Chapter 142: Reincarnation Coin

"They're back."

"Finally returned!" Inside the main hall, the few people drinking tea and eating pastries spotted the two figures coming back.

In the lush backyard, along a path paved with green stone slabs, a man and a woman walked slowly, one behind the other.

Li Li Rouyin showed no change; her expression remained indifferent as she lightly tapped her bamboo cane against the ground, searching for direction.

Behind her, Lu Ran's face was far more grim.

The sight made the others somewhat worried, unsure of what had happened.

After all, this bamboo residence was filled with chilling winds and exuded an eerie atmosphere everywhere.

"Li Rouyin." Hao Tian stepped forward to meet her, casually picking up the end of the bamboo cane to guide the girl into the main hall.

Such a considerate gesture naturally did not escape Lu Ran's eyes.

Hao Tian was indeed a good older brother.

Given the nature of Most Dongting believers, even when facing a girlfriend, they probably wouldn't be so attentively caring.

Only blood ties could make Hao Tian condescend so much.

Thinking of this, Lu Ran felt a bit of empathy with Hao Tian.

Back when he and his little team with Little Jiang Qiao Yuanxi were training together, facing his sister's two teammates, Lu Ran had also been extremely cautious.

After all, those two teammates were the ones who would fight shoulder-to-shoulder with his sister, facing life and death together.

He feared that if he did anything wrong, he might disturb the harmony of his sister's team.

"Our hospitality was lacking." Li Li Rouyin's hollow eyes looked toward the few people.

"It was quite good."

"The osmanthus cakes are delicious~" the others responded immediately.

It wasn't entirely polite talk; for this group who ate bamboo shoots every day, pastures were truly a treat for their cravings.

"Brother Lu, what is this?" Deng Yutang had always been paying close attention to Lu Ran.

He noticed that Lu Ran's wrist now had an extra piece of jewelry?

It was a thin red string, threaded with an ancient-looking round coin with a square hole.

"This?" Lu Ran shook his wrist. "Lady Lady Wangquan felt I had fate with her and gifted me a copper coin."

"Let me see~" Chang Ying stepped forward, lifted Lu Ran's wrist, and examined it closely.

The others clicked their tongues in wonder, secretly sighing at Lu Ran's good fortune.

Hao Tian's face changed, looking at his sister in disbelief: "A Reincarnation Coin?"

Li Li Rouyin's expression remained unchanged as she gave a faint "Mm."

"Reincarnation Coin?" Chang Ying asked, somewhat confused.

Deng Yutang speculated: "Since it was gifted by a divine lord, it surely isn't a Fan Pin item."

"Exactly!" A huge storm raged in Hao Tian's heart as he looked at the few who didn't recognize the treasure: "This is a Dharma Artifact!"

"What?"

"A Dharma Artifact?" The others finally realized the terrifying value of this copper coin.

Li Li Rouyin silently turned and walked toward the bamboo steps, seemingly intending to go upstairs to rest.

"Li Rouyin, this..." Hao Tian's words hesitated.

"Lady Lady Wangquan's decision is not for you or me to question." Li Li Rouyin's tone was flat as she ascended the steps step by step.

She was clearly not a qualified hostess, simply abandoning her guests to go upstairs on her own.

However, no one was surprised by the cold behavior of a Lady Wangquan believer.

"I never thought I'd see a Dharma Artifact in my lifetime!" Chang Ying was exceptionally excited, bending down to examine the copper coin closely.

On both sides of the square hole, two characters were indeed stamped—Reincarnation.

Lu Ran said: "This is only a part of the Dharma Artifact; you could understand it as a fragment."

Chang Ying asked: "What effect does it have?"

Before Lu Ran could speak, Hao Tian answered: "A Reincarnation Coin can absorb the departed souls of both humans and demons, turning them to its own use!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

They were all Gao Zhongsheng students, merely small fries in the Stream Realm, and didn't understand high-level concepts like "departed souls."

Their knowledge was limited to special Xie Fa techniques of clans like Lie Hun Mo and Black Lantern, which could torment people's souls after death.

"Too many words." From the bamboo steps came Li Li Rouyin's faint voice.

Hao Tian: "..."

Lu Ran spoke at the right moment: "This is just a fragment of a Dharma Artifact; its effect isn't as terrifying as imagined."

Deng Yutang stepped forward: "It can absorb souls?"

"It can." Lu Ran nodded.

"And turn them to its own use?"

"It can do that too." Lu Ran nodded again.

Deng Yutang's expression was quite remarkable, his pitch rising: "Isn't that powerful?"

Lu Ran: "..."

"Amazing!" Chang Ying muttered excitedly, "My team leader owns a Dharma Artifact, haha!"

Lu Ran said helplessly: "It can only absorb departed souls; it cannot pull a living person's soul out of their flesh.

When they say 'turn to its own use,' it mostly means refining the departed souls to nourish the copper coin itself.

As its master, I can only incidentally enjoy a tiny sliver of nourishment on the soul level."

Lu Ran made these remarks because he was well-traveled and even owned a garden of demonic sculptures.

But to everyone else, Lu Ran wasn't speaking human language!

This copper coin possesses such terrifying functions; what more could you possibly want?

"Brother Lu has great ambition; you even wish to extract the souls of the living?" Hao Tian looked at Lu Ran, unsure what expression to use when facing this ungrateful fellow.

Mm... he really wanted to hit someone!

Hao Tian often came to care for his sister, yet in these past few years, he had stepped inside the Rebirth Hall only once.

Every time he paid respects, Hao Tian remained outside the main hall's doors.

