Chapter 1576

"Uh... I don't know..."

Ximen Wudi rubbed his nose, then turned to Lin Yue'er:

"Yue'er, how about we go see the scenery in this valley?"

"That's a great idea!"

Lin Yue'er nodded in agreement:

"We've been stuck in this valley for so many years—yet we've never even explored outside!"

Lin Qingxue and Ximen Wudi also agreed, and the three of them walked toward the depths of the valley.

However, the valley was vast, and Ximen Wudi and the others had a mountain called Long Yuan Peak.

At the summit of this mountain peak was a waterfall, winding downward to form a colossal cascade, breathtaking in its grandeur.

Within the valley stood several stone steles.

These steles were carved with countless mysterious patterns and designs.

These patterns and characters were exactly what Ximen Wudi had once seen recorded in ancient texts.

The mountain here was named Long Yuan, and these steles were divided into three tiers.

On the highest tier of steles were carved four characters:

"Ten Thousand Beasts Den!"

Looking at these four large characters, Ximen Wudi's mind conjured an image.

His steps halted, then he slowly turned and walked toward the stone wall behind him.

He had seen this stele once before, but because it was too distant, he had forgotten its exact location.

Moreover, the image on that stone wall back then, compared to the one now, was like heaven and earth apart.

"Hm? This is..."

Ximen Wudi furrowed his brows, staring at the characters, falling into silence.

The image surfaced again in his mind.

It was a massive palace, filled with many people, all dressed in white robes, looking deeply unnatural.

Yet when Ximen Wudi carefully examined it, he found nothing at all.

Finally, Ximen Wudi shook his head and set the matter aside in his mind.

Then he looked again at the steles, noticing that the inscriptions on each were different.

The topmost row bore a single phrase: "The Divine and Demon Tomb is about to open!"

Ximen Wudi frowned slightly.

The Divine and Demon Tomb?

Could it be...

At this thought, Ximen Wudi froze momentarily.

In this moment, he seemed to sense something.

He thought of the crystal bead, of the fluctuations of his true qi and spiritual energy within his body.

All of it told him that this place was a mysterious ruin.

The spiritual energy and true qi within his body were consuming the power inside the crystal bead, and that power was slowly merging with his body.

In other words, this was the legendary Divine and Demon Tomb!

Thinking of this, Ximen Wudi couldn't help swallowing hard, his heartbeat accelerating rapidly.

A deep smile curled at his lips as he muttered to himself:

"So I've finally stumbled upon a mysterious place! I wonder what treasures lie within this enigmatic tomb!"

"Big Brother Ximen Wudi, what were you just looking at?"

Seeing Ximen Wudi staring fixedly at the stele, Lin Qingxue asked curiously.

"Ahem! Nothing, just saw a strange picture!"

Hearing Lin Qingxue's question, Ximen Wudi quickly shook his head and said:

"Let's keep moving!"

Meanwhile, in a cave within this valley,

A graceful figure sat cross-legged, before her floated a jade pendant emitting a faint green glow.

This pendant was unmistakably the one owned by Lin Yue'er.

On its surface was a tiny character: "Dragon."

At this moment, the pendant glowed with a soft green radiance.

Inside the pendant swirled countless black mists, enveloping the entire jade.

Within the pendant, faint black shadows could be seen writhing—as if containing an ultimate monstrous entity.

Beneath the pendant sat a delicate, beautiful figure.

Her figure was alluring, curvaceous, her skin whiter than snow, her physique stunningly alluring.

At this moment, this beautiful figure was Su Yue'er!

Around Su Yue'er now swirled streams of emerald light, making her appear like a celestial fairy.

Beside Su Yue'er stood the old man.

Before Su Yue'er lay an array, an extremely powerful array.

The array within this array was a perfect defensive array.

Inside this array, there were countless inscriptions, each of which had a lifelike Long Ying curling along its edges.

Clearly, this array had been carved by a dragon clan's array master.

The jade pendant in Su Yue'er's hand was an array disc, and upon this disc was an array symbol—the very mark of an array.

At the center of this array now lay a black hole, from which seeped faint threads of ice-cold energy, while countless ice spikes surrounded the black hole.

At the very center of the black hole was a black vortex, its interior pitch-black, radiating a chilling, terrifying aura.

Above the vortex floated two black portals: one shimmered with cold purple lightning, the other was filled with thick, swirling black mist.

Both portals were profoundly mysterious, evoking a powerful sense of awe.

These were the legendary entrance to the Divine-Demon Tomb, and the key to entering it.

"Yue'er, the entrance to the Divine-Demon Tomb should be at the center of this vortex, right?"

Seeing the vortex, Ximen Wudi murmured to himself, his gaze locked on it, a surge of joy rising in his heart.

Though the black mist within the vortex was strange and eerie, Ximen Wudi paid it no mind, focusing instead on the two portals.

Thus, Ximen Wudi deduced that the exact center of the vortex must be the entrance, and that the black portal was the entrance to the Divine-Demon Tomb—meaning these two portals were the key to the tomb.

"Yue'er, bring me the jade pendant in your hand—I'll test whether I can open these two doors!"

Ximen Wudi said to Lin Yue'er.

"Mm!"

Lin Yue'er nodded and handed the jade pendant to Ximen Wudi.

Taking the pendant, Ximen Wudi infused it with his true energy.

Hum!

The spiritual energy within the pendant surged instantly into the vortex.

Then, the two portals above the vortex trembled, as if activated, emitting a boom—.

Afterward, the doors of both portals swung open, revealing a deep, dark passage.

Seeing this, Ximen Wudi smiled:

"Just as I thought!"

Without hesitation, he stepped into the dark passage, entering the Divine-Demon Tomb.

As he stepped into the dark passage, Ximen Wudi's surroundings shifted—he now stood inside a vast, empty cavern.