The Ancient Corpse Coffin

Song Wen looked at Tang Fu and the others with an icy expression.

The opposing side still had seventeen people in total. Among them, Tang Fu, Zhong Liang, and Miaofa were all at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage. Furthermore, Miaofa and the other three were Buddhist and Daoist cultivators, and Buddhist teachings had a certain suppressive effect on the Silver Corpse and the Ghost King.

Facing so many Foundation Establishment cultivators at the same time, Song Wen would find it difficult to win a battle, but he could certainly protect himself.

Tang Fu's face was contorted with rage, yet his expression was also filled with vigilance. His Divine Sense kept scanning the thirteen stone statues, fearing that something might happen.

"How dare you kill him? How dare you kill someone in this square?"

Not only Tang Fu was panicked, but most of the others were too.

This made Song Wen a little puzzled, but he quickly realized what was going on.

This place is not for killing!

No wonder Tang Fu and the others didn't attack him when they saw a stranger suddenly barge into Blood Cloud Cave.

Song Wen stared solemnly at the stone statues around him.

"Click!"

A soft cracking sound was heard.

Immediately, everyone present tensed up.

A stone statue's finger twitched slightly, and a piece of stone peeled off from its joint.

"Click click click..."

The sound of stones cracking and splitting echoed continuously.

A crimson light shone brightly from the eyes of the thirteen stone statues.

"Thump!"

A stone statue slowly raised its left foot and took a step forward.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Immediately, all the stone statues came to life.

Initially, these stone statues moved slowly, like a person who had been sitting for a long time, their bodies stiff. But as time passed, they gradually became more flexible.

The stone statues gently shook the wings on their backs. Although they were bound by the anti-flying restriction, they could not take off from the ground, but they suddenly darted far away and attacked the cultivators beside them.

"Bang!"

A cultivator wielding a longsword slashed at the giant hand that the stone statue was swinging.

The monk was so shocked that he staggered back several steps.

In contrast, the stone statue only had a few pieces of stone shattered from its palms, and it didn't even pause for a moment before continuing to pounce on the cultivator.

Tang Fu's expression was not one of surprise, but rather one of delight.

This is because, after all the stone statues left their original positions, a bottomless hole was revealed where one of the statues had stood.

This is the entrance to the treasure trove he's been searching for.

"Avoid the stone statues and enter the cave."

Tang Fu shouted and rushed towards the cave entrance first.

Although the stone statues were powerful and heavy, and their bodies were sturdy and indestructible, they had just been revived and were still somewhat sluggish.

Tang Fu bypassed the two stone statues and was the first to jump into the deep cave.

Immediately afterwards, Miaofa, along with three monks, also jumped in.

Next was Zhong Liang.

Then the other Tang Family cultivators and Rogue Cultivator entered the deep cave one after another.

Of all the people, Song Wen was the furthest from the deep cave.

A surge of lightning erupted from his body, and he moved like a bolt of lightning, swiftly heading towards the deep cave.

At the entrance of the cave, a Tang Family cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage was preparing to jump in.

Sudden.

A bolt of lightning struck from behind him, his expression changed, and a spiritual energy shield suddenly appeared on his body.

The lightning struck the shield.

The shield swayed, but did not shatter.

But the powerful impact caused him to lose control and fly forward, crashing into a giant hand swinging from a stone statue.

"Bang!"

The man was sent flying by a single palm strike, crashing heavily to the ground not far away.

This blow seriously injured him; the side of his body that was struck was a bloody mess.

Before they could even get up, a giant foot stomped down.

"Bang!"

They trampled him until he was a bloody mess.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Song Wen darted into the deep cave.

The cave descends vertically, stretching as far as the eye can see.

As soon as Song Wen entered the deep cave, he discovered that the anti-air and gravity restrictions had disappeared.

Song Wen did not rush down.

He released his Divine Sense and discovered that the depth of the cave exceeded the range of his Divine Sense.

Within his perception range, there was no trace of any cultivators; those who had entered the deep cave earlier had vanished without a trace.

Song Wen released the Sacred Beetle Gu Sacred Beetle Gu, which probed downwards.

He stood guard a few meters below the cave entrance, three ten-foot-long thunder spears appearing in front of him, poised to strike.

A few breaths later, the figure of a Tang Family cultivator appeared above the cave entrance.

The three thunder spears shot out like arrows from a bow, hurtling towards the cave entrance above.

The Tang Family cultivator's expression trembled, and he hurriedly dodged to the side.

However, the two sides were too close, and he was caught off guard. He was unable to completely dodge the lightning spears and was pierced by two spears from below, causing his body to explode into pieces.

At this moment, there were still four people in the square. They had witnessed the deaths of the Tang Family cultivators and dared not escape into the deep cave, but they could not avoid the encirclement and killing by the thirteen stone statues. In the end, they died at the hands of the stone statues.

The stone statues did not plunge into the pit. Once there were no living people left in the square, they remained still and motionless.

Following the pit, Song Wen descended several miles before finally reaching the surface.

This is an underground river channel with a rapid current.

Thanks to the Sacred Beetle Gu that had come down to investigate earlier, Song Wen learned that Tang Fu and the others were traveling downstream in the underground river.

Song Wen concealed his breathing and followed behind.

After traveling about ten miles, a huge underground lake came into view.

In the middle of the lake, on the surface of the water, stands a bare rocky islet, and on the islet stands an ancient stone temple.

The stone palace is magnificent and occupies almost the entire island.

The twelve people who arrived before Song Wen had already climbed onto the stone hall in the center of the lake.

Intense fluctuations of Spiritual Qi and sounds of fighting emanated from inside the stone hall.

Song Wen concealed his presence and hid among the rocks beside the lake, not venturing into the center of the lake rashly.

Meanwhile, a Sacred Beetle Gu quietly infiltrated the stone palace in the center of the lake.

Inside the stone hall.

Twenty shriveled, emaciated mummies are attacking Tang Fu and his companions.

These mummies appeared fragile, but their bodies were indestructible. Their strength was equivalent to that of Second-Order Mid-Stage cultivator, yet they kept Tang Fu and the others busy dealing with them.

Even Tang Fu, at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage, could only repel them, but could not destroy the mummified bodies.

However, the four monks, including Miaofa, demonstrated considerable destructive power.

Buddhism has a strong effect on suppressing mummies.

Miaofa held a golden bowl, which emitted golden light that shone on the mummified corpse.

The mummified corpse was struck dumb, and the dense corpse aura emanating from its body began to evaporate rapidly. The mummified corpse let out a series of shrill screams.

In the center of the stone hall, there is a high platform on which sits a Bronze Corpse Coffin that is ten feet long.

The Corpse Coffin was covered in a mottled patina of verdigris, as if it had been sealed away for many years and never been opened. Its presence filled the entire stone hall with an ancient and desolate atmosphere, inspiring awe.

Four more powerful mummies stood motionless beside the coffin, not moving an inch despite Tang Fu and his group's intrusion.

It took Tang Fu and the others more than fifteen minutes to clear out the twenty ordinary mummies, more than half of whom were killed by the four members of Miaofa.

"Miaofa, Zhong Liang, what are your plans next?"

Tang Fu looked at the four mummified corpses on the high platform and asked a question.

These four mummies were much taller and had fuller bodies, clearly indicating that their strength far surpassed that of the previous mummies.

"Could you two please tell this humble monk what you are looking for?" Miaofa asked.