"This is my uncle's."
Zhang Tian's eyes widened, unable to finish his sentence.
Thinking about how Hu Bayi had been studying the bone for so long, Zhang Tian felt a bit embarrassed.
Especially that tailbone of yours, well, it's quite strange.
Zhang Qilin also gently removed his hand from Zhang Tian's hand.
The burning sensation vanished without a trace.
"Now, let's nourish the faint soul within first."
"My apologies, Uncle, you'll have to endure this for a while."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he prepared a wooden tub, crushed a ghost pill, added spiritual water, and sprinkled the pill's powder into the water.
Thus, a simple spiritual spring ghost pool was made.
"Uncle, this is for your own good."
Zhang Tian said as he placed the skull into the wooden tub.
Instantly, Zhang Tian felt a surge of soul power slowly recovering.
"Let's go, we'll check over there."
After settling his uncle, Zhang Tian stood up.
Zhang Qilin nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the ghost candle nearby.
At this moment, Fatty and the others were "sternly criticizing" the ghost candle.
The ghost candle's face was filled with bewilderment.
"Who are you? Why are you here? Did you deliberately lure us down?"
The ghost candle's eyes held some apprehension.
He had been attacked and knocked unconscious just moments ago; the attack was too fast, and he hadn't even reacted.
It seemed that the people in front of him were quite powerful, so the ghost candle dared not be too presumptuous.
"What you're asking is exactly what we want to know. What is your name, where are you from, and what is your purpose for being here?"
"Tell us, and I can spare your life."
Zhang Tian spoke as he walked, his footsteps on the bluestone path making dull thuds.
The ghost candle looked at the person in strange black armor, his curiosity piqued.
Where did these people come from? Moreover, the Fujian language of the person in front of him sounded so fluent.
Could it be that the Fujian Kingdom had such top-tier talents? He had no idea.
"I am the sect leader of the Imperial Yin-Yang Sect of the Fujian Empire. Everyone calls me Lord Guizhu."
The ghost candle said lightly.
Since they were from the Fujian Kingdom, hearing "Onmyoji" should earn him some respect.
"Oh, so you're the sect leader of the Onmyoji sect. That makes things easier."
Zhang Tian's eyes narrowed instantly.
Seeing Zhang Tian's smile, the ghost candle's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition.
"How did you find this place?"
Zhang Tian said, squatting down.
He looked like a complete villain!
"Is this how you speak to an elder? I am an Imperial Onmyoji. Since you are from the Fujian Kingdom, you should respect the national religion!"
Seeing Zhang Tian's continued demeanor, the ghost candle became a little anxious.
When had he ever been so humble?
Zhang Tian shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I don't recognize any national religion. You have only two choices today: tell the truth, or die."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning appeared.
"Divine Thunder in the Palm!"
"You are also from the Yin-Yang Sect? And a Grand Onmyoji!"
The ghost candle's eyes widened.
Even he had to use talismans to achieve a qualitative transformation.
But this person could directly convert inner energy into a tangible form. What else could that be but a Grandmaster?
"What nonsense Grandmaster? Hurry up and tell me, or my lightning won't have eyes."
Zhang Tian cursed. Being called an Onmyoji when he practiced Taoism had already annoyed him greatly.
"Celestial Master, please don't be angry, I'll tell you."
The ghost candle's tone immediately softened.
He quickly began to speak.
"I presume Celestial Master doesn't know, but our Fujian Kingdom's dragon脉 was previously extracted by outsiders, causing severe damage. Several of our lineage members died in the process of restoring it."
"Later, we went to apprehend the culprits who damaged the dragon脉. Who knew, our Fujian Kingdom's Imperial Tomb was then robbed by them."
"Celestial Master, this is simply a great humiliation! Later, we entered the tomb but were attacked by a horde of ghosts, suffering heavy casualties."
"Now we have learned the whereabouts of those individuals, which is why we came here..."
The ghost candle didn't finish speaking, his mouth twitching.
He seemed to have realized something.
Could this series of events, the mysterious figures, and the people who extracted the dragon脉 be connected to this Grand Onmyoji in front of him?
For a moment, the ghost candle's face froze.
He had been too hasty earlier and hadn't thought it through. Now, thinking about it, he realized he had been played for a fool.
At this moment, the ghost candle's expression was worse than if he had eaten excrement.
"Go on, continue."
Zhang Tian smiled at him.
"You are the ones who harmed our kingdom's fortune and insulted our divine land!"
"You deserve to die!"
"You will not die a good death. Even if you kill me, I will not yield to you."
The ghost candle suddenly became resolute.
Zhang Tian touched his cheek.
This guy's transformation was really quick.
"Boss, his change of heart is too fast, isn't it?"
Fatty said, his eyes also wide as he looked at the ghost candle.
"Since you asked so sincerely, I will mercifully tell you. We are the Nine Gate Tomb Robbers Group, the ones who extracted the dragon脉, blew up the divine tombs, and insulted your little Fujian!"
Wang Banyue jumped out at this moment.
Triumphantly.
Being able to annoy little Fujian made Wang Banyue happy for an entire day.
"Uh..."
The air suddenly fell silent.
Not only Zhang Tian was silent, but the ghost candle was also silent.
"Where are you from?"
The ghost candle pondered for a long time, finally uttering a sentence.
"Xia Kingdom."
Zhang Tian replied.
Upon hearing these two words, the ghost candle's expression turned even paler.
"Alas, there is no one to carry on the legacy."
The ghost candle sighed, his entire body instantly turned red, and his dantian began to swell.
Being humiliated by people from the Xia Kingdom made the ghost candle feel disheartened.
"Not good! He's going to self-destruct his primal energy!"
Seeing this, Zhang Tian shouted.
Everyone immediately retreated.
Almost instantly, an explosion sound was heard.
"Boom!"
The next moment, the entire tomb chamber shook, and a mist of blood instantly sprayed out from the ghost candle's body.
The entire tomb chamber was filled with a red aura.
And the pieces of flesh fell like raindrops.
The scene was incredibly bloody.
"So fishy."
Fatty covered his mouth and nose, his brow furrowed.
Fortunately, Zhang Tian and the others had retreated in time. If they had been caught in this explosion, even Zhang Tian would have been severely injured.
The self-destruction power of someone at the Grandmaster level was immense.
Even this solid tomb chamber trembled, clearly indicating the power was not to be underestimated.
"My goodness..."
On the side, even with Zhang Tian and the others blocking, Wu Tianzhen and Wang Banyue were still sent flying quite a distance.
Zhang Tian glanced at them. Wu Tianzhen had only started cultivating recently and was not strong.
However, with the blessing of good fortune, Zhang Tian believed that in a few days, this fellow's cultivation speed would skyrocket.
"What is this? Intestines?"
Fatty bent down and picked up a piece of fleshy material, then disgustedly threw it aside.
As the mist of blood dispersed.
Where the ghost candle had been sitting, a pit about five meters deep remained.
The equipment and other items carried by the ghost candle had also disappeared, clearly destroyed in the explosion.
This kind of explosion carried the true energy of the dantian. Although the range of the blast was small, its power was indeed strong.
"What noise is that? It even woke this Celestial Master!"
Following the sound of the explosion.
Suddenly, a languid voice came from behind.
Then, the sound of a splash came from the water.
The skeleton behind them began to assemble itself out of thin air.
Zhang Tian, Hu Bayi, and the others suddenly turned around.
Their eyes could not hide their excitement.
Taoist Master Dan He had awakened!