Chapter 1229 - 858: Burial Companions!

Zhang Chen is no fool. From various indications, it is evident that The Queen Mother of the West is gravely injured, and her urgency is apparent.

Why is this, you may ask?

Such a calamity has occurred in West Kunlun, even the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit has fled, yet The Queen Mother of the West isn’t concerned and instead chooses to enter the Underground Palace for closed cultivation. Doesn’t this indicate her urgency?

"Kunlun Mountain is destined for great change!" Zhang Chen muttered to himself, but he didn’t know how Kunlun Mountain would transform, nor could he predict it. After all, who can decipher The Queen Mother of the West’s mind?

As Zhang Chen pondered anxiously, time passed swiftly, and the Feng Shui Grand Array was finally completed, as was the Underground Palace.

At the moment the Feng Shui Grand Array closed its loop, the Dragon Vein of Kunlun Mountain trembled slightly, emitting an inexplicable Qi Mechanism. Then a colorful light shot up from Kunlun Mountain, and The Queen Mother of the West emerged from the light.

"Greetings to The Queen Mother of the West." Seeing her appear, Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a touch of awe, and he hurriedly bowed in salute.

"How goes the construction of the Underground Palace?" The Queen Mother of the West asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been completed." Zhang Chen respectfully bowed.

"All Golden Armored Warriors, gather here!" The Queen Mother of the West commanded all practitioners and innate spirits in Kunlun Mountains.

Before long, all living beings in Kunlun Mountain gathered. Zhang Chen scanned over the Golden Armored Warriors and innate spirits, numbering still two hundred thousand.

"I have completed the Feng Shui Grand Tomb and will soon enter it to sleep. When Heaven and Earth are reopened, I will resurrect and return to the world. You all should accompany me in burial!" As soon as The Queen Mother of the West spoke, her words struck Zhang Chen like thunder in his heart, making him dizzy. He thought to himself: "My guess turned out to be true; The Queen Mother of the West senses impending disaster and actually thinks of using the Dragon Vein of Kunlun Mountain to conceal itself, waiting until Heaven and Earth reopens."

Once Heaven and Earth reopen, returning to Chaos is natural, and The Queen Mother of the West can then enter Chaos again, restoring to peak state.

"The most crucial part is, The Queen Mother of the West wants all living beings in Kunlun Mountain to be buried, but how about myself? What about Biyun?" Tears welled up in Zhang Chen’s eyes.

Sure enough, accompanied by The Queen Mother of the West’s words, a clamor erupted among the Golden Armored Warriors and innate spirits of Kunlun Mountain, as they all started becoming agitated, looking at each other. An innate spirit seemingly couldn’t believe what it heard, and said: "Ancestor, are you asking us to accompany you into that Underground Palace until the end of time?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded, her gaze intense upon the innate spirit: "What? You are unwilling?"

"Heaven and Earth just opened, opportunities are numerous, this is the time for us to advance bravely. How can we enter a tomb and squander time? Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I am unwilling to waste time inside!" The innate spirit finished speaking and transformed into a stream of light, escaping.

With the words of the innate spirit, the others hurriedly transformed into streams of light and left, attempting to escape from Kunlun Mountain.

Even the hundreds of thousands of Golden Armor Divine Generals sensed something amiss, and without a word, scattered in all directions.

Zhang Chen glanced at Lady Biyun and without a word, grabbed her wrist and began to sprint through the mountains.

Accompany in burial in the Underground Palace? That would truly be accompanying in burial! The Underground Palace is built within Kunlun Mountain’s Dragon Vein, where Ten Thousand Techniques are forbidden; practitioners can hardly cultivate and would soon become skeletons in a tomb.

If they enter the grand tomb, whether Zhang Chen or Lady Biyun, within a century they would turn to bones under the Dragon Vein’s suppression.

What about the Peach of Immortality?

The Peach of Immortality cannot grow within the Dragon Vein and would only enter a dormant state.

Thus, Zhang Chen grabbed Lady Biyun’s hand and fled without hesitation.

"Can you escape?" The Queen Mother of the West sighed lightly, casting out the Five Directions Banner which fell at the eight directions of Heaven and Earth, instantly forming an Innate Grand Array, trapping all beings within Kunlun Mountain within.

"Innate Five Elements Array? It cannot confine me!" Zhang Chen looked at the array barrier before him, and the Authority of the Five Elements activated, charging straight out and disappearing beyond the array.

The Queen Mother of the West, in the array suppressing the various practitioners, witnessed this scene and uttered a surprised ’Oh,’ with a curious look in her eyes: "Such skill, my Five Elements Array cannot even detain him for a moment."

Then The Queen Mother of the West extended her palm, capturing the chaotic living beings throughout Kunlun Mountain, and they fell into her fair and delicate palm, transforming into sealed puppets.

The next moment, The Queen Mother of the West’s stride caused her to appear outside the Five Elements Array, before a great mountain.

Zhang Chen pulled Lady Biyun along as they fled, and Lady Biyun’s voice was filled with horror: "The Queen Mother of the West actually wants countless spirits in Kunlun Mountain to accompany her in death; it’s truly insane."

