Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 121 The Golden Guardian of the Tomb
"It really is the necrotic energy and turbidity produced by the backlash from the earth's veins!"

In Han Yun's third eye, beneath the Five Elements Qi formation was an extremely dense, viscous, and difficult-to-dissolve black Qi.

Within that black aura, giant black pythons were born, constantly devouring the turbid aura, growing larger, and breaking through the seal of the Five Elements Qi Formation to reach the Qi Formation itself.

Then they were wiped out by the cruel environment of the Five Elements' cycle.

What's even more unique is that within the Five Elements Qi Formation, there are some special beings who also participated in this extermination.

Its essence is similar to mountain spirits and tree monsters, belonging to the category of plant spirits, but it takes the form of a human and fights against giant pythons by taking advantage of the geographical advantages of the five elements environment.

The seal of the Qi Bureau is not strong; rather, it is more like a selection process. These giant pythons seem to have been specially cultivated to devour turbid energy and then wait to be eliminated.

As for where these giant pythons came from?

Han Yun couldn't help but look at the very center of the Five Elements Qi Formation, where there was a coffin containing a tall figure.

The figure was clad in a black dragon robe and wore a twelve-tassel crown. His face was lifelike, and his majesty remained unchanged. However, a bronze longsword was embedded in his chest, its blade engraved with dense yin-yang incantations.

Han Yun's gaze was solemn. Through his Heavenly Eye, he saw thin, pure imperial dragon energy seeping continuously from the First Emperor's corpse, combining with the turbid energy.

Those turbid breaths twisted and wriggled like living things, constantly condensing into new black pythons.

"Let's go down!"

Han Yun and Lao Meng slowly landed at the edge of the Five Elements Qi Formation. As soon as they landed, the soil beneath their feet suddenly turned a strange crimson red, and the surrounding temperature suddenly soared.

"careful!"

Han Yun grabbed Lao Meng by the back of his collar, and the ground where they had just been standing suddenly cracked open, spewing out a pillar of magma several meters high. The heat wave charred Lao Meng's protective suit.

"How...how could this place change?" Old Meng patted his chest, still shaken.

Han Yun said calmly, "The five elements rotate, and we are now standing in the Ding Fire position."

Suddenly, he drew his sword. The Pure Yang Sword flashed with golden light, cleaving a black python that had sprung from the lava in two. The severed python's body fell into the lava and was slowly burned to ashes.

Just then, the ground suddenly turned from red to white, and the hard, metallic color spread rapidly.

Countless golden blades rose from the ground, and Han Yun flashed, taking Lao Meng into the air. The sharp golden blades grazed their feet, emitting a piercing clang.

"The Geng Metal position!"

Han Yun frowned slightly, and swept his Pure Yang Sword horizontally, cutting off all the incoming golden blades.

Old Meng gripped Han Yun's sleeve tightly, his face ashen: "Mr. Han, this place is too eerie!"

"The five elements rotate and generate endlessly. It may seem like one space, but it is actually a superposition of five spaces. The five appear alternately, like the mysterious methods of a sorcerer. Otherwise, how could it be called the Qi Formation?"

Han Yun said in a deep voice, "We need to get to the central coffin as soon as possible."

Before the words were even finished, the surrounding scenery changed again. The metallic sheen faded, replaced by a sky full of yellow sand. A howling wind swept through, and the sandstorm instantly engulfed the two of them.

"Earth position!"

Han Yun made a hand seal, and his body shone with golden light, forming a protective shield that kept the sandstorm at bay.

Suddenly, dozens of black pythons sprang from the sand, opening their blood-red mouths and lunging at the two. Han Yun snorted coldly, and his Pure Yang Sword transformed into a golden rainbow, slaying all the black pythons in its path.

"Stay close to me!" Han Yun grabbed Lao Meng and moved with lightning speed through the Five Elements Qi Formation. The two constantly changed positions, avoiding the deadly dangers of the Five Elements' rotation.

