"Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and King are all absurd.
Barren Tomb, Flesh Mound, Endless Daoist Scripture. "
These four sentences of sixteen words were not difficult to understand. However, the specific meaning of the sentence could not be guessed.
"Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and King" referred to the four corpses in front of me. I didn't need to think too deeply about the words "Barren Tomb", but did it refer to the solitary tomb in the Sky Fan?
What did "Flesh Mound" mean?
The most important thing was the last four words, "Endless Daoist Scripture".
Could it be that there was some kind of magical treasure in this Heavenly Yin Cave?
As I was thinking about this, the black tombstone with the old president's name and the four solitary tombstones all moved toward the four corpses. As the distance between the tombstones and the corpses got closer, the resistance from the tombstones became stronger.
"Success or failure depends on this. Suppress them for me!"
Xu Yingqu's words made me wake up. After thinking about it for a bit, I stopped thinking about the words. No matter what, it was best to suppress the four corpses in the current situation.
I now understand why Xu Yingqu's group of four suddenly rioted and killed the elders of the Corpse Sect. Their goal was to arrive here before the "ancestor" completely awakened from his slumber and suppress him.
The reason why they wanted this time was because the "ancestor" was too strong.
From the process of the battle, Xu Yingqu's group was right to be cautious. Earlier, the ancestor hadn't completely woken up, but he was already able to break free from the solitary tomb. Now, he was even able to fight against the four of us.
It was obvious that as he became more and more awake, his strength was increasing. If we didn't get rid of him, the consequences would be hard to imagine. I didn't even know if I could survive against this old monster.
Of course, I didn't use all of my trump cards. It was fine to help the old president, but it wasn't worth risking my life.
Jiang Dongcheng and the others desperately sent their Dao energy into the Sky Fan. I also did my best to send my Dao energy into the Sky Fan. However, I didn't use any of my shaman energy as I quietly waited for the situation to develop.
At the moment, I was only at the Complete Glory of Knowledge cultivation. Just relying on Dao Qi, the difference between me and Xu Yingqu and the others was huge. Under the terrifying power of the tombstone, the graves that the three of them summoned were already above the heads of the three corpses. The grave in front of me was still a clear distance away from the corpses.
While I was hesitating whether I should use my shaman energy or the Nine Stars Heavenly Dipper, the four withered corpses moved again. Their low cries suddenly became louder.
"Zhou!"
"Wu!"
"Zheng!"
"King!"
After four short and sharp screeches, the four withered corpses suddenly emitted a thick black energy. The few Lone Grave Paintings that were about to get close to them were all sent flying. With a majestic aura, they charged towards the four of us.
I didn't have time to think too much. The shaman energy in my body circulated, and at the same time, I used the eighth step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper. Only then did I manage to block this attack. However, I felt a sweetness in my throat, and I couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood.
Not only me, I turned to look at Jiang Dongcheng and the others. Although they didn't spurt out blood, their expressions didn't look too good.
I was shocked. It seemed that I had underestimated this old monster. This was the first time he had taken the initiative to attack, and I was already heavily injured. Once he fully recovered, I was afraid that we wouldn't be his match.
Right when I wanted to retreat, the scholar standing in the front didn't retreat. Instead, he moved forward. The tombstone in his hand had withstood the attack and continued to press downward.
As the tombstone got closer, the voices of the four withered corpses became more hurried, and a series of short syllables spread out. However, this time, their target was the tombstone, and they didn't implicate the others.
Looking at such a scene, I temporarily suppressed my thoughts of retreating and prepared to observe for a while longer.
That scholar was really amazing. Just now, the four withered corpses were able to force the four of us to retreat. But now, the scholar was withstanding the continuous roars of the four withered corpses, and didn't have any intention of retreating.
However, the four withered corpses weren't easy to deal with. The lower the tombstone went, the greater the resistance. When it was about three feet from the heads of the four corpses, no matter how much the scholar urged, he couldn't move it any further.
"Hehe …"
The scholar suddenly laughed and didn't continue to urge the tombstone. Instead, he suddenly turned around and looked at us, who were standing behind him. He suddenly said, "Junior … Junior brother, teacher's four corpses must have survived the wrath of the heavens. Just relying on the Barren Burial Mound Painting won't be enough. I will suppress them while you guys use all your strength to activate the Barren Burial Mound Painting. As long as you can suppress them in the Barren Burial Mound Painting for fifteen minutes, they won't be able to escape."
