Two thousand years ago, Shenzong and the Western Wei Royal Family fought because of an unknown conflict. Although Shenzong was the Southern Sacred Sect's Sect Leader, he was heavily injured because he was besieged.
Up until this point, the records on the ancient tomb's murals were correct. However, in the records afterward, the old man's and Zuo Qingcang's understanding of the murals had deviated under the Mirage Sect's guidance.
Shenzong was indeed captured, but the plan to 'seal' him here was completely led by the Southern Sacred Sect. On the surface, they were loyal to the Royal Family and told the Emperor that this was a seal. However, they secretly built a different atmosphere here.
This wasn't a real tomb. It was a place for Shenzong to recuperate in peace. It was also a place for Shenzong to reflect on himself, go into seclusion, and hide from trouble. If it wasn't for the supervision of the Daoist priests from the Imperial Court who insisted on sealing Shenzong in the coffin, he wouldn't even be locked in the coffin.
According to the original plan, Shenzong would finish recuperating in ten years. At that time, the Southern Sacred Sect would send people to pick him up. However, one hundred years passed, two hundred years passed, three hundred years passed, and the promised person didn't come. In order to maintain his vitality, Shenzong's physical body could only fall into a deep sleep again and again.
It wasn't until a thousand years later that a group of descendants of the Southern Sacred Sect came to this island according to the records left behind by their ancestors. However, too much time had passed, and they lost too much information about the ancient tomb's mechanisms, formations, and mazes. In the end, they all died tragically in the maze of the altar lantern.
Then, countless years passed, and the ancient tomb fell into disrepair. The formation slowly weakened, and a few outsiders came here during a shipwreck. They went through a near-death experience and came to the ancient tomb. After an earthquake, they unintentionally went into the deepest part of the ancient tomb.
After seeing the shocking treasures and secret manuals, they didn't hesitate to open Shenzong's coffin. This was because according to tradition, the tomb owner's coffin would usually have the most valuable burial items.
However, this was where the tragedy started. When they opened the coffin and saw Shenzong, they realized that something was wrong. Even though Shenzong had been in a deep slumber for a long time and his strength had been weakened to the extreme, to the old man and the others at the time, he was still powerful enough to make them despair.
Thus, after a tragic battle between the two sides, the old man finally closed the coffin with all his might, but his companions were all dead.
What he didn't know was that before he closed the coffin, a consciousness of the Mirage had already attached itself to his body, slowly corroding his subconscious and creating false memories and feelings for him. Although Mirage was unable to completely control the old man's actions, it could slowly influence the old man's judgment and choice.
However, because the power of his will was too weak, the amount of time he could control the old man's body was very limited. Most of the time, he would sink into the old man's subconscious and sleep.
Originally, he only needed to spend a little more time to control the old man to open the coffin. However, a person's mind and heart were truly too difficult to understand. Even someone as powerful as Shenzong could not fully grasp them.
Perhaps it was because the memories of his companions' tragic deaths were too deep, or perhaps it was because his hatred for Shenzong was too strong, but even though his mind was filled with false memories, even though his feelings and judgment had been affected by countless psychological cues, he still couldn't open the coffin.
Every time he reached the last step, when the old man appeared in front of the coffin, he would refuse to open the coffin, even causing his memories to backtrack.
After repeated failures, when the old man's lifespan was about to run out and when Shenzong felt despair … Zuo Qingcang's arrival gave Shenzong new hope.
Shenzong hoped that Zuo Qingcang would immediately come down and release him without making any preparations. As for the mechanisms and traps within, he wanted to reveal all of them to Zuo Qingcang.
On the other hand, the old man's subconscious did not want Zuo Qingcang to go down. Even if he went down, he would have to cultivate martial arts and become extremely powerful.
Under the conflict between the two consciousnesses, Zuo Qingcang was still brought to the coffin. However, under the influence of the old man, he could only receive a few hints along the way.
The old man still taught Zuo Qingcang martial arts, but under the influence of the Mirage, he was unable to cultivate Dao techniques and obtain the materials hidden by the Mirage.
It was this series of coincidences that led to the current situation.
Of course, Shenzong only revealed the entire story to Zuo Qingcang. For example, Shenzong's consciousness in the old man's body was too weak. He could only unleash his current strength when he was close to the coffin and borrowed a part of the psyche power that leaked out from the coffin. He did not tell Zuo Qingcang about these details and the disputes between the Southern Sacred Sect and the Western Wei Royal Family.
Shenzong looked at Zuo Qingcang who was already trapped in front of him and sighed lightly. "Now that I think about it, Master must have predicted that something bad would happen when he stored the sect's ancient books and treasures here.
That hateful Western Wei bastard. When I get out of the ancient tomb, I will destroy all the descendants of Western Wei. "
Zuo Qingcang's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light. He said, "So you want me to open the coffin for you now?"
"That's right." Shenzong snapped his fingers and the fire snakes in the air surrounded Zuo Qingcang. Under the high temperature, Zuo Qingcang's body kept sweating.
"If you don't do as I say, I will roast you into a jerky."
"Besides, only I know how to break out of the Star Shifting Formation. If you want to get out, you have to let me go.
Also, as long as you let me out of here, I will give you a share of the secret manuals and treasures you saw just now. It will be enough for you to live a comfortable life. "
Zuo Qingcang looked at the fire snakes and Thunderbolt Medicine that were ready to move in the air and smiled bitterly. "I don't think I have any reason to object."
Therefore, under the Mirage's command, Zuo Qingcang slowly climbed down along the chains on the cliff. His eyes kept on assessing the coffin's structure, the structure between the canyon and the chains, as well as the nearby terrain. His gaze kept on changing, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After climbing to the back of the coffin, he found that a hole had already been opened. When he walked in, he saw a one-meter wide and two-meter long coffin lying quietly in the middle of the coffin that looked like a living room.
Zuo Qingcang walked forward and saw the pattern of a huge three-headed bird on the lid of the coffin. It had the same human face, bird head, and snake head. It was exactly the same as the one in the Dwarf Spirit's tomb.
It just looked weirder and gloomier.
At this moment, Shenzong's voice came from outside the coffin. "Do you see that bird? There are two protruding eyes on the human face. Press them down and then turn the knobs on the four corners of the coffin." Although he couldn't control the old man's body to go to the coffin, Zuo Qingcang could still sense a hint of anxiety in his voice.
It was unknown what kind of structure the coffin was made of, but it was cold to the touch. Zuo Qingcang exerted force to turn the mechanism, and amidst a series of kacha kacha sounds, the coffin's lid was slowly moved away.
A bottomless darkness appeared in front of Zuo Qingcang. The coffin had been opened, and the outside was illuminated by the light of the magma. However, no matter how hard Zuo Qingcang looked, the inside of the coffin was still pitch-black and he couldn't see anything.
However, Zuo Qingcang didn't hesitate in the face of this strange phenomenon. He took out the fourth small bottle and poured all the strong acidic liquid on the coffin.
He wanted to take this opportunity to kill Shenzong.
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