"Xu Yang, how did you obtain this Immortal Artifact?"

Can Sutian withdrew his gaze, eyes full of curiosity as he stared at the Immortal Blade glowing with violet light.

He truly couldn’t help himself!

Shi Feng and Zuo Shenzong also turned their attention to Xu Yang.

This Immortal Artifact came from the Tripod of Heaven and Earth—of course, he couldn’t tell outsiders that.

Xu Yang pondered briefly and replied, "I happened to stumble upon it beneath the abyss earlier. It still retained a trace of power, and I revived it using Immortal Essence."

This explanation made all three of them nod instinctively.

They didn’t find anything odd!

After all, fate is an unpredictable thing!

Given everything that has happened along the way, nothing surprising could befall Xu Yang.

"By the way."

Xu Yang said, "If you, Patriarch, ever have the chance to acquire an Immortal Artifact and wish to control it, you must use an Immortal Bridge to bear its power—for true success!"

"Is that perhaps a unique method for controlling Immortal Artifacts at the Immortal Dao level?" Shi Feng exclaimed in shock.

"It seems so, at least for now."

Xu Yang nodded slightly. "Maybe, once we become True Immortals, we won’t need to go through such trouble."

The three pondered over his words.

It could be quite useful information.

Perhaps, once they reached the Calamity Ghost Wind, they’d come across any Immortal Artifacts preserved there.

"Your Can Clan is truly formidable."

"The skills of the Ancient Emperor Qian are simply unimaginable. What a shame, if he’d succeeded back then, perhaps all this wouldn’t have happened." Zuo Shenzong sighed.

To this, Can Sutian merely smiled.

"Mr. Can, this golden token—once you crush it, you can summon the Immortal Coffin, right? Then why didn’t the Ancient Emperor Qian just summon it right away?" Shi Feng asked in confusion.

He felt there was simply no need for all these extra steps!

"Who says the Immortal Coffin is right here on the Ancient Ruined Land?" Can Sutian gave Shi Feng a sly glance.

"What?"

Shi Feng was utterly stunned.

Even Xu Yang couldn’t help looking at Can Sutian. "The Immortal Coffin isn’t here?"

Can Sutian said gloomily, "I’ve only made some guesses, not entirely certain!"

"The real Immortal Coffin should be in the Spirit Realm!"

"Once you crush it, you’ll see for yourself."

"The Spirit Realm..."

Xu Yang’s heart churned with restless thoughts.

If it’s truly in the Spirit Realm, for all these years, not a single Celestial Human Realm cultivator has ever noticed—then the means of the Ancient Emperor Qian are simply beyond words.

But soon, the answer would be revealed.

Three days later.

The jade-bone left by the Ancient Emperor Qian had been completely absorbed by the violet Immortal Blade.

This Immortal Artifact was now almost entirely renewed from before.

The mottled traces were gone, its luster restrained, yet its edge even sharper and more dazzling.

However, the cracks on its surface had not healed.

Xu Yang sensed that these cracks were fundamental damage to the artifact itself. After all, the battle in the Tripod of Heaven and Earth was clearly far more brutal than this one in the Ancient Ruined Land. At best, the Immortal Artifact could regain only some of its power—mending the cracks was simply impossible.

Even so, he could feel its might had improved greatly.

If he had to face a collision like before with Gou Mu’s Immortal Artifact, he could probably withstand it three or four more times!

When it came down to a desperate moment, he wouldn’t even mind detonating this Immortal Artifact—its power would be even more terrifying.

Xu Yang put the Immortal Artifact away and took out the golden token.

Someone from the other team had been watching Xu Yang intently the whole time.

Seeing this, he immediately called out in warning.

"Xu Yang is about to begin."

"Look!"

...

All the closed eyes opened simultaneously, locking firmly on Xu Yang.

The Xu Yang of today was no longer the same as in the Spirit Realm. Watched by so many powerful cultivators, he stood tall as a mountain, calm and unshakable—an utterly extraordinary presence!

He played with the token in his hand, making Xiao Ming, Men Long, and others grit their teeth and curse him inwardly.

Yet Old Man Yun Zheng, Saint Monarch Nantian, and the others could still keep their composure, faces placid and unmoved.

At last, Xu Yang smiled faintly, then clenched the token tightly in his fist.

Crack!

