General of the Heavens

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener!

In the original storyline, Partridge Whistle and Chen Yulou, the leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, met near Old Bear Ridge.

At the time, Chen Yulou was arrogant and didn't realize he had fallen into the fox spirit's trap. Fortunately, Partridge Whistle intervened in time to save Chen Yulou's life.

When Ning Chen heard the group talking about a murder near Old Bear Ridge, he immediately thought of the fox spirit.

Rumor has it that spirits are forbidden after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Whether it's true or not, Ning Chen has never seen a spirit. However, he will pass through Old Bear Ridge on his way to Ping Mountain, and he really wants to see what that fox spirit looks like.

Ning Chen first encouraged the old foreigner, and finally, with Partridge Whistle's consent, the group decided to take a look at Old Bear Ridge. Partridge Whistle hadn't expected Ning Chen to be so curious.

Over the years, Partridge Whistle has traveled all over the country searching for the Muchen Pearl. He has killed at least eighty or a hundred monsters, if not a hundred. He really has no interest in the so-called mysterious monsters that like to disembowel.

But in the end, it was just something that happened by chance.

Old Bear Ridge is a treacherous place, frequented by ferocious beasts. Many people have died there, whether they were wild men or young wives. Those who were destined to die have all died, but the possibility of spirits appearing is still very small.

Partridge Whistle had long heard of the fame of Old Bear Ridge, because it was directly connected to the mysterious Bottle Mountain.

Therefore, Ning Chen told him that there would be a Muchen Pearl in Ping Mountain, and Partridge Whistle believed him. Otherwise, Partridge Whistle would hardly believe it if it was just empty talk.

There's a long story about Ping Mountain.

Long, long ago, the ancient Yi people mostly lived in caves, so they were also called cave dwellers. They were divided into seventy-two caves according to their tribes.

In Laoxiongling, there is a strange peak called Pingshan, which is shaped like a bottle falling from the sky. It seems to be the work of a god rather than man. There are also many unknown exotic flowers and plants on the mountain.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, emperors of various dynasties sent sorcerers to Ping Mountain to refine elixirs of immortality and build Taoist temples and palaces in the caves.

Those sorcerers urged the emperor to spend a fortune to quarry stones. And what emperor would be willing to risk his life? Naturally, he agreed to all of them.

Those sorcerers and magicians filled it with treasures from all over the world in order to seek medicine from the immortals, treating Ping Mountain as a fairyland in a Taoist cave.

After nearly a thousand years of development across countless dynasties, the caves of Ping Mountain are now filled with palaces and pavilions, surpassing even those of the human world.

Unfortunately, the elixir of immortality was never completed. It wasn't until the Yuan dynasty destroyed the Southern Song dynasty that the Yuan people, who were brutal and could no longer endure the tyranny, finally gathered together to rebel.

The Yuan soldiers and generals launched a massive campaign to exterminate the cave dwellers at Laoxiong Ridge. The slaughter was extremely brutal, and the cave dwellers in each cave were almost completely wiped out.

The Yuan army was unable to adapt to the hot and humid environment in the mountains, and the plague spread throughout the army, resulting in heavy losses. All the generals who commanded the troops died here.

In order to subdue the cave dwellers and prevent them from ever rebelling again, the Yuan army used Naping Mountain as a burial ground to bury the fallen soldiers.

All the rare and precious items in the caves and Taoist temples were used as funerary objects. The remaining cave dwellers were slaughtered and buried alive with the dead. Molten copper, iron, and huge stones were used to seal the mountain. The tomb was buried deep inside, without being sealed or planted, so that future generations would never be able to find the tomb passage and underground palace.

These legends have been passed down orally among the mountain people of Laoxiongling for hundreds of years. They all know that there is a huge ancient tomb in Pingshan, but that's all they know.

No one knows any further details, because almost all the cave dwellers were killed back then.

Partridge Whistle had heard rumors about this before, and passing by Old Bear Ridge, he could further confirm that the legend of the Ping Mountain Ancient Tomb was not unfounded.

Moreover, after years of investigation, he believes that the Muchen Pearl is very likely located in western Hunan. Ping Mountain, as the royal alchemy site, may indeed contain the Muchen Pearl.

In the deep mountains, the weather is unpredictable.

The heavy rain gradually stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and a crescent moon peeked out. Ning Chen, along with Partridge Whistle and the other two, were dressed as Miao people.

After several days of searching, the four of them finally arrived at Old Bear Ridge, but after several searches, they found nothing.

The mountains were densely forested, and with the rain, Ning Chen nearly fell into a deep ditch several times because the ground was slippery.

The surroundings were completely silent. After another half day, they still hadn't found anything, so Partridge Whistle and his companions finally decided to give up.

"Brother Ning, spirits and monsters are rare and hard to come by. How about we look for them another time? They're not that hard to find," Partridge Whistle advised.

Now, Ning Chen knew it was all in vain and was about to give up on Partridge Whistle when he suddenly heard a series of "meows...meows..." coming from the quiet old forest ahead.

The mournful cries were like sobs and weeping, carrying with them a sense of trembling, death-like fear. The cat's cries grew increasingly terrifying, sending chills down one's spine if heard in the middle of the night.

It's practically like a ghost knocking on the door!

Partridge Whistle became suspicious and stopped, carefully listening to the sounds in the forest. He couldn't help but wonder, as the saying goes, a cat has nine lives. What could possibly frighten a cat like this?

Curiosity got the better of him, and he couldn't help but want to find out. Ning Chen immediately perked up. If he was right, the wild cat had probably been gutted by the raccoon spirit.

The four approached quietly, and through the gaps in the bushes, the moonlight revealed a graveyard behind an old tree.

In that cemetery, broken tombstones and scattered stones lay amidst overgrown weeds. An old cat was curled up and trembling under a broken tombstone.

An unbelievable and bizarre scene appeared on the tombstone, causing Lao Yangren and Hua Ling's hearts to race.

As for Partridge Whistle, he is highly skilled and daring, and full of murderous intent. If he were to unleash his full power, it might be even more terrifying than what we see now.

As for Ning Chen, he had already anticipated this, so when he actually saw it, he was surprised but not at all.

Partridge Whistle has exceptional eyesight; even in the darkest night, he can make out a general outline. At this moment, the clouds and moon are dim, but they cannot obscure his vision.

Following the old cat's pitiful cries, we found a small clearing in the woods behind the big tree, surrounded by ancient cypress trees.

The open space was filled with one grave mound after another, overgrown with weeds and rocks, but a clear spring flowed through it, meandering deep into the weeds.

After a while, a pair of small, darting eyes appeared behind the monument to the four people, followed by a furry face.

At first glance, it looks like a fox, but its shape is more like a meerkat, with a large head, wide mouth, and yellowish fur. Upon closer inspection, the owner of those cunning and sly eyes is actually a small raccoon.

"Senior brother, is that the Yellow Demon?"

Partridge Whistle nodded and said, "That's right. Civets like to dig holes in graves to hide, and they are very good at bewitching people. Wild cats have fallen under their spell and become controlled by civets, so people in the Xiangxi mountain area call civets 'yellow demons'..."

After Partridge Whistle's explanation, Old Yangren and Hua Ling were no longer afraid, and Old Yangren had already started to draw his bow and nock an arrow.

That raccoon was indeed a spirit; somehow, it controlled the old cat to drink water in large gulps, and the latter had no ability to resist.

Ning Chen knew that if he waited any longer, the old cat would have its intestines emptied. Having been influenced by core values, how could Ning Chen bear to watch such a scene?

He immediately pulled out his pistol and cocked it…

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