Chapter 49: 【Tricking Duan De into Digging the Underworld Emperor

"Daoist friend, leave him a pair of underwear." Lin Xian saw Duan De reaching out toward a cultivator's Dharma robe and said tactfully: "We are people of the righteous path."

Wherever Duan De's black hands reached, the cultivators were left unclothed, becoming poor wretches.

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

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

"A person won't get rich without windfall, and a horse won'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 wholeheartedly.

"Clang!"

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

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

Ye Fan did it out of instinct, a kind of inexplicable curiosity, feeling the bronze plate was worth some money.

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

Duan De had simply found so much treasure that his eyes had become sharp, and with Ye Fan and Lin Xian moving at the same time, he instinctively followed suit.

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

Holding the fragment of the Immortal-Becoming Cauldron, he let the system record some of the Dao patterns of the green copper. Lin Xian observed it 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.

Using a vessel to carry the Dao—it is a weapon, and also the embodiment of the Dao fruit.

Lin Xian's Dao had already laid its foundation the moment he cast the Universe Map vessel shape. A heavy vessel like the Immortal-Becoming Cauldron that suppresses everything and is majestic is really not suitable for him.

His Dao is the Universe Map; externally it can encompass everything and breathe in the myriad Daos, internally it can roll up into a mat, wrapping his own body, containing the meaning of time and space, transcendent and free, emphasizing flexibility and change, coming and going as he pleases.

Standing like a tripod in the universe, suppressing luck—this is a Heavenly Emperor's path.

Even if it is powerful, it is not Lin Xian's path. Everything other than myself is an external Dao.

It can only be used for reference; forcing a fusion would only result in a monstrosity.

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

Lin Xian shook his head. He couldn't simulate the Dao patterns on the Immortal-Becoming Cauldron to cast his own weapon, so the bronze block had lost its greatest utility. He retreated smoothly, dodging a chubby hand.

Wherever Duan De's hand reached, graves would be flooded with disaster, and treasures would be looted clean. He couldn't let him get his hands on the bronze block; if he did, it would definitely never come out.

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

"Naturally, none." Duan De smiled awkwardly and withdrew his eager hand.

Ye Fan's heart stirred. Rubbing the bronze block, he felt an instinctive touch and asked curiously: "Heavenly Master, is this thing very precious?"

"For different people, the value varies. After a cultivator hammers '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 form of this bronze block is a tripod, while my Divine Pattern vessel shape is a map."

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

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

The Immortal Treasure Map is no ordinary item. It records the imprint of the Human World universe and hides the void map of the Immortal Domain. Its value is no less than an Immortal weapon.

For Lin Xian, it is extremely precious. The Immortal Treasure Map's utility to him is comparable to the bronze block's utility to Ye Fan.

If he could simulate the cosmic Dao patterns 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 fortune, a sea-deep blessing. 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 retrieve the Immortal Map for Master Lin!" Ye Fan's eyes were bright, and he cupped his fists in a salute. He was a person who distinguished between gratitude and grudges; he would definitely repay a debt of gratitude.

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

The Immortal Treasure Map is hard to retrieve because it is a burial object of one of the Ruthless Emperor's incarnations, buried in the Chaotic Dragon Nest, filled with layers of murderous intent.

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

"Sigh..." System 10086's ethereal sigh sounded. Looking at Ye Fan, it felt a sense of sympathy.

Its own host really doesn't want to suffer any hardship at all.

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

"Dragon Nest large grave!" Duan De's eyes lit up, and he asked: "Daoist friend is truly unfathomable, mastering such secret information. We must cooperate more in the future."

"That is natural." Lin Xian nodded randomly and found an excuse to brush him off: "I also know of the Underworld Emperor's tomb; I'll take you to dig it another day."

"Holy crap!" Duan De couldn't help but curse, his eyes lighting up, extremely hungry and thirsty, wanting to howl: "The Underworld Emperor's tomb, the true master of the Underworld, the Yama among Yamas, the Supreme among Yin Gods!"

"Daoist friend, 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. Speak human words to humans, and ghost words to ghosts.

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

If you are heart-to-heart with Duan De, Duan De will use his brain against you.

This kind of scammer even scams his teammates!

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

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

He tried hard to trick him: "It's not just the Underworld Emperor's tomb; I even know the clues to the legendary Source Emperor's tomb."

"Source Emperor's tomb!" Duan De was about to go crazy with joy, unable to imagine what his expression would be the moment he found the Source Emperor's tomb.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

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

Just as they landed, Duan De asked impatiently: "Daoist friend, besides the Underworld Emperor's tomb and the Source Emperor's tomb, what other large graves do you know of?"

Lin Xian pointed in the direction of the Azure Emperor's tomb and smiled without a word.

"The Azure Emperor's tomb, hasn't it already been..." Duan De was about to speak, but suddenly his pupils shrank, he stopped his mouth, turned into a divine rainbow, and flew into the sky to observe the landscape. ===== CHAPTER 50 =====