Chapter 97

When Gu Bai pushed Han Lijun away, other than being driven by instinct, he was actually confident that he could survive. Although both of them would return to the starry sky after death, they could not stay together in the starry sky. Naturally, they had to fight for time in the mission world.

From the way the female ghost did not dare to attack him just now, it was obvious that there was something on him that made the female ghost afraid.

The original owner was just an ordinary person. His soul was not as strong as the female ghost's cultivation. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably the flame mark that the tomb owner gave him when he entered the ancient tomb.

At that time, the warning at the entrance of the tomb said that only those with permission could enter the ancient tomb. Therefore, the mark was probably a protection given by the tomb owner.

Everything was just a guess. If he guessed wrong, he would at most die and enter the next world. Therefore, Gu Bai was not afraid at all. However, he did not expect the female ghost, who was so majestic just now, to lose her momentum after being burned by the flame mark.

"Immortal, please spare my life. Please spare my life …"

The female ghost knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. Her beautiful face was covered in tears. If they did not know that she was a ferocious ghost, she would have been pitiful and loved.

However, the scholars and soldiers who were lucky enough to survive all shrank back and did not dare to get close. Although the female ghost was harmless now, the scene of her killing people was still fresh in their minds.

Only Han Lijun stood beside Gu Bai without fear. She held his hand tightly and stared at the female ghost with burning eyes. She was in a defensive position.

Gu Bai knew his character. He held his hand back and then looked at the female ghost.

"I see that you have at least ten million years of cultivation. You are already a ghost immortal. If you continue to cultivate, you will definitely ascend to the Upper Realm in the future. However, you came out to harm people. You are carrying a bad fate. When you ascend, you will definitely be punished by lightning. You killed many of my companions. If I forgive you, how will I explain it to their families?"

These words were too saintly. Of course, Gu Bai was not a compassionate person.

He said this because he found that the smart camera that followed everyone was still working normally.

This meant that from the moment they entered the tomb until now, their every move was being broadcasted live across the entire galaxy. He was still hoping to live a good life in the galaxy, so he naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to win her favor.

When the female ghost heard his seemingly unforgiving words, she cried even harder. She hurriedly kowtowed a few more times and continued to beg for mercy.

"Exalted Immortal, please spare me. I know I was wrong. I've been lonely for a long time and wanted to find a few souls to accompany me to relieve my boredom … Exalted Immortal, please listen to my explanation."

"What's there to explain?"

"Immortal, please listen to my explanation. By killing them, I am also saving them. Those who enter this tomb will have no chance to leave. Even if a Golden Immortal comes, he will be trapped here …"

At this point, the female ghost revealed a bitter expression. She timidly glanced at Gu Bai, then looked around at the eerie emptiness around her before continuing faintly.

"Exalted Immortal, you may not know this, but this tomb has been sealed by a formation since the day it was closed. Regardless of human, ghost, immortal, demon, or spirit, they can only enter but not leave …"

"Fortunately, because of the formation, the tomb is full of spiritual energy. My companions and I thought that we could use the power of the formation to cultivate. Even if we couldn't ascend to the Upper Realm in the future, we could at least open the passage to the Underworld and enter the cycle of reincarnation. However, for some reason, after we cultivated into ghosts, the passage to the Underworld could not be opened …"

"We can't leave, and we can't enter the cycle of reincarnation. My companions disappeared one by one. Only I was lucky enough to survive until now. I've been trapped here alone for tens of thousands of years. When I saw you enter today, I was really happy. That's why I wanted you to stay and accompany me. I killed them only to turn them into my ghost slaves so that I wouldn't be reduced to ashes. Sob, sob, please spare me, Exalted Immortal …"

The female ghost cried sorrowfully. Her faint voice made the people hiding in the protective circle tremble uncontrollably.

They couldn't understand what the female ghost was saying at all. They had never heard of the Underworld or the Underworld cultivation, but they could roughly guess what it meant. This female ghost wanted them to stay in this tomb forever to accompany her!

Gu Bai was silent. He had noticed the disappearance of the reincarnation passage when he first came to this world. This was the reason why interstellar humans were having difficulty reproducing.

However, he was more concerned about another piece of information from the female ghost. That was the formation protecting this ancient tomb.

This female ghost probably had tens of thousands of years of cultivation, but she was still trapped here. Who was the person who set up this formation?

Why did the other party set up such a powerful formation in this ordinary tomb?

"What is the origin of this ancient tomb?" Gu Bai muttered.

Although Gu Bai's cultivation was not high, he had the seal on him. The female ghost was afraid and could only answer obediently.

"In reply to Exalted Immortal, this ancient tomb is the tomb of Emperor Nan Xun of the Shang Dynasty. I am one of Emperor Nan Xun's concubines …"

According to what the female ghost said, this ancient tomb was indeed the tomb of an emperor. Gu Bai had never heard of the Shang Dynasty, but it wasn't strange for history to be buried in the river of time for various reasons.

