The orc was knocked to the ground by Mo Nian's shovel, but its body was extremely tough, unharmed, it somersaulted and jumped back up.
"Don't be afraid, it's controlled by these troublemakers." Long Chen said hurriedly.
After Long Chen said this, Mo Nian finally saw, through Long Chen's perspective, that inside the half-orc's body was a ghostly being, which had entered the corpse at some unknown time.
"Wow, you have that ability?" Mo Nian was taken aback.
"Clang!"
The half-orc's war hammer was thrown down. Clearly, these ghostly beings had received orders from the minor leader on Long Chen's shoulder to help them gather weapons as Long Chen intended.
"A well-preserved domain artifact, and the runes on it are all ancient runes. The source power has been preserved. Wow, the treasures obtained outside are simply incomparable." Guo Ran held his warhammer, his face full of surprise and delight.
"The casting techniques and inscription techniques are completely different from today; the traces are clearly visible, which is extremely helpful for our research into the casting techniques of the ancient era." Xia Chen was also visibly excited.
Compared to the domain artifacts obtained outside, due to severe weathering and numerous damages, it was difficult to retrace the method used when forging them back then.
"Clang!"
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Clang!" At
this moment, many corpses moved. These ghostly beings actually entered these corpses and began collecting weapons and armor using them.
Guo Ran and Xia Chen were extremely excited. They had collected all these spoils of war, planning to study them thoroughly when they got home.
Over ten thousand corpses, more than three thousand weapons and more than two hundred pieces of armor, along with some other divine artifacts.
"Hey, hey, lower your head and show his horns." Guo Ran held a large hammer and called out to a ghost cultivator who was working.
That ghostly path being controlled a minotaur-headed half-orc. The minotaur had no weapons, but its horns were targeted by Guo Ran.
Golden runes grew from the bull's horns. Although they had been dead for countless years, they still shone brightly, exuding an extremely terrifying pressure.
"Boom!"
The bull-headed orc was very obedient, lowering his head and letting Guo Ran hammer strike hard. Guo Ran smashed it more than a dozen times, using almost all his strength before finally bringing down one of the bull's horns.
This bull-headed half-orc had an astonishing physique. Guo Ran's supreme arm was still sore from exhaustion, and his thumb was cracked open by the shock before he managed to remove one of the ox's horns.
Looking at the densely packed golden runes on the horns and the chilling aura swirling through Guo Ran's mouth.
"Good stuff! The runes on the bull's horn should be a formation combination. As long as you find the entry point, you can activate the horn's life-bound divine ability.
This thing is embedded in your helmet—both impressive and practical, practically made for you. Xia Chen examined the horns carefully, exclaiming excitedly. These horns had runes inside and out, making it a rare treasure.
"Hehe, good brother, you really know me well."
Guo Ran chuckled and placed a bull horn on his helmet, gesturing back and forth. Just as Xia Chen said, the helmet was inlaid with golden bull horn, instantly making it look imposing and murderous. The entire armor's style changed, filled with fierce intent.
Guo Ran and Xia Chen were busy, directing the ghost cultivators to work and try to loot all the treasures here.
Unfortunately, these ghostly beings could only perform some basic movements and could not unleash their true combat power.
Otherwise, Long Chen would have a powerful guard team. Moreover, these ghostly beings didn't have much energy, so controlling corpses was limited. Such small beings controlling such large bodies was too much of a burden for them. After a while, they couldn't take it anymore, broke away from the corpses, and began to rest.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran stared at the treasures here, while Long Chen, Mo Nian, and Yue Xiaoqian stared blankly at the black mist in the brows of these corpses.
"Jiji ji... Suddenly, the little guy on Long Chen's shoulder seemed to understand what he was studying, and started chirping wildly.
"It said that this mass of black energy is the energy that ensures their bodies remain immortal. These ghostly beings rely on absorbing this black energy to sustain their lives.
They roam around here for no reason, feeding on the black mist, hoping we won't destroy these bodies. Long Chen said.
"It feels a bit strange. The layout of the Sky Burial Land is quite different from the legends.
And the placement of these bodies was clearly unreasonable, which was a bit of a blind spot for me. Mo Nian couldn't help but shake her head.
Long Chen and Yue Xiaoqian exchanged a glance. This guy really knows how to show off. If he doesn't understand, just say he doesn't understand. Why insist on talking about knowledge blind spots? How can your blind spot be so big?
"Stop blind spots or blind spots, Mo Nian. Do you have any doubts that this so-called Sky Burial Land is a conspiracy?" Long Chen asked.
"A conspiracy?" What do you mean... That's impossible... Mo Nian was startled. He understood Long Chen's meaning, but still found it hard to believe.
"Heavenly burial is the Heavenly Dao's own will. Logically..." Mo Nian couldn't help but say, still finding it hard to believe.
"Maybe I'm just being suspicious. I feel something's off. Let's take our time and see. If we really can't figure anything out, we'll ask this little guy again." Long Chen said, feeling that something was off about this Heavenly Burial Land.
Especially looking at the black mist at the foreheads of these corpses, he always felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, as if he had touched something extremely dangerous.
Seeing this tomb reminded Long Chen of the deep pit within Demon Spirit Mountain on the Tianwu Continent, as well as the metal chains and the huge skeleton beneath the Eternal Road, as well as the endless stars bound by chains seen through the perspective of a dragon clan expert. In short, it was a very unpleasant feeling.
After tidying up everything, led by those ghostly beings, everyone went straight to the second tomb. With them leading the way, everything went smoothly.
After passing through more than a dozen tombs in a row and harvesting countless treasures, Xia Chen and Guo Ran were practically overjoyed.
Especially since Xia Chen found a book about runes inside a powerful person's spatial ring, which contained records of ancient runes. To him, this was an enormous treasure.
As for Long Chen, Mo Nian, and Yue Xiaoqian, they didn't gain much, because these so-called treasures held little interest for the three of them, so they were left to the two of them to handle.
"Three times three meets nine, two times nine eight—that means all the tombs here have been explored. Beyond that is the core tomb." Mo Nian kept holding the map for comparison. After putting it away, he spoke with a grave expression.
At this moment, in front of everyone stood a massive passage, tens of thousands of miles wide, practically a world. At the end of the passage, it was deathly silent. Seeing the end of the passage made one's soul ache and fear fill their hearts.
Long Chen spread his hand, the needle on his hairpin pointing toward the end of the passage. He took a deep breath:
"Let's go. The biggest secret should be hidden in this main tomb."