Chapter 307 – Labyrinth and Reunion

“Wasn’t it said that that branch of the Stream Faction had been highly sought after by dignitaries, and the identity of the owner of this tomb is obviously noble.” Chu Yuanzhen analyzed.

It was obvious what he meant; the owner of the tomb was a fervent admirer of the art of dualism.

“To be able to see the long lost Dual Cultivation Technique here, it’s not a wasted trip.” Daoist Master Golden Lotus let out a sigh of emotion.

“You’re not close to women, so this Dual Cultivation Technique is useless to you.” Xu Qi’an laughed.

Daoist Master Jinlian’s face darkened.

“There’s something odd about the clothes those people in the mural are wearing, so old that I can’t even determine what dynasty or era they are from.”

Compared to the Dual Cultivation Technique, Chu Yuanjian was more interested in the other mural.

Xu Qi’an had already memorized the dual cultivation technique on the mural and hurriedly urged, “Let’s go, get out of here, it’s important to find number five.”

It’s so good, he wants it all to himself.

So the crowd continued to grope their way forward, and Qian You sat in on their conversation the entire time, knowing that what was on the mural was the legendary Dual Cultivation Technique.

Great stuff. Bedtime and practice both.

For men, it is simply irresistible temptation. Especially for a jianghu man like Qian You, who lacked resources, famous teachers and secret manuals.

He quietly took a few steps back, and when Xu Qi’an and the others walked away, Qian You immediately turned around and went back to look at the mural.

Time was limited, and just now, he had only memorized a handful of diagrams, which simply couldn’t be put together into an effective dual cultivation technique, and was equivalent to being useless.

“I’ll go after them as soon as I get it down, soon, soon ……..”

Qian You held the torch, his footsteps were extremely fast, and in the empty environment, only his footsteps echoed.

Slowly, Qian You realized that something was wrong, he had walked for so long and had not yet walked back to where the mural was.

“We haven’t gotten this far, why haven’t we gotten back to where the mural is?”

He held up the torch and shone it around, the chamber was empty and terribly quiet. Not only were there no murals, there wasn’t even a coffin.

The mural is gone, the sarcophagus and the zombies are also gone …….. He stood frozen for a moment, cold sweat “brush” gushed out.

Qian You’s teeth chattered and his voice trembled with it, “Da, warrior? Warrior I’m here, don’t leave me behind ……..”

The sound echoed in the emptiness, refracted, distorted, and when it came back to his ears, it was like another person was shouting.

Qian You’s spine was cold, the hairs of sweat stood up one by one, tightly closed his mouth, no longer dare to speak.

He twisted his head and walked back, attempting to catch up with Xu Qi’an and the others. However, he turned from sprinting to running wildly, running out of breath and never catching up with Xu Qi’an.

Not seeing half a human figure, only his footsteps echoed in the silent crypt, making people fall into the ice cellar and experience the coldness from hell.

Suddenly, the frantically running Qian You tripped over his feet and flopped hard on the ground, falling with a muffled grunt as he grabbed the torch in fear and shone it over.

It was a body, half a body to be exact.

He only had the upper half of his body, and the lower half of his body had been cut off by something unknown, and the wound was bloody. The organs in his abdomen were also hollowed out.

Qianyou exclaimed “ah” and backed away in fear.

There is an evil thing, there is a man eating evil thing ……… in the neighborhood, I will encounter it at any time ………. A huge fear exploded in his heart, and Qian You s face paled down a little bit.

“Leave, get the hell out of here.”

Qian You’s hand shook slightly as he held the torch, taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down.

He is an old man of the Houtu Gang, he has been down to the tomb and experienced all kinds of crises, but none of them are as weird as the one in front of him, so it is good that he still has the guts to not be scared six ways to the bank.

“The light of the fire might attract the evil creature, but without the torchlight, I might have run into it head-on without even realizing it. Moreover, after staying underground for years, your eyes must have deteriorated and are less sensitive to light.

“What I’m going to do is not extinguish the fire, but remove the odor from my body.”

As a mature grave robber, these things were all there. Taking out a porcelain jar from the package he was carrying, the jar was filled with a pungent smelling powder that, if you smelled it carefully, was somewhat similar to the smell of a corpse.

Chanyou sprinkled the powder over his body and held up the torch as he cautiously traveled to the walk.

He had lost all sense of direction and was walking everywhere.

