Chapter 87: with translation of chapter title

But this Accumulation Device is probably not that useful; otherwise those two old devout women wouldn't have handed it over to me so decisively. Even out of respect for the former sect leader of the Xue Liu Sect, they probably still intended to trap me.

Named entities: Accumulation Device, Former Sect Leader of Xue Liu Sect. Also, "old devout women" is not a name.

Yan Buji sheathed his short sword at his waist, deciding to treat it as an ordinary weapon.

Named entity: Yan Buji.

For now, Yan Buji doesn't have the ability to sort through the cultivator items he's accumulated; the most urgent thing is to rush back to the Kun Dao Territory and head to that underground palace!

Named entities: Yan Buji, Kun Dao Territory.

"Stop! Who are you? Don't you know the area ahead has been sealed off and you're not allowed to approach?!"

No named entities.

"Huh? Sir official, I can't even take this road home?"

The term refers to a generic official title, not a specific name, so it is skipped.

"No way! Get out of here!"

No.

A huge number of soldiers surrounded the barren hill ahead, and the passing villagers looked on with puzzled expressions.

No.

Are soldiers this idle nowadays?

No.

Why are people still digging the mountain?

No.

At the same time, a few people stood on the mountain: a man and a woman at the front, followed by a frail‑looking teenager.

No.

Meanwhile, the soldiers at the foot of the mountain were digging vigorously, as if trying to tunnel through the whole mountain.

No.

"Immortal Masters of the Clear Water Sect, we've been digging this hill for over a month now and expect to break through in a few days. If I may be blunt, what exactly are you two looking for?" a general said with a forced smile, eyeing the male and female Immortal Masters.

Named entities: Clear Water Sect, Immortal Master, General.

Thus we need to add "Immortal Master" and "General" as named entities. However we should check if they appear elsewhere; we can add them once.

The two weren't strangers; they were Wang Tie and Long Yu, the same duo from Lin Shan City. Following them, of course, was Yan Buji's nephew, Xiao Ran.

Named entities: Lin Shan City, Wang Tie, Long Yu, Yan Buji, Xiao Ran.

If Xiao Ran hadn't leaked the information back then, Long Yu would never have learned Yan Buji's identity, and the twenty‑year scheme would not have collapsed in an instant!

Named entities: Xiao Ran, Long Yu, Yan Buji.

But this doesn't affect the two of them, because even now Yan Buji still doesn't know why his identity was exposed.

Named entity: Yan Buji.

Wang Tie frowned, "The Land of Dead Spirits should be right here."

Named entities: Wang Tie, Land of Dead Spirits.

"Senior Brother, is your formation disk no longer working?"

Named entity: Senior Brother (title).

Wang Tie nodded, and the needle of his Dragon‑Seeking Compass spun erratically, apparently affected by something and unable to function properly.

Named entities: Wang Tie, Dragon‑Seeking Compass.

Xiao Ran swallowed, and although the recent events were unforgettable, he never expected to escape being silenced by the two and end up as Long Yu's junior brother.

Named entities: Xiao Ran, Long Yu, Junior Brother (title).

In fact, although she is Long Yu's servant, Long Yu holds a high position within her sect and can take on disciples on behalf of the master.

Named entities: Long Yu; servant (generic) – not included; sect (generic).

"Junior Brother Xiao, this Land of Dead Spirits is perfect for your ethereal body. When a spirit realm perishes, it leaves behind abundant pure spiritual‑qi crystals. Unlike spirit stones, these crystals are mixed with a strange, stubborn death‑qi. Yet with your ethereal constitution, you can ignore the death‑qi and absorb the spiritual qi, enough to advance you to the third layer of Qi Refinement!"

Named entities: Land of Dead Spirits, Ethereal Body, Death Qi, Third Layer of Qi Refinement.

"Ah… um, thank you, Senior Sister and Senior Brother. If there's any way I can help, I'll gladly risk my life!"

Named entities: Senior Sister (title), Senior Brother (title).

【Old man, is she really telling the truth?!】

No named entities.

Although Xiao Ran wore a loyal expression, deep down he still didn't trust it, so he directly asked the strange presence inside the ring.

Named entities: Xiao Ran, Strange Existence.

【That's true; most people don't know how to use the death‑spirit crystals born in the Land of Dead Spirits. However, I do know a method to ingest death‑qi, cultivate it, and convert it into spiritual material without raising suspicion. Kid, consider this a chance for you—just absorb the death‑spirit crystals, and worry about the rest once you've grown stronger.】

Named entities: Land of Dead Spirits, Death Spirit Crystal, Death Qi, and Spiritual Material (already in the glossary).

【Sigh, fine…】

No.

"Report, Immortal Master! We've tunneled through the mountain and discovered an underground palace!"

Named entities: Immortal Master (already) and underground palace (generic).

"Underground palace?!" the mortal general said, looking puzzled.