This is the first time I've heard this scholar speak. His voice was gentle and clear, like a spring breeze. However, after he finished speaking, Xu Yingqu and the others' expressions changed, especially Xu Yingqu. His expression darkened and he cried out involuntarily, "Eldest Senior Brother, must it be like this?"
The scholar smiled and replied, "We can only do this."
With that, he turned around and stared at the tombstone that was only three feet away from the four corpses. Suddenly, he patted his chest and gave out an incomprehensible sound.
"Peng!"
With that sound, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. It landed right on the tombstone that was floating in mid-air.
I instantly frowned. I didn't understand that short sound, but I could see that mouthful of fresh blood.
It was obviously his blood essence.
The human body had blood, which originated from the essence of nature. It was formed from food and water.
The essence of nature was blood essence.
The amount of essence of nature in the human body was extremely small. Even though there were more cultivators than normal people, it was still extremely limited.
Normally, a Celestial Master would only have about ten mouthfuls of blood essence in their body. Hence, even though the blood essence had many uses, very few people dared to spit it out.
That was because after the loss of blood essence, the human body's foundation would be damaged. This kind of damage was almost permanent and hard to recover.
It seemed that the scholar was going to risk his life.
Just as that thought appeared in my mind, the scholar heavily struck his chest and spat out the second mouthful of blood on the tombstone.
After two mouthfuls of blood essence, the tombstone finally pressed down. No matter how hard the four corpses screamed, they couldn't stop it.
The situation seemed to have changed, but the scholar didn't stop. He patted his chest one more time and spat out the third mouthful of blood essence.
I was startled. After spitting out three mouthfuls of blood essence, I was afraid that the scholar's cultivation realm would drop!
The situation had changed for the better. Why didn't he wait and see?
Before I could figure it out, the scholar didn't stop and spat out the fourth mouthful of blood essence.
Then, as if he had gone crazy, he spat out the fifth mouthful, then the sixth … Before I could react, he had spat out twelve mouthfuls of blood essence!
He wasn't risking his life. He didn't want to live anymore!
With a Celestial Master's cultivation realm, he could barely spit out ten mouthfuls of blood essence. However, he had spat out twelve mouthfuls of blood essence. I was afraid that he had spat out all the essence of nature in his body.
If he had spat out all the essence of nature, how could he still be alive?
At this moment, I finally understood why Xu Yingqu and the others had paled after listening to the scholar's words. It turned out that the scholar had made up his mind to die.
After spitting out twelve mouthfuls of blood essence, the black tombstone was dyed red. The tombstone was getting closer to the four corpses. No matter how hard the corpses screamed, they couldn't stop the blood-soaked tombstone.
Eventually, the tombstone crossed the distance of three feet and stopped an inch away from the head of the corpse in the middle.
In just a blink of an eye, the four corpses stopped screaming. Their faces and movements froze. It was as if time had stopped.
Xu Yingqu's voice arose.
With a trace of sorrow, he shouted angrily, "Use the Square Sky Fan and suppress them!"
Then, he took out the Square Sky Fan in his hand. A lonely grave with a monstrous resentment smashed down on the head of the corpses in front of him.
The few of us were slightly slower, but we quickly took out our lone graves and suppressed them.
This time, we weren't stopped. The four lonely graves fell on our heads. Just like the first time, they wrapped the four corpses inside the graves.
However, it wasn't enough to completely suppress them. Just like the scholar had said, the four corpses had to be suppressed inside the graves for fifteen minutes.
No one spoke. Everyone held their breaths and stared at the four graves.
Time ticked by. The four corpses seemed to have completely disappeared, and they didn't move anymore.
Soon, fifteen minutes had passed.
The first to make a move was still the scholar standing at the very front. He turned around shakily. His face was extremely pale, but his voice was still gentle. There was even a smile on his face as he said to Xu Yingqu, "Bring … Bring Fang Tianshan back and give it to the teacher … Also, bring me back as well."
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes closed, and his body fell to the ground.