At this critical moment, a bell suddenly rang out, sounding so abruptly and eerily in the open and empty construction site.
The sound of the bell ringing on the construction site at night was like the sound of a summoning bell from the underworld, giving people a chilling feeling. If an ordinary person suddenly heard this sound late at night, they would definitely tremble with fear.
This situation is like someone walking on a mountain path late at night, and suddenly a bell rings in the mountains. Even if they are not scared half to death, they will be so scared that they scream and run away for their lives.
The sudden sound of the bell immediately drew the attention of all the cultivators to the source of the sound.
At this moment, these cultivators no longer cared about Liu Xiaoyuan; their target was the treasure, and the bell sound they had just heard was very likely from it.
Tempted by the treasure, everyone rushed towards that place, each displaying their unique abilities to see who was the most skilled and could obtain it.
Seeing the group of people flying recklessly towards the direction from which the bell sound came from, Liu Xiaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief, finally not having to waste another summoning opportunity.
Liu Xiaoyuan also walked towards the direction where the bell was ringing. After walking for a few minutes, he finally arrived at the place. The bell was still ringing, and the cultivators stood aside without moving, as if whoever moved first would suffer a loss.
Although the cultivators all knew that Liu Xiaoyuan had arrived, at this moment, none of them had the energy to deal with Liu Xiaoyuan, a novice at the third level of the Innate Realm.
After the bell rang three times, it suddenly stopped ringing, as if someone was controlling it.
The dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators exchanged glances, and one of them said, "How about we join forces and see what kind of treasure this is? After we see it, we'll see who has the best skills and whoever has the best skills gets the treasure. What do you all think?"
After considering it for a moment, the Qi Refining cultivators all nodded in agreement, because they found the sound of the bell to be rather strange. If they started killing each other now, perhaps none of them would get the treasure inside.
Finally, everyone nodded in agreement with the Qi Refining cultivator's suggestion, and then they all got to work and began digging underground.
However, after digging for a while, even though they were Qi Refining cultivators, it wasn't easy to dig even a little bit. Finally, one of the cultivators turned his gaze to Liu Xiaoyuan.
"Come here!" the cultivator called out, beckoning to Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan walked over and asked with a smile, "Everyone, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Do you know how to operate that excavator?" the Qi Refining cultivator asked, pointing to an excavator next to him.
Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "I didn't graduate from Lanxiang Vocational School, so I can't drive this."
Upon hearing this, the cultivator asked curiously, "What's with all this nonsense? I'm asking if you can drive. Just answer whether you can drive or not. All this rambling is just asking for trouble!"
This cultivator had a bad temper; just because Liu Xiaoyuan said one unnecessary word, he started attacking Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at the cultivator and memorized his appearance; this guy would be the one he would take special care of later.
Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan looking at him, the cultivator said with displeasure, "Kid, what are you looking at? Do you want to make a move?"
Liu Xiaoyuan was still asking these cultivators to do hard labor for him to find treasures, so it was not advisable to have a conflict with them. He said, "Brother, I couldn't help but take a few extra glances because you are very handsome."
After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan added in his mind, "You're just a cricket, and with your appearance, you're only here to scare ordinary people. You're really letting down the audience."
"Alright, stop wasting time talking to this kid. Let's get started. It'll be harder once it's light out," one of the cultivators urged.
As for Liu Xiaoyuan, they didn't take him seriously at all. They thought killing Liu Xiaoyuan would be as easy as crushing an ant.
So these cultivators did the hard labor and began digging around. However, as expected of Qi Refining cultivators, after digging for a while, they worked together and used a supernatural power to finally dig out a large pit.
The pit has been created, but these people shouldn't have seen anything. Could the treasure still be down there? The dozen or so cultivators exchanged glances, wondering what to do next. Should they continue digging?
"What do you all think we should do?" one of the monks asked.
“Of course we should continue. As the ancients said, ‘He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety.’ We shouldn’t give up now. Since we’ve already started digging, we should keep going,” another cultivator said.
"Alright, let's keep digging and see what's inside!"
So the dozen or so cultivators resumed their work, doing the hard labor. As for Liu Xiaoyuan, he stood aside like a landlord, watching these dozen or so cultivators work for him like tenants.
"I've got it! I've got something!" a cultivator suddenly exclaimed with delight.
Upon hearing this, all the cultivators were overjoyed, for their hard work had finally paid off.
However, they each had their own plans. As soon as the treasure appeared, their previous cooperative relationship would turn into that of hostile forces.
All the cultivators had thought of this. At this moment, everyone had their own ulterior motives, plotting how to seize the treasure for themselves.
Liu Xiaoyuan stood quietly behind and watched the cultivators. None of them spoke, but they all looked at each other warily, as if they were ready to snatch the item at any moment.
"What's wrong with everyone? We haven't found any treasure yet. Let's keep digging and see if there really is any treasure inside, so we don't get our hopes up for nothing," one of the cultivators said with a smile.
After hearing this, everyone agreed. They hadn't even seen the treasure yet, so it would be disgraceful to fight until they were all bloodied and battered.
So everyone continued digging. After digging for a while, they vaguely felt that there was a tomb chamber down there, and a very large ancient tomb at that.
"Everyone, take a look, is this an ancient tomb?" a cultivator exclaimed in surprise.
The other cultivators all looked around, and when Liu Xiaoyuan heard the words "ancient tomb," he immediately craned his neck to look. It really was an ancient tomb, and a very luxurious one at that.
What was revealed after the excavation was a massive stone door. Only a small part of the stone door was visible, but even from this small part, it was clear that the ancient tomb was enormous.
"Get out of the way!" One of the cultivators saw Liu Xiaoyuan craning his neck to watch the commotion and immediately shooed him away, telling him to get out of the way.
(End of this chapter)
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