Chapter 16 Stepping into the Sky

Zero gently tapped the coffin, "This Stepping into the Sky Pass seems ordinary, but in reality, every warlock involved is dancing on a knife's edge."

"The sects are powerful, and the art of sorcery is weak. The moment of true決战 (jue zhan, decisive battle) hasn't arrived yet. We want the benefits here, but we can't let the sects and the art of sorcery clash head-on. There are too many things to handle here. One wrong move, and it will be another century of tribulation for the art of sorcery!"

Huang Tiangong disapproved, "I don't think the strength of the Aoxue Sect is anything special."

Zero denied, "Strictly speaking, the Aoxue Sect is not a top-tier sect. Its disciples are more inclined to practice the martial path. If it were a top sect, exchanging five Tiangong Gates for one major sect would be considered a bargain."

Huang Tiangong said awkwardly, "The Tiangong Gate still has some foundation."

Zero continued, "Have you arranged everything on your side?"

Huang Tiangong said, "It's all been arranged properly. After we succeed, the Sect Leader of the Aoxue Sect will die heroically in battle, which can be considered an explanation to the sects of the world."

"Very good!" Zero knocked on the coffin twice again, "The rest depends on Li Po. I hope he can handle things inside!"

Zero sighed slightly, "Sometimes, things in this world are arranged by fate, and sometimes people are throwing themselves into a trap!"

"If Li Po had directly annihilated those wronged souls in Qin Village, none of the subsequent events would have happened."

"Do you say this is the will of Heaven, or the will of man?"

Hearing this, my heart couldn't help but sink slightly: just like Zero said, I already knew that those wronged souls harbored a strong hostility towards Qin Xin when I was in Qin Village. I was softhearted for a moment and didn't let them disappear, which led to this series of troubles.

There is no "what if" in the martial world.

Zero knocked on the coffin a few more times, "The Great Tomb is about to open soon, how are you going to arrange things on the Aoxue Sect side?"

Huang Tiangong said, "The four Guardian Corpse Kings have already started to riot. Soon, the town stone will be opened. Our Tiangong Gate will definitely handle the matters under the town stone properly."

Zero said softly, "That's good then. After Li Po enters the Secret Cave, I should also do my own thing. We act independently, each taking what we need. Remember not to touch Li Po's people, otherwise, you can't bear the consequences."

"Definitely, definitely!" As Huang Tiangong repeatedly said "yes," I seemed to hear some mechanism slowly opening. An indescribable Yin energy surged towards the coffin I was in.

Even though I was separated by a coffin, the biting cold froze my hands and feet. The walking corpse carrying me faced the whistling Yin wind and went deep underground.

I could feel the walking corpse carrying me constantly turning, and my heart was sinking little by little.

Although my Shifu (master) never taught me how to rob graves, Jiu Gui (Nine Ghosts) told me a lot about grave robbing.

Ghost Two once told me about "the tomb passage is a straight line, leading directly to the Western Path" type of tomb. Going down wouldn't be too dangerous, at most encountering机关 (ji guan, traps). Worse case scenario, a zombie would jump out of the coffin.

If the tomb passage turned, it would be troublesome.

Turning tomb passages are not only troublesome for those being buried, but also for the ghosts coming out. Turning tomb passages are actually to prevent things in the tomb from coming out.

Three turns, trap the Yin realm. A tomb that turns three times, even a Ghost King will have difficulty getting out.

Six turns, forbid the corpse immortal. A tomb that turns six times, even if a zombie becomes an immortal, it is difficult to break through the barrier.

Nine turns, block everything. A tomb that turns nine times is enough to block all the gods, demons, and ghosts in heaven and earth.

Those sixteen zombies actually carried me through seven turns, and a young woman's voice came from outside: "Lower the coffin! Please, honored guest, exit the coffin."

I pushed open the coffin lid and sat up. The first thing I saw was a girl in a black dress. She bowed to me gently, "Honored guest, please follow me. My master has been waiting for you for a long time."

As the girl turned around, I saw a small section of furry tail under her skirt.

I stared at the tail for a few seconds, "How long have you been cultivating? You can't even hide your tail!"

Although the girl didn't turn her head, I could see her puffed-up cheeks and clenched fists. It took her a long time to squeeze out a sentence from between her teeth, "The honored guest is laughing."

"Is there a lamp?" I pretended not to know she was angry, "Please light the way. It would be bad if I accidentally stepped on your tail."

"You..." The black-clothed girl suppressed her anger and raised a night-luminescent pearl. The light from the pearl instantly illuminated half of the tomb passage, and also dyed the black-clothed girl's pretty face with a piece of cyan.

The girl half-turned her face, glanced at me with the corner of her eye, and said in a hoarse voice, "See clearly. Don't go the wrong way, or you won't be able to come back."

I followed behind her, "Are you the only black fox in this tomb?"

The girl shook her head, "My brother used to be here too, but he later encountered a life tribulation and died in the tomb."

I asked curiously, "Your brother died, and you don't seem sad at all?"

"What's there to be sad about?" The girl asked rhetorically, "Would you be sad for a neighbor all the time? Besides, when a life tribulation comes, no one can avoid it. What's the point of being sad?"

Something seems a little wrong!