Finding mass graves and crafting the Luoyang shovel

“None?”

Seeing the Crimson Gold Fierce Tiger return empty-handed, Shen Fan couldn’t help but frown.

It was understandable!

Even after absorbing the Corpse King’s memories, the Corpse King had been Seal-ed for hundreds of years, so it was inevitable that some errors would occur.

Just then, inside the treasure gathering cosmos bowl, the Corpse King’s Divine Soul, who had witnessed everything, was completely stunned.

“How did you know there was a Mass Grave here?”

Because his Divine Soul was silently absorbed by the treasure gathering cosmos bowl, the Corpse King had been in a semi-conscious, semi-sleeping state to prevent the natural loss of his Divine Soul power.

For him, the silent dissipation of his Divine Soul power was a very normal natural phenomenon.

He didn't suspect Shen Fan at all.

At this moment, seeing Shen Fan searching for the Mass Grave, and the location being not far off from his own memory, the Corpse King was completely stunned!

This was a secret only he knew!

How could you possibly know?

“You also know there’s a Mass Grave here?”

Shen Fan feigned confusion and retorted.

“I… I don’t know!” The Corpse King felt a little guilty.

“Are you going to tell me or not?” Shen Fan was furious, and the treasure gathering cosmos bowl emitted a vast Divine Might, scaring the Corpse King into immediately revealing the secret.

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you! This mountain peak was originally the Nine Underworld Corpse Kui Sect’s Corpse-raising ground. Hundreds of thousands of Cultivators and Mortals who besieged my Nine Underworld Corpse Kui Sect were buried underground. The dense Corpse Qi generated back then created the gold, silver, and bronze zombie corpse puppets you now possess. After so many years, the Corpse Qi has dissipated, but the bones have piled up into mountains, and it should have nurtured a rare substitute death skull!”

“Then do you know the entrance?”

The Crimson Gold Fierce Tiger had circled around but found no entrance at all.

Shen Fan knew the location was here, but not knowing the entrance was useless.

Just like tomb raiders, knowing it’s in the mountains but not knowing the entrance only leads to frustration.

“The terrain here has shifted, so while I don’t know the exact location of the entrance, I can roughly sense it!”

The Corpse King guided Shen Fan forward.

Shen Fan gave Qiao Linger a look, and Qiao Linger immediately understood, letting the Crimson Gold Fierce Tiger lead the way.

At the same time, Shen Fan also summoned the Swift Wind Bird to hover in mid-air and give early warnings.

Once any Tianxuan Sect patrol Disciple passed by, they could communicate through their Spiritual Connection and warn Shen Fan immediately.

Following the Corpse King’s guidance, Shen Fan stopped beneath a cliff covered in weeds and large trees.

“It should be here!”

The Corpse King said, sensing the surrounding Qi.

Shen Fan looked in the direction of the guidance.

He saw a patch of earth covered in weeds, with no abnormalities.

Seeing Shen Fan silent, Qiao Linger turned and asked directly, “Dig?”

Shen Fan didn’t speak, gently placing his hand on the soil and weeds.

Inside his body, his delicate Earth Spiritual Root carried solid Spiritual Qi into the soil.

Like a fish entering water, it quickly sank and spread all around.

“So deep?”

After dozens of breaths of sensing, Shen Fan frowned.

After such a long time of exploration, the Earth Spiritual Qi still hadn’t reached the bottom.

The depth was at least a hundred meters.

If this was truly the entrance, it would be difficult.

More importantly, they were sneaking around and couldn’t just blast their way through!

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Just then, the Swift Wind Bird in the sky suddenly gave a warning.

At the same time, Qiao Linger nervously pulled Shen Fan’s hand and looked up at the sky.

Qiao Linger had also arranged some flying Spirit Beasts in the air for early warning.

Both sides simultaneously sensed danger.

The image transmitted by their Beast Taming Spiritual Connection showed a Chixia Peak patrol Disciple riding a flying Magical Artifact, swiftly passing through the air above them.

