Coffin Plank

"OK!"

The Seventh Vice Minister did not give it much thought. In fact, in the past, everyone might have looked forward to the excavation of the First Emperor's Mausoleum.

What are we looking forward to?

The artifacts, precious records, and documents inside allow for a deeper understanding of the First Emperor's life.

They can even gain a deep understanding of the Qin Dynasty.

But things are different now.

Cultural relics?

Well, it does have some value, but relatively speaking, it's not worth getting the Seventh Vice Minister and others involved.

Even if the First Emperor's body were still there, they wouldn't bother with it.

But now, the things that have appeared in the First Emperor's Mausoleum directly confirm that it is related to cultivators, and that the First Emperor may not even be dead...

So what's the most important thing?

It's definitely not a cultural relic, or rather, the status of cultural relics should be gradually relegated to a lower position.

Anything related to immortals is more valuable than cultural relics.

For example, those reliefs, for example... the Formation Core and coffin that Lin Fan wanted.

Of course, cultural relics won't be thrown away casually; they are still important. It's just that, relatively speaking, their value has been reduced considerably.

The Seventh Vice Minister naturally knew that what Lin Fan wanted was definitely the most valuable item, but this had already been agreed upon, so they wouldn't go back on their word.

However, the Seventh Vice Minister were still somewhat curious.

"The Formation Core sounds impressive, but the coffin... what do you need that for?"

The Seventh Vice Minister couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Useful~"

"It could be very useful."

This fellow recalled Mo Daolin's earlier words and casually replied, leaving the Seventh Vice Minister speechless...

"Then it's settled."

The call ended.

Lin Fan carried the huge coffin lid out of the Underground Palace, and then... he didn't go far. He simply waited on a nearby hilltop.

At the same time, they are also researching coffin lids, or coffin boards.

"Let's wait for Old Chen to come over and discuss with him to see if we can get the Formation Core out in a short time."

"In addition, let's take a look at this coffin lid and see if we can melt it down."

"Otherwise..."

Is someone carrying a coffin around before Qingming Festival has even arrived?

The line popped into my head, accompanied by images...

You're insane!

He shook his head, banishing the image from his mind, and then began to study it.

He quickly determined that the coffin lid was a bronze alloy, which looked much like bronze, but in reality, it incorporated some relatively special materials, making it much better than ordinary bronze in terms of weight, hardness, and toughness.

"This is enough to prove that it has been refined."

"But it wasn't refined into a magical artifact? Or perhaps after many years, it degenerated into an ordinary object?"

"However, in any case, this kind of material should be able to be used to refine magical artifacts."

With that thought in mind, he snapped his fingers, ready to get to work!

Don't know how to craft magic weapons?

There's absolutely no rush!

Let's figure out a way to melt this coffin lid first, even if it's just melted into a big iron lump or ball, wouldn't that look better than a coffin lid?!

In fact, Lin Fan is already attracting a lot of attention.

The area around the First Emperor's Mausoleum has been taken over and 'isolated' by the Resident Happiness Living Department, and ordinary people cannot enter at all.

But there are quite a few people in the Resident Happiness Living Department!

The entrance, in particular, was heavily guarded, yet Lin Fan swaggered out carrying a coffin and even climbed onto a small hill to sit on it...

The key point is that the coffin lid was so big that it was hard not to attract attention!

Boom!

This thing's nearly thirty-meter-long coffin board was inserted vertically into the rock.

Melting begins!

Having learned from his previous experience using the Fallen Heart Flame, this guy directly summoned the Strange Fire and began to scorch the coffin lid.

This scene left the nearby guards speechless.

but...

The melting process was much slower and more difficult than Lin Fan had imagined.

Even with the Strange Fire, even with all his efforts, he could only make the coffin lid heat up until it turned completely red.

melt?

Half a day has passed, and there's still no sign of it melting!

During this time, Little Strawberry was also taken out of the coffin; she was brought out by someone.

But then, they were taken away in a 'mysterious vehicle'.

However, it's obvious that he can't go home.

"This girl is probably going to be taken into custody. She's been photographed with me so many times before, the Resident Happiness Living Department is probably a bit confused."

"However, keeping her under control is a good thing, at least we don't have to worry about her safety. Otherwise, something bad might really happen."

Lin Fan muttered to himself, not finding the Resident Happiness Living Department's actions strange at all, and even thinking they were doing the right thing.

Otherwise, Little Strawberry, an ordinary person, has repeatedly become entangled with him, a cultivator, and the possibility of an 'accident' happening to her is not low.

Moreover, whether for the sake of secrecy or for other reasons, it would be better to control it a little.

After all, it won't do anything to Little Strawberry; at most, there will be some restrictions in the near future.

Time is passing.

Under the Starry Night.

