Chapter 893 - 466: The Corpse of the Immortal_2
However, reason stopped him from impulsively acting on that thought.
“Could it be a special formation? The Five Elements, the Eight Diagrams, things like that?”
“Or maybe it requires entry from underneath?”
…
Various guesses bubbled up in Song Chi’s mind, and he directed the Puppet Soldier Figurines to dig three feet into the ground, trying to find a way in from below.
Half a month later, Song Chi emerged from another transaction at the Ruins Market, now holding a yellow-skinned book in his hand.
The book, entitled “Primordial Hundred Array Record,” was something Song Chi had deliberately traded from Zhou Ping under the guise of a member of the Blue Blood Clan.
As he flipped through the book, Song Chi also gazed down at the small mound below. After a few dozen seconds, his eyes fixated on a particular page.
[Name: Mountain Cave Mansion]
[Contained Formation Patterns: Great Three Talents Formation, Beidou Locking Mountain Formation…]
[Note: A favorite personal cave abode among ancient cultivators, it can shrink to the size of a palm and is convenient to carry around. Once set down, it expands into a Mountain Cave Mansion, an essential item for travel.]
[Note 2: This treasure contains defensive formation patterns; if attacked, it will invariably activate a powerful attack formation. If it’s a Low Rank personal cave, it is manageable, but if it belonged to an Immortal, it could easily be a Slaughter Immortal Formation, and anyone trapped within would be in mortal danger.]
[Note 3: If the cave abode has no master, it can be opened from the outside, the method is…]
After setting down the yellow-skinned book, Song Chi was certain that the mound below was indeed an ancient cultivator’s personal Mountain Cave Mansion as described in the record.
With a steady mind, Song Chi did not let Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong descend but instead moved it a distance upward. Meanwhile, under the control of his Brainwave Imprint, several Soldier Figurines began to try to open the Mountain Cave Mansion in the manner recorded in the book.
Through the earlier tricolored Array Curtain, Song Chi determined that the previous owner of this Mountain Cave Mansion was at least at the Dominator Rank, or in cultivation terms, an Immortal-level existence.
Therefore, Song Chi had to be extremely cautious.
For creatures at the Dominator level, even the smallest trick could pose a life-threatening danger to him at this stage.
Once Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong was at a safe enough distance, the Soldier Figurines below finally managed to open a neat entrance on top of the mound.
Under his brainwave control, dozens of Soldier Figurines entered the mound one after another.
Inside, the mound’s space was clearly another realm altogether—the exterior seemed small, but the interior was no less than a thousand square meters, complete with a bedroom, meditation room, alchemy room, and everything else one could require.
Song Chi first rushed into the alchemy room, yet the room was empty, void of anything.
He then controlled another Fallen Angel Soldier Statue to surge into the meditation room.
In the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Control Room, a hint of surprise appeared on Song Chi’s face.
Through the viewpoint of the Fallen Angel Soldier Statue, he saw an item emitting a silver light in the meditation room.
“Is this, a meditation mat?”
The silver-glowing item was indeed a round meditation mat placed on the ground, although its specific Attributes were unclear.
However, Song Chi was not out of options. The Fallen Angel Soldier Statue released a Spirit Summoning Mark, and as this mark merged into the meditation mat, Song Chi immediately activated the [Spirit Summoning Demon Puppet] Component on the warship.
Soon, the dazzlingly silver meditation mat appeared within the warship.
While he continued to control the numerous Soldier Figurines below to further explore the cave mansion, Song Chi focused part of his spiritual consciousness on the meditation mat.
Quickly, an attribute panel materialized in front of him.
[Strange Object: Enlightenment Meditation Mat·Fake]
[Quality: Silver]
[Convertible: {Enlightenment Meditation Mat·Pseudo}]
[Note: Made by the Chasing Fate Immortal from the Immortal Realm Continent, sitting on this mat aids in the comprehension of various Laws and secret techniques of the Starry Sea. By a twist of fate, it has become a Silver Legend Quality Starry Sea Oddity.]
