Chapter 520: The Grave-Robbing Trio

Covering the Sky Plane, Beiyu, near Purple Mountain.

"This Shi Laoliu is truly becoming more and more like a little cutie."

Ye Fan complained, his expression gloomy.

Xu Que, standing to the side, couldn't help but say:

"After all, one of you is a Phoenix Chick and the other is a Crouching Dragon; you are a match made in heaven."

At this moment, Xu Que and Ye Fan were together; their goal for this trip was the place where Wushi Dadi spent his later years in slumber: Purple Mountain.

Ye Fan was naturally there for a mission: to rescue the God King Jiang Taixu and then obtain twenty thousand points.

As for Xu Que, he was there to hunt for treasure, for within this Purple Mountain were heaven-defying magical treasures such as the Wushi Sutra, the Wushi Bell, and the Investiture of the Gods.

Of course, the danger was also immense; one careless move and they could die inside.

Xu Que also didn't know why he had teamed up with Ye Fan; perhaps his brain had short-circuited. Given this level of danger, it would actually be better to go to the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land with Han Laomo; after all, he was a big shot at the late-stage Golden Core perfection.

"Crouching Dragon, Phoenix Chick! How come that doesn't sound like a compliment?" Ye Fan frowned.

"Originally they were compliments, but because of you two... hehe... you know what I mean," Xu Que said.

"What are you two chatting about? Can you keep your voices down? This Daoist is trying to find the path."

The unscrupulous Daoist Duan De, who was also part of the team, spoke up, appearing somewhat angry.

At this moment, Duan De held a bronze compass in one hand and a golden shovel in the other; he was in the middle of breaking the array patterns on the outer perimeter of Purple Mountain.

"Who is this Shi Laoliu you just mentioned?" Duan De asked.

"Duan the Scoundrel, you've met him. That bear child who loves drinking Beast Milk from the time at the Demon Emperor Ancient Tomb," Ye Fan said.

"It's him." Duan De's expression changed slightly.

Regarding Xiao Shi, he had always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if they had met before, but in reality, he had truly never seen him; he did not understand where this familiar feeling came from.

Xu Que understood the trilogy and also knew of Duan De and Xiao Shi's past and present lives, but he did not point it out.

It could be said, but there was no need.

"Brother, I'm hungry." A weak voice sounded.

On Ye Fan's back, Xiao Nannan was lying behind him.

After a final decision, Ye Fan still brought Xiao Nannan along on the adventure.

The reason was simple: if he left, there would be no one to take care of Xiao Nannan, and he was even less at ease leaving her with others.

As for leaving Xiao Nannan at Shi Village for a few days, that was even more impossible.

Given Xiao Shi's current level of black-bellied nature, perhaps in a few days there would be an extra brother-in-law.

Although the possibility was very small, he still had to guard against it.

In this life, he must protect Nannan with his life.

Ye Fan took a Candy from his Qiankun Bag and gave it to Xiao Nannan.

When Xiao Nannan saw the Candy, her eyes seemed to sparkle, and she was very happy.

No matter how many she ate, the Candy remained her favorite.

Sweet and sour.

Xu Que saw this scene and was filled with envy.

He also wanted a younger sister, but unfortunately, for the sake of "acting cool like the wind, always by my side," he was destined for a lonely and solitary path.

"Unscrupulous Daoist, have you found the entrance to Purple Mountain?"

Xu Que changed the subject and looked at Duan De.

"Call me Daoist, Heavenly Venerable. Otherwise, this Daoist will dig up the graves of your ancestors nineteen generations back and scatter all their ashes."

Duan De said unpleasantly; whether human or ghost, everyone called him an unscrupulous Daoist.

"Damn, is that necessary? Digging up my ancestors' graves, that's outrageous," Xu Que said.

"What does it matter if it's your ancestors? Even the graves of Great Emperors, I dare to pry open.

As the saying goes: At the end of grave-robbing, who is the peak? One look at this Daoist, and the grave becomes empty," Duan De said proudly.

