Continuing onward.
After Bai Ye passed through two more forks in the path, the tomb chamber of the King of Huainan was ahead. Just then, Bai Ye faintly heard the sounds of fighting and shouts.
Bai Ye immediately quickened his pace, arriving at the edge of the tomb chamber and peeking inside.
Indeed, a fight was underway!
The twenty-odd people who had arrived at the King of Huainan's tomb chamber earlier were now engaged in a fierce battle, a group of them fighting over a pill.
The pill was about the size of a dragon's eye, pure gold, surrounded by a radiant golden glow, and etched with auspicious cloud patterns on its surface.
The Taixia Immortal Pill!
This was one of the rewards for Mission Three!
"That's also a good thing!"
Bai Ye knew the effects of the Taixia Immortal Pill. It was like injecting the T-virus, capable of strengthening the physical body, though not to the terrifying extent of the T-virus. However, the Taixia Immortal Pill had another function: it could transform the physical body into a human immortal body, thereby enhancing the power of both sword techniques and Taoist magic.
However, just as injecting the T-virus without the vaccine could turn one into a zombie, the Taixia Immortal Pill also had its pitfalls. The chance of achieving a human immortal body was only fifty percent. As for the other half...
Legend had it that the King of Huainan died after consuming the Taixia Immortal Pill. What do you think the other outcome was?
Therefore, Bai Ye didn't care about the Taixia Immortal Pill; let others scramble for it. Bai Ye was only interested in the Five Spirits Disc.
As Bai Ye mused, he stealthily crept into the tomb chamber and moved along the wall to the side.
Since Bai Ye did not enter the fray, few people noticed him. Even if someone did, they were too busy fighting for the Taixia Immortal Pill to pay him any mind.
Thus, Bai Ye smoothly skirted along the wall to the other side of the tomb chamber.
On this side of the wall, murals depicted the story of the King of Huainan's cultivation and quest for immortality. In front of the wall stood a massive alchemy furnace.
Upon seeing the furnace, Bai Ye's eyes gleamed. The Five Spirits Disc he was looking for was beneath the furnace because, when the King of Huainan was concocting pills, he had utilized the five elements' power from the Five Spirits Disc.
Bai Ye glanced around, confirming that no one was paying attention to his side. He then quietly moved towards the alchemy furnace.
He was about to succeed!
Bai Ye's face was alight with excitement, but at that very moment...
Bang!
A loud noise suddenly erupted!
Someone, during the fight, had bumped into the white jade coffin placed in the center of the tomb chamber. The white jade coffin let out a dull thud, pushing open by about half. A stream of purple smoke billowed out from within.
The people around stopped, their attention drawn by the emanating purple smoke.
It carried a sinister scent, deeply unsettling, making one feel as if ants were crawling all over their body.
Soon, the purple smoke gradually dispersed, and a humanoid figure materialized. It wore a brown dragon robe, its hands were a pair of bone claws, its skin was purplish-blue, and instead of legs, its lower body was a swirling mass of purple smoke that supported it, hovering in the air.
"I have seen the light of day again, hahahaha, I have finally seen the light of day!" The figure glanced at its own body and then laughed maniacally. "I never expected this, truly never!"
Bai Ye's scalp tingled. These scoundrels, how could they have let the King of Huainan out?
The King of Huainan's appearance was unavoidable, but Bai Ye knew that someone needed to obtain the Taixia Immortal Pill and the Five Spirits Disc before the King of Huainan would pursue them after leaving the tomb.
Now, some unfortunate soul had bumped the coffin, allowing the King of Huainan to escape prematurely.
Concurrently, someone looked at the King of Huainan and tentatively asked, "King Huainan Liu An?"
"How dare you!" The King of Huainan roared, looking at the person. "Who are you? How dare you speak His Majesty's name so casually?"
The person shrugged, "A prince in life, but a lonely ghost in death. Why the pretense!"
"Nonsense," the King of Huainan's anger intensified. He bellowed, "I possess the Supreme Jade Cauldron and the Taixia Immortal Pill, and I shall reign for ten thousand generations, living as long as the heavens! How dare a mere youngster utter such insolent words before me. You are courting death!"
The moment the King of Huainan spoke, he suddenly raised a bone claw and slammed it forward.
As the King of Huainan's palm struck, the purple smoke beneath him surged, forming a giant hand in the air that descended upon the man.
The palm strike was incredibly fast. The man had no chance to react before it struck him squarely on the crown of his head. 138 Reading Net.
In the next instant, blood flowed from the man's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. His pupils widened, bulging outwards until they finally fell from their sockets onto the ground. His body went limp and collapsed backward, falling silent.
One palm strike, killing a man with ease!
The others were instantly shocked and quickly retreated from the coffin, adopting combat stances.
The King of Huainan burst into laughter. "A bunch of mere mortals, daring to oppose me?"
But at this moment...
Bai Ye suddenly sprang into action, kicking the alchemy furnace with a powerful blow, sending it flying towards the King of Huainan.
The man who had been misleading everyone earlier saw Bai Ye and exclaimed in surprise, "Little brother, you're still alive?"
Bai Ye had no time to attend to him. The ground beneath the alchemy furnace was carved with a Bagua diagram, and at the center of the Bagua diagram was the Five Spirits Disc that Bai Ye desired.
The Five Spirits Disc was made of bronze, with its five sides corresponding to the five elements, inlaid in the center of the Bagua diagram on the floor.
Bai Ye bent down, exerting force to pry out the Five Spirits Disc, and then took off running.
On the other side...
The King of Huainan saw the flying alchemy furnace and fiercely swung his arm, batting it aside. He then looked up and saw Bai Ye, clutching the Five Spirits Disc, sprinting out of the tomb chamber.
"You insignificant wretch, how dare you steal my treasure!" the King of Huainan roared. "Perish!"
The King of Huainan's body suddenly floated forward, chasing after him.
The crowd in front of the coffin was immediately alarmed, retreating while attempting to defend themselves.
But the King of Huainan paid them no mind. With a sweep of his bone claws, a chilling wind swirled around, scattering the people in front of him.
Some were directly struck by the eerie wind and felt an icy chill pervade their bodies. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, blood began to ooze from their seven orifices, their flesh and blood shriveled, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into dried corpses.
A man from the cultivation world reacted the fastest. He conjured his flying sword and performed a sword incantation, saying, "Ling Wu Sword, break!"
The sword was crimson all over and flew forward, its blade rapidly igniting as it shot towards the King of Huainan's face. But just as it was about to strike...
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