Chapter 1486 - 697: Waste Utilization_3

Chapter 1486: Chapter 697: Waste Utilization_3

As fate would have it, at that very moment, a Black Robed Monk passed by. It truly was a calamity foretold, and death loomed near. If not for the Daoist Lord keeping vigil over her, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Of course, it was through this that Tie Dan noticed the hidden dangers in her Qi Gong, and he spent an entire day helping her adjust her body, guiding her hand-in-hand through the key points of Qi Refining. And had it not been for Tie Dan’s intervention, had it not been for Tie Dan’s disguise, had it not been for Tie Dan’s meticulous guidance—

With her Emei Demon Sect disguise, if she stormed into Kunlun Mountain head-on, she might not even reach the foot of the mountain before being captured and killed on the spot by the Heavenly Net laid out by the Divine Alliance. Falling into the hands of someone like the King, the outcome would be too dire to imagine. Only now, in hindsight, did she feel the shudder of fear.

In that moment, Xun Lingrui suddenly felt a deep sense of trust for this man behind her—or perhaps it was a woman, or perhaps a dead spirit. Although the other had all sorts of bizarre behaviors, they were indeed trustworthy, a teammate to whom she could entrust her back. Her Daoist Heart suddenly firmed, her mind cleared, no longer swayed by those illusions of blood, flesh, bones, voices, and ultimate pleasure. With steady steps, she moved forward.

Tie Dan looked at her back and couldn’t help but nod.

No wonder she’s an Emei disciple. Her Daoist Heart is solid, her foundation sturdy. Although a bit impulsive, a little guidance is enough for her to awaken to her foolishness. Much better than those stupid, incompetent people who do nothing but argue and survive, wasting resources and polluting the air—might as well toss them back into the furnace. She could be considered a waste with some recyclable use, worth a bit of energy to sort for reuse...

"Hey, take this robe to cover yourself, your buttocks are showing."

"!&*...(&!!"

In short, the two walked side by side, moving about ten miles deep into the underground valley of Kunlun Mountain, reaching the entrance of the Immortal Tomb Cave Mansion.

This place indeed looked quite ancient, as if no one had been here for at least a thousand years. A thick layer of dust had accumulated at the entrance, so much so that it obscured the talisman seals at the doorway.

However, due to the gradual revival of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi, this cave mansion clearly showed spiritual light seeping out, possibly because ancient magic treasures and arrays were being gradually reactivated. The immortal fate within the cave mansion appeared to be slowly awakening, silently awaiting a fateful person to claim it.

Geomancy Calculation had always been a forte of the Mystic Sect people. Unlike the Immortal Palace that had familial accumulation across generations, they started with nothing and relied on grave digging, robbing ancestral accumulations to gather some startup capital.

Xun Lingrui quickly got to work on this small task without needing any direction from Tie Dan, relying on herself to navigate the ordeal. She adroitly calculated the seal arrangements, pinched the formula and placed the talismans, her fingers flying like opening a lotus, casting layer upon layer of talismans to break the barrier and uncover the seal.

"Boom!"

Thus, the door of the cave mansion slowly opened, dust billowing. As the two peered inside, they saw heaps of white bones piled like a mountain at the entrance. Clear knife marks and sword seals remained on many bones, indicating these were victims of untimely deaths.

The two of them didn’t rush into the cave. Xun Lingrui inspected the clothes on the corpses, reminiscing about what she had learned from the Daoist Collection,

"Senior, these cultivators seem to all be at the Nascent Soul Realm, their attire quite similar to the Immortal Palace, yet they practice Inner Alchemy without traces of an Outer Pill. This seems like a relic of the Ancient Taoist Sect from over ten thousand years ago."

Tie Dan picked up a bone and sniffed it, his face turning grave.

"Not quite. While the Immortal Trace is ancient, these bones aren’t that old—it isn’t some Ancient Taoist Sect."

Regardless of the timespan, Xun Lingrui eagerly sought to learn,

"Senior, do you also study ancient Daoist Skills?" ℴ

Tie Dan’s eyes shone with Divine Light, casting it over the scattered bones.

"I might not know much about Ancient Daoist Skills, but the concentration of carbon-14 in living bodies matches the atmosphere, and after death, it decreases with a half-life of about five thousand years. So if these are remnants from over ten thousand years ago, there should be less than thirty percent of carbon-14 left. But these have about seventy to eighty percent, meaning they died not much more than a thousand years ago."

Xun Lingrui grew increasingly impressed,

"Senior, you’re truly knowledgeable and talented. I can barely understand what you’re saying, but it seems very reasonable."

Tie Dan looked at her,

"Since you hear the reasoning, you must have an idea in mind."

Xun Lingrui pondered, calculating and reasoning,

"A thousand years ago, these Nascent Soul cultivators entered the relic, yet none of them escaped. However, the seal at the entrance remained intact, with no signs of being breached by any Demon God.

This implies that these victims didn’t die at the hands of a Demon God but were assassinated, harmed by someone else. The murderer dressed the victims up to appear ancient, sealed the tomb, re-sealed it, making it seem like the seal hadn’t been opened for thousands of years.

Such meticulous concealment suggests their scheme is hardly just about releasing a few Demon Gods to harm the world. They likely aim for something greater, scheming against those meant to come a millennium later to undergo trials and exterminate demons.

Should they be careless, overlook details, miscalculate or miss a move, thinking the seal is secure while unaware of released Gods and Demons, who have recovered strength for a thousand years, they could face dire injury or even death.

Such a grand deceitful layout, planning a millennium in advance, truly makes one’s heart tremble—could it be..."

Tie Dan nodded,

"Now you know what kind of sneaky son-of-a-bitch we’re up against. This trial is yours to handle, go and exterminate the demon."

Xun Lingrui bowed,

"As the decree dictates."