Chapter 1 Shaking

The earth trembled.

The resurgence of a terrifying aura changed Lu Changsheng's expression.

"Who has revived?"

Lu Changsheng looked at Xuanwu and asked.

"Big Brother, do you even need to ask? It's that one."

"That one?"

Lu Changsheng was a bit confused.

"It's that one, that one!"

Xuanwu was so anxious he started to stutter.

"That one, that one? Just say the name directly."

Lu Changsheng was getting annoyed. Xuanwu not only had green fur, but also couldn't speak properly.

"Ugh, it's the owner of this tomb!"

Xuanwu took a deep breath and quickly said.

"Oh, you could have just said that. Why all the 'that one, that one'?"

Lu Changsheng immediately understood, but he was still a bit annoyed. Xuanwu, covered in green, was just messing with him.

"Let's run quickly."

Xuanwu urged, sounding anxious.

"We can run?"

Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up. Taking treasures and running away was his favorite thing to do.

"We should be able to. I did some tricks earlier to escape this place. Leader, let's run!"

Xuanwu said excitedly.

"Alright, but what about my friends?"

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

If he could run, he would be the first to leave, but he still needed to ask about his other friends.

"Big Brother, you might not know, but as a tortoise, I'm a bit petty. I couldn't have possibly left any backup plans. The formation can only carry two people. I only considered this in case the treasure was too big to carry."

Xuanwu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Lu Changsheng was a little stunned by this answer.

"Are you sure he's revived?"

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

He was a bit conflicted.

There were many of his friends in this great tomb, Tian Jizi, Li Shanshi, Jinwu Crown Prince, and others. If he ran away, their fate might be very tragic.

"Probably... maybe... revived. I can't say for sure either."

Xuanwu replied. He really couldn't be certain.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng fell into a dilemma.

"Big Brother, you're not thinking of staying here to save them, are you?"

Xuanwu was stunned. He looked at Lu Changsheng and asked.

"Yes."

Lu Changsheng thought about it and gave a definite answer.

After all, he had some kind of connection with them. If he abandoned them, it would seem a bit... too heartless.

Although he joked around on weekdays and would run away if danger arose, Lu Changsheng wouldn't actually do it when faced with real danger.

His white robes fluttered.

Lu Changsheng sighed and said, "Do you know where they are?"

"Big Brother, are you not afraid of death?"

Xuanwu really didn't know what to say. Logically, they should be running now.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Lu Changsheng said calmly.

He was afraid of death! But he would still choose to save people.

Of course, Lu Changsheng wasn't just trying to be a hero. He had a trump card. The Chaos Bell was his strongest trump card. Although he didn't know if it would actually work, it should provide a glimmer of hope.

Most importantly, Lu Changsheng believed that luck was always on his side.

What hadn't he encountered over the years?

What could a mere Emperor corpse do?

"Sigh! Forget it, forget it. One call of Big Brother is a lifetime commitment. I'll take you to find them, but Big Brother, you must remember, we've been through life and death together. You can't forget me."

Xuanwu gritted his teeth and said.

Lu Changsheng glanced at him. Although this Xuanwu was a bit unreliable, he still had some backbone.

However, what was with the "Big Brother" thing?

Lu Changsheng was a little curious.

Xuanwu seemed to sense Lu Changsheng's curiosity and immediately said, "Big Brother, I've thought it through. I'll follow you from now on, but I want to be the second brother."

Xuanwu said seriously.

Who else would he follow if not Lu Changsheng? Magic treasures every ten steps, and a mount that came on its own. If he didn't follow someone with such heaven-defying luck, then he was truly blind.

"I already have quite a few divine beasts. I'm afraid you won't be able to rank second."

Lu Changsheng said. It was a good thing that Xuanwu was willing to follow him. After all, he wouldn't refuse free labor.

"If I can't rank second, then what number? Third? Fourth? You can't possibly put me in fifth place, can you?"

Xuanwu wasn't too surprised. After all, he had prepared himself, but he would still try to fight for a higher position if he could.

Lu Changsheng thought about it. Qilin was first, Longma was second, Shanting was third. Logically, Xuanwu could be ranked fourth.

