The first rays of morning light broke through the shackles of darkness and fell on the mountains, and the bright colors were rendered layer by layer.

It's just that most of the sky is still dark at this moment, and it has not completely awakened from its slumber, and the silver glow falls on the trees, with a bit of unique silence.

The alternation of day and night is the time when the Qi of heaven and earth is the richest, Ye Qin exhales and breathes, and his every move is full of inexplicable charm.

Between the ups and downs of breathing, it is as if the entire mountain and river are shaking with it.

Thin white gases surrounded him, these were all inabsorbable and automatically excreted from the body, and they had no effect on Ye Qin.

But for the surrounding vegetation, it is very beneficial, the growth is more vigorous, and even the leaves become more verdant.

"The realm has been completely consolidated, and the qi mass in the body has also condensed a lot, but if you want to condense into Qi Dan, you need to speed up a little."

After returning from the Taoist temple, Ye Qin did not stop alchemy, now only an air mass has formed in his body, and there is still a long way to go until Cheng Dan, so he has not slackened.

It's just a little confusing to Ye Qin, after this visualization, in addition to the energy fed back by the Taoist temple, it doesn't seem to have brought any changes to the body, nor does it show any magical powers.

"Why didn't you get any visual feedback this time?"

"Is it because the visualized object is relatively special, so it can't be fed back concretely?"

Ye Qin thought about it several times without any clue, and the research for a long time had no effect, so he could only put it in the back of his mind for the time being, but fortunately, this time it was not all fruitless.

The top priority at the moment is to absorb the acquired Qi as soon as possible and strengthen the qi mass in the body, so that it can finally condense into a pill.

The days on the mountain were still peaceful, it was nothing more than Ye Qin driving the animals to pick herbs for refining, and the surrounding villagers would also try to avoid going up the mountain, so as not to disturb the mountain god.

As the summer heat passed and the autumn equinox approached, the calm of the day in the mountains was broken.

On the winding mountain road, a car is moving.

"Fifth Master, how much money was given over there this time, and even you personally participated in this operation."

The one known as the fifth master is a middle-aged man in his forties, who looks very ordinary, the kind that he can never find when he is thrown in the crowd, and he looks very ordinary.

But the rest of the people respected him a lot, and even faintly respected him, and it could be seen that he was in a dominant position in the team.

The fifth master stretched out his hand and compared a number, although the rest of the people didn't say anything, but the surprise in their eyes revealed that this number was not simple.

"I'll go, such a big stroke, after doing this one, we will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of our lives."

The fifth old god nodded.

"So we have to do a good job this time, the employer is generous, we can't lose face, and I received the news, the archaeological team has noticed this, while they haven't come over, let's strike first."

"When the time comes, we can rest for a while."

The rest of the people nodded, "Don't worry, Fifth Master, you can rest assured that we will do things, not to mention that this time you will go out of the mountain in person, and you will definitely not miss." ”

"But then again, what kind of tomb is it?"

"Do more things and ask less, I've been mixed up on the road for so long, why don't you understand this rule? You'll find out when you get there. ”

The person who was scolded by the fifth master was not angry, but showed a flattering look, "Fifth master, I'll just ask, isn't this curious." ”

The fifth master glanced at him obliquely, "I haven't heard much of the phrase curiosity killing cats, all in all, I won't treat you badly after I finish this." ”

It turned out that this group of people was upside down, that is, commonly known as tomb robbers, and they were quite famous on the road.

Take this fifth master as an example, he is a good hand at fighting when he is young, he has been to many big tombs, and he doesn't wash his hands in the golden basin at the back, but he also has a lot of people under his hands.

This group of people specializes in the work of inverted bucket trafficking, and there are special channels, and many precious cultural relics are sold by them to make a lot of ill-gotten gains.

The state strictly prohibits tomb robbery and reselling cultural relics, but this kind of behavior is repeatedly prohibited, and some people take risks and do not pay attention to the law.

This group of people is cunning, they are very clean every time they do things, their hands and feet are neat, they don't leave any handles, and they do have some ability, so they are famous on the road.

