Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul

"The nine Human Kings under the Black Emperor possess strength comparable to at least two Demon Kings. It is said that this Azure King is the strongest among the nine Human Kings and is regarded as the Black Emperor's right-hand man. He once single-handedly blocked the Demon Emperor- level powerhouse Black Tiger Emperor, and the battle ended in a draw."

"But later, in a terrible battle, the Azure King perished. His descendants, following his last wishes, built a tomb at the bottom of the Eastern Sea and sealed the Law Treasure used by the Azure King along with his remains at the bottom of the sea."

"The Azure King's trusted confidant, Daoist Jiuyuan, built an academy on the Eastern Sea Island above the tomb, where they guarded the tomb for generations. This is the origin of the Eastern Sea Academy."

"Palace Master Yan is a descendant of Daoist Jiuyuan."

After all, Yuexi was Heavenly Prodigy of the Profound Maiden Palace and had access to many Remote Antiquity secrets. Since Lu Changsheng asked, Yuexi told him in detail.

Lu Changsheng was greatly shocked.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruxue, a Heavenly Prodigy Confucian Sect, has such a relationship with the Azure King.

"The Azure King's Law Treasure must have been of extremely high quality. Why didn't he leave it to his descendants, but instead chose to bury it at the bottom of the sea, letting the treasure be covered in dust?"

Lu Changsheng had witnessed Remote Antiquity powerhouses such as the White Emperor, Qi Yuxia, and the Green Lion King in the Chaotic Realm, and knew that with the foundation of a powerhouse like the Azure King, the Law Treasure he used might be Heaven-Rank Heavy Treasure.

Such a Law Treasure was actually buried with the dead.

Yan Ruxue took out a scroll and interjected, "During that great battle, the spirit of the Azure King's Law Treasure artifact was corrupted by Evil Qi. Unable to bear destroying his former comrades, the Azure King decided to use his corpse to suppress the Law Treasure after his death and the grand formation in his tomb to eradicate the Evil Qi. Millions of years have passed, and we don't know if the Law Treasure Evil Qi has been completely removed. If this Law Treasure Demonic Fall, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Yan Ruxue opened the scroll, her thin lips parted slightly, and ancient characters on the scroll shone with a brilliant golden light.

The tomb's Barrier began to shake, and golden characters were injected into Barrier, Barrier ripples to appear.

Lu Changsheng continued to ask Yuexi, "What is the connection between the Azure King and your Profound Maiden Palace?"

A glint of emerald light flashed in Yuexi's eyes. "A senior from the Profound Maiden Palace, the Merak Sword Maiden, the ninth in the High Antiquity Profound Maiden Palace Sequence, was dao companion of the Azure King. In that great battle, she fought alongside the Azure King against a powerful enemy, and thus perished, buried here with the Azure King. Her Law Treasure was also corrupted by Evil Qi and remained here."

"So that's the reason..."

Lu Changsheng understood why it was the Profound Maiden Palace, one of the Eight Divine Palaces, that helped the Eastern Sea Academy, and not the other Divine Palaces.

The High Antiquity Profound Maiden Palace was extremely magnificent, with Twelve Sword Maidens, each Heavenly Prodigy.

Taihua Sword Maiden, Sequence fifth.

Sword Maiden Qiongxiao, sixth in Sequence.

Merak Sword Maiden, Sequence ninth.

Although Tianxuan Sword Maiden ranks low in the hierarchy, her talent is not necessarily lower than that of the ancient sword maidens before her, because she started cultivating later than Taihua Sword Maiden and Qiongxiao Sword Maiden.

Legend has it that Merak Sword Maiden possessed the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden Physique, and ascended to the ranks of the Twelve High Antiquity Twelve Sword Maidens at an extremely rapid pace.

Lu Changsheng never expected that Merak Sword Maiden would also perish here.

"Open!"

With a sharp shout, Yan Ruxue forcefully opened the Azure King's Tomb.

She was a descendant of the Daoist Jiuyuan who built the tomb for the Azure King, so she naturally knew how to open the tomb entrance.

As the Barrier opened, a Primordial Era aura emanated, and two terrifying pressures suffocated everyone.

