The coldness radiating from the Vermilion Bird enveloped the entire palace. Everyone felt as though their bodies were being constricted as their breathing quickened. That stifling pressure caused them to feel how powerful the Vermilion Bird was.
"Who destroyed it?" The Vermilion Bird icily asked.
"The nine grand clans of Grand Xia joined forces and betrayed us." Yun Mengyi replied.
"Impossible. The strength of the royal clan can easily suppress the nine grand clans." The Vermilion Bird coldly replied.
"Maybe the Grand Shang Empire played a part in this. When the last Xia Emperor of my clan fell, they launched a sneak attack, wanting to destroy Grand Xia." Yun Mengyi continued, her words causing towering flames of rage to erupt from the Vermilion Bird.
"My Grand Xia has actually been destroyed for thousands of years. And you, are the only descendant of my Grand Xia." The Vermilion Bird swept its gaze over Yun Mengyi. "How did you survive? Why did you only come to the Royal Tomb now?"
"Ancestor Xia Tianyu lived in humiliation, leaving behind descendants, all the way until my generation. It's just that for thousands of years, the royal palace of Grand Xia has always been occupied by our enemies. Even now, our enemies have been chased out of the ancient palace. I didn't forget the teachings of my ancestors and found a way to enter the Royal Tomb. And now, I'm here to pay my respects to my ancestors."
Yun Mengyi respectfully spoke. Her words caused the hearts of those behind her to tremble, especially those from the Shi Clan. Their countenances turned pale. This place was the Royal Tomb of Grand Xia, and they were outsiders. Not to mention, they were the traitors of Grand Xia. Wouldn't coming here be equivalent to courting death?
The Vermilion Bird was silent for a moment before asking, "Who are they?"
"The seven behind me are all my good friends. Now that the situation in Grand Xia is unstable, the descendants of the Imperial Astronomer prophesied that Grand Xia would soon be unified. Maybe, they are the key characters to unify Grand Xia. As for the others, they are the traitors of Grand Xia and have cultivated the ultimate arts of Grand Xia."
Yun Mengyi slowly spoke, her words causing those people to feel a chill run down their spines. The eyes of the Vermilion Bird turned, landing on them. Abruptly, beams of fiery light shot out from its eyes. Instantly, those people were engulfed in flames as they screamed in agony. and in just a short moment, they were all turned into ashes, vanishing from the palace.
"The Royal Tomb requires ancestor's protection. I hope ancestor won't be angered and waste of energy." Yun Mengyi kowtowed to the Vermilion Bird.
"The power of the stars here is enough to support me. I just hate that I can't leave the Royal Tomb." The Vermilion Bird stared at the eight people before it and slowly spoke, "Since you've brought them here, I will open the Door of the Sovereigns for them. However, just like before, you will be sent to different places of inheritance based on your talent. Different inheritances will appear depending on your performance."
"I understand." Yun Mengyi nodded, "The ancient emperors of our Xia Clan would all open up their own inheritance gates within the Royal Tomb. Our ancestors would then send them to different locations according to their different talents. As for what kind of inheritance they could obtain, it would depend on themselves, how far they could walk."
Yun Mengyi's words were spoken to the seven people behind her. She was telling them that this was an opportunity to receive the inheritance of the Xia Clan's ancient emperor. The further they walked, the more powerful the inheritance they would receive.
No wonder the Grand Xia Empire was so prosperous back then, yet the nine grand clans were unable to uncover their greatest secret. Because, this secret was only known to the Royal Clan of Grand Xia. The greatest secret of Grand Xia was located right in the depths of the Royal Tomb.
The Royal Tomb was the tomb of the emperors of Grand Xia. Similarly, it was also the place where the emperors left their inheritances for their descendants.
Back then, every descendant of Grand Xia would have a chance to enter the Royal Tomb and pay their respects to their ancestors, starting the path of inheritance.
"Since she brought you here, I believe that you won't tell anyone about this secret. However, I still need to plant a defensive force in your memories. If someone tries to forcefully invade your memories and search your soul, this defensive force will block the soul searching technique. Of course, if the soul searching person is too strong, this defensive force will explode in your memories and destroy them. Are you willing to do this?"
The Vermilion Bird swept its gaze over the eight people as it slowly spoke.
The Royal Tomb of Grand Xia was the secret of the Xia Clan. The reason why the secret of the Royal Tomb was not revealed even after the destruction of Grand Xia was because those who brought their descendants into the Royal Tomb were all core members of the royal clan. They naturally wouldn't take the initiative to betray Grand Xia. As for why the secret of the Royal Tomb wasn't discovered, it was because of the words spoken by the Vermilion Bird.
Not only the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia, there were many other powerful transcendent powers that had such methods.
"It would naturally be best if we can defend against soul-searching." Ouyang Kuangsheng straightforwardly agreed. If they really reached that step, they wouldn't be far from death.
The others all nodded their heads, none of them had any objections. In the eyes of the Vermilion Bird, an ancient imprint blazing with golden flames manifested. This ancient imprint shone with an intense light that abruptly shot out, rushing into the minds of the crowd, causing them to feel as though their memories were being protected by a golden screen of light.
"Okay, stand beside me one by one. Let me feel your Astral Perception." The Vermilion Bird slowly spoke. Yun Mengyi took the lead, walking in front of the Vermilion Bird.
The Vermilion Bird closed its claws, placing them on top of Yun Mengyi's head. It closed its eyes, and layers of light flowed around Yun Mengyi's body. After which, several stone pillars in the hall gradually lit up.
There were a total of eighty-one stone pillars in this ancient hall. Yun Mengyi lit up over forty of them before the stone pillars stopped.
