Star Trace Gate

Chapter 671: Experts gather to open the coffin

Gutan City, Wanxiang Gate.

Wang Changfeng sat on the main seat in the hall, his face solemn and slightly haggard. He left the palace last night with a warrant, and has been waiting until now, but has not seen Minister Wen return with his men.

"Brother, it is already the end of the Mao hour, and you don't have much time left to return to the secret realm." Supervisor Liu, who was wearing a Taoist robe, frowned and asked, "Did the person who keeps watch over the New Year... encounter any changes?"

"will not!"

Wang Changfeng shook his head decisively and said, "No incident will be more important than the Little Emperor. They will definitely come."

"Yes." Supervisor Liu nodded slightly. "But I don't know what the current situation of the defenders is?! I guess they won't just sit there and watch their several super-class people disappear in vain. Even if the people who are here to watch the New Year don't come today, we can only send super-class super-powered people in to stabilize the situation. If that doesn't work, I can also...!"

"Tap!"

Just as he finished speaking, a burst of hurried footsteps rang out outside the hall, and the disciple who was in charge of reception came in with a dozen people who were keeping watch. The leader was none other than Minister Wen.

Wang Changfeng was a fourth-grade master of supernatural powers, so he could sense the person coming from outside. So he and Supervisor Liu immediately stood up and walked out to greet them.

"Master Wang, we have been waiting for a disciple and are a little late." After Minister Wen stepped into the hall, he bowed to the other party.

"There is still time and you can still get in, no problem!" After waving his hand, Wang Changfeng immediately looked at the people behind Minister Wen. In addition to those fifth-rank masters he had seen before, there were nine more young people at this moment. The number just matched the passes that were released after the nine people died yesterday.

He was anxious and had no time to exchange pleasantries, so he just asked softly, "Minister Wen, are these the people who want to join the sect with me?"

"That's right. I'll introduce you to someone." Wen Shilang stepped aside and pointed to a young man in a black cloth robe and a scholar's cap and introduced him, "This is my Suzaku City Academy, a... white-clothed disciple named Lv Ji, a fourth-rank Dragon Vein Heavenly Master. Today, he will lead the other eight young talents to enter the secret realm of Gutan Sect. After entering, he can use Feng Shui techniques to help you find the exit at the bottom of the Gutan Sect pond."

"Lü Ji, this is Master Wang whom I mentioned to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man in black cloth robe, who looked very delicate and quiet, stepped out of the queue and bowed slightly to Wang Changfeng: "Greetings, Master Wang!"

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it...!"

When Wang Changfeng saw Lv Ji dressed as a scholar, he was shocked because he was too young, even younger than Ren Ye, only about 19 or 20 years old at most. However, he had entered the fourth rank at this age and was actually on the same level as him.

Most importantly, this young man was also wearing black, which meant that his official position or status among the people who kept watch on the New Year was the same as that of Wen Shilang. This alone was enough to attract the attention of Wanxiangmen.

Lu Jinan has a female appearance, with narrow eyebrows, fair skin, and speaks slowly: "This matter concerns the inheritor of the god of my year-keeping people. I will do my best to find the cave under the ancient pool. I also hope that the Taoist priests of Wanxiangmen will take care of me."

"I don't deserve it. With the help of such a young Dragon Vein Heavenly Master like Shou Sui Ren, we will definitely find the way out faster than the defenders." Wang Changfeng replied with a serious expression, then turned to look at Minister Wen: "It's getting late, so let's get started!"

"Okay, wait a moment."

After Minister Wen responded, he pulled Lu Ji aside and whispered, "You are not allowed to play freely in this battle! You are not allowed to have any sudden ideas! You just need to act steadily and rescue the little emperor as soon as possible! Otherwise... I don't even need to tell your master in person, Minister Lin and the dean alone will break your legs!"

"Uncle Wen, I'm not a fool. The swindler in Courtyard No. 6 is well-known among the Shousui people. Everyone knows that Prime Minister Lin and the Dean favor him! Even in the eyes of my master, I have become less popular. What's more, he is so important to us Shousui people, how can I play freely?!" Lu Ji smiled helplessly, "My reputation was ruined by that bastard Fan Ming... He asked me to ambush the woman of the Bell Society some time ago, not to steal the treasure, but for...!"

"Shut up, don't mention those messed up glorious achievements of yours! It's irritating to my ears!" Minister Wen waved his hand and interrupted, "In short, you have to act prudently, rescue the people first, and then talk about revenge!"

