After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 787 The Maze Stone Chamber: Encountering an Acquaintance!

This area is quite large, with numerous stone chambers forming a maze around the main burial chamber.

The main burial chamber is also quite large, covering more than 2,000 square meters. It is square and surrounded by thick stone walls, making it impossible to break into.

The stone used for the stone walls is the same as the stone used for these stone chambers. In the words of the Five Thunder True Man, these stones have all been refined by the primordial spirit of a Celestial Realm expert.

Not only is its strength ridiculously high, but it can also greatly block the detection of mental energy.

That's absolutely true. The stone here is clearly of a higher grade than that in the outer palace. It not only blocks the detection of spiritual power, but it also greatly suppresses his radar detection.

Radar can penetrate a stone wall that is at most half a meter thick. The stone wall of the main tomb chamber is obviously more than half a meter thick, so Chen Yang's radar detection cannot penetrate it at all.

The outer stone chambers are slightly better, but the stone is generally about a foot thick. Radar can pass through them, but the weakened radar waves can only travel for about ten meters at most. If they encounter multiple layers of stone walls, they will be completely blocked.

Forcibly using the power of one's primordial spirit to explore the path can reveal a distance of twenty or thirty meters, but such a distance is incomparable to the distance seen with the naked eye.

Moreover, Chen Yang's primordial spirit was weak and could not withstand any depletion.

Chen Yang had never been to this area before. The last time he came here, he came and went in a hurry.

Therefore, Chen Yang was still very careful, as there was no guarantee that there might be some spiritual objects hidden in this area.

Chen Yang opened the map left by Xu Guanghan, first using some obvious landmarks to determine his current location, and then followed the map to explore the marked areas.

The roads crisscross, with stone chambers of all sizes on both sides, some open and others with their stone doors tightly shut.

Chen Yang always used radar to investigate the situation inside the stone gate first. Although it couldn't completely reveal what was inside, it could at least confirm whether there was any danger.

Then they used brute force to open the sealed stone door.

The stone gates are very heavy; many are simply a single piece of broken dragon stone, incredibly heavy.

Fortunately, Chen Yang was strong enough, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to deal with them.

Even so, opening more than a dozen doors left Chen Yang exhausted.

A lot of physical energy was wasted, but no gains were made at all.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "According to Xu Guanghan's memory, this underground palace area has a total of 1028 stone chambers of various sizes. We don't know what they were used to store before, but they are all empty now that time has passed."

"Does he open them one room at a time like this?" Chen Yang opened another stone door, looking at the empty stone chamber in front of him, a hint of disappointment on his face.

"Ah."

The Three Corpse Divine Tree responded, "There's no other way but to open them one by one. Spiritual power can't penetrate them, and the primordial spirit is severely suppressed. It's all about luck. If we're lucky, we might find some divine weapons or spiritual treasures. I suspect this place might have been an underground prison before, used to imprison spiritual beings, or perhaps human cultivators..."

"However, at least four hundred years have passed. Even if something was locked up there, it would probably have rotted into dust long ago."

"Xu Guanghan has come more than twenty times, and at most he can open ten or so doors each time. He has only encountered the mulberry root a handful of times, only five times in total. A piece of root can only yield mulberry juice three to five times at most. After that, the root will wither and fall off, and it will be difficult to find again..."

……

More than twenty times, with ten or so doors each time, meaning that Xu Guanghan has opened more than two hundred stone chambers.

It took more than two hundred attempts to hit the target five times, meaning that on average, one might encounter the roots of the Sangmu tree only once every forty or fifty stone chambers.

That probability is extremely low.

The map marks several locations, all of which are the stone chambers where the Sangmu Tree was discovered. These stone chambers have already been opened, so there's no need to open them again.

Xu Guanghan must have thoroughly figured out what was going on here, otherwise he wouldn't have left behind such a map.

The place is a jumbled mess; even with a map, you'd have to mark the way, otherwise you'd be very likely to get lost.

"Rumble..."

