The Tomb's Master

Just as the screen was about to display "life imprisonment," Lu Yang snapped the Tomb Raiding Manual shut, and the screen flashing with the sentence disappeared.

This time, Lu Yang could no longer use "this is a characteristic of the times" as an excuse. The function of this book was truly absurd, and its absurdity was tinged with a sense of rationality, making it even more absurd.

Fortunately, the Immortal Fairy's interest came and went quickly; she was soon drawn to the burial objects. The High Antiquity times were too far removed from the present, and the specifications and styles of the burial objects had changed.

For example, in High Antiquity times, people believed that they would go to the Nine Netherworld after death. In order to maintain the same prestige in the Nine Netherworld as they did in life, they needed to use people as burial objects. When later generations opened the tombs of High Antiquity powerful beings, they often found burial objects with piles of white bones. Now that people have become more civilized, they have replaced people with terracotta warriors.

This reminded the Immortal Fairy of something, "I remember that Ying Tianxian was originally a burial offering for some old guy. Fortunately, Ying Tianxian was lucky enough to fake his death and was taken to the grave alive."

"After entering the tomb, he dispelled the illusion of death and recklessly harvested a large amount of herbs and Law Treasure. The old man firmly believed that he would be reincarnated, so he stored several kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the tomb to improve his physique, all of which benefited Ying Tianxian."

"Taking advantage of the opportunity to cleanse his marrow and undergo a complete transformation, improving his physique, he escaped from the tomb. Afterwards, he had a series of extraordinary encounters, his inner strength grew, his reputation gradually rose, and he began to stand out among the younger generation, becoming one of the protagonists of the great era, barely qualified to be my opponent."

Lu Yang originally thought that Ying Tianxian was probably a very strong existence, but upon hearing that he was barely qualified to be the Immortal Fairy's opponent, he decisively brought him to the same level as the Immortal Fairy.

"Are there different ranks of immortals? Immortals, celestial immortals, and so on?" Lu Yang asked.

The Immortal Fairy realized Lu Yang had misunderstood and explained, "Ying Tianxian's name is Ying Tian, and his status is that of an immortal, so he is called Ying Tianxian."

"Ying Tianxian believed that he was born in accordance with Heaven's will and was the protagonist of Heaven and Earth, with the great power in his hands, so he called himself Ying Tian."

"Immortals have no hierarchy. Everyone's Dao attainment is different, making it difficult to distinguish between them. How then can we classify them?"

The Immortal Fairy's words made Lu Yang realize one thing—it turned out that the Immortal Fairy was actually quite useful.

It's a pity there are no history exams in the Central Continent, otherwise Lu Yang could have easily gotten a perfect score.

Or perhaps Lu Yang's performance was not ideal, and the question setter said that Lu Yang's answers were all wrong. After hundreds of years of research, he claimed that things should have been different in High Antiquity times. People around him were laughing at Lu Yang's ignorance, saying that he dared to question the question setter's answers and was truly ignorant of his own limitations.

At this moment, Lu Yang revealed his identity as the host of the Immortal Fairy, publicly humiliating everyone. The entire audience fell silent, and no one dared to question Lu Yang's views on the High Antiquity era anymore.

It felt pretty good.

Lu Yang had even come up with the scenarios for showing off, but he had no opportunity to use them.

The immortal fairy stopped talking about High Antiquity matters and observed the various burial objects with great interest.

Lu Yang remained vigilant and continued learning about tomb raiding, "As a tomb raider, one must always be alert. Even if you find the main chamber and its burial goods, you cannot let your guard down. Some tomb owners are extremely averse to being disturbed and will set vicious traps in the main chamber. Be extremely careful..."

"Kid, go take a look. Is this something from your era? It looks quite interesting." The Immortal Fairy urged Lu Yang, seemingly having spotted something.

As soon as Lu Yang took a step, he felt himself step on something, which seemed to be a sinking stone brick.

Lu Yang's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat as he realized he had stepped into a trap. What could it be? Poison needles emerging from the ground, or arrows shooting from the walls?

Without giving Lu Yang much time to think, he instinctively leaped backward, trying to dodge the traps and hidden weapons.

The mechanism was activated, and the luminous pearl overhead suddenly burst forth with a brightness like a small sun, illuminating the entire main room and completely dispelling the eerie and terrifying atmosphere from before.

Lu Yang waited for a long time without any new changes, and his eyes twitched. "So the lights were on just now?"

"What does 'turning on the light' mean?" The Immortal Fairy had never heard of this term before.

"Nothing."

Lu Yang increasingly felt that this tomb exuded an absurd aura. Setting it up on the cliff face could be explained, as it served as a deterrent against thieves, but the fact that the entrance was marked "Main Chamber" and the lights could be turned on inside was just too much.

Is this what a normal grave should be set up?

At least, this kind of thing wasn't mentioned in the tomb raiding tips.

However, there is a warning in tomb raiding experience: the more it defies common sense, the more dangerous it is.

"Don't worry, with me here, nothing will go wrong!" After the lights were turned on, the Immortal Fairy's courage increased significantly, and she spoke with more confidence.

The luminous pearl illuminated the tomb as if it were daytime. Even if a ghost were to emerge, the Immortal Fairy would dare to slap it twice across the face, letting it know who the real ghost is!

Am I, a dignified immortal, afraid of ghosts?

"That book on your left is interesting, take a look."

Lu Yang picked up the book on his left and softly read the title, "<The Grave Robbers' Chronicles>?"

"Move your thumb away, there's another word on it," the Immortal Fairy said.

Lu Yang moved his thumb away, revealing the book's full title: <Anti-Tomb Raider Notes>

Lu Yang: "..."

He carefully put away "Title of Tomb Raiding," fearing that the two books might have some strange reaction when placed together.

Lu Yang flipped through the book, and just as the title suggested, it was all about how to properly arrange a tomb that wouldn't be visited by grave robbers, and it also provided countermeasures against common grave robbing methods, making it quite professional.

As the saying goes, "The devil may be one foot tall, but the Tao is ten feet tall"—this is a natural principle.

Lu Yang felt that if he mastered the "Tomb Raiding Tips" and "Anti-Tomb Raiding Notes," he could raid any tomb in the world, no matter how vast.

He turned his gaze away from the book, and the tombstone on his right caught his attention. The tombstone should indicate the identity of the deceased.

Let's see who built such a bizarre tomb.

Lu Yang turned his head and saw the contents of the stone tablet. He was horrified, his hair stood on end, and he jumped back a big step in fright.

The stone tablet reads, "Here lies the eternal resting place of the Qin dynasty."

"Who is Qin Jiunian? Why are you reacting so strongly?" the Immortal Fairy asked, puzzled.

Lu Yang's voice trembled. "Qin Jiu Nian... is our current Grand Elder of the Ask Dao Sect!"

What's going on? Is it just someone with the same name, or has the Grand Elder fallen? If the Grand Elder has fallen, then who is currently active in the Ask Dao Sect? An imposter? And what is their purpose?

"The Grand Elder is always elusive, so why is he having Senior Brother Dai Bufan oversee the mission hall in his place? Is he worried about his identity being exposed and deliberately minimizing his interactions with others?"

A series of questions flooded my mind, but the answers remained unknown for the time being.

Just then, the coffin shook, as if something had broken free of its restraints and emerged from it!