This time, I was hired by someone, and I don't know where I got the news, I know that there is a big tomb here, and I have arrived here before the archaeological team.

Since they were doing a shady job, they either made it to the place at sunrise in the early morning or at night.

"I got the news that the archaeological team sent a few people to investigate before, and the large army will not be able to arrive for a while and a half, so we still have enough time."

"Little Sixth Old Tie, you are responsible for paying attention to the surrounding situation, the big head and the whirlwind will go directly to step on the thief hole, and when it gets dark, we will act!"

"Understood, Fifth Master!"

Although this place is remote and uninhabited, there are villages nearby, and it is necessary to leave a guard just in case.

It is precisely because of such caution that the fifth master has never missed a hand for so many years.

Finally, when it got dark, the group put on their equipment and immediately began to act.

This group of tomb robbers is well-trained, and it can be said that each of them has a unique skill, and there are countless tombs that have been visited.

They have accumulated rich experience in tomb robbing as a profession, are good at camouflage and conceal people's eyes, and have a set of methods to deal with the anti-theft organs in the tomb.

What's more, the approximate range of the tomb can be determined, and to a certain extent, it also saves them a lot of effort, and then as long as they locate the exact location, they can build a good hole.

In a way, archaeologists are really not as good as them, after all, they are based on theory, and practical actions are certainly not comparable to tomb robbers who have laid down so many tombs.

They may know what age the artifacts are from and what cultural significance they contain, but these tomb robbers are able to dig a hole in the shortest possible time.

The location of the tomb is not difficult to find, it is on the side of the hill.

There was no light at night in the mountains, only the faint light of the people's flashlights, illuminating the road ahead.

The big trees that were lush in the daytime were like behemoths dormant in the shadows, silently watching their progress.

There was silence all around, and it seemed that all the creatures had fallen asleep, and only the sound of their feet on the fallen leaves could be heard.

Several people are big men, and they have been to so many tombs, and they are not afraid of any ghosts and gods, because there is no such thing at all, pure nonsense.

"It's pretty quiet in the mountains."

It may be that it is autumn, and the chirping of insects and birds has decreased a lot, and the hoarse cicadas in summer have also died down at this moment.

After walking for almost an hour, everyone finally arrived, and quickly took out their tools and began to explore around.

The fifth master looked at the drawings in his hand, "According to the information we got, the tomb is near here, let's find a way to go down." ”

Although there is a general direction, it is not easy to build a good robbery hole, and several people took out the Luoyang shovel and began to knock it on the ground.

Fortunately, these people are all veterans, and they soon have an approximate position.

"Fifth Master, come and take a look here."

The fifth master came over when he heard the sound, picked up a handful of dirt on the ground and put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it.

"The smell here is different from what I smelled before, it seems to be mixed with cement and cinnabar, this color is also a little wrong, there are other colors, it should be right here."

With the affirmation of the fifth master, everyone quickly set the center point and began to move.

Due to the remoteness of the place, there was still some distance from the previous villages, so in order to save time, the detonator was planted to detonate it so that they could dig better.

Soon a thief hole was formed, just big enough for one person to pass through.

took the candle and probed into the hole, the candle kept burning, and the fifth master said: "Whirlwind, you take the candle down to take the lead first, and Xiaoliu, you follow behind." ”

With some movements, after waiting for a while, there was a whirlwind and the sound of Xiaoliu from inside the robbery cave.

"Fifth master, you can come down."

The fifth master and the others took the tools and followed down the robbery hole, and after passing through a narrow road, their vision gradually became broader.

……

The moonlight shrouded the mountains, and the silver glow flowed, watching their figures disappear completely into the small cave.

On the other side of the mountain, Ye Qin looked at the bright moon above his head, and seemed to feel something in his heart.

With the refining during this period of time, he could feel that the qi mass in his body had grown a lot, and with the help of the elixir, it was condensed into the acquired Qi in his body, although it was relatively rare every time, but it was very stable.

Since there is diligence, strike while the iron is hot.

Ye Qin decided to conduct another large-scale alchemy, maybe he would be able to gain more, which would inevitably require the use of many herbs.

