King of Ten Thousand Years

”Whose tomb is this?”

Qiao Hai looked at the tombstone, his brow immediately furrowing.

The densely packed characters on it looked like some kind of ancient script; Qiao Hai couldn’t recognize a single one.

However, he could tell that this probably wasn’t a tombstone.

Generally speaking, the format of a tombstone’s content is obvious, engraved with the deceased’s name, place of birth, and relevant achievements.

But on this stone slab, rows upon rows of mysterious ancient script covered the entire surface.

”There must be burial goods in the coffin!”

Qiao Hai hadn’t found any other treasures, so his gaze fell upon the coffin.

Although opening the coffin would be disrespectful to a Yunxiao Sect senior, Qiao Hai couldn’t be bothered with such things when his own interests were at stake. Besides, no one else would know.

Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman slowly stepped into the gloomy, dark hall.

Qiao Hai’s hand touched the coffin.

It was as if he had touched ten-thousand-year-old ice. A bone-chilling Yin Cold aura surged toward him.

Qiao Hai’s body trembled, and he took a step back. A chill ran through him, his face turned pale, and his hand began to tremble uncontrollably.

”What’s wrong?”

The blue-haired woman asked in surprise.

Qiao Hai was one of the top Core Disciples. To think he’d be this frightened just from touching the coffin.

Before Qiao Hai could answer.

BZZZ!

A statue on the right, shrouded in darkness, suddenly shot purple light from its eyes. A terrifying aura swept out in all directions with overwhelming force.

The statue’s figure was fully revealed. It was three to four meters tall, with a stern face, its hands resting on a Treasure Sword.

”The aura of the Earth Element Realm!”

Qiao Hai’s expression was one of slight shock.

He had used other disciples to eliminate the Demon Beasts in this area or to lure some of them away.

Along the way, Qiao Hai had reaped a handsome harvest.

But he never expected that this Core Mausoleum would actually have an Earth Element Realm Level enemy.

SHIING!

From the darkness, a frightening Sword Light that seemed to originate from the Netherworld swept out.

”Fall back!”

Qiao Hai shouted, leaving the hall with the blue-haired woman.

The next moment, a dark purple Sword Light shot out, slicing through the hall’s wall as if it were tofu.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sword Light swept in all directions, cutting down numerous trees and buildings and causing continuous explosions.

”What terrifying strength!”

Qiao Hai was slightly startled.

Although he was at the Half-step Earth Element Realm, his talent and strength were exceptional, allowing him to contend with weaker Earth Element Realm experts.

But the statue’s earlier strike had made him feel a sense of danger and apprehension.

However, for the sake of the treasure, he had to defeat the statue.

”Let’s team up!”

Qiao Hai said to the blue-haired woman.

BANG!

A hole was smashed through the wall as the statue charged out. The stone on its surface cracked and fell away, revealing a brand-new appearance underneath.

It was actually a puppet!

A puppet was a treasure in itself. An Earth Level Puppet was equivalent to an Earth Level Martial Artist who would never betray you and would follow any command!

’If I can get this puppet, not even Ye Feng will be my match!’

Qiao Hai’s eyes burned with desire.

’Xuankong Mountain is truly full of opportunities, enough to completely change one’s life.’

”Go!”

Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman charged the Earth Level Puppet!

”Meteor Finger!”

Qiao Hai’s expression was serious as he tapped his finger five times in the air.

SWISH...

Five dazzling, brilliant auroras tore through the void, shooting toward the puppet’s joints!

Qiao Hai’s plan was to disable the puppet, bring it back to the outside world, and then repair and reassemble it.

However, the puppet was quite agile. Its Swordsmanship was incredibly fast, and it destroyed each of Qiao Hai’s Meteor Finger attacks before launching a counterattack.

Not far away, Luo Tian watched the fierce battle unfold.

This could be considered a battle at the Earth Element Realm Level.

Luo Tian was quite far away and had no intention of going after the puppet.

According to his calculations, the puppet was extremely dangerous and nearly impossible to obtain.

