Chapter Ch211 - The Human King’s Tomb Opens
Several people took measure of the vicinity by pacing around, and the surrounding situation was explored. There was also a certain understanding of the store and the distribution of the crowds here.
Generally speaking, they needed to pick an appropriate time that would guarantee their priority as much as possible.
After looking around, Gongyi Tianheng and the others returned to the tavern.
Following that, they waited.
And this waiting lasted seven to eight days.
One day, night fell. When it was around midnight, it was dead silent.
Tianheng and the others swallowed the top grade Scent Hiding Pills that Gu Zuo took out. In a split second, everyone’s qi emissions faded away. After they reached this street, no one sensed their existences while they hid in the shadows.
Gu Zuo raised his head and looked at that tall building.
He never expected that the Great Tomb of the Human King would be located here. That supermarket’s boss was truly unlucky.
However, the scouted information from his dear big brother showed that this building’s owner happened to be a citizen of the Qingcang Empire. The leader inside also had a closely-knit relationship with the He Clan. When thinking about those arrogant and despotic He Clan members, Gu Zuo recalled the feud between them and his big brother. As such, he felt a bit of satisfaction in the other’s misfortune.
— If it had been another household, Gu Zuo would’ve felt a bit guilty. But since it was the He Clan, that guilt was avoided. It served them right to have bad luck.
Soon, Tianheng took out that secret key.
There were veined patterns on the secret key, and the patterns concealed some incantations. If one wanted to open the Great Tomb of the Human King, then these incantations and the brandished secret key were indispensable.
Following this, Tianheng grasped the secret key in the palm of his hand, his eyes closed slightly, and he started to recite those incantations.
The instant the incantations were read aloud, the veined patterns on that secret key started to faintly shine!
Gu Zuo curiously watched on.
This thing…was very advanced.
It was like it was a smart-device! So long as one inputed the command, it would unlock the pa.s.sword!
Those veined patterns got brighter and brighter. Gradually, it shined as brightly as sunlight. All of a sudden, Tianheng felt the secret key in his hand tremble and shake incessantly. Then, it escaped from his hand, dashed straight into the sky, and floated high above!
The next instant, the secret key unleashed its brilliance. Nearly all of the surroundings within a radius of several meters were illuminated as if it was day-time!
At almost the exact same time, Gu Zuo saw the areas where the white light proliferated. There were numerous hazy shadows emerging. Apparently, there were many pa.s.sages and many things would flicker in and out, shouting and crying.
This feeling was very sinister and strange.
However, even though it was the Great Tomb of the Human King, it was also a graveyard. And graveyards meant corpses, so this didn’t seem too odd. Were those pa.s.sages the paths that led to the tomb?
Gu Zuo watched silently.
He had prepared many medicinal pills with very strong yang powers, which could dispel yin qi. It should be very effective…
Eventually, there was the creaking sound of a gigantic door opening in the sky. That Great Tomb had completely opened. Meanwhile, those shadows inside seemed to exist in another s.p.a.ce. Consequently, none burrowed their way out of the Great Tomb.
This couldn’t help but make one harbor suspicions. Perhaps those shadows were being restricted by something. As a result, they were incapable of breaking away from the Great Tomb?
As the original owner of the secret key, Ling Ziqi was emotionally moved when he saw the Great Tomb smoothly open: “Benefactor, the white light is the power of the secret key. After opening the Great Tomb, it’s also the power that’s responsible for keeping it open. After about three months, the white light will slowly fade away. And once it completely fades away, the Great Tomb will close once again.”
These were the same words pa.s.sed down from the Ling Clan ancestor.
Undoubtedly, the guidance at this moment also brought them a certain, decisive opportunity.
Right now, although it was night-time, the vast prestige of the opening of the Great Tomb still attracted the attention of many people.
After Gu Zuo’s psychic power was discharged, he heard the sounds of a faint clamor. He promptly understood. If they didn’t seize this moment, once others rushed over and discovered the truth about the Great Tomb, their decisive opportunity would no longer exist!
