A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

……

Follow Yueyou into the endless sea.

Lin Yang quickly realized how harsh the environment of the Endless Sea was.

A menacing gale raged across the sea, raging around the clock.

This alone makes it an environment unsuitable for the vast majority of practitioners.

No wonder there are so few people on the endless sea.

In addition, the power of heaven and earth here is exceptionally turbulent, making it unsuitable for cultivation.

"The environment of the Endless Sea is indeed terrible. Otherwise, if this vast sea area were utilized, it would be unimaginable how much wealth could be created."

Lin Yang sighed.

Yueyou simply said, "Stay close to me. The power of the rules here is somewhat mixed and chaotic. Even someone with your cultivation level could get injured if you're not careful."

"Understood." Lin Yang nodded immediately.

Yueyou said no more and flew towards the depths of the endless sea in a special trajectory.

Lin Yang followed behind her, completely following Yue You's flight path, not daring to deviate even slightly.

after a while.

Yueyou stopped on the sea and said, "We've arrived. The entrance to the Origin Void Ancient Domain is right here."

Lin Yang immediately spread his senses, but found nothing unusual.

Yueyou waved her hand, and waves suddenly surged on the originally calm sea, creating a deep whirlpool.

"Go in."

As Yueyou spoke, she was the first to leap into the vortex.

Lin Yang didn't hesitate and jumped in as well.

After the two entered the whirlpool, it disappeared from the surface of the sea at an extremely fast speed, and the sea quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

At the other end of the vortex lies the space containing countless tombs.

Upon entering this space again, Lin Yang had a different feeling than last time.

When I first came here last time, I only felt that this place was a little different, but I couldn't accurately sense the power above the tomb.

This time, he was able to accurately sense the powerful force emanating from each tomb.

Each tomb contains a hidden, immense power.

"These powers... are so strong." Lin Yang was somewhat surprised.

Because those powers were almost all at the level of the ancient realm.

Even the smaller tombs are no exception.

Besides the power above the tomb, the entire tomb chamber was also filled with a cold and sinister power.

This chilling power is somewhat like the chilling feeling that ghost brings every time it appears.

This prompted Lin Yang to ask, "Senior Yueyou, is this tomb space perhaps also connected to the Underworld?"

Yueyou shook her head: "There is no direct connection. The cold energy you feel is because there are a lot of corpses buried here. The corpses will generate yin energy, and over time, this coldness will form. This is a relatively normal phenomenon. Moreover, there are some protective measures here to prevent the yin energy from breeding unclean things. You don't need to worry about anything."

Lin Yang felt much more at ease.

Yueyou glanced at the tombs, a strange light flashing in her eyes, and slowly said:
"Lin Yang, your strength is now far greater than when you came last time. You should be able to bear more karma. This time we're going to do something big. You'll be following my instructions."

Is this a big heist?

Hearing this, Lin Yang felt a vague unease and asked nervously, "Senior Yueyou, what do you want to do?"

Yueyou smiled slightly, pointed to the largest tomb, and said, "We'll open its tomb today."

Lin Yang's heart skipped a beat.

The tombs here vary in size. The larger the tomb, the more extraordinary the person who lived there was, the more powerful they were, and the greater the price to pay for opening the tomb.

Last time, we only opened a few ordinary tombs, and we were already under a lot of pressure.

Are they really going to open the biggest tomb this time?

Yueyou, however, had already walked towards the large tomb.

Lin Yang had no choice but to follow.

As they approached the tomb, Yueyou waved her hand, and an invisible force surged forth, landing on the tomb.

A deep rumble suddenly erupted from the tomb, as the power contained within it clashed with Yueyou's power.

not only that.

Various forces also surged from the other nearby tombs, pressing down on Yueyou.

This scene surprised Lin Yang quite a bit.

They also became increasingly aware of the extraordinary nature of this great tomb.

This situation didn't occur when Yueyou opened other tombs last time.

Opening any tomb is simply a struggle against the power of that tomb itself.

But now that Yueyou has opened this large tomb, it can trigger the power of other tombs around it to react together.

That's incredible.

This means that opening this tomb would require bearing not only the power of the tomb itself, but also the power of other tombs.

The difficulty can be imagined.

buzzing.

As the power of the main tomb and the surrounding tombs began to react, Yueyou also increased her power.

The buzzing sound grew louder and louder.

Soon, not only did the power of other tombs around the main tomb coordinate to support it, but all the tombs in the entire burial chamber space also unleashed their power and merged into the main tomb to resist the power of the Moon Ghost.

This made Lin Yang's heart pound with fear.

The combined power of thousands of tombs—what a terrifying force that would be!
The entire tomb space began to shake.

