Chapter 316: Dark Star Emerges
Behind the imperial mausoleum's sacrificial hall is the entrance to Taizong's tomb. It has been completely sealed off since Taizong was buried. Theoretically, no one will have the opportunity to go in and disturb Taizong's rest. Even cultivators cannot break through the seemingly thin wall under the aura comparable to that of the top interior scenes.
But now all the power of Taizong's heroic spirit was held up by the old man, so Zhao Yushu apologized to Taizong in his heart, and with a flash of sword at his fingertips, he cut the wall open and rushed in.
It's not that he doesn't want to use the Shadow Step, but this place is the enemy's base camp after all. What if he just entered the shadow world and Taizong took the opportunity to slap him in the face, and he would be in trouble if he couldn't get out of the shadow world.
The prince's eyes were red with anger. After all, this was the mausoleum of his ancestors. It would be a disgrace for him as a descendant to let an outsider break in like that.
However, he didn't dare to stop it. The old immortal let Zhao Yushu in, and Yan Hui let himself in. It was obvious that there was a great opportunity in Taizong's mausoleum. Now his father and uncle were dead. If he could grab Taizong's opportunity, his position would be completely secure.
The tomb of Emperor Taizong is not like ordinary cemeteries. Taizong was a hero and did not bother to use any secret passages or other devices. After his death, he left behind a so-called heroic spirit to protect the descendants of the Li Tang Dynasty. If you have the ability, you can come and take a look.
Zhao Yushu split open the last sealed stone door, and one after another eternal lamps lit up, illuminating the main tomb chamber as bright as day.
A long and wide road appeared in front of Zhao Yushu.
Six huge stone sculptures of horses, more than three times the normal size, stand on both sides of the road. These were the mounts that Emperor Taizong rode when he unified the country.
Closer to the coffin are twenty-four stone statues of civil and military officials. These are twenty-four men of outstanding merit during the reign of Emperor Taizong. They lived a life of great honor and continued to serve Emperor Taizong after his death.
The innermost one is naturally Taizong’s coffin.
However, Zhao Yushu's gaze did not stay on the coffin, but looked further away, where there was a stone statue the size of an ordinary person. The statue was dressed in military uniform, and even had a visor under the helmet to cover its face. In both hands, he was leaning on an ancient bronze sword that shone with dazzling golden light.
Madam Xu let out a sharp scream, but it was not one of affection, but of anger.
This is a magical weapon, but it is not a magical weapon that I can touch now.
Zhao Yushu almost instinctively understood what Mrs. Xu meant.
The prince ran in second and almost bumped into Zhao Yushu's back. When he saw the scene clearly, he stepped past Zhao Yushu without hesitation and knelt on the spacious bluestone road with a plop: "I am Li Huan, an unworthy descendant, and I bow to my ancestors!"
The young Taoist priest also followed over. When he saw the prince's expression, he was stunned. He hesitated whether he should kneel as well, but in the end he still stood beside Zhao Yushu.
The scholar was the last one to kneel down behind the prince without hesitation and kowtowed three times in succession.
A spiritual power poured back from outside. Zhao Yushu stared at the stone statue motionlessly. Not surprisingly, the other party slowly opened his eyes.
In the sacrificial hall, the old man felt the pressure in front of him lighten, and the violent aura was suddenly withdrawn, so he only needed to use 50% of his strength to hold on. Then Zixiao flashed back, and one figure after another rushed into the imperial mausoleum.
If the imperial mausoleum was not large enough, if it was not blessed by Emperor Taizong and was equivalent to a treasure, the fluctuations in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth caused by the aura of more than a dozen people would be enough to destroy everything within a radius of dozens of miles.
Prime Minister Di once again demonstrated the sharpness and decisiveness of the Tang Dynasty's number one paperhanger. He ignored the Minister of Rites's words of disrespect for ancestors and slapped the noisy colleague to the ground, then led everyone to retreat towards Xijing.
"Old man!" The wolf girl helped the old eunuch to the old man's side: "You are not dead yet!"
The old man snorted coldly: "Aren't you not coming back?"
"I'm here to save my junior brother, and I'll leave after I'm done!"
The camp changed again, with the old man, Zixiao, and Zhang Tianshi in the lead, followed by the wolf girl, the old eunuch, and General Wang. As for Wan Qiming, he finally seized the opportunity to slip away, and now he had disappeared without a trace.
The other side was led by the Right Envoy, followed by five deputy envoys, but one of them was temporarily deposed by Zixiao unexpectedly.
It seems that the old man has the upper hand, but the three strongest inner scenes are a little overwhelmed at this time, and can only exert 20% to 30% of their combat effectiveness at most.
However, there is still one person who has no camp.
Yan Hui sat aside, and the old man looked at him with more and more confusion. He still didn't understand what Yan Hui was trying to do.
"Old Immortal, these people are not ordinary. I have been trying for a long time but couldn't force him to tell me who he is." The old eunuch was a little listless. He had borne the heaviest pressure in two consecutive battles, and his physical condition was not optimistic at this time.
"I do have some ideas. The person that the Haotian Mirror just reflected was using the skills of the Tang Sect in Shu. If the Tang Sect has not produced any inner scenes in recent years, this person must be the leader of the Tang Sect."
The mirror that Zixiao never leaves behind is the Haotian Mirror, the treasure of Kunlun Sect. It is a genuine heavenly treasure. Anyone who is illuminated by it will temporarily lose their abilities. Meng Yan was defeated in one move, and Zixiao also temporarily learned the Liuli Realm.
It’s a pity that the Haotian Mirror needs to rest for several days after irradiating each person, and it can only illuminate one person at a time and the consumption is extremely high. After Zixiao took down the leader of the Tang Sect, he didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
"Bald donkey, are you also from the Ghost Underworld?" The old man glared at Yan Hui who was calm and composed. In such a huge organization, a mere deputy envoy was a famous master of inner vision, so their leader must also be a person of very high status. Apart from the head of Shushan who never appeared in the world, it seemed that only this bald donkey was qualified.
"Amitabha, I have indeed heard of the underworld, but I knew of its existence no earlier than Mr. Liu."
The old man frowned. Yan Hui might have impure intentions, but this monk never lies.
"What on earth do you want to do by doing so much?"
"I am just very curious, so I would like to invite Mr. Liu to the Great Compassion Temple to have a chat. Old Immortal, we have known each other for many years. You should know that I have no other abilities, but I am a little stupid."
The old man couldn't help but grit his teeth and regret the implication of his words. He must do what he wants to do. As for the price he has to pay to accomplish it, he doesn't care at all, not even his own life.
"Hahahaha, Master Yan Hui, how about we make a deal? You and I will work together to take down these people. From now on, you will be number one in the world, and Zhao Yushu will naturally be yours."
Yan Hui lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Very good."
The old man laughed out loud: "Let's not talk about where your confidence comes from. These people have been meddling for so long, what do they want to do?"
The right eunuch stepped forward and said, "How dare I not answer the old immortal's question? We in the underworld always keep our word. We have already agreed to cooperate with the royal family. Now, of course, we have to help the future Majesty and clear the obstacles."
"Well, you are so righteous but you are a liar. You reminded me of someone. Let me try to see if I can force out your identity with 20% of my strength."