Chen Yang opened one stone door after another, like opening a blind box. He considered himself to be quite lucky, but the process of opening them gave him a headache.

"Why don't you go further in? The chances of finding something in a larger stone chamber might be higher," the Three Corpse Divine Tree suggested.

Chen Yang clapped his hands. "Forget it, let's do it one by one. Opening one here and one there is too chaotic."

He did not heed the Three Corpse Tree's suggestion and proceeded with the original plan, driving past them one by one.

Part of the stone gate was a single piece of broken dragon stone. He lifted it up, glanced at it, and then put it down again. He took out a brush from the system warehouse and wrote a number on the stone gate.

The numbers are arranged from small to large, so that even if the map doesn't work and he gets lost, he can still find the exit based on these numbers.

……

"This is strange, Elder Tree. Didn't you say that Xu Guanghan opened more than two hundred chambers and encountered the Sangmu Tree Root five times? I've opened nearly a hundred stone chambers, and I haven't encountered a single one?"

Two hours later, Chen Yang sat down against a wall.

I was drenched in sweat and exhausted.

In nearly a hundred stone chambers, Chen Yang not only failed to encounter the roots of the Sangmu tree even once, but he also failed to encounter the so-called spiritual treasures mentioned by the Three Corpse Divine Tree.

Is my luck really that bad?
Chen Yang's face turned somewhat pale.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "Who can say for sure about probability? No one can guarantee that there are still Sangmu tree roots in this area. Perhaps the five tree roots that Xu Guanghan found are all of them. Moreover, it is possible that the ones you opened were opened by Xu Guanghan."

Chen Yang rolled his eyes. "Don't you know whether Xu Guanghan has driven it or not?"

The Three Corpse Divine Tree gave an awkward smile.

Although he obtained Xu Guanghan's memories, he couldn't retain all of them. Some memories, like eating, drinking, and using the toilet, were meaningless to keep and would only take up memory. He should delete what needed to be deleted and forget what needed to be forgotten. In the process of deleting, he would inevitably delete a lot of things by mistake.

It has tried its best to preserve the memories of this place completely, but in terms of details, the memories are not really that clear.

Xu Guanghan himself is quite old and has forgotten many things. As for non-existent memories and vague memories, the Three Corpse Divine Tree could not possibly be so powerful as to create something out of nothing.

Chen Yang was just making a rant.

After resting for a while, he continued driving.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

Chen Yang released his grip, and the heavy Dragon-Slaying Stone fell heavily to the ground. He then took out a pen and wrote a number on the stone.

"199."

This is the 199th stone chamber he has opened, some large, some small, and some with various shapes.

But these stone chambers all have one thing in common.

It's empty; there's nothing there.

Chen Yang couldn't find a single hair.

"Old Tree, you're not kidding me, are you?" Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

It's illogical to spend so much time and energy only to not smell a single fart.

It's impossible that all the stone gates he opened were opened by Xu Guanghan, right?
According to the markings on the map, the stone chambers that Xu Guanghan opened were mostly scattered in different places, and could not be completely overlapped with the locations opened by Chen Yang.

Moreover, the Three Corpse Divine Tree also said that Xu Guanghan had only opened more than two hundred stone chambers, while he himself had opened nearly two hundred. If all of them were opened by Xu Guanghan, then he would be incredibly unlucky.

"Could it be that, besides Xu Guanghan, someone else came here?" Wu Lei Zhenren suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang paused slightly.

His brow furrowed slightly. Had other people been here?
That's hard to say. After all, this underground palace has existed for at least four hundred years. Four hundred years is a very long time. Who can say for sure how many people have been here?
In this underground palace, some of the stone chambers have hinged doors that open with a push. These types of stone chambers are mostly open. However, most of the stone chambers have doors made of a single piece of broken dragon stone, which is ridiculously heavy and requires brute force to lift. If you let go, it will fall back to its original position. These types of stone chambers are always closed, and you can't tell whether they have been opened or not.

If anyone had come and opened these stone doors, whatever was inside would have been taken long ago; there was no way Chen Yang would have been left with a drop of soup.

