Chapter 7: Nine Marvels Immortality Medicine

Inside the copper coffin, everyone's tense bodies finally fully relaxed, and they immediately felt cold sweat all over. Between life and death lay great terror; after escaping danger, their bodies went limp, some leaning against the copper coffin walls, while others lay sprawled on the ground.

This journey to Great Leiyin Temple was extremely perilous, and the seemingly endless divine crocodiles left everyone with an extremely terrifying impression. Then the Crocodile Ancestor emerged, making it even more horrifying. During this period, any carelessness could mean death at Huangquan.

Many classmates, thirty people still had lingering fears.

Fortunately, they escaped unharmed; all thirty survived without injury or death, only their mental and physical strength was somewhat exhausted.

"Jiang Xuan, thank you. If not for you, I would have been the first to die." A female classmate thanked Jiang Xuan. She had been walking at the back when a small divine crocodile attacked; if Jiang Xuan hadn't noticed the divine crocodile and struck out with a blade, she would have been the first to die.

And she would have died very miserably.

Just thinking of dozens of crocodile-like things gnawing her flesh and blood, sucking her brain matter, she immediately felt her hair stand on end, her whole body trembling, and her gaze toward Jiang Xuan grew even more grateful.

"This time we truly owe it to Jiang Xuan."

"We should thank Jiang Xuan. If not for Jiang Xuan, we would probably all be dead."

"This life of mine belongs to Jiang Xuan."

Several more male and female classmates expressed their thanks to Jiang Xuan. The grace of saving their lives made them feel gratitude from the bottom of their hearts toward Jiang Xuan.

"Everyone, rest quickly and try to preserve your strength. We don't know how much longer until we can get out." Hearing everyone's endless thanks, Jiang Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He sat cross-legged and silently circulated the North Ming Divine Skill to recover.

On this journey to Great Leiyin Temple, his greatest gain was that Eight Trigrams Furnace, placed inside the Treasure Mirror, so no one could discover it. Moreover, he knew there was another opportunity inside the copper coffin—the Great Dao Sound of the Three Lives Copper Coffin—but this opportunity could only be heard through the Bodhi Seed, and the Bodhi Seed was left by Sakyamuni to repay the karma of the Divine Body. He could not afford to offend it, so he feared this opportunity would be missed.

Many classmates saw Jiang Xuan meditating with his eyes closed and dared not go forward to disturb him.

Jiang Xuan's appearance and bearing were already excellent. After practicing Daoist martial arts like the North Ming Divine Skill, he carried an even more transcendent and unworldly charm. Coupled with the grace of saving lives, many female classmates' gazes toward Jiang Xuan gradually changed.

Time slowly passed.

"The Way of Heaven diminishes excess and supplements deficiency."

Just as everyone was resting, waves of Great Dao Sound entered Ye Fan's ears, and the Bodhi Seed in his arms warmed slightly, making his heart feel warm and cozy.

Ye Fan was startled and looked at Jiang Xuan.

"Calm your mind and listen." Jiang Xuan knew Ye Fan must have heard the Great Dao Sound inside the copper coffin, but unfortunately he himself had no way of knowing it.

While circulating the North Ming Divine Skill, Jiang Xuan also considered his future path of cultivation.

In any world, setting aside innate talent, everything else comes down to wealth, companions, methods, and land. Even if transmigrated to a world without demons, a person's success or failure in their career can be attributed to these four things.

Wealth, companions, methods, and land cultivated to virtue unite man and spirit, connecting yin and yang.

Recalling his original trajectory and various opportunities, he still needed to plan carefully.

When the true qi in his body recovered to a state of perfection, Jiang Xuan looked at the Star Carving Diagram inside the coffin, where many stars connected into a vast starry sky pattern.

Jiang Xuan did not recognize most of the stars; only a few were familiar to him.

After an unknown amount of time, the copper coffin shook violently, and everyone awoke from their rest.

"Have we arrived at the Cultivation World?"

"The Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin seems to have stopped."

"It seems we've reached the end. I hope no more monsters appear."

"I don't know if we have spirit roots. We survived a great calamity, so there must be later blessings. It must be a Heavenly Spirit Root, at least arrange a Dual Element Spirit Root for me." A classmate who loved reading cultivation novels fantasized about his future path.

Many classmates became nervous, yet also looked forward to it.

Just as they were about to reach the ground, the copper engravings inside the coffin blazed with light, releasing a powerful force. The copper coffin's speed suddenly dropped, and it slowly landed. Finally, the copper coffin tipped over, the coffin lid slid out, and everyone hurriedly came out from inside the coffin.

"Wow, the air is filled with a fresh scent."

Continuous mountain peaks towered like clouds. On the peaks were countless ancient trees that took dozens of people to encircle. Fresh flowers spread across the mountains and fields emitted waves of fragrance.

