The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 292 - 290 Chu Yan: My wife has disappeared, wu wu

Chapter 292: Chapter 290 Chu Yan: My wife has disappeared, wu wu

Before long, they saw Decline Cliff right across from them.

However, between the mountain they were on and Decline Cliff, there was a deep chasm; below was a very deep valley, from which surged a considerable amount of fog.

Between the cliffs, hung two iron chains as thick as arms.

Decline Cliff was slightly shorter than the mountain they were on.

All they saw were Bai Qi and the young man hanging the coffin on the chains, which also had gears, so with just a light push of the hung coffin, it slid toward Decline Cliff.

The fog at the mountaintop was dense; before long, the coffin had vanished into the thick fog.

It was impossible to know how the sliding coffin had precisely settled on the cliff face. Perhaps there were further mechanisms atop Decline Cliff.

"That’s the spot from the photo; let’s go take a look."

Having found Decline Cliff, Shangguan Jing began to search for the photo provided by the geological personnel, which showed the location. He hoped to find traces of their past presence and the revealed grave.

At this time, the sky grew increasingly gloomy, and a fine rain began to drift down. Once it rained in the mountains, the fog thickened even more, obscuring the path ahead.

Creak, creak.

The ground was covered with many dry twigs, which made a slight noise when stepped on.

It wasn’t until Shangguan Jing cried out in surprise that he found amidst those dry twigs a trace of snow-white color. Stopping in his tracks, he took a closer look and found it to be bones.

After a brief search nearby, he found a dropped Mechanical Compass and some torn fabric.

Sorrow filled Shangguan Jing’s eyes, "Could all three of them have met with misfortune?"

"Zhaozhao, Qin Zhao!"

Suddenly, Chu Yan’s shout came from behind.

Qin Zhao had been following behind him, but as the fog thickened, he intended to hold Qin Zhao’s hand and walk together. Yet when he turned around, he found no one behind him.

Chu Yan immediately panicked and turned to search for her.

"Qin Zhao!"

"Chu Yan, don’t just run off!"

Hearing Chu Yan’s shouts, Shangguan Jing couldn’t help but remind him. But Chu Yan had already gone far, his silhouette disappearing into the thick fog, leaving behind only Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Qiu.

Shangguan Qiu was somewhat worried, "What should we do?"

She had no idea when Qin Zhao had disappeared. Moreover, they had just found the geological personnel’s bones, and her heart grew increasingly uneasy as the atmosphere in the mountains seemed inexplicably sinister.

"The fog is getting heavier, and it’s starting to rain. If we go looking for them now, we might get lost in the mountains and still not be sure to find them.

"Let’s find a place to take shelter from the rain first, then leave the agreed-upon signs along the way."

These signs could help Qin Zhao find them, as well as the rescue team.

Fortunately, there was a cave nearby.

After Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Qiu left their signs, they took shelter from the rain in the cave. Inside, they found more bones and the geological personnel’s backpack.

"There’s a journal here."

Out of professional habit, the geological personnel would note down their daily activities after entering the mountains.

Shangguan Jing took the journal and quickly flipped through its contents.

The journal recorded that after the geological personnel entered the mountains, they first discovered the suspended coffin, then encountered a landslide and found traces of a grave.

At that time, there was still a signal in the mountains.

They took photos and sent them to Shangguan Jing, and based on what was exposed from the grave, they believed the grave had archaeological value and was likely the grave of some important person.

Still able to contact the outside world, they thought there would be no accidents, so they continued deeper as planned.

But they encountered rain and fog, so they had to find a place to hide from the rain.

The fog lingered on without dispersing, and the geologists were nearly out of rations; they had no choice but to go out looking for a way out, but after walking in circles, they found themselves back where they started.

At that time, the compass malfunctioned, and communication devices could no longer contact the outside world.

"Fortunately, we met a member of the local Bo People, who said he could lead us down the mountain. However, when we encountered him, it was already evening, and we rested in a cave for another night.

During the time we were trapped in the mountains, we felt uneasy, worried about encountering wild animals in the mountains.

However, the nights here were unusually quiet, and we didn’t encounter any wild animals.

But being trapped for so long, our uneasiness grew increasingly stronger.

We hoped we could leave smoothly tomorrow; the survey plan could only be put on hold for now."

The diary entries ended here.

They mentioned meeting a member of the Bo People who could take them away. But they never managed to leave, and the bones of the three geologists remained in the cave. Could it be that the Bo People killed them?

Who exactly was the last member of the Bo People they met!

Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Qiu felt a chill run down their spine after reading the diary.

Outside the cave, the thick fog was condensing, shrouding everything in a blanket of white.

They couldn’t even make out the plants two meters away, let alone the path.

Their concern was not only for their own safety but also for the safety of Qin Zhao and Chu Yan.

After sending off the coffin, Shangguan Jing was planning to look for the geologists.

Qin Zhao, seeing that Bai Qi and his group were preparing to leave, intended to join Shangguan Jing in search of the geologists. However, she thought of the eerie breath that had surged up from the bottom of the cliff and felt increasingly that something was not quite right.

Decline Cliff was a burial site for the Bo People, laden with many priests’ coffins, making the yin energy and the air of death very heavy there.

Apart from the yin energy and air of death, there was also a substantial Blood Vengeance Energy at the bottom of the cliff.

Moreover, the arrangement of the suspended coffins was no ordinary affair.

It resembled some kind of Array meant to suppress, as if the Bo People wanted to use the priests’ skeletal remains to suppress something.

If it was to suppress an Evil Object, it being successfully contained would be a good thing.

But the key was if it failed to contain, and Qin Zhao found that the Array had flaws, that’s why the Blood Vengeance Energy below was leaking out.

Qin Zhao wanted to have a look at the bottom of the cliff, so she turned back to where she had been before.

When she returned, she saw that Bai Qi had not left, and the youth who helped him with the coffin was nowhere to be seen.

Bai Qi stood at the edge of the cliff, then leaped down.

He definitely wasn’t seeking death. Qin Zhao sensed something fishy, so she followed suit and jumped down.

As she went deeper into the bottom of the cliff, the Blood Vengeance Energy grew increasingly heavy, and she could hear the wailing of aggrieved souls, indicating that many had been buried here.

Bones were scattered all beneath her feet; countless had died.

Yet, Qin Zhao saw no sign of Bai Qi.

She looked around only to see a human-skinned puppet floating above the bones in the distance.

The puppet’s eyes glowed a blood-red color, its exaggerated smiling face was eerie, and the red blush on its cheeks was blood-like, making it resemble those paper figures that accompany burials.

But it was not made of paper; it was made of human skin.

"You can absorb the Blood Vengeance Energy here; this place seems very suitable for you, so you may as well stay here forever."

The human-skinned puppet let out a strange laugh, its ethereal child’s voice carrying a hint of seduction.

"Once you’ve absorbed all this Blood Vengeance Energy, you will become incredibly powerful."

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