Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 45 The emperor comes out of the coffin!
In the middle of the mass grave, the old locust tree has twisted branches.

The faint remaining light of the stars and the moon filtered through the branches, casting distorted ghost faces on the ground.

Suddenly a mountain breeze blew, and the old locust tree swayed gently.

Then, with a strange noise, the old locust tree began to shake more and more violently.

Zhou Yi's eyes showed shock, and he used the corner of his eye to peek at the gloomy scene.

If a passerby saw this scene in the middle of the night and didn't know the truth, he would probably be scared to death!

After hearing a few crackling sounds, the grave mound in the center actually spread out to both sides. A gray-black coffin strangely emerged from a corner of the grave mound, and then stood upright.

The coffin was erected faster and faster until it was completely exposed from the grave!
The remaining light of the stars and the moon shrouds this strange coffin.

"click"

There was a low sound like a mechanism, and a corner of the coffin opened, revealing a white hand. It pushed outward, and the coffin opened, revealing a black shadow.

The moment the coffin was opened, a bloody smell rose into the sky!

Taking a step forward, the black shadow flashed out from the coffin.

At this moment, the coffin behind him sank automatically.

Zhou Yi glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, but couldn't see his face clearly. He only caught a glimpse of his strange and eerie outfit.

This man was dressed in black, with huge iron scissors stuck in his back, and a crown with a complete crown plate and tassels, which was first used by emperors, on his head!
It looks like an ancient emperor who has come back to life and crawled out of his tomb.

The man in black glanced in Zhou Yi's direction, then looked away.

If Zhou Yi took another look, he would definitely be discovered.

In the gloomy cemetery, the man in black suddenly muttered to himself: "Where is the devil, where is the Tao? How to become a devil, how to be the Tao?"

He looked up at the night sky as he walked out of the cemetery.

Judging from the route he was walking, he was heading south of Ruheji, which is the direction of Shangcai City.

After a while, Dugu Feng said softly, "Let's go."

She took the first step, and Zhou Yi walked into the cemetery with her.

"Look what's in this old monster's grave."

Zhou Yi asked softly, "Will he be back soon?"

"I don't think so," Dugu Feng pointed, "There's a stream down the mountain ahead. He sometimes practices there. As long as there's not much noise, he shouldn't be back for a while."

"I don't know how the coffin floated up."

"There must be a mechanism. Let's look for it."

Dugu Feng searched around the grave several times but didn't see any mechanism.

She had observed this before, but this time she found nothing.

"Look for it together, don't just stand there."

Dugu Feng saw him standing there in a daze and urged him softly.

Zhou Yi ignored her and looked around repeatedly. After a while, he walked straight to the old locust tree, hugged the trunk and shook it hard.

"Crack!"

After a strange noise, the strange scene reappeared.

The grave mound opened and the gray-black coffin emerged from the grave again.

"It's just an ordinary mechanism." Zhou Yi walked calmly like a winner.

He became proud: "Miss Feng, your eyesight is slightly inferior to mine. This time, we have discovered the old monster's nest, so I will get at least 60%."

"I'll count your contribution, but you can't ask for a higher price."

The girl asked curiously, "How did you find out?"

Zhou Yi pointed around and said, "He was carrying a pair of large scissors, and he cut off all the surrounding vegetation, except for this locust tree. Either he believed in feng shui, or there must be some kind of mechanism."

Dugu Feng showed admiration: "As expected of a Heavenly Master who caused a sensation in the Central Plains."

The coffin was quite wide. When the two men stood in it, they suddenly felt their feet sink, and the mechanism was triggered.

Then the coffin went deeper into the grave.

The candlelight grew brighter and the smell of blood grew stronger.

When we reached the bottom of the grave, a small tombstone rotated, revealing the tunnel underneath.

There was a gap in the tomb, allowing air to flow through, so the candlelight inside never went out.

The two walked dozens of steps on the rotten soil, with fireworks swaying all the way.

Suddenly, the view in front of him opened up and he saw a large underground secret room, and his face changed slightly.

In the middle was a bronze four-legged tripod. When I looked inside, I saw it was full of blood!

