Breaking into the Mausoleum

The elder clenched his fists with a pained expression, took a deep breath, and asked in return.

"Is this your reason for betraying the Qiu Family?"

"We never approved of you, so how can this be considered betrayal?"

The Third Elder sneered.

After his sister died, he realized that he couldn't change the Qiu Family, and he never felt any sense of belonging to the Qiu Family again.

The dozen or so clansmen who set fires in various places today are just like him.

They resented the responsibilities passed down through centuries of family tradition, which left them with no choice from birth.

"The Qiu Family has guarded the Nine Dragons Array for hundreds of years, just to do their part for the prosperity of the nation."

"If the Qiu Family fails to defend it, are we just going to let that greedy bastard Ye Feilong drain the nation's fortune?"

The elder's initially angry expression gradually calmed down, and he spoke in a trembling voice.

"Of course, I know you feel wronged; many members of the Qiu Family are dissatisfied with this."

"So you can take these people away now. The Qiu Family will not investigate this matter anymore. Don't continue to kill your own brothers. Fifth Brother is dying."

He didn't want to say too much to the Third Elder; it was pointless anyway.

The Qiu Family's rules are indeed somewhat inhumane, but without them, the Qiu Family would not have been able to protect the Nine Dragons Array for hundreds of years.

Once the Qiu Family members have too much contact with the outside world...

With their hearts unsettled and all wanting to leave, who will guard the Nine Dragons Array?

Who can even guarantee that the Qiu Family won't produce an ambitious individual like Ye Feilong?

The Fifth Elder, who was lying on the ground, had begun to convulse.

The sneak attack was too fierce, and the poison needles were too potent.

If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he will surely die.

"I kowtowed and begged you back then, but you still didn't agree."

The Third Elder sneered and rushed towards the First Elder, determined not to let him save the person.

Even if he dies here today, he will personally shatter the shackles that have bound them for hundreds of years.

Amidst the internal strife within the Qiu Family, Qiu Xiaozhu rushed to the Qiu Family Ancestral Tomb.

When she arrived at the entrance, a corpse lay in a pool of blood on the ground; it was an elder who guarded the tomb.

There was another person standing at the entrance, but it wasn't Ye Qiu; it was Tang Yu.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Tang Yu turned around and saw Qiu Xiaozhu. She quickly called out, "Master."

"How did Elder Stone die? And why are you here?"

Qiu Xiaozhu nervously gripped Tang Yu's arm and asked, her face showing some fear and confusion.

Her peaceful life, which had lasted for many years, was suddenly shattered in an instant, making her feel somewhat afraid deep down.

That's how it happened back then, and then her closest sister passed away.

"I came here to find Ye Qiu. Elder Stone was already dead when I arrived."

Now that things have come to this Tang Yu no longer needs to hide anything.

When he arrived, the elder guarding the tomb had already died, which meant that Ye Qiu had already entered the tomb.

Ye Qiu's erratic behavior was indeed unexpected for Tang Yu.

He had no idea where Ye Qiu got so many helpers.

In fact, all these years, it has been the Third Elder secretly plotting, and even Ye Qiu was unaware of the existence of many of his pawns.

Ye Qiu had only had a few brief encounters with the Third Elder, who instructed Ye Qiu to come directly to the tomb to break the formation, leaving everything else to him.

"Ye Qiu... is it really him?"

Qiu Xiaozhu looked pained; the situation she least wanted to see had still happened.

As for suspecting Tang Yu, she never had such a thought from beginning to end.

"Yes, there are still many things to discuss later. I'll open the door first."

Tang Yu nodded and began to search Elder Stone's body, but he couldn't find the key on him.

"There are only two sets of keys. One set is held by the elders guarding the tomb on duty in rotation, and the other set is locked with the Grand Elder. Moreover, you need to know the order of the nine-square grid to open the door."

Qiu Xiaozhu quickly reminded her.

The lock on the tomb's main gate is a mechanical lock, designed using the principles of Qimen Dunjia's Nine Palaces Grid.

The order in which the doors are opened changes every day, so even if you have the key, you still need to know how to open the doors.

