Chapter 1646: Chapter 1516: The Mysterious Ancient Coffin

Northern Domain, a bitter cold region, although abundant in spirit stones, does not have many Heaven and Earth Dragon Veins, far fewer than the other Four Great Regions.

As for Dragon Veins, the Central Domain has the most, while near the Immortal Academy in the southern part of the Eastern Domain, there are also six large Dragon Veins, spewing dragon energy daily for the cultivation of Immortal Academy disciples.

In the Northern Domain, being able to find a single Dragon Vein is not easy, let alone one that can produce Dragon Essence!

Surrounding the Immortal Academy, not even a single drop of Dragon Essence was born from the six large Dragon Veins, showing the rarity of Dragon Essence!

Because Dragon Essence can not only allow cultivators to be reborn, accelerating the cultivation process and enhancing strength, but it is also a divine medicine for extending one’s life, prolonging it by several years.

Dragon Essence, even tens of thousands of Dragon Veins might not produce a single drop, of unparalleled rarity, but hard to find, in the eyes of ancient antiques whose longevity is nearing its end, it is a priceless immortal treasure.

A typical Dragon Essence might extend life by a few years, a rarity seen once in dozens of generations, extending life by a hundred years.

And this time Ye Fan obtained dozens of drops, and they are definitely not ordinary Dragon Essence. How could this not incite the covetous hearts of others?

However, under the threat of Hu Fei and the other two, and Liu Da’s mediation, Huai Gu said no more.

As for the other young cultivator, although he was also envious of Ye Fan’s Dragon Essence, he had self-awareness — he hadn’t contributed much just now, and to leave alive he needed to rely on Ye Fan’s strength, he had to suppress his greed.

After killing the giant dragon, Ye Fan and his party continued along the underground passage, advancing towards the depths of the Jiu Long Nest, they were already not far from it.

"What is that?"

Just ahead, there seemed to be ancient buildings, dilapidated and unrecognizable.

They quickly walked forward, unexpectedly discovering buildings outside the Jiu Long Nest, exceeding everyone’s expectations.

"Like an altar, could it be a place of worship?"

"Almost completely collapsed, abandoned through endless years."

Before even approaching, the group could already tell this was an ancient altar, difficult to estimate how many years it had existed, engraved with the marks of time, even the stones were near decay.

"No, this isn’t an altar but a transmission array platform, capable of traversing the void, teleporting outside the Forbidden Land’s transmission array platform!"

Upon reaching it, Ye Fan carefully observed, discovering some patterns on the stone platform, patterns undoubtedly identical to those on a transmission array platform, even identifying the direction, leading outside the Primordial Ancient Mine.

"Can it be repaired?"

Huai Gu calmly asked, seeming to have completely forgotten the previous unpleasantness, returning to a state of indifference not caring about anything.

"It can, but I need some things!" Ye Fan’s eyes shot two beams of light, looking forward.

"What things?"

Huai Gu asked, eagerly wanting to leave, no matter what he couldn’t die in the Forbidden Land, or everything would be over.

Ye Fan did not reply but circled the transmission array platform, observing carefully.

After staying there for a long time, Ye Fan and his group left, heading toward the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest ahead.

There, dragon energy flowed like rivers, surging endlessly, nine large dragons coiled, seemingly alive.

Ahead, nine large holes lay side by side, radiating brilliance, with dragon energy rushing out from within.

This was the true Jiu Long Nest, the nine large holes were the dragon nests, such terrain, perhaps only this one exists in the Tianxuan Continent!

Ye Fan observed the topography and inspected the dragon energy, continually carving on the ground, using Dragon Seeking Skill to deduce, finally proceeding ahead first.

Among the nine dragon holes, all connected internally, leading to the dragon nest, after entering, they were baptized by dragon energy, pores dilated, bodies relaxed.

"The aura of Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, there must be many Heaven Grade Spirit Stones ahead, and they are top-grade among Heaven Grade!"

The group’s hearts were greatly moved and they moved forward.

The largest nine dragon holes all led to a large nest ahead, observed from afar, divine radiance bursting forth, it absolutely contained world-shocking immortal treasures.

After proceeding a few miles, the aura of dragon energy and Heaven Grade Spirit Stones became more intense, seemingly with some other intoxicating fragrances mixed inside, unknown immortal treasures.

"What is that?"

Just ahead, amid the aura of dragon energy and Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, appeared a vast altar, far larger than the transmission array platform they had seen before.

On this grand altar lay nine enormous dragon bones, each over three hundred feet long, gleaming with dark light, seemingly forged from Dark Immortal Gold, exuding a heart-palpitating aura.

Nine dragon bones were all five-clawed black dragons, except for dragon horns which were crystalline translucent and sparkled with purple light, the entire skeleton was black, shining with dark light, flickering with mysterious glimmers.

Most astonishingly, on the nine dragon bones were tied black iron chains as thick as a bowl, the other end of the chains connected to a massive, dark purple ancient coffin.

