Ch 143: The Tomb King!

Chu Qing had initially worried that these three puppet corpses would be indestructible, but now that they were dead in such a state, he figured that even if the Puppet Show had myriad divine abilities, it would be difficult to restore them now.

At this moment, an extreme sense of danger suddenly arose from his heart!

This feeling came without warning, as if the moment of death had arrived.

“?”

Chu Qing’s mind moved, and with a turn of his body, he leaped out of the window. At that moment, a glance fell upon the spot where Chu Qing had just been.

At the foot of the stairs stood a man, holding a bandage in his hand—it was Shi Ye, the Soul-Seizing Guard!

Deathly silent and sinister glances emanated from his eyes.

His eyes were slightly red, as if blood was brewing, but none flowed out.

The next moment, he closed his eyes and leaped down the stairs.

By the time he reached the first floor of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower, he had already re-tied the bandage.

By this time, the first floor was already filled with Heavenly Evil Cult disciples.

On the ground was white powder… it was Yellow Springs Powder!

Shi Ye was able to escape unharmed because at that time he was on the stairs, and when the Yellow Springs Powder fell, he used a gale-force wind to blow it away.

Only then did he rush to the upper floors… but even so, he was one step too late.

He failed to stop Chu Qing.

Shi Ye listened to the situation on the first floor, his temples bulging:

“Men, clear the way.”

The Heavenly Evil Cult disciples upstairs immediately came down the stairs. Two figures leaped forward, and a single palm strike landed on a Heavenly Evil Cult disciple lying in the Yellow Springs Powder.

The disciple screamed, and his body began to melt, with blood flowing from his whole body, soaking the Yellow Springs Powder on the ground.

Although the Yellow Springs Powder was potent, it was not unbreakable.

Whether washed with water or burned with fire, it could not withstand it.

Shi Ye ordered people to clear the way, using the blood of these people to wash the ground.

He had no time to delay… he had to go to the underground blood pool as quickly as possible to report to the Prince what had happened in the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

Whether to fight or flee, a decision must be made.

But before that, he gave another order:

“You ambush in front of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower. When they come, attack them by surprise.

“Fill the corpses with Blood Transforming Palm force, and throw them into the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.”

“Yes.”

The Heavenly Evil Cult disciples obeyed the order. Even if the Heavenly Evil Cult ordered them to die, they would do so without hesitation.

And as one Heavenly Evil Cult disciple after another died from the Blood Transforming Palm, the ground was also cleaned of blood, creating a path of blood.

It led directly to a display stand inside the main hall.

Shi Ye led two disciples to the display stand, and gently pressed a carving on the display stand.

The display stand immediately moved to the side, revealing a secret passage.

He glanced back towards the gate of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower. Although his eyes were covered with a bandage, it was as if he could see.

He took his final step into the secret passage.

This secret passage was not too deep. After winding downwards for not long, a stone cave appeared.

A person wearing a gray robe and a mask with the character ‘Tomb’ on it was sitting among a pile of coffins, looking up at the top of the stone cave.

A point protruded there, like a funnel, with blood dripping down.

It dripped into a dry pool.

In the middle of the pool lay a black garment that looked ancient and elegant.

It was gradually being stained with blood, but nothing extraordinary could be seen.

“What happened?”

Tomb King’s voice was hollow, as if coming from a tomb.

Just hearing this voice made one feel uncomfortable.

Shi Ye knelt on one knee:

“Your Highness, Mad Blade Third Young Master broke into Celestial Mechanism Valley.

“Sang Qing is probably in the hands of this person, the valley’s layout has been broken… what should we do next?”

Tomb King, Zang Hansheng, spoke calmly:

“Mad Blade Third Young Master… where did this person come from? Have you investigated clearly?”

“He came from Tianwu City.”

Shi Ye said:

“It seems that he was entrusted by the Chu Family of Tianwu City to escort Wenrou to Luochenshan Villa.

“But this person has never appeared in the martial world before. Further investigation reveals nothing about his connection to the Chu Family.

“His martial arts are unique, his blade technique, palm technique, and fist technique are unparalleled.

“His internal energy follows the Extreme Cold lineage, but it’s completely different from the few families we know…”

Tomb King lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers:

“I remember that Tianwu City also produced a remarkable figure before.”

“Night Emperor.”

Shi Ye said calmly:

“His reputation is not small, it seems that he intends to covet the positions of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

“But he is just an assassin…

“This person’s swordsmanship shocked everyone.

“But in Divine Blade Hall, in front of hundreds of people, he demonstrated his unparalleled flying knife technique.

