Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 998 - 520:
With a snap, the finger was pulled out, revealing just a single finger.
A white, jade-like finger, with skin like white jade, without much flesh, just skin wrapping around bone.
The mural had only a tiny hole, and at a glance, the finger appeared as if it grew right out of the mural.
The Murong brothers held the finger, shivering slightly, and said, "This place is really haunted."
The changes in the mural, the sudden extinguishing of the Ghost Lantern candle, the horrifying scream, and the incredibly sharp finger all indicated that this place was haunted.
We haven't even reached the Netherworld, yet we've already encountered ghosts.
This underground world is truly sinister; no wonder sects like Faqiu and Ban Shan have severed ties with tomb raiding.
If such high-risk incidents happen frequently, who could withstand it?
Although Duan Yun wasn't injured, his expression became much more serious.
If it had been someone else, like the Murong brothers nearby, they might have fallen victim.
Even though the Murong brothers have considerable power, they're still a bit lacking compared to him, and might have bled on the spot.
Suddenly, Duan Yun made an unexpected move, thrusting his right index finger into the small hole where the finger emerged!
He dug hard!
Crack, crack, crack!
A few green bricks flew out, yet there was still no trace of any culprit inside.
"Was this finger the only thing that ambushed me?"
Duan Yun jerked his hand, ripping down the entire mural on the wall.
Yet with this tear, the air was filled with a colorful dust.
This dust floated in the air, suddenly seeming to come alive and rushed toward them.
Duan Yun quickly grabbed the Murong brothers, letting loose Breaking Body Sword Energy!
The minute, rain-like Breaking Body Sword Energy burst from his body, swirling around him and isolating the dust outside.
After a while, Duan Yun withdrew the Breaking Body Sword Energy, looking at the ground full of corpses.
Yes, corpses.
Insect corpses.
It turned out the dye on the mural was actually composed of innumerable tiny insects.
These insects were not the entire mural, but they occupied a part of it, which explained the sudden changes in the mural and how they attempted to bite.
Duan Yun speculated these things might even be poisonous.
Inhaling them would cause hallucinations, like what the Murong brothers experienced.
As for why he was unaffected, it might be because he had long mastered breathing with his body and not just his nose.
All this way, seemingly uneventful, the tomb of King Chu that taught various techniques of love, suddenly seemed full of malice.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers looked back and were startled again.
Because the previously posed statues of King Chu and Xiaomei in their classic Yinyang sitting lotus position were now missing.
Two large statues, with the woman being so alluring, gone?
The Murong brothers couldn't help but rub their eyes.
But they were indeed gone.
The altar was empty.
If they hadn't seen the statues' details with their own eyes, the Murong brothers would have thought they were still hallucinating.
Duan Yun pondered, "Do you think the statues were alive from the beginning?"
"Alive?"
The Murong brothers paused and said, "Are you saying those two statues were people in disguise?"
Duan Yun nodded.
Actually, this theory has some foundation. For instance, some temple tributes, the "golden bodies," are high monks' corpses.
And if someone is well-disguised, impersonating a deity is not an impossible feat. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"But why would anyone impersonate a statue here? For whom?"
This place may not see even a dozen visitors in a decade.
The Murong brothers suddenly thought of a possibility and said, "Could those two statues actually be King Chu and Xiaomei? They didn't die, didn't want to be disturbed, so they faked their deaths, continuing their affection in this tomb."
Saying this, even he felt a chill, involuntarily shrinking his neck.
Because if these two are still alive, how old would they be?
Rather than call them human, it'd be more appropriate to say they are spirits.
Especially Xiaomei, who was rumored to be a vixen with the ability to give birth to eight fox spirits during her lifetime.
This notion borders on supernatural rather than scientific, yet Duan Yun felt there might be some truth to it.
After all, this is a world of anomalies; even an alien might not be surprising, so encountering an ancient crypt love story is not impossible.
It just proves there's always something more unusual, and this eternal love even death can't sever could challenge a Qiong Yao story.
The altar was empty, behind which a simple stone door was revealed.
In front of this stone door was a not-so-deep passage.
Calling it a passage, it looked more like a natural cavern.
Because there was no sign of any man-made carvings.
All along this path, they were surrounded by mural niches, and this sudden insertion of a natural cavern seemed rather bizarre.
Inside the passage, there wasn't a trace of excavation; if there was any sign of human presence, it was the few hanging copper mirrors of unknown purpose.
Without lingering much, Duan Yun and the Murong brothers entered the cavern, quickly arriving in front of the stone door.
Seeing the door, the Murong brothers couldn't help but ask, "Duan Yun, what do you think of this door?"
Duan Yun frowned, "What do you mean, what do I think?"
The Murong brothers struck a contemplative pose, "What do you think it resembles? Especially its shape."
Speaking of shapes, Duan Yun suddenly realized, "It does resemble that."
"Which one? A true man shouldn't speak so evasively."
"That one!"
"Forget it, just say that if you mean that. It's all your fault for leading me astray."
Duan Yun: "!!!"
"But this butterfly shape ought to be a rarity in the world." the Murong brothers sighed.
Duan Yun contemplated, "I have actually seen this."
The Murong brothers gasped, "How could you have seen it at your age!"
Duan Yun said, "The Jade Guanyin, it had this exact shape."
The Murong brothers saw that Duan Yun wasn't lying, his face immediately showing regret, "I shouldn't have missed that day!"
Since Duan Yun destroyed the Jade Guanyin, he lost the opportunity to see such a thing.
"Open, oops! Open the door," the Murong brothers said.
This door had an obvious hole on each side, just large enough to fit one finger.
Duan Yun said, "You take the left, I take the right."
The Murong brothers nodded, "Alright."
As they spoke, their fingers now frosted by True Qi, Protective True Qi, Sword Qi, and Sword Qi.
The next moment, they each inserted their fingers into the left and right holes and began to pull.
This door was indeed jammed, so they had to exert more force.
As their True Qi spun continuously, the heavy stone door emitted a grinding sound against the ground.
After that, the "butterfly" was completely opened.
"Butterfly Tomb, Butterfly Tomb, I finally witnessed it today," the Murong brothers exclaimed.
Beyond the Butterfly Gate was a spacious, soaring room.
This was unmistakably the main burial chamber.
Because there was a large coffin placed right in the center.
Surrounding the coffin were four columns.
Dragon-like creatures were carved on the columns.
They were considered dragons because they were clawless.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers approached and discovered the coffin was made of some black metal.
The coffin appeared very ancient, even somewhat rough due to the absence of any ornamentation,
Because there was a large coffin placed right in the center.
Surrounding the coffin were four columns.
Dragon-like creatures were carved on the columns.
They were considered dragons because they were clawless.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers approached and discovered the coffin was made of some black metal.
The coffin appeared very ancient, even somewhat rough due to the absence of any ornamentation, because there was a large coffin placed right in the center.
Surrounding the coffin were four columns.
Dragon-like creatures were carved on the columns.
They were considered dragons because they were clawless.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers approached and discovered the coffin was made of some black metal.
The coffin appeared very ancient, even somewhat rough due to the absence of any ornamentation,
