Chapter 352 The Stone Coffin Man
"Teacher Gong, look!"
Chen Xuan knew that Teacher Gong had misunderstood him. While retracting the silver needles, he pointed casually and said with a faint smile.
Teacher Gong turned to look and saw that the plants on the ground, splashed with blood, had withered as if encountering sulfuric acid and were emitting white smoke. His pupils constricted: "Is the beast's claw poisonous?"
However, he was somewhat disbelieving, as he did not know that Chen Xuan was a doctor.
At this moment, You Ruolong spoke, "Teacher Gong, Chen Xuan is saving me. I feel much more comfortable than before."
Teacher Gong looked and saw that You Ruolong was also spirited and his complexion had become rosy. He immediately blushed.
At the same time, he was also surprised that Chen Xuan was actually a divine doctor!
"Chen Xuan, thank you for saving my life!"
You Ruolong knelt before Chen Xuan once again.
At this moment, Chen Xuan had saved his life, and You Ruolong's last shred of resentment completely disappeared, and he was completely convinced.
Chen Xuan accepted it calmly.
If he had not saved You Ruolong, You Ruolong would likely have truly lost his life.
"Look, it's the sacred medicine, it's the sacred medicine!"
"Everyone, fortune is in the heavens, and life and death are in fate. Those who want to obtain the sacred medicine will rely on their own abilities!"
"Yes, everyone relies on their own abilities!"
Many people noticed the sacred medicine emitting vibrant life in the giant pit. Many gathered before the giant pit, their eyes flashing with greed.
A group of internal force Grandmasters were rubbing their fists and preparing to charge into the giant pit to compete for the sacred medicine.
When Teacher Gong and the others heard this, they prepared to go forward with their men, but they were stopped by Chen Xuan.
"Chen Xuan, you arrived early, did you discover something?" Teacher Gong frowned.
Chen Xuan shook his head and uttered two words: "Cannot!"
"Everyone stop!"
Teacher Gong asked again, but Chen Xuan refused to say more. Finally, Teacher Gong gritted his teeth and told the people from the Imperial Observatory to stop.
"Everyone, I'll go first!"
At this moment, in front of the giant pit, many internal force Grandmasters were eager to try.
Xu Da saw the thick malevolent energy and immediately saw the clue, shouting, "Cannot!"
"If we don't go, are we just going to wait for your Kyoto Su family to take the sacred medicine?"
"Exactly! Now, whoever can snatch it, the sacred medicine belongs to them!"
Two more internal force Grandmasters prepared to go down.
But before they could finish speaking, a shrill scream came from within the giant pit.
Looking down, they saw that the protective talismans on the body of an internal force Grandmaster who had just jumped down instantly exploded. The malevolent energy rushed into the internal force Grandmaster's body madly through his seven orifices. In an instant, the entire person seemed to have their vital energy absorbed by something, and finally, they turned into a skeleton at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Everyone gasped in cold air, their eyes filled with fear. The internal force Grandmasters who had wanted to go down took two steps back subconsciously, their foreheads covered in sweat.
"This is a tomb of ten thousand people!"
"The giant pit is filled with endless malevolent energy. When the sacred medicine is fully mature, it will absorb this malevolent energy, and only then can we go down!"
"Otherwise, once we go down, even with many protective talismans, it will be over!"
Xu Da said calmly, but his gaze was thoughtful as he looked at Chen Xuan, as if observing Chen Xuan's reaction.
A group of Feng Shui masters agreed.
Afterward, everyone could only set up camp and wait for the sacred medicine to mature. They waited for a full two days, but the malevolent energy did not dissipate.
At night, under a sky full of stars, everyone was resting in their tents.
Suddenly, a commotion broke the silence of the night!
"Look quickly!"
"It's a stone coffin!"
Almost everyone came out of their tents, and Chen Xuan was no exception.
When he came outside, Zhao Jing was already standing outside the tent. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he was stunned by a sight.
A sky full of stars, and the bright moon hanging high!
In the deep blue sky, a stone coffin tore through the sky as if flying through the air!
This scene was extremely shocking.
Everyone's mouths were wide open, deeply shocked by this scene.
However, Chen Xuan felt an indescribable sense of familiarity, as if he knew the person in the stone coffin.
"It's the Stone Coffin Man!"
Teacher Gong looked at the stone coffin, his pupils contracting.
"Teacher Gong, what is the Stone Coffin Man?" Chen Xuan asked with a frown.
