Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

Seeing Zhang Hailou looking at him, the Korean guide Cui Dahai quickly patted his chest and explained, "Third Master has been kind to me, so I definitely have to go with him and get him safely to his destination. Besides, I'm familiar with Hengshan; I've been there several times before, so I have experience."

Zhang Hailou nodded, without refusing.

He had never been to Hengshan before and was unfamiliar with the area.

Although Zhang Qiling provided a map, the weather in the mountains, especially after crossing the snow line, is unpredictable. Without an experienced guide, it's easy to get lost in the snow-covered mountains.

You should know that when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, the world is covered in white, and it is impossible to distinguish east from west or north from south.

Moreover, the snow-capped mountains are fraught with danger, with many ice holes and broken ice layers, where one could easily fall through.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hailou said, "We'll rest in the cabin tonight and set off tomorrow morning. Twenty li north of here, there's one last village. Shortly after the village, we'll reach the snow line; beyond that, we'll have to rely on ourselves."

Below the snow line and above the snow line are two completely different worlds.

Below the snow line, there is still vegetation and a variety of animals.

Above the snow line, however, both plants and animals are extremely scarce. It can be described as a no-man's-land.

No one objected, and they set up tents near the cabin that night.

The nights in Changbai Mountain were cold, but to everyone's astonishment, Li Changsheng and Queen Wuchanjia of Jingjue were sleeping outside.

To be precise, the two of them sat cross-legged on a black coffin, each occupying half of it.

Above us was a starry sky untouched by light pollution, dotted with countless stars, a truly breathtaking sight.

To the upper right is a mountain range that stretches across the land, with its peaks perpetually covered in snow!

Located at the foot of the mountains, this place is not as cold as the snow-capped mountains, but the temperature at night can still drop to below minus ten degrees Celsius.

Normal people would freeze into popsicles if they stayed out overnight, let alone overnight!

Queen Jingjue and Li Changsheng acted as if nothing had happened, and occasionally they would chat for a few minutes.

Queen Jingjue closed her eyes, sensing the pure corpse energy constantly emanating from the black coffin, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

She said softly, "If other ancient gods saw your black coffin, they would definitely covet it."

Once you reach the level of an ancient god, you can use any power to your advantage.

For example, there was once an ancient god called the Golden Tree, which could draw upon the power of human faith.

After crashing to Earth, it began to bewitch people and absorbed the faith of countless ancient humans, and was only one step away from resurrection.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, other ancient gods launched a cataclysmic attack, directly destroying the nascent human civilization and causing its resurrection to fail.

For example, there is a beetle called "Door." It can devour space, digesting and absorbing it as energy.

During the Tang Dynasty, the door beetle revived and began to devour space on instinct, eventually swallowing up one prefecture and three counties within the Tang Dynasty, as well as hundreds of thousands of people.

In the end, a master intervened and used a feng shui formation to seal the beetle; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable, and the entire world might have been devoured by it.

Therefore, for many ancient gods, the black coffin is a perpetual motion machine that continuously provides energy.

These ancient gods can be considered the losers of the divine war! They were either severely wounded, perished, or sealed away, and almost all of them craved energy in various forms, wanting to return to their former glory!

After hearing the Queen of Jingjue's words, Li Changsheng smiled faintly and shook his head, saying, "It doesn't matter, I was just looking for them anyway..."

Apart from the serpent god of the bottomless ghost cave and the ancient bronze god that has been broken into several pieces, these are the ancient gods with clear locations and are the easiest to find.

The other ancient gods are all deeply hidden, even in the original plot they are only vaguely mentioned, appearing only briefly in the story.

Li Changsheng understood that finding the remaining six ancient gods would not be easy.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. There was no time limit anyway, so he could take his time.

Moreover, the more tasks you complete during the process, the more confident you will be when facing the ancient gods later, and the greater your chances of winning.

the other side.

Wu Xie set up the tent and watched as Li Changsheng and the Queen of Jingjue sat cross-legged on the black coffin, unaffected by the cold of the night.

He felt a little curious. He subconsciously reached his hand out from inside the tent.

A moment later, Wu Xie withdrew his hand, looked at the ice crystals that had formed on it, shook his head, and said, "As expected, I can't feel anything!"

Having a half-human, half-corpse constitution has both advantages and disadvantages!

The advantage is that it is impervious to heat and cold, immune to all poisons, and can be considered invulnerable to swords and spears.

The downside is that it lacks many of the feelings that only humans can have.

For example, food tastes bland, and one cannot feel hot or cold.

Wu Xie sighed, lay down in the tent, and subconsciously thought of Zhang Qiling, the Silent One.

Before leaving, Zhang Qiling said he would find him a physical body so he could start anew, but it's uncertain whether he can find one.

Moreover, if you were to be placed in someone else's body, would you still be considered yourself?

Furthermore, I don't care what happens to others who lose their physical bodies. Although I'm not a particularly virtuous person, I've never thought of harming anyone.

He just hoped that Zhang Qiling wouldn't do anything reckless, otherwise he would rather continue to be a half-human, half-corpse than change his physical body.

Before he knew it, Wu Xie drifted off to sleep.

This is probably the only part of him that still resembles a human being.

Although one can go without eating, drinking, or sleeping, one can still enter a dream and be a normal person in the dream if one so chooses.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Wu Xie was woken up by the noise from Wang Pangzi next door.

He got dressed and went out of the tent to take a look.

They found Fatty Wang packing his things.

"Tianzhen, hurry up and pack, we're leaving soon."

Fatty Wang urged him on and helped Wu Xie pack up the tent.

Wu Xie nodded, then turned to look, only to find that Li Changsheng and the Queen of Jingjue were still in the same position as last night.

However, both of them were surrounded by a faint light that shone brightly as it flowed, as if they were wearing a light veil.

"Wow, the boss is really something... I wish I had that skill!"

Fatty Wang walked up to Wu Xie at some point, looking at Li Changsheng and the Queen of Jingjue with envy in his eyes.

Wu Xie rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Simple. Find a cliff and jump off. After you die, have the boss turn you into a rice dumpling. Guaranteed you'll be immune to heat and cold, and free from all diseases!"

Fatty Wang: "..."

the other side.

Zhang Hailou walked out of the wooden house. He glanced at Li Changsheng and the Queen of Jingjue, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes as well.

He never expected that Li Changsheng, who looked like an ordinary person, would actually possess unfathomable strength.

but……

Zhang Hailou frowned slightly, shook his head, and said, "What a pity, what a pity. You can't get into the Eastern Xia King's Tomb just by being able to withstand the cold."