107: Chapter 008 Tomb Mountain Opens 107: Chapter 008 Tomb Mountain Opens Outside the Ancient Tomb Mountain, a vast number of cultivators gathered.

Zhou Qian’s giant sword, soaring across the sky like a mountain, stood dominantly in one spot, making even the old Clan Leader of the Da Li Family step back silently and yield.

Due to a momentary collapse of the Heavenly Dao, a group of deep sleepers was awakened, leading to a significant reshuffling of powers among the major domains.

Some formerly weak and declining families rose to prominence due to the awakening of powerful individuals, becoming almost dominant forces.

And some families, because their strength did not alter significantly, seemed somewhat diminished compared to those with Ancestor-level power awakenings.

Such was the case with the Zhou Family, which previously could not make it into the top ten among all families in the hundred and eight main cities of the Water Domain, but thanks solely to Zhou Qian, their status had sharply risen.

…

When Zhou Yan and others arrived, the place was already bustling, but Zhou Qian’s giant sword still intimidated many.

“Ancestor, that is the person I spoke of, the top genius of Carefree Main City, Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan.

His initial assessment showed Dual Qi Pillars with two Qi Jie each, but now he claims to have five Qi Jie each!”

Nearby, among a group of cultivators standing around an illusion of the Nihility Sword in the Void, a young man respectfully spoke to another incredibly youthful cultivator clad in a white Confucian robe.

“Emperor Qi Sword Body…

a portion of the inheritance has been lost for ten thousand years.

All existing Emperor Qi Sword Bodies nowadays can’t even condense the Emperor’s Arc!

So what makes him an Emperor Qi Sword Body?

Even if there’s a faint possibility that he might condense it, without reaching the Sword Soul Realm, he’s just a wasted body.

You all think too highly of him.

Moreover, without being able to condense the Emperor’s Arc, he won’t reach the Sword Soul Realm.”

The young man in the white robe glanced at Zhou Yan without even sensing and immediately concluded.

At that time, Zhou Yan thoughtfully glanced their way, piquing the interest of the young man in white.

He looked mockingly at Zhou Yan, his gaze akin to viewing an ant, yet he showed no outward reaction, simply murmuring to himself, “It seems his soul sensing ability is quite good.

Hmm, I didn’t expect this madman, Zhou Qian, to show up too.”

“Madman Zhou Qian?”

The younger cultivator by the side of the man in white seemed puzzled, apparently unfamiliar with the person.

“The Zhou Family…

just avoid provoking them on normal days.

Zhou Qian is a madman; it’s best not to entangle anything with him,” explained the young man in white.

…

There were many scenes like this one.

Many young men and women, unknown to Zhou Yan, flocked to a sword array inside the Ancient Tomb Mountain, a place seemingly without secrets and easily located.

These geniuses often spoke of topics like Carefree Main City and South Heavenly Gate, inevitably bringing up Zhou Yan.

His fame, having earlier fought fiercely and even suppressed Zhou Yuntian, was now as high as the midday sun.

Now mentioned occasionally by some unexpectedly appearing geniuses, it was within reasonable expectations.

Zhou Yan had a very strong soul sensing ability, hence he heard much of the dialogue; initially, he glanced at these people, but later he couldn’t be bothered.

Now, he understood that Zhou Qian’s words were correct.

Many geniuses awakened from special places considered the Emperor Qi Sword Body a wasted body in this era, despite Zhou Yan’s previous sensational impact not altering their views.

For such a result, Zhou Yan didn’t take it to heart.

It was perfect for these people to underestimate him; in their complacency, they would realize a huge mistake in the future.

Similarly, Zhou Yan noticed that as these people spoke, a cold smile appeared on Zhou Qian’s face.

…

A burst of white light suddenly exploded, like fireworks detonating.

Then, beams of light transformed into Sword Spirit Demon Beasts, carrying several male and female cultivators into the sword array, after which they vanished.

“Zhou Yan, and everyone, take care as you proceed on your own.

Once inside, the array will randomly transport you because each person’s dao is different, so you cannot ensure that you will be together.

Inside, you are searching for your own dao and also to affirm your dao.

Whether it’s a chance encounter or future growth, this is crucial.

So, fight well!

Battle the Demon Beasts and other genius warriors!”

Zhou Qian spoke, then a swirl of Sword Soul Illusion transformed into a beast resembling a giant dragon, which spewed a beam of light, subduing many other cultivators and sending Zhou Yan and his group into the array first.

“Who?!”

“Who dares disrupt our Green Jade Sect geniuses entering the array?!”

“Do they wish to make enemies with the Golden Sword Sect?

Such arrogance!”

“Challenging the dignity of the Green Jade Sect warrants death!”

…

Instantly, numerous affected cultivators shouted angrily with lethal intent.

Zhou Yan, Zhou Gucheng, Zhou Wangchen, Lee Yan Yun, and others sensed this scene and turned to look at Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian stood calmly in the void, not showing any signs of an outburst, just calmly stating, “I am Zhou Qian, with Double Souls and four spirits.

Madman Zhou Qian.

Whoever disagrees, feel free to draw your sword.”

He spoke, and then looked toward the most ferocious speaker among the Green Jade Sect’s cultivators.

“Pfft—”

Two rays of brilliance shot out from Zhou Qian’s eyes, forming two gray dragons in the void, instantly killing two extremely vociferous Cultivators from the Green Jade Sect.

