Meanwhile, the outer perimeter of Guanshan Gorge had been surrounded by thousands of soldiers.
Under normal circumstances, an archaeological expedition would never require the deployment of an army of this size. However, Lu Xuan's status was undeniable. He had provided the country with far too much crucial technology. In fact, if the higher-ups hadn't known Lu Xuan's special identity and that he wasn't an ordinary person, they would never have sent him personally on such an operation.
They wished they could keep Lu Xuan in a luxurious compound, doing absolutely nothing, allowing him to focus solely on using his network to acquire advanced technologies for their country. However, Lu Xuan offered them terms they couldn't refuse. He directly handed over a list of his European projects to the government, letting them handle the implementation themselves. He, in turn, would focus on the spiritual energy revival plan.
Outside Guanshan Gorge, it wasn't just the army that arrived. There were also accompanying field artillery pieces and more than a dozen demolition teams. At this moment, these people were following Sun Guofu around with strange expressions.
"Squad leader, I'm saying, aren't we now in the new China? Why are we still clinging to this feudal superstition?"
"Bullshit! What do you mean by feudal superstition? This is the Book of Changes and the Eight Trigrams, something left by our ancestors. It's a national treasure. What is feudal superstition? Those ghosts, gods, demons, and all sorts of nonsense. That's feudal superstition. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we're not allowed to have spirits. If you see one, just destroy it. They're all just a bunch of fraudulent things."
"Oh... so that means fortune telling also involves the I Ching and Bagua. And those aren't considered feudal superstition?"
"That's a two-way street. Can ordinary people understand the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams? This Mr. Sun is a highly skilled person invited by the government. He definitely understands it. As for those fortune tellers on the street, they're definitely swindlers. A truly skilled person wouldn't just show their face in public like that."
Sun Guofu, walking at the front, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He really wanted to tell the two young men behind him, "I used to be a fortune teller on the street..."
What he's doing now is exactly what Lu Xuan instructed him to do: detonate the explosion from the outside. Simultaneously, Lu Xuan will also detonate it from the inside. When the time is right, the destruction will proceed simultaneously from both inside and outside, ensuring the complete destruction of the entire Immortal Tomb in the first instant. This will cause the energy sealed within for thousands of years to erupt instantly.
At the same time, it was also to release the so-called Earth Immortal inside. Lu Xuan didn't just want to kill the Earth Immortal. He wanted to kill that thing in front of everyone.
In this way, whether from the perspective of the activation of spiritual energy or from the perspective of people's hearts, the spiritual energy revival that Lu Xuan needs will be truly achieved.
Based on Sun Guofu's calculations, more than a dozen teams of professional demolition personnel began deploying military-grade explosives at various locations throughout the Wushan Gorge. Meanwhile, inside the underground palace, Partridge Whistle and his team also completed the placement of the explosives.
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Chapter 229 Whose Fate?
Lightning and thunder inexplicably began to flash in the sky. Sun Guofu looked up at the sky and immediately understood that the deepest formation had been destroyed. The energy of the Earth Immortal Tomb was leaking out and beginning to interact with the surrounding celestial phenomena.
"Alright, everyone retreat immediately." He said, leading his team to quickly retreat out of the canyon.
Meanwhile, Lu Xuan and the others were also quickly evacuating the underground palace. As they retreated, they detonated bombs, blasting the entire palace to pieces.
However, the structure of the entire Earth Immortal Village was unexpectedly sturdy. Even after various supports were destroyed, the entire underground palace showed no signs of collapse. But this action seemed to have angered the 'Earth Immortal' that was currently undergoing fusion. In fact, Lu Xuan was certain that this thing had absolutely nothing to do with the concept of immortality.
These monsters, born from various evil arts, countless living beings, and the influence of feng shui and other factors, can at most be called demons.
But whether it's a celestial being or a demon, this thing's power is undeniable. As the two bodies merge, the energy within this thing is surging.
Despite being a dark and malevolent energy, its sheer quantity was enough to chill Lu Xuan to the bone. The sheer number was immense, yet its composition was incredibly complex, causing the monster itself to constantly distort. The surrounding aura, which had been swirling and converging, suddenly accelerated under its roar.
