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Moonlight illuminated Mount Tu, and the multi-colored aurora was like a layer of thin silk draped over it.
Mount Tu appeared quite beautiful at night, completely defying any association with a curse. Qi Lin focused on flying through the sky, surveying Mount Tu’s features from above. The Immemorial Royal Family was proficient in geomancy, and consequently, their actions were never without rhyme or reason. Usually, there was a trail they could follow. This way could also allow him to better ponder how, if Emperor Yao had sealed the Divine Cauldron’s secret, she would have gone about it.
Qi Lin examined Mount Tu’s fengshui and noticed something strange.
In the morning, Mount Tu’s fengshui was unremarkable without any particularly eye-catching aspect, but after the moonlight shone upon it, wherever this splendid aurora passed, the fengshui surprisingly changed.
“This is…”
Looking around, Qi Lin’s expression suddenly became very serious.
“Do not descend the sword-spine dragon, lest the master be killed within.”
This was Pure Yin fengshui.
Qi Lin furrowed his brow. Fengshui emphasized burial according to vitality, namely the qi from the convergence of Yin and Yang. Leylines were split between Yin and Yang. Yin must be conceived by Yang, and Yang must be diminished by Yin. Unless Yin and Yang were split or bound, Pure Yin and Pure Yang cannot diminish, and Qi Lin had discerned Mount TU’s direction. Surprisingly it was a sword-spine dragon ground, which was categorized as Pure Yin, the leylines of which were firm, the baleful aura heavy. As the name implied, a sword-spine dragon location was shaped like a reclining sword, the waist of which was like the edge. Usually, a sword-spine dragon necessarily was made of stone, for only stone was able to form the sharp edge of a sword. The dragon at this time was completely made of stone, a swathe of Yin.
To be frank, this kind of sword-spine dragon fengshui was one that “slays dragons.” It killed masters, even geomancy masters.
No wonder Mount Tu had the legend of a curse for staying overnight, for after staying the night in a sword-spine dragon, one would be tainted by the baleful aura that was produced. This evil energy was fatal to mortals, but as for Divine Names…Although Qi Lin was not very sure, there was a Divine Name who previously died to this, so he feared there was an effect.
“These butterflies are so pretty.”
Several dozen aurora butterflies fluttered about the mountain. Little Nezha could not resist her childish impulse and reached out to grab one.
“Don’t touch them.”
Qi Lin emphatically shouted. He flicked his finger, using the Nine Fingers Of Hell to destroy the butterfly.
Upon seeing the gorgeous butterfly turn to dust, Little Nezha was very angry. “Qi Lin, what was that for.”
Qi Lin used the Heavenly Vertical Earthly Horizontal Escape to stand in front of her as he repeatedly used the Nine Fingers Of Hell, completely annihilating the aurora butterflies. Seeing him attack these beautiful butterflies so ruthlessly, Little Nezha was beyond anger and sprouted her three heads and six arms.
Qi Qi stood guard in front of Qi Lin, her eyes brimming with intimidation.
“These butterflies are all formed from fiend qi. If you touch it, you will be contaminated with this place’s ‘master-killing qi.’ It’s for the best that you don’t touch it.” Qi Lin admonished.
“What? Master-killing qi?” Nezha thought this sounded ominous.
Qi Lin briefly explained the fengshui situation. In short, it was very simple: this fog-like aurora was the sword-spine dragon’s master-killing qi. Mount Tu was previously uninhabited, and the master-killing qi was extremely concentrated. It appeared innocuous, yet it was an invisible killer for Divine Names through their Niwan Palace..
“Is that true, don’t think This Great Deity is easy to fool.” Little Nezha was a bit stupefied.
“Then go grab a few butterflies. Don’t blame me for not warning you.” Qi Lin said.
Nezha thought it over and decided to give up. She had heard her master mention the Immemorial Royal Family’s geomancy arts, which was one of Primordial World’s most mysterious powers. Reportedly, it evolved from the “heavenly way,” and it possessed inconceivable abilities.
