Chapter 577: The Fifth Heaven

According to the immortal remnant soul's extensive experience in tomb raiding...

If a tomb raider without backing enters the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, they will be attacked by the stone men standing guard on the outermost perimeter.

These stone men possess the basic instinct to guard the tomb. When intact, each one is equivalent to a True Immortal holding a standard-issue low-grade immortal weapon. A tomb-guarding formation composed of ten thousand such stone men would make even an Immortal Monarch drink hatred on the spot.

And this is merely the guard at the outermost perimeter of the tomb.

However, that was in the distant past. Now, having experienced the Age of Dharma Decline, the magic power fluctuations on these stone men have vanished, even lacking Golden Core levels. The low-grade immortal weapons in their hands have decayed to the point of being unusable, as if they might turn into flying dust at any moment.

Yet, even to this degree, the pressure brought by the tomb-guarding will is enough to make it difficult for any life form that has not condensed a Nascent Soul to act here.

At the current stage, among the ordinary cultivators of Earth, no one should be able to break through.

Except for those with backing.

After the Age of Dharma Decline, some discovered that the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb's defensive mechanism seemed to have developed a problem. Although it still exterminates most intruders, it no longer seems to forcibly expel cultivators who possess the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline.

Just like this outermost perimeter, as long as an entrant with the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline does not think about taking the equipment from the tomb-guarding stone men, these stone men seem to turn a blind eye, quietly watching the other party walk past without attacking.

"According to legend, the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb has five heavens."

"The First Heaven is this outermost perimeter. It is made of Imperial Soil and the tomb-guarding stone men formed from the souls of fallen immortals. Aside from the immortal weapons they hold, there are basically no treasures. Thieves who are not afraid of death coming to the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb would not risk their lives for mere low-grade immortal weapons."

"The Second Heaven is the outer city of the perimeter. This city contains offerings from the various races under the Heavenly Emperor's command. The Ancient Heavenly Court ruled over ten thousand races, and these races all offered supreme treasures—be it elixirs or magic treasures... all sealed within the representative statues of each race."

"Actually, I only stopped here back then. I luckily obtained an immortal elixir from the offerings of the ten thousand races, which allowed me to survive until now. In truth, reaching this layer is already enough. Some small races are one thing, but for some great races, the Heavenly Emperor's offerings could not be sloppy. Being too cheap would not reflect respect for the Heavenly Emperor, so in this place... even high-grade immortal weapons exist. As long as one can obtain some benefits in this layer, the gains are infinite."

"Then what about the last three heavens?" Lin Jing asked the immortal remnant soul.

"The Third Heaven, it is said, is where the bones of the buried concubines sleep. It counts as the inner layer." The immortal remnant soul said with taboo: "His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor had many concubines. After he died in battle, many concubines chose to be buried with him."

"There reside the spirits of the concubines, as well as some of their personal burial items... basically the treasures the Heavenly Emperor gave them while he was alive."

"This place is quite sensitive. I do not recommend approaching it. The defensive measures here are completely incomparable to the two outer places. Even with the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline, it is completely unrecommended. After all, even when the Heavenly Emperor was alive, the concubines in the harem fought for favor and palace intrigue. A bloodline from who knows where might just make some concubine's lingering will displeased and kill us directly."

The immortal remnant soul was telling the truth.

Outside the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, Lin Jing recalled his previous exchange with the immortal remnant soul.

"The Fourth Heaven is said to be the bones of the four foreign Immortal Emperors who wanted to overturn the Heavenly Court's rule at the time, as well as the town-clan immortal weapons of their four races. They came from other immortal worlds. After killing these four Immortal Emperors one against four, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor also had little time left due to his injuries. He ordered that these four Immortal Emperors and their battle soldiers be buried with him, to be suppressed and sealed for generations, so as to prevent them from rising from the ashes. It can be said to be a symbol of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor's strength and achievements."

"I didn't recommend the Third Heaven, and I recommend this place even less. Immortal Emperor level is unimaginable. Even after personally suppressing and killing this group of enemies, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor dared not say they had no resurrection backhands... relying on wish power, relying on faith, relying on reincarnation... in short, to prevent these four Immortal Emperors from resurrecting and to prevent their battle soldiers from flowing out, the Heavenly Emperor personally suppressed and sealed everything about them in his own tomb using his own bones. This is even more of a taboo that cannot be touched..."

"The Fifth Heaven is probably the resting place of the Heavenly Emperor's own bones, right? Buried with many of the Heavenly Emperor's personal belongings."

After understanding everything from the immortal remnant soul, Lin Jing also understood that without special opportunity, the most suitable place for them to seek treasures was the Second Heaven.

His own idea of inheriting some of the Immortal Emperor's relics and becoming some young Immortal Emperor was a very difficult thing. At the very least, he would have to walk to the deepest Fifth Heaven, but after the immortal remnant soul put it this way, it was undoubtedly very, very difficult.

Therefore, Lin Jing had already lowered his expectations. As long as the Frog could successfully bring back some treasures from the Second Heaven, that would be enough.

Preferably a high-grade immortal weapon...

Immortal body, Immortal Dao Primordial Spirit, Heavenly Mandate—if he added a high-grade immortal weapon that was easy to control, Lin Jing could only say... invincible.

"Quack."

At the same time, inside the Imperial Tomb, carrying the offerings, the Heavenly Emperor's Successor Frog finally jumped out of the outermost perimeter and arrived at the outer city. Although flying would be faster, how could the Heavenly Emperor's Successor Frog dare to fly while inside the Imperial Tomb?

One jump, one kneel—only then could it manifest its importance.

This outer city is guarded by one hundred giant immortal generals. They are simply magnified versions of the tomb-guarding stone men. The giant hammers in their hands are suspected to be of the mid-grade immortal weapon level, which is very precious.

Naturally, one cannot covet the weapons of these giants. The fact that the other party is not attacking is already giving enough face. Wanting to take the things the other party is guarding is simply pushing one's luck.

Outside the city are one hundred giant immortal generals.

Inside the city is a group of statues with various forms. Some have three eyes, some have wings, some are in the form of demon beasts, and there are also normal humans. They are all kneeling on the ground in unison, facing one direction, manifesting piety to the fullest.

According to what the immortal remnant soul said, the treasures of this layer, which are the offerings of the ten thousand races, are placed inside these statues representing each race. At that time, he tried to take them directly, but whenever he wanted to dismantle a statue, the originally motionless giant immortal generals seemed to come alive, fixing their gazes upon him, making him completely afraid to move.

"Then how did you obtain the burial items back then?"

"Unable to rob them by force, I started to play the victim. I knelt down directly towards the main tomb direction just like those statues and started to complain. It seemed that I was moved by my sincerity. With a 'crack', a statue shattered by itself, and an expired immortal elixir fell out from inside. After I took it, I did not suffer any harm."

"Could it be that this statue... shattered naturally because it was decayed, rather than the Imperial Tomb being moved by you?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." ===== CHAPTER 578 =====