Chapter 723: Qi Tian Coffin, Invite Father Into the Coffin

"Why haven't you died?"

Li Shenghong's words were thick with hatred, as if he wished the person before him to die.

Qi Ruohua beside him frowned, "Qi Tian? Is that the Qi Tian?"

They kept pondering in their mind, Qi Tian, the strongest prodigy of the Qi Family, was no mere rumor; his experiences and cultivation path had never been broken, not only the Qi Family but the entire world—no one could surpass his cultivation speed.

At eighteen, he had already reached Advancement to the True Realm, which could be called extremely defying fate; thereafter, in less than a year, his cultivation hit the world's limit, the peak of the True Person Realm, and his talents in every aspect surpassed Qi Songbai.

This is what the Qi Family records state: this person's greatness lay not only in cultivation but also in strength; as a Protector of his era, no one could match him. At this rate of development, he would sooner or later leave this world and make a name for himself.

Later, there was nothing—no records at all, and after that, he died.

Without any warning, he died within Wangdu; that day was the lament of the Qi Family dynasty. From then on, the Qi Family dynasty began its decline, Qi Songbai fell, and then it was Qi Tian's turn.

After that, no such prodigy was born within the Qi Family; each generation was inferior to the previous, until the Heavenly Heart Sect rose, splitting the Great Qi Dynasty, and the Qi Family bloodline suffered the Protector's suppression, with the number of prodigies becoming exceedingly few.

It should be said that the Heavenly Heart Sect does not permit the Qi Family's prodigies to be born; once discovered, they either destroy or kill them, never allowing them to remain.

To control the Qi Family dynasty, the Heavenly Heart Sect exercised comprehensive surveillance; thus, the Qi Family dynasty fell into the hands of the Heavenly Heart Sect and could no longer resist.

In the end, it became a complete puppet of the Heavenly Heart Sect, unable to break free.

"Qi Tian, the son of the first-generation Qihuang Qi Songbai, is also the strongest prodigy recorded by the Qi Family."

"This person, unexpectedly still alive, and moreover survived by using Qi Songbai's body."

Qi Ruohua could never have imagined that such a prodigy would ultimately choose this method.

It shouldn't have happened.

A prodigy like this has his own pride; it couldn't be...

What happened back then? Why did it turn out this way?

Chen Chuyang was also curious; upon hearing this prodigy's story, Chen Chuyang couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a prodigy is truly a pity."

"Bound to this place for a lifetime, never able to leave, he wishes to devour Qi Songbai's soul to attain rebirth."

The Earth Snake Ancestor is his avatar; if he can devour Qi Songbai's soul, he will become a new entity, able to completely break free from the Tai Sui and shed this body.

The Tai Sui and his body have merged into one, inseparable.

Likewise, he and Wangdu, the Great Qi Dynasty, are bound together, indistinguishable.

The moment Chen Chuyang saw him, he understood the man's exact situation.

Qi Jian, left here, also came because of the Tai Sui.

The secret to longevity lies within the Tai Sui; although this method is disgusting, being alive naturally allows one to think of a solution.

It's better than dying.

Zhuge Ruolan said, "The Tai Sui is undying and unextinguishable, capable of infinite proliferation and endless generation."

"It merges with this place, and the entire dynasty's fortunes are tightly linked to it."

"This person can indeed be undying and unextinguishable."

There is a price: he cannot leave, cannot break free.

His future is just like that.

He must stay here for his whole life.

Zhuge Ruolan gritted her teeth, knowing that the person before her was the Zhuge family's enemy.

"Undying and unextinguishable? Truly enviable; countless people have tirelessly pursued immortality, yet they never imagined it could be achieved."

It's merely an alternative form of longevity.

As long as one doesn't court death, one can live forever.

What a pity, he was discovered.

Qi Tian heard this, his eyes lowered.

"The Zhuge family's bloodline still has lingering remnants."

"Who would have thought they were so incompetent, letting you escape."

Zhuge Ruolan heard this and shouted angrily, "So it's you; I will kill you."

The Zhuge clan, several hundred people, were all killed.

Among them were her parents, her relatives, all slain.

That scene she could never forget in her whole life.

Having found her brother Zhuge Gui, she was left with a single obsession: to find the exterminated family's enemy and kill him.

Zhuge Ruolan was about to act when Chen Chuyang held her hand and shook his head.

"Chen Chuyang, he annihilated my entire Zhuge family; I cannot... let him go."

"I will kill him."

Chen Chuyang soothed, "Calm down, he's provoking you; don't..."

Heishanyang said, "Zhuge Ruolan, don't act rashly."

Zhuge Ruolan gritted her teeth but lowered her hand.

Qi Tian's eyes scanned Chen Chuyang, praising, "Truly a hero emerges in youth; Chen Chuyang, you are indeed formidable, having grown under the watchful eyes of many Strong Ones; compared to me, you are even more extraordinary."

"If back then I had even half of your caution, I wouldn't have ended up like this."

"Cough cough cough."

He coughed up a glob of mucus—not blood, but mucus.

The foul-smelling mucus was jet-black.

Qi Tian said lightly, "Back then, how proud and glorious I was, the second-generation emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, ruling the world, with no one as my opponent."

"The life and death of all under heaven rested on a single thought of mine; I originally intended to surge into the True Destiny Realm, but..."

"Just as I was surging toward that realm, I was one step short; I miscalculated."

His words paused for a moment.

Qi Tian looked at Li Shenghong, sneering bitterly.

"He ambushed me."

"Qi Songbai, my good father, my good emperor father, he actually wants to seize my body and replace me."

"Cough, cough, cough, I never thought he would be so ruthless; everything he did was for my body and bloodline."

"The techniques I learned, the bloodline I inherited, were all prepared for him."

"I lost."

Qi Tian lowered his head.

Qi Tian failed.

"But I am not willing, not willing to just die like this... Finally, I blew up my own body and then took over his body."

"He also failed, suffering severe injuries as a result."

Qi Songbai and he were both injured, and both failed.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough."

"And you, Li Shenghong, my good son, just as I treated you before, I now meet the same fate—truly laughable."

"Hahaha."

Li Shenghong stood where he was, staring coldly, devoid of emotion.

"Have you finished speaking?"

"If you're done, then be on your way, Qi Tian."

Li Shenghong took out the coffin, intending to bury him.

Tai Sui is immortal and indestructible, and so is he.

This coffin can isolate everything.

It is the best thing for burying Qi Tian, and also something he specially prepared for him.

Qi Tian saw the coffin, his eyes brightening.

"Hahaha, you indeed still got it."

"This coffin is the bane of my Qi family."

"Specifically designed to restrain the Qi family bloodline; back then, I personally sent you into this coffin—I never imagined that, after all these years, I too would..."

That coffin buried Li Shenghong back then.

Today, Li Shenghong turns the tables on him.

The same method, the same coffin.