Chapter Ch215 - Historical Origins
Such a change in Ling Ziwei was observed by everyone present, and their complexions shifted. But they didnât know whether they ought to prevent it â Clearly this had something to do with the woman in the coffin, and it was presumed that this woman was the Human King. While they werenât aware of the Human Kingâs goal, on the off-chance that they instead ruined Ling Ziweiâs opportunity after interrupting, what were they to do then?
Even if it was Gongyi Tianheng, he couldnât come to a decision right away.
â When all was said and done, this momentâs scene was just too peculiar.
Amid everyoneâs hesitation, Ling Ziwei had already walked close to that coffin. She reached out a palm, and lightly pressed on the coffin.
Gu Zuoâs eyes suddenly widened.
He didnât know if he saw things incorrectly, but the woman in the coffin seemed to have blinked her eyes!
The next moment, Ling Ziweiâs expression changed.
Her red lips curled up, resembling a smile brimming with an enticing power, but her brows were tightly creased and the qi emissions of her whole body fluctuated as if she was undergoing an intense struggle. She seemed to be deeply immersed in something.
Tianheng suddenly said: âSomethingâs wrong.â
Gu Zuoâs heartbeat was also very fast. His intuition was positive that this was something bad, but his knowledge was limited. He simply had no way of knowing what the cause was.
He promptly inquired within his consciousness.
[System, whatâs going on with Ling Ziwei?]
The system quickly answered the question.
[Possession of a Remnant Soul.]
Gu Zuo suddenly felt far from encouraged.
Possession of a Remnant Soul? Once he heard this, he knew it wasnât a good thing! The systemâs meaning was that, in this coffin, there still remained the remnant soul of the woman who had already died?
[Then, how should we resolve this problem? Tell me quickly!]
[A single thread of the Human Kingâs Remnant Soul is incomparably powerful. However, because it has no support, it still needs to use a bit of time. Presently, there are no other methods. It will come down to a contest between Ling Ziweiâs own willpower and that of the Remnant Soul. If you want to increase Ling Ziweiâs chances of victory, the host can feed lots of Moon Yin Pills to strengthen her. At the same time, this will also suppress the other side.]
Gu Zuo didnât dare to hesitate for a moment. His inner thoughts moved, and the previously-refined top grade Moon Yin Pills appeared in his hands. He immediately threw them to Tianyang: âTianyang, quickly go and feed them to Young Lady Ling.â
Likewise, in order to ensure that there werenât any accidents, he also threw a bottle to Ling Ziqi.
Although Tianyang and Ling Ziqi didnât know what was going on, when Tianheng mentioned that something was wrong and Gu Zuo acted so urgently, they didnât dare to neglect anything.
The two promptly poured out the medicinal pills and approached Ling Ziwei at lightning speeds. One was on the left and one was on the right as they continuously fed her the Moon Yin Pills.
Luckily, Ling Ziwei seemed to know that they had come to help her. The shifts in her facial features became even more intense. She strived to open her mouth, and did her best to swallow the medicinal pills.
As more and more Moon Yin Pills were sent in, Ling Ziweiâs delicate body began to faintly shudder. Her complexion turned deathly pale, but her eyes shined resplendently.
Gu Zuo and Tianheng had already walked in front of Ling Ziwei to observe her reactions. The two saw it distinctly. Ling Ziweiâs left eye was crystal clear and held a trace of unswerving determination. It had the feeling of a staunched personality that had yet to see the wider world. As for the right eye, it had the feeling of vicissitudes and heavy enticement. It was as if it had experienced the passing of tens of thousands of years.
This time, Gu Zuo was even more convinced of the systemâs judgment.
While inwardly anxious, he told Tianheng about the information he obtained after inquiring the system.
But there wasnât anything they could do at all.
The only thing they could await was Ling Ziweiâs own efforts.
While Gu Zuo explained to Tianheng, Tianyang and Ling Ziqi also heard it. The two only felt both anxious and worried. Their fingers trembled the entire time as they incessantly fed Ling Ziwei the Moon Yin Pills.
At this moment, they were extremely resentful towards this so-called Human King. She was clearly a person who died long ago, so why was she so ruthless to the younger generations? Ling Ziqi was endlessly regretful, and he even somewhat blamed that ancestor who obtained the secret key.
But it was of no use now. Who couldâve expected this situation to occur? Obviously, they had crashed their way through many dangers and obtained many benefits. Nevertheless, during this final juncture, it was like thisâŠ
Gu Zuo threw more jade bottles to the two, and they also didnât dare to pause for a moment.
