Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
“Common people path Tanqiu? You mean this person defeated Tailing Sect Ji Lingzi in Black Spirit Canyon in 201 swords? The first 200 swords, he just defended, taking the Taiqing Chengfeng sword head-on without losing. Only the last sword was an attack and defeated Ji Lingzi? Oh, this person is a little interesting…”
That bamboo bird chattered on. However, Jueyu didn’t care much, “Unparalleled formation charger? What does it have to do with me? I just hope that person could break through to grade 7 at that time. I, Jueyu, would be able to have one more opponent!”
He looked into the distance with deep thoughts. He had no more intentions to stay as he walked downwards.
Although there were thousands of Pill Fountain Sect disciples surrounding this area, no one was willing to stop him.
Those ten elders all had a ghastly pale expression, but they didn’t make a sound.
Xuanyuan Yiren’s brows furrowed. However, at this moment, what she cared about most wasn’t the blow to reputation to the sect. At this moment, a small portion of the 19 spiritual houses had fallen under Jueyu’s sword. One Pill Fountain Sect wouldn’t make a difference.
What she cared about was Jueyu’s muttering.
“Common people path Tanqiu?”
For some reason, she instinctively felt that this name was related to Zong Shou.
Who knows, maybe that was the fake name he used in the common people path.
Looking about for a moment, Xuanyuan Yiren’s eyes lit up slightly.
Without making a sound, Xuanyuan Yiren walked beside a blue-robed teen who was frowning in deep thought.
“Senior brother Yuanding, who is that Tanqiu?”
The person she was asking was the one who tried to force him to leave after they left Cloud Saint City.
Out of all the senior brothers, he was ranked 7th. However, he was from the human race and he was more well-informed than her. He knew all the rumors in the cultivation world like the back of his fingertips.
Who knows what that Yuanding had thought about, he was shocked after he heard that. Only after she turned around and took a look did she heave a sigh of relief.
“It is junior sister?”
Then, he smiled, “Junior sister is asking about that common people path Tanqiu? This name is shaking all the sects in the cloud world. Why hasn’t junior sister heard about it yet? You are a little ignorant!”
Xuanyuan Yiren shook her head, thinking to herself that was this person that famous? These few days, she was in secluded cultivation in wait for her master to come out. As such, she didn’t know anything about the outside world.
If it wasn’t for Jueyu raising the matter, she wouldn’t have known that name.
Since Yuanding said it in that way, she felt a little ashamed and guilty.
“It isn’t surprising. Till today, this matter has only spread about in the higher-ups of the cloud world. The news isn’t fully spread out. Normally, you don’t know about it!”
Looking at Yuanding who was casually speaking with no sign of remorse, Xuanyuan Yiren wanted to punch him in the face. Even if the news wasn’t spread out, why did he call her ignorant?
Luckily, in the next moment, Yuanding’s face turned serious, “Did junior sister hear that 20 years ago, about the Yan City Pass rebellion? That common people’s path not only lost a core disciple, but over the years, they have lost no less than 400 people! However, a few days ago, the common people path traitor Yuan Jiuchen has already been beheaded. Tailing Sect suffered heavy losses. 40% of their main force the purple cloud sword cavalry is already lost. I heard that the common people path disciple which was in charge was this Tanqiu. He first convinced the Han King to abandon Ji Lingzi and then led the 800 common people, mysterious dragon warriors, to defeat an enemy double their number. After, he defeated Ji Lingzi in the Black Spirit Canyon. I have heard such news from master just that I don’t know any details. However, this person is being said to be an uprising talent in the cloud world sword path, as famous as your future husband…”
Xuanyuan Yiren’s eyes lit up, she could already confirm that this Tanqiu was Zong Shou.
As expected, no matter where her husband was, he wouldn’t be able to hide his glow.
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Guangling Han Ocean, a place slightly south, located deep in the desert.
A luxurious cloud crossing carriages quietly suspended above a small-sized dune.
Beside this carriage was an extremely deep hole that one couldn’t see the bottom of.
Originally, to dig a hole in a forest was extremely tough and difficult matter. However, the grains of sand around were being turned into pieces of stone, allowing this hole to successfully stretch deep down.
“This should be the place!”
20 thousand feet down, the area was already extremely firm and solid. There was an invisible repulsion force which made him unable to continue digging.
Zong Shou stopped decisively and used his soul power within his eyes to illuminate the surrounding cave.
Within a thousand feet, everything within the cave could be seen—even those small living organisms in the sand layer.
Under his feet, one could see that a hundred feet below, many small runes appeared in front of his eyes. Looking at the patterns, it was a complicated and complex spiritual formation.
There were a full 12 complete dragon veins that provided energy for the formation to continue running. Not only could this place flow about the Guangling Han Ocean, but it also had shocking defenses. Separating the space within from the outside, forming a closed-up world.
