Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 576 The Fifth Heaven

Based on the rich experience of immortal remnant souls in entering tombs...

If a tomb raider has no connections, once he enters the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, he will be attacked by the stone men guarding the outermost perimeter.

These stone figures possess the basic instinct to guard the tomb. When complete, each one is equivalent to a true immortal wielding a standard low-grade immortal artifact. The tomb-guarding formation composed of tens of thousands of stone figures would be enough to kill even a celestial lord.

And this is only the outermost guard of the tomb.

However, that was a long time ago. Now, having gone through the end of the Dharma era, the magical power fluctuations on these stone figures have disappeared, and even the low-grade immortal artifacts in their hands have decayed and become unusable, as if they are about to turn into dust at any moment.

Even at this level, the pressure emanating from the guardian's will is enough to make it difficult for any life form that has not yet condensed a nascent soul to move around here.

At this stage, among ordinary cultivators on Earth, there should be no one who can break through.

People with connections are an exception.

After the end of the Dharma era, some people discovered that the defense mechanism of the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb seemed to have malfunctioned. Although it still killed most of the intruders, it seemed that it no longer forcibly expelled cultivators with the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor.

Just like this outermost area, as long as an entrant with the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor doesn't try to take the equipment from the tomb guardian stone men, these stone men seem to turn a blind eye and quietly watch the entrant pass by without attacking.

According to legend, the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb has five heavens.

"The first layer is the outermost layer, which consists of tomb guardian stone figures made of imperial soil and the souls of immortals who died in battle. Apart from the immortal artifacts they hold, there are basically no treasures. Thieves who dare to come to the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb without fear of death will not risk their lives for a mere low-grade immortal artifact."

"The second heaven is the outer city. In this city, there are offerings from various races under the Heavenly Emperor. The ancient Heavenly Court ruled over all races, and these races all offered their most precious treasures, whether they were elixirs or magical artifacts... sealed inside the representative statues of their respective races."

"Actually, I only reached this level back then. I was lucky enough to obtain a celestial pill from the offerings of all races, which is how I have survived until now. In fact, once you reach this level, it's almost enough. It's fine for some small races, but for some large races, how can they be careless about the offerings of the Heavenly Emperor? If they are too cheap, they cannot show respect for the Heavenly Emperor. So here... even high-grade celestial artifacts exist. As long as you can gain some benefits in this level, you will benefit immensely."

"What about the next three heavens?" Lin Jing asked the remnant immortal soul.

"The third heaven is said to be where the remains of the concubines who were buried with him sleep; it's considered the inner layer," the remnant immortal soul said cautiously. "His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor had many concubines, and after his death in battle, many of them chose to be buried with him."

"The spirits of the concubines and some of their burial items are inhabited there... These are basically treasures that the Heavenly Emperor gave to them when he was alive."

"This place is quite sensitive. I don't recommend getting close. The defenses here are far superior to those of the two outer areas. Even if you have the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor, it's still not advisable. After all, even when the Heavenly Emperor was alive, the concubines in the harem were still vying for favor and fighting in the palace. Our bloodline, which we don't even know where it came from, might just be disliked by the dying concubine and killed."

It's true that the remnant soul of an immortal possesses something.

Outside the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, Lin Jing recalled his previous conversation with the remnant soul of the immortal.

"The fourth heaven is said to contain the remains of four alien immortal emperors who attempted to overthrow the Heavenly Court's rule, along with their clan's guardian artifacts. These beings came from other immortal realms. After single-handedly defeating these four immortal emperors, the Heavenly Emperor, weakened by his injuries, was near death. He ordered that these four immortal emperors and their armies be buried with him, to be suppressed and sealed for generations to come, preventing their resurgence. It can be considered a symbol of the Heavenly Emperor's strength and achievements." "The third heaven is not recommended, and this place is even less so. Immortal emperors are beyond comprehension. Even if the Heavenly Emperor personally suppressed these enemies, he couldn't guarantee they wouldn't be able to resurrect… through willpower, faith, reincarnation… In short, to prevent these four immortal emperors from resurrecting and to prevent their armies from returning, the Heavenly Emperor personally suppressed and sealed everything within his tomb with his own remains. This is an inviolable taboo…"

"The fifth layer is probably where the Heavenly Emperor's own remains rest, right? Many of the Heavenly Emperor's personal belongings are buried there."

After learning everything from the remnant soul of the immortal, Lin Jing understood that, without any special opportunities, the most suitable place for them to seek treasures was the Second Heaven.

The idea of ​​inheriting part of the Immortal Emperor's relics and becoming a young Immortal Emperor is extremely difficult. It would require reaching at least the fifth level of genius, the deepest level. But after hearing what the remnant soul of an immortal said, it is undoubtedly very, very difficult.

Therefore, Lin Jing has lowered his expectations. As long as Frog successfully returns from the Second Heaven with some treasures, that will be enough.

Ideally, it should be a high-grade immortal artifact...

With a celestial body, a celestial spirit, and destiny, if Lin Jing were to acquire a high-grade celestial artifact that was easy to control, he could only be described as... invincible.

"Crack."

Meanwhile, inside the Emperor's Tomb, carrying offerings, the Heavenly Emperor Frog finally leaped out of the outermost perimeter and arrived at the outer city. Although it could fly faster, how could the Heavenly Emperor Frog dare to fly while inside the Emperor's Tomb?

Only by jumping and kneeling can its importance be demonstrated.

This outer city is guarded by a hundred giant celestial generals. They are like enlarged versions of tomb guardians, and the giant hammers in their hands are suspected to be mid-grade celestial artifacts, which are very precious.

These giants' weapons are not to be coveted. The fact that they didn't attack is already a great favor. Trying to take what they guard is just too much of a jerk.

Outside the city stood one hundred giant celestial generals.

Inside the city, there was a group of statues of various shapes and sizes. Some had three eyes, some had wings, some were in the form of demonic beasts, and some were normal humans. They all knelt on the ground, facing one direction, showing their piety.

According to the remnant soul of the immortal, the treasures of this heaven, which are the offerings of all races, are placed inside these statues representing each race. He tried to take them directly, but whenever he tried to dismantle the statues, the giant immortal general, who was originally motionless, seemed to come alive and stared at him, making him completely afraid to move.

"Then how did you obtain the burial goods in the first place?"

"Since I couldn't forcibly take it, I started to play the victim. I knelt down in the direction of the main tomb, just like the statues, and began to complain. Seemingly moved by my sincerity, one of the statues shattered on its own, and an expired elixir fell out. I took it without being harmed."

"Could it be that the statue... cracked naturally because it was decaying, rather than the imperial tomb being moved by you?"

"No way, absolutely impossible."

(End of this chapter)