After resting for a while, Pang Yuan's body recovered. Chen Tian waited for him. Pang Yuan stood up, walked to Chen Tian's side, and said, "Chen Tian, are you interested in accompanying me on an adventure? I sense a massive tomb aura here, and there should be many fortuitous encounters and treasures within."
"Are you interested?"
Chen Tian replied indifferently, "I came to the Divine Strike Secret Realm to find the Divine Strike Trial. Do you know where the trial is? If it doesn't delay things, I can accompany you."
"The Divine Strike Trial, that requires waiting for three more days until the trial space opens. The Divine Realm is open for a month, and the trial is created by the realm itself. As for the purpose behind it, no one knows. Of course, warriors who enter the trial and pass the challenges will gain immense opportunities. Chen Tian, are you in a hurry? I have a feeling this tomb is huge, and I don't know if I can explore it completely in three days."
"But I also don't want to miss this tomb. The larger the tomb, the better the treasures and opportunities inside, and the higher the danger. If it weren't for you, Chen Tian, I really wouldn't dare to go into this tomb."
Pang Yuan felt a chill just thinking about it. In his perception, the tomb's aura was too potent, and the sense of crisis was strong. Without a helper, Pang Yuan truly wouldn't dare to enter it lightly.
Chen Tian pondered for a moment, then said faintly, "Alright, I'll accompany you. After all, it's karma."
Cultivation emphasizes the power of karma; for every cause, there is an effect. Since Chen Tian chose Pang Yuan as his guide, he had to help him resolve this karma. Cultivators feared karma, as it could affect their cultivation. Chen Tian, with his cultivation origin, would also be subject to this restriction.
Initially, Chen Tian had no such fears. However, after the chaotic origin tainted the origins of the three worlds, the drawbacks of his cultivation origin began to manifest. Karma existed in chaos and could not be eradicated; it had become a part of the chaotic origin.
Seeing Chen Tian agree, Pang Yuan was internally ecstatic. The cultivation technique he practiced had a normal cultivation speed hundreds of times slower than other warriors, but this technique had an advantage: grave digging and tomb raiding, which would cause his cultivation to soar.
Of course, Chen Tian also knew that the moment his divine eye provided the information, he had already grasped Pang Yuan's background. He had a unique cultivation system.
Pang Yuan immediately closed his eyes, then opened them and said, "Chen Tian, three hundred meters to the southeast. Let's go."
Pang Yuan was most attuned to tomb auras. Even the faintest trace would be detected by his cultivation technique; this particular aura was subtle but could not hide from his technique.
Chen Tian and Pang Yuan stepped forward. Pang Yuan's speed was far inferior to Chen Tian's, leaving Chen Tian speechless. He mocked, "Can't you do anything other than raid tombs?"
"How can a Martial Stage warrior not even have a movement technique? Didn't you find one while raiding tombs?"
"This, this..."
Faced with Chen Tian's questioning, Pang Yuan was at a loss for words. Seeing Pang Yuan's hesitation, Chen Tian assumed he had his own difficulties and didn't press further. He then moved beside Pang Yuan, grabbed his arm, and their figures became a blur.
"No way, you're still going to do this!"
Pang Yuan's shout echoed from the sky as they shot towards their destination. A magnificent mountain peak, shrouded in deathly aura, stood withered. Not a single flower or tree grew on it; no living creature inhabited it.
Chen Tian landed on the ground, while Pang Yuan staggered, his head swimming. He spun around and said, "Chen Tian, Chen Tian, I'm afraid of heights. Don't do that again next time."
Chen Tian rubbed his forehead. This guy was actually afraid of heights. Chen Tian tapped Pang Yuan's forehead, and his discomfort dissipated. Chen Tian said indifferently, "Take a look and see if this is the place. It's filled with deathly aura. The place you mentioned should be here, right?"
"It's here, Chen Tian. The tomb is beneath the mountain peak. Wait a moment, I'll open the passage."
"So troublesome. Why don't I just split it open with my sword?"
"Chen Tian, no! If this mountain is damaged, the tomb will also collapse. This is the mechanism that built the tomb. To enter safely, we need to find the mechanism. Wait here while I examine this mountain to see how ingenious its mechanism is."
When Pang Yuan heard Chen Tian wanted to split the mountain with a sword, his forehead beaded with sweat. If that sword strike landed, the entire tomb might be ruined. This was not what he wanted; he desired the opportunities and treasures within, and if it collapsed, he wouldn't even be able to enter.
Chen Tian didn't understand these matters either and gestured for Pang Yuan to proceed. Since the Divine Strike Trial would only open in three days, Chen Tian had three days to accompany Pang Yuan on this adventure. Besides, Chen Tian had never done anything like this before.
Pang Yuan panted after circling around and took out four flags, each of a different shape but all black, with deathly aura swirling around them. Pang Yuan said to Chen Tian, "Chen Tian, you need to insert these four flags separately at six degrees southwest, six degrees northwest, six degrees northeast, and six degrees north. At the same time, I need to insert eight more flags here and here. Then the mechanism can be activated. These places have the least deathly aura, and by converging the deathly aura here, we can resonate with the mechanism, and then we can enter beneath the mountain."
"Alright!"
Chen Tian split into four figures, and the four clones directly went to their positions, inserting the flags into the ground as per Pang Yuan's instructions. Pang Yuan inserted the remaining eight flags into two locations. He conjured streams of deathly aura, which flowed into the flags. Black lines shot out from the flags on the mountain's surface, connecting with each other. The edge lines combined, and streams of deathly aura erupted from the flags, converging together and rising to the mountaintop.
Rumble! The entire sky was like the descent of gods and demons, with spirits and specters emerging, but they could not leave the sphere formed by the deathly aura. These were resentments, and the people who died on this mountain had their resentments transformed into energy to maintain the mechanism for a long time.
With a bang, the sphere of deathly aura exploded, and the mountain trembled slightly. This was not the end. Black symbols emerged from Pang Yuan's mouth and entered the lines. Pang Yuan stopped expelling symbols, and the connected deathly aura lines erupted with a waterfall of deathly aura, cascading down and washing over the mountain.
The mountain shook more violently. A deathly aura line appeared on the mountain, as if cutting it. The mountain split in two, and a staircase appeared beneath it.
Pang Yuan exhaled a stream of black gas and said, "Chen Tian, let's go down. However, just this passage alone has such powerful deathly aura. It seems the owner of this tomb was no ordinary person."
"What's wrong? Are you scared?"
"Don't be ridiculous. I've been raiding tombs for years, would I be scared? If I were scared, I wouldn't have cultivated this technique to this level."
Pang Yuan appeared fearless, and Chen Tian admired his resolve. They then stepped onto the staircase. The mountain peak converged, restoring its original appearance.