Holy Bone

Chapter 2096 Jin An and the White Coffin Fierce Corpse: A Beautiful Joint Burial

Jin An smiled and said:
"It seems you, old Daoist, truly understand Senior White Coffin."

"Why don't you ask around for us later? Is there any risk involved in this child eating the flesh and blood of the mountain god?"

"And where can one find the flesh and blood of the mountain god?"

"Then we followed the example of the ancients and obtained the flesh and blood of the mountain god to cultivate a group of children."

"Old Daoist, I have high hopes for you."

Xiao Jian nodded and said, "Master's wife has high hopes for Third Junior Brother."

Hahahaha, Jin An couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Only the old Taoist priest remained, rolling his eyes at Jin An and Xiao Jian, and said, "Then, should I ask your wife what she thinks of my little brother Jin An, whether he is suitable to eat the flesh and blood of the mountain god to fight against the mountain god?"

Uh.

Jin An glared at the old Taoist priest. How could he face the fierce corpse in the white coffin and call her sister-in-law in front of her?

Hehe, he had just been teased and ridiculed by Jin An not long ago, but he immediately turned the tables on Jin An. The old Taoist smiled smugly.

Next, Jin'an continued to observe the remaining stone pillars.

After that, no other clues were found for the stone pillars. Most of these stone pillars depicted how difficult it was for the ancestors to fight against the mountain god and how they paid a heavy price.

"Young man, come quickly and take a look at this." Suddenly, the old Taoist priest beckoned to Jin An.

Jin An changed direction and walked to the stone pillar where the old Taoist priest was.

The old Taoist priest pointed at the stone pillar and said in surprise, "Young brother, look, could these four people, whom thousands of people are worshipping, be the guardian spirits of the Four Symbols Formation that severs heaven and earth? Are the people thanking them for their heroic sacrifice and their decisive choices for the prosperity of humanity?"

Jin An nodded thoughtfully and said, "The idea of ​​being worshipped by thousands and expressing gratitude with one's whole heart does seem somewhat similar."

The old Taoist priest sighed and said, "It's a pity. This stone pillar focuses on depicting how the people are grateful to the Four Symbols of the Heavenly and Earthly Severing Formation. It closely depicts the people's reverence and gratitude. On the other hand, the four guardian objects on the high mountain seem too distant, elusive, and ethereal. We cannot see the true face of the four guardian objects clearly."

"If we can see the four guardian objects clearly, we can find out who the guardian object of the Taiyin Bureau is, and see if we can find the guardian object of the Taiyin Bureau and continue to fight against the mountain god."

Jin An sighed and said, "Yes, what a pity. The Sun Bureau is the Ghost Mother, the Lesser Yang Bureau is the strange woman who can keep coming back to life in the coffin in the Dragon Lake of the Eastern Sea Ruins, and the Lesser Yin Bureau is the beautiful white coffin fierce corpse. I wonder what this Greater Yin Bureau is?"

The old Taoist priest blinked and lowered his voice, saying, "The Taiyang Bureau, Shaoyang Bureau, and Shaoyin Bureau are all associated with women. Could the Taiyin Bureau also be associated with women?"

"Damn it, this is really strange. Why do the Four Symbols Formation of Heaven and Earth Severance always use women as talismans? Is it because women have heavy yin energy, making it easier to set up and seal the mountain god?"

"Doesn't that mean the mountain god has strong yang energy, and isn't a kind of evil spirit or monster with strong yin energy?"

"How strange."

"How strange."

Jin An shrugged and said, "Who knows? Maybe once we cross the snow-capped mountains, reach the permafrost, enter the Great Rift Valley of the Myriad Gods, and see the true form of the Mountain God, we'll know the whole truth."

The old Taoist priest nodded and said, "That makes sense."

The three then split up again to search for clues in the tunnel.

The three of them searched for a long time but found no clues or anything else.

Then, the old Taoist priest looked at the bronze door, his face showing reluctance, and said in a heavy voice, "Young brother, what do you think we should do with those people?"

"They were ancestors who resisted the mountain god, and it feels too cruel for them to die there, their bodies left to rot in the wilderness, uncared for."

"Yes, I already have a solution." After saying that, Jin An walked straight to the bronze door, then untied the human stomach bag from his waist, opened it, and aimed it at the dead bodies.

call!
The next moment, the human stomach completely absorbed the numerous corpses.

The old Taoist priest was startled at first, then walked over with a joyful expression.

Jin An said in a low voice, "Let's go outside, cremate these corpses, and then bury them in the ruins."

"This way, they will eventually see the light of day again, while also remaining true to their original aspirations, continuing to protect the snow-capped mountains, safeguard the prosperity of humanity, and fight against the mountain god's return."

