At Zhang Xiaoyun's voice, everyone looked astonished.
Gu Chenfeng swept his gaze over and saw Zhang Xiaoyun, who had been in the middle of the group, constantly inscribing talismans to ward off Corpse Refining, staring back in shock at the Bronze Coffin with its damaged lid.
This had originally been Xiahou Che's final resting place. Even now, vast quantities of yin baleful qi poured from the opening in the Bronze Coffin's lid, deterring anyone from approaching.
Zhang Xiaoyun stared at the surface of the Bronze Coffin. Amid the mottled rust, densely packed, twisted runes could faintly be seen engraved in the bronze.
They seemed to have been carved into the surface with some sharp implement, covering the entire coffin.
As the Nine Deaths Return-to-Origin Formation beneath the Bronze Coffin operated, the surrounding black qi gathered, approaching the Core Region.
Thin strands of black qi had already begun spreading toward the coffin.
At that moment, the runes on the Bronze Coffin actually emitted an exceedingly faint golden light.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
A wisp of righteous energy emanated from them, burning the black qi into wisps of smoke.
It was precisely this phenomenon that had caught Zhang Xiaoyun's attention.
Gu Chenfeng immediately flashed to her side.
"Miss Zhang, are you saying the runes engraved on this Bronze Coffin belong to your Zhengyi Sect?"
Zhang Xiaoyun nodded firmly and took an ancient book titled the Celestial Master Treasure Record from her Storage Ring.
"Senior, only the sect master of our Zhengyi Sect may hold this book. It records the lives and deeds of successive Celestial Masters, as well as the arts they excelled in."
She quickly turned to the last page.
"The Zhengyi Sect's last Celestial Master was renowned for his mastery of formations and talismans.
"The runes on this Bronze Coffin are