Chapter 963: Dragon Coffin

Ye Long's Dragon Qi was deep and fierce, exuding supreme dignity, causing everyone present to tremble within and feel a faint urge to submit.

The black-robed elder's expression was devout, and he knelt on one knee.

Xuan Gongzi's face was slightly pale, and he bowed deeply.

The Bear Pi demon cultivator's heart was panicked, and he prostrated himself and kowtowed.

Mo Hua, however, did not move at all.

His divine sense was extremely strong, and his divine thought path had transformed, approaching divinity. This kind of divine thought's "dignity" naturally offered resistance.

A person lives one life, kneeling only to heaven, earth, and parents.

The Great Wilderness imperial clan, no matter how powerful or dignified, was not worth his submission.

Moreover, he was now a pitiful "puppet" planted with the Dao Heart Seed Devil.

A "puppet" had no heart or lungs, so how could it actively kneel and worship?

After the Dragon Qi subsided, the crowd slowly stood up.

The massive dragon head opened, revealing a grand gate. Behind the gate was a dazzling world of golden light and magnificent divine power.

"The Great Wilderness imperial tomb has opened..."

Shen Tu Ao, covered in dragon patterns, said in a low voice, then stepped forward. His sturdy body, like a small mountain, slowly walked into the ultimate divine hall.

The black-robed elder and a few others also followed.

Xuan Gongzi looked at Shen Tu Ao and the others, his gaze obscure, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he instructed Mo Hua and the other two:

"Go."

Mo Hua, acting docile and obedient, stepped with stiff paces and followed them into this Lone Mountain divine hall, which hid the absolute secret of the Great Wilderness.

Entering the divine hall, their eyes were filled with dazzling golden light, luxurious to the extreme.

Long, winding stairs were lined with various statues.

These statues were diverse in form and exquisitely crafted, standing, upright, sitting, lying, wearing gold armor, luxurious robes, scholar's clothes, or large cloaks. Their faces were long, narrow, and dignified. Without exception, they were all carved in the image of Huang Shan Jun.

Mo Hua couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

How many people must have been used, how much time spent, how much Huang ore consumed, how many spirit stones wasted, to cast so many god statues?

This Huang Shan Jun...

Was so corrupt, no wonder he fell.

Some things, indeed, have a destiny, a cause and effect.

"However, Huang Shan Jun is nothing. Why make so many god statues..."

Mo Hua had some doubts, muttering secretly in his heart, then followed the crowd forward.

After this point, they didn't encounter any traps or killing arrays.

This great hall should have been used to enshrine the Great Wilderness imperial tomb and the Lone Mountain mountain god. Outside, it might be fraught with crises and dangerous passes.

But inside the great hall, in order not to disturb the imperial clan or "existences" as honorable as gods, it was much more solemn and peaceful.

Just like this, the group walked past various, dazzling mountain god statues, always heading towards the deepest part of the great hall.

The deepest part of the great hall was even taller and grander, flowing with colorful light.

A much larger mountain jun god statue was built deep within.

This mountain jun wore imperial armor, emanating a natural majesty without anger. At first glance, it resembled the divinity of Lone Mountain, but upon closer inspection, it also looked like the Great Wilderness imperial clan.

Divine and imperial clan, two styles, fused into one, casting this huge mountain jun god statue sitting at the deepest part of the divine hall.

And beneath this god statue, a coffin was suppressed.

The shape of this coffin was almost exactly the same as the huge bright yellow bronze coffin that nourished countless flesh corpses and statues in the underground palace outside.

But this coffin was much smaller and more exquisite, only capable of burying one person, and the material was obviously much more precious.

Even more special was that a majestic, untamed dragon was carved on top of this coffin.

This was a dragon coffin!

Mo Hua's heart trembled slightly, his thoughts racing for a moment:

"Who is buried in this dragon coffin? Is it the Great Wilderness imperial clan?"

"Is the Great Wilderness's dragon vein, mentioned by Shen Tu Ao, also hidden in this dragon coffin?"

"Going back to the topic, what exactly is the Great Wilderness's 'dragon vein'? Is it a type of inheritance, a pair of dragon bones, or some other part of a dragon?"

"Does it include... the complete Four Symbols Azure Dragon array diagram?"

Mo Hua's eyes trembled slightly, and he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally... my natal array is getting closer and closer..."

This journey had been fraught with difficulties.

Mo Hua hadn't expected that Lone Mountain would hide so many dangers and have so many killing traps laid out.

Tomb burial tunnels, strange corpses haunting.

Flesh evil statues, ten thousand corpses sealing the coffin.

Ten thousand people mining pit, Yin evil ghost path.

And inside this divine hall, a golden Dao field where evils danced.

