Liu Fan lay in the coffin.
He had been lying there for a thousand years!
It was not until today that, with a loud thunderclap, a mysterious voice appeared in his mind...
"System scanning host..."
"The host is the remains of an ancestor from a thousand years ago. After review, it meets the entry threshold of the 'Ancestor System'.
System binding in progress..."
"System binding completed. Descendants are digging the host's grave. One hoe after another, Unfilial Piety Value +1, Unfilial Piety Value +1, Unfilial Piety Value +1..."
Moments later.
"The descendants threw out your body and killed 1,013 enemies. Even after death, the host is still involved in killings. It's really restless. Your descendants are even laughing heartily. Unfilial Piety Value × 10,000!"
"The descendants passed the Presbyterian Council's decision. They don't plan to let you be buried in peace and want to leave you in the ancestral hall.
Not a single clansman speaks up for you. Unfilial Piety Value × 10,000, Unfilial Piety Value × 10,000... The Unfilial Piety Value has reached one trillion zhao!"
"The descendants think you're too embarrassing and are discussing turning you into a battle puppet... The Unfilial Piety Value has broken through the sky.
The system is activated!"
"Resurrection programstart... The host's consciousness has been successfully resurrected..."
"The Unfilial Piety Value has been exhausted... The host's physical body is too strong, and the resurrection has failed!"
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan opened his eyes.
He was stunned and dazed. Had the system resurrected him?!
He struggled to get up but found he couldn't move.
"System prompt: The host has been dead for a thousand years. The resurrection state is limited to the resurrection of the soul consciousness, with the five senses intact. The physical body is still in a corpse state!"
Liu Fan was in a trance.
"A thousand years have passed already...!"
He never expected that he could be resurrected again a thousand years after his death. Liu Fan was excited yet at a loss.
But soon, he became gloomy again.
"Only the soul consciousness and the five senses have been resurrected, and the physical body is still a corpse. Isn't this just a zombie transformation?!"
A thousand years ago, he specialized in cultivating the physical body. After going through numerous hardships, he achieved the Golden Body Indestructible Physique, summarized a set of physical cultivation methods, became the Patriarch of Physical Cultivation, and dominated that era. In the martial arts world, he was known as the "Bulldozer!"
Finally, he passed away due to soul exhaustion.
Unexpectedly, a thousand years later, due to the appearance of the system, his consciousness was revived.
Liu Fan inspected the state of his physical body internally.
The physical body was completely dead silence. The five internal organs had shrunk, and the internal muscles, bones, and flesh had started to turn black and rot. Perhaps in a few more years, he would turn into a pile of withered bones.
The so - called Golden Body Indestructible in his previous life was just a title for reaching a certain level of physical strength. There was no such thing as eternal indestructibility.
On the surface of the body, the protective qi he cultivated in his previous life was still circulating, but it was intermittent. As the physical body decayed, the protective qi was also dissipating.
"The physical body is on the verge of collapse. If I can't cultivate my soul, I will inevitably die again..."
Liu Fan thought.
But he didn't have any soul - cultivation methods.
This world was a world of martial arts and the jianghu.
He had never heard of immortals or gods. He had cultivated his physical body to an extremely powerful state, but he was at a loss when it came to the mysterious soul and could only pass away.
"A thousand years have passed. I wonder if there are soul - cultivation methods in the outside world now..."
Liu Fan's eyes showed anticipation.
At this moment, the system's voice rang out again...
"Insert an advertisement. The 'Ancestor System' is a very useful system. It is specially designed for hosts like ancestors who have made special contributions to humanity, aiming to let these ancestors continue to shine and make greater contributions to human peace and set an example for future generations..."
The advertisement was quite good. Liu Fan understood.
He had travel through to this world from Earth in his previous life, practiced muscle - training, and was known as the "Bulldozer" in the jianghu.
Later, by chance, he embarked on the path of physical cultivation and popularized the physical cultivation methods,
benefiting countless cultivators. He was respected as the "Patriarch of Physical Cultivation" by the world.
"Come to think of it, I have indeed made huge contributions to humanity!"
Liu Fan realized that there was a reason why he could get the system and be resurrected!
The system exists in the form of a "panel."
With a thought, Liu Fan opened the panel in his consciousness.
"Host: Liu Fan, Physical Cultivator"
"Identity: The first - generation ancestor of the Liu family in Scorpio City"
"Background: Derived the precise number of 'the human body's spiritual energy circulation cycle rate π3.141592653', put forward the important idea of 'the golden ratio of the human body', founded the line of physical cultivation, has rich combat experience, is familiar with various lost unique skills and cultivation methods (300 types of boxing and kicking techniques and various weapon - related cultivation methods, 100 types of secret techniques, 99 types of combat skills), and knows many little - known secrets"
"Filial Piety Value: 20"
"Task objective: The host's descendants have bad morals and actually dug the host's grave. Please teach them a lesson, starting from respecting the elderly and loving the young, making them respect their ancestors and love each other."
