Speaking of this, Lu Ren had to admit that falling from such a height, even with his physique, he still felt his bones and muscles tingling, and the Ten Earth True Qi circulating within him couldn’t function normally.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to crawl out from the edge of the pit.
Lu Ren took a deep breath, and Zhang Tongxuan watched, astonished at Lu Ren’s incredible lung capacity, as he inhaled like a tornado and exhaled like a hurricane, blowing away the dust that had settled at the bottom of the pit.
Zhang Tongxuan couldn’t help but ask, "Didn’t you feel like coughing after inhaling all that dust?"
Lu Ren replied, "I already exhaled it with my breath just now, didn’t you see?"
Zhang Tongxuan: "... I did see some particles being expelled, but it felt weird, as if your body’s structure isn’t quite normal."
Lu Ren looked down at his skin, smooth and ivory, without pores when not channeling energy.
His physique was well-proportioned, with fine scales covering the vital parts of his body.
"In what way am I not normal?"
The sword light swirling around Zhang Tongxuan’s Celestial Master Sword faded, as he glanced at the seemingly untouched center of the pit below.
"Let’s not talk about this now; we can discuss these matters later. How about the guy inside?"
Lu Ren’s expression turned grave, his gaze fixed on the coffin resembling a boat below. It was entirely made of jade, looking like a little boat, without any cover, and the person inside was visibly exposed in front of them.
A stunning woman adorned in golden radiance and luxurious palace attire lay in the jade ship as if in a deep sleep.
Beneath was a silver lake formed by some unknown liquid, with the little boat floating quietly upon it.
Just one glance at the woman gave a feeling of nobility, as if the most prestigious being in the world, with an illusion of commanding the world.
"Heh, even in death, she’s determined to craft a treasure ship, aiming to reach the other shore."
Zhang Tongxuan chuckled coldly, filled with mockery.
"These Immortal Gods, every single one of them suffers from delusions, risking their lives while still daydreaming."
After a pause, Zhang Tongxuan asked Lu Ren with a puzzled face, "Where are your impact marks?"
Lu Ren pointed his chin at the jade ship.
"There, did you see? When I collided, this jade ship spontaneously defended with an emerald light, like a copper wall, stopping me outside, unable to advance."
Lu Ren didn’t mention that with his current robust physique, falling to the ground shouldn’t cause any harm, except hitting the green light defense would make his body numb.
Lu Ren’s gaze turned somber as he kept moving his body, stretching to keep his muscles active.
"The Queen Mother of the West, the legendary Queen Mother who ruled over thousands of female Immortals during the Mythical Era!"
Lu Ren was astonished: "The Queen Mother of the West, how did you manage to find such an ancient tomb?!"
At this, he suddenly remembered what Chang’e had mentioned: at that time, the Queen Mother of the West seemingly had a dispute with the Jade Emperor, leading to an epic battle. The war raged, affecting numerous Immortal Gods, and eventually ended with the Jade Emperor’s victory, who then piloted the Celestial Palace away from Earth.
But Chang’e also mentioned that during the battle, the Queen Mother of the West suffered unimaginable injuries, forcing her to hastily arrange her affairs and begin a long slumber without even additional arrangements in her tomb.
Looking at the silver lake beneath the Queen Mother of the West’s jade ship, this liquid was truly precious.
"This liquid is a mixture of Jade Marrow Liquid and Ten Thousand Year Stalactite, said to solidify the Divine Soul and halt physical aging. It’s extremely valuable even among the ranks of Immortal Gods. I never imagined the Queen Mother of the West using it to create a lake!!"
Zhang Tongxuan expressed anger: "Mad, these Immortal Gods from the Mythical Era took the world’s essence too fiercely, causing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism to dissipate uncontrollably."
After all, Immortal Gods are not eternal; without methods to prolong life, they would naturally turn to dust in just a thousand or ten thousand years.
And such slumber, neither alive nor dead, though seemingly living, is worse than death, consciousness unknowable.
Due to prolonged slumber, magnetic influence could summon many indescribable phenomena, leading their bodies to mutate, Divine Souls to pollute, tainted by bizarre occurrences.
At least during Zhang Tongxuan’s three years of relentless grave digging, the gains were tremendous but also resulted in severe losses, with several near-total annihilations.
Especially for figures like the Queen Mother of the West, whose cultivation is closely linked to the Seeking Truth Realm. If the body loses control of the Divine Soul, unspeakable things might emerge from the Seeking Truth Realm.
At such times, the jade ship on which the Queen Mother of the West lies becomes the best safeguarding object.
"Mad, cultivating to the end and becoming such a ghostly state, I don’t even know for what purpose. If it ever happens to me, I’d rather just end my life."
Lu Ren suddenly sighed softly, leaving Zhang Tongxuan silent, speechless.
"What should we do next?"
Zhang Tongxuan rubbed his face; as his cultivation advanced, his formerly aging appearance, the wrinkles gradually vanished, now resembling a middle-aged man.
After clearing his mind, Zhang Tongxuan solemnly stated, "Of course, we should completely destroy her while she sleeps. It’s better for both of us, as letting someone of the Great God Level like the Queen Mother of the West revive is unimaginable."
At their current realm, even modern state-of-the-art nuclear weapons are starting to lose their effect.
This power, only with the rise of the spacefaring era and breakthroughs in technology, might threaten them.
Lu Ren held a pessimistic view, believing that without some alien technology, it’s hard to continuously elevate the entire human race to possess self-defense capabilities.
While sorting out the tangled Qi and Blood meridians within his body, he finally twisted his neck.
"So tell me, how do we kill her?"
Seeing Lu Ren eager, Zhang Tongxuan was about to speak when another voice from Section Chief Chen resonated with astonishment.
His eyes appeared to see something incredibly unexpected.
Lu Ren turned to see Chen Yuehua, just a torso shorter than him, standing not far away.
"Chen Yuehua, the overall person in charge of this special operation, has been my partner for the past three years. You can call him Section Chief Chen."
Lu Ren nodded slightly, greeting him.
(Go to sleep early, the won’t be out for another hour or so)