Endless yin energy was forcibly drawn into his body. This accelerated his final fusion and ultimately transformed him into a human form... barely human. His body continued to writhe, as if something was coursing through his veins.
Lu Xuan and the others ignored it and quickly retreated until they left the underground area and entered the bird path outside. Partridge Whistle casually fired a signal flare.
Sun Guofu and his men, who were some distance away, immediately took action.
"Quickly, detonate the bomb at the bottom of the canyon."
These bombs were all placed in the weakest points of the underground palace. For people in ancient times, such underground fortifications might have required manual labor to dismantle them bit by bit. But for modern society, gunpowder is the way to go.
Hundreds of kilograms of explosives detonated instantly, ripping off the entire roof of the underground palace. A dozen or so surrounding waterfalls were diverted, pouring into the palace. Underground rivers, surface rivers, rubble, and soil cascaded down, threatening to bury the entire underground palace.
At the same time, a slight tremor ran through the entire canyon. The ground undulated slightly, as if some enormous creature was slowly crawling underground.
As the entire underground palace was destroyed, a stream of air shot into the sky.
In fact, the "qi" mechanism in Feng Shui is normally invisible and even imperceptible to people. However, the scene before us clearly exceeds the concept of "qi" mechanism in Feng Shui.
A tangible airflow shot upwards, even piercing through the clouds, causing a beam of moonlight to fall from the sky.
That surge of energy was like a bomb, turning the previously calm and stagnant天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) into a complete upheaval, as if a nuclear bomb had been dropped on it. The giant wave formed a ring and spread outwards towards China.
This process will take some time. It may not ultimately spread throughout the entire land of China, but it will certainly create enough ripples.
A chilling aura swept across the surrounding military formation. However, these soldiers were all elite troops, and being gathered together with the match burning brightly, they could easily withstand it. An ordinary person would likely have fallen seriously ill.
As the breath was released, a figure also soared into the sky along with that stream of air.
Now, Bai Luxuan was watching the figure from afar, but he didn't attack immediately. Instead, he gestured to the soldiers beside him.
A dozen or so breaths later, a burst of artillery fire erupted, and more than twenty field guns fired in unison, instantly covering the earth immortals that had just emerged from the ground.
A piercing roar echoed from the canyon. Numerous searchlights were turned on, illuminating the entire canyon. As the fog dissipated, the entire valley floor was now visible.
The soldiers only saw a human-shaped figure, which turned into a blur and rushed towards the cliff.
"Fire!" Hundreds of soldiers immediately opened fire. Crossfire silenced the immortal's every move. But it was clear that bullets couldn't kill it.
Once they had created some distance between them, they closed in again. Lu Xuan could clearly see that the thing's entire body was constantly contorting. Although it maintained a human shape, its movements were nothing like a human's.
It seemed to have no bones, its entire body twisting and turning wildly, completely disregarding the limitations of bones and muscles. It was like a creature made of rubber.
Lu Xuan frowned. This thing seemed quite different from what he had expected. He had originally thought that what would ultimately be born would be a combination of the schemers Feng Shigu and Wu Yang Wang, or perhaps a special zombie king who inherited both of their plans. But now it seemed that the fused thing was the complete opposite of a zombie.
Seeing the other party approach, Lu Xuan calmly took out the Heavenly Eye Dragon Talisman from the Ghost Blows Out the Light world. In Hu Bayi's hands, this was a plot item that could only be activated by chance using cheat codes. But in Lu Xuan's hands, he could actively activate it.
Theoretically, this thing isn't actually a magical artifact for controlling lightning. The lightning it summons actually strikes itself. Simply put, it seems to have some kind of safety mechanism. As long as the dragon talisman is enveloped in a large amount of yin energy, it will summon lightning. In the original story, Hu Bayi relied on this characteristic to summon lightning and completely shatter Coffin Mountain Gorge.
Lightning flashed in the air. Dozens of bolts of lightning suddenly exploded, striking the Corpse Immortal as it climbed.
The thing let out a miserable cry and fell down again. And after that, it fell silent.
"He died just like that, Master? Wasn't this thing very powerful?"
Lu Xuan frowned as well. His eyesight was better; in the flash of lightning, he had even seen the thing be completely obliterated by the lightning. Logically, it should have been dead.