Guarded by the Great Wilderness ancestors, only descendants of the Great Wilderness imperial line could open the divine hall's dragon head gate.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment and realized that apart from dealing with ghosts and evils, which didn't require too much effort, everything else seemed to be beyond his ability to solve.

Especially that dragon head gate, he truly had no way at all – after all, the blood of the Great Wilderness imperial clan did not flow within him.

Fortunately, these several big demon heads of the Magic Sect had helped him greatly.

And now, after so much effort, the Great Wilderness's dragon coffin was finally within sight.

Mo Hua suppressed the excitement in his heart, like a "puppet" without ill intentions, standing docilely to the side.

And indeed, no one in the area paid attention to him.

Their eyes were only on the honorable, luxurious, and extraordinary dragon coffin that symbolized the power of the Great Wilderness imperial clan.

"That thing... is it in the coffin?" Xuan Gongzi asked.

The black-robed elder nodded, "Correct."

A hint of fanaticism appeared in Xuan Gongzi's eyes, "What are we waiting for then? Why not open the coffin?"

The black-robed elder shook his head, "Not yet."

Xuan Gongzi frowned, "Why?"

"Sealed inside this dragon coffin is an evil fetus."

"Evil fetus?!"

Xuan Gongzi's pupils shrank.

Mo Hua's heart also skipped a beat.

Indeed!

Lone Mountain contained an evil fetus, and this evil fetus was unexpectedly sealed inside this Great Wilderness imperial clan's dragon coffin.

Just...

How did this black-robed old man know this?

Mo Hua had doubts in his heart.

At this time, Xuan Gongzi also asked: "Is this true?"

The black-robed elder slowly nodded.

Xuan Gongzi still frowned, his gaze flickering, "Second Elder, don't casually use a illusory 'evil fetus' name to fool me. If we want smooth cooperation later, please clarify this matter, Second Elder."

"What is this evil fetus, and where did it come from?"

The black-robed elder was silent for a moment, sighed, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes, "This matter needs to be told starting from a 'witch priest' within our clan, who was once virtuous and highly respected..."

"Witch priest?" Xuan Gongzi's expression was slightly startled.

The black-robed elder said: "A witch priest deals with ghosts and gods, draws Four Symbols, holds totems, controls a hundred beasts, breaks fortune and misfortune... they are the wizards of our Great Wilderness clan."

"The Dao Court killed our Great Wilderness imperial clan, cut off our bloodline, and destroyed our foundation. After so many years of ups and downs and displacement, there are not even one in ten of the Great Wilderness witch priests remaining."

"Despite this, the surviving witch priests are still biding their time, concealing their talents and skills for the revival of our Great Wilderness imperial clan."

"But heaven does not bless us. A bloody 'betrayal' actually occurred among the witch priests!"

The black-robed elder was both angry and somewhat fearful.

Xuan Gongzi's expression became slightly solemn.

The black-robed elder said with a trembling voice: "One witch priest, in a sacrifice involving ghosts and gods, touched a forbidden taboo and awakened the Great Wilderness ancient evil god."

"Under the temptation of the evil god, he betrayed us."

"On the surface, he was still a virtuous and highly respected witch priest, but behind the scenes, he deviated from his original intention, betrayed the Great Wilderness, dedicated his body and mind to the evil god, brewed disaster, stole the inheritance of the Great Wilderness, seized the bloodline of the Great Wilderness, and in this divine hall, raised an evil fetus!"

"This is the first evil fetus he raised."

"He wanted to use the evil fetus to let the evil god descend."

"But for some unknown reason, he failed. The evil god did not descend, and the evil fetus also lost control."

"That traitor could only seal this evil fetus within the divine hall at the bottom of Lone Mountain."

"And at this moment..." The black-robed elder looked towards the golden dragon coffin in front, his eyes revealing fear, "That evil fetus is sleeping inside this coffin."

Xuan Gongzi's expression changed upon hearing this, but after a moment, his eyebrows furrowed, still somewhat skeptical.

But Mo Hua, who heard these words, had a surge of thoughts.

Xuan Gongzi was not clear, but he was different. He was too deeply involved in the matter of the evil god, and naturally understood more than anyone else.

The Second Elder's words revealed too many secrets.

It also resolved many doubts for Mo Hua.

Mo Hua's thoughts were rapidly turning, pondering the words of the Second Elder:

"The 'traitor' in the Second Elder's mouth, who betrayed the clan and converted to the evil god... is he 'Mister Tu'?"

"Mister Tu is actually a 'witch priest' of the Great Wilderness clan?"

"Dealing with ghosts and gods, drawing Four Symbols, holding totems, controlling a hundred beasts, breaking fortune and misfortune... no wonder he can master the Four Symbols array and divine path array, can raise demon cultivators in the Ten Thousand Demons Valley, can cover up heavenly secrets for Rouge Boat, and can also spy on fortune and misfortune..."

