"Susu, what's the point of me reaching the advanced stage of the Blood Vessel Realm now?" Ye Xiu stood alone amidst the ruins, long accustomed to the darkness of collapsed city buildings where death always watched the myriad passersby. "My weapons are gone; where can I channel this increased Soul Energy?"

Susu offered no reply, merely hovering lightly in the air. In her view, her master seemed to harbor countless untold stories, mysteries no one could unravel.

"Once we find Yan Luo, everything can be resolved." At that moment, Mei Yi's softly curled, fu waves of hair suddenly appeared on the concrete windowsill. She wore a skin-tight, yellow tracksuit, her graceful curves stark against the darkness, appearing no different from an ordinary person. "If you're interested, come with me to the ruins of the Yuyu Fengdao, where the answers you seek lie. And as a side note, that night was on me, so you owe me one."

"There are things you wish to know there, too," Ye Xiu tilted his head to glance at Susu. "You should be able to teleport us there, right?"

"Oh? I didn't realize this little spirit had that function?" Mei Yi threw her head back and smiled, her dimples clearly visible. "I was prepared to take a leisurely train ride with you. Besides, the scenery around Mount Li is quite lovely!"

Ye Xiu slowly walked toward Mei Yi, hands tucked into his pockets. A waft of fragrance drifted from her direction, something he wasn't quite used to. "Did you hear that, Susu? Mount Li. If my geography serves me right, it should be on the northern side of the Qinling Mountains."

"Hmph!" Susu circled Mei Yi disdainfully a few times before finally enveloping the two of them in a purple mist. She nodded once. "No problem, Master. I can teleport us anywhere in the Mortal Realm. Leave it to me."

"Hey! Hey! Susu, wait up." Old Liu descended from above, using threads like Tarzan to swing from a high point toward Mei Yi. In that same instant, he was pulled along with them into the purple mist. After another dizzy spell, everyone found themselves in an entirely different locale.

"Bright Moon Crystal Wheel!" Mei Yi's voice was fierce as she instantly used two flying wheels to pry open Old Liu's hands. With a surge of power, she controlled the dual wheels to pin his body, nailing him against the nearby stone wall. "Damn Daoist, are you looking to die?"

Old Liu felt as though he had just crashed into Mei Yi's soft chest, but as soon as the teleportation ended, his hands felt as if two giants were pulling them, slamming them against the stone wall. He couldn't move at all. "Hey, my Young Lady, I didn't mean to!"

Ye Xiu ignored their squabble and surveyed the surroundings. He noted that although Mount Li held immense significance in China's five-thousand-year history, it appeared rather desolate now. They had materialized precisely on the northern foothills of Mount Li, a location Ye Xiu knew well. This was the burial ground of Qin Shi Huang. The original burial mound stood about 115 meters high, still reaching 76 meters today. The mausoleum complex featured inner and outer rammed-earth walls; the inner perimeter measured 3,840 meters, and the outer, 6,210 meters. These walls were about 8 to 10 meters high. The entire site nestled against the overlapping peaks of Mount Li to the south, surrounded by lush forests, and faced the winding Wei River, like a silver serpent lying prone, to the north. The towering burial mound blended seamlessly with the majestic peaks, creating a scene of singular beauty, revealing the grand scale and vastness of the tomb.

Mei Yi turned and walked to Ye Xiu's side. He pointed toward the massive mound ahead. "I believe everyone knows what lies beneath this earthwork. This is Mount Li, the location of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, and the secret of the Yuyu Fengdao ruins, created by Yan Luo, is hidden within the First Emperor's tomb."

"Good heavens, tomb raiding!" Old Liu's eyes went green the moment he heard of Qin Shi Huang's tomb. He struggled fiercely against the restraint of the Crystal Wheels but found it difficult. "What connection does the Yuyu Fengdao have with Qin Shi Huang? How could it be inside? I always wondered why experts and scholars excavated the tomb but never fully opened it—perhaps they suspected something strange was here?"

Mei Yi chuckled softly and retracted her Crystal Wheels. She tilted her head, looking toward the earthwork ahead. "The ruins must exist within some Dao Realm formation array. How could mere mortals ever reach it?"

"I suspect the reason experts haven't fully excavated this place is to leave precious treasures for future generations," Ye Xiu walked forward and touched the earthwork with his hand, pointing toward the few tourists in the distance. "If people today dug up all the imperial tombs, what would later generations have left to do? Perhaps archaeology wouldn't even exist as a profession anymore."

Old Liu stretched his arms and pulled out the compass from his waist pouch. Facing the formation core, his job was to locate it manually and then enter to see what treasures lay within the legendary tomb of Qin Shi Huang. "Heh heh, it's been a while since I felt the thrill of chasing treasure. The old man Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China; maybe this time we'll have an unexpected haul."

"Hmph, Daoists are always good for little..." Mei Yi scoffed, tossing out her Bright Moon Crystal Wheels. The wheels spun in the air, slowing gradually before coming to rest atop the burial mound. Everyone knew Qin Shi Huang's tomb lay beneath the earthwork, but would the reality match the Dao Realm depiction?

Ye Xiu followed closely behind Mei Yi, trusting fully in the unique abilities granted to members of the Yuyu Fengdao. The three of them cautiously reached the top of the earthwork. Before they could react, the soil on the summit instantly dissolved into quicksand, sucking them in. This was indeed the location of the formation core.

"Crack!" Old Liu slung his waist pouch back—its contents were explicitly prepared for grave robbing. He switched on his flashlight; its beam illuminated a vast, sloping passage appearing before them.

"A very ordinary tomb, just a downward passage as expected," Ye Xiu wasn't walking in suffocating darkness for the first time. He patted the sand off his clothes, observing the surroundings one by one. "It's all rammed-earth walls. This seems to align with the construction methods of that era. But for Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, isn't this a bit too shabby?"

Mei Yi followed behind Ye Xiu. Her purpose was solely to retrieve items left by Yan Luo; she held little interest in Qin Shi Huang himself. "If it were just an ordinary tomb, would I need to bring both of you?"

"Firelight Beast, go check ahead!" Old Liu suddenly remembered the divine beast he had subdued. He shot his Thin Face Blade deep into the passage, and the Firelight Beast shot forward as if released from a cage, instantly illuminating the entire scene brightly.

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