Chapter 38: Entering the Tomb of the Immortals.
Chapter 38
Bu Xingjin activated his technique, drawing all the spiritual energy into his body and channeling it along the path. He had never interacted with other human cultivators, so he had no idea how terrifying his current actions were. Cultivators were categorized by their aptitude, and the amount of spiritual energy that could flow through their meridians was limited. Forcibly absorbing too much spiritual energy would result in a body explosion and death.
Bu Xingjin did not encounter this limitation. The speed and amount of spiritual energy he absorbed were comparable to the top talents among humans.
However, Bu Xingjin did not realize it. He just practiced unconsciously according to his inner thoughts. He did not feel any pain and therefore had no fear.
One week, two weeks, three weeks...
Bu Xingjin was immersed in cultivation.
It was ten o'clock in the night and everything was silent.
Zhilan Garden was shrouded in darkness. Bu Xingjin's courtyard was eerily quiet. The little turtle slept soundly, while Bu Xingjin cultivated himself. Qing Yan, who had stood for half the night, had become a statue. Suddenly, he moved.
He silently approached Bu Xingjin and, after a careful inspection, discovered that Bu Xingjin's cultivation speed was astonishing, now only one step away from the Golden Core stage. Without disturbing Bu Xingjin's practice, he confirmed that Bu Xingjin's training was fine and instantly disappeared from the room, leaving no one aware of his movements. Only the sleeping little turtle suddenly opened its eyes, staring in the direction where Qing Yan had disappeared, muttering to itself, "Concealing your presence and avoiding detection, while also surviving the Golden Core Tribulation and entering the Nascent Soul stage—this is truly a formidable challenge. May Heaven bless you with a safe return."
Although the words he said seemed to be a little worried, the little turtle remained unmoved. After mumbling, he fell asleep peacefully again.
Bu Xingjin was completely unaware of this, as he was at a crucial moment. His cultivation had already reached a sufficient level, and he was about to achieve a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
He frantically plundered spiritual energy, even at one point completely draining the spiritual energy from the advanced spiritual gathering array. The mighty river of spiritual energy surged within his body, washing over the invisible dam again and again, yet it could never be destroyed.
Bu Xingjin was not discouraged by this. Instead, he continued to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, integrating it into his body, transforming it into a magnificent river of spiritual energy. This long river surged, wave after wave, constantly impacting the invisible dam, and moving forward resolutely.
After an unknown amount of time, Bu Xingjin felt exhausted and powerless. He knew that continuing like this was not a long-term solution and that he might not be able to break through the shackles of the Jindan stage. So, he changed his tactics. Instead of attacking with a massive amount of spiritual energy, he concentrated it into a sharp, needle-like state and launched a fierce attack on the invisible dam.
At the moment the two forces converged, a tiny crack quietly appeared on the invisible dam. Bu Xingjin, overwhelmed with joy, unhesitatingly launched a series of attacks at the crack, until it gradually widened and eventually caused the invisible dam to collapse.
Bu Xingjin finally succeeded in breaking through to the Jindan stage, achieving an important milestone in his life, and he could transform freely.
His originally solemn expression inadvertently became relaxed and at ease. He began to practice freely, carefully consolidating his cultivation. Only after completing several cycles of cultivation did he slowly open his eyes.
By this time, the sky was gradually brightening. The maid sent by Madam Zhilan waited respectfully outside the door, not daring to disturb her in the slightest. Meanwhile, a man in a green robe was being held tightly by two guards, waiting outside Bu Xingjin's room.
The little turtle was still sleeping, and Qing Yan, who had returned at some unknown time, was still standing in the same place as yesterday. Only the aura around him had been elevated to a higher level, while other aspects remained unchanged.
Bu Xingjin glanced at Qing Yan and didn't find anything wrong. He thought that Qing Yan was practicing like him yesterday, but he finished earlier than him and then stood there waiting for him to finish.
He walked over and said to them happily: "Qing Yan, senior, I have broken through the Jindan stage."
He walked to Qing Yan's side and found that he had also achieved a breakthrough. Bu Xingjin asked hesitantly: "Qing Yan, why do I have a feeling that you have also achieved a breakthrough?"
"Yes, I successfully passed the tribulation last night." Qing Yan said it very calmly, as if passing the tribulation was as easy as going out for a walk.
"Did you experience the Heavenly Tribulation yesterday? How come I didn't even notice it?" Bu Xingjin said in disbelief. Although he had been quite focused on his training last night, he was confident that he could sense all changes in the outside world, including the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation. However, now, he truly didn't feel the aura of the approaching Heavenly Tribulation at all.
