The Great Freedom Celestial Demon glanced at Zhang Chen upon hearing his words, with a touch of helplessness in his eyes: "Boy, you seem to be dreaming. Those old beings have undergone millennial tempering, besides life and death and higher realms, what else can move them? Moreover, their state of mind has been weathered for thousands of years, long tranquil like the dead water of a cold pond; trying to stir their hearts is simply impossible."
Zhang Chen looked disappointed upon hearing this, as it was indeed hard to stir the hearts of those tough old beings.
"This world is dangerous; I should lay low quietly." Zhang Chen silently reminded himself to stay hidden, not to stand out, then stretched his muscles in the courtyard and ordered a servant to bring tea. He lay on the rocking chair in the courtyard, drinking tea while quietly listening to the happenings in Jinling City, gathering the city’s news.
Countless sounds echoed within a ten-mile radius, and Zhang Chen swiftly analyzed the myriad information, seeking useful messages among them.
After a while, Zhang Chen put down the tea cup: "Currently, Jinling City is calm, but Yellow Heaven Dao is still active in the shadows. I’ve heard hundreds of Yellow Heaven Dao discussing the current situation in Jinling City."
Listening for a while, Zhang Chen retracted his Divine Techniques, closing his eyes to nourish his spirit, humming a tune, seemingly as leisurely as a wealthy gentleman.
Almost messing it up in the Spiritual World earlier, Zhang Chen was tense mentally, and of course needed to relax before pondering on exploring the Spiritual World further.
Exploring the Spiritual World is not something achievable overnight; Zhang Chen must learn to relax his mind.
Zhang Chen stayed in the courtyard for seven days, leisurely living for seven days before thoroughly unwinding his taut spirit, alleviating his fatigue, and once again employing Divine Techniques to enter the Spiritual World.
"How should I resist the strange energy in the tomb?" Zhang Chen asked the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
Are you asking him whether to continue exploring the tomb?
Of course, Zhang Chen wants to continue, as one of the Six Paths of Reincarnation lies within the tomb, and he absolutely will not abandon it.
"Still pondering that tomb, are you? I’ll tell you, that tomb is fraught with great dangers, a slight misstep could lead to your death. You better not cause trouble, boy." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon thought Zhang Chen had put the tomb matter aside after leisurely days in the Material Realm, but was surprised he was still researching it.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen felt speechless. Was he pondering it willingly? Zhang Chen has never been one to accept losses, and losing billions of points in the tomb that should’ve enhanced his skills leaves his cultivation at a ridiculous level. Now, these enormous points can only boost the Law of Life, and how could he be content?
Zhang Chen is not content!
He always felt he’d suffered a great loss; unless he recovers, his Dao heart remains unstable.
"Tell me, is there a way to resist that bizarre power?" Zhang Chen queried.
Upon hearing this, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon sized up Zhang Chen silently, making Zhang Chen’s heart leap: "Oh, you really have a solution?"
"Hurry, tell me what you’ve got," Zhang Chen urged the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon rolled his eyes: "Let’s say, could it be that your Sun True Flame can actually resist that Power of the Strange? If you envelop yourself in Sun True Flame, protecting yourself, you won’t let that energy touch your Primordial Spirit, thus escaping the ravages of that strange power."
Zhang Chen felt as if thunderclaps resounded in his mind; how come he hadn’t thought of this?
What is Sun True Flame?
That is the power of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the essence of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, how could it be weak?
Thinking Sun True Flame is weak is just because of the scarce amount he controls.
The brilliant sun shining over the Great Thousand Worlds, unchanged in illuminating all heavens and realms; time’s power can’t assault it, causality can’t afflict it, how could Sun True Flame’s power be weak?
"The airflow in the tomb is merely the aura exuded by the Corpse Ancestor, incomparable to Sun True Flame. If you touch the true body of the Corpse Ancestor, you could be directly counterattacked to death, but using Sun True Flame to resist the aura emitted by it shouldn’t be too difficult for you." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon concluded seriously: "That tomb is fraught with crises, honestly, I don’t recommend you risking it. Think it over carefully; you’ve already achieved significant accomplishments, and with steady development, soon there will come a time you stand atop the food chain, trampling all the old beings beneath. Why take such risks?"
"You don’t understand! I, Zhang Chen, have never tolerated any suffering; having fallen so hard before that tomb, how can I not recover?" Zhang Chen’s voice was filled with indignation.
"But relying on Sun True Flame to enter the tomb makes too much noise; if it disturbs the Corpse Ancestor, isn’t it still a dead-end?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon persuaded Zhang Chen earnestly.
