Chapter 285: Return from the Emperor's Tomb [Subscription Request]

The sword and the military book are indeed valuables, but they are not necessities for Cao Cao.

He has something equivalent.

Emperor Wu's treasure contains the map of longevity.

Cao Cao keenly realized that the Longevity Map might be related to some secret of Emperor Wu's quest for longevity.

Decisively choose Emperor Wu's relics.

After Cao Cao made the decision, he stretched out his hand.

There was a purple halo like a long river in the front hall, and the imperial seal was pushed over in the purple air.

According to the method given in the entry, the secret armor beast contains the differentiated soul of Cao Cao.

Being one with his spirit and soul, he could transfer part of the energy of the national seal to him.

Behind Cao Cao, the dragon of luck flew into the national seal and transformed into a real dragon in the seal.

When he sacrificed the dragon ball, he breathed in the energy within the national seal.

In the tomb of Emperor Wu on the other side, the spells on the scales of the secret armored beast flickered and intertwined like an array.

A wisp of luck overflowed from the center of the eyebrows where the armored beast's soul was connected to Cao Cao, and a purple halo flowed.

In the purple air, there appeared a phantom of a large seal, which gradually became clearer and floated above the armored beast.

It's strange to say, as soon as the national seal came out, the restrictions in this side hall seemed to stop working.

Including the Qilin wood, the texture on the leaves also becomes dull.

The abnormality in the emperor's tomb seemed to be suppressed by the weight of mountains and rivers and the power of the people carried by the national seal.

The Secret Armored Beast spread out its four legs again and flew from the beam to the Longevity Tree.

The Qilin under the tree fixed his gaze on the shadow of the national seal and did not try to stop the armored beast from approaching.

The Seal of the Realm has been blessed by the Han Dynasty's national fortune for hundreds of years, and emperors of all dynasties have been nurtured by its imperial fortune.

This also includes Emperor Wu.

So when the national seal came with good fortune, the abnormalities in the tomb stopped as if they had recognized their master.

The Secret Armor Beast landed on the tree smoothly.

The Qilin under the tree became illusory and disappeared into the Qilin tree.

The national seal on the back of the armored beast emitted a purple halo, which instantly rolled the fruit on the tree into the shadow of the national seal.

In addition, there is a jade bottle located on a branch under the fruit.

It has a long neck and a round belly, somewhat like the legendary jade bottle.

It is half a palm high, and its jade-white color has a hint of light blue.

The bottle has a simple shape, and there seems to be a layer of blue cream sealing the mouth of the bottle.

The natural texture of the tree blends with the texture of the sacrificial carvings on the bottle.

The bottle is placed on the tree and grows together with the immortal wood, absorbing the essence of the immortal wood to nourish the things in the bottle.

The elixir of life is in that bottle!

Emperor Wu used the whole country's strength and countless rare treasures to refine the elixir of immortality.

As Cao Cao had an idea, the national seal above the armored beast began to appear purple again, and the elixir bottle was also drawn into the aura of the national seal.

At this moment, something unexpected happened.

Outside the hall, a Taoist priest floated in without touching the ground. His speed and momentum were so strange that no one had ever seen before.

Li Wufang and Ling Jin were holding their breath and concentrating on watching the secret armor beast obtain the elixir.

No one expected that someone would appear in Emperor Wu's tomb.

Before we knew it, the Taoist priest had entered the hall.

His first target was the huge medicine cauldron whose flame had been burning for hundreds of years.

Clang!

The Taoist grabbed the lid of the tripod and opened it.

At this moment, countless textures on the wall of the tripod, and even in the void and the ground, appeared in the shape of arrays, interweaving into a killing array.

Because of the appearance of the national seal, the restrictions in the palace that had been in a stagnant state were instantly revived.

The alchemy room hall shook violently!

When the lid of the tripod was opened, endless black gas gushed out from inside.

The alchemy room was instantly covered by black air and fell into darkness.

Ling Jin let out a low cry.