The one who answered his question was the little turtle. It had woken from a deep sleep. It was the only one who had truly had a good sleep yesterday. It flew onto Bu Xingjin's shoulder and said, "Of course you can't sense it. Yesterday he went outside the city to survive the tribulation."
"I see!" Bu Xingjin no longer harbored any doubts after hearing this explanation. A joyful smile appeared on his face. "Qing Yan, we are truly destined to meet. We both achieved breakthroughs on the same day."
"Yeah." Qing Yan nodded.
Now that I have regained my energy, I should go visit the mausoleum today.
Bu Xingjin opened the door and found many people standing outside.
Seeing him come out, the maid who had been waiting for a long time hurried forward to pay her respects. After being called by Bu Xingjin, she introduced the purpose of her visit.
"Master, Madam Zhilan has arranged for me and another maid to lead you to a place outside the city." The maid pointed to herself and the maid next to her, then pointed to three people a little further away and said, "These two have escorted the person you requested yesterday here."
Bu Xingjin looked at the middle-aged man, who had originally worn a green robe. His hands were bound, and a long rope held him tightly. He had lost his former cultivation, and even his clothes had changed from ornate to simple gray shorts. His former arrogance and arrogance were gone.
Although Bu Xingjin had no sympathy for him when he saw him fall to this state, he only felt happy about his misfortune. He felt relieved knowing that his enemy was living such a miserable life where he couldn't see him.
He felt it was meaningless to kill a person who had no ability to resist, so this time he planned to take him into the ancient tomb. Death in there would be his best destination.
"You mean, you all are going with me?" Bu Xingjin confirmed Madam Zhilan's arrangements.
"No, Immortal. We are only responsible for leading you there. Once you get there, we will wait outside."
"Then let's go." Bu Xingjin nodded and signaled the maid to lead the way. Since Madam Zhilan had already made arrangements, let's follow her arrangements.
As we walked out of Zhilan Garden, we saw a monster car waiting quietly at the gate.
The scale and splendor of this demonic beast car before him rivaled the most expensive demonic beast car I had seen at the car rental agency yesterday. Furthermore, the demonic beast driving this car was incredibly skilled, so its speed must have been incredibly fast.
After Bu Xingjin boarded the train, he discovered that the spacious interior allowed everyone to sit comfortably, and they only occupied half the space. Bu Xingjin couldn't help but admire Madam Zhilan's luxurious taste, and then opened the system panel to while away the time on the journey.
After Bu Xingjin successfully broke through the Jindan stage, the line of text on the system panel that originally displayed the time of the humanoid experience card had quietly disappeared, and now the top of the panel seemed extremely empty.
In this system panel, everything remains the same, except that the cultivation progress bar is full, indicating that Bu Xingjin has met the conditions for further upgrades.
Bu Xingjin hadn't paid attention to when he would reach the maximum level. He had no urgency to upgrade at the moment, but he was about to embark on a dangerous journey, and a little bit of security would comfort him. This was just right, so he casually clicked on the upgrade option.
33→34.
Bu Xingjin went to check his upgrade rewards as usual. This was the reward for his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage and his first upgrade. Every reward given by the system was precious.
Reward 1: A set of advanced attack techniques.
Reward 2: A mid-grade magic weapon.
Reward three: A token for entering the secret realm.
After seeing the specific contents of the three options, Bu Xingjin really took great pains and tried his best to control his expression without any change, so as to avoid letting others notice anything wrong.
He knew that this was an upgrade after breaking through the Jindan stage, and the system should give him some goodies, so he was a little mentally prepared. However, he didn't expect the system to be so generous this time, directly giving him all three options of goodies.
How should he choose?
He particularly wanted the advanced attack techniques and mid-grade magic weapons, but he was not interested in the secret realm token for the time being. The main reason was that he had just come out of the Yanshui Secret Realm not long ago, and next he would go to a scattered immortal tomb. Such frequent adventures were really a headache.
After excluding reward three, regarding the choice between advanced attack skills and mid-grade magic weapons, after careful consideration, Bu Xingjin finally decided to reward the advanced attack skills.
After weighing the auxiliary role of external forces against the improvement of his own strength, he resolutely chose the latter.
After clicking, the system shows that he has obtained the "Seven Killing Secrets".
This is a secret technique for cultivation that begins at the Jindan stage. It's said to be so powerful that it can kill immortals. However, Bu Xingjin has reservations about this. He doesn't believe it's truly a powerful technique capable of killing immortals, and perhaps the creator of this technique is exaggerating.
Bu Xingjin is only in the Jindan stage now and can only learn the first level of the Seven Killings Secret Art.
Bu Xingjin had just mastered the basics of the advanced attacking skills when the monster car stopped.
