Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Chapter 555: Chapter 289: Profound Yin Jade Coffin, Green-Faced Zombie [Please Subscribe]

The twists and turns of exploring the underground mausoleum had deeply moved Zhou Chun.

This was the very first time he had been closely involved in the exploration of an ancient cultivator’s tomb.

Although he did not personally descend into the tomb himself, through Zhou Mingde’s real-time narration, he had indirectly participated in all actions.

The various arrangements and changes within the underground mausoleum undoubtedly broadened his horizons.

Merely through Zhou Mingde’s descriptions, and by seeing the injuries on the three who returned, he could imagine the dangers within.

A Golden Core Stage cultivator had gone to great lengths to set up numerous lethal traps to protect his tomb from being excavated and looted.

And for these descendants seeking the treasures within the tomb, they could only counter each move and take risks to break through.

The perils were only truly understood by those who experienced them.

One could say that one misstep would result in death within the tomb, serving as a burial companion to the Tomb Master whose name they did not even know!

Nevertheless, places like ancient cultivator caves and tombs remained the favorite adventurous destinations for cultivators.

Because in such places, the rewards often directly corresponded to the risks, or even completely surpassed them.

In the countless years of the Cultivation World’s history, many cultivators had explored and conquered an ancient cultivator cave or tomb, gaining treasures and legacies that benefited them for life.

For example, the ancestor who founded the Zhou Family obtained the legacy of the Beast Taming Technique from exploring an ancient cultivator cave, and he found the opportunity that led to his Core Formation.

Then there’s the famous Golden Core Loose Cultivator from Jingguo Country, “Tianjing Hermit,” who during his Purple Mansion Phase entered an ancient tomb and acquired astonishing wealth and treasures, afterward soaring to great heights and establishing his formidable reputation.

With such concrete examples before them, how could Zhou Mingde and other Purple Mansion Phase cultivators not yearn to explore a tomb left by a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

Even though they were all injured, with Shen Borong even losing an arm, none of them were truly willing to give up further exploration.

For cultivators like them, as long as they did not lose their lives, injuries such as broken arms or legs were not really considered a big deal.

The Cultivation World was not lacking in panaceas that could regenerate limbs; although the spiritual objects might be expensive, Purple Mansion Phase cultivators could definitely afford them.

Having returned to the surface, after discussing among themselves, they decided to have Zhou Chun and the other two stay in the valley to maintain the formation and keep the Sky Pit hidden.

For safety’s sake, Zhou Mingde also left the Fire Divine Jackal to guard, in case the Earth Armored Dragon came out and made a move against Zhou Chun and the others.

Thereafter, Zhou Mingde and the other two went to the nearest stronghold to heal and recover.

Indeed, on the second day after Zhou Mingde and the others departed, the Earth Armored Dragon emerged once more.

However, with the Fire Divine Jackal standing guard, it was discovered as soon as it appeared and was repelled back.

Afterward, it tried to collapse the soil near the Sky Pit in an attempt to fill it up.

But Zhou Chun and the other two acted together to lift the collapsed soil up, instead using the dragon’s own efforts to expand the area of the Sky Pit even further.

After several futile attempts, the Earth Armored Dragon quieted down and stopped causing trouble.

On the other side, perhaps worried about unexpected complications over an extended time, Zhou Mingde and the others only treated their injuries briefly and rested for three days before returning to the underground mausoleum.

It must be said, the recovery abilities of Purple Mansion Phase cultivators are formidable.

Just three days later, the flesh that had been eaten away by the strange insects on Zhou Mingde and the others had mostly regrown, with only Shen Borong’s severed right arm unable to recover due to the circumstances.

The injuries on the Fire Divine Jackal had also healed and no longer affected combat.

After exchanging information with Zhou Chun and the two younger cultivators about the events of the past three days, Zhou Mingde and his group descended once again into the underground mausoleum.

Three days had passed, and the stone wall that they had broken through was blocked by the Earth Armored Dragon.

But without the protection of a formation, the stones blocking the entry couldn’t stop the three Purple Mansion Phase cultivators at all.

Without much effort, they entered the passageway covered with the corpses of the insects again.

“Let’s get to work, today we must break through this stone door!”

Zhou Mingde uttered a low shout, taking the lead in launching an attack.

Clearly, those pale golden strange insects had been the last line of defense in the corridor, and the cultivators’ attack didn’t trigger any further reactions this time.

However, the stone door’s defense proved to be much stronger than they had anticipated.

With Zhou Mingde, the other two, and the Fire Divine Jackal attacking together, it took nearly eight hours and nearly half of their Mana to finally break through the stone door!

When the stone door shattered, the scenery within was revealed, no longer hidden from the three’s sight.

The layout inside the stone door was unexpectedly similar to a palace, complete with domes, pillars, pools, and other decorations.

At the deepest part of this palace lay a black jade coffin.

However, when Zhou Mingde and the others swept their Divine Sense through the space inside the stone door, they found no trace of the Earth Armored Dragon.

They had anticipated that the dragon would be waiting for them within the main tomb chamber.

“A coffin made of Profound Yin Jade, it seems we’ve encountered the most difficult challenge yet!”

Zhou Mingde’s eyes landed on the black jade coffin, and he spoke in a low tone.