The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Lu Yao stood before Hong Lingbo's corpse, a slight doubt in his heart.

"It seems I'll have to ask Long'er again."

Lu Yao stopped thinking about it and decided to find Xiaolongnu first.

Behind Hong Lingbo's body was the Dragon-Slaying Stone that Lu Yao had just seen at the entrance of the tomb passage.

Only Lu Yao and Xiaolongnu knew about the underwater secret passage. Now that the Dragon-Slaying Stone has been placed down, it seems that Xiaolongnu left the ancient tomb through the underwater secret passage.

Lu Yao returned the way he came, back to the entrance of the Tomb of the Living Dead.

"Brother Eagle, let's go! Let's go check out the Quanzhen Sect."

Lu Yao took a step and leaped into the air, landing on the back of the giant eagle, and spoke to it.

"Wow!"

With a cry, the giant eagle flapped its wings and carried Lu Yao into the air.

Quanzhen Sect.

Inside the Sanqing Hall, Quanzhen Taoist priests were chanting scriptures and discussing the Tao, while Wang Chuyi, one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, was answering questions for his disciples.

"Wow!"

With a whistling sound, a streak of cold light shot out like lightning to the open ground outside the Sanqing Hall.

"what sound!"

"The enemy is attacking!"

After a moment of stunned surprise, the Quanzhen Taoists quickly recovered.

A sword mark was seen at the entrance of the main hall, and sword energy was overflowing.

It was Lu Yao who unleashed the Dugu Nine Swords sword energy, the powerful and fierce sword energy directly slashing an exaggerated crack at the entrance of the main hall.

"Who dares to attack my Quanzhen Sect!"

Wang Chuyi remained calm and composed. He used his lightness skill to arrive outside the Sanqing Hall and loudly asked, "What is your question?"

He was slightly startled when he saw the sword marks on the ground.

Such a powerful and domineering sword aura—the visitor is clearly hostile.

"Hehehe, Master Wang has forgotten about me, Lu, so quickly."

Lu Yao stood on the giant eagle's back and chuckled softly.

Wang Chuyi looked over upon hearing the sound, and his expression changed slightly.

"What a strange bird!"

"Lu Yao, how dare you come to the Quanzhen Sect again? Last time we only let you go because of Miss Long. Do you want to die now?"

Wang Chuyi naturally recognized Lu Yao, and his face immediately darkened.

"Master Wang, you have quite the big mouth. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue in the wind?"

Although Lu Yao wore a smile, his eyes held a cold glint.

"Junior brother! What happened?"

Several figures used their lightness skills to arrive beside Wang Chuyi, and one of them asked sharply.

The visitors were Ma Yu and his companions.

However, some clever Quanzhen disciples saw that the situation was not good and quickly went to inform several Quanzhen masters.

"I only came to ask about the Tomb of the Living Dead. Tell me the situation and I will leave immediately."

Lu Yao wasn't there to fight this guy; he just wanted to find out what happened in the ancient tomb back then.

"Hmph! What do you take my Quanzhen Sect for? You think you can just come and go as you please?"

Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, the hot-tempered Hao Datong shouted at Lu Yao.

"Looks like I'll have to beat you guys up first."

Lu Yao shook his head, having lost the patience to argue with the others.

"Since you don't want to talk, then we'll beat you until you do!"

Lu Yao's eyes turned cold as he stepped off the giant eagle's back and landed on the plaza in front of the main hall, holding the Longquan sword.

"How dare you! Junior brothers, form a battle formation!"

Seeing Lu Yao's arrogance, Ma Yu immediately shouted.

The other three acted in perfect unison, instantly setting off and standing in four directions.

"Four Symbols Returning to Origin Sword Formation!"

Ma Yu and the other three shouted, brandishing their swords and forming a sword formation.

"Goodbye to this sword formation, it's nothing special."

Lu Yao chuckled and watched as the group formed a battle formation.

“You’re so arrogant! Let this old Taoist teach you a lesson, you ignorant brat.”

Seeing Lu Yao's indifferent expression, Ma Yu was furious.

When Lu Yao faced this Four Symbols Returning to Origin Sword Formation last time, he felt immense pressure.

But Lu Yao's understanding of swordsmanship is far superior to that of Ma Yu and the others. In his eyes, this sword formation is full of flaws when used by the group.