Using nine dragon bones to pull an ancient coffin, what kind of person has such grandeur?

For a moment, everyone was stunned!

After the shock, they seemed to forget that this was the Ancient Mine, the Forbidden Land of life, and involuntarily walked toward the altar one by one.

The nine Dragon Bones and the Coffin emitted an Immortal Energy that could make one transcend, leaving everyone in awe. Could it be that an Immortal was buried in this coffin?

It’s known that Immortals belong to the realm of legends in this world. Many people speak of Immortals, but no one has ever seen one; what an Immortal looks like, no one knows.

Throughout the ages, the Great Emperors have pursued the traces of Immortals, yet ultimately, they lamented all their lives, unable to become Immortal, to dust they returned!

And if the owner of this coffin were Immortal, then it would make even less sense, for Immortals are eternal and undying. Can a deceased Immortal still be considered an Immortal?

"This is... the aura of Transformation!"

Ye Fan carefully sensed it and was finally shocked. He hurried to use divine consciousness Transmission to inform Hu Fei and the three others to not approach that altar and coffin lest they involuntarily transform.

If they really were forced into Transformation, it would be truly chaotic. After overcoming countless difficulties to get here, if they were transformed, then everything would be over.

However—

Until Huai Gu and Liu Da and his companions ascended this ancient altar, nothing related to Transformation happened, which bewildered Ye Fan greatly.

Clearly, that was the aura of Transformation, not Immortal Energy, so why weren’t the others involuntarily transformed? Could it be that his guess was wrong?

No matter what, now that he was here, Ye Fan was naturally unwilling to leave without understanding, so he also ascended the ancient altar.

Standing before the Dragon Bones, Ye Fan and others realized how insignificant they were, even though these were merely Dragon Bones, devoid of flesh and skin. Yet the three-hundred-zhang-long Dragon Bones were still incredibly massive. Humans standing before them were like dwarfs before giants.

Upon ascending the altar, Ye Fan felt the Immortal Energy even more strongly. Bathing in it, one felt as though they were about to transcend but lacked the sensation of Transformation.

"Whose coffin is this? Quite the arrangement!"

Huai Gu seemed like a different person, his words full of malice, seemingly very discontented with the owner of this coffin.

Ye Fan speculated that this might be the coffin of the first Earth Master. Although he had obtained the Dragon Seeking Formulas, he was not counted as a direct descendant of the Earth Master lineage and thus paid little mind.

What he cared about was the inheritance left by the first Earth Master. Although the Dragon Seeking Formulas contained many strange techniques, the first Earth Master must have studied other things in his later years, and those are the most important.

"To know who the esteemed occupant of this coffin is, why not just open it up and see?"

Hu Fei was the most direct, taking out a replica of the Heavenly Weapon treasure sword and attempting to pry it open through a seam in the coffin.

However, even as his face turned red and neck strained, he couldn’t budge the coffin at all. It seemed like a single piece, impossible to pry open.

"Maybe it contains a Supreme Saint or Emperor from the Ancient Times. Perhaps we shouldn’t disturb their rest?" the sole surviving young Cultivator said apprehensively.

"How can we enter the treasure mountain and return empty-handed? We must open it up!" Huai Gu suggested, his eyes filled with a fervent intensity.

"What do you think is the Identity of the coffin’s owner?" Wenren Jing said, patting the coffin.

"I guess it’s a Supreme Holy Master from the Ancient Times!" the sole surviving young Cultivator said.

"No, a Supreme Holy Master wouldn’t have this kind of grandeur, and each is someone of great Identity—they wouldn’t bury themselves in such a place, and their Holy Land wouldn’t agree."

Huai Gu shook his head, "I believe it’s at least a Quasi-Emperor Level strong individual, possibly even a Great Emperor. Ordinary people wouldn’t dare use nine sets of Dragon Bones to pull a coffin, and judging from the altar, this place is definitely not the final destination."

"Chu Fan brother, what do you think?" Shi Ye asked Ye Fan.

Since almost blurting out something last time, he had seldom spoken, treating himself as a mute, remaining silent unless spoken to, thoroughly embracing the idea that silence is golden.

"It’s still uncertain, we need to find more evidence to speculate."

Ye Fan spoke as he circled the coffin, looking closely. There were many patterns of rare birds and mutant beasts, as well as landscapes of mountains and rivers on the coffin, but none were complete, making it hard to understand their significance.

Moreover, there was not a single word on the coffin, only strange symbols. These symbols puzzled not just Ye Fan but even the knowledgeable Liu Da and his companions, who furrowed their brows, unable to comprehend their meaning.

A quarter-hour later, Ye Fan circled the coffin, and then flew up to check the lid, still finding nothing.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly saw, illuminated by the Heaven Grade Spirit Stone, some symbols appearing at the front of the coffin with a striking resemblance to those in the Dragon Seeking Formulas.

Hmm?

Upon seeing those symbols, Ye Fan’s heart was immediately stirred!

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PS: Adding an extra Chapter today, the next Chapter will be at midnight.

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