63: The beacon fire symbol, various forces are trying to steal the tomb of the gods.

When Li Yan asked if anyone in the village was willing to take him to the Divine Tomb, everyone fell silent.

The women picked up their children and hurried back into their houses.

The men in the village all looked solemn, and no one dared to step forward and answer.

Seeing this group of people so terrified at the mention of the Divine Tomb, Li Yan could also feel how deep their fear of it was.

Just as everyone lowered their heads and no one dared to speak, the young servant boy, Yao Chen, voluntarily stepped forward.

“Senior Brother, me!”

“I can take you there, but I have one condition.”

A smile played on Li Yan’s lips; he had just killed the village chief, and this kid actually had the guts to make conditions with him?

However, he was still very curious what condition this cave boy would ask for.

“Speak, I might not agree.”

Facing Li Yan’s cold attitude, the young Yao Chen only proposed a very simple request.

“I can take you, Senior Brother, to the Divine Tomb, but would you agree to take me and my sister out of the cave after it’s done?”

“I want to see the outside world!”

The young man clenched his fists, his face filled with a pleading expression.

He had lived in the Gu Cavern since birth, and he desperately wanted to see what the outside world was like.

Facing the young man’s humble request, Li Yan did not hesitate.

“Yes, but do you know how dangerous the world above the cave is?”

The young man bit his lip lightly and replied nervously, “Even if it’s dangerous, it’s better than hiding underground for a lifetime!”

“This cave is like a natural graveyard; everyone in Gu Ku Village stays in this graveyard from birth to old age.”

“Then what’s the meaning of living this life?”

After listening to the young man’s words, Li Yan calmly replied.

“Lead the way; after returning from the Divine Tomb, I will take you out of the cave.”

After receiving Li Yan’s promise, the young man beamed with joy.

He had always dreamed of seeing the outside world and fulfilling the dreams his parents could not.

“Please follow me; the path to the Divine Tomb is intricate, and I can only lead you to the entrance.”

“Hmm, that’s enough.”

Li Yan waved his hand, signaling the young man to set off.

As the two were about to depart, a young girl dressed in coarse cloth ran all the way to them.

“Brother! The Divine Tomb is too dangerous.”

“Eight out of ten uncles who go there don’t come back, and those who do come back go crazy and die after a few days.”

Tears welled up in the girl’s eyes as she pleaded, “Brother, no!”

Yao Chen waved his hand, “It’s fine, Senior Brother Li Yan is here, and I’m only taking him to the entrance, then I’ll turn back.”

“Senior Brother has promised me that he will take us siblings out of the cave, out of this cursed place.”

Yao Chen wiped away his sister’s tears and said with a light chuckle, “I can’t miss this opportunity; we siblings can’t stay in this cave for our whole lives.”

After comforting her for a few moments, Yao Chen picked up the lantern containing the crystal stone and walked out of the village entrance.

“Senior Brother, please.”

Li Yan said nothing more and followed behind Yao Chen, letting him lead the way.

The two walked through the artificially excavated cave tunnel, gradually disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Yao Chen took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and muttered, “Sister, when I come back, we will definitely be able to leave this cursed place.”

Li Yan glanced at the young man, then casually pulled out a Talisman and threw it to him.

“Take this, for self-defense.”

Upon receiving the Talisman, the young Yao Chen was overwhelmed, “This… this is too valuable, Senior Brother.”

Li Yan’s tone was devoid of emotion, almost commanding.

“No matter, if you die, I’ll have to find the way myself.”

“Oh… oh.” Yao Chen clutched the Talisman, thinking that it made sense.

He walked ahead with the Talisman; if he encountered Gu, he wouldn’t be killed.

As the two walked through the vast cave, they constantly felt as if pairs of eyes were staring at them from the bottomless darkness.

This was not an illusion.

Shifting the perspective to the surface, in the Red Leaf Forest.

Quiet Void Taoist’s head had already grown flesh and blood, his face looking somewhat horrifying, as if it had been burned by fire.

