77: Are we going to dig up the tomb of the Green Emperor?

The night breeze was cool, fluttering the curtains of the Purple Heaven Palace.

Su Xuanchen reclined on a soft couch, playing with a strand of black hair falling over his chest while his gaze fell upon the exquisite face of the beauty in his arms.

Gu Lingshuang was as lazy as a cat at this moment, curled up in his embrace, her fingers unconsciously tracing circles on his chest.

"The Azure Emperors Tomb?"

Su Xuanchen repeated the words he had heard.

"Mhm."

Gu Lingshuang looked up, the light of ambition shining in her eyes.

"In the ancient Yao Race, there was once a peerless Great Emperor known as the Azure Emperor."

"He once unified the Yao Domain and established the glorious Ten Thousand Yao Divine Court. Legend says he did not pass away in his later years but chose to bury himself within the Dingyan Mountain Range on the edge of the Sacred Ruins Continent."

"Hidden in that tomb is the effort of his entire life—the heart of the demon emperor—as well as the Azure Emperor's weapon that makes all the heavens and worlds covetous."

Saying this, Gu Lingshuang paused, her tone becoming serious.

"Opportunity and risk coexist there. But I have calculated that the Azure Emperors Tomb is currently in a 'dormant period,' and the power of the Great Emperor's killing array on the periphery has weakened by ninety percent."

"This is our best chance."

"As long as I obtain the heart of the demon emperor, I can reshape my Foundation and even... break through to that Realm."

Su Xuanchen listened, his fingers lightly tapping the edge of the bed.

Grave robbing?

This job was a bit unscrupulous, but the rewards were high.

Besides, since his wife wanted it, it wasn't unscrupulous; it was archaeology.

"Since my wife has spoken, then we shall go."

Su Xuanchen sat up straight and suddenly remembered something, reaching out into the Void Realm.

"By the way, I happen to have something to show you."

"Clang."

A dull sound rang out.

A dark, copper-rusted semi-circular object was casually tossed onto the jade couch.

The object looked like a broken lid of a clay jar, covered in some dirt and looking extremely shabby.

It was exactly the "trash" he had picked up in the treasury of the White Bone Demon Palace that day.

"This is..."

Gu Lingshuang glanced at it nonchalantly.

However.

In the next second.

Her entire body stiffened, her eyes widened, and her face was filled with horror.

"This... this aura..."

Gu Lingshuang reached out, her fingertips trembling slightly. She wanted to touch it but stopped in mid-air, her eyes full of awe.

"A grimace mask... looking like it's both crying and not crying, smiling and not smiling..."

"Heavens!"

Gu Lingshuang suddenly looked up, staring intently at Su Xuanchen, her voice trembling.

"Husband! Where... where did you get this?!"

"From that old ghost White Bone's treasury."

Su Xuanchen was somewhat puzzled.

"What? Is this broken lid very famous?"

"Broken lid?!"

Gu Lingshuang took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently, clearly angered by Su Xuanchen's reckless tone.

"This is the 'immortal suppressing emperor jar'!"

"The supreme dao emperor weapon of that peerless Empress from the Ancient Heavenly Court!"

"Legend has it that the Empress's talent was unparalleled throughout the ages. She started as a mere mortal body, fought through the Nine Heavens and ten earths, and finally attained the Dao to become an Emperor."

"This emperor jar once suppressed and killed a True Immortal who descended to the mortal world!"

A True Immortal!

Those were eternal beings that surpassed Great Emperors and only existed in legends!

Su Xuanchen froze for a moment, looking down at the broken lid.

"That powerful?"

"Can this thing still be used?"

"Of course it can!"

Gu Lingshuang's eyes were burning as she carefully stroked the cold jar lid.

"Although it's only the upper half—the lid—this is a malevolent weapon stained with immortal blood!"

"Once awakened, its power is definitely not inferior to a complete ordinary emperor weapon!"

"Husband, you've picked up a treasure! A massive treasure!"

Her cheeks were flushed with excitement as she directly grabbed Su Xuanchen's hand, and an obscure and complex Divine Thought was transmitted over.

"This is the 'Immortal Weapon Formula.' I obtained it by chance in an ancient ruin years ago; it's a secret technique specifically for activating damaged emperor weapons."

