Chapter 224: Buy Buy Buy, I Have Money!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Rob this tomb?
The old man and a few Moving Mountains disciple heard this and opened their eyes wide in shock.
Who was this kid? Is he crazy?
There are so many other tombs to plunder from but you chose to rob the Fire Nation’s Imperial Tombs?
But that’s quite strange. Wasn’t grave robbing supposed to be done in utmost secrecy? Which robber would actually announce to everyone that he was going to rob a tomb? This kid also looked like a layman who was probably here to work. He was kidding, right? Young people loved to boast and talk big anyway!
The few of them laughed when they heard this, assuming that he was joking. When they next looked at his cultivation level, their faces froze and they were shocked!
Damn it, Original Infant level eight? This person is so young but already reached such a high level of cultivation. How was this possible?
They froze in shock and the old man found it hard to keep his composure as well. He was astonished.
Yet, Xu Que couldn’t be bothered about them. When he was in the Imperial Palace, he had removed the effects of the black robes and had forgotten to wear any disguise as well. Hence, his cultivation level was shown to everyone and all of them could see how strong he was.
Since there was a chance to act tough, Xu Que didn’t back down from it. He waved the sleeves of his robes before walking towards the Imperial Tombs.
The entrance of most places would usually be where the spells were the most concentrated and powerful. Hence, most grave robbers would usually avoid the main entrance, for they weren’t so silly to clash against the most powerful protective spells. Realizing that this main entrance was the best way to reach his eventual destination, Xu Que confirmed by using his newly acquired skill. He then knew that he had to enter from the top of the mountain.
When the old man saw that he was indeed approaching the Imperial Tombs, his expression fell as he shouted out, "My friend, please don’t be rash. There are many protective spells around the tombs. If you go in, you might not ever come out alive!"
"I am aware." Xu Que replied, sounding like a noble person speaking to his subordinates. After all, people in positions of power seldom spoke much. Especially since Xu Que wanted to act tough, he decided to exude an air of authority around him.
"But..." The old man spoke out again.
Even before he could speak, Xu Que stepped into the spell domains.
A loud explosion rang out as a bright ray of blinding light flashed out and Xu Que’s body was shrouded with the white light.
From the perspective of those who were watching on, he had just passed through the first and outermost line of spells. However, they were unable to see what was going on within.
It was different from Xu Que’s perspective. As soon as he stepped in, a multitude of happenings took place before him.
His body seemed to have been transported into a war zone and the sky was a deep shade of crimson, similar to the color of blood. Additionally, the stench of blood was overpowering.
Everything around him was desolate and the Imperial Tombs which was just in front of him earlier had completely vanished. Shooting stars would sweep across the skies occasionally and the stars would land a distance away. The sounds of explosions in the skies rang out consecutively as though the skies were being bombed.
"Kacha!" The ground which Xu Que was standing on split open as several bloodied hands reached out from beneath the ground.
Soon after, the sound of wailing filled his ears as the source of the sound slowly approached Xu Que.
Outside the spells, the Moving Mountains Sect disciples were shocked, "Why is he standing there and not moving?"
From their perspective, Xu Que was standing right before the Imperial Tombs and everything was now clear. The mountains and skies were unobstructed by anything and nothing unusual was happening.
Only the old man’s expression froze in his face as his brows knitted tightly across his forehead.
He then spoke softly, "He’s being trapped by the spell. According to the rumors, the spells in there were casted by the first Fire Emperor’s master. Nobody knows what this protective spell is called or what would happen inside. That’s because anyone who had ever gone in never came out alive."
"What? Doesn’t that mean that, that man in black robes…" The few disciple watched on in shock. The young man was already of the Original Infant Stage. Did he just send himself to die within the Imperial Tombs?
The old man seemed to be unable to control himself and yet he didn’t dare to go in. The only thing he could do was to shout from outside, "My friend, tell me, what do you see?"
"I’m seeing the special animation effects from Hollywood!" Xu Que laughed as he replied light heartedly before closing his eyes.
The old man outside heard this and was thrown into confusion. Special animation effects from Hollywood? What does that mean?
