I, a cultivator, have ended up in the world of tomb raiding.

"The leader can't be rushed!"

At this moment, Hua Maguai, who was behind them, quickly stepped forward to stop Chen Yulou and the others, looking worried.

He was always cautious in his actions; otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Li Yue's casual reminder seriously.

It was precisely because he tightly wrapped his collar and cuffs that he miraculously survived, and from then on he became even more cautious.

Chen Yulou had deliberately concealed the ancient seal curse to avoid disrupting the morale of the army, but Hua Maguai had other concerns.

"What lies behind this tomb door is still unclear. Let's wait and see. What about Li..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Laowai interrupted him impatiently in a gruff voice:

"Stop whining! We've already reached the tomb entrance, what are we waiting for? When are we going to finish?"

He was halfway through his sentence when he caught a glimpse of Chen Yulou's expression and realized that this was a member of the Unloading Ridge faction.

He immediately suppressed some of his fierceness and snorted:

"I'll let it slide today because of Mr. Chen's reputation."

Then he turned to Chen Yulou, his tone expectant:

"Chief Chen, you're the boss. You say the word—are we going in today, or not?"

Chen Yulou stared at the sinister curse faintly visible on the stone gate, still hesitant, but the surging emotions of his brothers behind him left him no room to back down.

Taking the opportunity, Hua Maguai advised again, "Chief, the inscriptions on this door are most likely curses, and besides..."

"And what?!" Chen Yulou interrupted immediately, fearing he would expose the curse in public. "We've been wandering the martial world for decades, what haven't we seen? How could we be frightened by a few words of nonsense?"

"But our two-day agreement with the Mountain Moving Company hasn't expired yet..." Hua Ma Guai was still unwilling to give up.

Upon hearing this, both Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai paused, realizing that this was indeed a problem.

Luo Laowai's eyes darted around; he was extremely anxious.

When the Mountain-Moving Taoist and Li Yue return, won't the funerary objects be divided into two more portions?

He then egged him on, saying, "Brother Guaizi, look at your pathetic self! Do you think your Unloading Ridge sect has to defer to the Moving Mountain sect?"

Chen Yulou was most intolerant of provocation.

He was rescued twice by Partridge Whistle, and he had been holding back his anger, wanting to use his skills in Unloading Ridge to do something great and surpass Moving Mountain.

Now, with Luo Laowai stirring things up again and his brothers putting him on the spot, he could no longer remain calm.

As the saying goes, "Boldness can take you anywhere, while caution will make it difficult to move an inch."

Chen Yulou's mind changed: Now that we have found the tomb entrance, it must be the will of Heaven. How can we let it slip by?

He immediately raised his voice and gave the order to prepare the tools to blow up the door.

He then instructed Kunlun: "Take several cartloads of medicinal herbs and lime, in case of poisonous insects or clam shells!"

"Listen up, everyone! Carry your straw shields and centipede-shaped ladders, hang ladders over mountains, and build bridges over rivers!"

The tomb raiders of the Xieling sect have always used long hoes and large shovels to destroy tombs and take treasures without any scruples.

At that moment, twenty or thirty engineers skilled in drilling blast holes were dispatched to drill holes in the thick stone gate and plant explosives.

Seeing that he couldn't stop them, Hua Ma Guai couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, the engineers chiseled cannon holes in the heavy stone gate and filled them with gunpowder fuses.

With a deafening roar, stone chips flew everywhere, and a gap was blasted open in the giant stone gate.

Seeing the tomb door blown open, Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai felt as if the gold and silver treasures inside were beckoning to them.

At that moment, he could no longer hold back and, ignoring Hua Maguai's reminder, eagerly led the team inside.

Unexpectedly, shortly after entering, a series of loud noises came from inside.

Hearing something amiss inside, Hua Maguai, worried about the lives of the captain and his brothers, immediately led his men in to investigate.

It turned out that behind that door was not a spacious underground palace, but a trap-filled fortified city, surrounded by imposing stone walls and concealing countless mechanisms.

Mechanical arrows and poisonous quicksand repeatedly struck down a group of engineers and Xieling brothers.

