Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 379 - 369: Who Are You? The One in the Bronze Coffin
Su Mu stared dazedly at the pitch-black coffin in front of him.
Did he just pull a coffin out from this black well?
Could it be that someone was buried here in a water burial?
There’s nothing wrong with a water burial, as long as you bury it properly and don’t affect the normal flow of the river. Su Mu usually wouldn’t mind, but burying it here caused the coffin to ooze black water, making this entire water region lifeless and murky, and that’s where the problem lies.
With a wave of his hand, Su Mu stored the coffin into his sleeve.
The next moment, Su Mu surveyed his surroundings, looking at the polluted waters and began to purify the tributary using the Water Control Divine Technique.
This tributary was too large, and given Su Mu’s current level of purification, a single attempt couldn’t purify it completely.
It took five purifications in total to completely cleanse the tributary.
Watching the environment return to normal, Su Mu nodded in satisfaction.
The system’s notification echoed in his mind:
[Congratulations to the host for purifying the river waters and maintaining ecological stability, Favor Points +250,000]
He received 250,000 Favor Points all at once!
Combined with the 700,000 Favor Points accumulated over the past two months, Su Mu now has a total of 950,000 Favor Points. Just 50,000 more and he could raise his River Affinity to 70%!!
Finally, finally, it seemed like such days were about to end.
Calculating it, Su Mu only needed 3 million Favor Points to reach 100% and completely refine this river, completing the system’s first task!
That damned system, the first task alone took so many years. It’s terrifying to imagine how difficult the second one will be...
But all that doesn’t matter. As long as he can leave here, the vast sky will be free for birds to fly in, and system tasks can be tackled slowly!
...
Above the Mysterious Plateau.
The plateau was cracked, eerie black air spiraled in the void.
On the ground, a majestic and dignified man lay on a giant ice bed, enveloped by a dense aura of Spiritual Qi.
Around the ice bed, three figures performed Cultivation Techniques, channeling the Power of Immortal Charm into the man’s body to heal his wounds.
This continued for several years, and finally, the man’s vitality restored, though just a faint flicker, it would not extinguish.
The next moment, the man slowly opened his eyes and sat up from the ice bed. Gazing around blankly, he froze upon seeing Ye Fan and the others.
"It’s you..."
Huang’s voice was hoarse and ancient.
Recognizing Ye Fan and the others through their aura,
Although it was their first official meeting, they felt familiar, as he vividly remembered the time they went against the River of Time to help him escape danger.
"Senior Huang, we are late, you have suffered."
Seeing Huang with white hair, Ye Fan was moved, knowing that Senior Huang alone held off the plateau; his suffering was immense...
Wu Shi and Fierce People gazed respectfully at the ancient-looking Huang, admiration rising in their hearts as one man bore the hope of the future.
"Was it you who saved me?"
Huang shakily stood, glancing around. Discovering the plateau’s ground split open, he quickly asked, "Where is he?!"
The "he" in Huang’s words naturally referred to the Black Coffin.
As he couldn’t sense its energy, coupled with his rescue, there was only one possibility left: the person in the Black Coffin was killed by Ye Fan and the others.
Huang turned sharply, scrutinizing Ye Fan’s group, amazed at their cultivation level.
How could someone with Great Success in Sacrificial Dao defeat the Black Coffin?
Witnessing Huang’s bewildered and shocked gaze, Ye Fan explained, "Senior Huang, you misunderstood, we weren’t the ones who saved you."
"It was that powerful elder guarding the River of Time who rescued you."
"To be precise, that elder didn’t just save you, he saved us and all future generations."
Ye Fan recounted the battle from years ago, particularly Elder Su capturing the Black Coffin, informing Huang.
After hearing this, Huang fell silent, his mind blank as he gazed at the void, lost in thought.
Perhaps he was relieved, grateful, or moved, but mostly filled with an awe and reverence for such power.
In the presence of true strength, the monumental foes they faced all their lives were nothing but ants upon the ground, so was he an ant as well?
Even so, Huang remained Huang; he wouldn’t feel inferior or self-denied by witnessing power above the heavens. Instead, he would be motivated, pushing himself to pursue higher realms, higher planes.
He also planned, once fully recovered, to visit the River of Time, to thank in person the elder who saved him twice.
If not for that elder’s intervention, everything might have ended countless millennia ago.
The debt of gratitude was too great to repay.
...
Suddenly, the dim void lit up.
The entire sky shone with a holy white light, illuminating the earth.
Under this light, the eerie plateau’s black air was instantly dispelled.
In just a few breaths, the earth restored, green thriving, trees shot up from the ground, vibrant and harmonious!
Seeing this scene, the four stood frozen in place.
They understood well that from this moment, the Mysterious Plateau had vanished completely, its source of eeriness severed entirely.
Ye Fan plopped down on the ground, gazing at the blue sky, lying on the grass, exhaling deeply as decades of heaviness in his heart dissipated.
...
Above the Long River.
Su Mu found a small clearing away from the water, dug a deep pit, and buried the Black Coffin inside.
After finishing, he firmed up the soil and gave it a good few stomps.
No need for a tombstone, providing a quiet resting place was already a great act of kindness from Su Mu, an utmost benevolence.
The person had passed, let him rest in peace.
Once everything was done, Su Mu dusted off his hands and prepared to leave the area.
Just as he was about to leave.
Thud thud thud—
A frantic hammering sound emanated from the mound of earth.
Hearing the sound, Su Mu paused, turning back.
Listening intently.
Thud—
That dull sound persisted, someone inside the Black Coffin was knocking!
Goodness, wasn’t the person in the coffin dead?
How did they suddenly come back to life??
Su Mu then dug open the mound again.
The next moment, the Black Coffin was pushed open, and a figure was climbing out...
