General of the Heavens

The crack should be the entrance to the tomb of a Yuan Dynasty general, so in Ning Chen's opinion, this zombie should be the tomb keeper of a Yuan general.

However, the fact that a mere tomb keeper possessed an inner core made Ning Chen even more curious about what the legendary Xiangxi Corpse King would look like.

"Eldest brother, second brother, today the three of us brothers will give that Corpse King a good fight. If word gets out, it will surely become a legendary tale!"

"Wonderful!"

With the inner core in hand, Ning Chen had no more worries. The Corpse King was just another inner core to him, since the system mission had already been completed anyway.

The plot of the three raids on Bottle Mountain took a completely different turn due to Ning Chen's intervention. Bottle Mountain did not collapse entirely because Ning Chen strongly prevented Luo Laowai from using explosives.

These warlords and bandits, born and raised in western Hunan, had no idea that blasting was an art, and that if the timing wasn't right, it could cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split open.

Ning Chen and the other two immediately decided to go ahead.

As for Luo Laowai, he was still leading his men outside, frantically seizing precious medicinal herbs. When the Miao guide told him not to break the roots of the herbs, he slapped him and said: What's the point of keeping them for outsiders?

The concept of sustainable development is probably not relevant to Luo Laowai. Ning Chen even wondered whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that Luo Laowai had gained such a great benefit.

Once this warlord sells the antiques of Ping Mountain and buys enough guns, ammunition, and cannons, will he be able to rely on his own efforts to seek development?

Will he protect the people on his territory?

The result is obvious: it's impossible. Therefore, allowing Luo Laowai to grow up would not benefit the world in the slightest.

What should we do?

However, Ning Chen had already focused all his attention on finding the Xiangxi Corpse King, and had put Luo Laowai's matter out of his mind.

After circling around for a while, Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle finally made a big move. Partridge Whistle fired a shot with a "bang," and Chen Yulou listened carefully.

For a moment, the entire space fell silent. Ning Chen remained motionless and made no sound. Finally, after three to five seconds, Chen Yulou moved.

"Brothers, I've discovered something good behind this wall!" Chen Yulou said, glancing at Ning Chen with a mocking look.

Ning Chen knew at a glance that Chen Yulou was up to no good, but Chen Yulou's words had already revealed a clue: the entrance to the ancient tomb should be behind the wall.

The three of them were in a crevice with mountain walls on both sides. Chen Yulou’s words seemed like nonsense, but don’t forget that Partridge Whistle mentioned earlier that the tombs of Yuan Dynasty generals should be buried on the mountaintop to symbolize suppression.

The three were some distance from the mountaintop, meaning the entrance to the ancient tomb could only be above them.

If Ning Chen were to use his Golden Eyes to search aimlessly, the spiritual energy accumulated in his eyes would be insufficient even if he exhausted it all. However, knowing the location would make things much easier.

A golden light flashed in Ning Chen's eyes, and his pupils split in two. In the narrow space, not a single abnormality could escape Ning Chen's eyes.

However, this was not the end. As spiritual energy gathered, Ning Chen's eyes felt cool, and the heavy mountain rocks seemed to be disintegrating.

Locking his gaze onto the rock wall above him, Ning Chen peered deeper and deeper, one inch, two inches, three inches... a foot! With his X-ray vision pushed to its limit, Ning Chen "saw" something unusual.

Ning Chen smiled. He thought Chen Yulou was overthinking things and walked past Chen Yulou, pointing to the rock wall diagonally above him.

Chen Yulou's composure vanished completely, replaced by a rather unpleasant expression. He had just used the "Hearing" technique from the Four Methods of Tomb Raiding.

They could pinpoint the entrance to the ancient tomb by identifying a certain spot overhead, but that was only a rough estimate. Ning Chen, on the other hand, pointed it out directly!

This is clearly cheating!

Partridge Whistle glanced at Chen Yulou, his eyes clearly asking: "How is it? Is the place Third Brother is pointing to the entrance?"

Chen Yulou was speechless.

He would never admit that he wasn't entirely sure either, so he could only nod in agreement with Ning Chen. In that instant, Partridge Whistle was filled with admiration for Ning Chen.

"I never imagined that my third brother's internal alchemy skills had reached such a level that he could consult the heavens and divine the way, defying the heavens to find a path. I admire him the most."

Ning Chen looked at Partridge Whistle's serious expression, but his mind was completely confused. Why did they suddenly bring up internal alchemy again?

"Ahem! Big brother, let's get down to business first!" Ning Chen changed the subject, then tapped the rock wall with his hand, and sure enough, it was different from other places.

There was a hidden door about half a foot deep inside the rock wall, which Ning Chen saw. He knocked on it to confirm this, but the rock wall was quite thick and heavy, so he had to use a sledgehammer to break it open.

The physically demanding tasks were naturally not assigned to the three of them. Ning Chen, Chen Yulou, and Partridge Whistle sat and chatted for half an hour before the tomb door was cleared out.

The iron gate was decorated with dragons and phoenixes, and a general was depicted riding a steed, galloping endlessly, surrounded by a dense swarm of enemies.

The tomb entrance alone highlights the heroism of the tomb owner. It must be said that the Yuan army of that period was indeed powerful, always exuding an aura of dominance.

However, this domineering aura seemed quite pale in front of Ning Chen and his two companions. Just kidding, if the Mountain Moving, Ridge Unloading, and Tomb Raiders teamed up to rob your tomb, this guy would be in a pretty bad situation.

"What's up, brothers? Grab your weapons!"

Chen Yulou rolled up his sleeves and ordered the Unloading Ridge Warriors, armed with axes, machetes, and crowbars, to start clanging and banging against the tomb door!

The sound was extremely grating. Ning Chen and the other two were about to go outside to wait when, unexpectedly, Partridge Whistle turned around, took out two mirrored guns, and fired more than a dozen shots into the depths of the crack!

"Brother, have you discovered something?"

As soon as Partridge Whistle's gunshot fell, Ning Chen asked a question. Chen Yulou was also frowning, clearly having discovered something as well.

"I don't know, but there's definitely something inside."

Partridge Whistle spoke up, and Ning Chen was quite surprised. This space gets narrower and narrower as you go in, and it's full of twists and turns. If there really was something there, it would have already jumped out like a cornered dog.

Or perhaps the creature inside is highly intelligent, understands the consequences of running away, and thus remains patient, intending to emerge only after everyone has left?

"Really?" Ning Chen voiced his guess, and Chen Yulou immediately thought it was a fantasy. Wasn't this person smarter than a human?

"There are six-winged centipedes, anything is possible. Perhaps it was frightened by the noise of everyone hitting it earlier and that's why it gave itself away."

Partridge Whistle believed Ning Chen, but Chen Yulou did not, so he came up with a crooked idea. He had someone bring a string of firecrackers, lit them, and threw them in.

Crackle! Crackle!

Thick smoke billowed from the depths of the crevice, firecrackers went off in unison, and Chen Yulou grinned foolishly. The next second, a white figure emerged, its body billowing black smoke!

Chen Yulou lifted his clothes, intending to catch the fellow, but he didn't expect it to be a white ape that had become a spirit. It swayed its body and leaped down to Chen Yulou's crotch!

The white ape clearly held a grudge against Chen Yulou for hitting it with a cannon and was even thinking of revenge. So it reached out and used a monkey clan's ultimate skill: Monkey Stealing Peaches!

"what!"

Chen Yulou clutched his groin and let out a scream. The white ape let out a strange laugh, twisted its buttocks, and trampled several people to escape.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, leaving Ning Chen dumbfounded!

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