Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter

Chapter 674: Chapter 203: The New Tomb Guardian, Xue Ning Enters the Coffin, The First Glimpse of Hell

"Really lying in the coffin, huh."

Xiaozhao giggled, then summoned many ravens to fly over.

Only when five ravens perched on each coffin, watching them intensely, did she feel at ease.

Sure enough, with this setup, the sound was never heard again.

The mysterious Divine Tomb returned to silence, occupied only by the woman, the ravens, the dual fishes, and numerous suspended coffins lying quietly...

Suddenly, the ravens flapped their wings and took flight again.

Xiaozhao said, "Alright, I’ve thought about it. Maybe I should listen to you after all, I do want to become stronger."

The voice slowly spoke, "The Jade Remains cannot be cultivated due to the overly dense Innate Yin Qi, causing fools in the world to think the Jade Remains..."

"Oh, in this area, huh."

The ravens fluttered towards a specific coffin.

The voice immediately went silent again.

After a while, Xiaozhao pulled the ravens away again.

This time, the voice took a long time before it was heard again.

"Young lady, do you think I am joking?"

"Anyway, I don’t believe you. Whatever you say, I won’t believe it," Xiaozhao said, "Alright, keep talking."

Under the watchful eyes of the ravens, the voice finally fell completely silent.

Unfortunately, beneath Xiaozhao’s obedient facade hid a mischievous heart.

She began tormenting the owner of the voice repeatedly, the ravens acting like sound-controlled switches, hopping back and forth on the mysterious Divine Coffin.

Yet, the owner of the voice was exceptionally patient, enduring this with Xiaozhao.

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...

Elsewhere, in the wind and snow, after frantically practicing with his sword, Li Ping’an mounted an Ice and Snow Giant Wolf and headed towards the Zhenyan Clan.

He... was going to challenge the Barbarian King.

It seemed like only by doing this would he find a thread of direction amidst his grief, preventing him from sinking into despair.

...

...

When Li Yuan appeared near the Black Market Ghost Realm, he didn’t enter immediately, as he curiously watched a group heading in the direction of the Black Market Ghost Realm.

The strength of these people was not impressive, but amongst them were shambling figures.

Hence, he patiently observed from the side, wanting to understand their purpose for coming here.

This group was composed of Ge Zhengyou and some Lotus Sect disciples who aspired to Ascend to Heaven in One Step...

They whispered as they walked.

Li Yuan listened for a while, feeling it was beyond belief.

These people seemed to have somehow learned Lady Yan’s identity, yet they hadn’t found a single member of her family, so they were now going to use these nonsensical things to "threaten" Lady Yan.

Of course, accompanying this "threat" was also a "blockade."

A large number of Lotus Sect disciples were locking down the Black Market Ghost Realm from all directions, preventing anyone from entering.

In this situation, a "not too smart Evil Ghost" might believe it once his identity was exposed.

However, Li Yuan still found it beyond belief.

What kind of plan is this?

He even thought that his opponent would find his whereabouts far away on the Cloud Mountain Path. After all, his actions were not entirely flawless, and with careful searching, some clues could always be detected.

Is this it?

He continued to observe, cautiously gathering information.

Then he further understood this little team.

Most of these people came holding the mindset of "seeking wealth amid danger," these Lotus Sect disciples.

Even more interesting was the person called "Tributor Ge."

Tributor Ge kept saying things like, "Don’t worry, Yama’s pattern of killing never targets good people. We’ve done many good deeds these days; she won’t kill us."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was puzzled.

Looking at Tributor Ge again, he appeared radiant, confident beyond measure, exuding a leadership presence with every gesture.

His confidence also infected the accompanying Lotus Sect disciples, making them equally confident.

Someone even echoed, "Tributor Ge is right. Even if Lady Yan was once human, she’s now an Evil Ghost. She no longer has a mind and only follows her killing patterns. As long as we find the pattern, we’ll be safe."

Another person said, "When we return this time, we’ll definitely receive more resource allocation. I’ve already booked a banquet to celebrate in advance. This requires Brother Ge’s guidance."

Someone else added, "Even if it’s a ghost, it’s still just a woman, isn’t it? Made by men, so why be afraid? Hahaha."

Li Yuan listened for a while longer and mostly understood that this "Tributor Ge" seemed to be someone Lady Yan once saved, but he repaid her kindness with betrayal, not only selling her out but also arrogantly leading people to threaten her.

He blinked, suddenly finding it amusing.

This is truly both foolish and wicked.

Being wicked doesn’t really matter.

However, when you add "foolish," it becomes truly disastrous.

...

After a while, Tributor Ge arrived near the Black Market Ghost Realm.

He deliberately rolled in the mud pathetically and endured the pain to make several bloody scratches on his arm with a branch. Then, glancing at the vast Yin Qi of the Black and White Ghost Realm, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward.

He shouted while running, "Yama, Yama, something terrible has happened... those people, those people found out your identity. Knowing they can’t deal with you, they’ve decided to go after your family."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure in a black skirt appear around the corner.

The skirt depicted a hundred ghosts, an iceberg, a copper mirror, a blood pool, and a cage...

He looked up and saw the ghostly woman with unparalleled beauty, her red lips like fire, a hairpin like charcoal, and the black skirt trailing on the ground, dignified yet eerie.

Ge Zhengyou was stunned by what he saw.

This extraordinary woman, he had never seen, nor even imagined.

Then he remembered his task and hurriedly said, "Yama, I... I escaped from those people at the risk of my life just to tell you this...

You saved me, Ge Zhengyou. I won’t forget.

I... brought my brothers here to pledge loyalty to you."

He spoke with righteous indignation, tears covering his face.

Yet, how could such clumsy acting fool Lady Yan?

Moreover, Lady Yan could see a person’s past with one glance.

She turned and left.

Ge Zhengyou hastily turned and signaled with his eyes to the Lotus Sect disciples following behind him.

The group immediately followed her.

They were originally here to infiltrate the Black Market Ghost Realm.

To deal with people, they naturally had their methods.

In their view, after the information blockade, Lady Yan would surely use them to investigate her family’s situation.

And their wealth and cultivation resources depended on this.

Ge Zhengyou and the Lotus Sect disciples feigned sadness, moving forward.

But after taking only a few steps, they suddenly found themselves suspended in the air, and upon looking around, they realized they were already inside a rusted iron cage.

Each iron cage enclosed them, and not long after... a massive mirror appeared before them.

In the mirror, their lies and their evil were revealed...

Ge Zhengyou and the Lotus Sect disciples looked at each other, all showing expressions of terror.

At this moment, the distant sound of hesitant footsteps echoed, as if many monsters were dragging their feet in slow motion.

Moments later, these monsters came into view around the corner.

They were skeletal, gaunt figures with pale faces... or rather, Hungry Ghosts and Ghost Servants.

They approached the iron cages.

Click...

Click, click, click...

The iron cages opened, and the Hungry Ghosts poured in, with inhuman wails echoing out...

A hell on earth began to manifest here.