"clear."

Lu Ji smiled harmlessly: "Hehe... I have actually been wanting to meet this swindler who is one of the Six Gods like my master for a long time... what kind of person is he?"

"If you want to buy, buy the house at the top of the east side! It's the one on Qingliang Mountain... it's a good deal!" Wen Shilang made a strange suggestion, and then urged: "Go, let's go!"

"What house?!"

Lu Ji had traveled with his master before, which took a long time. He only heard that Ren was a swindler who could fool the whole world, but he didn't know about the great empire project.

Not long after, the Little Dragon Vein Heavenly Master, Lu Ji, led eight fourth-grade magical masters and returned to the Gutan Sect Star Gate with Wang Changfeng.

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In the secret realm of Gutan Sect, inside the main hall.

Maoshan, together with the sixteen additional masters of magical powers, met Cao Yufei, whose injuries had recovered a little.

The Wanxiang Sect and Shousui people are raising the stakes, so the Wall-Facing Man naturally cannot give up his advantage. Their reinforcements this time are all fourth-grade masters of supernatural powers. The principle is to send in as many super-grade passes as there are outgoing passes to maintain order.

Cao Yufei stood up, frowned and asked, "What did Master Man tell you?"

"Master Man has calculated that there might be an incident in Gutan City, but it doesn't seem to be caused by the Little Human Emperor. He...his time is coming, and he is going to come to Gutan City in a few days to eliminate this incident." Mao Shan responded truthfully: "This time, my wall-facing people have 16 more super-level people coming, and their number far exceeds the attackers. We must maintain the advantage, destroy the strange place under Gutan, kill the Human Emperor, and rescue my fellow disciples."

"It's great that Lord Man is coming." Cao Yufei was in a very good mood when he heard this. He nodded slightly and said, "In less than an hour, the daytime treasure hunt will be over. This time, we will still not go to search for treasures separately. Instead, all the supernatural powers will gather at the bottom of the ancient pond to find the birth gate and smash it!"

Ding Hun pondered for a while, and reminded softly: "The Shousui people have long been famous in the migration area, and they have countless heroes and talents under their command. Among the many old monsters, there are four inheritors of the god system whose ranks are difficult to estimate. Therefore, we'd better be careful...!"

"A sixth-rank god coming here is just a super-rank god above the third rank, and will still be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao." Mao Shan sneered, "What's more, my background as a wall-facing person... is no worse than any other sect, so why should I be afraid of them!"

"You had the same confident expression before your eldest brother was captured." Ding Hun replied.

"What the hell do you mean?!" Mao Shan exploded when he heard this: "Are you being sarcastic...!"

"All right."

Cao Yufei got a headache when he saw the two of them, and immediately changed the subject and ordered: "Stop arguing, and please make preparations in advance. When the time comes, we will go to the edge of Gutan!"

"Humph!"

Maoshan looked at Ding Hun, snorted coldly, then turned and left.

After he left, Cao Yufei looked at Ding Hun and said, "Brother, it's easy to break... After all, they are also seniors with a lot of experience among my wall-facing people. Why do you have to make things so awkward with them?"

“Haha.” Ding Hun grinned. “I know my temper better than you do, but I’m not going to change… Because without my easily broken character, there would be no Ding Hun today. He almost ruined my mood. I didn’t do anything at this moment, which was for the sake of the overall situation.”

"Do you know who the Little Emperor's opponent was in the previous secret realm?" Cao Yufei asked, changing the subject.

"I've been here for so many days, how would I know who his last opponent was!"

"It's Tan!" Cao Yufei walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back: "He lost to the Little Emperor in the last Star Gate!"

Ding Hun froze in place for a moment, and said in a hoarse voice: "He lost?! This... this is absolutely impossible, he has an old master...!"

"It's not a direct defeat, but a slight loss in strategy!" Cao Yufei had already walked out of the hall, and replied in a cheerful voice: "I advise you not to regard the little emperor as just a physical opponent. I am more surprised than you that he can beat Tan. Don't reject those who fight side by side with you in your heart when facing a powerful enemy. Senior Maoshan and his men are unbearable to look at, but at the critical moment, he is also a person who can stand behind you and shield you from the magic."

"That being said, you can decide for yourself."

The voice floated in the hall. Ding Hun stood there with a thoughtful expression.

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Gutan City, Qinghe Academy.

Xu Qingyan, who was giving a free lecture, stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking a little dazed.

