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

[Ding! Level 1 Clan Treasure Chest is now open!]

[Open successfully! 】

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the golden bloodline, the Phoenix bloodline!]

Upon hearing the system notification, Su Chen was stunned.

First, the phoenix is ​​the ancestor of all birds, yet this is not considered a mythical bloodline?

What, then, is the true mythological bloodline?

Chaos?

Pangu bloodline?

Primordial deities?

Su Chen shook his head and chose to extract the power of his bloodline.

The next second, a phoenix cry that only he could hear suddenly rang out inside the tent.

Amidst the cry of the phoenix, flames completely enveloped his entire body.

However, the blazing flames did not burn Su Chen; instead, they felt warm and comforting.

A moment later, the flames subsided, and the phoenix pattern on Su Chen's back gradually faded away and eventually disappeared.

"call……"

Once the tattoo on his back had completely disappeared, Su Chen took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.

He could feel that his physical fitness had improved several times over.

but……

What Su Chen cared about most was the benefit brought by the Phoenix bloodline.

The Zhang family's Qilin bloodline allows members to live to be two to four hundred years old, and the Qilin blood within their bodies can also ward off evil spirits and defeat enemies.

Even Zhang Qishan, a branch of the lineage, possesses the Qiongqi bloodline, which has many wonderful uses.

With that in mind, he focused his attention on the system panel in his mind.

With the acquisition of the Phoenix bloodline, Su Chen's system panel also changed.

[Host: Su Chen (Head of the Su Family)]

Age: 18 (18/318)

[Clan Level: 1, 4% Progress]

[Family Members: Official Members: 32. Unofficial Member: Black-backed Sixth Brother]

[Family Property: 750 mu of clan farmland, 4300 silver dollars, and one seal for tomb raiding]

[Family Status: Thriving!]

[Family Buildings: None]

[Clan Bloodline: None]

[Clan Skills: Spear Master (Active), Martial Arts Master]

[Clan Treasure: Tortoise Seal (Actively active; clan farm output increased by 200%; chance to obtain high-grade rare and precious materials)]

[Bronze Quest: Lead your clan members to excavate the tomb of the Liao Dynasty princess in Changbai Mountain. Reward upon completion: One bronze treasure chest.]

[Host's Bloodline Power: Phoenix Bloodline!]

[Note: Phoenix bloodline, one of the four auspicious beast bloodlines, increases lifespan by 300 years and enhances physical attributes fivefold. Its bloodline pressure can make all birds of the world bow down! When the clan-protecting bloodline is active, all formal clan members receive a 20% buff; constructing clan buildings can further increase this buff…]

[An idle bloodline has been detected. Would the host like to infuse it with the clan-protecting bloodline?]

Su Chen looked at the system panel, which had undergone many changes, and let out a long sigh.

First, there's an age followed by a number, which should be your lifespan.

"Damn it! Does this mean that if I didn't have the phoenix bloodline, I would have died of old age this year?"

Su Chen muttered a couple of complaints to himself, then continued reading.

"The family's situation has also changed, from being in ruins to being thriving. Secondly, we have the clan's bloodline. Although we didn't get the mythical bloodline, the phoenix bloodline is not bad either."

Without hesitation, Su Chen directly added the Phoenix Bloodline to the Clan Bloodline category.

When he saw the "Active" notification light up behind him, he nodded in satisfaction, then lifted the tent flap and went outside.

"Sixth Uncle!"

Su Renzheng was holding a Hanyang rifle and chatting casually with Black-backed Old Six.

However, Blackback Six was a taciturn man, and Su Renxiu did most of the talking.

The two men saw Su Chen emerge from the tent and quickly went to greet him.

"Chieftain, the city defense officer surnamed Zhang just sent someone over, saying he has something to discuss with you."

Su Chen nodded, then asked, "Sixth Uncle, have you noticed any changes in your body?"

"Changes? There haven't been any!"

Su Renxiu scratched his head in confusion.

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually."

Su Chen guessed that this time, like the last time with the clan's protective technique, the changes in the clan members would only become noticeable after the night had passed.

In addition, the benefit that the clan bloodline brings to its members is only 20%.

In other words, family members can only add up to thirty years of lifespan.

Even with these lifespans added up, it's only a little longer than the average person's lifespan, nothing particularly remarkable.

"We won't tell Uncle Liu for now. If we draw a family building later that can boost our family's fortune and allow everyone in the family to live to be over two hundred years old, then we can tell them the truth."

With a change of heart, Su Chen nodded, told Su Renxiu and Black-backed Old Six to guard the tent, and then walked toward Zhang Qishan's tent.