A flush appeared on Yueyou's face, clearly indicating that she was also struggling to resist the power of all the tombs merging into one.

Her body was trembling slightly, and she couldn't help but take several steps back before she could barely regain her balance.

However, his breathing was noticeably disordered.

Clearly, she was no match for the combined power of the Great Tomb.

The power of the Great Tomb continued to suppress Yueyou.

Yueyou was almost completely defeated and soon suppressed.

"Senior Yueyou!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, wanting to suggest that Yue You give up for the time being.

This large tomb is clearly extraordinary; it can mobilize the power of all the other tombs in the entire burial chamber. There's no need to fight it head-on.

Before he could even speak, Yue You shouted at him in a low voice:
"Lin Yang, bow deeply to the main tomb, then repeat what I said, without making a single mistake!"

Lin Yang was stunned.

Yueyou didn't give him much time to react before urging him again, saying:

"To paraphrase what I said: Lin Yang, a junior cultivator of the human race, pays his respects to all seniors. I had no intention of disturbing the peaceful rest of your heroic spirits. I hope you will forgive me."

"This junior is grateful for the protection of all the seniors. They once fought and bled to defend the border, repel enemies from the outer realms, and suppress the evil spirits on earth."

"However, now, the invasion from the outer realms has not stopped, and the underworld is also in turmoil. The rules of the realm are damaged, and the spirits of the underworld are emerging frequently. I am being relentlessly pursued by the great venerable of the underworld, who wants to seize my soul and body to enter the realm. I have no choice but to return to this place. I beg for your help to restore the underworld to peace."

"Although my cultivation is still shallow, I am willing to do my best to guard the boundary and defend against enemies, so that enemies from outside the region cannot enter and the power of Yin spirits cannot leave."

"I beg you, senior, to grant my request!"

Yueyou said something, and Lin Yang repeated it.

After Lin Yang finished repeating the last sentence, Yue You continued:

"Do not resist my power. Follow my guidance and activate the mark that the evil spirit has left in your body."

As she spoke, Yueyou raised her other hand, gathered a wisp of power, and sent it into Lin Yang's body. It swirled around Lin Yang's body for half a circle before disappearing into Lin Yang's heart.

Immediately, Lin Yang felt a slight chill emanating from his heart.

"Is this where the brand is located?" Lin Yang thought to himself.

Then, following Yueyou's instructions, he mobilized his own power to the maximum extent to unleash that chill.

As he repeated Yueyou's words, he unleashed the power of the Yin Soul Mark.

The power of the tomb that had been suppressing Yue You gradually became peaceful. In particular, a faint radiance flowed over the largest tomb, approaching Lin Yang's body.

"Don't move, and don't resist this force. It's verifying something." Yueyou's voice rang in Lin Yang's ears at just the right moment.

This caused Lin Yang, who was instinctively preparing to dodge, to pause, letting the radiant light circle around his body.

A moment later, Hua Guang disappeared back into the tomb.

At the same time, the power that had merged the thousands of tombs into one also disappeared.

The thousands of tombs that had been buzzing just moments before have now fallen silent.

Yueyou seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief and said to Lin Yang, "Alright, it's been verified. We can safely open the tomb now."

Lin Yang was still a little confused: "Senior Yueyou, what just happened?"

Yueyou smiled and said, "It's very simple. This great tomb can draw on the power of all the tombs here. I am no match for it and cannot force the tomb open, so I can only resort to tricks."

As she spoke, she pointed to the tombs and said slowly:
"All the tomb owners here were powerful human beings in life, and they all died protecting humanity."

"Here are the powerful warriors who fought against the Yin spirits back then. They sacrificed a lot to completely suppress the Yin spirits in the Yin realm."

"So, the reason I had you activate the mark of that ghost is to let them know that the ghost has indeed reappeared in the world. In this way, they will no longer resist opening the tomb and taking the items."

"Is that so..." Lin Yang seemed to understand something.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's open the tomb and take the stuff." Yue You didn't say anything more and used her power to open the tomb again.

Although the power of the tomb no longer resists, opening the tomb is still not so easy.

At the very least, one must possess the power to break open the tomb.

Lin Yang couldn't get involved in this; he could only watch Yue You do it herself.

Yueyou clearly didn't want to open the tomb too violently, so it took some time before she finally opened the large tomb.

Although the tomb was large, once it was opened, it was actually just a coffin.

"Lin Yang, bow to the coffin," Yue You said again.

Lin Yang did as instructed: "I had no intention of offending you, senior. I hope you will forgive me!"

After he finished speaking, Yueyou yanked open the coffin lid.

