The oldest figure in the sacred lands of Mount Taihua, the sister of the Taihua Sword Maiden, was still a little girl with a runny nose following closely by the Sword Maiden’s side during the second ancient war.
The current Immortal Dragon Emperor has not experienced the two ancient wars.
And those who have survived from the distant past are few and far between, with Master being one of them.
“I wonder if Master knows about this matter?”
Lu Changsheng looked towards Mo Huazhi, who had been studying under Master for hundreds of thousands of years, and perhaps had heard many ancient tales from Master.
Mo Huazhi shook her head: “The Qing Emperor was a Great Power at the dawn of the Human Race, even older than Master. At that time, Master was still a weak cultivator, needing to avoid becoming fodder for the Great Demon. Some even older tales are also unknown to Master.”
“I see…”
It seems the ancient times also had their periods; the Human Race was still in its weaker phase then, and exactly what happened, probably few know the finer details.
In their conversation, the group had already traveled by Sword Flight, arriving at the deep periphery of Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
One more step forward, and they were enveloped in fog.
“We still need to pass through this layer of fog to reach the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum. It appears not far, but actually, there is an independent space inside, along with a Great Formation Barrier.” The Princess pulled out a map, “Without this map to guide us, rashly venturing into the fog could mislead us into other spaces, resulting in death. This layer of fog is actually the first barrier of the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.”
With the Princess’s map, Lu Changsheng and his party could enter the fog without concerns.
After Lu Changsheng and his party disappeared into the mist, three Princes and an old man with white hair appeared at the edge of the mist.
“Master, they’ve gone inside, shall we follow them?”
“We’ll follow and see what they intend to do.”
The old man with white hair was curious about the purpose of Lu Changsheng’s group entering the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
The Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum has an ancient Great Formation; even he, upon entering the Ancient Formation, would be utterly destroyed. How could Lu Changsheng, a Ninth Grade Divine King, dare to do this?
He decided to follow behind Lu Changsheng to find out.
The foggy forest was full of spatial and temporal turbulences everywhere; a slight misstep could lead to an unfamiliar space and danger.
Daoist Earth Hound transformed back into a big yellow dog, lying on Shen Xiaoyao’s shoulder: “It seems the Qing Emperor doesn’t want others disturbing his rest either.”
“I think not necessarily so.”
“Why does the Master say so?”
“If we go by what the Princess said, the Qing Emperor choosing this place for his tomb, suppressing Evil Spirits, is mostly to prevent outsiders from coming in and disrupting his arrangement, rather than just worrying about outsiders disturbing his rest. After all, with the body dead and the Dao gone, there is no such thing as rest anymore.”
“That makes sense.”
Yuexi and the Princess both agree with Lu Changsheng’s speculation.
Even after death, the Qing Emperor has to suppress Evil Spirits – if his plans were ruined by subsequent generations, he would be so angry he’d come back to life.
Thinking so, it’s very likely that the Qing Emperor left behind the ancient Great Formation and the foggy forest to protect his tomb, perhaps to prevent later generations from ruining the Feng Shui, affecting the efficacy of suppressing the Evil Spirits.
“I hope my intrusion this time won’t affect the Qing Emperor’s arrangements.”
Lu Changsheng came to the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum under the guidance of the Master, hoping not to affect the effects of suppressing the Evil Spirits.
Lu Changsheng thought further.
The Qing Emperor’s formidable enemies had been jointly executed by several ancient Human Emperors, the Evil Spirits were suppressed by the Qing Emperor for millions of years, they should have been completely annihilated otherwise this place wouldn’t have become a Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
This made Lu Changsheng much more relieved.
The Princess led the way, and the group successfully avoided the temporal and spatial turbulences in the fog, nearing the actual body of the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
The Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum was a towering mountain peak, standing 9,999 Zhang tall, situated amidst mist-enshrouded forest, its trees lush, streams flowing with clear water, wrapping around it was Immortal Qi, akin to a celestial paradise on earth. If not for the stone stele at the base of the mountain, it would not even be recognisable as a tomb.
The Princess stopped and looked up at the standing mountain peak as if looking up to a deity: “That mountain is the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum. Although the Qing Emperor’s body has returned to Heaven and Earth, it is said there still remain many treasures left by the Qing Emperor inside, such as the magical treasures used by him.”
“What are we waiting for? Let’s hurry inside and get the treasures, woof woof woof!”
Upon hearing about treasures, Daoist Earth Hound jumped off Shen Xiaoyao’s shoulder and wagged its tail as it rushed towards the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
The Princess grabbed the big yellow dog: “You want to die? Go in then.”