The two maids sitting at the door of the carriage got off first, followed by Bu Xingjin and Qing Yan, and the two guards walked at the end, pushing others down.
They did not enter the city from this direction, and they were busy with other things after entering the city, so they had never heard of the existence of the immortal tomb outside Shifang City.
The Tomb of the Sanxian Immortals was originally closely guarded by loyal guards appointed by the Lord of Shifang City. However, when the Lord entered the tomb and lost contact without returning, the guards grew suspicious and dared not forcefully intervene. Consequently, many interested individuals were able to enter this mysterious cemetery without incident.
In the following days, hundreds of people flocked in, but unfortunately, no one was able to successfully escape. As time went on, many people dared not approach this mysterious place again.
Led by the maid, the guards guarding the pit let them through without hesitation. Once they reached the edge of the pit, the guards handed the rope they had been holding tightly around the middle-aged man in the green robe—no, the man in gray—to Bu Xingjin. They then quietly stepped aside, waiting in a standard posture.
The man in gray seemed to have accepted his fate. During the exchange between the two, he did not express any opinions. Even when he was in Bu Xingjin's hands, in front of the man he had almost killed, he did not beg for mercy, as if he was secretly calculating something.
Bu Xingjin didn't care, because in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks were as vulnerable as a paper tiger. Currently, he and the gray-clothed man were in the same major realm. Even though there was a small gap in their minor realms, it wasn't too far apart. Moreover, he still had Qing Yan and the little turtle.
He held the rope tightly and signaled Qing Yan to follow his steps and jump into the huge pit together.
Around the edge of the pit, a multitude of onlookers gathered. Though their cultivation hadn't yet reached peak levels, they held their lives in high regard. Thus, amidst the hesitation, no one dared to take a single step forward. Even if the treasures within the Loose Immortal Tomb were truly valuable, they still had to survive to spend them.
Seeing that Bu Xingjin and Qing Yan strangely tied another person with a rope and jumped into the deep pit together, the onlookers thought that this was just adding a few traces of life to the tomb.
Bu Xingjin didn't care what others thought, and he didn't think he would die here. He even felt a little inappropriately excited. He didn't expect that he would be able to do the work of tomb robbery in his lifetime.
This huge pit was more than ten meters deep, with sand filling its bottom. Even if an ordinary person fell into it, they would not lose their life immediately thanks to the cushioning of the sand.
Bu Xingjin stood up straight. He couldn't find the tomb door on the ground. He looked up and saw a portal that looked like it was carved from a single piece of white jade. It was about four or five meters high and was set diagonally into the rock wall of the pit. Now, the portal was open, and the inside was pitch black, with only a faint light glimpsed from the depths.
"This is the tomb gate. It's so grand and impressive."
Bu Xingjin carefully walked along the open gate and entered the tomb. The long corridor was silent. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Bu Xingjin suddenly saw a light in front of him. It turned out that the eternal lamps on both sides had been lit.
During this journey, Bu Xingjin walked steadily and without any obstacles or ghosts, nor did he see any human figures. It was as if he was simply hurrying on.
The further he walked, the more strange it felt to him. This place was the tomb of a noble immortal, so why was it so similar to the ancient tombs he had known in his previous life?
There was no trace of any violation of scientific principles here. Bu Xingjin slowly pushed open the door to the tomb at the end of the corridor, and before him appeared countless burial objects, all of which were worldly items such as gold, silver, and jewelry.
After walking in and looking around, I didn't find any danger or strange phenomena. It was very peaceful, unlike the Tomb of the Immortals that others talked about as being full of dangers.
Bu Xingjin searched carefully and found another tomb door at the innermost part of the tomb. After opening it, he found various utensils inside.
Bu Xingjin entered tomb after tomb, carefully examining every corner, but he didn't notice that Qing Yan behind him and the gray-clothed man bound by the rope in his hand had been replaced. Even the powerful little turtle on his shoulder disappeared without a trace, failing to attract his attention.
Bu Xingjin was wandering around in the tomb and suddenly felt something was wrong.
Although this was his first time stepping into the Tomb of the Immortals, he felt that the scene here did not seem to match the legend.
When he turned around to discuss the matter with Qing Yan, an old man in black clothes and white hair came into view. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and was speechless at the name "Qing Yan".
Does Qing Yan look like this?
Why did he feel that Qing Yan should be a very handsome young man?
Bu Xingjin shook his head, a little hesitant to confirm. He searched his mind carefully, but found that his brain seemed to be covered by fog and he could not recall anything.
No, this is not right!
This person is definitely not Qing Yan. Bu Xingjin took a few steps back.
The old man in black didn't follow him, but instead looked at him with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
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