I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 928: Chapter 929: Tomb Entry Divination Talisman

Li Xiaobai and his two companions quickly left the crowd after walking some distance and found a deserted area with few people to hide.

“Damn it, throwing a combo and then running, it’s really freaking thrilling!”

Liu Jinshui said noisily.

Li Xiaobai glanced at him, this guy did nothing but somehow managed to amass enmity out of thin air at the end—absolute bad news.

“Senior Brother is truly formidable, he subdued Jiumozhi with just one move. With such strength, you could easily rank at the top of the list, right?”

Hu Meizi said with envy. If she could have such a cultivation level, she wouldn’t need to constantly hide in the Western Continent.

“Fame is just an external possession.”

Li Xiaobai glanced at the Sin Value that hadn’t completely dissipated above his head; it became visible only when he used a talisman while fleeing and didn’t reveal itself in front of others. Otherwise, he would have become a target that everyone would be shouting to hit.

“Holy shit, junior brother, how did you accumulate such a high Sin Value? How many people did you have to kill?”

Liu Jinshui looked at the blood-red characters in the void and exclaimed in astonishment. That over a million Sin Value wasn’t something one could have just like that. In any place, it would make one a demon head, and it was fortunate they hadn’t revealed it in front of the monks, or trouble would be endless.

“Not high, it’s only about the height of three or four floors,” Li Xiaobai said absentmindedly.

“Speaking of which, when exactly is this big tomb going to open? If it doesn’t open soon, the day lilies will be cold!”

Liu Jinshui was getting anxious. If they waited until Great Thunderclap Temple mobilized the Arhat Hall and all the Buddhist Sect cultivators to capture them, then they would really only have the option to run away.

“Don’t rush, it’s about to open. The old man can feel that the forces inside the tomb are becoming unrestful.”

An elderly voice came from behind everyone. Without knowing when, Xiao Lao Di had also followed them to this wasteland, smacking his lips and naturally taking over Liu Jinshui’s words.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaobai couldn’t help but shiver. This person had been beside them all along yet none of them had noticed, which was a bit too eerie.

“Senior, when did you come over?”

“Just now, upon seeing the young friend’s Divine Might, my heart indeed filled with admiration, so I followed along. Please don’t blame me,” said Xiao Lao Di.

“As expected, the old man didn’t misjudge. A Sin Value of over one hundred thousand, young friend, you truly are not simple!” Xiao Lao Di said.

“Senior is joking. Just a mere million Sin Value, not high, not at all high.”

“Young friend’s Treasure Gourd really caught the eye earlier. What material is that gourd made of?” Xiao Lao Di asked with a kind expression.

“I picked it from a tree. At that time, it was just hanging there, and I just picked it, and that’s how I got it,” Li Xiaobai said, looking a bit unnaturally, feeling rather uncomfortable being watched by such a powerful individual.

“Could the old man take a look at it?”

“Please, senior!”

Li Xiaobai was prepared and handed over a Purple Gold Gourd to the other party, which could only capture cultivators at the Human Immortal Realm.

“This seems somewhat different from the Jade Gourd used earlier?”

Xiao Lao Di took the gourd and asked casually.

“This item is called the Purple Gold Gourd, and it’s a bit higher in rank compared to the Jade Gourd I used earlier. Also, this gourd is empty; senior can take it directly if he likes,” Li Xiaobai said cheerfully.

“This gourd is indeed unique, seeming to have the ability to collect anything. It can take not only cultivators but Cultivation Techniques as well,” Xiao Lao Di said, playing with the gourd casually without any apparent motion. Yet, a stone on the ground suddenly flew up and was absorbed into the gourd.

Li Xiaobai stared agape as he watched this unfold. This was a treasure produced by the System, and although its tier was relatively low at the Human Immortal Realm, he’d never before encountered someone who could manipulate it so casually. The old man didn’t even need to use an incantation to activate the gourd’s powers. Impressive!

“Hmm? Why can’t I take you in?”

Xiao Lao Di shook the gourd at the three of them, Li Xiaobai included, but only managed to draw in some stones and weeds, which left him somewhat puzzled.

“To answer the senior, this gourd isn’t of a very high tier and can only take in cultivators at the Earth Immortal Realm. If it encounters cultivators with a slightly deeper cultivation level, it won’t be able to take them in,” Li Xiaobai explained, feeling relieved that he hadn’t given the Jade Gourd to him; otherwise, he would be in the old man’s bag by now.

“It’s actually a pretty nifty little thing.”

Xiao Lao Di played with it for a moment and then tossed the gourd back.

“Senior, when can we open the big tomb? I’m waiting to get in!”

Liu Jinshui asked.

“Isn’t it open already?”

Xiao Lao Di spoke and, as his words ended, the ground beneath their feet began to shake violently.

The whole mountain range trembled as dust filled the air and rocks tumbled. The summit caved in inch by inch and then cracked, revealing a dark abyssal entrance. A terrifying presence erupted from it, diffusing an enticing demonic air that tugged at everyone’s heartstrings.

The Buddhist Sect cultivators stationed halfway up the mountain dispersed, their footing unstable from the impact of the aura, with some sitting down hard on the ground.

“The big tomb has opened!”

“That entrance is the tomb’s entrance, let’s hurry over!”

“Look at the movement of the soil inside the mountain range; those are the traces of Earth Dragon Grass moving!”

“The Buddhist Sect cultivators were too close and were injured by the Demonic Qi, let’s hasten to the top!”

The opening of the large tomb was abrupt, catching many cultivators off guard, including the disciples of the Buddhist Sect. Gazing at the mountain spewing out billows of dark purple breath, the cultivators at the base of the mountain went wild, deploying their movement techniques and cultivation levels to bypass the monks’ defensive line and fly toward the summit.

“Damn, it’s open just like that? That’s not scientific!”

Liu Jinshui exclaimed in astonishment—how could the tomb just open like that on command?

Wasn’t that a bit too capricious?

“Whose tomb is this? It lies within the Pure Land of the Buddhist Sect yet exudes such demonic might?”

Li Xiaobai frowned, the mountain’s eruption of dark purple breath and Demonic Flame touching the sky, and he sensed a familiar aroma amidst the breath wafting in the air.

“Who cares whose tomb it is, we’ll find out once we get in. We have the Treasure Map, which will surely give us a head start!”

Liu Jinshui postured as if he was about to rush up.

However, Xiao Lao Di suddenly exclaimed, “Hey, look there, a talisman! Who dropped it?”

“Hmm?”

They all looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a golden talisman lying quietly about a dozen meters ahead. It seemed to belong to someone who had lost it. How had they not noticed it before?

Li Xiaobai stepped forward and picked up the talisman. The front of the talisman was complex, with various Daoist charms swirling around in an enthralling pattern, but the back was simply and crudely stamped with a few large characters: “Tomb Entry Divination Talisman!”

“Tomb entry?”

Liu Jinshui crowded in to look and was surprised by the inscription; such straightforward and blunt talismanic writing was something he had never seen before. The instructions were printed right on it.

Could this talisman grant direct access into the large tomb?

Li Xiaobai surreptitiously glanced at Xiao Lao Di. Could it be that this talisman was thrown out by him?