Chapter 1317 - 666: The True Inner Mausoleum
Chi Wen suddenly let out a long howl, the surging sound of the Dragon Roar echoing off the walls, also startling her into a ringing in her ears, thinking that this huge creature might be preparing to turn against her.
But the Dragon Child looked at the weapon she held backhand and hesitated, quickly saying, "Don’t act hastily, I just remembered back then..." Its voice fell, containing endless humiliation.
It said angrily, "That damned Barbarian King indeed hid the Tomb within my stomach universe, the entrance... the entrance is me. As long as I am willing, I can open the door to the Tomb for those who come!"
Ning Xiaoxian was momentarily stunned. Yes, that belonged to Chi Wen’s stomach universe; if it could open itself, wouldn’t that be perfectly normal? How did she and Changtian forget that?
The person who constructed the Tomb probably also thought of this, so they stuck a golden pestle into the back of its neck to confuse its consciousness, and used chains and hunger to constantly torment it, maximizing the guarantee that it remains in a mad and delirious state.
Having been trapped for so many years, it was both insane and hungry. Even if someone managed to reach the Underground Lake, encountering Chi Wen in such a state would either result in being eaten or, after a struggle, killing it. At the very least, they would knock it unconscious and thereby discover the Fake Tomb like Yin Jiu You did. Who would feel so overfed as to think of ways to restore its consciousness?
Except for her.
However, only by doing so can the true entrance to the Inner Palace be opened.
The designer of this underground palace was truly ingenious, with one ring tightly connected to another. Ning Xiaoxian didn’t know why they didn’t press the golden pestle another ten feet downward; this way Chi Wen’s consciousness would remain forever delirious, and the Inner Palace would never see daylight again.
She naturally didn’t realize that someone had tampered with it and just considered it as fate.
Chi Wen’s eyes showed a strange expression, suddenly saying, "If you wish to enter, you only need to agree to one condition, then I will open the entrance for you! Ha, to see those filthy, vile barbarians have their graves dug up, that truly delights me!"
She wasn’t surprised, just her heart rate accelerated slightly: "Speak."
Chi Wen let out a low, long howl, then said, "After you come out of the Inner Palace, kill me."
"What?" She was stunned but then understood, her heart slightly aching. Being captured by the Barbarians to refine a Cave Mansion within its body, being chained for tens of thousands of years, constantly tormented by Evil Qi, hunger, and madness—this tragic fate, even for cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs, would be considered excessive, wouldn’t it?
Not to mention it was an incredibly noble Dragon Child, born to command the wind and rain as a Great Demon!
Chi Wen said coldly, "Being locked in an underground palace for so long, my bones, blood, and muscles have been soaked with Evil Qi, so even if I leave, there’s no chance to absorb Spiritual Energy and increase cultivation anymore. For a demon like me, if I can’t roam freely between Heaven and Earth, what joy is there in living?"
It had been ravaged by Evil Qi for too long, its body nearly crippled, losing the possibility of further cultivation, and even lacking the Dragon Clan’s ability to ride on clouds. While its spirit was once clouded, now awakening, it immediately felt immense shame. If for the rest of its life it could only look up at others flying overhead like ordinary members of the Water Clan, truly it would be better off dead!
Ning Xiaoxian no longer hesitated, saying "Alright!" Indeed, for such a being, only death is the best liberation.
Regarding whether to enter the Inner Palace, she did not think much. This mysterious place that could attract both Changtian and Yin Jiu You, the real entrance was right before her, what reason did she have to refuse?
Chi Wen’s eyes showed a gleam of satisfaction, then it opened its mouth wide once more.
This huge mouth did not contain a Teleportation Array, only a seemingly endless throat. Chi Wen’s deep voice echoed, "If you trust me, just walk in."
To walk straight into the stomach of a giant beast like this, and hear this giant beast say, "Just walk on," under normal circumstances one might think only a madman would believe it.
Ning Xiaoxian did not hesitate, stepping into Chi Wen’s mouth, appearing like a sweet little cake that could move.
Not everyone dares to walk into the mouth of a giant beast like this; this young girl is quite brave, earning a bit of its admiration.
Chi Wen did not know, she firmly held a Teleportation Talisman in her hand. This specially made talisman could instantly transport her half a mile away, but in the underground palace, especially within Chi Wen’s stomach, whether it would work, she was unsure.
However, if everything in the world had to be perfectly certain before taking action, what could she achieve? As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and at this moment Changtian was fiercely struggling within the Flesh Furnace, how could she remain idle?