Suddenly, a surprised voice came from behind him, “Qian You?”

……………

After walking forward for a while with the torch in hand, Daoist Master Golden Lotus suddenly frowned, “Are we missing someone?”

As he spoke, he glanced back, and the old Daoist’s pupils shrunk.

Behind him was empty, that Backwoods Gang helmsman was gone.

Xu Qi’an, Chu Yuanjian, and Hengyuan then noticed the abnormality, and their faces changed slightly, as if they were on the verge of an enemy.

“When did he disappear? I was actually unaware of it.” Xu Qi’an closed his eyes, gazed and sensed for a moment, and frowned:

“The divine sense is unaffected, and if it had been swept away by something, I would not have been unaware of it. For as that thing was hostile to him, it must be equally hostile to us.

“And once hostility arises, my Divine Awareness quickly catches it and feeds back to me.”

Chu Yuanjian’s face was grave as he analyzed, “More than that, the footsteps are missing one, and we actually didn’t even notice? That in itself is unusual.”

Hengyuan stared.

With a movement in his heart, Daoist Master Golden Lotus took out the Earth Book Fragment, examined it for a moment, and said in a deep voice, “The Earth Book Fragment is unusable.”

Xu Qi’an, Chu Yuanjian, and Hengyuan, simultaneously made the action of pulling something out of their arms, but the latter two managed to pull out pieces of the Earth Book, while Xu Qi’an woke up in time, hanging on to the edge of the precipice, and scratched his chest without smoldering ……….

“It really doesn’t work.” Chu Yuanjian’s face sank when he tried to send a message and failed.

The reason why No. 5 drifted to lost at Xiangcheng was figured out.

This underground tomb shielded the shards of the Earth Book.

“I… I seem to know what this place is… well, to be precise, know where we are.” Zhong Li raised her small hand.

When the four looked over, she lowered her head and whispered:

“Normally, the structure of a tomb is divided into three layers: inner, middle and outer. The innermost layer is the main tomb, where the owner of the great tomb lies dormant. In the middle are the side chambers and canals, where the important burial figures of the tomb owner are dormant, while the outer layer is the defense of the great tomb. We are now in the outermost layer, which is also the most dangerous one.

“This place is littered with organs and traps, as well as formations ……… If I’m not mistaken, we stepped into a formation from the moment we entered the chamber with the murals.”

The four men looked at her at the same time, and Xu Qi’an glared, “Why didn’t you say so earlier.”

“I forgot,” Zhong Li lowered her head, aggravated, “I don’t know why I forgot.”

At that, all four men fell silent, unable to bear to blame her any further.

“What kind of formation is this, can you tell?” Daoist Golden Lotus asked.

“It should be a kind of mesmerizing formation, the outer layout of the dungeon fits this formation, we are now in a huge labyrinth, we have to find the right path to leave, otherwise we will stay trapped here.” Zhong Li said.

“Quickly take us away.” Chu Yuanzheng said hurriedly.

“I… I will lead you to your deaths.” Zhong Li’s head went lower and lower.

Crowd: “……….”

Unlucky Prophet …….. Xu Qi’an lamented in his heart.

Chu Yuanjian’s brows furrowed as he glanced at Xu Qi’an, instantly finding inspiration from him, “If one cannot use conventional means to break the formation, then violently breaking the formation is the best option, just like the two slashes Xu Qi’an made during the duel.”

Daoist Master Golden Lotus vetoed this proposal and said with a serious face, “Before we figure out the identity of the tomb owner, it’s best not to do this. The outer layer is all piled up with greenoka stones, so luxurious, not to mention in ancient times, even if it was the current Dafeng, that Emperor Yuan Jing, he couldn’t get that many greenoka stones.

“The Ancient Dual Cultivation Technique is the town view secret method of that branch stream school, and idly wouldn’t hand over all of it, but it’s in the tomb.

“This mesmerizing formation we are in is so subtle, and it was set up at least two thousand years ago, when there were no warlocks. All of the above indicates that the owner of this tomb is not simple, and I’m afraid that breaking the formation rashly will lead to unpredictable consequences. Heh, if you’re a third-ranked expert, then forget I said it.”

Chu Yuanzhan nodded in silence.

Hengyuan frowned, “What should we do right now?”

He is a martial monk and does not understand this. Chu Yuanzhan practiced the Way of the Sword, although he was knowledgeable due to his scholarly background. But similarly, he did not understand formation.