Luo Tian looked toward the Core Mausoleum, and his heart couldn’t help but pound.

’Although it’s dangerous here, there are definitely great opportunities to be unearthed. It all depends on whether one has the guts and the luck!’

”Brother Luo, Qiao Hai has lured away the Earth Element Realm puppet. Should we go in and take a look?”

From behind, Cheng Wanli, who was hiding behind some crumbling ruins, sent a voice transmission to Luo Tian, his tone inquisitive.

After all, everything that had happened so far had perfectly confirmed Luo Tian’s earlier predictions. Cheng Wanli was completely convinced.

”Not yet. Let’s wait a bit longer!”

Luo Tian replied.

”Alright.”

Cheng Wanli nodded without asking why.

”What happened here?”

”Heavens, an Earth Level Puppet! What a terrifying battle!”

The great battle here had attracted several disciples.

Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman had joined forces, their combined combat power slightly surpassing the Earth Level Puppet, but their advantage wasn’t obvious. It looked like a tough fight.

”Quick, while Qiao Hai has the Earth Level Puppet occupied, let’s go inside and see!”

”What kind of treasure could be inside? To have an Earth Level Puppet guarding it!”

Several Yunxiao Sect disciples rushed into the Core Mausoleum.

Two breaths later!

BOOM-SHIING!

An explosion rang out, and an incomparably sharp, ice-cold blade light slashed forth, leaving a thirty to forty-meter-long gash in the ground!

”Help!”

”There’s another Earth Level Puppet!”

The few Yunxiao Sect disciples who had just rushed in immediately fled back out!

BANG! RUMBLE!

A puppet holding a white ice blade charged out. Half of the Core Mausoleum collapsed, revealing what was inside.

This scene caused Cheng Wanli, hiding not far away, to be slightly startled.

’If I had rushed in just now, I’m afraid I would have already become a soul lost to the second Earth Level Puppet’s blade!’

At the same time, a faint smile appeared on the lips of Qiao Hai, who was fighting the Earth Level Puppet in the distance.

”We can finish this puppet now!”

Qiao Hai ordered.

”Heaven and Water in One Line!”

The True Qi within the blue-haired woman’s body erupted. Her sapphire hair danced wildly as her sword rippled with a wave of azure water. She suddenly slashed down, and blue Sword Qi radiated in all directions.

At this moment, the blue-haired woman unleashed combat power approaching the Half-step Earth Element Realm!

On the other side, the light in Qiao Hai’s eyes changed, shooting out an incomparably sharp gleam.

He pointed a finger at the heavens and swiped fiercely. It was as if a meteor had fallen from the starry sky, streaking a brilliant trail of light as it shot toward the Earth Level Puppet!

At the same time, a blue lightning mark on the back of Qiao Hai’s hand began to shine.

BOOM-CRACKLE!

His killing finger strike was instantly wreathed in blue lightning, its power increasing explosively!

It turned out that Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman had been holding back during the fight.

When they had first entered the Core Mausoleum, they had seen two statues inside.

So, they used the great battle to lure other Yunxiao Sect disciples here, letting them attract the attention of the remaining Earth Level Puppet!

Now, their goal had been achieved.

With both of them now attacking at full strength, as long as they heavily wounded this puppet, they could proceed to the mausoleum unimpeded and obtain the great treasure within the coffin!

「At the same time.」

After the second Earth Level Puppet was lured away by several Yunxiao Sect disciples.

”Go in!”

Luo Tian sent a voice transmission to Cheng Wanli. He immediately used the Wind Manipulation Technique, transforming into a chilly, phantom-like shadow and charging toward the Core Mausoleum.

Cheng Wanli, on the other side, also rushed in immediately.

”Brother Luo, your predictions are truly god-like!”

Cheng Wanli praised Luo Tian.

In reality, Luo Tian had been about to go in earlier, but his Spiritual Sense had detected another statue inside, which was why he had waited.

”What treasures are here?”

Cheng Wanli’s gaze swept around, and he discovered several extremely rare and precious materials in the corners of the mausoleum walls.

