Hearing the wails of ghosts meant you still had a sliver of hope. But hearing their laughter — that was almost certain death.
The eerie laughter echoing through the cave sent an involuntary chill down everyone's spine, regardless of whether the source was truly a ghost or not.It was the natural fear humans felt toward the unknown.
"We've come this far. How can we be scared off by a mere cave entrance? The great treasure must be down below. Without taking risks, how can we seize such a fortune?"A cultivator's face hardened with resolve. Without another word, he leapt into the pitch-black entrance.
The tunnel didn't lead straight down but sloped at an angle, allowing one to easily slide along with the waterfall's current and drift deeper inside.
"Hmph! Let others show off if they want, but a little cave won't scare me! Others dare to go — how could I not? I've killed men, I've slain fierce beasts. Ghosts? Hah, I've yet to kill a ghost!"A burly man with a face full of scars hefted a massive ghost-head broadsword and boldly charged into the tunnel.
With someone taking the lead, the courage of the other cultivators swelled.One after another, they entered the cave, some alone, others in small groups of three or five, even racing each other in their eagerness.
In the blink of an eye, most of the cultivators who had been gathered outside had vanished inside.
Yi Tianxing stood before the deep, dark entrance, a strange glint flashing through his eyes.Under the vision of his Innate Yin-Yang Eyes, he could clearly see dense streams of deathly aura and Yin energy pouring from the cave — this was no ordinary hole.It was a tomb tunnel. A grave tunnel.
The intelligence provided by Jin Xiangyu had not been wrong.This was no ordinary place, but a great tomb.
The aura leaking from the cave was the grave's death energy and Yin energy.Whether there were zombies or malevolent spirits inside, it could not be determined from here — only by venturing in could one find out.
Could the heavy treasure truly be hidden within this great tomb?Yi Tianxing pondered silently.
Any grand tomb would naturally be built atop a supreme feng shui location — places blessed by heaven and earth.In later times, tombs were constructed to bless descendants.But in ancient eras, the tomb owners had a different goal: not to bless future generations, but to achieve immortality.
Feng shui treasure grounds, formed by natural forces, contained the essence of the world's creation.If one could harness that essence, it might spark new life — allowing them to live a second lifetime.
Tombs buried not just flesh and bone, but the very essence of accumulated feng shui, sealing it underground to foster rebirth.Thus, grand tombs inherently gathered immense natural forces.
Such power, once sealed inside, created countless unpredictable dangers — strange phenomena beyond mortal understanding.
The most skilled feng shui masters could harness these forces, perfectly integrating them with the tomb.In doing so, the tomb owner could indeed gain a chance at resurrection, becoming a true immortal or god — their flesh remaining undying, birthing divine anomalies.
It was perfectly natural for rare treasures to be nurtured in such places.
The more exceptional the feng shui of a tomb, the more deadly it would be within.
Although Yi Tianxing wasn't an expert in feng shui, the potent death and Yin energy alone confirmed that this was no ordinary tomb.
"What a tomb! A mighty river flows to the east — the water dragon vein. A lone mountain to the west — the dragon's force. Beneath the mountain, a waterfall plunges into a deep pool — the dragon raising its head, with the waterfall's flow being the dragon's saliva. This is a Dragon Saliva feng shui treasure ground.""A phoenix descends to the earth, giving this site the aura of a fallen celestial phoenix. Dragon and phoenix together — this feng shui location must be extraordinary. If there's a tomb here, it must be truly astonishing."
A young man observed aloud.He wore Daoist robes, a bamboo scroll case strapped to his back, its surface covered in dense mystical runes radiating mysterious light.A battle sword, ancient and worn, hung across his back as well.There was a roguish aura about him — yet also an unmistakable righteous spirit.
"This fellow cultivator, the situation inside the tomb is uncertain and dangers abound.How about we join forces for mutual support?"The youth walked toward Yi Tianxing, smiling as he proposed.
"Why approach me? There were plenty of other cultivators just now."Yi Tianxing asked calmly, a trace of curiosity in his eyes.
