Chapter 166: The Emperor’s Tomb Shakes the World

“Hey, Yijian, don’t be in such a hurry to leave. I have a job here. Are you interested?”

“No time. I’m already way behind those top players. I can’t even keep up with leveling.”

Ye Rong waved his hand. He had no interest at all in the job Lei Laohu mentioned.

“You sure you don’t want to hear it? This concerns a major event. Not many people in the whole game know about it yet. If you find out too late, you won’t even get a drop of the rewards.”

Lei Laohu laughed slyly. He was confident he could make Yijian Kurong interested. He had paid a huge price to learn this news.

“Besides, I can pay you in advance. A Magic Treasure equivalent to the Universe Pouch. Never seen one, right?”

The Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch, a Fifth-Rank Magical Treasure, with five hundred storage slots. Required level forty to use.

The corner of Ye Rong’s eyebrow twitched. He truly had never seen a storage-type Magic Treasure like the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch before.

If he could get his hands on it, with those five hundred storage slots, he could carry an endless amount of items without any worry.

Moreover, the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch was a Magic Treasure, not an apparel-type equipment, so it wouldn’t affect his Rainbow Set—

The set bonus of this Rainbow Set was excellent, but it took up over half of his apparel equipment slots, making it impossible for him to change gear anytime soon. It was very restrictive.

“Tell me. If it’s not truly important, I’m leaving immediately.”

“The Emperor’s Tomb has appeared!”

These eight words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, causing Ye Rong’s heart to jump.

“What did you say? The Emperor’s Tomb? The Yellow Emperor’s Tomb at Qiao Mountain where the dragon ascended?”

He could hardly believe it and kept asking. The Yellow Emperor’s Tomb was one of the highest-level treasure troves in the Far Shore, a super dungeon. How could it possibly appear at this stage?

“Correct, the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb. I thought I heard wrong at first too, but facts have proven it. The Yellow Emperor’s Tomb was indeed discovered. Some treasures from the Emperor’s Tomb have already been dug up.”

It turned out that near Qiao Mountain, a few Rogue Cultivator Players were killing monsters and doing quests when they obtained a treasure map. But these guys actually dug in the completely wrong direction.

Fools have fortune though. They ended up digging out seven or eight Flying Swords and Magic Treasures in that spot, all around the Fourth or Fifth Tier.

After tasting success, they naturally didn’t want to stop. They kept digging downwards and found a few more treasures, all Fifth-Tier equipment, with one distinct characteristic: they were all uniformly golden-colored treasures.

One of these Players told his friend, a member of the Shushan Sword Alliance, who immediately reported it upwards, causing great attention.

Countless experts from the Shushan Sword Alliance descended and quickly expanded the tunnel. Although the golden treasures stopped appearing later, they indeed discovered clues leading to a vast, seemingly endless underground world.

Located near Qiao Mountain, aside from something like the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb, what other tomb could have such a massive and grand scale?

Taking advantage of the fact that other Factions were busy with their Guild Creation Quests, the Shushan Sword Alliance encountered almost no competition. They advanced with full force, and yesterday a large number of their members charged into the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb.

“Since the entrance to the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb is already controlled by the Shushan Sword Alliance, why are you telling me this? Do you expect me to fight my way through them?”

Ye Rong’s gaze flickered, thinking who knows what, as he asked.

The Shushan Sword Alliance acted extremely arrogantly. As the number one Player Organization in the Far Shore, they had the capital to do so.

“That was the case originally, but yesterday the tomb entrance suddenly collapsed, revealing the entire entrance to the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb. Just the parts visible above ground had thirty-six tomb entrances, each a hundred zhang wide. How could anyone block that?”

“Now this news hasn’t spread too widely yet. If you go immediately, you might still get a head start and gain some benefits.”

Lei Laohu regained the upper hand and spoke leisurely and triumphantly.

“The job I’m asking you to do isn’t hard either. With the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb appearing, there are bound to be lots of Fifth-Rank Flying Swords and Magic Treasures inside. Those big shots will definitely focus on competing for the truly high-tier treasures. If you can just bring back thirty or more treasures around the Fifth Tier, I’ll give you this Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch. I’ll also buy those pieces of equipment from you at market price.”

Lei Laohu handed over the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch, set for a one-day rental costing one copper coin.

“I’ll lend you the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch first. I hope when you come back, it’s completely full. It’s a pity I’ve always been focused on business and am only Level 20 now, so I have no chance to join this feast.”

Ye Rong almost didn’t hesitate at all. He took the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch, turned around, and walked out of the Taibai Tower.

“Get your money ready. I bet your savings will be completely empty by the time I get back!”

“Such big talk! I, Lei Laohu, would sell this fat body of mine to gather enough money!”

