Chapter 35

"Our cooperation with you, Daoist, is to prepare for the great cause of archaeology!"

Lin Xian said sonorously: "It is to restore the truth of history, protect cultural heritage, inherit the wisdom crystals of ancient sages, and explore and verify the evolution and cultivation process of all living beings. To spur future generations, it has major historical significance of milestone proportions."

"Archaeology?" Ye Fan coughed and whispered: "Isn't that grave robbing?"

"That’s where you’re wrong."

Mentioning the word 'grave', Duan De’s expression changed, full of spirit, no longer the lewd posture from before, but instead having a heroic bearing of pointing out the mountains and rivers, saying loudly: "Little friend is wrong. Robbing, phew, archaeology is a great cause."

"How many predecessors and sages brought divine materials and immortal ingredients into the ground, causing treasures to be covered in dust, unseen by future generations."

"The mission of our generation is to dig up these hidden treasures and let the miracles of the ancient times reappear in the human world. This is a great act of merit!"

"The dead must make way for the living."

"Only the living can continue civilization."

Ye Fan couldn't help but click his tongue, shocked by Duan De. This guy was climbing up the pole too fast.

Lin Xian looked sideways, his eyes subtle. What a good 'the dead must make way for the living'.

If the Ruthless Emperor perfected the "Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art", I’m afraid you had a hand in it too. What the Ruthless Emperor borrowed back then was definitely more than just the "Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Art".

One steals treasures from graves, one steals corpses from graves—you are the true Ancestral Master of the Heaven-Swallowing lineage.

No wonder later on, you could wield half of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar.

Lin Xian pondered deeply, suddenly realizing that within some seemingly ordinary events, there was great karma. One drink and one peck, is it not predetermined? Everything has a cause.

The reason why it couldn't be comprehended was because he was standing too close and too far away. Only by walking to the true height could one glimpse the full picture.

Or, like now, walking closer and experiencing it personally, could one realize the subtle changes within.

"Fellow Daoist, have you heard of my name, Duan De?"

Duan De was radiant, high-spirited, as if it were rare to meet someone like-minded, and couldn't help but talk a bit more, excitedly saying: "Know my story?"

Lin Xian looked at Duan De’s fat face and clicked his tongue: "No need to say more, your face is full of stories. You must be a Grandmaster of Feng Shui."

"Fellow Daoist, you really have a sharp eye for people!" Duan De’s tiger body shook, incredibly excited: "I am the greatest ancient scholar in the Beidou cultivation world!"

"Ancient scholar? What a good archaeological scholar!" Lin Xian laughed, taking the initiative to step forward, and two powerful hands were tightly clasped together.

The two were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, excitedly shaking their arms, without a trace of strangeness.

At this moment, it was not an individual’s progress, but the intersection and fusion of the Earth archaeological world and the Beidou archaeological world.

No one understood archaeology better than Duan De. This guy is the reincarnation of the Underworld Emperor, condensing the Reincarnation Seal in his body, swearing to become an immortal after death, discussing the Dao with corpses, reigning supreme in graves, having experienced the Chaotic Ancient, Mythological, Ancient, and Desolate Ancient eras—a true old antique, an old mummy.

Lin Xian pondered, if he gave Duan De a bottle of Sequence 3 Ancient Scholar potion and sent him to another universe, how much power could this guy exert?

I’m afraid it would melt upon entry, able to pull out the historical projection of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and counter-slay the Primordial Creator.

Duan De, on the other hand, was thinking that having an extra coolie when going into a grave, or even having someone to be a cushion if things really went south, wouldn't be bad.

"Yesterday’s various things died yesterday, today’s various things are born today." Duan De said righteously: "I am no longer a grave robber. I have a noble ideal, taking the straightening of human progress as my own duty, a great archaeologist who reproduces true history through underground mausoleums."

Lin Xian readily agreed, praising: "Good, good, good. I happen to know of several large graves; we can join forces now."

Ye Fan, however, still retained some of the moral civilization of an Earthling, hesitating: "Is doing this really okay?"

"The predecessors and sages have occupied all the resources, and we juniors are living a bitter life. Now, what does it matter if we borrow a little something from the predecessors?"

Lin Xian coughed and said meaningfully: "You must know that the cultivation of the Sacred Body is difficult. It’s fine in the beginning, but the path to immortality is long. Every step forward increases consumption by ten times. Going on like this, constantly increasing at ten times the speed, let alone cultivating to the later stage, even barely cultivating to the middle stage will be an unimaginable astronomical figure."

"Breaking through to the Dao Palace requires a hundred catties of Source, the second level of Dao Palace requires a thousand, the third level requires ten thousand, the fourth level requires a hundred thousand, the fifth level requires a million, and breaking through to the Four Extremes even requires ten million catties of Source!"

"Ten million catties of Source!" Ye Fan’s expression changed, and he immediately said sternly: "Adding bricks and tiles to the cause of archaeology, this junior is duty-bound. Please, two seniors, be sure to take me with you."

"Sacred Body, you are the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body?" Duan De was suddenly shocked, re-examining Ye Fan. After a long time, he couldn't help but clap his hands and say: "The legendary Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, wonderful, wonderful."

"The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body is immune to all evil. Its physique and blood energy have a natural, extremely strong resistance to all kinds of evil forces. It is truly the number one physique for robbing, cough, cough, archaeology!"

"Little friend, I, Duan De, am willing to honor you as the Innate Archaeological Sacred Body!"

Yin graves have many evil spirits. At critical moments, sacrificing Ye Fan would truly be immune to all evil!

Lin Xian praised Duan De for his brilliance. He was worthy of being the reincarnation of the Underworld Emperor; even he hadn't thought that the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body could be used in this way.

"Ah!" Ye Fan was instantly dumbfounded. On the path of cultivation, because he needed too many resources and couldn't cross the Four Extremes heavenly pass, he was called the Desolate Ancient Waste Body by the world, but he hadn't expected to make great achievements in the cause of archaeology.

Many years later, when facing the Emperor Tribulation, Emperor Ye would recall that distant afternoon when Duan De brought him into the archaeology trade.

If it weren't for the Celestial Master teacher Lin Xian pointing the way, I might still be grinding on the path of cultivation now? This invincible physical body, challenging the Great Emperor, is not bad, but the cause of archaeology for me can be even broader.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have the address? Let’s act quickly." Duan De said excitedly, wishing he could show his skills right now.

"Look, you’re rushing again."

Lin Xian pointed to the brilliance still flying in the sky and smiled slightly: "The opportunity here hasn't ended yet."

"The weapons here are more precious and spiritual than the psychic weapons outside. Let’s wait a bit longer."

While speaking, many light rains flew over and landed at the feet of the three.

Many cultivators rushed over, searching on the mountain peak, looking around from time to time, cursing: "How come it’s all scrap metal, rubble, and dirt walls."

"Bad luck, bad luck!"

"Let’s go... wait..."

Several cultivators suddenly saw the psychic weapon in Duan De’s hand, revealing a trace of ferocity. The leading cultivator shouted: "Throw the weapon over, and we’ll spare your lives."

Duan De and Lin Xian looked at each other, smiled, and said in unison: "Wonderful!"

Lin Xian is at the peak of the God Bridge, Duan De, although his realm is relatively low, is the real reincarnation of the Underworld Emperor, and Ye Fan is the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, with an invincible physical body. If they can't beat them, they can withstand the damage.

How could a few ordinary cultivators be their opponents? In an instant, divine rainbows shocked the sky. Robbery failed, and they were robbed instead.

Sacrifice a book, villain flow.