Inside the coffin was also a cenotaph.

There was a short sword that was broken in half.

A jade crown that appears to be used to tie up hair.

And a jade bottle.

There are only these three items.

Upon seeing this, Yueyou frowned and said, "This shouldn't be the case. How come there are only three things? There should be at least five items in here!"

Lin Yang was very surprised to hear this.

How could Yueyou know that there were originally five items in this tomb?
Yueyou didn't offer any explanation, but instead frowned and muttered, "That's strange. Could someone have come by and taken the things?"

"But that shouldn't be the case. Judging from what happened when the tomb was opened just now, this should clearly be the first time it's been opened!"

"But where did the things go?"

"..."

Yueyou talked to herself.

Lin Yang was completely confused.

Why is Yueyou so certain that there were originally five items inside?

"Senior Yueyou..." He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But Yueyou waved her hand to interrupt: "Don't speak yet, there's definitely something wrong here!"

Lin Yang had no choice but to remain silent.

Yueyou then walked around the coffin once, and then said to Lin Yang:
"Go and get the short sword first. Be careful and see if there are any traps."

Lin Yang was speechless.

Using him as a guinea pig is one thing, but why did they have to say it outright?

His expression was strange.

Yueyou chuckled and said, "Don't worry, you should be fine going to get it. This old guy definitely won't harm you, since you just passed the verification. But it's different for me. If I go to get it, it might be a bit troublesome. The things inside are not quite what I know, and there have probably been some changes."

Lin Yang didn't say anything, slowly approached the coffin, and then reached out to grab the short sword.

Nothing happened.

He was able to easily retrieve the short sword.

“Let’s try that jade bottle again,” Yueyou said.

Lin Yang went to get the jade bottle again.

The jade bottle remained completely still.

Seeing this, Yueyou said again, "Try that jade crown."

Lin Yang turned to take it.

It remained completely still.

"This is really strange." Yueyou seemed puzzled by the situation.

She paused for a moment, then said, "Step aside, I'll do it."

Lin Yang silently took a few steps back.

Yueyou walked to the coffin and reached for the jade bottle.

The jade bottle remained motionless, but a force was emanating from its body.

No, to be precise, it poured out of the coffin.

It's as if a power is hidden within the coffin, just waiting for the right moment to be triggered.

"Senior Yueyou, be careful!" Lin Yang couldn't help but warn.

Yueyou frowned slightly, but didn't seem to care. Instead, she seemed to be deep in thought. She didn't retract her hand; instead, she increased the pressure and whispered:
"Interesting, who are they guarding against? Open the gate!"

hum!
The next instant, Yueyou successfully obtained the jade bottle.

Suddenly, a blurry figure appeared on the coffin.

The figure held a long sword and thrust it straight at Yueyou.

"Just as I thought."

Yueyou remained calm and composed, letting the long sword pierce towards her.

Just as the longsword was about to pierce her body, the figure's movements abruptly stopped.

Though the figure was blurry, it was clear that the gaze was fixed on Yue You, and then a deep voice, as if piercing through eternity, resounded:

“An ancient companion, I never imagined that I would meet someone like you again in later generations.”

Yueyou smiled and said, "Enough with the nonsense. I've come to borrow some of your things, but something seems to be missing. Where are those two items?"

The figure remained silent for a moment before speaking:
"You seem familiar, but I can't quite place who you are. How do you know that two items are missing?"

Yueyou didn't answer the question, but pointed at Lin Yang and said:

"Don't ask so many questions. You're already dead anyway, so it doesn't matter whether you know some things or not. You wouldn't want such an outstanding junior to die at the hands of a ghost, would you?"

Lin Yang instantly felt the figure's gaze fall on him.

But the feeling vanished in an instant.

The figure's voice rang out again:
"What do you want to do?"

This is what Chongyue You said.

Yueyou maintained her smile: "The chaotic world is coming soon again. He just made it very clear that the rules of the realm are damaged and the spirits of the underworld are appearing. However, there are no decent inheritances left for future generations, so they are probably no match for those old things that are about to resurrect. Therefore, I have come to borrow some of your things."

The figure of the tomb's owner fell silent once again.

This time, the silence lasted a little longer before he sighed and said:

"In the end, we still couldn't completely seal off the underworld? Did we fail?"

Yueyou shook her head: "It's not exactly a failure, it was just a little accident. Anyway, the underworld is about to recover. If you don't want such an outstanding junior to die at the hands of those guys, hand over the item and use it."

The figure then looked at Lin Yang: "He's only at the Eternal Realm, too weak. I don't see what's so outstanding about him."

…(End of this chapter)