This ingenious idea gave her a pleasant surprise.
"I never expected that Young Master Ye would not only be proficient in formations, but also have such high attainments in the art of weapon forging," Wu Qingyu said admiringly.
"You flatter me, Madam Wu," Ye Feng said with a smile.
The bronze door slowly opened, revealing a dark hall to Ye Feng and Wu Qingyu.
Ye Feng said, "I'll go in first. Madam Wu, please wait here."
“Okay,” Wu Qingyu nodded.
Wu Qingyu knew why Ye Feng had entered first, leaving her to wait here.
Underground tombs usually have various mechanisms to prevent tomb robbers from stealing the burial goods. Moreover, this large tomb belongs to a powerful expert who has entered the Saint Realm, so there may be some kind of mechanism here.
Night Breeze went in first to check if there were any traps or mechanisms in the hall, and only allowed her to enter after confirming it was safe.
Night Breeze's good intentions naturally moved and touched Wu Qingyu.
Just as Ye Feng entered the hall, the bronze door suddenly closed, shutting Wu Qingyu and Lü Ming out.
Young Lü Ming was startled and his face turned pale.
Wu Qingyu was equally surprised.
It seems there really is a mechanism in this hall, otherwise the bronze door wouldn't have closed so suddenly!
Indeed, as soon as Ye Feng entered the hall, the bronze dragon heads around the hall began to release raging flames, and streaks of flame swept towards Ye Feng, trying to turn him to ashes.
But this little bit of flame is nothing to Ye Feng, who has also cultivated fire-based techniques!
Ye Feng immediately circulated his true energy and activated the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Technique. The four flames that were originally rushing towards Ye Feng were immediately controlled by him, swirling around him and emitting a burning howling sound. However, they could not get within three feet of Ye Feng and could not cause him any harm.
"You think you can hurt me with such a small contraption?" Night Wind chuckled and shook his head, extinguishing the flames with a casual wave of his hand.
After the flames died down, the bronze gate reopened.
"It's safe now, you can come in," Ye Feng said to Wu Qingyu and Lü Ming.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye."
Wu Qingyu thanked him and then pulled Lü Ming into the hall.
After passing through the hall, Ye Feng and Wu Qingyu continued walking deeper into the hall.
Ahead was another passageway, and on both sides of the passageway knelt many clay sculptures.
These human-shaped statues knelt on both sides of the passageway like slaves, their faces showing great pain.
Moreover, their gestures and expressions were so lifelike that it was as if the people kneeling there were not statues, but real living people!
"Mom, it's so scary."
Lu Ming said in a trembling voice, his round little face deathly pale.
Wu Qingyu also felt somewhat terrified. Although she was a martial artist, she was still a woman and therefore lacked courage.
Night Wind laughed and said, "With me here, you don't need to be afraid. Even if that Saint Realm expert were still alive, he wouldn't be a threat."
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Wu Qingyu was secretly surprised.
Ye Feng's tone was so arrogant, he didn't even take a living saint who had entered the Saint Realm seriously?
Is he bragging?
Or does he really have some trump card?
Suddenly, Lü Ming exclaimed, "It moved! The statue moved!"
Wu Qingyu and Ye Feng turned their heads to look, but all the statues kneeling on both sides of the corridor remained kneeling quietly, without moving at all.
"Ming'er, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Wu Qingyu asked.
“I didn’t see wrong, that statue really moved just now!” Lu Ming said, pointing to the nearest statue.
Night Breeze then walked over and placed his right hand on the statue to examine it carefully.
In just a moment, Ye Feng's expression changed slightly.
"Back off!" Night Wind commanded.
Wu Qingyu knew that some danger was about to occur, so she immediately hugged Lü Ming and took a few steps back.
Night Wind had already retreated, and the next moment, the statue began to move with a crackling sound.
However, this does not mean that the statue is moving like a living person. Rather, the statue is constantly trembling and cracks are appearing, as if something is about to burst out of the statue.
At the same time, similar phenomena were observed in other statues!
Immediately afterwards, all the statues shattered, and swarms of red moths flew out from them, drifting towards the night wind like clouds.
"Bloodthirsty moth larvae...it's actually this kind of monstrous thing," Ye Feng said, his expression turning very unpleasant.
Tens of thousands of bloodthirsty caterpillars flew out from the shattered statue, swarming towards Ye Feng, Wu Qingyu, and Lü Ming.
As the distance drew closer, Ye Feng suddenly raised his right hand and waved it gently. Nine fire dragons as thick as water buckets appeared instantly, swept over, and ignited a raging fire, burning all the bloodthirsty moths to death.
The entire passageway was filled with choking black smoke, and the smell was extremely pungent.
"If you take the pill, the black smoke is poisonous."
"Night Wind said, and tossed two antidote pills to Wu Qingyu."
Wu Qingyu swiftly grabbed the antidote pills, took one herself, and quickly stuffed the other into Lü Ming's mouth.
The bloodthirsty moths were finally reduced to ashes. Night Wind waved his hand, stirring up a gust of wind that dispersed the black smoke in the tunnel, and the expression on his face finally eased a lot.
"Young Master Ye, what just happened? Were those red moths bloodthirsty moths? And what are bloodthirsty moths?" Wu Qingyu asked.
"The Bloodthirsty Moth is a very vicious Gu worm that can lay its eggs inside humans and animals. Under suitable conditions, the eggs will hatch, devour the host's flesh and blood, grow gradually, and eventually break out of the body to find the next target and start a new cycle," Ye Feng explained.
Ye Feng paused for a moment and then said, "Moreover, the Bloodthirsty Caterpillars are specifically designed to break through protective true qi, which is very difficult for martial artists to withstand. Fortunately, we retreated quickly just now, otherwise the situation would have been dire."
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Wu Qingyu's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
"Such vicious Gu worms exist in this world, and they can even break through a martial artist's protective aura... Young Master Ye, you said these bloodthirsty moths incubate their eggs inside humans and animals, and the larvae grow by devouring the host's flesh and blood, doesn't that mean..."
At this point, Wu Qingyu looked toward the shattered statues.
The statues were hollow inside, and contained some kind of skeleton.
“That’s right, those statues aren’t real statues; they were once living people,” Ye Feng said.
With a sigh, Ye Feng continued, "These people might have been the craftsmen who built the mausoleum for that Saint Realm expert. After the mausoleum was completed, they were controlled by a restriction, and their bodies were infested with the eggs of bloodthirsty moths. These craftsmen thus became part of the defensive mechanism."
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