Mudd!

Chen Yang cursed inwardly, "Why is it that Xu Guanghan can encounter the Sangmu Tree Root five times when he only opened the stone gate two hundred times?"
Am I even less lucky than that dead Xu Guanghan?
He took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

At this point, scolding won't help; we still have to obediently continue carrying the door.

I'll open all of these thousand-plus stone chambers; I refuse to believe I won't hit the jackpot even once.

"boom!"

He arrived at a large stone chamber, spat on his hands, rubbed them together like a fly, and prepared to lift the huge stone door in front of him.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel the ground shake slightly.

"Ok?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow, certain that it wasn't a misperception.

It was the kind of vibration that comes from a heavy object falling to the ground; although it was slight, he could still feel it clearly.

Chen Yang stopped what he was doing, and his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the end of the passageway.

The tremor just now seemed to have come from deep within the underground palace.

With some doubt, Chen Yang started walking deeper into the passageway. ...

After turning a few corners, it's about a hundred meters ahead.

In front of a stone chamber stood two old men, both leaning their hands on the stone door, panting heavily.

One of them was rather short, but his exposed body looked quite strong, with well-developed muscles that were bulging and knotted, like pieces of explosives implanted under his skin.

The other man was much taller, with a red beard and red hair, resembling a golden lion. He had a majestic and fierce appearance, and carried a large knife on his back. He was also incredibly strong.

"Brother-in-law, take a break, I'm almost out of energy."

The short old man plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, looking somewhat resigned. "This is no human job. Don't make me do this again next time."

"stand up."

The red-haired old man kicked the short old man on the shoulder, saying, "What use are you if you don't practice your skills properly and can't even lift a stone?"

The two men lifted the stone gate together, and the red-haired old man was at a disadvantage. He was tall, so he naturally had to exert more strength, while the short old man was cheating and shirking his duties. Even so, he was still exhausted. No wonder the red-haired old man was frustrated.

The short old man complained, "I'm the one who's really asking for trouble. I came to this godforsaken place with you to suffer, and when I get the benefits, I won't get a share. What the hell am I doing this for?"

"You still say?"

The red-haired old man's eyes widened. "If it weren't for you, would that tree root have gotten away? Third brother, you ruined my plans. If this isn't handled well, and the sect leader blames me, I'll die, and you won't get away with it either..."

Upon hearing this, the short old man's face twitched slightly, and he mumbled something, though it was unclear what he was cursing.

"Get up and keep searching for me," the red-haired old man said coldly.

The short old man reluctantly stood up. "Brother-in-law, is the eldest brother dead?"

His words caused the red-haired old man to pause slightly.

"how could I know?"

Upon hearing this, the red-haired old man's expression became slightly unnatural. "You know what kind of person he is. After your sister died, he treated me like an enemy. I haven't contacted him for a long time."

The short old man said in a deep voice, "He's definitely dead. Although our boss is a bit cold, he's always taken good care of us brothers. Ever since he took over that damn liaison officer position, I knew something bad was going to happen..."

"But he wouldn't listen. Some time ago, he took on some kind of mission, and apparently things went wrong. He went to Raojiang to apologize, and then we lost contact..."

“He usually keeps in touch with us no matter where he goes, something must have happened to him…”

“You’re probably worrying unnecessarily. The cult is in need of manpower right now. How could the cult leader kill him over such a trivial matter…” the red-haired old man said.

"Humph."

The short old man snorted softly, "If he weren't dead, why would he have sent you to be the liaison?"

"shut up."

The red-haired old man gave a low shout, his expression extremely serious, "How can you casually bring up such a thing? If someone hears about it, do you want me to die a horrible death?"

The short old man's face twitched, and he forced himself to say, "There's no one else here, what can't I say?"

"Who said there was no one else around?"

Just then, a clear voice came from the end of the passageway.

Upon hearing this, the two elderly men were startled and suddenly became alert, hurriedly turning around to look in the direction from which the sound came.

The fluorite embedded in the ceiling of the passageway emitted a white glow, illuminating the passageway clearly.

