Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1014: Chapter 1013: Underground Mansion (4 more updates)

Ye Haochuan looked at the passage ahead and said solemnly, ”The secret treasury has been here for a thousand years, so it’s natural for some ghostly evil spirits to have emerged.”

”Are there really ghosts in this world?”

”Of course there are!” Ye Haochuan explained, ”Actually, what people call ghosts are merely the lingering souls of cultivators who remain in the world. When someone cultivates to the Foundation Establishment stage, their soul becomes strong enough that even after their physical body dies, the soul might linger for a while, turning into what you call ghosts!”

”I’m a bit scared.” An Li, who had only just begun cultivating, didn’t have high cultivation, and instinctively held fear toward such entities.

”Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” Now that Ye Haochuan was a Foundation Establishment expert, handling some evil spirits was naturally not a problem for him.

Evil spirits don’t have physical forms and usually exist in semi-transparent energy forms, allowing them to pass through physical objects effortlessly. Physical attacks are generally ineffective against them.

Moving forward, three to five semi-transparent evil spirits floated around Ye Haochuan and An Li. They didn’t look particularly terrifying, but their sounds were rather grating.

The spirits didn’t attack immediately, as though they were probing Ye Haochuan.

Ye Haochuan strode forward and roared, ”If you don’t want to be scattered into oblivion, then get lost!”

He channeled spiritual energy to his Dantian and enhanced his voice, creating sound waves that reverberated, layered, and shook the eardrums.

This act of intimidation did have some effect. The evil spirits immediately distanced themselves by several meters, observing from afar without daring to approach too closely.

However, one reckless spirit suddenly attacked, aiming at An Li from behind.

An Li, startled, struck with her sword.

Yet the evil spirit vanished suddenly. Although An Li’s sword appeared to pierce the spirit, it felt as though she had struck nothing but air.

In an instant, the evil spirit rematerialized, its form becoming grotesque as it lunged toward An Li’s neck.

Ye Haochuan swiftly pulled An Li aside, his Divine Concealment Sword emitting a sinister glow as he swung it horizontally at the spirit.

The evil spirit disappeared again, only to reappear moments later, laughing manically — a sound spine-chilling enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

”Do you think I can’t deal with you?” Ye Haochuan’s lips curved into a smirk as he flicked his wrist, and spiritual energy erupted. Suddenly, lightning surged forth from the Divine Concealment Sword.

A puff of black smoke arose; the evil spirit was hit by the lightning and obliterated into ashes.

Thunderbolt powers are the nemesis of ghostly evil spirits.

Even if he didn’t use the Divine Concealment Sword, Ye Haochuan’s current cultivation would allow him to defeat evil spirits with ease. But the sword made the task far quicker and more straightforward.

However, Ye Haochuan obliterating one spirit did not have the expected ”kill one to warn the rest” effect. Instead, it seemed to anger the other evil spirits.

”Woo woo~”

Suddenly, dozens of evil spirits swarmed toward them, all wailing eerily, sending shivers down their spines.

They became ferocious, clawing and lunging, launching an intense attack on Ye Haochuan and An Li.

”Fools courting death!” Ye Haochuan snorted coldly, his Divine Concealment Sword slashing continuously, with flashes of lightning illuminating the passageway. Occasionally, white flames surged forth, unstoppable in their might!

Thunderbolts and flames swept the area, and any spirit that came into contact was reduced to ashes without exception!

Yet the spirits seemed fearless, perhaps unaware of the seriousness of obliteration. They continued rushing forward to meet their doom.

Watching as one evil spirit after another turned into smoke, An Li’s fear slowly subsided. If it weren’t for Ye Haochuan, her team alone would’ve likely been wiped out entirely during this exploration. Not to mention spirits impervious to physical attacks; they wouldn’t have even passed the ghost bat stage.

The gap between Postnatal and Foundation Establishment was indeed as vast as a heavenly chasm, immeasurably far apart.

An Li had once thought that by starting cultivation, she could slowly catch up to Ye Haochuan. But now she realized that even after becoming a cultivator, the gap between them had only grown wider.

She tightly grabbed Ye Haochuan’s hand. Even so, this time, she was determined never to leave him again.

Ye Haochuan pulled An Li along and strode forward, destroying everything in their path. As they forged ahead, the evil spirits dissipated one by one, none of them able to withstand even a single strike from Ye Haochuan.

The further they went, the fewer evil spirits appeared, until none emerged as they arrived at the end of the passageway.

Instead of a burial chamber, they found themselves facing what appeared to be an underground mansion. At the end of the passageway was a stone door left slightly ajar. Pushing the door open revealed a wall screen.

Behind the wall screen was a hall, with rooms on either side. As it was a subterranean stone structure, the architecture differed slightly from ancient mansions aboveground.

The central hall contained only a few stone tables and chairs, with nothing else of value. Ye Haochuan searched thoroughly but found nothing useful.

”Let’s look elsewhere.”

Ye Haochuan couldn’t believe that the predecessors had gone through such pains to construct an underground mansion without leaving anything of worth behind.

The mansion was extensive. Though splitting up would save time, considering An Li’s low cultivation, they stuck together.

Several rooms were searched; their furnishings were simple but included more than just stone tables and chairs. Two rooms even contained wooden beds.

However, the beds were so old that they had rotted completely. When Ye Haochuan touched one, it immediately collapsed into a pile of decayed wood.

After searching several more rooms, Ye Haochuan found a sword hanging on the wall of an otherwise empty stone room.

The sword was shrouded in a thick layer of dust, which Ye Haochuan brushed off as he took it down and drew the blade from its sheath.

The blade gleamed brightly, its edges sharp and its hilt engraved with the two characters: ”Autumn Rainbow.”

”Autumn Rainbow Sword?” Ye Haochuan examined the sword for a moment before handing it to An Li. ”Keep this sword to protect yourself.”

Although Ye Haochuan couldn’t yet judge the sword’s grade, it was definitely extraordinary.

An Li said, ”You should keep it instead.”

An Li could also sense the sword’s uniqueness and believed Ye Haochuan could make the most of its power.

Ye Haochuan smiled as he wielded the Divine Concealment Sword. ”I already have one.”

Although the Divine Concealment Sword appeared ordinary, its display of divine might when eliminating ghost bats and evil spirits had shown An Li that it wasn’t just any sword.

”Take it, no need to be so polite with me.” Ye Haochuan nudged the Autumn Rainbow Sword toward her again, and An Li finally stopped refusing. She accepted it — cherishing it almost immediately and, unable to resist, began to swing it.

”Buzz!”

Suddenly, a rainbow glow shot out from the Autumn Rainbow Sword, striking the stone door of the room. With a loud boom, the stone door instantly shattered.

An Li was stunned, exclaiming, ”It’s... it’s amazing!”

Ye Haochuan said, ”Don’t use this sword carelessly. Save it for critical moments.”

Ye Haochuan understood the principle that possessing valuable artifacts without strength to back them up could attract greed, robbery, and even fatal danger.

”I understand.” An Li nodded and then carefully put away the Autumn Rainbow Sword, following Ye Haochuan to explore the other rooms.

About half an hour later, the two arrived at a stone room’s entrance. The massive stone door bore an inscription:

I, Li Qiuhong, seal my tomb here. My ultimate technique, ’Seven Segments of Flying Rainbow,’ has no heir. I now bury this skill alongside myself and leave it for a fated successor. Defeat my guardian demon beast, and it shall be yours.