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Chapter 186: Tomb Guardian Beast, you were definitely the tomb guardian beast here in your previous life! (6K)

Zhou Qing had no choice but to briefly recount what happened that day. After hearing this, the second uncle beat his chest and stamped his feet, his face full of regret.

I feel like I missed a great opportunity!

The old Peng King, who has reached the great perfection of the Soul-Slaying Realm, is full of treasures.

Especially after hearing that he was killed by the old emperor with just one finger, the second uncle was so angry that he cursed the other party for wasting resources.

"That old man Feng should be from Taiyao Mountain outside the border of the Shengwu Dynasty. There are many powerful monsters living there, and they are extremely terrifying."

"I just didn't expect that old fellow Xuanyuan Shuo would also be here. Oh, right, he's the one I made the bet on!"

Zhou Qing: "..."

Uncle, stop it!
The second uncle said to himself, "When I made a bet with that old guy last time, he had already accepted more than 20 disciples, and many strong generals among the soldiers were adopted as sons, which was also within the scope of the bet."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh.

You really made me a good bet.

"When you break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, I'll take you to the border. You'll have to fight for my honor. If you win, I'll give you 20% of the bet!"

The second uncle came over with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.

What else could Zhou Qing say? After all, he had inherited a portion of the energy of heaven from others.

Otherwise, just the incident of his golden elixir being crushed would have completely ruined his life, and his path to becoming an immortal would have ended there.

How could he not repay this kindness?

"What about that silver-haired woman?" Zhou Qing couldn't help but ask.

The second uncle shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. I don't think it's from the Shengwu Dynasty. It's most likely from the Soul Severing Realm of other fourth-level cultivation countries nearby."

Zhou Qing nodded. It seemed to be similar to what he guessed.

Judging from the time when she told the three people about the four flowers gathering at the top of the head in Shenxu Heavenly Palace, there should be a certain time difference.

Of course, it is not ruled out that someone has quietly advanced to the Soul-Slaying Realm. After all, the second uncle had been imprisoned in the cave for many years, and he didn't understand many things very well.

Just like the time when the five sects obtained the Nine Nether Lotus Seeds, they did not reveal any information to outsiders.

"The corpse wax crows are out too? Interesting, I thought they were just dead things."

The second uncle frowned slightly, muttered to himself, then stretched his neck to look at the darkness to the side.

But he soon seemed a little irritable.

I couldn't figure it out at first.

Secondly, it was really sad that he missed such an opportunity.

"Forget it, the opportunity right now is the most important. Boy, help me choose a coffin, and let's fight!"

Soon, the second uncle looked excited and stared closely at the other side of the blood river.

Zhou Qing blinked, first looked at the six coffins under the giant tree, then slowly looked upwards, looking at the black heart of the tree and the green leaves on the top.

Since I'm here, I might as well take this opportunity to ask some questions that have been puzzling me.

"Master, I remember you said before that this place is the tomb of an unrivaled master. Is that beating heart the tomb's owner's?"

Zhou Qing pointed to the huge heart tied with iron chains on the tree and asked.

The second uncle looked up, his eyes filled with thought, but he shook his head and said, "The information I got from the third coffin is limited, so I really can't be sure."

"What about those leaves?" Zhou Qing asked again.

The second uncle looked in the direction Zhou Qing pointed, his eyes flashing with passion. He licked his lips and said, "A divine medicine! It's truly a peerless divine medicine. If I'm not mistaken, the reason that heart is still beating is probably because of the vitality provided by this sacred tree."

"But you should have seen that this tree is on the verge of death. Despite this, the few remaining leaves are so valuable that even beings above the level of Soul Slayer would scramble to grab them upon seeing them."

As the second uncle spoke, he swallowed his saliva.

Zhou Qing looked surprised.

In the simulation, he had been wanting to eat Roujiamo for a long time.

"Then why don't you pick a few?" Zhou Qing asked curiously.

