"It really took some effort. You have all worked hard," Li Cheng said.
Huang Yan waved his hands repeatedly at that. "Not at all, not at all. We only managed this thanks to Young Master Li. Without you, we probably would not even have crossed the threshold of the main hall!"
"Indeed. With the cultivation of the few of us, we likely would have had no chance at the treasures on the third level," Zheng Huaming said with a smile.
Hiss—
With the death of the Red-robed Corpse Ghoul, the three stone doors at the entrance descended. A wall within the main hall opened, revealing a hidden cave dwelling.
The group stepped forward to inspect it. Inside the cave dwelling sat the decayed corpse of a cultivator. He was presumably the owner of this tomb.
After searching around, they roughly pieced together the man's origins.
He had once been a Rogue Cultivator at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm. After years of bitter cultivation without a breakthrough, and with his lifespan nearing its end, he had turned to crooked and evil paths, hoping to attain the Core Formation Realm through a blood-and-flesh sacrificial rite.
Later, he discovered a Lineage settlement here and began plotting. He secretly made preparations underground, then used sorcery to stir the earth dragon into turning over, disguising it as a natural disaster and burying every cultivator and ordinary person in the area alive.
Fortunately, he had ultimately failed. Otherwise, if an evil cultivator of the Core Formation Realm had truly emerged, the nearby people and living creatures would have suffered a terrible calamity.
After searching through the several rooms in the cave dwelling, the group found several treasures left behind by the cultivator.
A Spirit Nurturing Pill of the Qi Gathering Mid-stage.
A Five Elements