More and more Moon Yin Pills were fed to Ling Ziwei, but the total number of pills decreased further and further.
Gu Zuo hesitated somewhat.
If it continued like this, he was afraid that there wouldnât be enough Moon Yin Pills. Should he take advantage of the time when the Moon Yin Pills werenât yet completely used up to refine a few more bottles for Ling Ziwei?
For a moment, his mood became very complicated.
Just when Gu Zuo was about to take out a pill cauldron, his hand was stopped by Tianheng.
Gu Zuo didnât understand: âBig brother?â
Tianheng said: âAh Zuo, look.â
Gu Zuo hastily faced Ling Ziwei and looked over. Soon after, his frame of mind eased.
As it turned out, the radiance in Ling Ziweiâs left eye had become even more vigorous. Meanwhile, there appeared to be two forces battling one another in the right eye. The qi emissions belonging to Ling Ziwei grew more and more exuberant, while the other fluctuation weakened at speeds visible to the naked eye.
Tianyang steeled himself, and stuffed all the Moon Yin Pills in his hand into Ling Ziweiâs mouth. Upon seeing this, Ling Ziqi clenched his fist and did the same.
Immediately following this, Ling Ziweiâs palm pulled away from the coffin. She clutched at her head, and shivered as she leaned against that coffin. At this time, she was dripping with sweat like she had suffered the greatest of pains. But at the same time, the surface of her body was also seeping out faintly gray vestiges.
After another joss of incense passed, Ling Ziwei let out a soft murmur. After that, her body turned limp like she was going to collapse.
Tianyang swiftly caught her. Then Ling Ziqi went to hold his younger sister, taking her from Tianyangâs hands.
Ling Ziwei opened her eyes.
Everyone looked over⊠A part of Gu Zuoâs heart was nervous, too.
Was the current Ling Ziwei still Ling Ziwei?
Ling Ziwei showed a weak smile: âBig brother, everyone.â
Her qi emissions were still the same as before, but it was much stronger. The expression in her eyes also had no changes â There was obviously an extreme difference between a woman who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and a young lady whoâd yet to experience the ways of the world.
The current Ling Ziwei really was the real Ling Ziwei.
Everyoneâs tensed heartstrings loosened.
Gu Zuo wiped away a sheen of sweat.
That was truly a close call⊠The Human Kingâs âlegacyâ left behind in the Great Tomb truly wasnât that easy to obtain.
To be honest, since they had taken the initiate to come over and rob the tomb, getting trapped was actually to be expected. But while reason dictated as such, who would be happy to experience this?
Fortunately, it was still their victory.
After Ling Ziwei sighed in relief, she slowly sat up: âJust now, the Remnant Soul of the Human King Yan Ruo has already been assimilated by me. As a result, Iâve learned a few things. Iâll tell everyone about it now.â
Ling Ziqi and Tianyang saw that she was strained, and intended to have her rest for a while. However, Ling Ziwei was somewhat stubborn, and wasnât willing to do so.
Following that, Ling Ziwei talked all about the matters she learned from the Human Kingâs Remnant Soul.
First of all, this Great Tomb really was the tomb of the Human King, and the owner of the tomb really was that remarkably beautiful woman in the coffin.
The woman was called Yan Ruo. She also had the Moon Siren Body, and the cultivation method she practiced was <<Nine Yin Moonâs Embrace Sutra>>. There were actually all kinds of secret knowledge in the Remnant Soul. Also, she really had left behind an inheritance. Only, this inheritance was best for a woman with the Moon Siren Body to accept. If there wasnât a Moon Siren Body, then a woman with a cold constitution would also work.
But it was absolutely impossible for a man â Unless that man also had a yin constitution.
This was certainly good news. Ling Ziwei just so happened to be without a suitable cultivation method. This was tantamount to delivering a pillow when it was time to sleep. This was an enormous opportunity for Ling Ziwei.
But Gu Zuo didnât fully understand.
Since there was an inheritance, what was going on with the possession?
Not only Gu Zuo, but the others all had this question, too.
Ling Ziwei soon continued explaining to everyone.
What the original Yan Ruo had left behind was a thread of a Remnant Soul. This was to allow the Remnant Soul to deliver the inheritance memory of its own accord and properly guide the disciple in Yan Ruoâs place. However, in this Great Tomb filled with yin qi, there were corpses of the people who intended to plunder Yan Ruoâs savings but were later buried alive in the Great Tomb by her. What wasnât expected was that while the Remnant Soul was once Yan Ruo, after the true Yan Ruo vanished like smoke into thin air, the resentment of those corpses had then contaminated the Remnant Soul!