But the ones he picked earlier had almost consumed by him, and now there was only a little left of them.

"It looks like we need to add more herbs."

Ye Qin's spiritual power slowly emanated, but in a moment, there was a sound of rustling in the bushes next to him, and soon a small head popped up.

More and more animals were summoned by Ye Qin and gathered towards him, and soon dispersed again.

Under the moonlight, you can clearly see countless animals running through the jungle, merging into several black rivers, shuttling between the wide leaves, as if they are looking for something.

At this moment, most people have entered into a sweet dream.

There are not many animals that emerge from day and night, but now the whole mountain is alive.

The black curtain shrouded the mountains, only the silver glow hung on the branches, sprinkling a little light, and a huge tide of beasts was faintly visible between the jungle treetops.

……

At the same time, deep in the mountain cemetery.

The group went straight to the main tomb, with a very clear goal, which was also to save time.

Most of the funerary goods are made of gold, silver, jewelry, or porcelain and other valuable things, this tomb looks relatively large, and the owner of the tomb should also have a relatively high status.

But his funeral goods are all bronze or porcelain, bottles and jars, and there are some props with different shapes, and there are a lot of calligraphy, paintings, and books around.

"Pack all these books, calligraphy and paintings, and pick some delicate ones for those bronze and porcelain."

"Don't be greedy, travel lightly, and getting out is the right way."

The fifth master instructed everyone that he went to the main tomb on the other side, and when he came back, the backpack was bulging and stretched out a semicircle, which seemed to contain something.

Their backpacks are different from ordinary ones, they have a very large capacity and can hold a lot of things.

But looking at the situation of the fifth master, it seems that all the original props have been taken out and all used to hold this.

The others couldn't help but ask, "Fifth Master, what are you putting in here?" ”

The fifth master patted his backpack, "This is a good thing, and it is also asked by the employer, and other things are not important, but if we lose this, we won't be able to get the money." ”

Hearing him say this, everyone suddenly became interested, "What's the matter, let's take a look at it too." ”

"What is there to see, you will know when the delivery is due, let's leave quickly after taking the things, don't delay time here."

Just when everyone was about to go out with their things, they heard a rustling sound when they were close to the cave, as if someone was approaching the cave.

The fifth master was startled, and hurriedly made a gesture, and everyone immediately understood and stopped the movements in their hands.

"Could it be that someone is up there?"

"Little Liu, you go and explore the situation above, be careful."

Xiao Liu, who was in the team, nodded, put down his backpack, crept up, poked his head out, and carefully probed the surrounding situation.

Soon he climbed down again, "Fifth master, there is no one up there." ”

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that it should have been the wind just now.

This place is in the wilderness at night, and it stands to reason that no one can be there.

"Alright, let's hurry up."

However, after the group climbed up, the sound of the previous thin rope sounded again, and for a while, everyone's hearts were alarmed.

Could it be that someone is really there!

Everyone's eyes fell on the bushes not far away, and the branches and leaves kept swinging.

At this moment, there was no wind, and the night was pervasive, like an overwhelming black curtain enveloping everyone in it, and the people who were pressed were almost out of breath.

The fifth master made a look, and the two people in the team approached cautiously with the Luoyang shovel, and then shoveled it violently!

If such a force were to be smashed on a person's head, I am afraid that the head would bloom on the spot.

And yet they fell short.

Because a black shadow suddenly pounced out of the bushes, the startled two of them took a half step back.

The thing was slender, with brownish-yellow fur and a long, pointed mouth.

"I thought it was, but it was a weasel."

After seeing clearly what kind of animal it was, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and made a false alarm for a long time.

The weasel seemed to have something in its mouth, but it was so fast that everyone didn't see it clearly.

Now the bushes have been removed, and you can clearly see the scene inside.

There are many claw marks on the surrounding mounds, and the soil is all turned outward, and the rhizomes of many plants are exposed.

"Looks like this beast was digging a hole here just now."

"Scared to death, I thought someone was here."

Everyone talked a few words and didn't pay attention to it, but the appearance of the weasel was like a signal.