"Try it quickly!"

Su Xuanchen closed his eyes, and the profound scripture instantly appeared in his mind.

For anyone else, it would take at least a hundred years to comprehend such an emperor's scripture.

But he had the System and the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body; his Comprehension Ability was already maxed out.

After three breaths.

Su Xuanchen opened his eyes, a confident curve hooking his lips.

"Interesting."

He picked up the broken lid, and the spiritual energy in his body surged into it like a river breaking a dam.

"Buzz—!"

A soft hum sounded.

The originally rusty lid suddenly began to vibrate.

The copper rust peeled off like snowflakes, revealing its pitch-black body.

The grimace pattern, looking like it was both crying and smiling, seemed to come alive, slowly twisting.

Boom!

An indescribable aura erupted from the half jar lid.

That wasn't the pressure of a Great Sage.

That was... Supreme Dao Emperor Might!

It was the domineering power that reigned above all Daos, second to none!

"Crack, crack..."

The guardian array of the Purple Heaven Palace instantly let out a wail, covered in cracks.

The Void Realm for ten thousand miles around shattered like a mirror under this aura, turning into Chaos.

"Retract!"

Su Xuanchen hurriedly cut off the spiritual energy output.

That terrifying Emperor Might instantly dissipated, and the jar lid returned to its unremarkable, shabby appearance.

"Whew..."

Su Xuanchen exhaled deeply, a layer of fine sweat seeping from his forehead.

"Good heavens."

"This thing is a gold-swallowing beast."

With just a momentary awakening, thirty percent of his Great Sage spiritual energy, as vast as the sea, had been drained!

But this power... was indeed satisfying!

With this thing, never mind a Quasi-Emperor's Divine Thought, even if a Quasi-Emperor's true body came, he would dare to use this lid to crack their skull open!

"How is it?"

Gu Lingshuang recovered and looked at him expectantly.

"Very strong."

Su Xuanchen played with the emperor jar lid in his hand, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"With this trump card, we can walk tall during this trip to the Azure Emperors Tomb."

"If we encounter anyone blind enough to cross us..."

He sneered and made a downward slamming motion.

"I'll let them taste what it means to have a 'jarring' disaster fall upon their heads."

"Pfft."

Gu Lingshuang was amused by his gesture and gave him a charming, reproachful look.

"You're such a joker."

"However..."

Su Xuanchen changed the subject, his eyes becoming a bit wandering, with a hint of improper teasing.

"Wife, since this emperor weapon is so powerful..."

"If I take it to the Crimson Blood Imperial Court and snatch back that Heavenly Dragon Imperial Daughter..."

"Wouldn't our family have one more mouth to feed?"

The air suddenly went still.

The temperature plummeted.

The smile on Gu Lingshuang's face froze.

She narrowed her eyes, and a dangerous light flickered in those beautiful pupils—the Killing Intent belonging to an Empress.

"The Heavenly Dragon Imperial Daughter?"

"Great figure? Dragon Clan Physique is very durable?"

She approached Su Xuanchen step by step, her finger lightly resting on the soft flesh of his waist.

"Husband, do you think..."

"...there aren't enough sisters at home? Or do you think I can no longer lift my sword?"

"Cough, cough!"

Su Xuanchen's survival instinct instantly kicked in. He grabbed her hand and pressed her down beneath him.

"Just a joke to lighten the mood."

"Besides, how could those common beauties compare to my Shuang'er?"

"You are an Empress Reincarnation, my first wife."

He lowered his head, his nose brushing against her neck, his voice turning low and suggestive.

"Instead of thinking about those pointless things..."

"...why don't we seize the time to make a little sword immortal?"

Gu Lingshuang's face turned red, her original Killing Intent instantly softening into tenderness.

She reached out her arms, wrapping them around Su Xuanchen's neck, her eyes seductive.

"You said it."

"Tonight..."

"Don't even think about sleeping."

...Three days later.

Easternmost Sacred Ruins Continent, Dingyan Mountain Range.

This place was a forbidden zone for life.