"Haha, that's excellent, that's perfect," the old Taoist priest said with a smile.

Next, things became much simpler. After Jin An and his group returned to the surface, they first carefully searched every temple ruin, finding the tunnels buried under the rubble and rocks. Then, they found all the remains of their ancestors, brought them outside, and burned them all.

Jin'an's Five Organs Secret Transmission Scripture came in very handy here. He cultivated the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) in the Five Organs Immortal Temple, and he could cremate even corpses that had been frozen by ice and snow for many years.

He collected the remains and ashes of his ancestors and scattered them all over the site, just as they had fought for humanity to the last moment, continuing to sprinkle every inch of soil, not yielding an inch to the mountain god.

It's a pity that, perhaps due to the passage of time, some clues have been lost. In any case, they found no new clues when dealing with the remaining tunnels.

The temple was empty, perhaps emptied by the mountain god's canine teeth. There were only stone pillar carvings, but most of them were the same, looking identical from all angles.

"Old Taoist, give me three incense sticks and a pair of red candles. I know you have incense and candles in your Tai Chi Bagua satchel." After dealing with the ashes of his ancestor, Jin An came to the white coffin and said to the old Taoist.

The old Taoist priest took out incense sticks and red candles and handed them to Jin'an.

"Thank you for your guidance and enlightenment, senior."

Jin An lit red candles and placed them in front of the white coffin, then lit three incense sticks, bowed several times to the white coffin, and then inserted the three incense sticks into the gaps in the white coffin so that the white coffin could receive more offerings from the human world.

After finishing all this, the three of them started burning firewood and melting snow to prepare dinner.

After finishing their hot soup and meal, breathing in the steaming white vapors of the snow-capped mountains, the group rested to conserve their energy for a full day's journey the next day.

That night, Jin An told Xiao Jian to go to sleep first, while he stayed to keep watch all night.

Anyway, the days are long and the nights are short on the plateau, so it doesn't make much sense for two people to take turns keeping watch. Besides, he is a cultivator and his physical strength is far superior to that of ordinary people. He can go for ten days or half a month without rest without any problems.

The main reason is that this is the site of the first battlefield against the mountain god for thousands of years, and now the mountain god is about to be revived. Out of caution, Jin An plans to keep watch himself.

"Yes, Master." The usually taciturn Swordsman didn't say much. He went straight to Goat and fell asleep immediately.

Seeing the old Taoist priest and the sword-shaving man sleeping peacefully, Jin An smiled with satisfaction. He continued to sit cross-legged and gaze at the Milky Way in the night sky over the plateau.

Against the backdrop of the inky black night, the plateau's starry sky is breathtakingly beautiful. Countless stars, some billions of years old, shine brightly and clearly. Beneath this starry sky, people forget worldly troubles, feeling refreshed and enlightened by the vastness and grandeur of the universe. The brilliant night sky merges with the Milky Way, seemingly telling countless epic tales and legends from millennia past, inspiring awe at the magnificence of nature and a profound sense of awe at the insignificance of humanity and the immensity of the world.

Time flies, and soon it was midnight.

Just as Jin'an was gazing at the night sky, searching for the location of the stars of his hometown, a cloud of mist silently trekked in and slowly approached the ruins.

Jin An's divine sense was incredibly powerful, yet even he couldn't see the slowly approaching mist until it came close enough to be seen with the naked eye. Only then did he notice that the mist had quietly closed to within a dozen or twenty feet.

When Jin'an saw the familiar fog reappear, he was invigorated, first surprised, then slightly delighted.

Surprisingly, the descendants of the mountain god actually came to the ruins. It was unexpected that they would meet again so soon after only a few days. I wonder what these people are doing at the ruins.
He was slightly pleased that he had always longed to see these strange and mysterious people again, so that he could learn more about the Mountain God and understand him more broadly, so that he could be fully prepared to better fight against the Mountain God.

Jin An only pondered for a moment before pretending to be asleep and unaware of the fog. He wanted to see what the fog was for in the ruins.
At the same time, Jin An transmitted a message to Xiao Jian, instructing him not to act rashly and to observe the situation.

He knew that Xiaojian wouldn't fall asleep so quickly.

Therefore, we informed them in advance about the sword-cutting technique.

Xiao Jian remained seated on the goat, motionless. Clearly, he had already heard Jin An's telepathic message.

Soon, the mist enveloped Jin'an, the sword-sharpening site, and the old Taoist priest, and quickly spread throughout the ruins.

Until the fog completely enveloped the ruins, some faint sounds came from within the fog, and several strange and mysterious figures wearing masks and animal skins walked out from the depths of the fog, stepping on piles of rocks.

