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Chapter 612: Chapter 611: The Demon Lord Unsealed

Just yesterday, while Jiang Li was preparing for the Ten Thousand Realms Exploration Festival and got expelled out by Placement Prefect because he found it troublesome, he received a system task.

[New task: Under the guidance of Sword Monarch, in a hidden place, find the tomb left by the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox ten thousand years ago, which contains the Sky Fox’s inheritance that is placed in a coffin at the depth of the tomb. Please explore the Transcendance Tribulation stage tomb and open the coffin.]

[This task can be dropped]

[Task rewards: A set of “Sky Fox Nine Transformations”, a random note from an Immortal, and a new ability to be immune to illusion techniques]

Jiang Li had an impression of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox’s tomb. Previously, when he helped Sword Monarch escape from Sword Tomb, Sword Monarch, in celebration of his newfound freedom, gifted the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox’s tomb location to the little white fox on Qin Luan’s shoulder.

Jiang Li wasn’t interested in the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox’s tomb. Seeing this task, he was reminded of Bai Hongtu who disappeared in a coffin in a cave deep in the mountains of the Great Wei dynasty.

Out of concern for his friend, he decided to go look for Bai Hongtu.

After all, the festival was coming soon.

This tomb was completed by Jiang Li and Yu Yin working together. Jiang Li was in charge of finding the place, and Yu Yin was in charge of setting it up.

Yu Yin, concerned that Bai Hongtu would be lonely in the coffin, drew some celestial beasts and created some terracotta warriors to keep him company.

After arriving at the tomb, Jiang Li ran into two little cultivators digging the grave and decided to provide them with some opportunities.

Being involved in the excavation of Bai Hongtu, they should get some rewards after all.

“Brother Mo Li, are you going to participate in the Ten Thousand Realms Exploration Festival?” The brothers, following behind Jiang Li, felt an inexplicable sense of security, lowering their defenses and discussing the major events that had been happening in Jiu Zhou recently.

Everyone knew that the Human Emperor, Jiang Li, had obtained the coordinates of the Ten Thousand Realms. Cultivators in Jiu Zhou could now go to other worlds, travel, save other realms, and develop in these other realms.

Some small sects, their highest cultivation level being the Nascent Soul Stage, were itching to give it a try. As they didn’t have much presence in Jiu Zhou, they could go over to these other worlds, spread their doctrines, take in good disciples, strengthen their sects. If they could save a world or establish contact between an alien world and Jiu Zhou, they would be rewarded by the Imperial Palace.

Going to an alien world meant facing the unknown and opportunities. Everybody was tempted.

Even these small disciples like them were getting ready to follow the sect’s managers for adventures in other realms.

“Even if I don’t go, I’ll probably be forced to participate.” Jiang Li had a clear understanding of Placement Prefect.

“What gains did your Corpse-driving Sect make in the Zombie World?”

Speaking of this, the brothers were excited, “Our gains are huge! We no longer have to worry about running out of corpses, or sharing one body among several disciples. The leader and the elders have brought back several rank six zombies, increasing the sect’s top power by nearly double.”

“Right now, the leader and the elders are organizing the items left behind by that star civilization, serving as proof of the civilization’s former existence.”

Only the planet of Luo Ying and Luo Zhu survived in the Zombie World, while other planets succumbed to the zombie crisis.

Suddenly, music sounded, like a song from the heavens, long and distant. At the same time, a light appeared under the feet of the trio.

“Be careful, there’s a trap left by the female demon here. The female demon is skilled in the art of music. Follow the rhythm and step only on the lit areas, then you’ll be safe,” Jiang Pin warned.

“If you miss a step, you’ll be hit with a heart-penetrating attack of a thousand arrows.”

The trio danced to the music, hopping and jumping, narrowly escaping from the trap.

“A vicious female demon indeed,” the senior brother gasped for breath. A few jumps wouldn’t have mattered, but he was scared that he would make a mistake and get hit by that heart-piercing attack of a thousand arrows.

He was panting out of fear.

“Indeed, she is vicious,” Jiang Li agreed, but the truth was there wasn’t any trap. He was just teasing the two juniors. He had stepped on quite a few wrong places, but nothing happened.

With Jiang Li’s lead, the once safely perceived tomb had becomes thrilling, and the senior and junior brothers tread cautiously, afraid that one false step would send them to the underworld.

