Now that Zhong Li was suffering from the wrath of Heaven, they definitely could not leave her outside. Xu Qi'an had always been a man who had tender and protective feelings for the fairer sex.
However, if they brought her into the tomb, there might be a risk of being wiped out. Therefore, the Jinlian Taoist priest's decision was the safest, and it was unanimously approved by everyone.
That night, there were many accidents.
Zhong Li was meditating with her legs crossed. Suddenly, a big wild boar sprang out from the grass beside her and charged at her. A bird flew over her head, leaving a pile of Jinkela behind.
A big tree was suddenly blown down by the wind and fell on her head with a bang. A hunter who went hunting in the mountain at night shot a stray arrow, which almost killed her …
It was too tragic, too tragic. The men who witnessed Zhong Li's experience were all silent.
The men were silent and the women were crying.
Finally, dawn came. Zhong Li made a list of items that could restrain the Yin energy and asked Qian You to go into the city to buy them.
"I, I'll take a nap …"
Zhong Li stretched out her small hand and grabbed Xu Qi'an's sleeve. "Don't leave me."
When Qian You returned from the list, Zhong Li was still sleeping. Xu Qi'an carried her on his back and followed the Jinlian Taoist priest and the others to the mountains in the south.
"Ah …" Zhong Li mumbled.
"You continue to sleep. I'll wake you up when we reach the entrance of the tomb." Xu Qi'an said softly.
Zhong Li continued to sleep peacefully.
After the time it took for two sticks of incense to burn, Qian You led the group to a col in the mountains. They found the entrance of the tomb with familiarity, which was covered with chopped branches.
After Qian You moved the branches away, a narrow tunnel that could only allow one person to pass through was revealed.
"Let's go in." The Jinlian Taoist priest said.
"Well, okay."
Chu Yuanzhen and Hengy Yuan nodded, then looked at Xu Qi'an together with the Jinlian Taoist priest.
"Give me a reason!" Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.
"The divine instinct of a warrior in the Spirit Refinement realm can sense danger in advance." The Jinlian Taoist priest smiled.
"The unparalleled protection of the Vajra Divine Skill." Chu Yuanzhen added.
"... Well, you've convinced me." Xu Qi'an carried Zhong Li on his back and bent down to enter the robber's cave.
Daoist Priest Golden Lotus and the other three followed behind him. They did not get too close and maintained a relatively safe distance.
When it entered through the mouth, it was extremely narrow at first before it could pass through a person. After walking for a few dozen steps, the cave opened.
When he got out of the burglar's hole, he saw a wide space in front of him. When he jumped out of the burglar's hole, Xu Qi 'an stepped on some bricks. They must have fallen off the wall when the grave robbers were digging the burglar's hole.
"Da …
He struck the flint and lit the torch he had prepared. The torch burned brightly.
This thief's cave has been open for nearly three months, so the air in the tomb is very ventilated. The oxygen content in the tomb is very high … This is not good, it will destroy the cultural relics in the tomb. Some things will quickly deteriorate once they come into contact with oxygen … Hey, I don't need to go through a trial, why do I have to think of these survival instincts … Xu Qi 'an thought.
Footsteps came from behind. Taoist Priest Golden Lotus and the others came out of the robber's hole and jumped into the tomb.
Everyone lit their torches at the same time, illuminating the dark space.
Xu Qi 'an lowered his head, picked up a brick, and squeezed it. He found that the brick was many times harder than he had expected.
The Jinlian Taoist priest moved the torch and shone it over. He looked at it and found that the brick was many times harder than he expected.
Daoist Priest Golden Lotus moved his torch and shone it over. He stared at it intently. "Azure Ridge Brick."
“？”
"It's a rare kind of stone, characterized by its hardness and resistance to weathering." Chu Yuanzhen explained.
Chu Yuanzhen explained, "It's a relatively rare type of stone. It's characterized by its sturdiness and resistance to erosion."
