The five of them arrived at the ancestral hall simultaneously and stood in a row.
They offered incense, burned paper money, and kowtowed.
"Filial Piety Value + 550"
In an instant, Liu Fan felt so comfortable that he almost felt like flying.
His eyes swept over Liu Tao and Liu Dahai. These two descendants held significant influence and high status in the Liu family. Especially Liu Tao, as the clan leader, his strength definitely needed to be enhanced. After all, he represented the face of the Liu family.
Liu Fan started to think about what methods he could use to improve their strength...
However, at this moment, Liu Tao knelt in front of his spirit tablet and took out a package from his bosom.
"Ancestor, the Liu family has encountered a great disaster this time, all because of this item!"
"This item is of utmost importance. No place seems safe enough for it. After much consideration, we've decided to place it beside you. Please forgive us, Ancestor."
After saying that, he kowtowed.
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan was puzzled. "My dear descendant, what on earth do you mean? Can you be more straightforward? What's in the package?"
At this time, Liu Dahai, along with the other four elders, moved Liu Fan's coffin aside.
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan quickly closed his eyes.
"May the spirit of the ancestor in heaven forgive us!"
Liu Wuhai and Liu Liuhai muttered. Every time they moved Liu Fan's coffin, they were filled with awe.
Liu Dahai, Liu Erhai, and Liu Sanhai were not so polite. One of them grabbed Liu Fan's head, another grabbed his waist, and the last one lifted his thigh. They shouted, "One, two, three, lift!"
Liu Fan felt his body sway, and he was turned over!
But due to the sudden movement, his clothes were torn, revealing a large area of the skin on his back.
There were mysterious tattoos on his back. As the body - protecting astral qi circulated, uneven patterns and a blazing aura were emitted.
"Ah! Clan leader, come and take a look. Is this the lost 'Three - Yang Body Refinement Art' of our Liu family?" The First Elder exclaimed.
Liu Tao was startled and quickly leaned in to take a look.
The Second Elder, Third Elder, Fifth Elder, and Sixth Elder gathered around as well.
A bunch of heads were craned into the coffin, carefully examining the patterns on Liu Fan's back.
"I remember when we changed the ancestor's shroud last time, there were no such patterns on his body. Why did they suddenly appear today?"
The First Elder was puzzled, and the other elders shook their heads, not knowing the answer.
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan was seething with anger. "What on earth do these descendants want to do to me, their ancestor? Yesterday, they threw me out to kill people. Today, they're stripping my clothes to study the cultivation techniques. What are they going to do tomorrow?!"
"However, it's strange. Why did the tattoos on my skin evolve into the 'Three - Yang Body Refinement Art'?!"
Liu Fan was confused.
Suddenly, he remembered that in his later years, when he was about to pass away, he had cultivated a strange technique called "Leaving Virtue After Death."
"Could it be because of this technique?"
Liu Fan wasn't sure and thought to himself secretly.
"Move aside. Let me touch and feel!"
At this time, Liu Tao pushed aside the big heads of the elders, stretched out a hand, and gently stroked Liu Fan's back.
As he stroked, Liu Tao's face changed.
It turned red, then excited, and finally extremely agitated!
"I've felt the cultivation route of the 'Three - Yang Body Refinement Art,' the boxing technique of 'One - Fist Great Sun,' and... this... this is the 'Bulldozer Secret Technique'!!!"
Liu Tao exclaimed in shock.
"What?! The 'Bulldozer Secret Technique'?! Good heavens!"
Liu Dahai shouted excitedly.
"According to the clan records, in those days, the ancestor was known as 'The Bulldozer' in the martial world. After cultivating his physical body to an extremely powerful state, he activated the 'Bulldozer Secret Technique,' causing his physical body to expand like a Vajra. He was invulnerable to swords and blades, and impervious to water and fire, possessing the power to defeat thousands of enemies!"
Liu Wuhai said in a trembling voice, his eyes radiating adoration and awe.
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan was astonished. Could it really be the effect of that "Leaving Virtue After Death" technique? Otherwise, how could the cultivation techniques he had cultivated in his previous life all be displayed on his back?
Who could explain this?
"Clan leader, please step aside. I also want to touch the ancestor!"
Liu Liuhai said excitedly.
Liu Tao stepped aside with a smile, fulfilling his wish.
Liu Liuhai took a deep breath and gently placed a hand on Liu Fan's back.
"Ah! There really is the 'Three - Yang Body Refinement Art' and the boxing technique of 'One - Fist Great Sun'... Hmm?! Strange, why isn't there the 'One - Yang Finger' or the 'Bulldozer Secret Technique'?"
Liu Liuhai frowned.
"Impossible!"
Liu Tao said firmly, pushing Liu Liuhai aside and touching again himself.
"Here it is. Isn't this it?!"
Liu Tao pointed at a pattern on Liu Fan's back.
Liu Liuhai reached out to touch, but after feeling around for a long time, he found nothing.
"Elders, you all come and touch as well!"
The others nodded and took turns to come forward to touch Liu Fan's back.
The result soon came out, leaving them all stunned.
Each of them felt different things, some more, some less, all varying.
"Strange. Why is this so?"
"Could it be because of our different luck, comprehension ability, and natural talents?"
Liu Dahai analyzed in a low voice. The others' eyes lit up, and they all nodded.
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan understood the situation. The patterns on his back were undoubtedly the cultivation techniques of his previous life. Whether one could feel them depended on their individual comprehension and fortune. Liu Tao and Liu Dahai had stronger comprehension abilities than the other four elders, so they felt the most cultivation techniques.
"I thought the body - cultivation inheritance of our Liu family was cut off, but unexpectedly, it has emerged suddenly!"
"This matter is a top - secret of our Liu family. Not a single bit of it can be leaked."
Liu Tao said with a serious expression, "In addition, every other day, we need to check the ancestor's body for any changes, to see if these patterns have changed."
"Write down the cultivation techniques we felt just now..."
At this point, Liu Tao froze, and the others were also stunned one after another.
Because they suddenly found that when they wanted to write down the cultivation techniques they had just felt, they couldn't remember the cultivation routes no matter how hard they tried.
Their minds were blank!
It was as if their memories had been forcibly erased.
"Not allowed to be written down!"
"Can only be self - comprehended, not passed on to others!"
"This must be the backup plan arranged by the ancestor!"
They all said in unison, taking a sharp breath. Their eyes were filled with shock, and they looked at Liu Fan's remains with deep reverence.
"The ancestor truly deserves to be the 'Bulldozer' who dominated the world. He arranged such a backup plan as early as a thousand years ago! It's terrifying!"
"Yes. Now that I think about it, the ancestor's body - protecting astral qi to defeat enemies and the appearance of the cultivation - technique patterns on his back are probably not coincidences, but backup plans deliberately arranged by the ancestor for us descendants!"
"Ancestor, you're way too powerful!"
The elders exclaimed in admiration and reverence. Then they all knelt down in unison, offering incense, burning paper money, and kowtowing to Liu Fan's spirit tablet.
"Filial Piety Value + 300"
"Filial Piety Value + 400"
"Filial Piety Value + 500"
...
Inside the coffin, Liu Fan was speechless. "How come I didn't know I was so outstanding and had arranged so many backup plans?!"
"What a twist of fate!"
Liu Fan sighed.
But seeing the bright - green Filial Piety Values floating above the heads of these old fellows, each with a higher value than the last, he felt extremely elated.