Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 572: Cooperation_1

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Cooperation_1

Zhou Li quickly arrived at Golden Holy Door’s camp with his fellow tomb raiders. The first group from Golden Holy Door to arrive consisted of six people - two Martial Marquis and four Great Grandmasters. This lineup was powerful and truly worthy of being one of the Eight Sects of Jianghu.

"Brothers, it’s great to see all of you safe and sound."

Zhou Li and his team approached them, with clear excitement in their eyes. Their huge worry was finally alleviated to some extent.

"Why did you guys arrive so late?"

The leading Martial Marquis was named Han Jing. He held an extremely high position within the Golden Holy Door and was one of their elite disciples.

The Eight Sects of Jianghu had a very strict hierarchal system. They were first divided into outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples. Outer sect disciples are basically those in name only, most of whom are in the antique or jade business claiming to be outer disciples of the Golden Holy Door.

Inner sect disciples, like Zhou Li, were official disciples of the Golden Holy Door. They had access to the sect’s resources, like tomb-thieving skills and martial arts secret manuals.

Beyond the Inner sect disciples were elite disciples. Elite disciples had at least the realm of Great Grandmaster. The stronger ones were in the Martial Marquis Realm.

Above the rank of elite disciples were direct disciples, who generally showed the Strength of the Martial King Realm. They held very high positions within the sect, and upon further progress, could become an elder of the sect.

The hierarchical gap between Zhou Li and Han Jing was huge. Elite disciples had power over life and death over ordinary inner sect disciples, and similarly, direct disciples had power over the life and death of elite disciples.

Facing Han Jing’s question, Zhou Li hastily explained with genuine fear, "Please calm down, Mr. Han. We should have arrived on time, but we got held up during departure. Not to mention, we also faced an attack from toxic entities on encountering the foggy area."

The other Martial Marquis-level elite disciple, Yu Guangyu, coldly snorted, "Is that a reason? The bit of poisonous matter in the fog is simply worth mentioning. This is not your first time coming here, didn’t you make any preparations?"

"Brother Yu, we did not meet one or two poisonous creatures. Instead, we were attacked by thousands of them, and later two huge beasts appeared. We were almost killed by them." Zhou Li explained with lingering fear.

The other Golden Holy Door members also testified. Han Jing frowned and rebuked, "Lies! If you’d really encountered so many poisonous entities and beasts, not just you guys, even we wouldn’t have been able to escape."

Zhou Li rushed to recount the situation at that time, and only then did Han Jing believe him, and he stated, "Going by what you’ve said, Mr. Su is surely dead. What about Master Wei of Fengshui? We need his help when entering the tomb."

"Master Wei was killed by Mr. Su. Now that Mr. Su is also dead and dangerous beasts are emerging, I’m afraid that our operation will end in vain again." Zhou Li said.

Yu Guangyu stated, "We have come all the way here just for tomb exploration. Since we are already at the entrance of the ancient tomb, we cannot leave empty-handed! In my opinion, we should continue our journey into the tomb. Given our strength, there’s nothing to worry about."

"But there is a Bewildering Formation in the ancient tomb. Without someone skilled in Arrays to assist us, I’m afraid it will be difficult to break the formation." Zhou Li reminded.

"The tomb is thousands of years old. Even if there are Arrays, their power will be greatly diminished over this time. This time, led by Han Jing and myself, that Bewildering Array is nothing to be afraid of. If we truly can’t break the formation, we can simply exit the tomb when that happens. We can’t just come here for nothing! Han Jing, what do you think?" Yu Guangyu confidently responded.

Han Jing was somewhat hesitant. After all, a considerable number of people from Golden Holy Door had already died in the previous encounters. With the emergence of mystical beasts, this operation was indeed fraught with unknown dangers.

"Han Jing, the presence of mystic beasts in Cloud Mist Mountain further implies the extraordinary value of treasures in this tomb. If we are able to obtain the treasures from within, it will certainly be a significant achievement. You might also get a chance to advance to be a direct disciple sooner. It’s an enormous opportunity! Originally, we would’ve had to share the booty with the Xuanmen people. But with them out of the picture, the treasure’s ours for the taking."

Yu Guangyu persuaded.

Another elite disciple said, "Brother Han, we can first retreat from Cloud Mist Mountain and devise a future plan. We are certainly not intimidated by any ordinary ancient tomb! But this tomb is different; being cautious seems the best approach. Moreover, there are two beasts keeping a close watch. If they guard the entrance of the tomb after we enter, we will be stuck in a situation where we’re attacked from both front and back."

The people of the Golden Holy Door had differing opinions. Han Jing was also a little indecisive.

"No one knows if there are other Arrays inside the tomb, apart from the Bewildering Formation. We should have someone from Xuanmen assisting us. That would be a safer bet."

"Where can we find a Xuanmen expert so quickly? Moreover, now that the news of this tomb is out, if a Xuanmen high-level expert really arrives, after we enter the tomb, they might demand to crowd in and take away most of the treasures. Wouldn’t we stand at loss then?"

The group was in fierce discussion. Everyone was making valid points, and no one could convince the others.

At this moment, Su Chengyu emerged from the forest and said, "Gentlemen, I can handle the tomb’s Array."

"Who is it?" Yu Guangyu demanded, on high alert.

"Mr. Su?! You guys are still alive?"

Zhou Li was stunned to see Su Chengyu and his crew emerging from the forest.

"Did you wish that I was dead?" Su Chengyu rebuffed.

"No... that’s not what I meant! Mr. Su, I’m sorry. It’s not that we didn’t value brotherhood, but we had no choice considering the situation at that time."

Zhou Li hastily explained. Given that his group had deserted their companions in the heat of the moment, he was feeling somewhat guilty.

"No need to explain. Let’s discuss how to enter the tomb." Su Chengyu shrugged it off.

"You’re the Mr. Su mentioned by Zhou Li?" asked Han Jing.

"Indeed." Su Chengyu nodded slightly.

Zhou Li grabbed the opportunity to introduce everyone. Han Jing asked, "How did you manage to escape from those two beasts?"

"My team and I killed those two beasts, so why would we need to escape?" Su Chengyu responded nonchalantly.

"It seems they were just two little beasts, that are indeed not worth the fear! Zhou Li exaggerated, I thought they were two Big Monsters."

Having heard that the beasts had been killed, Han Jing had no further concerns regarding their retreat.

Su Chengyu didn’t bother to correct him. The two beasts he had encountered were definitely Big Monsters. If he hadn’t owned the Dragon Slayer Sword that could subdue beasts, he wouldn’t have been a match for them.

"We initially sought the help of Wei Jingyi from Xuanmen, but I’ve heard that you killed Wei Jingyi. From your previous statements, I gather that you are also familiar with the Xuanmen Sect’s skills? Can you break the Array?"

"I don’t know the skills of Xuanmen." Su Chengyu shook his head.

"Then stop acting smart!" Han Jing irritably replied.

"I’m not a disciple of Xuanmen, so I don’t know their methods! However, I can crack the Array. Anyway, I am determined to explore this ancient tomb. If you are afraid of the dangers, you can stay away. The three of us can explore it on our own."

Su Chengyu casually replied.

"You’ll explore what? This ancient tomb was discovered by us at the Golden Holy Door, thus it belongs to us. Without our permission, no one can explore this tomb."

Yu Guangyu retorted coldly.