There were a total of nine entrances, all of which were exactly the same, but only one of them was correct. Yang Jian suddenly thought of the Fire Cloud Cave. He felt that the layout of this place was somewhat similar to the Fire Cloud Cave …
He devised a series of strategies and performed meritorious deeds in the Seventy-two Transformations, sneaking into the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
This process seemed simple, but it was actually extremely dangerous, and a lot of luck was involved. Transforming and attaching himself to the body of a cicada in its shell. If there was a single place where he was wrong and the demons discovered that he was hiding in the body of the great demon that had escaped to report, it would be difficult for him to escape today.
Even after entering the Xuanyuan Tomb, Yang Jian still didn't dare to be careless. After all, the Demon Clan had set up defenses everywhere, and it was very likely that a powerful Demon Clan expert would suddenly appear to kill him.
According to the Yellow Emperor, the tomb was divided into three layers: the outer layer, the inner layer, and the middle layer. The three demons of the tomb led many lesser demons to guard the place, but they could only station themselves in the outer layer.
Most of the cultivators who explored the Xuan Yuan Tomb could not find the true path to the inner layer. As far as the Yellow Emperor knew, few of those who entered the inner layer survived.
The miasma of the North Continent was also spreading from the inner layer of the Xuan Yuan Tomb, seeping into the ground and slowly eating away at the vast northern continent.
From the outside, the Xuan Yuan Tomb looked like a mountain at most, but once one entered it and flew a circle and a half around its outer layer, one would realize just how big the tomb was.
This wasn't a tomb at all, but a Lesser Thousand World that had been built into a tomb!
The flesh and blood of the Black Tortoise was buried in the deepest part of the grave. The limbs of the Black Tortoise could support the heavens and earth. How big was its body? If not for the Small World acting as a coffin, it would not have been able to contain it.
That small world was Yang Jian's destination.
With his Xuan technique, he might be able to find a peerless medicine!
There were nine paths from the outer layer of the Xuan Yuan Tomb to the inner layer, and there were nine forks at the end of each path. There were a total of eighty-one paths.
Amongst these 81 paths, only a single one truly led to the inner area of the Xuan Yuan Tomb. A single wrong step would cause one to fall into a boundless trap formation or slaughter formation. If one's cultivation was insufficient, then death would only take a moment.
Eighty paths of death and one path of survival. This was only the first difficulty of the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
Entering the Inner Tomb was a true life and death experience.
When the Yellow Emperor explained the structure of the Xuanyuan Tomb to Yang Jian, he had deduced the structure of the tomb for Yang Jian, so Yang Jian knew it by heart.
Even if they found the correct path and went through all the trials and tribulations to reach the center of the Xuan Yuan Tomb, they wouldn't be able to take away any treasures without the acknowledgment of the turtle's remnant spirit.
The demon race had occupied this place for many years. Even if they couldn't reach the center of the Xuan Yuan Tomb, they'd already explored all the paths of death and life on the outside.
Originally, Yang Jian thought that he would encounter many obstacles, but he never expected that there would not be many Demon Clan experts guarding the right path …
The demons seemed to have found the wrong cave.
Yang Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he found out the result. He secretly admired the means of the Saint who set up the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
Nearly half of the demons were stationed at the entrance of the Xuan Yuan Tomb, and only a small portion of their forces were scattered at the nine intersections.
There were dozens of great demons and several Golden Demons of the Great Principle guarding the entrance of the cave that the Demon Clan had determined to be the way out.
The demons were naturally thinking that if Yang Jian could break into the Xuan Yuan Tomb, Yang Jian would naturally know where the 'path of survival' was based on the means and knowledge of the Saint's disciple.
They were right — Yang Jian did know where the path of survival was.
Unfortunately, the demons themselves didn't know …
The path guarded by the demons was a dead end forcibly broken by an almighty expert at the end of the Primordial Era. At the end of the path was a boundless sea of clouds, but that was only the gap between the outer layer and the inner layer.
