Holy Bone

Chapter 2101 Mountain Spirits and Monsters and Eating Women's Flesh from the Lesser Yin White Tiger Bureau

A gentle mist lingered around the mountains.

Like a mysterious veil,
Make everything vague and ambiguous.
It felt like being in a dream world.

A thick fog blanketed the sky and the earth, completely obscuring people's vision, making it seem as if the space in front of them was the only area they could see.

Today's fog makes the world feel blank, and everything in front of me is pitch black.

In this fog-shrouded landscape, a group of strange and mysterious figures, wearing masks and clad in animal skins covering their entire bodies, emerged from the depths of the mist.

They arrived at the place where the Jiangyou Merchants, Changlong Merchants, and Guangsheng Merchants were camping.

As these strange and mysterious figures approached, they encountered members of the caravan, who were keeping watch around the campfire.

However, all of these people froze, becoming ice men.

They all struggled as if they had suffered some kind of pain in their previous lives, but before they could be rescued, they were frozen solid by the extreme cold of the snowy mountains.

They turned into ice people from the snowy mountains.

Judging from the degree of mummification and the thick layer of ice on their bodies, they have been dead for at least several months, not just recently.

Even the campfires in front of these mummies were covered by thick snow, making them almost invisible. The only clue that they once stood was the stones surrounding them.

The thickness of the snow on these campfires couldn't have been accumulated in just a day or two.

"Thank goodness for the fireflies... These fireflies come alive during the day... and hibernate at night... so they can... help us look after the white coffin during the day..."

"That white coffin was very heavy... who knew it wouldn't be moved in one day..."

"Let's go, forget about these dead people... Let's go find the white coffin first..."

The strange and mysterious people didn't give these snow mountain ice people a second glance. They walked through tents, communicating with each other through mental means, not through language.

They passed one of the tents, and the tent flap was lifted to reveal two people: Dafu and Pizi.

But Dafu and Pizi had long since turned into ice men and mummies, having been dead for countless days and nights.

He had long since become a dead man, forgotten by all.

The fact that Dafu and Pizi stood dead at the entrance of the tent did not attract the slightest attention from those strange and mysterious people. These people continued to move forward in an orderly manner, their faces hidden behind masks.

Finally, they arrived at the deepest part of the tent complex, in front of the largest tent.

Near this tent, five or six people were guarding it, huddled among several tents, warming themselves around a campfire.

Of course, the campfire was also covered by thick snow, clearly having been extinguished by ice and snow for a long time.

These strange and mysterious people eventually entered the largest tent, where a mule cart was parked. The mule wasn't there, but a white coffin placed on the cart was particularly conspicuous.

Then, the strange and mysterious people surrounded the white coffin and performed a kneeling sacrificial ceremony before rising again, surrounding the white coffin, and carrying it on their way.

They left their tents, left the camp, returned to the mist, and finally disappeared into the boundless snow-capped mountains without a trace.

Only the snow-covered ice figure remains in place, still in the same pose as when it was alive, struggling, in pain, its eyes revealing a yearning for life.

……

Strange and mysterious figures carried white coffins, moving forward through the snow-covered mountains as if walking on flat ground. While others had to traverse mountains and leap over snowdrifts to walk through the snow, their feet trod on the snow as if walking on flat ground, with ease and comfort.

They ventured deep into the snow-capped mountains, proceeding steadily and orderly through the mist, unimpeded by the mountains, until they arrived at a large rift valley.

That great rift valley was the same Pantheon Statue Great Rift Valley that Jin'an had encountered a few days earlier.

That great rift valley filled with statues of mountain gods.

That great rift valley, where those strange and mysterious people eventually disappeared.

After arriving at the Great Rift Valley, the mist did not stop but continued forward. A strange scene unfolded as the mist began to seep into one of the Pantheon caves.

The amount of fog outside is decreasing rapidly.

It was as if those strange and mysterious people had all vanished along with the mist and entered the Pantheon Cave.

The mist gradually thinned until it completely disappeared from the Pantheon Cave, and the mortal realm returned to normal.

boom!
With a loud thud, a white coffin emerged from the mist and crashed heavily to the ground, landing steadily with a tremendous sound.

but.

This white coffin didn't seem to have been deliberately left here by those strange and mysterious people. It was more like it had been rejected by the Pantheon Cave and thus fallen to the mortal world. For, suddenly, hundreds of arms stretched out from the mist, trying to retrieve the white coffin.

But the mist dissipated too quickly; before these arms could even touch the white coffin, they all vanished and disappeared from the Pantheon Cave.

