Chapter 58

"Statue! The bugs are just afraid of the statue behind them." Su Jiu muttered to himself.

This sentence was quite normal, with nothing wrong about it.

At this moment, Su Jiu fell into deep thought.

Suddenly,

A look of joy appeared on Su Jiu's face.

"That's right! The corpse-guarding bugs are afraid of the statue. This statue is carved from stone, so could it be that..." At this moment, Su Jiu was mumbling incoherently.

Turning around, he looked at the huge statue.

Suddenly, Su Jiu's eyes caught sight of the golden crown, which sparkled brilliantly under the strong light.

Could it be...

A thought flashed through Su Jiu's mind. Could it be that the corpse-guarding bugs were afraid of the crown on the statue's head?

The statue was carved from stone, and Su Jiu had examined the material, which was not any special kind of stone.

Apart from that, there was nothing else on the statue.

When Su Jiu said the corpse-guarding bugs were afraid of the statue, he knew that these bugs did not have the intelligence to recognize people.

Therefore, there was only one conclusion: the golden crown, the golden, shining crown.

The statue was about three times the height of an adult.

Su Jiu took a good look around. The corpse-guarding bugs were still surrounding him, but they had not made any other moves.

At this moment, Su Jiu pondered for a moment. He could easily reach the crown. If his guess was correct, this gold crown must have some special properties.

Thinking of this, Su Jiu's mental energy stirred and swept toward the golden crown.

Sure enough, Su Jiu's mental energy sensed a strange fluctuation.

This fluctuation was so subtle that it would be hard to notice if not carefully felt.

It seemed that the corpse-guarding bugs were not afraid of the golden crown itself, but of the fluctuations it emitted.

Su Jiu's internal energy surged, and he leaped directly.

At this point, Su Jiu was at the initial stage of Qi Cultivation. After practicing for a couple of months, his internal energy had become quite substantial.

Su Jiu knew that he was just one step away from reaching the middle stage of Qi Cultivation.

However, this could not be rushed.

Cultivation in Feng Shui was not just about accumulating energy; the most important thing was mental energy, or the consciousness in the mind, which also had to reach a certain level.

This is a topic for later, but let's not delve into it now.

Su Jiu leaped and rose from the ground.

He easily obtained the crown from the statue.

The moment Su Jiu landed with the crown in hand, the surrounding corpse-guarding bugs instantly retreated several meters.

Su Jiu immediately noticed this phenomenon.

"Indeed, it's as I thought." Su Jiu smiled. The corpse-guarding bugs were no longer a threat.

These bugs no longer posed any danger to Su Jiu.

Su Jiu had no intention of eliminating these bugs.

A tomb of such a grand scale always needed something to guard it.

For so many years, this ancient tomb had not been disturbed by tomb raiders, probably because of these corpse-guarding bugs.

Thinking of this, Su Jiu stopped worrying and rubbed his head, shaking off the thoughts. He directly held the crown, which weighed over ten pounds, and took a step forward.

Sure enough, these bugs were extremely afraid of the crown. As soon as Su Jiu moved, the corpse-guarding bugs kept a certain distance from him.

Seeing this, Su Jiu felt a sense of relief. With these corpse-guarding bugs following, he would be even safer.

The corpse-guarding bugs were afraid of the fluctuations emitted by the crown and dared not approach him, but they did not leave him.

They formed a protective circle around him. If any danger arose in the tomb, the corpse-guarding bugs would be the first to encounter it.

Su Jiu felt relieved and did not pay much attention to the corpse-guarding bugs.

He continued down the passage.

He had been underground for nearly two hours. Now, his main goal was to enter the main chamber of the tomb as soon as possible.

To resolve the feng shui problem of the Chen family village.

The feng shui of the Chen family village was a true dragon's lair, but through his observations, Su Jiu had noticed that the feng shui of this true dragon's lair was gradually changing.

Originally, the dragon raised its head, roaring to the nine heavens, with water circling its waist, symbolizing wealth and prosperity.

This was a blessed land that would benefit future generations.

However, the feng shui of the Chen family village had started to change. When Su Jiu observed it, he found that there was a dragon vein beneath the village, and the energy of this dragon vein was gradually weakening.

For some unknown reason, the weakening of the dragon vein's energy had begun to alter the feng shui of the Chen family village, turning the true dragon into a dead dragon.

Once the energy of the dragon vein disappeared, the consequences would be severe.

How severe?

