The Real and Fake Tomb Chambers

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If all the ancient Demon Soul sites in the Rift Valley are considered tombs, Qin Yi has explored over a hundred tombs in the short time since his transmigration... If those are not counted, he has also visited the tombs of the Gu Song Layman and Ye Bieqing.

It seems like cultivating immortality is always inextricably linked to tomb raiding...

What people call secret realms are largely tombs. For cultivators, it's just ordinary exploration, because they have a deep understanding of the cultivation of the soul. So-called ghosts are nothing more than souls without physical bodies, at most carrying some kind of resentment, hatred, or obsession due to their experiences before death. Their natures vary, and their strengths differ, that's all.

Unlike ordinary people who always feel that ghosts are mysterious, evil, or dirty, cultivators don't have this feeling at all. Many of them find tombs with Spiritual Qi and may even inherit them as their cave abode, without any psychological barriers.

Demonic cultivators also imprison souls, manipulate the Myriad Soul Banner and the Ghost Raising Banner, and refine Corpse Puppet. Corpses and ghosts are used as a form of energy, devoid of any mystery.

When a mortal is possessed by a ghost, in the eyes of a cultivator, it's either because their Sea of Souls has been invaded by an alien force, or they've simply been Body Seizing. That's all there is to it. So it's quite simple for Daoists to do things like "exorcising ghosts and evil spirits" in the mortal world. They can see the essence of it at a glance, and then it's just a matter of who has the stronger fist.

From this perspective, it seems quite materialistic.

Qin Yi also carries a Little Ghost with him... The evil, chilling, and ferocious feeling he had when they first met is long gone. It can materialize like a ball, so what's there to be afraid of...

Furthermore, a pure soul has many drawbacks. Even someone as powerful as Liusu can't do many things without a physical body, and she also has some natural limitations. For example, she is afraid of sunlight; ordinary little ghosts might be harmed by sunlight. At the level of Yin Spirit like Liusu, she is not afraid of ordinary sunlight, but things like Buddhist Light and precious light can easily restrain her. There are also many magical Law Treasure that bind souls, making it very dangerous.

Unless one returns to the level of Yang Shen, one will not be afraid of these things.

Attached to the Wolf Tooth Club, besides the fact that this divine weapon is enough to keep its soul within for tens of thousands of years, the most important thing is that it has a "shell". With the powerful club body as a barrier, its soul will not be directly and nakedly exposed to be targeted.

It has now recovered to the point where it can run away on its own without needing a soul to possess it, but it still won't easily leave; that would be too dangerous. If it does leave, it will take the stick with it. If Qin Yi offends it one day, even the stick will be gone.

Snort.

To get back to the point, there's a possibility that a soul might still linger in this tomb. But even if a Qian Yuan soul does remain, they're not afraid. A pure soul without a physical body is too flawed; Ju Yunxiu, now recovered, alone is enough to handle it.

Ju Yunxiu opened the book, and the Book Spirit scattered throughout the tomb, exploring the way in all directions.

After a moment, he turned to Qin Yi: "That stall owner was here not long ago. The traces of the mechanisms being triggered and broken are very obvious, which is to say, he directly revealed the path. If he went to a fake tomb, should we take a different route?"

"Let's go to the fake tomb first and see if there are any clues. Even if there's nothing there, a place that can serve as a fake tomb must be a place with good feng shui, which is beneficial for our recuperation and recovery."

"Mm." Ju Yunxiu pulled the Qing Cha and led the way.

Qin Yi, carrying Li Qingjun on his back, followed behind, recalling his past tomb-raiding experiences. It seemed he never needed to navigate mazes; everyone had various ways to find their way. The cultivation world, developed for tens of thousands of years, might just be the pinnacle of tomb-raiding skills...

"By the way, Senior Sister, did you go back to retrieve Ye Bieqing's burial items later? Logically, there should have been high-end treasures near his remains."

"No..." Ju Yunxiu paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "Let's bury it completely. Why cling to this thought?"

Qin Yi said, "It's not that I'm greedy. Even with this tomb, I only wanted to borrow the Pill Furnace and investigate clues about the Blood Nether Realm. I wouldn't easily take someone else's burial goods. But Ye Bieqing's situation is different... and Senior Sister, your Law Treasure isn't high-end enough."