"Awesome." Xu Que gave a thumbs up.

"I remember it's 'At the end of the Immortal Road, who is the peak? One look at Wushi, and the Tao becomes empty.' Duan De, your plagiarism is too obvious," Ye Fan said.

"Don't worry about those details." Duan De's old face flushed, and he waved his hand.

Afterward, his gaze turned toward the Purple Mountain before them; they were still outside Purple Mountain at this time.

Although Purple Mountain was not a Life Forbidden Zone, its evil nature was no less than a Forbidden Area, and perhaps even more terrifying.

Its exterior was a mountain peak that pierced straight into the firmament, very sharp, and the surface of the stone walls was made of purple crystals; the surrounding Void was covered in Imperial Patterns left behind by Wushi Dadi.

Once the Imperial Patterns were touched, it would trigger the Great Emperor Killing Array, burying everything and obliterating thousands of living beings.

Therefore, although Purple Mountain had many treasures, the spirits of the dead inside were even more numerous.

"Daoist, are you done yet?" Ye Fan asked.

"Soon, soon. What's the rush? Young people need to have patience, why are you so impatient?" Duan De said, his bronze mirror compass constantly exploring for the most auspicious direction.

"Ye Hei, why don't we livestream this and show everyone this Purple Mountain?" Xu Que said.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "Livestream my foot. Do you want everyone to watch us get slapped in the face?"

Once Xu Que heard this, he felt it made sense, nodded, and said, "That's true."

They didn't know much about the situation in Purple Mountain; if they were slapped in the face by the ominous things inside during a livestream, they would be laughed at for a while.

"Found it." Duan De suddenly said excitedly.

"Where is it? How do we get in?" Ye Fan asked hurriedly.

Duan De held his head high and chest out, full of pride, and said:

"When it comes to Feng Shui, no one can compare to this Daoist. Purple Mountain is indeed dangerous; one slight mistake and you will be doomed forever, but who is this Daoist? The most famous archaeology expert in all of Northern Capital, who doesn't know me, who hasn't heard of me?"

"Stealing graves is stealing graves, no need to call it archaeology," Xu Que retorted.

"You young man, I, Daoist, don't like hearing that," Duan De said irritably.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Are we going in or not?" Ye Fan frowned.

Xu Que and Duan De, these two clowns (contrarians), really aren't comfortable if they don't bicker for a minute.

"Of course we're going in. This is Purple Mountain, the mausoleum of Wushi Dadi," Duan De said.

He then drew a circle on a piece of ground and lifted his golden shovel to start digging?

"?? What are you doing? Duan De?" Ye Fan was stunned.

"Mausoleums are meant to be dug into, of course. Have you ever seen a mausoleum where you walk in through the front gate?" Duan De said.

"..., as expected of you," Xu Que's eyes shone brightly.

"This is Purple Mountain. If you dig like this and accidentally trigger a Restriction, we're finished," Ye Fan said.

"Little Ye, let me, Daoist, explain it to you."

"Don't just look at Purple Mountain before your eyes; look at the surrounding situation. Around that Purple Mountain, aren't there nine large mountains situated there, like coiling Dragons, stretching for tens of thousands of miles? They look unconnected and chaotic, but they actually hide a profound mystery."

"Such a layout, a grand undertaking. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the legendary Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl, with Purple Mountain connecting to nine Dragon veins beneath the earth, nourishing it together."

"Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl is a legendary supreme Feng Shui formation, exhausting the endless mysteries of the changes of Heaven and Earth."

"Only the earth itself could have such a grand hand in changing the heavens and the earth," Duan De sighed.

"Does this have anything to do with you digging a grave?" Ye Fan naturally understood, but still asked.

"The so-called Heaven has the Heavenly Dao, the Earth has the Earthly Dao, and people have the human Dao; naturally, a tomb also has a tomb path. And I, Daoist, just pinched my fingers to calculate, deduced the supreme tomb path technique, and found a path that can dig through Purple Mountain."

"There is absolutely no risk, and it's a high-return investment!"