Chapter 141: To The Five Elements Tomb
Why is this here? the Blue-Eyed Mad Demon said in disbelief.
Yi-gang felt the same.
Ha-jun and Yi-gang already had two of the boxes that the Low Down Sect had acquired: the Water box and the Metal box.
Its unbelievable.
Perhaps its fate. Or maybe these boxes attract each other.
Attract?
Isnt that a thing? Like how a lost straw shoe returns on its own. Or like someday regaining my lost eye.
It was a story he couldnt quite relate to.
However, the boxes had indeed come into Yi-gangs hands through a series of strange coincidences and connections.
The appearance of the third box was certainly astonishing.
Your father gave it to you?
Yes, he said it would play an important role in the Five Elements Tomb
Even the Low Down Sect, the intelligence organization, didnt know the exact use of the boxes.
But it seemed So Woons father had figured out their purpose to some extent and passed them on to his son.
He must be an impressive man.
Hehe
Scratching the back of his head awkwardly, So Woon didnt look like a scion of a prestigious family.
Yi-gang quietly asked the naive-looking So Woon, But why show this to me?
My father told me to keep it a secret, but I felt I shouldnt hide it from you, brother, since you saved my life.
Yi-gang decided to let it pass that So Woon called him brother again.
I have similar items.
Really?
Yi-gang patted So Woon on the back.
When you left home, did your father tell you to return as a man?
Yes. Although Im still not sure how to do that.
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Yi-gang patted So Woons back.
Youre already quite the man!
So Woon looked confused.
The Murim Alliance announced that the entrance to the Five Elements Tomb was about a four day journey from Kaifeng City.
The day after tomorrow, thirty successors and warriors from the Murim Alliance would set out for the area.
In case of emergencies, the Murim Alliance had decided to send a large contingent of escorts.
The force used to encircle and protect the mountainous region where the entrance to the Five Elements Tomb was located was considerable.
The surrounding major sects have also promised to send martial artists, making this probably the largest movement since the great expulsion of the Demon Cult.
The first reason for this show of force was to keep the Unorthodox Union in check.
Its to prevent the unorthodox sects from having other intentions under the name of the Murim Alliance.
More than that, its probably more about keeping each other in check.
Of course, that makes sense.
The second reason was for mutual surveillance.
The tomb of the Five Elements Divine Lord was a matter that attracted the attention of the entire martial world.
The fanatical obsession with absolute divine arts was no different even among the famous orthodox sects.
The gathering of various sects was also to keep an eye on each other.
Its also the reason why the successors lead instead of the elite of each sect.
In case of disputes, they aimed to minimize the damage.
Still, to divide the expedition into five teams.
Its the Five Elements. So, of course, there would be five.
The Murim Alliance recently announced how the expedition team would be divided.
Apparently, the interior of the Five Elements Tomb was as complex as a labyrinth.
It split into five paths from the first fork. Each path is marked with the characters for Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.
After hearing this and seeing the Wood box that So Woon showed him, Yi-gang made a decision.
Ill entrust the Metal box to Ha-jun and the Water box to Yu Su-rin.
Even if these mysterious boxes were the keys to the Five Elements Tomb, no one knew how to use them.
Yi-gang could keep all three boxes, but it would be regrettable if the paths split and he couldnt explore them all.
Yi-gang decided to take So Woons box and enter the Wood path.
It seemed good for Ha-jun and Yu Su-rin to each enter the Metal and Water paths.
The Blue-Eyed Mad Demon asked seriously, Can you trust them?
Yi-gang remained silent for a moment.
The fist-sized fox doll in Yi-gangs bosom was still seemingly dead, because the Blue-Eyed Mad Demon appeared in the form of a spirit.
If I cant trust them, then theres no one I can trust.
Right Im just saying, just in case, the Blue-Eyed Mad Demon said somewhat awkwardly.
Yi-gang didnt point out her suspicious nature. Considering her complicated life, it was understandable.
As my ancestor, the Immortal Divine Sword, said, theres only so much one can do alone.
