In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Upon hearing Chu Yi's words, Lao Hu put away his compass and said, "The weather here is extraordinary. Just look at the millions of tons of snow on this snowy mountain. It sends chills down your spine!"

"Fortunately, the forest belt between the glacier and the icefall is quite wide. We can bypass the icefall and enter through the forest. As long as nothing too serious happens, it shouldn't trigger an avalanche!"

Su Mo nodded. "At the edge of the forest lies a glacier with undulating terrain, where the altitude rises abruptly. The glacier is above the snow line and appears to have been there thousands or tens of thousands of years ago. This isn't a high-altitude glacial lake, but rather a high-altitude basin..."

Old Hu chuckled. "Sure enough, there are four towering snow-capped peaks of similar size all around. This is the dragon's neck, the spine of heaven and earth. The demon tower that worships the evil god is very likely frozen in this glacier!"

Hearing their conversation, Uncle Ming instantly became excited, "We're finally here! We're finally here! We're finally here!"

Chapter 122: The Frozen Ancient Corpse

Uncle Ming shouted, "We're here! We're here! We're here!"

The thought that the thousand-year-old crystal corpse was nearby filled Uncle Ming with overwhelming excitement.

The fat man laughed and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Upon seeing their target, everyone perked up and eagerly moved forward, determined to find the Nine-Story Demon Tower as soon as possible.

The ice here is incredibly slippery, like a mirror.

"what!"

A scream rang out.

Peter Huang had always lived in the south and had never been to such a snowy and icy place before. He slipped and fell several times while walking a little fast, almost fracturing his tailbone!

Su Mo had no choice but to let Chu Yi and Fatty help him walk.

Uncle Ming and his gang really came here to drag us down; even the agile bodyguards are like that.

"wrong!"

Just as everyone was preparing to continue their journey, Old Hu counted the number of people and ran over to Su Mo, saying, "Brother Su, Han Shuna is missing!"

Su Mo: "..."

Good grief, everyone's dragging us down.

Uncle Ming felt embarrassed by Su Mo's gaze, so he turned his eyes away and dared not meet Su Mo's eyes.

Old Hu said, "This glacier is full of crevasses, cirques, and ice sinkholes. If you really fall in, it will be a real problem!"

【Ding! 】

A system voice announced, "[Congratulations, host, you have triggered a special selection condition...]"

Special selection conditions?

Su Mo was taken aback, thinking to himself, "How special is it?"

[Option 1: Find Han Shuna, reward: a permanent 150% strength boost for Xiao Cun Ding...]

[Option Two: Follow the storyline and receive a permanent 200% increase in Intelligence...]

[Option 3: Defy fate for Han Shuna, and reward Xiao Cun Ding with 30 years of lifespan!]

"........."

So all these rewards are for small items! How "special" indeed.

The little nail appeared on Su Mo's shoulder with a "whoosh," and affectionately licked Su Mo's ear, looking very ingratiating.

"little things…"

Su Mo smiled, "Your nose is quite sensitive..."

Do you want wisdom, or do you want power?

Although Su Mo was asking a question, he didn't give Xiao Cun Ding any time to think and immediately said, "What's the point of strength and wisdom? Living long is the only true path!"

The little man tilted his head, seemingly not quite understanding what Su Mo was saying.

Su Mo smiled, shifting his gaze away from the small nail. "Old Hu, Fatty, find Han Shuna. We can't let her die here..."

In the original story, Han Shuna would be burned to death by the boundless karmic fire. Since Su Mo has chosen to defy fate for Han Shuna, he will not let her die here.

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, the group dispersed and returned to their original route to begin the search.

After searching for a long time, about half an hour later, the group finally discovered a broken ice hole.

Old Hu quickly shone his flashlight inside; the ice cave was seven or eight meters deep.

Han Shuna fell inside and is unconscious.

"Han Shuna!"

"Shuna!"

"Sister Han!"

The crowd called out in hushed tones, but there was no response from below.

"Oh dear, what... what should we do? How could this happen!"

Uncle Ming was frantic when he saw that his wife was down below, her life hanging in the balance.

Old Hu comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Fortunately, it's not too deep here, and she's wearing full protective gear. At most, she might have been too frightened when she fell and passed out. We can just go down and pull her up. She'll be fine!"

As he spoke, Old Hu began to gather the ropes, preparing to go down. "Wait!"

Shirley Yang then took out a glow stick and threw it down.

A white light shone, illuminating the four walls of the cave.

Everyone looked down and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"

"I go!"