What a fairyland in the mortal world.

"To call it a fairyland in the mortal world is better said to be a perilous place in the mortal world."

Jiang Xuan thought in his heart.

After enduring hardships, everyone finally arrived at a world full of vitality.

For a very long time to come, they would spend it in this world, opening a new chapter in life. Many people couldn't help but look forward to their future lives with great anticipation.

A male classmate secretly vowed to cultivate the most powerful arts, practice the best spells, and sleep on the softest beds.

A female classmate fantasized about growing flowers and raising small animals in such a beautiful fairyland, which should be very interesting.

Some classmates thought of their parents, wives, and children on Earth, their faces showing gloom.

Jiang Xuan looked at the surrounding environment. He saw that they were in a mountain range, surrounded by nine great mountains connected together, forming a bottomless deep valley.

After everyone came out of the coffin, the nine dragon corpses and the Bronze Giant Coffin fell to the bottom of the deep valley cliff, without a single echo, as if the deep valley had no end.

"Jiang Ge, why do I feel chilly?"

Ye Fan and Pang Bo stood beside Jiang Xuan. After a brief excitement, Pang Bo said softly, feeling that this place was quiet yet terrifying.

Silence!

Yes, it was silence.

"There's half a stone tablet over there." A sharp-eyed classmate suddenly spoke up.

Everyone approached and pushed aside the grass on it, seeing half a stone tablet lying in a depression on the mountain peak, carved with three ancient characters, weathered and ancient, with the breath of years settled upon it.

Many classmates were puzzled, not knowing what it meant.

"Desolate Ancient Forbidden," Ye Fan identified for a while, saying uncertainly.

Forbidden? Forbidden land? Forbidden restriction? It didn't feel like a good place.

"Everyone be careful. It's too quiet around here. According to the laws of nature, plants grow everywhere across the mountains and fields. Logically, there should be all kinds of animals, but here there isn't even a small insect." Everyone's expression was serious.

Looking around, gorgeous flowers bloomed, emitting fragrance, but not a single bee or bird was there. In the distance, ancient trees were lush, great trees that took dozens of people to encircle connected one after another, but not a single cicada's cry was heard on the trees, and not even an ant was on the ground. It was truly unreasonable.

"Everyone, don't be careless, but there's no need to be overly tense either. Since we're already here, let's see if there's any exit nearby or find some food."

Jiang Xuan spoke.

"Haha, Jiang Xuan is right. We escaped from such a terrifying place as Great Leiyin Temple, so the road ahead will surely be smooth sailing."

"Yes, since we have come, let us be at ease."

"Haha, Jiang Ge said what I wanted to say; my stomach's been growling for ages." Pang Bo strongly agreed with Jiang Xuan's view of finding food first.

"Let's do this: everyone forms small teams to look for food and an exit, and call out to the others if you find anything," Jiang Xuan proposed.

He naturally invited Ye Fan and Pang Bo to come along, feeling that if he couldn't find the divine fruit alone, even if he did find it, without that female emperor's good brother around, he feared he'd be slapped to death.

Everyone naturally agreed.

The three went out together, and soon Pang Bo found a spring, just as sharp-eyed as ever.

The spring pool was small, only about a meter square, with an old vine as thick as a water bucket winding around the pool, just covering it; if one didn't look closely, it wouldn't be easy to discover where the pool was.

More than ten small trees of unknown species, each over half a meter tall, took root beside the spring, their trunks vigorous and their leaves broad.

On the treetop of each small tree grew a bright red fruit, giving off an extremely rich fragrance.

The three exchanged glances, and finally Ye Fan and Pang Bo looked at Jiang Xuan.

"Eat, it's non-toxic."

The three picked all the fruits, thirteen in total, deciding each person would take four, and the last one Ye Fan suggested leaving for Liu Yiyi; Jiang Xuan and Pang Bo naturally had no objections.

Riding this wave of fortune, Jiang Xuan was deeply moved.

A part of the Nine Wonders Immortality Medicine—without being a Great Emperor it's hard to possess; even after enduring countless hardships to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land, when picking the Nine Wonders Immortality Medicine one would only turn to flying ash.

However, following Ye Fan, the divine medicine hard to find in past ages lay right before their eyes; it must be said this was a tremendous fortune.

After eating one fruit, he instantly felt an extremely rich fragrance enter his limbs and bones directly from his mouth, and his fatigue vanished completely.

The energy contained in the fruit was truly immense, and Jiang Xuan circulated the North Ming Skill to try to refine this energy.

Slowly, the vital energy emanating from the fruit was gradually refined.

If true qi were described in terms of years, Jiang Xuan's cultivation level quickly increased by ten years, twenty years, fifty years, a hundred years...

(Chapter End)