"And the locations they chose to hide were usually excellent spots with good feng shui and dragon veins."
"Later, some human powerhouses discovered that the corpses absorbed vital energy, and with spiritual energy all over their bodies, they could actually cultivate just like when they were alive, although the cultivation speed was greatly reduced."
"A peerless genius, upon learning this, spent his entire life combining yin-yang arts with the witchcraft passed down by the Wu clan, blazing a new trail and creating an entirely new path."
"Many human powerhouses afterward were influenced by him and buried themselves in spiritual acupoints containing dragon vein energy."
"This new path, because it involved cultivating anew through corpses after death, was later called the Corpse-Ascension Immortal cultivation method by future generations!"
"This Corpse-Ascension Immortal cultivation method caused a huge uproar at the time."
"Many powerhouses, following this method, built grand tombs on dragon vein spiritual acupoints, attempting to cultivate immortals and seek the Way after death, to come back to life and live another life."
"As a result, this not yet fully mature Corpse-Ascension Immortal cultivation method led to the birth of many ominous demonic creatures, causing great destruction to the human immortal cultivation world at that time."
"This Corpse-Ascension Immortal cultivation method was abandoned after the ancient era."
"It was precisely because the Corpse-Ascension Immortal cultivation method could not revive people after death, but instead turned their corpses into monsters, that this immortal art gradually became lost!"
"The first step for those cultivating the Corpse-Ascension Immortal art was to be buried in a place of excellent feng shui and nourish the scattered three souls and seven spirits according to special methods."
"The second step was, after the muscles rotted and only bones remained, to regrow flesh and reshape the body."
"And the third step, which was the most crucial, was to recover one's own consciousness."
"Otherwise, even if revived, the person revived would not be the original him."
"In other words, the Corpse-Ascension Immortal art allowed the body to decay, the three souls and seven spirits to recondense into one, and to break through the barrier between life and death to live another life."
"From life to death, and from death to life, this was the Corpse-Ascension Immortal art's most difficult and most important step."
"The cultivators who could be buried in such auspicious feng shui locations were extremely powerful figures in their lifetime, even beings like Nascent Soul Dao Lords!"
"In their lives, they were great figures who commanded respect everywhere. Not just anyone could be buried in a feng shui location containing dragon vein energy..."
"To cultivate the Corpse-Ascension Immortal method required a cultivator with very strong abilities."
It was precisely for this reason that Wu Tao, realizing the impropriety, did not choose to retreat quietly and run.
Because the more powerful the cultivator, the more precious their burial treasures.
And Wu Tao's personality was such that he was fond of gambling, except that he gambled with his own life every time.
Wu Jian, Wu Jian, Mao Chang'an, Pang Wei, Wu Tao, and a group of several dozen people, putting aside their past grievances and uniting as one, finally managed to escape this zombie-infested land, albeit with everyone injured and leaving behind more than a dozen corpses.
...
The group arrived at a forest of white bones.
On the trees hung what looked like red maple leaves, swaying in the wind. Upon closer inspection, the group realized that they were not red maple leaves at all, but countless curses.
The trees, laden with curses, fluttered in the wind like countless ominous beings beckoning, a sight that caused extreme unease.
It felt as if they were constantly being watched by these entities.
...
Mao Chang'an looked at the scene and couldn't help but exclaim, "Everyone, don't panic. This is an altar!"
...
"An altar? How do you know this is an altar?"
Xiong Tongtian questioned!
...
Hearing Xiong Tongtian's doubt, Mao Chang'an did not seem angry. He spoke in a melancholic tone.
"This was originally a burial ground. Is it strange to have an altar here?"
"Whether it's the Longevity Blood Gu, the Ghost Ship, or the myriad of corpses coexisting with thousands of curses, they are all merely sacrifices..."
"Our ancestors, when buried, also needed to be interred in auspicious feng shui locations, with large numbers of demonic beasts sacrificed, and their enemies and subordinates refined into terracotta warriors to guard the tomb."
"The purpose of setting up such a grand formation is clear: to revive a strong individual, or several strong individuals, in the tomb."
"On the way just now, I saw the central tomb chamber, situated in the middle of this burial ground. The mountain terrain is precipitous, and the dragon energy is vigorous, shaped like a flying dragon, a rare 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint."
"The feng shui of this 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint is so potent that if one could be buried here, it would allow a great family to prosper for ten thousand years."
...
Wu Jian, Wu Jian, Pang Wei, Ji Nian'an, and Xiong Tongtian exchanged glances, their greed evident and unhidden.
An elder of the Guo family, who had broken through to the late stage of Core Formation and had fought his way here, sighed and said, "I am old, and my path to the Great Dao seems hopeless in this life. Why not strive for a future for my descendants?"
