Urban Martial Saint

This Buddha’s Relic cannot be absorbed by me, so can it really be considered a Buddha’s Relic?

But, just now I saw it emitting a golden light with my own eyes, and that golden light was even more intense than the ones Ye Qing had obtained before. Moreover, this bead can stimulate the Buddhist Power within Ye Qing’s body, so it must be a Buddha’s Relic.

However, since it’s a Buddha’s Relic, why hasn’t it entered my body?

Ye Qing himself was a bit baffled, with so many strange things happening in succession, he himself didn’t really know what was going on.

He brought the spherical bead up to his eyes and examined it closely, finding it also jade-like and translucent, similar to the string of prayer beads he wore on his right wrist. The only difference was that this bead emitted a golden light, whereas the string of prayer beads emitted a green light. That’s the biggest difference between them. But is this bead of the same kind as those prayer beads, or is it the same kind as the Buddha’s Relic?

Ye Qing did not notice that after he finished speaking, the looks from the people around him had changed. Among them, only Handsome Fatty Wang knew Ye Qing’s identity; the others had no idea who Ye Qing was. Now, hearing that Ye Qing had killed such a huge octopus monster, they were both shocked and skeptical, wondering if Ye Qing was just boasting. After all, they had clearly seen the power of that giant octopus monster just now.

Handsome Fatty Wang knew Ye Qing’s strength the best. Just now, when Ye Qing single-handedly killed those twenty or thirty humanoid water monsters, it already showed his combat capabilities. So killing that giant octopus monster shouldn’t be a difficult task either. What surprised Handsome Fatty Wang was that Ye Qing was pulled into the water by that giant octopus monster for nearly ten minutes before resurfacing. This means that Ye Qing held his breath underwater for close to ten minutes; he not only didn’t drown or faint but also managed to kill that giant octopus monster. That’s truly astonishing.

”Young Ye, your diving skills are impressive!” Handsome Fatty Wang said, patting Ye Qing on the shoulder.

Ye Qing was most aware of his own situation. He couldn’t really dive; he had only learned some swimming. Normally, it’s difficult for a person to hold their breath underwater for more than a minute. Even if Ye Qing had undergone training in this regard before, at most he could hold his breath for two minutes underwater. Later, with successful cultivation of Inner Strength, his breath-holding time gradually increased but still wouldn’t exceed three minutes. Furthermore, the prerequisite was no vigorous movement since, during physical activity underwater, the oxygen consumption is much higher than when just diving.

Just now, Ye Qing was fighting that giant octopus monster underwater, which could completely be considered intense exercise, a life-or-death struggle, which must have consumed a lot of oxygen. Yet, under such circumstances, he managed to hold his breath for nearly ten minutes underwater, which surprised Ye Qing himself. Of course, Ye Qing was very clear that his ability to hold his breath for so long was inseparable from the three forces within him. The power of these three forces not only protected his body but also increased his Six Senses, strengthened his physique, and even enhanced his breath-holding ability underwater, which is truly miraculous.

”Did you... did you really kill that giant octopus monster?” a man asked cautiously, his voice noticeably shaking. Understandable, as they had just been chased by that giant octopus monster, losing three comrades, and the others were more or less injured. They were already extremely terrified of that giant octopus monster.

”It’s alright now, don’t worry, there won’t be any more danger!” Ye Qing comforted the crowd, putting away the spherical bead, and went on to open the stone gate from before.

Behind the stone gate, Wen’er was still unconscious in the Stone Corridor. After experiencing all these events, she didn’t know what had just happened outside. However, her breathing was steady, and keeping her life was already a blessing.

Ye Qing walked through these two caves and, seeing that there were no more dangers inside, felt a bit relieved. Nevertheless, for safety’s sake, he had everyone hide inside the Stone Corridor, closing both sides of the stone gate to be safe. That way, even if another large water monster came out, it wouldn’t be able to harm them immediately.

Ye Qing also placed Wen’er in the Stone Corridor, entrusting Handsome Fatty Wang to look after her, before turning towards the cave where the strange people were initially.

”Hey, Young Ye, where are you going?” Handsome Fatty Wang could not help but ask as he saw Ye Qing walk away.

”I’m going to scout the way.” Ye Qing said as he reached the pond, ”See if there are any more water monsters down there. If there are, I’ll take care of them first.”