Subconsciously, Gu Zuo looked at Tianheng.
Tianheng said: “Go together.”
The other people’s hearts trembled. Immediately following which, without the slightest hesitation, they leaped into the air!
Tianheng used a hand to embrace Gu Zuo. He stamped his foot, and they had already soared up like a legendary bird. Shortly after, the group’s figures flashed by and their footwork intertwined. They had thrown themselves into that Great Tomb!
Just as they entered, Gu Zuo’s face fell.
It was very, very stinky!
Ah, he wasn’t mentally prepared at all!
To the side, Tianyang and Ling Ziqi’s faces stiffened and Ling Ziwei wrinkled her elegant brows. On the contrary, Dragon One still devotedly followed behind Tianheng, and Tianheng was as tranquil as ever.
En, they had all smelled the intensely foul odors in the Great Tomb.
Gu Zuo wiped his face.
Okay. He was too naive.
In the modern era, although cemeteries had many graves, the skeletons were all buried and arranged cleanly. Besides the smell of the soil and plants, it was basically impossible to have any stench. At first, he felt that since the Human King was so powerful when alive, shouldn’t the graveyard have been clean and tidy after death? Who could’ve imagined that not only was this place not clean and tidyk2026;it was filled with the perfume of the dead.
Tianheng reached out a hand and placed it on Gu Zuo’s head. He comforted: “Ah Zuo can hold his breath.”
Gu Zuo nodded vigorously in response to his movement.
He could do that! He could use his psychic power to block those odors!
At this moment, Gu Zuo couldn’t help but feel the usefulness of his own psychic power.
Nothing else needed to be said. He covered the bottom of his nose with a thin layer of his psychic power. At once, there were no more odors. Then, he covered the front of his eyes with another layer. Just like that, his eyeb.a.l.l.s, which were originally being irritated red by the stench, no longer flowed with embarra.s.sing tears.
Hence, Gu Zuo began to have the energy to observe the surroundings. After seeing things clearly, his complexion changed drastically, fully reflecting his current gloomy mood.
In the front, there were several perfectly straight and expansive tomb paths. The sides were constructed using hard stones, and the ground was likewise made of stone slabs. According to reason, aside from the bit of gloom and cold, it should’ve been as clean as what Gu Zuo previously thought. But what people could’ve never imagined was the crisscrossing trails of dark-yellow water on the walls and ground.
This yellow water emitted a wicked smell, which caused one’s guts to churn in fright.
Gu Zuo swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
He quickly discovered that those areas flowing with yellow water all bore alcove-like depressions. And in those depressions, some pitch-black ghost claws protruded out! He jumped in shock!
At this moment, Gu Zuo’s heartbeat was very fast.
He saw things suddenly swaying out of those depressions. Similarly, they were pitch-black from head to toe. They, they seemed to be dried-up corpses, like evil spirits!
When he previously saw those swaying shadows outside… It was undoubtedly them!
Perhaps the things were being stimulated by the scent of living people. Within a couple seconds of Gu Zuo and the others arriving here, the ghost corpses promptly reacted and threw themselves over to attack!
Tianheng and the others also responded in an instant.
Tianheng, whose strength was the highest, swiftly extended a hand. From the hollow of his palm burst forth a splendorous lump of reddish-gold radiance. In the blink of an eye, it took the shape of an enormous, blazing ball of light like a sun. It hurtled out, and engulfed those ghost corpses! The ghost corpses promptly dissolved like ice meeting water.
It was obvious that Tianheng’s power had a subduing effect against those ghost corpses!
Gu Zuo breathed a sigh of relief.
If it wasn’t for his big brother who stopped in front immediately, he would’ve reflexively released his psychic power to bomb the heads of those ghost corpses.
Tianyang and the Ling Clan siblings were also given a fright.
None of them were Xiantian martial artists, and their reactions weren’t that fast. The instant that the ghost corpses attacked, they were going to swiftly confront the enemies. But they hadn’t moved much when Tianheng was already taking the lead to resolve the trouble. It was just that these ghost corpses were too strange and their speeds were too fast. Even if they had reacted in time just now, it might’ve resulted in being scratched by the corpse claws. For a moment, they had a profound sense of the dangers in the Great Tomb of the Human King.