This so-called contamination gave rise to another consciousness in the Remnant Soul. It became very extreme and volatile. It was no longer willing to act as the tool of an inheritance. Rather, it wanted to seize an opportunity to directly snatch a Moon Siren Body to act as a corporeal body. This would allow it to appear once more in this world.
Thus, after Ling Ziwei entered the Great Tombâs core, the Remnant Soul automatically awakened and used its thoughts to attract Ling Ziwei over. It borrowed the inheritanceâs chance to invade Ling Ziweiâs Tianfu Acupoint in one stroke!
If it werenât for the numerous Moon Yin Pills that had been fed to Ling Ziwei, which let her keep a clear head and suppress the Moon Siren Bodyâs power, the Remnant Soul wouldâve easily dispelled Ling Ziweiâs consciousness â And regardless of whether the Remnant Soulâs possession was successful or not, Ling Ziwei wouldâve certainly had her own soul scattered.
During the entire course of events, had there been just a little less luck, even if the process deviated by just a thread, Ling Ziwei wouldâve been done for.
This was truly too frightening.
Ling Ziqi and Tianyang both held lingering fears.
However, it could presently be said that Ling Ziwei had nevertheless profited from this disaster.
After all, this Remnant Soul was the Human Kingâs Remnant Soul. It contained many experiences about the study of the Moon Siren Body. When that moment came, she only needed to refer to the memories. She wasnât worried about going down the wrong path and wasting time due to a lack of someoneâs guidance.
Once she finished speaking, Ling Ziweiâs expression seemed to turn strange.
Gu Zuo was a bit curious: âDoes Young Lady Ling have something else to say?â
Ling Ziwei composed herself, and said somewhat bashfully: âIt concerns that carved statueâŠâ
Gu Zuo stared blankly: âThe carved statue?â
He suddenly recalled that sculpture from before. It was like a great general who was guarding the Human Kingâs tomb.
Although Ling Ziwei was shy, she still spoke the following words.
The sculpture was in the likeness of a great general. In fact, he really was a great general. The Human King Yan Ruo was originally a countryâs princess, and this great general was the princessâ personal guard.
When Yan Ruo was young, she was like the current Ling Ziwei. Her constitution was special. However, as she was a princess, there were many secrets that the royal family knew about, and they quickly recognized the matter of the Moon Siren Body. Soon after, the princess joined a sect to learn a cultivation method. The Great General Huo Zhan followed her to the sect as a personal guard who protected her.
Time passed. Huo Zhanâs aptitudes were pretty good, so his strength rose sharply the whole way. However, he had always been faithful and true to Yan Ruo, and his thoughts never strayed. However, young girls were sentimental. After Yan Ruo had her first awakening of love, she didnât adore anyone who pursued her for her beauty or constitution. Instead, she liked Huo Zhan. It was just a pity that Huo Zhan had no desires for her from beginning to end. He only revered her as a master, and didnât have the slightest hint of affection for her.
Originally, Yan Ruo shouldâve been a proud and outstanding woman, but her birth country had been wiped out by a powerhouse. Among all the members of the royal family, not a single one survived. If the sect that Yan Ruo resided in hadnât been rather powerful, perhaps Yan Ruo herself wouldnât have been able to escape total annihilation!
Such a disaster filled Yan Ruoâs heart with hatred. From that moment on, she cultivated assiduously, and her strength underwent explosive increases. To put an end to her enemy, she practically squeezed out all of her potential, and got stronger at all costs. To this end, she didnât hesitate to lure numerous men and made them fall head over heels for her. They supplied her with large quantities of resources needed for practicing martial arts. As before, Huo Zhan accompanied her and remained loyal and devoted. However, Yan Ruo felt that she had become filthy, and repressed her kindly feelings towards Huo Zhan to the bottom of her heart.
Yan Ruoâs reputation changed from a proud genius to a reviled seductress, but ultimately, she still killed that murderer. However, after the murderer was killed, the opponentâs contacts in the opponentâs sect hunted her down, forcing her into a dangerous situation.
From running away in a sorry state to being able to return and slay her attackers, Yan Ruoâs hands were stained with blood. Huo Zhan had also accompanied her to kill her enemies from all directions, and always guarded her in the front.
