Volume 1 Chapter 31: A Golden Coffin

It must be said that breathing techniques are the perfect companion for the art of incense. With every inhale and exhale, one expels the old to take in the new, extracting the essence while discarding the dross, thereby strengthening the blood and nourishing the meridians with miraculous results.

Ning Daoran did not say much more. Before Han Bing left, he stuffed a hundred jin of green bamboo spirit rice into her hands, telling her not to deny herself; when she finished it, she should come back for more, as there was plenty.

For the first time, Lu Jue offered his thanks with genuine sincerity. He lifted his robes and knelt, saying, "On behalf of my wife, the Lady Zhou, I thank Your Majesty for your boundless grace. Long live, long live, long live the Emperor." He prostrated himself fully to complete the ritual.

Wen Yiming and Ling Yuxin smiled at each other. This trip was truly worthwhile, as they had managed to find such a high-quality source in Old Man Diao. Although the quantity was not as great as Ah Feng's, the quality was certainly superior, making it most suitable for blending incense.

The entire forest was filled with the figures of skeleton soldiers; Jesse had no choice but to recall all the troops he had previously dispersed.

Behind Qin Tian, a phantom of celestial phenomena emerged, and the aura of the spirit beast emanating from his body was incredibly powerful.

However, when they saw the headless corpse of the county magistrate and the black liquid that continued to chant, their gloomy faces suddenly turned deathly pale.

The next day, Lin Ge rose early and opened the gate of time and space to return to the Continent of Divine Grace. He needed to farm for troops, but he had to spend the money he had on hand first.

After all, once one possesses the title of one of the Five Great Sects, one commands absolute prestige and reputation.

The Lone Wolf looked at his right foot in disbelief, then looked at Qin Tian, who had crashed into a tree, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Wu Tian, you have truly gone too far! To dare to insult us—I see you really don't want to keep your job. Very well, as you wish, I will report this to Director He in a moment!" Liu Qin pointed at Wu Tian and roared in anger.

Li San and Qin Dandan were both badly shaken by the scene at the old house. Once the location of the skeletons was mentioned, they began to dig, as no one wanted to stay in that eerie place for a moment longer.

The affair between Xi Yao and Luo Fang had been circulating in Kunlun Void for a long time. It just so happened that the city guards on duty were brought up by Tian Shu and Tian Quan, so at this moment, they were somewhat wavering.

The next moment, a pair of ghostly white wings seemed to manifest behind him, and he suddenly swooped down, slashing toward Zhang Ye.

They rushed to pursue and block him; after all, losing the Buzhou Immortal Mountain was equivalent to a loss of face for the Kunlun Void. How could such a thing be permitted?

Liao Tianyi's expression changed, fearing that Ye Wushuang was about to unleash the Chaos Sword again. A ray of divine light erupted from between his brows, transforming into a shield inscribed with mysterious divine patterns.

"Is that him? Zhang Ye, known as the Fire Dragon!" A child wearing the Uchiha insignia looked at the smiling Zhang Ye on the stage in shock.

"Come and absorb it." After Xue Lian refined nine-tenths of the Yellow Scorpion Dragon's essence blood, he beckoned to Xue Leng.

A cold sneer appeared on the face of the Huangfu family head. The relationship between their two families had always been poor, and now that such a good opportunity had arisen, he naturally did not want Duanmu Kong to participate.

"He is actually able to manipulate two elemental attributes!" The monster was even more surprised. At this moment, its severed arm was being repaired by a flow of black mist.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan tucked the thin quilt around Li Junxiu once more. When he had his eyes open earlier, he was clearly sweating from the heat, but now that he was asleep, he seemed to be shivering with cold. How... how could there be such a strange illness in this world?

At this moment, another flash of light illuminated the cave, making his face look ferocious and terrifying for an instant, like a demon.

As we were immersed in this shock, the Gate of Life and Death actually made a move that astonished us.

The second brother shouted while casting wood-element spells at his opponent. He did not stop, instead reaching into his storage bag to pull out a green medicinal pill and popping it into his mouth.

Xu Yuan moved slightly, and the person under the quilt let out a weak plea. Xu Yuan quickly sat back down, reached into the quilt, and took Li Junxiu's hand. That hand... it was drenched in cold sweat, as if it had just been washed and not dried.

Che Yanyan, where are you exactly? I felt a wave of disappointment and let out a long sigh.

"The King and the Marquis are, after all, brothers of the same blood. Thirty years ago, it was the Marquis who helped the King defeat the other princes and ascend the throne. For the ten years that followed, it was the Marquis who campaigned everywhere, helping the King expand his territory. For the twenty years since, the Marquis has remained in retirement without a single complaint."

His appearance was truly not that of a young man. No one could see a trace of the years carved upon his handsome face, yet anyone could see that he lacked the simple naivety of a youth; in every expression and smile, there was an indescribable, mature charm.

"I have said it before, you have touched my reverse scale!" Zhang Lin completely ignored the bald man's threats, letting the flying dagger in his hand spin. Moreover, even if he agreed to the bald man's demands, the man would surely break his word. It was better to finish him off now.

It was called a medical diagnosis, but Feng Bao, who understood the ins and outs of the matter, naturally understood what Zhang Fan was referring to. Even Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi, though they did not know the details, understood exactly what Zhang Fan was asking after hearing his words.

In an instant, Long Batian seemed to realize something. He looked at the greatsword in his hand thoughtfully, and the majestic aura gradually receded.

But only Cui'er knew that it was almost impossible for the two of them to end up together.

However, Zhang Fan really could not manage that much anymore. Regarding the passing of Zhang Juzheng, there were many who were happy, and just as many who were pained. Zhang Fan was undoubtedly the most pained among them.

This was not a problem either. After all, both Zhang Fan and Fang Yueling knew Yingyue's history. Now that she was facing this situation, it was not strange that she would react this way. On the contrary, upon learning of Yingyue's condition, a sense of pity grew in Zhang Fan's heart.

"Wait, they seemed to have mentioned another thing." Just as I was pondering, Yu Fu's voice came again.

"Hehe, this is... this is my childhood name... hehe, a childhood name." Zhu Yijun made a vague excuse. He did not want the only person who could be authentic in front of him to become formal and respectful.

In terms of pure talent, Wang Hao considered Nakiri Erina the first person who could be compared to Shiina Mashiro.