Chapter 413 - 410 Treasure Hunt (Part 1)
A silent night passed.
Early next morning, Gao Fei left the military camp.
"Immortal Master Huang, tell me about the Demon Race," Gao Fei asked as he traveled on, "I'm quite interested in your Demon Race."
"The Demon Race, just like the Human Race, must follow rules," Immortal Master Huang said, "We cannot act recklessly! Compared to your Human Race, our Demon Race is a bit more united..." Immortal Master Huang explained about the Demon Race.
"If I get the chance, I'll definitely visit the Demon Territory," Gao Fei said with a smile.
"You're welcome anytime," Immortal Master Huang said, "I'll be your guide and show you around."
"It's a deal," Gao Fei nodded with a smile.
...
He traveled by day and rested by night.
Five days later, Gao Fei arrived in a desolate mountainous area.
"This is the place," Immortal Master Huang's voice sounded from the gourd, "Go inside. Do you see a tall mountain? It's narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, looking like a horn."
"Hmm, I see it," Gao Fei nodded.
"The ancient tomb is underneath that mountain. Hurry up and find a way to enter the ancient tomb and then search for the Innate Spiritual Treasure," Immortal Master Huang urged.
Gao Fei walked forward a few steps and then began to survey the surrounding environment, "Really though, this place has a beautiful environment, the mountains are connected, resembling a coiled dragon. Building an ancient tomb here is indeed a good idea."
"The ancients, when constructing tombs, always took feng shui into consideration," Immortal Master Huang said, "Feng shui masters prefer to search for Dragon Veins, burying ancient tombs within them to bless their descendants."
"Feng shui?" Gao Fei grinned, "Do you believe in feng shui?"
"Feng shui mysticism is something your human race invented, we of the Demon Race definitely don't believe in it," Immortal Master Huang said.
"Let me tell you," Gao Fei laughed, "Feng shui mysticism is a profound academic field, incomprehensible to ordinary people. It specializes in the Dragon Seeking Acupoint Technique, finding Dragon Veins, constructing tombs..."
"Your human race may believe in feng shui, but we of the Demon Race absolutely do not," Immortal Master Huang said, "We only believe in ourselves."
"Hurry up and check the map, where is the entrance to the ancient tomb?" Gao Fei asked.
"...To the north, beyond the tall mountain... Do you see a raised area? Start digging there, probably digging... a hundred zhang deep... and you will see the ancient tomb's entrance," Immortal Master Huang instructed.
"Dig a hundred zhang? Are you sure there's no mistake?"
"That's what's recorded on the map," Immortal Master Huang responded.
"Alright... I'll dig." Gao Fei flipped his wrist and suddenly had a spade in his palm, which transformed from the Thousand Transformations Stone.
"Crunch... Crunch..."
Gao Fei held the spade with both hands and started to dig into the ground at an astounding speed, quickly excavating a large hole.
Time flew swiftly, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
"Clang!"
The spade struck something hard as it pierced the earth, emitting a crisp sound.
"I've found it!" Gao Fei withdrew the spade, cleared the surrounding loose soil, and then saw a heavy stone door, "Is this the entrance to the ancient tomb?"
"Correct, that's it," Immortal Master Huang said, "This is the Seal Stone. Once opened, you can enter the ancient tomb..."
Gao Fei gripped the seam of the Seal Stone and heaved upward, "Wow, so heavy! This Seal Stone must weigh tens of thousands of pounds... Huh? There's an Iron Chain here..." Gao Fei, who had keen eyesight, noticed an Iron Chain hidden along the side of the Seal Stone, about as thick as a child's arm, dark brown, and covered in dirt.
Gao Fei grabbed the Iron Chain and pulled hard...
"Crash..." The Iron Chain was pulled out, and the Seal Stone began to wobble. To Gao Fei's surprise, the Seal Stone split in the middle, revealing a dark hole.
The Iron Chain was a mechanism? Just by pulling out the Iron Chain, the Seal Stone would split open?
Who designed this mechanism? How curious!
"What are you dazing out for? Hurry up and get in," the voice of Immortal Master Huang came from the gourd, "Go find the Innate Spiritual Treasure."
"Oh, I'm going in now," Gao Fei snapped back to reality and leaped down.
It took a long time for Gao Fei to reach the bottom.
"It's so deep," Gao Fei estimated roughly, the tomb was at least several hundred zhang deep. He activated Clairvoyance and swept his gaze around, "Ouch!" Gao Fei cried out in alarm, his hands pressing against his eyes, his expression one of intense pain.
Just a moment ago, a gust of Yin Wind had suddenly drifted by and injured Gao Fei's eyes.
Tears flowed uncontrollably, burning hotly as if he had been stung by a bee.
"What's wrong with you?" Immortal Master Huang sensed something was off with Gao Fei, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Gao Fei shook his head, "Don't worry about me!" After the pain had subsided a bit, Gao Fei slowly opened his eyes. His vision was blurry, and he saw double images, tears still streaming down.
What was that Yin Wind? How did it injure my eyes?
Fortunately, I had a quick reaction and closed my eyes in time, otherwise... the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Ever since arriving in Elysium, Gao Fei's Clairvoyance was often suppressed, which was very frustrating for him.
After a moment, Gao Fei's eyes felt better, his vision returned to normal, and the tears stopped.
The Yin Wind had also disappeared...
It was pitch black all around, vision was severely impaired, and to see the surroundings clearly, Clairvoyance had to be activated...
"It should be fine now, right?" Gao Fei hesitated for a moment, then slowly activated Clairvoyance again...
"Whoosh!"
The Yin Wind that had just disappeared reappeared, and this time Gao Fei reacted quickly, quickly closing his eyes, and then covering his eyes with his hands.
"Whoosh!"
The Yin Wind quickly vanished.
"That was close," Gao Fei patted his chest, "I almost got caught!"
"The first time I activated Clairvoyance, the Yin Wind appeared and injured my eyes. The second time I activated it, the Yin Wind appeared again... Could it be... that the Yin Wind is attracted by Clairvoyance?"
"If that's the case... I can't use Clairvoyance anymore."
"That's really frustrating."
The more Gao Fei thought about it, the more frustrated he became.
He rummaged through his storage ring, and finally took out a Luminous Pearl, "Swoosh!" The Luminous Pearl emitted a gentle glow, illuminating the surroundings.
This was a corridor made of bluestone, about two zhang high and one zhang wide, and the floor was polished smooth.
Gao Fei stepped forward and started walking inside, while taking in the situation around him.
"Pfft!"
Gao Fei stepped down and the walls on both sides immediately split open, releasing a stream of foul-smelling black smoke.
"Poison smoke?" Gao Fei's face changed, and he quickly retreated. In the process of retreating, he took out a transparent little bottle, opened the cap, and out flew hundreds of tiny insects, "Little guys, eat up the poison smoke in front of me."
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Hundreds of tiny insects flapped their wings and flew towards the front, opened their mouths wide, and voraciously sucked in the poison smoke.
In a short time, the poison smoke was absorbed cleanly by the hundreds of tiny insects, not a bit left. After ingesting the poison smoke, the insects flew back to Gao Fei, circling around him and making cheerful noises.
