Chapter 106: Opening the Coffin

  The blood Qilin transformed into a red light pillar, about half a meter in diameter, like a grenade, heavily hitting the wall of the tomb not far away.

  "Rumble!"

  This crash, a deafening roar almost shook Ningyuan and He Zhengxun three people to lose their hearing, the entire tomb chamber also under this crash violently shaking.

  Not only the entire tomb chamber, but even the entire Tong Garden was slightly shaking, and a slight shake could be felt hundreds of meters around Tong Garden.

  Luckily, Tongyuan was far away from the city and there were no residents within thousands of meters around it. The intense noise didn't alert anyone, and nobody in the entire Shangjiang City knew about the violent shock that happened at Tongyuan.

  After the Blood Qilin crashed into the wall of the tomb, the red light all over its body not only did not weaken, but became more and more dazzling, after a minute, the red light suddenly converged, and the Blood Qilin returned to the size of a palm, lightly floating back into Ningyuan's hand.

  Ning Yu's body swayed, and he was caught by He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan behind him. Only then did he breathe heavily and say: "The Ling Shi Jia Yu Fa instrument is indeed exhausting mentally, fortunately when I entered the Ling Shi Hua Xing state, my contract with the Blood Qilin had already reached a high degree of completion, otherwise it would have been unbearable."

  "Hehe, you can be proud of yourself. Consuming spiritual energy to control the artifact is only natural, and being able to exert such great power has left us all in awe. You should know that once you reach the Yuanshen realm, your spiritual consciousness will merge with your Yuanshen, allowing you to control the artifact at will. What you've achieved so far is already quite impressive."

  Ning Yuan also knew this, although the spiritual consciousness could condense and take shape, occasionally control magical instruments or manipulate objects with spiritual consciousness, it couldn't last long and severely consumed mental energy. Only when reaching the Yuanshen realm could one truly control magical instruments.

  The Primordial Spirit Realm, the spirit has transformed into a primordial spirit, and the spiritual consciousness has undergone a metamorphosis. The control of the void combat technique will be even more effortless, and the combat power will increase exponentially. This is also the biggest difference between the Primordial Spirit Realm and the Spiritual Consciousness Embodiment Realm.

  At that time, Qingping Dao people fought against the nine great spirits of the battlefield, and the high-handed ones were able to show their divine power because of this characteristic of the yuan Shen realm. The difference between them is not in the yuan Shen, and it is absolutely impossible to feel it.

  It is said that after Yuanshen, Lian Shen returns to Xu, Xu merges with Dao, and Yuanshen becomes even more condensed. It can even control the law instrument thousands of miles away to take people's heads, and at the same time, it can also control the law instrument to fly in the air. That kind of realm is called Di Xian, which is the real divine technique.

  Of course, that kind of boundary has always been just a legend, vague and elusive, looking forward to but cannot be reached. After all, is there a distinction between refining the spirit and returning to emptiness, or is it two different things? As for flying in the air, it's even more of a legendary legend.

  It is said that Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang Sect, entered the Tao through martial arts, broke through the Yuan Shen boundary, and entered the realm of Lian Shen Fan Xu, Fan Xu He Dao. He could ride a sword and float in the air, living to be over 140 years old. In the end, he ascended to immortality, but it is impossible to verify whether this is true or not.

  Although these are empty words, when martial arts training reaches its later stages, it is indeed not possible to make progress through diligent study and bitter practice alone. One must also cultivate one's body and mind, comprehend the Taoist principles, and let one's spirit become complete. Only then can one enter the Tao through martial arts, and make great advances in their skills.

  To put it bluntly, martial skills and secret techniques can be said to have the same origin and ancestry, only that secret techniques are more mysterious. In the end, they must also combine with martial skills to cultivate the spirit and return to emptiness.

  Ning Yuan is now just a spiritual entity, and whether he can enter the Yuanshen realm is still uncertain. Considering other things would be too vague, he hesitated for a moment before standing up with difficulty: "Second Brother, Third Brother, at present, the yin evil of the entire Yin Evil Array has been dispersed and is slowly gathering again. I'm afraid to trouble you two brothers to quickly find the weakest point of the yin evil and break open an entrance. We must come out before the array is restored; otherwise, the entire Gathering Yin Array will collapse, and a hundred miles around will be shrouded in yin evil."

  "We naturally know this, little brother. You can rest assured." He Zhengxun patted Ning Yuan's shoulder and then went forward with Yao Xinyan to find a weak spot in the yin evil to start opening the inner chamber.

  Seeing the two men fighting, Ning Yuan directly sat down on the ground with his knees crossed, placed the Blood Qilin in his palm, and began to cultivate with a secret method.

  This place has a thick aura of evil, and Ningyuan also has the protection of the Blood Qilin, a thousand-year-old evil-repelling artifact. It would be a waste to spend this time anywhere else. Cultivating in a place like this is absolutely hundreds of times more effective than doing so in a bustling city.