In the end, her enemies were finally killed, but Huo Zhan had died protecting her. Not even his skeleton remained. Up until his death, Yan Ruo didnât know if Huo Zhan ever bore even a trace of affection for her. And after Huo Zhan died, she would never know.
Moreover, Yan Ruo was approaching the end of her lifespan.
Afterwards, Yan Ruo decided to pass down her own meager savings and legacy. Thus, she created the Human Kingâs tomb, making it her own final resting place. At the same time, with her last breath, she needed to cause a world-shaking event for her own sake and for Huo Zhanâs sake.
In the Human Kingâs tomb, there were layers upon layers of mechanisms within seventeen tombs. Only the innermost section of the true tomb was the location of her and Huo Zhanâs eternal sleep. The exterior sculpture was just to fool others. The interior sculpture was personally carved out using Yan Ruoâs blood, sweat, and tears.
Yan Ruo placed her own things in the core tomb chamber, and she placed Huo Zhanâs inheritance in the outer tomb chamber. Only when the inheritor paid their respects to Huo Zhan was it possible to enter her tomb chamber. And in her eyes, this kind of person was also considered as the continuation of herself and Huo Zhan.
As for the corpses outside and the similar situations in the other fake tombs â Back then, she had let out rumors, which lured countless people who wanted to
loot a burning house
or who were disciples of forces that feared her and Huo Zhan. Consequently, most of the capable elites of a youthful generation were buried alive in the tomb by her. After the Great Tomb was sealed, these descendants of her former enemies instead became her most unyielding tomb guardians â This was also considered an unconventional continuation of her vengeance.
If it was only this, Ling Ziwei wouldnât have been so shy while narrating this tale. The part that really made her bashful was Yan Ruoâs final wish.
Throughout Yan Ruoâs life, her greatest regret was not being able to get together with Huo Zhan. She originally believed that she had plenty of time to kindle feelings with Huo Zhan, but due to the downfall of her home and country, she ultimately gave up and didnât dare to confess.
As a result, Yan Ruo had left behind this inheritance. Yan Ruo hoped that the person who opened the tomb chamber was either a man who would inherit Huo Zhanâs legacy and would bestow her inheritance upon a Moon Siren Body whom he deeply cared about, or that the person who opened the chamber was a woman who respected Huo Zhan, inherited everything Yan Ruo had, and presented Huo Zhanâs precious cultivation method to her beloved man.
Yan Ruo wished that the things that she and Huo Zhan left behind could fall into the hands of a pair of lovers, fulfilling her failed dream of Huo Zhan and herself protecting and accompanying one another.
If Yan Ruo herself couldnât do it, then having a pair from the younger generation practice her and Huo Zhanâs cultivation methods was enough to console her.
And what was so coincidental here was that Ling Ziwei happened to have the Moon Siren Body, which was the most suited physique for practicing Yan Ruoâs cultivation method, and Tianyang, whom she had a favorable impression of, happened to have the same constitution as Huo Zhan and had been allocated Huo Zhanâs cultivation method.
If they got togetherâŠ
Of course, Ling Ziwei didnât intend to talk about any matters pertaining to Yan Ruoâs final wish.
Otherwise, raising this subject in front of Tianyang, with this kind of deliberation, wouldâve made her want to bury herself in a pit.
Gu Zuo gave a small sigh.
Ah, this was simply a romantic tragedy⊠But the twoâs constitutions happened to be the same as that of Ling Ziwei and Tianyang. It seemed that Ling Ziwei and Tianyangâs predestined relationship was deep.
Perhaps what hadnât happened between those two people could really be achieved by these two teenagers.
â Gu Zuo naturally didnât know that his train of thought was quite in line with Yan Ruoâs final wish.
However, the others just listened to this romantic tale. After all, this was an affair that happened a long time ago. Thus, they didnât have any particular opinions about it.
Alright. The Remnant Soulâs matter had been resolved. Ling Ziwei was considered lucky. Ling Ziqi, whoâd been racking his brain the whole time, now stuck close to her.
But despite their happiness, the expression that Ling Ziqi and Ling Ziwei used to look at Tianheng was somewhat guilt-ridden.
The entire journey from start to finish was basically through the strength of Tianhengâs group. In the end, the final inheritance fell to Ling Ziwei, and the ones who exerted a lot of effort didnât get anything. This really wasnât very appropriate⊠Although this inheritance was something a woman could use, the Ling Clan siblings werenât truly aware of what inheritances were. But no matter how one looked at it, the current scene appeared like one where the siblings had deliberately taken advantage of Tianheng and the others. With excessive remorse, Ling Ziqi also felt worried.