After hearing this, the second uncle looked at Zhou Qing as if he were a fool and said, "I may be old, but my brain is still good."

Zhou Qing was stunned.

Then he looked at the leaves again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It seems that he was really overthinking it. Even the Second Uncle, who was at the Soul-Slaying Realm, was so afraid of it, yet he still had the foolish dream of climbing up and taking a bite.

"Tomb guardian beast, quickly choose a coffin!" The second uncle urged impatiently.
Zhou Qing was helpless. This nickname was not nice at all, but he immediately pointed to the first coffin.

"The Secret of Yin and Yang" originated from this coffin, and he has wanted to explore the secrets inside it for a long time.

The second uncle looked in the direction Zhou Qing pointed, his gaze lingered on the first coffin for a moment, and he nodded.

"The first bite is the first bite, still the same as always, of course, needless to say, I think you are more skilled than me, coming here is like coming home!"

The second uncle joked, and after he finished speaking, he patted Zhou Qing's shoulder heavily, and then rushed out like lightning.

Zhou Qing did not dare to delay either. He circulated his spiritual power under his feet and followed closely.

The two of them quickly jumped into the blood river, ignoring the disgusting stench, and quickly picked up three crows floating in it, and then used their hands and feet to swim ashore quickly.

After arriving at the first coffin, Zhou Qing looked nervously at the darkness on the other side of the river.

Every time I simulate, only one corpse wax crow appears, but the second uncle can lure them all out.

"What are you standing there for? Help me!" the second uncle shouted.

Zhou Qing came to his senses and ran over quickly, pushing the coffin hard with the second uncle.

"Can this coffin lid only be opened by those at the Soul-Severing Realm?" Zhou Qing asked while straining, his face flushed red.

The second uncle said: "Almost, but if you use some means, the Spiritual Transformation Realm can also be opened."

"Then you can't push it open?" Zhou Qing looked at him, full of confusion.

The second uncle said, "What a joke! How could I not be able to push him away? I just thought that we were here together, so why shouldn't you help?"

Zhou Qing: "..."

Would I like to come?
It was you who forced me to come here?
But at this moment Zhou Qing was too lazy to care about these things. The most urgent thing was to open the coffin.

As the two men tried their best, the heavy coffin lid was finally slowly pushed open with a dull sound.

At this moment, the three huge corpse wax crows walked out of the darkness on time, their eyes flashing with strange light, staring at the two of them.

The second uncle reacted very quickly, grabbed Zhou Qing and jumped down.

At the same time, just before the corpse wax crow descended, the coffin lid made a dull loud noise and slammed shut.

…………

Just like last time, Zhou Qing felt his body falling at a very fast speed, with the wind whistling in his ears like ghosts and wolves howling.

Fortunately, with his previous experience, he tried hard to open his eyes.

Looking around, the scene below gradually became clear.

The difference is that when looking down from the third coffin, one can see a scene of fiery purgatory, with roiling lava, erupting volcanoes, and an enormous crow's skeleton.

But beneath this first coffin was a chaotic and hazy world.

The gray mist was like thick ink, rolling and surging wildly below, and from time to time, a few strands of faint green light flashed through the mist.

"Uncle, have you been here before?" Zhou Qing asked.

The second uncle said, "It's necessary, but there are too many restrictions below. I haven't been involved in this business before, so I can only withdraw. After careful selection, I chose the third coffin."

Zhou Qing nodded, and soon frowned slightly.

"This breath..."

The second uncle smiled and said, "Does it feel familiar? Those wandering souls in the gravity zone left from here, and the world inside the coffin here is the soul world."

Zhou Qing's eyes suddenly widened.

As the two of them landed at a high speed, they discovered that the ground was covered with small gray-white stones, emitting a strong cold and gloomy air.

The surroundings were covered with thick fog, with visibility less than five meters.

Faintly, there seemed to be various subtle sounds rustling, like someone whispering or crying.

