Where did this woman in white come from?
The three martial brothers could all confirm that among the people who had entered before and after, there was definitely no one dressed like this, unless others had entered after them.
The woman in white stood sideways at the edge of the stone bridge. The stone bridge had no railing, making one worry that a single misstep would cause a fall.
She was somewhat distant, and the lighting was not good, so they could not clearly see what the woman looked like.
Human? Ghost? Demon?
Mu Aotie moved the fluorite in his hand toward Yu Qing’s eyes, indicating that the substance on his eyelids was long gone.
No words were needed. The three martial brothers immediately took out “Blue Enchantress” and smeared it on their own eyelids.
Afterwards, when the three looked at the woman in white again, what was strange was that she had no human aura, so she was not human. She had no demon aura, so she was not a demon. She had no yin aura, so she was not a ghost.
She was entirely like a dead object.
Nan Zhu let out a breath, “You scared me. This should be some kind of sculpture. So lifelike, really looks like the real thing. Who put it here to scare people?”
This question was asked in vain. No one could answer it. He was just talking too much.
The three immediately continued forward, stepping onto the stone bridge, observing their surroundings from time to time, while also keeping watch on the woman in white sculpture. After all, this was an evil place. They could not completely ignore it, and psychologically they still harboured hidden vigilance.
Honestly, the three who were sizing up their surroundings were quite surprised. They had not expected there to be such a space resembling a mountain cliff canyon underground.
Just a few steps before reaching the middle of the stone bridge, which was also near the position of the woman in white sculpture, the woman in white moved. She slowly turned her head to look at them, her expression indifferent.
This scene nearly startled the three of them.
“Di di di…”
The big head in Yu Qing’s ponytail also let out a resounding chirp at this moment.
Based on previous experience, the three martial brothers almost simultaneously swung their swords, the same movement, tall, fat, and thin all attacking together with a shout, hack her!
Still as fragile as ever. It was just that the three martial brothers’ reaction was somewhat excessive. Who told them that in such a pitch-black scene, a woman in white standing on the bridge would scare them.
The woman in white was instantly hacked to pieces by the three’s combined attack, green liquid splattering in all directions, reverting to the disgusting ghost foetus form, falling face-first off the stone bridge and down toward the valley below.
Shortly after, the sound of a splash could be heard from below the valley.
Nan Zhu let out a breath, “What is this ‘ghost foetus’ up to? Before it could transform into people we knew, but now it suddenly turned into a stranger. Is this not obviously meant to arouse suspicion?”
Mu Aotie reminded, “It is different from the previous ‘ghost foetuses.’ The previous ones had no human aura but had demon aura. This one has nothing at all, like a dead object.”
Yu Qing and Nan Zhu fell silent.
“Human aura? Demon aura?”
A woman’s voice suddenly echoed through the valley.
The three martial brothers suddenly felt their hair stand on end and their scalps go numb.
They were not unfamiliar with this woman’s voice. Although they had only heard a brief sigh before, it left a deep impression. Upon hearing it now, they immediately recalled the situation when they had first entered the ancient tomb. It was the same person as that sigh, with a tone carrying a hint of melancholy.
The three looked at each other. From each other’s reactions, they could tell it was not an auditory hallucination, nor was it only one person who had heard it.
The three looked around, then suddenly tensed.
From the cave entrance at the other end of the stone bridge, a figure walked out. From a slightly closer distance, it could be seen that it was a disgusting hairy monkey covered in sticky fluid.
The “ghost foetus” that openly walked over in its true form was transforming. Its surface squirmed and changed, and soon it transformed back into that woman in white.
This was the first time the three martial brothers had watched with their own eyes how a “ghost foetus” transformed into a person.
That was one thing. What made the three even more alarmed and suspicious was that on the body of the woman in white walking step by step, human aura, demon aura, and evil aura were continuously shifting, as if responding to Mu Aotie’s words. Whatever aura you want, I can give it to you.
“What kind of monster is this? It seems the people who entered this ancient tomb before did not know much about this ‘ghost foetus’ either!” Nan Zhu’s voice was slightly nervous.
They all clearly sensed that this time the “ghost foetus” appearing seemed different, as if it had some other trick prepared for them.
Especially since they felt that the person who had let out that sigh was likely coming for them.
Yu Qing made a gesture. The tacit understanding between the three martial brothers in certain aspects truly need not be mentioned. They immediately turned and flew away, directly leaving the stone bridge and rushing toward the cave entrance they had come from.
When encountering such a situation, the best method was to hide a bit further away first, commonly known as safety first, or more vulgarly, running away.
However, meeting is fate, and some things cannot be avoided.
The three who rushed to the cave entrance suddenly stopped urgently, and slowly retreated.
Shortly after, another person walked out of the cave, another woman in white.
The three martial brothers kept looking back. The woman in white behind them was still there. The women in white on both sides were exactly the same.
Yu Qing suddenly flashed out. With just one sword strike, he killed the woman in white in front. Still as fragile as ever, even showing no intention of dodging, falling to the ground and turning into the corpse of a “ghost foetus” again.
He still wanted to eliminate the obstacle blocking the way and hide back in the maze-like passage first.
“I can make those demon cultivators find you at any time.”
The woman in white’s simple sentence echoed through the valley, instantly freezing Yu Qing who was about to run after eliminating the monster. Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie were caught off guard and instead rushed ahead of him, then both stopped and looked back at Yu Qing. Why was he not running?
