I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

The white light shot up for less than three seconds before dimming.

The forest has already crossed the slope.

The closer you get to the old spirit well, the more chaotic the spiritual energy in the air becomes.

It's not simply strong.

It's like someone has forcibly stirred up something that was originally flowing slowly.

The echo became clear.

Two people.

It's right ahead.

There was an even fainter echo that went north.

The Candlelight Society indeed split up its forces.

Cheng Fang followed.

"Take the ones by the well first."

Lin Ye nodded.

A hundred meters further on, the trees suddenly broke apart.

A stone slab surrounded by a mountain wall came into view.

There is a well in the center.

The well opening is three meters wide.

Eight stone pillars stand around it.

Most of them have already cracked.

That white light just now came out of the well.

Two people were squatting by the well.

One of them is fixing black metal nails onto the stone pillar.

The other hand holds a disc.

The pointer on the disc spun rapidly.

The moment Lin Ye and his group appeared, the other side noticed them.

"Walk!"

The man with the plate turned and ran.

The other one didn't run away.

He raised his hand and produced a black talisman.

Snapped!

The talisman exploded in mid-air.

A large area of ​​gray fog spread out instantly.

Cheng Fang rushed straight in.

"Xu Mian, keep an eye on them!"

Only one shot was fired.

The man who had just rushed into the woods in the distance suddenly lost his balance and fell into the bushes.

Xu Mian didn't hit any vital points.

the other side.

Just as the member of the Candle Shadow Society by the well was about to retreat using the gray mist, Lin Ye heard the spiritual energy within his body suddenly veer off course.

Right now.

The Nine Steps of Swimming Body are initiated.

Lin Ye walked through the gray fog.

He gripped the other person's wrist with his palm.

The pulse is broken.

The spiritual energy had barely begun to rise when it was immediately cut off.

The man's expression changed drastically.

I haven't even had a chance to earn it yet.

Cheng Fang had already crashed into us from the side.

boom!

The person was thrown directly into the ground.

It ended very quickly.

There was no pulling or tugging.

They didn't give the other party a second chance to perform the surgery.

Qin Zhao used to control people.

Lin Ye immediately looked towards the well.

"What are they doing?"

The technician has already inspected those metal nails.

"It doesn't look like destruction."

"Like smoking."

"What are you smoking?"

"Spiritual energy."

The disc was also retrieved.

A small, milky-white crystal is embedded in the center.

Wanling glanced at it.

"But it was done very poorly."

Lin Ye squatted beside the well.

The well is very deep.

There is no water.

Only a layer of milky white mist slowly swirls at the bottom.

The spirit descended.

The voice changed immediately.

The bottom of the well is not just about spiritual energy.

There is also water.

Very deep.

And it's going up.

a drop.

a drop.

It seeped out along the stone wall.

The sacred well, which was almost dried up before the mountain was closed, has come back to life.

When Zhou Xiao arrived, he stood frozen by the well.

A few seconds later, he reached out and touched the edge of the stone.

"They're really back..."

Cheng Fang didn't give him much time.

"Where does this well lead?"

Zhou Xiao snapped out of his daze.

"The outer herb garden, the sword-washing pool, and the inner mountain all draw water from here."

Lin Ye looked up.

Where is the Sword Washing Pool?

Zhou Xiao pointed north.

It was in the direction the third pursuing sound had left.

Lin Ye and Cheng Fang exchanged a glance.

The third person who ran away went there.

"Walk."

The two members of the Candle Shadow Society by the well were handed over to the rear guard.

The first exploration team continued their pursuit.

This time, there's no need to look for footprints.

The third person was clearly in a hurry.

The lingering spiritual energy left behind along the way was very strong.

Moreover, the further north you go, the more intact the surrounding buildings become.

Stone corridor.

Sword Platform.

The temple gate is half-buried in the mountain.

At last.

A stone bridge spanning the valley appeared ahead.

The other side of the bridge.

It was a huge, sunken stone pit.

Zhou Xiao suddenly slowed his pace.

"Sword Washing Pool".

The pool is empty.

The bottom was filled with swords.

Hundreds of them.

Most of them were rusted so badly that only the outline remained.

Some broke off directly in the cracks of the rocks.

In the very center stands a huge rock.

