Chapter 107: Frosty Spirit

  Not to mention Ning Yuan, even He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan, who were knowledgeable and knew many secrets, were also shocked at this time, with their eyes wide open. Ning Yuan almost turned around and left.

  The reason was none other than the stone coffin being opened, and what appeared before several people's eyes was a vividly lifelike face. Although the face was somewhat pale, it also had a hint of redness. Seeing this face, Ning Yu and the others all thought that there was a living person lying in the stone coffin.

  But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this person didn't show the slightest anger. He wore a brocade changshan on his lower body, had sunken cheeks, and a five-inch beard under his chin, appearing to be around sixty years old. On his head, he wore a brownish-red hat, with tightly closed lips, giving off an air of a Confucian scholar who has read extensively. However, upon closer examination, there was also the demeanor of someone with great power in their grasp.

  "Is... is this Yu Qian?"

  The three of them were stunned for a long time before He Zhengxun stuttered and said, "I... I didn't expect this." After saying that, he couldn't say anything else.

  In fact, at this moment, the three people in their hearts all had some guesses, the person in the stone coffin was very likely to be Yu Qian, only Yu Qian had a history of five or six hundred years ago, but this body was still lifelike, just like a real person, it was indeed difficult for people to accept.

  Of course, there are cases where a corpse remains intact for a hundred years or even a thousand years, looking just like a real person. However, such situations mostly occur because the tomb is completely sealed, with no airflow inside, and it's dark and cold, or perhaps due to some special medicinal liquid being used for preservation.

  Even so, such corpses would mostly turn into dust instantly when the tomb is opened due to the flow of yin and yang.

  But the body of Yu Qian in front of him didn't seem to have undergone any treatment at all. At this time, the tomb had already been filled with yang energy, forming a flow of yin and yang, yet the body still hadn't changed in the slightest. This scene was hard for people to accept.

  It's fortunate that the three from Ningyuan entered the tomb, rather than ordinary grave robbers. If it were the latter, they would have been scared to death or fled with their lives by now.

  Although Ning Yuan and the other two were shocked, they were after all cultivators of the Mystic Door, their understanding far surpassing that of ordinary people. Even if they didn't believe in ghosts or spirits, if a ghost really appeared before them, they wouldn't be too frightened.

  After the shock passed, the three people also gradually calmed down, slowly lifting the coffin lid and carefully examining Yu Qian's body.

  "There seems to be a layer of solidified dark energy on this corpse." He Xiezhong suddenly spoke up after observing carefully for a while.

  "Not bad, this thread of solidified yin energy seems to be spreading from his mouth throughout his body." Ning Yuan nodded, furrowing his brow in contemplation, and said: "It's possible that there's something in the corpse's mouth."

  "Just open it and take a look." Yao Xinyan said, while saying that, she reached out to pinch Yu Qian's mouth.

  "Third Master, wait." Ning Yuan hastily spoke out to stop him: "If it's really because of something in the mouth, will our actions cause the corpse to rot?"

  "It's also something that can't be helped." He Zhengxun said, "Even if we don't check, when the time comes and a few people from Jiuxingmen come in, they will definitely check, and this body will still rot."

  Yao Xinyan also nodded and said, "Little Shidi doesn't need to worry too much. This corpse has been here for hundreds of years. Although what we're doing is somewhat disrespectful, it's also unavoidable. The deceased is already gone. If you feel guilty, if you have the chance to meet a descendant of the Yu family in the future, you can make amends then."

  As he spoke, Yao Xinyuan's hand had already pried open Yu Qian's mouth. After the corpse's mouth was opened, a cold and fierce aura instantly spread out from Yu Qian's mouth, and at the same time, a dazzling white light also made Ning Yuan and the other two temporarily lose their sight.

  Yao Xinyan took advantage of the moment when the white light dissipated, and with a flick of his finger, the thing in Yu Qian's mouth was popped out. At the same time, Yu Qian's body instantly decayed, and in less than thirty seconds, it turned into flying ash, leaving only the original brocade robe and crown.

  When Ningyuan and the other two people's vision recovered, they saw that in the stone coffin, a rhombus-shaped crystal was quietly lying on the brocade, emitting a white glow. At the same time, a layer of white frost had formed inside the stone coffin.

  "It's so cold."

  Ning Yuan and the other two also couldn't help but shiver, they could clearly feel that the temperature in the tomb was rapidly dropping.

  "What is this thing?" He Zhengxun's face showed a look of surprise as he stared at the rhombus crystal in the stone coffin, muttering to himself.

  "I'm not sure either." Yao Xinyan shook her head and muttered, "But now I know what the last treasure in this tomb is. It's this crystal stone. Although it's unclear what it is, its value must be greater than the previous two things."

  "Frostbite!"

  Ning Yuan, who had been silent all along, slowly uttered three words, his face still showing shock and disbelief, while his eyes showed a hint of doubt and confusion.

  "What's that, little brother? Do you know what this thing is?" He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan asked in unison.

