Chapter 524: The keyless entry system of the ancient grave (1/2)
Chapter 524: The keyless entry system of the ancient grave
Translator: G.o.dBrandy Editor: Kurisu
After ancient cultivators managed to develop these mobile graves, all those treasure-hunting cultivators skilled in geomancy were quite worried.
Back in those days, there were many cultivators skilled in geomancy that would determine the position of a grave with much difficulty just to have the grave run away as they were trying to enter it... it was a rather sad and painful matter.
But even if ancient graves belonging to cultivators could move on their own, wasn't it a bit too exaggerated that this one directly ran into s.p.a.ce...?
The nearby Chu Chu was dumbfounded. Did I hear correctly just now? Is this the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue?
Were they going to explore the ancient grave of a figure of the Venerable rank?
The old Chu Chu wouldn't even have dared to dream of something of the sort!
But after meeting Song Shuhang, she had seen quite a few Venerables... both alive and dead.
❄️❄️❄️
After flying for a very long time, the immortal boat started to slow down.
Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue pointed toward a distant place... it was a meteoroid emitting a dazzling golden light. ”We have arrived. It's right there. Do you see that s.h.i.+ning big meteoroid? That's where the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue is located.”
The grave is inside a meteoroid...?
Song Shuhang didn't know from where to start to list all the things that were wrong with this situation. For example, how the h.e.l.l was this grave exactly moving... to the point that it ended up in s.p.a.ce, and inside a meteoroid to boot!
And what was the deal with that meteoroid emitting a blinding golden radiance? Was it possible that all the cultivators roaming in s.p.a.ce were blind and none noticed the eye-catching grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue...?
The immortal boat berthed next to the meteoroid, and it was only at this time that Song Shuhang noticed that the golden radiance was actually a defensive barrier. The immortal boat was unable to get past it.
”Right. Little friend Shuhang, you can already use your true qi, right? I want to teach you a small magical technique before entering the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue. I'm sure this technique will come in handy while we are inside the grave,” Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said with a smile.
”Senior, what kind of technique is it?” Song Shuhang asked.
”It's the 'secret sound transmission technique' I promised to teach you if you managed to defeat the hundred giants. Although it's called 'magical technique', it only consists in operating one's true qi according to a special pattern. It's rather easy and quick to learn,” Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said.
”Eh? But, Senior, I haven't defeated the hundred giants yet.”
”Haha. Actually, you pa.s.sed the test in the instant Fourth Cultivator of True Virtue increased the gravity to five times higher than normal,” Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said with a smile.
Song Shuhang had already learned how to fight against colossal creatures in an environment where gravity was three times higher than normal, and he was already capable of easily killing the giants by relying on the advantage the terrain gave him and striking the 'fatal weaknesses' the giants had.
If Fourth Cultivator of True Virtue hadn't increased the gravity up to five times what it normally was on Earth, Song Shuhang might have already killed the hundred giants.
❄️❄️❄️
Thereupon, Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue started to teach Song Shuhang the 'secret sound transmission technique' before getting into the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue.
The 'secret sound transmission technique' consisted in manipulating one's true qi and turning it into a string, directly spreading the words one wanted to say to the ear of the opposite party through the true qi.
It was rather practical and difficult to detect. In an environment such as s.p.a.ce where sound couldn't spread, it was simply a lifesaver.
Just as Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said before, the secret sound transmission technique wasn't difficult to learn.
With Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue personally instructing him, Song Shuhang was able to get a general idea of the technique in about five minutes.
Although his voice was spreading intermittently and sounded like that of a robot, the other party could understand what he was saying.
It was more than enough for now.
❄️❄️❄️
”Now, we have to find a way to get past the barrier. Otherwise, we won't be able to enter the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue,” Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said after teaching Song Shuhang the secret sound transmission technique.
Yu Jiaojiao said, ”How are we supposed to get past it?”
”It's very easy. Tell me, what have you discovered after looking at the golden barrier?” Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said as he pointed toward the barrier.
Song Shuhang looked at the blinding golden barrier.
Very soon, the group noticed something above the golden barrier. They could faintly see something that resembled a window, and inside the window was the figure of a woman sitting in a dignified manner.
”Hiss~” Song Shuhang suddenly trembled. He felt a chill all over his body as soon as he saw the picture of the woman.
What's happening? Did I feel a chill just by looking at the picture of that woman?
”What's that?”
Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said, ”The picture of the dead; it's something very commonly seen within ancient graves belonging to cultivators. After their death, the body of a powerful cultivator will start to emit the aura of death, which will then fuse together with their grave, changing into the picture of the dead. If we want to enter the grave, the first hurdle we have to get past is the picture of the dead.”
Chu Chu added at this time, ”As soon as I saw the picture of the dead, I felt a chill.”
Song Shuhang wasn't the only one that felt the chill!
Song Shuhang tried to recall the memories of that disciple of the Thousand Hands Sect, She Lan, that he experienced back then... there was indeed a memory related to the barrier of the grave.
Unfortunately, the barrier he saw in the dream back then was a ma.s.s of pixels. Moreover, back when She Lan were exploring the grave of Venerable Sixth Cultivator of True Virtue, he and his companions used brute force to destroy the barrier.
But from what Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said, they weren't meant to destroy the dazzling golden barrier, but use some other method instead...?
❄️❄️❄️
After the immortal boat stopped, the door opened.
Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue applied the Turtle Breathing Technique and a defensive formation to the bodies of Song Shuhang and the others. With that, they would be able to freely move around in s.p.a.ce without having to worry about oxygen, pressure, radiation, and so on.