Watching Yijian Kurong’s back as he left the private room, a cunning, intelligent light flickered in Lei Laohu’s eyes.

“This opening of the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb is truly a great chance, a great opportunity. This is true for those super experts, and also for us professional merchants like me. Ah, it’s a pity I don’t know any experts on the Heavenly Ranking. I hope this kid Yijian Kurong does me proud and doesn’t let my investment go to waste. My connections in the Far Shore are still too limited!”

…

“An opportunity, a heaven-sent opportunity!”

Ye Rong walked quickly. A voice was screaming wildly inside him. A raging fire burned passionately in his heart.

Once the Emperor’s Tomb appeared, even if Lei Laohu hadn’t given him this job, he would definitely have gone.

“That is one of the top treasure troves in the Far Shore. Who knows how many treasures are hidden inside? If I just get a couple, my strength will leap forward!”

He also clearly understood that although the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb was excavated and the entrance opened, the truly deep Restrictions inside definitely couldn’t be broken by Players at their current level. At most, they could only gain some small advantages from the shallow parts.

However, he had one huge advantage that others didn’t, something even the Shushan Sword Alliance couldn’t match.

Ye Rong pressed his left hand firmly onto the Gilded Dragon Key obtained from the Golden Cabinet Water Manor, from the Heavenly Apex Treasure Pillars. This was the key item for opening the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb.

If his guess wasn’t wrong, this Gilded Dragon Key was necessary to enter the real Yellow Emperor’s Tomb.

“My strength alone is still a bit lacking. Why not call Dream Butterfly too!”

Ye Rong immediately sent a Flying Sword Message to Long-Legged Lady, telling her that if she was interested in exploring the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb together, she should hurry to Qiao Mountain to meet up.

Additionally, he checked that the pills on him were sufficient. He still had over ten Purple Gold Pills, which should be basically enough.

“Forget it, no time. Otherwise, I could go back to my Sect and buy a few dozen Purple Gold Pills for backup. The Yellow Emperor’s Tomb is surely full of dangers. Whether from monsters or fellow Players, attacks could come at any time.”

Ye Rong bought a Dragon Riding Light Escape Talisman and teleported directly to Chang’an City. This was his first time arriving in this Main City. It felt different from Lin’an and Chengdu, possessing a sense of weight, depth, and historical vicissitudes distinct from other Main Cities.

But of course, he had no time to appreciate Chang’an’s charm now. He exited the city gate, mounted his sword, and flew towards Qiao Mountain.

Even though it was his first time here, finding Qiao Mountain seemed unnecessary. Up in the high sky, Sword Lights—whose flight altitude and Sword Flight Speed clearly exceeded those of ordinary Players—were almost all speeding in one direction, whooshing past. He understood everything immediately.

Following these Sword Lights, Ye Rong soon reached Qiao Mountain, a heavy, continuous range of mountains.

“So many Players!”

Covering the mountains and plains—using this phrase here was not an exaggeration at all. The allure of the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb was simply too strong. Any Player who heard this news, no matter if they were in the farthest borderlands or seas, had frantically teleported over, sparing no cost, even pausing their important quests.

Sword Lights filled the sky chaotically, and below Qiao Mountain, a dense crowd of no less than ten thousand people had gathered.

A significant minority of the Players belonged to the same Organization. Their uniform robes bore a particularly eye-catching emblem of two crossed swords, one cyan and one purple. It was the Shushan Sword Alliance.

Being the first to create a Guild, it now displayed an unparalleled advantage: better coordination, stronger teamwork, plus the ability to devote their maximum Strength here without hesitation. If the excavated tunnel hadn’t suddenly collapsed, revealing so many entrances, the Shushan Sword Alliance might really have monopolized the Yellow Emperor’s Tomb, scooping up all possible benefits.

But at this point, that possibility was gone. Even if the Shushan Sword Alliance wanted to do that, they would end up offending all other Player Organizations in the Far Shore, leading to major conflict. The gains wouldn’t outweigh the losses.

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“Isn’t that Yijian Kurong?”

From the southern sky, several more Sword Lights arrived. But with so many Players coming and going in this environment, no one would notice them, even if you were normally a remarkable expert.

You could say that near Qiao Mountain now, if you randomly threw a stone, you’d probably hit an expert who usually strutted around in their own territory.

This group’s robes had an indistinct, misty rain pavilion embroidered on the chest. They were members of the Misty Rain Tower. The leader was Haoshou Qiongjing, the Chief Disciple of Lingnan Academy.

“That kid! I can’t beat Graceful Dream Butterfly, and I can’t afford to offend her either. I’ll kill you first to vent my anger and ease the frustration from that day!”

The moment Haoshou Qiongjing spotted Yijian Kurong hovering in the air, his eyes blazed with fire as he remembered the scene where Graceful Dream Butterfly instantly killed him.