If their benefactor had a misunderstanding, thenâŠ
Yet, Tianheng didnât do anything to them, and didnât once open his mouth to blame them. He just walked slowly to the rear of that coffin.
In here, there was a jade circlet. It was also classified as a spirit weapon, and it was the weapon of Human King Yan Ruo at the time. It was compatible with the Moon Siren Body, and it brought out the best in each other.
Ling Ziwei had long known about that head ornament from Yan Ruoâs memories, but at this time, she didnât open her mouth.
Tianheng took out that jewelry box, but actually called over his familyâs second brother.
Tianyang blanked before trotting over.
Tianheng tossed this head ornament to Tianyang: âThis thing will be in your care. If you have any intentions in the futureâŠâ
Tianyang caught the jewelry box in a daze. His complexion unknowingly reddened, and a warm feeling sprung up in his heart.
On the side, Gu Zuo secretly thought: Big brotherâs intent is for this to act as a betrothal gift for Tianyang to present to his future wife⊠Itâs really hard on big brother to just give hints without saying it outright.
Tianyang couldnât help turning his head to look at Ling Ziwei.
Off to the side, Ling Ziwei lifted her face just in time to meet Tianyangâs gaze. Soon after, her pupils quickly brightened and she looked away. But her white cheeks were suddenly colored with a wisp of reddish-pink.
At this moment, her mind was in a complete mess. She didnât know what to think at all.
Tianheng didnât go to manage the thoughts of this young child. His vision fell upon those two black cloaks that were next to the jewelry box.
For the cloaks, one was spacious and wide, and the other was slightly narrow and small. The styles were identical. They seemed to absorb all the light and couldnât have been more plain and simple. But since they appeared in the core tomb chamber of the Human King, how could they have been ordinary objects?
With Ling Ziwei, who obtained the Human Kingâs memories, on site, Tianheng didnât go to try them himself. He opened his mouth to ask: âYoung Lady Ling, would you know what these two items are?â
Ling Ziwei collected her thoughts without delay. She thought about it, and said: âThese two cloaks were unexpectedly obtained after Human King Yan Ruo unearthed some historical remains. The product grade is unknown, but itâs at least greater than Golden-Level spirit weapons. After someone puts it on, they can reveal the strength of an Atomic Realm or higher, but the duration is very short. The higher oneâs own realm, the greater the number of times one can use it every day. Aside from this, the cloak has the function of concealing oneâs appearance and qi emissions. It has powerful defensive capabilities, and can even hide oneâs figure for a short time. It was like this even upon reaching the Human Kingâs realm.â
Gu Zuo heard this and gasped with amazement.
Heavens. With such descriptions, other spirit weapons were nothing but trash compared to this thing!
Ling Ziwei continued to speak.
âDuring that time, after Yan Ruo obtained these two cloaks, she gifted Huo Zhan with one set. Fortunately, these two cloaks gave them many chances to flee with their lives. Not only did the cloaks allow them to survive, they were able to serve their enemies crushing defeats. This also allowed Yan Ruo to have a life where she ultimately became the Human King.â
Gu Zuo promptly said: âBig brother, have it recognize you as its master!â
Tianheng didnât reply. He went over to take the two cloaks, and threw the smaller cloak to Gu Zuo.
After that, he flicked his finger and directed a streak of qi energy to bump onto Gu Zuoâs fingertip.
Gu Zuo made a bemused face: âBig brother, Iâm a pharmacist. I canât use spirit weapons⊠Eh?â
The instant his blood dropped down, a burst of extremely comfortable sensations engulfed his whole body. For a split second, it made him feel that there was a subtle connection between himself and this cloak.
No way! What was this thing?! A pharmacist could use it, too?!
Tianheng likewise dripped some blood to have the cloak recognize a master. He put on the hood, walked next to Gu Zuo, and also pulled up the hood for Gu Zuo since he was still flabbergasted. Soon after, the qi emissions of their bodies immediately underwent a drastic change.
Gu Zuo had always been a good-looking teenager, but after he put on the cloak, he seemed to become somewhat gloomy and sinister. Tianhengâs temperament was originally as bright as the moon, but at this moment, he also seemed to become grim and unfeeling.
Even though the heights of their bodies didnât change, and even their statures didnât change, no matter who stood in front of them, no one was capable of connecting the two with the previous Gu Zuo and Tianheng.
T/N: Thanks for the corrections, Charysa.
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