Chapter 1 Duan Daozhang is a Genius

Jiang Xuan's book pavilion held a small fatty, clutching a book as if it were a priceless treasure, like he had found his life's mentor: "Daozhang Duan is truly a divine being!"

Digging up graves, robbing tombs, kidnapping and extortion – how had he never thought of these paths to wealth before?

"But my strength…"

The little fatty shook his head in distress, looking at the book in his hand as if it were a gem, sighing at the words on the page: "Daozhang Duan, this junior is useless. I can't even imitate your methods to pay my respects!"

Jiang Xuan sat in the distance, speechless upon hearing the little fatty's words. What was it about the unscrupulous Daoist Duan De that had so captivated him? He even used the words "pay respects."

"What an oddball."

Jiang Xuan shook his head. This little fatty was named Qin Shou, the son of a restaurant owner in Luoshui City. He was not touched by the destiny of this era, and his future could be seen at a glance.

But he was fortunate enough to enter the book pavilion, making him Jiang Xuan's third disciple. So no matter what kind of oddball he was, Jiang Xuan would guide him on the Dao, teaching him to forge his own path.

"Wuwu~"

Just then, the little fatty started to cry as he read, muttering, "Daozhang Duan, I'm useless, I'm so useless…"

Buzz~

Seeing him with snot and tears, even the book in his hand seemed to disdain him, and it released a burst of white light that shot into his mind.

"Whoa~~~"

"Boss! Boss! I I I…"

After regaining his senses, the little fatty Qin Shou went crazy, his eyes wide, jumping up and down as he ran towards Jiang Xuan, pointing back and forth between the book and himself, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Finally, he stammered, "Boss, I… I think I learned how to rob graves!"

"Mm, I know. Kneel down and acknowledge your master."

Jiang Xuan didn't explain further. Nie Tong didn't get this excited when he obtained the *Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu* (Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram) and *Wan Jian Qu* (Ten Thousand Swords Melody) from the book, and all you got was a method of robbing graves!

Hearing the word "master," the little fatty was stunned for a moment, then put on a solemn expression, placed the book on the ground, knelt down with a "thump," and was about to kowtow to the book: "Master Duan De is above, disciple Qin Shou will definitely inherit…"

Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, a large foot kicked him away.

"Aowu…" Landing on his butt in a "wild goose falling on the sand" posture, Qin Shou hadn't cultivated before, but he was experiencing it now, and it really hurt.

"Boss, what are you doing? I haven't finished acknowledging my master yet!"

Qin Shou rubbed his butt and stood up, but there was no sign of the book pavilion in front of him. He was clearly outside his family's restaurant!

"This… am I dreaming?"

Qin Shou looked at his palm, feeling a certain urge, but after thinking about it, he chose to walk into the restaurant and find a waiter he was familiar with.

Then, he slapped him!

"Ah! Young master, what are you doing?!"

"Does it hurt?"

"Of course it hurts, young master!"

Qin Shou nodded, took out a piece of silver, and placed it in the waiter's hand: "My hand hurts too, but I decided to give you the silver anyway, as compensation."

"Eh, thank you, young master! If you want to hit someone again, remember to find me!" The waiter immediately beamed. This silly young master was so easy to fool; a single slap earned him several months' wages. It was a good deal.

After the waiter left, Qin Shou looked at his palm, and after a long while, he suddenly laughed loudly, "This young master is rich, ahahahaha…"

Smack!

"You little brat, what are you going crazy about again!"

A shoe flew over and hit Qin Shou squarely on the back of the head. Qin Shou turned around and saw his father. He immediately said, "Dad, let me tell you, I'm going to be rich, I…"

"What?"

"I said…"

"You little rascal, are you messing with me? You want a taste of bamboo shoots fried with meat, huh?"

"I'm not, I just wanted to tell you…"

However, the more he tried to explain, the angrier his father's face became, and he silently took out his "weapon."

Half an hour later, a small fatty was huddled in a corner of the restaurant, trembling and crying silently, unable to understand why his father still beat him up no matter how many times he explained.

Even if he didn't believe him, the point was that his father didn't seem to hear anything he said.

"He can't hear me even when I speak so loudly. Is he deaf?" Qin Shou muttered.

But in the blink of an eye, a slap landed on the back of his head: "You little bastard, try cursing your dad again!"