"He’s doomed. His brain and heart has already been thrown into chaos and will be destroyed soon. He’s already starting to speak gibberish." The elder shook his head and sighed out, "Ai, all of you should remember. No matter how skillful you eventually become, never go this close to ancient tombs, especially tombs like this. That’s the reason these ancient tombs don’t even bother concealing it and build it openly like this. It was because the owners aren’t even afraid that people might enter."
"Yes, this disciple understands!" All of them nodded their heads in unison.
Indeed at this point, Xu Que finally opened his eyes once again. His eyes gleamed in the light and he understood what was happening.
At this point, Hu Bai Yi’s knowledge would be useful.
He pinched his fingers together and started walking towards the east as he started chanting incantations which he had learnt from the skill, "Searching for the dragons through the mountainous valleys, every step is the most important step, there are eight paths to my destination, reveal the eight divinatory trigrams."
At the next moment, Xu Que started walking along the way as the daoist’s eight divinatory trigrams appeared at his feet, showing him the way.
A loud rumble could be heard as the illusions before his eyes disappeared. As his eyes took in the bright sunlight once again, he could see everything that was once there. The air was fresh and the Imperial Tombs appeared before him.
He laughed out plainly and continued walking up the mountain.
The elder and other disciples outside watched on in shock.
"Searching for the dragons through the mountainous valleys, every step is the most important step, there are eight paths to my destination, reveal the eight divinatory trigrams…" The elder mumbled the incantations which Xu Que had spoken out aloud. His face was filled in amazement, "What an ingenious incantation to break through the first line of defense. It seems like the first defense barrier was dark in nature and all he had to do was to conjure the eight divinatory trigrams which would break the unholy curse."
"Master, does that mean he’s successful in entering the tombs? He actually managed to break through the Imperial Tombs!" A disciple asked out in shock.
"No!" The elder shook his head. "He only broke through the outer defenses, the very first line. There are still many protective spells within the tombs. There is one he definitely will not be able to pass through."
"What?"
"As what I’ve said earlier, within the domains of the Imperial Tombs, nobody can use any spells. A person breaking in would only be able to use their physical strengths to burrow their way through. With so many layers beneath, he would probably take seven days and seven nights in order to succeed. But now, after breaking through the first protective spell, the people within the Imperial Palace would know about this. It would take them only a day to travel out here!"
"Is it really impossible to break through?" A disciple asked out.
The elder shook his head, very certain of this, "It’s impossible. Spells cannot be used here, for any spells used would be converted to energy and fuse together with the spells, strengthening it. Unless a person was at the Full Foundation of the Void Refining Stage or maybe even the stronger cultivation level of Form Synthesis Stage. At those stages, their cultivation level is so immense they might be able to brute force and break apart the spells. But this kid is only at the Original Infant Stage."
"Then why is he still trying to climb the mountain?"
"Although his cultivation level is considered rather high, he’s too young. Look and see. I am certain that he would be forced to come down within two hours!" The elder spoke out, filled with confidence.
This Imperial Tombs couldn’t even be broken through by all the elders of the Moving Mountains Sect, much less this young and inexperienced kid.
Indeed, Xu Que continued climbing the mountains as he used the newly acquired skill which pointed out the best location to enter the tombs.
"Ding! Congratulations to host. The system has finished upgrading to version 3.0. You can now access the new system store!" The system notification rang out in Xu Que’s head as he stood atop the mountain.
His lips parted into a smile.
He accessed the store almost immediately and found that it was filled with "machinery" items.
Amongst those, the system recommended him a suitable item and was very cheap as well.
Xu Que looked at it and burst out laughing, "Come, come, come. Isn’t it only 500 act tough points? I shall buy it!"
"Ding! A reminder to the host: The system is not in sync with the modern world. Hence, such items would only work for one day. Please confirm if you still wish to purchase."
"Fuck, you are so sly. No wonder it was so cheap!" Xu Que raged out after hearing the second message.
But he was rather used to it. When he saw such a powerful and useful item being sold at such a cheap price at only 500 act tough points, there would always be a catch.
500 act tough points for something that could only be used for one day? Fine. I shall rent it for a day!"
Buy, buy, buy, I have money!
Xu Que was addicted to spending money at this point. Besides, he had already reached such a stage so he couldn’t give up now!
At once, the system interface flashed across his eyes with a bright ray of light.
Xu Que raised his arms and shouted out loudly, "Come out out Excavator!"
