Chapter 0259: Tomb Guards

Chapter 0259: Tomb Guards

Entering the canyon, gusts of cold wind blew forth, making eerie howling sounds, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere. What was frightening was that within the canyon, there were large, looming shadows—enormous wild boars standing several meters tall.

Xiao Xuanqin carefully guided Qin Yun around the resting giant boars. It was very dark, so they couldn’t see what the boars looked like, only that they were enormous.

Ahead, there was an even stronger demon beast aura—a Spirit Demon Beast!

This large demon beast horde had two Spirit Demon Beasts!

Xiao Xuanqin, who had been tense, felt herself calm down as she held Qin Yun’s hand. She cautiously bypassed an especially huge boar.

That large boar was indeed the Spirit Demon Beast!

When Qin Yun passed by the group of demon beasts, he could sense from their aura that they were in perfect condition—these demon beasts were uninjured.

An uninjured horde of demon beasts hiding here must have been attracted by something powerful.

Xiao Xuanqin moved even more cautiously as she led Qin Yun past the Spirit Demon Beast.

Ahead, there was another Spirit Demon Beast, but both were sound asleep, which put Qin Yun and Xiao Xuanqin at ease.

Just now, Qin Yun had searched the area carefully but found no demon beast crystal eggs, which disappointed him. With two Spirit Demon Beasts here, one male and one female, there should have been crystal eggs.

Finally, Xiao Xuanqin safely led Qin Yun through the canyon, arriving at the foot of the giant mountain, standing before a massive stone door.

“Now what? Do we need a key?” Qin Yun asked, looking at the enormous stone door but finding no keyhole.

“Yes, you just need to touch the door with the key, and it will open. But… the noise will definitely be loud. We need to be quick—once we’re inside, we have to close the stone door immediately,” Xiao Xuanqin said.

“Alright!” Qin Yun took out the black key and gently touched the towering stone door, which was over ten meters high.

The stone door creaked open, slowly moving and emitting loud, echoing sounds.

The noise startled the wild boars, causing them to let out loud, ear-piercing howls. All the giant boars woke up and looked toward the giant mountain. The boars near the mountain rushed madly toward the stone door, shaking the mountains on both sides of the canyon.

Xiao Xuanqin gritted her teeth and released a blast of inner energy, blasting the entrance of the canyon. The impact cracked the mountains on both sides, causing large boulders to fall, blocking the canyon entrance.

Boom!

The boars’ momentum was tremendous, and they sent all the blocking boulders flying.

“We’re good!” Qin Yun pulled Xiao Xuanqin and they slipped through the door’s gap.

Once inside, Qin Yun used the key to touch the giant stone door, and it slowly closed.

Once inside, they quickly moved away from the stone door, fearing the boars might break through before it closed.

Bang!

The stone door finally closed, and immediately after, loud crashing sounds came from outside as the boars furiously rammed into the stone door.

Xiao Xuanqin let out a long sigh of relief—they had finally entered the interior of Tian Xiao Imperial Tomb.

“This stone door is incredible; even Spirit Demon Beasts can’t break it open,” Qin Yun marveled.

Suddenly, the interior of Tian Xiao Imperial Tomb brightened. It was a very spacious hall, ornately decorated, resembling a grand imperial palace.

The place was completely empty, with nothing around.

"Who's there?" Xiao Xuanqin sensed a human presence and shouted immediately.

Suddenly, a group of figures appeared, moving swiftly. Indeed, there were people here!

The group that suddenly appeared were all clad in golden armor, and they were very burly. There were eleven of them in total, one at the Martial Dao Realm, and the rest at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage.

"Xiao Xuanqin, how did you get in here? Do you have a letter from the Crown Prince?" asked the tall, burly old man leading them, his tone icy. "The key to the Tian Xiao Imperial Mausoleum would never be given to a woman under any circumstances. Did you steal the key to get in?"

"Xiao Qiong, I didn't expect Xiao Yanglong to actually arrange for you to guard the mausoleum. It's quite a demotion for a great general like you to be stuck in a place like this," Xiao Xuanqin said coldly.

Qin Yun had also heard of this Xiao Qiong, the great general of the Tian Xiao Empire, who had a close relationship with Xiao Yanglong.

The Tian Xiao Imperial Mausoleum could only be opened with a key. Xiao Yanglong must have stationed Xiao Qiong here two or three years ago to guard against Xiao Xuanqin obtaining the key.

Xiao Yanglong had always been wary of Xiao Xuanqin.

"That's the brilliance of the Crown Prince, who had long anticipated your coveting of the burial objects in the Tian Xiao Imperial Mausoleum, so he arranged for us to be stationed here early!" Xiao Qiong laughed loudly. "As long as we capture you, we'll get the key, and then we can leave."

Xiao Xuanqin, still holding Qin Yun's hand tightly, gritted her teeth, cursing herself for being careless.

She could only handle Xiao Qiong, but the other ten were at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, making it extremely dangerous for Qin Yun to face them.

"Aunt Xiao, go take care of that old man. I'll be fine," Qin Yun said, patting Xiao Xuanqin's hand with his other hand, signaling her to let go.

Xiao Xuanqin looked at him, and seeing the confidence in his eyes and the smile on his face, she slowly released Qin Yun's hand.

