small stone carving in its hand.

One person is holding a red gourd, and the other is holding a toad with its mouth open.

"This must be a mountain god temple!"

Partridge Whistle gazed at the toppled statue for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice.

"This statue is of a mountain god, and the two yaksha demons beside it should be servants under the mountain god."

"The Yaksha demon is holding a gourd and a toad, which is the same as the illustration on the Zhenling Catalogue. It seems that the entrance to the Xianwang Tomb is here."

"The three stone statues are perfectly integrated, with no mechanical modifications remaining. Let's go take a look at the back hall."

After scanning his surroundings, Fang Yun set his sights on the rear hall.

After passing the stone screen behind the altar of the mountain god statue, the group of four entered the rear hall.

The rear hall was much smaller than the front hall, and it was very narrow, like a tomb passage. Even just four people felt a bit crowded when they walked in.

The reason it felt crowded was that the space in the rear hall was mostly occupied by nine stone pillars.

The nine stone pillars rose from the ground, each about a meter tall. On top of each pillar was a stone plate, and on each plate was a stone toad.

Upon closer inspection, these stone toads are all different in appearance and position, with their mouths open and closed, and there is a clear stone groove where they are lying on the stone plate.

The four people in the temple were all experienced veterans, so they immediately understood the purpose of the nine stone toads.

“Brother Fang, there are nine toads here, which should be related to the winding path you mentioned.”

"However... perhaps Brother Fang will have to take action on this matter."

Seeing the stone troughs beneath these toads, Partridge Whistle's eyes flashed with joy. Breaking this mechanism might lead him to the entrance to the tomb of the King of Xian!

"Ah."

Fang Yun smiled and nodded. From left to right, using the "Escape" technique from the Sixteen-Character Feng Shui Secret Art, combined with the nine-curved and circular orientation, he arranged the nine stone toads in their correct positions.

After all nine stone toads were placed in their proper positions, there was not a sound from the surrounding area.

Seeing this, Partridge Whistle asked in confusion, "Brother Fang... is the direction wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun shook his head and laughed.

"Holding a stone toad on the left, and a stone gourd on the right..."

As soon as Fang Yun finished speaking, Partridge Whistle's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran out of the mountain god temple.

The Yaksha demon is holding a toad and a gourd. The Zhenling Register also depicts a toad and a gourd. Since the toad is a mechanism, the gourd must also be extraordinary, otherwise, why would it be carved out?

Soon, the group of four left the mountain god temple and came to the outside of the temple again.

At this moment, the huge red gourd had been split in two, and a stone gate appeared behind it.

The stone gate, made of the same material as the red gourd, is red ochre. It is only about one meter wide, and the entire entrance is shaped like a toad's mouth, open to everyone.

A stone slab was inserted into the toad's mouth, and two large copper rings were embedded in the slab, which seemed to be able to be pulled upwards.

Fang Yun and Partridge Whistle exchanged a glance, then walked forward, each holding a large copper ring, and lifted the stone slab upwards.

Click...bang!

The stone slab rose up with a sound, revealing a dark and narrow opening behind it.

As the light from outside refracts into the cave, one can still vaguely see that the front of the cave entrance is a steep, downward-sloping stone staircase.

At this moment, Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Hua all looked at Fang Yun, seemingly wanting to hear his opinion.

The moment they saw the opening, they knew it must be the entrance to the tomb of the Prince Xian.

The toad and gourd symbols were likely left by King Xian for his descendants to use for navigation, protection from poison, and for entering the tomb for sacrificial rites.

Leaning over the cave entrance, Fang Yun said to the three of them, "The smell is very strong. Let's let it dissipate for half an hour first."

"Also, prepare more torches. It's very damp down here, and even if there are lamp holders left, they might not be usable."

"it is good!"

Half an hour later, the four of them were ready and began to crawl into the toad's mouth one after another.

I hadn't gone far after stepping onto the stone steps when the system notification sounded.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: successfully entering the Tomb of King Xian within Zhelong Mountain."

"Mission Reward: Night Vision, awaiting collection."