“Nezha, you had better listen to Lord Husband. Lord Husband is very proficient in geomancy, so his worries must be valid.” Changxi consoled her.
“Hmph, I’ll listen to you.” Nezha twitched her mouth.
“Lord Husband, then are we going back?” Changxi saw that Mount Tu’s aurora fiend qi was very heavy, practically filling the sky like a canopy. This was completely unsuitable for flying.
“We’re not going back. Since the sword-spine dragon’s master-killing qi appears only at night, this means there is a mystery within. My conjecture shouldn’t be wrong. Emperor Yao must have left behind some secret in Mount Tu that necessitated this fengshui.” Qi Lin stroked his chin, carefully reflecting on his archeological experience.
Senior Sister had mentioned sword-spine dragon fengshui and said that master could not touch it. However, she also said that Pure Yin fiend qi could also be touched fro dragons were snakes, and the road to life was tat the intersection of dragon and snake.
“The heavenly gate and earthly axis are the true forms. Hidden snake and exposed turtle must be clear. The king’s guests arrive in order. Sword tip and flag feathers appear.”
Qi Lin recited. He saw a chain of mountains in the distance and noticed that the aurora covering the sky originated from that peak. These evil qi butterflies also flew towards that direction, there intentionally or otherwise.
“Evil is wind, qi is water. We follow the evil qi, we find the secret. Remember, you must not touch it.” Qi Lin warned again.
“I know.”
At this time, Lingmeng flew up from a tree and landed on Qi Lin’s shoulder.
“Lingmeng, you’d best be careful. Don’t go flying off now.”
The peacock silently preened its feathers.
Mount Tu, somewhere else.
Gongyang Tu led several dozen burly soldiers and was in the middle of a rest. Among them, there were four black-armored women who were of particularly tall builds. Their entire bodies were covered in heavy armor, and they were equipped with knuckle spikes, appearing like machines forged of steel.
Gongyang Tu was on full alert. He was aware of the taboo of not remaining at Mount Tu overnight, and he was vigilant of his surroundings.
After several guards stood watch, they relaxed. A few aurora butterflies flew before them. Several warriors reached out to play with them, but the moment they touched the butterflies, the warriors felt cold all over.
“My lord, the Ji Tribe’s people seemed to have found a clue.” A black shadow appeared in front of Gongyang Tu. This shadow was of slender build, its features obscured, indistinct like a black fog.
“Finally, they found a clue?” Gongyang Tu already had his fill of wandering about Mount Tu. If not for Chiyou’s command that he was to retrieve the secret of the Divine Cauldron, he truly would have wanted to kill Qi Lin and the others.
The Specters were the most formidable spies of the Yang River Tribe. They were all a single Divine Name, hidden as the wind and far-reaching. They even gathered the information that Qi Qi was High Ancient Divine Realm.
“We are moving out.”
Gongyang Tu stood up and issued the order.
All of a sudden, he noticed one of the soldiers was fidgety and pale. His mighty body seemed to as listless as a frozen eggplant.
“What is the matter with him?”
“He was fine a moment ago.” The others were not sure.
Gongyang Tu noticed that more and more butterflies were gathering around the warriors, and some were even flying towards him. Gongyang Tu drew a long sword and completely decimated the hundreds of butterflies. “Do not touch anything in this place, have you forgotten about the curse!”
“As you command.”
The subordinates answered in trepidation.
“Go.”
…
Qi Lin continued to fly following the aurora. Slowly, the number of butterflies increased, and Qi Lin’s group vigilantly kept the butterflies away from themselves. Very quickly, they arrived at a brightly lit valley. They had visited this valley in the morning and found it unremarkable and very ordinary.
But to see it again at night, it had suddenly transformed into a whole other magnificent scene.
The multi-colored aurora enveloping Mount Tu became a series of statues at the entrance to this valley. These statues were all of some malevolent and strange beasts crawling on both sides of the path. A perfectly straight road cut through the center of the aurora.
At the back was a large gate also manifested by the aurora.
