The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 280 The Great Tomb Opens

"That's right!"

Wu Geng nodded in satisfaction and handed over the ancient bronze lamp. "Take this forbidden artifact with you. Through it, I can cooperate with you from the outside and lend a helping hand at any time."

quickly,

The Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Corpse-Refining Array changed; under Wu Gen's manipulation, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground.

"Don't forget our previous agreement, don't harm my master." Holding the ancient bronze lamp, Chu Xiaoyao resolutely jumped in first.

Cao Yusheng followed behind with a look of utter despair.

The next moment, the mountain range shifted back to its original position, and the passage disappeared.

"Can they really find the tomb of the Lingbao Patriarch?" Xu Dong, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, expressing his doubt.

"Uncle-Master, please rest assured." Wu Gen said calmly, "The tomb of Ancestor Lingbao is right below here. I have already restricted its movement range. Sending the two of them down might have a miraculous effect."

"I hope so!"

Xu Dong sighed, "Our patriarch has spent most of his life dealing with corpses. Although the corpse calamity has been temporarily quelled, the burial ground still exists, and the concept of reincarnation is still believed by some. Perhaps one day in the future, they will make a comeback."

“I know that, so I never dare to let my guard down,” Wu Gen nodded.

"If I attain enlightenment one day, I will thoroughly sweep away the burial ground and end the cycle of reincarnation, so that the blood of Patriarch Lingbao will not have been shed in vain." After saying this, his eyes burned brightly, and his belief was unwavering.

Seeing this, Xu Dong nodded with satisfaction and sighed deeply, "With you here, Guijian Sect will definitely become the first invincible lineage in history to possess the inheritance of two Heavenly Venerables. At that time, even if I perish in my lifetime, I will be able to rest in peace with a smile."

……

Too many things have happened on Xiaoyao Star these past few days.

The tomb of Lingbao Tianzun was unearthed, the Guijian Sect mobilized its entire force, and extraordinary phenomena shook the heavens and the earth...

The various messages, large and small, shocked the entire cultivation world of the Tongtian Ancient Starfield, and even spread to other life-bearing planets.

Afterwards, the various sects realized the seriousness of the problem and sent their strongest warriors to the scene.

However, since it concerned their own ancestor, the Guijian Sect was determined to enjoy the good fortune alone and did not hesitate to use force to drive away the strong people who tried to break into the nearby area, so friction continued and the atmosphere gradually became tense.

"The Celestial Venerable's tomb has reappeared; this is the seventh time it has been revealed."

"It was completely frozen in place and could no longer move as quickly as before."

Outside the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking Formation, figures occasionally appeared, accompanied by excited shouts.

Immediately, many cultivators rushed towards that direction, but were intercepted by the array flags rising in the void.

The tomb of Lingbao Tianzun is more like a huge earthen mountain than a tomb. Most of the tomb mound is hidden underground, but the part that rises above the ground is thousands of feet high.

At the top of the tomb stands a white jade altar as a marker, resembling the dorsal fin of a giant fish in the sea, rising and falling from time to time.

Even more surprisingly, at this moment, two figures, one fat and one thin, were standing in front of the white jade altar, peeking out.

"Look, it's that little swindler! How did he end up on the Heavenly Venerable's tomb?" A cultivator in the crowd recognized Chu Xiaoyao's identity.

"Noisy!"

A voice suddenly rang out from the top of the sky.

"Get them all out of here! Don't worry about the consequences. Anyone who dares to resist, kill them on the spot!" It was Wu Gen who spoke coldly.

The next moment, sparks flew and dark light blurred as the experts from the Guijian Sect began to make their move.

"Run! They've gone mad!"

The cultivators who were watching from afar immediately panicked and cried out, scattering like birds and beasts.

Wu Gen said expressionlessly, "Alright, now that the irrelevant personnel have been expelled, I would like to ask my uncle for your help."

"Okay, let's begin!" Xu Dong nodded.

boom!
The moment he finished speaking, his only remaining eye shot out a blazing golden light, like heavenly fire burning fiercely, and rushed straight towards the tomb.

At the same time, Wu Gen activated the formation, and the power of the laws of order intertwined, sealing the sky and locking the earth.

"The tide has turned, the Sacred Gate of Array Dao—opens!"