After reading the panel, Liu Fan caught the keyword - "Filial Piety Value!"
"What is the Filial Piety Value?"
Liu Fan clicked on the link of "Filial Piety Value," and a line of small text prompts appeared.
"Origin of Filial Piety Value: When clan members worship the host, Filial Piety Value will be directly generated. The more sincere they are, the higher the Filial Piety Value will be!"
"Functions of Filial Piety Value: Extend the host's awake time; exchange for 'Ancestor's Curse Techniques'!"
"Conversion ratio of Filial Piety Value: 1 Filial Piety Value = 1 minute of awake time"
Liu Fan secretly praised in his heart. This system was very professional and explained things clearly.
He understood that he was now, to some extent, resurrected. But if he didn't have Filial Piety Value, he would immediately fall into a deep sleep.
Therefore, the Filial Piety Value was the power source for him to stay awake.
"As for the curse techniques..."
Liu Fan pondered, not quite understanding.
He used his consciousness to click on "Ancestor's Curse Techniques," and the panel immediately showed relevant introductions.
"The 'Ancestor's Curse Techniques' are divided into two types: 'Ancestor's Love' and 'Ancestor's Anger'. The exchange ratio varies according to the level of the curse technique."
At this moment, the system panel suddenly "beeped."
"Your descendants are worshiping you. Filial Piety Value +1+1+1..."
In a short while, the Filial Piety Value reached 50!
Liu Fan was surprised and wanted to take a look at his descendants, but he couldn't get up.
"System prompt: This resurrection is only the revival of the soul consciousness. The host needs more Filial Piety Value to get out of the coffin and walk in the world."
Liu Fan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
Judging from these words, it seemed that the system had a way to completely resurrect him and let him get out of the coffin.
So he hurriedly asked, "How much Filial Piety Value is needed?"
The system panel immediately calculated rapidly. Moments later, a series of "??????" appeared.
"What kind of answer is this?"
Liu Fan felt disappointed.
It seemed impossible to rely on the system to resurrect his physical body. If he wanted to truly walk in the world, he still had to rely on himself.
At this moment, he could only open his eyes and do nothing else.
It was pitch - black in front of him. He was still in the coffin.
But as the Patriarch of Physical Cultivation, a mere coffin board naturally couldn't block his sight.
When he focused his eyes, he could clearly see everything outside the coffin board.
This was the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, and his coffin was placed right in the middle of the hall.
The ancestral hall, also known as the clan hall, was a place where the Liu family placed the spiritual tablets of their ancestors and held ancestor - worshiping activities. When members of the Liu family violated the clan rules, they would be brought here to receive family punishment.
"I vaguely remember that I was the one who set this rule back then..."
Liu Fan pondered, reminiscing.
"I remember that I set 108 clan rules back then. One of them was that those who were disrespectful to their ancestors would be beaten to death,
hanged on a high building for birds to peck and insects to eat, and not be buried for three months!"
"Look at today. These unfilial descendants have completely forgotten this clan rule!"
Liu Fan sighed in his heart.
The Liu Family Ancestral Hall was an ancestral hall with traces of time.
The blue bricks on the floor had been worn smooth. On the two red pillars on the left and right of the door, it was written respectively,
"The Black Tortoise God of the North guards the house, and the White Tiger God of the West guards the house."
The area of the ancestral hall was neither large nor small, with only one main hall, about 100 square meters.
There were 4 niches in the main hall. On the innermost niche, a spiritual tablet was placed.
This tablet was three inches wide and seven inches high, representing the place where the three souls and seven spirits returned.
Liu Fan saw that the name written on this tablet was his own.
"The spiritual tablet of the late and respected ancestor, the Patriarch of Physical Cultivation, Liu Fan"
"Late" means "close," "respected" is the same as "late" and is a respectful term, "ancestor" is an honorific title, and "the Patriarch of Physical Cultivation" summarizes the greatest deeds of his life, followed by his name.
Since he had passed away a thousand years ago, the tablet placed here was naturally not a spiritual tablet for the deceased but a spiritual tablet for the god.
Right below the spiritual tablet of the god, his coffin was placed, and the offering table that was originally placed here had been moved forward a few steps.
"Worship the ancestor!"
Suddenly, a loud voice came from beside his ear.
Liu Fan looked over. In the ancestral hall, the clan leader Liu Tao, with five elders and the members of the Liu family, was worshiping his spiritual tablet.
"Offer incense!"
"Kowtow!"
Liu Tao worshiped very seriously, with a solemn expression. He held three sticks of incense in his hand, raised them above his head, bowed three times, and then inserted them into the incense burner.