Doupo: Marry a Young Doctor and Be Rewarded with Douhuang Cultivation

162: The third level of the Heavenly Tomb!”Gu Qingyang, what path are you leading us on? Are you trying to send us all into a nest of insects?”

Yao Xingji suddenly scoffed, his tone full of accusation.

Gu Qingyang was about to retort, but Xiao Ze raised his hand to stop them both: ”Arguing now is useless. Let’s first resolve the trouble before us.”

His gaze swept across the crystal walls on both sides. His Emperor Realm Soul Power penetrated the crystal layers, allowing him to clearly see the dense, wriggling, snow-white insect shadows within. ”These insects fear fire, especially Otherworldly Flames. Miss Chiyan, please try it.”

Chiyan immediately nodded. The Red Lotus Karmic Fire in her palm surged, and the red flames, like a tide, rushed towards the left crystal wall. As soon as the flames touched the crystal layer, a piercing ”squeak” sound came from within the wall. The snow-white insect shadows instantly melted, transforming into wisps of pure energy.

Seeing this, Yao Xingji, unwilling to be outdone, also activated his Otherworldly Flame.

The pale black Nine Nether Wind Flame rose in his palm, covering the right crystal wall with a whooshing sound. However, as soon as his flame approached the crystal layer, it was subtly suppressed by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire’s pressure, and its burning speed slowed down considerably. Yao Xingji’s expression immediately turned extremely grim.

Xiao Ze did not let the two of them consume too much. Instead, the colorful flames on his fingertips suddenly surged, transforming into a golden wall of fire that instantly enveloped both crystal walls.

The wall of fire had an extremely high temperature, yet it was controlled with extreme precision, neither spreading to harm the crowd nor failing to completely cover the crystal layers.

The Ancient Devouring Insects inside the wall instantly annihilated as soon as they touched the golden flames. Even the transparent liquid they secreted was burned away, and the trend of the crystal walls closing instantly halted.

”Keep up, don’t fall behind.”

As Xiao Ze’s voice fell, his figure had already darted forward, with the golden wall of fire acting as a vanguard, steadily opening a passage through the crystal layers.

Everyone hurriedly followed. Even Yao Xingji reined in his arrogance. Xiao Ze’s control over fire was far beyond what he could contend with.

After traveling for about a quarter of an hour, the crystal layers ahead suddenly became exceptionally hard, even emitting a faint jade luster. The insect shadows within the crystal walls also became several times denser, with the snow-white insect swarm almost dyeing the crystal layers white.

Chiyan tried to blast the Red Lotus Karmic Fire at the jade crystal wall. The flames only melted a small opening on the crystal layer, which was instantly repaired by the liquid secreted by the insect swarm. Her expression changed slightly: ”These insects are too concentrated. Ordinary Otherworldly Flames can’t stop them at all!”

Huo Xuan also stepped forward to try. His fire-attribute Dou Qi collided with the jade crystal wall, leaving only a shallow mark. He anxiously looked at Xiao Ze: ”Brother Xiao Ze, what should we do now?”

Xiao Ze said nothing more, merely flashing his figure to appear before the jade crystal wall.

He did not use stronger power, but simply extended his palm and gently pressed it against the crystal wall.

Dou Sheng power slowly poured in through his palm, and golden light instantly spread across the crystal wall.

Wherever the light passed, the Ancient Devouring Insects within the wall frantically fled as if meeting their nemesis, yet they were firmly locked by the golden light and instantly turned into pure energy.

The jade crystal wall, losing the support of the insect swarm, instantly became fragile. Xiao Ze gently pushed it, and with a ”bang,” the crystal wall shattered, revealing the passage behind it.

Among the shattered crystal fragments, a fist-sized, pale red cocoon-like object quietly floated down. The surface of the object emitted faint energy fluctuations, appearing quite peculiar.

Xiao Ze casually put it into his storage ring without further delay. He turned around and said, ”Let’s go. The third level has been reached.”

Everyone rejoiced in their hearts and quickly followed, passing through the last section of the passage, where their vision suddenly opened up.

