Long Xuan's Slander
Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was preoccupied. At this moment, he no longer had any intention of returning to the palace to retrieve any remaining tomb-guarding treasures. All the tomb-guarding treasures had already been taken away by the Empress, so what was the point of him looking for them?
No, that's not right. It seems she also intentionally left behind a kind of Demon Flower. This Demon Flower, which has a very long growth rate, seems to be a heaven-defying treasure. It can definitely be called a tomb-guarding treasure.
The Demon Flower's abilities seemed useless to him; any illusions it created would be seen through and dissipate immediately, posing no threat whatsoever.
Long Xuan stroked his chin, thinking that his cheat ability really could find hidden treasures in tombs.
His eyes began to shine brighter.
However, he planned to consider this matter carefully and did not intend to go back to pluck the Demon Flower.
On one hand, the Empress may have been resurrected, and it would be too dangerous for them to leave the tomb at this point.
On the other hand, 70% of everything obtained from the tomb must be handed over to the Lineage.
He originally wanted to show off his intelligence to the Lineage's higher-ups, but the Lineage simply wouldn't say how they would check their Storage Bag.
Searching the Storage Bag directly is definitely out of the question; everyone has a right to privacy, and if the Lineage dared to do that, it would surely provoke public outrage.
If they don't search the Storage Bag, how does the Lineage distinguish which treasures were brought from the tomb and which belong to the owner?
Long Xuan is currently completely unaware of his Lineage's methods. Since he doesn't know their methods, he can't show off his intelligence, so how could he dare to act rashly and think he's clever?
The smartest thing to do is not to take the treasure out, but to wait until everyone has left, and then find an opportunity to sneak in one of those days.
Ancient tombs don't move; he can't go in anytime he wants.
Thinking that the rabbit in the Insect-Rearing Pouch might also be a priceless treasure, he dared not take it out.
So he planned to secretly hide in some secluded corner of the tomb and come back to retrieve it when he had time.
He also couldn't take the treasures he'd confiscated from the rabbit, nor the Spirit Soil, out of the tomb. He planned to hide them all in some corner and only take the Spirit-Ascending Grass with him.
"Let's go! The Empress has been resurrected and emerged from the tomb; the world is likely to change drastically. We must inform the Lineage of this as soon as possible."
Long Ziyan's expression changed, and she grabbed Long Xuan, who was still deep in thought, and ran towards the tomb raider's tunnel...
Although it was still some time before dawn, all the tomb raiders were running out like madmen, as if some unknown changes had occurred in various parts of the ancient tomb.
Before Long Xuan could run more than a few steps, he heard a flurry of footsteps coming from one of the tomb passages.
Looking to the side, they saw Long Bao and Long Yan running frantically ahead, with a group of desiccated corpses chasing after them relentlessly, looking terrifying.
"A zombie?" Long Xuan was taken aback.
"It's not a zombie, it's a type of non-zombie worm that can control the movement of corpses."
"These bodies all came from burial pits, which are considered dangerous places."
"Logically, these things only come out and roam around during the day. Why are they out early? There should still be some time before dawn," Long Ziyan said, frowning.
Upon hearing this, Long Xuan's heart sank. Could it be that the danger that only appeared during the day had appeared ahead of schedule?
Long Ziyan released a Earthworker from the Insect-Rearing Pouch. The Earthworker held a huge ball of earth in its hand. After Long Yan and the other person ran out of the tomb passage, the Earthworker threw the huge ball of earth directly into the tomb passage.
The tomb passage was narrow, and with such a large ball of earth rolling over it, there was absolutely no room to dodge.
So this ball of earth, like a giant bowling ball, crushed the mummies in front of it into pieces, finally getting stuck in one section and preventing the horde of corpses behind from pouring in through this path.
Long Xuan was shocked. Even a genius as strong as Long Ziyan wanted to refine such a Low-Grade Gu Insect?
"We can't stay in the tomb any longer, let's go!"
After the four met up, they didn't have time to catch up and immediately ran towards the tomb robbers' tunnel.
Along the way, screams could be heard everywhere. The dangers that seemed to only appear during the day all appeared ahead of time. The tomb raiders from various races who had entered the tomb were all running for their lives, and the entire ancient tomb was in complete chaos.
When Long Xuan witnessed someone inexplicably lose their head, his heart sank.
The Dream Butterfly Gu in the Medicine Garden has even escaped its range. This is a huge problem. Once this thing comes out, very few people in the entire ancient tomb will survive.
"Oh no! The Dream Butterfly Gu has escaped too! Run!" Long Xuan exclaimed, but in reality, he was deliberately warning the other three.
Long Ziyan's pupils contracted immediately, clearly indicating that she was also very wary of this thing and had no way to deal with it.
"This is a huge problem! Let's get out of here!"
The group sped towards the tomb robber's tunnel. At this time, everyone in the tomb was running towards the tomb passage, and Long Xuan encountered more and more people.
But the Dream Butterfly Gu was indiscriminately slaughtering those who entered the tomb. People running behind it were dying in droves. The Dream Butterfly Gu was killing chickens like chickens; no one could resist it.
Faced with this bizarre and unsolvable thing, everyone turned pale and ran forward frantically, as if they had grown four legs.
