Chapter 1838: Coffin of the Buried Emperor!

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On Lu Xuan's palm, the wisp of imprint given to him by the Ruthless Empress flickered with black light.

The power of reincarnation flowed and shifted, transforming into various Dao diagrams, sometimes becoming a black, bottomless vortex, sometimes turning into an endless starry void.

Lu Xuan concealed his form and began to investigate.

According to the Ruthless Empress, once this imprint is unleashed, if the Coffin of the Buried Emperor lies within a radius of hundreds of millions of li, it will be sensed.

Lu Xuan's figure was like lightning, constantly flashing and dodging above the Reverse-flow River.

Numerous Longevity Clan members only sensed a powerful fluctuation, yet they could not detect Lu Xuan's figure.

One day passed.

Lu Xuan gained nothing.

Two days passed.

Lu Xuan still gained nothing.

Half a day later.

Lu Xuan wandered in the depths of the void, overlooking the boundless Reverse-flow River, when suddenly the imprint in his hand trembled slightly.

Oh?

Lu Xuan felt a hint of surprise and joy.

This means the Coffin of the Buried Emperor has appeared.

He directly opened the Insight Eye and began to sense.

As far as the eye could see, the Reverse-flow River's current was turbulent, its momentum vast; terrifying temporal undulations stirred up stormy tides in different regions, a magnificent sight.

Under the Insight Eye, nothing could remain hidden.

Lu Xuan saw many juvenile Longevity Clan members floating on the surface of the Reverse-flow River.

Below, there were many fragments.

These fragments contained numerous imprints of the ancient Dao lineage.

In the past, this fragment of the universe was flourishing like flowers, possessing great power.

After that battle, vast amounts of the ancient Dao lineage collapsed—whether divine weapons, foundations, or sacred grounds—all sank into the Reverse-flow River.

After endless ages, although the Longevity Clan has salvaged much, the river still holds vast remnants of the ancient Dao lineage.

Lu Xuan didn't think so; he was searching for the whereabouts of the Coffin of the Buried Emperor.

The imprint in his palm throbbed ever more obviously.

This indicated it was getting closer.

Suddenly.

Lu Xuan seemed to have discovered something astonishing.

He saw an intangible thread hanging down into the Reverse-flow River.

"What a strange thread."

Lu Xuan slightly furrowed his brows and halted near the thread.

Though the thread appeared intangible, it was actually formed by condensing many Dao Resonances—cause and effect, time, binding……

Hiss!

Lu Xuan felt somewhat surprised.

The technique of this thread actually surpassed the Dao King stage.

Above the Dao King Realm lie the Dao Life Realm, the Dao Extinction Realm, the Dao Zun Realm……

Just who is the master of this thread?

Lu Xuan's gaze followed the thread as he relentlessly pursued it.

Soon, he saw the thread connected to something… a fishing rod?

The material of this fishing rod was also extraordinary, likewise a supreme artifact surpassing the Dao King stage; appearing calm, it was actually a terrifying Spiritual Weapon containing heaven-defying killing intent.

The fishing rod's owner began to show signs.

Lu Xuan slightly furrowed his brows, "A fisherman?"

He saw a man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, fishing, with the intangible thread.

The man sat cross-legged, Dao Resonance flowing over him, immensely powerful—even greater than Butterfly Moon—his eyes sharp and focused, fixed unwaveringly on the thread, meticulous.

Lu Xuan felt something in his heart.

"He's fishing for destiny!"

"Wait… his thread points to… the Coffin of the Buried Emperor!"

Lu Xuan quickly confirmed this.

"I never expected the Ruthless Empress to have fallen silent in the Reverse-flow River, yet someone still harbors ill intentions?"

Lu Xuan deeply furrowed his brows.

This man contains an extraordinarily profound temporal Dao Resonance, utterly unrelated to the Longevity Clan.

Yet he clearly sensed a human aura on this man.

