“Opened?”
Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised.
He had just discovered that the nine holes resembled human acupuncture points. Involuntarily, he thought of the Defying Heaven Nine Needles. He immediately used them. Unexpectedly, they really opened the bronze door.
At the same time.
Ye Qiu recalled when he obtained the Defying Heaven Nine Needles. This secret manual had turned into powder. In the end, it formed seven characters.
“Shu Mountain’s old land, awaiting your return!”
Could it be that the Defying Heaven Nine Needles had such a deep connection with Shu Mountain?
While Ye Qiu was pondering, the bronze door slowly opened. Immediately after, a cold aura emanated from inside.
Ye Qiu and Elder Long Mei felt chilled all over. They could not help but shiver, as if they had arrived in the underworld.
“Such heavy yin qi!”
Elder Long Mei stood at the doorway. His face became solemn.
Ye Qiu was also somewhat shocked.
He discovered that the yin qi here was more than ten times denser than the yin qi at the three thousand graves. It made one’s spine tingle.
Ye Qiu quickly circulated the Nine Turns Divine Dragon Technique to protect his body. Soon, his whole body became warm.
“What could be inside?”
Just as Ye Qiu thought this, the interior of the third floor of the Sword Tomb suddenly lit up.
On the walls on both sides, many square holes were carved. In each hole, a eternal lamp was burning.
There were fully forty-nine thousand lamps.
Beside each eternal lamp was placed a spirit tablet.
“Old thing, you go in and take a look,” Ye Qiu said.
Elder Long Mei rolled his eyes. “Why don’t you go in?”
“Aren’t you fond of searching for treasures? Maybe there are treasures inside,” Ye Qiu said.
“Humph, if you want to go in, go in yourself. Don’t drag this poor Daoist along.” Elder Long Mei realised this place was not simple and was unwilling to take risks.
“Fine, then I’ll go in and take a look.” After saying that, Ye Qiu took the lead and walked in.
Elder Long Mei hesitated for a moment, then followed behind Ye Qiu. He walked inside carefully.
Ye Qiu walked to the wall and quickly scanned the characters on the spirit tablets.
“Shu Mountain third-generation disciple, Zhang Xiaofan’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain second-generation disciple, Lu Tiange’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain first-generation disciple, Zhuo Buqun’s spirit tablet!”
“…”
As expected, the spirit tablets here all belonged to Shu Mountain sword cultivators.
Ye Qiu continued walking inward. Later on, the names on the spirit tablets carried more weight.
“Shu Mountain elder Ren Tianxing’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain deacon Ma Yifan’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain supreme elder, Heavenly Xuan Shangren’s spirit tablet!”
Apart from these spirit tablets on the walls, at the very front was arranged an altar table.
On the altar table were placed seven spirit tablets and seven eternal lamps.
Ye Qiu looked at the first spirit tablet. His expression was slightly stunned. He discovered that this spirit tablet was actually blank. There was not a single character on it.
Then, he looked at the following spirit tablets.
“Shu Mountain second-generation head, Dan Yangzi’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain third-generation head, Ji Le Zunzhe’s spirit tablet!”
“Shu Mountain fourth-generation head, Miao Yi Zhenren’s spirit tablet!”
“…”
Except for the first spirit tablet being blank, the other six spirit tablets were all spirit tablets of successive Shu Mountain heads.
Clearly, the first blank spirit tablet should belong to the Shu Mountain founding head.
“Strange, why is there specifically no name for the Shu Mountain founding head?”
“This shouldn’t be!”
“Unless… the Shu Mountain founding head didn’t die!”
“If the Shu Mountain founding head didn’t die, then where would he be?”
Ye Qiu thought of two possibilities. One was the cultivation world. The other was ascension.
Shu Mountain was once incomparably glorious. It was evident that the founding head must have been a super powerhouse with heaven-reaching abilities. Ascension was also very possible.
“Old thing, tell me, why is there no spirit tablet for the Shu Mountain founding head here?”
Just as Ye Qiu asked this, a “crunch” sound came from the side. Turning his head, he saw Elder Long Mei holding a spirit tablet and taking a fierce bite.
“Little brat, these spirit tablets are all made of golden silk nanmu wood. They’re worth quite a bit of money,” Elder Long Mei said with a smile.
Ye Qiu’s face darkened as he cursed. “Have you gone mad with poverty?”
Elder Long Mei sighed. “You’re a full man who doesn’t know the hunger of the starving. Money is just a number to you, but to this poor Daoist, money is too important. I’m too poor.”
Ye Qiu snorted coldly. “Tang Lao and Old Master Ye gave you over ten billion. Rebuilding Dragon Tiger Mountain doesn’t require you to pay out of pocket. Besides, you have so many savings. Still short of money? Who are you fooling?”
“Little brat, you don’t know. This poor Daoist must plan for Dragon Tiger Mountain’s future,” Elder Long Mei said. “After Dragon Tiger Mountain is rebuilt, I want to open the mountain gate wide and recruit disciples broadly. This poor Daoist not only wants to make Dragon Tiger Mountain the number one sect in the world, but also to restore Dragon Tiger Mountain to its glory from a thousand years ago.”
Ye Qiu said. “I didn’t expect it. Your ambitions are quite big.”
Elder Long Mei chuckled. “At that time, I’ll pass the head position to Shuisheng, and then I’ll travel the world, appreciating beautiful scenery.”
Ye Qiu asked. “Is the beautiful scenery you’re talking about proper?”
Elder Long Mei had a lewd smile on his face. “Guess?”
Guess your uncle!
Elder Long Mei continued. “I didn’t expect that Shu Mountain’s inheritance lasted so many years, yet only seven generations.”
“It shows that these Shu Mountain heads were all immortals with very long lifespans.”
“As for why there is no spirit tablet for the Shu Mountain founding head here, this poor Daoist guesses that he very likely went to the cultivation world.”
Ye Qiu asked. “Could he have ascended?”
“No,” Elder Long Mei was very certain. He said. “Throughout the ages, the great powers in the secular world who could ascend are just those few people. History has records of them all. This poor Daoist has never heard of anyone from Shu Mountain ascending.”
“In that case, if the Shu Mountain founding head didn’t die, then he most likely is in the cultivation world.” After Ye Qiu finished speaking, his gaze swept around.
Although the third floor of the Sword Tomb enshrined spirit tablets, there was not the slightest yin qi on these spirit tablets.
Soon, Ye Qiu found the source of the yin qi.
His gaze fixed on the floor in the very centre of the third floor of the Sword Tomb, because he discovered that the yin qi was emanating from beneath the floor.
Elder Long Mei also noticed and said. “There should be something beneath the floor.”
Just as the words fell.
“Crack crack crack.”
A series of sounds came.
Soon, the bluestone floor automatically parted to both sides. Immediately after, a shiny coffin rose up from below.
In an instant, cold air overflowed.
At this moment, Ye Qiu felt a bone-chilling cold, as if placed in a snowy field at minus two hundred degrees in winter.
Elder Long Mei saw the coffin. His pupils contracted sharply. He said. “This coffin is made of ten-thousand-year ice marrow.”
After saying that, Elder Long Mei walked towards the coffin. When he was still two metres away from the coffin, Elder Long Mei’s steps suddenly slowed. A layer of white frost appeared on his eyebrows and hair. His whole person was almost frozen stiff.
Seeing this scene, Ye Qiu immediately circulated the Nine Turns Divine Dragon Technique and then also approached the coffin.
Soon, he arrived in front of the ice coffin.
Ye Qiu lowered his head to look. Astonishment appeared on his face.
