Chapter 21: Burial Bone Ground

Among the six great demon sects of Perfection Continent, the Heaven Demon Sect lies in the far north.

In the territory of the Heaven Demon Sect, the Nine Abyss Gate where Lu Chen resides lies to the northwest, and is also one of the sects farthest from the central mainland and the territory of the orthodox factions.

To the south of the Nine Abyss Gate lies another subordinate sect of the Heaven Demon Sect, the Blood Slaughter Sect.

The Burial Bone Ground lies at the junction of the Nine Abyss Gate and the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Because it is surrounded by two mountain ranges and teeming with demonic beasts, most cultivators who enter suffer heavy casualties, hence its name Burial Bone Ground.

Over many years, due to its great fame, numerous demonic cultivators come here, attempting to cultivate using the endless killing qi present.

But the vast majority of them perish here.

Of course, some will leave behind their inheritance.

Of course, some will leave behind a remnant soul, waiting for later generations to take the bait, then seize their bodies.

After all, they are demonic cultivators, with myriad methods emerging constantly; no one can guarantee what awaits them in the tomb.

In short, here danger and opportunity coexist, making it an excellent training ground for countless demonic cultivators.

Perfection Continent is vast and rich in resources; by the time everyone arrived at the Burial Bone Ground, it was already dawn of the next day.

The Heaven Demon Sect Envoy took out a special magical device from his storage bag; for every distance traveled, they needed to use this device to calibrate their position once.

"We have arrived."

After flying a winding path for a while within the Burial Bone Ground, everyone finally reached the airspace above the tomb of that ancient cultivator.

"If there's anything you need to instruct the disciples, do it quickly; in fifteen minutes I will activate the formation and open the tomb."

The envoy's voice was hoarse and low.

At this moment, the Qing Luo Sect Master had already set up several isolation formations around the area to prevent demonic beasts from intruding.

At the same time, several elders were also instructing the disciples on something.

Among them, Lu Chen paid particular attention to the position of the Second Elder.

Wang Lan had long since passed the Foundation Establishment stage, yet he followed the elders here.

Because he noticed this, he paid special attention to them.

Unfortunately, a soundproof formation exists, making it impossible to know what they are discussing.

When the fifteen‑minute limit elapsed, the soundproof formations set up by the elders finally began to dissipate slowly.

As soon as the formation was dispelled, the envoy's cold voice sounded:

"Before entering, all disciples come forward and gather."

No one dared delay; soon he gathered together more than a dozen people, including Lu Chen.

Just then, something happened that no one expected.

The envoy suddenly produced a special magical device from his storage bag.

After raising his hand and infusing a large amount of killing qi into it, the device instantly burst with purple light, forming a curtain of light that violently enveloped all the disciples.

"Don't worry, it's merely a special seal to prevent you from secretly keeping any gains." The envoy's tone was utterly indifferent, as if stating something trivial, "Once you come out, the seal will dissolve on its own."

As soon as his words fell, the disciples suddenly felt a pang of anxiety.

Immediately afterward, it seemed as if something silently drilled into the depths of their sea of consciousness.

Of course, Lu Chen was not included in this.

【Detected that the host is affected by the seal; automatically triggered reversal!】

【Original effect: Under the seal's influence, for a certain time one can only speak the truth.】

【Reversal effect: No need to speak the truth.】

"Oh?"

Lu Chen stood in the most inconspicuous spot of the crowd, a flicker of unusual color flashing in his eyes.

"Any more surprises?"

He had originally thought that, when he obtained treasures, per the envoy's demand, he would probably have to hand them all over.

If that were the case, then all his efforts to strive in the tomb would be completely meaningless.

Although the other party might not necessarily value these things, in the end he would still have to leave it to their discretion.

But now, with the System's reversal, he only needs to utter a few lies to easily keep all his gains for himself.

Why not do it?

Upon noticing the appearance of the seal, not only the disciples but also the elders' faces looked somewhat unsightly.

Having led elite disciples through life‑and‑death trials, only to have the spoils left to others' discretion, is truly stifling.

Even so, they dare not utter a single complaint.

After all, they have witnessed the mighty hand of the Heaven Demon Sect.

After setting up the seal, the envoy nodded in satisfaction.

He then approached a hidden special formation and opened an entrance above the ancient tomb.

"Whoosh!"

Once the entrance was fully opened, Xiao Qingyang and Yun Heng moved their bodies and flew in first.

The remaining disciples followed closely behind, only Lu Chen lagged at the rear of the group, appearing unhurried.

"Elder Su, is Lu Chen your newly accepted disciple?"

"I've heard before that you only take female disciples; why did you suddenly change your mind?"

After Lu Chen entered the ancient tomb, Du Gu Ming approached Su Qian's side, wanting to chat a few words and, incidentally, gather information about Lu Chen.

"This doesn't seem to concern you, does it?" But Su Qian gave him no face, merely answered casually and then swiftly turned and flew back toward the sect.

The ancient tomb can likely remain open for about three days; to maximize their harvest, the disciples should not leave before the third day.

Therefore, she does not intend to waste time here.

Because her performance in the previous dual cultivation was too poor, she prepared to continue practicing the Bare Hand Cauldron Tuning Technique before Lu Chen came out.

As a Condensed Spirit Realm cultivator, she could not let Lu Chen, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, laugh at her no matter what.

Not long after this thought arose, a bitter smile suddenly appeared on her face.

She knew that the reason she had this thought was probably again due to the influence of the Drawing Technique.

But for some reason, compared to her previous resistance, she now actually began to adapt a little, even enjoying this feeling.

"I always feel that if this continues, I will truly become his willing slave..."

"Obviously I was the one who wanted to enslave him... but in the end it turned out like this."

Beneath the ancient tomb, as the firelight flared up, the first thing Lu Chen's group saw was a mountain of bones piled up beneath their feet.

It appears they are all the corpses of cultivators who tried to break in.

However, what is strange is that none of these corpses have any storage bags.

Although the dry bones are everywhere, compared to the gloomy and terrifying appearance of the burial ground, the atmosphere inside the tomb chamber instead appears extremely solemn and dignified.

No doubt this ancient cultivator spent a lot of time on it before his death.

Although they did not understand why, a sense of incongruity unconsciously arose in everyone's hearts.

In the center of the tomb chamber lay a stone coffin; one could tell without thinking that it certainly held the ancient cultivator's remains.

Above the stone coffin, several ghost lamps had long been extinguished, and the walls on all sides were engraved with extremely intricate runes.

But just as the group had not yet taken any action, a skeleton beneath their feet suddenly twitched slightly.

Immediately afterward, a hidden remnant soul appeared in the corner.