Su Chen entered the tent and saw Wu Jizong there as well. He, Zhang Qishan, and Zhang Rishan were huddled together, looking at a map.

"Brother Su, come quick! You can help us think of a good place to find a tomb!"

"Aren't we going to Guanyin Mountain?" Su Chen walked towards the group and casually asked.

"Hey, Guanyin Mountain isn't just one mountain; it's a mountain range with more than a dozen peaks of varying sizes, no smaller than Biaozi Ridge."

Wu Jizong shook his head and continued.

“At least Biaozi Ridge has a general area, and my grandfather found clues in ancient books. But ever since the Guanyin Buddha statue was lost with the old master of the Xie family, we’ve been completely lost and have nowhere to look for it.”

Su Chen listened to his words and turned his gaze to the map on the table.

This is a military map that, in addition to the terrain, also marks the altitude and includes several counties near Guanyin Mountain.

As mentioned earlier, Guanyin Mountain is within the sphere of influence of the Miao people, and more than a dozen Miao villages are located within dozens of miles of the Guanyin Mountain range.

Zhang Qishan pointed to the east side of Guanyin Mountain Range on the map and said, "This is Pingyun Village, one of the largest Miao villages in western Hunan, with over a thousand Miao people. When we enter Guanyin Mountain, we will have to pass through Pingyun Village. Zhang and I, the adjutant, plan to hire a guide here."

Su Chen stared at the map, tapping his knuckles on the table.

After a moment, he looked up and asked, "Where is the suspected grave you found last time?"

Zhang Rishan hurriedly replied, "At the northern foot of Guanyin Mountain, Chentang Slope. However, that suspected tomb was full of traps and falling rocks, resulting in the loss of several men. We finally reached the main tomb chamber, only to encounter a highly poisonous stone dragon flower."

"Stone dragon flower?"

Su Chen knew of a Chinese herbal medicine called Shilongcao, which was produced in southern Yunnan.

But this is the first time I've ever heard of the stone dragon flower.

Zhang Rishan gave a wry smile and explained, "Stone dragon grass usually doesn't bloom, but according to legend, the stone dragon grass in the underworld can bloom. Its flowers bloom at the border between the human world and the underworld, and the pollen when it blooms is highly poisonous, and touching it will result in death! The legend is just a legend, but we did see blooming stone dragon grass in the dungeon."

This reversal of fortunes dealt a significant blow to Zhang Qishan.

When the matter of the suspected tomb was brought up again, there was still some anger on his face.

"The suspected tomb is a trap, deliberately designed to lure people into it."

Zhang Rishan continued indignantly, "The clue to the suspected tomb was found by the young master and the second master at the Guanyin Temple near Pingyun Village. They thought they had found a great tomb! But who knew..."

Zhang Qishan waved his hand and said quietly:

"After we withdrew to Changsha, Lao Jie personally went to Guanyin Temple to investigate. It took him a lot of effort to find out that a group of out-of-town businessmen went to Guanyin Mountain a few years after the old man of the Xie family disappeared. They even paid out of their own pockets to renovate Guanyin Temple. The so-called clue was deliberately left more than 40 years ago."

More than forty years ago...

Su Chen remained silent, a thought suddenly coming to mind.

First, the old master of the Xie family obtained the map of the Guanyin Mountain Tomb, and then joined forces with the Wu and Huo families to set up a pot.

As a result, something went wrong. The old master of the Xie family disappeared without a trace, but a worker unexpectedly appeared on the streets of Changsha.

Then someone deliberately renovated the Guanyin Temple, leaving clues to a suspected tomb inside!

However, over the decades, none of the families had found any clues about the Guanyin Temple, and they were even considering giving up, until Zhang Qishan and Er Yuehong started searching for the Guanyin Mountain Tomb again...

They had been meticulously planning this for fifty years!

This way of doing things is somewhat like the Wang family…

Su Chen pondered silently, but did not voice his guess.

After all, the Wang family is currently hiding very well, and it is estimated that the Nine Gates have not even discovered them.

Moreover, the Su family is still developing stealthily, so there's no need for them to confront the Wang family right now.

The Zhang family alone has driven the Wang family mad for centuries.

If they knew that there was a second Su family that could extend lifespan, and even had a real chance of achieving perfect immortality, they would probably stick to them like glue.

"Finding the dragon's lair ultimately requires on-site inspection; you can't pinpoint the exact spot just by relying on a map. However, I think we need to go to the Guanyin Temple again; perhaps we can find some other clues, whether they're true or false. As long as there are clues, we can always follow them to uncover the truth."

Zhang Qishan, Wu Jizong, and the other two looked at each other and then nodded.

"Alright!"