”There are even Earth Yin Mushrooms!”

Cheng Wanli was somewhat astonished.

Some of the precious materials here were the kind that almost exclusively grew deep underground.

This garden was originally buried underground. It was only due to an earthquake that it saw the light of day again, and these rare subterranean treasures were unearthed along with it.

Luo Tian and Cheng Wanli each harvested half.

Afterward, Cheng Wanli’s gaze fell on the coffin, and he prepared to lift the lid.

”Wait, Brother Cheng, this coffin is not simple!”

Luo Tian shook his head.

The dangerous aura the coffin gave off to Luo Tian was even stronger than that of the Earth Level Puppets.

Cheng Wanli immediately stopped. If anyone else had warned him like this, he might have suspected they wanted to take all the benefits for themselves.

”Besides this coffin, there don’t seem to be any other treasures here... huh?”

Cheng Wanli scanned his surroundings, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

In the rubble and dirt in a corner, he discovered an Incense Burner that looked rather extraordinary.

「Just then.」

A violent explosion came from midair in the distance. Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman had joined forces to send the puppet flying.

”You two, stop!”

Qiao Hai’s gaze turned back to the Core Mausoleum, only to find two people inside, looting treasures!

’There might be extremely valuable treasures, or even a legacy, hidden there! I went through so much trouble to get this far; all the treasures in there should be mine!’

”Let’s go, Luo Tian!”

Cheng Wanli’s expression changed slightly as he saw Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman rapidly flying toward them!

Although their haul here was a little less than expected, it was still decent.

If they were cornered by Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman, all their gains from this trip would surely be stolen.

But Cheng Wanli noticed that Luo Tian was staring at the tombstone with an extremely serious expression.

”Is this tombstone a treasure too?”

Cheng Wanli glanced at it. He didn’t recognize any of the ancient characters on it.

Other than that, he didn’t notice anything special about it.

But in the next moment, Cheng Wanli saw Luo Tian actually wrap his arms around the tombstone and pull it upward.

”Hey, hey, Brother Luo, pulling up someone’s tombstone isn’t very nice!”

Cheng Wanli shouted.

”This isn’t a tombstone!” Luo Tian said.

With his strength, he had only managed to loosen the tombstone, not pull it out completely.

So, Luo Tian activated his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body. His whole body swelled by a size, and his skin took on a jade-like, cyan luster.

This time, Luo Tian slowly pulled the tombstone out!

BOOM!

A vast and sharp aura burst forth from the tombstone, shaking the heavens and earth!

That transcendent aura drew the attention of everyone present!

”Treasure! That tombstone is a treasure!”

”What secret is hidden in that tombstone?”

”Luo Tian got the tombstone, quick, snatch it from him!”

The surrounding crowd exclaimed in shock.

Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman also looked astonished. They hadn’t expected the tombstone to be a major treasure!

But suddenly, a huge, cold, dark purple Sword Light slashed at them from behind!

The hair on Qiao Hai and the blue-haired woman’s bodies stood on end, and they quickly dodged aside.

They turned to look.

The sword-wielding puppet was damaged all over and had lost a leg, but it still charged at them with reckless abandon.

”Damn it, this puppet is so damaged, and it’s still fighting!”

Qiao Hai’s expression was grim.

As long as this Earth Level Puppet delayed them for a little while, Luo Tian would probably escape.

’Am I just going to stand by and watch Luo Tian take the tombstone?’

”No! Brother Han is here...”

The blue-haired woman smiled.

...

Luo Tian pulled out the tombstone, shouldered it, and started to leave.

Cheng Wanli immediately followed, looking at the tombstone with an astonished expression, a hint of envy in his heart. ’This tombstone Luo Tian got seems much more valuable than my Incense Burner...’

「Just then.」

”Luo... Tian!”

A hoarse, ice-cold voice, brimming with intense killing intent, rang out.

The figure of Han Yuan, one of the ten great Core Disciples, blocked the exit of the mausoleum.