Paying no heed to Yun Xiang, who was on the verge of collapsing, the frown on Zheng Yang's forehead grew deeper and deeper. He circled around the stone tablet before turning to look at Wei Ruyan.
The young lady nodded in affirmation.
Without any hesitation, Zheng Yang took a deep breath and took several steps back. Then, he tapped the spear in his hand forward.
Hula!
A series of ripples appeared in the air as the spear struck one of the inscriptions on the stone tablet.
Kacha!
The sound of a formation being torn apart echoed in the air. Following which, the stone tablet began to shake violently. A massive crack appeared on the ground, revealing a narrow passageway that led downward.
There was no aura of decay in the passageway. Instead, it felt ancient and sinister, as if it was a passageway leading to hell.
"Let's head down to take a look!"
Emboldened by his skills, Zheng Yang began making his way down the passageway.
Wei Ruyan followed closely behind him.
The passageway was dark and damp. The aura of Ancient Sages that Zhang Xuan had felt earlier was emanating from the passageway. There were unique inscriptions inscribed on the walls that sealed the aura within. Those whose cultivation had not reached Ancient Sage would not be able to sense it at all.
"This is probably built in Kong Shi's era …"
Wei Ruyan remarked as she observed the passageway.
While the passageway seemed to be in perfect condition, it was clear that the inscriptions on the walls and the style of construction carried traces of ancient times.
Most likely, it was built in that era.
Zhang Xuan walked down the passageway swiftly, and within an hour, he had already traveled several dozen li. Soon, a massive stone chamber appeared before his eyes.
Zheng Yang placed his spear in front of his chest to guard against any sudden changes. At the same time, he flicked his finger, and several Night Illumination Pearls were embedded into the walls, illuminating the surroundings.
It was an underground chamber with a diameter of forty meters. At the very center of the chamber was a limestone coffin that emanated an ancient aura.
"It's just a stone coffin?"
Wei Ruyan was perplexed.
A passageway that extended for several dozen li and a stone tablet that sealed off all auras was built just to seal off a single stone coffin?
Wasn't this a little too bizarre?
Without any hesitation, Zheng Yang slowly approached the coffin. Just as he was about to use the spear in his hand to break open the coffin, his palm suddenly jolted, and a powerful suction force burst forth from the coffin.
Buzz!
The long spear arrived in front of the sarcophagus, gently shook, and bowed down.
"What happened?" Wei Ruyan hurried over. Her entire body was shrouded in a poisonous aura, as though she was ready to make a move the moment she saw that something was amiss.
"My spear seems to be affected by the Spear Intent. It feels like there's an even more profound Spear Quintessence in the coffin!" Zheng Yang said.
Even though his spear wasn't an Ancient Sage artifact, under the influence of his Spear Intent, it wouldn't pale in comparison to a true Ancient Sage artifact. Nevertheless, it was still sucked toward the coffin. It was clear that the coffin harnessed an even more powerful Sword Quintessence, causing the spear in his hand to be subdued without any resistance at all.
"Even better than your marksmanship?" Wei Ruyan couldn't believe it.
Her senior had inherited her teacher's knowledge of spearmanship from him, and his comprehension of spearmanship had already reached the level of Sword Quintessence. Even so, he was still unable to withstand the might of the spear. Just what was inside the coffin for it to wield such overwhelming might?
"No matter what it is, we have to open it to find out … Junior Sister, let's work together and forcefully open it!"
Zheng Yang said.
Wei Ruyan nodded in agreement. The two of them stood on the left and right of the coffin respectively.
After exchanging glances, Zheng Yang and Wei Ruyan's eyebrows shot up as they reached forward to grab the coffin.
The two of them were Ancient Sage experts, and under the guidance of Zhang Xuan for more than a month, their strength had already reached a formidable level. Even Blood Reincarnation realm Ancient Sages would find it hard to stand against them, let alone a mere coffin.
Jiya!
With a deafening screech, a crack appeared on the coffin, and a powerful aura burst into the sky, threatening to shatter the entire Subterranean Gallery.
Zheng Yang raised his hand and sealed the aura, not allowing it to leak out in the slightest. After which, he slowly walked forward.
The aura of an Ancient Sage was powerful enough to destroy the world. Even a sliver of it would be enough to destroy countless lives. To them, this aura was nothing more than a walk in the park. However, if it were to leak into Tianxuan Royal City, it could very well destroy the entire city.
Walking up to the coffin, the two of them peered into the interior of the coffin and saw a corpse lying motionlessly, as if it had fallen asleep.
"It's the corpse of an Ancient Sage!"
The eyebrows of the two of them shot up.
Only the corpse of an Ancient Sage could possess such might, such that it would not rot even after ten thousand years.
"This is …"
Zheng Yang took a closer look at the corpse, and a moment later, a thought came to his mind. His face paled, and he hurriedly retreated several steps.
"What's wrong?"
Wei Ruyan asked in bewilderment.
Having spent so much time with the two of them, she knew that the other party had always been a fearless and fearless individual. Why would he suddenly react in such a manner upon seeing a corpse?
"He's … He's Ancient Sage Ran Qiu!"
Zheng Yang's body stiffened as he clenched his fists tightly.
"Ancient Sage Ran Qiu? The strongest expert under Kong Shi's lineage, the founder of the Combat Master Hall? "Wei Ruyan was taken aback.
"That's right!"
Letting out a breath, Zheng Yangping stabilized his chaotic state of mind.
Ancient Sage Ran Qiu was one of the Ten Apostles under Kong Shi, the strongest Ancient Sage other than Kong Shi, and the founder of the Combat Master Hall.
Back then, when he inherited the position of the Progeny of Combat and the position of the Pavilion Master Hall's head, he had knelt down to pay his respects to the corpse before him. As such, he was able to recognize the corpse with just a single glance.
To think that one of the disciples that Kong Shi was most proud of, the second strongest Ancient Sage in the world, would die here …
This was something that had never been recorded in any of the books.
It was no wonder his spear would bow to the coffin. Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's weapon was the spear, and the Dragonbone Divine Spear was forged by him.
To be able to forge such a powerful weapon, the other party's mastery of the spear must be far beyond his.
"Junior, I'll stand guard here. Hurry up and inform our teacher!"
Clenching his fists tightly, Zheng Yang recovered from his shock and turned around to issue a command.
Given their knowledge and experience, there was nothing they could do about the corpse of such a powerful Ancient Sage. They could only look for their teacher and have him deal with it.
"Un."
Wei Ruyan also understood this logic, so she quickly flew out of the coffin.
After she left, Zheng Yang slowly circled around the coffin, wanting to take a closer look at the senior who had founded the Combat Master Hall. Creak! "The sound of a spring could be heard, and another tunnel slowly appeared from beneath the coffin.
After a moment of hesitation, Zheng Yang hurriedly made his way down. As soon as he entered the passageway, he heard another 'jiya!' sound, and the light above him disappeared.
The passageway had actually closed in an instant.
Frowning, Zheng Yang took out a Night Illumination Pearl and used it to illuminate his surroundings before making his way down. A few steps later, a vast hall appeared before his eyes. There was still a coffin lying before him, and the layout was identical to the one before.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan opened the coffin once more, and a figure appeared before him.
Taking a closer look at the corpse, Zheng Yang felt goosebumps rising all over his body. He subconsciously retreated more than a dozen steps, and his back slammed heavily into the wall, unable to recover from the shock.
After an unknown period of time, a voice slowly escaped from his throat, "Kong … Kong shi?"
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