At the same time, following Tianheng’s strike, the ghost corpses inside those depressions along the deepest parts of a lengthy tomb path withdrew back into their depressions after shaking for a moment.
— What did this mean?
Gu Zuo was somewhat puzzled, and looked to Tianheng.
Tianheng said: “Ah Zuo, carefully observe the realms of those things.” After he finished speaking, he was the first to walk into the depths of the tomb path.
Gu Zuo’s heart stirred. As he kept pace with everyone else, he also started sizing everything up.
Eh? The realms of these ghost corpses actually didn’t exceed Xiantian? In other words, before they became ghost corpses, they were merely Houtian Realm martial artists?
However, that being said, how did these corpses become such ghastly things in the Great Tomb of the Human King?
For now, no one could explain these qualms.
The group moved forwards, and the ghost corpses within the depressions knew their place.
Apart from those ghost corpses that were melted down by Tianheng at the very beginning, the other ghost corpses kept their eyes tightly shut in the remaining depressions like they had sunken into a deep sleep.
When they hid in the depressions, the surfaces of their bodies exuded strands of yellow-colored water. It dripped down the stone walls, forming the source of all the yellow water here. And the foul odor that Gu Zuo smelled before was undoubtedly the stench of corpses. This strange yellow water was basically corpse water.
Gu Zuo clearly saw the peaceful appearances of these ghost corpses.
They had men and women. Their skin was dried out. It wasn’t known if it was due to exuding corpse water all the time, but they were so thin that only a handful of bones remained. However, despite them being dried out, while some ghost corpses were completely naked and covered in short, black hair, the bodies of others were still dressed in tattered clothing.
Judging from those clothes, the ones that had remnant, tattered clothing were mostly divided by a couple of identical garments. It seemed that they were further divided into small groups. As for those that weren’t identical, where each one was different, the sections that had tattered remains were even fewer than the ones that had identical clothing types. One could imagine that all of those ghost corpses that had identical garments had better quality clothing than the ones that were different.
Gu Zuo suddenly had a speculation in his heart: “Big brother, would you say that these ghost corpses with various, identical clothes came from several different organizations when they were alive?”
Naturally, the garments worn by those with an organization wouldn’t be lacking. It wasn’t strange to have left behind even more clothing. And people without an organization were normally very poor, but the powerful would leave behind some clothing. As for the ones who were weak, their clothes would’ve been ruined by the corpse water. This was also very normal.
Tianheng said: “Ah Zuo’s conjecture is reasonable.”
Gu Zuo was baffled: “If it’s like this, then could it be that the Human King’s tomb was opened in the past? Otherwise, how could it seem like many forces had fought each other here? But if it’s really like this, then how did they all become ghost corpses and what’s going on with all these depressions that make the ghost corpses sleep peacefully…”
To be honest, things were getting stranger and stranger.
Tianyang and the others likewise felt that there was something deeply wrong with the special situation here.
Tianheng looked at those depressions.
Above each depression was an odd symbol. It presented a dark-gray color and was somewhat a.n.a.logous to the stone wall’s color, making it hard for people to notice.
He looked at the top of those ghost corpses’ heads, which happened to be connected to those symbols. Corpse water was produced from the back of the skull, and would spread from that symbol. At the same time, the dark-gray of the symbol would also flicker with a subtle trace of dark radiance.
The symbols were eerie!
Moreover, perhaps the symbols were the source that created the ghost corpses?
Sure enough, the Great Tomb of the Human King was extraordinary.
Now that they had decided to come in and fight for opportunities, it was better that they were even more prudent.
Tianheng didn’t bat an eyelid as he continued to lead everyone onward. However, in his consciousness, he was already talking with Gu Zuo.
[Ah Zuo, ask the system whether it recognizes the symbol above the depressions.]