He had encountered this kind of black air in the No. 4 Tomb of Qinling Mountains. It could even devour and fill the consciousness, which was extremely terrifying.

There are many strange things in the black air. Falling into it is like entering a nightmare and it is difficult to escape.

In just a few breaths, the entire Emperor Wu's tomb became dark.

With the help of the secret armor beast, the last scene Cao Cao saw was the Qilin that had just disappeared, reappearing and spitting out dark purple flames.

The Qilin at this moment was much more powerful than the one just seen.

It opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar.

All Cao Cao could see through the perspective of the Secret Armor Beast was thick darkness.

The armored beasts themselves were not too affected by the darkness. They both turned into balls, rolled rapidly, and ran out of Emperor Wu's Mausoleum.

The Qilin rushed towards the huge cauldron and breathed out a flame at the Taoist priest beside the cauldron.

Then the flames were also engulfed by darkness.

At the same time, there was a ray of light in Emperor Wu's tomb, which was like a meteor across the sky, and fell into the hall, and was swallowed by the secret armor beast.

The bright light was also drawn by an object of the imperial seal, which was selected by Cao Cao. It was a part of Emperor Wu's treasure, which contained the longevity diagram.

It was sealed inside a certain object, pulled by the national seal, and projected across the air.

The Secret Armor Beast swallowed this thing and ran faster.

Cao Cao also sent a message to Ling Jin, asking him to withdraw.

The entire area where Emperor Wu's Mausoleum is located, the "Wulingyuan" stretching for hundreds of miles, and even the ground veins of Huaili County were shaking.

In his mansion, Cao Cao summoned the dragon of luck, which rose into the sky and flew rapidly toward the west.

The dragon of luck obtains the synergy of heaven and earth, travels through the heavens, and travels hundreds of miles in an instant.

A quarter of an hour later, Cao Cao, with the help of the dragon of luck, looked towards the direction of Maoling from the clouds. But he saw that in that direction, black air was rising into the sky, connecting the sky to the ground.

In the eyes of ordinary people, they can only see dark clouds pressing down and the sky getting dark.

Cao Cao, however, was observing the destiny and was shocked when he saw something that ordinary people could not see.

In the black air, there is a ray of red light.

Scarlet Sky Sword!!

The sword worn by Emperor Gaozu is also the national sword of the Han Dynasty!

Chi Xiao’s sharp edge rises, the moon falls and the stars are cut!
Among the ten famous swords, Chixiao is the imperial sword that is most closely related to the destiny of a country!
At this moment, black air spread in the direction of Maoling. The clear sound of the Scarlet Sky Sword spread for hundreds of miles, ringing in the ears of thousands of living beings!

There seemed to be a big battle in the mausoleum!

The Chixiao Sword is like a red dragon, appearing and disappearing in the black air.

The sword light was chasing and slashing a coffin!
Cao Cao pushed the dragon of destiny, integrated the power of the national seal, and surveyed the mountains and rivers.

He saw that what was being chased and cut by the Scarlet Sky Sword was a bronze coffin.

It was obvious that Chi Xiao attacked the invaders of the imperial mausoleum.

In other words, the Taoist priest who broke into the tomb had a coffin.

Taoist priest, bronze coffin...Tomb No. 4. Cao Cao thought of the Taoist priest and the coffin he saw when he pushed the heliostat.

Eventually, the Chixiao Sword and the coffin disappeared in the thicker black air, and their whereabouts were unknown.

But that part of the world was filled with black air and dark clouds that lasted for many days.

The ground veins in the direction of Maoling have also been vibrating for several days.

Deep underground, there was a roar that did not sound like a human.

People in the surrounding villages and towns within a hundred miles were in a state of panic, feeling that a crisis was hanging around them and could strike at any time.

The burial places of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han are connected to the fortune of China and the direction of the earth's veins. The saying that anyone who disturbs Emperor Wu's tomb will bring disaster has been circulated among the people for hundreds of years.

Ling Jin, Li Wufang and others also returned to Yecheng after many days to report the situation to Cao Cao.

Both were seriously injured.