One group after another of archaeologists, experts, and guards entered the Underground Palace, and various cultural relics inside were continuously brought out, sealed, protected, and sent away.

Zhou Chuan and the others did not come out, clearly still studying the reliefs inside the coffin.

Then, Old Chen arrived.

Weary from their journey.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Lin Fan.

It wasn't that we were on the same wavelength, but rather that this guy was just too conspicuous at that moment.

A huge coffin lid, glowing red from the heat, stood upright on the hilltop, impossible to miss.

Therefore, Old Chen climbed up directly.

"I've entrusted the greenhouse to Na Yatou's care."

"OK!"

Lin Fan nodded, then raised an eyebrow. "You've mastered the basics?"

"He carved a large Spirit Gathering Array on his body, barely reaching the basics, but in terms of combat power... he's at most just brute force."

Old Chen spread his hands. "We still need to figure out the other formations. Hopefully, we can make some progress this time."

"We need to be careful."

Lin Fan cautioned, "The technique of Body as Formation involves many dangers during the process of inscribing the array onto one's own body."

"For example, when setting up a killing formation, you might accidentally kill yourself."

"I don't want to open your door one day and find a corpse inside..."

"Nonsense!"

Old Chen laughed and cursed, "Push open the door and see a corpse? If I really had an accident during the killing formation, would you still be able to see my corpse? I'd be dead by now!"

Lin Fan: "..."

That old man!

He couldn't help but chuckle.

I thought Old Chen would yell something like, "You little brat, are you cursing me to die?" But instead, he's arguing about whether there will be a corpse left behind!

"What are you laughing at? That's exactly right."

Old Chen rolled his eyes, then looked at the huge, red, and sweltering coffin lid, took a step back, and said, "Isn't this the coffin lid?"

"You really have nothing better to do, huh?"

He couldn't help but laugh, "With nothing better to do in the middle of the night than set fire to someone's coffin... Aren't you afraid that the First Emperor will return from the Beyond the Heavens and fight you to the death?"

"... To be honest, I'm actually a little scared!"

"So that's why we need your help, right? Go in and get the Formation Core out for us, the sooner the better. Once we have that thing, I should feel more confident."

"Become!"

Old Chen nodded, his expression turning serious. "I'll do it as soon as possible. Enough talk, let's go in now."

"Good!"

Lin Fan stopped joking. "You've already embarked on the Immortal Path. Although you're only at the early stage of Qi Refining, you'll definitely be able to go up there."

"But I must warn you, once the Formation Core is removed, the Underground Palace will probably collapse very quickly, so don't try to dismantle it rashly."

"Once you're confident, just call me and I'll come help you."

"I'm not that stupid."

Old Chen was serious for less than half a minute before laughing again, "Don't worry, I already had some ideas about those Array Pattern when I watched the live stream. I'll leave the 'levitation' and 'stabilization' arrays behind and dismantle them when you come."

"Alright!"

Old Chen went inside.

Lin Fan continued to set fire to the coffin boards.

But... even though the temperature was terrifyingly high, and even though the entire coffin lid was almost as red as lava, this thing just wouldn't melt!

"... How about I give you a good pounding?"

Lin Fan stroked his chin and began to ponder.

"Burning it like this, I doubt it would do any good even if it burned for another day and night. I've seen those blacksmiths not completely melt it when they're forging it. At this point, it should be ready to be hammered, right?"

"A few more blows, and it'll be fine as long as it doesn't look like a coffin lid!"

Do it as soon as you think of it.

The man stopped setting fires, then covered his entire body with the Golden Light Spell and suddenly threw a punch.

When!!!

A flash of golden light, accompanied by a terrifying roar, instantly drew the attention of all the guards nearby.

Immediately afterwards, they saw the huge coffin lid suddenly fly out!

Stones flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

"Careful!"

Many people exclaimed in surprise.

Such a massive coffin lid, glowing red-hot—who wouldn't be afraid?!

However, the next second, Lin Fan was radiant with golden light and rushed to the path in which the coffin lid flew out, and threw another punch.

When!!!

The coffin lid flew off again...

This continued in turn, the sound like an ancient bell being struck for thousands of years, wave after wave, making people's eardrums hurt.

But Lin Fan's actions were even more astonishing.

Repeat this process dozens of times, and then...

Boom!

With a sudden kick, the coffin lid slammed down and re-emerged on the hilltop, sending countless pebbles flying, making the guards' scalps tingle. Fortunately, no one was injured in the end.

"This person is terrifying!"

"Is this the power of cultivators?"

"This is terrifying; even movies wouldn't dare to film something like this..."

The guards were terrified, their eyes filled with horror.

Lin Fan, however, was extremely displeased and grimaced.

"Damn it!"

"It doesn't deform? This thing is incredibly hard!"