Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

Ruins of White Bone Town.

The rain stopped for less than half an hour before it started pouring down again.

The world was shrouded in a misty vapor.

In the mass grave on the west side of the ruins, there are graves of the dead everywhere.

After being washed away by the rain, pale bones could be vaguely seen being exposed.

After the demon soldiers slaughtered the town, they left countless corpses here, causing the place to be filled with resentment and death.

Its intensity is comparable to that of the ancient well in the center of the town.

Even the torrential rain couldn't lessen the intensity in the slightest.

And it is located in the northwest area of ​​the mass grave.

It was clearly a tomb belonging to a wealthy family. The tombstone had been moved aside, and looking inside, a dim, yellowish light flickered gently, illuminating the faces of several people. Their faces were completely devoid of color, as if they were not alive.

A faint, deep, hoarse voice could be heard.

"I heard that the shelter at the Earth God Temple collapsed?"

It was the voice of a middle-aged man; although his voice was hoarse, his tone was very steady.

"When was this news released?"

"It would have collapsed long ago!"

The person who answered was a young man, and his tone was somewhat impatient.

He fiddled with the skeleton in front of him, muttering incantations. The skeleton then stood up on its own and began to walk around the small tomb.

"If you ask me, we should have killed those people at the Earth God Temple and Wanyan Liang's group as soon as possible, and sucked them all into my Ten Thousand Souls Banner, so they could neither live nor die!"

"Hehehe!"

If Chen Ping'an were here, he would be able to tell that this is the standard villain's voice.

In the candlelight, the man speaking had a fierce look on his face. He was toying with a small red banner in his hand, which was covered with twisted patterns. The strange patterns intertwined together and actually looked like a human face.

The human face on the spirit banner writhed in agony, seemingly emitting cries of agony.

"Fourth brother, don't be so presumptuous!"

The first, steady voice emphasized, "There are orders from Lion Camel Ridge not to act rashly. The Third King is being closely watched, so we need to behave ourselves and avoid causing trouble!"

"Okay, okay!"

The man holding the Ten Thousand Souls Banner casually waved his hand: "Brother, I was just saying that casually, why did you take it so seriously?"

"But then again..."

This time, it was a woman's voice that spoke, a charming and alluring voice.

"How exactly did those people at the Earth God Temple manage to break down the barrier?"

"Even if Fan Qiming managed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage by sheer luck, he still couldn't possibly be a match for a Yin God, could he?"

"Could this be fake news?"

"No, that's not it."

The man, whose face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen even by the light, finally spoke.

Judging from his tone alone, he was an extremely composed person, speaking calmly and unhurriedly.

"I sent a paper effigy to check from afar, and the barrier has indeed collapsed; moreover, everyone at the Earth God Temple has already moved away, and now only an empty shell of the Earth God Temple remains."

"Before the rainy season, I sent the Rat God to investigate again, and indeed the temple was deserted."

"The Rat God reported that even the statue shattered."

Well-reasoned and supported by evidence, this directly brought the previous discussion to a close.

......

The alluring woman's name was Tao Fei.

He ranked second among the five members of the mass grave group.

The fact that he was able to rank second among these evil cultivators, and completely suppress the third brother who was good at controlling beasts, the fourth brother who possessed the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and the fifth brother who was skilled in puppetry, is enough to show his ability.

She trimmed the wick, making the originally dim light brighter.

Several skeletons, oblivious to the danger, crawled in through the tomb entrance.

Upon seeing living people, the eerie green flame in its eyes flared up, and it staggered towards the group.

"court death!"

The fourth brother, Qiao Yu, impatiently waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand. Countless ghosts flew out, greedily devouring the ghost fire in the skulls' eyes. In less than a breath, those bone demons had turned into a pile of broken bones.

Tao Fei stared at the colorful little snake coiled in her hand, puzzled, "Logically, this doesn't make sense. Those people at the Earth God Temple survived only because of his protection. No matter what, they wouldn't disrespect the Earth God by smashing his statue!"

"I've met Fan Qiming. He's grateful and loyal. He wouldn't do something like this: eating from the bowl and then smashing the pot."

Who knows?

Qiao Yu said impatiently, "After all this discussion, are we just going to stay cooped up in this tomb during the rainy season and not go anywhere else?"

"Those bastards from Lion Camel Ridge! They promised us something, but they're nowhere to be seen. I've had enough!"

Tao Fei, with her alluring figure and beautiful face, and the calm and composed Lao San, were too lazy to pay any attention to this guy who always wanted to cause trouble.

Tao Fei moved closer to the fourth brother and said, "I have a feeling that something's not quite right about this."

After thinking for a while, Huang He, the third brother, nodded: "I agree with your guess. There was indeed an extra person in the earth god temple that day. The Rat God said that it was this guy who entered the barrier, and not long after, the entire barrier of the earth god temple collapsed."

"Um?"

Not only Tao Fei, but the others also turned their gazes toward her, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"Who is it?"

"A guy named Chen Ping'an."

"Was there such a person in the ruins of Bone Town, or rather, before Bone Town existed?"

Huang He thought about it seriously for a while: "There was indeed a Chen family in White Bone Town before, but I don't know if there was a member named Chen Ping'an."

"Moreover, the surname Chen is not uncommon."

"This person is very powerful?"

The eldest brother, Gu Ping, slowly asked.

"The Rat God Lord dared not get too close, but judging from Fan Qiming's respectful attitude towards him, he should be a powerful expert above the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Fan Qiming was injured before, and was almost dead due to the corrosive effects of death energy. It seems that this guy cured him."

"How is that possible?"

Tao Fei covered her red lips and exclaimed in shock, "To remove the death energy, one must be at least at the late Foundation Establishment stage, or even at the Core Formation stage, to do it!"

"If this person is at the Golden Core stage, how could they be completely unknown?"

Huang He glanced at her: "Not necessarily. If it's someone skilled in alchemy, they could do it too."

After thinking for a moment, the five of them automatically dropped the guess about the Golden Core Ancestor.

After all, if he were truly at the Golden Core Realm, he would have stepped forward during the demon soldiers' slaughter.

The strongest fighting force in White Bone Town right now is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Their leader, Gu Ping, is currently in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and with one more step, he will enter the Pseudo-Core Formation stage.

"I'm actually quite interested in this guy named Chen Ping'an."

Tao Fei curled the ends of her hair, and the toy in her hand had been replaced with a brightly colored spider. She licked her lips in a somewhat sickly manner.

Huang He rolled his eyes, glanced at the poisonous creature clinging to Tao Fei, and subtly moved to the side.

"By the way, boss."

Tao Fei suddenly changed the subject, speaking respectfully: "Brother, when the three kings came to this place, they first devoured the residents of Lion Camel City, and then slaughtered more than a dozen surrounding towns, leaving none alive. Were they really looking for something?"

"Um."

Gu Ping nodded.

"So, has this thing been found?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the other three stopped what they were doing and looked over at her.

This is a secret involving millions of people, and the boss has never told them about it.

Is this a sign that they're finally going to loosen their stance?