Above the Yin and Yang fish was the wreckage of a Formation.
Clearly, this Formation had been destroyed by someone.
“From the wreckage, it looks like this Formation was destroyed a long time ago, and it seems to have been destroyed from the inside.”
Qin Xuan had quite some accomplishments in Formations, so he naturally saw how the Formation was destroyed at a glance.
“It seems there really was something extraordinary in this underground palace before, and later, this important figure came out from inside.”
Han Ye speculated.
All of this was just his speculation; he couldn’t guess more.
“No matter, now that it’s come to this, let alone anything else, even if the Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor is buried here, he won’t stop me today.”
At this point, Qin Xuan could only continue forward.
“Creak!”
Following the Formation above, Qin Xuan opened the stone door and then strode inside.
This time, the chilling wind became even stronger.
Because he had the Taihuang Aura and spirit fire protecting him, these chilling winds still had no effect on him.
However, Qin Xuan didn’t focus on the chilling wind; he stared intently at a statue in front of him, dumbfounded.
“Who is this?”
Looking at the heroic and extraordinary statue before him, Han Ye hastily asked.
Qin Xuan swallowed, speaking with some difficulty to Han Ye.
“This isn’t anyone else; this is the statue of Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor Your Majesty. I once saw his portrait in ancient texts; there’s no mistake.”
Qin Xuan whispered, his confusion growing.
“Why is the Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor’s statue here?”
The appearance of an underground palace here was already surprising enough to Qin Xuan, but now there was even a statue of the Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor emperor.
“Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor, Yuan Xianren?”
Han Ye was also startled.
He was not from Great Gan, so he naturally didn’t recognize the statue of the Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor.
However, this Grand Ancestor was a formidable figure back in the day, so he knew a little about him.
“That’s right, it’s him.”
Qin Xuan felt a bit complex in his heart.
Although he was just an ordinary Young Clan Leader from a small place, and even though this Grand Ancestor emperor had passed away thousands of years ago.
He knew quite a few of the Grand Ancestor emperor’s deeds.
“If I become the Son of Heaven, I shall pacify the world in ten years, nurture the common people in ten years, and bring about great peace in ten years!”
Before this commoner Son of Heaven unified the land, he made a grand vow to fight for a glimmer of hope for the common people of the world.
And then this commoner Son of Heaven truly realized his grand vow step by step.
Regrettably, he did not unify the Central Plains like that massive Dynasty in Zhongzhou.
The Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor merely brought Great Gan back into unity; afterward, facing the coalition of dozens of surrounding nations, he was forced to bow his head and sign a treaty.
However, even so, the people of Great Gan held immense reverence for this commoner Son of Heaven who rebuilt Great Gan.
Although Qin Xuan was a Cultivator, he still admired this Son of Heaven.
“If I remember correctly, this Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor’s cultivation should have reached the Tianyuan Realm Peak before he died. If he hadn’t been suddenly injured, he should have had a chance to enter the Sheng Yuan Realm.”
Qin Xuan stroked his chin in thought.
This Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor was also a Cultivator; his cultivation had reached the Tianyuan Realm Peak in his later years, near death.
Unfortunately, he failed to Breakthrough before his death and couldn’t live for several more centuries.
“A Tianyuan Realm Cultivator, if nothing unexpected happens, can live for several centuries. It’s a pity for this Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor.”
“But why is his statue here? Isn’t this the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit where he buried his enemies? Why are there both a statue and an underground palace?”
Han Ye said to Qin Xuan.
A thought flashed through Qin Xuan’s mind, then he found it too ridiculous and suppressed it. Qin Xuan was about to leave when Jin Ming suddenly spoke from the side.
“Master, this statue is made of iron essence. If so much iron essence is added when refining a corpse puppet, the physical enhancement to the corpse puppet will be obvious.”
Although Jin Ming didn’t say it explicitly, the meaning in his words was very clear.
Qin Xuan’s eyes lit up.
Although he admired this Great Gan Dynasty's Grand Ancestor somewhat, he was not one of those common mortals.
As a Cultivator, it would be a waste not to utilize such a large piece of iron essence.
“In that case, I’ll gladly accept it.”
Without hesitation, Qin Xuan directly threw this statue into the Refining God Cauldron.
“It’s quite heavy; this thing is interesting.”
After putting away the statue, Qin Xuan continued forward.
Beyond the statue was another passage, and at the end of the passage, a tomb chamber could be seen.
The tomb chamber’s door was cast from bronze, looking very sturdy, but next to the bronze door was a human-sized tomb-robbing hole.
“This is a tomb-robbing hole? Someone broke in to rob the tomb before?”
This time, Qin Xuan was somewhat surprised.
He hadn’t expected that someone would dare to enter this place to rob an underground palace tomb; they truly had a death wish.
He walked to the tomb-robbing hole and glanced at it.
This tomb-robbing hole seemed to have been dug some years ago; it didn’t look like a newly dug one.
“Daring to rob a tomb here is truly like an old man hanging himself, tired of living.”
Qin Xuan shook his head slightly, walked to the main entrance, and was about to push open the door when suddenly his hair stood on end, and his double pupils stared intently at the bronze door.
“There’s someone behind the door!”
Qin Xuan’s expression was somewhat gloomy.
It wasn’t a dead person behind the door, but a living one.
However, he didn’t know what material the bronze door was made of; it could actually interfere with his vision, preventing him from seeing who was inside.
“Should I go in?”
Qin Xuan struggled a bit.
Anyone who could sneak in here was no simple character; one wrong move, and he might have to fight them.
This was not the result Qin Xuan wanted.
He just wanted to find a suitable corpse for refining a corpse puppet, not to fight someone to the death.
“Can you tell their cultivation?”
Han Ye transmitted his voice to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan looked for a long time then nodded slightly.
“Although I can’t see their specific cultivation, it seems their cultivation should be within the Yuqing Realm fifth level, so it’s still alright.”
“Then what’s there to be afraid of? Don’t forget, we have the Array Plate in hand. Even if we can’t win, we can always run. There’s no need to worry at all. Don’t worry, he can’t do anything to you either.”
Han Ye also spoke to Qin Xuan, reassuring him.
With Qin Xuan’s current combat strength, ordinary Cultivators below the Yuqing Realm fifth level indeed couldn’t do anything to him.
As for Cultivators in the Shangqing Realm, even if he couldn’t defeat them, he could still outrun them.
Taking a deep breath, a fierce glint flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes.
“That’s right, what’s there to worry about?”
Thinking this, Qin Xuan pushed hard against the bronze door.
“Creak!”
The heavy bronze door was pushed open by him.
