Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

This trip to Guixu in the South China Sea has overturned their expectations in many ways.

"This is the ruins of the Hentian Clan!" Su Chen said. "However, you're wrong. These ruins weren't built on the seabed; they sank to the bottom!"

Su Chen looked around at the walls.

All of those things prove that this place should have been land thousands of years ago, and then it was eroded by the sea!

Then, Su Chen looked at Gu Chen and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be a descendant of the Hentian clan!"

"You may not even realize it yourself, but you are far more capable than others underwater."

"Moreover, when you're in the water, something similar to a fish fin will suddenly appear on your spine to help you move around in the water!"

"In the entire land of Kyushu, only the Three Rivers Water Demon possesses abilities like yours!"

The only difference is that the Three Rivers Water Demon relies on the Six Arts of Water.

They are better at using techniques.

By leveraging the opponent's strength, the power of water can be transformed into one's own.

The Hentian Clan, such as Gu Chen and his group, rely more on their innate abilities.

They moved freely in the water like fish.

The Three Rivers Water Demon imitates aquatic creatures.

There is a huge gap between the two.

However, after the destruction of the Hentian clan, their lineage was almost completely severed.

The tradition of the Three Rivers Water Demon continues.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, the Three Rivers Water Demons, especially powerful ones like Su Chen and Yi Xiao, are stronger than Gu Chen in the water.

However, if Gu Chen obtains the entire inheritance of the Hentian clan, it's really hard to say who will be stronger in the water.

Of course, no matter how strong he is, he is not comparable to Su Chen.

Su Chen possesses not only the inheritance of the Water Demon clan, but also nearly twenty times the strength of an ordinary person.

In addition, there's the legendary Black Gold Ancient Blade.

Even members of the Hentian Clan at their peak would probably not be a match for Su Chen.

"Lift up the back of your shirt!"

Su Chen said.

Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, then did as Su Chen said.

He knew in his heart that there was an ancient pattern on his back.

However, Gu Chen still didn't know what the pattern meant.

The crowd gathered around, carefully examining Gu Chen's back.

"Young Brother Gu Chen also has a pillar on his back. Could it correspond to this pillar?"

Chen Yulou's gaze kept shifting between Gu Chen's back and the giant tree in front of him.

“That’s right! This is the legendary Jianmu!” Su Chen said.

The Jianmu tree was inlaid with arrow stones, which were probably the totem used by the Hentian clan to shoot down the sun.

"The ruins of the Hentian Clan should be located here."

Su Chen's gaze fell on a hole in the Jianmu tree.

"Partridge Whistle, go up and take a look."

Su Chen gave instructions.

Using the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, Partridge Whistle appeared on the hole in a few leaps.

He called down from his vantage point, "Clan Chief Su, there's a door here. I'll go in and explore."

"be careful!"

Su Chen gave a word of advice.

Then Partridge Whistle pushed open the door and went inside.

A moment later, he discovered that the Jianmu tree was hollow inside, and that a spiral walkway had been built on the wooden walls inside the tree.

Then, Partridge Whistle arrived at the bottom of Jianmu, where he found a strange bronze object with many strange patterns engraved on it.

After memorizing these patterns, Partridge Whistle emerged from the Jianmu tree.

He told Su Chen everything inside.

“That’s the Moon-Climbing System of the Hentian Clan,” Su Chen said. “As long as we activate the special mechanism, we can activate the Jianmu tree to ascend into the sky, and perhaps then we will have a way to leave this place.”

The ghost ship that everyone had entered had been completely destroyed.

The lifeboats were also destroyed.

The only way out is probably through the Jianmu tree.

"Everyone, don't rush, let's rest for a bit," Su Chen said. "We'll start our operation after we've rested."

Su Chen gave instructions.

For the past period of time, everyone's nerves have been on high alert.

I've been through so much.

Su Chen also distributed the canned goods he had taken from the cabin to everyone.

The group sat on the ground in twos and threes, eating canned food and chatting casually.

Just then, a scream suddenly drew everyone's attention.

Lingyu came running over from not far away, screaming.

She originally went to a nearby place to use the restroom, away from everyone else.

Unexpectedly, while on her way to the toilet, she suddenly witnessed a scene that horrified her.

"what's the situation?"

Partridge Whistle and Chen Yulou were the first to rush over.

The flashlight beam shone on the petrified roots of a large tree.

There, a skeleton was hidden.

It looked like a woman, lying there.

It looked like her abdomen had been cut open.

"Boss Su, what's going on this time?"

Lingyu asked cautiously.

"The elixir of immortality!" Su Chen said slowly. "Thousands of years ago, someone gave pregnant women medicine, and after the fetus died from malformation, it was taken out of the pregnant woman's womb."

"Once the fetus has dried out, it can be used as a catalyst for the elixir of immortality."

"This was a common situation at that time, and there were many methods that were even crueler than this."

"Ultimately, it's all about achieving immortality, but their methods are terrifying."

This deformed fetus, also known as the Heavenly Devourer, exudes an evil aura.

"Maybe we should just burn it. I feel so sorry for the child."

Lingyu said.

"No rush. Since these Eclipses have appeared near the Jianmu tree, they might still be useful," Su Chen said. "Let's burn them after we get out."

After hearing Su Chen's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

There are at least several dozen Eclipses here, all of them now just skeletons.

Su Chen carefully examined these Eclipses and found that their layout was quite unique.

It's as if it's to protect the central Jianmu tree.

“This is only part of the Jianmu tree. To activate them, we’ll probably have to go underwater,” Su Chen said. “Gu Chen, Yi Xiao, Su Hu, and I will go there later.”

"The rest of the people stayed on the shore to keep watch."

Su Chen offered a reminder.

After finishing the canned food, he went into the water.

Su Hu has now seemingly reached the standard of a water demon, and his strength in the water is comparable to that of a water demon.

As for Yi Xiao and Gu Chen, there's even less to say.

The four of them went into the water together, heading straight for the bottom of the Jianmu tree.

It was at this moment that they noticed hundreds or even thousands of stone pillars underwater.

There are many holes in those stone pillars.

Each hole is large enough for a person to crawl inside.

Su Hu was a little curious, so he leaned closer to take a look through one of the holes.

This sight was shocking; Su Hu was immediately startled.

These holes were found to be harboring strange creatures, which were about the same size as humans.