Who is it?

The answer to this question immediately popped into Zhou Qing and Ning Wan’s minds, but they didn’t dare to believe it.

The difference between the murals that were left on the wall when it was first built and the murals that were forcibly carved on the wall later is too obvious.

Zhou Qing and the others couldn't have been wrong about this.

In the previous mural, all the followers of the man with his back to the sky have left the Earth Corpse Mountains.

Combined with the content of the last mural, the answer is obvious.

A dead man walked out of his coffin after who knows how many years, adding an ending to his story.

"The dead are resurrected?"

Zhou Qing looked at Ning Wan, wanting to hear her opinion. After all, she had a greater background and broader knowledge.

Ning Wan pondered and finally shook her head.

"I'm not sure. My father hasn't told me about this either."

"If we only look at the content of the murals, it does mean that the tomb owner has been resurrected."

"But if he really died and resurrected, that would be too mysterious..."

Ning Wan paused and said, "And the death of this tomb owner was actually very strange, wasn't it?"

Zhou Qing nodded, that's true.

He was fine one second and lying in the coffin the next without any warning.

So from this point of view, the tomb owner may not have really died, but something may have happened that they did not understand.

Zhou Qing said: "Whether he really came back to life or faked his death, the tomb owner's departure is a good thing for us."

If they had come in here before the last mural appeared, it would be scary just to think about it.

When they reached the deepest part, the owner of the tomb crawled out of the coffin. Who could bear that?

"Wait." Zhou Qing suddenly looked deeper.

"Although the murals say that the tomb owner has left the Earth Corpse Mountains, is it possible that he has suddenly returned?"

Ning Wan was speechless. She had no way of answering Zhou Qing's question.

Such things as "resurrection from the dead" do exist. It seems that leaving and coming back is not impossible.

For a moment, the atmosphere was silent.

The two men couldn't help but feel a little fearful about going deeper into the tomb. A fog suddenly appeared and enveloped the inside.

It was originally just a normal tomb visit, but it changed because of the appearance of this mural.

"Since my father asked me to come here, it means there should be no problem here. I am his only daughter, he will not let me die here."

Ning Wan was somewhat humorous at this time. She said, "If there is really a problem, then I will directly give up this mission to ensure our safety."

When she said giving up, she certainly didn't mean retreating when faced with irresistible danger.

Instead, just call for help to resolve the danger.

But in this case, the mission will naturally fail.

Although the assessment from headquarters is important, it is certainly not as important as one’s own life. Ning Wan understands this very clearly.

Zhou Qing didn't say anything in this regard. Anyway, he only wanted the ghost corpse fire. He would try his best for other things, but it still depended on Ning Wan.

After all, he was just an assistant on this trip.

Not only him, even if Ning Wan invited other people to go with her, they would only be assistants and could not replace her.

"I just don't know who the owner of this tomb is, and how far away from the present he lived."

"I haven't collected any information on this, nor have I heard of such a group of strong men appearing in Tianwang County."

Ning Wan said she didn't know either.

Judging from the fact that a tomb changed a mountain range, the tomb owner and his followers must have been very powerful.

Such a person should not be unknown in Tianwang County. Even if hundreds of years have passed, there should be several legends about him.

But Ning Wan had indeed never heard of it.

Well, it could also be that her father blocked the news from her.

"Let's go, keep moving forward."

The cave entrance was in sight and Zhou Qing walked out of the passage.

A small secret room appeared in front of the two.

There was a wooden coffin in the center of the secret room, and nothing else.

There were no other entrances around the secret room, nor were there stone doors like the previous ones.

After entering the tomb, first choose the middle door and then the door on the right, and you will reach the end.

"Could this coffin belong to the tomb owner?" Zhou Qing asked.

"Probably not. The appearance is a little different."

“Crunch!”

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the coffin, and then under the gaze of the two people, the coffin slowly opened.

This sudden change made Zhou Qing and Ning Wan involuntarily move closer to each other, and then move away from the coffin, and the two of them stood directly in the passage behind them.

This is a trend that is ready to evacuate at any time.

Such a scene is... quite scary.

Fear is an emotion that is almost impossible for intelligent creatures to eliminate.

It was really the last mural that gave the two of them a bad feeling.

"call!"

A gust of wind blew and the temperature here dropped a little.

Then Zhou Qing saw a gray-white flame floating out from the wooden coffin, flickering continuously, but it was very tenacious and did not go out.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up and he asked Ning Wan in a low voice.

“Is this a ghost corpse fire?”

"Exactly."

As soon as this answer came out, Zhou Qing felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Because these two words were not said by Ning Wan, but came from the coffin! After the ghost corpse fire floated out of the wooden coffin, a man also sat up from the coffin, and the corpse fire floated above his head.

Under the shining light, his expression became dark and gloomy, and he didn't look like a good person.

He had seen this man on the mural before. He was the one who had more roles among the many followers of the man with the back, and was good at making puppets.

Zhou Qing previously referred to him as Puppet Man.