Xu Qi'an nodded. "We're at the edge of the tomb." Chu Yuanzhen explained.
Xu Qi 'an nodded and said, "We should be at the edge of the tomb. Based on these bricks, the entire tomb should be built with green sturgeon bricks.
"The owner of this tomb is much nobler than we thought." Chu Yuanzhen nodded.
"He's a genius at solving cases. His thinking is flexible and his analysis is strong …" Chu Yuanzhen thought.
They searched the tomb and found twelve coffins and four corpses. They had been dead for a few days, and their bodies gave off a faint smell of decay.
"Three of them are brothers from the gang, and the last one is a master hired," Qian You said in a low voice.
Although it was a dangerous job and he often encountered danger, his heart was still heavy.
Xu Qi'an put down Zhong Li and passed her the torch. He squatted down to examine the corpses. "Their faces are dark and their lips are black. They died of poison."
"There's no poisonous gas in the air," Zhong Li said.
Xu Qi'an nodded and quickly stripped the dead man's clothes. He found several small wounds on the arm of the corpse, which seemed to have been bitten by insects.
"They're in the coffins. The dead must have moved the coffins," Chu Yuanzhen said suddenly.
Xu Qi 'an's ears twitched. He caught a faint but dense wriggling sound coming from inside the stone coffin.
The stone coffins seemed to be a vessel for breeding poisonous insects. They were full of poisonous insects.
"Should we open the coffins and have a look?" Hengy Yuan said and looked at the Jinlian Taoist priest.
The Jinlian Taoist priest looked at Chu Yuanzhen.
The scholar nodded and flicked his finger to shoot a sword at the stone coffin. The stone coffin shook violently and the wriggling sound stopped.
He waved his sleeves and the stone coffin was opened. A stench assailed their nostrils.
Everyone present was a master, so they were not afraid of poison. Zhong Li opened her palm and held a brown pill. She said to Qian You, "This is a Poison Dispelling Pill."
"Thank you, Miss." Qian You took it gratefully and swallowed it.
The four members of the Heaven & Earth Society stood beside the stone coffin and examined the inside. The densely packed arthropods and poisonous insects were blown to pieces, and the dark brown liquid splashed all over the coffin walls.
In addition to the poisonous insects killed by Chu Yuanzhen, there was also a severely deformed skeleton. It was impossible to determine the specific age of the skeleton, but it was a long time ago.
"Unfortunately, there is no corresponding technology in this world. Otherwise, we can check the age of the skeleton …" Xu Qi'an thought.
"There are no burial objects. The coffins in this tomb should be for the deceased," Chu Yuanzhen said.
"Daibun doesn't seem to have a system of living people being buried with the deceased." Xu Qi'an asked Chu Yuanzhen for advice.
"The system of living people being buried with the deceased has existed since ancient times. However, the system of burial with the deceased was abolished in the Great Wing Dynasty in the year 2123. At that time, the Scholarly Sage had not yet been born. "
Chu Yuanzhen did not hesitate. The relevant knowledge naturally surfaced in his mind and he replied.
"In other words, this tomb is more than two thousand years old," the Jinlian Taoist priest said.
After inspecting for a while and finding nothing, the group left the tomb with torches in their hands and went deeper. Along the way, they occasionally encountered one or two corpses, all of which had died in traps.
After walking for a while, they entered an even wider tomb. The top of the tomb was in the depths of darkness, and there was no end to the darkness ahead.
Xu Qi'an waved the torch and saw many corpses lying on the ground. Some of them were made of flesh and blood, and they had died only a few days ago. Some were withered corpses wearing tattered clothes that could not be seen clearly.
None of these withered corpses were complete. Some had their heads torn off, some had their limbs torn off, and some had been chopped into pieces.
Apart from that, there were many coffins that had been opened.
It was not hard to imagine that a fierce battle had just taken place here.
When the grave robbers opened the coffins, the zombies sleeping inside were alarmed.
