Night Visitor of Immortal Burial

"The Nine Springs Diagram" is much clearer than the "Marked Vein Guide Map," with the location and opening order of each spring marked in detail.

The four limbs' four springs are, naturally, the earliest to open and the simplest.

It read:

"Those with high-grade aptitude will achieve it in ten years of arduous cultivation."

"Those with medium-grade aptitude will need ten to thirty years."

The fifth spring is located at the "center" of the back. The sixth spring is at the "Tanzhong" point on the chest. The seventh spring is at the "Baihui" point on the top of the head.

Opening the seven springs allows the entire body to connect, and one can attempt to break through to higher realms.

"With high-grade aptitude, twenty years of arduous cultivation will bring the seven springs within reach."

Reading this, Li Weiyi felt even more that the Golden Crow Blood was extraordinarily precious. Those with high-grade aptitude needed twenty years of arduous cultivation just to open the seven springs. How many years of cultivation time had he saved?

No!

Martial Cultivators in this world might start practicing martial arts and opening springs as early as three years old. By his age, they would have been practicing for fifteen or sixteen years.

Besides, he could drink the Golden Crow Blood. Did the noble disciples of this world not have precious blood elixirs?

The Golden Crow Blood was only making up for the fifteen or sixteen years he had fallen behind, and it still hadn't fully compensated.

Furthermore, this only spoke of high-grade aptitude. It was written later that those with exceptionally outstanding talent could attempt to break through to the eighth spring at the "Fengfu" point on the back of the head, and the ninth spring at the "Zutian" point below the navel.

If a mortal successfully opened the "Fengfu," they could be called an Outstanding Person, capable of suppressing the Deformed Race and catching up to the Pure Immortal Body within the same realm.

If a mortal successfully opened the "Zutian," they could be called a Supreme Person, a manifestation of an ultimate physique, whose sharpness could overshadow even the Pure Immortal Body.

Li Weiyi was very excited. So, there were ways to catch up on the martial path. Although he was ordinary, it didn't mean he had no chance to challenge the Pure Immortal Body within the same realm. At this moment, his fighting spirit was incredibly strong.

Mortals, within the same realm, were suppressed by the Deformed Race. They were also suppressed across realms by Pure Immortal Bodies of lower cultivation.

Li Weiyi didn't want to live such a stifled life.

Fengfu, Zutian...

But if mortals could attempt to open Fengfu and Zutian, couldn't the Deformed Race and the Pure Immortal Body also attempt it?

Wouldn't they still be at a disadvantage then?

While he was feeling down, Li Weiyi's ears twitched. He heard a strange noise and quickly unfurled the Ghost Flag that had been wrapping the Evil Camel Bell, covering the campfire. The flames extinguished, leaving only thick smoke.

The entire room, the entire Immortal Burial Town, was completely shrouded in darkness.

"Dada!"

The sound of dense footsteps entered the town.

Some figures even darted across the rooftops, their steps light and quick.

Li Weiyi threw the "Essentials of the Nine Springs" into the Evil Camel Bell, draped the Ghost Flag over himself to conceal his aura, turned into a black shadow, leaped over the earthen wall, passed through several houses consecutively, and finally hid on a roof beam.

"I clearly saw firelight from a distance, how did it disappear so suddenly?"

"Search, search room by room."

The sound of doors being kicked in and objects being chopped echoed around.

More than ten torches were lit.

There were dozens of soldiers from the Earth Wolf King Army who had entered Immortal Burial Town, all of them carefully selected experts, having opened at least two springs.

Half of them, led by Shi Jiuzhai's tenth disciple, Xing Wanxing, quickly rushed towards the northeast corner of the town.

There, a thousand-year-old apricot tree, about seven or eight people in circumference, grew with dense branches and numerous roots.

Beneath the apricot tree was an ancient well with a diameter of over thirty feet, surrounded by a stone railing and adorned with dozens of giant stone statues. In the faint mist, it gave off an ancient, almost illusory feeling.

Torches surrounded the ancient well.

"Splash!"

With the strenuous pulling of iron chains, the sound of water splashing arose as a coffin made of silver, as large as a connected house, was pulled up.

It was extremely heavy; even twenty-odd immensely strong Deformed Race Martial Cultivators struggled to pull it.

Yesterday, a large number of experts from the Beast Li Tribe had come to rescue, forcing the Earth Wolf King Army to retreat. But this silver coffin was too heavy and too large to be taken away, so it had to be hidden in the well first.

Xing Wanxing's eyes were filled with excitement. He had realized yesterday that this coffin was extraordinary. Let alone the unknown contents within, the silver coffin itself was priceless.

Such an Otherworldly Coffin would surely pique the interest of the great figures from the Myriad Gate Families and Myriad Sects.

Selling it for a hundred million silver was commonplace.

A Martial Cultivator who had opened four springs, following beside Xing Wanxing, whispered, "Master Xing, why don't we quietly open this coffin, take the contents, and then send it back..."

