Volume 1: Rebirth of Luoxia Chapter 47: If the Rooster Crows and the Light Is Off
"priceless?"
Lin Dongjiu's eyes widened and he said in disbelief:
"What is the origin of this alchemy furnace?"
Su Ruxue said in a deep voice: "This alchemy furnace is not actually called the Eight Treasures Exquisite Furnace. That name should have been given by the old Taoist. Its name should be the Ruyi Exquisite Furnace.
I once heard from my master that there was a ninth-grade alchemy king whose alchemy furnace was this Ruyi Exquisite Furnace. However, although this ninth-grade alchemy king had reached the level of sainthood in his alchemy.
However, he did not pay attention to his cultivation and was too weak. He was eventually killed and all his treasures were looted.
From then on, the alchemy furnace never appeared again, but unexpectedly it ended up in the hands of the old Taoist.
After hearing this, Lin Dongjiu couldn't help but said happily: "In other words, we found a treasure?"
Su Ruxue shook her head and poured cold water on him:
"Don't be too happy first. The prerequisite for this alchemy furnace to be priceless is that it has a lid. Without a lid, it won't be that valuable."
"But..."
Su Ruxue added: "Even if this alchemy furnace has no lid, you will definitely not lose money if you spend thirty high-grade spiritual stones to buy it.
The alchemy furnaces used by the great alchemy masters are not ordinary objects. This alchemy furnace may have been cultivated by that alchemy master for nearly a thousand years. I can clearly feel that this alchemy furnace contains extremely powerful medicinal power.
Even if you can't make elixirs, you can use them to hold some elixirs or heavenly materials and earthly treasures to increase their medicinal properties."
Lin Dongjiu thought for a while and said: "No matter whether the old man's news is true or false, I have to go to Qifengpo to have a look, and I won't come to the Imperial City again in a short time. I can only go there tonight."
Su Ruxue nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."
"Why are we walking? What a joke!"
Lin Dongjiu didn't want to take Ruxue with him at all, so he said with a bluff:
"You little brat... Ahem, you little girl, what are you doing there? I'm going to rob tombs, not go shopping."
Su Ruxue put her hands on her hips and said, "I don't care, I'm going!"
"I see you want to have fun!"
Lin Dongjiu saw through Su Ruxue's thoughts at a glance and said with a straight face:
"Miss, didn't you listen to what I said? There is something terrible in that tomb! I can't be safe even if I go there by myself. If you go with me, what if something happens?"
"That's why I'm going. Besides, my cultivation level is much higher than yours, so I should protect you."
Su Ruxue said matter-of-factly, with that stubborn expression, it would be impossible to go without her anyway.
Lin Dongjiu didn't want to accept her trick: "You can't beat me even if you are highly cultivated. Go back to the station quickly. I will be back early tomorrow morning."
Su Ruxue chuckled lightly: "Xiao Lin, you are still too naive. Now the city gate has been closed, you can't get out."
She took out a token and waved it in front of Lin Dongjiu's eyes, and said proudly:
"However, as the eldest lady of Luoxia Sect, I still have the right to leave the city. If you want to go out, I will take you!"
Lin Dongjiu: "..."
In the end, Lin Dongjiu succumbed to Su Ruxue's lust.
The two of them left the city together and rushed to Qifengling, twenty miles away on the outskirts of the east city.
Half an hour later, the two finally arrived at Qifengpo.
It was now the time of day, and the originally round and bright moon was blocked by a dark cloud that came from nowhere, making it very dark.
This Qifengpo is actually not a hillside, but a mass grave that stretches for several miles.
There are both mortals and monks buried here. The graves are next to each other, everywhere.
Later, there were so many graves in Qifengpo that there was no room to bury any more people. As time went by, without management, it became a mass grave. Not even a single person could be found within a radius of five miles.
The autumn wind was very cold, especially late at night, and it felt even colder on the body. Su Ruxue folded her arms and followed Lin Dongjiu shivering, looking around from time to time.
Lin Dongjiu stopped suddenly, Su Ruxue bumped into his back, and couldn't help complaining:
"Why did you stop?"
Lin Dongjiu saw that Su Ruxue's face was a little pale, and he also joked:
"Miss, why are you trembling all over? It's not because you're scared, right? The entrance to Qifengpo is just ahead. If you're scared, you can go back quickly. It's still too late to leave now."
Su Ruxue gritted her teeth and said: "Nonsense... nonsense! I'm just a little cold!"
"Then you have to follow closely. I'm walking a bit fast. Don't lose me!"
Lin Dongjiu shrugged and groped forward.
Su Ruxue saw pieces of will-o'-the-wisps floating around, a few strange birds making creepy cries on some dead trees, and pairs of glowing eyes staring at her from behind some graves.
She was so frightened that she couldn't help but tremble and quickly followed Lin Dongjiu.
The two of them had traveled almost a third of the way, when they saw a crooked-neck jujube tree growing on a hill in front of them. From a distance, it looked like a person waving to them, and it was very conspicuous in the wilderness.