"Xiao Xuanqin, I never thought you'd go for someone so young," Xiao Qiong laughed heartily, his spear thrusting forward like a beam of light, aiming for Xiao Xuanqin's throat.

As Xiao Xuanqin dodged the deadly thrust, anger and shame surged within her. She quickly drew out her qin, plucking the strings with expert precision, sending waves of sound infused with mental energy toward Xiao Qiong like arrows.

"You're at the Martial Dao stage too!" Xiao Qiong was greatly surprised. He forcefully struck out with his palm, releasing a thick burst of inner energy to disperse the sound waves, and shouted urgently, "You guys, go capture her young lover. I'll deal with this woman!"

Qin Yun had already run to the other side, his expression relaxed. After all, he was a person who possessed three Diamond Inner Dan, each storing a considerable amount of inner energy.

The hall was too small, and Qin Yun was soon cornered.

"Hey, Xiao Xuanqin's young lover looks quite handsome. No wonder she took a liking to him! By the way, Xiao Xuanqin, a mature and seductive woman like her, how's the taste? We’ve been wanting to get our hands on her for a long time. We didn't expect you to be the one to get her," a fierce-looking man said with a lewd expression.

The other men showed jealousy on their faces, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

Not far away, Xiao Xuanqin, who was fighting Xiao Qiong, had been paying attention to Qin Yun. Hearing those words, she felt even more ashamed and angry, but more than that, she was worried!

She was very concerned that Qin Yun might not be able to handle those men!

Cornered, Qin Yun remained calm, a faint smile on his face. He said, "You probably don't know who I am. My name is Qin Yun, and I am the husband of your Princess Yuelan and the Crown Prince of the Tian Qin Empire. If Princess Yuelan finds out about your disrespect, she’ll make sure you suffer worse than death."

"But, you're in luck to have encountered me. I'll give you a quick death."

With that, Qin Yun tossed a stasis talisman, freezing the ten men who had gathered around him.

His stasis talisman could only hold warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage for two or three seconds, but in a life-and-death battle, even a momentary immobilization meant defeat!

And defeat meant death!

Without using his inner energy, Qin Yun activated his Heavenly Lion Arm, manifesting the Heavenly Lion Dragon Claw. He then unleashed the Six Forms of Wind Slash, powered by the Thunderfire Inner Dan, channeling Diamond Inner Energy through his movements.

Slash Wind, Break Waves, Split Mountain!

With these three moves, the Diamond Inner Energy roared like an explosion, whipping up fierce gusts of wind, creating a stunning momentum, like giant waves howling and mountains collapsing!

The Heavenly Lion Dragon Claw, although merely conjured from Inner Energy, was incredibly sharp and formed a perfect match with the Six Forms of Wind Slash. In an instant, it dismembered the ten big men, leaving a pool of blood on the ground!

"Aunt Xiao, I'm finished. Hurry up!" shouted Qin Yun, standing in the corner with a playful smile.

Xiao Xuanqin was also shocked by Qin Yun's display but finally felt relieved and secretly delighted.

Xiao Qiong glanced at the dismembered corpses on the ground and felt as if he had seen a ghost. He hadn't expected that this seemingly harmless and handsome young man could be so terrifying; he had been careless.

Qin Yun took out the Lingjing Precious Blade and used the Divine Control Technique to control the blade as it flew toward Xiao Qiong, striking him.

"Now, do you know how formidable Aunt Xiao's young lover is?" Qin Yun said with a smirk, controlling the blade as it struck again and again.

Xiao Qiong, being an old Martial Warrior, certainly had deeper skills than Xiao Xuanqin and could barely suppress her. But now, with Qin Yun's interference, he was distracted.

Not only was he injured by Xiao Xuanqin's eerie sound blades, but he also suffered occasional cuts from Qin Yun's blade.

As Qin Yun got closer to Xiao Qiong, Xiao Xuanqin knew he was helping her, so she used her strongest Inner Energy to pluck the strings, sending waves of sound blades that battered Xiao Qiong's golden armor until it was in tatters.

With a roar, Xiao Qiong charged at Qin Yun, his face twisted in fury as he cursed, "Little bastard, I'm going to perish together with you!"

"Qin Yun, be careful!" Xiao Xuanqin shouted urgently, alarmed.

Qin Yun had already gathered a powerful surge of mental energy. Seeing Xiao Qiong rushing toward him, he swiftly used Jushensha, striking Xiao Qiong's head with the condensed spiritual power.

"Ah!" Xiao Qiong let out a painful scream, stopping in his tracks, clutching his head and roaring in agony.

Xiao Xuanqin slammed her hand down on the strings of her guqin, sending out a purple-gold sound blade, containing a large amount of Inner Energy!

Bam!

The sound blade pierced Xiao Qiong's skull, unleashing a devastating soundwave that shattered his head, sending blood splattering across the room.

Qin Yun quickly retrieved Xiao Qiong's martial soul, a golden spear, and said with a look of disgust, "Just another worthless martial soul. No wonder Xiao Yanglong stuck him here to guard the tomb."

Xiao Xuanqin chuckled. "To many people, a golden weapon martial soul is considered quite valuable."

"Aunt Xiao, isn't your little lover pretty impressive?" Qin Yun asked with a playful grin.

"Don't say that again, or I'll really get angry!" said Xiao Xuanqin, her mature and beautiful oval face flushed with a charming blush as she lightly hummed.