"This must be where the Tomb of the Xian King lies. To obtain the Muchen Bead, we have to open the coffin and examine the corpse."
"So..."
Zhang Tian looked at the hole below, not saying the rest.
Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang understood. The three exchanged glances.
"Boss, I'll go down with you. If we work together, we'll definitely find a way," Hu Bayi said.
His expression was serious.
"Mm," Zhang Qilin nodded.
Neither of them showed much fear.
After all, Zhang Tian's team had seen much more now, and they were no longer limited to small tombs. With their horizons broadened, their courage naturally grew.
"Alright, let's make a simple plan." Zhang Tian nodded. If they were to go down, they definitely needed a plan. Recklessly descending based on courage alone would lead to a terrible end. Those who succeed either have clear minds or immense strength; otherwise, even if they obtain something by chance, they will have to return it later. Grave robbing is no different.
"Miss Yang, you shouldn't go down. It's too dangerous. Do you have any more explosives?" Zhang Tian looked at Shirley Yang. Shirley Yang was Zhang Tian's only hope of survival this time. He didn't know if the Ruzhi would be effective against magic. However, explosives would definitely have some effect. When the time comes, they would have Shirley Yang plant explosives on the surrounding walls and near the Ruzhi's opening. Once the Muchen Bead was obtained, they would escape.
"I don't have many explosives left," Shirley Yang looked at her backpack. Most of her explosives were left at the Three Lives Bridge. There was also a formation left by Zhang Tian at the Three Lives Bridge.
"I have a little left in my space. Miss Yang, when we go in, as soon as you hear my command, you detonate the explosives directly." "Our survival depends on you." Zhang Tian spoke quickly. This was because the Ruzhi was closing, and if it completely sealed, Zhang Tian and the others would be trapped here.
"Mm," Shirley Yang nodded, her expression becoming a little more serious. She hadn't expected her role to be so important.
Zhang Tian looked at Zhang Qilin and Hu Bayi again. "Old Hu, Qilin, when we go down, we'll split into three directions. If any corpses rise, the three of us will attack decisively." "Qilin, you're fast. You'll get the Muchen Bead first. Once the bead is in hand, we'll withdraw," Zhang Tian said earnestly.
Both of them nodded. Zhang Tian's plan was simple: he and Hu Bayi would attract attention, and Zhang Qilin would get the Muchen Bead. Once obtained, they would escape, regardless of whether the Xian King was dead or alive.
With the plan set, Zhang Tian decisively took out his whisk. Zhang Qilin and Hu Bayi also took out their weapons. The reason for not setting up a formation was simple: there wasn't enough time! Fatty and Wang Fei's resistance had only slightly slowed down the Ruzhi. If Zhang Tian were to set up a formation, it would take at least ten minutes, which was too long.
Zhang Tian waved his hand, seized the opportunity, and jumped into the Ruzhi's opening. As the Ruzhi closed and opened again, Hu Bayi and Zhang Qilin followed him down. Inside the Ruzhi, there was a small space. In this space, a coffin landed in front of Zhang Tian and the other two. Even though the coffin was sealed, it exuded an unparalleled corpse qi.
[Item: Xian King's Coffin!]
[Item Status: (Corpse Transformation)]
[Item Description: The sarcophagus containing the body of the Xian King. Due to the unique environment within the Ruzhi, it underwent corpse transformation, with the physical body transforming and the soul transcending.]
A voice echoed in Zhang Tian's mind, referring to the coffin before him. Zhang Tian was shocked. So, the Xian King's soul had entered the Heavenly Palace, and his body had become a zombie, forever guarding his tomb. In that case, the Xian King himself was the final mechanism of this place.
"Hiss, such heavy corpse qi. Why did the Xian King turn into a zombie? He shouldn't have had any grievances in life," Hu Bayi said from the side. Such strong corpse qi was impossible for anyone other than a zombie.
"Perhaps he was influenced by the corpse qi of the corpses within the Ruzhi, and coupled with the extreme yin energy within the Ruzhi, becoming a zombie is normal." "However, I'm worried that with the Muchen Bead's enhancement, the Xian King might not be an ordinary zombie, but likely a flying zombie, or even a top-tier zombie," Zhang Tian said in a low voice, but with extreme seriousness.
"Should we open it?" Zhang Qilin asked. His black gold ancient saber emanated a faint aura. Zhang Tian scattered a large number of talismans, covering the entire coffin.
"Since we're here, let's open the coffin!" Zhang Tian gritted his teeth. The Muchen Bead was very important for Zhang Tian's future. Therefore, Zhang Tian had no intention of giving up the Muchen Bead before him. Moreover, since learning about the Muchen Bead's power, Zhang Tian was even more certain that he needed it. Not only to remove the curse placed on him by Queen Jingjue, but most importantly, the Muchen Bead could increase his cultivation. That was the main reason.
The other two nodded slightly and began to open the coffin. Waves of corpse qi entered the jade pendant on Zhang Tian's neck, which resembled an eye. Inside the jade pendant, in a phantom space, Queen Jingjue, whose cultivation had fully recovered, frowned slightly. She sat beside the spirit water, her smooth feet soaking in the spirit spring. Her slender legs looked pale and tender in the sunless phantom space. If Zhang Tian knew his spirit water was being used to soak feet, he would definitely jump up and scold Queen Jingjue.
"Hmm? Such strong corpse qi, it's comparable to my peak state..." Queen Jingjue frowned slightly. She waved her hand, and the scene outside appeared before her eyes. After all, she had half of the control. As the scene outside appeared, Queen Jingjue's eyes changed.
"Xian King?" Queen Jingjue murmured. Her voice, like a deep valley, seemed somewhat surprised. The Xian King had a slight intersection with her, no, it should be said he had a slight intersection with the Ghost Cave tribe.
"No wonder I felt this spiritual energy was a bit familiar. So that's how it is." "I didn't expect them to find the Tomb of the Xian King. It's truly incredible," Queen Jingjue thought, her face devoid of any expression. The Xian King had visited the ancient city of Jingjue a thousand years ago to try and divine the heavens and see his fate after death. Unexpectedly, he learned that in the future, a group of people would enter his tomb and plunder it. For this reason, the Xian King designed multiple complex tomb chambers. He didn't expect these few people to actually arrive.
Queen Jingjue took a breath. She had seen before that a mysterious person had entered her tomb and plundered it, and she had only survived through a few tricks. She didn't expect these people to be the same person, and all of them to be Zhang Tian!
"His strength is formidable. I wonder if they can succeed," Queen Jingjue thought, watching the scene with interest.
At this moment, Hu Bayi and Zhang Qilin's hands had already reached the coffin. The intense corpse qi made it difficult for them to lift their heads.
"Open the coffin!" Without further hesitation, Zhang Tian said. As the coffin lid moved, the surrounding corpse qi rushed out like it had no regard for its own life. The entire area around the Ruzhi turned a corpse-black color.