Qin Shou: "…"

Late at night, a plump and agile figure climbed over the wall of his house, looking at the direction of his parents' room, and swore with his hands on his hips: "Just you wait, when I rob a big tomb and become rich, I will definitely be back!"

He decided to rob tombs secretly, accumulate wealth, and then amaze everyone!

He even planned his route. After packing his luggage, he ran out of Luoshui City under the cover of night.

"Sigh…" In the book pavilion, Jiang Xuan shook his head as he looked at this oddball little fatty, but he didn't interfere further. Anyway, he wouldn't be in any danger this time, and it would be good for him to gain some experience.

…

"It should be around here."

In a range of mountains, Qin Shou was searching for a large tomb near Luoshui City according to the tomb robbing methods he had memorized.

"This pool…"

Qin Shou looked around, but unfortunately, he didn't have any tools with him now, so he couldn't accurately determine the location of the tomb.

"It should be under this pool!"

At this time, the silver moon was high in the sky, and the stars filled the sky. It was already late at night, but Qin Shou was very excited. He came to the pool, and with the help of the moonlight, he plunged in like a swimming fish.

Splash!

The water was slightly chilly, but Qin Shou was at the True Qi realm after all, so this bit of cold was nothing.

"The water is flowing in that direction!"

Qin Shou quickly reached the bottom of the pool and found that the water was flowing. He followed the direction of the current and soon found a black metal handle.

"It seems this is the mechanism of the tomb!"

Qin Shou was overjoyed, reached out his hand, and gripped the handle!

Rumble!

The entire underground rumbled, and a hole appeared in the muddy ground.

Without hesitation, he jumped into it, but as soon as he entered the hole, he immediately felt lighter and his breathing became smoother.

"There's no water? What amazing means! It seems the owner of this tomb is no ordinary person!" Qin Shou revealed two rows of white teeth, his face even more excited.

Inside the hole was a huge stone door blocking the way, surrounded by a closed room that didn't seem very big. Qin Shou used all his strength to push the stone door, but it didn't budge.

"As expected, I can't push it open."

This was somewhat expected. The tomb robbing methods he had obtained mentioned this, and he could see some faint patterns around the stone door, forming a restriction.

"Luoshui Tomb, what a strange name."

Qin Shou thought, but now was not the time to consider this. He recalled a similar restriction from his memory. This was a bloodline restriction. If one wasn't a direct descendant of the tomb owner, they would never be able to open this door.

"Too bad, you met this young master, jie jie jie…"

He had countless methods for breaking restrictions in his memories. He could name at least ten ways to break this kind of bloodline restriction.

Just as he was thinking about how to break the restriction, a flash of light suddenly appeared on the stone door, revealing a line of crystalline words.

"The method to advance to Qi Zong?!"

Qin Shou was stunned. The stone door had this kind of function, actually recording the method to advance to the Qi Zong realm.

That was the Qi Zong realm, the ninth level of the Qi Sea realm: First level, Qi Induction; second level, Spirit Valley; third level, Qi Nourishment; fourth level, True Qi; fifth level, Soul Projection; sixth level, Gang Formation; seventh level, Armor Manifestation; eighth level, Qi Zong; ninth level, Supreme.

In his memory, Qi Zong cultivators were great figures that one absolutely couldn't afford to offend, but here, he had obtained the method to advance to the Qi Zong realm before even entering the tomb!

However, after thinking about it, he felt bored. His idol, his guiding master, was someone who dared to rob even the tombs of those who suppressed the starry sky and shattered billions of stars with a flick of their fingers.

How could he be complacent now?

He still had a long way to go!

However, this method still needed to be recorded. His father was currently at the sixth level, Gang Formation realm, and his father might be able to use the method to advance to the Qi Zong realm.

After that, he directly began to break the restriction. After a whole night of effort, he heard a rumbling sound, and the stone door slowly rose.

Entering the stone door, all he saw was a gray mist, as if he had entered another space.

"So much fog, it seems to be the second defensive measure," Qin Shou thought, but he could only continue forward.

Soon, he came to a stone tablet with three large characters written in a flamboyant style – "Mihuang Palace" (Palace of Confusion).

In addition, below the three characters "Mihuang Palace," he could see four lines of doggerel written in smaller characters:

"Ten years of life and death, both vague and vast, In the Mihuang Palace, walk until intestines break. If you want to ask where the road lies, In the depths of your heart, there is a bright hall."