Gu Zuo heard his transmission, and slightly blanked.
[Eh?]
After Gu Zuo’s psychic power quickly discharged, he also found those symbols.
Unlike Gongyi Tianheng, Gu Zuo’s psychic power was even more keen. It was very meticulous when utilized. Thus, as it expanded and touched that symbol, he sensed a feeling of evil that made one very uncomfortable coming from it. It was like his exploring psychic power was being swallowed up at this moment.
Gu Zuo didn’t dare to be careless. After taking a deep breath, he promptly raised a question.
[System, do you recognize what that symbol is?]
The system’s answer didn’t leave Gu Zuo disappointed. After deducting the corresponding amount of medicinal qi, it conducted a detailed explanation.
[Yin Gathering Talisman. Yin qi flourishes in a graveyard, and the Yin Gathering Talisman can better gather this yin qi. If a person dies in an area filled with Yin Gathering Talismans, the corpse can receive the pull of the yin qi and approach the Yin Gathering Talisman. Furthermore, through the effects of the Yin Gathering Talisman, over many years, it can become a ghast. These ghasts in front of host are called ghost corpses. The corpse water they exude possesses a powerful toxicity. The ghost corpse’s skin and claws are likewise toxic. Once scratched, it is very easy to be a.s.similated by the ghost corpse and become a similar ghast.]
After Gu Zuo finished listening, his heart felt slightly helpless.
It was also infectious?
This wasn’t a ghost corpse, this was a zombie…
But despite Gu Zuo’s ridicule, he didn’t dare to overlook his own proper business. At once, he told Tianheng about the information he got from the system. He also told Tianheng about the dangerous qualities of the ghost corpses.
Tianheng’s complexion turned somewhat solemn.
[Ah Zuo, ask how to remove the poison of the ghost corpses.]
Gu Zuo shivered. He promptly understood his dear big brother’s intentions.
Correct. Tianyang and the Ling Clan siblings were currently present, and they were all Houtian Realms. If they came across the ghost corpses in here and the ghost corpses rebelled, a moment of carelessness would leave them injured. What would they do then? As a result, the best course of action was to get a clear understanding of the situation and to make the corresponding preparations.
Hence, Gu Zuo asked.
[How do I remove a ghost corpse’s poison? Do the Detoxification Pills I previously refined have any effect?]
As before, the system’s answer was very fast. It directly issued a mission.
[Side Mission: Seek a method to remove a ghost corpse’s poison.]
[Mission Item: <>]
[Completion Method: Unrestricted.]
[Completion Time: Unrestricted.]
[Failure Penalty: None.]
Gu Zuo: “…”
This was a critical juncture, and he unexpectedly had to read a book!
But there was no other way. Gu Zuo knew that this was the system trying to nurture his problem-solving abilities… Roughly speaking, rather than grumbling about it in his heart, it was better to flip through the book.
Thinking as such, a thought flashed through his mind, and that <> had already appeared in his hand.
Soon after, Gu Zuo displayed his own exceptional reading capability and rummaged through the item book at lightning speeds. He ignored everything else and flipped directly to “Poisons of Yin Evil Spirits”. Then, he located the ghost corpses, this type of ghast.
The things recorded about the aforementioned didn’t leave Gu Zuo disappointed at all. A specific medicinal pill for treatment existed. It also that type of panacea that could remove a myriad of poisons. But poison extracted from the ghost corpse was among the main ingredients… While this method was good, where was the time for him to extract the poison first and refine it into a pill? He could refine some just in case after going out, but it wasn’t reasonable to do so in here.
Fortunately, there was another method.
A type of method that basically had no technical content…
The Corpse Spring Flower.
A species of flower that grew in areas br.i.m.m.i.n.g with yin qi and corpse water, yet possessed a powerful detoxification ability. Its shape might not have been that beautiful, but it was an exceptional helper when exploring graveyard-type secret realms.
If one was bitten or scratched by a ghost corpse, they would be deeply poisoned. If one could harvest this type of medicinal herb, and immediately chew up and swallow it, the flower could rapidly remove the poison.