As they were packing up and ready to leave, someone in the group suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute, do you hear anything else?"

"I said you shouldn't have been scared by the weasel just now, why did you have a bow and snake shadow?"

"If you want me to say this barren mountain, where are there so many voices."

But soon, another member of the team also noticed that something was wrong.

"No, it seems like there's really some sound."

As soon as these words landed, there was a slight vibration on the ground, as if many people were coming towards them.

"My Mom!"

At this time, the whirlwind in the team didn't know what he saw, and suddenly showed an extremely frightened expression, his eyes widened so wide that his eyeballs almost fell off.

"Look at your face like you've seen a ghost."

Hearing this, Whirlwind's complexion changed suddenly, and he finally regained his senses, "Quick, look behind you." ”

Everyone hurriedly looked over, but suddenly saw a scene that they would never forget.

The night is endless, and all the mountains and rivers and plants have turned into ghosts that cannot see the outline, and this atmosphere is inexplicably a little weird.

Countless pairs of green eyes appeared in the darkness, like an overwhelming ghost fire, and for a while the tomb robbers and others were shocked, and they only felt that their scalps were a little numb.

Before everyone could react, several black shadows appeared, all of them small rodents such as voles, rabbits, squirrels, etc., and this was just the beginning.

These medium-sized predators such as weasels, hyenas, and jackals follow closely.

All of these animals came together to form a river of black pressure, and the light of the flashlight was limited, and they could only see the black pressure animals, running out from behind.

Completely blended in with the surrounding night, it was impossible to see how many of these animals there were.

The green beast's pupils shimmered with an inexplicable luster, and the sharp fangs and claws made people feel inexplicably panicked.

Although there are no large carnivores, the number of so many small and medium-sized animals gathered together should not be underestimated.

Especially in the dark environment, the trance gives people the illusion that they have occupied the mountains.

There is a steady stream of succession, and if you are accidentally involved in it, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out.

"Run!"

The timid people in the team subconsciously wanted to run forward, but they were grabbed by the wrist of the fifth master, and said sharply: "You run ahead at this time, don't die!" ”

At this point, it was too late for them to escape.

How could two legs escape more than four, and at the speed at which the animals were advancing, if they did run forward, they would probably be overwhelmed by these animals in no more than a moment.

"Duck to the side."

The fifth master was the oldest, and he quickly regained his composure, "Everyone be careful, don't be bumped into by these beasts, if you fall into this, it's not a joke." ”

The tomb robbers were instantly scattered, and everyone hid behind the big trees next to them in embarrassment, so as not to be affected by these animals.

"What happened, why did so many animals run out all of a sudden."

"I don't know, it's so strange, it's the first time we've met so many animals."

"And these animals are not of the same species, and it is really strange that they can get along safely."

You can see that there are herbivores and carnivores among the animals, and the key is that they seem to ignore each other, and the reason for this is really curious.

After all, some animals are naturally antagonistic and it is impossible to live in peace.

The great migration of animals that I usually encounter is the same species, and I have never heard of the animal tide.

I can't see the black river of animals at a glance, and I don't know how many there are, but just looking at this posture is indispensable.

The tomb robber's face turned pale.

"There are so many animals, shouldn't we be here today?"

"It's over, it's over, they're coming!"

For a while, everyone's hearts hung in their throats, and some people were even ready to fight to the death, but when the beast tide rumbled over, everyone was frozen in place.

The animals didn't seem to be interested in them, and just hurried by, not even looking at them.

"Damn, I'm scared."

"What's going on?"

Everyone had palpitations, but fortunately, there was a false alarm, otherwise they would not be able to cope with it at all.

At such a close distance, they could clearly smell the fishy smell emanating from the skins of those animals, and several tomb robbers covered their noses.

"How do you feel like these animals have something in their mouths?"

In the darkness, the green light flashed, and for fear of disturbing the beast tide, everyone did not dare to aim the flashlight directly.

"It looks like some kind of plant."

It's a little strange that herbivores are understandable for holding plants, but why do even carnivores hold plants?

The crowd was puzzled, but apparently they didn't have time to take care of it at the moment.

