Lost on the Starry Path, a Mysterious Guide

Inside the Bronze Giant Coffin, dense darkness spread like ink, wrapping tightly around everyone. Having survived the ordeal of life and death, they were overwhelmed with emotions that surged like raging waves, refusing to settle for a long while.

Recalling their harrowing confrontation with the Crocodile Ancestor just moments ago, they felt as though they had wandered before the gates of hell. Escaping unharmed was truly a stroke of immense luck.

One after another, they turned grateful gazes toward Lin Yu, words of thanks pouring from their mouths in rapid succession.

"Daoist Lin, we owed everything to you this time. If not for your steady command, we would have long since died in the Crocodile Ancestor's jaws."

"Yes, yes, Daoist Lin! You are practically our reborn parent, our lifesaving benefactor!"

With a kindly expression, Lin Yu smiled and lightly waved his hand, signaling that there was no need for such courtesy.

Yet amid this peaceful atmosphere, an inexplicably eerie presence silently spread through the coffin like a ghost. Alarm bells rang in Lin Yu's heart, and his instincts told him that danger was quietly approaching.

Before he could react, an overwhelming spiritual force surged toward him like a raging tide, sweeping in with thunderous momentum and attempting to forcibly invade his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Yu reacted instantly. This was the Spirit-Splitting Soul-Seizure Technique cast by the Crocodile Ancestor, which sought to seize control of his body.

At that critical moment, the tiny golden figure that had remained hidden deep within Lin Yu's Sea of Consciousness suddenly burst into brilliant light.

A dazzling golden radiance bloomed around the tiny figure. Like an indestructible blade, it slashed fiercely toward the invading spiritual force with unstoppable force.

"Ah! What is this thing..."

The Crocodile Ancestor arrived; the Crocodile Ancestor left in a most unpeaceful manner.

With absolute, crushing superiority, the tiny golden figure instantly suppressed the Crocodile Ancestor's divided spirit, then slowly refined it into a stream of pure soul essence.

If this divided spirit of the Crocodile Ancestor had chosen to possess Li Xiaoman like before, it might have survived a few more days. Who would have thought it would draw my hatred instead and die before accomplishing anything?

Seeing this, Lin Yu was rather speechless.

After their fierce ordeal, everyone in the coffin was exhausted in body and mind. Gradually, they all fell asleep in the darkness.

At this moment, Lin Yu saw Ye Fan sitting cross-legged before the small coffin, holding the Bodhi Seed with a focused expression. Lin Yu's eyes flickered, and he walked over as well.

The instant he drew close, the tiny golden figure stirred once more. Light flowed and flickered across its body like rippling water. At that moment, Lin Yu felt as though it had forcibly opened a door to an unknown realm for him. Then, an exceptionally peculiar voice drifted into his ears.

The voice was vast and majestic. At times, it resembled the heavenly sound of the Great Dao, containing the ultimate truths of the universe; at others, it sounded like a soft recitation of mysterious principles, impossible to grasp.

"The Way of Heaven diminishes excess and replenishes deficiency..."

The first line of this mysterious heavenly voice of the Great Dao was unexpectedly an age-old famous saying from Daoist classics. Yet what followed was an obscure ancient scripture that none had ever heard before, its meaning so profound that it was nearly impossible to comprehend.

This immense, profound voice traveled across the long ages of primordial antiquity, carrying the weight and vicissitudes of time as it resounded from afar.

Lin Yu felt his mind roar, as though countless stars were flashing within it. Passages of obscure scripture, difficult to understand yet containing endless mysteries, emerged in his mind like a tide.

The Heaven Mending Scripture of that milk-drinking brat truly is extraordinary. This scripture and the Body-as-Seed Path are two sides of the same coin. It will be of great benefit to my future cultivation!

Lin Yu focused completely, carefully contemplating the scripture.

The scripture seemed to contain the vast power of Heaven Splitting. Every character was like a mysterious star, gleaming with dazzling light. Lin Yu keenly sensed a mighty will that transcended time and space, as though he had formed a mysterious connection with some ancient supreme being.

Just as Lin Yu was immersed in his deep comprehension of the Heaven Mending Scripture, the Buddhist treasures in everyone's hands seemed to answer some mysterious summons and instantly shone brilliantly.

The flame of the Bronze Lamp leaped violently, radiating blinding light. Half of the Vajra Scepter hummed as it released golden brilliance, like a golden waterfall cascading down. The Bodhi Seed, bronze plaque, Wooden Fish, and other Buddhist treasures refused to be outdone, each blooming with incomparable splendor.

These lights intertwined like a magnificent feast of radiance, projecting onto the inner walls of the Bronze Giant Coffin. Before everyone's astonished eyes, a dazzling star map gradually emerged.

On the star map, countless stars glittered like jewels embedded in a black celestial curtain. Mysterious and boundless, they concealed endless secrets of the universe.

"Look! That glowing line on the star map is extending. Could it represent the direction we are traveling—the extension and manifestation of the Ancient Starry Sky Road?"

"That line is drawing infinitely close to the Big Dipper!"

Everyone stared blankly. They had originally been on Mount Tai on Earth, yet how much time had passed? They might already be nearing the Big Dipper! It was dreamlike, utterly unreal.

"Beyond the Big Dipper, there is an even brighter star—Purple Star. Could our destination be a planet within that starfield? Purple Star held special significance in ancient times."

Just then, someone else let out a startled cry:

"That glowing line has stopped extending! It has fixed itself there, right in the starfield where the Big Dipper is located!"

As the Bronze Giant Coffin slowly traveled through the vast starry sky, the line on the star map grew clearer and clearer, while the outline of the Big Dipper gradually drew nearer.

Finally, as the Bronze Giant Coffin was about to reach the vicinity of the Big Dipper, everyone felt it shake violently, as though heaven and earth themselves were trembling.

"It seems we have reached the end..."

"Could we truly have arrived at the resting place of the gods?"

"Could this be the legendary Immortal Realm..."

Everyone tightly gripped whatever they could secure themselves to. Their eyes held both fear of the unknown and anticipation that their journey was about to end.

Just as they thought disaster was imminent, they saw in astonishment that the ancient Desolate Ancient Bronze Engravings on the coffin walls seemed to awaken under some mysterious force, blooming with dazzling Divine Radiance.

The Divine Radiance interwove, forming an invisible barrier that successfully neutralized an unimaginably powerful impact. Under the effects of this miraculous force, the Bronze Coffin gradually stabilized, and the shaking slowly subsided.

At last, accompanied by a dull rumble, the lid of the Bronze Giant Coffin slowly shifted from its original position before heavily sliding aside with a crisp crash.

At the same time, the entire Bronze Coffin lost its balance and slowly toppled onto the ground. This series of movements seemed to convey a message to everyone: the train had arrived; passengers, please disembark.

Many could no longer contain their joy and eagerly stepped out of the Bronze Coffin. The moment they emerged, the sight before them drew gasps of amazement. As far as the eye could see, vitality flourished everywhere, and a bright, beautiful world unfolded before them.