The puppet man glanced at Zhou Qing and the others and said slowly:

"You can come here, it seems that the tomb of the gods has been revealed."

Faced with this sentence, Ning Wan thought for a moment and then replied:

“Senior, this tomb has not been revealed. We entered through a special method.”

"Not born yet?" The puppet man looked at Ning Wan and understood what she meant.

"It seems that there is a master behind you who is at least in the Yellow Spring Realm."

According to what the puppet man said, this tomb might reappear on its own, and then outsiders could be allowed in.

But Zhou Qing and his companions found a way in on their own. Logically, this behavior should have been kept secret from the Puppet Man, after all, it was somewhat like tomb robbing.

Please...collect 6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

But what Ning Wan meant by saying this deliberately was to point out that there was someone behind her.

"What do you want to do in this tomb?"

“The elders in the family discovered this place by chance and asked us to explore it.”

The puppet man shook his head slightly, "Things in this world are really just coincidences."

"Senior, are you the owner of this tomb?"

"No." The puppet man denied this statement.

"This tomb belongs to the master. I was only granted permission by the master to be buried here and to accompany him forever."

The mural does not show anyone buried there other than the man with his back to the camera.

However, it is normal that it is impossible for a few murals to record everything clearly.

He stretched out his hand again, and the corpse fire above his head slowly fell into his hand, as if it was listening to him.

"You want this ghost corpse fire?"

"right."

The puppet man looked at the corpse fire in his hand with longing in his eyes.

"This fire is what I used to refine puppets when I was alive." The puppet man said slowly:

"Before I died, I gave the ghost fire to my good friend and kept only a wisp of the original fire in the coffin."

"Now, after who knows how many years, this strand of origin fire has grown to this extent..."

The puppet man's words were consistent with what Ning Wan's father said.

President Ning said that this ghost corpse fire has only recently grown to its full form.

If we say that this corpse fire grew from the original fire of another corpse fire, that makes sense.

By now, this corpse fire has become an independent and complete strange fire of heaven and earth. It is hard to say how its power compares to the corpse fire that the puppet man said he would give to his friend.

But for Zhou Qing, it is indeed usable and is no different from normal strange fire from heaven and earth.

The puppet man looked at Zhou Qing and asked, "If I hand over the Ghost Corpse Fire, it should fall into your hands, right?"

Zhou Qing nodded.

"I really can't accept this." The puppet man sighed.

"Time flies. I remember vividly the days when I followed my master to fight all over the world. But now I have become a withered ghost in a coffin."

"My boy, it is fate that we meet. I will give this ghost corpse fire to you."

The puppet man swung his hand, and the corpse fire in his hand immediately floated towards Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was shocked, "What do you mean, Senior? This is not allowed."

"Don't be so long-winded. If we say we'll give it to you, then we'll give it to you. And even if we don't give it to you, you won't give up."

The puppet man smiled, "Rather than letting you guys take it away, I'd rather save some face for myself."

The puppet man rose from the coffin and floated in the air. His figure was illusory. His current state of existence was neither a soul nor a ghost.

It's a mark of the soul.

Zhou Qing has seen this kind of soul mark several times. They basically have no power, and it is impossible for a soul mark to take over another person's body.

So it was indeed very difficult for him to keep the fire.

But this is a cemetery where people practice cultivation after all. There are many strange things in this tomb, and it is hard to say what other tricks the puppet man has.

For example, being able to control some power in the ancient tomb or something.

Therefore, if it was not necessary, Zhou Qing and the others did not want to conflict with the puppet man.

Now that he has taken the initiative to offer the fire, it seems to be a happy thing for everyone.

Zhou Qing and Ning Wan looked at each other, and then Ning Wan nodded at him.

"Thank you, senior." Zhou Qing thanked:

"I will never forget the kindness you gave me, Senior, to give me fire."

"May I know your name, Senior? Is there anything you want to do? I may be able to fulfill your wish."

The puppet man waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "On the day of death, everything is over. All causes and consequences have become smoke. It doesn't matter what your name is."

"As for what I want to do..."

The puppet man looked at Zhou Qing and said, "I do have a favor to ask."

"Senior, please feel free to speak."

"My body is in this coffin. You can burn it with the ghost corpse fire. After you leave the tomb, scatter my ashes in the Tianwang Mountains outside."

The puppet man said with emotion, "The ghost corpse fire helped me achieve some success in the way of puppetry. After my death, I was burned in the ghost corpse fire, which can be considered a perfection."

Ning Wan said, "Tianwang Mountains? Senior, the mountain range where the cemetery is located is now called Dishi Mountains."

"Hmm..." The puppet man pondered, then nodded slightly, "I think I understand why."

"The outside should have become a place for corpses by now. This is the impact brought by the God's Tomb."

"Then scatter my ashes in the Earth Corpse Mountain Range."

Zhou Qing agreed to the puppet man's request.

Scatter a handful of ashes, simple as that.

(End of this chapter)