A tall candlestick beside them, framed by bones, had wax tears hanging down over three feet, crystallizing like coral, its tips dripping with blood. The flames flickered, and the scene was eerie no matter how you looked at it.

Zhou Yi's scalp tingled, and even Dugu Feng felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but take a step closer to Zhou Yi.

After walking through this large secret room and going up more than ten steps, there is a living room with a stone bed, stone table, and various utensils.

Looking up further, there was a secret window inlaid with a wooden board that could be opened and closed.

It was under the roots of the locust tree that one could see what was happening outside through the small hole.

This old monster from the Demon Sect is quite cautious.

The roots of the locust tree penetrated into this room. Zhou Yi looked at the roots exposed outside and found that they were neatly trimmed without any burrs.

I thought the candlelight outside was also symmetrical.

Could it be that this old freak has obsessive-compulsive disorder?
They searched the room again, and Dugu Feng saw a small stone tablet on the right.

Zhou Yi found another small stone tablet on the left.

They came closer and read the words on the stone tablet one after another.

"Before Zhiyang, the first one to enter the Tao."

Dugu Feng recited it again: "First in the Dao, what is this?"

Zhou Yi was shocked: "This is..."

He moved closer to the stone tablet on Dugu Feng's side and looked at the words on it. It was indeed the four words "First in Entering the Dao".

"Do you know the origin of this stone tablet?" Dugu Feng stared at him.

Zhou Yi sighed, unable to suppress his excitement, "Incredible! This is the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique."

Seeing her puzzled expression, he added, "You should know about the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'."

Dugu Feng lowered her head and said, "Of course I know. The Heavenly Demon Strategy is one of the Four Great Books. What does it have to do with it?"

Zhou Yi's eyes were blazing. "You only know one side of the story, but not the other. The Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method is the most profound and supreme volume among the ten volumes of 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'."

This time, even Dugu Feng was distracted.

Many people have only heard of the Four Great Books, but very few have the chance to see them.

She looked at Zhou Yi with a strange look: "I have never heard of it. I am afraid that even my grandmother doesn't know about it. How come you know so much about the secrets of the Demon Sect?"

"Although our sect has declined, it inherits the teachings of Huang Lao and has a long history. In terms of the orthodoxy, we naturally know more secrets than you do."

Zhou Yi thought of the old monster's appearance and said, "I probably know this person's identity."

Dugu Feng guessed: "Is it someone from the Demonic Sect's Yin Gui Sect?"

"No," Zhou Yi shook his head. "Seeing that he's wearing the Tongtian Crown, I think he must be the emperor of Overlord Valley."

"This man's name is Ding Jiuzhong, and he is one of the four disciples of the Demon Sect's Evil Emperor."

Dugu Feng didn't expect that Zhou Yi could really call out this person's name.

Just by looking at the four words "the first to enter the Tao", one can see the other party's background. It requires not only Taoism, but also a strong eye.

For a moment, a certain Taoist priest standing by the candlelight at the grave exuded a mysterious aura that made people want to delve deeper.

Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "Let's not talk about this for now, let's see if there is any method to practice the Dao Heart Planting Demon Method."

Dugu Feng reached out and took out a few pieces of gold.

However, the two of them no longer care about this gold.

I took a candle and shone it on the stone tablet, and sure enough, there were small words.

"Before controlling demons, one must first cultivate the Dao body. Using the orthodox Xuan Sect, one must establish one's Dao body and Dao heart. Then, one must condense one's essence, energy, and spirit, ignite Dao power, and obtain the Yang within the Yin."

Further down.
Gone!

“There’s writing on the back!”

Dugu Feng touched the words at the back, but was blocked by the wall.

So she exerted her strength and pulled the stone tablet out.

Zhou Yi took out a candle and shone it, and saw a diagram of the flow of qi in the meridians. He didn't know what kind of practice it was.

But when I saw the small words below, my scalp suddenly started to tingle!

"what happened to you?"

Dugu Feng saw that he was strange, so she read the small words on it softly:

"The stillness of the ultimate yin turns into the movement of a gushing spring, transforming stillness into movement, breaking through the barrier should be like a torrent."

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(End of this chapter)