The mere existence of two corpses still exudes such terrifying pressure, demonstrating that their cultivation level in life was unbelievably high.

One was the Human King, hailed as the most likely successor to the Black Emperor, and the other was the Sword Maiden, a prodigy with the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden Physique Heavenly Prodigy. The two were buried together, and even in death, their aura remained astonishing.

"Who exactly broke into the tomb?"

Yan Ruxue took out an ancient map, summoned her Flying Sword, and flew along the route recorded in the map.

Besides the external Barrier, the Azure King's Tomb is riddled with internal mechanisms; the slightest mistake would trigger the internal grand formation.

Yan Ruxue was worried that the Demons from the Blood Sea Hall and the Evil Extremity Sect would break into the tomb and steal the Law Treasures of the Azure King and the Merak Sword Maiden.

"What's even more unsettling is that if the bodies of Cang Azure King and Merak Sword Maiden are stolen, given the methods of the Evil Extremity Sect, both bodies could potentially become powerful puppets, which would be disastrous."

Yan Ruxue's Liu Mei were furrowed, her face filled with worry.

The Daoist Jiuyuan, arranged for her to guard the Eastern Sea Academy. If the bodies of Cang Azure King and Merak Sword Maiden fell into the hands of the Blood Sea Hall or the Evil Extremity Sect, then she would be letting down the patriarch.

Lu Changsheng and his disciples, along with experts from the Profound Maiden Palace, Saint Zou, Saint Zeng, and Saint Zheng, followed Yan Ruxue as they approached the main hall of the mausoleum.

"We haven't seen any members of the Demon Sects along the way. They must have already broken into the main hall. Let's go in and check!"

Saint Zheng hurriedly entered the main hall.

"Wait!" Yan Ruxue stopped Saint Zheng. "There are two powerful puppet guards at the main hall's bronze gate. If you don't want to die, retreat!"

Only then did everyone notice that there were indeed two bronze statues at the entrance—one of a male sword immortal and one of a female sword immortal.

Because the two bronze statues did not emit any Spiritual Qi, everyone subconsciously assumed that they were just decorations like the other bronze statues. They never expected that they were actually powerful puppets.

They were also the final mechanism in the tomb.

Even if Saint Zheng is Eighth-Grade powerful being, he could still perish if attacked by two powerful puppets.

Saint Zheng broke out in a cold sweat as he considered the consequences.

"Strange, neither of the puppets showed any signs of being disturbed. How exactly did the Demons from the Blood Sea Hall and the Evil Extremity Sect get in?"

Yan Ruxue noticed something was wrong.

"Hiss..."

Saint Zou, Saint Zeng, Yuexi, and others couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines upon closer examination.

They indeed found no trace of the Demon.

Could it be...?

Yan Ruxue and Yuexi realized something almost simultaneously and turned around decisively.

As they opened the entrance and along the path they had taken, surging Devil Qi was pouring in.

"We've fallen for their trap..."

Her face Yan Ruxue, devoid of color.

It's highly likely that the Evil Extremity Sect deliberately damaged the Barrier to create the illusion of breaking into the tomb, deceiving everyone and making Yan Ruxue eager to check the situation inside, thus opening the entrance herself.

Once the tomb entrance opened, the Evil Extremity Sect seized the opportunity to follow them in.

"The Evil Extremity Sect, huh...?"

Lu Changsheng did not sense any strong Blood Qi, which did not resemble the aura of the Blood Sea Hall, but rather the unique Evil Qi of the Evil Extremity Sect.

Although the number of members in the Evil Extremity Sect is small, most of them are notorious Great Demon.

Within the Devil Qi, there were at least a hundred powerful figures.

"Hahaha, how does it feel to be outmaneuvered?"

The Devil Qi receded, and over a hundred Demons appeared, led by a gaunt old man whose eerie aura sent chills down one's spine.

The Demons of the Evil Extremity Sect sneered, looking at the crowd with a mocking expression, seemingly enjoying the shock and fear on their faces.

Saint Zou swallowed hard in horror. "He's the Corpse-Controlling Old Ghoul, who once robbed the ancestral tombs of three Holy Lands Holy Land is wanted by them. I never expected him to join the Evil Extremity Sect. Could it be that his target is the corpse of the Azure King...?"