Xu Qingtong brought out the Golden Light Shield to protect himself and began surveying his surroundings.
This was an underground passage, and he stood at its entrance, with a flight of stone steps leading down. Looking up, he saw a stone slab overhead that had sealed off the hole he had fallen through.
Xu Qingtong took out the Star Plucker Sword and hacked at it several times. Sparks flew everywhere, but the slab showed not the slightest sign of damage. He thrust at it several times with the Soul-Chasing Spear as well, but that proved equally futile. With no other choice, Xu Qingtong turned his attention to the underground passage.
Seeing no danger, Xu Qingtong slowly descended the steps.
After walking for about half the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he finally reached the bottom of the stone steps. A spacious stone hall appeared before him. An ever-burning lamp hung from its ceiling.
Not far from Xu Qingtong was a stone chamber with its doorway open. In the center stood a stone platform, upon which lay a skeleton. There were several other stone doors nearby, but they were all tightly shut.
Xu Qingtong approached cautiously and swept his divine sense over the bones. He discovered that the skeleton held a jade slip in his right hand and wore a ring on the middle finger of his left. A jade pendant hung at his neck.
It seems this person held no lowly position. He actually used a storage ring, Xu Qingtong mused. He did not dare approach the skeleton too closely and stopped two zhang away.
He activated the Object Manipulation Technique and drew the Storage Ring from the skeleton's hand from a distance. Only after seeing that nothing else unusual had happened did Xu Qingtong dare