There was a slight sound of footsteps, and the sickly beautiful wife walked out of the inner hall. She looked at her husband's back with her beautiful eyes and asked softly, "Why didn't you practice boxing today?"

"I'm thinking about something."

"What?" asked the wife.

"I was wondering, that boy paid all the tuition, but why didn't he come to class?!" Xu Qingyan said puzzled.

"Haha, do you regret not keeping him that day?"

"No, no!" Xu Qingyan shook his head. "The main reason is that he didn't come to class, so I had no choice but to ask him for the second tuition payment!!"

"...!"

The wife was slightly stunned, and immediately agreed: "That makes sense."

In the courtyard, the fragrance of tea filled the air, and the flowers were gorgeous. His wife gently plucked a flower, put it under her nose and sniffed it, and asked, "How long will you continue to teach the class in Gutan City?"

Xu Qingyan took the initiative to pick up an old chair, and placed it behind his wife's hips in a docile manner, nodding and smiling, "If he comes back, he will be the last person I teach!"

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Gutan clan, ancestral land.

After the jade coffin made a crisp sound, Ren Ye was so frightened that his anus was about to burst. He trembled all over and whispered: "Fatty Chu, you...did you encounter anything?!"

"I... I didn't!" Master Chu shook his head with sweat dripping down his back, "How could there be a sound in that jade coffin... for no reason?!"

"Look back. If something goes wrong, you can just die first...!" Ren Ye replied politely.

If it was about other things, Master Chu would have cursed when he heard this, but when he met the dead, he had the courage to risk his life: "Okay...!"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head slightly and looked at the jade coffin carefully. After three breaths, he let out a long breath: "Damn it, people scare people to death! You'd better not be crazy in the tomb!"

"What's wrong?!" Ren Ye asked.

"Nothing happened. It's just that a vine was touched by us just now and the fruit cracked." Master Chu observed carefully and said, "It's not the sound from the coffin."

Ren Ye looked back upon hearing this, and after confirming that it was the vines that made the noise, he completely relaxed: "I say, both of us are exhausted... let's not work on this jade coffin, let's go out and rest in the tomb passage first, and come back later?!"

"Now that we are here, if we don't open this jade coffin, we will be ashamed of our ancestors!" Taoist Master Chu said angrily, "Trust me, there is absolutely no mechanism in this coffin!"

"Then what did you rely on to make that judgment?" Ren Ye asked, "Tell me about it!"

"Intuition!" Master Chu stared at the jade coffin, emphasizing each word.

"You are such a psychopath!" Ren Ye ran into the tomb passage as soon as he heard this, and stood in a place he thought was relatively safe. He said, "You drive, I'll observe from the dark!"

"That's fine. You're useless anyway and don't know anything."

Master Chu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then summoned a large number of very professional magic weapons from his consciousness space, including a third-grade grave-digging ruler, a third-grade coffin-sealing nails, and a dozen fourth-grade soul-calming talismans.

He was prepared to spend a huge amount of money to open the coffin.

Ren also held his breath and hid in the tomb passage to observe Master Chu's operations. He saw that although he was broad and fat, like a meatball, he was dexterous and agile when opening the coffin.

Sure enough, this focused man would arouse people's sexual desire...

Ren Ye complained silently in his heart, not daring to interrupt.

Master Chu Dao used a gravedigger with both hands very carefully to clear the vines above the coffin, ensuring efficiency while not damaging the roots or the surface of the jade coffin.

After a while, he finally cleaned the coffin lid and used two black rulers to pry open the seal.

"Crack!"

There was a crisp sound and the coffin lid shook slightly.

"brush!"

Master Chu Daoye, with a very solemn expression, took out a magic mirror, shone it on the coffin lid, and then gently pushed it.

After three breaths, the coffin lid was completely opened. Master Chu looked inside and saw a middle-aged man with jet-black hair and a very elegant appearance lying quietly in the jade coffin.

His face was ruddy, his lips were bright, his skin was plump and shiny, and there was no trace of decay or festering at all...

He lay there with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep.

Master Chu stared at him in a daze. Before he could react, he heard Ren Ye say, "At this age... could he really be the founder of the Gutan Sect?"

"Fuck you, your ancestors!" Master Chu said with a pale face, "You want to scare me to death?!"

Ren ignored him and looked down into the coffin, only to see a wooden doll in the right hand of the elegant male corpse...

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Outside the green mountains.

An old man sniffed the flowers and plants on the ground, took a deep look at the stone steps winding towards Jietian Mansion, then turned around and left quickly.

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