Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 290 Mysterious Yin Jade Coffin, Blue-Faced Zombie [Please Subscribe]

The tumultuous journey of exploring the underground tomb deeply moved Zhou Chun.

This was his first time personally participating in an exploration of an ancient tomb.

Although he did not personally go down into the tomb, through Zhou Mingde's real-time narration, he was indirectly involved in all the actions.

The various arrangements and changes inside the underground tomb undoubtedly broadened his horizons.

Just from Zhou Mingde's account and by looking at the injuries on the three men after their return, he could imagine the danger involved.

To protect his tomb from being excavated and robbed, a Golden Core cultivator went to great lengths to devise various deadly strategies.

To obtain the treasures within the tomb, these younger generations had no choice but to risk their lives and devise solutions based on the circumstances.

Only those who have experienced it can truly understand the dangers involved.

One could easily die in the tomb, becoming a part of the tomb's occupant whose name is unknown!

Even so, places like ancient cultivator caves and tombs remain the most popular adventure destinations for cultivators.

Because in these kinds of places, the gains are often directly proportional to the risks, or even the gains far exceed the risks.

Throughout the countless years of cultivation history, many cultivators have obtained invaluable treasures by exploring and conquering ancient cultivation caves or tombs.

For example, the Zhou family ancestor who founded the Zhou family obtained the inheritance of beast-taming techniques by exploring an ancient cultivation cave, and from this, he obtained the opportunity to form his core.

For example, the now-famous Golden Core cultivator "Tianjing Sanren" in Jingguo also entered an ancient tomb when he was at the Purple Mansion stage. He obtained amazing wealth and treasures from it, and then soared to the sky, achieving his current illustrious reputation.

With these concrete examples before them, how could cultivators like Zhou Mingde, who were at the Purple Mansion stage, be willing to leave such a Golden Core stage cultivator's tomb unexplored?

Even though they are all injured, and Shen Borong has even lost an arm, none of them are truly willing to give up continuing their exploration.

For cultivators like them, as long as they don't lose their lives, injuries like broken arms or legs aren't really a big deal.

The cultivation world is not lacking in miraculous elixirs that can regenerate severed limbs. While those spiritual items may not be cheap, cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage can certainly afford them.

Back on the ground, after some discussion, the group decided that Zhou Chun and the other two should remain in the valley to maintain the formation and hide the deep pit.

Just to be on the safe side, Zhou Mingde left the Fire God Jackal behind to guard against the Earth Armor Dragon coming out and attacking Zhou Chun and the others.

Afterwards, Zhou Mingde and the other two went together to the nearest stronghold to treat their injuries and recover.

The day after Zhou Mingde and his two companions left, the earth-armored dragon indeed reappeared.

However, with the Vulcan Jackal in charge, it was discovered as soon as it showed its face and was driven back.

It then attempted to collapse the soil near the sinkhole in an attempt to fill it in.

However, Zhou Chun and the other two worked together to remove the collapsed soil, thus expanding the area of ​​the pit even further.

After several fruitless attempts, the Earth Armor Dragon calmed down and stopped causing trouble.

On the other side, Zhou Mingde and his two companions were probably also worried that things might get complicated if things dragged on.

After treating their injuries and resting for three days, the three returned to the underground tomb.

It must be said that the recovery ability of cultivators in the Purple Mansion stage is truly powerful.

In just three days, most of the flesh that Zhou Mingde and the others had lost to the strange insects had grown back. Only Shen Borong's severed right arm could not be restored for the time being due to the limited conditions.

The Vulcan's injuries have all healed and no longer affect its combat ability.

After exchanging ideas with Zhou Chun and the other two juniors and learning about what had happened in the past three days, Zhou Mingde and his companions went down into the underground tomb again.

Three days later, the stone wall that the three of them had broken through had been blocked by the earthen dragon.

However, without the protection of the formation, the stone blocking the gap could not stop the three Purple Mansion stage cultivators in the slightest.

It didn't take much effort for the three of them to return to the tunnel filled with insect corpses.

"Let's do it! We must break down this stone door today!"

Zhou Mingde let out a low shout and launched the first attack.

Clearly, those pale golden insects from last time were the last line of defense in this passageway, and this time Zhou Mingde and the others' attack did not trigger any other reaction.