Occasionally, the hall doors would stand open, and only then would Hao Tian have the fortune to glimpse the beautiful red-thread rain inside.

Yet, Lu Ran, having just arrived, had already taken a copper coin from Lady Lady Wangquan?

This...

Lu Ran suddenly said, "Li Rouyin told me to cultivate this copper coin well; perhaps I can unlock higher-level uses.

Perhaps this copper coin can command the trapped dead souls within it to fight for me."

Everyone: "..."

What Lu Ran said was not false; Li Li Rouyin had indeed just spoken those words.

But such high-level usage is difficult to achieve with a mere fragment; it requires a complete dharma treasure.

This was also why Li Li Rouyin had told Lu Ran to cultivate the copper coin well.

To be honest, when Lu Ran heard that the dharma treasure·Rebirth Coin possessed this effect, he was ecstatic!

Whether this copper coin could allow Lu Ran to control dead souls in battle was no longer important.

What mattered was that on some future day, when Lu Ran could summon and control demons, this copper coin would be the perfect cover!

Li Li Rouyin had explained clearly:

When the Rebirth Coin commands dead souls to fight, it is not in their soul form.

In the vast majority of cases, souls cannot affect the normal world.

Lu Ran had seen many dead souls on the battlefield; whether human or demon, those unwilling to depart after death were everywhere.

In their soul form, they still attempted to kill and fight, but alas, they were illusory, and any attack had no effect.

The dharma treasure·Rebirth Coin,

however, would consume its own "Qi," using the trapped dead souls within the coin as a foundation to reshape bodies for them.

Mm... could this be considered reincarnation?

It was just that such reincarnation lasted for a very short time.

Having said that, the current Lu Ran was still quite "cautious"; he did not seek to openly command demons.

He simply now had confidence in his heart.

In case one day, someone discovered that he kept company with demons...

at least he would have a reasonable explanation ready.

"Good heavens, this is incredible," Chang Ying muttered softly, then suddenly asked, "Right now, are there any dead souls inside this copper coin?"

Lu Ran: "In a moment, we will go out and kill a Bamboo-Wood Demon, and then there will be."

Speaking thus, Lu Ran turned to look at Hao Tian and heavily slapped his shoulder with one hand: "Brother Hao, thanks to your introduction!

Without you, I could not have obtained this opportunity, nor would I have been able to meet Lady Lady Wangquan."

Hao Tian felt extremely distressed in his heart.

It was not that he wanted the copper coin for himself; rather, from Hao Tian's perspective, all resources of the Wangquanyi Sect belonged entirely to his own sister.

Yet now this bandit had suddenly appeared?

Lady Lady Wangquan actually appreciated Lu Ran so much, bestowing such a generous gift...

Fortunately, Lu Ran was already a believer, so he was practically "spoken for."

Even so, Hao Tian remained somewhat worried that Lu Ran might switch allegiance to join under Lady Lady Wangquan, thereby diverting assets that belonged to his sister.

"How should I thank you... Oh, right!" Lu Ran immediately said, "I nearly forgot the purpose of your bringing us here.

I will go up right now to enlighten your sister and persuade her to eat meat."

"No! There's no need!" Hao Tian hurriedly said.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran looked somewhat puzzled, "Why is there no need again?"

"Uh." Hao Tian instantly froze.

He naturally dared not say outright, "You two should leave quickly; don't linger around Lady Lady Wangquan."

After all, since Lady Lady Wangquan appreciated Lu Ran, for Hao Tian to privately drive away a guest would be tantamount to tired of living...

"How about this," Lu Ran thought for a moment, then spoke, "We have already disturbed you for too long, and I also wish to return and study the copper coin.

Our team will first return to the nearest Bamboo Village to settle down.

In the coming days, I will pack up more meals to deliver to your sister, ensuring she eats properly on schedule, and I will also take the opportunity to enlighten her further."

Hao Tian remained silent, his mood extremely complex; after much deliberation, he finally nodded.

No matter how many other thoughts he had, for this elder brother, his sister's physical and mental health would always rank first.

"Let's go," Lu Ran called to everyone, walking out toward the main hall.

Having walked into the front courtyard for no more than a short while, Lu Ran suddenly remembered something, turned around, looked up, and gazed at the open window on the second floor.

He shouted loudly, "Hey, you there, eat the duck wings!"

Hao Tian stood with his mouth slightly agape, looking at Lu Ran, who was making such outrageous remarks.

No way!

How dare you?

"Did you hear me?" Under Hao Tian's stunned gaze, Lu Ran shouted loudly again, "If you don't eat them, I'll snatch them and eat them myself!"

Others naturally assumed Lu Ran was talking about eating duck wings.

Li Li Rouyin, however, knew exactly what Lu Ran was eager to eat!

Given Lady Lady Wangquan's attitude toward Lu Ran, if he spoke up, he might just get another string of copper coins.

Li Li Rouyin's heart began to bleed again.

From inside the second-floor window, a faint reply finally came: "Mm."

Lu Ran smiled in satisfaction, nodded at Hao Tian to signal: "Done!"

Hao Tian:???

"We're leaving first; no need to see us off. See you later." Lu Ran called out to everyone and hurried away.

Hao Tian stood in place for a long while before turning to look at the second-floor window.

Full of resentment, he couldn't help but say, "Li Li Rouyin! I've been trying to reason with you day after day, yet you won't even acknowledge me.

This Lu Ran has only met you once, and you'll eat whatever he tells you to?"

From inside the window came a cool voice: "Oh, then I won't eat it."

"No, no, no!" Hao Tian was stunned. "I was wrong. Eat quickly, eat more."

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