Seeing this, Shen Fan pondered for a moment, then pulled Qiao Linger’s hand and silently left.

“Let’s go back first, we’ll come again tonight!”

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After sunset, Shen Fan went to the Outer Sect and found a Disciple from Lianqi Peak.

“Greetings, Senior Brother!”

“We’re closed. Come back tomorrow if you need anything!”

Shen Fan offered a cigarette, and the Senior Brother smiled.

“Alright, there’s nothing to do back anyway. Tell me, what do you need?”

The Lianqi Peak Disciple exhaled smoke.

The refreshing cigarette instantly made him feel comfortable.

“Junior Brother recently learned a finger technique and needs a special tool to practice. Ordinary iron will do, but if there’s scrap good iron, that would be even better.”

Shen Fan needed it urgently, so ordinary iron was the fastest to forge.

“This thing is just an iron rod, two meters long per rod, with mortise and tenon joints that can connect them. It needs to connect to at least five hundred meters, and the very front part should be a bit heavier. Can you design it like this for me?”

Shen Fan took out the pre-drawn blueprint.

“The front end is heavier, semi-cylindrical, with a crescent-shaped blade at the front.”

“Is this a weapon?”

The Lianqi Peak Disciple clearly hadn’t seen anything like this before.

Most importantly, this thing would be over five hundred meters long when connected.

“Sort of, but it’s mainly used to train the strength in my fingers. I’ll wear it on my finger for daily practice, and when I achieve Major Achievement, I’ll be able to pierce through adamantine with a single finger!”

The Lianqi Peak Disciple naughtily asked, “Once you’ve mastered it, can it make your Dao Companion smile with joy?”

“Uh…”

Shen Fan immediately broke out in a sweat, then quickly laughed, playing along with the other party.

“Hehe, nothing escapes your notice, Senior Brother. This finger technique is indeed for that purpose. You know, if your Dao Companion is stronger than you, you can’t even pry her leg open. But with this finger technique, it’s different: two fingers can split two shores, three fingers can explore the depths!”

“Really? Junior Brother, quickly teach me!”

Seeing the other party immediately get excited, Shen Fan just made things up off the cuff: “Actually, it’s not difficult, it’s mainly about the strength and technique in your fingers…”

“Junior Brother, you are truly immersed in this Dao; Senior Brother admires you!”

A moment later, the Lianqi Peak Disciple gave Shen Fan a thumbs up.

“You wait, I’ll forge this tool for you right now, guaranteeing you’ll achieve Divine Might!”

“Since there are no material requirements, I’ll just use some ordinary iron, plus some scrap fine iron and profound iron. It’ll take two hours!”

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Two hours later, Shen Fan, carrying a pile of connectable iron rods, and Qiao Linger once again arrived at Chixia Peak.

In the darkness, the cylindrical iron rod continuously poked into the muddy ground, bringing out different layers of soil from its cylindrical inner tube.

During this time, Shen Fan did not use any Spiritual Qi at all, fearing that it would attract the attention of the powerful Cultivators of Chixia Peak.

The Four Sects Tournament didn’t mean everyone in the Sect had left.

Some of the Grand Elders were still guarding within the Sect.

Otherwise, with the Heaven and Earth Puppet Score at the Perfection Realm of its first layer, Shen Fan would have been able to split mountains and rocks, digging through this hundreds of meters deep underground passage.

Bang!

Immediately after, the iron rod loosened and could be freely moved up and down.

Shen Fan’s face lit up with joy, and he looked at Qiao Linger: “It’s through!”

Then, Shen Fan slowly pulled out the iron rod and put it into his qiankun bag.

“Ling’er, do you have any smaller Spirit Beasts? Let one go in and take a look!”

“Okay!”

As Ling’er gently extended her hand to the mouth of the hole, a small, finger-thick snake silently burrowed into the dug-through opening.