But the problem was that Qilin was a Nine Tribulation divine beast. There were a total of nine divine beasts. He had previously seen the Yin-Yang Giant Panda and the Golden Crow. Although both were idiots, they should still be ranked fourth or fifth.

As for the other divine beasts, although he hadn't seen them, it wouldn't be unreasonable to rank the Dragon and Phoenix sixth and seventh.

After all, these were the real number one and number two among the thirty-three divine beasts. They definitely wouldn't be happy if he ranked them lower.

So, thinking of this, Lu Changsheng looked at Xuanwu and said, "You can only be ranked eighth!"

"Eighth?" Xuanwu was stunned. He immediately felt indignant. He was a congenital Xuanwu, born from heaven and earth, with an accompanying supreme formation. Was Lu Changsheng joking by making him rank eighth?

"Who are the top seven?"

Xuanwu asked, unconvinced.

"Qilin, Longma, Shanting, Yin-Yang Panda, Three-Legged Golden Crow, True Dragon, True Phoenix," Lu Changsheng said slowly.

In an instant, Xuanwu was stunned.

He had actually guessed them all correctly.

He was convinced that Qilin was ranked first. He was also convinced that Longma was ranked second. Shanting was ranked third, perhaps because they had a good relationship. After thinking carefully about the other divine beasts, Xuanwu really couldn't say anything.

If he said he wasn't convinced, there wasn't anything he could be unconvinced about.

If he said he was convinced, then he was convinced.

"Eighth it is then, but Big Brother, we will live and die together. You can't be biased towards anyone."

Xuanwu continued to chatter.

"Alright! Hurry up and gather the people over here."

Lu Changsheng was a little annoyed. Was this Xuanwu a chatterbox?

"No need to gather them. They've already reached the end. Big Brother, I'll take you there."

After saying this, Xuanwu quickly climbed onto Lu Changsheng's shoulder, then tapped with his turtle claw. In an instant, a green light appeared on the ground.

"Big Brother, this is the route to the end. I've already sent your friends there."

Xuanwu said.

"Alright, let's go."

Lu Changsheng nodded. Since he knew that his friends were safe, he felt relieved.

Without wasting any time, Lu Changsheng stepped on the green line and left this place.

Soon, Lu Changsheng arrived at a tunnel.

"This is the location leading to the main tomb. Big Brother, you must be careful. Not that I'm being naggy, but the tomb owner is indeed very strong. In the last era, I saw him. He was a true Immortal Emperor at the Great Perfection Realm."

Xuanwu said, explaining the situation.

Lu Changsheng nodded. One epoch was 1.08 million years, and one era was 10.8 million epochs.

In other words, this Immortal Emperor had been using heaven and earth to nourish the corpse for 11.664 billion years.

And this was only calculated based on one era. What if he was born before the era?

It made one's scalp tingle.

"Once this guy revives, how strong will he be? Will he be stronger than before?"

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but ask.

Xuanwu nodded, analyzing rationally.

"Big Brother, generally speaking, using heaven and earth to nourish a corpse can easily lead to assimilation by heaven and earth. Relying on this feng shui location alone, it's impossible to nourish an Emperor corpse that can cross an era. But it's because of this bead that he wasn't assimilated. As for how strong he is, I'm not very clear."

"But at least he'll be stronger than before. And what's even more terrifying is that the clearer his mind is, the stronger his strength will be. If his mind isn't clear, then he'll be weaker. Of course, Heaven will not allow the birth of such an Emperor corpse. This is forcibly defying Heaven."

"He will suffer a fatal blow from the Heavenly Dao. In fact, the difficulty of nurturing an invincible Emperor corpse to be reborn is no less than you re-cultivating to become an Emperor, or even more difficult. But he seems to be relying on this bead to dare to defy Heaven."

"So, at first, I didn't really recommend you going over there. After all, once he's born, he will definitely be killed by the Heavenly Dao. If you go over there, I'm afraid you..."

Xuanwu stopped talking there.

Lu Changsheng understood what Xuanwu meant, but he frowned and continued to ask.

"Do you know his background?"

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

"He calls himself the Star Emperor."

Xuanwu replied.

Star Emperor?

The name was quite impressive, but he didn't recognize it.