A vast and boundless gray land appeared in their sight. Although there was no dense energy mist, as soon as their feet touched the ground, pure energy continuously seeped into their bodies through their soles, and even the Dou Qi they had previously consumed was rapidly recovering.

Gu Qingyang and the others showed expressions of ecstasy. Huo Xuan couldn’t help but exclaim, ”The energy on the third level is actually so rich! No wonder Brother Xiao Ze is so composed. With him here, we can even break through an insect nest with such ease!”

Xiao Ze gazed into the distance, his eyes profound.

From the depths of this land, a familiar Xiao Clan aura faintly emanated. That aura was ancient and profound, suggesting it was the direction of Ancestor Xiao Xuan’s tomb.

He held Xun’er’s hand and slowly walked forward. The others behind him quickly followed. At this moment, Xiao Ze had long become the backbone in their hearts. With this Dou Sheng present, even if the third level of the Heavenly Tomb was more dangerous, they had a bit more confidence.

But before they had walked a few steps, a violent buzzing suddenly came from behind. Everyone turned to look, only to see waves of snow-white surging out from the crystal wall passage that Xiao Ze had previously broken open.

Dense Ancient Devouring Insects rushed out as if their lives didn’t matter, a number sufficient to make any Dou Zun’s scalp tingle.

Gu Qingyang’s face instantly changed: ”These insects actually chased us out!”

Before his words finished, they saw that the first of the Devouring Insects to fly out, as soon as they passed a meter beyond the light screen, turned into white powder with a ”puff,” as if they had hit an invisible barrier.

The subsequent Devouring Insects still charged out fearlessly, one after another, but without exception, they were all annihilated. In a short moment, a several-meter-thick pile of powder accumulated in front of the light screen.

”They can’t withstand the spatial energy of the third level, nor can they withstand the residual aura of my Otherworldly Flame.”

Xiao Ze explained faintly, the faint glow of the colorful Otherworldly Flame lingering on his fingertips. ”Don’t mind them. Once we’re on the third level, these insects can’t harm us.”

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Huo Xuan walked up to Xiao Ze, cupped his fists, and said, ”Brother Xiao Ze, thanks to your help this time, we were able to successfully enter the third level. Next, I plan to find a quiet place to Cultivate and will reunite with everyone in three years.”

With that, he took Chiyan and turned to leave.

The people of the Lei Clan and Shi Clan also bid farewell. Only Yao Xingji merely gave Xiao Ze a cold glance before leaving with the Yao Clan woman, flicking his sleeves.

Although he was wary of Xiao Ze’s Otherworldly Flame strength, he was still unwilling to humble himself and show goodwill.

Soon, only Xiao Ze, Xun’er, and Gu Qingyang’s four remained at the original spot.

Gu Qingyang looked at Xiao Ze and said straightforwardly, ”Brother Xiao Ze, you’re going to Ancestor Xiao Xuan’s tomb, aren’t you? That place is in the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb. Not only are there a large number of eight-star and nine-star energy bodies, but there might even be existences at the Half-Saint-Grade level. A slight misstep could cost you your life. Our Gu Clan once had powerful experts reach the outside of the tomb, but they were always unable to enter. You...”

”I must go.” Xiao Ze’s tone was firm. After stepping onto the third level, the Xiao Clan Bloodline within him faintly resonated with the distant location. ”Thank you for the reminder, Brother Qingyang, but I have my own judgment.”

Gu Zhen, Great Commander suddenly smiled and said, ”Elder Tongxuan already instructed us to protect Xun’er, so we will naturally accompany you. Moreover, with the four of us working together, as long as we don’t encounter Dou Sheng-level energy bodies, we might not be unable to cope.”

Gu Hua and Gu Xing also nodded, without the slightest hint of backing down in their eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Ze said no more, merely nodding slightly.

These three, Gu Qingyang, did not hold much hostility towards him. Especially after the incident within the light screen, they seemed even more amiable towards him, so Xiao Ze did not treat the three coldly.

Over the next three months, the group ventured deeper into the Heavenly Tomb.