The sound distorted and echoed in the fog, making people feel creepy.

shhhhhh!
The next moment, dozens of translucent wandering souls with distorted faces suddenly rushed out from the gray fog, making sharp cries and attacking the second uncle directly.

The second uncle simply snorted coldly, and the spiritual power in his body suddenly exploded. All the wandering souls that had not had time to get close were immediately struck by lightning, and their bodies instantly shattered and turned into powder and ashes.

"Just a few wandering souls in the Nascent Soul Realm..."

Before the second uncle could finish his words, the gray fog around him began to spin wildly as if stirred by an invisible giant hand.

Immediately afterwards, more wandering souls emerged from all directions, roaring and rushing towards the second uncle.

"Little guy, don't say I didn't give you any chances. These Nascent Soul Realm wandering souls are rare targets for training. Take advantage of them and let me see your fighting power!"

The second uncle suddenly smiled ghostly, and then a paper rune appeared from his hand and was stuck on his forehead.

In an instant, the second uncle's figure became illusory, as if it had merged into the surrounding fog, leaving only a transparent human outline.

The wandering souls that were about to rush over suddenly became confused after losing their target. They spun around in place with their fangs and claws bared, and kept making sharp and piercing hisses from their mouths.

Zhou Qing cursed in his heart, and without saying a word, he immediately prepared for battle.

But the next moment, those wandering souls seemed to ignore Zhou Qing. After they couldn't find the second uncle, they dived into the fog and disappeared.

Such a strange scene made the second uncle stunned and unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

No, what happened?

Can’t you see such a big living person?
Zhou Qing's heart moved, and he suddenly understood.

It seemed his innate skill [Reduce Presence] had taken effect at this moment. After all, he had reached LV4 (78/100). As long as he was at the Nascent Soul stage, whether it was the early stages or the Great Perfection, there was a 78% chance that he would be ignored.

Meeting the puzzled gaze of the second uncle at this moment, Zhou Qing could only spread his hands with an innocent look, indicating that he didn't know either.

The second uncle peeled off the talisman paper on his forehead, and the fog around him rolled again. The wandering souls came back and rushed over with roars.

He immediately put on the talisman paper again, and his body became illusory again, hidden in the fog.

The wandering souls circled around Zhou Qing in confusion, made low growls of unwillingness, and slowly dispersed in disappointment.

"Tomb guardian beast, you must have been the tomb guardian beast here in your previous life!"

The second uncle couldn't help but scream at the top of his lungs, his voice full of shock and disbelief.

From the first time he brought this kid in, he immediately ran straight to the Blood River and skillfully placed three dead crows on his shoulders and forehead.

Now, even these wandering souls ignored him.

If you are blind, why can you only see yourself?
Then he immediately moved closer and observed Zhou Qing carefully.

Zhou Qing felt uncomfortable being stared at by the Second Master. A trace of embarrassment slowly appeared on his face, and there was a hint of guilt in his expression. He stammered, "Master, can you give me one of your invisibility talismans? I'm scared."

Zhou Qing was really scared. Just because he could ignore it twice didn’t mean he wouldn’t be able to see it the third time.

With so many wandering souls, he cannot defeat them even if he transforms into the true body of the Golden Peng.

Faced with Zhou Qing's pitiful request, the second uncle just curled his lips and chuckled twice.

Do you need it or not? Don’t you have any idea in your heart?

"Where is the good opportunity here? No, I should ask you this: there are so many restrictions here, you should know how to break them, right, little tomb beast?"

The second uncle stared at Zhou Qing with burning eyes and asked.

Hearing this, Zhou Qing forced a wry smile and said helplessly, "Second Uncle, please stop teasing me. I really don't know what's going on. These wandering spirits must be deliberately trying to alienate the relationship between us."

The second uncle said nothing and continued to stare at Zhou Qing.

Suddenly, a wandering soul rolled out from the fog in front. After glancing at Zhou Qing, it dived into the fog again and disappeared.

