Chapter 811: Side Story 4: 48

The Dragon Roar was still some distance away from the Mushi, transmitted through layers of trees and soil, sounding somewhat muffled, yet still that familiar.

Xiao Jiu held her breath and focused, listening intently.

She wanted to judge from these few Dragon Roars whether Liu Junyan was injured.

This continuous mountain range twisted and turned; Xiao Jiu only had time to mess with a few of the Thunderstruck Woods ahead, while who knows how many more of such Thunderstruck Woods were hidden on the mountain ridge behind.

Liu Junyan's Xiūwéi was beyond doubt; the fear was that he had no defenses, making him extremely susceptible to being struck in such a situation.

But it was impossible to tell.

And just at that moment, the blood in the Sacrificial Pit, which had been gurgling and rolling just before, suddenly fell still.

Xiao Jiu instantly pulled her gaze back, and when she looked into the Sacrificial Pit again, she saw the blood inside decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, a grating sound of fingernails scratching the coffin came from inside the stone coffin.

From the scratching sound, one could tell that the stone coffin before them was merely an outer layer, with an inner wooden coffin likely still present.

In an instant, the fresh blood in the Sacrificial Pit had already drained to the bottom.

A Yīnfēng swept past, causing the Talisman Paper on the stone coffin's surface to flutter wildly; the runes on the paper emitted strands of black qi, within which came that strange fragrance.

Gu Ya was covered by a protective circle; this fragrance could not penetrate it, so she remained safe for the time being.

Xiao Jiu could only hold her breath, staring intently at the stone coffin, waiting for what would happen next.

Many things, if rushed, lead to chaos.

Xiao Jiu had many more direct and brutal means to destroy the stone coffin before her, but that was not her original intention in handling this matter.

The fact that this ancient tomb was sited on Seal Army Mountain shows that the qi fortune of Seal Army Mountain's Dragon Vein is quite good.

And the Dragon Vein is formed by the condensation of abundant earth-vein qi.

If undisturbed and unused by humans, relying on this earth-vein qi, over time this region of Seal Army Mountain should be able to form a Branch Vein.

What Liu Junyan needs to do now is to realign the earth-vein lines of this region of Seal Army Mountain; this is his mission for the recent period.

Xiao Jiu not only has to resolve the matter of the Seal Army Mountain ancient tomb, but must also strive not to further damage the earth-vein lines of Seal Army Mountain, otherwise she would be causing trouble for Liu Junyan.

This stone coffin is the key to the entire ancient tomb, whether it's the corpse buried inside or the mastermind behind everything, they all aim to draw spiritual qi from the buried line through this stone coffin.

Next, they also want to absorb the Dragon Qi from the Dragon Head.

Therefore, violently destroying the stone coffin would likely ruin the feng shui of this buried line, at which point the deaths would be far more than just one or two people.

More importantly, the newborn Little White Tiger has gone missing.

Xiao Jiu is unsure where the Little White Tiger is now.

Logically, the Little White Tiger should have countless connections with the Golden Net Disk, and by burying the Golden Net Disk in the Meng Family Ancestral Tomb, they enabled the Little White Tiger to be born from the bellies of several generations of the Meng Family; thus the Little White Tiger's proper place should be the Meng Family Ancestral Tomb.

Perhaps that Little Guy has already been taken away by the Formation Array, or perhaps she is now inside the stone coffin.

Either way, neither situation is optimistic.

Crackle!

Crack!

Another round of earth-shaking, mountain-trembling.

Another bolt of heavenly thunder struck down, likely hitting one of the Thunderstruck Woods.

The Dragon Roar followed as well.

This time, the Dragon Roar was clearly a bit closer, and it also carried a hint of suppressed hum.

Xiao Jiu's heart skipped a beat—had Liu Junyan been hit?

How could he be so careless!

The sound of fingernails scratching the coffin lid inside the stone coffin also suddenly grew louder.

The next moment, Xiao Jiu actually saw strands of golden qi flow seeping in from above the Mushi, drifting down to settle in every corner of the Mushi.

This… this is Dragon Qi!

Liu Junyan was actually pinned by the Thunderstruck Wood just formed, having absorbed a bit of Dragon Qi?

That shouldn't be!

Leaving aside Liu Junyan's current status as an Earth Vein Dragon God, even his cultivation before ascension should not have been so easily taken by the opponent.

Moreover, Xiao Jiu had already helped him dispose of several Thunderstruck Woods on his head beforehand.

This situation can only indicate one thing……Liu Junyan is testing.

What is he testing?

Is he trying to probe the power of the Thunderstruck Wood Formation Array on the mountain ridge?

Or has he actually long since discovered the Thunderstruck Wood Formation Array and also the ancient tomb……He deliberately used himself as a test, leaking a bit of Dragon Qi, and by tracking the Dragon Qi to determine the tomb's location?

Xiao Jiu would feel guilty upon thinking of this.

That must be the case.

Since the goal is to clarify the Dragon Vein, one must first break the formation, then locate the crux of the problem, and then break each point individually; this is the most reasonable approach.

Xiao Jiu suddenly thought again that, according to Liu Junyan's behavior over the past few years, once he had more or less finished handling things here, he should create a dream to pull her over, so she could witness the final moment of him clarifying this Dragon Vein.

If Xiao Jiu were fighting at that moment and suddenly felt drowsy, that would be awful.

So she needs to quickly interact with Liu Junyan to let him know she is also present.

Xiao Jiu scanned the Mushi and noticed that the Dragon Qi that had just seeped in was rapidly converging toward the stone coffin.

And the stone coffin's lid was thumping, with strands of black qi rising from the paper talismans on it.

Those black qi were devouring the paper talismans.

The moment the mana of the paper talismans is exhausted is when whatever is inside the stone coffin breaks out.

Now, it is already condensing, attempting to draw in Dragon Qi.

As the faint Dragon Qi in the Mushi gathered into a stream above the stone coffin, about to drill into it, Xiao Jiu waved her hand and a clump of Nirvana Fire shot forth.

Bang!

A sound like an explosion rang out, and the Nirvana fire dispersed that Dragon Qi.

The Dragon Qi scattered again; it was already thin, and now it was absorbed by the earth's veins, gradually disappearing.

Xiao Jiu only shot out a ball of Nirvana fire; if that Dragon Qi was indeed deliberately released by Liu Junyan, then at the moment the Nirvana fire collided with the Dragon Qi, Liu Junyan should be able to sense Xiao Jiu's presence.

After all, there are few people in this world who can control Nirvana fire.

And Liu Junyan was extremely familiar with Xiao Jiu's Nirvana fire.

Sure enough, at the moment the Dragon Qi dispersed, a loud Dragon Roar came from the east.

It was like a threat, and also like a greeting.

Xiao Jiu curled the corner of their mouth.

In the next moment, she saw all the talismans on the stone coffin ignite without fire, turning to ash in the blink of an eye.

Immediately after, with a boom, the stone coffin's lid was flung away by a powerful force carrying a strange fragrance, slamming hard against the opposite wall of the Mushi.

The sound of fingernails scratching the coffin board suddenly grew louder.

When another wooden coffin lid was flipped up, a wave of yin cold wrapped in a bloody stench suddenly rose from the stone coffin.

In that blood mist, a person stood up straight from the stone coffin……