Chapter 66: Five Ghosts Carrying a Coffin

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  A dark shadow flew swiftly across the hazy night sky.

  The distance had narrowed, and Ye Chen finally saw the true form of the black shadow.

  Five figures clad in white robes, like ghosts, carried a massive coffin. The coffin was one zhang long and three chi wide, its entire body black and dull, not resembling wood but rather a single piece of black stone carved out, heavy, eerie, and solemn, yet with an air of grandeur.

  Five white silhouettes carried a coffin, soaring through the endless night sky. Ordinary people would faint at the sight, subconsciously thinking that they had come to capture their souls and drag them into the underworld. But Ye Chen was a warrior, and warriors who reached the later stages of cultivation could overturn rivers and seas, ascend to heaven and descend to earth, reverse life and death, and control the heavens. What fear did he have for these ghosts and spirits?

  Moreover, these five white shadows are not ghosts, but rather warriors who have cultivated a peculiar martial art, moving about in a fluttering and elusive manner, as if they had no physical form.

  "The one who possesses the Boundary of Emptiness is indeed a master of the Boundary of Emptiness, and judging from that unfathomable aura, his strength surpasses even the Great Elder of the Flowing Cloud Sect. He is only slightly inferior to the Sect Master Luo Xianlie." Ye Chen's soul force was incredibly powerful, allowing him to compare anyone he looked at with people he had met before, drawing conclusions extremely quickly. Therefore, although he couldn't see through Bai Ying's cultivation, he was able to analyze and deduce their strength through comparison.

  A chill ran down Ye Chen's spine as he couldn't help but think about what was inside the coffin. Was it a person, or just something used to carry a corpse? The latter seemed impossible, as it would be too extravagant to have five late-stage Bao Yuan realm warriors carry a mere corpse. Now, there was only one explanation left: there was someone inside the coffin, an extremely powerful expert whose cultivation was not below the Star Extreme realm, or else they wouldn't have been qualified to have late-stage Bao Yuan realm warriors carry their coffin.

  Star Boundary Warrior!

  Ye Chen licked his dry lips, not daring to move. The Tianfeng Nation had not seen a warrior from the Xingji Boundary for a very long time. Those at the top were undoubtedly the leaders of the five major sects: the Master of Feicui Valley, the Master of Beixue Mountain Villa, the Master of Ziyang Sect, the Master of Nanluo Sect, and the Master of Liuyun Sect. These five individuals were all at the peak of their cultivation in the late stage of the Huayuan Boundary, with strength that could shake the heavens and earth, making it difficult to find an opponent. However, this was on the condition that no Xingji Boundary warriors appeared; otherwise, even they would have to step aside.

  Dark clouds swept in, five white figures carrying a coffin floated in front of the dark clouds, majestic and boundless. The white hem of their clothes fluttered in the wind, trailing far behind, like the White Impermanence who steals human life, or a lonely vengeful spirit.

  After a few flashes of slow and fast, the scene of the five ghosts carrying coffins disappeared without a trace, leaving only the dark clouds spreading out.

  Ye Chen wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead, still feeling a lingering fear.

  "Little hero, what are you doing outside? The empty room has been prepared for you." A man said through the window from inside the house.

  "Alright."

  Settle down the black bay horse, Ye Chen turned around and left.

  The room was small, with a bed, a table and a chair inside. There was also an oil lamp hanging on the wall, emitting a faint orange glow that barely lit up the entire room.

  "Take a good rest, just let me know what you need and I'll get it done right away." The man standing at the door couldn't hide his joyful expression. Five taels of silver was a lot for Huangshi Village where living conditions were not high, enough to support their family's livelihood for two or three months, elevating them from just getting by to being well-off.

  Ye Chen thought for a moment, then said: "It's likely to rain in the second half of the night. Find a few villagers to set up a shed, don't let my horse get wet. Here are ten taels of silver, divide them among the villagers who are willing to work."

  After finishing speaking, Ye Chen gave the other party two more silver coins.

