Chapter 24: The Gate

  The cave was very rugged and almost no light could shine in, so Liu Xuan had to use a spinning lantern fire to illuminate it.

  This move was originally used to burn enemy soldiers close to oneself in the chaos of war, but Liu Xuan used it this way, and everyone didn't know what it meant. Qin Yilu and Diao Chan knew this move, and seeing the emperor use it like that, they were speechless for a while.

  It turned out that Shi Daoren didn't understand the key point, and looking at the three 'lanterns' floating beside Liu Xuan's body, he praised: "This magic is really convenient!" At the same time, he put away the talisman he had just taken out.

  He cautiously walked inside, but this time Qin Yilu took the lead, holding a long knife in his hand - the Han Dynasty ring head knife had a straight blade, only with a slight upward arc at the tip of the knife. The width of the knife was about the same as the long sword at that time, or slightly wider.

  Overall, it's like a big circle of Tang knives - the ring-headed knife is the predecessor of the Tang knife. In fact, there are many types of Tang knives, each with different functions, and the ceremonial knife is closest to the ring-headed knife, while Liu Xuan's Red Sky should be considered a horizontal knife, which is a type of Tang knife specifically used for combat.

  These specific things Liu Xuan didn't understand, although he knew what a Tang knife looked like, but he didn't go to check that much, anyway, he knew what kind of thing he liked was enough.

  At this time, holding the hilt of his waist knife, Liu Xuan walked in while feeling the flow and change of the surrounding heavenly spiritual energy, as well as observing the terrain here.

  After walking for about half an hour, the crowd entered a slightly more spacious cave. Perhaps it was because of the incoming light, and there was a pond not far away, which refracted some light, making the cave slightly brighter.

  Everyone was sizing up the surroundings, but Liu Xuan keenly sensed that this place was not ordinary.

  "Has Your Majesty realized it?"

  Shi Daoren was very concerned about Liu Xuan's movements, and as soon as he saw his expression change, he immediately knew that Liu Xuan had found the location of the 'back door'.

  He was very surprised, when he inadvertently learned that Qin Huangling had a 'back door' here at the beginning, he searched for many years, even if he found this cave, he also spent a lot of effort to find the location of that 'back door'. How did this young emperor discover it all at once?

  "Could it be that Your Majesty is also well-versed in the arts of physiognomy and Feng Shui?"

  If that's the case, it wouldn't be surprising to find the "back door" either, because those are all related skills. In fact, Liu Xuan is not proficient in this way, and he only understands a small part of the knowledge related to Feng Shui, which involves the arrangement of arrays.

  As for sensing aura, it is completely an ability attached to cultivating Tianzi Dragon Qi.

  Because the kung fu he is currently practicing is extremely sensitive to the flow of spiritual energy, since entering this cave, he has felt that this flow is unusual. Until now, his keen perception has discovered that although these flows of spiritual energy seem somewhat chaotic and disorderly, they have a common point - they will stop in a certain area, then circle around before leaving.

  It was this subtle difference that allowed Liu Xuan to find the location of the 'back door'.

  Taking a big step forward, he finally stood in front of a mountain wall. The mountain wall that looked no different from the one next to it was actually the anomaly. Liu Xuan stretched out his hand and lightly touched the mountain wall, only to feel the power inside him surge violently, as if it was about to break free from his control.

  If it weren't for Liu Xuan having refined all the dragon energy in his body, perhaps more than half of the dragon energy inside him would have been consumed immediately. However, even so, a small amount of unrefined dragon energy was still sucked out.

  To the people around, it was just a flash of light, and then everything returned to normal. They had no idea what had happened. Only Shi Dao Ren furrowed his brow for a moment before suddenly turning pale with fright, exclaiming: "Your Majesty, be careful! The Qin Mausoleum is filled with formations that suppress the dragon's aura!"

  He has already figured out why such a thing happened, and now he regrets that he didn't think it through. The emperor's cultivation is indeed powerful, but his ability to control the dragon energy is precisely restrained by the formation in Qin Huangling. In that case, wouldn't this trip be in vain?

  But unexpectedly, Liu Xuan chuckled and said, "You think a little trick like this can suppress the dragon energy within me? This is far from enough."

  Although he had lost some dragon energy just now, it was so little that Liu Xuan didn't take it seriously. As long as he went back to cultivate well, he could recover in a moment - those were the dragon energies absorbed last night, and they hadn't been tempered yet because of coming to Qin Mausoleum today.

  If he had only cultivated the pure Heavenly Dragon Qi or could only control the dragon qi, perhaps he wouldn't have dared to enter this Qin Mausoleum.

  It's not a big deal to waste all one's cultivation, but if one is also suppressed inside, it's even more miserable than Qin Shi Huang - at least Qin Shi Huang was only suppressed after his death, whereas oneself is still a living person, being suppressed inside is no different from being buried alive.

