The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 202 - 146: The Techniques of the Japanese

Chapter 202: Chapter 146: The Techniques of the Japanese

The crevice was huge, not caused by human force.

"It’s the tomb of that ancient Zhou Magician."

Upon seeing this, Li Yan immediately understood.

Their recent duels, including this incident with the Du Family, all stemmed from this ancient tomb.

A group of Tomb Robbers found the tomb of the ancient Zhou Magician, and, due to the formidable mechanisms inside, used a large amount of explosives to break it open.

Judging by the dark gaping hole, one could tell how big the commotion was at the time.

Sha Lifei looked enviously and chuckled jokingly, "So many people digging, and Red Sister’s master died in there, there must be some interesting stuff. How about we take a look after this is over?"

"Forget it."

Li Yan shook his head, "After the accident, the Captain Bureau and Law Enforcement Hall’s people have all been there. Even if anything was left, it would have been taken away long ago."

"Let’s go, the important business comes first."

Li Yan glanced at the cave once more and then turned to leave.

His "North Emperor’s Scripture" and "Luo Feng Scripture" were already legacies that shocked the world, growing more powerful as he progressed and even granted the opportunity for Ascension.

Even if there were inheritances in the tomb, they held no allure for him.

The three of them continued forward, braving the wind and snow.

The terrain in this area became much more complicated.

The torch had been blown out, impossible to light, completely dark all around. Fortunately, Li Yan used his Divine Skills to lead the way, otherwise, they would have been utterly disoriented.

Before long, they made their way to the base of a cliff, which was to the side.

This place was the entrance to the Du Family tomb, where a multitude of trees had been planted many years ago. Now they had become a forest, covering the entrance.

To outsiders, it would seem like just a wilderness.

As the three of them entered the forest, they could see some freshly cut branches along the way, obviously left by Landlord Du when he visited recently.

Following the traces to the base of the cliff, the wind and snow were much weaker, and they relit their torches, revealing a cracked crevice right in front of them.

Narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, shaped like an inverted ’V’.

"The layout of the burial ground is destroyed; no wonder there was an incident."

Wang Daoxuan slightly shook his head, then glanced at the mourning book in his hand, "Let’s go, according to the records, there are no mechanisms set up inside the tomb."

"Wait..."

Li Yan stopped the two of them with a gesture, sniffing the air, his brow slightly furrowed, "Daoist, didn’t you say that the evil spirit was bred in the coffin? Why is there no scent of it here?"

Wang Daoxuan thoughtfully said, "Evil Sprites are very rare, and I have never heard of a method for artificially nurturing them. Perhaps there is another mystery. We’ll find out when we look."

"Still, it’s best to be careful."

Li Yan immediately performed a mantra, his little finger hooking slightly, "Nuogao! Taiwei Chuling, forge soldiers, drive away evil, support righteousness, spread the warmth of yang, command of the Northern Emperor, deter weapons, decree!"

Rustle!

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of paper effigies flew out from the pouch at his waist, entering the crevice and disappearing into the darkness.

After a while, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes, a trace of doubt flashing across them.

"What is it?" Sha Lifei quickly asked.

"Nothing," Li Yan shook his head and frowned, "There is no danger detected inside, it’s just that the tomb is constructed a bit oddly."

"Let’s go and see for yourselves inside."

The crevice allowed only one person to pass through sideways, and the three of them squeezed through. Fortunately, it got wider as they went, and after about seven or eight meters, a cave-like tomb chamber appeared in front of them.

Wang Daoxuan touched the brick and stone next to him, "Most Zhou tombs are vertical earth pit burials; this is excavated by the Du family, connecting to the abandoned Zhou tomb behind it."

Sha Lifei looked ahead, puzzled, "Doesn’t look any different, does it?"

Ahead, the tomb chamber was blocked by a stone wall, with a relief archway on it and a stone door that was already cracked open.

"It’s inside."

Li Yan said, then gestured for Sha Lifei to help.

For a tomb chamber like this, there were often stone bars with mechanisms inside the stone doors that would drop when sealing the tomb, making it difficult to open.

But now, the inside of the tomb chamber had collapsed, and the stone bars had broken, making it possible for the two of them to push it open slowly with some effort.

Whoosh~

As Sha Lifei lit a torch and illuminated both sides, he said in confusion, "Why is there another archway? It’s not written in the mourning book."

Wang Daoxuan also looked puzzled, "What kind of burial is this?"

They saw another stone archway behind the tomb door, quite simple in construction, with two vertical pillars topped by a T-shaped lintel, from which hung thick straw ropes.

"That’s not an archway..."

Li Yan frowned slightly, his gaze somewhat strange, "This thing is called a Bird House; it’s a structure found outside of the Divine Temples in Japan."

Just now, he had felt it was strange, a sense of familiarity but unable to immediately recall what it was.

Now, scrutinizing closely in the light of the torch, memories from long ago resurfaced, and he immediately recognized the object.

"Japan?"

Sha Lifei was taken aback; what place was that?

Wang Daoxuan shook his head, "That’s where the Japanese come from."

"Oh~" Sha Lifei suddenly realized, scratching his head, "Strange, how come the Japanese have appeared again?"

"Let’s go, maybe the answer is inside."

Curiosity filled Li Yan’s eyes.

The deeper they went, the stranger the arrangements.

And, that decayed smell reemerged.

Li Yan turned his head and looked back at the Bird House.

This thing should be used to prevent the scent of the evil spirit from leaking out.

Along the path, the tomb passage was in a style commonly seen in Divine State, but there were also some strange pillars, each hanging with straw ropes and white talisman paper.

Most of the straw ropes had broken, and the talisman papers were twisted and blackened.

The fusion of two styles made it look quite awkward.

"What’s this stuff?" Sha Lifei asked curiously, "Is it a Japanese talisman? Why are they white? It’s really ominous..."

Finally, the three arrived at the central tomb chamber.

This place was not large, shaped octagonal, and subtly aligned with the Nine Palace Eight Trigrams. The coffin was made of stone, carved with intricate patterns, and a large copper mirror was embedded in the tomb ceiling.

However, the copper mirror was already rusted, corroded by something, covered with black spots, and had a large crack.

More importantly, the stone coffin was also encircled by thick straw ropes, which had rotted away, mixed with the hanging white talisman paper, emitting a putrid smell.