Chapter 232: Giant Coffin (1/2)

Chapter 232: Giant Coffin

Deeper in the Genius Mansion were pagodas made from stone with balconies lining up the sides. Both sides of the path had mysterious runes floating along the way. Only the Heavenly Phoenix Gaze was able to detect these hidden formations. Feng Feiyun carefully dodged these patterns all the way until he reached a completely dark room.

He was tailing the old man in black from earlier. He used the Verdant Wood Art to hide his presence as if he had become an old tree. This was how he managed to hide from the old man’s divine intents.

The old man took several rounds through the mansions. He went to a study, a secret chamber, then several small courtyards as if he was on a stroll since he left each area very quickly. Eventually, he came to this small room and stayed inside for more than an hour.

Feng Feiyun’s figure flashed as he stepped on the air and silently descended into this small room.

“Creakk!” The door opened and the old man in black came out from inside with a surging black aura around his body. He turned into a black shadow and shook his body once to completely disappear without a trace.

“What did this old man come here to do?” Feng Feiyun jumped down from the roof and looked inside this pitch black room. After hesitating for a while, he finally decided to push open the door to enter.

A cultivator of the Heaven’s Mandate realm couldn’t have stayed inside this old and tiny room for no reason. Perhaps there was a secret hidden inside.

Feng Feiyun had been through several places and this was the most suspicious location.

A blinding crimson ray shot out the moment the door was opened. A large circular formation attacked Feng Feiyun; it was a second-level offensive formation.

“Pow!” Feng Feiyun quickly took out his saber and unleashed one slash at the eye of the formation to break it. He then quickly ducked into the house and closed the door.

He palpitated with shock while his back was soaked with sweat. Luckily, he reacted in time just now. If that ray made it outside, cultivators from the mansion would have been alarmed. If that were to happen, he would be at death’s door right now.

This was a small room with a few old desks and chairs ladened with dust. It was apparent that no one had cleaned this place for a long time.

“There’s some movement underground!” Others would leave right away after seeing the sight ahead. However, Feng Feiyun’s spiritual sense right now was comparable to a third-ranked treasure master.

This tiny fluctuation was hidden by the formation and was very subtle, the same kind of movement a little worm wiggling seven meters underground would make. Any other powerful cultivator would ignore it, but Feng Feiyun knew that the old man in black was here for an entire hour, so it became a bit unusual.

“Heavenly Phoenix Gaze!” Fiery sparks lit up from inside his pupils as he looked underground. He saw that under the ground covered in dust were countless chains as thick as arms. Layer after layer of chains made their way all the way down like spirits of hell. It was quite an impressive spectacle.

This was a bit unbelievable. Why were there so many iron chains below the Genius Mansion?

“The feast has started a while ago, so why hasn’t the master appeared yet?” Two different footsteps suddenly came from outside of the room and were approaching.

The speaker had a hoarse and unpleasant voice as if it came from some bones.

‘Why are there people coming now of all times?!’ Feng Feiyun was screaming in his mind while he quickly dispersed his gaze. He took out his stone saber and prepared himself. If these two stepped inside, then he would take the initiative to kill them then escape from the mansion.

Someone else loudly exclaimed: “It is best for us to not mind about the master’s business… Eh? Why are there footprints on the floor? Did someone go inside?”

“I don’t think anyone would dare to come here. Half a month ago, a grand achievement God Base infiltrated this place and was killed by Attendant Wu. His corpse was thrown out for the beasts to feast on.”

Although they didn’t believe someone had the courage to attempt this, they both took out their treasures and slowly entered the room.

Feng Feiyun’s nerves were tense as he stood inside the room like a bow ready to fire at any moment.

He must kill both of them with just one slash!

Otherwise, if a Heaven’s Mandate cultivator came, the one fed to the beasts would be him!

“What are you two doing?” A third voice came from outside. It was the old man in black from before.

“Attendant Wu, there are new footprints on the ground, so we think that someone might have gone inside.”

The two stopped and turned around to bow towards the old man.

“Oh, it was me from earlier.” The old man raised his voice: “The person inside is not to be messed with. No one can bear the responsibility of him escaping, so it is best for you two to not come close to this room from now on.”

“Yes, we understand.” The two stood up and quickly left without hesitation.

This Attendant Wu was a Heaven’s Mandate cultivator rumored to have lived for more than three hundred years. His gaze alone could creep someone out completely, so naturally, these two would try to get as far away from him as possible.