A true dragon's lair, though a tomb, could bless future generations and benefit the local area. The entire Chen family village was a beneficiary.

But once the energy of the dragon vein disappeared, the true dragon's lair would have to be called something else: a dragon's grave.

At that time, this place would become a desolate and barren land.

One could say that those living here would never have a chance to rise, and even if they moved away, as long as they still had connections to this place, such as ancestral graves or relatives, they would still be affected.

The disappearance of the dragon vein meant death.

The existence of the dragon vein brought blessings to all.

The death of the dragon vein brought resentment to the heavens.

This was a simple truth.

There was a large tomb beneath the Chen family village, built on this dragon vein.

To resolve the feng shui problem, Su Jiu had to go to the main chamber of the tomb.

Generally, tombs built on feng shui treasure sites would have their main chambers built on the source of the dragon vein to better bless future generations.

Su Jiu understood this from the beginning.

After being in the cave for over two hours, Su Jiu began to quicken his pace. Any exploration of the tomb could be done later; now, his main focus was to resolve the feng shui problem.

The feng shui of a place could change over time due to changes in the terrain and the earth's veins, but the prerequisite for this was that there had to be significant changes.

Before this, the Chen family village had not experienced any significant changes, so it could be concluded that the change in the feng shui was not due to natural causes.

There must be a special reason.

Su Jiu muttered to himself, hoping it was not what he feared.

It is well known that feng shui can be changed, which is the fundamental reason for the existence of feng shui masters.

Changing the feng shui comes at a cost, which can be large or small.

Su Jiu had a certain idea in mind, but let's not delve into it now.

Holding the crown, Su Jiu left the stone chamber and headed down the passage.

The strong light from the safety helmet, which he had bought in the county, remained bright.

As Su Jiu moved forward,

He noticed that the number of fluorescent stones in the passage gradually increased, and the light became brighter.

The corpse-guarding bugs that had been following him also began to retreat.

Corpse-guarding bugs prefer dark and damp environments, and the current environment was clearly unsuitable.

So this phenomenon was quite normal.

Su Jiu did not pay much attention to it.

He still had over thirty sun-blocking spiders around him. Even without the corpse-guarding bugs, Su Jiu was confident that these sun-blocking spiders could provide sufficient vigilance.

These sun-blocking spiders were controlled by secret methods and had certain magical effects.

This passage was quite long. Despite Su Jiu's quickened pace, it still took him nearly ten minutes to walk through it. He estimated that the passage was at least four to five hundred meters long.

On land, this distance would not be particularly remarkable.

However, in an ancient tomb, this distance was quite astonishing.

There were several forks along the way. If an ordinary person were here, they would certainly get lost, but for Su Jiu, it did not matter.

The location of an ancient tomb naturally followed certain specifications in its construction.

Of course, this was not the main point.

Those who understood ancient tombs might be able to find them based on this.

However, Su Jiu did not understand ancient tombs.

The method Su Jiu used was different. He sensed the dragon vein.

The main chamber was generally built on the source of the dragon vein. What he was looking for was not the main chamber but the source of the dragon vein.

Of course, if he could find the main chamber and obtain a fortune, he would be happy, but if not, he was not worried. The main reason for coming to the bottom of the cave was to resolve the feng shui problem of the Chen family village.

Another goal was to resolve the curse on the Chen family village.

The former required finding the source of the dragon vein, while the latter could be resolved through other means if not found in the tomb. Su Jiu believed that the curse on the Chen family village could be resolved based on the content recorded in the golden compass in his mind. He was not worried about this.

Therefore, Su Jiu's goal was clear. The primary purpose of entering the Niu Shen Cave and this ancient tomb was to resolve the feng shui problem of the Chen family village.

Whenever he encountered a fork, Su Jiu would close his eyes and sense the energy. The mental energy in his body surged, feeling the spiritual energy emitted by the dragon vein. The source of the dragon vein emitted a powerful aura, which was completely different from the yin energy. The yin energy gave a cold and uncomfortable feeling, while the dragon vein's energy gave a refreshing and uplifting feeling.

This was possible because Su Jiu was very close to the dragon vein. If he were on the surface, this method would not work for a dragon vein buried deep underground.

As Su Jiu moved, he quickly passed through the passage.

This was another stone chamber.

Su Jiu was taken aback.

Doubts began to arise in his mind.

The situation was a bit different from what he had imagined.

The scene before him was not quite what he had predicted.

"It shouldn't be wrong! Why is this happening?" Su Jiu muttered to himself.