Chapter 36

"Fellow Daoist, leave him a pair of underpants." Lin Xian saw Duan De reaching out to a cultivator’s Dharma robe and said tactfully: "We are people of the righteous path."

Wherever Duan De’s black hand reached, the cultivators there were left unclothed, becoming poor ghosts.

"Fine, today Daoist will spare your lives." Duan De clapped his hands and waved grandly: "Get lost."

The few cultivators who were almost bare-bottomed were about to cry, hurriedly fleeing on divine rainbows, covering their faces as they flew outward. If they were recognized, they wouldn't be able to mix in the Yan Kingdom.

"People don't get rich without windfall, horses don't get fat without night grass." The fat and rich Duan De hummed twice and laughed: "The harvest is not bad. From now on, we are a gang that shares blessings and hardships."

"That’s right, that’s right." Ye Fan and Lin Xian agreed fully.

"Clang!"

Just then, another object fell from the sky, crashing directly into the ground. It looked like a green copper block.

The next second, the three who were still calling each other brothers moved almost at the same time, all reaching for the palm-sized copper plate on the ground.

Ye Fan was driven by instinct, a kind of inexplicable curiosity, feeling that the copper plate was worth some money.

Lin Xian knew the future and perceived that the bronze fragment was a part of the Immortal-Becoming Tripod.

Duan De had simply hunted for too many treasures, training a sharp eye. Plus, with Ye Fan and Lin Xian moving at the same time, he subconsciously followed.

Among the three, Lin Xian had the highest cultivation and succeeded first.

Holding the fragment of the Immortal-Becoming Tripod, letting the system record some of the Dao rules of the green copper, Lin Xian observed for a long time and sighed: "Not my Dao."

That which is above form is called Dao; that which is below form is called a vessel.

Carrying Dao with a vessel is a weapon, and also a manifestation of Dao fruit.

Lin Xian’s Dao had already laid its foundation the moment he forged the universe map vessel shape. The Immortal-Becoming Tripod, which suppresses everything and is majestic, was really not suitable for him.

His Dao is the universe map, which can encompass everything externally, breathing in ten thousand Daos, and can be rolled into a mat internally, wrapping his own body, containing the meaning of time and space, transcendent and free, emphasizing flexibility and coming and going as one pleases.

Standing like a tripod to stabilize the universe and suppress luck—this is a Heavenly Emperor path.

Even if it is powerful, it is not Lin Xian’s path. Everything outside of me is an external Dao.

It can only be used for reference. Forcibly fusing it would only result in a monster.

"A pity, this thing is of no great use to me."

Lin Xian shook his head. He couldn't simulate the Dao rules on the Immortal-Becoming Tripod to forge his own weapon. The bronze block had already lost its greatest function. He retreated, dodging a chubby hand.

Wherever Duan De’s hand reached, the graves there would be flooded with disasters, and the treasures would be looted. The bronze block couldn't be let into his hands; if it were, it would definitely never come out.

"I took three psychic weapons, Duan De took two. This thing belongs to him." Lin Xian turned around gracefully and tossed the bronze block to Ye Fan, smiling meaningfully: "Fellow Daoist Duan, you have no objections, right?"

"Naturally, none." Duan De smiled awkwardly, withdrawing his hand that was itching to move.

Ye Fan’s heart stirred, rubbing the bronze block. There was an instinctive touch, and he asked curiously: "Celestial Master, is this thing very precious?"

"For different people, the value varies. After a cultivator tempers 'divine patterns' into a 'vessel', they will choose a spiritual treasure with the same shape. Only when the two are consistent can they exert the greatest power."

"The original shape of this bronze block is a tripod, and my divine pattern vessel shape is a map."

Lin Xian shook his head: "For me, this bronze block is of little use, not as good as the Immortal Treasure Map."

"Immortal Treasure Map..." Ye Fan’s eyes moved. Hearing a new term, he couldn't help but ask: "What is that?"

The Immortal Treasure Map is not an ordinary item. It records the imprint of the human universe and hides the void map of the Immortal Domain. Its value is no less than an immortal artifact.

For Lin Xian, it is extremely precious. The effect of the Immortal Treasure Map on him is comparable to the effect of the bronze block on Ye Fan.

If he could simulate the universe Dao rules on the Immortal Treasure Map, he would definitely forge a supreme vessel.

"That is an immortal map. The front is the starry sky, and the back has three terrain maps." Lin Xian laughed: "As far as I know, the Immortal Treasure Map seems to be in a Dragon Nest, as a burial object in a large grave."

"It is a mountain-sized blessing and a sea-deep merit. If you have the opportunity to enter, you can help me take it out."

"If I have the opportunity to enter the Dragon Nest, I will definitely get the Immortal Map for Master Lin!" Ye Fan’s eyes were bright, cupping his hands in a salute. He was a person who distinguished between gratitude and resentment, repaying grudges and returning favors.

Lin Xian smiled knowingly. For a person like Ye Fan, conspiracies and tricks don't work; sincerity is the killer move.

The Immortal Treasure Map is difficult to take because it is a burial object of one of the Ruthless Emperor’s incarnations, buried in the Chaotic Dragon Nest, full of murderous intent.

Others cannot go; it must be the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Ye Fan, with deep karma, who can go.

"Sigh..." System 10086’s ethereal sigh sounded, looking at Ye Fan with a feeling of sympathy.

This host of mine really doesn't want to suffer any bitterness at all.

How can a fragment of the Immortal-Becoming Tripod compare to a complete Immortal Map?

"Dragon Nest Large Grave!" Duan De’s eyes lit up, and he asked: "Fellow Daoist is indeed unfathomable, mastering such secret news. We must cooperate more in the future."

"That is natural." Lin Xian nodded randomly, finding a random excuse to prevaricate: "I also know of the Underworld Emperor’s grave. I’ll take you to dig it another day."

"Holy crap!" Duan De couldn't help but curse, his eyes lighting up, incredibly thirsty, wanting to howl: "The Underworld Emperor’s grave, the true master of the Underworld, the Yama among Yamas, the supreme among Yin gods!"

"Fellow Daoist, you actually know?"

"If I could dig up the Underworld Emperor, it would be worth it even if I died. I would have no regrets in this life."

Lin Xian smiled slightly, speaking human language to humans and ghost language to ghosts.

Ye Fan is a living human, but the Underworld Emperor Duan De is the number one old ghost.

You connect heart-to-heart with Duan De, and Duan De racks his brains with you.

This kind of pit-man even pits his teammates!

At critical moments, during life-and-death crises, perhaps one can trust Duan De a little.

But in normal times, especially when it comes to heavenly materials and earthly treasures and large grave resources, one must never believe a word Duan De says!

He bluffed hard: "More than just the Underworld Emperor’s grave, I even know the clues to the legendary Source Emperor’s grave."

"Source Emperor’s grave!" Duan De was about to go crazy with joy. He couldn't imagine what his expression would be the moment he found the Source Emperor’s grave.

"Rumble..."

The battlefield was chaotic, and more and more cultivators were pouring in. This place was not suitable for a long stay. Lin Xian carried Ye Fan and Duan De to a secluded place, avoiding the battle situation.

Just after landing, Duan De couldn't wait to ask: "Fellow Daoist, besides the Underworld Emperor’s grave and the Source Emperor’s grave, what other large graves do you know?"

Lin Xian pointed in the direction of the Green Emperor’s grave and smiled without saying a word.

"The Green Emperor’s grave, hasn't it already been..." Duan De was about to speak, but suddenly his pupils shrank, stopping his mouth, turning into a divine rainbow and flying into the sky to observe the mountains and rivers.