Chapter 42

Master Long arrived before ten.

Chen Hao was a little shocked to see Master Long, for the latter looked a little different from the first time he saw him.

His face was still the same, but he was not wearing a dark-green long-sleeved shirt this time. Instead, he wore a grey shirt jacket and armor over his upper body.

His half armor was covered with scratches, and it appeared damaged on the sides, making him appear kind of pathetic.

Chen Hao didn’t mock him for it but instead felt envious.

He could see a powerful spiritual power weaved like a net over his armor. This is actually a protective spiritual artifact! Master Long is so wealthy!

Although spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts differed only by one word, there was absolutely a world of difference between the two. Spiritual artifacts were considered priceless.

Even though Chen Hao had some Dao Attainment and could construct blessed artifacts, those were incomparable to the protective spiritual artifacts made out of rare materials.

Also, the shoes Master Long was wearing were also not simple. Chen Hao could sense the traces of spiritual power on them. Clearly, those shoes were magical artifacts too.

There was also that backpack that was nearly double the size of Chen Hao’s. Surely there were plenty of goodies inside.

Are these the assets of a true cultivator? It truly makes one drool with envy.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he already possessed the Pleasure Helping Spirit System and felt that he had a bright future ahead of him, Chen Hao probably couldn’t resist asking Master Long to take him in as a disciple, so that he could find an opportunity to spite him to death and inherit all his assets.

“Master Long, you’re full of treasures from head to toe. You make me, a junior, so envious.”

Chen Hao said with an astonished look on his face as Master Long and Xue Chuang got near.

A pleased look appeared in Master Long’s eyes. Yet, he spoke humbly, “You over-compliment me, Master Chen. These are but items that my teacher passed on to me. As cultivators, the most important thing is our own cultivation.”

He had originally intended to mock Chen Hao for being lacking in both learning and practical ability, for his lack of Dao Attainment, but after he finished speaking, Master Long suddenly realized something.

Eh, something’s not right. What did he mean by full of treasures from head to toe? Does he think I’m a pig? Does he know how to speak or not?

However, Chen Hao shut Master Long up with his respectful tone.

“Master Long, as a junior, I thank you for your teaching.”

Chen Hao wasn’t deliberately making fun of him. After all, Master Long was armed with so many weapons, so even if he met some formidable evil spirit, there would be someone shielding him in front, giving him time to run away.

Seeing Chen Hao show such admiration for Master Long, Xue Chuang felt secretly pleased.

The master he invited was more formidable than the one Bai Ru invited. If this tomb issue was resolved, most of the credit would go to him. The position of the President would be his then.

Bai Ru, however, was expressionless as she held the Guan Yu figurine in her arms tightly, quietly waiting for the right timing.

Thereafter, they came to the tomb.

Master Long carefully observed for a moment, then said with a satisfied smile, “Not bad. The dark energy in the Dragon’s Den has been completely sealed, and there isn’t any leakage for the time being. It’s noon now when the sun is the most intense, so it’s the best timing to open the Dragon’s Door. Manager Xue, have you buried the explosives?”

Xue Chuang replied respectfully, “Don’t worry, Master Long. According to your instructions, we have invited the most professional explosive experts and made the most appropriate setup.”

Master Long nodded his head. “Good. Prepare to blow up the Dragon’s Door now.”

He then shifted away.

Everyone else hurriedly followed his cue.

When they got to a safe zone, Chen Hao couldn’t resist asking, “Master Long, are we going to blow up this Dragon’s Door?”

Master Long quietly despised Chen Hao. He thought to himself, This guy is indeed a warlock and doesn’t have any skills. Nonetheless, he explained to Chen Hao, “Master Chen, you might not be aware, for ordinary large tombs, in order to prevent someone from destroying it, they would block out the tomb. The most common mechanism is the Dragon Snapping Stone, but there are some places that it wouldn’t be appropriate. They will choose means like Glass Fire Dragon, Rear Door Blockade, and Chasm Obstacles. This Dragon’s Den located in Stream Mountain is the den of a water dragon. As it’s connected to the underground waterbed, they wouldn’t be able to set up the Dragon Snapping Stone. Thus, they should have used the Rear Door Blockade mechanism. Once the Dragon’s Door is closed, one won’t be able to open it from the outside.”