Zhang Chen’s face was extremely grim at this moment: "I originally thought the Queen Mother of the West only wanted to use the power of the Kunlun Mountain Dragon Vein for self-sealing, but who knew she actually wants all the spirits within Kunlun Mountain to accompany her in death; it’s truly insane."

"Let’s seek out a deserted mountain to hide. Once the current storm passes and the Queen Mother of the West enters the tomb to sleep, we can regain our freedom..." Before Zhang Chen could finish speaking, he saw a figure ahead, shrouded in radiant colors, blocking his path.

"Where are you two headed?" The Queen Mother of the West looked at them with a voice devoid of sorrow or joy.

Zhang Chen halted his flight, stood in the void, shielding Lady Biyun: "Lady, why do this? Even if I haven’t achieved great merit for you, I’ve at least toiled hard. Why not spare me a path to life? I promise to be eternally grateful and pray for you day and night."

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head upon hearing this: "Others may not need to accompany me in entombment, but you certainly cannot, because you know the layout of my Feng Shui Grand Array. Before the arrival of the immeasurable calamity, I will be completely submerged in sleep; how can I let you wander outside?"

Zhang Chen was taken aback, then a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It seems I truly must accompany you in entombment today, isn’t it?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "You indeed must accompany me."

Zhang Chen sighed helplessly at this: "I am willing to be entombed for you, Lady, but my wife knows nothing of the Feng Shui Grand Tomb’s structure; could you spare her a path?"

"I wish to accompany my husband into the tomb and be entombed together, as husband and wife cannot be separated eternally. How could I let you be buried alone in that dark place?" Lady Biyun said resolutely, gripping Zhang Chen’s wrist, her voice filled with determination.

Zhang Chen’s eyes flashed, shook his head in refusal: "No! You must follow my arrangements."

Zhang Chen signaled to Lady Biyun with a look and then turned to the Queen Mother of the West: "Could you show mercy, Lady?"

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head after hearing this: "You two have deep marital affection, which I am reluctant to break apart. But thinking it over, placing you both in the tomb for entombment isn’t safe either. You know the key points of my Feng Shui Grand Array; if by any chance you manage to escape while I sleep or damage my Feng Shui Grand Tomb, it would be troublesome."

Zhang Chen froze upon hearing this, his face changed dramatically as he recognized the killing intent in the Queen Mother of the West’s words.

"Biyun knows nothing; she can enter the tomb with you and serve by your side, while I am willing to eliminate risks for you, Lady." Zhang Chen’s face was bitter; he never imagined that in the end, he wouldn’t even qualify for entombment but instead faced annihilation.

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at Lady Biyun and then spoke to her: "Biyun, come over."

"Lady, how will you handle Jia Shiba?" Lady Biyun, not foolish, asked with a pale face.

"He has his task; Kunlun Mountain lacks a Tomb Guardian, and he will remain outside to guard the tomb." The Queen Mother of the West replied.

"Really?" Lady Biyun, somewhat disbelieving, looked at Zhang Chen to confirm, her face pale.

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this: "Go ahead! I’ll wait for you outside!"

After speaking, the Queen Mother of the West turned into a stream of light, enveloping Lady Biyun and vanishing into the void, leaving Zhang Chen standing in the void, turning his head toward Kunlun Mountain, where he looked at the Five Directions Banner formation and revealed a bitter smile. He already sensed that the Queen Mother of the West had destroyed his body and Primordial Spirit before leaving: "Indeed, the Queen Mother can flee to chaos and eternity naturally; I was her greatest asset in resisting Celestial Punishment. Now her crisis is gone, and I am just a dispensable pawn. Furthermore, I know the entire layout of the Feng Shui Grand Array and Underground Palace; should I cause trouble in the future, the Queen Mother couldn’t endure it either. To her, I am a variable, and the best option is obliteration, ensuring I remain silent eternally."

Zhang Chen sighed lightly, his voice filled with helplessness, as his body turned into ashes and vanished into the void.

Reality World

Inside the Tomb, led by the Old Turtle

Before the stone tablet

While sitting in meditation, Zhang Chen slowly opened his eyes, revealing an inexplicable look: "I never expected to die at the hands of the Queen Mother of the West, yet she cannot foresee that I could be resurrected in the distant future."

"Although the Queen Mother killed me, she won’t have it easy either. I’ve secretly tampered with her Feng Shui Grand Array, which was originally nurturing but after my manipulations, it has become a place to nurture the dead. The Queen Mother slumbers in Kunlun Mountain’s Dragon Vein, and her body, silently nurtured, has transformed into a corpse; she was my target after all!" Zhang Chen thought to himself with dark satisfaction.

Yet after dreaming back to Kunlun, his heart was filled with both fear and trepidation as he seemed to glimpse the tip of the iceberg from the mysterious Heaven-Opening era, understanding the origins of the world’s great changes yet unable to penetrate the obscuring fog.

"Logically, in my era, the Primordial powerhouses should have merged into the Great Thousand Worlds, ushering in a dazzling era. But why does it seem even worse now, with the Twelfth Tier already a legend?" Zhang Chen murmured quietly to himself.