"Astral Soul." The Vermilion Bird spoke. Momentarily, Yun Mengyi released her Astral Soul.
"It's done." The Vermilion Bird lowered its claws, glancing at the seven people behind Yun Mengyi. Ouyang Kuangsheng walked up, and the Vermilion Bird did the same thing to Ouyang Kuangsheng.
Ouyang Kuangsheng's Astral Perception was even more powerful. His first Astral Soul was from the 4th Heavenly Layer, and he was able to light up fifty Astral Stone Pillars. The Vermilion Bird nodded its head in satisfaction, "Not bad."
After which, Fan Le, Chu Mang, Qin Zheng, Mu Feng and Bai Qing stepped forward respectively. Their Astral Perception was above forty, and Bai Qing's was the best apart from Ouyang Kuangsheng's. Her first Astral Soul was also condensed from an Astral Soul from the 4th Heavenly Layer.
Qin Wentian walked up as well. The Vermilion Bird did the same thing to him. Instantly, Qin Wentian felt his perception abruptly expanding outwards, following the guidance of the Vermilion Bird. Very swiftly, the stone pillars lit up one by one, and very quickly, a total of fifty stone pillars were lit up.
However, this wasn't the end. An instant later, the 60th and 70th stone pillars lit up one after another, causing the Vermilion Bird's eyes to abruptly snap open as a terrifying light erupted forth.
Not only that, this wasn't the end. When the other four stone pillars lit up one after another, the Vermilion Bird's eyes froze as it stared fixedly at Qin Wentian.
All eighty-one stone pillars had been lit up.
The entire great hall was like a starry sky, incomparably resplendent.
Not only the Vermilion Bird, even Yun Mengyi and the rest were stunned as they stared at Qin Wentian.
Di Tian's talent was so terrifying?
They had always known of Qin Wentian's demon-level talent. But this Di Tian, who cultivated all sorts of innate techniques together with Qin Wentian, was actually this terrifying as well?
Even now, they still couldn't imagine that Di Tian was actually Qin Wentian.
Because they had personally witnessed Qin Wentian in the form of a great roc unleashing the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay, before falling into a coma. The current them had yet to come into contact with a technique on the level of the Great Nirvana Immortal Art. They had never even heard of such a technique before.
Who would dare to think that the two of them were the same person?
"Your Astral Souls." The Vermilion Bird stared at Qin Wentian.
Qin Wentian fell silent. He could conceal his appearance, but if he released his Astral Souls, it would directly tell everyone that he was none other than Qin Wentian.
Upon seeing Qin Wentian's silence, the eyes of the Vermilion Bird flickered. After which, it opened its beak and spat out a beam of light, enveloping both it and Qin Wentian.
"I will keep this a secret for you, but I need to see your Astral Souls first before allowing you to enter the Ancient Emperor Gate. Not only that, even if you enter the Ancient Emperor Gate, if you release your Astral Souls during battle, I will still know." The Vermilion Bird spoke to Qin Wentian, not concealing anything from Qin Wentian.
Qin Wentian hesitated for a moment. This Vermilion Bird was the guardian of the Royal Tomb of Grand Xia, and there was a high possibility that it was an important character of Grand Xia. It wouldn't lie to him.
Nodding his head, Qin Wentian released his four Astral Souls, three from the 5th Heavenly Layer, and one from the 6th Heavenly Layer.
"Done." The Vermilion Bird nodded. Qin Wentian retracted his Astral Souls as the screen of light dissipated.
The body of the Vermilion Bird gradually landed on top of the coffin, pressing its palms downwards. Instantly, behind it, on the walls of the palace, a door slowly opened as an incomparably gigantic statue appeared.
This statue was of an incomparably imposing middle-aged man. He wielded a Thunder God's Sabre in his hands, and was clad in lightning armor. On his shoulder, there seemed to be a gigantic lightning serpent obediently lying there. On his head, there was a crown.
"This is one of the ancient emperors of my Xia Clan, the Tyrant Emperor. Among the ancient emperors of our Xia Clan, his strength can be ranked within the top five. When he was alive, he was unrivalled in Grand Xia. Back then, a great war erupted between Grand Xia and Grand Shang, with the Grand Shang Empire assassinating the princess of Grand Xia. In a fit of rage, the Tyrant Emperor slaughtered his way into the Grand Shang Empire, annihilating the Grand Shang Emperor and slaying the five kings. But in the end, he still managed to return to the Royal Tomb of Grand Xia with his last breath, where he passed away in meditation. After that battle, both sides suffered great losses."
The Vermilion Bird's voice was solemn as it narrated the story of the ancient emperors. After which, it turned to Ouyang Kuangsheng and Chu Mang, "The Thundergod's Slash was created by the Tyrant Emperor. The two of you, enter the Gate of the Tyrant Emperor."
"Many thanks, Senior." Ouyang Kuangsheng bowed to the Vermilion Bird.
"Right." Chu Mang respectfully bowed as well. Following Ouyang Kuangsheng and Chu Mang, they entered the ancient gate beside the Tyrant Emperor's statue. After which, the gate closed.
The sharp talons of the Vermilion Bird pressed down on the coffin once more as another ancient emperor statue appeared. This ancient emperor had a demonic countenance, similar to that of a handsome young man, terrifying to the extreme.
"This is one of the ancient emperors of my Xia Clan, the Blood Emperor. He's the same as the Tyrant Emperor, dominating the heavens and earth. From the moment he was born until the Grand Xia Emperor abdicated, he only took a hundred years. The Bloodcurse Imprint was created by him. You, enter the gate."
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