The Quest for Immortality

The black-robed elder withdrew his hand and warned, ”This is the last time.”

”Yes...” Mr. Hui’s voice trembled.

The black-robed elder cast a glance, and only then did the Bear Demon Cultivator stop.

Cold sweat poured from Mr. Hui like rain.

”Let’s go,” the black-robed elder said.

Mr. Hui, clutching his arm, could only resign himself to fate and head toward the dark tomb pit sealed by the bright yellow copper coffin.

When he reached the pit, Mr. Hui still hesitated.

”Wealth must be sought amidst danger,” the black-robed elder said with a somewhat meaningful tone, ”It was you who said that.”

Mr. Hui sighed, gritted his teeth, and jumped into the tomb pit.

Afterward, the others followed one after another.

When it was Shen Qingsheng’s turn, he suddenly screamed like a madman, ”I’m not going down, it’s so eerie inside, you want me to die...”

But no one cared about him.

The burly Bear Pi struck Shen Qingsheng with a hand-chop, knocking him out, and then tossed him down.

It was Mo Hua’s turn next. Mo Hua actually wanted to go in, but he was afraid his intentions were too obvious, drawing suspicion and making him appear ”unsociable” compared to Mr. Hui and Shen Qingsheng, so he also put on a troubled face and stammered:

”I don’t want to go down...”

The black-robed elder looked at Mo Hua warmly.

Mo Hua had no choice but to sigh, close his eyes, and jump into the abyss-like tomb pit.

Afterwards came the Bear Demon Cultivator and Young Master Xuan.

Finally, only the black-robed elder and the Demon Sect leader were left.

The black-robed elder’s cloudy eyes glanced at the silent Demon Sect leader, speaking with a sense of age and decay:

”Third Prince, the lifeline of our Great Wilderness tribe, depends on this moment...”

The Demon Sect leader’s majestic gaze trembled, and then he stepped into the pitch-black tomb pit.

...

Meanwhile, within the passageway.

The Shen family, along with Xun Ziyou, Fan Jin, and Master Gu, were walking forward step by step.

Xun Ziyou held a jade lock in his hand.

Occasionally, corpse monsters appeared around them, the ground frequently quaked, and strong fluctuations of Spiritual Power and Evil Power could be felt.

On the jade lock, Mo Hua’s vitality fluctuated between pale white and red.

Even though there was no definite sign of death, Xun Ziyou’s mood was still unsettled, causing him great apprehension.

After walking a bit further, Xun Ziyou glanced at the passageway, noticed something strange, and asked Shen Shouxing, ”Elder Shen, is this the Shen family’s tomb?”

”Sort of,” Shen Shouxing replied.

”Who is buried here?” Xun Ziyou asked.

”No one is buried,” Shen Shouxing said calmly.

”No one is buried?” Xun Ziyou frowned, ”Such a large tomb, and yet no one is buried?”

”The Shen family is large, with many clansmen. It’s built as a reserve,” Shen Shouxing glanced at Xun Ziyou, speaking indifferently, ”Does the Shen family’s construction of a tomb require reporting to the Taixu Gate?”

Xun Ziyou made no comment but narrowed his eyes slightly, ”Since no one is buried...”

He flicked his fingers, shooting a strand of sword light, shattering an approaching corpse demon, then said, ”Where do these corpse monsters come from?”

Shen Shouxing’s eyelid twitched as he coldly replied, ”Underground sinister beings, taking over this place.”

Xun Ziyou sneered.

Afterwards, no one spoke; they kept moving forward, passing through the passage and winding through several forks, eventually entering the far-right path leading to the underground palace.

Mo Hua and the others had left too many traces up ahead.

Following these traces, it didn’t take long for Xun Ziyou to find the depths of the underground palace, in front of the massive bright yellow copper coffin.

The scene in front of the bright yellow copper coffin was extraordinarily brutal.

The ground was pitted, and there were shattered mountain stones everywhere.

The ground was littered with the remains of corpse demons, mangled flesh, and the stench of blood was overwhelming.

Just a glance, and everyone could imagine the intensity of the battle, the ferocity of the slaughter here.

It seemed that several late-stage Golden Core cultivators had unleashed their full power, battling the corpse tide with all their might, to cause such devastation.

And from some lingering traces of eerie Blood Qi, these late-stage Golden Core cultivators seemed to be powerful demon cultivators...

Xun Ziyou’s heart pounded with fright as he couldn’t help but lower his head, looking at the jade lock again, feeling somewhat incredulous.

So many powerful demon cultivators.

Such a bloody scene, such intense slaughter.

It had created such destruction, even making a late Golden Core stage Sword Cultivation Elder like him uneasy...

And young Mo Hua, entangled in this situation, could he really survive?

Xun Ziyou frowned deeply, the more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

Then he turned his head, silently looked at Shen Shouxing, and said indifferently, ”Elder Shen, this surely... can’t be just simple ’sinister beings’...”

At this point, Xun Ziyou and the others could all see.

There was certainly a big problem with the Shen family’s tomb.

And those tomb raiders were likely anything but ordinary.

Shen Shouxing’s face looked extremely grim, especially when seeing the vanquished corpse monsters, the melted copper coffin, and the exposed massive tomb pit.

A chilling dread surged in his heart.

Xun Ziyou also followed Shen Shouxing’s gaze, looking at the dark tomb pit on the ground, pondering:

”This group of tomb raiders killed a corpse monster here, broke some seal, melted the copper coffin, and then... entered this tomb pit?”

This meant that Mo Hua followed inside too?

Surely so...

Xun Ziyou didn’t even need to think.

Such a dangerous, ferocious, and still bustling event surely involved Mo Hua.

Xun Ziyou’s heart gradually rose with anxiety.

Meanwhile, Shen Shouxing also silently thought to himself:

”Along the way, there was no sign of Qing’er’s body, nor any indication of his protective treasure being shattered, indicating that Qing’er was also taken into this...”

Shen Shouxing’s expression was terrifyingly solemn.

”Elder Shen,” Xun Ziyou said, ”what is this tomb pit?”