A bright glow flashed in his eyes as Zong Shou took out that nine changing formations breaking talisman that he exchanged for using a full 200 thousand merit points.
Along with his soul power being injected in, it caused this golden celestial talisman’s color to be more and more eye-catching, shining a golden luster.
When Zong Shou finally fed this celestial talisman to its fill, his head was covered in cold sweat. His soul ocean was exhausted and was close to drying up.
He didn’t dare to delay anymore, chanting out, finally calling the talisman over. The nine changing barrier-breaking talisman instantly turned into a ball of golden light charging into the ground.
It caused the nearby spiritual energy to shake and tremor. The spiritual formation below finally had some reaction for the first time, trying its best to stop the golden light from falling downwards.
However the latter changed, suddenly spreading out, turning into star-like light specks as it entered within.
It was forcefully attacking and then forcefully infiltrating. It caused the surrounding spiritual energy to cause the formation to shake.
The spell seemed to have its mind. A series of changes made the formation below totally unable to adapt, bit by bit it broke through the formation.
After Zong Shou consumed a spirit returning pill provided by the sect, he closed his eyes to rest up. He waited for a full hour before a white light flashed from his sleeves. That strong wall which they were unable to cause any damage to immediately crack.
In an instance, a human-sized breach appeared in front of his eyes.
Continuing down, he didn’t face any more spiritual formations which repelled him. It wasn’t until he was 1200 feet down, it was another wide space. An extremely large area appeared in front of his eyes.
Ruoshui looked around, only to see that be it from left to right, north to south, one couldn’t see the ends of the area.
However looking from up to down, one could roughly deduce that the land geography below followed the terrain of the cloud world in the way that it was formed up.
With argental mercury to replace the rivers, flowing all about.
In north, south, east and west, all 4 directions there was 4 extremely huge golden colored copper man standing tall.
“That mountain is Yuan Mountain?”
With one look he recognized the southeast corner, a fake mountain which was a thousand feet tall, which looked similar to the top mountain of the cloud world Yuan Mountain.
Ruoshui was startled. The geography of this place was slightly different from now. The position of Yuan Mountain was a little off. In this place, its height was only 3rd.
The mountain and river scenery was of ten thousand years ago, before the cloud world was broken into pieces.
Even Zong Yuan at the side was expressionless, his eyes filled with shock.
Only Chuxue was at a loss, not understanding what was going on.
“Young master, what is this place? Why is it filled with so much yin energy…”
“Looking at this place you should know that this is the tomb of shihuang!”
Zong Shou casually explained. However, Chuxue was still at a loss. Her face was filled with numerous question marks.
Zong Shou didn’t find it weird. It would be weird if that brat heard about it. He couldn’t have too high expectations regarding the intelligence of Xue’er.
Jumping downwards, he stood at one of the fake mountains and looked into the sky. As expected, it was a blue sky. The sun, the moon, and the objects in the universe were all there. However, now he had dug a hole in it.
Ruoshui, Zong Yuan and Chuxue followed closely behind, only the 2 of them were filled with worry on their faces.
Zong Shou also knew what they were worried about. He shook his head and looked out at roughly 50 miles out, at the giant coffin which hung in mid-air.
“Don’t worry, it is a fake tomb, a cenotaph. As long as we don’t plan to touch that shihuang’s body and his treasures, we will be perfectly fine.”
Apart from those 16 copper giants, there were terracotta warriors made from porcelain, closely packed, a total of a hundred thousand. All of them didn’t move and were placed out all around.
They seemed like inanimate objects, but Zong Shou knew that if he wasn’t careful and activated the killing formation here, these terracotta warriors would all come alive. They would turn into killing weapons. Each warrior even the most basic one was comparable to a grade 6 Xuanwu ancestor.
This emperor and the Qin empire that he built when he was alive was not only the founder of the central dynasty. When it was prosperous it was a hundred times stronger than Wulie Country that could easily wipe out sects!
The elite troops under him were far exceeding that of the blood cloud cavalry!
These terracotta warriors were said to be chosen from the most elite warriors and strongest slaves to be buried together with him.
Those 16 copper statues could be compared to ascended experts!
Although the words were easily said, Zong Shou was really careful. He used his spiritual sense to feel where that thing was and then walked all the way south.
He had come to this shihuang tomb over ten times in the last life and was quite familiar with it. However, that was in the game.
As a middle to low-level mao, this tomb’s drop rate was quite good which was why players loved it. Zong Shou had fought many nights within the tomb.
At this moment, what surprised him was that there was some difference between here and the last life in the game. However, it was largely similar.
What he wanted wasn’t in the shihuang which was why the risk was lowered to the lowest.
