Chapter 762: Coffin

Lu Yang ignored the Immortal Fairy's incessant chatter, focusing on carrying the coffin.

"Speaking of which, this coffin is really well-made. According to Fellow Daoist Xiao Xinghai, it can even block the divine sense of a Body Integration stage cultivator."

Normally, coffins in the cultivation world block divine sense as a sign of respect for the deceased.

However, it's rare for a coffin to be crafted to this level.

"I feel like I've seen this coffin style before," Lu Yang frowned, then suddenly remembered.

"Isn't this the coffin the Grand Elder often sleeps in?" When Lu Yang had just learned the 'Within-a-Hair's-Breadth' teleportation technique and randomly teleported to a cliff, he had fortunately stumbled into a tomb built by the Grand Elder. The coffin style inside that tomb was very similar to the one Xiao Xinghai was lying in.

"Perhaps the Grand Elder built tombs all over the East Sea, and Fellow Daoist Xiao Xinghai just happened to find one," Meng Jingzhou said, completely unsurprised.

Many similar legends circulated in the East Sea: a certain prodigy accidentally entered a tomb, passed the trials left by their predecessors, obtained inheritances and magical artifacts, and then rose to prominence.

It was just that the magical artifact Xiao Xinghai obtained happened to be a coffin.

Lu Yang thought Old Meng's words made sense. He recalled how Immortal Ying Tian had been buried as a funerary object before rising to power.

These were all historically validated occurrences.

"According to Fellow Daoist Xiao Xinghai, the Dragon Clan is extravagant and spends money lavishly. They don't sell their blood because they lack funds. Instead, they usually sell their blood when they need a favor. Once the requested task is completed, they repay with dragon blood."

"Since dragon blood is priceless, the difficulty of these requested tasks is also very high."

"Furthermore, some tasks involve Dragon Clan privacy and are not suitable for public disclosure, so they are always posted at secret contact points."

"Isn't it a bit conspicuous for us to be carrying a coffin around?" Man Gu asked, clearly feeling the surrounding gazes concentrating on them.

"While we wouldn't worry about it being taken if we left it by the roadside, it still creates a bad impression. How about we find a place to put it down and only move the coffin there once we've found the dragon blood?" Meng Jingzhou suggested. Since they were already in the Sea Market, there was no issue of excessive transport distance or the dragon blood losing its freshness.

He sent a mental message to Xiao Xinghai: "Fellow Daoist Xiao Xinghai, what do you think?"

There was no response.

"Oh, right, the coffin blocks divine sense, so I can't send messages," Meng Jingzhou remembered. His voice couldn't get through unless they opened the coffin.

"Then I'll decide for Fellow Daoist Xiao Xinghai. Let's find a place to store it... Hmm, that's the Falling Money Commerce Guild ahead. So it has a branch here too."

Meng Jingzhou chuckled, noting that the Falling Money Commerce Guild had a rather extensive business scope, even extending to the East Sea.

In this regard, their Meng family wasn't inferior; the East Sea and the Demon Realm were also within their business purview.

"Perfect. Commerce guilds usually offer temporary storage services for large items."

At the end of the Sea Market, in the Dragon Palace.

"Damn it, have you still not found the supreme treasure?" a Dragon Clan Elder roared in fury. With the head of a dragon and the body of a human, he was consumed by rage, wishing he could tear the thief of the supreme treasure into a thousand pieces.

"The layout was meticulous; this was a premeditated theft. At the very least, it was carried out by someone in the Body Integration stage. It might not be easy to find," another Dragon Clan Elder said, equally enraged but still capable of rational analysis of the situation.

"By the Ancient Ancestor above, please bless us and help us find the supreme treasure quickly," a third Dragon Clan Elder prayed, hoping the legendary Ancient Ancestor would manifest.

"Search! Those carrying the supreme treasure cannot use spatial movement, so they definitely haven't gone far. Even if we have to turn the East Sea upside down, we must find them!"

"Especially the Sea Market; the thieves are most likely there!"

"Why don't we use our divine sense to scan the entire Sea Market?"

"Foolish! How much commotion would scanning the entire Sea Market with divine sense create? Are you afraid that outsiders won't know we've lost our supreme treasure? Take your subordinates and split up, scanning in smaller areas!"

"Remember, don't let outsiders know what we're doing!"

"Brother, we actually succeeded!" a shifty-eyed Body Integration True Monarch said excitedly. Even with the composure of a Body Integration stage cultivator, he couldn't help but feel thrilled.

Although the other two Body Integration True Monarchs didn't speak, their excitement and joy were evident in their eyes.

The Dragon Clan's supreme treasure! They would never have to worry about cultivation resources again in this lifetime, and they even had hope of advancing to the Tribulation Transcending stage!

"Don't get too excited. We've only succeeded halfway. Don't forget that the Sea Market we're in is also under Dragon Clan jurisdiction. Only when we get the supreme treasure out of the Sea Market will it be a true success." The Body Integration True Monarch, addressed as 'Brother', was also excited, but he was the leader after all, with better composure than his subordinates. He knew the job wasn't over, and it wasn't time to celebrate.

"But Brother, this supreme treasure belongs to the Dragon Clan and cannot be put into a storage ring. How are we going to get it out of the Sea Market?" another subordinate asked worriedly.

If it wasn't put into a storage ring, there was no guarantee it wouldn't be detected by the Dragon Clan's divine sense.

"No worries, I've already thought of a solution," the leader said, pulling out a magical artifact from his storage ring.

"Look what this is!"

"A coffin?" the three subordinates exclaimed in surprise.

The leader's expression was grave, still feeling fear recalling the scene. He lowered his voice and began to recount his rags-to-riches story for his subordinates: "That's right. Back when I was a tomb robber, I infiltrated an ancient tomb. After countless close calls, I finally reached the deepest part of the tomb. Unfortunately, there were no funerary objects in the burial chamber, and even the coffin was empty. I suspected the tomb's owner had already achieved immortality through corporeal dissolution!"

"A thief never leaves empty-handed, so I 'invited' this coffin to come with me!"

"This coffin is a true treasure. Even with our Body Integration stage divine sense, we can't probe inside it!"

The three subordinates tried and found it to be true.

"So we put the supreme treasure in the coffin and then secretly transport it out by carrying the coffin?" The subordinate thought their leader truly lived up to his name; his planning was meticulous. No matter what, the Dragon Clan wouldn't disrespect the deceased by opening a coffin to inspect it. Such an egregious act would certainly make people suspect the Dragon Clan had lost something very important.

The Dragon Clan valued their reputation and wouldn't do something like that.

"Exactly, but it's not that simple. Carrying a coffin openly in the Sea Market would be too ostentatious and attract the Dragon Clan's attention."

"Then what do you mean, Brother?"

"I have acquaintances at the Falling Money Commerce Guild, and I've already made arrangements. We'll deposit the coffin there, and once the heat dies down, we'll retrieve it."

"Also, we need to disguise ourselves," the leader said, pulling out four pills from his robes.

"These are pills I bought from the Great Xia Black Market. They were made by a master alchemist from the Dao Seeking Sect. It's said that consuming one temporarily lowers your cultivation stage. All four of us are in the Body Integration stage. If the Dragon Clan conducts a search, they'll definitely suspect Body Integration cultivators first, which would be dangerous. If we lower our cultivation, the Dragon Clan won't look for us!"

"Brother is brilliant!" The three subordinates were very excited. Their leader's foresight was unparalleled; his plan was flawless, considering every aspect.

"Excuse me, can we store a coffin here?" Lu Yang and the other three, carrying the coffin, entered the Falling Money Commerce Guild and politely inquired.