Along the way, Han Yun noticed that the humanoid spirits were also fighting the black python. They moved swiftly, formed battle formations, and could even manipulate the power of the five elements, clearly indicating that they were extremely familiar with this environment.

"Could these spirits be the elite Qin soldiers who were buried with us back then, their souls coexisting with the plants, trees, and rocks, becoming living terracotta warriors guarding this place?" Han Yun wondered, a thought creeping into his mind.

Finally, the two overcame numerous obstacles and arrived at the central coffin, which was a huge platform like a plaza. Above the platform, a golden Dharma Realm was erected, isolating the power of the five elements from the outside.

Around the coffin stood twelve enormous bronze statues, each wielding a different weapon, their faces solemn, one hand reaching for the sky, as if guarding the emperor in the center.

Han Yun's gaze was solemn. Through his Heavenly Eye, he saw that the golden figures were entwined with dense dragon energy, connected to the First Emperor's corpse, forming the Dharma Realm Barrier.

The black pythons seemed afraid to approach the barrier, instead slithering around in the distance and hissing.

"The Twelve Golden Men?!"

Old Meng swallowed hard and whispered, "Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang collected all the weapons in the world and cast them into twelve bronze statues to suppress the fate of the nation. I never expected them to be here."

Han Yun shook his head and said, "These twelve golden men are not only used to suppress the nation's destiny, but they are also powerful weapons that can destroy cities and shake mountains. They were created by Qin Mo, the Gongshu family, the Yin-Yang family, and the military family, combining the best of each school. They can be called: the God of War!"

Old Meng also saw the coffin in the center and guessed, "The only one who could be guarded by the twelve bronze statues is probably Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng!"

Han Yun nodded, then used a magical technique to open the barrier and entered with Lao Meng.

The moment the two stepped inside, the ground trembled violently, and the twelve golden figures turned around in unison, their empty eye sockets glowing with a scarlet light. One of the golden figures raised its halberd high and slashed down at the two!

"retreat!"

Han Yun dragged Lao Meng back several feet. Where the halberd crashed, sparks flew, and a ten-foot-deep ravine split open in the ground.

Old Meng's legs went weak with fright: "How did they suddenly come to life?"

"Trespassers will be killed!"

The twelve golden statues roared in unison.

Han Yun's gaze was like lightning, and his Pure Yang Sword hummed and trembled, its light soaring like a golden dragon, colliding with the first attacking halberd. Amidst the clang of metal against metal, the halberd was actually severed in half. The golden figure staggered backward, a crack appearing on its chest.

The remaining eleven golden figures moved simultaneously, their giant axes, spears, hammers, and other weapons tearing through the air to form a net that stretched from heaven to earth.

"The Qi of Dan Yun, condense!"

Han Yun raised his sword and pointed it upwards, his body erupting with thick and dense golden clouds. These clouds condensed into chains and locks, intertwining and clinging to each other, directly restraining the twelve golden men and rendering them unable to move.

Then, Han Yun went straight up to the central coffin.

Before the coffin stood a strangely shaped tomb guardian beast cast in bronze, with rhinoceros horns, a lion's body, a dragon's back, bear claws, fish scales, and an ox's tail; it was not a Qilin.

"Is this the tomb guardian beast, Lu Duan?"

Han Yun suddenly realized that, according to legend, after Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, he ordered the garden officials to crossbreed the exotic animals in the garden to cultivate new species.

Once, a bison gave birth to a pair of one-horned monsters. Because of their single, upright horns, they were named Jiao Duan. Emperor Qin Shi Huang bestowed upon them the name Lu Duan, meaning "upright horn."

The Kaiyuan Zhanjing states: The Lu Duan can travel 18,000 li a day, and can speak, understanding the languages ​​of the four barbarian tribes. When a wise and sage ruler is on the throne, and is knowledgeable about the hidden matters beyond the borders, the Lu Duan will come with a letter.

(End of this chapter)