  Ke Liu Xuan's cultivation was a further perfected technique. Apart from the methods of absorbing and manipulating, he would rather cultivate more slowly in order to further temper his body's dragon energy, making it more refined, easier to control, and more closely connected to himself.

  It was also because of this step that he was not afraid of these formations, and the dragon energy that should have been restrained was no longer feared by these formations that were specifically set up for him, thanks to Liu Xuan's relationship.

  Shi Daoren also secretly let out a breath of relief when he heard Liu Xuan say this, and at the same time, he was amazed by the emperor's powerful cultivation - he didn't know that Liu Xuan's kung fu was mysterious, but thought that Liu Xuan's cultivation was strong and had already made use of the dragon energy condensed by the imperial court, and could contend with those magic arrays.

  But he didn't know that the actual situation was not like that at all, and Liu Xuan also didn't think it was necessary to explain in detail to him. After observing for a while, he finally understood the composition and situation of this magic array.

  When he saw Shi Daoren approaching, he casually said: "This formation was originally intended for short-term use only. In other words, except for the initial period when it was set up, this formation will automatically become invalid, as if it never existed."

  "Oh?" Shi Daoren was indeed knowledgeable, but he couldn't see through these things. After all, although he was considered a top-notch cultivator on this earth, compared to Liu Xuan, the difference wasn't just a little bit.

  "It was only as time passed and the terrain changed that what was originally just a sideline of the earth's pulse unexpectedly branched out into a tributary that flowed through the location of this formation, and with the changes in the stars and moon between heaven and earth, this formation underwent a change, which gave us the opportunity to enter the Qin Mausoleum."

  Liu Xuan didn't explain it in detail, but Shi Daoren still understood. It turned out that this 'back door' was only used once. Even the person who set up the formation just wanted to use it for a while, but unexpectedly, the changes in heaven and earth caused the back door to be opened again, giving Shi Daoren and his group the opportunity to enter the Qin Mausoleum.

  "But this opportunity is also a coincidence and can only last for a very short period of time!"

  Liu Xuan also confirmed the judgment made by Shi Dao Ren earlier, that this backdoor can only be used for a while and cannot be used forever: "Moreover, after this time, this formation will truly be completely scrapped!"

  "Oh? Why?"

  "This array was originally temporary and not very powerful. After this time, the objects used to set up the array will be unable to withstand that intense power and will ultimately destroy it from within... The instruments used to set up the array are destroyed, and the array method is naturally abandoned!"

  Shi Daoren nodded, he could only see the opening of the formation and its approximate duration, but couldn't see such subtle things, unexpectedly this young Tianzi was not very old, but his experience was much stronger than himself.

  Just as he was about to ask again, Liu Xuan pointed at the wall and a blue glow like water appeared on it. It looked very beautiful, but Liu Xuan didn't even have the interest to look at it carefully, and directly stepped forward into it.

  Everyone only saw the azure water light motionless for a moment, and Liu Xuan disappeared. Qin Yilu and Huang Zhong were greatly shocked and immediately rushed in. Diao Chan was also unwilling to fall behind and quickly followed up.

  Shi Daoren was stunned for a moment before realizing that everyone else had already gone in except for himself.

  "I originally thought it would take some effort to open this 'back door', but in the eyes of Your Majesty, opening the door was just a casual push."

  Shaking his head, Shidao gradually realized the gap between himself and this emperor. He thought about this time entering Qin Huang's mausoleum, he had to be low-key, otherwise, if he provoked him, he was afraid that he would not get the Dan medicine.

  He took a step forward, feeling a refreshing coolness all over his body, but a sense of oppression in his heart. These feelings vanished instantly, and after a brief dizziness, he found himself transported to another place.

  Liu Xuan was standing not far away, and when he saw that he had also followed up, he took a look at the back of his body. Shi Daoren also turned around, and only then did he see that there was a pale blue light cluster floating behind him, just like a big door floating there.

  "This door can be kept for no more than three days, and you must leave here within three days."

  Liu Xuan took a look and knew the time limit of this door.

  "Isn't it supposed to be a month? How did it become three days?" Diao Chan didn't quite understand, and found it strange that there was such a big difference.

  Liu Xuan explained to her: "The so-called one month refers to the fact that there is still a month's time to open this door, but once it is opened, the door can only be maintained for three days."

  "It turned out to be like this!" She secretly stuck out her tongue, Diao Chan didn't think that this time it would only take such a short time. Looking around, not far in front of her was a huge palace that was in no way inferior to any palace in Chang'an City.

  And the space they were in was very spacious, not the stuffy environment they thought it would be at first. Looking up, they could still see many stars twinkling, and if they didn't know better, they would have thought they were outdoors. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that countless night pearls were embedded in the ceiling, arranged in a starry pattern.

  "Is this the inside of Qin Huang's mausoleum?"

  Just as they were sighing in admiration, Liu Xuan suddenly gazed into the distance: "This Qin Mausoleum is indeed extraordinary, something has come to welcome us so quickly."