Xu Ningyan, a martial artist, could count on even less.

“The Taoist Sect doesn’t know anything about feng shui, but it has dabbled a little in the way of formations, so the poor Taoist can try to take you guys to make a break for it.” Daoist Master Golden Lotus said.

The Taoist Sect knows formations, when Zi Lian and Yang Yan fought outside the city, they had laid down a large formation. Only not as perverse as warlocks, lifting a foot and stepping on it, the formation pattern was self-generated.

A quarter of an hour later, Daoist Master Golden Lotus’s face stiffened as he looked ahead into the deep darkness and stared.

Golden Lotus fails in her quest and is skeptical.

Taoist head of the road You are also a fucking watery ah ……… Xu Qi an heart slandered in his heart.

No one in the room knew that Daoist Master Jinlian was the residual soul of the head of the Earth Sect Dao, the side of goodness, and therefore did not know that behind his serious demeanor lay a heavy truth.

They’re in trouble, heavenly trouble.

“Who else had such powerful array attainments before the Warlock?” Daoist Master Golden Lotus was deep in thought, searching his mind for “suspicious targets”.

“Can’t the Taoist master do anything about it?”

Hengyuan and Chu Yuanjian looked at each other and both saw the heaviness in each other’s eyes.

Too careless, I should have known that I should first check the local history of Xiangcheng and check the history books to find out the traces of the big tomb, and only then consider not going down to the tomb ……… The lineup of our team, the fourth grade masters will have to flee when they see it, so that I have a momentary inflated mentality and negligence and carelessness.

Chu Yuanjian secretly regretted in his heart.

Hengyuan recited the Buddha’s name in a low voice, while in his heart he felt guilty that Five had disappeared for several days and was in a dark and weird tomb waiting for rescue. But his own group had only just come down, and they had encountered problems that could not be set right.

Daoist Golden Lotus sighed and looked at Zhong Li, “What is your opinion? There is no need to tell me your choice, just elaborate on the mysteries of this formation.”

Zhong Li mused, “These types of formations are usually built in dark rooms and underground, otherwise, the entrant would only need to orient himself in the direction and could easily distinguish the correct path.

“Without being able to recognize the direction, if you want to get out of the formation, you can only rely on the experience and judgment of the person entering the formation. I’m afraid that my experience and judgment will lead to even more trouble once I’m “blinded by lard”.”

Now, Daoist Master Golden Lotus was also silent.

The members of the Heaven and Earth Association finally realized the despair of the Fifth, being in the underground palace, unable to get out, and unable to contact the outside world. Let the time pass a little bit, the physical state gradually decline ……….

In the heavy atmosphere, Zhong Li raised her hand again and whispered, “Actually, there’s another sure-fire way,”

Chu Yuanjian and Xu Qi’an’s faces were delighted as they eagerly said, “What method?”

Hengyuan looked up at her with anticipation in his eyes.

Daoist Master Jinlian’s heart fluttered.

Zhong Li poked Xu Qi’an with her finger and said with her head lowered, “Let him lead the way and we can get out, well, odds are we can.”

Him?

The surrounding eyes shifted from Zhong Li, to Xu Qi’an.

Chu Yuanjian scrutinized somewhat incredulously, many thoughts flashed in his heart, Xu Ningyan is just a martial artist, it is impossible to know the formation, let him break the formation, it would be better to let me do it.

However, this Seer of the Celestial Supervisor would not joke around freely, so was there something special about Xu Ningyan himself, or was there some item on his person that could break the spell formation?

However, based on Xu Ningyan’s expression, he seems to be quite dismayed by this ………

Thinking of this, Chu Yuanjian couldn’t help but look at Daoist Master Golden Lotus, but found that he seemed to be in a daze.

Daoist Master Golden Lotus also knew? Chu Yuanzhan secretly noted down this detail.

Xu Ningyan seems to have some secrets on his body ………. I’m getting more and more curious about him.

“Lord Xu knows about formations?”

Heng Yuan’s inner drama was not as rich as Scholar’s, and he directly asked about the doubts in his heart.

The corner of Xu Qi’an’s mouth twitched, “I don’t understand.”

…………..

Qian You turned around with a huff, smoothly drawing his weapon in a guarded stance, then narrowed his eyes and gazed into the darkness in front of him as he whispered, “Who?”

