Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world.

Chapter 507 Large Airplane

Upon reaching the end of the cave, a magnificent grotto suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

This grotto is extremely spacious; roughly estimated, its area is probably equivalent to the size of four football fields.

There were no other passageways inside the cave; clearly, this was the end.

In the center of the grotto stands a large complex of buildings, which at first glance resembles a magnificent palace.

However, the palace exudes an inexplicable eeriness.

The entire structure was a deathly gray, completely lacking the dignified and peaceful atmosphere of an ordinary palace. Instead, it was filled with a sinister deathly aura that sent chills down one's spine.

Furthermore, the architectural style of this palace is completely different from that of the Great Qian Dynasty, exuding a mysterious charm of ancient wilderness, as if carrying the vicissitudes and weight of the past.

The palace was pitch black, and all the building surfaces were covered with a thick layer of dust, giving one the illusion of being in a giant tomb.

Who would have thought that such a massive complex of buildings was hidden deep within this dark underground world?

Liang Jin, filled with doubt, turned to look at Shen Cangming.

Shen Cangming was equally shocked, his voice trembling slightly as he slowly replied:
"I don't know either... I've never been to this place before..."

"Could this place... be the Netherworld?"

This place could not possibly be the mysterious and unpredictable underworld of legend; it was merely a cluster of buildings.

Even though Shen Cangming firmly believed in the tribe's myths and legends, the actual underground structure before him was hard to reconcile with the ethereal, mysterious underworld he envisioned.

After all, myths are myths precisely because they are illusory and elusive; if they were to appear vividly before our eyes and be within reach, they would lose their mystique.

"Ok?"

Liang Jin's gaze suddenly sharpened, turning towards the entrance of the building:

"Someone!"

With his exceptional eyesight, he could clearly see someone waving at them from the entrance of the complex in the dim light.

"Go over and have a look!"

Without hesitation, Liang Jin led Shen Cangming and Wen Hengrong and quickly ran towards the complex of buildings.

As the distance closes, the details of this architectural complex gradually become clearer.

These buildings are magnificent and, at first glance, do indeed resemble the imposing grandeur of an imperial palace.

However, upon closer inspection, one will find that they are not palaces in the true sense, but rather more like some kind of mysterious religious site.

What's particularly peculiar is that beneath the entire complex lies an extremely tall base.

This base is enormous, rising at least two meters above the ground, and steadily supports all the buildings.

Moreover, the base does not appear to have been cast directly on the ground, but rather seems to have been transported from elsewhere and carefully placed here.

The three of them possessed exceptional lightness skills, and in a few leaps, they arrived at the entrance of the complex.

Sure enough, there were people here!
And it was a group of people!

It was Zhao Xiling, Canxin, Gu Jinfu and their group.

They were hiding furtively behind a large rock beneath the base, their expressions tense. They kept waving at Liang Jin and his companions while calling out in hushed tones:
"Come here! Come here quickly!"

Zhao Xiling's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, as if she were afraid of being heard by some terrifying being.

Liang Jin and the other two quickly approached Zhao Xiling.

Before they could even ask, Zhao Xiling, her face full of complaint, gestured for silence and said urgently:

Shh! Don't make a sound!

"Quickly hide behind the rocks like we are, don't be clumsy!"

With their keen senses as martial artists, Liang Jin and his two companions carefully perceived their surroundings but did not detect any unusual sounds.

Seeing how nervous Zhao Xiling was, he could only obey and hide behind the rock to conceal himself.

Liang Jin approached Zhao Xiling and asked softly:

"What exactly happened?"

Why didn't you answer when I called you?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiling's face showed a look of disappointment. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the Xuanluan Guard waving his hands repeatedly at her, signaling her to be quiet.

Helpless, Zhao Xiling could only lower her voice and say, almost in a whisper:
"Don't speak! They're coming out!"

Just then, a strange and eerie aura suddenly emanated from the complex of buildings.

It was a cold, decaying aura that instantly evoked a sense of instinctive disgust and repulsion in all living people.

Liang Jin was all too familiar with this aura; it was clearly the unique aura of the Yin Bone Puppet!
Could it be that the Yin Bone Puppet also exists in this place?

Just as Liang Jin was feeling puzzled, that aura rapidly approached.

The crowd hid behind a large rock, unable to contain their curiosity, and quietly peeked out to watch.

A row of figures slowly emerged from the buildings.

They were all silent, their bodies stiff, every movement extremely mechanical, and they exuded a dense, almost tangible aura of death.

These figures, arranged in two columns, moved in unison yet with an inexplicable strangeness, and quickly filed out of the buildings.

As the figures drew closer, the crowd finally saw their faces clearly.

"hiss!!!"

Upon seeing this, everyone gasped in shock, their faces instantly filled with terror.

