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Almost at the same time, Xu Nuo felt a chill coming from his shoulder, and a voice echoed in his mind: "You have seen the puppet paper figure technique of the Great Ming Guanshan Taibao, and you have gained a lot of experience and comprehended the substitute Gu."

Xu Nuo originally did not pay much attention to this paper figurine inherited from Guanshan Taibao. After all, it was not created by a top earthly immortal like Feng Shigu. It might just be the work of a master of the Guanshan lineage.

However, no matter what, this is a completely new system, which is completely different from the Xiangling Lishi and Banshan Taoist.

Unexpectedly, relying only on a paper puppet, he was able to master the exquisite witchcraft.

The materials required to refine the Substitute Gu are extremely complex and varied. It can be said to be one of the Gu techniques that requires the most complex raw materials that Xu Nuo has come across so far: it not only includes human bones, blood, and fur, but also requires a number of precious medicinal materials and specific insects... Just seeing the list of requirements, Xu Nuo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Although these materials are not rare or precious, the quantity is quite complicated. Although it is not a huge problem for him at this stage, it will obviously take a certain amount of time and financial resources to collect them.

But fortunately, these are things that can be exchanged for money, so it's not a problem.

The functions of this refined substitute Gu are truly amazing: it can transform into the appearance, height, voice and even movements of a familiar person, all of which are lifelike.

Although this witchcraft itself has no direct killing power, it contains endless ingenuity.

If used properly, it can definitely be considered an extremely powerful weapon.

However, given that the materials required in the refining process are overly complicated, Xu Nuo can only wait for a while and collect them slowly.

At this moment, Partridge Whistle, Chen Yulou and others also rushed to the stairs one after another. Seeing the broken remains of the paper man on the ground, everyone showed a look of shock.

"This, this is a paper man?" One of them exclaimed in a low voice. "Although we know that paper men can indeed enter this place, how can they stand for hundreds of years without decaying?"

“This is the unique paper puppet technique of the Guanshan Taibao clan of the Daming Dynasty. It is extremely unique and mysterious.

But now it seems that there is no danger." Xu Nuo immediately explained.

After hearing this, Hua Maguai, Hong Girl and Hua Ling all looked puzzled, as if they had never heard of the so-called "Guanshan Taibao".

Only Chen Yulou fell into a moment of thought, as if he had realized something.

"I never expected that they were the Guanshan Taibao of the Ming Dynasty." "This group of people is responsible for building mausoleums for the Ming Dynasty royal family."

"And during the Ming Dynasty, there was constant pressure on the major tomb-robbing sects."

"It is said that it was because of this that the inheritance of the Faqiu Tianguan lineage was interrupted in the Ming Dynasty."

After listening to Chen Yulou's words, Xu Nuo nodded slightly.

Guanshan Taibao is like a traitor in the tomb-robbing circle.

After joining the royal family, he not only participated in the construction of the imperial mausoleum, but also actively assisted in operations against other tomb-robbing factions.

Since the Feng family originally started out as tomb robbing family, they were naturally well aware of the characteristics and situations of various tomb robbing forces.

This poses a huge threat to other tomb-robbing factions.

Among them, Fa Qiu Tian Guan suffered the hardest blow.

There were not many people to begin with, and with the loss of the Fa Qiu Seal, which symbolized their identity, the inheritance was cut off in this era.

The next person to be hit hard was Xiangling Lishi.

After all, the people of Xiangling are not only good at digging graves, but also have the character traits of rebelling against the court.

It is only natural that they become the main target of encirclement and suppression.

The situation of the tomb raider was not much better.

In the end, there were only three tomb-grabbing talismans left.

If Zhang Sanlianzi had not appeared out of nowhere and reorganized the will of the Mojin School, I'm afraid he would have ended up similar to Fachio Tianguan.

Only the Taoist monk who moved mountains suffered less damage.

Because they roam around, their whereabouts are secretive and they have little contact with other tomb-robbing teams.

So the loss is minimal.

Partridge Whistle was full of doubts about this.

"Who would have thought that Guanshan Taibao, while still holding an official title, would continue to make a living by robbing tombs and stealing goods from ancient tombs?"

"But the strange thing is that although this paper puppet was preserved by Guan Shantai, the things in the pavilion seem to be almost intact, which shows that their skills are not perfect."

After hearing these words, Xu Nuo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

For hundreds of years, many tomb-robbing sects such as Banshan and Xiangling had no good feelings towards Guanshan Taibao.

When he got the chance, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

However, what Partridge Whistle said does make sense.

The disciple who entered the Danjing Yin Palace must have had a bad fate.

The interior of Pingshan is full of dangers and intrigues.

It is understandable that he died.

Afterwards, Xu Nuo hurried upstairs and quickly searched the iron cabinet on the second floor, but found that there were no more valuables.

At this time, the insect poison had already destroyed the mechanisms in other iron pavilions.

Xu Nuo was naturally not polite about these things and took them all.

The various precious medicinal herbs and their containers in the Iron Cabinet Building fully demonstrate their value.

Even so, some remaining elixirs whose medicinal properties have been mostly lost and the stands for storing treasures are still worth collecting.

This attracted many people who were unloading the valuables from the building, who were busy and sweating profusely as they moved the valuables away one by one.

In a short while, all the treasures in the four pavilions were basically cleared out.

When Xu Nuo finished the search and checked the surroundings, he discovered that there was an alchemy room deep in the cave that was specially used to refine elixirs.