He is human, yet he has comprehended such a terrifying temporal Grand Dao.

He suddenly recalled that when Butterfly Moon endured the Heavenly Fate Nine Slashes, the Longevity Old Ancestor, the Mysterious Profound Old Ancestor, and an elder of the Past Sect, Trace Stream, had besieged Butterfly Moon.

This man's aura was exactly the same as that Trace Stream Elder's.

"Could this man also be from the Past Sect?"

Not long after.

Lu Xuan did not disturb this person, turning and leaving.

"I am still not a match for this person."

"When Lu Xuan left, the straw‑cloaked fisherman who was fishing suddenly trembled."

"This person is none other than the Trace Source Elder."

"A drop of cold sweat slid down his face."

"Hiss!"

"He stared in shock at the spot where Lu Xuan had just stood, but found nothing."

"He felt an unprecedented sense of danger."

"\"Just what mighty figure was staring at me just now? \""

"Alarm bells rang loudly in his mind."

"Just because."

"He could not sense Lu Xuan's presence."

"Yet he sensed the presence of the Ruthless Empress's reincarnation mark in Lu Xuan's palm."

"\"Which mighty figure is also seeking the whereabouts of the Ruthless Empress? \""

"\"He must have already seen me just now. \""

"\"I can feel that invisible gaze. \""

"The Trace Source Elder was truly frightened out of his wits."

"As he rose, the myriad heavenly and earthly phenomena around him shattered outright."

"He intended to temporarily avoid trouble for a while."

"He originally thought that upon entering the Reverse Flow River, his cultivation would be top‑tier."

"But he never imagined that such a mighty figure existed within the Reverse Flow River."

"He could not probe its existence at all!"

"That was truly terrifying."

"\"Fortunately, that senior earlier did not attack me! \""

"The Trace Source Elder felt immense relief."

"\"Perhaps he saw through my background and knew I am a member of the Past Sect. \""

"\"My strength in the Great Universe is hardly noteworthy, but the Past Sect is not something anyone would dare provoke. \""

"\"It must be because the Past Sect behind me makes him wary, so he has refrained from attacking for now. \""

"Thinking thus, the Trace Stream Elder fled in panic."

"He didn't even look back."

"Although he had already gained some clues about the Burial Emperor Coffin."

"But what is a mission compared to one's life?"

"The Trace Stream Elder vanished instantly into the billions of miles of void."

"The next instant."

"Lu Xuan turned his head and glanced, \"Huh? Where did the person go? \""

"He actually could not see that the Past Sect was the fisherman."

"Little did he know, this person had been scared into fleeing by the illusory Lu Xuan."

"Lu Xuan shook his head and continued to sense the Burial Emperor Coffin."

"Not long after."

"He finally located the presence of the Burial Emperor Coffin."

"\"Boom! \""

"A terrifying surge erupted in the Reverse Flow River, namely the power of reincarnation; its mighty force directly split the river, opening a boundless void."

"The power of time could not erode the Dao markings on the Burial Emperor Coffin at all."

"With a roar, the Burial Emperor Coffin appeared, its dense Dao markings profoundly obscure, shifting with each breath to reveal vast Dao charts."

"The coffin's material is extraordinarily heaven‑defying, consisting of treasures that do not even exist in the Chaotic Star Sea."

"Lu Xuan saw that the interior of the Burial Emperor Coffin proclaimed itself a separate world."

"It was a vast expanse of starry sky, or perhaps the Ruthless Empress's self‑evolved realm of reincarnation."

"In the depths of the boundless starry sky, an exquisitely beautiful woman lay motionless in the void, seemingly bereft of life; her features were flawless, her features delicate, like a celestial maiden, peerless and elegant."

"Thus she remained perfectly still amidst the starry expanse."

"But."

"Around her, myriad Dao intertwined and flowed, reflecting heaven and earth."

"This woman is none other than the true form of the Ruthless Empress!"

"……"