“Pei Wuji’s Myriad Annihilation Yin Thunder Technique, although only cultivated to the fifth realm, failed to exert any power and died under his flying knives.

“However…”

At this point, Shi Ye hesitated.

“Speak.”

Tomb King flicked his nails. He wasn’t resentful that the Celestial Mechanism Valley’s layout had been broken, nor was he full of killing intent because of the sudden appearance of Chu Qing.

He was like an ordinary, leisurely person sitting here, quietly listening to stories of the martial world.

When he heard the crucial point, the speaker was actually being coy.

This displeased him.

Shi Ye immediately said:

“However, messages from several sources have some common points.

“The internal energy used by Night Emperor showed no coldness when he was in Tianwu City.

“But when he fought against Jiang Shendao in the Divine Blade Hall, someone seemed to see frost qi on his sword.

“It was not as noticeable as when the Third Young Master used his blade technique…

“Therefore, it is suspected that he also uses Extreme Cold internal energy, but intentionally concealed it.

“Secondly, the Third Young Master appeared the day after the battle at the Tianwu City City Lord’s Mansion.

“And when this person arrived in Divine Blade City, Night Emperor also appeared in Divine Blade City.

“Furthermore, at the Top Under Heaven competition, Night Emperor appeared, and the Third Young Master disappeared.

“In summary, Night Emperor and the Third Young Master are very likely the same person!

“However… although their internal energies may be similar, their moves are vastly different.

“One is skilled in blade, fist, and palm techniques, the other in sword and flying knife.

“Furthermore, regardless of which school of martial arts, it is impossible to reach his level without ten or twenty years of hard training.

“The Third Young Master looks to be no more than twenty… logically, it doesn’t make sense.”

Tomb King laughed.

His voice was not loud, but it echoed in this not-so-large cave, causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.

And the coffins around him shook as a result.

The coffin lids kept bouncing, as if there was boiling water underneath, trying to lift the coffins, but failing.

“Quiet!”

Tomb King pressed down on a coffin lid.

All the coffins immediately calmed down.

“The martial world is vast, and there are always stronger people.

“Even though I am at this high place, when I look up, there are countless pressures.

“Genius? Prodigy?

“Like fish swimming upstream, countless in number.

“Logic? Logic can only be used to describe ordinary people.

“How can it be used to measure extraordinary geniuses?

“How old is the Sect Leader? How are his martial arts?

“Just because many experts emerge from my Heavenly Evil Cult, does that mean that no commoners from the martial world can rise to become dragons?

“Shi Ye… you are too arrogant.”

When Tomb King said this, he used his palm to support the coffin and slowly stood up.

Shi Ye didn’t look up or open his eyes, but he vaguely felt that the person who stood up in front of him was not a person… but a mountain.

His presence was as deep as a prison, and the moment he stood up, the blood drops falling from the funnel-like top of the cave paused in mid-air for a moment.

Only then did they fall.

Countless sorrows spread to every corner.

Shi Ye’s heart was filled with endless heaviness…

This heaviness did not come from pressure, but from loss.

This ‘loss’ was inexplicably grand, vast, making one’s heart heavy, as if carrying a mountain.

A sense of bitterness arose from his heart, and he almost cried.

Everything in Celestial Mechanism Valley was arranged for a Heavenly Demon Robe.

However, in Shi Ye’s heart, all this was not as important as Tomb King.

The reason for making those arrangements was simply because Tomb King was not supposed to be in the original plan…

Tomb King stepped down from the coffin and came to Shi Ye:

“Whether he is the Third Young Master or Night Emperor.

“No matter how illogical it is, it can be considered as one person.

“Send the message back to the cult and let the Sect Leader decide.

“My intention is… such a person should belong to my Heavenly Evil Cult.

“But for someone like him, it’s probably impossible to persuade him to join the Heavenly Evil Cult.

“Well, if he really hides his identity, there may be a reason for it.

“We can try to spread the news that Night Emperor and the Third Young Master are the same person… maybe it will bring unexpected joy.”

Having said this, Tomb King’s ears moved slightly.

He smiled:

“The Heavenly Demon Robe’s ‘blood food’ has arrived. Since the arrangement is gone, I can’t just sit back and enjoy the benefits.

“Let’s go out… and meet him.”

“Your Highness, please.”

Shi Ye stood up and gestured.

Tomb King stepped forward, followed by Shi Ye and two Heavenly Evil Cult disciples.

As for the Heavenly Demon Robe, Tomb King didn’t pay any attention to it…

The group gradually disappeared into the stairs. After they left, there was a sudden crack, and the lid of a coffin suddenly slid open, and a pale gray hand, with a piece of gray sleeve, came out of the coffin…

…

…

Just as Tomb King said.

