Chapter 1174 - 802: The Name of the Queen Mother of the West

For the ancient relics surviving since ancient times, the tombs are the only way to extend their lifespan. Once a tomb is broken and the layout of the Feng Shui Grand Array is damaged, I’m afraid serious problems will arise.

It’s just like Princess Ying; if not for her ascension, she might have already died of old age in the Material Realm.

So, upon hearing that Zhang Chen was planning to excavate the Ancient Divine Demon Tomb again, she couldn’t help but grind her teeth in hatred, a trace of evil qi flashing in her eyes.

Zhang Chen looked at Princess Ying’s eyes, overflowing with murderous intent, and couldn’t help but smile awkwardly: "What if there’s no ancient relic in that tomb? Or perhaps that relic couldn’t withstand the calamities of heaven and earth and has already died?"

Upon hearing Zhang Chen’s words, Princess Ying was noncommittal: "The life and death of those ancient relics have nothing to do with me. If you want to dig, then dig. I’m just afraid you’ll unearth something formidable, and then it might slap you to death. Not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am!"

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "Even if an ancient relic is resurrected, I’m no longer who I used to be. I’m not afraid of those relics causing trouble for me. As the times are in my favor now, I won’t fear those old guys!"

As he said this, Zhang Chen began to inquire about the tomb: "Do you know if there’s a tomb in Laobieling?"

"Laobieling? Where is that?" Princess Ying asked with a look of surprise, filled with curiosity as she looked at Zhang Chen.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen was momentarily stunned, realizing the changes over the ages. Princess Ying, existing from the Ancient Era, wouldn’t know the place names of the current Divine Land. Fortunately, he had acquired a map of the Divine Land. Although the map wasn’t accurate, the location of the Dragon Vein in Laobieling wouldn’t be wrong, so he began to sketch a map of Laobieling and a rough outline of the Great Victory Dynasty on the ground.

Princess Ying watched as Zhang Chen gradually drew a vague outline, a look of contemplation in her eyes. After a moment, she suddenly realized: "You don’t have to draw anymore, I already know this place."

Zhang Chen stopped drawing and turned to look at Princess Ying, his eyes full of curiosity: "Do you know the origin of this tomb?"

"This tomb was created ages ago. When I attained my Dao, this tomb had already existed for tens of thousands of years," Princess Ying replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen’s heart stirred; according to Princess Ying’s words, wouldn’t that mean this tomb already existed the last time he dreamt of the Ancient Times?

"In the past, a strong member of the human race tried to explore this tomb. Unfortunately, the tomb connects with the entire mountain range and cannot be opened. There are endless dangers within. Even my father dared not risk it," Princess Ying said, her expression peculiar: "The dangers of the Ancient Era, with the decline of the age, will surely see countless grand arrays within suppressed or rendered ineffective. You might indeed have the chance to break in and seize the Great Creation inside."

"I’ve already reached the tomb entrance; is there any way to open the tomb door?" Zhang Chen asked.

Princess Ying shook her head at this: "I don’t have a way to open that tomb either. That tomb is from an era apart from mine. Its Feng Shui layout is two eras apart from me, so I can’t help you."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen showed a look of disappointment, but didn’t say much more. Instead, he asked Princess Ying: "How is your recovery going?"

"Still lacking! The Li Spring Water can help reactivate my body, extend my lifespan, and keep me from facing interference from the Laws of Heaven and Earth. I still need to soak in this Li Spring for some time to restore my peak state, only then will I have a chance to deal with that old guy to help you completely banish him to the Material Realm. Be careful," Princess Ying stated.

Upon hearing Princess Ying’s words, Zhang Chen nodded, his face showing joy: "Congratulations, if you can restore to peak state, our odds of success will be higher."

Princess Ying was noncommittal, slowly closing her eyes: "Just be careful; none of those Ancient Great Tombs are simple."

Seeing this, Zhang Chen nodded and took his leave. After leaving Li Spring, he looked towards the endless forest, pondering for a moment, then began to devour the immense vitality in the forest, continuously extracting the enormous life force from it.

Facing the unknown tomb, he still needed to preserve some vitality to have a chance of surviving within, never daring to underestimate any old guy.

As countless thoughts flickered in Zhang Chen’s mind, an overwhelming vitality poured into him, and when he had absorbed enough, Zhang Chen turned to head back to the Material Realm.

However, as he returned to the Material Realm, mists suddenly arose in the void, inexplicably forming.

"Something’s not right! Whenever I came to the Spiritual World before, there was never mist?" Zhang Chen stood in the mist, a hint of caution in his eyes.

The mist formed inexplicably, enclosing him before he could react.

