Divine King of Honour

Xu Nian naturally couldn't believe the words of the demoness before him. In her eyes, he was nothing more than a juicy piece of meat. If he were truly delivered to her mouth, would she not eat him?

"Alright, enough teasing. Let's focus on the matter at hand. You killed Yuan Xiong, and the Ouyang Family will discover this very soon. Within two hours, their people will arrive," Lin Ruolan said with a charming smile before turning and walking towards the back mountain.

"Yuan Xiong was clearly killed by you!" Xu Nian cursed inwardly, but still, he followed her.

It was said that hidden within this mine in the back mountain lay a Saint Tomb. Whether it was true or not remained to be seen.

Xu Nian also wanted to discover the truth, as a Saint Tomb represented an immense opportunity.

The strong men from the back mountain had also escaped since there was no one guarding them anymore.

It wouldn't be long before the news that Qingliang Mountain had a large Xuan Iron Vein would leak.

Of course, before that, Xu Nian had already sent Yan Wu to Tianfeng City to inform the Prefectural Governor Chen Tiansheng. By now, the Governor Mansion's people must be on their way.

Yan Wu had been severely poisoned and threatened before, without conclusive evidence.

Now that his poison was cured and his Cultivation had broken through, added to Ouyang Long's personal confirmation, there were no more concerns.

However, the Governor Mansion was not close to Yu State, and even by riding Flying Demon Beasts, it would take at least one day for a round trip.

Since only over half a day had passed, Xu Nian still had to endure for nearly half a day more.

Soon after, Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan arrived at the back mountain.

Because of the exploitation of the Xuan Iron Mine, the belly of the mountain had been transformed into a huge cave, with thousands of mining tunnels inside, interconnected and easy to get lost in.

But Lin Ruolan seemed to have travelled this route many times and led Xu Nian through the mining tunnels toward the depths of the mountain.

"Is there really a Saint's tomb buried in this mountain?" Xu Nian asked.

"Yes!" Lin Ruolan answered straightforwardly, "Yuan Xiong took me to the tomb once before, so I secretly remembered this route."

"If the Ouyang Family already discovered this Saint Tomb, why didn't they excavate it themselves?" Xu Nian continued to inquire.

"They can't get in. There's a tomb gate weighing a hundred thousand catties, and extremely hard at that. Naturally, they can't enter," Lin Ruolan replied.

"A hundred thousand catties?" Xu Nian was shocked internally. What kind of strength would be needed to move a tomb gate that heavy?

"But..."

"We've arrived!"

Xu Nian wanted to ask more, but Lin Ruolan interrupted him.

Xu Nian noticed that ever since entering the back mountain, Lin Ruolan's expression had become serious. She no longer exhibited the flirtatious charm meant to entice him, which somewhat eased Xu Nian's mind.

"Is this the tomb gate of the Saint Tomb?" Xu Nian looked at the huge stone gate before him, which was carved with the pattern of a dragon, ancient and domineering.

Xu Nian recognized the dragon on the pattern as the Taichu Gray Dragon, ranked seventh among the Nine Great Ancestor Dragons.

Xu Nian had already obtained two streaks of Dragon Energy, from the ninth-ranked Taigu Nether Dragon and the sixth-ranked Taigu Blood Dragon.

But this Dragon Energy was exceedingly scarce and impure. After all, there were no true Ancestor Dragons left on the Mortal Continent, and to fully unlock his Nine Great Dragon Veins, there was a long road ahead.

Of course, just those two streaks of Dragon Energy had already been of great help to Xu Nian. So seeing the pattern of the Gray Dragon gave him even more curiosity about the Saint Tomb.

"Besides brute force, there's another way to open this great gate of the tomb," Lin Ruolan said.

"What's the method?" Xu Nian eagerly asked.

"Spiritual Sense. There is a Spiritual Sense Array set up on this tomb gate. If it is activated by a sufficiently powerful Spiritual Sense, the gate will open automatically," Lin Ruolan said solemnly.

"Spiritual Sense Array?" Xu Nian was slightly startled, then he understood why Lin Ruolan hadn't made a move against him.

