Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 580 - 35: Five Heavens

According to the extensive tomb-raiding experience of the Immortal’s residual soul...

If it’s a tomb raider with no background, upon entering the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb, they would be attacked by the Stone People guarding the outermost perimeter.

These Stone People possess the basic instinct to guard the tomb. When fully intact, each one is equivalent to a True Immortal wielding a standard lower-grade Immortal Artifact. The grand formation composed of tens of thousands of tomb-guarding Stone People would cause even an Immortal Monarch to perish on the spot.

And this is just the outermost defense of the tomb.

However, that was long ago. Today, after the End of Dharma Era, the mana fluctuations on these Stone People no longer reach even the Golden Core stage, and the lower-grade Immortal Artifacts in their hands have decayed beyond use, seemingly on the verge of turning to dust at any moment.

But even in this state, the pressure from their tomb-guarding will is enough to make it difficult for any life that hasn’t formed a Nascent Soul to move here.

At the current stage, among ordinary cultivators on Earth, there should be no one who can break through.

Except for those with background.

After the End of Dharma Era, it was discovered that the defense mechanisms of the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb seemed to be malfunctioning. Although they would still eliminate most intruders, they apparently no longer forcibly expel cultivators with the Celestial Emperor’s bloodline.

Just like this outermost area, as long as those with the Celestial Emperor’s bloodline do not attempt to take the equipment from the Stone People, the Stone People seem to turn a blind eye and let them pass silently without attacking.

"According to legend, the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb has five levels of heavens."

"The first heaven is this outermost area, formed from the Emperor’s soil and the battle-dead Immortal souls into tomb-guarding Stone People. Other than the Immortal Artifacts they hold, there are basically no treasures. Thieves brave enough to venture into the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb would not take such a risk merely for lower-grade Immortal Artifacts."

"The second heaven is the outer city’s outer court. This city contains offerings from the various races under the Celestial Emperor’s command. The ancient Celestial Court ruled over all races, and these groups offered their supreme treasures, whether pills or magical treasures, sealed within the representative statues of each race."

"In fact, I only stopped here back then, and by luck, gained an Immortal Pill from the offerings of the myriad races, which has sustained me till now. Reaching this heaven is almost sufficient. More insignificant clans aside, no great house would dare to treat offerings to the Celestial Emperor lightly. If too cheap, they would fail to show proper respect to the Celestial Emperor, so here... even top-grade Immortal Artifacts exist, and benefiting from this heaven of treasures is boundless."

"What about the three heavens after that?" Lin Jing asked the Immortal’s residual soul.

"The third heaven is said to house the remains of the concubines who were buried with him, considered the inner layer." The Immortal’s residual soul spoke cautiously, "The Celestial Emperor had many concubines, and after his death in battle, many chose to be buried with him."

"There rests the spirits of the concubines, along with some burial items that accompanied them... mainly treasures the Celestial Emperor gifted them while alive."

"This place is rather sensitive. I advise against approaching it, as the defense measures here are far beyond what the outer layers have. Even with the Celestial Emperor’s bloodline, it is utterly inadvisable. After all, even when the Celestial Emperor was alive, the concubines competed for favor in palace intrigues. A bloodline they don’t recognize could provoke the disdain of any concubine’s will, potentially resulting in death."

The Immortal’s residual soul truly spoke of things.

Lin Jing, outside the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb, recalled his previous conversation with the Immortal’s residual soul.

"The fourth heaven supposedly houses the remains of the four Exotic Domain Immortal Emperors who attempted to overthrow the Celestial Court’s rule, along with the clan-binding Immortal Artifacts of their four tribes. They were from other Immortal Realms, and after defeating these four Immortal Emperors one against four, the Celestial Emperor, wounded, had his days numbered. He ordered them and their war weapons to be buried with him, perpetually suppressed and sealed to prevent their resurgence, symbolizing the power and prowess of His Majesty the Celestial Emperor."

"If the third heaven is inadvisable, this one is even less so. At the Immortal Emperor level, the unknown is unfathomable. Even after personally vanquishing these enemies, His Majesty the Celestial Emperor dare not claim they lack means to resurrect. Be it through willpower, faith, or reincarnation... Thus, to prevent the resurrection of these four Immortal Emperors and the flow back of their war weapons, the Celestial Emperor used his own remains to personally suppress and seal everything within his tomb, making this an even more untouchable taboo..."

"The fifth heaven is likely where the Celestial Emperor’s own remains rest. Buried with his many personal belongings."

After understanding everything from the Immortal’s residual soul, Lin Jing also realized that without special opportunity, the most suitable place for them to seek treasures is the second heaven.

The idea of inheriting part of the Immortal Emperor’s legacy and becoming some young Immortal Emperor is extremely difficult, requiring at least to reach the innermost fifth heaven. But from what the Immortal’s residual soul said, it is undoubtedly very difficult.

Therefore, Lin Jing had already lowered his expectations. As long as Frog Frog could go smoothly from the second heaven and bring back some treasure, it would be enough.

Preferably a top-grade Immortal Artifact...

An Immortal Body, a Primordial Spirit of the Immortal Dao, Celestial Destiny, and if there were an easily operable top-grade Immortal Artifact, Lin Jing could only say he was... invincible.

"Ribbit."

At the same time, inside the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb, with offerings in tow, the Celestial Emperor Frog finally leapt out of the outer perimeter and reached the outer city. Although flying would be faster, being in the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb, how dare the Celestial Emperor Frog fly.

Only by hopping and kneeling could it show its respect.

This outer city is guarded by a hundred giant Immortal Generals, seemingly enlarged versions of the tomb-guarding Stone People. The giant hammers in their hands appear to be mid-grade Immortal Artifact level, incredibly precious.

These giants’ weapons are naturally not to be coveted; them not attacking is already giving enough face. To also try taking what they guard would be overstepping.

Outside the city are a hundred giant Immortal Generals.

Inside the city is a group of statues of various forms. Some have three eyes, some have wings, some are in Demon Beast form, while others are normal humans, all kneeling on the ground, facing one direction, full of piety.

According to the Immortal’s residual soul, the treasures of this heaven, namely the offerings of the myriad races, are placed inside these statues representing each race. At the time, he had tried to directly take them, but whenever he contemplated dismantling a statue, the originally motionless giant Immortal Generals seemed to come to life, fixing their gaze on him, preventing any movement. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"So, how did you get the burial items back then?"

"Unable to plunder, I began to act pitiful, directly kneeling toward the main tomb like those statues and started complaining. Perhaps my sincerity moved them, and with a crack, a statue broke on its own, and out rolled an expired Immortal Pill, which I took without any harm."

"Could it be that the statue... simply decayed and naturally cracked open, rather than the tomb being moved by you?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."