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Chapter 161: Strong Alliance, Arrival at the Mausoleum

"Someone!" An Yunian was surprised when he heard An Luoyi suddenly change the subject.

He followed the Second Elder's gaze.

But suddenly, a black fog blocked the moonlight under the treetops where nothing was there just now. A moment later, a figure walked out from the black fog.

The man was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and his face was just ordinary.

Wearing a long gown and with a friendly smile on his face.

It seems to be no different from a teacher.

To be able to hide from the powerful perception of a Tiangui Realm expert after his transformation, this person's strength must have reached a very terrifying level.

"Let me introduce myself." The man politely bowed slightly forward to indicate that he had no ill intentions.

"I am Gong Ming, the elder of the Demonic Elephant Sect."

"The Demonic Elephant Gate!?" An Luoyi frowned and his muscles tensed.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was extremely solemn, without even the slightest noise, and a conflict could occur at any time.

"I have no ill intentions." Gong Ming said calmly, with an unchanged smile on his face.

"What is your purpose in coming here?" An Luoyi frowned.

"Of course I'm looking for cooperation and exploring the Dragon King's tomb with you." Gong Ming said with a smile, "It's impossible that I just came here to have tea with you."

"Cooperation, why should we trust you?" An Yunian sneered at the side, "Not to mention that you are sneaky and untrustworthy. And everyone in the martial arts world knows that cooperating with the Demon Elephant Sect is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."

"Second brother, stop talking nonsense with this guy, just take action." An Yunian urged the second elder.

An Luoyi's face was gloomy, and he held up three fingers, "I'll give you three minutes."

"It doesn't take three minutes. Just one sentence will do." Gong Ming's mouth slowly opened up, revealing a dangerous smile like a predator.

"Without the help of my Demonic Elephant Sect, how can you deal with the man who killed Ancha Luo?"

There was silence.

An Luoyi's chest rose and fell, and he took several heavy breaths.

His expression returned to calm, and the hostility emanating from him dissipated a lot. "What do you want?"

"An opportunity to talk to Anshelie." Gong Ming said with a smile.

"It seems that you have great ambitions." An Luoyi sneered and said, "So, what can you do to help us?"

With a smile on his face, Gong Ming took out the ring given to him by the sect leader Ke Yulan.

"This is... Buddha's bones." An Luoyi and An Yunian recognized the origin of the ring and both showed surprise on their faces.

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Su Heng's huge body at this moment revealed an agility that was completely contrary to his size.

It was like a stunning flash of light across the river, or like a brilliant thunder that flashed through the clouds.

Each time he stepped on the ground, he did so gently.

They can fly over large tracts of forests and rolling hills.

Some beasts hunting at night had not realized what was happening before Su Heng had already flashed past them.

When I looked up, all I saw were a few leaves swirling in the moonlight and floating down.

An Ran's slender and fit body was like a chick, gently held in Su Heng's big hand.

At such a fast speed, the cold wind swept across the body like a sharp blade.

Fortunately, Anran's cultivation is average.

But the strong physique brought by dragon blood will not feel pain because of these trivial matters.

An Ran's voice could be heard clearly amidst the whistling wind. "It seems that quite a few people are attracted by the noise. Do we need to scare them away first?"

What if Su Heng confronts An Shelie at that time?

The aftermath of the battle will be extremely exaggerated, and these ordinary warriors may be affected and lose their lives.

Moreover, being surrounded by a group of people is also uncomfortable, and it feels like one is restricted in what one does.

"The more we drive them away, the more they yearn for and are curious about them." Su Heng seemed to know An Ran's inner thoughts and said calmly, "No matter what we do now, it will only have the opposite effect. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven. Since these people have come here, they should be prepared to die."

An Ran fell silent and nodded.

After sprinting forward at full speed for a while, An Ran suddenly spoke again, "It's here."

Swish!
Su Heng stopped on a hillside.

This place is located between Baihua County and Lianshan City upstream, at the foot of an inconspicuous mountain in the southeast of Canglong Mountain. Su Heng was standing at a relatively high position, and looking back he could see an abandoned village. There were also fields with crops growing around them, and the people inside should have just evacuated not long ago.

Eternal Heaven arrives and demons revive.

Remote villages like this are prone to encountering demons and are becoming increasingly unsuitable for survival.

Either they were destroyed by demons, or they moved to the vicinity of big cities.

Apart from the fact that Su Heng is in charge of Baihua County, the county is safe and secure.

other places.

More or less, everything started to become chaotic.

Turning his gaze away from the abandoned village behind him, Su Heng saw a cold pool of water in the valley in front of him. The water was clear and transparent, like a mirror, reflecting the bright moon in the sky. The water gave Su Heng an inexplicable chill, and the surrounding environment was unusually quiet, with hardly any sound of birds or insects.

"Is this the entrance to the tomb?" Su Heng was a little surprised. "It's really not easy to find."

His perception spread outward.

