Chapter 252: The Earth Immortal Tomb

"On the Mount Zigai cave, the most famous is undoubtedly Immortal Ge Xianweng's Tipped-Over Well, and 'Biographies of Immortals' was also written by him; everyone knows this."

Guan Peide looked at the group and said in a deep voice, "In the Mount Zigai Daoist Academy, Immortal Ge Xianweng's statue is worshipped, and there are four others accompanying the sacrifice."

"Two of them are the two daughters of the Qu family in Dangyang. It is rumored that when Immortal Ge Xianweng was practicing alchemy and cultivation on Mount Zigai, he often walked barefoot on thorns and gravel.

The two daughters of the Qu family in the village below the mountain, seeing Immortal Ge Xianweng's soles bleeding, felt pity, so they spun five-colored silk threads and made five-colored silk shoes for Immortal Ge Xianweng.

Immortal Ge Xianweng saw that they were simple and kind-hearted, so later when he ascended to immortality, he took these sisters with him to the Heavenly Realm."

"The other two are Lady Fan and Liu Gang."

"These two are both characters in Immortal Ge Xianweng's 'Biographies of Immortals.' Liu Gang was the magistrate of Shangyu County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Lady Fan was his wife. Both practiced Daoist arts, and it is rumored that they ascended to immortality on Mount Zigai."

Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan were full of doubt after hearing this.

Immortal Ge Xianweng was undoubtedly a successful 'Ascender,' and these people accompanying the sacrifice were either his disciples or had deep connections.

They were all figures from a long time ago.

What exactly did the old monk find that brought about his death?

The group couldn't figure out the reason, and with the two little novices crying, they worked together to first collect Zen Master Miaoshan's corpse.

Li Yan saw his corpse and became secretly vigilant.

This old monk was killed with one palm strike; the opponent should be at the peak of Dark Jin and used martial arts, even scattering his soul into smoke and dust.

The strike could be described as extremely ruthless.

Rumbling!

Just then, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and a torrential rain poured down.

This rain was even heavier, as if the heavens were angry. The trees in the mausoleum swayed in the wind, as if they would break.

The rain was torrential, pattering against the roof like exploding beans. Rainwater flowed down the eaves like a waterfall, flowing along the waterways.

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and the candlelight in the room was dim and unsteady.

Several little novices were crying, making the atmosphere even more stifling.

The group looked at each other; they were originally going to the county government, and since a life had been lost, they could only hide for the time being.

Wang Daoxuan sighed, "Little Brother Yan, since we can't leave for now, why don't we go offer incense to Lord Guan?"

"Alright."

Li Yan's expression was solemn, and he nodded.

He understood that Wang Daoxuan wanted him to see if he could communicate with the deity.

The situation in Dangyang County was very wrong, shrouded in fog, and some things might be hidden from people, but they couldn't be hidden from ghosts and gods.

"The two of you, I will accompany you."

Guan Peide saw this and hurriedly led the way in front.

In this weather, an oil-paper umbrella would be torn to shreds by a single gust of wind, and the main hall wasn't far, so the three of them ran through the rain and arrived outside the main hall.

They saw a large gold plaque hanging on the front eaves of the main hall, with the four large characters 'Might Shakes Shenzhou' written on it.

Inside the main hall, rows of lotus lamps were swayed by the wind, the incense was strong, and the statues of Lord Guan, his son, and Zhou Cang were worshipped.

Li Yan shook his head slightly at Wang Daoxuan.

He finally understood why the opponent would risk their life to come and kill.

This 'Might Shakes Shenzhou' gold plaque was an extremely powerful suppression artifact; entering the hall, his divine ability was suppressed and could not be used.

If someone were bold enough to cast spells or drive ghosts to kill, they would likely be backlashed to death before even getting close, so they could only sneak in and do it personally.

But even so, Li Yan could vaguely feel that the statue in the main hall emitted a terrifying pressure, divine might like a prison, making his breathing a bit difficult.

The group respectfully offered incense and kowtowed one by one.

Lord Guan was now a totem of the Shenzhou, representing 'Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, and Faith,' and was by no means comparable to ordinary gods and local deities.

After kowtowing, Li Yan shook his head helplessly at Wang Daoxuan.

To be honest, he really wanted to see this Martial Saint, but the 'Gou Die' (official document) had no reaction at all.

Lord Guan's temples were spread throughout the Shenzhou, and the incense was so dense that the divine 'Gang' gathered was likely at an unimaginable realm.

Lightning striking the mausoleum was a big deal in their eyes, but perhaps for Lord Guan, it didn't even count as an itch.

Although he was a living Yin soldier, he couldn't see such an existence just because he wanted to.

Wang Daoxuan shook his head, "Let's go to the back and take a look."

Guan Peide understood immediately, and the two of them led them around the sleeping hall and arrived in front of the tomb.

Lord Guan's tomb was a huge mound of earth, covered with dense green shade and planted with dense trees, like a small hill.

