The Chu Kingdom's Imperial Mausoleum
Three thousand li south of the capital lies the royal mausoleum of the Chu Kingdom. As it is the final resting place of the king, it is heavily guarded, with soldiers patrolling everywhere.
The imperial mausoleum is surrounded by an endless plain with no cover. Within a ten-mile radius of the mausoleum, there are high-level formations that will be activated if anything enters the area.
Ten miles away from the imperial mausoleum, Ma Feifei and his group stood gazing in the direction of the mausoleum.
"By the way, how did you get in before?" Ma Feifei looked at the almost flawless defenses and found it very strange.
Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo's cultivation levels didn't even reach the Spirit Ancestor Sect realm. Let alone dodging these high-level formations, it would be difficult for them to even deceive the patrolling soldiers inside.
Lin Wuchi chuckled and said, "Professional tomb raiders like us naturally have ways to deal with this kind of thing."
After saying that, Lin Wuchi took out something resembling a compass from his spatial bag. He then fiddled with the Lin Wuchi a few times, and it began to glow faintly. Immediately afterward, a beam of white light shot out from the compass.
'Bo'
There was a slight sound, as if something in the air had been broken.
Lin Wuchi put away the compass and stepped into the ten-mile radius.
After stepping inside, the formation did not activate. Ma Feifei could sense that the formation was still there, but it was no longer reacting.
"You've got something special," Ma Feifei said, stroking his chin, and followed him inside.
Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo walked in front, while Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang followed behind. The group did not head towards the imperial mausoleum, but instead circled the perimeter to avoid the patrolling soldiers. After all, the surrounding area was a plain, and from a cultivator's perspective, they could still see some things on the ten-mile-long plain. Getting too close would make them easy to be discovered.
The group walked and stopped intermittently, and Lin Wuchi continuously took out his compass and shot out beams of light to break through one formation after another.
"There seemed to be a seventh-order formation there just now, right? Can your thing break a seventh-order formation?" Ma Feifei asked doubtfully.
A seventh-order formation is already considered a high-level formation. Under normal circumstances, only those with high cultivation levels or high-level formation masters can break it silently. It's a bit exaggerated that Lin Wuchi broke this seventh-order formation with just this small compass.
"Shopkeeper, you may not know this, but I obtained this Cloud Disk for Breaking Formations from the tomb of a master array Cloud Disk for Breaking Formations. It's a sixth-tier spiritual artifact, crafted with the master's life's work. Although it's only sixth-tier, it contains the master's insights into array formations and his techniques for breaking them. Array formations below the eighth tier can be easily broken by activating this Cloud Disk for Breaking Formations." Lin Wuchi glanced at the surrounding plains and added, "Moreover, these array formations, though seemingly of high tier, have long since depleted their Spirit Crystal due to their age. They're barely maintained by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, keeping them from disintegrating, but their power is long gone. So even if you accidentally touch one, it won't cause any serious harm."
The imperial mausoleum has existed for a very long time. It was built when Xiang Chu Kingdom established the Emperor Chu the Conqueror Kingdom. The formations here were also set up back then, more than 5,000 years ago.
Later, array masters were sent to repair these arrays, but that was a thousand years ago. Since King Chu Heng, the imperial mausoleum has never been valued. Without the repair of array masters, the power of these arrays naturally diminished over time.
Ma Feifei nodded, signaling Lin Wuchi to continue leading the way.
Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo were very familiar with the terrain because they had been here before, and they quickly led Ma Feifei to a protruding hill.
"Beiguo," Lin Wuchi his hand, and a small shovel appeared in Li Beiguo's hand. He squatted down, searched for a while, and began to dig at a spot.
This time, Lin Wuchi explained it himself without Ma Feifei having to ask.
"The imperial mausoleum is surrounded by plains for ten miles. If we entered from the surface, we would definitely be discovered by the guards. Fortunately, when Li Beiguo I broke into the mausoleum, we accidentally discovered a tunnel leading to it. We used this tunnel to evade the guards and get into the mausoleum."
No sooner had Lin Wuchi finished speaking than Li Beiguo's shovel had dug a deep pit in the ground, revealing a dark iron gate.
Li Beiguo gripped the handle and gently lifted it, pulling the iron gate open to reveal a stepped passageway inside.
"Shopkeeper, I'll go down first." Lin Wuchi said, and took the lead to go inside.
"Qingyang, you go first." Ma Feifei glanced at the gloomy tunnel and rubbed his hands together.
Yun Qingyang rolled her eyes, picked up her sword, and went inside.
Ma Feifei then followed, while Li Beiguo stayed behind to oversee the subsequent burial work.
The tunnel was damp, and the walls on all sides were made of unknown stones, covered with moss and slippery to the touch.
Every fifty meters, a lamp is erected on each of the two walls, but instead of fire, the lamps are lit with luminous pearls.
Yun Qingyang's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take the luminous pearl.
"Slap!" Ma Feifei slapped her hand away and said, "You're hopeless! How much are these worth? Can't you leave these luminous pearls alone? Let them do something useful here."
Yun Qingyang glared at Ma Feifei.
At this moment, how could Ma Feifei back down? He stared at Yun Qingyang seriously and said, "What? You think you're so great now? You think you can't be talked to anymore? You've got a temper? Squat down Laozi now!"
With a 'thud,' Ma Feifei flicked his hand, and something fell to the ground.
Yun Qingyang looked down and obediently squatted down.
"Hiss!" Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo stared at Ma Feifei in shock, their faces filled with admiration.
Ma Feifei looked smugly at Yun Qingyang and asked arrogantly, "Are you going to take it or not?"
Yun Qingyang shook her head violently, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she got up and obediently continued walking forward, no longer looking at the luminous pearls on both sides.
"Shop owner, you're amazing!" Li Beiguo exclaimed as he approached.
"Yes! I never expected that even Saint would be as docile as a kitten in front of the shopkeeper." Lin Wuchi chimed in with an admiring look.
This is Saint! A pinnacle existence on the Azure Dragon Continent. Once a cultivator reaches the level of Spirit Saint, in a sense, they no longer need to consider anyone's feelings. Even the kings of the five kingdoms must treat them with respect. A situation like this, where Saint is reprimanded, is simply impossible.
Ma Feifei waved her hand and said, "What's this? It's only because there are outsiders here. If there were no one else, she would definitely be in trouble!"
Having said that, Ma Feifei put his hands behind his back and followed after him with a clapping sound.
"The shop owner is truly a role model for us all!" Li Beiguo exclaimed, watching Ma Feifei's retreating figure, before following him.