Below, frozen within the ice wall, were many dead figures dressed in ancient robes and headdresses. They remained standing with their heads bowed, forming a circle.

They all seemed to be still alive, staring down at the unconscious Han Shuna.

The scene was extremely bizarre.

Shirley Yang said, "It seems this hole isn't a natural creation. The corpses frozen in the ice wall are all in a mysterious pose, standing with their heads down, looking diagonally below!"

Old Hu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see anyone die here. "Stop talking, we have to hurry down and rescue Han Shuna. No matter how you look at it, this ice cave exudes a strong evil aura. It's definitely not a good place!"

Su Mo nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go down and take a look first."

Everyone quickly lowered the rope. Su Mo took Xiao Cun Ding off his shoulder, then grabbed the rope and slid down.

Although Lao Hu and the others had practiced lightness skills with Su Mo for a while, their strength was still inferior to Su Mo's. They gripped the ropes with both hands and slowly descended.

Su Mo, Lao Hu, and Fatty didn't bother to look at the corpses embedded in the ice walls around them. They quickly began to check on Han Shuna's injuries.

There were no obvious external injuries on his body, except for a few shallow scratches on his face from the ice, and he was just unconscious.

Old Hu patted Han Shuna, "Wake up!"

"Achoo!"

Han Shuna sneezed immediately and slowly regained consciousness.

Old Hu asked, "Are you injured?"

Han Shuna shook her head.

Seeing that Han Shuna was safe and sound, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief and began to study the ancient corpses around him.

Old Hu also came to Su Mo's side, looked at the corpses, and boldly deduced: "These corpses were probably frozen in the ice wall while they were still alive, which is why they are all so lifelike."

"The room was packed with people, one floor after another, making it difficult to estimate the number, but there were at least dozens that could be seen..."

After Lao Hu finished speaking, Shirley Yang tied a rope around Han Shuna's neck and had Uncle Ming and the others pull her up from above.

Zhang Yingchuan said, "I heard Ak say before that the Samsara Sect is a remnant of the Demon Kingdom. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the tomb of the Samsara Sect's leader!"

Shirley Yang said, "It's very likely that the glacier where the evil god's demon tower is buried must be a holy place in the eyes of the believers of the Samsara Sect in later generations. Their sect leaders and believers throughout the ages were probably buried here after they died. This ice cave is one of them."

Su Mo nodded, "That makes sense. These people around us should all be believers who are to be buried alive with us!"

Old Hu suggested, "A nine-story demon tower surrounds the glacier. We don't know how many such ice cave tombs exist. Why not dig out the cult leader's body from under the ice and see what information he has in his burial goods…"

"As a remnant of the Demon Kingdom, I believe there must be something hidden here that we don't know about, perhaps even a record of the Red Spot Curse!"

Upon hearing Lao Hu's suggestion, Fatty and Shirley Yang's eyes lit up.

They don't care about crystal corpses, but they won't let go of any clues related to the Red-Eyed Curse.

Su Mo nodded, "Okay!"

After discussing their plan, the group climbed back up from the ice hole.

Uncle Ming saw Su Mo and the others climb up and quickly gathered around them.

Uncle Ming asked anxiously, "What's down there?"

Su Mo answered truthfully, "There are ancient corpses everywhere below. We've decided to excavate the corpse of the Reincarnation Sect Master first, and use that to deduce and determine the exact location of the Demon Tower!"

Uncle Ming was overjoyed, "Great idea, Brother Su! I remember you said you weren't interested in corpses..."

Su Mo smiled. "I won't fight you for the body, don't worry..."

Uncle Ming's smile widened. "Good, good, I believe you, Brother Su..."

Old Hu looked at Fatty, "Fatty, get the tools ready!"

"okay!"

The fat man took out tomb raiding tools such as the Luoyang shovel.

Chapter 123: Snow Mountain Mummy, Boundless Karmic Fire

Because they were going to excavate the tomb of the leader of the Samsara Sect, the group set up tents on the spot.

Su Mo was worried that Uncle Ming's team would become a hindrance again, so he put Uncle Ming, Han Shuna, and A Xiang in charge of the expedition team's food.

Peter Huang and his guide, Chu Yi, were on guard to prevent the wolves from launching a sneak attack.

After Su Mo had dinner with Lao Hu, Fatty, Shirley Yang, and Zhang Yingzhen, he prepared to go down into the Ice Cave to raid the tomb.

Just then, the howling of wolves echoed from the distant forest.