Urban Martial Saint

Listening to Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s explanation, Ye Qing’s doubts instantly vanished, and his heart was even more shaken. The people of the Demon Sect truly used every means possible to seal off this place. Constructing such an Inverted Five Elements mechanism must have cost a fortune and took a huge amount of manpower—how did they manage to do it?

”But why, when we stand inside this Stone Chamber, don’t we feel it moving?” Handsome Fatty Wang suddenly asked.

”The movement of this Stone Chamber is in a state of balance. When we stand inside, we interrupt that balance, so it can’t move,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said. ”Only when we leave the Stone Chamber, and the balance is restored, can it continue to move.”

”But Da Feng and the other one died here, didn’t their bodies disrupt the balance?” Kunzi asked.

”The two of them shouldn’t be enough to disrupt the balance,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong shook his head and said. ”I’m not entirely sure how this mechanism operates. While my master told me about this type of mechanism, he never saw it in his lifetime—all he knew was from hearsay.”

Handsome Fatty Wang thought for a moment and said, ”Actually, what I want to know now is, under these circumstances, how do we move forward inside?”

”This mechanism, although quite intimidating, can easily scare people away. But in reality, any mechanism has its flaws. This mechanism is the same,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong stood up, pointing to the hole Ye Qing had just broken open in the Stone Chamber wall and said, ”On this side of the Stone Corridor are these moving Stone Chambers. In the central area of the Stone Corridor is where the main tomb chamber is. From this Stone Corridor, there’s definitely a passage leading to the main tomb chamber!”

”What do you mean by that?” Handsome Fatty Wang immediately widened his eyes, looking fearfully at the Stone Corridor and said, ”Are you saying we still have to enter this Stone Corridor?”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said solemnly, ”You can choose not to go in; this Stone Chamber should also have a passage leading outside. But don’t forget, outside this Stone Chamber, there are quite a few poisonous snakes hidden. As soon as we open this passage, even if we manage to walk out, encountering those snakes is far more dangerous than the laughing gas in the Stone Corridor.”

”This...” Handsome Fatty Wang scratched his head, looking around at the others, reluctantly said, ”You put it that way, I suppose we should enter the Stone Corridor instead. But this Stone Corridor is so long, if we are to search for an entrance, when will we ever find it? The laughing gas in there is so terrifying, if we go on like this, we might not find the entrance before we’re laughed to death.”

The others shared the same sentiment as Handsome Fatty Wang. To be honest, after experiencing the laughing gas in that Stone Corridor, they truly didn’t want to enter it again. The pain of uncontrollably laughing was still fresh in their memory; none of them ever wanted to try that agony again in their lifetime.

”The Invading Army’s marks indicate that they walked at least a circle along this Stone Corridor. It shows that the laughing gas isn’t immediately lethal,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said. ”Before the laughing gas kills us, we at least have enough time to walk a circle in the Stone Corridor. Additionally, this time our goal is clear—to find the entrance on the inner wall of the Stone Corridor, which makes it easier. Although inhaling the laughing gas will cause some pain, at least we can survive!”

After Nine-Fingers Wu Yong finished speaking, he looked at his men and said solemnly, ”More importantly, seeing how the tomb owner went to great lengths to seal this tomb, it shows how much the tomb means to him. So the items inside the tomb are definitely far more valuable than anything we’ve seen before. If we can enter the tomb and obtain its contents, I believe even ten lifetimes wouldn’t suffice to spend them all!”

Upon hearing this, those who had hesitated about entering the Stone Corridor immediately became spirited. As the saying goes, people die for wealth as birds die for food. In the face of such riches, who would care about life or death?

”Then let’s not delay anymore,” Kunzi went to the entrance of the Stone Corridor and said, ”Let’s go in quickly; finding the entrance is the most crucial. We’ve already wasted quite a bit of time here; it’s best to resolve this matter as soon as possible.”

The others nodded in agreement, supporting Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s suggestion. They were all prepared to go in and find the way to enter the main tomb chamber.

Of course, Ye Qing wouldn’t stop them. This time he was determined to enter the main tomb chamber, regardless of the danger and trouble that lay ahead. Without obtaining the Secret Technique left by Patriarch Bodhidharma, there’s no way to deal with the Corpse Ghost Dragon—this was his only hope, and he certainly wouldn’t back down.