Teacher Gong explained, "The so-called Stone Coffin Man, this stone coffin actually contains a person. They occasionally appear in ancient ruins, seemingly searching for something. We all call them the Stone Coffin Man. However, this Stone Coffin Man is not a ferocious person."
Teacher Gong spoke slowly, his eyes becoming more and more solemn. Chen Xuan even saw a trace of respect.
At this moment, Xu Jiaojiao chimed in, her starry eyes filled with admiration: "I've heard of it too! I've heard of it too!"
"It is said that the Imperial Observatory was exploring an ancient ruin in the western regions and was attacked by a large number of ferocious spirits. Even Grandmasters could not withstand it, and the team was almost wiped out. At the critical moment, it was the Stone Coffin Man who descended from the sky."
"Do you know? That scene, I've never seen it in my life. Facing tens of thousands, covering the mountains and plains with ferocious spirits, from beginning to end, the Stone Coffin Man didn't even move a hand, nor did he use a single talisman. He just said one word: 'Retreat!'"
"Those ferocious spirits covering the mountains and plains, tens of thousands of them, enough to swallow a Grandmaster whole, retreated like mice seeing a cat, and obediently went to the underworld to reincarnate! Such deterrence is probably something even the King of Hell in the underworld doesn't have!"
"Terrifying! Too terrifying!"
Looking at the stone coffin in the sky, Chen Xuan's sense of familiarity and closeness grew stronger. His heart twitched, and a thought inexplicably arose.
Could it be his father?
Chen Xuan knew it was possible. If his father, Chen Jianhua, had run out of lifespan, and the underworld couldn't take him, he would need to stay in a coffin to shield himself from yin and yang to avoid karma. Otherwise, he would be punished by heaven.
At this thought, Chen Xuan felt a little sad and helpless.
Of course, all of this was based on the premise that the Stone Coffin Man was Chen Jianhua.
He knew it was impossible. Where could such a coincidence exist in the world? He just thought that his father's current situation and the Stone Coffin Man's situation were somewhat similar, and he was merely sympathetic, which caused his emotions to fluctuate so greatly, even suspecting this person was his father.
"Teacher Gong, do you know who that person is?" Chen Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know. The Stone Coffin Man comes and goes quickly. No one has spoken to him, cough cough, of course, no one dares. Everyone is afraid of angering the Stone Coffin Man." Teacher Gong's old face didn't even blush.
"Oh."
Chen Xuan nodded faintly, as if thinking of something, and asked, "Teacher Gong, from what you're saying, this Stone Coffin Man frequently enters and exits ancient ruins. What is he looking for?"
Teacher Gong shook his head in bewilderment, "I don't know. But I heard that the Stone Coffin Man is very interested in medicinal herbs that increase lifespan. Almost whenever medicinal herbs that replenish lifespan appear, he will show up."
At the end, Teacher Gong's smile was a bit bitter. "Whenever the Stone Coffin Man appears, others have no chance at all."
Looking at this, Teacher Gong, or rather the Imperial Observatory, had suffered losses.
"Medicinal herbs that increase lifespan?" Chen Xuan's heart stirred.
"Yes!"
"Has he never failed once?" Chen Xuan was a little puzzled.
Teacher Gong pondered for a moment, "I remember, there was indeed one time. It's strange to say, that time, the Stone Coffin Man was about to get the medicinal herb that increases lifespan, but he turned and left."
"By the way, that ancient ruin trip, your future father-in-law was also there, and he obtained that medicinal herb," Teacher Gong said with a smile.
Chen Xuan's expression tensed, as if thinking about something.
"No, no, I heard that the Stone Coffin Man is also very interested in a kind of green fruit. For that green fruit, the Stone Coffin Man fought alone against three Martial Venerables and more than thirty internal force Grandmasters. One person and one coffin, he forcibly carved out a bloody path. That was the first time someone saw the Stone Coffin Man injured."
"But even so, it is said that since that battle, whenever the Stone Coffin Man appeared, few people would compete with him for things anymore."
As a Feng Shui master, Xu Jiaojiao obviously knew many secrets and quickly interjected.
Above internal force Grandmasters were internal force Great Grandmasters, and above them were Martial Venerables. One could imagine the terrifying cultivation of the Stone Coffin Man!
Chen Xuan listened quietly.
Teacher Gong suddenly thought of something and said with a sudden realization, "That's right, Chen Xuan, I just remembered. It's said that this Stone Coffin Man shares the same surname as you! Perhaps you are even family."
Chen Xuan was startled and looked at Teacher Gong.
"His surname is Chen!"
Teacher Gong said with a smile.