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Although it looked rotten on the outside, it exuded a peculiar smell - not the usual suffocating stench and evil air, but rather mixed with a faint medicinal fragrance, with a hint of elusive evil energy.

What’s even more exaggerated is that deep red dirty blood is constantly flowing out from the cracks in some of the coffins.

This situation was so bizarre that Xu Nuo suddenly became alert.

At this moment, his divine hearing ability captured a strange sound, as if some creature was drinking water, and the source of the sound was next to one of the half-open coffins.

Looking closely, Xu Nuo suddenly saw a small creature curled up beside the coffin lid. It was licking the flowing black blood with its long tongue. Its movements were extremely greedy. It was completely unaware of what was happening around it, not even noticing Xu Nuo and others landing and approaching.

After careful observation, Xu Nuo recognized that it was actually a raccoon!

It is not uncommon to see raccoons active around Pingshan. These monsters are naturally spiritual, and thanks to the rich resources of elixirs and stones here, their cultivation speed is quite amazing.

The raccoon apparently smelled the strong medicinal properties of the liquid flowing in the coffin and mistook it for a treasure that could improve its cultivation, so it concentrated on inhaling it.

Recalling the two raccoon monsters that were killed in front of the ancient raccoon monument outside the Laoxiongling Charity Hall, Xu Nuo knew these guys quite well. Their greatest skill was the Round Light Technique.

Judging from its fur color and appearance, the raccoon in front of us is very likely related to Old Lady Bai's clan.

Thinking of this, Xu Nuo felt a sense of playfulness in his heart and casually performed the art of dream bubble.

Ordinary illusions can often only confuse the senses, but Xu Nuo's secret method has already transcended the scope of illusion. It can not only imprison the minds of monsters, but if the target cannot break free from the shackles of the illusion, its soul may even fall into a state of eternal damnation.

Sure enough, the raccoon was absorbed in licking the blood one second ago, but suddenly became dull the next moment, with empty eyes and its body motionless.

"Come here." Xu Nuo waved gently towards Hua Ling, motioning her to follow him to the nearby area.

Over there, the people from Xiangling were busy carrying supplies and preparing to dismantle two bamboo rafts and reassemble them into a centipede hanging ladder for climbing the cliff.

Hua Ling followed Xu Nuo in a daze as they approached the burial area. However, when they got really close to the graves and coffins, the teenage girl couldn't help but become nervous. Her breathing became increasingly rapid, and she even subconsciously grabbed Xu Nuo's wrist for comfort.

Sensing Hua Ling's emotional fluctuations, Xu Nuo lowered his voice and said softly, "Don't be afraid, these are not ordinary graves and coffins."

Hearing this, Hua Ling was stunned and looked at Xu Nuo with confusion.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at Xu Nuo with a puzzled look.

"Brother Xu, if this isn't a coffin, then what is it?"

Xu Nuo smiled slightly, "These wooden boxes are not used to store corpses, but they were used by the people who made elixirs here to store medicinal ingredients."

"The Taoist alchemists at that time were very meticulous."

"When they were refining the elixir, they used cinnabar and mercury as silver, lead and iron as gold, and used herbs from Pingshan as primers to make the elixir."

"At that time, because we had to refine high-quality elixirs for the royal family, all the medicinal ingredients we used were extremely rare." "The Lingzhi, Jiulongpan, Tai Sui and meat mushrooms grown in Pingshan are all top-grade elixir heads."

"But these Dantou are actually living creatures."

“It cannot be preserved for as long as substances like lead and mercury.”

"Once these Dan Yin are collected, they will be carefully placed in a very cold place, placed in a special wooden box, and covered with soil to ensure that the medicinal effects will not dissipate over hundreds of years."

Hua Ling's eyes lit up after hearing what Xu Nuo said.

"Brother Xu, I understand now. This is the place with the heaviest yin energy in Pingshan."

"So the ancients stored the Dan Yin here, and the graves all over the ground are just signs covering up the wooden boxes where the Dan Yin was stored."

Xu Nuo nodded and touched Hua Ling's head.

"Yes, you have great talent for teaching." Hua Ling's eyes were filled with joy when she heard Xu Nuo's praise.

Then a curious gleam appeared in her eyes.

"Brother Xu, you said that the Dan Yin on Ping Mountain is made of precious medicinal materials, which is why it can attract the fox that has already cultivated to a great level."

"So what exactly are the medicinal herbs placed in these wooden boxes?"

Hua Ling is very interested in preparing prescriptions and making elixirs.

Naturally, I am also very concerned about what medicinal materials are stored in the wooden box.

After learning that the box contained precious medicine, facing the pile of earth, wooden boxes and the black liquid overflowing from them, he not only did not feel any fear, but was full of interest and wanted to investigate.

Xu Nuo certainly didn't let Hua Ling open the wooden boxes herself.

A wooden box that has been in an extremely yin place like Pingshan for hundreds or even thousands of years, even if it originally contained precious elixirs, it is now impossible to determine whether it will cause any mutations.

Therefore, there are still certain risks.

However, this potential danger may mean potential resources in Xu Nuo's eyes.

Then Xu Nuo drew out his Broken Moon Sword and walked quickly towards the pile of earth and wooden boxes.