Soon, however, Lu Changsheng saw many totem statues in the tunnel.

These totems seemed extremely ancient, without any writing, and were somewhat abstract. But Lu Changsheng still carefully looked at each one, because knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.

The first totem was of a young man standing under a giant ancient tree.

The second totem was of the ancient tree blossoming and bearing fruit, with the young man climbing the branches.

The third totem seemed to be about the stars.

The fourth totem depicted some fighting scenes.

The fifth totem was of the young man standing in the starry sky, finally proving the Dao and becoming an Immortal Emperor.

The sixth totem was of the young man going to a sea, but it ended there.

And the seventh totem was of the young man arriving here, eventually choosing to be buried here because of a stone lotus.

Lu Changsheng looked at it carefully, afraid of missing a detail.

Clearly, this was a self-narration.

When this person was young, he saw a tree. Then the ancient tree blossomed and bore fruit. After the young man swallowed the fruit, his cultivation greatly increased, defeating all the heroes in the world. But in the end, he didn't know where he went, but he probably suffered some fatal blow.

Finally, he found this place and buried himself.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but frown.

Through the totems, Lu Changsheng could sense that this guy hadn't spent much time becoming an Immortal Emperor, because he still looked like a young man.

Of course, this was just speculation.

A young Immortal Emperor should have had a boundless future, possessing a glorious future, but he didn't know where he went, and as a result, he was hit hard.

In other words, there was someone stronger than the Immortal Emperor in this world.

And the other party was very, very strong. Otherwise, it would be impossible to shake the confidence of a young Immortal Emperor.

Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but look at Xuanwu and ask.

"When he appeared in front of you, was he injured?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

Xuanwu shook his head and said, "I didn't see anything. After all, I was too young at the time. But I can guess what he was thinking. He wanted to use treasures to nourish his corpse for an era, then revive, take away the treasures, and leave this place."

Xuanwu answered seriously.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng was curious.

What exactly happened that made an Immortal Emperor choose to be buried here, and even choose to reincarnate?

Forget it!

After thinking for a long time, Lu Changsheng couldn't think of any reason. The thing to do now was to go and face it.

After all, the best way to defeat fear is to face fear! Let's go!

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and continued forward with Xuanwu.

The tunnel was very long.

Lu Changsheng walked for a quarter of an hour.

Finally, he reached the end.

Stepping out of the tunnel, familiar faces appeared in front of him, or rather, floated in front of him.

Millions of cultivators were surrounded by the power of the stars, floating in the air, in a deep slumber.

Tian Jizi, Li Shanshi, Jinwu Crown Prince, Taishang Xuanji, Ye Rujin, Champion Marquis, Peacock King. The feeling of millions of people floating in the air was like countless stars, emitting a brilliant light.

And not far away, a red wooden coffin was also floating in the air.

The entire coffin was filled with an ominous aura, making people shudder.

But what surprised Lu Changsheng was that there were no formations or any ornaments in the main tomb. Everything seemed very ordinary, just like a very ordinary cave.

"Big Brother! That guy is probably inside the coffin."

Xuanwu swallowed his saliva.

He was shaking all over, feeling extremely disgusted by this ominous aura.

"He shouldn't be awake, right?"

Lu Changsheng wasn't afraid, he was just curious.

Just then.

Creak!

Creak!

Creak!

The red wooden coffin moved.

Squeak!

The coffin lid slowly fell, and soon a figure slowly appeared in the eyes of Lu Changsheng and Xuanwu.

Inside the red coffin lay a withered old man, as skinny as a skeleton, looking extremely disgusting.

Old skin was plastered on the bones, exuding a decaying aura, like a living corpse, making people nauseous.

And he was only draped in a blanket, which was covered with scriptures, but no one knew what scriptures they were.

Crack crack crack!

Crack crack crack!

Just at this moment, the figure in the red coffin moved.

In an instant, the cultivators floating in the air flickered with light, they woke up, all filled with astonishment.

Everyone showed fear. They wanted to speak, but no sound came out. They wanted to use their immortal power to break free, but they were powerless.