The screams were incessant, and the walled city quickly turned into a living hell.

Seeing that the heavy gate to the underground palace had been closed, Hua Maguai and the group of engineers knew that something was wrong and immediately tried to blow up the tomb door again to rescue people.

However, the tomb passage was narrow, and with insufficient explosives, the heavy gate could not be blown open.

If there are too many explosives, the entire tomb passage will collapse, and all those deployed inside will be buried with them.

Hua Maguai was a man of composure in the face of danger. He immediately overruled the objections of others, sternly instructing the sappers to accurately measure the explosives, and then detonated them at a command.

The deafening roar shook the mountains, a large section of the barbican wall collapsed, and the massive gate was finally breached.

Hua Ma Guai led his men in a desperate charge, managing to rescue the half-dead Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai, and a few remaining soldiers.

Chen Yulou was still in shock, having narrowly escaped death time and again. He was in a daze, and his face was as pale as paper.

Knowing that staying would only increase casualties, he immediately ordered a silent retreat to the Old Bear Ridge Mortuary overnight.

The bandits and engineers were already in a state of panic. Upon hearing the order, they immediately rallied their remaining forces, and one by one, they retreated down the mountain in a dejected and disheveled state.

When Li Yue and his group returned to the mortuary, they were met with a scene of utter devastation.

Another round of those engineering soldiers who were unloading the mountains was wiped out. Wounded soldiers were everywhere, their cries of pain never ceasing, a scene of utter devastation.

Red Girl's heart tightened, and she quickly stepped forward, repeatedly asking where the other girl's head was.

Only when he saw that Chen Yulou, though looking haggard, was not in any danger of death, did he finally breathe a long sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

After Chen Yulou calmed down a bit, he turned around and saw Li Yue, Partridge Whistle and his group returning. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face. He coughed twice and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

He struggled to sit up in bed, cupped his hands in greeting to them, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Li, Brother Partridge Whistle, please forgive my poor performance."

Li Yue glanced indifferently at Chen Yulou's miserable state, then looked at Luo Laowai, who was bandaging his one eye and cursing to himself. His expression was calm, and he showed no surprise.

He had expected this all along.

Although Chen Yulou possesses exceptional talent, he is overly competitive and is eager to turn the tables after his previous setback.

He must have been unable to resist rushing into the tomb as soon as his group left the Miao village, and it's no wonder he ended up like this.

When they entered the mortuary, they only heard the brothers talking at once and giving a rough account. At this point, Partridge Whistle asked the leader of the Unloading Ridge what had happened.

Chen Yulou sighed and recounted in detail how they entered the barbican, encountered hidden arrows and poison, and were caught in traps and quicksand.

Kunlun's tragic death and Luo Laowai's loss of sight in one eye left him somewhat disheartened.

When recounting the story, he no longer specifically mentioned his quick wit displayed in the barbican, or his heroic deeds of blocking the endless series of traps.

Li Yue walked to Chen Yulou's bedside and said:

"Chief Chen, there's no need to worry. The Ping Mountain Tomb is inherently shrouded in yin energy, with traps and poisons linked together. Being too hasty will only make you more vulnerable to being taken advantage of."

Seeing Li Yue's calm expression, Chen Yulou felt his face burning even hotter, sensing that there seemed to be some other meaning behind the other party's attitude.

He sighed, "Brother Li is right. I was too hasty, and we lost many brothers in vain, including Kunlun..."

When the topic turned painful, his voice fell silent, and he said no more.

Old Luo, wincing in pain with his one eye wide open, cursed:

"Damn it! The owner of this tomb is truly insidious. Once I recover from my injuries, I'll definitely send a division of men over here to dig through this wretched mountain!"

Chen Yulou glanced at him, raised his hand to rub his temples, as if he had a headache from the loud voice.

He said to Luo Laowai, "Commander Luo, please calm down. Ping Mountain has a complex structure. Attacking it by force alone will only increase casualties."

He then turned to Li Yue and the others and asked, "Brother Li and Brother Partridge Whistle, did you find anything in the Miao village that could counteract the poison of Bottle Mountain?"