“Be careful, this is the female demon’s method…”

“Be careful, this is the male demon’s method…”

“Be careful, this is the continuation of the fight between the male and female demons…”

The two, like frightened birds, were so scared that they feared even a rock could bear the explosion runes left by the male demon.

“Stop!” Jiang Li ordered.

“Another trap?”

“No, this should be some kind of opportunity.”

At the door into the furthest room in the tomb chamber, there was a treasure chest.

Jiang Li wore a serious expression, cautiously opening the treasure chest and pulling out the treasure within.

His fellow disciples curiously peeked over, exclaiming in disbelief, “It’s actually the long-lost technique of Qi Vision!”

“And there’s a cultivation technique too!”

Jiang Li flipped through the cultivation technique, solemnly declaring, “This is complementary to the Qi Vision technique and can be cultivated to the Body Integration Realm. These techniques should be used in conjunction, so why don’t you two take the treasure?”

While his fellow disciples coveted the treasure, they knew they owed it to Jiang Li. “Brother Mo Li, without your contributions along the journey, we would have died in a trap long ago. By rights and by feelings, this treasure should rightfully be yours.”

“How about this–there should be more treasures up ahead. I’ll give these two to you, and if we encounter any more treasures, they are mine. How does that sound?”

“Agreed.”

The three of them pushed open the stone door and finally reached the deepest part of the tomb.

Gazing at the coffin, the disciples held their breaths, unable to believe what they saw.

The coffin was suspended in mid-air, swallowing and exuding a chaotic aura, ancient and mysterious. It seemed to be narrating a millennia-old secret, or perhaps complaining about the inherent unfairness of the Heavenly Dao– grumbling about its loss against that demoness.

The coffin was sealed with yellow paper talismans, upon which were written six large characters: “Om, Ma, Ni, Pad, Me, Hum”.

Most crucially, the appearance of the coffin was that of the Human Emperor!

But how could this be possible? The seal was set twenty thousand years ago by a demoness of the Immortal Realm. What could this possibly have to do with the Human Emperor?

Wait a minute, could it be that the Human Emperor travelled back in time to the Immortal Realm of twenty thousand years ago and helped the female demon seal the male demon?

Considering the various legends surrounding the Human Emperor, the disciples thought this was very likely.

A mere river of time presented no difficulties to the Human Emperor.

At that moment, a deep and demonic voice echoed from within the coffin, “I am Da Bai, the Demon Sect Leader. If you are predestined, step forward and recite the mantra ‘Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum’ with utmost sincerity to lift my seal.”

“If you help me break the seal, I will make you the Vice Sect Leader of the Demon Sect.”

That voice held a hypnotic power, causing those who heard it to subconsciously feel he was lying.

The disciples were horrified, “A sentient spirit has emerged from the demon’s corpse!”

Thinking of the strong seal set by the demoness, they were not afraid anymore, “You think we’d let you out to harm all living beings? In your dreams!”

“In our Nine Provinces, we have the Human Emperor whose likeness appears on the seal of your coffin. He swept across the world, even Heavenly Demons are no match for him. Even if you come out, the only fate awaiting you is to be suppressed by the Human Emperor’s hands!”

The demon sneered incessantly, “Human Emperor? He’s nothing but a common insect to me. I do not fear him. Let him show himself, and see how I defeat him in a single move!”

Seeing that the two runts were refusing to help lift the seal, the demon maneuvered the coffin to stand upright.

The image of the coffin resembled Jiang Li. It was a sight that felt oddly bizarre.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Ha, even the defeated lackeys of the Human Emperor dare to be so arrogant.”

Jiang Li tossed the two runts outside, then strode towards the coffin, “I am a disciple of the Imperial Palace, under the command of the Human Emperor, here to suppress the demon. This place is dangerous, you two should leave first!”

Thrown outside the cavern, the two disciples were tremendously concerned for Jiang Li’s wellbeing.

…

“I mean, now that the two runts are gone, shouldn’t you help me open the lid?”

“You couldn’t open it yourself, but I didn’t seal the coffin shut”, Jiang Li raised an eyebrow, appearing disinterested.

“Eh? But why can’t I open it…wait, I get it now. You made the coffin a sliding door!”

Feeling insulted, Bai Hongtu angrily slid open the coffin and climbed out.

“Whose idea was this?!”

…

Jiang Li came out of the cave looking as if he had been through a tough battle, “I have slain the demon. I need to stay back for cleanup, you two go to the Imperial Palace for the festival.”

The disciples thanked Jiang Li profusely and hurried towards the Imperial Palace.