Apart from them, more than half of the other people who entered the tomb were killed.

This was the heaviest casualties since the tomb raiding.

The two armored beasts also came back.

The armored beast that climbed onto the Qilin Tree fell into hibernation after returning, curled up into a ball and could not be awakened.

Ling Jin's face turned pale, and his chest showed signs of collapse. He would have died in just a moment.

There was also a penetrating wound in Li Wufang's lower abdomen.

Cao Cao inquired about the situation after the black gas emerged from Emperor Wu's mausoleum.

“That Taoist priest seemed to know what was inside the cauldron.

From where I was, I could see that before he lifted the lid of the tripod, he used his other hand to slap a relief on the wall of the tripod, thus opening the lid."

"He grabbed something from the tripod, but I couldn't see what it was."

Ling Jin recalled:
"When the things in the cauldron are taken out, the prohibition of the imperial mausoleum is triggered, and darkness descends."

"Then, I felt that Junior Master was fighting with someone in the darkness, and I rushed over..."

Ling Jin's words were concise, but the moment the tomb fell into darkness, their fight with the Taoist priest must have been a matter of life and death, and it must have been extremely dangerous.

Li Wufang continued:
“I have practiced the art of hearing and seeing from the sky, and that kind of darkness can obscure perception, vision, and hearing.

But the effect on me was weaker. After the darkness came over me, I heard a faint sound beside me, and I guessed that the Taoist priest wanted to escape.

I cut him off and engaged him in combat."

"That Taoist priest's power is stronger than ours!"

Li Wufang looked solemn: "He has bad intentions. After taking the things in the tripod, he deliberately triggered the darkness and wanted to trap us to death in the tomb."

"Luckily, these two Mozi's armored beasts were able to identify directions and paths even in the dark and led us out."

Li Wufang thought for a moment and said, "The Taoist priest and I had a brief fight, and then there was no movement, but I have a feeling that he did not leave Emperor Wu's Tomb.

He may have other plans in Emperor Wu’s tomb.”

The incident that happened later, when the Chixiao sword came out and slashed the coffin, was consistent with what Li Wufang said.

The Taoist priest did not leave, and was still planning something in Emperor Wu's tomb, which led to the emergence of the Scarlet Sky Sword to protect the tomb.

Cao Cao thought about it again and felt that he had also been used by the Taoist priest.

The other party had obviously been hiding in the dark. When he sacrificed the aura of the national seal, the restriction in the alchemy hall was suspended and the Qilin also shrank back into the sacred tree. The Taoist then saw the opportunity and rushed out.

He took something from the tripod and induced darkness, causing earth-shaking changes in the imperial tomb.

What did the Taoist take away from the cauldron?
Cao Cao glanced at the curled-up secret armor beast in front of him.

Mozi's armored beast has a belly that can hold things that are far larger than its body, like a Mozi bag.

Cao Cao reached out his hand and touched the armored beast, and the soul connected to it moved slightly.

Although the armored beast was in a dormant state, three things were still pushed out of its body.

A pill bottle containing the elixir of immortality.

The fruit of the Qilin wood is wrapped in a dark yellow halo.

There is also a container that holds part of Emperor Wu’s treasure, a bead.

Cao Cao looked at the fruit of the sacred tree first.

After it was picked, it looked like a piece of milky yellow gem, with a transparent interior and a small unicorn lying there, looking hazy!
"Go and call the two great doctors Zhongjing and Yuanhua over."

While Cao Cao was giving orders, the entry also gave hints.

[One of the five ancient sacred trees, the fruit of the Qilin tree, the main ingredient of the elixir of immortality]

[If it is nourished by the earth's energy, it can produce three fruits: heaven, earth, and man. Emperor Wu took away the ripe earth fruit, and the one in front of him is the fruit of human spirit.]

[There is also the Tianlin Fruit, which needs a thousand years of nurturing and can mature in the next cycle]

Cao Cao looked at the other things brought back from the two tombs.

Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo, led by their personal soldiers, arrived at the study room soon after.

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