A Great Tomb Beneath Lanke Mountain? Jiang Chulong Breaks Through

Purple Sun Prefecture, the residence of the mansion lord.

The young man, still dressed in that moon-white scholar's robe, sitting in his study reading the county annals, evoked the image of a Confucian scholar rather than the domineering Crown Prince of Great Yu.

He looked up at Danhong, who had entered with Qingque, her face deathly pale, and said indifferently:

"You came back sooner than I expected."

Qingque lowered her head and whispered:

Something happened.

"Explain."

Jiang Yu then began to peruse the county annals, listening to Qingque's report on what had just happened, the sound of turning the pages gradually slowing down.

"You mean, Ying Bing broke your combined attack with a single sword strike?" Jiang Yu frowned and looked up.

Qingque nodded, glanced at the woman in the pink dress beside her, and said, "Danhong's sword heart has likely been afflicted by a demon; her swordsmanship will never improve again..."

Jiang Yu, however, seemed unconcerned, merely muttering:

"So it seems that the fifth-ranked Hidden Dragon is actually stronger than the fourth-ranked Hidden Dragon?"

"Your Highness! I will never be able to practice swordsmanship again."

Danhong wept bitterly, hoping that His Highness the Crown Prince would stand up for her and avenge her.

"She not only crippled me, but she also slapped you in the face."

Jiang Yu spoke coldly and expressionlessly:

"I understand. You can go back to the Heavenly Mountain Sword Villa. There's still a vacancy for someone who's compiling the Sword Canon."

"Get out."

Danhong stared incredulously at the Crown Prince, whom she had served for six years, whose cold and indifferent expression was just as she had shown to the little princess.

Qingque led her out of the courtyard, and once outside, Danhong finally revealed a bitter smile:

"Yes, the imperial court is heartless, what am I to them..."

"Danhong, returning to the manor to study the Sword Canon is not a bad way out. If it weren't for prior arrangements, ordinary people would be eager for it but couldn't get it."

Qingque's words had a hidden meaning.

The limited number of places for compiling the Sword Canon, which needs to be arranged in advance, indicates that His Highness already knew that Danhong's impetuous and domineering nature would inevitably lead to this calamity, hence the arrangement.

If I calm down and return to the village to revise my books, perhaps I can rebuild from the ashes in the future.

Unfortunately, Danhong didn't catch the warning in the words. Her unfocused gaze sharpened again, and hatred seemed to be burning within her.

"If I don't get rid of my inner demons... I'll be a useless person for life..."

Autumn Water Pavilion.

As dusk receded, the sky, a color as if it had wept, bathed the small Autumn Water Pavilion in a magnificent glow.

The food had just been served when Elder Qian arrived at the Autumn Water Pavilion, as if he had timed it perfectly.

Shang Wu asked warily, "Elder Qian, have you eaten?"

"What a coincidence, not yet."

"Then why don't you go back and have some food first, then come back?"

"???"

A question mark appeared on the forehead of the short, Elder Qian. Based on his years of experience freeloading meals, shouldn't the next line after "Have you eaten?" be "If not, let's eat together?"

Elder Qian glared at Ying Bing and Li Mo, who were sitting at the dining table, with annoyance.

"Eat? I haven't been able to eat anything these past few days. Look at my dark circles and my belly."

"With these two disciples saddled with our Clear Abyss Sect, I'll lose ten years of my life!"

On the surface, this matter is considered closed.

Elder Qian was filled with Resentment Qi, like a young wife who had been violated.

Li Mo felt quite embarrassed and quickly added another pair of chopsticks.

But Elder Qian waved his hand dismissively, arrogantly declaring that love that comes too late is worthless than grass, and he wouldn't eat it anyway!

"I, Old Qian, would rather starve to death, die out there, than eat a single bite of your food!"

"All right."

Li Mo felt that these words sounded familiar, and then asked again:

"So, since you're not here to freeload, then..."

