Perfect World

Chapter 737: Chapter 737: Abyss Bronze Coffin
 

The Golden Bodhi Fruit, this is an extremely mysterious fruit between heaven and earth, possessing extraordinary divine effects. Regrettably, only a limited few creatures can consume it. For other races, only by refining and extracting a small essence and mixing it with other precious medicines can they ingest it, with ninety percent going to waste.

“If I could consume an entire one, it would be the same as having an extra ace up my sleeve,” Shi Hao murmured softly.

He had swallowed nearly three hundred Blood Spirit Grasses, which allowed him to become immune to mana for a moment. In battle, this provided him with a terrifyingly potent effect, enabling him to attack and kill Deities right now.

However, this ability would diminish with advancement, until it disappeared completely.

One day, once he starts igniting divine flames, this ability will not grow with him. It will remain in its original state, and as his realm heightens, it will gradually become useless.

It is said that only the Golden Bodhi Fruit can allow this ability to evolve alongside oneself, like the Ape Demon of the Scarlet Plains, who if given the Golden Bodhi Fruit, will undergo a fundamental transformation and become another kind of creature altogether.

“If this ability could be preserved for a long time and grow with me, it’s destined to shine brilliantly,” Shi Hao looked forward with great anticipation.

However, what troubled him was that the Golden Bodhi Fruit was too overwhelming. The human race couldn’t tolerate it; their constitution was in conflict with it, which is why he was considering the Tribulation God Lotus instead.

“I must find a way to consume the Golden Bodhi Fruit. This way, during the battle of geniuses of the Three Thousand States, although they may have various backup plans, I will also have another powerful technique,” he thought.

Ever since he heard that such heaven-defying things as Red Heaven Fire and Seven-Colored Immortal Gold appeared, he dared not be careless. He absolutely must not underestimate anyone, otherwise, he would surely face calamity.

“Young brother, are you willing to join our Devil Wind Mercenary Corps? Let’s explore the Seven-Colored Immortal Gold together,” Someone greeted him at this moment.

Shi Hao turned around and saw an elder with an amiable smile, warmly inviting him to join their group. He looked again and promptly refused.

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Because the people inside Fufeng City were too bizarre, almost as bad as they come, each one being very cunning and dangerous, with most being notoriously infamous bandits.

Indeed, just as he turned around, the elder started to mutter to himself, saying, “Not enough cannon fodder, so hard to find.”

Shi Hao’s forehead was filled with black lines, and he really wanted to go back and give him a beating. Did he really look like cannon fodder? Ever since he stepped into this land, he found himself continuously encountering scoundrels.

Generally speaking, this was a chaotic place, severely lacking in good people.

Of course, upon closer consideration, this group of bandits was also somewhat “adorable”, defrauding each other, living by “means”.

Celestial Immortal Academy published some forbidden lands, all located in Fire Province, suspected of concealing Seven-Colored Immortal Gold. Anyone who could find decisive evidence would get the chance to soak in the Tribulation God Lotus pool for one day and one night.

Because even a mighty institution like Celestial Immortal Academy could not explore every place, as those forbidden lands were too dangerous and would cause great losses. Only by truly confirming a location and concentrating forces to explore an ancient land was the safest approach.

Fire Province, rich in Divine Gold, possesses various natural treasures, all of which are perfect materials for refining artifacts. Therefore, it attracted schools from the higher realms to swarm over and occupy territories.

The vast Fire Province, divided into many areas, possessed numerous rich mining deposits. It was also for this reason that tales of Immortal Gold have been circulating in this place from ancient times to the present without interruption.

Similarly, Fire Province indeed is a peculiar place where flames often rise from the underground without warning, burning all things, and have caused many strange events.

And it’s precisely for this reason that there are several forbidden lands.

People firmly believe that Fire Province definitely contains earth-shaking secrets; it’s just very difficult to fully unveil them.

Sure enough, many mercenary corps and Loose Cultivators have started to move, heading to the outer areas of those forbidden lands, looking for clues, hoping to obtain a generous reward.

Bandits and Loose Cultivators, though brutal, also know that some places can only be explored from a distance and not entered deeply, otherwise certain death awaits.

Some forbidden lands have remnants of Immortal Ancient arrays which have trapped and killed old Sect Hierarchs, while some ancient domains are like the Lost Sea, where one could lose their soul upon entering, eerie and inexplicable.

Fufeng City is bustling with noise and excitement as group after group of teams depart and vanish into the distance.

Shi Hao also left to find a quiet place to heal his wounds before considering anything else.

The vast plain was endless, but it wasn’t all grassland. He flew thousands of miles out and found a mountain range, wishing to seclude himself there for healing. Yet as he approached, a white flame surged up.

This alarmed him. No wonder some say Deities spontaneously combust and die innocently; some places in Fire Province really are dangerous.

Eventually, he found a fort with hundreds of households and wanted to stay there because the presence of people meant the place must have withstood the test and was not a danger zone.

However, as soon as he entered, he was thoroughly scrutinized, the people inside the fort treating him as if he were a vicious criminal.

To this, he could understand. There were too many bandits in this land, and he had already encountered many bizarre incidents just a short while after arriving.

Finally, Shi Hao presented a piece of Divine Material and was finally allowed to stay.