”Why are you thinking of taking care of water monsters now? This place seems pretty dangerous to me. Most of my guys are injured, and I doubt we’ll manage to raid the tomb this time. We might as well head back,” Handsome Fatty Wang’s words got a unanimous nod from the others nearby as well, as these people had raided many tombs before but never suffered such a significant loss. After dealing with these two waves of water monsters, they only wanted to save their lives and dared not even think about the treasures inside the tomb.

”It’s not safe for you to go out that way. I’ve got another path, with no danger on the way out,” said Ye Qing. ”I’ll scout ahead. If there are no water monsters, you guys follow me underwater for a short distance, and you’ll be safe on the other side!”

The exit Ye Qing referred to was, naturally, the Gate of Life left by Guiguzi. In his view, there might be more water monsters in this cave, and the path ahead could be hazardous. Instead, it was better to leave through the Gate of Life left by Guiguzi. At least that way seemed to have fewer water monsters.

Handsome Fatty Wang scratched his head, saying, ”Young Ye, I know the path you’re talking about. But, you won’t be able to get out that way!”

”Can’t get out? Why not?” Ye Qing asked, puzzled as he looked at Handsome Fatty Wang. Also, he was most surprised that Handsome Fatty Wang knew which path he meant.

Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”What you’re talking about should be the Gate of Life in the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation!”

”You also know about the Gate of Life in the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation?” Ye Qing was even more amazed. Handsome Fatty Wang didn’t seem like someone who understood formations well—how did he know about the Gate of Life?

Seeing Ye Qing’s expression, Handsome Fatty Wang knew he was right. He scratched his head, saying, ”If it’s the Gate of Life, I advise you to forget about it. That path is indeed more convenient to get out, but now it’s been sealed shut!”

”Sealed? How was it sealed?” asked Ye Qingqi, astonished and looking at Handsome Fatty Wang. ”How do you know about the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation?”

”I heard about it from Old Wang Ba,” Handsome Fatty Wang replied. ”How do you think I got here? A few days ago, I received news that there’s a very ancient tomb here at Chatiang Peak, potentially holding immense wealth. So, I gathered a bunch of old friends to come and loot it. But when we arrived, we saw that the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, Twelve Green Halls, Shen Tianjun, Sha Men, and lots and lots of reclusive experts had all gathered here. Old Wang Ba was also here, and he told them about the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation. I overheard some stuff and got a crucial piece of information, which is that the entrance and exit of this tomb have been sealed off with high-explosive charges, tightly shut. You also know these mountains are complicated terrain; modern tools can’t even get in. Now those people are manually digging an exit. But from the looks of it, it might take them a month or two at this pace to dig through.”

Hearing this, Ye Qing immediately frowned. They had been inside the tomb all this time, so naturally, they were unaware of what had happened outside or that someone had sealed the entrances and exits. Hearing about it now left him quite stunned. If this is true, then even if they found an exit, they probably wouldn’t be able to get out through it. It seemed someone was deliberately trying to trap them inside the mountain. But who could have done this?

Ye Qing’s first thought was about the Wanyan Family people. Since The Immortal Lord came here, the Wanyan Family people wouldn’t be too far either. Ye Qing could even guess what they were thinking: initially, they intended for The Immortal Lord to defeat Fu Qingping and then enter the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master to seize everything inside. However, an unexpected factor, the Great Lord, emerged and used such a Forbidden Move, directly disrupting the Wanyan Family’s plans. Unable to compete with the Great Lord, the Wanyan Family came up with this idea—to blow up the entrances and exits and trap everyone inside the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, clearly intending to suffocate everyone inside.

Handsome Fatty Wang, unaware of Ye Qing’s thoughts, continued, ”Upon hearing this news, we were initially going to give up, considering the number of people guarding the tomb—it’s impossible for us to loot it under their noses. But later, we thought, this could also be an opportunity. With the entrance and exit sealed, no other group could enter, so if we managed to get in, there’d be no competition! So, I brought this group of old fellows along, dug a tunnel from another place, intending to connect directly into the tomb. But an accident occurred halfway through excavation, and we fell into a cave. Then we encountered those water monsters, and previously those octopus water monsters. Thank goodness you showed up, or else those water monsters would’ve likely killed us!”

Listening to Handsome Fatty Wang’s words, Ye Qing couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. It’s a good thing he encountered Handsome Fatty Wang first; otherwise, they would still be in the dark and continuing along the path to the Gate of Life.