"What's with these zombies? I remember that the Witchcraft Cult can manipulate corpses, right? "
Xu Qi'an, who had an extremely low level of education, was the first to speak. His gaze swept across the unopened coffins in the distance.
Zhong Li shook her head. "These zombies have nothing to do with the Witchcraft Cult. They were nourished by Yin energy and became zombies after a long time. Fortunately, these zombies have been destroyed, which saved us the trouble. "
As soon as she finished speaking, "Bang, bang, bang" sounds were heard in the empty tomb. It was the sound of the coffin lids being pushed open and falling to the ground.
In the darkness, black shadows stood up one after another. Their appearances were haggard, but they had sharp, black fingernails. Their eyes were dark green, cold, and frightening.
"Amitabha!"
Hengy Yuan chanted the name of Buddha and strode forward. He took the initiative to meet the zombies and punched a zombie in the head.
After dealing with the zombies, they found murals on the walls on both sides of the tomb.
The murals on the left side depicted a group of people wearing ancient clothes and strange hats. They were prostrating on the ground and worshipping a high platform.
The murals on the right side were not serious at all. They depicted countless couples who were having sex in fixed positions, enjoying the pleasure of men and women. Some of the positions were unheard of even for Xu Qi'an, who had been taught by his wives.
The men and women in the murals had an outline of meridians.
"This seems to be the Ancient Technique of Intercourse," the Jinlian Taoist priest said in a low voice.
"Ancient Technique of Intercourse?"
Chu Yuanzhen knew a little about it, but not much. Hengy Yuan and Xu Qi'an had never heard of it.
The Jinlian Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "The Taoist Master is known as the ancestor of all methods. He has a wide range of knowledge. Among the orthodoxies that he passed down, there are mainly the Heaven, Earth, and Human Sects, but there are also many branches.
"One of them focuses on Dual Cultivation, where Yin and Yang converge and comprehend the Great Dao together. At its peak, it was no weaker than the Heaven, Earth, and Human Sects. Pilgrims are as common as clouds, and they are treated as distinguished guests by high officials who desire to cultivate and achieve immortality. There are even female pilgrims who visit the Taoist temple and volunteer for Dual Cultivation. According to the records of the Earth Sect, some of them are women of high status. "
"F * ck, this sect really knows how to play … No, no, I'm a pervert. In their eyes, comprehending the Great Dao together is their core goal. Everything else is just fleeting clouds …" Xu Qi'an was shocked. He stared at the murals and tried to memorize the postures and meridians.
Hengy Yuan shook his head and stared at the murals with clear eyes. It was as if the things on the murals were fleeting clouds that could not shake his Buddhist heart.
"This technique is good for cultivation, but it's too difficult to find a partner for Dual Cultivation," the Zhuangyuanlang commented.
Since it was Dual Cultivation, he naturally had to find a woman who was also proficient in it. It was not something that could be cultivated by just finding a woman in a brothel.
"The Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth transform into the Five Elements. Dual Cultivation is the orthodox technique of the Great Dao. However, there are no differences in techniques, but there are differences in people. The progress of Dual Cultivation is slow, and one needs to maintain one's original heart and not be dominated by desires.
"Gradually, this sect created the Plucking Technique in the Dual Cultivation Technique in order to achieve rapid success, and thus fell into the Path of Evil. "They deceived female pilgrims and imprisoned them in the temple for them to pluck. They robbed women everywhere, causing the people to be filled with resentment.
"In the end, they attracted the wrath of the Imperial Court's army and the heroes of the Pugilistic World … Thus, they were annihilated. Now, the Taoist Sect has an incomplete Dual Cultivation Technique, but since it's incomplete, it's not very useful. I didn't expect there to be a complete Dual Cultivation Technique here. "
The Jinlian Taoist priest sighed.
"Then, why is there a complete Dual Cultivation Technique here?" Xu Qi'an asked.