However, this place is only filled with giant stoves and supporting blowing and exhaust devices, and there seems to be no valuable harvest.

He looked at it carefully for a long time, but was unable to comprehend the technical tricks of refining the elixir.

I can't help but sigh in my heart that the ancient emperors' fantasy of pursuing immortality was really out of touch with reality.

Apart from this, no other clues were found regarding the Yuan Dynasty tombs.

At this point even Chen Yulou couldn't hide his curiosity: "Hey! It is said that Pingshan hides a huge ancient tomb of the Xiangxi Corpse King. Why have we made no progress after searching for such a long time?" Partridge Whistle also expressed the same confusion.

The style of Yuan Dynasty tombs is indeed peculiar, and the funeral traditions are very different from those of other dynasties.

But even if it is so special, there should always be some clues to find.

However, there are no signs of large Yuan Dynasty tombs in the Dan Palace Baojing and Danfang Attic that can be seen today.

Even paper figures of burial objects from the Ming Dynasty have appeared, but there are still no traces of ancient tombs left over from the Yuan Dynasty.

This situation made Chen Yulou and Queqiao Shao feel a little flustered.

At this moment, the Xiangling Lishi made a new discovery behind a jade screen - a tightly closed stone door.

Chen Yulou was quite excited when he saw this stone gate.

"The tomb of the Xiangxi Corpse King must be there!"

However, Xu Nuo took a look at the stone gate and immediately poured cold water on Chen Yulou: "Master Chen, you have also personally gone down from the big crack on the top of Pingshan Mountain and seen some of the palace buildings there." He signaled Chen Yulou to think about it carefully, "Combined with the location of the hinterland of Pingshan Mountain that we explored before, you should understand that this is impossible to be the tomb of the corpse king of Xiangxi in the Yuan Dynasty."

Although Partridge Whistle and several others had gone deep into Pingshan Mountain to see the Dan Palace Treasure Well, they had never been to the area under the big crack on the top, and they found it difficult to understand the deep meaning of Xu Nuo's words.

Chen Yulou knew this very well because of his previous experience.

His judgment had previously been blurred by greed, but after Xu Nuo pointed it out, he immediately came to his senses.

Judging from the locations of the crack on the top of Pingshan Mountain, the Dan Palace in the belly of the mountain, and the mechanical city wall below the underground gate, these three places are undoubtedly interconnected.

From the underground gate, you can pass through a tunnel to reach the mechanical city wall, and then go through another tunnel to reach the Dan Palace in the mountain.

At this moment, the stone door is facing the bottom of the crack.

It is speculated that the distance between the two is no more than a hundred meters, and it is obviously another passage.

In this way, the internal structure of the entire Pingshan Mountain becomes much clearer - it is divided into three major parts: the ground gate, the abdominal Dan Palace and the bottom of the crack.

Chen Yulou, who was well versed in feng shui and geography, understood the relationship after a little guidance and his face immediately became gloomy.

"Master Xu... are you saying that after all this effort, we still haven't found the tomb of the Xiangxi Corpse King? Is our entire trip in vain?"

Xu Nuo's thoughts were very clear at this moment, so he comforted Chen Yuliu, "Boss Chen, what you said is not right." He counted the gains of this operation, "We explored Pingshan three times and checked the entire Pingshan from the foot of the mountain to the hinterland and then to the cracks." During this period, he not only collected many rare treasures, such as glass cups, gold, jade and gems, porcelain bottles and jade jars containing elixirs, "the value of these things cannot be underestimated!" What's more, "although the heroes of Xiangling faced many dangers during this expedition, they did not lose any manpower." He believed that the team was still in high spirits and morale, and it could not be regarded as a waste of time.

After hearing this, Partridge Whistle immediately clapped his hands and praised, "Master Xu is indeed broad-minded." He added, "The so-called Xiangxi Corpse King is just the corpse of an ancient noble. It's just that the local villagers gave him the title of 'Corpse King' because he wore a gorgeous brocade robe and decorated it with a valuable belt." In the final analysis, it's just a zombie, "We don't need to get too hung up on this title."

Having dressed up as a Taoist priest for a long time, Partridge Whistle does have a sense of immortality.

Just at this moment, the strong man from Xiangling had already knocked open the stone door with a huge hammer.

There is indeed a deep corridor behind the stone gate, and judging from its location, it should be connected to the bottom of the big crack at the top of Pingshan Mountain.

Although Chen Yulou was still a little disappointed after hearing the words of the partridge whistle, at this moment, several strong men who entered the passage suddenly shouted loudly: "There are zombies! There are really zombies in there!" Everyone's eyes were refocused, and they couldn't help but ask curiously: "Could it really be the Xiangxi Corpse King?"

After hearing the sound, Chen Yulou immediately regained his energy and walked quickly to the entrance of the passage.

At this time, several warriors who were exploring the way were already holding bamboo poles and supporting fishing nets coated with cinnabar, ready to deal with the zombies in the passage.

Although Xiangling Lishi had never seen an evil ghost, he had rich experience in dealing with zombies and rotting corpses.

They knew very well that some zombies did not decay after death, and would resurrect and attack people if they could sense the Yang energy of the living.

If you are not prepared, you are likely to be bitten to death or have your yang energy sucked away.

The fishing nets coated with cinnabar can restrict the movements of zombies, making their corpses unable to move.

Normally, the Xiangling warriors would not be too nervous when facing zombies.

However, this time the situation is very different.