Born with immortal seed

Chapter 419 The Opened Coffin

"It appeared mysteriously, and disappeared mysteriously before its lifespan was over... Even the construction process of this water palace has not been recorded in any text."

Li Hansi remained indifferent as he reached out and caught the water droplets in his palm.

"Given the mystical tales of reincarnation and resurrection, this water palace is no ordinary place. Are you still willing to risk your lives to continue advancing for the inheritance of fourth-tier beast taming and puppets?"

Bai Zichen poured his true essence into the water droplet and was able to sense three restrictions.

As the water receded, the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Copper Pillars disappeared, revealing the path ahead.

"Reincarnation is nonsense. It's just cowardly talk that useless cultivators use to comfort themselves and place their hopes on the next life... My uncle's swordsmanship is divine. I don't think it's any worse than the core disciples of those major sword sects. With our assistance, how could we possibly enter the Water Mansion empty-handed?"

After escaping the Myriad Star Islands, the descendants of Yuanming have lived in the Eastern Region, where they served as elders of merchant guilds and as guest ministers of the Nascent Soul Grandmaster.

Although he only reached the early stage of Core Formation and passed away early, he still managed to take in Chen Ze, an outstanding second-generation successor.

His dual spiritual roots of water and wood were unexpectedly a perfect match for the Dragon Transformation Scripture. He cultivated to the late stage of Core Formation at over two hundred years old, which would be the standard for a core disciple even in a super sect.

If they were still on Chilong Island, this level of cultivation would make them strong contenders for the position of leader of their lineage.

Last time, all five major lineages gathered, but Li Hansi was not present. Of the remaining four lineages, apart from the Yuanming lineage, the highest cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of Core Formation.

There are even two lineages where individuals are completely isolated and only manage to form their cores by relying on cultivation resources left behind by their sects in the interior.

Chen Ze felt that since Old Man Shen could obtain the Water Mansion's inheritance, his group would definitely be fine as well. They just needed to be careful not to be tainted by the Netherworld energy and turn into monsters that were neither human nor ghost.

"Those two water dragons are so troublesome that I suspect they are the Beast Taming Puppet Fusion Technique created by Wu Sanzang. Once we obtain this inheritance, it will be of great use to us... Even if we recall the Hidden Lineage, our sect will not have more than a hundred disciples. We are short-handed and simply cannot control Chilong Island."

"If we could have a large number of similar guardian spirit beasts, it would solve many problems, and even provide a few more cannon fodder for those going to overseas immortal abodes."

Upon hearing the mention of the overseas immortal abodes, Bai Zichen's heart stirred, and he continued, "That's true, the immortal abodes are not close at all."

The overseas immortal abode is clearly a hidden place among the five main lineages, and its attraction to him far surpasses that of this water palace.

"Yes, it's millions of miles away from Chilong Island, and we have to pass through the territories of two transformed demons along the way. Back then, when our ancestor obtained the essence of the sacred beast and the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, for some reason he left a few other treasures with them, which caused us a lot of trouble!"

Chen Ze and his companions' understanding of the Fish Dragon Sect came entirely from their teachers' oral accounts; they had never consulted the sect's inherited scriptures.

The origins of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword may not be as clear to Bai Zichen as they are to Bai Zichen.

'It's actually the immortal abode where the essence blood of a sacred beast and the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword were discovered! That Nascent Soul True Monarch propelled the Fish-Dragon Sect to unprecedented heights with this discovery.'

The Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is, so far, the only divine power he has ever seen that can utilize the power of time.

Even in the entire cultivation world, such supreme supernatural powers are extremely rare, existing only in myths and legends.

The closest one with concrete evidence is the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Slaying Sword Formation of the Taibai Sword Sect.

Known as the Sword of Space, once the sword formation is complete, it creates countless self-contained worlds.

From the highest heavens to the deepest hells, encompassing everything.

The essence of the sacred beast has not shown much effect so far, but its potential is limitless. After all, it is something that even top-tier fourth-order demons would go to great lengths to obtain.

After taking the two items, that True Lord had already reached his limit and had no choice but to be teleported out of the Immortal Palace.

Unexpectedly, the five main branches of the Fish Dragon Sect still retained the method to re-enter the Immortal Mansion. Fortunately, he had a sudden inspiration and left behind Li Hansi's essence blood, otherwise he would never have known this secret.

Even if the remaining treasures in the Immortal Abode don't reach the level of the essence blood of sacred beasts, they would still be something that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would dream of.

'Looks like I still need to maintain my Li Hansi persona, otherwise no one will lead me into the Immortal Abode...'

With many thoughts racing through his mind, Bai Zichen took the lead and walked towards the passage ahead: "If I take out the treasure along with it, it may already be in the hands of the Dragon Lord. Who can say for sure... Be vigilant. If anything goes wrong, call out immediately and activate the water droplet restriction to teleport away."

"We must be careful. We need to distinguish between the inheritance here and the treasures of the immortal abode, and prioritize them."

Upon entering the second floor of the Water Mansion, the style suddenly changes, with massive stones full of wild and untamed atmosphere stretching across the four sides, supporting the hall.

Above, there were curtains made of strips of monster hides, and monster skulls hanging high on the top of the boulder, all of which were species I had never seen before.

This wild and unadorned style was the most popular in ancient times.

