Chapter 666

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

The Taiyin Power of the Taiyin Pearl, compared to the various Yin Beasts encountered before, was at least several times more concentrated, and its suppression of Divine Sense was even more astonishing.

The fortunate thing was, Xu Changqing was no ordinary Golden Core.

Just like that, the two forces, centered on the Divine Sense, deadlocked for a full incense stick's time.

When the Divine Sense and the Taiyin Pearl formed a subtle balance, he exerted his full strength, the Divine Sense suddenly tightening, yanking the Taiyin Pearl out: "Rise!"

Crash!

Silvery-white light burst from the water, carrying a faint mist as it landed on the ship deck.

It looked flawlessly white, its surface shimmering with a soft glow like moonlight.

And this was the Taiyin Pearl everyone had been longing for.

For Water Spirit Roots and Ice Spirit Roots, it provided a tremendous boost in many aspects.

Xu Changqing tried picking it up; the moment it touched his hand, he only felt it incomparably warm and smooth.

Pure Taiyin Power slowly flowed into his body along his palm.

It attempted to freeze his flesh body, yet instead caused his Divine Sense to condense, even accelerating his recovery speed.

Zhu Rong crowded close to examine it: "What pure Taiyin Power! This pearl's quality surpasses any I've ever encountered!"

A gratified smile appeared on Xu Changqing's face: "With this Taiyin Pearl, we can help Frost Sister stabilize the fetal Qi, and it will greatly benefit our future advancement as well."

Putting away the Taiyin Pearl, the four of them fished for a while longer.

It was just a pity that the Yin Beasts on the First Quarter Moon night weren't very active.

They tried several times, even bringing the bait right to their mouths, but these fellows stubbornly remained unmoved, not even showing the slightest interest in a taste.

Seeing this, Xu Changqing and the others understood clearly: staying here was equal to wasting time; since that was the case, they might as well take advantage of the Yin River's calm to continue exploring deeper.

Next, they did not linger.

They maneuvered the ferry boat upstream, beginning to venture even deeper.

As they advanced continuously, the surrounding environment grew increasingly strange.

The rock walls on both banks became sheer, covered in all kinds of marks.

Scratches, claw marks, bite marks, cracks — shocking to behold.

It was as if something terrible had happened here.

The Taiyin Power grew ever more concentrated, even condensing into tiny white ice crystals that fell on the ship with a sizzling corrosion sound.

Fortunately the Purify Sha Patterns operated at full power, spiritual light continuously purifying, barely maintaining the ship's stability.

Xu Changqing once again used the Guanling Mirror's probing ability, but unexpectedly this time it was restricted; the intense interference of the Taiyin Power made the image somewhat blurry.

"The Taiyin Power ahead is too dense; the Guanling Mirror's probing range has shrunk by half."

"At this moment, we are still very far from the Di Er Jie Dian."

"Nu Tu, sense the Spiritual Vein's flow; Taiyin Jushi's seclusion spot would most likely be at the convergence of the Spiritual Vein and Taiyin Power."

Nu Tu closed her eyes upon hearing this; heavy magic power seeped into the water from the ship's bottom, then spread invisibly; a moment later she opened her eyes: "Ten li ahead, the Spiritual Vein shows an anomaly, and the Taiyin Power and Earth Qi form a balance — it is extremely likely the seclusion ground. But……"

"But……"

Xu Changqing immediately pressed: "But what?"

Nu Tu's tone carried a trace of solemnity: "But I also sensed something else."

As these words fell, the ferry boat suddenly shuddered lightly.

Immediately after, on the water surface ahead, a pitch-black coffin drifted over.

Seeing this, Xu Changqing and the others instantly went on alert.

However, unlike that previous coffin.

This coffin's material was not gloom wood, but a kind of black ore gleaming with metallic luster; twelve spirit talismans glowing dark red were pasted around it, more complex than the previous Lock Yin Talismans, emitting a heart-palpitating Yin Sha Qi.

On the coffin lid, the engraved marks were clearer than on the previous one; twisted patterns like coiling venomous snakes, with faint black airflow circulating within the grooves; the moment it appeared, the surrounding Taiyin Power turned violent.

Tai Bai took a drag of his smoke gun, a cloud of smoke billowing: "Another black coffin, and its aura is far stronger than the last; the talismans and engravings are even more bizarre."

Xu Changqing picked up the Guanling Mirror, aimed it at the black coffin to illuminate it, which allowed a clearer view: "These talismans aren't Lock Yin Talismans, but Suppress Sha Talismans.

Not only are they higher grade, they are specially designed to suppress extremely dangerous things."

At this moment, a bold idea formed in his mind.

Could it be that Taiyin Jushi's seclusion ground, the so-called "Pass" (Guan), is actually the "Coffin" (Guan) of coffin?

In other words, Taiyin Jushi's seclusion ground has a group of coffins.

You must know, the position we are at happens to be right after exiting the First Node, and still in the middle section before reaching the Di Er Jie Dian.

The appearance of this black coffin caused the hibernating Yin Beasts underwater to stir; the originally calm water surface began to ripple with fine ripples.

Xu Changqing said in a deep voice: "This black coffin is no simple matter; we cannot probe it rashly. Let's bypass it first and find Taiyin Jushi's seclusion ground."

Since the main body himself had spoken so, Zhu Rong, Tai Bai, and Nu Tu naturally had no objections.

Therefore, although they were interested in this even more mysterious coffin.

In their hearts they all knew there were more important matters at hand.

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Just like that, Xu Changqing steered the ferry boat to turn, keeping a distance of several zhang from that black coffin gleaming with metallic luster, and carefully bypassed it.

The boat glided across the calm water, leaving a faint trace behind.

The black coffin continued to float, the dark red glow of the Seal Talisman flickering between bright and dim.

"What exactly is hidden inside the coffin that would prompt someone to set up a Seal Talisman?"

"Hard to say, but it's certainly nothing good; we'll investigate again if we get the chance."

"I always feel there's something extraordinary in this Yin River!"

The ferry boat continued forward, the few of them speaking in low voices.

As they ventured deeper, the surrounding scenery grew increasingly terrifying.

Originally, all sorts of marks had appeared on the rock walls of both banks.

Like scratches of varying depths.

Claw marks the size of a bowl.

And uneven bite marks.

And now, what was even more hair-raising was that more and more black coffins were appearing.

Some were half-buried in depressions in the rock walls, exposing only half of the coffin body, the talismans on them long faded, and the marks blurred beyond recognition by the erosion of Yin Sha Qi.

Some floated in the water, swaying lightly with the weak current, the coffin bodies covered in cracks, as if they might shatter at any moment.

Others were stuck diagonally in the silt at the bottom of the water, exposing only the coffin lid, covered with fine, long Yin Thread Algae, swaying like hair.

Tai Bai's expression was solemn: "How can there be so many coffins?"

"Is Taiyin Jushi's seclusion place actually a graveyard!"

The reason he reacted so strongly was that Jin Guang Cave was right behind.

If something happened one day, the first to suffer misfortune would definitely be himself.

Just as his voice fell, another coffin drifted onto the water ahead.

The whole thing was made of ordinary yin wood, the coffin lid already lifted, revealing an empty interior, inside which there was neither corpse nor miscellaneous items, only a thick layer of black silt.

The Seal Talismans around the coffin body had long since dimmed, most of the runes broken, obviously ineffective for a long time.

In a place full of coffins everywhere, an open empty coffin suddenly appeared; even though Xu Zhangqing and the other four were Golden Core Cultivators, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts at this moment!