Chapter 162: Let Us All Join the Carnival!

Courting death!

Tian Huaichao's death was entirely of his own making.

Su Jingxing believed that as Xu Tailong's only son, Tian Huaichao undoubtedly possessed trump cards, defensive treasures, or even spirit weapons.

However, regardless of whether it was a trump card or a spirit weapon, it needed to be activated first to be of any use.

Yet Tian Huaichao didn't even have time to activate anything; if he didn't die, who would?

He Renlie, who went by the alias He Leiren, was a Rank Four expert with a cultivation level even higher than Li Linzhou's.

Su Jingxing estimated that, unsurprisingly, he belonged to the category of centuries-old freaks.

That meant his true qi cultivation exceeded a hundred years.

When an expert of this caliber harbored murderous intent, would he hold back?

Under a burst of full-strength attack, ordinary defensive items simply could not withstand it.

Therefore, Tian Huaichao's death was entirely self-inflicted.

The guy must have had water in his brain to dare threaten He Leiren.

Xu Tailong himself coming might have been a different story!

Compared to Tian Huaichao's suicide mission, Su Jingxing was far more concerned about his objective.

The mysterious map!

This map, capable of elevating someone to a Rank Three powerhouse, was being sought by Lu Chen from Cien Bank, the young man capable of transforming into a golden figure, and Tian Huaichao, who had the Tailong Group backing him.

For the sake of this map, multiple factions had meddled in Qinghe City.

Su Jingxing already knew of three factions, and whether there were others lurking in the shadows remained unknown for the time being.

But unsurprisingly, there definitely were.

Come to think of it, who wouldn't be tempted by an opportunity that could elevate someone to Rank Three?

Su Jingxing was tempted as well.

However, temptation was one thing; getting one's hands on it was simply too difficult.

If such a monumental opportunity were truly hidden in Qinghe City, it would be impossible for there not to be the slightest trace.

Yet, for hundreds or thousands of years, nothing had ever been exposed.

One could only imagine just how mysterious this opportunity was.

Even if one found the map, there was no guarantee of successfully breaking through.

Especially now, when the waters had been thoroughly muddied by the He family.

Before the map even cast a shadow, the Tailong Group might start a war with the Li family first.

Meddling at a time like this might result in losing one's own life as well.

……

Having figured this out, Su Jingxing put away all the cards and decided to play dumb.

Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz!

"Ding~" "Ding~" "Ding~!"

The phone placed to the side suddenly emitted a succession of notification sounds, its entire body vibrating intensely.

He hurriedly picked it up, his pupils instantly constricting.

The message was sent by Shen Qian.

Several consecutive images had been sent, and their contents were quite explosive.

Mausoleum treasure!

Someone had leaked a heaven-shaking secret online.

Four hundred years ago, the supreme general under the founding emperor of the Yu Dynasty, a peak Rank One powerhouse holding the title of the Ascending Dragon Saber King, General Liu Chenglong—his mausoleum was right here in Qinghe City!

Because Liu Chenglong was posthumously enfeoffed as the Prince of Qin by the founding emperor after his death, General Liu's tomb was also known as the Qin King's Mausoleum.

Qinghe City beneath Qingyun Mountain, the Qin King's Mausoleum beneath Qinghe City!

This proverb regarding the location of the Qin King's Mausoleum had circulated ever since Liu Chenglong was buried four hundred years ago.

For centuries, however, no one had been able to pinpoint the exact location, knowing only that it was somewhere in Qinghe City.

As time passed, people stopped paying attention to it.

Yet just a few minutes ago, this saying had reappeared on the local website of Qinghe City.

Accompanying the phrase was a biography of Liu Chenglong, as well as details of the treasures hidden within the Qin King's Mausoleum.

Among them was precisely the treasure that could allow a Rank Four martial artist to advance to Rank Three!

The great opportunity Tian Huaichao and Lu Chen were searching for turned out to be none other than the Qin King's Mausoleum.

The mysterious map they sought was merely the precise location of the Qin King's Mausoleum.