Behind the stone is a half-collapsed stone hall.

The third member of the Candle Shadow Society was right in front of the temple gate.

He didn't continue running.

Because there was no road ahead.

Cheng Fang raised his gun.

"Put your hands down."

The man had his back to them.

No response.

Lin Ye suddenly frowned.

wrong.

The other person is shaking.

It's not fear.

It means you have something in your hand.

next second.

A crisp sound came from inside the hall.

Click.

It looks like a broken lock.

Zhou Xiao's expression changed instantly.

"What did you move?!"

The man finally turned around.

His face was covered in blood.

He held a broken bronze key in his right hand.

"I didn't take anything."

"I just want the door to open..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Deep within the stone palace.

boom.

A heavy atmosphere suddenly pressed down.

The rusty swords at the bottom of the pool all trembled simultaneously.

hum!

Hundreds of sword cries rang out instantly.

The third member of the Candle Shadow Society turned pale.

He turned around and tried to run away.

But he had only taken one step.

A sword aura shot out from the palace gate.

Too fast.

Cheng Fang only had time to shout:

"Get down!"

Everyone simultaneously lowered their bodies.

The sword energy grazed the shoulder of the Candle Shadow Society member.

The blood exploded instantly.

The person was thrown directly into the air.

The Forest Spirit Listening has been fully deployed.

Inside the stone hall.

there's noise.

It's not a formation.

It's not a magical artifact.

It is not a remnant soul either.

It's a heartbeat.

thump.

very slow.

It happens every long interval.

But it does exist.

It still breathes.

So shallow that it was almost inaudible.

Lin Ye suddenly looked up.

"There are people inside."

Zhou Xiao froze.

"Who?"

"have no idea."

"Alive?"

"Alive."

These two words came out.

Everyone fell silent.

Zhou Xiao was the first to rush towards the stone hall.

Cheng Fang grabbed him.

"Don't go in."

"Those inside are people from a sect!"

"Therefore, we must not act rashly."

That sword energy just now has already proven it.

Even if there are living people inside, they might not welcome them.

Lin Ye took a few steps forward.

The palace gate has cracked open.

through the gap.

You can see a circular stone chamber.

There was no altar in the center of the stone chamber.

There was no sword stand.

There was only one coffin.

Black stone coffin.

The surface is densely covered with thin copper nails.

There was also a long sword without a scabbard on the coffin lid.

Zhou Xiao's expression changed completely after just one glance.

"Sword Sleeping Coffin"

Cheng Fang asked:

"What is it?"

"A sleep-inducing artifact that can only be used by those at the inner sect level and above."

Zhou Xiao stared at the coffin.

"The number was very small when the mountain was closed."

"There's a place I can lie down in..."

He didn't continue.

Because the person inside the coffin had already moved.

thump.

A sound.

The coffin lid trembled slightly.

The long sword above also slid half an inch.

All gun barrels were raised simultaneously.

Lin Ye, however, did not hear any direct signs of murderous intent.

Only a heartbeat.

faster and faster.

thump.

thump.

thump.

next second.

The long sword that was pressing on the coffin lid suddenly flew up on its own.

hum!

The sword's edge hung in mid-air.

Hundreds of rusty swords in the entire sword-washing pool tilted as if bowing their heads.

The coffin lid slowly slid open to the side.

A pale hand reached out.

Her fingers are very slender.

But it held firmly to the edge of the coffin.

Followed by.

A woman sat up in the darkness.

Her long hair fell loose over her shoulders.

The red dress has faded to a dark color.

His face was deathly pale.

But the moment those eyes opened...

The clanging of swords throughout the entire stone chamber ceased.

She glanced at Zhou Xiao first.

Then he looked at the modern equipment on Cheng Fang, Lin Ye and the others.

At last.

His gaze fell on the Candle Shadow Society member who was lying on the ground.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Tonight..."

His voice was a little hoarse.

She paused.

It was as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.

"In what year?"

No one could answer in time.

The woman had already seen the palace gate that had been pried open.

Then I saw them standing in the sword pool.

His eyes instantly turned cold.

The longsword in mid-air suddenly flipped.

The tip of the sword was pointed at the crowd.

"Unauthorized trespassing into the Sword Sect's forbidden area."

"Who gave you permission to come in?"