Master Long then gazed at Chen Hao with a jesting look, wanting to see an ashamed look on his face.

After all, he claimed to be a master, yet he didn’t even have knowledge of something so basic. Wasn’t this something to be shameful of?

However, Master Long was disappointed to see an enlightened look on Chen Hao’s face, followed by a hint of delight. After all, this was something he didn’t know about previously, so he was only too happy to have someone answer his doubts. Why would he feel ashamed?

“I see. Thank you for your teaching.” Chen Hao thanked him gratefully.

Master Long was rendered speechless.

Bang!

Just then, a loud sound entered their ears, and the ground started to shake and stir up dust into the air.

Caught off-guard, everyone subconsciously laid on their stomachs. It was only subsequently that they realized that they were in the safe zone, so they wouldn’t possibly be hurt. They looked at each other.

“Cough cough. We can go in and take a look now.” Master Long calmly got to his feet and concealed his awkwardness with a cough, then took the gas mask from Xue Chuang’s hands.

Chen Hao took one as well, speechless as he stared at the mask.

How they entered the tomb was different from what he had imagined.

Never mind the explosives—they were even using a gas mask now. Next, would they be deploying other technological means?

Tsk tsk. Could it be that in the world of cultivation these days, they were keeping up with the times and combining cultivation with technology, and using technological means to subdue demons?

When they came to the tomb again, the stone door had vanished and instead, they now saw a hole over one meter tall. It was pitch dark inside and they couldn’t see a thing.

However, Chen Hao could see intense dark energy gushing out from the hole and vanishing under the sunlight.

What shocking dark energy. Could it be that there really are evil spirits residing inside?

Chen Hao felt fear in his heart, making him more alert now.

Master Long’s expression changed slightly as he quietly raised the level of the danger inside the Dragon’s Den up a notch in his heart.

“Master Long, what else do you need me to do?” Xue Chuang asked with trepidation as he looked at the hole.

Master Long was quiet for a moment, before speaking, “Get someone to move a mirror here and continue to reflect sunlight into the hole. Also, pull the cable over. Follow us and set up the lights.”

Xue Chuang nodded, then quickly instructed his men to act on it.

Master Chen then looked at Chen Hao and said, “Master Chen, let’s go. If there are indeed evil spirits inside the Dragon’s Den, they must be hidden in the Dragon’s Coffin Chamber. With the commotion we made earlier, I dare not guarantee it hasn’t been awoken, so we’d better hurry.”

Hearing the certainty in his voice, Chen Hao knew that this master must have gone back and checked on the relevant information. As Master Long knew much more about this Dragon’s Den than he did, Chen Hao simply nodded and agreed.

They split into two paths thereafter.

With Chen Hao and Master Long leading the way, they entered the Dragon’s Door.

Chen Hao suddenly found himself surrounded by dark energy and could feel a piercing coldness. However, right after the Buddha beads on his wrist started giving out a soft glow, it caused the dark energy around him to move away from his body.

Like Chen Hao, Master Long’s agate beads caused the dark energy to move away from him.

They looked at each other, and now had a heightened opinion of the other party’s magical artifact. They continued moving forward.

Bai Ru followed behind Master Long and Chen Hao. She held onto the Guan Yu figurine tightly and likewise managed to avoid the dark energy. She followed closely behind Chen Hao, waiting for him to give her a sign.

Meow!

Just then, the meowing of a cat was heard. Right after, Chen Hao saw a black figure diving into the darkness of the tomb.

“Blackie!”

Chen Hao was exasperated.

Dammit. I brought you here to expand your horizons. I wasn’t planning on putting you in danger, but you decided to run in there yourself. You’re courting your own death, aren’t you?

But the black cat had already run far away, and Chen Hao couldn’t very well leave the team to find his cat, so he could only silently pray that this darned cat wouldn’t die here. I just spent ten thousand yuan buying you expensive cat food, and you haven’t even taken a bite of it.