[Check-in successful. Obtained one Ten Thousand Longevity Divine Flower.] [Ten Thousand Longevity Divine Flower: a divine flower that absorbed the essence of longevity and grew over countless ages. Whether a Great Emperor or a mortal, anyone who consumes it can extend their lifespan by ten thousand years.]
"Good stuff!"
Chen Yu's eyes lit up.
An extra ten thousand years of life did not sound like much, seemingly only on par with the effects of Immortal Medicine.
But in this world, Immortal Medicine had little effect after being consumed once. Even taking it again would not extend one's lifespan.
The Ten Thousand Longevity Ten Thousand Flower was different: it could still extend someone's lifespan by ten thousand years after they had consumed Immortal Medicine.
Its effects were considerably stronger than even a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.
With this, Chen Yu would have a much better chance of attaining the Dao in the future.
Even if his aptitude and cultivation fell short of others', at worst, he could slowly grind his way through with time.
Building a good relationship with Ye Fan now and becoming a knockoff Great Emperor in the future would be pretty good too.
In any case, as long as he could attain the Dao and become a Great Emperor, then become an immortal and a patriarch along the way, enjoying longevity and freedom, he did not care about anything else.
With this Ten Thousand Longevity Flower, his idea had a very good chance of coming true.
"Still, considering the level of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, getting only this thing from a check-in seems a little underwhelming."
Chen Yu studied the Bronze Coffin before him. "Looks like I'll have to come back a few more times."
The check-in panel could grant different things through check-ins, but it was not without limits.
Generally speaking, a single check-in could only yield one item.
Whether that item was good or bad depended entirely on luck.
For instance, getting only a single Ten Thousand Longevity Flower from this check-in was clearly a little underwhelming.
It was not that the Ten Thousand Longevity Flower was not good enough, but that the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin was on far too high a level.
After all, not only could this thing be traced back to the earliest being Above the Sacrificial Dao, it was also connected to that first Immortal Emperor of the Chaotic Ancient Era, as well as the later Heavenly Emperor Huang.
Among them were a being Above the Sacrificial Dao and an Immortal Emperor; even the lowest level involved was Heavenly Emperor Huang during his time as a Red Dust Immortal.
And this was all the check-in produced?
Fortunately, an object could be checked in on more than once.
After a certain interval, the traces of Dao resonance within it would condense again, allowing another check-in.
The interval was uncertain, but Chen Yu was very patient.
As long as he waited patiently, he need not worry that the day would never come when he could obtain things associated with those figures through check-ins.
In this respect, he had always been very patient.
As these thoughts ran through his mind, he became aware of the argument behind him.
It concerned the thirtieth person inside the coffin.
No, it was the thirty-first person now.
Originally, only twenty-nine people had attended Ye Fan's class reunion. Including Chen Yu, that made just thirty.
Yet another person had now appeared out of thin air.
The extra person was named Pang Bo, Ye Fan's close buddy and friend.
At that moment, everyone was arguing incessantly, frightened over whether he was human.
"Don't worry. He's a living person."
Chen Yu spoke softly, looking at everyone ahead as he quietly explained.
This also indirectly helped Ye Fan and Pang Bo out of their predicament.
"See!"
Ye Fan spoke up. "Even the Daoist priest said Pang Bo is a living person. What else do you have to say?"
"Hmph."
Liu Yunzhi and the others snorted, but they had nothing to say now.
They had all witnessed Chen Yu rising into the air from where he stood earlier, and none dared doubt the supernatural abilities he had displayed.
Precisely because of this, once Chen Yu spoke, they immediately stopped daring to say much.
After all, he had already spoken. What were they trying to do by continuing to question him?
There were clever people too, such as Zhou Yi and Lin Jia, who took the initiative to run up to Chen Yu and ask respectfully, "Daoist priest, might you know just what this place is?"
"Where exactly is this Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin headed?"
Hearing this, the others immediately fell silent as well, clearly all deeply concerned about this question.
"The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is a means of reaching a place of cultivation."
Chen Yu hid nothing, merely explaining softly, "Through the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, one can travel to other life-bearing planets and reach places where the ancient forebears once set foot."
"Other life-bearing planets?"
Hearing this, everyone present came to a realization.
Did that mean they were leaving Earth?
"Daoist priest, do you have any way to go back?"
A young man with an honest-looking face stepped forward, pleading written all over his face. "I still have a wife and daughter at home. What will they do without me?"
He was not alone. The others' faces were also filled with pleading and expectation.
None of these people were particularly young, and by now, many of them had families.
Even Ye Fan had a longtime sweetheart on Earth, and their relationship had already reached the point where they were about to discuss marriage.
With the arrival of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, the courses of all their lives would be rewritten.
Quite a few would be leaving wives and children behind.
Even Ye Fan's eyes were filled with hope and expectation at that moment.
He did yearn to cultivate, but he still had his parents and fiancée at home. How could he simply leave like this?
Unfortunately, Chen Yu ultimately disappointed them.
"Once you set foot on this road, you were already destined to have no way back."
Chen Yu sighed. "The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin has left Earth. Who knows how long you would have to wait for it to return?"
"Still, it isn't entirely hopeless."
He spoke softly. "Our destination is a life-bearing planet where cultivation is possible. True cultivators exist there."
"If a Saint is willing to help, perhaps they could take you across the void and back to Earth."
"But as for how difficult that would be..."
He had indeed pointed out a path. Unfortunately, making it happen would be harder than ascending to heaven.
The cultivation environment on the Big Dipper was indeed much better than on Earth, but it was likewise in an age of suppression by heaven and earth. Even Kings were rarely seen, let alone true Saints.
Finding a Saint to take them across the void and away could only be described as nearly impossible.
After speaking, Chen Yu silently closed his eyes, preparing to rest.
Watching Chen Yu resting with his eyes closed before them, seemingly taking a break, the others could only let the matter drop.
A moment later, a dull sound rang out.
The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin seemed to have stopped.
The coffin tipped over, opening a crack.
A patch of light appeared in the distance, carrying an inexplicable, uncanny quality.
Everyone walked out for a look and discovered that they had arrived in a desolate land.
Beneath their feet was a brand-new Five-Colored Altar, and there was also a huge stone stele.
"Yinghuo? What is this place?"
"This is Mars? How is that possible?"
"How could there be air on Mars?"
Everyone argued incessantly about the identity of this place.
At that moment, Chen Yu silently opened his eyes.
He walked out of the ancient coffin.
Since they had reached Mars, it was time for a new check-in.
Great Thunderclap Temple, here I come.
As he gazed at that faint glimmer in the distance, this thought flashed through his mind.