I Came Here for Three Things! (Bonus Chapter! Thanks to Immortal Qitian for the Alliance Leader reward!)

Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin started moving again.

Even after truly leaving, everyone inside the Bronze Coffin remained on edge.

This experience had been far too perilous. The countless Lesser Divine Crocodiles, as well as the Great Ferocious Beast that appeared at the end, had left an extremely deep impression on everyone. One careless mistake, and they might all have died.

Fortunately, the outcome was good.

All thirty classmates had survived. Not a single one had even been injured.

It was a tremendous victory.

Under the light of the Green Lamp, many gazes turned toward Fang Qing. Their survival this time had been inseparable from Fang Qing's leadership.

"Fang Qing, thank you. If it hadn't been for you, I definitely would have died horribly this time."

A female classmate spoke, her tense face filled with gratitude. She had reached the Ancient Temple too late and had not obtained any Buddhist Treasures. If Fang Qing had not stepped forward to direct everyone, someone without Buddhist Treasures like her would surely have died.

And it would have been a miserable death.

At the thought of being gnawed to death by all those little creatures, she shuddered, and her gratitude toward Fang Qing grew even stronger.

"Yeah, we classmates only survived thanks to Fang Qing. Otherwise, with us thrown into chaos, some of us would definitely have suffered."

Wang Ziwen nodded as well, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Fang Qing.

"Brother Fang is amazing! He's our lifesaver!"

Several more male and female classmates spoke up, expressing their thanks to Fang Qing.

"Let's rest for now, but stay alert too. We can't let our guard down and get caught by surprise."

Fang Qing listened to the many words of gratitude without changing expression. He sat on the bronze floor and recuperated.

His battle with those divine crocodiles had not exhausted him much. On the contrary, it had left him somewhat exhilarated.

Having obtained the Bodhi Seed, Fang Qing had many things he wanted to do. First, he wanted to comprehend the Longevity Art. The other was to study the Buddhist Six-Syllable Mantra recorded within the Bodhi Seed.

Inside this Bronze Coffin, Fang Qing had a third matter to attend to. He wanted to use the Bodhi Seed to listen to the Great Dao Words within the Three-Generations Bronze Coffin.

Thus, Fang Qing sat on the bronze floor, calming his mind and steadying his breath as he immersed himself in cultivation.

Seeing Fang Qing like this, many of the classmates found him even more unfathomable. No one dared disturb him, and they merely watched him from a distance.

The more several female classmates looked at Fang Qing, the more they felt that this old classmate had an extraordinary bearing. An otherworldly aura seemed to radiate from him. At this moment, he resembled a Banished Immortal untouched by worldly dust, as though he might ascend at any moment.

Fang Qing's image unconsciously remained in some of the female classmates' hearts. It seemed that if Fang Qing were willing to have something happen with them, they would be willing too.

"Ye Zi, our old classmate really does look like an immortal."

Pang Bo clicked his tongue in praise from nearby, complimenting Fang Qing's fine appearance.

"That's true."

Ye Fan nodded. He too sat on the ground, quietly resting.

Yet as he rested, he seemed to hear something. A Bodhi Seed in his arms also began to grow warm, filling his chest with warmth.

Within the Bronze Coffin, two people heard something else because of their two Bodhi Seeds. It was a Great Dao Heavenly Sound, yet it also seemed like profound truths. The sound grew increasingly louder.

"The way of Heaven diminishes the excessive and replenishes the insufficient..."

The first line of the mysterious Great Dao voice was a famous saying from the Dao De Jing. Yet much of what followed came from a Profound Ancient Scripture that no one had ever heard before, making its true meaning difficult to understand.

The vast and profound sound rang endlessly by Fang Qing's ears. It seemed to be heavenly music, falling into his heart—first stirring like mountains and rivers, then still as Moon Rises Over the Sea.

Countless mysterious runes eventually condensed into ancient characters, several hundred in all.

Every ancient character gleamed with golden light and brimmed with mystery, as if mastering these several hundred characters would grant their possessor inexhaustible divine power.

"The way of Heaven diminishes the excessive and replenishes the insufficient..."

Fang Qing awoke, repeating the line as joy spread across his face.

He had truly obtained the mysterious Dao sound within the Bronze Coffin. Though he could not yet fully comprehend the wondrous uses of these several hundred ancient characters, it was easy to imagine that once he truly embarked upon the path of cultivation, they would greatly advance his progress.

Cultivators needed techniques, companions, wealth, and a place to cultivate.

He would not speak of cultivation companions for now, but techniques were extremely important.

These several hundred ancient characters within the Three-Generations Bronze Coffin would become one of his greatest trump cards in the years to come.

As for wealth and a place to cultivate, he would have to wait until he reached another world.

Fang Qing looked toward the Bronze Coffin. On its walls was a Starry Sky Carving, engraved with countless stars.

Most of the stars had no distinguishing features, but some had origins of their own.

Seven stars shone especially brightly. They were the Big Dipper.

There was also one great star, the legendary Ziwei Emperor Star.

Since ancient times, there had been many legends. Many Tianzi were said to have descended from Ziwei Star, carving out vast territories in the Human Realm. Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, for example, was said to have descended from Ziwei Star and brought with him the twenty-eight constellations, who became the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, beating Wang Mang senseless.

The Interstellar Train Fang Qing was riding was not heading toward Ziwei Star. Instead, it continued onward toward the Big Dipper.

Finally, as it neared the Big Dipper, the Bronze Coffin shook violently, as though braking.

"It seems we've reached the end..."

"Could it be the legendary Immortal Realm?"

"Or perhaps a nation with an incredibly brilliant technological civilization?"

"We've reached the end. I wonder what this new world is really like."

Many classmates grew nervous, but they were also somewhat expectant.

Everyone widened their eyes, watching what would happen next.

They saw the ancient bronze engravings on the coffin walls bloom with divine radiance, neutralizing an unimaginable impact. Then the Bronze Coffin truly stabilized.

At last, the lid of the Bronze Sarcophagus shifted out of place and crashed heavily to one side. The Bronze Coffin also toppled onto the ground.

It seemed to be saying: the terminal station has arrived, passengers, please disembark.

Many passengers happily got off, and as far as the eye could see, vitality flourished everywhere. A Bright World lay before them.

Fresh air rushed toward them, carrying the scent of earth and the fragrance of flowers and grass.

This scenery was far better than the last one.

Looking into the distance, they could see many rolling, beautiful mountains. Countless ancient trees grew upon them, along with old vines as thick as buckets, lush green grass, and fragrant wildflowers, all brimming with vitality and life.

It seemed to be a pure land.

It looks like a pure land, but it's actually a forbidden region, Fang Qing thought.