He let out a low growl, a terrifying roar that echoed through the heavens and earth, causing people thousands of miles away to tremble involuntarily. "Damn it, I knew you'd use me and then discard me, leaving this fellow Daoist to die here!" Cao Yusheng jumped up and down, trying to vent his dissatisfaction before his death.

Chu Xiaoyao used a certain footwork to quickly pull him aside, saying, "You fatso, shut up! They're after this altar."

In the next instant, the ancient bronze lamps in their hands began to shine brightly.

The liquid flames condensed into wisps that pierced through the void and scorched the white jade altar.

boom!
Before Chu Xiaoyao and Cao Yusheng could react, a shocking event occurred: the entire tomb suddenly burst into flames.

Judging from their stance, anyone below the level of a saint would be utterly unable to withstand them.

"Damn it!" Cao Yusheng exclaimed in horror.

In the nick of time, it was Chu Xiaoyao who pulled him up and flew into the air.

"You fatso, you sold me out, and I saved you several times in return," Chu Xiaoyao said breathlessly, having exhausted too much of his divine power.

"Impressive speed! How did you train to achieve that?" Cao Yusheng exclaimed in amazement.

Chu Xiaoyao casually said, "If you also had a cunning merchant master, and experienced being chased by furious customers a few times, you could be just like me."

As the two were talking, Wu Geng achieved his goal. With a wave of his hand, the bronze lamp flew back immediately.

"The accumulated yang becomes the spirit, and there is form within the spirit. The form is born from the sun, and the sun is born from the moon. The accumulated yin forms the form, and there is spirit within the form..."

In mid-air, the Sutra of Salvation resounded again, clear and vast.

Cao Yusheng and Chu Xiaoyao looked at each other, and for some reason, they felt a strong sense of unease.

Before their very eyes, the tomb suddenly shook.

Rumble!
Centered on the white jade altar, the mountains within a radius of tens of thousands of miles collapsed in an instant, and a huge black hole suddenly appeared on the spot, swallowing everything on the surface. Even the array flags of the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking Array were affected and became incomplete.

"Come on!"

Sensing the aura of destruction, Chu Xiaoyao's expression changed, and he wanted to leave.

However, upon seeing this, Wu Gen was overjoyed. "Yes, that's it. The ancestor's tomb has finally been opened."

Before he could finish speaking, he rushed inside.

Led by the Supreme Elder Xu Dong, all the members of Guijian Sect also rushed in.

Soon, with the disappearance of the core power of Guijian Sect, many hidden experts revealed their surprise, and many chose to follow, wanting to get a share of the spoils.

"Damn it, Master has been taken away by the Guijian Sect." Chu Xiaoyao frowned. "Let's go, Fatty, let's hurry inside too."

However, to his surprise, Cao Yusheng, who had been normal before, suddenly froze in place, not knowing what had happened.

"You fatso, what's gotten into you again?" Chu Xiaoyao roared. "If you don't want to go in, fine, but settle the score for the money I gave you for saving you earlier."

Cao Yusheng didn't react much, muttering to himself, "I remember now, this isn't Lingbao Tianzun's tomb!"

"If it's not Lingbao Tianzun, then who else could it be?" Chu Xiaoyao questioned.

“It’s not Lingbao…it’s someone else!” Cao Yusheng’s eyes were lifeless.

……

Meanwhile, in another world, two powerful figures were playing chess, their presence as radiant as immortals.

The immortal holding the white pieces had half an inch of moonlight condensed at his fingertips, and the Dao patterns hanging from his sleeves fluttered in the heavenly wind.

The Taoist priest in blue robes opposite him held a black stone and had five oddly shaped small swords hanging at his waist, lazily breathing in the morning glow.

The thirty-seventh move: White strikes the center point.

In an instant, the light surged, and the Milky Way descended from the heavens, meandering into an endless silver vein on the chessboard.

"Senior's astonishing skills are beyond my comprehension. I would be grateful if you could personally lend me a hand."

Seeing this, the Taoist in green smiled bitterly. A black stone flew out from his sleeve and transformed into thousands of tiny, crystalline swords that hovered in mid-air, their tips trembling slightly as they pointed towards the center of the sky.

The white-robed immortal whispered, "Ending the cycle of reincarnation... this is a dead end, far more complicated than you imagine. If you've strayed from the right path, it's not too late to turn back."

(End of this chapter)