Hearing the words of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, Zhang Chen smiled, "Now that I am prepared, I can still buy some time to return to the Material Realm, right?"
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon hesitated slightly upon hearing his words, then said, "If you can use the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and also wield the Golden Scissors, you may have the strength to resist that entity and hold on until you return."
Upon hearing the Celestial Demon’s words, Zhang Chen felt more confident, silently deducing:
"In one day, I can bestow a hundred and twenty years upon the Innate Jianmu. As long as I keep delaying, the advantage is mine! As time passes, the Innate Jianmu will only grow larger, and my Law of Life will grow stronger."
With this thought, Zhang Chen’s Primordial Spirit appeared once again before the great tomb. Observing the strange qi flowing from the tomb’s entrance, his Primordial Spirit quickly deduced all potential variables. Simultaneously equipping the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, Zhang Chen once again stepped into the realm of the Law of Life.
"Zhang Chen, you’re not thinking of jumping right in, are you?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon stood beside Zhang Chen, asking nervously.
Zhang Chen nodded matter-of-factly, "There is one of the Six Paths of Reincarnation inside this great tomb, you should know that I have no choice."
"It’s too dangerous! Even if you’ve refined the Dao Fruit and mastered the Law of Life, you must still be cautious when facing that entity. A single misstep could lead to death and the dissipation of your Dao. If you find yourself unable to go on, for heaven’s sake, don’t drag me down with you. Let me go and give me back my freedom," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon admonished Zhang Chen.
"Don’t worry, even if you die, I won’t." Zhang Chen retorted to the Celestial Demon, observing the small hole at the entrance and manipulating a stream of water vapor to slide inside through the hole created by the Innate Mosquito’s proboscis, forming a tiny droplet behind the door a moment later.
The next moment, Zhang Chen left a droplet outside, and then his figure flashed. When he reappeared, he had emerged from the small droplet behind the tomb door.
This was the Instant Teleportation Technique from the Authority of Water.
As soon as he entered the great tomb, the overwhelming strange aura surged towards Zhang Chen aggressively.
If the strange aura seeping from the door was but a wisp, then the strange aura inside the tomb was an immense ocean. The aura that seeped out of the door was merely the tip of the iceberg.
But the next moment, golden light flickered around Zhang Chen, and the Sun True Flame became a luminous barrier protecting him in the center. All the overwhelming strange force was incinerated the instant it approached the barrier by the blazing Sun True Flame.
The Sun True Flame was indeed the true Sun True Flame, while the strange qi was merely the aura emanated from the Corpse Ancestor, incomparable on both sides.
Had it not been for the Corpse Ancestor’s aura intruding into Zhang Chen’s body earlier, which made his body unable to withstand the scorching of the Sun True Flame, he wouldn’t have been able to expel the strange force using the Sun True Flame then.
The Sun True Flame burned brightly, sizzling the strange aura, and Zhang Chen stood within the tomb, feeling secretly relieved as he realized he was indeed immune to all laws.
"With the Sun True Flame power I currently wield, I can probably withstand the overwhelming strange aura inside the tomb for about one incense stick’s worth of time." Zhang Chen gauged the rate of his Sun True Flame’s consumption and promptly drew a conclusion.
An incense stick’s time, about fifteen minutes, was not short, sufficient for Zhang Chen to accomplish many tasks.
Since entering the great tomb, Zhang Chen’s perception of the elusive Six Paths of Reincarnation became increasingly clear.
"This is the aura of the Asura Dao; the reincarnation hidden in this great tomb belongs to the Asura Dao Reincarnation." Zhang Chen had already sensed the change in the qi mechanism inside the tomb, perceiving the precise location of the Six Paths of Reincarnation within the tomb.
Zhang Chen scanned the great tomb, his eyes penetrating the mist to survey the entire tomb structure, seeing an unending passage stretching beyond sight.
Zhang Chen remained motionless within the tomb, emitting a sound wave to explore the spatial structure of the tomb.
For such an extraordinary tomb of the Innate Water God, Zhang Chen believed that the tomb of the Corpse Ancestor would be nothing ordinary either.
"Why aren’t you moving!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon saw Zhang Chen standing still and opened its mouth to ask.
"The data I calculated eventually has discrepancies with the real data; if I want to explore the tomb, I need to grasp every detail. You’re aware of the terrifying aspects of the old being inside this tomb. A minor mistake, and we’re headed for a chilly end. How could I not master every detail?" Zhang Chen replied to the Celestial Demon.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon sighed softly upon hearing this, marveling that this kid surviving until now was no coincidence; he was excessively cautious!