The whistleblower not only exposed the origins of the Qin King's Mausoleum but also informed the public that the map recording its exact location was hidden across four secret manuals:

*An Elementary Explanation of Formations*, *Introductory True Qi*, *Elementary Cognition of Elixirs*, and *First Glance at Spirit Weapons*.

Furthermore, these four ancient texts were hidden within Xuantian University!

Explosive...

This news was far too explosive.

Although the leaked post vanished very quickly and few people saw it, that only applied to ordinary people and low-level martial artists; the major factions within Qinghe City would definitely know!

"What a brilliant move by the He family. The 'water' in Qinghe City is about to get even more turbulent."

Su Jingxing took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and replied to Shen Qian.

It's true!

At the very end of her text message, Shen Qian asked whether this matter was true.

Su Jingxing could not be certain whether the Qin King's Mausoleum held treasures capable of elevating someone to Rank Three.

However, the existence of the Qin King's Mausoleum was indeed real.

Yet, if Shen Qian and the others dared to dabble in such an opportunity, courting death would be their only outcome.

Su Jingxing replied with a text message precisely to warn them not to touch it.

Even Su Jingxing himself had no intention of entering the fray.

Others might not know the identity of the whistleblower, but Su Jingxing was ninety-nine percent certain that the He family was behind it!

He could more or less guess the reason.

When He Leiren killed Tian Huaichao, he had been unaware of Tian Huaichao's identity.

Tian Huaichao had not revealed that he was Xu Tailong's son.

But now, Xu Tailong had personally rushed to Qinghe City for Tian Huaichao's sake.

Once He Leiren went back and investigated, he would likely learn of this news.

Originally, framing the Li family for this incident would have sufficed.

However, Tian Huaichao was Xu Tailong's son, and his only surviving son at that. This time, a huge mess had been stirred up; they had poked a hornet's nest.

If He Rengu, who possessed a Rank Three realm, were still alive, the He family could still put up a defense.

The problem was that He Rengu was already dead.

The He family lacked a Rank Three expert to anchor them, yet the Tailong Group possessed one.

Especially since Xu Tailong knew the He family's secrets, he would definitely pursue the matter to the bitter end!

With a Rank Three taking action, the Li family might suffer heavy muscle and bone injuries, but the He family could very well be wiped out entirely.

Would the He family willingly accept extinction like this?

No!

They chose to overturn the chessboard.

*You want the map? Fine, then let everyone get involved.*

*Let's all join the carnival together!*

A treasure that could elevate a Rank Four to Rank Three, left behind by the Ascending Dragon Saber King.

Once this news broke out, forget about Qinghe City; the entire Changyang Prefecture would be shaken.

Even if the leaked posts online were blocked and deleted, the major factions would still find out.

With so many factions getting involved, Rank Four experts appearing in force, and Rank Three powerhouses showing themselves, they would slaughter and constantly collide with one another, thoroughly muddying the "waters" of Qinghe City.

Against this background, the difficulty for Xu Tailong to track down the true culprit, He Leiren, was anything but small.

Perhaps, before Xu Tailong even came looking for him, he would have already been killed by someone else.

One could say that the He family's scheme was exceptionally ruthless and remarkably effective.

Unlike the treasure of the corrupt official Jin Mushen tossed out by the Shi family, whose origin was known but location remained a mystery, the Qin King's Mausoleum was blatantly telling everyone that not only was it real, but it also contained treasures capable of elevating people to Rank Three.

Even the specific location of the mausoleum had been exposed alongside it.

The map recording the address was hidden within four ancient texts:

*An Elementary Explanation of Formations*, *Introductory True Qi*, *Elementary Cognition of Elixirs*, and *First Glance at Spirit Weapons*.

These four ancient texts were hidden within Xuantian University.

As long as one found the four ancient texts, they could piece together the map, enter the Qin King's Mausoleum, acquire the treasures left by the Ascending Dragon Saber King, and advance to Rank Three.

Who wouldn't want an opportunity like this? Who wouldn't be tempted? Who...

"Wait!"

Abruptly, Su Jingxing's heart skipped a beat.

"*An Elementary Explanation of Formations*?"

"Could this ancient text be the very one I borrowed from the library and haven't returned yet?"