Chapter 371: Chapter 371: Risk Life to Accompany Gentlemen_1
Although the witchcraft poison had been resolved and she had awakened, Shangguan Yan’s head was still a bit muddled.
She looked around and then asked Qin Feng with a puzzled face, "Where is this?"
"This should be underneath Tuniu Village, we fell into a pit, this should be an ancient tomb. But I’m not sure what is buried inside."
"This ancient tomb is called the Great Sorcerer’s Tomb, and buried inside is a grand sorcerer, a sorcerer from a thousand years ago. The grand sorcerer’s name was Yoshida Shuichi; he was from Sakura Country and caused trouble in my Dragon Country’s territory. Later, he was slain by a sage surnamed Qin. His corpse wasn’t transported back but was buried here by his descendants."
"Instead of being taken back, the body was buried here, why?" Qin Feng asked.
"Yoshida Shuichi practiced the God of Death Sorcerer’s arts, and according to the rules of the God of Death Sorcerer, his body must be returned to Reaper Mountain in Sakura Country after death. Because Reaper Mountain is the birthplace of the God of Death Sorcerer. All the wizards of the God of Death Sorcerer must be buried back there after their death."
"What would happen if his body isn’t buried back at Reaper Mountain?" Qin Feng asked.
"If not buried back at Reaper Mountain, it will be condemned to an eternity without transcendence, its soul wandering the world forever, suffering all kinds of torment."
Upon hearing Sikong Tu’s answer, Qin Feng immediately used Heaven’s Gaze, scrutinizing the layout of the Great Sorcerer’s Tomb.
As soon as he saw it, he was immediately shocked.
The corpse of Yoshida Shuichi, who had died a thousand years ago, was still intact and had not decayed.
The corpse hadn’t been placed inside a coffin, but was sitting cross-legged in the center of the main burial chamber, as if meditating.
This Great Sorcerer’s Tomb could not only preserve the corpse but also nurture the soul. In other words, the soul of Yoshida Shuichi was hidden within this Great Sorcerer’s Tomb.
Yoshida Shuichi had not fully died; his corpse and soul had simply been separated, each cultivating separately. If one day his cultivation reached fulfillment, he could reunite body and soul.
Having existed for a thousand years, the Great Sorcerer’s Tomb meant that Yoshida Shuichi’s soul and his body had been cultivating here for a millennium.
A thousand years was enough time to turn his corpse into a high-grade zombie, impervious to knife and spear. Without the burden of a physical body, Yoshida Shuichi’s soul could naturally cultivate to even greater heights.
Realizing this, Qin Feng’s back broke out in cold sweat.
The descendants of Yoshida Shuichi had left his body and soul here, laying such a massive foreshadowing.
Qin Feng quickly used Heaven’s Gaze, scanning all around without any blind spot.
He reviewed the entire Great Sorcerer’s Tomb but could not find a trace of Yoshida Shuichi’s soul. In other words, Yoshida Shuichi’s soul wasn’t within the Great Sorcerer’s Tomb.
A soul that could leave proved that Yoshida Shuichi’s cultivation had reached a certain realm.
If the soul was not there, the next thing was to destroy his body to prevent Yoshida Shuichi from reuniting soul and corpse. Because once reunited, he would become invincible.
Yoshida Shuichi came to Dragon Country to cause chaos.
If he were to combine his soul and corpse and his witchcraft reached perfection, breaking through the ninth level and becoming a Sorcerer Immortal, Dragon Country would undoubtedly descend into chaos. It might even bring about untold calamities.
Thinking of this, Qin Feng dared not delay any longer and quickly took steps toward the direction of the main burial chamber.
Seeing Qin Feng’s gloomy expression and heavy thoughts, still wanting to head toward the main burial chamber,
Taoist Sikong urgently grabbed him and asked, "Little brother Qin, what are you up to?"
"Yoshida Shuichi’s corpse is over there in the main burial chamber; I’m going to have a look," Qin Feng answered.
"You want to go to the main burial chamber? To look at Yoshida Shuichi’s corpse? Do you know, all the traps of the Great Sorcerer’s Tomb are hidden there. It’s incredibly dangerous; we would likely be killed by those traps the moment we step through the door, dying a gruesome death!"
"If Taoist Sikong is afraid, you can stay here, and I’ll go take a look by myself."
"Afraid? Is there such a word as ’afraid’ in my dictionary? Since little brother Qin insists on checking the main burial chamber, I’ll risk it all. If it has to be death, let’s die together!"
"Risk it all?" Qin Feng saw right through Sikong Tu and asked with a laugh, "Is there something that interests you in the main burial chamber? Otherwise, would you accompany me there?"
"What are you talking about, little brother Qin? Am I that kind of person?" Sikong Tu replied.
"Of course, you are!" Qin Feng pointed at the Peach Wood Sword Sikong Tu was holding and asked, "Where did that come from?"
"This Peach Wood Sword is called the Soulbanishing Sword, the treasured artifact of Zhengqing Temple. The last time I came to Tuniu Village, I was beaten black and blue by Xie Changliu, and the Soulbanishing Sword was lost here. This time, thanks to little brother Qin’s assistance in drawing Xie Changliu’s fire, I had the chance to retrieve it."
"So, you brought me to Tuniu Village all with the intention of using me from the start? To use my help in dealing with Xie Changliu so you could retrieve your Soulbanishing Sword?" Qin Feng asked.
"It’s not using, it’s cooperation!" Sikong Tu gave a silly grin for a while and said, "Within this Great Sorcerer’s Tomb, there are things that little brother Qin would like."
