Chapter 1064: Borrowing Influence (1/2)
That Lu Yun’s group had passed the two tests on the outskirts of the tomb meant that they’d met with approval. They would find the opportunity that belonged to them here, as long as they didn’t die. Such was the rule of the Tomb of Heaven and Earth.
Of course, it was another matter entirely whether they could make it out alive after locating their opportunity or heritage. That was up to the whims of the eternal overlords. If these lofty beings wished to take something, ants of the mortal realm wouldn’t be able to put up a fight.
Lu Yun knew Jin Gushen well and wasn’t worried that the eternal overlord would covet what was someone else’s. Leng Xian and Wang Shu, however, remained on high alert. Though the genius was a prime recruitment target for the six sacred palaces, he was still an outsider at the moment.
Meanwhile, Ying Luo didn’t care about any of this. She was here only because her palace monarch had told her to adventure in the chaos for tempering. She didn’t think much about opportunities or heritage to be won.
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Although Leng Xian and Wang Shu didn’t fully trust Jin Gushen’s words, he had indeed just saved their lives. If he hadn’t suddenly appeared, revival through their soul lamps would be their only option and they would have to start anew.
Just as Lu Yun previously had been resigned to going along with the flow when Leng Xian wanted to take him to the Inception Palace contingent, so did Leng Xian have no other choice but to stay by Jin Gushen’s side.
The fog of corpse qi was too dangerous and all sorts of zombies shambled through it. There were even some unknown beasts wandering the miasma. With the quartet’s strength, they would’ve died here sooner or later. Even turning into a zombie left them open to attacks from “their kind”.
But with Jin Gushen present, he only needed to flare his aura to scare off the dangers in the corpse qi.
As for the kings in the miasma…
He’d already learned his lesson and didn’t dare go toe-to-toe with anything he encountered in the tomb. A slight crossing of paths was enough for him to yield the way.
Those on par with eternal overlords also didn’t want to antagonize someone of their own level. It would be a most ignoble defeat if someone else reaped the benefits of their hot-headedness, especially when they’d come so far in the tomb.
A sizable crowd of chaos creatures had crossed the zombie sea and entered the fog of corpse qi. Usually overweening and dominating figures, the eternal overlords kept themselves strictly in check.
The huge shadow from earlier had fallen to the three overlords, but they’d also paid a hefty price—one of them had been ripped to pieces. They weren’t overlords from the sacred palaces, so death for them meant eternal slumber.
Therefore, Jin Gushen traveled with utmost caution along the way, his greatest treasure tightly grasped in hand and ready to do battle at any moment. Thankfully, there was nothing more serious than close calls along the way. The fog of corpse qi eventually cleared up and further shapes could be glimpsed through it.
“There’s other people ahead, you guys should put your talismans away.” Jin Gushen stopped and flared his power around the four.
They quickly did as they were told and peeled off Lu Yun’s Shapeshifting Talisman, returning to their true, living selves. It felt like a curtain had lifted in front of them and a breeze of fresh air blew into their faces, delivering great comfort.
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“Jin Gushen, you’re still alive!” Someone reacted less than pleasantly when they saw Jin Gushen walk out at the head of four others. Three eternal overlords immediately approached him and formed a triangle around the group.
“The fire origin sacred land!” Jin Gushen frowned faintly. The fire origin land was on unfriendly terms with the elemental sacred lands—one could say outright hostile. Now that three of its overlords saw him here all alone, they naturally wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.
In the five elements, fire countered metal. Therefore, fire origin power could also offset his strength.