Zhou Qing: "..."

"Sir, do you see this? This is absolutely a naked conspiracy!" Zhou Qing looked indignant.

Then he said to the second uncle: "Don't look at me like that for now, listen to my careful analysis."

Zhou Qing coughed lightly and said, "Look, I didn't know before that the wandering souls in the gravity zone came from here. Now that I know, everything has a clear path."

Then, Zhou Qing spoke in a clear and organized manner about the many confusions he had always had about Dongtian.

The ancestors of Taiqing Sect discovered the extraordinary features of this place, so they established the sect on this basis.

In order to prevent outsiders from prying and at the same time leave enough time for himself to explore slowly, a gravity zone was set up in the front and the keys to enter deeper areas were placed inside.

Not only that, under the gravity zone, there is also an extremely mysterious monster sealed. As to whether this monster is a puppet or some other strange existence, no one can tell.

But one thing is certain, once it attacks, it will not distinguish between friend or foe and will be extremely terrifying.

In this way, generation after generation of Taiqing Sect disciples could gain experience while retrieving the keys, until many years ago, or perhaps even earlier, wandering souls suddenly appeared in the gravity zone.

What's strange is that when people of different realms enter, wandering souls of different levels will appear, and they are divided into several groups.

All of this is like a carefully planned double training for the disciples.

The disciples not only have to move forward under the extremely difficult gravity, but also have to kill the wandering souls that keep emerging, and walk step by step to the other side, turn the key, and unlock the gravity area.

As a result, the Supreme Elder and others cannot enter at all, because apart from him, no other disciples can pass safely.

So, can we understand that there is a living being in this first coffin that is secretly interfering with all this?

After listening to Zhou Qing's analysis, the second uncle nodded slightly, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and he slowly said: "Are you saying that it is the creatures here who are behind this?"

Zhou Qing said seriously, "That's right. Then why do you think the gravity zone has changed like this?"

The second uncle pondered. He had only been to this first coffin once, and it was hard to say why.

Then he looked around, a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Perhaps, in this first coffin, there is also a Soul-Slaying Realm being similar to the Flame Crocodile King.

But the other party should be smarter.

Roar!
Just as the two were lost in thought, a wandering soul in the Nascent Soul stage suddenly rushed out from the mist and pounced towards Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and lightning flashed in his hand, directly wiping it out.

Whether it is the "Cang Lei Sword Technique" he mastered or the "Thunderstorm Star Killing" inherited from the blood of Suanni, they both have a natural restraint on these evil things.

"Uncle, see, I'm hitting the nail on the head!" Zhou Qing said excitedly.

The second uncle nodded slightly, with a look of approval on his face.

It seems to be true.

But soon, two more wandering souls emerged from the fog, glanced at Zhou Qing lightly, and then went to the other side as if they didn't see him.

Looking at this scene, the second uncle was too lazy to think about the trick and directly threw a piece of the same talisman paper to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was overjoyed and quickly took the talisman paper and stuck it on his forehead following the example.

In an instant, his figure became illusory and merged into the surrounding mist.

Then, the two of them walked forward cautiously along the fog.

Along the way, large groups of wandering souls passed by them, and among them there were quite a few wandering souls in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

These wandering souls exude a powerful yin energy, and wherever they pass, the fog seems to be frozen.

Fortunately, thanks to the invisibility talisman, they did not discover the two people.

Zhou Qing was very excited at this moment. If the third coffin had trapped the second uncle for many years and he had almost explored it, then the world in the first coffin was a virgin land that had not yet been discovered.

There are definitely quite a few opportunities among them.

The next moment, they both stopped. The second uncle looked at Zhou Qing with some confusion and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Qing stretched out his finger, pointed to a distance less than two meters away from them, and said seriously: "It's forbidden."

The second uncle was suddenly shocked, his eyes full of disbelief, and he couldn't help but ask: "You can even find out this? Then what have I been doing away from home these past few years?"