Although there was quite a lot of noise just now, there was no outsider here.

"This is just the entrance, but Anshelie's tomb is not actually under the lake." An Ran explained while carefully observing the surrounding environment.

"How do you explain this?" Su Heng asked humbly.

"The space we are in has two layers. One layer is the mortal world that mortals can see and touch, and the other layer is the 'Eternal Heaven' that only the powerful Tiangui can begin to contact. And in the 'Mortal World' and the 'Eternal Heaven', there are some special spaces, which are called 'Secret Realms'."

"Anshelie's tomb is in a 'secret place', so it cannot be measured by ordinary principles." An Ran said crisply.

"Similar to the Land of Corpse Mountains and Ten Thousand Monsters?"

"Yeah!" An Ran was born in a large family and obviously knew this place.

She nodded. “There is indeed a connection between the two.”

"Found it!" An Ran suddenly smiled, "It's right here."

She stopped on a big rock, and Su Heng followed her. He saw that An Ran had closed her eyes and was muttering something. She was making a seal with one hand, and with the other hand, she was making a sword and writing and drawing at the deep pool below.

After a moment, An Ran suddenly thrust his finger forward.

"open!"

Wow!
The originally calm lake suddenly began to boil, emitting a large number of bubbles.

The water surface also began to rotate, and the swelling rocks on the shore made a tidal sound, and a huge whirlpool appeared in front of Su Heng.

This is not finished.

An Ran took a dagger from her waist and cut her wrist.

Scarlet blood suddenly spurted out, dyeing the water red, and then turned into red gold.

The dragon blood condensed in the pool water without dispersing, and finally swam up and down in the water like a giant ink-and-wash dragon. Although its shape was vague and abstract, its expression was vivid and even exuded a real dragon's might.

"Roar!"

The giant red-gold dragon raised its head and roared, then soared into the sky.

The water surface exploded, but the vortex did not dissipate.

Instead, it emits a strange red light, like a portal to purgatory.

An Ran's face was terribly pale, and her thin body was trembling slightly, as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind.

"How are you?" Su Heng handed over a pill.

"I'm fine!" An Ran raised her head and swallowed the pill, her face regaining some color. "This portal could disappear at any time, we have to act quickly."

An Ran reached out and grabbed one of Su Heng's fingers.

On the one hand, this is to ensure her own safety, and on the other hand, it is to entrust her life to Su Heng, so that the other party can rest assured that he will not be betrayed.

Su Heng, on the other hand, didn't think too much about it and grabbed An Ran's slender arm with his backhand.

He jumped forward towards the whirlpool under the water.

Bang!
The water in the pond exploded with splashes. The two disappeared into the whirlpool, and after a while, the water returned to calm.

The cold wind blew, and the leaves made a rubbing sound, as if nothing had happened here.

Just some time passed.

A huge crowd of people fell from the sky like bats in the moonlight.

"Someone has been here!" An Yunian looked at the remaining pool of water and footprints on the ground, and his face turned a little ugly.

"That damn bitch!" he couldn't help but curse.

"At least we didn't meet head-on, which is already pretty good." An Luoyi comforted calmly.

"Open the passage!" He gave the order, and soon two elders chanted something at the edge of the cold pond, and the water began to swirl again.

Then use dragon blood to activate the mechanism.

None of the remaining descendants of the family can reach the same blood purity as An Ran.

Two pale, trembling young disciples were pushed out from the crowd by their shoulders.

puff!

With a wave of his hand and a drop of the knife, the two men's terrified heads rolled directly to the ground.

Blood spurted out, and then a blue dragon rose into the sky from the pool of water. A whirlpool appeared, and the door to the tomb was successfully opened.

But An Luoyi and others did not jump down immediately, but turned around and looked at Gong Ming on the side.

"I have already told you the structure of the tomb." An Luoyi said coldly, "I will leave the rest to you."

"No problem." Gong Ming smiled slightly.

He took out the ring forged from Buddha bones from his arms and stroked it gently.

Amidst the Sanskrit chants, a bright yellow light enveloped everyone. Entering the secret realm from the mortal world was equivalent to random teleportation. With the ring in Gong Ming's hand, with the help of the power in it, he could accurately locate.

Even if there is no way to teleport directly to the main burial chamber.

It can also directly bypass a large number of mechanisms and save time, as long as An Shelie can be revived first. With the great power of the ancestors in charge of everything, there is no need to worry about not being able to deal with Su Heng and the traitor An Ran.

When he thought of this, An Luoyi's face was filled with deep hatred.

Swish!
The light in front of his eyes suddenly increased.

A feeling of weightlessness came rapidly, and the An family and Elder Gong Ming of the Demonic Elephant Sect disappeared from the shore.

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"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

In a dark and cold rock tunnel, muddy river water gurgles through.

Su Heng squatted on the shore and reached out to gently pat An Ran's cheek.

The brush-like eyelashes trembled slightly.

An Ran let out a moan and finally opened her eyes.