Named entities: underground palace (generic); Mortal General (to include); General (already).

I've never heard of any faction having influence in this area.

No named entities.

Besides, would the Kun Dao Dynasty even allow other factions to build a palace here?

Named entities: Kun Dao Dynasty.

Wang Tie smiled and nodded, "Exactly. This must be the ruins of a minor sect from ten thousand years ago. Though the spirit land is dead, there may still be some treasures inside."

Named entities: Wang Tie, small sect ruins (generic), and spiritual land (generic).

"But our goal is that thing, right?"

No.

"Hmm, I hope this treasure map isn't marked incorrectly, but since it was left by Venerable Huang Song, the main clue has probably already been taken," Wang Tie said with regret.

Named entities: Treasure map, Venerable Huang Song, Wang Tie.

Long Yu laughed, "Maybe we can even pick up a stray loot."

Named entity: Long Yu.

"It's tough, let's go in and take a look first."

No.

"Then, Immortal Master, we'll stay outside on guard and won't disturb the three of you treasure‑hunting."

Named entities: Immortal Master and treasure hunting (generic).

"You do have good eyes, then. Longevity is out of the question, but perhaps a serious illness later could save your life." Wang Tie chuckled, tossed a pill bottle, and the mortal general gratefully caught it.

Named entities: eyesight (generic), longevity of a hundred years (generic), Pill Bottle, and Mortal General (already).

He quickly clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Immortal Master, thank you!"

Named entity: Immortal Master.

The other soldiers watched enviously as the general received an Immortal's Treasure Pill, but dared not say much.

Named entities: General, Immortal's Treasure Pill (to include), and soldier (generic).

Looking up again, the three had already vanished.

No.

At that moment, Wang Tie and his two companions had entered the underground palace.

Named entities: Wang Tie and underground palace (generic).

Wang Tie snapped his fingers, and a beam of light shot from his body, illuminating the area above the three.

Named entity: Wang Tie.

"I truly don't know why this place sank beneath the land, yet it's remarkably well preserved—unfortunately, it's too small…" Wang Tie said, glancing around.

Named entity: Wang Tie.

"Is there something up on the mountain?" Long Yu pointed, noticing a thatched house at the summit.

Named entities: Long Yu, mountaintop (generic), and tile house (generic).

Let's go take a look.

No.

The three climbed the mountain; Wang Tie immediately frowned, crouched ahead, and scooped up a handful of dust.

Named entity: Wang Tie.

"Someone has been here before."

No.

"Huh?"

No.

"I didn't expect someone to beat us here; let's see if there's anything left inside."

No.

After entering the thatched house, the three looked around; the table was dust‑free, clearly the items had already been taken.

No.

Wang Tie and Long Yu frowned, left the house without a word, and Xiao Ran followed closely behind.

Named entities: Wang Tie, Long Yu, and Xiao Ran.

Soon, the three entered the main hall and saw a thief's opening on the jade disc, a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Named entities: main hall (generic), jade disc (generic), and robber's cave (generic).

"It's amazing that a mere mortal could discern the feng‑shui layout and dig this far," Wang Tie laughed.

Named entities: Wang Tie and ordinary people (generic).

"What are these patterns?" Long Yu asked curiously.

Named entity: Long Yu.

"This must be the sect of an ancient warrior; the walls are covered with martial techniques. Without the support of Martial Dao Profound Skills, they can't manifest any power," Wang Tie said, glancing over before fixating on the carved dragon bronze pillars ahead.

Named entities: ancient martial artist (generic), sect (generic), martial arts technique (generic), Martial Dao Profound Skill (already in glossary), and dragon-carved bronze pillar (generic).

"These bronze pillars were forged with third‑grade spiritual material—what a pity! They're already integrated into the hall; though valuable, it isn't worth the effort to remove them."

Named entities: Third-Grade Spiritual Material (to include), bronze pillar (generic), and main hall (generic).

Wang Tie shook his head, lamenting how regrettable it was.

Named entity: Wang Tie.

Long Yu didn't care about the surroundings; those seemingly valuable jade discs and bronze pillars meant nothing to her at home.

Named entities: Long Yu, jade disc (generic), and bronze pillar (generic).

Who says ancient sects always have good stuff?

No.

That also depends on what sect's relics it is, right?

As it turned out, Xiao Ran suddenly heard a voice:

【Kid, turn around and let me memorize the three murals on the side!】

【Huh?】

【Don't oh, the martial skill on that is not ordinary; it should be a complete set of Dao martial technique. In the future, if you have the chance to cultivate both Martial Dao, it could come in handy!】

Xiao Ran looked bewildered, pretending to be curious as he gazed at the three murals on the side.

「Don't look anymore, go, head straight to the Land of Spirit Death! 」

「Oh. 」

Xiao Ran thought to himself: 【Old geezer, did you remember that?】

【Almost, but this Dao martial technique... seems somewhat familiar; let this old man think where I've seen it before.】