I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 1388

Chapter 1388: Chapter 537: The Emperor in the Coffin! Empress, Save Me! (2)

Chen Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to himself, "Mistakes will be made when anxious, flaws will be revealed when taking action. The big fish have already surfaced; how long can you continue to hide?"

With this thought, Chen Mo prepared to leave first and call over the Princess.

After all, Wu Lie still had the Heavenly Shadow Guards with him, a force comparable to the Ultimate Venerable; relying on himself alone was not enough assurance.

Just as the two were about to return the way they came, Chen Mo suddenly stopped in his tracks. His nostrils flared as he caught a whiff of a pungent sulfur smell, and he looked up abruptly to see a small flame sparking in the darkness.

The air began to twist and swell, instantly transforming into a surging blaze that rushed towards them along the tunnel!

"This trick again?!"

Chen Mo’s eyelids twitched.

How much Red Sand does Wu Lie have in his possession? An endless supply?

Without a moment’s hesitation, he picked up Yu Hongyin and sprinted forward rapidly.

Boom Boom Boom—

The tunnel shook violently as the surging flames relentlessly pursued, filling every inch of space. The powerful destructive force from the explosion shattered the walls, causing massive boulders to crash down with a roar!

Chen Mo moved with extreme speed, reaching the end of the tunnel in just three breaths.

A massive stone door blocked the path ahead, leaving no way out, with a lifelike five-clawed black dragon engraved upon it.

The blaze had already reached behind them, leaving him no time to think further. He placed his hand on the door, his Qi-blood surging within him, forcing the door open a crack and slipping inside with Yu Hongyin.

He shut the stone door tightly, isolating the explosion, yet the scorching heat could still be felt through the crack!

"Phew, that was close~" Yu Hongyin patted her chest, still somewhat shaken.

"Hold on a moment..."

After calming down, Chen Mo suddenly realized something.

Back at Qianji Palace, Consort Yu had killed a Heavenly Shadow Guard named "Bi Su" and extracted a memory scene from him.

"A deep tunnel, copper candles burning green, and a door engraved with a five-clawed black dragon... Doesn’t this match what the empress described exactly?!"

"Could it be..."

At this moment, Yu Hongyin tugged at his sleeve, "Mr. Chen, what do you see?"

"Hm?" Chen Mo looked up, instantly stunned.

In front of them lay a stone dragon of ink jade color, coiled and winding, its scales and claws distinctly defined, each dragon scale lifelike in its carvings. Its head rested on the ground, eyes inlaid with luminous pearls, radiating a serene glow, as if gazing upon them.

Chen Mo stepped forward, unknowingly triggering a mechanism, a "click" sounded, and the dragon’s mouth slowly opened. Inside was no fanged maw, but a deep and shadowy passageway.

The explosion outside grew increasingly fierce, causing continuous tremors against the stone door, with cracks spreading outward; clearly, it couldn’t hold much longer.

At this point, it seemed there was no choice.

The good news was, the area wasn’t covered by Demon-breaking Stones, allowing both him and Yu Hongyin to fully recover their cultivation, at least bringing them a bit of confidence.

"Let’s go in and have a look."

Chen Mo stepped into the dragon’s mouth.

Yu Hongyin followed closely behind.

Inside the dragon’s mouth were embedded pearls, lighting the path clearly ahead.

After several more steps, they reached the end of the passage, where their vision suddenly broadened.

Witnessing the sight before them, Yu Hongyin covered her mouth, nearly exclaiming in surprise.

"This, this is..."

Before them lay a gigantic underground palace!

Its spherical dome stood tall and majestic, covered with a constellation diagram of the Cycle, each constellation inlaid with treasure beads, whose faint halos flowed endlessly along the grooves, simulating the trajectory of stars, resembling an endless galaxy, visually stunning!

The walls on both sides were filled with murals, recording the life of every emperor.

From the grandeur of their coronation ceremony, to their glorious battles in south and north conquests, to the solemnity of their ends in old age; with detailed strokes and colors that, though faded, still showcased the fine craftsmanship of the past.

Beside each mural was an archway, inside which lay tomb chambers built of bluestone, quietly housing red-lacquered coffins.

Only now did Chen Mo truly realize where they were—

"The tunnel outside West City leads to the imperial tomb?!"

The imperial tomb is located a hundred miles outside Tiandu City at Feng Qiu, where the emperors of Great Yuan are all buried.

"The Ziwei Star shines upon the nine heavens, Tribulation Fire consumes the old palace. Ancient history rolls up to cover the withered bones, A solitary moon hangs in the eternal sky..." Chen Mo murmured to himself, "So, that’s what the prophecy’s message meant—ancient history rolls up to cover the withered bones, it turns out that’s what it meant?"

Clatter—

At this moment, the emaciated figure slowly lifted its head, the bead curtain swaying to reveal a pale face.

A deep and profound gaze fell upon Chen Mo as a hoarse and dry voice spoke slowly:

"Have you not been tirelessly searching for me?"

"Now that I stand before you, what do you intend to do?"

Chen Mo felt a chill up his spine and without the slightest hesitation, a jade pendant fell into his palm, and he immediately crushed it!

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Capital Camp training ground.

Ji Hongxiu continued to pour out alchemy fire without pause, while the furnace tripod buzzed and trembled, the essence of the Five Elements Immortal Materials and the Heavenly Primordial Spirit Fruit fused together, faintly emitting a golden glow, signaling that the refining of the Golden Core was nearing completion.

Meanwhile, the onslaught of tribulation lightning became more frequent, with lightning thick as a barrel striking down continuously, resembling a torrential rain!

Yu Youhan stood tall as her skirt fluttered, continuously clashing blue tides against the tribulation lightning, and the aura emitted by this alone was terrifying beyond measure!

The spectators watched her with eyes full of shock and awe.

For over twenty days, she had withstood the lightning tribulation without showing any signs of weakening, her Dao Power seemed inexhaustible, leaving one wondering what her true limits were!

Ling Yishan’s expression had by now grown numb, "No wonder even the Daoist Venerable dared not provoke her, such cultivation is truly terrifying, it’s no exaggeration to call her the first in Jiu Zhou, is it?"

He hadn’t anticipated that refining the Creation Golden Pill would draw Heaven’s jealousy.

Had it not been for Chen Mo enlisting the help of the Imperial Consort, the Golden Core would have been impossible to complete!

Just then, Yu Youhan seemed to sense something, her brows furrowed, and her actions paused briefly.

"Chen Mo’s aura..."

"Disappeared?"