The rolling mountain range appeared an eerie dark red, as if soaked in blood for eons. A perennial poisonous miasma shrouded every inch of land, and even birds dared not fly over.

"Roar—!"

A violent beast roar shook the mountain forest.

A hundred-zhang-tall Immemorial Species—the Blood Fiend Magic Ape—covered in red hair, was swinging a mountain-like fist at two tiny humans.

The ape's aura was terrifying; it was actually a Vicious Beast comparable to the fifth level of the Saint Realm!

However.

"So noisy."

The man in star-patterned robes walking in front didn't even raise his head.

He simply gave a casual wave of his sleeve.

"Scram."

Bang!

It was like swatting away a fly.

That arrogant Blood Fiend Magic Ape didn't even have time to scream before its massive body exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

An instant kill.

"Husband, you're being too violent."

Gu Lingshuang followed behind, her perfect curves outlined by her tight-fitting outfit, as she shook her head helplessly while holding an ancient animal skin map.

"This is already the eighteenth one along the way."

"Can you be more low-key? We're here for grave robbing... cough, archaeology, not demolition."

"Low-key?"

Su Xuanchen stood with his hands behind his back, his feet shrinking the earth to inches, covering ten miles in a single step.

"In the face of absolute strength, being low-key is just hypocrisy."

"Besides."

He looked around, his gaze like lightning, piercing through the dense fog.

"This place is full of Yin Qi. If we don't make some noise, it'll seem like we lack presence."

Deep within the Dingyan Mountain Range, danger lurked everywhere.

Various ancient killing arrays, poisonous insects, and fierce beasts appeared endlessly.

But before Su Xuanchen, the Great Sage Hegemon, these so-called obstacles were as flimsy as paper.

Killing arrays? Crushed with one step.

Poisonous miasma? Blown away with a single breath.

Vicious Beasts? Even easier; they were just extra food for the Spirit Beasts at home.

The two pushed forward all the way, as if entering an uninhabited land.

Finally.

After crossing the final blood-colored peak.

The scene before them suddenly opened up.

It was a massive basin.

In the center of the basin, it wasn't eerie or terrifying as expected; instead, a giant azure ancient tree that blotted out the sky was growing there.

The ancient tree was ten thousand zhang tall, its canopy like a cloud cover. Every leaf shimmered with brilliant Dao patterns, emitting a dense life essence.

And beneath the ancient tree.

A simple, weathered bronze gate was quietly embedded in the mountain.

Above the gate, two ancient Yao characters were carved—

[Azure Emperor].

"We're here."

Gu Lingshuang put away the map, a flash of excitement in her eyes.

"This is the entrance to the Azure Emperors Tomb!"

"That tree should be a strand of Dao trace manifested from the Azure Emperor's true form—the Chaos Green Lotus Tree."

Su Xuanchen looked at the bronze gate, his eyebrows raised slightly.

He could feel an extremely terrifying power lurking behind this gate.

It was the aura of a Great Emperor.

Though he had been dead for ten thousand years, it still made the Heavenly Dao tremble.

"Interesting."

Su Xuanchen stepped forward and placed his hand on the bronze gate.

"Wife, step back a bit."

"I'll knock."

Boom!

The blood Qi in his body erupted, and he pushed hard with both arms.

The bronze gate, silent for countless ages, let out a heavy roar and slowly opened a crack.

A desolate aura from ancient times rushed toward them.

The two looked at each other and, without hesitation, turned into two streaks of light and rushed straight in.

As their figures disappeared.

The bronze gate slammed shut again... And not long after the two entered.

At the edge of the Dingyan Mountain Range.

Ripples appeared in the Void Realm.

An exquisite figure slowly stepped out of the Void Realm.

She wore a dark green palace dress with intricate golden dragon patterns embroidered on the hem.

Her appearance was extremely beautiful, a kind of demonic beauty that carried both wildness and nobility.

At this moment.

Her pale gold vertical pupils were staring fixedly toward the depths of the Dingyan Mountain Range, her nostrils twitching slightly.

Her face showed extreme shock, which then turned into an expression of wild joy.

"This aura..."

The woman's voice trembled; it was a throbbing from deep within her Bloodline.

"It's the Old Ancestor!"

"That's right! Absolutely right!"