The seemingly sturdy token broke with a single squeeze, dissolving into golden motes of light that sprinkled from his fingertips and faded into nothingness.

"Is that it?"

"There doesn’t seem to be any reaction."

"Before, the Ancient Emperor Qian summoned a bone boat from the abyss, but this time, nothing’s stirring at all down there."

"Where is the Immortal Coffin hidden, exactly?"

...

Several Celestial Human Avatars furrowed their brows, sensing not the slightest hint of disturbance.

The gathered cultivators looked all around but found nothing!

Even Xu Yang himself had no clue.

He had no idea where the Immortal Coffin was!

Still, he was starting to believe it really was in the Spirit Realm.

"What the Ancient Emperor Qian left behind—I have no idea what machinations those may be."

"Since the Immortal Coffin hasn’t appeared, all we can do is wait."

Xu Yang shrugged with a helpless laugh. "If Senior Yun Zheng can’t wait any longer, you can try controlling your Immortal Artifact and cross the Calamity Ghost Wind Sea. Maybe the Ancient Emperor Qian was just scaring us!"

Can Sutian’s mouth twitched slightly; this guy really dared to say anything.

But would Old Man Yun Zheng actually try it?

How could he dare!

Yun Zheng’s face didn’t flicker. He looked deeply at Xu Yang and then burst out laughing. "If Mr. Xu isn’t worried, why should I be? We can wait."

As for ’the Ancient Emperor Qian bluffing’—

Knowing all this, Old Man Yun Zheng was more cautious about the Ancient Emperor than ever.

Even if the man had perished more than ten thousand years ago!

Better to be scared than to take such a gamble!

"Now that the land ahead is shattered and the taboos gone, our true bodies should be able to enter as well."

Old Man Yun Zheng swept a glance at Can Sutian, smiling faintly.

Then he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes to meditate, as if summoning his true body.

"Our true bodies should be able to enter."

Can Sutian’s expression became solemn. He said in a low voice, "I’ll have to try as well. Do not disturb me."

Xu Yang nodded lightly.

At the same time, on the summit of Ancient Dragon Mountain in the Spirit Realm—

The dead-silent mountaintop was suddenly swept with howling winds.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!

A dozen figures in black sped over.

All were either elders or middle-aged men, enveloped in a thick aura of death—each one a top-tier Shenxiao Realm cultivator.

The two leading figures were the same who’d appeared here after the major factions left—both wearing hoods.

At this moment, the two of them threw back their hoods and tossed them aside, revealing an old man and a young man.

"The time has come. Let’s move!"

The elder barked out an order, shooting into the sky.

The youth and others followed:

Moments later, over a dozen of them plunged directly into the Spirit River, proceeding without any precious treasure, surging toward its far end.

Deep in the Spirit River, the leading elder tossed his sleeve.

Out of nowhere, a crystal-clear, jade-like Immortal Coffin emerged.

The moment it appeared, the entire Spirit River violently shook, the waters around it retreating rapidly in fear.

Even the mighty Spirit River seemed to cower at its presence!

The group jumped onto the Immortal Coffin together, which then sped across the Spirit River at incredible speed.

It took only seven days.

The Immortal Coffin crossed the river, pierced through the darkness, and arrived at the Ancient Ruined Land!

...

In front of the Calamity Ghost Wind Sea, all was quiet; even the occasional fluctuation in power soon faded away.

Everyone used the opportunity for cultivation.

Meanwhile, during this time, the four Celestial Human Realm experts’ true bodies unsurprisingly entered the Ancient Ruined Land, taking a bone boat and merging with their avatars.

After merging, Can Sutian, Yun Zheng, and the other three saw their power surge, each reaching the standard of a first-rate Immortal Weapon!

"The Immortal Coffin still hasn’t shown up."

Shi Hu cast a bored glance around and sighed.

He was starting to suspect the Ancient Emperor Qian was just playing tricks on them.

And he wasn’t the only one who thought so.

But all the powerful cultivators kept their composure, saying nothing; no one else dared to jest.

Suddenly, Shi Hu’s pupils contracted, eyes widening in astonishment as he stared at the endless abyss ahead.

A point of crystal light rapidly expanded in his view.

Upon that crystal radiance, over a dozen figures became clear to the naked eye.

"The Immortal Coffin! It’s coming—the Immortal Coffin is here!"

Shi Hu couldn’t help but shout out excitedly.