He hid in a house and took five days to heal his injuries, mainly because the precious pill that Kong Qiuji had let him eat had a major effect; otherwise, it would’ve taken even longer.

This made his gaze turn frosty, judging by his constitution and undying body having reached this point, it was apparent how formidable the techniques of the Celestials Clan were. After being sealed in cultivation, they used a ferocious sword to damage many vital parts of his body and vigor.

Shi Hao stood up, silently contemplating, feeling that he had recovered to his peak condition, and decided to head for a secret place.

He wanted to see if that place truly had Chaotic Flames, holding hope in his heart, just uncertain whether the clues obtained by those bandits were accurate.

Along the way, he encountered many creatures of various races wandering on the land of Fire Province.

During the journey, he saw some ancient mines spewing auspicious halos, shining brilliantly, clearly containing Rare Divine Materials, but alas, they were all occupied by some major schools.

Ultimately, he landed in front of a vast chasm. This place was exceedingly quiet and infinitely vast, spanning tens of thousands of miles in every direction.

It was as if the ground had suddenly collapsed, forming a dark and profound canyon that could very well be called an endless abyss.

Shi Hao frowned; the place was eerie. Were there chaotic flames below? He hesitated, clearly seeing that the surroundings of the great rift had once been melted, turned into a glaze-like luster, evidently spewing out earthfire from time to time.

He took out the Pill Furnace, donned the tattered shining armor, and prepared for protection, ready to flee far away if necessary.

Then, he plunged downward into the underground abyss. The light dimmed as he descended, eventually turning pitch black, where one couldn’t see their own fingers and complete silence reigned.

Such a place instilled terror, as if one had entered the desolate cosmos, unable to feel even the slightest breath of life.

Shi Hao extended his Divine Sense and took out the Dual Pupils to observe the surroundings.

Too deep. He dove down dozens of miles without reaching the bottom, and after a hundred miles, he finally saw some vague ruins below.

This surprised Shi Hao. In such deep underground, how could there be rubble? Who lived here in the past?

Moreover, the place was vast, with large stones and rusted iron still holding some traces, suggesting that a grand architectural district stood there long ago.

“Eh, that’s not right, these items appeared recently!” After exploring the large area, Shi Hao finally stopped.

The rubble, large stones, and rusted iron appeared ancient and mottled, but they were still covered with fresh earth, as if they had surged up from the heart of the earth.

He showed a strange expression, holding the Dual Pupils, operating his full body Mana, and extending his Divine Sense to start investigating again.

One must say, this area was too vast. Shi Hao explored for a day and a night, convinced that the abyss was full of peculiarities, with many large stones and relics tumbling up from the deep strata.

Suddenly, he shivered, sensing something unusual. A wisp of mist appeared at the bottom of the abyss.

“Chaotic mist!”

Shi Hao was shocked, then the hairs on his body stood on end. Could it be that the chaotic flames were indeed present here and about to emerge?

He held the Pill Furnace, pondering in secret, uncertain if he could capture it; indeed, he had no confidence.

Afterward, light emanated from the depths of the abyss, the ground split open, and an inexplicable force vibrated, causing rubble, large stones, and other items to surge up from deep within the earth.

“Just as I thought!” Shi Hao murmured to himself.

The crack widened, radiating light. Shi Hao was both nervous and expectant. After a while, he saw that no more ruins or large stones surged up; only the fissure grew larger.

“Is that… an underground palace?!”

Shi Hao was stunned. Through the massive crack, he saw a glowing underground palace, albeit in ruins, located deep within the strata, with strands of chaotic mist wafting out.

He concentrated, on high alert, waiting for a long time. When no accidents occurred, he gritted his teeth and flew down along the massive crack.

This was a vast underground palace, which could also be called an underground city.

If not for being underground, it would be a collapsed giant city, ancient and desolate, shining with a few broken characters illuminating faintly despite the passage of endless years.

Shi Hao was disinterested in these. He only looked towards where the chaotic mist spread.

“What is that?” He was shocked. Among the ruins was a magnificent dao platform, mountainous in size, with some items laid across it that emitted chaotic mist.

He extended his Divine Sense and activated the Dual Pupils, peering intently, increasingly apprehensive.

Atop the mountain-sized dao platform were nine colossal skeletons, glowing and emitting an immortal aura, covered with dense characters, looking very much like a type of creature—True Dragons!

Were these the remains of dragons? Shi Hao did not know.

What scared him most was that behind these nine enormous skeletons, there lay a large Bronze Coffin, covered in mottled rust as if carrying the vicissitudes of endless ages.

The coffin was large, with its lid partially opened, and the chaotic mist was spilling out from within.

Shi Hao felt a chill, sensing the mystery of this place and its extraordinary nature. Seeing this coffin made his heart race.

“And there’s… another one!”

He saw clearly. Through the crevice of the sliding lid, he saw another smaller coffin inside, also made of bronze, equally ancient with the chaotic mist permeating from there outward.

Though described as a small coffin, it was still large enough to fit a person.

Who could be buried in such a place?

Shi Hao was filled with questions. Could the chaotic flames be within the smaller coffin?

He was full of doubts and wonder about what kind of place this was, with such bizarre coffins, and what kind of past and secrets it held? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation vote or monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)