  When the two asked, Ning Yuan finally came back to his senses and said: "Master once gave me a book of Wan Wu Zhi, which introduced many rare things, including real ones and legendary ones. The cold ice soul is also mentioned in it, but I didn't expect that there would really be such a thing in the world."

  "Wanwu Zhi, cold ice essence." He Zhengxun and the other person whispered a sentence, curiously asked: "What is this cold ice essence, what effect does it have?"

  "This Frost Crystal is actually a kind of crystal stone, but it's the best among all crystal stones, with extremely high purity and spirituality. It can absorb evil spirits and negative energy. This Frost Crystal was formed after being buried for thousands of years in the deep layer of ice, absorbing the cold air within the ice over time. It can emit a very heavy cold air, and if held in one's mouth, it can preserve a person's body for tens of thousands of years without decaying."

  Ning Yuan paused slightly, then continued: "However, the true value of this Ice Soul lies in its ability to absorb cold air year-round, and it has truly become spiritual. If someone can successfully warm up this Ice Soul, it will become the most powerful artifact, stirring up yin evil, making yin evil instantly turn into extremely low temperature, able to freeze people in an instant."

  "He...!" He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan were shocked, as if they had been struck by lightning, and it took them a long time to say: "Then this thing has become a fairy's treasure, with such heavy cold air, who can warm it up?"

  Ning Yuan revealed a wry smile and said, "This thing is indeed considered a treasure of the immortal family, and in the Records of All Things, it's also told as a legend. I didn't expect that it actually exists in the world."

  When he spoke, Ning Yuan himself was also shocked. The reason why he showed a hint of stupidity just now was that he didn't dare to believe that the Frost Soul really existed. This kind of strange object shouldn't exist in the world, it's like the gods and immortals. Now seeing the Frost Soul, even made Ning Yuan's heart move slightly, could it be that there are really gods and immortals in this world?

  "Tsk, tsk!" Yao Xinyan subconsciously smacked her lips and said: "Looking at it this way, there must have been someone from the Jiuxingmen involved in the construction of this tomb back then. Otherwise, the Jiuxingmen wouldn't have known about the information on the Ice Coffin, and they wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to come searching for it."

  "Unfortunately, it was discovered by us early on." He Zhengxun smiled and said.

  "What's the use of finding it, how are you going to take it out?" Yao Xinyan smiled wryly: "I just lightly touched it a moment ago, and almost froze half my body stiff, I don't dare touch it."

  As they spoke, both of them looked at Ning Yuan and said: "Younger brother, since you know about this thing, do you know how to take it?"

  "This Frost Crystal is an extremely yin and cold object, wanting to collect it isn't difficult."

  Ningyuan smiled slightly, took out a jade bottle from his bosom and said: "Jade is warm and smooth, it can isolate the cold air. This jade bottle was also collected by me in the tomb just now, temporarily use it to collect this cold ice soul."

  "Haha, that's great." Yao Xinyan burst out laughing and said: "Then let's hurry up and take action, this isn't a place to stay for long either. If the people from Jiuxingmen come to check on us, it won't be good."

  As they spoke, Ning Yuan had already put away the Cold Ice Spirit. He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan simultaneously took out a Qinghua porcelain bottle and an inkstone from the stone coffin. These two objects were indeed Wang Xizhi's inkstone and a Qinghua porcelain bottle with a painting of Huang Shigong.

  Having received the two items, Ning Yu looked around and said, "Since we still have time, let's move everything out of the tomb and hide it nearby. We can come back for it later. We can't just give it to the Jiuxingmen for free."

  "Haha, little brother is really a fleeting glance. "He Zhengxun smiled and said: "But it's just what I wanted."

  They did it quickly, the three of them were skilled, and after several trips back and forth, they moved everything from the tomb to the outside in just over an hour. They dug a temporary hole in Tongyuan Garden and buried everything inside, setting up a simple array to isolate the air and not even bothering with a maze array.

  Jiuxing Gate would never have thought that someone would hide things in Tongyuan, set up a maze or an illusion array, and it would be "this place has no silver three hundred taels".

  After finishing everything, the three of Ningyuan re-sealed the inner chamber and left the tomb, arriving at the exit. Yao Xinyan was about to restore the formation at the entrance when he suddenly changed his expression and said in a low voice, "Someone's coming, let's go."

  While speaking, Ning Yu and his two companions quickly retreated far away. Two minutes after the three left, three people wearing Zhongshan suits quickly arrived at the entrance of the passage.

  The first one was over sixty years old, and the other two were also nearly fifty. As soon as the three of them stood up straight, the old man suddenly exclaimed: "It's bad, the formation has been broken by someone."

  As they spoke, the old man took a step forward and entered the entrance first, with the other two following closely behind. After arriving at the outer room underground, the old man's face turned pale with rage.

  "Master......" A middle-aged man called out softly: "Are you okay?"

  "It's all over. The tomb has already been looted and there's nothing left inside. This time, we've done a favor for someone else."