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

The next day.

The bright moon hangs high in the night sky!

Su Chen and his group stood in front of the western stone wall of Bijia Peak, waiting for midnight to arrive.

As the cool moonlight shone down, time passed second by second.

Wu Jizong and his two henchmen, both surnamed Wu, nervously stared at the stone wall of Bijia Peak on the west side.

They had inspected the rock face during the day and confirmed that it was just ordinary mountain rock; there wasn't even a crack or crevice, let alone an entrance.

Unlike the stone wall on the east side, there were no remains or belongings of the Nine Gates' servants.

"Clap!"

Zhang Qishan opened his pocket watch and glanced at the time.

"Time is up!"

Wu Jizong was startled by the sound and subconsciously looked at the stone wall.

No matter how he looked at it from above or below, the stone wall remained the same, unchanged.

Wu Jizong didn't believe in superstitions and went forward to touch the stone wall.

No matter what he did, he still didn't see any tomb passage leading out.

Zhang Qishan frowned slightly, equally puzzled by the reason.

Although he is a member of the Zhang family, he is not from the main branch. He is not as skilled in many of the inherited techniques as members of the main branch.

As for the ghost tomb, it was the first time I had ever encountered one.

So Zhang Qishan could only turn to Su Chen and humbly ask for advice: "Brother Su, in your opinion, how do we enter the Ghost Tomb?"

Su Chen thought for a moment, recalling the records about the Earth Dragon Halo in the Dragon Seeking Manual.

"The earth dragon halo of the Immortal's Cave is different from the water dragon halo, and even different from ordinary feng shui patterns. It emphasizes a place without wind or water, where the earth's energy forms the tomb."

As he spoke, Su Chen looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, which was as big as a plate.

After thinking for a moment, he remembered the standing Guanyin Buddha statue and quickly said, "That's right, let's take out the standing Guanyin Buddha statue and try it out."

The fact that the old master of the Xie family was able to enter the Ghost Tomb back then shows that finding the method to enter wasn't difficult...

The clue might still be in the Guanyin statue!

Upon hearing the sound, Zhang Qishan took out a palm-sized standing Guanyin Buddha statue from his pocket.

The bronze statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva holds a precious vase containing willow branches.

This is called the Willow Guanyin Statue, which is the first of the thirty-three forms of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

It is also the most widely circulated and most commonly seen Guanyin Bodhisattva statue.

Zhang Qishan lifted the Guanyin statue, and the next second, under the bright moonlight, the Guanyin statue appeared on the stone wall.

To everyone's surprise, the shadow of a door appeared among the willow branches.

Wu Jizong's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly said, "Brother Zhang, step back a little."

Zhang Qishan did as instructed, and after a short while, everyone saw a recessed area appear on the stone wall. Judging from its size and shape, it perfectly matched the Guanyin statue in Zhang Qishan's hand.

"Haha, the clue is still on the bronze statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Wu Jizong watched with a joyful expression as Zhang Qishan embedded the bronze statue into the stone wall.

The next second, before Zhang Qishan could react, a hidden door appeared on the stone wall, and he was sucked inside.

Seeing this, Wu Jizong quickly turned around and said, "Brother Su, I'll go first."

After saying that, he hurriedly entered the tomb with a few of his men.

After they went inside, less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the bronze statue of Guanyin on the stone wall was gradually swallowed up, and the hidden door disappeared as well.

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but marvel.

but……

This is a world of thieves and monsters, like the Ruins of the South China Sea and the Ghost Tomb of the Dragon Ridge Caves, which are equally magical and cannot be measured by common sense.

For the next three days, Su Chen waited at Bijia Peak for Zhang Qishan and the others to return.

But on the morning of the third day, before Zhang Qishan and his group appeared, Black-backed Old Six made a new discovery on the east side of the stone wall!

"Chieftain, the stone wall is spewing something out again, but this time it's not relics, it's another ancient corpse!"

"An ancient corpse?"

Su Chen was taken aback, and quickly followed the black-backed Lao Liu to the east side of the stone wall.

This place has yielded many belongings of the Nine Gates employees from fifty years ago, as well as the remains of Old Master Xie.

But this time, what the stone wall spat out was a genuine ancient corpse!

Or rather, it's an ancient mummified corpse!

The ancient corpse's face was clearly visible, but its skin was shriveled, resembling the bark of a dried-up old tree.

Like the old man of the Xie family, it is half exposed outside the stone wall and half integrated with the stone wall and mountain.

It is worth noting that the ancient corpse's clothes were intact, and judging from its attire and accessories, it was not a person from the Ming or Qing dynasties, but rather an ancient person from the much earlier Tang dynasty.

"Ancient people from the Tang Dynasty, meaning the ghost tomb inside Bijia Peak might be from the Tang Dynasty, or even earlier?"

Su Chen's heart stirred, and he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that the ancient corpse was wearing a silver bracelet on its exposed wrist!

The silver bracelet has two sides and a unique design, with two snake heads carved at the opening, facing each other with their heads raised.

"This seems to be Zhang Qishan's family heirloom, the Two-Sound Ring?"

The original text doesn't elaborate much on the origin of the two rings, only saying that Zhang Qishan obtained them from an ancient corpse while running a cooking business in western Hunan.

It is named the Double Ring because a single strike produces two sounds.

but……

The origin of the double ring is not simple. It should be closely related to the Zhang family and can pass the Zhang family's life-or-death test.

Thinking of this, Su Chen quickly tapped the two rings on the ancient corpse's wrist.

The next second, the two rings actually made two crisp ringing sounds!

"It really is a double-ringed artifact! In that case, even if this ancient corpse isn't a member of the Zhang family, it definitely has some connection to them..."

Thinking of this, Su Chen's heart stirred slightly. He took off the two rings from the ancient corpse's wrist and then turned to Su Renxiu and Black-backed Old Six.

"Drill it out!"

Holding the two rings in my hand, I soon felt a warm, gentle aura emanating from the bracelet.

Su Chen thought to himself, "It really is a good thing..."

Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the clan's treasure, the Two-Sound Ring!]

[Double Ring: For each new family member/unofficial member added, level progress is doubled! The probability of opening high-quality rewards from various treasure chests increases by 10%! Bloodline bonus increased by 10%! Clan land bonus increased by 100%!]

[Host, would you like to activate the Double Ring?]

"Fuck!"

Upon hearing the two system notifications, Su Chen couldn't help but swear.

"Chieftain, what's wrong?"

Black-backed Lao Liu and Su Renxiu, who were busy chiseling at the ancient corpse, both turned around and looked at him in surprise.

Su Chen took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions and shook his head, saying, "It's okay, you guys continue!"

It's no wonder Su Chen was excited; these two rings are even more powerful than the Ghost Seal, especially the long list of rewards, which are simply amazing!

but……

Su Chen thought for a moment and silently asked in his mind, "System, can two clan-protecting treasures be active at the same time?"

[For each level increase in clan rank, bloodline, skills, and clan treasures all increase by one level.]

"So that's it..."

Su Chen roughly understood that when a family's level is 0, only one skill or bloodline can be activated...

However, once you reach level 1, both effects will be active simultaneously.

After that, you get one more slot for each level you advance.

only……

"If there was such a rule, why didn't you say so sooner..."

Su Chen felt somewhat helpless. This system wouldn't tell him unless asked, showing absolutely no initiative.

"System, activate the Grandmaster of Martial Arts and the Double Rings!"

【Activation succeeded! 】

Upon hearing the notification, Su Chen couldn't help but rub his hands together, and with excitement, he opened the system panel in his mind.