The Eerie Tomb, Dark Aura

Luo Qingyu was also stunned by the scene before her, standing there in a daze for a long while, unable to recover her senses.

Although Luo Yan had already made her hate him beyond measure, seeing him die so miserably before her still left her with a tangled mix of emotions.

When she saw Su Changge look toward her, her entire body trembled, and she hurriedly said, "Divine Son, I won't tell anyone in the sect."

Luo Qingyu felt a chill run through her and was somewhat afraid. She knew that if Su Changge chose to silence her, she would have no power to resist.

"Of course I believe you, but on one condition."

Buzz!

Suddenly, Su Changge flicked his finger, and a streak of light shot from his fingertip into Luo Qingyu's Sea of Consciousness.

"Y-you... what did you do to me?"

Luo Qingyu's face turned pale. Earlier, she had felt a slight ripple rise in her Sea of Consciousness, as though something extra had appeared there—yet also as though nothing had changed.

She had never seen such a method before and found it extremely strange.

"Just a little trick."

"If anyone asks, I hope the Holy Daughter can come up with a good excuse."

"If a second person learns of this matter, I'm afraid such a beauty will become an idiot."

In truth, Su Changge had planted a wisp of Godslaying Sword Intent within her.

The Godslaying Sword Intent was incomparably mysterious. It could be said that aside from Su Changge himself, so long as he did not actively control it and expose it, no one would be able to discover it.

Luo Qingyu's face was pale. She knew that from this moment onward, her life was already in someone else's hands.

"Don't make such an ugly face."

"As long as you obediently cooperate, you can still remain your Holy Daughter."

Without paying her any further attention, Su Changge turned his gaze toward the enormous stone gate before him.

"I can actually sense a familiar aura from this stone gate."

"It seems only someone who has inherited Heaven River Great Emperor's legacy can push open this gate."

Su Changge placed his hand on the gate and activated the Carefree Concentration Art.

Buzz!

At that moment, the enormous stone gate began to glow.

As the Qi and Blood within his body circulated, bursts of dazzling divine light erupted, like stars spinning one after another.

Changes began to appear upon the enormous stone gate.

Runes intertwined, streams of light shimmered in brilliant colors.

Very soon.

A crack slowly opened in the enormous stone gate.

An ancient, vast aura wafted out from within, and terrifying Emperor's Might shook heaven and earth.

Strands of spiritual energy surged forth from the tomb between heaven and earth, only to vanish without a trace like stones sinking into the sea.

At the same time, murmurs drifted through the void once more, sorrowful and despairing.

"Where has the true Heavenly Dao gone?"

"The Immortal Domain has shattered..."

"Is everything over?"

"I cultivated for a thousand years to become a Great Emperor, only to be defeated like this. I refuse... I refuse!"

Grief flowed upstream into a river, surging forth from behind the gate in vast, boundless waves!

It was not only Su Changge—even Sage Gui Ying's heart and mind were shaken.

That boundless grief struck directly at the soul, as though it had stirred the pure sorrow buried deep within their hearts!

Something was not right.

"Divine Son, something behind this stone gate does not seem right."

Sage Gui Ying's expression was solemn. That sorrowful emotion seemed to be mixed with a dense Dark Aura, making it all the more eerie.

"Divine Son, we should not go in. There may be some great terror within..."

Yun Xinyan also tried to persuade him.

Leave?

Su Changge pondered for a moment. The situation before him was indeed not quite right, but was he really going to give up such a Great Emperor's opportunity?

Just then, the system's voice rang out.

Ding! A new choice mission has been detected. Choice one: Enter the depths of the Great Emperor's Tomb. Reward: Mending Heaven Divine Stone fragment.

Choice two: Give up entering. Reward: Teleportation Talisman.

A Teleportation Talisman?

Good fellow, the system was mocking him again!

If he gave up, it had even bought him a ticket home and would send him straight back!

Besides, he possessed many protective secret treasures bestowed by his ancestor. Taking a trip inside was no great matter.

"We've already come this far. It would be too much of a pity to give up now."

Su Changge still pushed open the enormous stone gate. Inside was pitch-black, and beneath his feet, an ancient path paved with green bricks led into the depths of the darkness.

"Divine Son..."

Yun Xinyan's heart was even more unsettled. The black mist that permeated and intertwined within the giant gate gave her a suffocating sense of dread.

She could barely catch her breath.

"Gui Ying, take the two of them and withdraw first."

"What about you, Divine Son?"

"Don't worry. I previously obtained part of Heaven River Great Emperor's inheritance. This cannot affect me much."

"Besides, I have protective secret treasures bestowed by my ancestor. Nothing will happen."

Sage Gui Ying hesitated for a moment. If anything happened to the Divine Son, not only the Heaven River Realm—even the entire North Abyss Dao Domain would likely be thrown into turmoil.

However, he could also sense that Su Changge was not greatly affected. Moreover, this Great Emperor's Tomb could be considered a rare opportunity.

"Divine Son, please be extremely careful."

"If you encounter danger, please place your own safety first."

After bidding him farewell, Sage Gui Ying left with Yun Xinyan and Luo Qingyu.

"I'd like to see just what secrets this tomb has buried."

Su Changge stared directly into the darkness before him and stepped inside.

The depths of this Great Emperor's Tomb did not contain the heavenly treasures one might have imagined. It was completely different from the divine light swirling outside.

Black tides churned within, while the surroundings resembled ruins, presenting a scene of decay and desolation.

This path seemed to stretch endlessly, with nothing but darkness.

Fortunately, Su Changge had comprehended Heaven River Great Emperor's Concentration Freedom Art. Perhaps it had a suppressive effect, for that inexplicable sorrow did not affect him.

After walking for an unknown length of time.

At the end of the darkness stood a dense mass of pitch-black mist. Several chains formed from Golden Runes extended into it, as though binding something.

When Su Changge looked toward that black mist, he sensed a gaze within it staring back at him.

Rumble!

At once, the tomb shook violently, and eerie blackness churned like world-shaking tidal waves.

That obscure, inauspicious aura even caused the temperature of this heaven and earth to plunge abruptly.

Su Changge frowned slightly as the vast power of Qi and Blood from his Innate Saintly Body Dao Embryo erupted.

The Purple Mansion World within his body roared. Centered on Su Changge, dazzling radiance spread through the entire tomb.

Divine light surged in brilliant splendor, illuminating heaven and earth. At this moment, Su Changge was like an exiled immortal bathed in immortal light.

Five-colored divine radiance descended like heavenly soldiers, continuously shattering the surging tides of darkness.

PS: A Great Emperor is merely one realm in this world. There will be higher Immortal Domain settings afterward. Su Changge's parents went missing at the beginning; this is actually foreshadowing, and it is also related to the Immortal Domain. It will be written about later.