He closed his eyes, sensing the situation underground through the Gu.

“That Li Yan killed the Gu Ku Village chief I arranged.”

“Is that Magic Eye hanging from that kid’s waist the one dug out from the Divine Tomb?”

“Knowing how dangerous the Divine Tomb is, he’s still heading towards it. Could it be that this kid has found a way to enter the Divine Tomb?”

A feeling of unease welled up in his heart.

Quiet Void Taoist paced back and forth outside the Immortal Cave barrier: “No, if that kid enters the Divine Tomb and gets the treasures inside first, he will definitely use the Magical Artifacts from the Divine Tomb to hunt me down!”

After much thought, Quiet Void Taoist grew increasingly fearful.

“No, if I can’t get it, he shouldn’t even think of having it all to himself.”

Thinking this, Quiet Void Taoist hesitated for a long time, and although he was somewhat reluctant, he still took out a Talisman.

“In for a penny, in for a pound. I’ll use this Beacon Talisman to attract all the Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Mountains.”

“Let you all fight for the Divine Tomb, a bloodbath, a feast for my Gu!”

Holding onto the idea that if he couldn’t get it, Li Yan shouldn’t either.

Quiet Void Taoist directly shot a Beacon Talisman into the sky, and then he quickly fled the area.

The Beacon Talisman ascended into the sky, emitting dazzling light, constantly vibrating, and the shockwaves visibly spread outwards.

When the Beacon Talisman was launched, it attracted various forces in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The Su Family, the various factions of Mi Mountain City, and countless Loose Cultivators.

Looking at the constantly vibrating Beacon Talisman emitting sound and light, the old immortals who were attracted all showed their fierce gazes.

In the continuous Ten Thousand Mountains, the Law of the dark jungle was followed.

Once a hidden Immortal Cave was discovered, it would surely be plundered by countless people.

Looking at the mountain-protecting formation erected in the Red Leaf Forest, these Cultivators had greed in their eyes.

“Whose Immortal Cave is this?”

“Such a mountain-protecting formation, there must be some treasure here.”

“Which Fellow Daoist cast the Beacon Talisman and summoned us?”

The Su Family Head, the Sect Heads of the four major factions of Mi Mountain City, and countless old Loose Cultivator ghosts all stared covetously at the Immortal Cave below.

At this moment, Su Family Head was treading the Bagua positions to measure the terrain.

Suddenly, he felt his palm compass vibrate like thunder, and as the Xuan Iron needle spun counter-clockwise, Yin Qi condensed into chains, entangling the Heavenly Pool position, and the Spiritual Qi of the surrounding mountains strangely poured downwards into the ground.

He looked at the surging Yin Sha Qi at the confluence of the Dragon Veins, a cold sneer escaping his throat: “No wonder, the Feng Shui here seems to hide a Dragon, but in reality, it locks the evil; turns out there’s a Divine Tomb suppressed underground!”

Upon hearing “Divine Tomb,” everyone was startled.

“There’s a Divine Tomb underground? How deep?”

Su Family Head calculated with his fingers: “It’s probably a thousand zhang deep, hidden deep underground.”

All the Cultivators gasped, a thousand zhang deep?

Then the value of this Divine Tomb was enough to make everyone envious.

Su Family Head put away his compass and chuckled, “Fellow Daoists, since it’s a Divine Tomb, what’s seen is shared!”

“Let’s all work together to break through the mountain-protecting formation and go down to search for treasures together!”

Immediately, everyone began to display their Divine Abilities to bombard the mountain-protecting formation set up by Quiet Void Taoist.

Meanwhile, deep underground, Li Yan’s ears twitched slightly; he could hear muffled thuds.

As the impact reached underground, some rock fragments occasionally began to fall from above.

Li Yan frowned deeply, realizing something.

“Someone is bombarding the mountain-protecting formation?”

“Yao Chen, let’s go quickly!”