"Under the Black Emperor’s command, the nine human kings possess power at least equivalent to two Demon Kings. It is said that among them, the Cang King was the most powerful, regarded as the Black Emperor’s right-hand man. He once single-handedly engaged the Demon Emperor Level Black Tiger Emperor in battle, ending in a stalemate."
"But later, during a terrible battle, the Cang King fell. His descendants, following his dying wish, built a tomb on the seabed of the East Sea, sealing both the Cang King’s treasures and his body beneath the sea."
"The Cang King’s close confidant, Jiuyuan Taoist, established an academy on East Sea Island above the tomb, guarding the site for generations. This is the origin of the East Sea Academy."
"Palace Master Yan is the descendant of Jiuyuan Taoist."
Yuexi, being the Heavenly Pride of the Mysterious Lady Palace, is knowledgeable of many ancient secrets. Since Lu Changsheng asked, Yuexi narrated the story fluently.
Lu Changsheng was greatly shocked.
He never expected that the Confucian Sect’s prodigy, Yan Ruxue, would be so closely connected to the Cang King.
"The Cang King’s treasure must be of extrely high grade, so why was it not left to his descendants, and instead buried on the seabed, allowing it to gather dust?"
Having seen ancient powers like Bai Emperor, Qi Yuxia, and Qing Lion King in the Chaos Realm, Lu Changsheng knew that with the depth of the Cang King’s power, the treasures he used could very likely be Heavenly Level Treasured Items.
It was astonishing that such treasures would be entombed.
Yan Ruxue took out a scroll and interjected, "During that battle, the Cang King’s weapon spirit was corrupted by evil. Unable to bring himself to destroy his old fighting companion, the Cang King decided to suppress it with his corpse after death, using the Great Formation within the tomb to purge the evil. A billion years have passed, and whether the evil has been purged is unknown. If this treasure falls into the hands of the Demon Sects, the consequences could be disastrous."
Yan Ruxue opened the scroll, her delicate lips moving, causing the ancient characters on it to shine brightly in gold.
The barrier of the tomb began to vibrate as golden characters penetrated the barrier, causing ripples to spread across it.
Lu Changsheng continued to ask Yuexi, "How is the Cang King related to your Mysterious Lady Palace?"
A touch of erald light shone in Yuexi’s eyes: "A predecessor of the Mysterious Lady Palace, the rak Swordswoman, ninth in the Ancient Mysterious Lady Palace’s sequence, was the Dao companion of the Cang King. Together, they fought against formidable enemies in that battle, and she fell, being buried here alongside the Cang King. Her treasure was also corrupted by evil and remained here."
"So that’s the reason..."
Lu Changsheng understood why it was the Mysterious Lady Palace, one of the eight Divine Palaces, that extended help to the East Sea Academy, and not any other palace.
The Ancient Mysterious Lady Palace was extrely glorious, with the Twelve Swordswon, each a prodigy.
The Tai Hua Swordswoman, sequence fifth.
The Qiongxiao Swordswoman, sequence sixth.
The rak Swordswoman, sequence ninth.
Although the rak Swordswoman ranked lower, her aptitude was not necessarily inferior to the ancient swordswon ahead of her, because she started her cultivation journey later than both the Tai Hua and Qiongxiao Swordswon.
It was rumored that the rak Swordswoman possessed the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique, rapidly ascending to the ranks of the ancient Twelve Swordswon.
Lu Changsheng did not expect that the rak Swordswoman was also buried here.
"Open!"
Yan Ruxue shouted forcefully, opening the Cang King’s tomb.
Being the descendant of Jiuyuan Taoist, who built the tomb, she naturally knew how to open the tomb’s entrance.
As the barrier opened, a desolate ancient aura erged, and two terrifying pressures suffocated everyone present.
With only two corpses remaining, they still emitted such horrifying pressure, indicating that their cultivation in life had reached an unimaginable level.