At this moment, a group of women in white walked out of the cave, forcing the two to retreat.
At the same time, a group of women in white also appeared at the other end of the stone bridge, all looking exactly the same.
The large groups of women in white from both cave entrances were all converging toward the middle of the stone bridge.
The three martial brothers were forced to retreat. Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie wanted to act and kill their way out. This time it was Yu Qing who swung his sword and spread his arms to stop the two, retreating together with them while blocking them. At the same time, he shouted loudly, “What do you want? To scare us?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the women in white walking from both sides suddenly displayed abnormal behaviour. They suddenly went mad, flying and pouncing from both sides of the stone bridge, jumping off the bridge one after another as if committing suicide.
The three martial brothers who had been continuously retreating were stunned. They saw that only one woman in white remained walking toward them from the front. Looking back again, the bridge was empty.
The other party seemed to have displayed a certain degree of goodwill.
The woman in white walking toward them raised her right hand, her long sleeve sweeping toward the valley.
A miracle immediately appeared. The entire valley instantly became starry and brilliant, then like a vast tide of stars.
On the bridge, on the mountain walls, in the valley below the bridge, and overhead, the root-like tendrils that were attached everywhere in the underground palace began to stretch out light spots. Light spots continuously infused into each tendril. After finally stopping, each tendril emitted a soft white fluorescence.
At this moment, the three martial brothers could finally see the face of the woman in white clearly. Long hair draped over her shoulders, her looks could only be described as acceptable, not particularly beautiful, with an indifferent expression.
The way she walked barefoot was rather beautiful. With each step on those tendrils, ripples of light spread, as if treading on waves in a river of stars.
As soon as her bare foot touched the ground, the surrounding tendrils seemed to come alive, gently touching her.
The pitch-black and dim underground valley space became brilliantly bright, turning into a dreamlike place, as if an immortal realm. It was truly too beautiful.
So beautiful that the three martial brothers were dumbstruck.
So beautiful that the three martial brothers were somewhat afraid. The feeling the other party gave them was somewhat unfathomable.
Was this still the sinister ancient tomb of legend? It was still evil.
The three looked at the fluorite in their hands, now appearing dim in comparison.
What exactly was this situation? The intelligence from Wang Lou had not mentioned it, there was no mention of it in legends, and Liu Piaopiao and the others had not mentioned such a scene either.
The question was, could a “ghost foetus” possess the ability to illuminate a patch of heaven and earth with a wave of the hand?
The three sensed that this “ghost foetus” was not the true master. The true master should be the person controlling the “ghost foetus,” the person with this woman’s appearance? Had the mastermind appeared?
Yu Qing shouted, “Who are you?”
The woman in white slowly walked over as she slowly said, “Whoever you wish me to be, that is who I am.”
Yu Qing, “Since you have shown yourself, why play these mystifying tricks?”
Woman in white, “One who is undying and indestructible. In human terms, an immortal.”
Immortal? The three martial brothers were simultaneously stunned, then looked at each other, doubt in their eyes. If it were truly a legendary immortal, would they need to hide underground using such sneaky methods?
The woman in white finally stood before the three.
“Di di di…”
The big head hiding in the hair let out another resounding chirp of alarm.
This time, the three martial brothers did not slash at the woman before them.
The woman in white stared at Yu Qing and said, “If I am not mistaken, the insect on your body is the essence of earthly fire?”
She was talking about big head? Yu Qing said doubtfully, “Essence of earthly fire? Perhaps.”
Woman in white, “The essence of earthly fire is formed from the condensation of earthly fire spiritual energy. It can only take form and appear once every eight hundred years, and each appearance lasts only thirty-six days, solely for mating, after which it hides in earthly fire and does not emerge again. This is an object of extreme yang, capable of restraining yin souls and being invulnerable to all evil. It is usually used for refining medicine and forging precious artifacts. As a living creature, it is a spirit untainted by worldly dust. If it falls into the mortal world, it will surely starve itself to death. How could it be running around everywhere following a person in the dust of the world? Would it not run away?”
The three martial brothers looked at each other.
Yu Qing was wondering in his heart, was she talking about big head?
Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie were also wondering in their hearts, was she talking about that farting bug?
All three martial brothers felt that this woman in white made big head sound very impressive, but they all felt something was slightly off about what she said.
What about appearing only once every eight hundred years, what about being a spirit untainted by worldly dust, what about starving itself to death if it falls into the mortal world. The three were all thinking in their hearts, starve itself to death my foot. It was greedy to the point of death. Not eating itself to death was already good. One big fart could devastate an entire area. They truly could not see the elegance she described.
As for whether it would run away, Yu Qing thought about the time it was sold and then ran back. He hesitated, “It probably would not run away now?”
The woman in white nodded, “Something that only appears once every eight hundred years, you were able to encounter it, and it follows you. It can be seen that you are also a person of destiny. It is not in vain that I have shown myself to meet you.”
Yu Qing, “Do not speak so mysteriously. The three of us have travelled north and south and seen everything. We do not fall for this. Who exactly are you, and what are your true intentions hiding behind the scenes?”
Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie puffed out their chests upon hearing this, brandishing their swords to cheer on their junior brother.
Woman in white, “I have lived here for three thousand years. You broke into my home, disturbed my peace, and instead question my intentions. What logic is this?”