The Immortal Emperor Realm Daoist Earth Hound, when picked up by the Divine King Realm Princess, had no power to resist, mumbling, “Why not?”
Lu Changsheng used the Storm Pear Flower Needles hidden in his sleeves and shot a silver needle towards the direction of Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum.
The Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum before everyone’s eyes began to distort.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The scene, originally clear and sunny, suddenly became overcast with dense clouds and divine thunder descended from the sky, striking the silver needle!
The Seven-Colored Divine Thunder, illuminating heaven and earth, contained terrifying energy that was overwhelmingly forceful, as if it could annihilate the world!
The silver needle, forged from Ice Soul Cold Iron, could not withstand the bombardment of the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder and turned into ashes within a single breath!
Daoist Earth Hound was dumbfounded, with his eyes wide open in shock.
The Storm Pear Flower Needles are Fourth Grade Taoist Instruments, and the hardness of Ice Soul Cold Iron is extremely high, capable of breaking through the defenses of most Divine King Realm experts. However, the silver needle made from Ice Soul Cold Iron was instantly turned into flying ash by the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder.
If it were not for the Princess stopping him in time, Daoist Earth Hound might have turned into roasted whole dog.
“It appears we are less than ten miles from the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, but in reality, there’s another space in between, which must be the Ancient Formation laid down by the Qing Emperor. Once entered, it leads to complete annihilation.”
Lu Changsheng, witnessing the horror of the Ancient Formation at Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, was shocked.
Even if Lu Changsheng cultivated the Eternal Indestructible Art and had the protection of the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, he likely couldn’t withstand the attack of the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder.
The power of the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder had surpassed that of the Great Dao Gold Thunder and could destroy both heaven and earth.
It’s unknown whether the Mountain and Rivers Chart, a defensive treasured item of the Ancient Han Family, could withstand the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder.
Lu Changsheng doubted it very much.
This was the Ancient Formation laid down by the Qing Emperor, reputed to cause the fall of even Great Experts, and it was unlikely that the Mountain and Rivers Chart could hold for long.
“Are you really going to try? I advise you to give up, because… I don’t want you to die.”
The Princess knew that Lu Changsheng was planning to risk entering the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum and, unable to bear seeing Lu Changsheng head towards death, decided to persuade him.
“I’m fairly confident. If it really comes to it, I’ll sacrifice this magical treasure.”
Lu Changsheng took out the Mountain and Rivers Chart.
According to his judgment, the Mountain and Rivers Chart definitely couldn’t withstand the continuous attacks of the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder, but it should hold for a breath.
With the situation looking grim, he would rather sacrifice the Mountain and Rivers Chart and opt to retreat.
As for Dantai Meng inside the Mountain and Rivers Chart, her fate was up to her destiny.
Dantai Meng, who was cultivating inside the Mountain and Rivers Chart, suddenly shivered. Why did she have a bad premonition?
“With this item as a sacrifice, indeed you can escape, but the cost is simply too great.”
Yuexi guessed Lu Changsheng’s intention. In a moment of crisis, sacrificing the treasured item, the Mountain and Rivers Chart, to escape was theoretically feasible, but the cost was too high.
Lu Changsheng has a system to refresh magical treasures and also has the magical treasure Human Sovereign Cauldron from Qing Emperor inside him, so even if he sacrifices the Mountain and Rivers Chart, he doesn’t feel it’s too much of a loss.
Furthermore, it might not be necessary to use the Mountain and Rivers Chart.
Lu Changsheng was gambling, as long as he possessed the Human Sovereign Cauldron, he should be safe and sound.
Under the tense gazes of everyone, Lu Changsheng stepped into the range of the Ancient Formation.
The dark clouds were gathering, and the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder was about to strike down again.
“Not good!”
The Princess, Yuexi, Zuo Jianqing, Lin Qingzhi, and Lu Qinglian all broke out in a cold sweat for Lu Changsheng.
The power of the Seven-Colored Divine Thunder was something all of them had witnessed just before.
Lu Changsheng, drenched in sweat, was ready to sacrifice the Mountain and Rivers Chart at any moment to protect himself.
Suddenly, Lu Changsheng’s body emitted a green light, and the clouds above his head quickly dispersed, the sky cleared, and it was cloudless for thousands of miles.
The Ancient Formation showed no reaction.
“How could this be?”
Zuo Jianqing, guarding the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, was stunned. He had never seen such a situation before where the Ancient Formation failed.