"Shut up! Once an Otherworldly Coffin is opened, it won't be as valuable."

Did Xing Wanxing not have greedy thoughts?

The reason is simple: anyone with experience can tell if an Otherworldly Coffin has been opened or not.

Shi Jiuzhai is not easily fooled, and Xing Wanxing doesn't have the guts.

Furthermore, opening a blind coffin carries immense risk.

It's possible the contents are worthless, or even empty. It's also possible the coffin seals a terrifying creature, and opening it could kill many people.

Xing Wanxing had heard of a great clan in a major city that spent thirty million silver to buy an Otherworldly Coffin made of rare materials. When they opened it, an incomprehensible entity was released, killing over a million people in the city and turning it into a Forbidden Zone Dead City.

There are also legends of corpses inside blind coffins suddenly reviving after being opened, killing all those who opened them before departing.

Some coffins contain traps and hidden weapons, others contain poisonous creatures and corpse insects...

If opening a blind coffin were truly a risk-free venture with no potential for loss, then Otherworldly Coffins would not be circulating on the market.

If it weren't extremely dangerous to salvage, carry, and open coffins, why would the Jiu Li Tribe have always dominated the very top of this industry chain?

Risk and reward are always directly proportional.

"Bang!"

As soon as the Silver Giant Coffin was pulled out of the ancient well, it was so heavy that the hemp ropes binding it suddenly snapped.

The coffin fell to the ground.

With a clang, the lid was shaken open and slid down more than a foot.

Everyone present was so frightened they stumbled backward.

Xing Wanxing was furious: "Can you people be any more careful... That's..."

From the gap where the lid had slid down, silver auspicious light erupted, releasing a rich, exotic fragrance.

The mist that had enveloped the surrounding houses instantly turned silver, as radiant and mysterious as clouds in the celestial realm, with silver flowers condensing within.

Xing Wanxing froze, his eyes wide.

This didn't look like a cursed coffin; it was definitely a treasure coffin containing countless exotic treasures.

"Master Xing, it has nothing to do with us. The sealing nails were pried off long ago, which is why the lid slid off when it fell. The Cangli Tribe likely opened it when they salvaged it from the Blood Sea!" someone reported after inspecting it.

The Fourth Spring Martial Cultivator behind Xing Wanxing spoke again in a low voice, "Since it's already opened a crack, why not take a look at what's inside?"

Xing Wanxing secretly calculated: if there were truly rare treasures inside, why not take them and flee? After all, with the current situation, transporting the coffin back would still arouse Shi Jiuzhai's suspicion.

Upon Xing Wanxing's order, the heavy silver coffin lid was lifted by several Deformed Races working together.

The silver radiance emanating from within the coffin became even more dazzling, illuminating half of Immortal Burial Town.

More and more silver flowers condensed in the mist.

Inside the coffin lay a silent eleven to twelve-meter-long skeleton of a Silver Giant. The bones seemed to have a flowing galaxy within them, exceptionally brilliant. But there was nothing else.

Xing Wanxing sighed, deeply disappointed.

This Silver Giant skeleton might have some use for powerful cultivators, but to him, it was worthless.

Perhaps the real treasure was already taken by the Cangli Tribe, he thought.

"Whoosh!"

Li Ling, like a wisp of clear wind under the night sky, stepped on blue mist light trails and descended gracefully onto the roof of a three-story building not far from the ancient well.

She had followed Li Weiyi to Immortal Burial Town and unexpectedly gained something.

Aren't those the Buddha's Crossing Bandits from yesterday?

Coldness surged in her eyes, and she took a golden silkworm pouch from her waist, pouring it outward.

"Wuwuwu!"

Swarms of insect-sized creatures flew out, like dense points of firefly light, surrounding the twenty-odd thieves by the ancient well.

Hearing the dense sound of wings beating, Xing Wanxing turned his head, his expression changing: "It's Chi Fire Ladybugs! Don't let them touch you, scatter quickly!"

Too late!

The first Deformed Race creature touched by the Chi Fire Ladybugs screamed, its back instantly burned through, then spread, turning into a massive fireball.

Three breaths later, its towering two-meter-plus frame was reduced to ashes.

The second, the third...

The soldiers of the Earth Wolf King Army began to burn one after another.

Screams and wails filled the scene, creating chaos. Some fled into the distance, others jumped into the ancient well.

Li Weiyi looked through a crack in the window at the slender, graceful female figure on the distant rooftop and recognized her. He couldn't believe she would appear here.

Sensing he was being watched, Li Ling turned her head and glanced lightly at the abandoned house where Li Weiyi was hiding.

Such strong perception?

Li Weiyi quickly averted his gaze, suddenly realizing Li Ling's appearance here might be directed at him.

Why?

In that instant, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Li Weiyi's mind.

Did a great kindness turn into enmity? Or was the secret of the magic tool I possess exposed?

Otherwise, why would she follow him stealthily?

Something must have gone wrong.