"Are you okay?" Su Heng's expression was gentle. "You fainted when you jumped down from that place just now."

"I'm fine." An Ran shuddered, and her lifeless pupils suddenly focused.

She rolled over and got up from the ground, wrinkling her nose slightly, and carefully looked around, "It seems that we have successfully entered Anshelie's tomb."

"If your method is correct." Su Heng added.

"What to do now."

An Ran scratched her hair, squatted on the ground, and wrote and drew on the mud with her fingers.

There were some glowing mushrooms growing on both sides of the damp tunnel, and the light blue light reflected on the girl's serious face.

An Ran first drew a line on the ground, dividing the front and back sides.

Then squares were drawn to represent the buildings in the tomb.

"The Dragon King's tomb was built in the style of a palace, with the specifications of 'front court and rear bedroom'." An Ran pointed to a dividing line in the middle. "In front of this line is the work area, which has various mechanisms and traps. And behind this line is the mausoleum, where the Dragon King's body is buried."

"All we need to do now is to pass through these palaces and enter the mausoleum."

"I understand a little bit." Su Heng nodded.

"The longer we wait, the more things will change. We have to act quickly." An Ran slowly stood up, holding onto the wall.

She thought about it, took the dagger hanging on her waist and handed it to Su Heng.

"It's safer to keep this dagger with you."

"Okay!" Su Heng reached out and took it.

This dagger was the weapon with the Soul-Nailing Curse that had special effects on Anshelie. Su Heng casually hung it around his waist.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, moved forward at a very fast speed.

Just as they were about to leave this narrow and dark tunnel, a loud "splash" was heard in the fast-flowing and turbid river.

The water surface exploded, and a more than three-meter-long arapaima opened its mouth wide and jumped out of the river.

boom!
Su Heng didn't do anything.

Thousands of tons of gravity fell and crushed it into minced meat.

Such a monster is certainly not a threat, but the demonic aura emanating from the Arapaima still surprised Su Heng.

"The environment in the secret realm seems to be extremely special." Su Heng asked.

"That's true." An Ran's gaze lingered on the Arapaima's corpse and explained, "Just like the monsters in the deep sea can't return to the freshwater rivers, some powerful demons or human warriors can't stay in the mortal world for a long time. Instead, their true bodies stay in the Eternal Heaven most of the time."

"But Changshengtian is vast and deep, and it is also full of dangers."

"so……"

Su Heng seemed to understand something, and said thoughtfully, "The secret realm is equivalent to a safe house in Changshengtian?"

"Safe house?" An Ran was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "This metaphor is very appropriate."

Su Heng knew that he had let the cat out of the bag, but he didn't explain further.

“So some powerful families and sects like to set up their roots in secret realms.” An Ran continued, “If the connection between Changshengtian and the mortal world weakens, they will stay indoors and comprehend the secret methods in the secret realm, practicing with peace of mind.”

"And if it is like now, the connection between Changshengtian and the mortal world is getting closer, the demons are reviving, and the situation is turbulent. These ancient families and sects are also beginning to appear in the world, stirring up the situation and competing for luck."

"I see……"

Su Heng nodded slightly, "Doesn't that mean that what we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg of the great world?"

"Well said." An Ran seemed to have thought of something.

He added with a smile, "But sometimes, if there are many talented people, and the strong people born in the mortal world grow at an unreasonable speed, then the ones who will be eliminated are those old guys in the secret realm who think they are superior."

"A thousand-year dynasty, a ten-thousand-year family. One day they will all turn into smoke and disappear." Su Heng said with a smile, "Only the great power of the individual is fundamental."

"Master Dusi is right, but for me, being able to live in peace and contentment is already a dream come true."

An Ran smiled bitterly and shook her head.

When she was born, she was used as a sacrifice to revive her ancestors. After escaping from her family, she was tortured by Anshelie's will.

Ever since I can remember, I have probably spent a few days of peace under Su Heng's protection.

The two of them turned around and around in the narrow tomb passage.

Any traps or dangers encountered would either be avoided by An Ran in advance.

Either they were detected by Su Heng's "sense of gravity" that covered an area of ​​300 meters, or they were killed preemptively.

I have been enjoying myself along the way.

There was not even a speck of dust on his body, and he looked very relaxed and casual.

"We're here!" An Ran stopped.

Su Heng raised his eyebrows. If he remembered correctly, they were already at the center line. In front of him was an ancient, heavy gate that was more than 30 meters high. It seemed even more majestic than the gate of Baihua County. Even a giant like Su Heng could only look up when standing in front of the gate.

An Ran had already arrived at the door and reached out to touch the dragon pattern on the bronze door.

The dragon pattern lights up.

With a heavy friction sound, the door opened.

The ancient and decayed air was splashed with dust, and the dim and bright light surged outward like a tide. Su Heng's sturdy and strong body stood there like a magic mountain, but his long hair and cloak rose and fell, whirring, and outlining the arc of history with the wind.

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