Chapter 6: The Maze of Mausoleums (3)

  Xia Yanfei had heard the voice, but the forbidden technique had reached a point where she couldn't afford to be distracted. As the intensity of the white light reached its peak, she closed her eyes and once again recited the last sentence of that passage.

  The white light contracted extremely and suddenly burst open like an explosion, the intensity of the light was so strong that it was as if a magnesium flare had exploded right in front of my eyes!

  However, this intense white light was just an instant, and after the extreme explosion, it returned to calm in an instant.

  But something changed because of this white light——

  Two figures suddenly appeared on the high platform!

  Xia Yifei, who had fallen to the ground, took a few deep breaths and then cast his gaze towards another figure. The tip of his right middle finger somehow no longer dripped with blood.

  That figure's appearance, face and attire were identical to Xia Yunfei's, if not for the fact that "she" seemed like a projection, being semi-transparent, it would be as if two Xia Yunfeis existed here!

  She let out a satisfied sigh, and another "Xia Yunfei" seemed to understand something as he nodded slightly and walked towards the ditch filled with snakes.

  She walked to the edge of the ditch without any hesitation and continued forward, but unexpectedly nothing happened, no snakes rushed up and no sudden screams. The figure was walking steadily in mid-air above the ditch, as if she were walking on flat ground.

  Xia Yanfei couldn't help but reveal a sincere and triumphant smile: "If this doesn't work, I'll really end up starving to death, dying of thirst, or being disgusted to death by snakes here."

  The four major families have been able to maintain their status for generations without wavering, apart from the size of their families and the secret techniques that are not passed on outside. But there is actually another point. However, this point is indeed a secret that only a small number of members within the family can come into contact with - forbidden arts.

  It is said that these four secret techniques have been passed down since ancient times, although their effects are different, but one thing is the same, that is, all of these secret techniques go against heaven and will fall into a state of extreme weakness after use. Using them for too long may even come at the cost of one's life.

  Xia Yifei had just used the Xia family's secret technique - Ling Qi.

  Ling Qi's secret technique is simple, it's just a matter of briefly extracting one soul and two spirits from the three souls and seven spirits in a short period of time to appear in reality in physical form. However, the spirit after all still belongs to the spirit, can only do reconnaissance work and cannot engage in real combat.

  And the use of Ling Qi must be mediated by heart's blood, and only by reciting the ancient symbol texts can there be a chance of success. Xia Yunfei was also forced to desperation this time. As long as there are other ways, she will never use the Ling Qi secret technique that has been prohibited by the old master many times.

  As she watched the other self, temporarily constructed from her own soul and two spirits, successfully pass through the Snake Gorge and stand in front of the tomb gate - thank goodness the darkness wouldn't affect the spiritual vision - Xia Yu Fei once again placed her hand back into the already dry diagram, reciting those words. However, this time she placed her left hand at the center of the diagram, and if one could understand the sentences she was reciting, they would discover that the order this time was exactly the reverse of what she had just recited.

  As white light reappeared and burst forth, after the dazzling radiance disappeared, Xia Yu covered her chest and appeared in the place where the spirit body had previously appeared...

  "Defying heaven and deceiving gods and Buddhas...... Temporarily switching the identities of myself and my spiritual body...... I'll never dare to do it again." She said with a smile, her legs unable to support her weight anymore, her left hand still tightly pressed against the chest that was throbbing in pain.

  "It's really... pathetic."

  After finishing this sentence, Xia Yu Fei once again fell into endless darkness.

  Xia Yanfei rubbed her head and got up from the cold ground, feeling that she hadn't been unconscious for too long. She was still in high spirits about it. She scratched her long hair, which had been tied up in a ponytail but was now loose, probably due to Fang Chenye's mysterious intentions. She turned on her flashlight again and took another look at the Snake Gorge, which she had just barely crossed using her Ling contract.

  Her eyes widened in shock, and a crude phrase involuntarily slipped out: "What the heck, are you trying to scam me like I'm your dad or something?!"

  She found herself no longer in the narrow, dark tomb chamber she had been in before, but rather a grand hall similar to the one they first entered. However, what made Xiaoyan deny that she was back in the original tomb chamber was clearly embedded on the wall - the eyes of the green dragon on the green dragon painting were not painted, but two night pearls emitting a soft glow.

  No matter how you calculate it, Xia Yu Fei is ultimately after one thing: money. It can't be denied that her obsession with money is somewhat abnormal. In other words, she's a bit of a money fanatic. So when Shen Suan Lao Ba called her out on this, saying she only cared about one word, she calmly acknowledged it, showing just how much she craves this thing called money.

  She immediately threw all her questions behind her mind, pulled out a short knife and pounced on him with a green glow in her eyes.

  Um, okay, the "Wah wah wah" sound is her satisfied voice coming from deep within.

  When Xiaoyan was delighted to start opening the Night Pearl and felt that there was a table that could be stepped on, it was really great. She completely ignored the scorching heat emitted by the jade pendant on her chest, thinking that the scorching heat was the aftermath of using the Ling contract.

  She put a pearl in her mouth and started to work on another one, but she didn't notice that she had wiped something - or maybe it was because she was too excited and wiped the blade - the scar on the tip of her right middle finger, which had already scabbed over, began to ache again and bleed. Xia Yun cursed under her breath and put her finger to her lips to lick it, but didn't notice that a drop of fresh blood had fallen onto the table.

  There, unnoticed by her, on the black dragon-shaped jade pendant that was identical to the one she wore, a creature like a snake was coiled, and the drop of fresh blood fell right onto its head.

  Fresh blood slowly seeped in, and a complex and strange blood-colored pattern appeared on his forehead, accompanied by the strong and weak blood-colored light emitted by the jade pendant, with the color gradually deepening.

  And in the blink of an eye, Xiaoyanfei's left collarbone slowly emerged with the same pattern as if someone was painting it.

  "Could it be that you need the blood of a mortal to seal a blood contract and break the seal? You're underestimating me, Ghost King!"

  The sudden appearance of a low male voice made Xiaoyan fly into a state of alert, and the moment the other party spoke, she judged that the source of the sound was at her feet. Silently surprised when someone had sneaked to this place, she exerted force on her waist and flipped out, while the short knife in her hand flew towards the source of the sound with full force!

  Xia Yanfei landed on one knee and quickly pulled out a small pistol from her boot, loading it in one swift motion. As she sprang to her feet, she turned on the small flashlight in her mouth, shining it directly at the direction of the short knife that had been stabbed into the table!

  But there was no one there at all——

  There was only one proud creature with its body raised and neck stretched out beside the short knife, which could only be called a snake due to the not-too-far distance and Xiaoyan's sharp eyesight, she happened to see its mouth opening and closing.

  And that male voice was coming from it.

  "After so many years of slumber, a mere mortal like you dares to be so disrespectful to me? Are you not afraid that my Five Thunderbolt Curse will descend upon your body?"