Strongest Soldier

Lee Hongtian gritted his teeth. For the treasures of heaven and earth, for Zhang Nanxi to awaken — fighting to the death!    

"Ling'er, follow me closely!"    

Lee Hongtian's expression was extremely serious.    

"Oh, okay!"    

Hearing Lee Hongtian call her "Ling'er" so intimately, Ho Ling'er blushed and the talisman in her hand tightened.    

At the same time, he summoned the Precept God Yaodao Cunzheng. As for the Precept God Asura, Lee Hongtian was afraid that the palace was too low and could not accommodate it.    

Lee Yuv reminded him, "Be careful, there's a formation here. Once it is triggered or destroyed, it will be activated."    

"What kind of formation?" Lee Hongtian's eyelids jumped.    

"It seems to have some familiar spell formations," he said. After Lee Yuv said this, he fell into deep thought.    

Lee Hongtian rolled his eyes. By the time he thought of it, the yellow flower had already turned cold.    

However, since the formation couldn't be activated or destroyed, Lee Hongtian had to be even more careful.    

Walking on the broad white jade road outside the palace, Lee Hongtian's expression was tense.    

Lee Yuv said that the heavenly resource he needed was the Millennium Snow Lotus located in the northwest corner of the palace. Then, Lee Hongtian would have to pass through the main hall.    

In the center of the hall, there was a lipstick coffin.    

Lee Hongtian brought Ho Ling'er into the main hall and both of them were dumbfounded.    

The coffin had no lid...    

"Chief." Ho Ling'er called out softly.    

Lee Hongtian's eyes became serious and he asked, "Old man, what did you say?"    

Lee Yuv said in a speechless manner, "Brat, this kind of thing that involves ancient corpses, you have to ask your little sweetheart. Mao Mountain specializes in chasing corpses for thousands of years, this little bit of knowledge is nothing in the eyes of other people."    

"Eh …."    

Lee Hongtian was embarrassed. Along the way, he had been taking care of Ho Ling'er and had forgotten that Ho Ling'er was born with Mao Mountain. Other than her powerful hand with talismans, her understanding of corpses and tombs were also well-known.    

Lee Hongtian wanted to ask for Ho Ling'er's opinion.    

Ho Ling'er had already made her move. She poured a wisp of true qi into the special talisman in her hand.    

The talisman burned.    

Ashes fell to the ground.    

Ho Ling'er clasped her hands together, respectfully bowed three times, and said in a soft voice, "Mao Mountain disciple Ho Ling'er and cultivation world Senior Brother Li have accidentally entered the room, just for …"    

Ho Ling'er looked at Lee Hongtian as she spoke.    

Lee Hongtian said faintly, "It's just for a medicinal herb to treat our friends and relatives."    

Ho Ling'er's expression changed as she turned around and bowed three times. "I only want to take a medicinal plant to treat my friend's illness. I hope that your esteemed self can consider our relationship as a disciple in the cultivation world and let us off the hook."    

With that, Ho Ling'er once again ignited another three identical talismans.    

"Is it ready?"    

Lee Hongtian asked. He didn't ask what kind of talismans they were, he believed in Ho Ling'er just as Ho Ling'er believed in him.    

Ho Ling'er glanced at the coffin and gave Lee Hongtian a look. She said softly, "It's done."    

Lee Hongtian nodded slightly. He understood the meaning behind that gaze. The toast was served, but if the other party did not drink it, then they would need to bring the penalty wine.    

No matter what, the two of them were relieved. They continued to stick to the edge of the palace and walked towards the northwest corner.    

Walking on the road, Lee Hongtian asked curiously, "Why is there an open coffin?"    

Ho Ling'er thought for a moment, then replied, "Generally speaking, there are three levels to a noble's tomb, and they are separated and wrapped in a coffin. The outer layer is made of stone, and the inner layer is the coffin that we speak of. "    

"As for the fact that these coffins are not sealed, there is a saying in our cultivation world that after a few high ranking Trainer soldiers have been dismantled, in order to continue protecting the sect and its disciples, they would use the coffin as an allegory, symbolizing that if a calamity were to happen to the sect, the coffin could be easily lifted."    

As Ho Ling'er said this, she paused for a moment, thought, and continued, "There seems to be one or two of these tombs atop the ancestral tombs of our Mao Mountain."    

Lee Hongtian was stunned. "Is it useful?"    

Ho Ling'er laughed, "I don't know. Our Mao Mountain's legacy has never stopped burning incense after thousands of years anyway."    

Lee Yuv teased: "Brat, this old man had more than one fellow cultivator from Mao Mountain back then, but I have never heard of this matter. I told you such an important secret straight away, it seems like this little girl is determined to tell you."    

Lee Hongtian said with his heart, "Then just tell me earlier, I can still stop her from continuing as she urgently needs to speak."    

Lee Yuv sneered, "Hehe, you are complaining to this old man, could it be that I was the one who flirted with this girl?"    

Lee Hongtian's expression froze.    

Soon, the two of them arrived at the northwest corner of the palace.    

Surprisingly, there was another room.    

Without another word, Ho Ling'er ignited a talisman, lit a ball of light, and floated towards the small room.    

The room was instantly filled with golden light.    

It was filled with all kinds of gold, silver, and jewelry. Every single item inside was extremely beautiful.    

Ho Ling'er said, "Bureau Chief, this seems to be the place to accompany and bury the treasures of the tomb's owner."    

"En!"    

Lee Hongtian slightly nodded, but his gaze swept across the room and looked towards the back of the palace.    

This was an ancient tomb. Where were the ruins of the Ancient Loulan Nation?    

"It should still be behind us." Lee Yuv said, "There is something blocking my spiritual sense behind the palace."    

Lee Hongtian asked, "Array formation?"    

Lee Yuv agreed, "It should be. This formation is an expert. This kind of thousand-year formation requires constantly absorbing the true energy in the world in order to operate. However, this is an era where true energy is depleted and the formation is still in operation."    

"In other words, the coffin in front of us is actually a person guarding the country?" Lee Hongtian suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the red coffin.    

But it was dark and empty and there was nothing to be seen.    

"That's right, she should at least have the strength equivalent to a Trainer of the Deification Stage." Lee Yuv estimated.    

Lee Hongtian gasped.    

Deification Stage was a half-step True God.    

Lee Hongtian retracted his gaze. Of course, he had a strong curiosity towards the Ancient Loulan Nation, but …    

The purpose of his visit right now was to find the Thousand Year Snow Lotus, not to risk his life to trigger the formation so as to incite the anger of the Guardian of the Deification Stage.    

Even though it might be the corpse's rage, Lee Hongtian also felt that he would only be able to escape in a sorry state.    

Lee Hongtian said to Ho Ling'er, "Watch outside. I'll go in that thing. If you're afraid, put in a few more balls of light."    

"En!"    

Ho Ling'er nodded with a serious expression.    

She was not being hypocritical or evasive. Separating this unknown land would actually help in the necessary rescue.    

Lee Hongtian crossed the threshold and entered the room that was filled with treasures.    

Even though the room was small, the treasures within were as vast as smoke. Furthermore, they were all glittering with golden light, causing one to feel dazzled upon seeing them.    

As a Trainer, Lee Hongtian was extremely wealthy. However, when facing these heaven defying treasures, he still subconsciously started to size them up carefully.    

Lee Hongtian was aware that this would take a lot of time, and immediately felt discouraged: "Tell me, where is the item?"