Ju Yunxiu chuckled and said, "This art world is already a treasure of the Qian Yuan era, and it still has potential for development. If you don't even consider this high-end, your vision is a bit too limited."

"I know this scroll is powerful, but the problem is it's not meant for combat..." Qin Yi looked at the image of Feng Buli fighting with a monkey on the scroll and felt a bit Feng Bulie: "If there were any lightning or fire tribulations hidden in the void inside, it would be better than it is now."

Ju Yunxiu shook her head. "Take your time. This painting has unlimited potential; you can paint on it as you like. As for conventional anti-enemy supplies, ours are different from others. Taking what others have is not very meaningful; we still need to refine and create them ourselves. Do you think I bought a bunch of miscellaneous things randomly before?"

Looking at her serious expression, Qin Yi really wanted to say that at least half of what she bought was just a random purchase...

Trying to put on a high-class act and cover up her history of impulsive shopping now, she probably can't even fool Qing Cha...

Qin Yi didn't say much, but paid attention to the traps and mechanisms along the way. It was clear that most of the traps and mechanisms here had been broken, some of them quite sophisticated. There were still traces of battle left on the ground, and one could imagine the hardships the stall owner had gone through to find this place.

It's very possible that they've been struggling here for several days... possibly getting injured from the traps and mechanisms.

This time, the predecessors planted the trees so that the successors could enjoy the shade, which was quite a benefit for them. The road was clear and unobstructed, so they moved quickly. In just a few words, they had already arrived at the Main Tomb Chamber that the stall owner had visited before.

One can imagine the feeling of the stall owner after going through hardships to finally arrive at this place—an empty stone house with a skeleton lying in the middle, nothing else, nothing at all.

Even the skeletons were of a very low level, suggesting that the person had at most flown through the clouds in life, and that the energy transformation of the skeletons was not complete, which led to their decay after who knows how many years.

It was clearly a tomb that could very well be of the Qian Yuan Level, full of traps and mechanisms, but it turned out like this upon entering. You can imagine how the stall owner felt, his heart must have sank to the ground. He must have been furious.

The bone Law Treasure, rings, and tokens buried with the deceased had all been taken by the stall owner. In his anger, he even knocked the bones and arms of the corpse to dust. Everything could be simulated and restored without any problems.

From within the scroll came Feng Bulie's mocking voice. "You've come here all mysteriously just to see a skeleton that's at most capable of soaring through the clouds? Hahahaha..."

Qin Yi was taken aback. This thing could see what was happening outside? And even the sounds could be heard through it?

Feng Bulie seemed to be taken aback for a moment. He had not deciphered the secret of the scroll, but inexplicably "saw" the outside world in his Sea of Consciousness. He subconsciously uttered a sarcastic remark, and only realized that his voice had been heard when he heard the faint echo in the stone chamber.

Once he realized what had happened, he felt a pang of regret. If his voice could travel out, it meant that his divine sense could also find a way out, and he could easily launch a sneak attack. He shouldn't have alerted the enemy...

As expected, Ju Yunxiu immediately took the scroll in her hand, and a faint light appeared in her palm.

A rumbling sound, as if the earth were being tamped, Feng Bulie, and the painted world solidified even further. The external scene within Sea of Consciousness vanished once more, and his voice became barely audible. "You adulterous couple! Once I break free of this world, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Shut up!" Qin Yi casually shoved a stick into his mouth.

Inside, Feng Bulie was astonished to see a huge Wolf Tooth Club fall from the sky and smash it into his head.

"So this staff has the ability to traverse between realms, no wonder, no wonder..." Feng Bulie dodged the attack, his eyes even more ferocious. "This is a rare item, its value is no less than that of the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow..."

At a time like this, greed still lingered, leaving Qin Yi speechless. He no longer cared about displaying his special abilities in front of Feng Bulie; expecting to reconcile with someone like that was impossible—it was a matter of life or death.

But this place is haunted.

The painting was perfectly fine, but the solidity of the realm seemed to have weakened somewhat, causing Feng Bulie's powerful Sea of Consciousness to reflect external images. The painting itself wasn't the problem; it was definitely due to the special circumstances of this place.

"It's the ghostly energy from another realm that's influencing this painting world," Liusu declared decisively. "There's definitely more to this tomb than meets the eye!"