BXBX NOVEL Chapter 123: The Tomb Owner
Fortunately, Everlasting Fairy’s interests shifted quickly, and she was soon drawn to the burial objects. The ancient era was too far removed from the present, and the standards and styles of burial objects had changed.
For example, in ancient times, people believed they would go to the Nine Netherworlds after death. To maintain their dignity in the Nine Netherworlds just as in life, they would use human beings as burial objects. When later generations opened ancient tombs, they often found burial objects piled with bones. Nowadays, people have become civilized and have replaced humans with terracotta warriors.
This reminded Everlasting Fairy of something: “I remember that Ying Tian Immortal was originally a burial object for some old fellow. Luckily, through feigning death, Ying Tian Immortal managed to escape scrutiny and was brought into the tomb alive.”
“After entering the tomb, he lifted the feigning death technique and freely harvested a great number of herbs and magical treasures in the tomb. The old fellow firmly believed in reincarnation and had stored various heavenly and earthly treasures in the tomb to improve physical constitution, all of which ended up benefiting Ying Tian Immortal.”
“Seizing the opportunity, he underwent a complete transformation, improving his constitution and escaping from the tomb. Then, after a series of fortunate encounters, his foundation grew, and his reputation rose. He emerged as a prominent figure among the younger generation and became one of the main characters of the era, barely qualifying as my rival.”
Initially, Lu Yang thought Ying Tian Immortal must be a very powerful being. Hearing that he barely qualified as Everlasting Fairy’s rival, Lu Yang decisively placed him on the same level as Everlasting Fairy.
“Are there ranks among immortals? Like human immortals, celestial immortals, and so on?” Lu Yang asked.
Everlasting Fairy realized Lu Yang had misunderstood and explained: “Ying Tian Immortal’s title ‘Ying Tian’ refers to his belief in being born in accordance with heaven’s will, seeing himself as the protagonist of heaven and earth, with destiny on his side, hence the self-designation ‘Ying Tian Immortal’.” (TL Note: Ying Tian means according to heavens)“There are no ranks among immortals; everyone’s path to immortality is unique, making it difficult to determine who is superior. How can there be a ranking?”
Everlasting Fairy’s words made one thing clear to Lu Yang—Everlasting Fairy could still be somewhat useful.
It’s a shame there were no history exams in the Central Continent; otherwise, Lu Yang could have scored full marks.
Or perhaps Lu Yang’s performance would not be so stellar, with the examiner claiming all of Lu Yang’s answers were wrong, based on his hundred years of research on what the ancient era should have been like. Everyone around laughed at Lu Yang’s ignorance, daring to question the examiner’s answers, truly overstepping his bounds.
At that moment, Lu Yang would reveal his identity as Everlasting Fairy’s host, publicly contradicting them, silencing the crowd, and no one would dare to question Lu Yang’s view on the ancient era again. (TL Note: Common chinese novel trope)
It felt quite satisfying.
Lu Yang had even imagined a scenario for showing off, but there was no opportunity to use it.
Everlasting Fairy stopped talking about ancient times and observed various burial objects with interest.
Lu Yang did not let his guard down and continued to study tomb raiding knowledge: “As a tomb raider, one must always remain vigilant. Even if you find the main chamber and the burial objects within, you cannot be careless. Some tomb owners extremely detest being disturbed and will set deadly traps in the main chamber. You must be cautious…”
“Kid, go ahead and take a closer look at this. Is this something from your era? It looks quite interesting.”
Everlasting Fairy urged Lu Yang, curious about something she saw.
Just as Lu Yang took a step forward, he felt as if he stepped on something that could sink, seemingly a stone tile that could be pressed down.
Instantly, Lu Yang’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, realizing he had triggered a trap. Would it release poison needles from the ground or shoot arrows from the walls?
Without giving Lu Yang much time to think, he instinctively leaped backward, trying to dodge any hidden weapons.
The mechanism was activated, and the night pearls above suddenly burst into brightness like a miniature sun, illuminating the entire main chamber and dispelling the previously gloomy and terrifying atmosphere.
Lu Yang waited for a moment for any new changes but nothing happened, which made his eyelid twitch: “So, was that just turning on the light?”
“What does ‘turning on the light’ mean?” Everlasting Fairy had never heard of this term.
“Never mind.”
Lu Yang increasingly felt that this tomb exuded an aura of absurdity. Its location on the cliff could be explained as a theft deterrent, but having “Main Chamber” written at the entrance and being able to turn on lights in the main chamber was excessive, right?
Is this a normal setting for a tomb?
At least, the tomb raiding guide did not mention such things.
However, the guide did offer a warning: The more it defies common sense, the more dangerous it is.
“Don’t worry, with me here, there won’t be any accidents!” After the lights were turned on, Everlasting Fairy’s courage significantly increased, speaking with more confidence.
With the night pearls illuminating the tomb as if it were daylight, even if ghosts appeared, Everlasting Fairy would dare to slap them twice, letting them know who the real ghost is!
Could a noble immortal be afraid of ghosts?
“Look at the book on your left hand; it seems interesting. Take a look.”
Lu Yang picked up the book to his left and quietly read the title: “Tomb Raiding Journal?”
“Move your thumb; there’s another word above.” Everlasting Fairy said.
Lu Yang moved his thumb, revealing the book’s full name: “Anti-Tomb Raiding Journal.”
Lu Yang: “……”
He carefully put away the “Tomb Raiding Insights,” fearing the two books together might cause some kind of bizarre reaction.
Flipping through the book, just as its title suggested, it described how to arrange a tomb in a way that wouldn’t attract tomb raiders, even addressing common tomb raiding methods with countermeasures, quite professional.
As the saying goes, for every clever move, there’s a counter move—a natural principle.
Lu Yang thought that if he mastered both “Tomb Raiding Insights” and “Anti-Tomb Raiding Journal,” then in the vast world of tombs, where couldn’t he raid?
He shifted his gaze from the book, intrigued by a tombstone to his right. The tombstone should reveal the identity of the tomb’s owner.
It was time to see who had created such a bizarre tomb.
Lu Yang glanced at the content of the stele, chilled to the bone, hairs standing on end, and startled, he jumped back a big step.
The stele read: Qin Jiunian rests here in eternal sleep.
“Who is Qin Jiunian, and why are you reacting so strongly?” Everlasting Fairy asked, puzzled.
Lu Yang’s voice trembled: “Qin Jiunian… is the current Grand Elder of our Dao Seeking Sect!”
What situation was this? Was it a case of the same name and surname, or had the Grand Elder fallen? If the Grand Elder had fallen, then who was the one active in Dao Seeking Sect now? An impostor? For what purpose?
“The Grand Elder is often elusive, having Brother Dai Bufan preside over the Mission Hall in his stead. Could it be that he was worried about being exposed and deliberately reduced his interactions with others?”
A series of questions flooded his mind, with the answers remaining unknown for now.
At that moment, the coffin vibrated, as if something was breaking free from its confines, coming out of the coffin!
(End of the chapter)