"It's okay, I'll try opening the door with another one."

Tang Yu walked to the keyhole in front of the door and activated the Invisible Energy Whip. After the true qi condensed, the Invisible Energy Whip almost materialized, but it only appeared invisible.

After inserting Invisible Energy Whip into the keyhole and slightly altering its shape to replace the key,

Tang Yu tried opening the doors in order.

After trying it for a couple of minutes, the sound of a mechanism turning came from inside the door, and it opened immediately.

When Qiu Xiaozhu saw that Tang Yu had actually opened the door, she stared at Tang Yu with wide eyes and an incredulous expression.

Just how many other skills does this guy know?

At that moment, she suddenly remembered what Ye Qiu had told her before, saying that he had an enemy named Tang Yu or something.

But now an even bigger problem lies ahead for her.

She didn't have time to ask any more questions. After the door opened, the two of them rushed into the tomb.

After entering the outer layer of the tomb, Qiu Xiaozhu led Tang Yu straight to the entrance leading to the inner layer.

After finally reaching the entrance, a fat man with big ears who looked like Maitreya Buddha was anxiously guarding the entrance.

After seeing Tang Yu and the other person rush in.

He was shocked and asked, "How did you get in?"

Where is Ye Qiu?

Tang Yu asked with a dark expression.

He recognized the tomb-guarding elder. According to the rules, the tomb-guarding elder was not allowed to enter, so his identity was obvious; he was most likely another traitor.

The elder guarding the tomb had a grim expression, but before he could speak, Qiu Xiaozhu had already rushed forward.

She was so fast that Tang Yu could barely see her.

The moment the tomb-guarding elder reacted, she slammed him against the wall with a palm strike, his meridians exploding instantly, leaving him crippled on the spot.

The tomb-guarding elder, realizing he was seriously injured, collapsed to the ground.

He stared at Qiu Xiaozhu in disbelief.

He knew that there was a significant gap between his abilities and Qiu Xiaozhu's.

But I didn't expect the gap to be so big; I couldn't even defend properly.

Could it be that she has already entered the third level of the Celestial Realm?

After easily eliminating the traitor, Qiu Xiaozhu took out a stick of Heart-Questioning Incense.

After holding the incense and silently reciting a few words, the Heart-Questioning Incense quickly burned.

After white smoke filled a wall, the wall surface began to ripple.

"This is the entrance to the inner layer. Ye Qiu somehow got in. I'll go in and deal with him first. You wait for me outside."

After greeting Tang Yu, Qiu Xiaozhu was about to rush in to deal with Ye Qiu.

"I'll go too."

Tang Yu couldn't possibly let Qiu Xiaozhu go alone; the Old Loach had left behind a series of contingency plans, and he was truly worried.

"You can't get in. Once the formation is activated, only I can enter. After I go in, I'll deactivate part of the formation so you can enter. After the formation is deactivated, the walls will disappear. Then you can come find me."

Qiu Xiaozhu left behind a sentence and then disappeared into the wall.

Once inside the tomb, there is only a spirit path over a hundred meters long, with all the eternal lamps on both sides already lit.

At the end of the sacred path is a cylindrical altar.

Nine lifelike dragons are carved around the altar.

The dragon's eyes are inlaid with red gemstones.

Even after hundreds of years, the gemstone still emits a faint red light, as if nine true dragons are about to break through the wall and soar into the heavens.

Faint golden rays of light swirled around the altar, making the entire altar appear incredibly sacred.

At the same time, Qiu Xiaozhu suddenly felt that she had lost some connection with the Nine Dragons Array.

This caused her expression to change slightly.

Ye Qiu is actually trying to control the Nine Dragons Array. How did he manage to do that?

The Holy Maiden's purpose is to protect the Nine Dragons Array Nine Dragons Array to control it to repel any invading enemies.

Even though his own sister, as the former Holy Maiden, actively helped Ye Feilong.

That Old Loach also failed to control the formation, and instead caused the Ye Family to suffer a terrible backlash.

"Ye Qiu!!!"

After letting out a furious shout, Qiu Xiaozhu, feeling deceived and betrayed, angrily charged toward the altar.