  Ningyuan had probably cultivated for about an hour, and his exhausted spirit had recovered by more than half. He Zhenxun and Yao Xinyan had already opened a hole in the wall of the inner room, the Jiuyin brick was pulled out from the middle and placed on the side, the hole was large enough for one person to pass through.

  Hearing the two calling out, Ning Yu opened his eyes and got up, walking over to join them as they entered the main tomb chamber from the entrance.

  The main tomb chamber is not very large, covering an area of over 300 square meters. The walls around it are carved with various sculptures, and a large stone coffin is placed in the center.

  The three of them entered the main tomb chamber, without appreciating the surroundings, and went straight to the stone coffin, bowing respectfully in front of it.

  Yao Xinyan spoke out in a loud and clear voice: "Senior is a renowned minister of the past, and today's sudden disturbance is indeed a sin. It's just that Senior's tomb has been eyed by evil people, so we had no choice but to intrude. We hope to protect Senior's precious items, and humbly request Senior's forgiveness."

  Although the deceased is gone, there can't be any ghosts or spirits in this world. However, Yu Qian was indeed a famous minister of his generation. Whether it was Ningyuan, He Zhenghuan, or Yao Xinyan, they all admired him greatly. Doing so at this time is also a kind of respect for the deceased, and even more so for that kind of integrity and loyalty.

  After paying respects to Yu Qian, Yao Xinyan and Ningyuan carefully examined the entire tomb. There were not many burial objects in the tomb, except for this stone coffin, a short distance away was an altar, and around the stone coffin there were several stone tables with offerings on them.

  These offerings include ceramic or plastic figurines of people and animals, jade carvings of various auspicious beasts, as well as calligraphy and paintings, incense burners, longevity peaches and longevity fruits.

  Looking at the things inside, Ning Yuan and He Zhengxun were all a bit overwhelmed. Although there weren't many things inside, they were all Ming dynasty artifacts. Even taking out one item would be worth tens of millions of dollars in antiques, but it was impossible for the three of them to take everything away.

  They wanted to find someone to help, but they couldn't go looking for it. After all, this yin evil array was still recovering, and a few hours later they had to go out and re-seal the tomb chamber. Even if they informed the country, it was not something that an ordinary archaeological team could excavate. At the same time, they also had to hand over many things clearly, which would involve themselves in dealing with the government. Neither Ningyuan nor He Zhengxun were enthusiastic about it.

  After wandering around the tomb chamber, Ningyuan casually picked up a few pieces of jade with good color and only then asked Yao Xinyan: "Third Master, you said there were several treasures in the tomb, what are they and where are they?"

  "I also just heard it from hearsay, and I'm not very clear about the specifics. All I know is that there's a inkstone in this tomb, which was used by Wang Xizhi himself back then, with his own handwriting engraved on it, worth at least over 500 million RMB. There's also a Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain piece with a painting by Huang Gongwang, a famous painter of the Yuan dynasty, which is extremely valuable too. As for what the third item is, I really have no idea. All this was just something I overheard from Jiuxingmen."

  Ningyuan and He Zhengxun were both shocked, Wang Xizhi's inkstone, the value is naturally not to be said, it belongs to a national treasure-level cultural relic, Yuan Dynasty's blue and white porcelain Ningyuan also understands.

  Because the Yuan Dynasty is relatively far from the present era, and the history of the Yuan Dynasty is not too long, and it was ruled by the Mongols, the blue and white porcelain that has been preserved is extremely rare. Ordinary blue and white porcelain are worth around one million yuan, and it's said that only about a hundred pieces have been passed down through the ages. A blue and white porcelain vase with a painting of "Ghost Valley Master Descending the Mountain" was once sold at an auction for a high price of 500 million yuan. If this piece of blue and white porcelain had a painting by Huang Gongwang, its value would also be extremely high.

  Learning about the value of these things in recent years, Ning Yuan was really shocked. This is just a Yu Qian tomb, and the burial objects in other royal tombs are worth even more. It's really hard to imagine. No wonder so many people risk their lives to engage in the business of robbing graves.

  Several people turned around the entire tomb chamber again. There were indeed two pieces of Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain, but there was no painting by Huang Gongwang on them. In that case, these three things should be in the stone coffin.

  As for the stone coffin, Ning Yuan and Yao Xinyan were not very willing to open it, but now there is no other way. The most precious things in the tomb are inside the stone coffin. If they don't move it, it would be a waste of their trip, let alone if the people from Jiuxingmen opened it and got them, these things would be taken abroad.

  Ningyuan, He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan looked at each other, then came to the front of the stone coffin again, bowed to the stone coffin, stepped on the seven stars with their feet, circled around the stone coffin, finally pinched the seal and recited a round of the mantra for the deceased, before slowly opening the stone coffin.

  As the stone coffin slowly opened, Ning Yu's three faces suddenly changed, revealing an unbelievable expression, as if they didn't dare to believe their own eyes.