Chapter 108: Origin Sphere (1/2)

The Skandha Extinction Tomb was more sinister than any tombs Lu Yun had encountered thus far in his career. An endless bitter chill, darkness, and despair weighed down on them, making it difficult to breathe. Qing Han summoned a faint fire on his fingertip to illuminate the vicinity.

“This isn’t the main tomb,” Lu Yun said as he considered their surroundings through the dim light. “A Skandha Extinction Tomb is composed of a central main tomb, and adjacent tombs to the north, south, east, and west. This is the North Extinction Tomb, where the youngest of the five generations was buried. The main tomb should be right under the willow tree.”

Qing Han nodded.

“Sir, did you purposefully let the juba bring us here?” Aoxue asked suddenly.

“You also pretended not to know it, didn’t you?” Lu Yun responded. They exchanged a conspiratory smile.

Qing Han fidgeted uneasily. He knew where Lu Yun had found the dragon princess. Miao had once mentioned that a dragon was buried in the bronze outer-coffin of the layout of resurrection. That must be this princess of the North Sea water spirits. Was it Lu Yun who resurrected her, or the layout of resurrection?

The Qing scion considerately refrained from asking his friend.

“The jubas are the traitors of the water spirits. They’re the ones who sold intelligence about the weak spots of the dragon palace.” Aoxue’s gaze turned frosty. “That juba may be loyal to the master of the Skandha Range, but never to me. It wishes for my death with every fiber of its being.”

At that time, the palace had been close to collapsing, but there was still a sliver of hope. The draconic youth could’ve been sent to the Untroubled Sea, thereby ensuring the survival of the dragon lineage.

However, the jubas sold out their lieges for their own gain and survival. In the end, monster spirits had broken into the dragon palace and slaughtered all of the dragon clan.

The brutal monster spirits didn’t care about the jubas’ gesture of goodwill. They tore through the traitors as an afterthought, leaving only a few survivors who ended up escaping with Aoxue. Knowing that the jubas had betrayed the dragons, she abandoned them.

The juba in the Skandha Range was one of them.

Realization struck Qing Han, and he asked without skipping a beat, “Do you mean that the giant turtle led us here on purpose?”

There were five connected tombs here. The juba couldn’t see the tombs, but it knew where the dangers in the mountain range were. Tombs for immortals tended to reside in extremely dangerous places, and the North Extinction Tomb was located in the most dangerous of them all.

The juba didn’t dare kill Aoxue itself. Its only option was to lead Aoxue and her companions to danger and wait for the tomb to kill them.

“That’s right.” Lu Yun nodded. “The northern tomb is the most dangerous adjacent tomb. The power of the Big Dipper rules supreme here, and it represents death. The possibility of living beings surviving a jaunt here is slim.

“Go back, Aoxue. Qing Han, follow me closely and don’t make a single wrong step.”

Aoxue paused, not understanding why Lu Yun trusted Qing Han so much. With a final bow, she slowly vanished from view.

Qing Han pretended not to have noticed, but he knew if danger struck, even Yuying, Feinie, and the river god could appear out of nowhere, much less Aoxue. He kept close to Lu Yun as they made their way forward.

The North Desolate Tomb had no tunnel or annex room, just a singular main chamber. However, it was ridiculously large. Their entry spot was more than five kilometers away from the center.

“Aren’t you worried that I’ll leak your secret?” Qing Han suddenly asked.