The beast tide came suddenly, without warning, but it seemed to be moving in the same direction in an organized and orderly manner.

For this group of tomb robbers, time felt extremely tormenting every minute and second, and finally waited until these beast tides finally passed, and the stones hanging in everyone's hearts were finally able to fall completely.

The fifth master and the others walked out cautiously from the side.

"The brutes are finally gone, and I'm so scared that I think it's going to be a meal for the beasts today."

"So what should we do now?"

The fifth master pondered for a moment and said: "It is impossible for there to be a beast tide here for no reason, they are coming from the northwest direction, there must be some changes and dangers there, let's go down the mountain from the southeast direction." ”

The southeast direction is the direction in which the beast tide leaves.

"Wouldn't that be a bit overlapping with the route of the beast tide, in case there is danger again?"

The fifth master shook his head, he traveled south and north to see a lot of knowledge, "No, this road has already been traveled, unless there are special circumstances, it will not turn around, and beasts know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages better than people, and the direction in which they leave must be safer." ”

"And there is another point, once our actions are exposed, there is a beast tide to cover, and we will be easily found by the police."

After listening to the analysis of the fifth master, others also felt that it was very reasonable, "Let's listen to the fifth master." ”

The group geared up and continued on their way, descending the mountain along the path the animal had left before.

All the way is littered with dead branches and leaves trampled by those animals, which is still quite shocking to watch.

"Where are so many animals here in the middle of the night, I'm afraid most of the mountains are here, right?"

The animals are moving very fast, and they are still a long way away, and even if there is an accident, a sudden reversal of direction, or something like that, they have time to deal with it.

As everyone walked forward, there was a faint light on the dark road, like a firefly crawling in the dark, which was very obvious.

This instantly aroused the vigilance of the tomb robbers.

"What's that? How can there be light? ”

"Like firelight?"

"How can there be a fire on the mountain in the middle of the night, could it be that something is on fire?"

"Or is someone here?"

For a while, the tomb robbers looked at each other, a little surprised.

In the middle of the night, a light suddenly appeared in the depths of a mountain, and if it weren't for the ghosts, I would really suspect some supernatural events.

But even so, it's really strange, it stands to reason that it can't be those villagers at the foot of the mountain, after all, this point has already rested, and it's located in the middle of nowhere, who is idle and doesn't have to do anything to light a fire in the mountain at this time?

"Could it be that the news of the tomb here has also been known by other people on the road? So there were other people who followed? ”

This should be the most reliable speculation at the moment, and for a while, the fifth master's face became a little ugly.

If there is another group of grave robbers, it will undoubtedly be a potential threat to them.

"Let's go over and have a look first, and remember not to startle the snake."

The crowd nodded, and they cautiously stepped forward, the light of the fire becoming more and more apparent.

The fifth master carefully pushed aside the bushes in front of him.

I saw that there was a large vat on the grass not far away, just like the kind that is very common in the countryside, and there was nothing special about the others, and the fire came from under the vat.

If you look closely, it turns out that there is a lot of firewood and dead branches and fallen leaves under the large tank, which looks like the tank was artificially lit here.

The point is, there's no one around here!

And who would carry a vat up in the middle of the night and add firewood to the fire, it can't be for cooking, right? Having a late-night snack?

Is it artificial? But it's not like ......

The scene in front of me looks incredible, everything is full of weirdness, and people can't help but think of some ghosts and weirdness, and the scalp is numb.

"Let's see if there's anyone, maybe it's hidden."

Just as the tomb robbers looked around, looking for signs of others, a whisper suddenly came.

"Fifth master, look, there's still a snake there!"

Only then did everyone realize that there was a snake in the light and darkness not far from the vat, and the snake was dark green all over, with occasional flashes of ink, almost blending in with the surrounding environment.

It's easy to lose sight of the past without taking a closer look.

If it was just a snake, it would not be enough to shock everyone, but what they saw and heard soon exceeded everyone's expectations, so that everyone who was watching secretly was suddenly terrified, and their expressions were as terrifying as ghosts!

"My mom, it's a demon!"

(End of chapter)