The Heavenly Demon Robe’s ‘blood food’ had arrived.

A large group of martial world heroes led by Wen Fusheng and Not a Monk finally arrived at Celestial Mechanism Valley.

The Heavenly Mechanism Order was indeed used to open the gate of Celestial Mechanism Valley.

There was a token-shaped opening on the gate. When Wen Fusheng inserted the Heavenly Mechanism Order,

The gate slowly opened to both sides.

They saw what Chu Qing had not seen.

The ancient gate made a loud rumbling sound, leaving deep marks on the ground and raising a cloud of dust.

They saw the stone stele inside the gate, which read ‘Celestial Mechanism Valley, the other side of life and death’.

Except for Wen Fusheng and a few others, everyone’s emotions were stirred up.

This is really Celestial Mechanism Valley!

Not a Monk’s words were forgotten at this moment… the Old Beggar once said that people are foolish and cannot hold on to their original intentions.

A group of scattered individuals, the more they try to hold on, the more they lose.

Now, seeing the stone stele of Celestial Mechanism Valley, this scene was perfectly illustrated.

No matter how high Not a Monk’s prestige was, some people couldn’t wait to use their light body skills to rush into Celestial Mechanism Valley.

They were afraid that they would be too slow and someone else would seize the treasure.

Wen Fusheng did not stop them…

Those who are destined to die cannot be stopped, even King Yama couldn’t dissuade them.

Not a Monk shook his head repeatedly, Zuo Wenchuan clasped his hands together and recited “Amitabha Buddha.”

Bian Cheng grinned, glanced at Zhuo Ku among those experts:

“They’re all rushing to their deaths, why aren’t you hurrying to follow?”

“…Junior, shut up!”

Zhuo Ku sneered: “Today I won’t bother with you, but when we meet again in the martial world, I’ll teach you how to cultivate your virtue.”

“If my brother were here, he would definitely cut you down with one blow.”

Bian Cheng knew that he couldn’t beat Zhuo Ku in martial arts, but with Wen Fusheng present, Zhuo Ku wouldn’t be able to kill him.

In this situation, he wouldn’t lose face, he could use his words.

Zhuo Ku’s face turned green several times, but he was helpless.

But even though they were arguing, the group still moved quickly.

“Celestial Mechanism Valley’s formations, these buildings form a formation, everyone, follow me!”

Not a Monk arrived and spoke.

Wen Fusheng frowned and looked at Not a Monk’s back…

He felt that this person’s arrival was too coincidental and too abrupt.

The Three Immortals of Xiaoyao were always aloof, but Not a Monk’s actions seemed rather urgent?

But there was no time to think about it at this moment.

He quickly followed the crowd…

This old monk was really impressive, the formations here were far more complex and difficult to navigate than the previous thirteen paths.

But Not a Monk acted as if he were strolling through his own backyard, running all the way, leading everyone to quickly dodge mechanisms and pass through the formations.

In a short time, they had reached the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

As for those who arrived earlier… either they were still circling in the valley’s formations, or they were injured by the mechanisms in the formations.

Although they arrived earlier, Wen Fusheng and his group were the first to arrive.

At a glance, they saw the sight of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

Some were dead in pools of blood, others were frozen in place and unable to move.

For a moment, many people looked at each other, finally realizing that what Wen Fusheng and Not a Monk said was true.

But before they could think further, the Heavenly Evil Cult disciples who were ambushing around, following Shi Ye’s orders, attacked.

The battle began immediately, without giving anyone time to prepare.

Fortunately, Wen Fusheng was alert, and his Derivation Heaven Star Controlling Skill was suddenly displayed. Nine Heavens Starfall Finger shot out, and three corpses fell to the ground.

At the same time, others also fought with the Heavenly Evil Cult disciples.

Although there were many people from the martial world in this battle, the Heavenly Evil Cult disciples each had strange and ruthless martial arts, either Blood Transforming Palm or other demonic cultivation, and after a short while, the battle became intense and tragic.

During the fighting, Wen Fusheng’s ears twitched, and he suddenly looked up, and saw a display stand in the depths of the first floor suddenly move to the side.

But he didn’t pay attention to the person who was about to come out after the display stand moved.

Instead, he looked at the window behind the display stand.

There, stood a person.

He held a blade in one hand, and something in the other.

This person was wearing a green robe—it was Chu Qing!

Wen Fusheng was stunned:

“Why does he look like an assassin?”

At that moment, a group of four people came out of the passage.

Chu Qing raised his hand, and a white powder was scattered.

Following that, his blade surged forward, directly targeting the gray-robed man with a mask on his face!