The female ghost's name was Jiao Nu. She was Emperor Nan Xun's most beloved concubine. However, when Emperor Nan Xun passed away, she didn't have any children, so she became a concubine buried with him.

Since ancient times, emperors would build tombs for themselves when they ascended to the throne. Emperor Nan Xun wasn't strange. However, unlike other emperors, Emperor Nan Xun built this ancient tomb.

Whether it was the contradictory picture of a dragon and a taotie at the entrance of the tomb, or the layout of the entire tomb, it was very unusual.

Emperor Nan Xun's coffin, which was supposed to be buried in the main tomb, was arranged to be placed in a side tomb by his imperial edict before he died. This didn't fit the identity of an emperor.

"Could it be that the person buried in the main tomb is the true owner of this tomb?"

Although this tomb belonged to Emperor Nan Xun, he wasn't buried in the main tomb. This meant that the true owner of this tomb wasn't Emperor Nan Xun, but someone else.

When the female ghost heard Gu Bai's words, she nodded. The people around didn't know what was going on, so they didn't dare to interrupt and just listened quietly.

The Star Web was also silent. Everyone was attracted by the strange conversation between the female ghost and Gu Bai. Everyone wanted to know what kind of story this ancient tomb had. Everything about the ancestor was too fascinating.

Jiao Nu bowed to Gu Bai and continued to speak.

"Exalted Immortal's guess is correct. Although this tomb was built by the king and is also the tomb for the king, the king isn't the owner of this tomb …"

Jiao Nu continued to speak. Before Emperor Nan Xun became the emperor, he was a hoodlum in the marketplace. In an era where there were many vassals and there was a clear distinction between royal power and wealth, a person like him would never be able to make a name for himself.

However, when he was twenty-six years old, he met an extremely mysterious expert. The expert bestowed him with innate martial prowess, as well as an army of divine soldiers. In addition to his own intelligence, in a short five years, he divided the land, established the Shang Zhou Kingdom, and ascended to the throne.

That mysterious expert naturally had a condition for helping him. Emperor Nan Xun had to build a tomb according to that condition.

This condition wasn't difficult. Compared to his own throne, it was negligible. Therefore, Emperor Nan Xun agreed very quickly. After ascending to the throne, he ordered people to build a tomb according to that person's handwritten letter and things.

Outsiders didn't know about this. Jiao Nu only found out about this because she was doted on by Emperor Nan Xun and accompanied him day and night when he was drunk.

"When I was bored in this tomb, I went to the main tomb once out of curiosity. However, I couldn't get close to it. The main tomb is surrounded by the divine army that was given to Your Majesty by that person. No matter if it was a human or a ghost, they would be killed without mercy. Even though I'm a Ghost Immortal, I couldn't get close …"

Jiao Nu had been trapped in this tomb for tens of thousands of years. When she was bored for a long time, she naturally wandered around the tomb. She knew every corner of the tomb like the back of her hand.

However, she did not dare to enter the main tomb chamber. Once she got close, she would be injured by the divine soldiers guarding it. Even though she was a Ghost Immortal, she was still no match for them. In particular, there was a strange power in the main tomb chamber, which made malicious ghosts and demons like her extremely fearful.

At this point, the female ghost sighed faintly again. Then, she looked at Gu Bai with anticipation in her eyes.

"However, Exalted Immortal, you're different. The flame mark on your forehead has the same origin as the power in the main tomb. It's a protection mark that expert gave you. You can definitely enter. If Exalted Immortal is interested, why don't I take you to have a look …"

Jiao Nu had been trapped for tens of thousands of years and couldn't reincarnate. Now that she found something strange on Gu Bai, she naturally wanted to borrow his hand to try and see if she could open this damned sealing formation and leave. Otherwise, she would be trapped until she turned into ashes. It was too painful.

"Okay, take me to have a look. However, I'll say the ugly words first. If you have any ideas, I'll make your soul scatter!"

The female ghost looked sincere, but she was a malicious ghost. Regardless of whether she was good or bad when she was alive, as long as she became a malicious ghost, she couldn't be underestimated. Moreover, she had been trapped in this tomb for tens of thousands of years. Who knew if she had gone crazy from being trapped here? He couldn't completely trust her.

"Don't worry, Exalted Immortal. I wouldn't dare to lie to you. I'll take you there now. However, Exalted Immortal, can you pity me when the time comes and help me get out of this damned place …"

The female ghost begged pitifully as she sent the skeleton army away. She kept calling him Exalted Immortal, but it sounded nice.

Gu Bai nodded and gestured for everyone to follow her. The smart camera was still running. He couldn't leave these people here to die.

Everyone was terrified when they saw the female ghost whose feet didn't touch the ground. However, it was even more terrifying to be left alone. They had no choice but to support each other and follow her.

Han Lijun squatted down silently. Gu Bai understood immediately and obediently climbed onto her back. The aura of an expert immediately disappeared. He was no different from an ordinary teenager who relied on happiness. The warm atmosphere eased the fear in everyone's hearts.