Eternal Sacred King

2629 Living Being

The Martial Dao Prime Body attempted to release his spirit consciousness and swept it across the Netherworld Treasure Mirror. However, apart from a sinister and cold feeling, he did not discover anything else.

No matter how he tried, even when he released the power of the Grotto-heaven, there was no reaction from the Netherworld Treasure Mirror.

The Martial Dao Prime Body stood up and intended to put away the Netherworld Treasure Mirror first before continuing to explore in the direction of the flames of the Soul Lantern.

However, he suddenly realized that the Netherworld Treasure Mirror could not be placed in his storage bag!

Although the storage bag was open, there was an irreconcilable resistance between it and the Netherworld Treasure Mirror.

The Martial Dao Prime Body did not dare to throw the unknown ancient mirror into his consciousness casually either.

After pondering for a moment, the Martial Dao Prime Body placed the Netherworld Treasure Mirror in his embrace first and raised the Soul Lantern before continuing in the direction indicated by the flames.

After a long time, a tall silhouette vaguely appeared in the darkness ahead.

When he approached, the Martial Dao Prime Body was shocked to discover that what stood before him was a desolate and lonely ancient city!

There was an ancient city in the depths of Greater Avici?

The ancient city did not have city walls.

The entrance of the ancient city was like the mouth of an ancient behemoth. It was deep and dark within and one could not see the path ahead.

The Martial Dao Prime Body hesitated for a moment before heading into the ancient city.

The ancient city was silent and there was no life on both sides of the street.

However, after entering the ancient city, the despair, pain and suffocating atmosphere in Greater Avici seemed to have vanished.

The ancient city seemed to be a world of its own, isolating the city from Greater Avici outside.

The Martial Dao Prime Body held the Hell Suppression Tripod in his left hand and the Soul Lantern in his right as he walked along the street.

There was nothing on the empty street except for his faint footsteps.

After a while, the Martial Dao Prime Body seemed to have reached the end of the street and gradually slowed down.

In an empty space at the end of the street, an ancient well was erected, looking a little abrupt.

The Martial Dao Prime Body scanned his surroundings and only headed towards the ancient well after discovering nothing.

By the time he arrived at the edge of the ancient well, the flames of the Soul Lantern had returned to normal.

It was as though the ancient well before him was the endpoint guided by the Soul Lantern!

The Martial Dao Prime Body lowered his head and glanced into the ancient well.

It was dark inside, sinister and lifeless.

His spirit consciousness entered the ancient well and vanished instantly like a rock entering the sea.

The Martial Dao Prime Body leaned over slightly and extended the Soul Lantern into the ancient well slowly, wanting to see if he could discover anything.

Right then, a voice sounded from behind him—it was extremely close!

“What did you see?”

Psst!

The body of the Martial Dao Prime Body froze and he felt a chill run down his spine, shocked!

That voice was not a remnant will within Greater Avici.

The Martial Dao Prime Body could truly sense that there was indeed someone standing behind him!

A living person!

In fact, he could even sense the breathing of the person behind him!

How was that possible?

How could there be anyone alive in this ancient city in the depths of Greater Avici?

Furthermore, he had clearly scanned carefully earlier on and there was no life in the surroundings, let alone a living being!

In fact, he did not even know when this person arrived.

How did this person appear behind him?!

That voice sounded familiar.

However, the voice appeared way too suddenly and strangely. The Martial Dao Prime Body was shocked and did not think too much about it.

His spirit perception did not give him any warning.

It was alright to assume that the intruder was not hostile towards him.

However, there was another possibility—the intruder was strong enough to hide from his spirit perception!

The Martial Dao Prime Body did not escape right away.

If the person behind him truly wanted to attack him, there was no need for him to say anything—the Martial Dao Prime Body was completely unprepared.

The Martial Dao Prime Body turned around slowly and held the Hell Suppression Tripod and Soul Lantern horizontally in front of his chest, on guard.

Although he was prepared, he was still shocked when he turned around and saw who it was with disbelief in his eyes.

“Senior, it’s you…”

A realization flashed through the mind of the Martial Dao Prime Body.

It was no wonder why that voice sounded familiar.

The person standing before him was the long-browed old monk known as the tomb keeper from the backyard of Asura Monastery on Great Tie Wei Mountain!

The Martial Dao Prime Body did not have much interaction with this old monk who guarded the tombs.

Back then, the two of them had met once.

The Martial Dao Prime Body could vaguely sense that the old monk was extraordinary.

Later on, the Green Lotus True Body, Yun Zhu and Mo Qing left Avici and were hunted by eight Heavenly Kings of the Buddhist monasteries.

At that time, the old monk guarding the tombs was the one who killed more than half of the eight Heavenly Kings of the Buddhist monasteries!

To be precise, the old monk did not attack at all. A single sentence from him was all it took for a Heavenly King of the Buddhist monasteries to die.

He glanced at another Heavenly King of the Buddhist monasteries and that Heavenly King died on the spot!

Out of the eight Heavenly Kings, only three of them escaped in time by hiding in Avici, allowing them to escape from the hands of the old monk.

However, at that time, the Martial Dao Prime Body presided over Avici so the three Heavenly Kings could not escape the fate of death in the end as well.

Thereafter, he had not heard any news of the old monk.

He had asked Yun Zhu about it but to no avail.

Although the old monk looked like he was at the end of his road and could exhaust his lifespan at any moment, his strength was frightening!

The Martial Dao Prime Body had not expected to see this old monk again in this ancient city of Greater Avici!

He only managed to get through Greater Avici and arrive here thanks to the Hell Suppression Tripod and Soul Lantern.

How did the old monk manage to get here?

Even Emperors might not be able to leave alive if they were trapped in a Lesser Hell outside, let alone Greater Avici!

Could this old monk that guarded the tombs be a Great Emperor?!

That thought flashed through the mind of the Martial Dao Prime Body and he was shocked.

However, he calmed down before long.

There was no way he was a Great Emperor.

According to his understanding, ever since Great Emperor Longevity passed away, there had not been a Great Emperor born in this generation.

If someone had truly become a Great Emperor, the news would have long spread through the trichiliocosm.

“Senior, why are you…”

The Martial Dao Prime Body had many questions in his mind and could not help but ask when he saw that the old monk was not hostile towards him.

However, before he could finish, the old monk suddenly reached out with his skinny palm and pushed towards his chest.

“Mmm?”

The Martial Dao Prime Body’s heart skipped a beat.

He watched helplessly as the skinny palm of the old monk pushed towards him. However, his body no longer seemed to be under his control and he could not move at all!

Even with the Hell Suppression Tripod and Soul Lantern in his hands, it was useless!

What was this old monk trying to do?

Was he trying to kill him?

Why?

In a flash, countless thoughts flashed through the mind of the Martial Dao Prime Body.