In front of the tomb were a pavilion and a tombstone, with the large characters 'Han Shou Pavilion Marquis' written on it, powerful and vigorous.

Wang Daoxuan first bowed respectfully to the tombstone, then took out his Luo Pan, examined it left and right, and couldn't help but praise, "Good Feng Shui!"

"This place sits west and faces east, leaning against the Daba Mountain range, like a dragon walking on the earth, with a majestic momentum, the dragon chair of the Guan Mausoleum.

In front is the Ju River, a jade belt around the waist, and it looks out toward Mount Jing.

Before, I saw Mount Jing like a pen rack laid out, just right to harmonize the Martial Saint's martial charm with the momentum of literary prosperity. This is called 'having a reflection in front and a backing behind'..."

Crack!

Just as he was speaking, the sky suddenly became bright, and the thunder was deafening; a huge bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck directly on the tomb mound.

The three were horrified and hurriedly looked up.

They saw the top crown of a tall tree on the mound being struck off, falling with fire, and then extinguished by the heavy rain.

"It... it came again!"

Guan Peide's face was pale, his voice trembling.

And Wang Daoxuan furrowed his brow, carefully examining the mound, not knowing what he was thinking, and raised his hand, "Layman Guan, don't be anxious, wait a moment, look at that tree."

Li Yan looked up and saw that the crowns of the other trees had already been broken, only this one's crown was still dense.

He was thoughtful, vaguely grasping the meaning.

Crackle!

After waiting for less than half an incense stick, a huge bolt of lightning fell again.

Sure enough, that tree crown was also struck off.

Guan Peide widened his eyes, "What is going on?"

Wang Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Heaven-Man Resonance!"

"Lord Guan's body is buried here, without a head. Now that the Saint's divine 'Gang' is surging, it is naturally becoming more and more efficacious."

"How can a headless place have trees with crowns?"

"Layman Guan, no need to worry, there is no evil thing in the world that dares to cause trouble here. If I'm not mistaken, there will be no more lightning strikes in the future."

"This is a good thing, indicating that the Guan Mausoleum is even more miraculous. At the next temple fair, just reveal this matter in advance, and no one will dare to gossip, and the incense will be even more flourishing."

"But from now on, the tree crowns must be trimmed in advance to avoid being struck by lightning again."

"This... really?"

Guan Peide was both surprised and happy.

Wang Daoxuan nodded, "This kind of thing is not an isolated case."

"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, strange light rose near the First Emperor's Mausoleum, and the surrounding people often heard the sound of armies fighting in their dreams..." "During the turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the murals of Wu Daozi in the Great Ming Palace also seeped blood, which was regarded as an ominous sign at the time..."

"In addition, there are some blessed lands; if there is Heaven-Man Resonance, the surrounding vegetation is the first to change, such as the purple cypress wood on Mount Hua."

Having said this, he looked around and frowned, "The only thing that makes me strange is that this Heaven-Man Resonance came too violently; I fear the Feng Shui layout has also gone wrong."

Li Yan on the side had a flash of inspiration in his mind and hurriedly asked, "Old Master Guan, what did the Ju River look like originally?"

Guan Peide said, "Although the river channel was narrow, the water was clear, like a jade belt."

"When did it start to become muddy?"

"Hiss, come to think of it, it was just before the lightning strikes happened!"

"It seems that's it."

Wang Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "This Ju River is also part of the Guan Mausoleum's Feng Shui. Being muddy and fierce, combined with the appearance of Heaven-Man Resonance, created such a strange phenomenon."

"That's good, that's good."

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Guan Peide finally felt relieved, but then thought of something and asked doubtfully, "I often drink tea and chat with Zen Master Miaoshan, and he is also proficient in Feng Shui; why didn't he see this?"

Wang Daoxuan was stunned, shook his head, and said, "That is unknown. I can only see this much; perhaps the Zen Master had other discoveries."

Regardless, the matter of lightning striking the Guan Mausoleum was finally solved.

When the sky turned dark, the thunderstorm finally stopped, and the group immediately set off, carrying Zen Master Miaoshan's corpse, and headed toward Dangyang County.

Guan Peide found a carriage to transport the corpse; the road was muddy and difficult to travel, and when they returned to the city, it was already nightfall.

This kind of small county town was not comparable to Chang'an; at night, the teahouses and restaurants were all closed, and only a few wealthy families had lanterns hanging at their doors.

On the small bluestone path, there were still puddles of water.

The Guan family descendants pushed the carriage directly to the entrance of the county government.

The gatekeeper yamen runner heard that something had happened again and didn't dare to neglect, hurriedly going to the backyard to call the county magistrate and the yamen runners on duty.

The county magistrate was named Zhang Cheng, a native of Jiangzhe; he had a thin appearance and liked to dance with ink and paper on weekdays. Although he wasn't very capable, he was fair and honest, and had a good reputation among the common people and gentry.