It wasn't until the Middle Ages that jade became widely used, and the proportion of jade artifacts in palace construction increased significantly.

"This water palace is indeed said to be from ancient times. Wu Sanzang merely repaired and expanded it. Only from here can we be considered to have truly entered the water palace."

Chen Ze held a strangely styled bronze axe, subtly protecting himself and the Kong brothers within it.

Despite his confident words, he remained highly vigilant and took out all the treasures passed down through the Yuan and Ming dynasties.

The four carefully circled the area and found that there seemed to be no restrictions in the giant stone hall. Only the claw marks on the giant stone could vaguely reveal the ferocity and power of the ancient monsters.

In the center of the stone hall, there is a stone pillar with two grooves carved out on it, filled with countless bone fragments.

"The Essentials of Beast Taming and the Grand Compendium of Puppetry, two fourth-tier skill inheritances, but they do not involve the content of the guardian spirit beasts of the city."

Each bone fragment is covered with densely packed tiny characters, recording in great detail the complete inheritance of the fourth-order Beast Taming Technique and the fourth-order Puppet Technique.

Bai Zichen glanced at it and handed it to Chen Ze with some regret.

Those two water dragons left a deep impression on him; despite being only at the lower third rank, they were able to hold off a late-stage Core Formation cultivator for so long.

If such a guardian spirit beast could be stationed in one of the Qingfeng Sect's branch academies, it would alleviate the sect's current shortage of Core Formation cultivators, and even without a third-tier grand formation, it would be able to handle most emergencies.

"It's not bad. Back then, only the Guanming lineage in the sect had a fourth-order beast taming inheritance, and they were only good at water beasts. They weren't very good at other demonic beasts... As for puppetry, there were very few families that could handle it. Otherwise, the cost of large warships wouldn't be so high."

Chen Ze appears to be a staunch revivalist of a sect, and he always mentions the Fish-Dragon Sect in every three sentences.

"Uncle Li, why don't we each make a copy?"

"also may."

Bai Zichen took the Beast Taming Inheritance, and Chen Ze took the Puppet Inheritance. They each inscribed the contents onto blank jade slips.

The two late-stage Core Formation cultivators took about an incense stick's time to complete all of this, and then each handed over the original bone fragments to the other.

Several passageways in the stone hall lead to different buildings, and judging from their design, they were probably used as alchemy rooms, animal pens, weapon-refining rooms, and so on.

As time passed, all the items inside decayed and cracked, and many turned to dust with the slightest touch.

It wasn't until they descended a winding stone staircase for dozens of feet that the scene that appeared before them left the four speechless and greatly shocked.

"What a huge coffin! It seems that Old Man Shen's White Bone Divine Power originated from this, and it's just like this Netherworld Qi!"

Kong Fanyun cried out in shock as the coffin in front of him was pushed open, revealing that it was empty.

The surrounding area was covered with soil from the underworld, and wisps of underworld energy gathered inside the coffin and adhered to its surface.

"This is the Netherworld Coffin. There really is one in the Water Palace... The rumor of resurrecting Wu Sanzang is probably not unfounded, but is actually underway. It's just that it's hard to say which monster will awaken!"

Knowing that his fellow disciples had never seen the Underworld Coffin, Li Hansi spoke up to explain.

"This object was common in ancient and medieval times, but it disappeared overnight. Only a few bodies have been found... Lying in it will bring about incredible changes, but the so-called ability to reincarnate has never been proven."

"So this is the Underworld Coffin! I've seen it in ancient books, but I didn't immediately connect it to this!"

Chen Ze stepped forward with great interest, but suddenly took several steps back, his face turning deathly pale.

There was someone in the coffin before!

Bai Zichen felt a chill run down his spine. The Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box in his dantian was spinning, ready to fly out at any moment.

Upon closer inspection, a clear five-finger mark appeared on the surface of the coffin, like a hammer striking everyone's heart.

“The finger picked up the Netherworld soil, and the newly formed Netherworld soil has not yet covered the mark. The owner of the fingerprint could not have been away from the coffin for long... It is even possible that he pushed open the coffin lid and crawled out of the Netherworld coffin while we were fighting!”

A chill ran through his body, and Bai Zichen suppressed his voice as he backed away.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first!"

The four of them retreated along the same route, and only breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the Water Mansion and entering the outside world.

Fortunately, the mysterious figure inside the coffin did not appear, allowing them to leave safely.

Bai Zichen activated the water droplets to close the passage to the Water Mansion.

"Could there truly be a heaven-defying method for the dead to be resurrected and reincarnated..."

Chen Ze looked bewildered, clearly having been greatly shocked.

"It is possible to come back to life, but the one who comes back to life may not be yourself."

Bai Zichen had read the Ghost Spirit Sect's records about the Underworld Coffin, especially a handwritten note left by the White Bone Immortal.

As the first Core Formation cultivator to lie down inside and emerge alive, his words are of great reference value.

"When the Netherworld Coffin was first created, it was indeed for the purpose of seeking reincarnation. However, with the failure of one powerful being after another, the powerful divine will confined within the coffin became a special existence, a monster clinging to the obsession with immortality..."

Li Hansi's voice turned cold, and he left behind only one sentence before vanishing in a flash of light.

"I still have important matters to attend to. Once I have completed them, I will come to Rotten Axe Mountain to find you all and together we will travel to the immortal abode overseas!"

(End of this chapter)