Zhou Qing smiled awkwardly.

I guess I won’t be able to hide the fact that I’m a formation master for long, especially since there are restrictions everywhere here.

Moreover, the second uncle has extraordinary kindness and significance to him.

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?" the second uncle asked hurriedly.

Zhou Qing then briefly recounted what happened at Lingku Mountain.

However, he deliberately concealed matters related to Senior Xuan Qingzi.

After all, some facts are really difficult to explain, such as the mysterious starry sky battlefield. Once mentioned, it will probably lead to more difficult-to-answer questions.

He just said that he got a formation jade slip by chance, and this jade slip was a one-time item and disappeared without a trace after being refined.

After hearing Zhou Qing's words, the second uncle beat his chest and stamped his feet again.

It would have been fine if I had missed such a great opportunity as the Golden-Winged Roc, but I never expected that a seemingly insignificant place like Lingku Mountain actually hid the inheritance of a fifth-level formation master.

Could it be that a long time ago, a master of prohibition from a fifth-level cultivation country had visited there?

Fortunately, the bones of the Suanni are still there, which is a blessing in disguise.

At this moment, the second uncle looked at Zhou Qing with a complicated look in his eyes.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to say something, but was speechless for a moment, not knowing where to start.

This guy, like me, is already a first-class formation master. But just now at Xiaoling Peak, he pretended to be extremely impressed by my own attainments in formation. I don’t know what he was thinking about me in his heart at that time.

"Don't talk about this inheritance anywhere, otherwise you will be killed!" After thinking for a moment, the second uncle warned with a serious face.

In this world of immortal cultivation where the strong prey on the weak, precious inheritances often attract countless greedy eyes. If you are not careful, you will fall into an irretrievable situation.

Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.

"But one can't learn anything without a teacher. After this matter, come with me to the Baiyu Taixu Courtyard in Haomiao Mansion!" said the second uncle after hesitating for a moment.

Zhou Qing was stunned.

Haomiao Mansion?
Second Senior Sister and Bai He went to Haomiao Mansion.

The Ke Shu who came to look for the token of Shenxu Heavenly Palace with the portrait last time was the son of the Lord of Haomiao Mansion.

As if sensing Zhou Qing's confusion, the Second Master patiently explained, "The Shengwu Dynasty is a newly established fourth-level cultivation nation, with jurisdiction over eight counties and seventy-two prefectures. Within this vast territory, there are only two third-level formation masters and nine second-level formation masters. Their number is even rarer than that of Soul Severing Realm experts."

"These formation masters protect their respective inheritances extremely strictly, and almost no information is leaked to the outside world."

"You've suddenly mastered the art of setting up formations and lifting restrictions. If discovered, it would undoubtedly attract investigation. If they trace the source and learn that you inherited the skills from an unknown formation master, they might covet you, potentially bringing disaster upon themselves."

After hearing what the second uncle said, Zhou Qing seemed to be thinking about something, and then he slowly said: "So, I need an identity."

The second uncle nodded in agreement: "That's right, don't underestimate this seemingly insignificant identity, you will understand its importance in the future."

Zhou Qing pondered, the farthest place he had been to was Lingyun Mansion.

Now that the Second Uncle, a powerful being at the Soul Severing Realm, has mentioned this matter so cautiously, it seems that the identity of a formation master does have extraordinary significance.

Considering that Senior Xuan Qingzi is a ninth-level formation master, his status is so high that it is simply unimaginable.

After a brief thought, Zhou Qing nodded resolutely.

Anyway, the war among the five sects has ended, and even if I continue to stay here, it will be difficult for me to achieve anything greater.

When the second uncle saw Zhou Qing agreed, he immediately smiled happily.

"I've already become an inner-court disciple at Baiyu Taixu Academy. With me as your introducer, I guarantee you'll be able to enter easily. Then, you'll be my junior!"

The second uncle grinned and laughed.

(End of this chapter)