Chapter 264 The Jade Coffin Woman
Chapter 264 The Jade Coffin Woman
"Doesn't this place need to be sealed again?" The leader of the Five Elements Sect asked Shi Chen's back with a hint of doubt on his face.
"Those who can enter here have already reached the pinnacle of cultivation in terms of formation or cultivation level. Even if I set up another formation, I can't protect this place." Shi Chen continued to fly towards the bone cave without looking back.
Just as he was about to fall into the bone cave, he discovered through his spiritual consciousness that the lid of the jade coffin was slowly rising, and the female corpse in the coffin sat up straight!
Shi Chen stood at the entrance of the bone cave, turned slowly, and stared at the slowly rising jade coffin lid and the female corpse sitting up.
A strong sense of shock and uneasiness surged in his heart. This sudden change was completely beyond his expectations.
The Five Elements Sect leader standing nearby also stared with eyes wide open, his face filled with astonishment. They had originally thought that the matter was over, but they had not expected such a strange scene to appear at this last moment.
Shi Chen's heartbeat involuntarily quickened as he nervously watched the female corpse's every move.
The female corpse sat quietly in the jade coffin, as if awakened from a deep sleep. Her face was beautiful, but exuded a mysterious and cold aura.
In his spiritual sense, he detected the female corpse's heart beating slightly.
thump…
Six breaths passed, and then the second time, plop!
Then the third, the fourth...
In less than ten breaths, the female corpse's heart beat slowly, then rapidly, and finally became no different from that of an ordinary person.
She floated up from the jade coffin, stood upright, and put her hands behind her back in the air. The moment she opened her eyes, a golden light seemed to shoot out.
The woman sitting in the jade coffin wore a phoenix crown with golden wings, and the brilliant golden light was particularly dazzling in the dim bone cave.
She was wearing a gorgeous purple robe with complex and mysterious patterns embroidered on it with golden silk threads, which looked like ancient runes or a map of the vast starry sky.
Each thread shimmers with a faint light, as if a mysterious power flows through it.
The collar of the robe was inlaid with a circle of crystal clear purple gems, emitting a soft glow, highlighting the woman's snow-white skin.
The cuffs were wide and flowing, with delicate patterns embroidered on the edges, swaying gently with the woman's slight movements.
She had a golden belt tied around her waist, and on the belt hung an exquisite jade pendant. The patterns on the jade pendant were delicate and exquisite, exuding a mysterious aura.
The woman's skirt was layered like purple clouds, dragging in the jade coffin, as if it could float up at any time.
She wore a pair of purple lotus silk cloud shoes, the uppers of which were also embroidered with exquisite patterns, and a small gem inlaid on the heel, which sparkled faintly.
The six magical treasures in the coffin surrounded her, and the light from the treasures made her whole body shine.
"Who are you? Why are you here? How did I end up in such a sinister place?" The woman in the coffin questioned the two people in front of her as soon as she recovered. She stared at Shi Chen and the leader of the Five Elements Sect with cold eyes.
Shi Chen exchanged a glance with the Five Elements Sect's leader, then looked back at the woman. Shi Chen frowned slightly, a look of confusion in his eyes. The Five Elements Sect's leader, on the other hand, was filled with shock. He opened his mouth, unsure what to say.
"Senior, do you still remember how you got here?" asked the leader of the Five Elements Sect, with some anticipation on his face.
"Why are I here? How am I here?" The woman frowned, her face showing pain. She gently covered her forehead, her eyes full of confusion.
After a moment, he regained his calm expression, his eyes solemn, and asked, "How long has the battle been over?"
"I wonder what war the senior is talking about? Is it a war in the world of cultivation?" The leader of the Five Elements Sect asked doubtfully.
"Hmm?" The woman became increasingly confused and continued, "The cultivation world? When did the Xuanxian world become the cultivation world?"
Shi Chen knew that the two people in front of him probably didn't know the current situation outside. As for himself, by chance, he had come into contact with the true spirit of one hundred thousand years ago, knew about the battle for ascension, and also knew about the battle in the cultivation world ten thousand years ago.
"Two seniors!" Shi Chen bowed slightly and said calmly, "Perhaps I can answer your questions."
The woman's eyes and the Five Elements Sect's leader instantly focused on Shi Chen. The woman's gaze was filled with scrutiny and a hint of anticipation, while the Five Elements Sect's leader's face was filled with curiosity.
Shi Chen cleared his throat and slowly spoke to the woman standing in mid-air, "Senior, it's been a long time since the war you mentioned. About a hundred thousand years ago, during the Ascension War, the Xuanxian Realm was shattered by the four great immortal courts.
This world is a separated realm of the Immortal Court, which we now call the world of cultivation.
As for the war in the cultivation world that the Five Elements Sect Leader mentioned, it was a war that took place ten thousand years ago when all the major sects in the cultivation world united to destroy the Five Elements Sect.
Today, this world is full of sects of varying sizes, and it is very different from the world the two elders remembered."
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought. The magic weapon beside her flickered slightly, as if it too was sensing the changes taking place.
The Five Elements Sect's leader was stunned. He hadn't expected the cultivation world to undergo such earth-shattering changes during his time trapped. Although he knew the Five Elements Sect had long since become a thing of the past, he still found it hard to let go.
"So what is the current cultivation world like?" the woman asked, her voice still cold, but with a hint of urgency.
Shi Chen thought for a moment and replied, “The current cultivation world is divided into four continents and six seas.
They are the Yuanling Continent in the west, the Dayu Continent in the middle, the Chiyan Continent in the south, and the Kangyao Continent in the east.
From west to east, the seas are: Xiyuan Sea, Jingxi Sea, Luantao Sea, Lingzhou Sea, Yaohai, and Chaotic East Sea.
The woman nodded slightly, as if thinking about something. She looked at Shi Chen, her eyes filled with a complex emotion. "Since you know all this, do you know why I'm here?"
"Please forgive me, senior. I don't know why you were sealed here. And your method is unique. You used the corpses of millions of monks to form a mountain of corpses and a pool of blood, gathering evil and filth. You set up a nine-layer formation, which is connected to the nine-turn chain formation outside." Shi Chen said thoughtfully.
The woman sighed softly, a trace of desolation flickering in her eyes. "My memory seems to be fragmented. I only remember that great battle, where I fought against all the enemies, and then I fell into endless darkness."
Rumble!
Click!
Suddenly, a rumbling thunder was heard from the bone cave.
"Hmm?" The woman's brows knitted together, her expression quickly turning cold. She snorted coldly, "Hmph! You little thief of the soul dares to threaten me."
The woman stretched out her right hand, trying to activate her spiritual power to suppress the thunder rumbling outside. Her face suddenly fell and she became extremely angry.
"Good! Good! Good!" She shouted softly three times and continued, "Being sealed for a hundred thousand years, my immortal power has been exhausted, and I'm actually being bullied by this tiny realm's fake Heavenly Dao. Humph! When my immortal power recovers, I will make you disappear into ashes!"
"This?" The leader of the Five Elements Sect looked embarrassed. The cold and oppressive aura coming from the thunder outside made him inexplicably frightened.
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