"You want to get your hands on these secret manuals?" Zuo Qingcang asked solemnly.
"Of course," the old man said excitedly. "Do you know what these secret manuals of the Southern Sacred Gate represent? They are martial arts and Dao techniques left behind from the era of gods and demons. They are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient humans! It's a technology that transcends eras!
The secret of the lifespan and strength of ancient Daoists! You can get them from inside! "
"Calm down first," Zuo Qingcang frowned and said, "Are you sure these secret manuals are real? Who knows what kind of traps are inside? Even if you get the secret manuals, you have to be alive to learn them. "
"It's worth the risk!" The old man said. "We won't encounter such a problem in our lifetime. Do you know that during the Western Wei Dynasty, Shenzong's master, the previous leader of the Southern Sacred Gate, Taixuan Shangren, lived for more than a thousand years?"
"It's just a rumor," Zuo Qingcang said calmly.
"It's okay if you don't believe it, but don't you want to learn Dao techniques?" The old man stared at Zuo Qingcang and said, "Do you know that your life cluster's Night Sea is the only place in the world where you can find its cultivation method?"
"What do you mean?" Zuo Qingcang frowned and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"
"Your life cluster's Night Sea 'is a long lost life cluster. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid that you would be worried and affect your martial arts cultivation." The old man said, "So if you want to learn Dao techniques, the secret manuals of the Southern Sacred Gate are your only chance!"
Seeing that Zuo Qingcang still didn't say anything, the old man gritted his teeth and said, "What are you hesitating for? Do you want to live your life casually? Don't you want a long life? Don't you want to be invincible? In this era, Dao techniques and martial arts have withered. Once we learn the martial arts of the Southern Sacred Gate, we'll be able to dominate the world! "
"Dominate the world, be invincible, turn the world around with one's own strength, and be the enemy of a country …" Zuo Qingcang snorted. "Of course, I want to do that. I've been thinking about it since my previous life. It's just that I never had the chance in the past. "
The old man thought that Zuo Qingcang was exaggerating when he mentioned his past life. Sensing that Zuo Qingcang was tempted, he urged, "Then let's do it! Let's check the entire room together and make sure there are no problems with the mechanisms before we act. After the earthquake, many of the dao formations in the tomb have lost their effectiveness … "
Without waiting for the old man to finish speaking, Zuo Qingcang stopped him and said coldly, "It's fine if you want the secret manual. But we'll have to finish exploring the entire ancient tomb and ascertain the exit first."
"But …"
"No buts." Zuo Qingcang coldly stared at the old man and said, "If you don't agree, I'll knock you out right now and go down alone." Zuo Qingcang was so decisive because he was able to remain calm in this situation. Secondly, he felt that there was an 80% chance that this was a trap.
"Sigh." Under Zuo Qingcang's gaze, the old man sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, but you have to remember that before we leave, we must come here and take away all the secret manuals here. Take as many as you can!"
The two rested for another day and night, waiting for the air in the second stone hall to circulate. Then, they opened the door and walked in.
Although the old man was still reluctant to part with the secret manuals in the stone room, he didn't do anything stupid under Zuo Qingcang's supervision.
After opening up the passageway to the stone room, the two of them walked down. Zuo Qingcang turned to look at the rows of bookshelves and the many secret manuals on them. He thought, 'If the traps from before were really to let other people come to the ancient tomb to retrieve things, then are these secret manuals and wealth the things they want to retrieve?
And that group of grave robbers, is their target here? "
In the passage, while Zuo Qingcang was thinking, he suddenly asked, "By the way, won't those secret manuals be damaged? They've been here for at least two thousand years, right? "
"Now that you mention it, those leather and metal ones may be fine, but those paper ones, the person who stored them must have used special preservation methods. But to be careful, we still have to be careful when we put them away."
As the two of them walked, the old man continued to talk about the history of the Ancient Era, especially the legends of the Southern Sacred Sect. It seemed that he yearned for all kinds of incredible Taoist techniques in the legends.
Zuo Qingcang just listened and didn't say anything. There was no fanaticism or expectation in his eyes, only the usual coldness. It was as if his desire for power was just an illusion.
As they went deeper and deeper, the moisture content in the air became higher and higher. It felt wet everywhere, and Zuo Qingcang felt like he was soaking in water.
This section of the road seemed to be very long. The two walked for more than an hour before a huge cave appeared in front of them.
Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Zuo Qingcang asked, "Do you feel that it's getting hotter?"
"It's getting hotter." The old man wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Don't tell me we've walked into the mouth of a volcano?"
"An underwater volcano?" Just as Zuo Qingcang was thinking about this, the two of them turned the corner of the cave. After walking for a few meters, a bright light filled their eyes, and seething heatwaves gushed toward them.
"Is this really an underwater volcano? But the volcano should be under the ancient tomb, why would it appear here? " The old man stared blankly at the huge canyon that spanned hundreds of meters in front of him. Under the canyon, who knew how many kilometers away, streaks of crimson light were jumping around.
"It's a magma tributary from the rock vein. Outside the rock wall might be the sea." Zuo Qingcang frowned and looked around the canyon.
"Could it be because of the earthquake? The next ancient tomb won't fall into this crack and be submerged by the magma, right? What should we do? " The old man suddenly shook his head. "No, if that's the case, the formation should have already lost its effect."
"There's no need to think about it," Zuo Qingcang narrowed his eyes and pointed in a direction in the canyon and said, "It's there."
The old man looked in the direction that Zuo Qingcang was pointing at. Amidst the crimson light, in the valley, there was a huge metal chest with four chains tied to its four corners, suspended in midair.
Seeing this scene, the old man immediately thought of the last mural in the burial chamber. It was the scene of Shenzong's coffin being sunk into the endless abyss.
He suddenly shouted, "A coffin! That's Shenzong's coffin! "
Who would have thought that at this moment, a dagger had already come from behind and was directly placed against his neck.
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