The sword formation is powerful, but it also depends on the person wielding it.

Lu Yao swung his Longquan sword, unleashing the fierce sword techniques of the Dugu Nine Swords.

"Breaking Sword Style!"

The sword energy of Lu Yao's Longquan sword surged, splitting into four and shooting towards Ma Yu and the other three with overwhelming force.

"What kind of swordsmanship is this!"

Ma Yu suddenly felt immense pressure. The sword energy of the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Sword Formation was instantly swept away. Looking at the incoming sword energy, he felt extremely dangerous.

The other three were not much better off; Hao Datong, who had the lowest cultivation level, was even injured by the sword energy.

Ma Yu's expression was grim, realizing that the four of them were unlikely to defeat Lu Yao today.

"Young hero, your martial arts are superb; we are truly impressed."

Ma Yu remained calm, sheathed his sword, and bowed to Lu Yao.

As expected of the current leader of the Quanzhen Sect, he is both flexible and adaptable.

"Hehe, it seems that Master Ma is willing to tell me about the Tomb of the Living Dead."

Lu Yao was speechless as he looked at Ma Yu. At first, Ma Yu called him by his name, but now he was calling him "Young Hero" all the time.

Wang Chuyi, standing to the side, looked rather displeased, but since Ma Yu had already made his stance clear, the others naturally wouldn't disagree.

"Our Quanzhen Sect has always maintained good relations with the Ancient Tomb Sect, so it is only right that we inform the young hero about the Ancient Tomb Sect."

Ma Yu smiled gently and waved the sleeves of his Taoist robe.

Lu Yao soon learned about the situation at the Tomb of the Living Dead from Ma Yu.

Lu Yao's judgment was correct; Huo Du had indeed attacked the Quanzhen Sect again, but the Quanzhen Sect's attack was merely a feint. Huo Du and his men's true objective was the Tomb of the Living Dead.

Ma Yu and his men easily defeated the attacking enemy, but by the time they sent men to the Tomb of the Living Dead to investigate, it was too late.

The dragon-severing stone of the ancient tomb has been placed down, and they are unable to know the situation inside the tomb of the living dead.

"When Huo Du and Li Mochou retreated, they only saw Granny Sun being taken away, but they did not see the figure of Miss Long from the Ancient Tomb Sect."

"But the Dragon-Slaying Stone was put down, presumably because Miss Long was no match for Huo Du and Li Mochou, and had no choice but to do so."

Ma Yu paused slightly at this point, glancing at Lu Yao with a hint of pity.

"Miss Long must also be trapped in the Tomb of the Living Dead."

Ma Yu shared her judgment.

Lu Yao's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing Ma Yu's words.

He had already entered the Tomb of the Living Dead, but there was no sign of Xiaolongnu. She must have secretly gone down the mountain on her own.

But Granny Sun...

Although Xiaolongnu had cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to the third stage, she was still a beginner, and it was quite possible that she would be no match for Huo Du and Li Mochou in their combined attack.

Furthermore, without cooperating with Lu Yao to defend against the enemy, many of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra moves could not be used.

Xiaolongnu left the ancient tomb on her own, and Lu Yao guessed that Xiaolongnu would go looking for him.

Do you know the whereabouts of Huo Du and Li Mochou?

Lu Yao frowned and looked at Ma Yu.

"I don't know that."

Ma Yu shook her head, giving a helpless look.

"Thank you very much, Master Ma. I will not stay any longer. Farewell."

After learning the situation, Lu Yao no longer hesitated and decided to leave.

"Hehehe, young hero, take care."

Ma Yu chuckled and politely cupped his hands in greeting.

Lu Yao called out to the giant eagle, climbed onto its back, and disappeared into the horizon.

"Senior brother, how come Lu Yao's martial arts have improved so quickly?"

Wang Chuyi approached Ma Yu with a stern face and asked, puzzled.

"Alas! My Quanzhen Sect has missed out on a martial arts genius."

Ma Yu sighed, regarding Lu Yao as a once-in-a-century martial arts genius, feeling quite regretful.

Wang Chuyi and Hao Datong looked at each other, unsure of what to say. They couldn't very well say that the other party was blind to their abilities.