Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 798: Chapter 798: Let this group of guys tomb raid?

”What powerful Sha Arrows!”

The Big Black Dog looked shocked and took out a Little Mirror. He waved it in the air, and it suddenly expanded, shielding the three of them.

The other Demon Cultivators, seemingly very familiar with this Reverse Bow Sha, quickly brandished various magical treasures to resist the assault of the Sha Arrows.

A series of CLANGING and CLATTERING sounds erupted, like a torrential rainstorm battering a metal sheet—urgent and loud. After this barrage, the Sha Arrows vanished one by one.

”If this Reverse Bow Sha isn’t broken, the Sha Arrows will be endless!” Old Goat Head shouted.

”Old Goat Head, since you’re shouting so fiercely, why don’t you go break that Reverse Bow Sha?” the Big Black Cat joked.

”I can’t do it alone. We need to work together!” Old Goat Head gave a cunning smile.

”Everyone, this Reverse Bow Sha is incredibly powerful. We all need to work together to destroy the Reverse Bow Sha at the entrance. Only then can we get closer to the tomb of the First Ruthless Man!” the Yao Lingling Sect Master declared loudly.

”Don’t worry, Senior. It’s just a measly Reverse Bow Sha. We will definitely break it!” a Demon Cultivator shouted.

After he spoke, numerous Demon Cultivators, as if of a single mind, brandished their magical treasures and surged forward.

CLANG! CLATTER!

Amidst the dense sounds, everyone withstood the assault of the Reverse Bow Sha’s Sha Arrows, continuously closing the distance and drawing ever nearer to the entrance of the great tomb.

「Deep within the ancient tomb.」

In that grand hall, Li Qikong suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze chilling.

”A bunch of ants. Do they really think I’m dead?” he said coldly.

”You’ve been dead for 30,000 years. That’s no secret in the Cangnan Continent...” Ye Yun also opened his eyes and said with a smile.

Li Qikong’s expression faltered. Ye Yun’s words made sense, and he didn’t know how to refute them. After all, he hadn’t appeared in this world as the First Ruthless Man for 30,000 years. So, it was quite normal for people to believe he was dead.

「Back then, in Ziluo City.」

Li Qikong had only appeared as a scruffy old Daoist. At that time, he was also wandering the world, searching for a favored one of the Heavenly Dao to alleviate the power of the Curse within his body.

”Seven Emptiness! Those little ones seem to have come prepared. Looking at this first Reverse Bow Sha, it seems it can’t hold them back...” the white-haired old man said with a smile, his eyes twinkling.

”No matter. I’ll just smash them to bits with one punch!” Li Qikong gave a faint smile, suddenly stood up, and prepared to go out.

”Wait!” Ye Yun suddenly shouted.

Among the over a thousand Cultivators outside, three were his people. He couldn’t just let these three little ones die for no reason.

Li Qikong was alive and well now, and the Curse on his body had mostly dissipated, with only one-tenth remaining. If he truly struck, one punch would cause everyone to perish.

”Benefactor, what’s wrong?” Li Qikong asked very politely, clasping his fists.

He had now changed how he addressed Ye Yun. This was because, in just two days, nine-tenths of the Curse’s power within his body had vanished. How could this not make Li Qikong excited and deeply grateful? Even that white-haired old man, upon seeing the Curse disappear, was so excited he nearly fainted.

Therefore, in Li Qikong’s heart, Ye Yun was like a savior who had given him a new life, akin to his own parents.

”You’re perfectly alive and well, why bother with those little ones? They want to rob the tomb, don’t they? Then let them!” Ye Yun chuckled lightly.

Let this bunch of fellows rob the tomb? Li Qikong was stunned; his mind couldn’t catch up for a moment.

”Seven Emptiness! Don’t be so stingy. You’re alive and well now, are you still afraid of others robbing your tomb?” The white-haired old man seemed to have understood the key point and said with a smile, ”Just let them play. The various traps and different kinds of Sha Qi in the ancient tomb will keep them occupied for quite a while!”

”That’s right!” Ye Yun spread his hands and also laughed.

”Wait until they are about to reach here, then you can use your Divine Skills to send these little ones all back!” the white-haired old man said. ”You’re already a True God; there’s no need to kill these mere little ones in the Life and Death Realm!”

