Ye Qiu’s heart trembled. This mountain peak was the forbidden land of Shu Mountain?
Moreover, Ye Qiu noticed that the four characters “Shu Mountain Forbidden Land” on the mountain body had been carved by someone using their fingers.
Each character was as large as a millstone, penetrating three feet into the mountain body. Every stroke contained a shocking aura of sharpness.
From this, it was evident that the person who carved these four characters was absolutely a peerless powerhouse.
“Old thing, this mountain peak is the Shu Mountain Forbidden Land. Let’s go up and take a look,” Ye Qiu said.
Elder Long Mei raised his head and glanced at the mountain peak, saying, “It’s so high. How do we get up?” WWW.
At that moment, a gust of cold wind blew over, and not far away came the “clattering” sound.
Ye Qiu and Elder Long Mei walked over to see, only to find a chain as thick as a water cup hanging on the mountain peak.
Clearly, this chain was the only way to reach the mountaintop.
“Old thing, no problem, right?” Ye Qiu asked.
“There is a problem,” Elder Long Mei said. “This poor Daoist is afraid of heights.”
“Then you wait here for me. I’ll go up and take a look,” Ye Qiu said. “The Shu Mountain Forbidden Land might have some treasures. If I find them, there won’t be any share for you.”
“Little brat, I suddenly don’t seem afraid of heights anymore.” After saying that, Elder Long Mei leaped up, grabbed the chain, and climbed rapidly, as agile as a monkey.
Ye Qiu followed closely behind.
In about a few minutes, the two arrived at the peak.
Looking around, the mountaintop was flat and very spacious, with spiritual springs flowing, birds singing, and flowers fragrant, like a paradise on earth.
In the very centre of the mountain peak stood a massive palace.
Above the vermilion-lacquered main gate of the palace hung a dull copper plaque, engraved with two flamboyant characters.
Sword Tomb!
Ye Qiu and Elder Long Mei stepped towards the Sword Tomb.
The two walked neither fast nor slow, very carefully, because this was the Shu Mountain Forbidden Land. They were worried about dangers.
They walked all the way to the front of the Sword Tomb without encountering any danger.
The two stood at the entrance of the Sword Tomb. Elder Long Mei asked, “Little brat, what do you think is inside?”
Ye Qiu said, “Didn’t you see the two characters ‘Sword Tomb’ written above? As the name suggests, there must be swords inside.”
Elder Long Mei rolled his eyes. “Do you even need to say that? I’m asking if there might be other treasures inside, like supreme cultivation techniques, miraculous elixirs, or powerful magical artifacts?”
Ye Qiu was also somewhat curious. He activated his Heavenly Eye, wanting to see what was inside the Sword Tomb.
However, when his gaze tried to penetrate the gate, he suddenly saw sharp sword qi appearing on the door, stabbing his eyes until they almost bled.
Ye Qiu quickly retracted his gaze and rubbed his eyes. It took a good while for the stinging sensation to disappear.
Elder Long Mei was unaware and said, “Let’s go in and take a look.”
Unexpectedly, as soon as Elder Long Mei’s hand pressed on the gate, there was a “clang” sound, and the sword cry shook the heavens.
Elder Long Mei was startled and retreated rapidly.
Only then did they see densely packed sword qi emerging on the gate. These sword qi intertwined like a seal.
Although each strand of sword qi was only as thick as a chopstick, it made one’s whole body feel chilled.
“This is a seal left by a peerless sword cultivator. Breaking it open probably won’t be easy,” Elder Long Mei said.
Ye Qiu stepped forward two paces, then raised his hand to release the Six Meridians Divine Sword, slashing towards the gate.
Instantly, the sword qi on the gate seemed to sense the threat. With a “buzz,” they all surged to meet Ye Qiu’s sword qi.
“Boom!”
The Six Meridians Divine Sword shattered.