"He raised an evil fetus in Lone Mountain, and this is the first evil fetus."

"He even tried to use this evil fetus to let the evil god descend several hundred years ago..."

Mo Hua thought of the more than ten thousand dense corpses of mining cultivators in the ten thousand people pit, and his heart sank like water for a moment.

On the other side, Xuan Gongzi pondered for a moment, then said with a smile that wasn't a smile: "Senior, are there really evil gods in this world?"

"You'd best pray that you don't encounter one in this lifetime..."

The black-robed elder glanced at him, "As for the existence of evil gods, if you don't encounter one, then it doesn't exist. If you do, whether it exists or not is no longer important, because by then, you will no longer be you."

"You have learned the Dao Heart Seed Devil, you should understand," the black-robed elder said.

Xuan Gongzi's heart grew slightly cold. After a moment, he said again: "If it is truly as Senior said, and an evil fetus is sealed in this dragon coffin, then won't we wake it up?"

"Absolutely cannot awaken it," the black-robed elder said.

Xuan Gongzi frowned, "Why?"

"You don't know the terror of an evil fetus," the black-robed elder said, "Once it awakens, all of us will die."

Xuan Gongzi was somewhat disbelieving.

The black-robed elder saw through his thoughts and said in a deep voice:

"Don't think that just because you've learned the Dao Heart Seed Devil, you're proficient in the divine thought path. The strangeness within divine thought is something you haven't experienced. The great terror within divine thought is something you fundamentally don't understand."

Xuan Gongzi's face was slightly cold: "This evil fetus is at most grade three."

"At most grade three..." The black-robed elder scoffed, "Do you know what a grade three god fetus means?"

"This is the fetus of a grade three evil god that failed to descend to the present world!"

"Once it wakes up, let alone you, even your family's ancestor coming personally might not be able to walk out of this Lone Mountain. Even if people walk out, their souls will be lost here."

"Moreover, if I'm not mistaken..." The black-robed elder's gaze held deep fear, "This evil fetus is very likely to be peak grade three, approaching the realm of grade four..."

As soon as these words came out, Xuan Gongzi still didn't feel much, but Mo Hua's scalp went numb.

A peak grade three evil fetus, approaching grade four?

This was ridiculous!

He couldn't beat it, not at all.

Mo Hua's heart was pounding.

Chopping a grade one or two evil fetus had already cost him a lot of effort, let alone this peak grade three evil fetus.

They were fundamentally not on the same level, completely different.

Moreover, this seemed to be a failed descent, a "lose control" evil fetus, making the danger even greater.

"This is a true 'big shot', compared to that huge flesh corpses statue, the terror is countless times greater..."

A wave of chill surged through his heart, and Mo Hua felt somewhat cold at the bottom of his heart.

He had actually thought of this Lone Mountain evil fetus before, wanting to "eat" it to break through to twenty patterns of divine sense.

Looking at it now, he was audacious...

Eating a peak grade three evil fetus, he really wasn't capable.

If they truly met face to face, it was really uncertain who would eat whom.

"Abrupt, rash..."

Mo Hua thought for a moment and immediately changed his strategy:

As for the evil fetus, just don't think about it. If he can't provoke it, he certainly won't provoke it...

He just needed to find a way to get the Four Symbols Azure Dragon array diagram.

Of course, it would be best if he could get the Great Wilderness's dragon vein.

These several people messing with this dragon vein were trying to rebel. If he got this dragon vein himself, it would also be a great help to the Dao Court.

Even if he couldn't use this dragon vein himself, handing it over to the Dao Court at that time in exchange for some secret Dao Court array arts and absolute learning should also be no problem...

Mo Hua quickly made up his mind.

On the other side, Xuan Gongzi heard "peak grade three evil fetus", nodded slightly, and became more fearful.

Then he frowned again, "If this evil fetus is truly so fierce, then won't we be unable to open the coffin?"

The black-robed elder was silent for a moment, not saying much, but instead asked:

"Xuan Gongzi, the agreement we discussed before, do you agree?"

Xuan Gongzi nodded, "Naturally, my branch of the magic gate will help your Great Wilderness imperial clan revive and dominate the South Wilderness, against the Dao Court. And all you need to do is give my magic gate a small place to preach."

"Good." Second Elder nodded.

Then he walked to Shen Tu Ao, bowed, his expression complex, his voice old and sighing:

"Third Imperial Prince, this old slave can only... accompany you this far."

"I fear there is no fate to see your posture of ascending the dragon throne and ruling the Great Wilderness..."

Shen Tu Ao, who had always been silent like a mountain and cold and proud, actually had a hint of sadness flash in his eyes.