This was the means of an Immortal Emperor. The strongest here was only an Immortal Venerable. Even if Jinwu Crown Prince could fight an Immortal Saint, what could he do?

An Immortal Saint was just an ant in the eyes of an Immortal King.

And an Immortal King was also an ant in the eyes of an Immortal Emperor.

In other words, these people were just ants among ants.

Struggling! Fear! Despair! Flickered in everyone's eyes.

They were afraid. Even Jinwu Crown Prince and others had extremely ugly expressions.

No matter what, they had not expected to encounter such a thing.

But what made them even more desperate was that the skeleton in the coffin actually moved.

In other words, there really was an Emperor corpse buried here.

Despair!

Despair!

Deep despair!

Faced with an Emperor corpse, no one could win. Even if an Immortal King came here with an Immortal Emperor weapon, it would probably be useless.

Unless there were ten Immortal Kings holding ten Immortal Emperor weapons, it would be completely useless.

At this moment, the cultivators floating in the air were constantly making sounds, but Lu Changsheng could not hear what they were saying, but they could hear themselves.

"There really is an Emperor corpse, we're done for here!"

Taishang Xuanji clenched his fists. His tone was full of unwillingness.

"Ah! This is fate, we're done for here."

Champion Marquis took a deep breath, his eyes filled with despair.

"Everyone, it's not the final moment yet. The seniors of our sects will definitely break through the Immortal Emperor's tomb and rescue us. Don't be discouraged."

Ye Rujin said, telling everyone not to be so discouraged.

"Now the only hope is Senior Brother Lu."

Jinwu Crown Prince stared at Lu Changsheng and said.

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Indeed, the only hope now was Lu Changsheng.

"I don't mean anything else, but I'm afraid he can't save us either."

Gu Zhentian sighed and said.

"Gu Zhentian, even at this time, you're still mocking Senior Brother Lu. Everyone, take a closer look. The one on Senior Brother Lu's shoulder is a Xuanwu. I think the formation spirit before was this guy. In other words, Senior Brother Lu subdued the formation spirit. He could definitely escape this place by himself, but he didn't choose to escape. Instead, he came to save us. For this point alone, from now on, if anyone dares to say anything bad about Senior Brother Lu, I, Taishang Xuanji, will never let them go!"

Taishang Xuanji roared.

"That's right, Senior Brother Lu did come back to save us. I, Jinwu Crown Prince, will also remember this kindness."

Jinwu Crown Prince nodded.

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu is simply, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he still chose to go to the mountains. I, Champion Marquis, will remember this righteousness in my heart."

"This kindness will never be forgotten."

Ye Rujin nodded, she also agreed with Taishang Xuanji's statement.

"Brother Lu, although we can't live together, it's enough to die together today without regrets."

Peacock King sighed. It wasn't that he was self-pitying, but the current situation was useless even if the immortals came.

"I didn't expect that I, Zhao Chen, would die here today, woo woo woo woo! To think that I, Zhao Chen, have been to so many secret realms in my life, although I haven't gotten a single benefit, at least I've been to more secret realms than others, woo woo woo, I have no regrets in death."

Among the crowd, Zhao Chen's cry was full of sorrow.

"That's right, you're right. I, Gu Zhentian, am just mocking him. I'm so angry, I'm so excellent, but I met someone even more excellent than me. Lu Changsheng is more handsome than me, his realm is stronger than me, and wherever he goes, there are female cultivators who admire him and respect him, but I can only watch silently from the side, woo woo woo, I'm so sad."

"Taishang Xuanji, you say I mock Senior Brother Lu, but why don't I want to be Senior Brother Lu's friend, I want to too, but I can't let go of it is jealousy!"

"I, Gu Zhentian, also want to be a follower beside Senior Brother Lu! Even if it's just a follower, I'm willing, woo woo woo!"

Gu Zhentian erupted, he said every word, making everyone stunned.

The dignified pride of heaven, unexpectedly also has a heart to be a licking dog.

But, just then.

Suddenly, in the red coffin, a series of voices sounded.

"Aba! Aba! Aba!"

The ancient voice sounded, seeming to be because it had just been resurrected, the skeleton's voice was low and full of terror.

Making all the cultivators present shiver.

But Lu Changsheng was stunned.