He first lifted the little fox, which had become dazed and stupid, with one hand, and then, with a little force, he instantly pinched the tendons on its back.

The little fox's whole body trembled violently, and he immediately woke up from his previous confused illusion.

He looked at Xu Nuo tremblingly, hugging his front paws, as if kneeling down and begging for mercy to Xu Nuo.

As an innocent girl, Hua Ling naturally felt pity for the pitiful little fox.

However, he never opened his mouth to beg for mercy for it, but just watched everything with concern.

Xu Nuo observed Hua Ling's expression and said with a slight smile:

"This little beast has been practicing for at least several decades."

"If we allow it to continue to practice in Pingshan, it will definitely endanger the villagers nearby."

"After I destroy its demon tendons, it will no longer be able to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon to practice."

"So there's no need to kill it."

"But don't rush to release it. It may come in handy later."

After Xu Nuo finished speaking, he immediately handed the little fox that was twitching all over to Hua Ling.

Hua Ling nodded in response and took it obediently.

Xu Nuo then picked up the Broken Moon Sword and chopped open a wooden box that emerged from the pile of earth.

The situation inside the wooden box immediately became clear.

As promised, there was no corpse inside.

Instead, they are some things that look like flesh and blood and are covered with a lot of flesh fungi.

The flesh-like mass at the root of the fungus was still oozing black liquid.

These liquids look sticky and emit a rotten smell, which is quite similar to the corpse water that seeps out after a corpse has rotted.

"This box contains Tai Sui and meat fungus."

"But these Tai Sui have transformed into Tai Sui corpses and can no longer be used as medicinal materials."

“And those meat fungi that have been around for thousands of years can resist death and decay, and can be called a rare elixir.”

As soon as Xu Nuo finished speaking, he used the Broken Moon Knife to cut off a large clump of thousand-year-old flesh fungi growing on it and handed it to Hua Ling.

"These thousand-year-old flesh fungi are good materials for refining elixirs. You can take them and study them carefully."

Hua Ling was originally very curious about this, but she didn't expect Xu Nuo to hand them to her directly, and she was immediately surprised.

"Brother Xu, I'm afraid that my ability is limited and I will let these precious things down."

Xu Nuo laughed, “Nowadays, no one is better than you at preparing and refining medicines.

Be more confident, you are a little genius in this area."

"Besides, there are a lot of these thousand-year-old flesh fungi, so you can just accept them." After Xu Nuo finished speaking, he looked around at the dozen or so graves around him.

Those tombs are well preserved and should still have intact flesh and fungi inside.

Xu Nuo did not act personally this time, but summoned the Xiangling Lishi who had already sorted out the supplies to come forward.

In a short while, the strong man from Xiangling had dug up more than a dozen graves.

They opened the coffins in a very rough manner, often using axes and sledgehammers.

If it was an ordinary coffin, Xu Nuo would never let them do it.

But these wooden boxes containing the lead medicine do not need to be carefully processed.

It just happened to be operated by the Xiling Lishi.

After opening the wooden box, they found that there were indeed thousand-year-old mushrooms inside.

The flower spirit simply couldn't consume so many spiritual medicines, so it only took a part of them.

The rest were promised to be put into Panwang's bowl.

When these thousand-year-old flesh fungi entered Panwang Bowl, they immediately transformed into streams of milky white medicinal gas, slowly rotating inside the bowl.

At this time, Partridge Whistle, Hong Girl and others also came to Xu Nuo.

Partridge Whistle had a sad look on his face.

"Mr. Xu, the terrain here is a mixture of soil and rocks, and the cracks are very deep, tortuous and complex."

"If we want to dig to the main hall in the belly of the mountain, it is difficult to determine where to start."

"Although we Taoist monks have treasures like the Mountain Piercing Tombs Armor, they will be useless if we can't find the entry point."

Partridge Whistle does have reason to worry.

The gaps in the mountains were complicated and incomprehensible, with no direction at all. It was impossible to guess where a passage might be dug, and even many tomb robbers were trapped.

After listening to this, Xu Nuo pointed at the dying raccoon in Hua Ling's hand.

"Now it depends on whether it can redeem itself from its crime and make amends. To find the entrance to the secret of Pingshan Mountain, we need to borrow its demon blood."

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After Xu Nuo said this, Hua Ling was even more surprised, and asked about the almost dying raccoon.

"Brother Xu, what use is this little bit of demon blood of his?"

"Besides, this guy weighs only a dozen pounds. How much blood can he provide?" Xu Nuo took the raccoon from Hua Ling's hand.

He used the skill of Queting Divine Eyes, and a golden light appeared on his forehead.

I quickly scanned the cracks deep in Pingshan Mountain.

Soon, it was discovered that a special area was emitting an unusual smell.

Apparently the bottom of the bottle mountain was broken.

This breath came from the bottom of Pingshan Mountain.

After passing through a section of land and rocks, the area emitting the special atmosphere seemed to be wider.

If you want to accurately locate the excavation point, you need to put in more effort.

At this moment, Hong Girl and the people from Xiangling have also gathered together.

These strong men had all witnessed Xu Nuo's skills and knew that he was a top master in martial arts.