  "Alright, alright, I'll get someone to do it right away. It would be foolish not to." The man's eyes shone brightly as he respectfully took the silver from Ye Chen's hand.

  After waiting for the other party to leave, Ye Chen waved his hand and the room door automatically closed, tightly shut.

  Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Ye Chen took out two pieces of low-grade spirit stones from the storage ring and began his daily true energy cultivation.

  In the past, Ye Chen was diligent in his cultivation, and could even be said to be bitter, but he had not yet reached the point of forgetting himself. Forgetting oneself means that apart from cultivation, there is nothing else, everything revolves around cultivation, and anything that hinders cultivation must be overcome or abandoned.

  Ye Chen didn't think much of it at first, believing his cultivation speed was fast enough and that he could absorb two portions of spiritual energy from the Ling Stone with his robust physique. However, after witnessing the scene of the Five Ghosts carrying a coffin tonight, he felt uneasy and had a premonition that something big would happen. This big event might engulf the entire Tianfeng Nation, or perhaps it wouldn't stop there.

  Whether it is or not, I don't know for now. It's always better to take precautions beforehand than to be indifferent, the former can live a longer life.

  The true energy circulates in the body, making a big cycle of the macrocosm, one circle after another.

  Midnight!

  A loud crack.

  Two pieces of low-grade spirit stone in Ye Chen's palm cracked open with several fissures.

  Slowly opening his eyes, Ye Chen slowly exhaled a long breath, the breath was like fog and arrow, spraying far away, blowing the wall opposite to powder, and falling down with gravel.

  "Ordinary cultivators in the initial stage of Condensing True Realm would consume one piece of low-grade spirit stone in five days, but I consumed two pieces in four days, which is two and a half times faster than others. However, in terms of progress, it's probably only about twice as fast. The quality of my pure yuan true energy has improved somewhat, so the amount of spirit stone essence required is also greater."

  Throw away the cracked low-grade spirit stone, Ye Chen's heart felt more gratitude towards the owner of the mid-grade storage spirit ring. If it weren't for those over 10,000 pieces of low-grade spirit stones, he wouldn't have been able to absorb the spirit stone essence so recklessly. It was known that four days would consume two pieces of low-grade spirit stones, forty days would be twenty pieces, and four hundred days would be two hundred pieces. This didn't even account for his own breakthroughs, reaching the middle and late stages of the Condensing Reality realm, where the consumption of low-grade spirit stones would increase even more, something that ordinary people couldn't afford.

  Of course, the Ye family can afford this spirit stone, but it's a hassle to explain. First, you have to make it clear why your consumption rate is more than twice that of others, and currently, Ye Chen is not willing to reveal any information about the Jade Tempering Body Technique.

  The night is deep, the remaining moon is covered by dark clouds, and the world is without light.

  Clothes still on, Ye Xuan lay down directly, keeping a hint of alertness.

  As Ye Xichen had expected, the sky began to pour down heavy rain in the second half of the night. The sound of the rain covered everything, thoroughly washing away the impurities on the earth.

  The heavy rain continued until the next morning.

  Unable to resist the enthusiasm of Hanzi and his wife, Ye Chen gave up his plan to leave immediately and sat down with them to have breakfast. They also had a little daughter who was three or four years old, wearing simple clothes, big eyes, bright and lively, holding a small bowl and eating with relish, speaking in a soft and sweet voice, extremely lovable, this was also one of the reasons Ye Chen was willing to stay for breakfast.

  After breakfast, Ye Chen found the little girl lovely and gave her a piece of jade. This piece of jade was not valuable, it was one of the hundreds he had bought specifically for his Cultivation Refining Jade Strengthening Body Technique, each worth no more than thirty taels, which he hadn't paid much attention to before, but now giving it to the other party seemed like a good choice.

  In the sweet thank you of the little girl, Ye Chen smiled lightly and walked out of the house.

  Cun Kou, Ye Chen flipped over onto his horse and galloped away, leaving a cloud of dust behind.