"Impossible, according to the directions on the map and the geomancy compass, this is the correct location. The Pre-Qin texts we've seen along the way also prove that this place is where the map indicates the Source of Earth Veins should be."
The boss frowned.
He quickly picked up the flashlight to continue examining the map, but the others didn't notice.
As they dug open the stone wall covering the passage entrance, the cold wind behind began to pour in continuously.
It reacted with the blood in the Blood Pool.
You should know, this is inside the snowy mountain, with temperatures below minus twenty degrees.
The blood water, originally in a sealed environnt at a constant temperature, quietly began to freeze.
As the blood water changed, the two ice blocks on the back of the stone tortoise also began to seep water droplets.
Obviously a sign of starting to lt.
"Boss, look, are the beads up there gold?"
At this mont, a sharp-eyed guy used a flashlight to illuminate the stone ceiling, and everyone looked up.
They saw a surface resembling a star map, embedded with nurous stars.
And all these stars were golden, looking… very much like gold.
"It's possible! That color is too similar, since it's from the Pre-Qin period, there couldn't have been any paint able to create such a yellow color, right?"
"Huge ones, as big as a fist. Get up there and dig them all down to see. If they're gold, each of us can take a few pieces and get rich."
"But there's no ladder here, and nothing to stand on."
"Those two blocks of ice will do, they're high enough. As long as we climb up, we can reach them, let's give it a try."
As the saying goes, wealth makes the bold bolder.
Upon discovering suspected gold, soone started jumping over the Blood Pool, onto the stone tortoise's back, and then crouched down to let a companion climb on their shoulders, ascending the more than two-ter-tall ice block.
They then began to raise their tools and pried at the beads above.
Soon, a fist-sized bead fell down and was picked up by soone.
Without minding the dirt, he bit it, and imdiately his eyes lit up with surprise, saying: "Gold! Damn! We're rich! It is gold!"
As soon as he said this, the entire place erupted in cheers.
No one cared about why this place looked so eerie, nor did anyone question why the state of the Source of Earth Veins differed from what the boss had described.
In any case, the real gold was right before their eyes, this was real money.
They were too busy digging for gold to care about anything else.
The process didn't matter, as long as they could make money in the end.
Among them, only the boss continued to study the map in his hand, plunged into self-doubt and contemplation.
He was a descendant of a fallen Feng Shui family, having learned so basic skills from his grandfather.
He started using Feng Shui to earn a living, checking Feng Shui for so small companies during major events, setting up arrangents.
After building a reputation over more than ten years, he could start receiving orders from dium-sized companies, surveying sites to build factories.
With such a reputation, he could be considered a Feng Shui Master in a small locale.
But faced with this Pre-Qin map, he still felt a bit half-understood.
He could confirm that this place was definitely the spot marked on the map, but whether it really was the Source of Earth Veins,
at this mont, even he was uncertain.
Because if it truly was the Source of Earth Veins, this couldn't be the scene before his eyes.
"Sothing's not right, very not right, we need to leave quickly, stop digging, our lives are more important." The boss put away the map and geomancy compass, urgently saying.
But his companions were already imrsed in the thrill of gold digging, and at this point how could they possibly stop, a normal person wouldn't have the willpower for that.
Because each additional piece of gold they dug ant they wouldn't have to work for a year.
If they managed to bring back several more, they could retire comfortably for years.
But the boss felt increasingly uneasy, he was very certain about this.
Whenever he sensed sothing was off, it always ant danger was looming.
This was his innate ability.
"We must leave, or we truly won't survive. I don't care about you anymore, I'm leaving first."
Seeing that his warning couldn't persuade his gold-crazed companions, the boss sighed helplessly, then turned and fled without hesitation, running quickly.
Within a few seconds, he was already out of the passage.
Seeing the boss's reaction, so began to feel scared, unable to help but stop to ask: "The boss probably wasn't lying to us, see he didn't even take a piece of gold, he really must feel there's danger, shouldn't we run too?"
"Look how scared you are, this place isn't that big, what's the danger? Hurry up and dig a few more, another ten minutes and we'll leave, it won't be a waste of ti."
"Exactly, this is a rare chance to get rich. Miss it and it won't co again. Think about your son's tuition and living expenses for next year, think about your wife's costics for next year."
With others' persuasion, those who were initially hesitant beca firm in their resolve.
One word: money.
As more golden spheres were dug from the ceiling, the cold wind pouring into the room increased, and the indoor temperature directly dropped.
The Blood Pool completely froze into blocks of ice.
This group didn't notice that the ice under their feet had lted away to only half.
A large amount of moisture seeped from the ice, causing water trails to enter the air, starting to form cracks.
Crack! Crack!
The cracks grew larger, eventually breaking out into nurous white fractures.
And the two people frozen inside began to react correspondingly.
Clap!
A pale hand suddenly reached out from the ice.
His fingernails were extrely sharp and long; throughout the ti he was sealed in ice, his vitality persisted, causing the nails to grow incredibly long.
"Hahahaha! Golden Core Dao, I have revived!"
A figure burst forth from the ice, screeching hoarsely.
The fellows who were still digging for gold were suddenly stunned, witnessing this and not knowing what to do.
None of them had imagined that the man frozen in ice had actually co back to life!
"Run!"
Soone snapped back to his senses, hurriedly jumped off the ice, and ran outside.
But the long-haired elder who had crawled out of the ice saw this and imdiately pierced his hands through the runner's back, breaking out from the chest.
Under everyone's gaze, he latched onto the man's neck, starting a bloodthirsty sucking.
"No, don't!"
In less than ten seconds, an entire living person was sucked dry of blood under the elder's mouth, turning into a dried corpse.
Yet the long-haired elder didn't seem satisfied, instead casting his eyes on the others.
"Encountering is your opportunity. Give your lives to in this life, and in the next I shall lead you to cultivate immortality!"
The long-haired elder laughed hideously, then began a bloodthirsty hunt.
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