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

"Why does this rice dumpling look so strange?"

Li Yue's mind raced, unable to grasp the reason for the situation.

At that moment, the black-robed rice dumpling that had been suppressed in his hand suddenly sprang up and lunged at his open, black, foul-smelling mouth.

The opening was far too narrow, leaving no room to maneuver.

Furthermore, with limited space to hide, if they didn't knock the rice dumpling away as soon as possible, neither he nor Miss Hong would be able to hide safely.

Therefore, Li Yue did not want to get entangled with this ancient corpse for too long and planned to defeat it in one move.

He raised his hand, preparing to use his Yin energy to cast a spell to suppress it, and then devoured and refined the deathly Yin energy within its body.

This chance encounter wasn't in vain.

Unexpectedly, the zongzi lunged forward, but it wasn't really meant to kill. Instead, it leaped towards the cave entrance, merely bluffing and using the opportunity to escape.

From the perspective of the girl in red, it was as if he had knocked the black-robed rice dumpling off the cliff with a single blow.

"This Bottle Mountain is truly a strange place," Li Yue thought to himself.

There was a story of a mother scorpion who mysteriously gave birth to her offspring, only to have both mother and offspring die under mysterious circumstances.

Later, Guanshan Taibao inexplicably raised the corpse and threatened the thieves, making a show of force.

He has not yet found the coffin of the Yuan Dynasty corpse king, nor has he opened it to investigate.

Instead, we encountered these two bizarre and inexplicable events first, which is truly baffling.

Li Yue felt confused, but didn't dwell on it too much.

Having lived through three lifetimes and nearly 150 years, he had witnessed countless strange and bizarre events and had long since reached a conclusion in his heart.

There must be a reason behind all the strange and abnormal things in the world, but the time is not right and it is difficult to see through them in a short time.

His life is not yet completely out of danger; Ping Mountain could collapse a second time at any moment.

He could only suppress his doubts and prioritize his escape.

Furthermore, given the height of this cliff, even if the flesh of that zongzi (rice dumpling) is incredibly tough and its body is completely uncorrupted,

Falling straight down like this, it will surely be smashed to pieces, and there will be no possibility of it causing any more trouble.

Li Yue poked his head out and looked at the situation outside the cave entrance.

The rumbling of the mountain has subsided considerably, the frequency of falling rocks has decreased slightly, and the amount of flying debris has thinned out considerably.

However, Ping Mountain was repeatedly detonated by the sappers who blindly planted explosives.

The internal mountain structure has long been damaged and riddled with holes, and the natural balance has been completely disrupted.

At this moment, things seem to be gradually stabilizing.

But a gust of wind or the vibration of a pebble could trigger a new collapse.

If this narrow depression halfway up the mountain collapses,

He and the girl in red would be buried alive inside the mountain, and the situation would only become more passive.

Thinking of this, Li Yue turned to look at the girl in red and asked, "Are you still able to walk?"

Seeing the young woman in red nod slightly, he glanced again at the edge of the cliff and said:

"Then hurry down the mountain, we need to be quick, as Ping Mountain may collapse again."

"Now?" The girl in red was taken aback, and a worry immediately arose in her heart.

How do I get there?

Neither of them had any climbing equipment at the moment. Her centipede-shaped climbing ladder had fallen off the cliff while she was fighting with the ancient corpse, so she was now empty-handed.

With her agility and skill in using the Moon Gate technique, she could also try climbing the rock face.

But a huge rock could fall from above at any moment, and if you were hit, you would be smashed to pieces. Where could you hide?

As she hesitated, she saw Li Yue bowing and walking out of the cave.

At this moment, he firmly gripped the hard rock outside the cave entrance with one hand, and leaned his body slightly forward to look out of the cliff.

He then glided out lightly and disappeared in an instant.

Seeing his decisiveness, Miss Hong panicked and didn't care about anything else.

She was not one to fuss or procrastinate, and although she felt this was extremely risky, Li Yue had already gone ahead, and she didn't want to fall behind.

He gritted his teeth, bent down and climbed out of the cave, closely following behind Li Yue, retreating step by step down the mountain.

The two were walking below the shoulder of Ping Mountain, still in the mountaintop area, extremely high above the ground.

The person was suspended in mid-air, their body like a leaf falling in the wind, as if about to be carried away by the wind.

Even more dangerous was that the mountain wind carried countless sand and stones, which fell like rain, stinging the skin.

Although Hong Guniang was a woman, she was ruthless.

Having spent so much time roaming the greenwood, her temperament far surpassed that of ordinary young ladies, yet she ultimately could not remain as composed as Li Yue in the face of adversity.

At this moment, he was terrified by the howling wind behind him, the flying sand, and the sound of boulders rolling down from above, and his mind was on edge.

Twice, fist-sized pebbles hit her head directly. Although they didn't seriously injure her, they made her stagger and almost caused her to fall.

She clung tightly to the rock face, trying to calm herself and slow her wildly beating heart.

My hands and feet are already numb. If I make a wrong step or fall into a hole, there will be a bottomless abyss below.

All that awaits her is to be smashed to pieces.

Hong Guniang subconsciously scanned her surroundings, trying to pinpoint Li Yue's location.

But all that could be seen was a sandstorm, and not a single person could be seen.

She clearly saw Li Yue descend at an extremely fast speed, but she did not hear any screams of pain or the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground.

They must have been much earlier than her, already down to the mountainside.

She steadied herself, composed herself, and used the Moon Gate's lightness technique to continue climbing downwards as lightly as a swallow.

Unexpectedly, after only a dozen or so steps downhill, my legs gradually lost sensation and became almost unresponsive.

Ping Mountain is higher than imagined.

Looking down from this height, the grass, trees, and people on the ground are all blurry and indistinct, shrinking into tiny black dots.

The bottomless abyss made me dizzy and my legs went weak.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight, clinging to her not far away, looking up at her quietly.

The girl in red was startled, then quickly scrambled a few steps closer and asked, "Why did you stop here?"

"I'm waiting for you," Li Yue said calmly, looking at her.

These words were so blunt that they startled Hong Gu Niang.

In her view, Li Yue had always been a loner and did things his own way.

Although he followed the group of Xieling into the mountains, he was clearly using them to clear the way and had his own purposes. He never paid any extra attention to anyone.

But this person had saved the Xieling brothers several times, both indirectly and directly, so she didn't want to assume the worst about him.

Upon hearing this, she assumed that she was too slow and had slowed the other person down. Her face flushed slightly, and she felt a little embarrassed.

She was strong-willed by nature and hated being looked down upon, so she spoke up without thinking:

"Go ahead, I'll follow."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them.

This statement, though made out of spite, actually makes one seem childish and petty.

But Li Yue glanced at her, his expression unchanged, and simply said:

"Get on my back, and I'll carry you down."

The girl in red was a little dazed by the mountain wind and didn't react for a moment.

To everyone's surprise, Li Yue had already turned around, his back straight, displaying an attitude that left no room for refusal.

She didn't understand where Li Yue got the confidence to carry someone safely down the mountain without any tools.

But the other party's calm demeanor and confident tone inexplicably convinced people.

She hesitated for only a moment before carefully climbing over.

He placed his hands on Li Yue's shoulders, then exerted a little force and leaned in to press himself against him.