He continued forward.
After Bai Ye passed two more forks in the road, the tomb chamber of the King of Huainan was just ahead. It was then that Bai Ye faintly heard the sounds of fighting and shouts.
Bai Ye immediately quickened his pace, arrived at the edge of the tomb chamber, and peeked inside.
Indeed, they were fighting!
The twenty-odd people who had arrived at the King of Huainan's tomb chamber earlier were already engaged in a fierce battle, a group of them fighting over a pill.
The pill was about the size of a longan, pure gold, surrounded by a brilliant golden glow, with auspicious cloud patterns on its surface.
The Tai Xia Immortal Pill!
This was one of the rewards for Mission Three!
"This is also a good thing!"
Bai Ye knew the effects of the Tai Xia Immortal Pill. This thing was like injecting the T-virus, capable of strengthening the physical body, although not with the same terrifying magnitude of enhancement as the T-virus. However, the Tai Xia Immortal Pill had another function: it could transform the physical body into an immortal human physique, thereby strengthening the power of both sword techniques and Taoist spells.
But, just like injecting the T-virus without the vaccine can turn you into a zombie, the Tai Xia Immortal Pill had a drawback. The chance of achieving the immortal human physique was only fifty percent. As for the other fifty percent…
Legend had it that the King of Huainan died after taking the Tai Xia Immortal Pill. What do you think the other fifty percent outcome was?
Therefore, as for the Tai Xia Immortal Pill, others could fight for it if they wished. Bai Ye was only interested in the Five Elements Disc.
While thinking, Bai Ye stealthily entered the tomb chamber and moved along the wall to the side.
Since Bai Ye did not enter the fray, few people noticed him. Even those who did notice him were too busy fighting for the Tai Xia Immortal Pill to pay him any mind.
Thus, Bai Ye smoothly circled along the wall to the other side of the tomb chamber.
On this side of the wall were murals depicting the story of the King of Huainan's cultivation and enlightenment. In front of the wall stood a giant alchemical furnace.
Upon seeing the furnace, Bai Ye's eyes lit up. The Five Elements Disc he was looking for was beneath the furnace, because the King of Huainan had utilized the power of the five elements from the Five Elements Disc when refining elixirs.
Bai Ye looked around and, confirming that no one was paying attention to his side, quietly crept towards the alchemical furnace.
He was about to succeed!
Bai Ye's face showed unconcealed excitement, but just then…
Bang!
A loud noise suddenly erupted!
Someone, during the fight, had bumped into the white jade coffin placed in the center of the tomb chamber. The white jade coffin let out a muffled sound and was pushed open by a small half, from which a plume of purple smoke billowed out.
The people around stopped, their attention drawn to the surging purple smoke.
It carried a very sinister scent, making one feel extremely uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling all over their body.
Soon, the purple smoke gradually dissipated, and a humanoid figure suddenly appeared. It was clad in a dark brown dragon robe, its hands were a pair of bone claws, its entire skin was purplish-blue, and its lower body was not legs but a mass of purple smoke formed into a mist, supporting its half-body and causing it to bob up and down in the air.
"I have seen the light of day again, hahahaha, I have finally seen the light of day again." The figure glanced at its body and then let out a frenzied laugh. "Who would have thought, who would have ever thought!"
Bai Ye's scalp tingled. These scoundrels, how could they have released the King of Huainan?
The King of Huainan's appearance could not be prevented. However, Bai Ye knew clearly that someone needed to obtain the Tai Xia Immortal Pill and the Five Elements Disc, and the King of Huainan would only appear to pursue them after they left his tomb.
But now, some unfortunate soul had bumped into the coffin, allowing the King of Huainan to escape prematurely.
At the same time, someone looked at the King of Huainan and tentatively asked, "King Huainan, Liu An?"
"Audacious!" The King of Huainan immediately became enraged, looking at the person and saying, "Who are you? How dare you call this king by name?"
The person ignored him and said, "A prince in life, but nothing more than a wandering ghost in death. Why the pretense!"
"Nonsense." The King of Huainan's anger intensified, and he roared, "I possess the Supreme Jade Cauldron and the Tai Xia Immortal Pill. I shall live for ten thousand generations and live as long as heaven. How dare a mere child speak such insolence before me. I think you are seeking death!"
The moment the King of Huainan finished speaking, he suddenly raised a bone claw and brought it down in front of him.
As the King of Huainan's palm struck out, the purple smoke beneath him surged, forming a giant hand in the air and slamming down on the person.
The palm strike was extremely fast. The person had no chance to react before being struck directly on the crown of the head.
The next moment, blood flowed from the person's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth simultaneously. Their pupils widened to an alarming degree, even bulging out and finally falling from their eye sockets onto the ground. Their body then slumped backward, and they ceased to make any sound.
One palm strike, easily killing one person!
The others were instantly stunned, then quickly retreated from the coffin, assuming a fighting stance.
The King of Huainan laughed heartily, "A bunch of weaklings, daring to oppose me?"
But at this very moment…
Bai Ye suddenly burst forth, kicking the alchemical furnace with a single blow, sending it flying towards the King of Huainan.
The man who had been misleading everyone earlier saw Bai Ye and looked surprised. "Little brother, you're still alive?"
Bai Ye had no time to attend to him. The ground beneath the alchemical furnace was carved with a Bagua diagram, and at the center of the Bagua diagram was the Five Elements Disc that Bai Ye desired.
The Five Elements Disc was made of bronze, with five edges corresponding to the five elements, inlaid in the floor in the center of the Bagua diagram.
Bai Ye bent down, forcibly dug out the Five Elements Disc, and then took to his heels.
On the other side…
The King of Huainan looked at the flying alchemical furnace and flicked his arm, sending the furnace flying aside. He then looked up and saw Bai Ye, clutching the Five Elements Disc, rushing out of the tomb chamber.
"You scoundrel, how dare you steal my treasure!" The King of Huainan roared, "Die!"
The King of Huainan's body suddenly floated up and drifted forward.
The people in front of the coffin were instantly alarmed, retreating while trying to defend themselves.
The King of Huainan paid them no mind, simply waving his bone claws. Immediately, an eerie wind swirled around, blowing away the people in front of him.
Some were struck directly by the eerie wind and felt a chill run through their entire body, trembling uncontrollably. Blood began to flow from their seven orifices, their flesh and blood rapidly shriveled, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into dried corpses.
A man from the world of cultivation reacted the fastest. He summoned his flying sword and cast a sword incantation, saying, "Spirit Dance Sword, Shatter!"
The flying sword, entirely crimson, shot forward, its body quickly igniting as it flew straight towards the King of Huainan's face. But just as it was about to strike…