Qi Lin discerned from a glance at this scene that this was a divine path, a tomb guardian beast, and a tomb layout. However, the tomb layouts he had seen before all used stone carvings that were lifelike in order to guard the tomb. This place’s divine path and guardian beasts were all formed from the aurora, just like a mirage. If one did not look carefully, they would have thought they were mistaken.
“Qi Lin, you said we cannot touch the aurora. Now, where do we go?” Nezha asked.
That valley was already completely covered in the aurora, and there was basically no other way to go.
Qi Lin carefully analyzed. Due to the aurora being too illusory, he could not discern what was real and fake; only by going in could he understand. “Nezha, you and Changxi stay here. Qi Qi, enter my Divine Womb, I’m going to take a look.”
“No.” Qi Qi emphatically declined. “This is only evil qi, This Old Sun is not afraid.”
“If something should happen to Lord Husband, Changxi can look after Lord Husband.” Changxi was also unwilling to stay.
Nezha also disdainfully said: “This Great Deity is no coward. I honestly want to face this evil qi.”
“Alright.” Qi Lin knew he could not dissuade them.
With matters as they stood, there was no way to turn back. Even if this was not related to Emperor Yao’s Divine Cauldron, just on the basis of this never-before-seen “aurora tomb,” he could hardly contain that stupid, impulsive archaeologist heart of his. If senior sister were here, she definitely would have gone to exploring without hesitation to reach the bottom of the matter.
Qi Lin made everyone prepare. Night was coming to an end; the moonlight was receding, and the aurora was dissipating. It was necessary to immediately enter while there was moonlight.
After everything was prepared, the group then entered this aurora tomb.
…
Outside the valley, a young woman watched from afar.
In her hand was a treasure, something akin to a compass, and it pointed in the direction of the valley.
That young lady wore a red skirt as thin as a cicada’s wing, its layers billowing like scorching flames and very brightly at that. The young woman’s face was stunningly beautiful, with red lips and white teeth, and a pair of ruby-like eyes that vaguely contained swirling flames. She had glossy skin, a towering chest, and a graceful figure. Her jade legs rested upon a chair, a posture completely unlike a dignified lady. From head to toe, she exuded a domineering aura.
Her long red hair flowed all the way down to the ground like lava.
Several dozen cultivators were around the young woman, and all of them were God Transformation Realm or higher. There were also another two Divine Names, one of them being Fenghou Zhijing.
“Your Highness, that Qi Lin is honestly quite capable. He surprisingly was able to discover this place.” Fenghou said.
“To think such a phenomenon would occur at Mount Tu at night, is even mother unaware of what secret Yao hid here?” The young lady softly spoke, her tone ice-cold.
“Because of Mount Tu’s curse. No Divine Name dares to rashly intrude and offend it.” Fenghou said. If not for this trip to search for clues about the Divine Cauldron, she would never enter Mount Tu either, for in her heart was still reverence for Emperor Yao.
“Even dead and dusted, Yao still has such formidable capabilities. Seems something really is inside this valley.” The girl’s gaze was focused on Qi Lin’s group. Very quickly, their figures were swallowed by the aurora.
“Mother said that Mount Tu has master-killing qi, sword-spine fengshui. These cannot be easily touched, that is extremely true. These auroras are the concretion of fiend qi, and to stay overnight is sufficient to make a Middle Ancient Divine Realm fall to unimaginable consequences…The benevolent Yao would lay such an intricate geomancy formation at Mount Tu. Just what does she want to conceal that it would betray her benevolence.” The young woman muttered.
“Perhaps it is the secret of the Divine Cauldron.” Fenghou guessed.
“Casting an Earlier Heaven magic treasure to found the Northern Primordial. Yao truly is very bold. This Palace truly wants to see whether or not she succeeded.”
“Your Highness, Chiyou’s side seems to have also dispatched people to search for the Divine Cauldron.”
“Never mind them, we are going, too.”
“As you command.”
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DAMMIT! WE NEED SPIES TOO!!!! SHI YIAN, WE NEED YOU!
If Bai Ze joins the team, she’s basically a clairvoyant.