Moreover, what was even better about the Corpse Spring Flower was that the poisons it could remove wasn’t limited to just the type that ghost corpses had. It was capable of handling many of the ghast poisons of Yin Evil Spirits!
Gu Zuo grew determined.
Currently, they only needed to find this Corpse Spring Flower.
All kinds of thoughts flashed across Gu Zuo’s mind in an instant, and he immediately told Tianheng about the matter of the Corpse Spring Flower.
Tianheng faintly muttered: “From now on, we’ll pay more attention to traces of the Corpse Spring Flower.”
Gu Zuo nodded his head: “Got it.”
Off to the side, Tianyang, the Ling Clan siblings, and Dragon One were given a reminder. They were even more vigilant. There were too many dangers in the tomb to avoid. A moment of carelessness, and they would become a burden.
Although, their current strengths seemed somewhat deficient…
At last, this lengthy tomb path came to an end. At the very front, the astonishing turn of a corner appeared.
And no matter where this corner led to, everyone understood that problems would always occur most easily in places with such corners.
Tianheng and the others paused their footsteps.
Gu Zuo discharged his psychic power like he was about to face a huge enemy — Correct. Only he, this cheat, could “see” some of the specific circ.u.mstances in this region full of yin qi.
However, after his psychic power was discharged, what Gu Zuo never would’ve expected was the place he “saw” beyond that corner. To his surprise, it was a tract of white fog!
— No. Perhaps he shouldn’t have said it was white fog. Rather, it seemed that his spying was being obstructed by something. This made him completely incapable of seeing the situation over there!
“What’s that?”
“What a bright, white light!”
“It’s that street—”
“Quick! Let’s go take a look!”
When the Great Tomb opened, just like Gu Zuo and the others expected, there were many martial artists in the vicinity. Regardless of the realm or ident.i.ty, everyone rushed over with extreme curiosity.
And after they arrived, they promptly discovered that a gigantic secret realm had appeared above a rather tall building!
People cried out in surprise on the spot:
“It’s a newly-opened secret realm!”
“It unexpectedly appeared here. This is an opportunity!”
“Right. This is certainly an enormous opportunity!”
Many people started to study it at once. They were guessing what was in this secret realm. There were many who were thinking about charging inside, but before they had enough time to act on their impulses, numerous martial artists with outstanding strength had already leaped out from that rather tall building.
They rapidly a.s.sembled into ranks and blocked the front of that secret realm. They blocked all the people who wanted to take the initiative to go in and search for opportunities. As for those people who intended to seize this decisive moment, when there was a conflict of interests that would lead to being severely injured or even killed, it was like a bucket of cold water was spilled over. Those people who were getting restless had all calmed down.
However, this could only obstruct the people who wanted to go in. It couldn’t stop the spread of information.
Soon, news of a secret realm appearing here had spread widely throughout all of Queying City. Furthermore, with speeds that were hard to estimate, it spread out in all directions. At the same time, the inside information of this secret realm was being speculated upon by some knowledgeable people and large forces with robust foundations.
This here was a Great Tomb left behind by an ancestor.
In addition, that person was capable of concealing the Great Tomb in another s.p.a.ce. This was sufficient proof that the strength of the other party was very powerful. It was, by no means, as ordinary as some of the powerhouses they’d currently heard of!
As such, who was the owner of the Great Tomb?
In the end, how terrifying was that person’s strength when they were alive?
But in any case, the person who could be buried in this Great Tomb certainly wasn’t limited to the Atomic Realm in life. They might’ve been even higher, reaching a realm that they were unable to imagine. A realm that they had no hope to reach.
All the martial artists were excited.
They were emotionally moved and expectant. Because, in this Great Tomb, not only would there be the entombed person’s collected h.o.a.rd in life, there was an even greater possibility of the entombed person’s inheritance!
If they were able to charge inside, while there was a chance of encountering unknown dangers, there were even more chances of meeting incredible strokes of luck!
T/N: Thanks for the corrections, Charysa.
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