A young man emerged from around the corner not far ahead, stopped about twenty meters away, and looked at the two of them with a malicious gaze.

The short old man was initially alarmed, but upon seeing that it was a young man, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In Panshanjie, it's not the young people you're afraid of, it's the old guys you're afraid of.

Youth basically means greenhorn, low level of skill, low strength, and easy to deal with.

The older one is, the longer one has lived and the more profound one's cultivation.

Chen Yang is only in his early twenties. Even if he started cultivating from the womb, what level could he possibly reach?
In addition, Chen Yang has now condensed his primordial spirit and is intentionally concealing his aura and realm, so even cultivators at the Creation Realm cannot see his true cultivation level.

This little guy is so easy to clean up.

In the red-haired old man's view, a single slap would have been enough to solve the problem.

However, he did not notice that the red-haired old man standing next to him had changed his expression.

"It's you?"

A fleeting look of fear crossed the red-haired old man's face; his eyes widened in shock.

It's obvious that she knows Chen Yang.

Chen Yang's gaze also fell on the red-haired old man.

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Name: He Yuanshan.

Physical strength: 39859.

Mental power: 40720.

Divine thought: 35832.

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Mount Si'e had long been bound to Chen Yang, so the information about the red-haired old man quickly appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

He Yuanshan.

Chen Yang had seen this person more than once when he was at Baoguo Temple. Although the two had no interaction, his full head of red hair and beard left a deep impression on him.

He was a lay Buddhist practitioner at Baoguo Temple.

This person's name was on the list of Gu God Cult members that Chen Yang gave to Wang Yuanchao.

As a late-stage Creation Realm cultivator, his attribute values ​​are considered above average, but he is still some distance from the Dao True Realm.

He Yuanshan is 112 years old this year. The Creation Realm has a lifespan of about 200 years. He should still have a chance to break through to the Dao True Realm in his lifetime.

This man also has another identity: he is the son-in-law of Huangling Mountain, the eldest brother-in-law of the three elders of the Jiang family in Huangling Mountain, and has been practicing in seclusion at Baoguo Temple for more than 20 years.

He Yuanshan performed very well at Baoguo Temple. He also contributed to the pursuit of Zhang Guohua when Sipan Mountain was sealed off last time. But who would have thought that this person was also a member of the Gu God Sect?

"So it's Elder He. What a coincidence! Wasn't Baoguo Temple under a curfew? What brings Elder He here?" Chen Yang asked knowingly.

He Yuanshan's face was gloomy, like an angry lion, his eyes fixed on Chen Yang, "You heard everything just now?"

"heard it."

Chen Yang nodded calmly.

He Yuanshan frowned even deeper, his voice growing even more so, "What did you hear?"

Chen Yang crossed his arms, looking relaxed. "It seems like he heard everything, something about the Gu God Cult, a liaison officer, and all that..."

Upon hearing this, He Yuanshan's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Without saying a word, he immediately roared, "Third brother, kill him together! We can't let him get away!"

"Ok?"

The short old man was taken aback by what he heard, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

He didn't understand why He Yuanshan was so angry. It was just a little kid, was it really necessary?

Even if you're afraid of your identity being exposed, is such a young man really worth us two Creation Realm experts joining forces?
However, while he was still in a daze, He Yuanshan had already drawn his weapon and charged towards Chen Yang ahead of him.

"Shh!"

Without the slightest hesitation, He Yuanshan slashed at Chen Yang from about ten meters away.

The blade's energy was two to three meters long.

There was a faint mental suppression, and although the old man was also a master of the knife, it was completely negligible in front of Chen Yang.

The blade was unstoppable, determined to cleave Chen Yang in two.

Without the slightest hesitation, they were determined to take Chen Yang's life.

He Yuanshan was very clear about what it would mean for him if his identity were exposed.

Although there was no conflict of interest between him and Chen Yang, the moment Chen Yang overheard their conversation and learned his identity, he had already sentenced Chen Yang to death.

(End of this chapter)