He hurriedly put on his official uniform, examined the corpse in the main hall, and felt a headache, rubbing his brow, "Dangyang has Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect thieves causing trouble, and I have already sent people to pass the message to the Unlike Yichang Commandant's Office, estimating they will arrive tomorrow, but I didn't expect another life to be lost."

"These Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect thieves are truly inhumane!"

Just then, Constable Yang Desheng suddenly arched his hands and said, "Magistrate, this Li Li Shaoxia asked me to investigate those tomb raiders, and we did find something."

"Oh?"

Magistrate Zhang Cheng hurriedly asked, "How did this get involved with tomb raiders again? Could it be that these people want to move the Guan Mausoleum?"

He looked anxious, sweat on his forehead.

If something happened to the Guan Mausoleum, his official career would be over.

Li Yan looked around and arched his hands, "Magistrate, don't worry, the Guan Mausoleum is fine, but this matter is very strange, and there may be more than one party involved."

With many people and mixed eyes, he didn't want to say too much and let the news leak.

"That's good."

Magistrate Zhang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Li Yan, "I have also heard of Li Li Shaoxia's affairs; you are indeed wise and martial. Just arriving in Dangyang, you found the real culprit."

"Li Li Shaoxia, feel free to investigate; the county government will do its best to cooperate!"

He spoke nicely, but in reality, he was lazy and had a headache.

Li Yan didn't care and arched his hands, then followed Constable Yang Desheng to the prison, with the others following closely behind.

The prison in the county town was even more unbearable.

Mottled stone walls, damp straw, and all kinds of foul odors mixed with the smell of decay and mold rushed toward them.

The torches flickered, and the prisoners in the cells had disheveled hair; some were groaning, some were crying out for injustice, simply like a ghost hell.

Li Yan really couldn't stand it; he closed his divine ability, held his breath, and followed Constable Yang to the death row.

A man covered in poisonous sores was sleeping soundly, with several chicken bones scattered around him.

"Li Li Shaoxia, this is the person."

Constable Yang said, "This guy's nickname is 'Drilling Wolf,' and he is the leader of a gang of tomb raiders. He asked for a pot of wine and two chickens before he would speak."

Having said that, he pulled out a wooden stick and knocked on the bars, "Hey, Drilling Wolf, wake up quickly, and tell us what you said before."

The man got up slowly, his eyes cold, scratching himself randomly, picking open several poisonous sores, and said indifferently, "Fine, get another pot of wine and two chickens."

"You damn..."

Constable Yang became angry, but he didn't want to delay things, so he had to order his subordinates, "Go, get them for him!"

There was really no way to deal with this kind of death row prisoner who wouldn't listen to reason.

After a pot of wine and half a chicken, the man glanced at the group and sneered, "It's truly strange, why is the government interested in digging up graves?"

"If you are told to speak, then speak, don't talk nonsense!"

Constable Yang cursed fiercely again.

The man didn't get angry, smacked his lips and said, "This Dangyang County was called the 'Quan State' during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and was later destroyed by Chu. There were originally many Chu and Han tombs in the mountains."

"But once Prime Minister Cao came, he had his 'Gold-Touching Captains' dig them all clean. Later, they were all small tombs, and the brothers dug them up to support their families."

"Just near Dangyang, there are only three places we absolutely dare not approach."

"One is the Guan Mausoleum, two is the Mount Zigai cave."

"As for this third one, it's called the 'Earth Longsheng Xianku'."

"Earth Longsheng Xianku?"

Guan Peide furrowed his brow, "I have lived in Dangyang all my life and have never heard of a place called 'Earth Longsheng Xianku'."

"Hehe."

Drilling Wolf sneered, "Of course you don't know; the name 'Earth Longsheng Xianku' is only heard by insiders."

"In the mountains southwest of Dangyang, there is an ancient Yelang road, which originally connected the Ba Mountains and Unlike Yichang, but later the earth dragon turned over, causing the road to be completely interrupted and difficult to repair, so it was abandoned."

"During the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was rumored that an immortal was cultivating in a cliff cave on the ancient Yelang road, named 'Xiang Ao.' Because she killed a turtle monster in Dongting Lake and saved countless people, many people went to visit her."

"Later, she accepted many disciples, and after she ascended, those disciples built an Earth Immortal tomb, saying that this 'Xiang Ao' would return to the human world many years later."

"An immortal's tomb, naturally many people covet it, and many people have gone to look for it, but either they gained nothing or they never returned. Anyway, it's very eerie; in our line of work, it's considered a taboo."

"What immortal tomb?!"

Constable Yang cursed, "I think it's mostly a hiding place for Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect monsters, deliberately scaring people to prevent them from searching."

"You know nothing!"

Drilling Wolf said disdainfully, "The matter of the 'Earth Longsheng Xianku' has been circulating since the Tang and Song Dynasties; the Lord Lord Tian Sheng Sect hadn't even appeared back then."

"Don't believe it if you don't want to. By the way, she also has another identity..."

"She is Lady Fan, the immortal from the Eastern Han Dynasty!"

Two updates today.

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