Fortunately, it saved Yang Jian a lot of trouble.
Yang Jian thought to himself, 'With Emperor Xuanyuan's guidance and the Xuan Yuan Mark, the turtle's remnant spirit won't make things difficult for me. If I return empty-handed like this, it'll really be …'
The venomous insect quietly moved forward in the gap of the stone wall. The deep tunnel had quickly crawled for hundreds of miles, but there was still no end in sight.
There were only two meditating demons guarding the entrance of the cave. Obviously, the demons didn't attach much importance to this place. Yang Jian sneaked in without any hindrance, and it was also smooth sailing.
If he went in just like that, he would lose the chance to find Daji …
Although it was a pity that he couldn't use the move of 'killing Daji' to mess up the God-Conferment Battle, as long as he could obtain the legacy of the Black Tortoise and improve his skills, he would also gain more benefits in the God-Conferment Battle.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, the demons clearly hadn't found a way to enter the inner layer. It was safer for him to obtain the legacy of the Black Tortoise.
He didn't stop all the way, crawling quickly on the top of the cave. Soon, he had traveled hundreds of miles, and a cold killing intent appeared in front of him …
Yang Jian stopped and looked ahead. The cave suddenly widened a thousand feet away. In a round hall, Qi swords shining with purple light rotated gently.
It was a sword array.
Yang Jian took a deep breath and wrapped himself in Xuanqi. He directly returned to his human form and rushed towards the sword array.
The sword array immediately reacted, and the Qi swords shot towards Yang Jian like stars in the sky.
Yang Jian didn't dare to activate the power of the stars, and only wrapped himself in Xuanqi and Xuan Gang …
Ding ding ding ding.
The sound of metal clashing echoed in the cave. Blood appeared on Yang Jian's body, and he rushed into the round hall.
He didn't dare to stay and moved forward. After he rushed through the round hall, the Qi swords didn't chase after him. Instead, they continued to form a sword array, quietly waiting for the next challenger.
Yang Jian seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stopped running and turned around. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead.
After passing the sword array, it meant that he had officially stepped on this path, and there was no chance to turn back.
Behind him was a sealed stone wall, and Yang Jian's divine sense couldn't penetrate it. He grabbed the pointless spear and lightly knocked on it twice. The stone wall gave off two soft sounds, and it seemed to be made of metal.
The setup of a Sage was indeed unpredictable and extraordinary.
At this moment, it was already time to go all out. He could only advance and not retreat. Yang Jian didn't blame himself. He turned around and moved forward. His figure was still elegant, and he didn't have the slightest worry.
Hundreds of miles away, at the entrance of the cave, two Great Demons sitting cross-legged opened their eyes at the same time, and their divine senses swept into the cave.
However, just as their divine senses swept out, they remembered that there were many obstacles here, and they could barely see the situation ten miles away.
"There seems to be movement." One of the Great Demons said in a low voice.
The other Great Demon sighed. "It's just a Yang Jian, and he's already made us so miserable. The entire Demon Race is in a state of panic, it's really …"
"I'll go in and take a look. You continue to guard here."
"Okay."
As he spoke, one of the Mighty Ones reverted to his true form. It was a bird, and he flew into the cave quickly.
Soon, the bird landed in front of the sword array and reverted to its human form. Its thin eyebrows furrowed.
Everything seemed normal, but there seemed to be something wrong.
Coincidentally, the sword array activated on its own, and a killing intent locked onto the Great Demon. The Great Demon immediately felt relieved, and he thought that the slight difference was the result of the sword array changing on its own. He turned around and returned to the cave entrance.
"How is it?"
"It's fine. You and I have been guarding this place, and not even a mosquito has flown over. What changes can there be?"
The two Great Demons exchanged a few simple words, and continued to sit cross-legged like two clay statues, guarding one of the nine caves quietly.
