Looking at the group of Taoist priests in front of him, Ye Fan finally couldn't hold back any longer and chose to ask a question.
"Esteemed Taoist masters, what are the ancient starry road and ancient sages you speak of?"
Will we leave Earth if we enter the coffin? Will we encounter any danger?
Zhang Tianshi never expected that there would be ordinary people who dared to ask questions.
So he calmly replied, "I don't know much either, but I can answer you."
Entering the coffin means leaving Earth and encountering danger; even we cultivators cannot easily decide this.
As for the ancient road to the stars, it was once home to ancient sages.
The answer is quite simple: those of us who cultivate the Tao can obtain the power of heaven and earth and enjoy long lifespans. The ancient sages were all cultivators.
They possessed unparalleled wisdom and immense magical power. In pursuit of immortality and the search for the Dao, they chose to leave Earth and journey to the cosmos.
"The Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin is like a subway; the places it passes through are all unknown regions and unknown planets that the ancient sages of Earth once trod." Master Zhang replied.
"Hello, my name is Cade. Are you immortals?" a golden-haired foreigner asked excitedly.
Beside the foreigner, a dark-haired woman tugged at Cade, signaling him to be quiet.
Zhang Tianshi ignored the foreigners; they didn't have that skill.
Now, they need to consider whether or not to enter the bronze coffin.
"Esteemed Taoist priests, I wish to enter the bronze coffin. Is that permissible?" Just then, an unexpected voice broke the heavy atmosphere among the crowd.
It turns out that it was Zhou Yi, one of the organizers and funders of this class reunion. He was quite wealthy, had a rather immature personality, and was a very nice person!
This is a wealthy second-generation heir with a rich family background, handsome and knowledgeable, who shouldn't be taking risks.
However, in some ways, this is also a seed of a steadfast seeker of the Way.
In the future, he will be one of the most successful among Ye Fan's classmates.
In Ye Fan's era, he achieved the status of a quasi-emperor by following the principles of the Book of Changes.
It must be said that determined, rebellious teenagers are truly extraordinary.
This is without Ye Fan's help, yet he became a true quasi-emperor.
The only student Ye Fan can compare to Zhou Yi with is the late-blooming Zhang Wenchang.
The two were complete opposites; one was quite talented, while the other was extremely poor.
However, they all achieved excellent results in the end.
After Zhou Yi spoke, several elderly Taoist priests who were nearing the end of their lives chose to enter the coffin.
I was too shocked to make a decision.
As a result, after Zhou Yi spoke up, they realized that even if they didn't enter the bronze coffin, they would still inevitably die of old age.
"Young friend, thank you for speaking up in time; it has enlightened us."
"We will do our best to protect you on your journey to the Ancient Starry Road," a kind-looking old Taoist priest said.
Looking at the scene before him, Ye Fan hesitated.
He was very curious about the ancient sages' path to immortality, and also about the unknown mysteries of the universe.
But he still has his parents.
Therefore, the protagonist Ye Fan chose a different path.
“Esteemed Taoist priests, I still have parents at home and do not wish to leave Earth.”
"May I ask if I may become your disciple and learn the art of cultivation?" Ye Fan asked, bowing respectfully.
Master Zhang was surprised again, but nodded and replied, "If you have an idea, then of course you can."
"We're destined to meet. As long as you meet the requirements, I can make the decision to accept you as a disciple of Longhu Mountain!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan was overjoyed.
"Thank you for your help, Daoist Master!"
"
Seeing Ye Fan's act of becoming a disciple, his classmates quickly followed suit, also wanting to cultivate immortality and seek the Dao.
Zhang Tianshi did not refuse, saying that he could test everyone's aptitude after they descended the mountain.
Having found a way to cultivate on Earth, Ye Fan's classmates were even less willing to risk entering the bronze coffin.
Even Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment.
In the end, his inner chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) burned brightly, leading him to enter the bronze coffin without hesitation.
Even Zhang Bairen didn't expect that Ye Fan, the protagonist, wouldn't be part of this Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin ceremony.
The only truly ordinary people were Pang Bo, who was the first to enter the coffin, and Zhou Yi, who voluntarily entered the coffin.
Besides them, there was a group of old Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain.
These old Taoist priests, at the very least, possessed the strength to transform into dragons. However, due to their impending death, they entered the ancient bronze coffins in an attempt to seek a glimmer of hope for survival.
Zhang Bairen ignored them and instead turned his gaze to the small bronze coffin in front of him.
The small bronze coffin inside the giant outer coffin is four meters long and less than two meters wide. It is simple and dark, engraved with ancient patterns, covered with verdigris, and engraved with the vicissitudes of time.
Zhang Bairen set up an isolation array and forcefully lifted the coffin lid.
Instantly, a "buzz!" sound rang out.
Suddenly, the various carvings on the bronze coffin began to flicker, giving it a mysterious appearance.
Zhang Bairen felt as if the rules of the world were being overturned and the entire star field was being shaken. The unparalleled force could only make the bronze coffin tremble slightly.
"boom!
"
Finally, he opened the ancient coffin lid a crack, revealing a tiny gap from which a wisp of chaotic energy escaped and struck Zhang Bairen's body.
puff!
This chaotic aura far surpassed the rules of the real world, and even Zhang Bairen's invincible physical body showed traces of blood.
"Such a strong chaotic aura, it must be the autonomous counterattack of the broken immortal realm, right?"
Or perhaps it's a defensive mechanism of the bronze coffin! Zhang Bairen thought to himself.
In the original novel of "Covering the Sky", after Ye Fan achieved minor success in his Sacred Body, he also considered opening the small coffin.
As a result, he was almost instantly killed by a wisp of chaotic energy.
If it weren't for the bronze fragment within his body, which was also a fragment of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, sensing Ye Fan's life-threatening situation and absorbing this wisp of chaotic energy, Ye Fan would have already vanished into thin air.
"It seems that my initial idea was a bit too simplistic!" Zhang Bairen continued to exert force, lifting the coffin lid again.
However, as the coffin lid is opened, the force required also increases.
At this moment, Zhang Bairen, who possessed the strength of a Saint King, was already struggling.
The chaotic aura emanating from the bronze coffin had already caused Zhang Bairen to suffer minor injuries.
Even in the original text, when facing the Void Mirror head-on, Ye Fan wrapped himself in the Immortal Treasure Diagram of the Myriad Dragon Nest, then hid inside the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron, and used the Soldier's Technique to lift a corner of the bronze coffin.
Because this small bronze coffin can automatically attack everything around it!
"Damn it! The treasure is right in front of me, how can I give it up so easily! Inner world, devour it!"
Zhang Bairen opened his inner world and swallowed the entire bronze coffin into it.
Although Zhang Bairen's current strength is insufficient to fully open the bronze coffin.
However, he could directly devour the coffin itself through his inner world.
As for the small bronze coffin and the large bronze coffin, there is a mysterious connection between them, and they can automatically return to each other.
Zhang Bairen refused to believe that it could possibly break through to the inner world!
In the world of Tomb of the Gods, the concept of the inner world is extremely mysterious and completely independent of the Heavenly Dao universe.
Similar to a quantum state, the bronze coffin from this period alone should not be able to return on its own.
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