Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 701 - 589: Ancestor Dragon Imperial Mausoleum, Mountain Coffin Corpse

Chapter 701: Chapter 589: Ancestor Dragon Imperial Mausoleum, Mountain Coffin Corpse

Traveling six hundred miles west from Junzhou Luoyang is the state capital of Yong State—West Capital City.

At the foot of Mount Li, about eighty miles to the east of the city, lies a colossal imperial mausoleum that, even in its above-ground portion, looks like a black mountain.

It seals three layers below, reveres a mountain grave above, with a height exceeding fifty zhang and a circumference of more than five miles.

Although the surface structures of this mausoleum have been destroyed almost completely by the ravages of time.

Yet in terms of scale, not to mention the Owl God Tomb on Beimang Mountain, even the Great Yan’s Emperor Taizu falls far short in comparison.

Because this is the mausoleum of Red County Shenzhou’s first great unifying emperor.

—Emperor Shi’s Mausoleum!

This mausoleum, famous for its tomb just like Beimang Mountain, shares the greatest similarity probably in the form of precious treasures buried underground.

Every time the dynasty crumbles into chaos and the tomb guardians are absent, Beimang Mountain, which buries countless dignitaries from past dynasties, sees uncountable Earth Scholars arriving.

Emperor Shi’s Mausoleum is naturally no exception.

Fortunately, setting aside that the most powerful Magicians of that time laid a "Yin Yang Cave Abyss Mountain River Formation" inside the tomb, which is full of deadly traps and makes every step difficult to take,

there are several legends as well.

One says the Ancestor Dragon’s mausoleum isn’t entirely built in the Mortal World but has a part that lies in the Underworld, half in Yin, half in Yang, with the abyss hard to discern.

Another legend claims the above-ground part is just a decoy, and the real mausoleum is entirely in the Underworld.

Still, others say that Emperor Shi, though he seemed to die in his prime, didn’t completely pass away but evaded the fate of death within the mausoleum, lingering between life and death.

When the destined time arrives, he will lead his generals back to take over the world!

But until that time comes, even if an Earth Scholar has the skill to dig all the way to the magma,

they could never dig up both the Ancestor Dragon and his buried treasures.

The Earth Scholars might be drooling with envy, but they’re utterly helpless against it.

A few days ago, around July 23rd, this seemingly mere mound of the Ancestor Dragon Imperial Mausoleum suddenly began to change.

Woo woo woo...

For several days, cries of men, women, old, and young could be heard from the tomb every midnight,

often awakening the residents of West Capital City in the dead of night.

Tonight, again, there burst forth radiant, multi-colored lights that shot across the sky for miles.

Instantly, it attracted many Cultivators from within hundreds of miles to come and investigate.

Once they arrived, nobody wanted to move even half a step further, all staring fixedly at the mausoleum, looking for a chance to snatch a hefty bounty.

"That’s the Mountain Chasing Daoist who served in the ’Divine Palace Supervisor’ during the Great Yan’s time. After its fall, it’s unclear to which vassal he pledged allegiance;

that Earth Scholar is renowned for his ’four diagnostic methods’ of grave robbing from Liangzhou’s Yue Lu Mountain, from the Ren Family’s Second Master. He’s also nearby;

that one doesn’t use the Luoyang Shovel but is skilled with a unique ’Guandong Drill’ from Yan State’s Yao Tiejian...

Goodness, the anomaly at the Ancestor Dragon Imperial Mausoleum has really brought out all sorts of strange creatures. Isn’t this competition a bit too fierce?"

"Isn’t it just? Everyone, be careful.

I even saw those Magicians who entered the Side Door and practice wicked arts from the ’Spirit Coffin Temple’ and ’Yin Corpse Palace’ a moment ago."

"With the commotion detectable from a hundred miles away, feared strong figures will come sooner or later. I don’t know if we little shrimps can survive.

If there’s any sign of trouble, we should hightail it out of here immediately.

As meaty as the Ancestor Dragon Mausoleum may be, it’s not something just anyone can bite into.

In our line of work, the first principle isn’t superb skills, but rather restraining desire."

"..."

It began with groups after groups of Yin Gate insiders, who make a living by grave-robbing, rushing to the foot of Mount Li from the nearby states and counties, drawn by their keen sense for great tombs.

Before long, even the nearby secular forces noticed the signs of the Exotic Treasure’s emergence and came following the rumors.

But regardless of their status, their looks toward the mausoleum were equally fervent:

"Hahaha, I thought it would be some ancient leftover treasure, but who would have thought it was the Ancestor Dragon Imperial Mausoleum.

This great tomb has stood here for a whole eighteen hundred years. Countless tunnels have been dug into it by officials and private individuals over the dynasties.

Yet no one who has entered it has ever returned alive.

Since we are fortunate to encounter this so-called ’divine timing,’ we cannot go back empty-handed!"

Historical records state: "His Majesty now possesses the jade of Kun Mountain, Sui He’s Treasure, pearls shining like the bright moon, wearing the sword of Tai’a, riding the horse of Xianli, setting up the phoenix banners, and erecting the spirit drum of the tortoise..."

Emperor Shi conquered the six states and collected all the top treasures from each country into Efang Palace. After his death, he was buried with a vast amount of treasures as his funerary objects.

What is referred to as "Sui He’s Treasure" are the [Sui Hou Pearl] and [Heshi Jade].

The Sui Pearl and the Heshi Jade are known as the "Two Treasures of the Spring and Autumn period."

Everyone knows that the [Heshi Jade] has become the [Imperial Jade Seal], which couldn’t possibly be buried in the tomb.

But obtaining any other treasure would lead to instant riches.

Especially the [Tai’a Sword] clearly recorded in the historical texts.

There’s an idiom "to hold the Tai’a with its point downward," meaning handing over the hilt while holding the blade, symbolizing "power slipping away and backfiring on one’s self."

This [Tai’a Sword] represents imperial power.

It’s said that whoever possesses the [Tai’a Sword] buried in the Ancestor Dragon Mausoleum will inherit Emperor Shi’s unparalleled might that swept the six states!

At this moment.

No matter who arrived early or late, a group of people’s attention was solidly fixed on the Ancestor Dragon Mausoleum, afraid to miss the next change.

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