Just as everyone had run into the tunnel and were all smiling with relief at having survived the ordeal, a scene that shattered everyone's hopes unfolded.
Ahead, some selfish bastard had left a row of explosive tags in the tunnel. With a deafening roar, the tunnel collapsed, suffocating everyone inside.
Those who were blocked were completely bewildered, staring at the now-sealed entrance, their composure shattered.
"Holy shit! Who the hell did this?! I curse their ancestors for eight generations!"
"This is absolutely outrageous! Who did this?! This person is so selfish and harmful, they have no morals whatsoever!"
"Who? Who is it? Which son of a bitch did this?!"
"That's fucking despicable! I don't want to find out which bastard did this!"
Everyone was furious at this point, and they started cursing and swearing, using the most offensive and vulgar language imaginable.
Long Xuan was also furious. He wasn't running in the lead, and his attention was focused on the Dream Butterfly Gu, so he really didn't notice who did it.
Although he didn't know who planned to kill everyone, that didn't stop him from smearing them.
Suddenly, Long Xuan cursed, "Damn it! That Lei Clan patriarch is utterly inhuman! He possessed a Lineage genius and broke into the tomb against the rules. Fearing exposure, he actually planned to kill everyone in the tomb. What a ruthless heart!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Long Xuan exposed the matter, hoping that these people would report it to the Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator of the Lineage after they left.
If this could cause chaos, that would be even better, so that Long Lie, a novice in the Early Spirit Sea Stage, could leave safely.
Even though he made the whole thing up, so what?
It is an indisputable fact that the Lei Clan patriarch possessed the body of a Lineage genius, and this cannot withstand scrutiny.
Once investigated, this matter will be considered serious, even if it wasn't initially serious.
Everyone would assume that he planned to kill everyone to conceal his entry into the tomb, leaving him with no way to explain himself and only confirming the truth.
However, to Long Xuan's surprise, the slander he had fabricated turned out to be true by sheer coincidence; he had stumbled upon it by sheer accident.
It was the work of the Lei Clan patriarch who blew up the tomb.
There was no other way; he hadn't managed to kill Long Xuan in the tomb, and he was afraid that what he had done would be revealed by Long Xuan. So, he had no choice but to go all the way and kill everyone in the tomb.
It was simply a coincidence; Long Xuan's words came true.
As expected, everyone's angry gazes turned to the Lei Clan's Gu cultivators upon hearing his words, with a few less composed individuals displaying guilty expressions.
Now that's good; their guilty conscience only confirms the truth.
"Damn it! It really was you bunch of bastards who did this! You'd better die!"
Enraged, one of the Gu cultivators from the Stone Clan struck, piercing the heart of a Gu cultivator from the Lei Clan without warning.
The other Gu cultivators were already on the verge of collapse. They were about to die, so they had no reason left and vented their anger on the Lei Clan Gu cultivators.
Chaos erupted instantly inside the cave, filled with screams and blood. The Dream Butterfly Gu continued its indiscriminate slaughter, with headless corpses falling to the ground every now and then, turning the cave into a river of blood.
But the cave entrance was now blocked, and running back would be a dead end. They had no other choice but to attack the Lei Clan's Gu cultivators like madmen, prepared to take one of them down with them even if it meant their own death.
As for who will be killed by the Dream Butterfly Gu, that's up to fate; there's no way to defend against that thing.
Long Ziyan was the first to come up with a solution; she released her Earthworker again.
As soon as the Earthworker appeared, he began to swallow large mouthfuls of soil, quickly creating a small pit in the blocked passage ahead.
At this moment, Long Yan and Long Bao's eyes lit up. That's right, the Earthworker eats soil, and there is a huge space in his mouth that can store a lot of soil.
Earthworker can carve out a passage in a very short time.
So the two of them also released their own Earthworker, which stood side by side with Long Ziyan's Earthworker, and quickly devoured the soil in front of them.
The appearance of the three giant dung beetles drew everyone's attention to this area. Seeing that these creatures dug extremely fast and could quickly create a long tunnel, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes regained their vitality.
With this, they will be saved.
Many people smiled with relief, thankful that the Long Family possessed such Gu Insect.
However, the appearance of this Gu Insect also attracted the attention of the Feng Clan Gu cultivators. When did the Long Family develop such a terrifying and unique Gu Insect? The surviving Feng Clan Gu cultivators looked at each other, their expressions solemn.
Finally, with the help of three Earthworker clearing the way, the blocked passage was quickly dug through.
The long-awaited fresh air rushed in through the passage, and everyone was overjoyed, rushing forward like madmen.
The four people in Long Xuan's group who were responsible for clearing the way would naturally run at the very front, so they were the safest.
Meanwhile, the Dream Butterfly Gu continued its relentless pursuit, with heads rolling in droves as Gu cultivators of various races perished in droves.
At this point, there were not many Gu cultivators left. Long Xuan didn't have time to count them, but he roughly estimated that there couldn't possibly be more than thirty.
This tomb raiding operation resulted in heavy losses for all the tribes involved. Of the more than 700 people who went in, fewer than 30 survived, a loss rate higher than in previous tomb raiding operations.