"Strange! How could mist form out of nowhere? And my Primordial Spirit is even being suppressed?" Zhang Chen felt a bit horrified, for he realized that the connection between his Primordial Spirit and his body had been severed.

As countless thoughts flickered in Zhang Chen’s mind, the mist grew denser, even suppressing his entire magical power, and his Divine Techniques were also subdued.

"Strange! Could it be that the old coffin below is scheming against me? But that shouldn’t be the case!" Countless thoughts flickered through Zhang Chen’s mind, and after a brief pause for thought, he still decided to continue walking in the mist. After all, no matter what schemes the other side had, standing still was not an option.

He had to find a way to break the situation, he couldn’t be trapped here forever, right?

Just as Zhang Chen took a few more steps forward, suddenly the void in front of him changed, and a force of reincarnation appeared out of nowhere, enveloping him.

"The power of reincarnation? How could it appear in the mist?" Zhang Chen’s heart was startled, and he was about to wield the authority of reincarnation, but suddenly everything went black before his eyes. When he opened them again, he was in a different world.

The sun in the sky was as large as a house, radiating vast splendor. Countless mysterious powers circulated in the void, with terrifying divine pressure emanating from the sun, moon, and stars, spreading across the heavens and earth.

"What the hell?" Zhang Chen stared at the sun as large as a house, with a bewildered look in his eyes.

After a while, Zhang Chen took a deep breath, countless memories surged to the forefront of his mind, and then he looked down at his small, frail body: "Where on earth am I now?"

His body was only the size of a four or five-year-old child. As memories resurfaced, countless recollections flowed through his mind.

"My name is Fu, a child from an unknown tribe, one similar to the tribes during the Fall of the Emperor Era. I am a member of the tribe. My father was bitten to death by a wild animal during a hunt, and my mother died of depression. And I became an orphan in the tribe!" Zhang Chen’s Primordial Spirit kept recalling the memories of the original body. Indeed, this was his body, and as he reincarnated and awoke the Mystery of the Womb, countless memories surged into his mind with the power of reincarnation breaking the mystery.

"Luckily, this is a primitive tribe, where everyone is like one big family. Although I lost my parents as support, I can still get food allocated by the tribe, even if it’s just scraps." Zhang Chen murmured to himself.

"Is this another time travel?" Zhang Chen looked down at the animal hide wrapped around his body, unable to discern what beast it came from.

"But every time travel must have a trigger. The first was due to the Great Tomb of the Princess, the second was due to the inheritance of the Yellow Heaven Dao, and what about this time? The only possible factor that could make me dream back to the Ancient Era is probably that mysterious tomb." Zhang Chen thought to himself.

As for why Zhang Chen was sure he’s dreaming back to the Ancient Era?

Just look at the animal hide on him, everything in those memories exhibited the civilization of the primitive era. If Zhang Chen wasn’t a fool, he could tell he was in ancient times, still in the Age of Gods.

"Even before the gods were born, still in the era of being nurtured." Zhang Chen looked up at the sun in the sky. As the memories resurfaced, the power of his Primordial Spirit gradually recovered. Zhang Chen could sense the infinite divine power circulating in the sun, but that divine power wasn’t active, as the divine spirits in the sun were still being nurtured.

"Interesting, I’ve somehow returned to the Ancient Times again, and it’s related to the owner of that tomb." Just as countless thoughts swirled in Zhang Chen’s mind, suddenly a call came from afar:

"All tribespeople, come out and gather!"

Hearing the shout from outside, Zhang Chen stood up and ran out.

Zhang Chen and the others lived in stone caves, and they were very large. Zhang Chen weaved through the cave and soon came outside, where thousands of primitive people were already gathered in front of the cave.

In front of the cave, the primitive people varied in age, all wearing animal hides and standing barefoot on the ground.

At this moment, a robust, thirty-something primitive man stood on a high platform overlooking all the people below: "There was just a command from Kunlun Mountain that the Queen Mother of the West needs to select three thousand boys and girls to serve as medicine children. Our Da Feng tribe has been assigned one hundred spots, so discuss among yourselves to see who can contribute children."

Hearing the tribe leader’s words, Zhang Chen’s heart was shocked, not because of the medicine children issue, but because of the familiar three words ’Queen Mother of the West.’

Queen Mother of the West!

The Queen Mother of the West from mythological novels actually appeared?

Zhang Chen showed a trace of disbelief in his eyes: "Could that large tomb really be the legendary tomb of the Queen Mother of the West?"

While countless thoughts stirred in Zhang Chen’s mind, the crowd immediately erupted, with everyone discussing the issue of the medicine children continuously.

Zhang Chen listened quietly on the side, and it didn’t take long for him to understand. His expression changed slightly because this so-called medicine child was not a good position to hold.