"Now that we can't ride along with the Crown Prince to Lanke Mountain, what are your plans with Little Bing?"

"We'll proceed as planned, departing tomorrow."

Li Mo and Ying Bing had not originally planned to go with Jiang Yu.

"The strange phenomena at Lanke Mountain have lessened somewhat today, which is why I returned from gathering information there."

Elder Qian was not surprised by this. He sighed and swallowed.

"There are unusual phenomena today?"

Li Mo raised an eyebrow and took a bite of braised Lu Fish.

But he didn't go to Lanke Mountain at all today.

In other words, it was an anomaly inherent in Lanke Mountain itself.

"Yes, the anomaly has weakened considerably. It was such a big commotion a while ago, I don't know why it faltered today."

Elder Qian smacked his lips and recounted the strange phenomena of the day.

Today, the Five Elements Feng Shui of Lanke Mountain appears to be reversed, and the unusual phenomena are not weak, but they are not as earth-shattering as before.

"After the five elements were reversed, a strange phenomenon reflected a lifelike city."

"By the way, it seems that the cave abode at the bottom of Lanke Mountain might not actually be there."

"That is..."

"It might be the tomb of some powerful figure."

Elder Qian said with a serious expression.

A mystical city after the Five Elements are reversed?

Ying Bing's delicate hand, which was holding the chopsticks, suddenly paused, and her beautiful eyes became thoughtful.

Just listen to what Elder Qian said.

That strange phenomenon somehow resembles... the Heavenly Phoenix Domain within the Nine Souls of Primal Phoenix?

But the Heavenly Phoenix Domain is clearly not there.

If the true Heavenly Phoenix Domain is in Lanke Mountain, then what did she obtain in her previous life...?

"Burial is different from inheritance. Inheritance is mainly for testing, while burial is much more dangerous. After all, no strong person wants their body to be desecrated by others after death."

"Therefore, it's time for me to bring out some of my personal treasures."

Elder Qian opened the Sumeru Object.

"Everyone in the sect says Elder Qian is very knowledgeable. I wonder what he has prepared?"

Although Little Li wealthy and powerful, he wouldn't dare say that he has all the rare and precious things in the world.

Areca palm--

A black hoof fell onto the table.

"Black Donkey Hoof?"

"Indeed, this item has a remarkable effect on corpse demons."

Elder Qian simply dumped everything out at once.

Corpse-Suppressing Talisman...

The Exorcism Bell...

Senior Brother Ouyang's art album...

"This..."

Li Mo picked up the picture book and discovered it was a collector's edition. What use was this thing in a large tomb?

Elder Qian coughed lightly. "Ouyang said it was for you to relieve fatigue on the road, but indulging in frivolous things is not advisable, so I confiscated it."

As he spoke, he put the picture book back into his Sumeru Object.

Then, too lazy to introduce them one by one, he stuffed everything into Li Mo's hands, waved his sleeves, and left, having accomplished his task.

"Given to you by Senior Brother Ouyang?"

Li Mo looked at the empty bowls of food on the table.

This statement is just like Elder Qian saying he wouldn't eat a single bite...

Night falls.

After preparing another dinner, Li Mo sat in the courtyard and began to observe the Taiyin Divine Intent. Ice Block seemed to be observing another Hundred Bird Divine Form.

Little Li will have to practice on his own.

While bathing in the Taiyin, he pondered his current progress.

Before Inner Scene, both the Great Sage Divine Intent and the Taiyin's Divine Intent must be perfected.

However, the former's progress is clearly far slower than the latter's.

After a while, it got late at night.

He sensed a fluctuation coming from the Small World, so he returned to his room, lay down on his bed, and entered the Small World.

At the Yin-Yang Dojo, Jiang Chulong was holding Peach Blossom Branch, waiting there.

Princess Little Jiang whispered:

"Teacher, I think I can defeat Senior Golden Crow today."

"And then... and then... I'm about to break through!"