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Chapter 1 - Tombs of the Emperor
The midday sun was extremely sinister, shining upon his body filled with burning pain. Chu Qianye crawled along a cliff that was over two hundred meters tall, and peeked at the imperial tomb in the distance.
Even the blazing sun at noon in summer was unable to dispel the haze that shrouded the imperial tomb. No living being dared to approach the barren imperial tomb; it was a forbidden area for life.
Chu Qianye had been observing for a few hours already.
knew about the Emperor's Tomb since he was very young. The distance from here to Chu Qianye's home was less than three hundred Li. The young Chu Qianye often heard his neighbors talking about the terrifying Emperor's Tomb.
And ten years ago, when the seven-year-old Chu Qianye was fortunate enough to join the Haoran Sect, the largest cultivation sect within three thousand kilometers, he also heard many legends about the Emperor Tomb from his seniors and seniors. It was said that the Haoran Sect had some secret sect rules, and disciples were not allowed to enter the Emperor Tomb.
To be able to cause the Haoran Sect to be so nervous about the Emperor Tomb within its sphere of influence, it was obvious that there was a huge secret that normal people could not understand within the Emperor Tomb.
The reason why he was here was because Chu Qianye had not returned home even once during his ten years of cultivation. According to the sect rules, only the disciples who had successfully entered the Foundation Establishment stage were qualified to return to their hometown to visit their relatives.
During the Qi Cultivation stage, the outer sect disciples would tread on thin ice and fear every step of the way. Only after they had truly reached the Foundation Establishment stage would they face even more brutal competition. The path of Immortality was merciless. Years would pass, and people would age. After reaching Foundation Establishment, one would have to formally acknowledge their master. They might not even have the chance to see their family again for twenty or thirty years.
After ten years, Chu Qianye finally managed to reach Foundation Establishment at the last moment. Ten years was the limit. If one could not reach Foundation Establishment within ten years, they would not be able to become an official disciple of the Haoran Sect. They would be reduced to a mere servant.
If one didn't become an official disciple, one wouldn't receive a true legacy. Foundation Establishment was the threshold to determine whether an outer disciple was worth training or not. It was also the cruellest part of the selection process.
But when Chu Qianye returned home, what he saw were the gazes of reverence and adoration from his family, and the affection he had for his family lessened by a lot. What Chu Qianye, who had worked hard for ten years in Haoran Sect, wanted to feel was family love, but unfortunately, what he felt when she returned home was not that much.
In the eyes of the world, the monk was a mysterious and powerful existence. His family even treated him carefully, fearing that a single sentence from him would anger this family's pillar.
Chu Qianye was a little sad. This time, when he went home to visit his family, he hoped to be able to feel more affection before his parents turn old. From today onwards, it would be too extravagant.
Taoists had no home, and their masters were their masters. They would fight to the death for the honor of their masters, and would stand up for their masters when the sect was in danger.
After bidding farewell to his family members who were filled with fear, the depressed Chu Qianye took the wrong path when he returned to the Haoran Sect.
Chu Qianye had planned to leave the vicinity of the Emperor Tomb quickly, but to his surprise, he discovered that the haze above the Emperor Tomb had condensed into a huge humanoid shape.
This was not an illusion, nor was it an illusion. When Chu Qianye looked carefully, he realized that the human form formed by the mist was becoming more and more real, as if it was a huge person floating above the imperial tomb.
Curious, Chu Qianye decided to see what happened. If he reported this abnormality to his sect, perhaps he would receive a certain reward.
Chu Qianye rubbed his forehead with his sleeve to wipe away the sweat on his forehead. But the moment he let his arm down, the cloudless sky suddenly turned blood-red.
The scorching sunlight disappeared, and when Chu Qianye raised his head, he saw the blood cloud roiling in the sky. The sun that did not dare to look straight at first had turned into a black fireball, and within the roiling blood cloud, he could faintly see the Immortal Jade Vault collapsing.
The sky turned into a boundless sea of blood. Countless storms stirred up within the sea of blood, interweaving together with the thunder to form a terrifying heavenly might that would make people shudder in fear.
Chu Qianye wanted to climb down from the cliff, but cold astral winds blew from all directions, causing large chunks of rocks to roll on the ground. The old tree that was as thick as a person's arm was uprooted.
Chu Qianye immediately took out his own flying sword and stabbed it into the rock beneath him, both hands tightly grabbing onto the sword hilt, resisting the hurricane.
The place where Chu Qianye was hiding was a small concave area, and there were some messy looking branches in the concave area.
As the hurricane blew up, the tree branches were immediately blown away, and Chu Qianye's daoist robe was also ripped into shreds.
Even if it was a trash flying sword provided by an outer sect disciple, it was still sharp enough. Chu Qianye's flying sword had all been inserted into the rocks, if it was slightly slower just now, Chu Qianye would definitely have blown away like hell by now.
His two hands tightly gripped the hilt of his sword as he withstood the wild wind unrestrainedly.
Chu Qianye's body was brought up by the strong winds again and again. Like a flag that was being blown around by the strong winds, he was lifted up again and again, and then fell down again and again.
Chu Qianye didn't know what was going on, he only knew that he was about to collapse. He could only watch as large rocks and broken tree trunks whizzed past him.