Footsteps approached, and a figure approached the edge of the area illuminated by the torchlight, the silhouette going from blurry to clear, a middle-aged man in his forties.

His face was thin, his eyes were deep-set, and his eyes were bloodshot, like a sick man whose body had been hollowed out by a great illness.

The jaw, which had not been repaired in days, grew a short, greenish-black beard, scruffy and disheveled.

“Gang leader?”

Qian You’s eyes widened and his face showed ecstasy, as he moved the torch to shine a light, he found many familiar faces, all of which were the brothers of the Backlands Gang.

I did not expect to meet the master of the gang here and they, get all the effort ………. Qian You was about to welcome them, but suddenly his face changed, his weapon pointed at the crowd, and he drank in a colorful manner:

“Stay back, all of you, or my knife won’t recognize you. Well, how do you prove yourselves?”

That sickly gang master revealed a pleased smile, “Very good, no carelessness, it seems that the human-skinned ghoul you encountered two years ago at the bottom of Jingzhou’s ground made a deep impression on you.”

The gang members behind him then cursed angrily, “Surname Qian, why did you leave you up there don’t you know, with your three-legged kung fu, going down to the grave is just a death sentence.”

“Haha, it’s really you guys.” Qian You laughed instead of being angry and happily greeted him, and as he neared the Sickness Gang Leader, he suddenly spilled a handful of vermillion.

“Damn it, this shit can only deal with low-grade grudge spirits, it’s useless against zombies.” The sick man’s gang leader slapped the vermillion on his body and cursed.

At this point, the moneymen have no more doubts.

Holding his torch up, he looked over, one by one, and saw the same haggard-looking deputy, the aged wild warlock, with white hair and deep-set eyes.

The white robe on his body was dirty and torn by now.

Then, he saw that young girl in the South Border, the girl’s originally round face has lost a circle of weight, her chin is a bit pointed, her appearance is still handsome, but her eyes are full of bloodshot, it seems that she hasn’t slept for a long time, and her look is hard to hide her haggardness.

By the time he had gone through them one by one and counted the number of people, his heart was quite heavy.

Of the thirty-two men who went down to the Tomb Palace this time, only twelve remain today.

“Everyone is starving, right? I’ve brought you dry food and water.” Qian You unclasped the traveling gifts carried on his back and handed out dry food to the crowd.

Including that young girl from the Southern Border, everyone’s eyes suddenly lit up, staring at the baklava as if they were staring at a naked, stunning beauty.

The party had long since run out of food and had been starving underground for several days.

In the process of distributing the food, Qian You noticed that the gang brothers were carrying injuries on their bodies, some even broke an arm and disappeared along with their sleeves, the wounds were briefly bandaged and vaguely bloodstained.

“Gangmaster, what’s wrong with you guys?” Qian You asked.

Upon hearing this, the crowd that was wolfing down their food simultaneously stalled, and the Sickness Gang Leader whispered, “We’ve run into trouble.”

This, even a blind man can see it. Qianyou said in his heart.

“This place is a labyrinth, no matter how you go, I took my brothers down into a tomb full of zombies, and sacrificed quite a few of my brothers to finish off those sinister things, it’s thanks to Lina, or else there would have been even more dead and injured brothers.”

The Sick Gang Leader swept a glance at the young girl who lowered her head to eat the cake, and continued, “After entering that tomb, we never went out again, and we have been in a group for several days, with our water and food diminishing one by one.

“For this reason, the gang had a fight with the masters who had been invited. ………. That wasn’t the worst of it. Once we woke up and realized that our “night watch” brothers had disappeared.

“Since that time, several brothers have been disappearing every day for no apparent reason. The team was thrown into a huge panic, and those invited masters had a disagreement with us, and after a heated argument, they went their separate ways.

“It didn’t take long for us to realize that those who had left the group were all dead, in a miserable state, as if they had been chewed on by something.”

Qian You’s heart sank, inexplicably thinking of the miserable corpse that had tripped over him.

The Sick Gang Leader took a sip of water, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said, “That’s a monster, a very powerful monster, it’s hunting us, it eats two people a day, no more, no less.”

There was a quiver in his voice as he said this.

“We’ve fought it off twice now, thanks to Lina, or maybe you wouldn’t have seen us.” The Sicko gang leader said in a deep voice:

“But Lina’s getting worse and worse, and without food and water to replenish us, we’re going to run out of gas eventually. By the way, what brings you down here?”

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