He deeply bowed towards the Second Elder.

This was the first time Mo Hua had seen him bend his waist.

Afterwards, Shen Tu Ao did not say anything more.

This bow was already enough.

Second Elder nodded, his voice indifferent: "I will seal the evil fetus and isolate its perception, so that it does not wake up. After that, you can open the coffin and take out the dragon vein. But remember, you only have one hour."

After Second Elder finished speaking, he began to raise his head, using a secret Great Wilderness method to view the position of the dragon coffin, calculating something in his heart.

After a moment, he pushed out a position, then walked directly to the empty ground three zhang in front of the dragon coffin.

Second Elder sat cross-legged, taking out some strange and ancient bone tools with a barbaric aura. There were claws, small arms, shin bones, head bones... and so on.

Second Elder placed these bones on the ground one by one, piecing them together into a dragon shape.

Second Elder then took out blood ink and drew some specific array diagrams on the ground.

Mo Hua glanced at them and discovered that these array diagrams were both like Four Symbols patterns and like beast totems. Drawn with blood, their style was strange, and he found them very unfamiliar.

"Is this also a secret array of the Great Wilderness?"

Second Elder was not careless, drawing the blood patterns well.

These blood patterns were like blood vessels, connecting all the white bones together, like connecting a blood-bone dragon.

Having done all this, Second Elder took out the last bone section.

This bone section was crystal clear like jade, with an extraordinary aura. It was precisely the dragon bone he had used earlier to suppress the evil qi of the flesh corpses statue.

Second Elder bit this dragon bone in his mouth.

Then he took out a sacrifice dagger and, without hesitation, stabbed it into his own heart vein. At the same time, his entire body trembled violently, seemingly enduring shocking pain.

And in this pain, the blood from the Second Elder's mouth soaked the dragon bone.

The dragon bone mourned and gradually turned fresh red.

Above the ground, the blood-patterned bone dragon also resonated, then blood threads gradually entwined, fusing with the white bones, finally turning into a "dragon bone chain" cast from blood and white bones.

This dragon bone chain slowly floated in the air, then, according to a specific position, sealed the blind spots of the dragon coffin, isolating some terrible qi from inside the coffin.

But Second Elder slowly lowered his head, his breath gradually extinguishing.

Seeing this, Mo Hua's heart trembled:

Dead...?!

Is this the secret method of the Great Wilderness witch priest?

This Second Elder, a late-stage Gold Core cultivator, sacrificed his own life, urged the dragon qi, and used his own blood and the dragon bone to cast a dragon lock to seal the evil fetus?

Mo Hua used the corner of his eye to look at the dragon coffin in front.

Indeed, some mysterious changes occurred on the dragon coffin.

This dragon coffin seemed different from before. It seemed to have been stripped of something, or "sealed" by something, making the existence of its "present world" and "virtual world" completely separated for a short time.

The changes in reality would no longer affect the existence at the divine thought level, which was the peak grade three evil fetus.

This kind of method was truly mysterious and abnormal.

And the Second Elder's action not only surprised Mo Hua, but even the Bear Pi demon cultivator and Xuan Gongzi's faces showed shocked expressions.

They hadn't expected that to open the dragon coffin, the Second Elder would actually sacrifice his own life.

Moreover, he was so decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

The expressions of the two people became solemn for a moment.

The sadness in Shen Tu Ao's eyes thickened, but after a moment, he deeply buried this sorrow, along with the pain of all his lost clan members from the past, into the bottom of his heart.

His face became cold and proud again.

The Second Elder's sacrifice could not be in vain. The blood of the Great Wilderness clan could not be shed for nothing.

All this was for the revival of the imperial clan.

Shen Tu Ao's heart was firm. He slowly walked forward, stretched out his large hand, covered the golden, luxurious dragon coffin, and then, little by little, pushed open the coffin lid.

A dragon's hum echoed.

A strong resistance emerged from the dragon coffin, and faint threads of decayed dragon qi drilled into Shen Tu Ao's arm.

But these dragon qi were dissolved one by one by Shen Tu Ao, who bore the power of the evil dragon in his body.

Finally, the dragon coffin was slowly pushed open.

The atmosphere choked.

Everyone saw the scene inside the coffin and was momentarily stunned.

Inside the gold-cast, dragon-patterned coffin lay a child around ten years old.

This seemed to be a young imperial prince, wearing the dragon robe of the Great Wilderness. On the dragon robe was an ancient and plain Azure Dragon pattern.

He lay inside the dragon coffin, his flesh body complete, his face pale and refined, his eyes closed, his expression peaceful.

Seeing this face, Mo Hua's pupils suddenly shrank, and his heart trembled:

"This person... why does he look a little... like Yu Er?"

(This chapter is complete)