Qin Shou was speechless. If you don't have the ability, don't write so mysteriously. Isn't this deliberately misleading your descendants?

Asking the heart, what a load of crap. This mechanism isn't even in the heart. Why pretend to be so profound?!

"Saying it so mysteriously, it's not even an illusion array. Doesn't the mechanism still have to be on this tablet?"

Qin Shou really couldn't understand the tomb owner's thought process.

But he was too lazy to think too much about it. Although his realm was low, he had inherited Daozhang Duan's great tomb robbing techniques. Even if this small tomb was his first attempt, he would know everything about it.

Boom boom boom…

After searching for a while, Qin Shou triggered a mechanism. After a rumbling sound, the stone tablet shifted forward by two or three meters, and a cave entrance was revealed in its original place.

"Nothing interesting."

Qin Shou chuckled and entered the cave, but he was immediately stunned:

"Hmm, why is the fog here even thicker than before?"

"Besides the fog, does this tomb owner have any other tricks?"

He was somewhat disappointed.

After much effort, Qin Shou finally walked out of the mist and saw a huge hall. This hall was magnificent and solemn, with a strong aura.

The hall was wide and majestic, with hundreds of ever-burning lamps lighting it up, allowing one to see everything clearly at a glance.

Bang!

However, when Qin Shou wanted to rush in, he was blocked by a barrier.

"There's still a seal?!"

"Tsk, it should be a Supreme-level mark, with a bit of bloodline restriction. As expected, it's a tomb left for descendants," Qin Shou thought, but he didn't hold back. Although he didn't have any tools, he still knew some secret methods that could break the seal in front of him.

Of course, adding to the time he broke the door seal, the two uses came at a significant price.

Rumble!

After the secret technique was cast, the entire hall couldn't help but shake, and then a huge voice sounded.

"Haha, someone has finally come…"

The voice was powerful and resonant, like thunder, echoing throughout the hall.

Qin Shou was startled, thinking he had encountered some divine consciousness, but then he heard the voice say, "Being able to activate the seal means you must be a descendant of my Luo Qu, qualified to enjoy what I have left behind!"

"So it's just a recorded seal. You scared me."

Qin Shou patted his chest. At the same time, the seal spread out like water waves, revealing a doorway that people could enter. After Qin Shou walked in, the doorway closed again.

The hall looked the same as it did from outside the seal, empty except for nine stone pillars, each more than a person tall, at the end of the hall. Each pillar had a skull-sized hole behind it, the openings dark, and one couldn't see how deep they were.

Then, he heard a rumbling sound again, and a huge stone platform slowly emerged from the ground. On the stone platform was a huge chessboard, with black and white pieces scattered randomly. The white pieces were surrounded by black pieces, creating an unfinished game.

"You must have seen it when you entered the hall. There are nine holes directly in front, which are the nine passages of the Luo Qu Tomb. As long as you turn the stone pillars, they will open!"

"However, only one of these nine passages is safe. The remaining eight are set up with deadly killing arrays. If you go the wrong way, even early-stage Supreme experts will be killed alive. It will be almost impossible to survive…"

"This Luo Qu… is an idiot, right?"

Qin Shou cursed in his heart. Are you sure this is for your descendants and not to kill them?

You've already left a bloodline restriction. Only direct descendants or Supreme-level or higher experts can open this tomb, but at that level, why would they need to follow your rules?

They could take away your treasures at any time.

It would be understandable if this was a means to prevent someone from kidnapping your descendants, but listening to what he said, he didn't even think about that.

So, if your descendants are weak or unlucky, the previous things aside, with this one-ninth chance, are you trying to wipe out your own bloodline?

If your descendants knew, they would definitely say you're awesome first, and then curse you as an idiot!

"Someone has to deal with you, you idiot. This young master will not follow your rules. Let me play chess to tell me the correct exit? Heh, you underestimate the skills of my master Duan De too much!"

Qin Shou walked to the nine holes, forming hand seals. A mysterious power seemed to connect him to the entire earth, then extended and directly penetrated into the nine holes.

"Heh, you want to stop me?!"

After a moment, Qin Shou's face was pale, but his face showed an arrogant expression. He directly turned the seventh stone pillar from the left. Then, the hole behind the stone pillar suddenly became larger, revealing a passable passage.