In an instant, the Great Rift Valley returned to its quiet, empty, and desolate state, devoid of any human presence.

Because it was so desolate, only the howling of wind and snow remained in the Great Rift Valley, with gusts of wind blowing out from the depths of the valley, like a storm passing by.

At the summit of the snow-capped mountain, the wind howls, and clouds swirl, creating a scene reminiscent of a fairyland, captivating the soul. Standing at the mouth of the Grand Canyon, gazing up at the snow-capped mountain and the canyon, one can almost feel its magnificent and solemn beauty. The snow-capped peaks stand like pillars between heaven and earth, weathering the storms of time and witnessing the passage of years. Even in the darkness, the pristine white snow seems to shimmer, like a dazzling pearl set between heaven and earth.

The snow-capped mountains are beautiful.

However, snow-capped mountains are also very dangerous.

In particular, the constant blizzards blowing out from the snow-capped mountain rift valley are more vicious and deadly than the ice mountain hell or the ghost wind hell in the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld.

The white coffin fell to the mouth of the canyon, landing steadily without overturning, collapsing, or the lid falling off.

It was placed there steadily and securely at the mouth of the Grand Canyon.

It's like looking at the Grand Canyon.

It's as if they're gazing at the snowstorm that struck the Grand Canyon.

It's as if it's challenging the immense majesty of the Grand Canyon's wind and snow.

Just then, a ray of the rising sun shone on the canyon at the mountain's summit, its golden light illuminating the entire peak, making it appear as if a celestial paradise had suddenly descended upon the human world.

It turned out that it was already daylight.

"High green mountains...drifting clouds..."

"The old mountain god...sits halfway up the mountain..."

"Children climb the mountain... chasing the clouds..."

"The mountain god smiled...and swallowed up the human world..."

A series of indistinct humming sounds came from afar, singing the songs of the mountain god. Upon closer inspection, the source of the sound was found to be deep within the Grand Canyon.

Time passed slowly, and the golden light of the rising sun grew increasingly intense, completely enveloping the entire mountaintop in golden light, as if a celestial paradise had descended to earth, so magnificent and breathtaking.

Then, two figures were seen slowly approaching from the depths of the Grand Canyon. Finally, the identities of the two figures were made clear.

It turned out to be a ferret and a snow bear.

A tiny one.

An extremely large one.

A cute one.

A brutal approach.

They are two extremes.

But none of that matters. The most important thing is that this ferret and snow bear are walking upright like humans, wearing Taoist robes and holding whisks, walking towards the white coffin. The ferret is singing a mountain god's humming song, looking very carefree and leisurely.

The little ferret finally arrived at the white coffin. Standing upright, it was only up to an adult's waist. It deliberately pretended to be old and frail, circling the white coffin from side to side, and making comments about it.

"White coffins are used to bury unmarried men and women."

"You big idiot, guess whether it's a man or a woman buried in this white coffin?"

The little ferret said to the great polar bear.

The great white bear scratched its back with its whisk, baring its teeth and revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, and said, "This white coffin is a talisman of the White Tiger Bureau of the Lesser Yin Bureau, so of course it belongs to a woman."

"You little rascal, you're so ignorant. You don't even know this, and you have to ask me."

Upon hearing itself called "Little Butt," the little ferret immediately flew into a rage, sprawling on all fours and baring its cannibalistic expression at the polar bear, saying, "Who are you calling 'Little Butt'? You have no manners! I'm older than you. If you want to call me, call me 'Big Butt.'"

"I was just testing you on purpose to see if your IQ had declined further than before."

The polar bear rolled its eyes and said, "Yes, yes, big butt, is that alright now? Let's take this white coffin away quickly."

"I can't resist eating the Shaoyin-Suppressing Herbs anymore."

"People always say that when a bear and a tiger meet, the bear will suffer and be outmatched. I, the king, refuse to accept this. Today I will eat the White Tiger Bureau's treasure to prove to the world that the bear is bigger than the tiger and that the bear is the true overlord of the heavens."

The little ferret stood up again and burst into laughter, "Hahaha, Heavenly Overlord, I think you're the Bear Overlord, you're making me laugh to death."

Upon hearing this, the great polar bear's eyes flashed with a cold, fierce light as it said, "You don't believe me? Well, I'll eat it right now and show you. Don't try to take the White Tiger Bureau's treasure from me later. A human is nothing but a mouthful for me."