One was renowned as the most likely successor to the Black Emperor among human kings, the other, a prodigious Heavenly Pride Swordswoman with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique. Even in death, the pressure they emitted was astonishing.
"Who on earth has intruded into the tomb?"
Yan Ruxue took out an ancient map and summoned a Flying Sword, flying according to the route described in the map.
Besides the external barrier, the inside of the Cang King tomb was filled with chanisms, with any misstep potentially alerting the internal Great Formation.
Yan Ruxue was worried that the demon chiefs of the Blood Sea Palace and the Evil Extre Sect had entered the tomb to steal the treasures of the Cang King and the rak Swordswoman.
"What’s more worrying is that if the corpses of the Cang King and the rak Swordswoman are stolen, with the Evil Extre Sect’s thods, both could potentially beco puppet warriors of great power, which would be disastrous."
Yan Ruxue’s eyebrows furrowed in deep concern.
Ancestor Jiuyuan Taoist had arranged for her to guard the East Sea Academy. If the bodies of the Cang King and the rak Swordswoman fell into the hands of the Blood Sea Palace or the Evil Extre Sect, she would have failed the ancestor.
Lu Changsheng and his disciples, experts from the Mysterious Lady Palace, Saint Zou, Saint Zeng, and Saint Zheng, followed Yan Ruxue closely as they approached the main hall of the tomb.
"We haven’t seen anyone from the Demon Sects along the way. They must have already entered the main hall, let’s hurry and check inside!"
Saint Zheng urged to enter the main hall.
"Wait!" Yan Ruxue stopped Saint Zheng, "Before the copper doors of the main hall, there are two puppet guardians at the level of great power. If you don’t want to die, step back!"
Everyone then noticed the entrance, where indeed stood two copper statues—a male Sword Immortal and a female Sword Immortal.
Since the statues emitted no Spiritual Energy, everyone initially assud they were re decorations, much like other statues, not realizing they were puppet warriors of great power.
They were the final chanism of the tomb.
Even though Saint Zheng was an Eighth Grade Great Power, if attacked by the two puppet warriors, he might still fall.
Realizing the potential consequences, Saint Zheng broke into a cold sweat.
"Strange, neither of the puppet guardians shows signs of being disturbed; how did the demon chiefs of the Blood Sea Palace and the Evil Extre Sect get inside?"
Yan Ruxue noticed the peculiarity.
"Hiss..."
Saint Zou, Saint Zeng, Yuexi, and others couldn’t help but feel creeped out.
They indeed had not spotted any signs of the demon chiefs.
"Could it be..."
Yan Ruxue and Yuexi seemingly thought of sothing at once, turned, and looked back decisively.
They saw that along the opened entrance and the path they arrived from, surging demonic qi was rushing in unabated.
"We’ve been tricked..."
Yan Ruxue’s face went pale.
The Evil Extre Sect may have only intended to break the barrier and create the illusion of an intrusion, thus fooling everyone and causing Yan Ruxue to open the entrance herself in haste to inspect the situation inside.
Once the tomb’s entrance was opened, the Evil Extre Sect could follow them in.
"The Evil Extre Sect..."
Lu Changsheng did not sense any dense blood qi, it didn’t seem like the Blood Sea Palace’s aura, more like the unique evil qi of the Evil Extre Sect.
Though their numbers were fewer, most of them were notorious Great Demon Heads.
Within the demonic qi, there were over a hundred strong presences.
"Hahaha, how does it feel to have been sched against?"
The demonic qi receded, revealing over a hundred demon chiefs. At the lead was a skinny old man, whose eerie presence sent chills running down spines.
The demon chiefs of the Evil Extre Sect all wore cold smiles, watching everyone with mocking eyes, seemingly enjoying the looks of shock and panic upon their faces.
Saint Zou swallowed his fear and said, "He is the Corpse Control Old Ghost, who once robbed the ancestral graves of three Holy Lands and was wanted by them. I never expected him to join the Evil Extre Sect; is his target the corpse of the Cang King..."
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