novelraw Chapter 796 424: The Ultimate Secret Behind the Bronze Door
Chapter 796 424: The Ultimate Secret Behind the Bronze Door
"Hahaha... Mr. Gu, I've succeeded!"
"Grandfather, you are no longer a match for me. I will lead the Gu Family to restore its glory."
"Run! The bronze coffin is coming to kill us!"
"Seventeen Dragon Power is the strongest!"
"Father's father is called grandfather, grandfather's grandfather is called grandmother...."
...
These words clearly weren't from the same person. It was apparent they were all in a state of madness.
One could imagine that this was likely the state of previous Family Heads of the Gu Family when they were comprehending the cultivation technique here.
For a moment, these words seemed alive, exuding an eerie madness.
This madness seemed to want to crawl out of the wall. If it weren't for the fact that Duan Yun and the others were masters with strong wills, they might have been influenced to become frenzied.
For example, Lei Ying, who hadn't been with Duan Yun for long, had a slightly weaker resolve. His right foot was shaking involuntarily, feeling the urge to dance.
It goes to show that when a martial artist reaches a certain strength, even the words they write can affect people's spirits. Like a formidable swordsman, casually striking a mountain rock can leave a terrifyingly strong Sword Intent, attracting many swordsmen to observe and comprehend.
What exactly was the cultivation technique left here that drove generations of Gu Family Heads to such "madness"?
The answer should be ahead.
This dimly lit passage had reached its end, and ahead was a room not too big or too small.
Honestly, after experiencing that gigantic bronze door, seeing a room like this, Duan Yun and the others felt a sense of disappointment.
Indeed, that bronze door gave an illusion of a divine phenomenon, leading them to think the subsequent design would be just as remarkable.
Yet at the end, it was just an ordinary stone chamber like this.
The walls of the stone chamber were covered in words.
In contrast to the frenzied and twisted words outside, the text here was organized and calm.
Only a door separated the calm writings from the frenzied ones, as if they belonged to two entirely different worlds.
It's as if someone extremely frenzied outside would immediately become calm upon reaching here.
Duan Yun and the others also calmed down.
Because the words on the wall easily drew people in.
These words were likely left by the Gu Family Head who entered the Divine Tomb, as they documented his experiences entering the tomb.
According to this Gu Family Head, at that time he, like everyone else, was eager to find the tomb of that Emperor and learn his unmatched martial arts.
As a member of the Gu Family, he possessed the skill of Dragon Seeking and Positioning, allowing him to decipher clues before other Jianghu people.
Since ancient times, Emperors possessed Dragon Energy, and mountains and rivers had Dragon Veins.
Dragon Veins and Dragon Energy complemented each other, and that Emperor, known as the "Emperor of All Time," naturally had astonishing Dragon Energy.
This remained true even after death.
The Gu Family Head relied on this point to find a place called "Three Treasures Valley" in Qingzhou.
He sought the Dragon and positioned the veins there, and was quite frightened by the sight.
The Dragon Energy converged there, which should have been excellent feng shui, yet he had never seen such perilous feng shui.
The place where seven dragons converged was situated precisely at a crucial point of the Dragon Vein, truly an excellent feng shui treasure ground.
However, even with the convergence of seven dragons, there shouldn't have been such extreme Dragon Energy unless a highly energetic Emperor was buried there to produce such thick Dragon Energy.
The terrifying part of this feng shui was that the Dragon Energy seemed to be bitten off by a giant mouth, constantly being consumed.
To put it another way, it was as if some huge, invisible entity, even after death, continued to devour the Dragon Energy there.
Coincidentally, this place was located on the Dragon Vein, making it seem like the entity had severed the entire Dragon Vein, swallowing it whole.
What could this invisible entity be?
Could it be the corpse of that Emperor?
Or perhaps the Emperor hadn't truly died and was continuously consuming the Dragon Vein here.
It's hard to imagine anyone being capable of such a feat.
Not even immortals could likely achieve this.
This bizarre feng shui convinced the Gu Family Head that the Emperor was indeed buried there.
The unknown dangers were immense, yet the allure of the Emperor's treasure was too great. The Gu Family Head did not hesitate any longer and resolutely entered the valley to seek the tomb.
In the valley, there was a pool of green water. With his skill in Dragon Seeking and Positioning, the Gu Family Head felt that the "Dragon Eye" resided there, where the Emperor would most likely be buried.
However, Dragon Seeking and Positioning could only determine a general area. To find the entrance, he needed to delve within himself.
But it was during this deep dive into the pool that he encountered trouble.
Tall trees grew in the pool, their canopies covering the sky.
Even with his skill, the Gu Family Head got lost.
He was trapped and eventually died there.
He wandered in the pool for almost a month, a journey by his pace that would stretch across several states.
Yet he couldn't escape the pool, no matter which direction he tried.
He had lost hope, thinking he would perish there.
In the end, a corpse floated towards him.
Even though it was a beautiful corpse in such a place, it frightened him immensely.
The female corpse floated upright.
Typically, corpses float flat on the water. In the Martial World, such an upright corpse was believed to be filled with enormous resentment—a certain Evil Ghost.
Yet the female corpse drifted in front of him, causing him no harm.
Wherever he went, the female corpse followed hauntingly.
Fear gripped the Gu Family Head, and he knelt three times to the corpse.
Afterward, the corpse ceased to trail him and floated forward.
During its course, the female corpse glanced back at him.
The Gu Family Head wondered if the corpse was guiding him.
The thought was absurd, yet he had no options left, so he followed.
He couldn't remember how long he traveled, but eventually, the corpse stopped just as a red sedan chair floated overhead.
The female corpse halted there, seemingly indicating that the Gu Family Head should enter.
The Gu Family Head thought that if he didn't try, he might die soon anyway.
Recognizing the miasma in the waters, he realized not even his Martial Arts Grandmaster strength could last much longer.
He observed himself over recent days and noticed corpse spots forming on his skin.
The Gu Family Head boarded the sedan chair.
In his words, the sedan chair was quickly lifted by something.
He wanted to see what was carrying it, yet hesitated.
Ultimately, mustering courage, he glanced outside, almost startled out of his wits.
He saw what looked like a eunuch, but he called it a "thing" because, while dressed in eunuch's garb, it was emaciated, like a monkey.
He was looking at its back, yet an eye emerged from the back of its head, coldly staring at him.
Afterward, the Gu Family Head didn't dare to glance around.
He feared he might be falling for a ghost's trick, that the sedan would take him to a ghost nest, truly making him prey.
The Gu Family Head didn't know how long he remained inside, feeling trapped in a nightmare. Through the sedan's cracks, he glimpsed himself sometimes in the air, other times in water.
Eventually, the sedan stopped.
When the Gu Family Head gingerly emerged, the "eunuch" was gone.
All he saw was the stunningly beautiful corpse, and ahead was a gigantic bronze door.
Never in his life did he believe such a massive bronze door could exist, yet here it stood, like a divine miracle.
The bronze door was half submerged in the water, with the water level just at the lock.
The beautiful corpse drifted into the lock.
Suddenly, a disturbing and urgent noise issued from within, as if countless ghosts vied to escape through the lock.
For a moment, the Gu Family Head thought the bronze door led to the fabled Ghost Abyss.
When the bronze door eventually swung open, he claimed he saw the "ultimate revelation."