Yi-gang recalled the advice of the Immortal Divine Sword.
The Blue-Eyed Mad Demon didnt make any further remarks.
What broke Yi-gangs peace was the angry voice of Dam Hyun.
Dont touch it!
Is that yours?
The one responding to Dam Hyuns agitated words was a calm and slow voice.
Wait and see. Ill get Heavenly Mountain Peach Blossoms and Silver Serenity Grass right away.
Go! Dont come back if you cant find them.
Tang Eun-seol slammed the door as she left.
Just wait, Yi-gang. Ill make an elixir that cant even compare to that womans.
I trust you, Senior Brother. Can you make it before we leave the day after tomorrow?
If I start today, it will be enough. Though maturation will take a few weeks.
Yi-gang left with a gentle smile.
Then, Ill be going.
Yes, go ahead.
Dam Hyun immediately began planning to make the elixir.
About an hour later, he lifted his head.
Wait a moment
He decided to change his plan and gather the best ingredients to make the elixir.
The problem was that getting these ingredients would cost money.
But there was no worry since Yi-gang had given him silver.
Was I tricked?
He remembered Yi-gangs smiling face.
By now, Tang Eun-seol, who had left to get Heavenly Mountain Peach Blossoms, might have realized something similar.
But Dam Hyun clenched his teeth.
Still, I cant lose.
After all, he had no intention of losing to that arrogant woman from the Tang Clan.
Dam Hyun and Tang Eun-seol devoted their energy and passion to making the internal elixir until the day they left for the Five Elements Tomb.
And then
The Murim Alliances elite, the White Clad Twenty-Eight Masters, the Righteous Heaven Guards, and a hundred ordinary soldiers, along with thirty successors, left through the gates of Kaifeng City.
Only the Vice Leader of the Murim Alliance, Namgung Yu-baek, knew the exact destination.
The expedition team headed south, towards the Great Separation Mountain.
It was a three-day journey on horseback.
It wasnt hard to find deserted places in the vast expanses of the Henan Province.
The foot of the Great Separation Mountain, forming part of the mountain range, was even more so. There were no sects residing there, not even the Green Forest bandits.
Squeak-squeak
A unique sound of mountain birds echoed.
Yi-gang, riding a horse, looked up.
The air in the dense forest was humid, and maybe because of that, the horses seemed to be panting unusually.
Soon, it would be a path that horses couldnt traverse. From then on, they would walk.
What a nice forest.
Tang Eun-seol approached closely on her horse.
Yi-gang just nodded his head, and she spoke again, Have you consumed it?
Not yet.
Consume it quickly.
Ill consume it on my own.
Yi-gang had two internal elixirs in his possession.
One of the internal elixirs was made by Dam Hyun, and the other by Tang Eun-seol.
Um, yes.
There will be a chance. The one my senior brother made needs maturation.
In that sense, my elixir is better.
Yes.
Yi-gang said so, knowing Dam Hyun couldnt hear.
Tang Eun-seol smiled faintly, almost imperceptibly.
She then looked ahead again and said, If the entrance is this deep in the mountains, its likely it remained undiscovered until now.
Thats true.
How could the Five Elements Tomb, hidden for hundreds of years, be suddenly discovered?
Yi-gang empathized with Tang Eun-seols curiosity.
Even if the map were found, locating the entrance wouldnt have been easy.
Ahead, Namgung Yu-baek seemed to have stopped the advance.
Hundreds of people halted in unison.
Whats going on?
They might be trying to find the way.
Yi-gangs guess was not wrong.
Namgung Yu-baek stood still as if waiting for something.
Then, from somewhere in the tranquil forest, a strange sound resonated.
Grrrrrrrrr
It was a vibrating sound, like a dragons roar.
The mountain birds fluttered up into the sky.
The martial artists trembled at the noise that seemed to come from deep within the earth.
Head northwest!
Then, Namgung Yu-baek picked a direction and started off.
It was towards the direction from where the sound came.
It seems that sound is guiding us.
At Yi-gangs words, Tang Eun-seols expression hardened.