Another familiar elder of the Tao family chuckled bitterly, "Let alone me, look around, elder. How many people are tempted..."
"Our generation is already like this. Being buried in an auspicious feng shui location to leave some ancestral blessing for our descendants is also a good way out!"
Mao Chang'an observed with secret feng shui techniques and found that the dragon vein energy above the 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint was soaring and constantly circling.
At some point, Wu Jian and Wu Jian came to his side and asked casually, "I heard the Mao family rose to prominence through feng shui, and Brother Chang'an has found several auspicious feng shui locations, making him a master-level figure in feng shui..."
"You must be more proficient in feng shui. Have you seen any subtle mysteries?"
...
Mao Chang'an shook his head continuously and said, "I did not lie to you. This is indeed a 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint."
Before Wu Jian and the others could rejoice, Mao Chang'an's tone shifted, and he said with regret, "If it were before, I would have certainly contended with you for this 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint..."
"Unfortunately, this place has now become an ominous acupoint, useless to me, or rather, I don't want to die. There must be a great demon in an ominous acupoint!"
...
Seeing that Wu Jian and the others did not believe him, Mao Chang'an sighed and explained, "This place is like an altar. The demonic god statues in the tomb passage are the cauldrons, the ghost ship is the incense, and the myriad of zombies are the base of the platform..."
"Most importantly, the owner of this ominous acupoint has been here for who knows how many years..."
"The longevity blood essence extends life, the ghost ship accumulates luck, the myriad of zombies absorb corpse qi, and hundreds of thousands of curses supply resentment, while the 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint blesses its host with fortune, longevity, and prosperity—the three great aspects of feng shui..."
"The owner of this grand tomb, even if not an entity that has evolved to the combat power of the Nascent Soul stage, is not someone ordinary early-stage cultivators can deal with, let alone us little shrimps."
"We are now like ants standing next to a slumbering true dragon. If this man-eating true dragon is awakened, no one will be able to escape; we will all die here..."
"The expert who set up this place has created a treasure land by draining the essence and luck of the demonic abyss, and devised such a grand formation!"
As he spoke, a look of utter admiration for the planner appeared in Mao Chang'an's eyes, praising, "What kind of skill is this, to defy fate? No, this is stealing from heaven and earth for one's own use..."
"Heaven has great thieves; those who see them fear them. If the saints did not die, the great thieves would not cease!"
...
At this point, Mao Chang'an's face wore a half-smile, as if he wanted to see who would be foolish enough to dare snatch territory from this great ominous entity!
Wu Jian and Wu Jian said with disappointment, "So... this 'Flying Dragon Ascending to the Heavens' acupoint is ruined?"
...
Seeing that he had explained to this extent, and yet some people still dared to have designs on this acupoint, Mao Chang'an couldn't help but frown, clearly speechless.
"Damn it, are they prioritizing money over their lives?"
"If it weren't for the risk of disturbing the owner of the tomb, I wouldn't bother with this mess..."
Adjusting his tone, Mao Chang'an gravely warned, "Not only is it ruined, but it is also extremely dangerous."
"To be buried there is equivalent to offering oneself as a sacrifice to the owner of the tomb. The consequences can be imagined."
...
"Life comes first, then luck, then feng shui, then virtuous deeds, then cultivation. For many years, my Mao family, although not masters of feng shui, certainly has a thorough understanding of it."
"Feng shui is profound and vast. By using feng shui to channel qi, gather luck, and reverse fate, such great techniques—if I couldn't discern them, then my surname wouldn't be Mao."
"Originating from the heavens, grounded in the earth's脉络, residing in the primordial spirit, mountains stopping and qi gathering, primordial qi condensing and solidifying, forming a complete momentum and connecting all meridians, this is the central tomb chamber..."
Seeing that his words had stunned the crowd, Mao Chang'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"All the world bustles for profit, and all the world bustles for gain. Since we have come here after so much hardship, it is naturally for benefits."
"Of course, as long as we don't awaken this true dragon, we can still gain some benefits."
...
"Brother Mao, after saying so much, you simply want to take the lead in the subsequent actions, am I right?"
Xiong Tongtian, after hearing these words, scratched his head and, to everyone's surprise, revealed this unspoken understanding.
His words went straight to the point.
"How could that be? Brother Xiong, don't overthink it. I, Mao Changsheng, am the youngest among everyone, how dare I command the elders..."
"Besides, if you all don't believe me, then let's go our separate ways!"
Hearing Xiong Tongtian's words, Mao Chang'an's expression immediately sank, and he retorted.
Wu Jian, Wu Tao, and others, seeing this, quickly played the role of the "good cop" and began to appease Mao Chang'an.
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