Ye Qiu then used the Killing Life Technique, sending out thousands of sword intents. Unexpectedly, after encountering the sword qi on the gate, it was like sinking into the ocean, without stirring a single ripple.
“It seems I can only use the Qian Kun Cauldrons.”
Ye Qiu summoned four Qian Kun Cauldrons, which all crashed towards the gate.
The sword qi on the gate swiftly slashed out, blocking the Qian Kun Cauldrons. Both sides were in a stalemate.
“Grow larger!”
Ye Qiu gave a low shout, and the four Qian Kun Cauldrons suddenly enlarged, like four mountains, weighing over ten thousand catties.
Finally, the sword qi on the gate was suppressed and collapsed one after another.
It returned to calm.
Ye Qiu stepped forward and pushed open the gate.
“Creak.”
The gate slowly opened, and then a dusty, mouldy smell emanated from inside, choking Ye Qiu and Elder Long Mei into coughing fits.
Ye Qiu was very cautious and did not rashly enter. He stood at the doorway and glanced inside, discovering spider webs everywhere and a scene of desolation.
Elder Long Mei took out a talisman, held it between his fingers, muttered incantations, then flicked his finger. The talisman flew out and burned in mid-air, like a thousand-watt illuminating lamp, lighting up the interior as bright as day.
Seeing spider webs everywhere inside, Elder Long Mei sighed. “Shu Mountain was once so glorious. Unexpectedly, it has now fallen to this extent. Alas!”
Ye Qiu punched out, and in an instant, the spider webs shattered.
“Little brat, look quickly.” Elder Long Mei pointed towards the walls.
Ye Qiu turned his head and saw that the walls on both sides were built of bluestone, with many rectangular stone slots carved into them.
Each stone slot was about four feet long and three feet deep, containing a漆-black wooden box.
There were at least tens of thousands!
“There might be treasures inside.”
Elder Long Mei walked to the wall and opened a wooden box, only to see a treasured sword inside.
Beside the treasured sword was a piece of sheepskin paper, with a few lines of small characters written on it.
Elder Long Mei picked up the sheepskin paper and read softly, “Shu Mountain seventh-generation disciple Cao Changqing’s personal sword, Tiger Roar, forged from black iron!”
Then, Elder Long Mei opened a second wooden box. Inside was similarly a treasured sword, with a piece of sheepskin paper beside it.
“Shu Mountain sixth-generation disciple He Buping’s personal sword, Sever Jade, forged from North Sea fine iron!”
Elder Long Mei opened a few more wooden boxes.
“Shu Mountain third-generation senior disciple Yu Heng Jun’s personal sword, Bear Heaven, forged from bronze!”
“Shu Mountain second-generation head disciple Zheng Ziqi’s personal sword, Kun Yuan, forged from ten-thousand-year camphor wood!”
“Shu Mountain first-generation senior disciple Jun Moxiao’s personal sword, Hao Tian, forged from extraterrestrial meteorite iron!”
“…”
Elder Long Mei opened over a hundred wooden boxes in one go. Without exception, all the wooden boxes contained treasured swords.
Any random sword here could be called a divine sword.
“What a pity. Our Dragon Tiger Mountain has too few disciples. Otherwise, this poor Daoist would take all these treasured swords back, one per person. Just thinking about it is exciting,” Elder Long Mei said jokingly.
Ye Qiu sighed emotionally. “The owners of these treasured swords must have been extraordinarily remarkable figures back then. Behind these treasured swords, there must also be a magnificent history. It’s just a shame that the deceased are gone like flowing water, and things remain while people change.”
“Little brat, let’s go up and take a look.” After saying that, Elder Long Mei took the lead up the stairs.
The Sword Tomb had three floors in total.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Qiu and Elder Long Mei arrived at the second floor.
Here too, spider webs were everywhere, and dust covered all.
Elder Long Mei lit a talisman, illuminating the surroundings. In the next second, he and Ye Qiu’s expressions became excited.