“A counterfeit Enlightenment Meditation Mat…”
Muttering to himself, Song Chi’s mouth curved into a slight smile. Although this was merely a fake Enlightenment Meditation Mat, it had been in the hands of an immortal on par with the Rulers of Shattered Starry Sea, so naturally, the effect couldn’t be poor. Once installed in the Ruins Market, it would undoubtedly accelerate his comprehension of the two Laws.
After the joy, Song Chi continued to focus all his attention on the cave dwelling below the mound.
As the puppet soldiers searched around, no other items of note were discovered subsequently.
In the end, only the most crucial area was left—the private bedroom of the cave dwelling.
Bang!
Struggling to open the stone door to the bedroom, but when Song Chi saw the scene behind the door for the first time, his eyes narrowed, a flicker of shock and doubt passing through his heart.
On the wooden bed in this bedroom, there sat a figure, clad in a Taoist robe, clearly devoid of any life breath and having been dead for countless years within this mountain cave mansion, yet the corpse was not the least bit decayed.
Even though Song Chi knew that this person had been long dead for many years, he was still somewhat cautious.
He had more than a little understanding of cultivators, those supernatural beings, and was very clear about their mysterious and unfathomable methods.
Thinking that he was remotely controlling this situation, a sense of relief settled in his heart.
He slowly controlled the Fallen Angel Soldier Statue and the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines to enter the bedroom.
Feathers shot out from the dark wings on the back of the Fallen Angel Soldier Statue, hitting with precision on the Daoist robe-wearing corpse in front of them.
A sizzling sound was heard, just as Song Chi had previously thought, this person must have been an immortal at the Dominator Rank before death. Even without focusing on body refinement, a body of the Dominator Level was not something that the pseudo Sixth Rank Fallen Angel Soldier Statue could harm.
However, Song Chi’s focus was not on this. He fully activated the Power of Double Pupils and stared intently at the corpse’s face, seeing no reaction. He continued to control the soldiers to attack.
Several minutes later, after multiple tests, Song Chi was almost certain that there was indeed no life force left on this immortal.
Seeing this, he then had the Puppet Soldier lift the body.
All the way out of the mountain cave mansion, Song Chi did not let his guard down; this was once an immortal, an existence comparable to the Rulers of the Shattered Starry Sea.
As the Puppet Soldier exited the mountain cave mansion, a Fourth Rank Level member of the Robber Star Race was waiting outside.
The Robber Star Race member was holding two items, a Storage Capsule and a [Ruins Market Walking Rank].
Once the Fourth Rank Robber Star Race member approached, Song Chi, using the remote instructions of the Abyss Devil Race, ordered to have the immortal’s corpse placed into the Storage Capsule, and then activated the [Ruins Market Walking Rank].
As for himself, Song Chi entered the Ruins Market quickly after retracting the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
Ruins Market, inn third floor.
With a [Market Walking Room] door opening, Song Chi, surrounded by the Power of Domination, took the Storage Capsule out of the inn from the hands of the Fourth Rank Robber Star Race member.
Ruins Market free vending area.
Song Chi boarded the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, and now, the Storage Capsule was in the hands of another Fourth Rank Robber Star Race member.
Following his order, the Storage Capsule was slowly opened and soon the Daoist’s corpse was taken out and quietly placed on the ground of the free vending area.
Meanwhile, in the control room of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, Song Chi was fully channeling the Power of Domination inside him, with the incarnate shadow of the Power of Double Pupils materializing in his pupils.
Under this full-force activation, the gaze of Double Pupils focused straight on the Daoist corpse.
He always had high regard for cultivators since those who follow this Supernatural System often include individuals of astonishing brilliance. Should he encounter such a tough character, it would be quite easy to be outmaneuvered or even defeated in a one-on-one situation.
Right before him lay a corpse of an immortal. Even though it had been dead for innumerable years, he still dared not to touch it directly.
After all, in the Cultivation novels of his previous life, the term “Body Seizing” was something Song Chi feared and could not avoid.
Under the combined protection of the Power of Double Pupils and Power of Domination, he believed that even an existence at the level of an immortal could not escape detection.
What was initially just a precaution, but as his gaze intensified, Song Chi’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
Before he could react further, in the next second, a Ghost Light burst forth from the brow of the immortal’s corpse, shooting straight towards the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong!!