Tomb Raider: Call Me Dragon Vein Cleaner

Chapter 303 Ancient God Lu

After years of research, they discovered that the immortality achieved through the Corpse Beetle King is flawed.

That means it must be buried in the meteorite jade, which is the meteorite that falls to the ground.

For a long period afterward, people in the tribe would take the Corpse-Eating Pill when they reached a certain age, and then enter the Bronze Gate and fall into a deep sleep.

However, for unknown reasons, the number of newborns in the tribe decreased year by year, and eventually only a few dozen tribesmen remained outside the bronze gate.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, it was also at this time that all the meteorite jade in Changbai Mountain was consumed.

Finally, a young woman, carrying the hopes of dozens of her people, entered the bronze gate once again.

After the woman emerged from the bronze gate, she led the remaining members of her tribe away from Changbai Mountain.

After overcoming numerous hardships, with only three people remaining, they found another meteorite in Tamutuo.

However, due to the meteorite, many terrifying creatures arose in this place, and in the end, only the woman dragged her broken body into the meteorite.

Here she took the Corpse-Eating Pill and fell into a deep sleep.

It could be said that this woman was the only one from that tribe who had been stranded outside the Bronze Gate.

What happened next was quite simple: the tribe led by the Queen Mother of the West occupied Changbai Mountain.

There, the Queen Mother of the West discovered the longevity records left by the original tribe.

After entering the ultimate realm, the Queen Mother of the West inherited the will of the original tribe and became the new generation of gatekeeper.

At the same time, she also conducted in-depth research on the methods of immortality, and the human-animal symbiosis method was one of her research results.

Later, she sent people to find the meteorite in Tamutuo and discovered that the method of achieving immortality through coexistence between humans and animals had flaws.

The corpse beetle pill method is still more reliable.

It was at this time that news of the Queen Mother of the West's tribe possessing the secret to immortality leaked out, prompting the Shang Dynasty to send troops to attack.

Left with no other choice, the Queen Mother of the West destroyed most of the records and moved her entire clan to Tamutuo.

Here she enslaved the local tribes and built the Palace of the Queen Mother of the West.

At the same time, she persuaded the Zhang family to become her tomb-guarding family, responsible for protecting the secret of the bronze door.

And after she outlived the Corpse King, she returned to the Bronze Gate with her body and was resurrected.

It was at this time that the Queen Mother of the West met King Mu of Zhou and gave him the Corpse-Eating Elixir and the Meteorite Jade.

After making a thousand-year pact with King Mu of Zhou, the Queen Mother of the West took the Corpse-Eating Elixir and entered a deep sleep within a meteorite.

Even now, she still looks like a dried corpse, just like King Mu of Zhou, who failed to achieve immortality.

The one inside the human skin cocoon was bitten by a monster near the meteorite, which caused an unrepeatable reaction with the Corpse Beetle Pill.

After repeatedly shedding its skin, it eventually rejuvenated and became the baby it is today, neither truly born nor truly dead.

It's unknown how many years it will take to regain a state of life.

Finally, a message remained in my memory: something was stirring inside the bronze door.

If it manages to escape from behind the bronze door, it will cause a great disaster.

As these ancient secrets entered Cheng Feng's mind, the clattering sound from the meteorite stopped.

Coming back to his senses from the information in his mind, Cheng Feng looked at the baby girl in the transparent liquid, who had now fallen asleep again.

This method of communication is also quite taxing for her.

"It seems there are still many secrets hidden inside the bronze door. I'll have to go there again when I have the chance."

Before going, I planned to visit as many ancient tombs on the dragon vein as possible to improve my strength.

This avoids having a chance to struggle when the system can no longer handle the situation.

Coming to his senses, Cheng Feng turned and walked to Chen Wenjin and the others, saying:

"Let's go, let's not bother them here!"

"Old Cheng, what exactly is that baby?"

Chen Wenjin managed to get to the bottom of what the group was thinking, because the baby girl's message was only directed at Cheng Feng, and they were all completely confused at the moment.

"Let's talk about it when we get back. This matter is quite complicated and can't be explained in a short time."

Hearing Cheng Feng say this, the group nodded in understanding, and then, with the two patients in tow, they began to laboriously climb out of the meteorite.

After Cheng Feng used his wind-controlling ability to safely bring everyone to the ground, Hei Xiazi carried the unconscious Zhang Qiling on his back.

They then walked together towards the exit.

On the way, Cheng Feng kept his promise to Zhang Qiling and did not touch Xuan Nu's coffin.

After leaving the underground area through the mechanism door they had come from and returning to the tomb chamber above, Cheng Feng spoke:

"Let's find a suitable drainage hole and get back to the ground as soon as possible. I need to come back and take care of something after I get you out of here."

Wang Xiaoyan and Hei Xiazi looked puzzled, wondering what Cheng Feng wanted to do back, and why he couldn't let them stay.

Just as Huo Ling was about to say something, Chen Wenjin tugged at her arm.

"Okay, listen to you!"

After Chen Wenjin spoke, Hei Xiazi and Wang Xiaoyan naturally had no objections.

After searching along the underground drainage system for a while, the group soon stopped at a location relatively close to the ground.

To save time, Cheng Feng used his Boundless Demon Eye to cut out a hole of a suitable size above.

Ignoring Wang Xiaoyan's shock, Cheng Feng used the wind to send the group of people up to the top one by one.

Then he leaped out of the drain.

The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and when I checked the time, it was 2 a.m.

“Blind man, leave Zhang Qiling to me. Let’s try to leave this place by dawn. Carrying him will affect your strength.”

"Well, this mute Zhang looks thin, but I didn't expect him to be so heavy."

Cheng Feng took Zhang Qiling and carried him on his shoulder with one hand. This weight was not even a burden for him.

Then Cheng Feng looked up and found his way through the starry sky, and led everyone into the dark jungle.

The Snake Swamp at night lives up to its name, with snakes present on almost every inch of the land.

This time, with Cheng Feng leading the team, things were much simpler. One by one, the venomous snakes blocking their way were banished to the imaginary space by Cheng Feng.

The Pure Vision Agamas within them help them attain liberation.

Even the vines and ancient trees blocking the way couldn't escape, and were all cleared away by Cheng Feng.

In their eyes, every time Cheng Feng took a step, a road would appear in front of him.

Looking back, you'll see just how straight this road leading to the edge of the snake swamp is.

As Cheng Feng had predicted, traveling at full speed and in a straight line, the group approached the outer edge of the snake swamp by dawn.

They could get back to where they parked by going through the woods ahead.

During the trip, Cheng Feng even took a detour to visit the place where the Wang family had encountered the snakes.

But all that remained were spent bullet casings and scattered drops of blood.

Neither corpses nor living people were seen.

"It seems the Wang family who came with you are in grave danger. That's for the best, so the blind man won't have to do the work of killing to cover it up."

While catching his breath, Cheng Feng spoke to Wang Xiaoyan.