Chapter 79: Human Skin Map, Kirin Visitor
Chen Xia Zi was convinced by Su Mo’s use of the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints ability to discern the obverse and reverse of the coin, and after being stunned for a moment, he suddenly let out a long sigh:
“This old man is truly convinced this time. Back in the day, I practiced bitterly in the cave for many years before mastering the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints Technique. I never expected Master Su to master it after just hearing it once. This heaven-defying comprehension is truly astonishing!”
Hearing this, Su Mo couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
Chen Xia Zi had indeed hit on one point.
Su Mo relied on his heaven-defying comprehension, plus his physique and cultivation far superior to ordinary people, to comprehend the Listen to Thunder and Discern Acupoints Technique in a short time, even surpassing Chen Yu Lou from back then.
Chen Xia Zi pondered for a moment, then took out a tattered ancient book from his bosom:
“This《 Duo Zi Mi Di Yan Tu》 was what I promised Master Su back then. Now, I’m handing it over to you!”
Su Mo took the ancient book and looked it over, discovering that it was actually a map recording the so-called dragon veins and earth eyes of ancient Huaxia. The book contained no other valuable techniques or the like, but one thing was quite peculiar: it actually recorded several ancient tombs from Ghost Blows Out the Light and several from Stealing the Pen.
Tomb of King Xian, Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, Hundred Eye Cave, Witch Gorge Coffin Mountain Immortal Village, Kunlun Divine Palace, Tomb of King Lu, and so on—a total of more than a dozen ancient tombs, connected by mountains and rivers into a giant dragon, like a divine dragon coiled amid the mountains and rivers of Huaxia, with the Great Buddha Temple and Dragon Ridge Maze on its back like the wings of a giant dragon.
This is Ying Long!
Su Mo’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This《 Duo Zi Mi Di Yan Tu》 records the dragon vein in the form of Ying Long, which is also the ancestral dragon vein of Huaxia!
“You have comprehended the ancestral dragon earth vein of Huaxia. Zi Wei Guan Xiang Fa and Great Yin Meditation Technique have been enhanced once more!”
“Your sensitivity to dragon bones and various heavenly treasures and earthly treasures has increased. You can now sense dragon bones and various heavenly treasures and earthly treasures from a distance, and even feel the power of the ancient god hidden in the abyss cave!”
A string of prompt sounds rang out once more in Su Mo’s mind.
Hearing the prompt sounds, Su Mo raised his eyebrows slightly.
It seems the dragon bone should be in the《 Duo Zi Mi Di Yan Tu》, and the greatest possibility is in the Tomb of King Xian.
Only by obtaining the nine dragon bones could he transform his body, obtain the Ying Long Bloodline, achieve See God Not Bad cultivation, and even attain immortality.
Thinking of this, Su Mo turned to Chen Xia Zi with a faint smile:
“Mr. Chen, this《 Duo Zi Mi Di Yan Tu》 isn’t actually that useful. You can give it to Hu Ba Yi to study, but I’m more interested in that human skin map of yours!”
Hearing Su Mo’s words, Chen Xia Zi was startled.
“Master Su, you even calculated this! The abilities of a Mountain Mover truly exceed this old man’s imagination! Back then when I met Zhe Gu Shao, I thought a Mountain Mover was just a somewhat capable tomb raider. Only today, seeing Master Su, do I realize that fellow Zhe Gu Shao is far inferior!”
With that, he was not stingy at all and immediately took out the human skin map recording the location of the Tomb of King Xian from his bosom.
“After King Xian died, his subordinates fell apart. Someone drew a map of the Tomb of King Xian and presented it to the King of Diannan!”
“This old man raided the tomb of the King of Diannan back then and obtained this map, but due to age, it was already tattered. This old man went to great lengths to find skilled craftsmen to restore it, planning to raid the Tomb of King Xian as well, but unexpectedly lost a pair of eyes in the deep mountains and old forests!”
At this point, he gloomily removed the glasses from his face.
He usually wore these glasses, not even taking them off to sleep. Now that he removed them, he revealed a pair of eye sockets without eyeballs, which was shocking to behold.
After letting everyone see his scarred eye sockets, Chen Xia Zi sighed again:
“This land of Diannan is full of gu insects and poisonous mists, no less dangerous than a dragon’s pool and tiger’s den. Even if you are the reincarnation of a three-headed, six-armed arhat, you’d likely have trouble getting out safely. Master Su, though you have great abilities, you must be careful if going to the Tomb of King Xian. This old man is a living example!”
“The land of Diannan not only has Gu Technique, but also an evil art called Gu Technique. The one used by that Stone Tablet Shop old shopkeeper was a type of Gu Technique. The strange patterns on that weird jar you mentioned for raising fish were Gu Technique talismans. Putting a living person in the jar to drown, the resentment and soul of the deceased cannot dissipate and are eaten by the fish along with the flesh and blood!”
“These fish that have eaten resentment and soul power not only grow very fat and robust but also carry spiritual power. People who eat this fish meat can prolong their life and enhance themselves. But this old shopkeeper seems to only know some superficial Gu Technique, far inferior to the true Diannan Gu Technique! If you go to the Tomb of King Xian, you must guard against this Gu Technique!”
Su Mo nodded, but his eyes remained fixed on the human skin map that Chen Xia Zi had taken out.
This human skin map was an artifact from two thousand years ago. Though restored due to age, it still looked somewhat blurry, but the mountains, rivers, and other features on the map were faintly discernible.
The map showed recorded locations like Snake River and Zhelong Mountain, as well as marks like Water Dragon Swirl.
After glancing at it, Su Mo put the map away.
The next day, the train arrived in the Capital City. Chen Xia Zi, new to the Capital City and with nowhere to go, was taken by Su Mo to stay in his small courtyard.
After resting for a night, early the next morning Da Jin Ya came to the door with several gifts, and he had also brought Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi, intending to hold the Apprenticeship Ceremony.
Su Mo originally wanted to keep everything simple, but Da Jin Ya insisted otherwise. After seating Su Mo in a chair, he actually knelt on the ground and kowtowed three loud heads to Su Mo, then presented a cup of hot tea with both hands.
After accepting the three kowtows and taking the tea from Da Jin Ya in surprise, Su Mo had officially accepted this disciple.
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi were also very happy and couldn’t help teasing him:
“Master Jin, now you’re the little junior brother. Why don’t you kowtow to your senior brother!”
After the apprenticeship, Da Jin Ya was still of the same generation as them and naturally wouldn’t let them take advantage, laughing:
“Since when does a junior brother kowtow to a senior brother? You want me to kowtow? Fine, but bring a red envelope of 100,000 each, and I’ll kowtow right away!”
“Good grief, your head must be edged with gold—one kowtow for 100,000! Forget 100,000, one for 10,000, and Fat Master here can kowtow you into bankruptcy, believe it or not!”
The three were joking when suddenly there were two knocks at the door outside the room.
Wang Pang Zi laughed:
“Could it be Commander Yang?”
With that, he ran to open the door. Upon opening it, he saw a young man in black clothes with handsome features and a very cold expression, carrying a black cloth long bundle on his back, standing there.
It was none other than Little Brother Zhang Qiling!
Seeing Zhang Qiling visit, Su Mo couldn’t help but be slightly stunned:
“How did you come?”
