The far west.
On the barren, black-green land, rolling black mist suddenly appeared.
Then the calm earth began to shake, directly causing a large avalanche.
The habitat of the Ink King's successor, which had disappeared for some time, slowly emerged.
Afterward, it was directly enveloped by this black mist.
Instantly, it drifted towards the endless abyss and vanished from the far west.
...
The next day.
After a night of recovery.
Zhang Yang and Chi Yan's injuries had recovered by more than half.
But Chi Yan was eager to resurrect his tribesmen and quickly summoned Zhang Yang and the others.
"Zhang Yang, let's enter the Shennong Tomb," Chi Yan said.
"Alright." Zhang Yang smiled wryly and could only agree.
Afterward.
Led by Chi Yan, the group arrived in front of a cluster of tombs.
This tomb cluster buried the patriarchs of the successive generations of tomb keepers.
Behold.
Chi Yan knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and repented devoutly.
"Ancestors, I, Chi Yan, the eighth hundred and seventy-fifth generation patriarch of the tomb keepers, have failed the tomb keeper clan. I now wish to open the Shennong Tomb to resurrect my tribesmen! Please help me, ancestors!"
Bang bang bang!
After Chi Yan finished speaking, he kowtowed three times on the ground.
Rumble!
Instantly.
In front of the tomb cluster, the ground suddenly vibrated.
A downward-extending passage appeared before Zhang Yang and the others.
"Let's go, this is the entrance to the Shennong Tomb."
As the tomb passage appeared.
Chi Yan directly beckoned Zhang Yang and the others to enter.
Zhang Yang nodded and, with the shrunken giant python and giant crocodile following behind.
The tribesmen brought by Luoluo carried the corpses of the tomb keepers and followed closely.
The downward-extending tomb passage had a total of nine thousand steps.
After walking for a long time, they finally reached a flat area.
The flat area was filled with eternal lamps.
Seeing everything that met their eyes, everyone was instantly shocked.
This place.
Was at least five thousand meters deep from the ground.
But this hollowed-out underground space was filled with vitality.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers.
"Master, this place looks a bit familiar," the giant crocodile suddenly said.
"The bluestone path," Zhang Yang replied.
The layout here was exactly the same as the bluestone path.
"The bluestone path above was actually the former residence of the great god Shennong," Chi Yan explained.
Zhang Yang finally understood.
He looked around and found nothing unusual about this place.
So.
Where was the legendary longevity technique?
Chi Yan was also unsure.
Fortunately, Luoluo had some understanding of this.
However, her expression at the moment was extremely strange.
Luoluo was surprised.
This place was also called the Shennong Tomb.
It was the same deity as the tomb they guarded.
It's just...
Why would a deity have tombs in two different places?
Was there a secret they didn't know about?
While Luoluo was pondering.
Zhang Yang and the others had already toured the divine tomb, and their expressions showed no gains.
The environment here was exactly the same as outside.
It didn't look like a tomb at all!
There wasn't even a coffin or a sarcophagus!
"Luoluo, did you find anything?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Huh?" Luoluo finally snapped out of her deep thought.
"I don't know much, but are you sure you've searched everywhere?" Luoluo asked.
"We've searched everywhere, and there's nothing. We even entered the house at the end of the bluestone path, and it was all empty," Zhang Yang said.
Chi Yan's expression sank.
He kept recalling the stories passed down by the successive patriarchs.
But.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't recall anything useful.
"Nothing?" Luoluo frowned and looked around.
Finally, her gaze fell on the bluestone path, and she seemed to be in deep thought.
"Er Dan, pry open these bluestones and take a look," Luoluo said.
"Huh? Why pry open stones?" Er Dan was stunned, but he did as he was told.
When the first bluestone was lifted, there was nothing unusual.
But when the second bluestone was lifted, Zhang Yang and the others discovered something peculiar.
The thickness of the second bluestone was significantly greater than the first.
Moreover, the bottom of the bluestone was also inclined, forming a triangle!
"As expected, this is not the true Shennong Tomb. The real Shennong Tomb is still below!" Luoluo said.
As soon as she said this.
Zhang Yang also understood and quickly called for everyone to help lift the bluestones.
It was fine at first, as the bluestones were not very thick.
But as they reached the last few stones, the bluestones became larger and larger.
They were as long as ten meters!
Finally, with immense effort, they managed to lift them.
Boom!
When the last bluestone was lifted, a dense surge of vitality emerged.
Zhang Yang and the others felt as if they had opened a new world.
Everyone looked at the space beneath the bluestone path and jumped in directly.
This space was not large, only less than ten meters.
But upon entering, everyone felt incredibly comfortable.
Especially Zhang Yang and the others, who had not fully recovered after the battle yesterday, were instantly healed!
"The sarcophagus placed on the central altar should be that of the great god Shennong," Luoluo said, looking at the central altar and guessing.
Immediately.
She directly led Er Dan and the others to bow down.
Chi Yan, Zhang Yang, and the others followed suit.
Especially Chi Yan.
He even ran to the front of the sarcophagus and knelt down.
"The tomb keeper clan pays respects to the great god Shennong, and implores the great god Shennong to resurrect my tribesmen," Chi Yan pleaded.
Chi Yan's plea did not receive a response from the sarcophagus.
However, the green crystal suspended above the altar emitted a large amount of vitality.
It directly controlled all the corpses brought by Er Dan and the others and took them into the altar.
Afterward.
The green crystal spun madly.
It raised a protective shield of green vitality, directly enveloping Chi Yan's tribesmen.
Zhang Yang and the others were relieved to see that a large amount of vitality was restoring the life force of these corpses.
"Great, there's hope!"
Chi Yan even shed tears.
"There is hope! They can all be resurrected! Thank you, great god Shennong."
After speaking, Chi Yan knelt on the ground.
"Is this the longevity technique?"
Zhang Yang was full of curiosity.
He kept observing the strange phenomena in the Shennong Tomb, pondering silently.
Especially the green crystal suspended above the altar, Zhang Yang felt like he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for a moment.
"The longevity technique probably doesn't exist; the real reason should be that crystal," Luoluo said.
"Oh, you recognize this crystal?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.
"Heh heh, not only do I recognize it, but you do too." Luoluo smiled mysteriously, then took out the stone tablet Zhang Yang had used before.
"Look, are these two the same?"
This!
Zhang Yang's pupils suddenly widened.
He looked at the green crystal on the altar and then at the stone tablet in Luoluo's hand.
He discovered that apart from the color difference, these two seemed to be exactly the same, including the patterns on them!
"What's going on?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.
This stone tablet had accompanied him in battles for a period of time.
Apart from being incredibly hard, Zhang Yang had not discovered any ability for it to bring the dead back to life!