CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 154: THE GREAT TOMB, THE GRAND CURTAIN

As various forces fervently prepared for the Beimang Tomb half a month later, Lu Yan, situated in the Beimang Forbidden Land, looked at the virtual interface before him.

[Version Change Value: 60%]

A single meeting with various forces directly increased the version change value of Beimang Mountain by a full 10%.

The reason is straightforward; before today, the global understanding of the Spiritual Energy Revival was extremely limited, with known information stemming from the anomaly at Beimang Mountain and the Night Parade of Hundred Demons.

Until Lu Yan compiled the source of the Spiritual Energy Revival and distributed more than a dozen Spiritual Objects, allowing them to truly grasp Spiritual Qi, establishing a foundation for the concept of Spiritual Energy Revival.

As various forces deepened their research into Spiritual Qi, the version change value would also increase accordingly.

Even if Lu Yan did nothing, the version change value could likely reach 100% within half a year.

However, Lu Yan was very clear about one thing: delay could lead to change.

Although the Urban Celestial Dao seemed to pose no further threat, it remained the main entity of the Celestial Dao in this world. There might be unforeseen plans, and Lu Yan had to guard against this.

Furthermore, regarding the Underworld concept he created, Lu Yan had to provide a reasonable explanation to solidify this identity’s role in future versions.

Thus, Lu Yan designed this grand play of Beimang Tomb for various forces in advance, perfecting the background of the Spiritual Energy Revival, attempting to enhance the influence of the Underworld through this opportunity, and pushing the progress of the Spiritual Energy Revival to its peak in one go.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan glanced a hundred meters below the ground of the Beimang Forbidden Land.

A full four hundred Yin Soldiers were frantically carving out the mountain, excavating a tomb.

The Yin Soldiers formed a Yin Wind Array to erode large swathes of rock, allowing them to naturally weather and crumble, then cleared the resulting sand after breaking, and solidified them using the Mud-to-Stone Skill.

The Soul Bodies of the Yin Soldiers disregarded the collision with the mountain, and with the assistance of spell arrays, the speed of the tomb excavation was extremely quick.

The Giant Spirit God sat in the center, his eyes reflecting a long-planned tomb model, even going to the extent of considering the murals and patterns on each tomb wall thoroughly.

The newly excavated tomb naturally differed from ancient tombs, and if there were archaeological experts, they might find a problem in it.

So, after the tomb was excavated, the Yin Soldiers released Ghost Qi to erode it. After long-term exposure to Ghost Qi, even the most professional archaeological expert would find it difficult to determine the specific era.

"The Beimang Tomb is about to take shape, and half a month later will be the day of the Spiritual Energy Revival’s arrival."

Lu Yan’s eyes gazed into the sky above.

"I hope you won’t disappoint me."

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Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the internet maintained a high level of interest in the concepts related to the Spiritual Energy Revival and the descent of mythology.

Quite a few people even headed to Los City, attempting to trace the footsteps of myth, but were blocked on all channels by the Federation Government.

During this half-month period, the busiest were undoubtedly the various forces of the Federation.

The large quantity of Spirit Plants obtained from Beimang Mountain filled the gaps in the Federation’s research on Spiritual Qi, and the Joint Research Institute was established within just two days.

Thousands of researchers conducted non-stop research related to Spiritual Qi day and night.

In addition, a batch of religious individuals from the famous mountains and rivers of the Federation were hired to discuss the matters related to Spiritual Qi cultivation.

This was initially just an attempt, but unexpectedly, those religious individuals with thousand-year-old heritages discovered some truths by combining their insights with the Daoist and Buddhist Scriptures.

They found that in the environment of Spiritual Qi, some high-level individuals extremely well-versed in the Daoist and Buddhist Scriptures could visualize the Heart Sutra, seeing the existence of Spiritual Qi through their minds.

This situation immediately delighted the various forces, thinking it was a legacy from ancient times, further proving the authenticity of mythological resurgence.

By using the Giant Spirit God’s constant attention to the research progress, Lu Yan realized that these Daoist classics related to many Cultivation Technique’s Visualization Heart Sutra Chapters within the Xianxia version.

For instance, the Heart Sutra Chapter in the "Red Lotus Karma Fire Scripture" that Lu Yan practiced mixed many Daoist and Buddhist Scriptures.

However, to Lu Yan, this subtle misunderstanding was actually a good thing. With the Daoist classics being confirmed as ancient legacies, Lu Yan could see a noticeable 2% increase in the progress of the Spiritual Energy Revival.

In this regard, Lu Yan was actually happy to see it happen.

Aside from the research at the Joint Research Institute, the Beimang Tomb teams prepared by various forces had already taken shape.

Besides the basic tactical team and the teams cultivated by various forces, the key was that the Federation Archaeological Association dispatched an expert archaeological team.

Among them were two people whom Lu Yan never anticipated.

Mu Chunqiu and He Dongsheng.

Upon seeing Mu Chunqiu among the archaeological team members, Lu Yan was subconsciously startled, intent on attempting interference.

Although Mu Chunqiu was not prominent in the urban version, in the Xianxia version, he was a genuine Nascent Soul Old Monster, the strongest Lu Yan had seen except for the Intelligent God.

If Mu Chunqiu discovered any signs at the Beimang Tomb, it might leave hidden dangers.

But after pondering for a long while, Lu Yan gave up the idea of active interference.

In the action plan for Beimang Tomb, agreed upon by the various forces, Mu Chunqiu held an extremely high status. Lu Yan’s interference would inevitably leave traces.

Moreover, the journey to Beimang Tomb was proposed by Mu Chunqiu himself, and it would be troublesome for Lu Yan to prevent it.

However, from another perspective, if Lu Yan could deceive Mu Chunqiu, the Nascent Soul True Monarch, the authenticity of the Underworld could be elevated to a higher level.

Amid the active preparations and planning by various forces, the time to open the Beimang Tomb had already arrived.

...

Outside the Beimang Forbidden Land, a team of fifty had already reached the area.

This exploration team of fifty was equipped with thirty fully armed members. They received injections of Spiritual Energy Potion from the Joint Research Institute seven days ago, enhancing their physical state.

The quantity of Spirit Plants within the Joint Research Institute was limited, and every trace of Spiritual Qi held extremely precious value, but they spared no expense for the Beimang Tomb.

Originally elite members, after an initial transformation by the Spiritual Energy Potion, their physical strength exceeded that of ordinary people by more than three times.

Since this time, the opponents were not human, they did not carry much specialist equipment. Besides gas masks and tactical medical kits, they carried more guns, ammunition, military robotic dogs, and RPG heavy weapons. If not for the tomb’s inability to accommodate them and the impossibility of long-range bombardment, the Federation Government could even bring out tanks.

Apart from these thirty main members, ten of the remaining twenty were members of the archaeological team responsible for scanning and researching the Beimang Tomb, with Mu Chunqiu and He Dongsheng naturally among them.

The other ten undertook complex logistics work, responsible for small engineering machinery and carrying ammunition. When necessary, they could precisely install explosives to enforce dismantling on the Beimang Tomb.