After saying that, the polar bear thumped heavily on its paws as it approached the white coffin. It slapped the coffin with its paw, intending to smash it to pieces and then devour the woman inside.

boom!
The white coffin took a solid hit from a bear's paw, producing a dull thud.

To everyone's surprise, the white coffin was completely intact, without a single scratch, let alone being smashed to pieces by the bear's paw.

"Hahaha, as expected of the overlord of bears, he's become so weak." The little ferret burst into laughter again.

The great polar bear, with its towering and imposing body, revealed a gloomy expression. It slapped out its paw again, this time with greater force and a louder sound, but the white coffin remained intact.

The little ferret laughed incessantly, mocking the polar bear for being too weak.

The polar bear's expression grew even more somber. This time, instead of clapping its paws, it stretched out its paws and began to tear open the coffin lid.

As a result, it couldn't even pry open the coffin lid.

The little ferret continued to laugh and mock.

The polar bear tried to tear the white coffin with both paws, but it couldn't tear it open or break it, whether it was the lid or the side of the coffin.

This time, the polar bear no longer looked hostile, but rather surprised.

"Hmph, what are you laughing at? If you can do it, then you try. If you can pry open this white coffin today, I'll wash your Taoist robes and whisks for the next year."

"If you can't pry it open, then stop your incessant laughter. Your shrewish laughter is awful."

The great polar bear exhaled a heavy puff of white vapor from its massive nostrils and snorted coldly.

The little ferret's eyes lit up and it laughed loudly, "You said it, you can't go back on your word!"

As if afraid the polar bear would change his mind, the little ferret hurriedly stepped forward to pry open the white coffin. The ferret's claws were much sharper and finer than the polar bear's, making them more suitable for the job of prying open coffins.

but.

I don't know.

No matter how hard the little ferret tried, the white coffin remained motionless. The coffin lid didn't even show the slightest sign of loosening. Even after using all sorts of Taoist magic and supernatural powers, the white coffin still didn't budge.

In the end, the little ferret was exhausted and panted heavily, collapsing onto the coffin lid, panting like a dog.

"Damn it."

"Are all women in the world this difficult to please?"

"This king, a dignified master of cultivation, can't even open a coffin."

"Damn it, this is really weird."

"Indeed, women are all fierce tigers. No wonder the Lesser Yin White Tiger Formation chose a woman as its talisman. Humanity's summary of this experience is indeed correct."

The little ferret bared its teeth and kept complaining about the white coffin.

The polar bear grinned and said, "See? I told you, this white coffin wouldn't be easy to dismantle."

"In my opinion, this white coffin is not meant to be dismantled. We need to take it back and think of another way to deal with it."

After the polar bear finished speaking, it patted its massive head with its paw and said, "Oh right, we're not human, we're mountain spirits and monsters. In other words, this white coffin wasn't meant for us mountain spirits and monsters to dismantle."

"Should we hire someone to demolish it?"

The polar bear fell into deep thought.

The little ferret jumped off the coffin lid and gritted its teeth, saying, "Alright, stop grumbling and take this white coffin back. I refuse to believe we can't open it today."

"You big idiot, I want this white tiger meat too. Don't even think about taking it all for yourself. Damn it, I'm exhausted just now. I must eat some white tiger meat to replenish myself. Isn't it said that tiger meat is the most nourishing and aphrodisiac?"

The polar bear laughed and said, "What are you doing, you old geezer? Are you trying to impress the ghosts?"

"However, we are sworn enemies with the underworld. After we die, we are immediately dissolved on the spot. How could we have the chance to go down to the underworld to be seen by ghosts? Hahaha."

The little ferret bared its teeth and said, "I may not have the chance to be reincarnated in the underworld, but can't I at least go down there, catch a few female ghosts, beat them up every day, listen to their screams, and entertain myself, thus pleasing my heart and aiding my cultivation?"

The polar bear gave a thumbs up and said, "You're the best."

Then, while cursing and swearing, the little ferret and the polar bear took out a corpse-binding rope magic item from their bodies, tied it to the white coffin, and the polar bear dragged it directly into the depths of the Great Rift Valley.

Along the way, the little ferret and the polar bear discussed how to open the coffin after they brought it back.

"This white coffin is a wooden coffin. Wood is afraid of being boiled in water, so it must have been thrown into water and refined with innate true fire for forty-nine days."

"I refuse to believe that this white coffin can withstand being boiled in water for a while."

The little ferret felt that the white coffin had embarrassed it, so it kept trying to refine the white coffin along the way and devoured the White Tiger Bureau's protective objects.