Lin Changsheng went to the ancestral cemetery. He laid a special barrier to prevent anyone from discovering.
Immediately after, Lin Changsheng kowtowed three times in front of his master Feng Changxuan's tomb: "Master, please don't blame me. If my guess is wrong and I disturb your rest, I will kneel in front of your tomb for a hundred years."
After saying this, Lin Changsheng took a deep breath and waved his sleeve.
Whoosh—
A huge force lifted the grave, revealing a black - and - gold coffin.
Then, Lin Changsheng used a palm - strike from a distance to unlock the mysterious seal on the coffin and opened it.
With a "boom", the coffin lid flew aside.
Looking at the contents inside the coffin, Lin Changsheng was stunned.
It was not a corpse at all but a rotten scarecrow.
"The art of faking death to escape!"
After being stunned for a long while, Lin Changsheng's eyes shone with various emotions: excitement, hesitation, and a hint of worry.
So, back then, his master faked death with special means, extinguished the soul - lamp in the Hall of Life - Souls, and was likely still alive.
Thinking of this, Lin Changsheng looked at his uncle - master Shangguan Rong's grave: "Uncle - master, forgive your disciple for this offense."
He opened the coffin and saw that it was indeed not a physical body but a piece of dry grass.
In the next hour, Lin Changsheng opened the tombs of those ancestors who died suddenly in the sect's history.
Out of ten coffins, nine were empty, and one contained a real flesh - and - blood body.
Lin Changsheng put the bones of the ancestor who really passed away back, kowtowed three times to show his apology.
"What on earth is going on?"
After restoring the cemetery to its original state, Lin Changsheng sat on the ground blankly, unable to figure out these things.
Goodness! Since Xuanqing Sect moved to the Fuliu Star Field a hundred thousand years ago, this was the first time someone dug graves to verify the authenticity of the elders' bones.
At first, the avatars had extremely powerful mysterious laws, so the sect members couldn't tell and buried the elders with great honors. After many years, the power of the laws waned, and the avatars reverted to their original forms.
Some ancestors used stones as avatars, some used wild grass, and some even used a fishbone, probably a leftover from a meal.
"Does it have anything to do with the dream I have?"
Lin Changsheng often had dreams. Maybe in a few years, he would receive the will inheritance of the sect's ancestors. By then, he would understand everything.
For now, Lin Changsheng looked up at the sky and sighed helplessly.
He hoped that his uncle - master and master were still alive and prayed silently.
...
In a mysterious space in the Northern Wilderness, the Dao - Yi School Palace.
Chen Qingyuan was still suffering. He endured great pain every moment, and his body and soul had no moment of rest.
At this moment, Chen Qingyuan seemed like a blood - covered man. His skin and flesh were all torn open, and his pale bones were clearly visible, which was horrifying.
The three golden pills had reached the Earth - grade and were advancing towards the Heaven - grade.
Chen Qingyuan had no other choice but to persevere.
The Dao bones inside his body were slowly improving Chen Qingyuan's body and the three golden pills. As long as Chen Qingyuan could withstand the pressure, everything would be fine.
Whenever Chen Qingyuan was about to give in, he would immediately recall the days when he was tortured by the girl in red. Then he would be full of fighting spirit and could hold on for a longer period.
I would rather die on the path of shaping the golden pills than go back to be with that woman.
Holding this belief, Chen Qingyuan endured the pain. Amazingly, he persevered for over five months.
Suddenly, a mysterious light burst out from Chen Qingyuan's body. The three golden pills were promoted to the Heaven - grade, emitting extremely powerful golden - pill energy that distorted the void in the secret room.
"Heaven - grade golden pills. It's still not enough."
If it were the old Chen Qingyuan, he would have stopped.
The girl in red had strict requirements. If the golden pills didn't reach the Saint - grade, his body was considered useless. Only by elevating the quality of the golden pills to the Saint - grade could Chen Qingyuan avoid being captured back to the Abyss by the girl in red.
If he were to be crippled again, Chen Qingyuan would rather die.
"If you are really reliable, then don't let me die. Leave the rest to me."
Chen Qingyuan tried to communicate with the golden Dao bone inside his body, planning to take a desperate gamble.
The law patterns on the golden Dao bone flickered a few times, as if responding to Chen Qingyuan.
Then, Chen Qingyuan took out a large number of high - grade spirit stones and absorbed the pure spiritual energy floating in the void.
"Let's gamble!"
As soon as he said that, Chen Qingyuan spat out a mouthful of blood and forcibly enhanced the quality of the golden pills.
Buzz—
For a moment, many terrifying visionary shadows and ancient Dao maps of time appeared behind Chen Qingyuan. At a certain instant, Chen Qingyuan felt his soul pushed out by the power of the golden pills, wandering outside his body, extremely weak.
The next moment, the golden Dao bone played a crucial role, sucking the soul back into his body and stabilizing his foundation.
In the Dao - Yi School Palace, at the ancient pavilion by the lake.
The two vice - deans, who were drinking tea and wine, simultaneously noticed the changes in the laws of heaven and earth. They looked at each other at the same time, with extremely solemn expressions, and then started calculating by pinching their fingers.
"Did you find anything?"
After a long time, Yu Chenran looked at his old partner and asked seriously.
"Nothing can be found."
Lin Wenchou, dressed in purple, shook his head. His eyes were deep, with a hint of worry.
The laws of heaven and earth had changed, and the specific reason was unknown. This was not good news.
"I hope there won't be any big chaos!"
Yu Chenran sighed.
"The dean has been gone for five thousand years. I don't know when he will come back. Sigh!"
Lin Wenchou murmured.
"A storm is coming. This era is different from the past. Our Dao - Yi School Palace may not be able to hide in the dark anymore."
Five thousand years ago, the dean of the school palace calculated a trace of abnormality. He only told the two vice - deans to guard the school palace well and then disappeared.
During this period, the vice - deans and some lecturers went out to investigate many times but found no trace of the dean.
With the dean's abilities, no one in the world should be able to kill him. However, they were afraid that the dean might have touched some taboo - related karma.
"Let's not think about these. Let's face whatever comes."
The two vice - deans stopped discussing these issues. They looked at the reflection of the setting sun in the lake, lost in their own thoughts.
After more than a year, Chen Qingyuan had been in seclusion for two years. None of his body parts was intact. Some of his flesh and blood had fallen off, and his bones were exposed. The golden Dao bone emitted a faint light, wrapping around his internal organs.
Chen Qingyuan could no longer feel the pain in his body. Only his hazy consciousness remained, still persevering.
Each minute and second seemed extremely long to him.
"Thump! Thump! Thump..."
At this moment, the beating of his heart became much stronger, like the sound of drums.
Chen Qingyuan's eyes seemed to be bathed in a rainbow, shining with rays of light.
Boom!
A stream of heat flowed from his heart to all parts of his body. At the same time, the three golden pills transformed simultaneously, rotating in his dantian, and their quality was promoted.
They reached the Saint - grade level!