Standing in the middle of the Stone Chamber, everyone took deep breaths, and then all rushed into the Stone Corridor. This time, everyone put their lives on the line. Their goal was very clear: to go outside and continue exploring in the direction they had been going previously. And this time, their primary focus was to search the inner wall of the Stone Corridor for the passage to the main tomb chamber.

Ye Qing walked at the forefront, imitating Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s group by taking a small hammer, gently tapping the stone wall to discern if there were any passages based on the sound.

Everyone walked forward for about five minutes, during which the effect of the laughing gas began to manifest, and everyone started to slowly laugh. The situation made everyone somewhat panicked; after having experienced the pain of laughing from the laughing gas, they could easily imagine how their mood was now as the laughing gas hit them again.

”Oh my goodness, what kind of damn laughing gas is this, it’s torturous...” Handsome Fatty Wang clutched his stomach and said discontentedly, ”Laughing makes my stomach ache, this is too damn painful. Were ancient people crazy or something? In the Stone Corridor, why not release some poison gas that kills outright, instead of this laughing gas, which is simply tormenting people!”

”What do you know?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong glanced at him and said, ”If poison gas was released, it would eventually settle. But this laughing gas is different—it can remain in the air for a long time. When people breathe, the laughing gas enters the body with the air. Although poison gas has strong effects, they are only temporary, losing potency after a few years. Laughing gas is different; it can be effective for a long time. Truly great tombs, performed by truly skilled people, wouldn’t choose poison gas.”

”Well, I don’t understand any of that, but laughing so hard my stomach hurts is truly lethal,” Handsome Fatty Wang shouted, ”At this rate, laughing a bit longer and Fat Lord might not be able to move at all.”

Others were similar to Handsome Fatty Wang; having laughed for such a long time earlier, laughing again made their chest hurt—it was truly unbearable.

”Then stop talking!” Ye Qing said in a low voice, ”Quickly find the entrance, and we can escape this laughing gas.”

”I want to find the entrance too, but this Stone Corridor is so long—finding an entrance, is it that easy?” Handsome Fatty Wang grumbled, but truly didn’t dare be careless and followed everyone else in tapping the inner wall of the Stone Corridor.

They walked for about another ten minutes, and the laughter grew louder, slowing down their speed significantly when the intense pain from laughing made walking difficult.

However, thankfully, at this moment, they finally discovered an entrance on the inner wall—it was revealed by a hollow sound when the hammer struck the stone wall, showing there was a space inside.

”Here it is!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong was instantly enthusiastic; he had been frowning deeply just now, his expression not optimistic. Now, upon suddenly finding the entrance, his spirits lifted.

”Why are you standing there, break open the stone wall!” Handsome Fatty Wang yelled at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing took the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao and was ready to break open the stone wall but was stopped by Nine-Fingers Wu Yong.

”This entrance cannot be forcibly opened with the Famed Instrument,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said seriously. ”This entrance must have a mechanism—it’s not the same as the previous one.”

”Searching for a mechanism here is a waste of time, just break it open, and we can enter more quickly!” Handsome Fatty Wang said as he laughed, ”Open it quickly, I can’t bear laughing any longer—my intestines are about to burst.”

”Is this your first time entering a tomb?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong glared at him and said sternly, ”Forcibly opening a mechanism-laden entrance is very dangerous. If there’s a mechanism inside and you force it open, triggering the mechanism, we’re doomed!”

Handsome Fatty Wang immediately closed his mouth. He had quite a bit of experience and naturally understood that Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s words were true. Truthfully, he himself would never boldly use brute force to open a door. However, this time he was indeed so tormented by the laughing gas that he didn’t think much.

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong remained calm; experience counts in times like these. Despite the situation, he stayed composed. He instructed his subordinates to look for any possible mechanisms around.

The group accompanying Nine-Fingers Wu Yong were all quite experienced. Especially since Nine-Fingers Wu Yong had trained them in finding mechanisms, within two minutes, they found a mechanism—it was a slightly protruding spot on the wall.

”This should be the stone gate’s mechanism,” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong walked to the mechanism and said softly, ”Everyone, step back a bit; the entrance might not be very safe.”

Everyone naturally didn’t dare to stay too close and stepped aside. Nine-Fingers Wu Yong took a deep breath and pressed down on the protruding mechanism.

Everyone watched the stone wall nervously. Shortly afterward, the stone wall suddenly shook, followed by the sound of gear movement. As the sound continued, the stone wall slowly opened a door, revealing a pitch-black passage. Standing outside, they couldn’t see the situation inside the passage; only the clang of machinery could be heard approaching them quickly.