However, the stone gate's defenses were much stronger than anyone had anticipated.

Zhou Mingde and the other two, along with the Fire God Jackal, attacked together for nearly four hours, consuming almost half of their own magical power, before finally breaking through the stone door!

After the stone gate shattered, the scenery inside was no longer obscured and was revealed to the three of them.

Inside the stone gate, the layout was just like a palace, with a dome, pillars, pools, and other decorations.

At the deepest part of this palace, there was a black jade coffin.

However, even after Zhou Mingde and the others scanned the space inside the stone gate with their eyes and divine senses, they still could not find the presence of the earth-armored dragon.

They had expected the earth dragon to be waiting for them inside the main tomb chamber.

"A jade coffin made of Xuan Yin Jade... it seems we've encountered our most difficult situation yet!"

Zhou Mingde's gaze fell on the black jade coffin, and he spoke in a low voice.

Xuan Yin Jade is a spiritual object with a strong Yin energy and is coveted by cultivators who raise ghosts and refine corpses.

The ghost pots and coffins made from this substance have a significant nourishing effect on the growth of ghosts and corpses.

Normally, no cultivator would place their remains inside a Xuan Yin Jade Coffin, because doing so would easily cause their remains to turn into a zombie-like entity.

However, if a cultivator did this, it means that he intended to turn his remains into a zombie-like entity as a final guardian of the tomb.

When Zhou Mingde said this, he clearly suspected that the tomb owner had deliberately used this method to become a zombie-like entity to guard the tomb.

Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang both agreed with his statement.

Then Shen Borong said with a gloomy expression, "There's no treasure in here. Obviously, that guy put everything into a storage bag and placed it in the coffin!"

"He was a Golden Core cultivator in life. If he has transformed into a zombie after his death, even if he doesn't reach the fourth rank, he would probably have the strength of the third rank after all these years."

"If he had deliberately left behind other methods to enhance the zombies' combat power, even a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator might not be able to defeat him!"

His statement was based on the worst-case scenario.

However, after hearing his words, Zhou Mingde said in a deep voice, "Zombies are, after all, inanimate objects without true intelligence. As long as their cultivation level is below the fourth rank, the three of us working together might be able to deal with them. What we need to worry about is that while we are dealing with the zombies, that earth-armored dragon might also come out and cause trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang, who had been silent until now, nodded repeatedly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is absolutely right. If the Earth Armor Dragon also joins forces with the zombies, we will have no chance of winning!"

"So what do we do now? We don't know where the Earth Armor Dragon is hiding, and we don't know if there are any zombies in that coffin. Where should we even begin?"

Shen Borong frowned and asked in a low voice about the next steps.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately replied, "Let's recover our magic power first, and then think about how to deal with the Earth Armor Dragon and any potential zombies!"

This is the safest approach, and naturally no one objects.

Immediately, the three of them did not enter the stone gate, but retreated to the outer cave hall to take Rejuvenation Pills to restore their magical power.

Half a day later, when the three had fully recovered their magical power and spirit, they began to discuss entering the main tomb chamber to retrieve the treasure.

Having come this far, no one is willing to back down.

However, the dangers involved in retrieving the treasure must be considered.

"How about we call down our three juniors to help? They're not that strong, but the three of them working together can be of some help and distract them a bit!"

During the discussion, Shen Borong suddenly suggested that he call down Zhou Chun and the other two juniors who were on the ground to help.

However, as soon as he said this, he was met with strong opposition from Zhou Mingde.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, please don't mention that again! Those juniors are only at the Foundation Establishment stage; how could they possibly participate in such an operation? Isn't this just sending them to their deaths?"

He didn't know what the relationship was between Shen Borong and that junior, but he would never let Zhou Chun come down and take the risk.

Compared to Zhou Chun's safety, he was even willing to forgo the treasures inside the tomb!

At this moment, Ruan Hongzhuang once again sided with him, immediately adding, "I also think this is inappropriate. If those younger ones get involved, we might have to divert our attention to ensuring their safety, unnecessarily adding trouble for ourselves!"

Clearly, she also cared for her junior colleague and didn't want him to take any risks.

This suggestion was met with opposition from the two, and Shen Borong could no longer insist on it, so he had to think of other solutions.

