Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 266: Intruding Into the Secret Passageway

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Intruding Into the Secret Passageway

Han Dong, having sole knowledge of the path, was thus protected like a treasure by the Green Robed Elder.

They entered through the Mechanical Door, finding not a burial chamber but a dark passage with no visible end. The ground was covered with a thick layer of dust, suggesting that nobody had traversed it for a very long time.

"The map says that this Secret Door is filled with all sorts of mechanical traps and restrictions. One wrong step and even a Sword God could be injured or fall."

These words of Han Dong were actually directed at Chu Feng, who was scouting ahead.

It was a reminder for Chu Feng, his master, to be wary of mechanical traps and restrictions.

Bang!

A dull thud from behind startled Chu Feng and the others quite a bit.

They turned around to see the Green Robed Elder, who had been using Sword Flight, crash to the ground like a clumsy fledgling.

"Within this Secret Door, there lies an Anti-fly Restriction. Flying in the air, the gravity exerted on one’s body exceeds a hundredfold. Or to put it another way, as soon as one’s feet leave the ground, they will be suppressed by the restriction," the Green Robed Elder said, his face grim.

He was not hurt, just a bit disheveled.

It was probably the embarrassment of falling in front of these younger generations that prompted him to offer an explanation.

Boom, boom!

The Mechanical Door that they had passed through began to close on its own, plunging the entire Secret Door into total darkness, unlike the burial chamber they came from which had ever-burning lamps or inlaid Luminous Pearls in its walls.

This Secret Door, however, had no illumination whatsoever.

If it weren’t for the presence of the Green Robed Elder and Liu Qiang, Chu Feng could have used his Abnormal Fire to provide some light.

"There’s no turning back now; we can only move forward along the Secret Door!" A sense of heaviness surged within Chu Feng. Indeed, the Sword Tomb was not a benevolent place, and even though they were on a supposed safe path, the dangers were immense.

The others, who were unaware of the Secret Door, were likely in even greater peril.

"You two, take turns scouting ahead!"

The Green Robed Elder’s fingertips lit up with a sword light that was startlingly bright and unlike ordinary sword lights.

This sword light had two colors.

The outer layer was a pale, moonlight blue – cold and gentle to the eye. Within, however, the sword light was a crimson red.

It looked incredibly beautiful.

"Rumors say that to form a Sword Domain, at least two sword lights are needed. But whether a Three Veins or a Five Veins Great Sword Master, they can only condense one sword light," the Green Robed Elder mused aloud.

"Typically, a Great Sword Master of Three or Five Veins would sacrifice one of the veins to absorb either fiery essence or frost, turning it into an Extreme Yin or Pure Yang Sword Vein. Only by doing so can they stabilize the Sword Qi within their ordinary sword meridians and prevent them from devouring and merging with each other when their sword lights form."

"Ultimately they can possess two or four sword lights."

The Green Robed Elder only had Five Veins within him.

But having successfully advanced to the Sword Saint Realm meant he must have sacrificed one vein to transform it into an Extreme Yin Sword Vein.

...

The Secret Door’s interior was quite spacious, more than three meters wide and over six meters high.

Chu Feng tried to jump up, but the moment his feet left the ground, it was as if a great mountain suddenly pressed down upon him. He fell to the ground in a very disheveled manner.

Indeed, as the Green Robed Elder had stated, the Secret Door was under an Anti-fly Restriction.

"Chu Feng, you go first!"

Liu Qiang, believing he had ingratiated himself with the Green Robed Elder and had found a powerful backer, had dropped his previously humble attitude. Taking advantage of his position, he bullied Chu Feng.

As the conditions up ahead were unclear and it was everyone’s first time entering the Secret Door...

The one to scout ahead first had a very high chance of perishing.

"Why should I?" Chu Feng naturally disagreed, harboring a killing intent towards Liu Qiang.

"Because I am more loyal to the Ancestor! You’re too scheming. If there’s danger, it’s only natural for you to go first!" Liu Qiang even referred to the strange Green Robed Elder as Ancestor, and smiled sycophantically at the Green Robed Elder.

"No need to argue; Chu Feng, you scout ahead first! After a hundred steps, Liu Qiang will replace you," the Green Robed Elder declared definitively.

Thick-skinned and good at flattering, indeed that reaps benefits. Liu Qiang obviously won the heart of the Green Robed Elder even more.

A glint of icy killing intent flashed through Chu Feng’s eyes, as he had no choice but to carefully scout ahead.

After walking about twenty meters, roughly forty steps, he still did not encounter any danger. However, each step carried the risk of life or death.

Even though Chu Feng was brave, sweat had already soaked through his back.

About sixty meters in, just as his left foot stepped down, he heard a "crack" sound, and suddenly it sank downward.

Without thinking, Chu Feng immediately retreated backwards.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Dozens of terrifying arrows shot out from the stone walls on both sides.

The arrowheads were a glowing blue, clearly coated with potent poison.

In such a narrow space, with such close proximity, dodging was obviously very difficult.

Just as he was about to be shot, Chu Feng was quick-witted and immediately lay flat on the ground.

Thud thud thud!

He heard the sounds of heavy impacts, endlessly reverberating in his ears.

The dozen poisoned arrows had all hit the stone walls on either side. Their shafts embedded into the tough stone, leaving only an inch or so protruding out.

Chu Feng’s face turned pale with fright. After a moment’s pause, he slowly got up.

Clang!

This time he was a bit smarter, drawing out the Crimson Flame Sword to use as a walking stick to scout ahead. Should anything out of the ordinary happen, he would also have more time to react.

Fortunately, Chu Feng continued to scout a hundred steps ahead without triggering any other mechanisms.

Liu Qiang and the Green Robed Elder followed behind, stepping in the footprints left by Chu Feng.

"It’s your turn now!"

Chu Feng stopped and stepped aside.

Even though Liu Qiang was reluctant, he had no choice but to brace himself and take over.

As it turned out, Liu Qiang was particularly unlucky. He triggered a mechanism after just ten steps.

The ground suddenly shook, and rows of sharp blades sprang up.

The blades flickered with a blue light, obviously also coated with potent poison. What was the mindset of the person who designed this secret passage originally?

If they didn’t want future generations to walk through this passage, then why dig it out in the first place?

Chu Feng secretly guessed that this secret passage was likely a safe evacuation route from the Demon Suppression Tower, just as ancient craftsmen would construct an Imperial Mausoleum for an Emperor.

According to practice, after the completion of an Imperial Mausoleum, the craftsmen would be locked inside with it. They were meant to accompany the Emperor or Empress Dowager in their burial.

Some clever craftsmen would secretly carve out an escape passage during the construction of the mausoleum.

For instance, the most famous rotating stone mechanism allows a person inside to turn a stone bar, which can push open a stone gate to escape. Once a person leaves through it, the stone bar would automatically return to its original position, completely sealing the tomb chamber door.

And outsiders would never be able to enter again.

Liu Qiang’s skills were not weak, and he was not stabbed to death by the sharp knives. Instead, he returned in a very embarrassed state.

...

Along the way, Chu Feng and Liu Qiang took turns scouting ahead, with continuous close calls.

After turning a bend, they finally saw the end of the secret passage.

"As long as we open the Secret Door, the Demon Suppression Tower should be outside," said Han Dong.

"Chu Feng, you go open the Secret Door!" Liu Qiang had come close to losing his life multiple times and was already worse for wear.

The final door must be extremely dangerous.

He was sending Chu Feng to his death.

"If we go, we go together!" Chu Feng, having been bullied by Liu Qiang all the way, was already harboring a bellyful of anger.

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