These strange and mysterious people passed through Jin'an without glancing at Jin'an, and when they passed the old Taoist priest and the sword-wielding figure, they also did not glance at them.

Even when passing through the open tunnel entrance, they didn't glance at it.

These strange and mysterious figures, wearing masks and breathing slowly and deliberately through their mouths and noses, actually headed straight for the white coffin.

When they arrived at the white coffin, the group began to walk around it.

These people didn't speak or touch the white coffin; they simply walked around it for about twenty or thirty laps before stopping.

Then they made strange gestures and knelt down, as if praying to the heavens. The ritual was very solemn. They kept making various strange gestures, and after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they stood up again.

The group of people stood up, circled the white coffin seven or eight more times, then returned along the same route and left the site.

They arrived suddenly and left suddenly, without ever contacting Jin An, the old Taoist priest, or Xiao Jian, nor did they venture into the underground passage. It was as if they had come specifically for the white coffin, as only the white coffin could attract their attention.

After the fog dissipated and they waited a while longer, seeing that the fog had not reappeared, Jin An and Xiao Jian suddenly stood up, their faces solemn as they approached the white coffin and examined it closely.

"That's really strange."

Why are they suddenly so interested in the white coffin?

"Sword-slicing expert, do you think they sensed that this white coffin was one of the talismanic objects of the Four Symbols Bureau of Heaven-Severing Earth and Earth-Severing?"

Jin An frowned and said.

Xiao Jian didn't speak, but he nodded slightly.

"Just as I expected."

Jin An nodded and said, "But this doesn't make sense. Since they already know that this white coffin is one of the four treasures of the Heaven-Severing and Earth-Severing Bureau, and one of the four treasures that seal the mountain god, why didn't they take the white coffin away earlier, but instead left it here?"

"Could it be that they believe the Four Symbols Formation of Heaven and Earth has been broken, and with the Mountain God's resurrection this time, there's no need to worry about these things anymore, so they don't care?"

Xiao Jian remained silent, but this time he shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Senior White Coffin, if you have a spirit in heaven or know what's going on in the afterlife, please give us a hint like you did with the underground passage?" Jin An could only beg White Coffin to give him some more hints about the Mountain God's attitude towards the Four Symbols Formation of Severing Heaven and Earth.

However, this time the white coffin did not provide any clues.

Jin'an waited in vain for a while, but nothing came of it.

"To be honest, there's something strange about it."

"What was the purpose of those people circling the white coffin so many times and kneeling in a ritualistic manner around it?"

"Moreover, how exactly did those people sense the existence of the white coffin and manage to find it so precisely?"

Jin An muttered to himself, still shaking his head as he slashed at his sword.

Just as Jin An was still frowning and deep in thought, staring at the white coffin, his ears suddenly twitched. His expression changed slightly, and he leaped up to a high place in a few quick movements, gazing into the distance.

To everyone's surprise, Jin An went up and immediately came down again.

"Damn it!"

"This is unbelievable!"

"The fog is back!"

"And the scale of the fog this time is even larger than the last time!"

"Could it be that more people have come? Could it be that there were only a few people at the beginning, and they thought they couldn't move or touch the white coffin, so they went to find more reinforcements this time, and now they're going to take the white coffin away?"

"That's right, that must be it! Only if they take the white coffin away can the past and present grievances between the Mountain God and the Four Symbols Bureau of Heaven and Earth be explained!"

Jin An stood around the white coffin, lost in anxious thought.

"If they really want to take the white coffin away, they must be going to see the mountain god. Even if they're not going to see the mountain god, it must be related to the mountain god!"

"This is a perfect opportunity for me to get to know the mountain god up close, I can't miss it!"

Jin An made a quick decision and then said to Xiao Jian, "Xiao Jian, tell the old Taoist priest that I'm going to meet the Mountain God ahead of time and that he shouldn't worry about my safety."

"When it's daytime, you continue your journey towards the Rakshasa Kingdom. I will naturally reunite with you after I return."

"The fog is coming soon. There's no time to discuss other details. This matter is settled. I'm entrusting Lao Dao's safety to Xiao Jian. Take care."

Then, Jin An came to the white coffin, bowed to it, and said urgently, "Senior, we are all fighting to kill the mountain god and uphold humanity! If we offend you in any way, please forgive us. I will sincerely apologize afterwards!"

After Jin An finished speaking, he did something unexpected and earth-shattering. He first used a lead-mercury holy embryo to create a clone, which lay back in the original position!
I opened the coffin, lay down directly inside the white coffin, and with a bang, the coffin lid closed. Jin An and the fierce corpse in the white coffin, Da Piao Liang, were actually buried together!