After much discussion, the three of them still couldn't come up with a good solution.

So Zhou Mingde finally made the decision to open the coffin first to examine the condition of the zombie inside.

If the zombies are really strong and they don't have much of a chance of winning, they can only retreat first, prepare something to deal with the zombies, and then come back.

If the zombies aren't as strong as expected, then you can try to kill them and take the treasures.

After the plan was finalized, the three of them did not hesitate any longer and immediately stepped through the broken stone door and entered the main burial chamber.

Only after entering the main burial chamber were the three able to see the entire interior.

Although there were no obvious treasures inside the tomb, the materials used to build it were all extraordinary.

Whether it's the stones paving the ground or the material of the surrounding stone walls, they are all made of diamond rock, and the pillars are all made of earth-black stone.

Both of these materials are known for their hardness; even a second-tier flying sword would have difficulty penetrating their defenses.

Looking at the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin again, one could see that the coffin lid and bottom were decorated with mysterious and intricate light gold spiritual patterns. Shen Borong recognized these as spiritual patterns used to suppress evil.

From this perspective, the tomb owner wasn't entirely wicked.

He used the evil-suppressing spiritual patterns to suppress the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin, so that even if a zombie was born inside, it would not leave the tomb to harm living beings.

Of course, this could also be his way of protecting himself.

After all, if the zombies really left the tomb to wreak havoc on living beings, the tomb would likely have been discovered and destroyed long ago.

"To get the treasure, you have to open the coffin, and opening the coffin will awaken the zombies inside. That guy really planned everything perfectly!"

Shen Borong stared coldly at the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin, his tone extremely displeased.

Now that he has lost an arm, he is filled with resentment towards the remains of the tomb's occupant.

"Get ready. Once everyone is ready, we'll open the coffin!"

Zhou Mingde ignored Shen Borong's resentment, said something, and then began to prepare on his own.

Once the three were ready, Zhou Mingde gave the order, and the Fire God Jackal pounced forward, knocking the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin over with a single palm strike.

Bang!

The Xuan Yin Jade Coffin, which had tumbled several times in mid-air, crashed heavily to the ground, and the originally tightly closed coffin lid seemed to loosen as a result.

An unusual aura suddenly emanated from the coffin, which was instantly detected by the divine senses of Zhou Mingde and the other two.

"They really did turn into zombies!"

With a low shout, Shen Borong summoned his magical artifact and suspended it above his head.

The contents of the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin didn't keep them waiting long. Soon, accompanied by a muffled thud, the lid of the Xuan Yin Jade Coffin was slapped open from the inside and sent flying into the air.

Immediately afterwards, a blue-faced zombie dressed in a blue robe leaped out of the coffin and pounced straight at the nearest Vulcan Jackal.

Despite the green-faced zombie's speed, Zhou Mingde and his companions were still able to scan its entire body instantly with their divine senses.

As expected, on the slightly bulging chest of the blue-faced zombie, there was an exquisitely designed storage bag and a spirit beast bag, both of which were obviously high-end items.

However, to obtain those two bags, one must first defeat and kill the blue-faced zombie.

Soon after, the first encounter between the blue-faced zombie and the fire god jackal made the three of them twitch.

As a third-tier demon beast, and having received prior instructions from its master, the Fire God Jackal's reaction speed was naturally extremely fast.

As soon as the blue-faced zombie pounced, it reacted swiftly, raising its fiery wolf claws and slamming them hard onto its opponent's shoulder.

This powerful slap immediately sent the blue-faced zombie flying.

Yet, this claw, powerful enough to injure a third-tier demonic beast like the Earth Armored Dragon, couldn't even tear the robe on the Green-Faced Zombie's body!

The blue-faced zombie showed no signs of injury and immediately roared as it pounced on the fire god jackal again.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately shouted, "Let's attack together!"

As he spoke, he activated his magical artifact and hurled it at the blue-faced zombie.

Upon seeing this, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang no longer hesitated and immediately joined forces to beat up the blue-faced zombie.

But then, as expected, happened.

A flash of yellow light appeared, and the figure of the Earth Armored Dragon suddenly appeared in the main tomb chamber, immediately launching an attack on the three.

(End of this chapter)