First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 228: History Repeats Itself

As each treasure was taken away in the main hall,

The underground palace underwent silent changes.

At some point, a wide passage appeared,

Leading deeper into the underground palace.

People had different thoughts on whether to continue going deeper.

Chen Mengze, Li Zhong, and Yao Ting wanted to venture further.

But Song Fang, Jiang Yingying, and Peng Chenshu were satisfied with their current gains and felt that the underground palace was strange. They didn't want to continue.

Lu Ming was still hesitant.

After some contemplation, Shen Mo solemnly said, "I think it's best for us to leave now!"

Li Zhong became a little anxious, "Shen Junior Brother, it's fine for you to keep a mouse as a spiritual pet, but why are you as timid as a mouse?"

"With so many treasures on the periphery, there must be even more valuable ones in the depths of the underground palace..."

"If we want to obtain valuable treasures, we can't do it without taking some risks!"

Having spent a long time together, Shen Mo knew that Li Senior Brother couldn't control his mouth and didn't have the same level of insight as him.

After pondering for a moment, he explained, "First of all, this tomb and underground palace are not as simple as we imagined."

Earlier, he had let the Spirit-Hiding Mouse come in to explore.

He had already known that there were powerful creatures guarding the underground palace.

The little guy seemed to have sensed something and was frightened.

When they broke in and encountered the General of the Human Specters, Shen Mo thought that the Spirit-Hiding Mouse was scared by the General.

But after communicating with it, he found out that it wasn't the General of the Human Specters!

However, now it seemed that the terrifying aura that scared the Spirit-Hiding Mouse had hidden itself.

Shen Mo speculated that if they went deeper, they might encounter the terrifying monster that the Spirit-Hiding Mouse mentioned.

Perhaps, it was Prince Yongzuo himself!

After hearing this, everyone's faces showed thoughtful expressions.

"Furthermore, haven't you all noticed..."

"The Human Specters in the main hall are all civil and military officials of the Liewu Dynasty?"

"And General Ren Mei said, what we broke into was the palace of the Xingwu Dynasty!"

"The Xingwu Dynasty is perhaps the new dynasty name of Prince Yongzuo. He has transformed this underground palace into the new dynasty."

Li Zhong looked puzzled, "What does this mean?"

Not only him, but Chen Mengze and others also had confused expressions.

After all, they did not have the talent of "clairvoyance" and could not explore the origins of the officials of the Xingwu Dynasty.

"Strong people's tombs can generally be divided into two types. One is for leaving a legacy, and the other is for killing intruders like us."

"But the underground palace that Prince Yongzuo painstakingly built does not fall into either of these categories."

"It is more like, using us to reveal the scene of the downfall of the previous dynasty!"

As Shen Mo spoke, the intention of the owner of the underground palace gradually became clear.

"As far as I know, on the eve of the downfall of the previous dynasty, both civil and military officials were colluding with the new dynasty." Chen Mengze thoughtfully added to Shen Mo's words.

Shen Mo nodded slightly.

It seems that Chen Mengze already understood his meaning.

In a normal dynastic change, the Five Great Immortal Sects would not interfere too much.

As long as no lives were lost and the royal family was empty, it would be fine.

The Red Flame Kingdom is still the Red Flame Kingdom!

The new dynasty's rise to power is nothing more than a change of secular elites.

It can also sweep away the decayed atmosphere and rejuvenate the Red Flame Kingdom.

The Five Great Immortal Sects.

Still high above, enjoying the offerings of billions of people.

Over three hundred years ago.

During the late period of the Liewu Dynasty, civil and military officials did not think about supporting the collapsing building, but instead had many connections with the new dynasty.

They gained many benefits!

The lustful ones received peerless beauties sent by the new dynasty.

The greedy ones obtained gold and silver treasures.

Those who fear death make a promise not to implicate themselves.

Those who covet power and position are granted high-ranking positions.

Then, one by one, they compete to sell military intelligence and armor of the Liewu Dynasty, doing everything they can to undermine the previous dynasty.

How could Crown Prince Yongzuo not hate them?

But, ironically, when the new dynasty was established and it was time to deal with the officials of the previous dynasty, Crown Prince Yongzuo saved them.

Then, he buried them alive in his tomb, turning them into human spirits.

It's hard to say whether he saved them or was seeking revenge.

And Shen Mo and his group.

They were just like the people of the new dynasty who overthrew the Liewu Dynasty back then.

After breaking into the underground palace, they, just like before, defeated the army that guarded the Liewu Dynasty.

Then they encountered the civil and military officials.

Some were bought with gold and silver.

Some were intimidated by force.

Some were seduced by beauty... and thus they obtained a large amount of treasure from them.

When it comes to seduction, Yao Ting, the elite of the Star Peak, blushed slightly.

Just now, there was a prohibition in a palace that required her to pose in various seductive positions according to the pictures, in order to break the prohibition and obtain treasures.

Anyway, there was only her in the palace, and the human spirits were not living beings.

Therefore, for the sake of the face of the Profound Grade top-quality artifact, Yao Ting followed the instructions one by one.

Shen Mo glanced at Yao Ting, feeling somewhat puzzled by her unusual complexion.

Then he continued, "If what I think is true, Crown Prince Yongzuo built this underground palace because of his obsession..."

"The fate of those human spirit officials is not good!"

"And the eight of us will naturally not fare well either."

"No matter how many treasures we obtain, we have to return them with interest. Even as a reflection of the new dynasty, we will be executed on the spot by Crown Prince Yongzuo."

The expressions of the people became extremely serious.

Half a moment later, Yao Ting hesitated and said, "When Crown Prince Yongzuo was deposed, the Liewu Dynasty was at its peak."

"Until the previous dynasty was overthrown, he had already reached the late stage of the Linghai Realm, but only had a few decades of lifespan left."

Based on this calculation, he should have been dead for two hundred years..."

Before Shen Mo could speak, Jiang Yingying interrupted, "There must be a secret method to prolong life. Otherwise, even if these civil and military officials of the previous dynasty turned into human spirits, they wouldn't be able to live for more than three hundred years!"

Indeed.

Compared to human cultivators, demonic beasts, soul ghosts, and human spirits can live a little longer.

But in any case, even a peak-level human spirit of the first stage would not be able to live for these long three hundred years.

"Besides that..."

"The prohibitions inside this underground palace are much stronger than those outside."

"Even if Crown Prince Yongzuo is dead, I don't want to continue deeper into the palace according to its arrangement."

"At that time, we will be completely trapped by the formation and prohibitions, with no way to escape."

Shen Mo's words finally convinced Chen Mengze, Li Zhong, and Yao Ting.

Once they made up their minds, they no longer hesitated.

They all took out their artifacts and flew towards the outside of the underground palace.

"Ah!"

Just at this moment, they heard a faint sigh from deep within the palace.

Shen Mo felt a chill running down his spine. This chill was even stronger than when he first encountered the Ghost General in the Ghost Country ruins.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The group of people turned into streaks of light, not daring to stop for even a moment.

They rushed towards the palace gate one after another!

Only after they left the palace gate and flew out from the opening in the outer prohibition did Shen Mo feel the chill recede.

However, even outside the tomb of the underground palace, they didn't dare to stay here for long. They flew towards the surface along the dug tunnel.

And Shen Mo didn't forget to use his sword formation to shatter the passage behind him.

(End of this chapter)