Inside the spirit stone mine.
Chen Lin stood deep within the mine tunnel, gazing gravely at the enormous collapsed area before him.
Four immense stone pillars stood in four directions. A massive chain extended from the top of each pillar, suspending a stone coffin in the center!
Both the pillars and the stone coffin were engraved with strange patterns whose meaning was unknown.
"Have there been any other abnormalities?"
At Chen Lin's question, Feng Kuocheng immediately replied, "None so far. When the miners dug their way here, the ground suddenly collapsed, exposing this underground chamber. A few miners in the early Qi Refinement realm fell in, but they were all fine. They climbed back up along the pillars."
Chen Lin nodded. "Good. Organize some men to seal this place off immediately. I'll send True Person He a message and ask him to come handle it."
He had no desire to deal with something this bizarre himself. Whether the stone coffin contained treasure or a heretical entity, he wanted nothing to do with it.
"Elder Chen, should we open the stone coffin and take a look?"
Feng Kuocheng had ideas of his own, but Chen Lin immediately rejected them. "Best not let your imagination run wild. That coffin was clearly sealed here. The chances of treasure being inside are slim, and with such an elaborate arrangement, whatever was sealed inside must be extraordinary. If it's still alive, I doubt either of us could handle it."
"All right. I'll organize some men to seal this place off first. We can decide what to do once True Person He arrives."
Feng Kuocheng felt Chen Lin had a point. He had been stuck at the Foundation Establishment late stage for too long and had grown a little impatient.
After leaving the mine tunnel, Chen