"Achoo, achoo."

Taking a few steps inside, Little Fire Ginseng couldn't stand the fishy smell and couldn't help but sneeze several times.

Dan Fire sprayed from his nose, dancing around.

Back on Blue Star, seeing Dan Fire was like finding treasure, but now watching it spray from Little Fire Ginseng's nose just felt kind of gross.

Tang Rao took a couple of steps and mimicked Little Fire Ginseng by sneezing too.

This fishy smell made it feel like being in a fish market.

So stinky.

"Lord Mammoth, you sure have leisure time, raising fish in here."

If only he could catch a couple for a barbeque, the taste would be absolutely unbeatable.

"Be respectful."

The great Mammoth glared fiercely, not joking with Tang Rao.

"Those are the personal guards of the Immortal Emperor, guarding his mausoleum for over ten thousand years."

When mentioning the Immortal Emperor's guards, the great Mammoth spoke with deep respect.

Wow, Geng Yu is demanding—he's dead, but someone still guards his tomb, and he can endure the fishy smell for ten thousand years.

What's with the fish eyes and fishy smell? Why doesn't he sell seafood?

Of course, Tang Rao is adaptable, quickly nodding, "Yes, yes, disrespect to the Immortal Emperor is my fault."

His attitude was so good it almost didn't seem like Tang Rao's style.

Inside the mausoleum.

Tang Rao finally saw the Soul Guardian.

No, it's actually a guardian fish.

The fish was covered in golden armor, but due to its extremely long guarding time, it had become a salted fish.

To say, this fish is fierce—it's like a fighter jet among fish.

Its body coiled in the water, which Tang Rao called a fish pond but looked more like a large lake.

"Master Fish, I'm Tang Rao, a handsome young man full of talent, here to visit the mausoleum, apologies for any disturbance."

He held his hands over his heart, not showing respect to the salted fish but trying to calm his racing heart.

"So it's you, kid, hahaha."

The gold-armored fish suddenly spoke, almost scaring Tang Rao into peeing.

Are you serious? A salted fish lying in the water can still speak?

It really scared him.

"Master Fish knows me?"

Tang Rao was a bit incredulous.

Could these ancient beings foresee the future?

It seemed they knew every step Tang Rao took.

"I don't know you, but the Immortal Emperor does."

The salted fish spoke of Geng Yu.

After ten thousand years, Geng Yu could predict Tang Rao's arrival. That's nonsense.

"I've been here for ten years, holding on just to wait for your arrival."

The salted fish rolled its eyes.

It thought Geng Yu was waiting for someone impressive, but it turned out to be a mere kid.

Tang Rao looked about thirty, not even close to their age.

"Go on, press your hand on the stone gate ahead, release your Immortal Energy until the door opens. Mammoth and Fire Ginseng wait outside, the Immortal Emperor said only Tang Rao may enter."

Anyone else entering would be killed without mercy.

The salted fish had waited for Tang Rao for so many years and couldn't fail now.

"Understood, master."

Lord Mammoth respectfully bowed to the salted fish.

Tang Rao, as instructed by the salted fish, placed his hands on the ancient door, breathed deeply, and held his breath.

When his hands touched the door, Tang Rao began releasing his immense energy.

Tang Rao was never short of Immortal Energy, worried it might overflow and blow up the cave and door.

The Stone Gate had spiritual wisdom; shortly after Tang Rao touched it, it started rumbling.

He'd soon see the Immortal Emperor.

The Immortal Emperor had been dead for ten thousand years—who knows if his bones had weathered away.

Once the Stone Gate opened, Tang Rao rushed inside.

Mammoth and Little Fire Ginseng shook their heads together.

Tang Rao must think there's treasure inside, hence his eagerness.

The salted fish, facing its impending end, removed the armor plates one by one and stitched them into armor with a golden needle.

Once finished, it handed it to Mammoth.

Weakly, it said, "This is my gift to the kid; the armor plates are impenetrable even to Immortal Emperor-level. I'm nearing my end and might not wait for his return."

Without the armor plates, the salted fish was now skin and bones.

It shook its large head, seemingly struggling with something.

"Rest assured, I will,"

the great Mammoth took the armor and bid the salted fish farewell.

The salted fish departed peacefully.

Having waited so long, it finally completed its task given by the dying words of the Immortal Emperor to the salted fish.

As soon as Tang Rao entered, the Stone Gate closed.

He touched it to try opening it again, but the Stone Gate didn't respond.

So unfair.

Tang Rao thought this place was a come-and-go kind of deal.

"Tang Rao, you've come."

An ancient, unfamiliar voice rang in Tang Rao's ear.

"Wow, a ghost!"

Tang Rao was startled by the sudden voice.

The mausoleum clearly had nothing, but in the vast space, he hadn't seen anyone.

Where was the sound coming from? Tang Rao couldn't figure it out.

"Tang Rao, you roam Blue Star, venture the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, making a name for yourself in the Land of Immortals, yet you fear an old man?"

Geng Yu's voice rang out again.

"Geng Yu, is it really you!"

Tang Rao shouted at the space.

As he shouted, he looked around.

To his disappointment, he still didn't see Geng Yu.

"Kid, my bones have vanished, leaving only a trace of Divine Sense. If you hadn't come soon, I would've lost my Divine Sense too, and the inheritance meant for you would have been lost."

Tang Rao walked a few steps and suddenly found an Image Stone before him.

An old figure emerged from the stone.

This was Geng Yu.

"Geng Yu, you're truly honorable, fortunate I came to you, haha."

Tang Rao spoke, feeling guilty.

All this was fate; had it not been for the great Mammoth's son falling ill, Tang Rao might have been killed by the great Mammoth.

"By the way, your name is Geng Yu; I have a sect brother named Geng Bucuo. You shouldn't be related, right? He's also of the Qiongqi Spirit Root."

Finding Geng Yu, Tang Rao's other aim was clarifying Geng Bucuo's relation to Geng Yu.

An ancient Qiongqi Spirit Root isn't common, not found everywhere.

Moreover, Geng Bucuo was from Tang Rao's sect.

He couldn't forget brotherly matters just because he might gain the Immortal Emperor's Treasure.

Geng Yu gave Tang Rao an appreciative look, "The kid has some conscience, knowing to ask about the relation, aren't you afraid I'd leave the good stuff for Geng Bucuo?"

Geng Yu only teased, not really intending to wait for Geng Bucuo to arrive to bring out the treasures.

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