What appeared before my eyes was not a living person at all.
They were clearly just a bunch of walking corpses!

There were about twenty of them, each wearing rusty, tattered bronze armor, looking like guardians who had traveled from ancient times.

And their exposed parts were even more disgusting.

Many of the people had horrifying, fatal wounds, with flesh torn open and oozing a sticky liquid. Their bones were an eerie black color, and there wasn't a single drop of blood. Clearly, they had all died violent deaths.

In particular, their pupils were dilated and deathly white; some even had rotted away their eyeballs; and some had rotted lips, exposing their gleaming teeth, making them extremely ferocious and terrifying.

What's even more chilling is that copper tubes and magnetic needles were inserted into their vital parts, gleaming coldly in the dim light.

The moment Liang Jin saw these moving corpses, he immediately recognized them:

"This is a Yin Bone Puppet!"

He truly never expected to encounter a Yin Bone Puppet in this mysterious place.

What's even more surprising is that among these skeleton puppets, there was a huge bronze coffin being carried.

The coffin was also covered in rust, its original gold color long since eroded away by time, leaving only a thick layer of green patina, from which the original exquisite carvings could still be faintly discerned.

A procession of dead people, carrying a coffin for the dead!
This scene was indescribably eerie and terrifying, as if it came from hell.

Many of the martial artists beside Zhao Xiling were drenched in cold sweat and their legs were weak, as if they had encountered a ghost.

Liang Jin's eyes, however, were like those of a hawk, quickly searching the surroundings, trying to find the person controlling these Yin Bone Puppet.

He knew that the control of the Yin Bone Puppet was limited by distance. Since this group of Yin Bone Puppet could move freely, their master must be nearby.

However, despite observing carefully for a long time and scanning every corner, Liang Jin was unable to find any trace of the mastermind behind the scenes.

His gaze involuntarily shifted to the coffin in the ranks of the Yin Bone Puppet, and he pondered to himself:

"Could it be... that he's hiding inside?"

If the controller of the Yin Bone Puppet is indeed hiding in this coffin, it must be said that this is indeed an excellent hiding place.

Under everyone's unwavering gaze, these Yin Bone Puppet displayed astonishing lightness skills, clearly indicating that they were all top-notch masters in life.

They moved like lightning, rushing out of the buildings and, with their superior agility, quickly flew out of the cave in a few leaps.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiling hurriedly called out:

"Quick! Let's follow them! We can't let them get lost!"

Upon hearing this, Canxin immediately carried Zhao Xiling on his back, used his lightness skill, and chased after her like a bolt of lightning outside the cave.

The other martial artists also came to their senses and, without daring to delay, quickly got up and followed closely behind.

Soon, only Liang Jin and his two companions remained in the same spot.

Liang Jin frowned as he looked at everything that was happening before him. He felt that something was wrong; it was all too strange.

"Should we follow?"

Shen Cangming looked at Liang Jin and asked.

Liang Jin glanced back at the silent, mysterious building, then looked in the direction where Zhao Xiling and the others had left.

At this point, Shen Cangming added:

"Princess Kangning seems to know the secret of this place. There are probably real treasures inside that coffin."

Wen Hengrong nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Shen Cangming's opinion.

If there were any rare treasures here, those jackal-like warriors would not have let it go so easily; they would have probably turned this place upside down long ago.

Their pursuit of the bronze coffin already indicates the location of the true treasure.

After pondering for a moment, Liang Jin finally made up his mind:
"Okay, let's go and take a look."

Immediately, the three of them retraced their steps, re-entered the cave they had come from, and headed outwards in pursuit.

Soon, they passed the warning stone and continued on their way.

Not long after, they left the cave and returned to the open pharmaceutical production area.

Here, they saw the group of Yin Bone Puppet masters using their lightness skills to move forward at great speed, while Zhao Xiling and her group were desperately chasing after them.

Liang Jin glanced at the three cave entrances. In the cave on the left, Zhao Bao and the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey showed no signs of emerging.

But they obviously couldn't worry about them right now. Without hesitation, the three of them used their lightness skills to chase after them as fast as the wind, and soon they met up with Zhao Xiling and her group.

They then passed through the cell area and continued moving outwards.

Before long, the group left the Nine Abyss Rock Prison and arrived at the Burial Dragon Ridge.

As the saying goes, time passes underground. When the group came outside, they were surprised to find that it was already pitch black.

Darkness shrouded the land, and poisonous miasma permeated the air, like a thick layer of gloom that obscured the path ahead.

The procession of Yin Bone Puppet soldiers, carrying bronze coffins, continued their journey through the poisonous miasma like ghosts, as if their objective was perfectly clear.

Liang Jin was filled with doubts and couldn't help but ask Zhao Xiling:

Why should we follow them?

