Chapter 225.1 - I Became the Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory

“Actually, I think there’s no need to worry!”

Eight Master Hu’s voice echoed in the hollow tunnel.

“As the saying goes, ‘The Great Dao has fifty, but Heaven’s operation has forty-nine.’ Everything under the heavens leaves a sliver of hope for survival, and not even the heavens themselves are an exception! Our journey is essentially seeking life in the face of death, how could it be without danger?”

(TLN: The Great Dao is perfect, but what the Heavens manifest is always slightly imperfect (49, not 50))

“Eight Master Hu (Hu Baye) is right. Just like Wu Xie and I, we’ve been through many battles, and which one wasn’t going from the water to the fire? We’ve entered dangerous tombs too many times to count. There were three times I thought I wouldn’t make it back, but didn’t I still survive?”

“So, Ni Pusa, don’t scare yourself! Divinations can be inaccurate sometimes!” he said with a laugh.

“Really inaccurate?” The Ni Pusa touched the pus-filled sore under his face and gave a bitter smile.

Every time he revealed the secrets of fate, he would feel the will of the heavens, and then he would be punished by the gods.

The sores on his face were a result of revealing too much of the heavenly secrets.

Just now, while he was divining, he felt a will as if it came from the heavens.

This heavenly will was more ferocious than any he had felt before, causing all the hairs on his body to stand on end and more toxins to accumulate on his face, making the sores bleed even more.

This indicated that their journey was going against the will of heaven!

How could the heavens tolerate them?

At that moment, Wu Xie approached the Ni Pusa and asked quietly, “You just said we’ve caught the attention of a great terror… What is this great terror? Is it the filthy thing below?”

The Ni Pusa glanced at him and said, “If only it were the filthy thing below!”

“Ah? If it’s not the filthy thing below, what could it be? Could it be something from above?” Wu Xie was somewhat panicked.

“The will of heaven is elusive and unpredictable! If it wants us to live, we live. If it wants us to die, we will surely die! Alas…”

“That scary?” Wu Xie shrank his neck.

At this time, Eight Master Hu spoke up again, “Ni Pusa, don’t scare yourself! Even if we really encounter that thing, I can lead you all to safety!”

His tone was filled with confidence.

“That’s right! Our Eight Master Hu here is the world’s number one Feng Shui master. Finding dragon veins and identifying Feng Shui spots is as easy for him as eating and drinking. How could this little cave trap us?” Wang Pangzi flattered.

Eight Master Hu was very pleased with the compliment and laughed, “Haha, you flatter me too much! I’ve just studied Feng Shui a bit more, but compared to the professionals who specialize in tomb raiding like you, I still have a long way to go! I’ll have to rely on you two for this tomb exploration!”

“Don’t say that…”

Wang Pangzi waved his hands repeatedly, “We still mainly rely on you, Eight Master Hu! Although we are proficient in some Feng Shui techniques, we are far from your level! So, this time, we mainly count on you, and we’ll just assist!”

“Yes, yes!” Wu Xie nodded repeatedly.

The others had no objections.

In the field of Feng Shui and tomb exploration, Eight Master Hu was indeed the best in the world, basically a ‘grandmaster-level’ figure.

And for this tomb exploration, they would mainly rely on Feng Shui techniques.

So, all they had to do was follow along.

Eight Master Hu modestly said, “I hope everyone will support me, then I will boldly take on this role!”

Then Wu Xie asked, “Eight Master Hu, what do you think about the Feng Shui of this tomb?”

Eight Master Hu smiled confidently and said, “Good question! In fact, I used the art of Feng Shui geomancy as soon as we came in to observe the terrain here and found that it presents a very rare Nine Dragons Encircling the Mountain pattern!”

“The path we are taking now is precisely the dragon’s lair of this Nine Dragons Encircling the Mountain pattern! Such a Feng Shui pattern is very rare and prestigious. It’s a treasure land of Feng Shui. But only a true great figure can suppress it!”

“If suppressed well, one will be nourished by the Dragon Qi, and descendants will prosper. If not well suppressed, it will bring endless troubles and harm for thousands of years!”

“What kind of person can suppress this pattern?” Wang Pangzi asked curiously.

“It must be at least an Empire Emperor, and even then, only one at the peak of their reign, or even a Great Grandmaster! Therefore, I assert that this place is very likely the tomb of the Heavenly Khan!”

“He chose this treasure land as his final eternal resting place to suppress the empire’s fate and bring blessings to his descendants, ensuring an everlasting legacy! Alas, fate is unpredictable.”

Unknowingly, they arrived at the first fork in the road.

Everyone instinctively looked towards Eight Master Hu.

Eight Master Hu took out an ancient compass and manipulated it while chanting, “Seek the dragon to divide the gold, divide the gold by observing the coiled mountains. Each coil represents a barrier, even if the gate holds eight dangers, it won’t deviate from the Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams…”

“Seek the way for me!”

The compass pointed to the left.

“Let’s head left!” Eight Master Hu commanded with a grand wave of his hand.

“Yes, Eight Master!” Everyone followed Eight Master Hu’s lead, moving in one by one.

This continued at each junction, with Eight Master Hu using his Feng Shui skills to determine the path ahead.

After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, everyone was still safe and sound.

Wang Pangzi sneaked to the back and nudged the Ni Pusa with his elbow, whispering, “See, we haven’t found anything yet! Your divination isn’t accurate!”

The Ni Pusa exhaled deeply: “I hope so!”

He felt that the presence had not gone far and was constantly watching them, ready to claim their lives at any moment.

Unknowingly, they had been descending for six hours, and everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Massaging his sore thighs, Wang Pangzi wailed, “Eight Master, we’ve been walking for half a day. How much further is the tomb?”

“We’re close!”

Eight Master Hu checked the compass and said, “According to the trigrams shown, we are now at the position of the Red Dragon’s torso within the Nine Dragons Encircling the Mountain pattern! Just a bit further and we’ll be there!”

“How much longer will that take?” Wang Pangzi asked again.

“About another six hours!”

Eight Master Hu turned back and saw that everyone was tired, so he said, “Let’s rest here for an hour, have some food, and then continue downward!”

“Alright, Eight Master!”

So, everyone stopped to take a break.

After taking a sip of water, Wu Xie’s ears twitched, and he immediately lay on the ground: “Do you hear that? Is there some noise?”

“There’s no noise, did you hear wrong?”

“I couldn’t have heard wrong…”

Just then, everyone felt the ground shaking, followed by a rumbling sound from afar.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a huge boulder rolling towards them.

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