Lin Dongjiu walked over, took out a storage bag, and poured it on the ground. Shovels, shovels, compasses, ropes... and a lot of messy tools poured out.
Su Ruxue's eyes widened and she asked in confusion:
"Xiao Lin...where did these things come from? Could it be that...you have done this before?"
"It's a long story... Come here, find a handy tool, and we can dig together."
Lin Dongjiu waved the shovel and started digging.
Su Ruxue took a shovel and helped him push the excavated soil out.
Suddenly, Su Ruxue felt her shoulders sink, as if a big hand had patted her shoulders. Her whole body stiffened, the hairs on her neck exploded, and her heart almost reached her throat.
Turning around, she saw a pale human face lying on her shoulder, with a pair of hollow eyes looking into hers.
Su Ruxue let out an "ouch", hugged Lin Dongjiu, and jumped on top of him.
Lin Dongjiu saw Su Ruxue "hanging" on him and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Su Ruxue buried her face in Lin Dongjiu's arms and said tremblingly: "There is... a human face!"
Lin Dongjiu then glanced around and saw the "human face" that Su Ruxue said.
The "human face" had already run to the crooked-neck jujube tree, and a pair of hollow eyes was staring at them, but there was a black and furry body under the "human face".
Lin Dongjiu comforted him: "What should I expect? The face you are talking about cannot be that little guy."
He looked up the "Encyclopedia of Immortal Cultivation" in his mind and said with a smile:
"That's not a human face, but a strange bird. Its face looks like a human face. The scientific name of this bird is... White-faced Nightingale."
Su Ruxue had the courage to turn her head and take a closer look, and exhaled loudly:
"It turns out to be a bird... Damn it, it insisted on landing on my shoulder and scared me!"
"Then can you come down?"
Su Ruxue realized at once that her legs were holding Lin Dongjiu's waist, and her arms were holding his neck, and their bodies were pressed tightly together.
She jumped down with a "whoosh", and a big blush spread from her forehead to her neck. Her little face turned into a big ripe apple, and it seemed that water would come out when she pinched it.
Lin Dongjiu didn't pay attention, and laughed at her while digging:
"Miss, you are not afraid of anything. Even when I killed someone, I never saw you afraid. Why are you still afraid of things like spirits and ghosts? Moreover, those dirty things are not rare in the world of immortality. How can any monk be afraid of dirty things?
.”
Su Ruxue's face turned redder. She held her neck and argued: "How can someone who has just died be the same as someone who has been dead for a long time? Besides, it's dark here. I wouldn't be afraid of a different environment..."
Lin Dongjiu smiled and did not answer any more words.
The more he dug, the looser the soil inside became. He guessed that this was the mark left by the old man when he robbed the tomb. It seemed that they had dug in the right place.
I swung the shovel a few more times and heard a "click" sound, which was the sound of the shovel hitting the stone.
Lin Dongjiu threw down the shovel, leaned down and peeled away the soil under his feet, revealing a few square pieces of blue bricks.
The blue bricks showed signs of being pried, so he easily pried open a few pieces, just enough to create a big hole that could accommodate one person in and out.
Lin Dongjiu used his spiritual consciousness to scan inside and had a panoramic view of the situation in the tomb. After scanning several times, he did not find any danger.
Lin Dongjiu told Su Ruxue: "If you are afraid of those dirty things, just stay outside for me to have some fun."
The monk was not afraid of the lack of air at all, so there was no need to ventilate the tomb, so Lin Dongjiu jumped in directly after saying that.
This tomb is not too big. There is only one coffin made of unknown material, and even the consciousness cannot scan it.
The area around the tomb was empty, probably all the burial objects had been swept away by the old man.
Just as Lin Dongjiu wanted to get closer to the coffin, he saw a big black figure jumping in from the hole he had just entered. He took a closer look and saw that it was Su Ruxue who had come in.
Lin Dongjiu asked: "Miss, why did you come in?"
Su Ruxue hesitated and said: "It's too dark outside, leave me alone...I'm afraid."
"Okay, just stand aside." Lin Dongjiu felt amused when Su Ruxue finally gave in.
"There is nothing in the tomb. If the old man didn't lie to us, the lid should be in the coffin."
Su Ruxue asked: "Then do you want to open it and take a look?"
"Well, I don't want to come here in vain."
Lin Dongjiu nodded, then walked to the southeast corner of the tomb and lit a candle.
The weak firelight of the candle barely illuminated the tomb chamber, reflecting their shadows on the wall. As the candlelight swayed, the dark shadows also swayed, like two little people dancing.
Su Ruxue came over, a little scared and said:
"Xiao Lin, what are you doing? The tomb is already full of people, why did you light a candle?"
The monk's eyesight is far superior to that of ordinary people, and he can see things clearly in the dark without lighting wax at all. Therefore, Lin Dongjiu's unnecessary actions frightened Su Ruxue.
Lin Dongjiu stared at the candle blankly and said in a deep voice:
"People light candles, ghosts blow out lamps, and roosters crow and lamps go out without touching gold!"