While urging Canxin to speed up, Zhao Xiling replied:

"Inside that coffin lies our target for this trip, a Heavenly-level secret manual—the Yin Fu Dragon Shedding Scripture."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin was startled and asked in return:
Is the "Yin Fu Long Tui Jing" truly a Heavenly-level secret manual?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiling turned her head and looked at Liang Jin strangely, seemingly quite surprised by his question. Then she said seriously:

"of course it's true!"

"I don't have time to explain now. Once we get the 'Yin Fu Long Tui Jing', you'll know whether it's true or not."

"Hurry and follow them. When the time comes, they will open the coffin!"

Liang Jin still had many questions in his mind and was about to ask more.

suddenly!

"Buzz!!!!!" A strange and enormous roar suddenly rang out in the sky.

The roar was like a heavy hammer blow, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and look up at the sky.

However, the poisonous miasma was so thick that visibility was obstructed, and the group could not see anything clearly. They could only vaguely sense that something huge was flying overhead.

Liang Jin also raised his head, his expression quite strange, and he thought to himself:

"This is……"

"That's impossible! Did I hear that right?"

He felt the roar was strangely familiar, as if he had heard it deep in his memory, but it was clearly not a sound that should be heard in this place.

Soon, the roaring sound swept over everyone's heads and quickly faded into the distance.

The group of Yin Bone Puppet seemed to be guided by something, carrying the bronze coffin and heading towards the direction from which the rumbling sound came without hesitation.

Zhao Xiling was clearly unwilling to explain further, and urged Canxin to lead her to continue chasing after the group of Yin Bone Puppet.

This group of Yin Bone Puppet traveled all the way, leaving the area of ​​Burial Dragon Ridge and heading towards the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Helpless, Liang Jin could only follow closely behind, accompanied by Shen Cangming and Wen Hengrong.

After a long and arduous journey, they finally emerged from the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The people from Taipingdao and Jishichang were already waiting outside. When they saw Zhao Xiling and her group come out, they all showed surprise.

However, the Yin Bone Puppet's procession did not stop and continued to move forward. There was no time for everyone to communicate. Liang Jin hurriedly instructed Lu Qiannan to organize the Taiping Dao's procession and follow along.

Unexpectedly, this group of Yin Bone Puppet soldiers headed all the way north.

After a long journey that took a lot of time, they finally arrived in the capital!

The city gates of the capital were already wide open, clearly having received the news long ago. Large numbers of Northern Imperial Guards were seen strictly blocking the streets, allowing the Yin Bone Puppet army to enter.

Liang Jin and his group followed them all the way, and eventually arrived at the palace!
The gates of the imperial city were also wide open, and the Southern Imperial Guards stood in formation, solemnly watching the procession of the Yin Bone Puppet enter.

Liang Jin continued on his way with Zhao Xiling and the others. On the way, he inadvertently turned his head and saw his true form holding a long spear, standing in the ranks of the Imperial Guards.

But the situation was urgent, and everyone had no time to spare; they could only follow the Yin Bone Puppet closely.

Finally, the Yin Bone Puppet, carrying the bronze coffin, actually entered the Golden Palace!
The crowd wanted to follow them inside, but the gates of the Golden Palace slammed shut with a loud "bang!", trapping the Yin Bone Puppet and the bronze coffin inside.

With a loud echo from the closing of the door, a group of imperial guards surged out like a tide, firmly sealing off the Golden Palace.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Zhao Xiling stepped forward and loudly proclaimed:

"Please stay in the palace for now. I have prepared accommodations for you."

"At midnight tonight, the bronze coffin will open, and a celestial-level secret manual will be revealed."

"At that time, everyone will have the opportunity to read the top-level martial arts recorded in the Heavenly Rank Manual!"

Upon hearing this, everyone cheered, their tired faces breaking into excitement.

Liang Jin stood in the crowd, his eyes quickly scanning his surroundings.

He discovered that, in addition to the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Household Department, experts from the Investigation Bureau and the Six Doors had also gathered in the palace, guarding every part of the Golden Palace.

Now, it's clearly impossible for outsiders to enter the Golden Palace to see what those Yin Bone Puppet Masters are up to.

At this moment, a group of eunuchs came forward to lead the group to their residences in the palace for a short rest.

The group had been traveling all the way from Jinzhou to the capital with the Yin Bone Puppet these past few days, and were exhausted. So they all followed the eunuchs.

Liang Jin was led to a quiet courtyard, where a palace maid and a eunuch served him.

To his surprise, the palace maid who was in charge of serving him was Su Lian!
However, Su Lian naturally couldn't recognize Liang Jin's clone at this moment.

Liang Jin naturally felt sorry for Su Lian and did many things himself, not wanting her to be tired.

After eating, Liang Jin took a shower.

It quickly became completely dark.

Although it was dark, there was still some time before midnight.