The Great Demon who went to check did not realize that among the hundreds of energy swords, two of them were stained with traces of blood …
Inside the cave.
After passing through the sword array, Yang Jian ran for another 50 miles in one go. A row of caves appeared in front of him, and there were a total of nine.
This was the second fork in the road.
He matched the words of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan with the direction that his mystic technique had sensed. Soon, he confirmed one of the caves. He tore off the tattered robe on his body, and put on a black suit. He tied his waist and legs, and walked forward with his spear.
Compared to the first long cave, the second long cave was much more dangerous.
After walking for more than 10 miles, he unknowingly fell into a maze. Fortunately, Yang Jian had the Divine Eyes, and the maze was not obstructed.
After walking for another 20 miles, the flat long cave suddenly began to lead vertically underground. Yang Jian used a mystic technique, and his feet were stuck to the wall of the cave, and he continued to walk downwards.
After walking for a short while, a ghostly fire appeared, and a cold Yin Fire formed a large formation, burning towards Yang Jian.
Yang Jian had just changed his clothes, so how could he be burned? He inhaled and blew hard. Xuanqi flowed freely, and the ghostly fire was dispersed.
After running for a few miles underground, there was another vertical turn, and the long cave became horizontal again.
Yang Jian didn't stop at all, but he was also very cautious.
The mountain of knives, sea of fire, and illusory killing formations were nothing special. With the protection of the mystic technique and the help of the Divine Eyes, Yang Jian could see through the fabrications and fight the illusions. He cut his way through all the obstacles and made his way to the inner layer of the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
There were a total of 81 paths in this tomb, and all of them were ordinary layouts. All of them had to go through the trials and tribulations.
There was only one of the paths that could truly lead to the legacy of the Xuan Tortoise.
Most cultivators thought that as long as they found the right path, they would not encounter too many obstacles. Most of the other secret realms and forbidden lands were like that. It was also because of this belief that the demon race had been guarding a broken path as a treasure.
Half a day later, Yang Jian, covered in wounds, stopped in front of a stone tablet covered in moss.
Behind the stone tablet were colorful clouds and mist. It looked like an immortal realm, but it was the sublimation of the miasma. A single touch of the miasma was enough to destroy one's soul.
There were four ancient words carved on the stone tablet. Yuding Zhenren had taught them before, so Yang Jian could recognize them.
"The Soul Suppressing Celestial Stone … This is the stone that suppressed the miasma in this place, allowing it to spread in all directions and harm the North Continent."
Yang Jian hesitated for a moment. He did not try to destroy the stone.
He was not afraid of exposing his whereabouts. He had already reached the entrance of the inner layer. Even if the demon race chased after him, they would have to think twice about whether to take the risk and give chase once he entered the inner layer of the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
Standing in front of the stone tablet and observing the colorful miasma for a moment, Yang Jian found an erratic path. After calculating in his heart, he leaped into the miasma.
There was still a long way to go before he could reach the legacy of the black turtle.
Many cultivators had found this place and seen the stone tablet, but only a handful had managed to make it out after charging in, and all of them were mighty figures with remarkable abilities …
Inside the stone hall in the outer layer of the Xuan Yuan Tomb.
"The one that appeared in the south is indeed a fake body."
The beautiful woman leaned lazily on the bed and said in a low voice. She gently rubbed her eyebrows.
"That little fellow is like a loach."
The champion looked at the three blood pearls floating in front of him and said, "He's still in the North Continent and hasn't left. Perhaps he's already snuck into the vicinity. "
The beautiful woman giggled. "Since when do you want to use the Imperial Heavenly Mirror, granny?"
The old woman shook her head. "He hasn't shown himself yet. He must know about the Imperial Heavenly Mirror. I'm afraid he wants to use up the number of three times."
"Even so," the beautiful woman said softly, "any delay could lead to disaster. Think twice, granny."
The old woman hesitated for a moment, then nodded and tapped the center of the floating disk with a wrinkled old hand.
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