It seemed that because her Spiritual Sense had been damaged, she couldn't open the tomb entrance on her own, and wanted to collaborate with him to open it.

Then, if after they opened the tomb entrance, he was no longer of any value, wouldn't this Lin Ruolan simply dispose of him like getting rid of a used millstone?

Seeing through Xu Nian's thoughts, Lin Ruolan chuckled lightly and said, "Don't worry, I won't lay a hand on you after we open the tomb entrance. I've already seen that your physique is extraordinary and you're still in the early stages of growth. Killing you now would be a complete waste of treasure. I could never bring myself to squander such an exceptional furnace like you."

Xu Nian's mouth twitched.

Damn it, this woman actually planned to let him grow freely before harvesting him when he's fully ripe?

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't defeat Lin Ruolan, Xu Nian really wanted to strike her down with his sword.

"Enough chatter, the Ouyang Family will be here any minute, let's make a move quickly!" Lin Ruolan snapped.

After speaking, she activated her Spiritual Sense and covered the dragon pattern on the surface of the stone.

Hesitating for a moment, Xu Nian also activated his Spiritual Sense and did the same.

As the power of both their Spiritual Senses poured in, the dragon pattern also gradually began to glow.

Finally, under the substantial infusion of Spiritual Sense Power from both Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan, the pattern burst forth with dazzling brilliance, causing the entire cave to tremble.

The eyes of the dragon on the pattern lit up, and the whole dragon seemed to come to life. Then, the massive gate, weighing tens of thousands of pounds, slowly rose under Xu Nian's astonished gaze.

As the massive gate opened, they were greeted with the sight of an enormous palace.

Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan stepped inside, the palace exuding an ancient air.

In the center of the palace, there lay a Stone Coffin, carved with ancient dragon patterns, emanating an aura of both antiquity and majesty.

In addition, there were many swords inserted around the area, nearly all of which were Xuan Iron Swords.

A look of surprise appeared on Xu Nian's face. Each of these Xuan Iron Swords could be worth nearly ten thousand Gold Coins, and there were definitely no fewer than a hundred here.

"Stop looking, these are all useless. The real treasures are inside the Stone Coffin," Lin Ruolan said.

She then walked directly to the coffin, pushed open the lid of the Stone Coffin.

As soon as the lid was opened, a surge of Dragon Energy shot up into the sky.

Xu Nian was startled and looked into the coffin.

Inside the coffin, there were no saintly remains as he had imagined, but there was a piece of Purple Gold Soft Armor and a Dragon-shaped Jade Seal, and the Dragon Energy had just burst forth from the Jade Seal.

"Could this be armor crafted from some exceptional metal?" Xu Nian's face revealed an extremely shocked expression.

Exceptional metals were already very rare, and yet someone had used it to forge such a precious piece of Soft Armor.

"That's right, it's armor refined from Purple Gold Phoenix Iron, but this Jade Seal is also extraordinarily special. It's crafted with the blood of a Nine-headed Green Dragon and also carries the Fortune of the last dynasty that lasted a thousand years," Lin Ruolan explained.

"A Nine-headed Green Dragon, isn't that an offspring of the Taichu Dragon? And a dynasty's thousand years of Fortune? Could this be the Emperor Seal of the previous dynasty?" Xu Nian's heartbeat immediately quickened.

"It's not the real Emperor Seal, just a replica, but its power is also extremely formidable. This Jade Seal and those useless swords are yours, and I will take the Soft Armor,"

Lin Ruolan tossed the Jade Seal to Xu Nian and bit her own finger, letting her fresh blood drip onto the Soft Armor.

Weapons forged from exceptional metals could undergo blood recognition by their owner, and as Lin Ruolan willed it, the Soft Armor was already being worn against her body.

Xu Nian had no objections to this, although he also coveted the Soft Armor.

However, relatively speaking, the Jade Seal held greater value for him, as it contained the bloodline of the descendants of the Gray Dragon.

However, Lin Ruolan, now clad in the Purple Gold Soft Armor, was likely to be very difficult to kill, not just by a Battle General Level expert, but even Marquis Level powerhouses might find it challenging.

Armor forged from an exceptional metal could cover every inch of the skin on the body.