“Madman… Madman Sword… Spiritualist Zhou Qian!”

Someone exclaimed, and many others looked at Zhou Qian with horrified faces.

At that moment, the Array where Zhou Yan and others were located suddenly activated.

The earth-shattering distortions made Zhou Yan feel a tremendous centrifugal force, flinging him and the people around him apart, then various Sword Array glimmers flowed, and Zhou Yan felt as if he was forcefully pulled into a position called ‘Kan’ within the Eight Diagrams of the Array.

“This is a relatively calm place, according to the rules of the Sword Array, it’s not extremely dangerous, nor does it promise great fortunes.”

Zhou Yan muttered to himself, and soon, following his judgment, he appeared in a desolate wilderness.

The sky was vast, the field boundless.

Zhou Yan looked around and could no longer see any brilliance or abnormalities.

Earlier, cultivators like Zhou Qian still felt as though they were beside him, but now he couldn’t sense even a trace of their presence.

“Although this place seems to have no restrictions, and anyone who wishes to come can come, before the Nine Origin Reincarnation, the Ancient Tomb Mountain had opened the City of No Tears, inside which were ancient Demon Beasts, whose Essence Blood and inner cores significantly enhance a cultivator’s strength.

Using the Demon Beast’s Essence Blood to condense the Ancient Blood doubles the effort.

Any cultivator wouldn’t pass up such an opportunity.

It’s said that cultivators from Sword Intent Second Layer Heaven would choose to come here, but in reality, even those from Sword Intent First Layer Heaven want to come here.

Hard cultivation, a hundred years with little progress, with troubled times approaching, the end for these cultivators is mostly likely going to be unpleasant, so why not seek an opportunity here?

Once on the path of cultivation, who would care about life and death?”

Zhou Yan, watching the somewhat dim sky, felt increasingly moved.

Earlier, he had asked Elder Ning and Elder Xing to handle tasks, and although the journey wasn’t too fraught with danger, they still encountered two attacks by Demon Beasts; fortunately, the Beasts were not very strong, and the journey was relatively safe.

The Zhou Family from Calan City had been transferred here, but Tianji City’s Gu Yan, Xiao Zhan, and his two daughters were nowhere to be found, completely losing contact.

When Zhou Yan received this news, although worried, he was powerless.

He could only hope that these two benefactors of his were doing well.

…

Zhou Yan steadily stepped forward, the environment here was desolate, like a barren land with dry trees standing, broken walls and remnants, and dense dry grass.

Here, it was as if the vitality had been sucked out, giving off a desolate aura, making one feel endlessly bleak.

“Yo—”

Ahead, a fierce cry came, seemingly from an unknown beast struggling and roaring, emitting a terribly horrifying sound.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan’s blood boiled unexpectedly, and he focused his gaze toward the distance.

At the same time, his Soul Energy gradually spread out, creeping forward.

But just then, Zhou Yan suddenly exclaimed, ‘Eh,’ because the instant his Soul Energy rippled out, a ripple appeared in space.

At this moment, Zhou Yan discovered that this realm was actually imbued with hidden, restrictive Arrays.

He stopped his steps, watching the hidden Sword Array with great care, somewhat astonished.

With his knowledge of Sword Arrays, ordinary Arrays couldn’t hide from him.

If it hadn’t been for his soul touching a trace of purple Qi, he probably wouldn’t have been able to sense the existence of this mysterious Array.

“This is…

a hidden killing intent…

The Sword Array contains ancient elements, but the Sword Array’s energy is active, indicating the Array was recently activated…”

Zhou Yan thought to himself, then recalling the distant wail and the mysterious energy that pulled him here during the transmission – Zhou Yan suddenly realized that this must be the work of a powerful master of Sword Arrays, setting up an ambush here…

Zhou Yan did not conceal his Blood Qi aura, nor did he hide his cultivation realm.

The fact that the other party didn’t make a direct move, but did so now, only proved that the difference in their realms wasn’t too great, or that the other party wanted to ensure a lethal strike.

Having just arrived here, and already facing such an arrangement, Zhou Yan inclined to think it was done by someone familiar with him, but exactly who, he couldn’t tell.

…

“Sister, this person seems rather astute, are you confident?”

A woman hesitated slightly, looking at Zhou Yan who seemed to be strolling leisurely outside the Array but seemed to have discovered something, suddenly becoming somewhat uncertain.

“People who are so self-righteous tend to believe their judgment is incredibly precise.

The previous hidden Sword Array was just to attract his attention.

He would never expect that the killing blow would erupt right over his head.”

“Yes, he dared to kill people from our Purgatory Sword Sect, we shall make sure he doesn’t die a good death!

But his combat power is not so easy to deal with.”

“What does it matter?

With my Sword Spirit Realm Triple Heaven, personally plotting against him, using a special Array treasure to reverse the Array transmission and sending him to this seemingly safe place, it’s all for this moment.

This is a chain plan, to kill him and use his Essence Blood to attract Demon Beasts, then slaughter the Demon Beasts and refine their Essence Blood.

This indirectly extracts his talent, Emperor Qi Sword Body?

Heh, as the Ancestor said, it’s nothing but an Emperor Qi Wasted Body, why worry?!”

The young, black-robed cultivator snorted coldly, a cold laugh escaping his lips.