"Hehe, your astonishing fortune can't fool my eyes.Plus, I can't even see through your cultivation level.A man like you surely carries powerful cards up his sleeve.In exploring a great tomb like this, better to have a strong partner than to die buried within."The youth chuckled lightly.
"You can read fortune?"Yi Tianxing asked, his gaze sharpening.
Reading fortune was no trivial skill — it involved perceiving luck, human energy, mountain and river auras, and feng shui.Normally, it required opening a special life aperture to see these things.
Such secret techniques were rare and precious — few could obtain them.
"Hehe, secret arts from my sect, that's all,"the youth replied cheekily."Come on, partner up with me. With us working together, we'll be invincible! All the treasures inside that tomb will be ours for the taking!"
For some reason, Yi Tianxing gave this cheeky youth a second glance — and did not immediately reject him.
"I know nothing about what lies within. Following me won't necessarily benefit you."Leaving only those words, Yi Tianxing stepped into the darkness.
As soon as he entered, he landed on the flowing water.The rushing current tried to sweep him away immediately.
But Yi Tianxing's physique had already reached the Black Cauldron Nine Resonance realm, nearing the birth of physical divine powers.His sheer bodily strength alone could anchor mountains and rivers.Such a current was nothing to him.
Creeeak...Yet just then, a strange laughter echoed through the tunnel, followed by a sudden and terrifying suction force from deep within the tomb.
It wasn't wind blowing outward — but an enormous pull, like a monstrous mouth sucking inward.
Worse yet, the suction carried an unpredictable, chaotic force — swirling and reversing without warning.
Even Yi Tianxing couldn't steady himself — he was forcefully swept into the current, plunging rapidly deeper into the tomb.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The tomb passage wasn't straight but winding, twisting like a snake.
Various obstacles jutted from the walls, resembling underwater reefs.Without control over their bodies, those caught in the current smashed into these obstacles relentlessly.
Normally, any ordinary cultivator would be gravely injured.
But each time Yi Tianxing struck something, his body instinctively rebounded with a burst of tremendous force.Not only was he unharmed, but the obstacles he hit shattered into dust or left deep dents in the cave walls.
Bang!
After one particularly hard collision, the strange suction force abruptly vanished.Yi Tianxing fell heavily onto solid ground.
The moment he touched the ground, he sprang up alertly, sweeping his gaze around.
The underground chamber was pitch-black, an abyss where an ordinary man couldn't even see his own hand.But for a cultivator like him, darkness was no barrier.
So many bones... Tens of thousands, no — hundreds of thousands of human skeletons!
Yi Tianxing's eyes narrowed.
He stood within an enormous pit of corpses — a mass grave littered with endless white bones, chilling to behold.
Judging by the state of the remains, they had died countless years ago.And when they died, it must have been in utter agony.
Bang!
"Ow, that hurt!What kind of damn tomb passage is this? It nearly smashed me unconscious!"A voice rang out — it was the youth, who had also fallen in.
Above them, the sloping tunnel led down into an underground river.The river vanished into the dark unknown.
Clearly, escape through the original entrance was impossible now.
It was a one-way passage.
"So many skeletons...Judging by the numbers, at least hundreds of thousands.In ancient times, when princes and nobles built their tombs, they would often conscript tens or hundreds of thousands of laborers, artisans, and slaves."
"After the tomb was completed, these people rarely met a good end — many were slaughtered to serve as grave sacrifices."
The youth's expression darkened as he spoke, sucking in a cold breath.
From the sheer scale of bones here, the tomb must have been unimaginably massive.
And now, with the world's energies surging, Yin forces thickening, and the myriad realms fusing, old tombs might undergo strange transformations.Even a relatively modest ancient tomb could evolve into something far larger — and far more terrifying.
"Fellow cultivator,"
"the resentment here is extremely heavy. Countless innocent workers were buried alive — their hatred enough to shake the heavens. With the world's spiritual energies so dense now, and Yin energy surging..."
"This pit of bones may give birth to something very, very dangerous."
The youth's eyes gleamed with a mysterious light as he scanned the surroundings.