Lin Qingyuan stood at a safe distance, playfully teasing the exotic beast pulling the carriage.
He appeared fearless and bold.
Chu Tian, sensing through Lin Qingyuan's soul fluctuations, knew the brat was likely terrified deep down.
His outward appearance was merely an act.
"A kid trying to be brave!" Chu Tian couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
"Let him come over. He really is my younger brother!" Chu Tian told Ling'er.
Ling'er found it hard to believe, as she sensed no blood connection between the two.
This was Ling'er's innate ability since birth.
"No need to look at me like that. He's a godson recognized by my grandfather!"
Chu Tian's soul was now immense.
He could perceive every move, every glance, every thought of those around him.
Hearing Chu Tian's explanation, Ling'er finally showed understanding.
With a sharp cry, she calmed the beast pulling the carriage.
"Big Brother, you haven't gone with me to dig up the great... archaeological site yet! You can't just leave.
Master said my first task is to bring you down into the tomb.
There absolutely cannot be any mistakes. If you don't go, I can't go either!"
The boy's words were pitiful.
"Why?"
Lin Qingyuan, with a distressed face, said, "Master said that even if I went alone, I wouldn't be able to get in, and I might even lose my life there!"
Ling'er pouted beside them. Before Chu Tian could speak, she interjected, "With your cultivation, you should just go home! You'll die wherever you go!"
"Hmph, that's still better than your thieving sect!"
Lin Qingyuan wasn't about to back down.
"You..." In an argument, he was naturally no match for Ling'er.
"What, did I say something wrong? The Soul Spirit Sect used to be powerful, but it was almost wiped out. Now you're still against the entire continent, protecting Yin spirits and preventing people from capturing them!
I don't know what your sect founder was thinking, he must have been out of his mind!"
Lin Qingyuan's words grew increasingly outrageous.
Ling'er finally couldn't stand it, and her aura erupted.
"Shut your mouth! How dare you slander our ancestors!"
Chu Tian saw the situation escalating and quickly intervened, stopping them both.
"Alright, alright. Since Grandfather arranged it, I'll go with you."
Chu Tian had already planned to accompany Lin Qingyuan to the grand tomb.
A problem had arisen mid-journey, leading him to meet Ling'er.
This little girl had always believed he was an elder of the Soul Spirit Sect.
It turned out that their Soul Spirit Sect's secret method...
was dual cultivation of body and spirit.
Furthermore, it was said that if the technique was perfected to the extreme, one could simultaneously possess multiple Yin spirits, which was why she had identified Chu Tian.
However, what shocked Ling'er was that her master had once told her...
that for a thousand years, no one had been able to cultivate a second Yin spirit.
Since the Soul Spirit Sect was hunted by people from the entire continent, no one had achieved such a feat.
Chu Tian's appearance completely overturned her understanding.
Three Yin spirits... Ten thousand years ago, during the Soul Spirit Sect's prime, even they had not achieved this.
Only peerless prodigies could reach such an accomplishment.
Therefore, she was determined to bring Chu Tian to Zhongzhou!
From her current observation, although he possessed three Yin spirits, his realm might not be high, otherwise Ao Longtian would have been instantly killed!
It was only after Ao Longtian was injured by that colorful light that he was scared into fleeing.
Chu Tian saw Ling'er hesitate to speak. He smiled.
"After this matter is settled, Zhongzhou... I should make a trip." Chu Tian said to Ling'er and then, ignoring her agreement, leaped off the carriage.
Ling'er reached out, wanting to persuade Chu Tian further.
But seeing Chu Tian's resolute attitude, she knew nothing she said would be useful.
Using force was even less likely!
She could only glare fiercely at Lin Qingyuan, then cast a disdainful look at him.
"What the hell..." Lin Qingyuan was depressed. What was this about? If my Big Brother doesn't want to go with you, he'll leave when he wakes up. What does it have to do with me?
*Slap...*
"Are you going or not?"
Just as Lin Qingyuan was about to react, Chu Tian slapped the back of his head, making him stumble.
"Oh!" He immediately deflated and followed behind Chu Tian.
"Wait... I'll go with you!"
As Chu Tian and Lin Qingyuan were about to enter the Earth-Piercing Shuttle, Ling'er suddenly spoke.
Simultaneously, the carriage pulled by the exotic beast rapidly shrunk, eventually becoming as small as a fingernail and falling into her hand.
"No!" Lin Qingyuan exploded.
"Why not?" Ling'er's eyebrows shot up.
"This is sect rules! If I say no, it's no!" Lin Qingyuan's attitude was firm.
Chu Tian had been considering saying they could all go together, as one more or one less wouldn't matter.
But hearing Lin Qingyuan mention sect rules, he had no choice but to give up.
"What sect rules? Are you looking down on women?"
"Hmph, I'm not taking you anyway. Women are Yin... Entering a tomb while carrying Yin is adding Yin upon Yin. If you die, you die alone! If you follow us, you'll endanger us!" Lin Qingyuan flicked his hand and...
boarded the Earth-Piercing Shuttle first.
Chu Tian shrugged at Ling'er.
"Hmph, I have to go!" Just as Chu Tian turned to enter the Earth-Piercing Shuttle, Ling'er flashed past him and entered first.
"These two kids are really stubborn!"
Seeing Ling'er enter...
Lin Qingyuan acted as if he hadn't seen her.
This was rather curious.
Instead, Ling'er was stunned to see Princess Lin Qiaoqiao.
She then glared even more fiercely at Lin Qingyuan.
There's another woman here, why didn't you say anything?
"Big Brother, I'll set the flight path, then you can pilot it... We've wasted so much time! We need to hurry!"
Lin Qingyuan pressed a few buttons on the control panel and then moved aside.
*Boom...*
...
Three days later.
The Earth-Piercing Shuttle abruptly stopped moving. It had been in constant operation for three days, at extreme speed.
However, after stopping, Chu Tian couldn't help but frown.
"Why are there so many people?"
Lin Qingyuan also frowned and asked.
"So many people? How do you know?"
His question caught Chu Tian off guard.
Yes, before, in the Yin-Yang Realm, he couldn't use his divine sense.
Now he could. It seemed...
his Sea of Souls had undergone a qualitative improvement, allowing him to break through many restrictions.
Being able to use his divine sense made Chu Tian very happy.
This made things much more convenient.
Through his divine sense, he saw at least thousands of people on the ground.
These thousands of people were strange, wearing all sorts of clothing.
"Damn, this... can't be a gathering of tomb robbers, can it?"
Chu Tian realized that the people above had one thing in common...
a strong smell of earth on them.
"Heh heh, precisely!" Lin Qingyuan chuckled proudly.
Chu Tian frowned, "Aren't we going into the tomb? Why did you bring me here?"
"Heh heh, naturally... to find some cannon fodder!"
"I previously released news that a grand tomb has appeared here, so naturally, people would come to join the fun. With them helping us scout the way, it will save a lot of trouble. Anyway, in the end, the master said only you can open the main tomb!"
Lin Qingyuan said this with a sly expression.