Liang Jin tossed and turned in his bedroom, unable to fall asleep.

He felt that all of this was too strange, and a vague unease settled in his heart.

So he decided to go and find out for himself.

Just as Liang Jin was about to open the bedroom door, footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, Princess Kangning, Zhao Xiling, appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Princess, what brings you here?"

Liang Jin asked.

He guessed that Zhao Xiling had come to see him alone at this time because she probably had something important to discuss.

So he welcomed Zhao Xiling into the bedroom.

After entering the bedroom, Zhao Xiling closed the door behind her, then looked at Liang Jin with a smile, her eyes sparkling with an unusual spring-like warmth.

As soon as the bedroom door closed, the light in the room dimmed instantly.

Liang Jin reached out to light the candle.

"call!"

Zhao Xiling suddenly blew out the candle that had just been lit, plunging the bedroom into darkness once again.

"Ok?"

Liang Jin looked at Zhao Xiling with confusion, not understanding why she was acting this way.

Zhao Xiling reached out and gently stroked Liang Jin's face, sighing softly:
"Your face is really handsome."

"Would you be interested in becoming my male concubine?"

"Don't feel ashamed of being a male concubine; you might have a chance to become a prince consort in the future."

"And if you serve me well tonight, I can guarantee you a copy of the Heavenly Rank Secret Manual!"

As she spoke, Zhao Xiling slowly moved her hand down to undo Liang Jin's belt.

Liang Jin's face darkened, and he grabbed Zhao Xiling's hand, coldly saying:

"Princess, you are drunk."

After saying that, he pushed her away forcefully.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiling sneered:
"I haven't even drunk any alcohol, so how could I possibly be drunk?"

"Great Teacher, stop making excuses. I'm giving you a chance to become my concubine!"

"You'd better not push your luck. Take off your clothes right now!"

"This is not your Divine Deer Peak, but the Imperial Palace! With just one word from me, I can have your head chopped off!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin did not get angry but laughed instead.

Then, he kicked out suddenly, hitting Zhao Xiling squarely in the abdomen.

"Oh!"

Zhao Xiling was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the wall before falling to the ground.

The pain brought tears to her eyes, and her face was filled with agony.

Liang Jin stepped forward, raised his foot, and stomped hard on Zhao Xiling's face, sneering:
“Princess, if you only think with your lower body, then you really disappoint me.”

"Mind your own business and don't mess with me again."

"Otherwise, even if this is the imperial palace, no one can stop me from killing you if I want to!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiling's beautiful face turned ashen with anger.

But she dared not cry for help, because she knew that Liang Jin could easily crush her head with just a little force!
at this time.

“Buzz!!!!!!”

A tremendous roar echoed through the sky once again.

Upon hearing the roar, Liang Jin was startled. He abandoned Zhao Xiling and ran out of the bedroom.

He stood in the courtyard, raised his head, and looked up at the night sky.

Upon seeing this, he was immediately dumbfounded, a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and the expression on his face was as if he had seen a ghost.

His heart was in turmoil, and he could not calm down for a long time.

At this moment, Zhao Xiling also came out of the room.

Her face was full of anger, and she said irritably:
"What are you still looking at? What's so interesting?"

"The time is almost up. Would you like to see a Heavenly-level secret manual?"

"If you want to come, then hurry up and get here!"

With that said, he was about to walk out.

Liang Jin grabbed her arm, pointed to the sky, and asked in a trembling voice:

Did you see that?

Zhao Xiling raised her head and looked in the direction Liang Jin pointed.

Then, she asked with a puzzled look:

"I saw it, so what's the big deal?"

"I've seen this all the time, why are you making such a fuss?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin felt his mind go blank, his thoughts descend into extreme chaos, as if his entire understanding of the world had been completely overturned.

He looked up at the sky again.

At that moment, soaring across the night sky was... an airplane!
To be precise, it was a large jet airliner!

With Liang Jin's sharp eyesight, there's no way he could be mistaken!
Liang Jin grabbed Zhao Xiling by the collar, lifted her up, and roared:
"You've seen an airplane?!"

"answer me!!!"

How could there possibly be airplanes in this world?

Let alone airplanes, with the current level of technology in the world, we can't even manufacture a single screw for an airplane!

Zhao Xiling struggled fiercely and shouted angrily:

"It's just an airplane, isn't it?"

"I've not only seen it, I've even ridden in it. What's so strange about that?"

What on earth is wrong with you?

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he trembled violently.

People in this world have actually flown in airplanes?
This……

His hand loosened, and Zhao Xiling fell to the ground.

She got up and started yelling and cursing at Liang Jin.

But Liang Jin could no longer hear what she was cursing. His mind was replaying the events of the past, and a sense of understanding seemed to dawn on him:
"I see……"

(End of this chapter)