Chapter 375

Chapter 375: Graveyard

As Long Yunshuang’s injuries gradually recovered, the Heartfelt Gu remained within her body.

This Gu insect had fused into her flesh and blood, and to remove it, only a Second Level Gu master or Golden Core master possessed the ability.

Zhou Luo could not guarantee that she later would not extract this Gu insect; he only needed her to get along well with him when she was in the Immortal City.

Although at the beginning, the two of them got along relatively normally.

But in matters concerning interests, Zhou Luo preferred to be more cautious, which was why he suddenly conceived the idea of doing such a thing.

"How is it?"

Looking at Long Yunshuang, whose complexion gradually became rosy, Zhou Luo pretended to care and asked.

Facing him, Long Yunshuang’s expression showed less coldness and instead a touch more softness.

She calmly said, "It’s alright, but I’m afraid we won’t get that Golden Core master’s things."

Compared to injuries, she cared more about that Golden Core master’s inheritance.

If she could obtain it, her strength could improve a bit, giving her more confidence in facing that matter in the future.

"You stay here, I’ll go take a look first," Zhou Luo said in a low voice, looking at the end of the passage.

Long Yunshuang pursed her lips, knowing that even if she went, she could not do anything, so she could only nod.

Zhou Luo stood up and left.

He was not worried that Long Yunshuang would be attacked again.

This severe injury had occurred purely because she had not expected the opponent to have countermeasures.

It seemed that this royal family disciple must have other cards up her sleeve, so leaving her here did not need to be worried about.

Watching him leave, a trace of worry inexplicably arose in Long Yunshuang’s heart.

It was not worry that the treasure would be snatched away, but worry for Zhou Luo himself.

This feeling seemed unreasonable to her, and she could not quite understand it.

Leaving the passage, Zhou Luo arrived at a more vast area.

This area was larger than any he had encountered before.

It was square-shaped, surrounded by dense radiance, with an isolation formation covering the entire area, isolating the inside from the outside, making it impossible to see the scene within.

Zhou Luo extended his index finger and lightly touched the radiance; a ripple formed on it, and his finger passed through.

It seemed that this formation only served as an isolation barrier, allowing free passage.

Zhou Luo could not be certain; he looked around and seeing no one, took out his formation plate and began to deduce.

After about half an hour, he confirmed that it was merely an ordinary isolation formation, likely not dangerous.

So, holding the Fu Yao magic sword and putting away the formation plate, he stepped inside.

Passing through the radiance, what came into view was a stone-cave-like area.

The surrounding rock textures bore marks of time, and the adjacent rock walls were covered with various formation patterns.

And in the center of the area, there was a protrusion.

It occupied an extremely vast area, stretching as far as the eye could see, easily as large as a basketball court.

A massive tombstone stood in the front, engraved with ancient writings and patterns.

Those writings originated from antiquity, infused with a powerful aura; even a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t gaze at it for long, much less make out the contents clearly.

Boom!

Just as he saw the Great Tomb, a fierce sound echoed around him.

He focused his gaze and discovered Song Zhan and Shangguan Qianxue, that Senior Brother and junior sister, were actually fighting each other.

Could it be they were battling over the legacy of that Golden Core master?

Zhou Luo involuntarily thought to himself.

At that moment, Shangguan Qianxue also spotted Zhou Luo.

Her beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately sent a mental message: "Zhou Luo, help me subdue my Senior Brother; he’s poisoned."

Hearing the word "poison," Zhou Luo only then noticed Song Zhan’s entire body was engulfed in a wild, violent aura; his eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging, and he had entered a frenzied state.

As a Second Level Poison Master, Zhou Luo’s mind raced as he searched for the poison Song Zhan had been struck by.

However, the results weren’t obvious.

At this point, Shangguan Qianxue deliberately drew Song Zhan toward him.

Yet Zhou Luo chose to dodge to the side.

"This has nothing to do with me," he refused coldly.

The moment they parted ways earlier, their cooperation had already ended.

Now that they were caught in danger, he wasn’t so kindhearted as to help them with the antidote.

Shangguan Qianxue’s body stiffened, and she pursed her lips, unsure how to respond.

She knew very well that she truly had no reason to ask for his help.

But she understood Zhou Luo well, knowing what he needed.

So she raised her voice: "That tomb is strange; if you help me, I can tell you how to open the Great Tomb."

Zhou Luo raised an eyebrow.

That was a decent deal.

But was the situation really that simple?

He glanced at the frenzied Song Zhan and continued to refuse: "I’ll figure it out myself."

With that, he darted in a flash toward the massive tombstone.

The tombstone stood a full three meters high, covered in a thick layer of radiant light.

Zhou Luo couldn’t look at it for long; even using his mental strength, he could only roughly sketch out the outlines.

He then shifted his gaze to the raised mound behind the tombstone.

He guessed the legacy of that Golden Core master must be inside.

But how could he open the Great Tomb?

It seemed Song Zhan’s method had failed, hence his current state.

He wasn’t sure how long Song Zhan’s condition would last, but once he recovered, he might end up in a disadvantageous position.

So he needed to find a way to enter the tomb before then.

With this in mind, he looked up at the tombstone.

The key to unlocking the Great Tomb was likely related to this.

But why had Song Zhan been poisoned?

Zhou Luo reached out his hand, wanting to touch the tombstone.

The instant he made contact with the radiance, the scene before him suddenly began to warp and distort.

This tombstone also had an illusion formation on it.

Zhou Luo intended to forcibly break the formation at first, but recalling Song Zhan’s situation, he instead went with the flow, allowing himself to sink into the illusion.

Just as he entered the illusion, he called forth Little White.

The entirely snow-white Little White let out a "meow" and, under Zhou Luo’s command, leaped up to hide behind the tombstone.

Shangguan Qianxue, who was stalling Song Zhan, didn’t notice this; she was already overwhelmed, bewildered about how to restrain her Senior Brother.

By then, the scene before Zhou Luo had completely transformed.

With Little White outside, he didn’t need to worry about his safety for the moment.

Next, he needed to focus on the current situation ahead.

Right then, he found himself standing in a bamboo forest.

And within the bamboo forest, a human figure was swinging a sword at the bamboo.

It was a wooden sword, without a sharp edge, yet wielded over and over again by that person; each swing landed precisely on the same spot.

That spot had already turned a large patch of deep yellow, clearly struck an unknown number of times.

Unlike ordinary illusion formations, this one seemed to have no offensive power.

But Zhou Luo knew that if he tried to force his way out, he’d likely suffer the formation’s backlash and end up in the same state as Song Zhan.

Since that Golden Core master intended to pass on a legacy, this illusion formation wasn’t merely meant to trap enemies.

Perhaps he could gain some insight from this formation or find the key to opening the Great Tomb.