”Old Daoist, as the saying goes, ’one doesn’t shed tears until one sees the coffin.’ They’ve come from so far away, aren’t you going to let them see your coffin? At the very least, they should get to see an empty one, right?” Ye Yun suggested again.

”This...”

Hearing the conversation between the white-haired old man and Ye Yun, Li Qikong was a bit dumbfounded.

The vibe here is a bit off!

Could it be... that not only should he not stop them, but he should even open the gates wide, make it convenient for these little ones to overcome all obstacles and advance unimpeded, right into this hall where the coffin is kept?

In this entire world, is there any other tomb owner like him, who would actively help tomb raiders rob their own tomb?

Li Qikong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn’t want to refute them anymore.

After all, there isn’t anything particularly valuable in this tomb anyway. Might as well let those little ones come in and look around.

Thinking this, Li Qikong plopped back down and continued to circulate that Cultivation Technique, starting to absorb karmic fortune again.

Only one-tenth of the Curse within his body remained. He believed it wouldn’t take long to completely remove it.

「Outside the ancient tomb.」

The crowd charged to within a few dozen yards of the ancient tomb’s entrance. Someone then produced a Sword and landed it on the tomb’s door.

The POPPING sounds diminished, and the power of the Reverse Bow Sha weakened considerably. However, spatial ripples still appeared, continuously forming Sha Arrows and launching attacks at the crowd.

”Sect Master, can’t the Reverse Bow Sha be broken with brute force?” a young Disciple of Yao Lingling, standing at the back of the crowd, asked quietly.

A young man replied slowly, ”This Sha Qi is extremely Yin and cold. It contains Killing Qi and has a strong suppressive effect on our Divine Techniques and physical bodies. Once pierced by a Sha Arrow, the body will stiffen, and the invading Sha Qi will cause immense damage to the physical body. Therefore, tombs like this require specialists—those who walk a particular ’Path’—using specialized magical treasures to overcome such things...”

”So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect this Sha Qi to be so formidable...” that young Disciple said with a wry smile.

”This is just the entrance. The various types of Sha within the tomb will likely emerge endlessly. At that time, we’ll have to rely entirely on these people!” As the young man spoke to this point, his expression also became serious. It seemed he also felt this expedition was fraught with peril and objectively dangerous.

”Why are there still Sha Arrows?” The Big Black Cat, seeing spatial ripples still appearing in the void, cursed irritably.

When it came to tomb raiding, his skills were far inferior to the Big Black Dog’s. Among the three of them, the Big Black Dog’s tomb raiding skills ranked first, the Sky-boring Rat’s second, and he, the Nine-tailed Spirit Cat, could only rank third.

”Cat Brother, that winding path at the entrance is like a bow. If that bow isn’t broken, the Reverse Bow Sha won’t completely disappear...” the Big Black Dog explained.

After speaking, he suddenly took out two small black stones and tossed them into the air. The small stones grew rapidly in the wind, eventually becoming two small mountains that pressed down heavily on the winding path. Once this path was suppressed, the POPPING sounds vanished, and the entrance to the ancient tomb returned to silence.

”Excellent! Truly worthy of being a Demonic Divine Dog!” Old Goat Head gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed in admiration.

”I merely employed a simple trick. Many of you present are far more skilled than I; they simply chose not to act...” the Big Black Dog said humbly, cupping his fists, his face wreathed in smiles.

The types of Sha Qi in this tomb are indeed quite interesting... Ye Yun mused, nodding lightly as he witnessed this scene.

”Alright! The Curse’s power within my body has finally, completely vanished!”

Just then, Li Qikong suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, his face alight with pleasant surprise.

”Congratulations, Old Daoist,” Ye Yun smiled and also stood up.

Li Qikong waved his large hand, and a water mirror immediately appeared before him. It showed over a thousand Demon Clan Cultivators already gathered at the main entrance of the ancient tomb. These people were currently discussing how to open the great doors of the ancient tomb.

”Why bother with all that trouble? You can all just come straight in!” Li Qikong, in high spirits, laughed heartily, as if he had thought of something amusing. He pointed sharply with his hand, and a ray of light vanished into the ancient tomb.

CREAK...

The great doors of the ancient tomb suddenly swung open on their own.

”This...”

The numerous Demon Clan members, including the Disciples of Yao Lingling, stared at the gloomy, imposing entrance, all completely dumbfounded.

What just happened?

Why did the doors of the ancient tomb suddenly open?