The contents of the coffin were commonplace for Earthlings.
They were even intimately connected to daily life.
That was soybeans.
These were necessities for people’s lives.
Whether it was soybean oil, chili bean paste, soy sauce, tofu, soy milk, or douhua, none could be made without soybeans.
But in the Divine Realm.
These were rare commodities.
Chen Nan had asked many people in the Second Heaven.
They all knew about beans.
But they didn’t know where to find them.
Now, the coffin that Feng Jiu took out contained at least tons of beans.
How could this not be shocking?
After all.
Chen Nan had cultivated the Eight-Nine Profound Art, and within the Eight-Nine Profound Art, there was an incredibly awesome spell.
That was the 'Scattering Beans into Soldiers' technique.
Once this divine ability was unleashed, he could instantly generate countless clones of equal strength to himself!
Even facing an army of a million demons, what would he fear?
Feng Jiu said helplessly, "Our Phoenix Tribe originally lived in the Third Heaven, a very ordinary tribe, living a free and unfettered life."
"But..."
"Due to the conflict between the Jade Emperor and Erlang Shen, we received an imperial decree from the Jade Emperor, ordering us to retreat."
"We had no choice but to become a reclusive tribe."
The Nine-Headed Fiery Lion asked curiously, "What happened between the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian?"
Feng Jiu said, "The Jade Emperor is Yang Jian's uncle. However, because Yang Jian's mother violated heavenly laws and secretly had relations with a mortal, which the Jade Emperor discovered, he flew into a great rage and suppressed Yang Jian's mother beneath Mount Tao."
"Yang Jian felt that the Jade Emperor was heartless and had destroyed his family, thus he harbored resentment towards the Jade Emperor."
The Nine-Headed Fiery Lion said indignantly, "The Jade Emperor is indeed not a good person. Even if his own sister violated heavenly laws, he shouldn't have been so ruthless."
"In my opinion, True Lord Erlang should have shaved his head in the first month of the lunar year."
Chen Nan gave the Nine-Headed Fiery Lion a disdainful look, "Shaved his head in the first month? You seem to know quite a lot."
The Nine-Headed Fiery Lion raised its head, "One must learn as long as one lives!"
"Get lost!" Chen Nan said irritably, "There is indeed a saying in the mortal world about not shaving one's head in the first lunar month, but it's not about causing an uncle's death, but about remembering the past, do you understand 'remembering the past'?"
"Human knowledge can indeed be learned, but don't read all sorts of books; that will mislead the younger generation."
Feng Jiu smiled and said, "Sage Lord is right. If shaving one's head in the first lunar month truly caused an uncle's death, I reckon Yang Jian would have shaved off his eyebrows. Because his hatred for the Jade Emperor is known to all, and he once almost reached the Jade Emperor's sleeping quarters with his three-pointed, double-edged sword."
"However, reason triumphed over his inner rage, and he merely asked the Jade Emperor if his three-pointed, double-edged sword was sharp!"
"It is said that the Jade Emperor was very scared."
The Nine-Headed Fiery Lion sneered, "If his conscience were clear, why would he be afraid?"
Feng Jiu disagreed, "In fact, this cannot be blamed entirely on the Jade Emperor. After all, he established the heavenly laws. If he were to show leniency to his own sister after she violated heavenly laws, how could he then restrain the gods? How could he win their obedience?"
"Don't look at the Jade Emperor establishing the heavenly laws; he was the first victim of his own laws."
"Because his beloved nephew became estranged from him, and even wanted to kill him."
"The Jade Emperor was also a bit timid."
"Although he was the master of the Ling Xiao Bao Dian."
"But the reputation of True Lord Erlang is not for nothing."
"The title of the God Realm's foremost war god is not an empty claim."
"However, as the Jade Emperor's strength increased, his fear of True Lord Erlang also lessened considerably."
"Because the Nine Heavens Divine Art that the Jade Emperor cultivates is comparable to that of a saint."
"Even if Yang Jian were to go again with his three-pointed, double-edged sword to ask the Jade Emperor if his blade was sharp, the Jade Emperor would say it's sharp enough to help me cut fruit."
"But his apprehension towards True Lord Erlang has never lessened for a moment."
"Within the Eight-Nine Profound Art, there is an extremely terrifying divine ability, which is the 'Scattering Beans into Soldiers' technique."
"If True Lord Erlang truly reached his limit of oppression and desired to rebel."
"Then the Heavenly Court would once again witness a scene similar to the 'Havoc in Heaven'!"
"I do not deny the divine abilities of Great Sage Sun."
"But to speak frankly."
"If True Lord Erlang were to rebel, the impact and extent of the damage caused would definitely be several times more severe than during Sun Wukong's havoc in heaven."
"The Jade Emperor dared not kill, nor could he kill True Lord Erlang."
"Therefore."
"He thought of a plan."
"That was to have our Phoenix Tribe retreat."
"Because only our Phoenix Tribe possessed the ability to cultivate beans."
"And the beans in this coffin are what we have accumulated over these ten thousand years. As for how many there are..." As he said this, he looked at Feng Wu.
Feng Wu quickly stepped forward, looking dejected, "When I counted last year, there were about ten million three hundred and sixty thousand grains, with a deviation of no more than five thousand."
Feng Jiu shook his head helplessly, "The error is too large, indicating that your Dao heart is not yet stable. After this battle, we will count again!"
Feng Wu looked like he was about to cry, "Clan leader, please spare me. I really don't want to count beans anymore!"
Although he was a prodigy of the Phoenix Tribe.
Who knew what he had experienced in his life?
He had to count the number of beans every year.
Chen Nan suddenly felt as if a cloud had lifted, and he looked at Feng Jiu, "So, this is why the demons guard Phoenix Ridge?"
"Yes," Feng Jiu said, "If True Lord Erlang had so many beans during the demon invasion back then, the demons might not have been able to capture the Ling Xiao Bao Dian."
"The demons also know that our tribe possesses the experience and ability to cultivate beans."
"And they know of True Lord Erlang's divine abilities."
"It is precisely for this reason that those demons stationed themselves at Phoenix Ridge."
Chen Nan looked at the beans in the jade coffin.
With a thought.
Five uniformly sized, plump beans, radiating divine power, flew into his hand.
Then, he silently recited a spell and scattered the five beans.
The moment the five beans flew from Chen Nan's hand.
They erupted with five faint divine lights.
Like brilliant stars in the night sky.
Upon landing.
Five figures, identical in appearance to Chen Nan, appeared before everyone.
Without exception, they all possessed the cultivation of the early stage of the Divine Venerable realm.
If they had not witnessed Chen Nan perform the spell, they would have found it difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
This was a top-tier spell in the Three Realms.
To witness it today was a death without regret!
"Master, do they really have your strength?" the Nine-Headed Fiery Lion asked, its eyes full of fighting spirit.
Chen Nan shook his head and said uncertainly, "Although they all possess the cultivation of the early stage of the Divine Venerable realm, their combat power is still unknown."
His greatest pride was his physical body.
It was not an exaggeration to say he was invincible below the level of a saint.
"How about I try?" The Nine-Headed Fiery Lion grinned.
It couldn't defeat Chen Nan.
So it wanted to take this opportunity to teach Chen Nan's avatars a lesson.
To gain satisfaction.
Just as Chen Nan was about to speak, he felt a powerful aura.
He turned his head to the south.
A dark mass of clouds, obscuring the sun, was pressing down.
He grinned maliciously, "Yo, the enemy is coming quite fast!"