Chapter 353 Is He Truly My Father?
His surname is Chen...
The faint voice carried with the breeze.
Yet, it struck Chen Xuan's heart like a heavy hammer.
Chen!
Could this stone coffin weirdo be his father, Chen Jianhua?
Staring at the stone coffin traversing the void, Chen Xuan, usually calm and collected, found his emotions surging violently.
After his father's disappearance, he had been lying in a dark, sunless coffin, living a life worse than death...
No, it definitely wasn't.
Teacher Gong seemed to notice Chen Xuan's emotional change and asked with concern, but Chen Xuan said he was fine.
"Look quickly, that stone coffin is coming this way!"
"Holy hell, could the stone coffin weirdo be targeting the sacred medicine? Gods, if he comes, we'll have no chance!"
The group of inner energy grandmasters present immediately felt their scalps tingle.
It's getting closer!
Only then did everyone realize that the stone coffin wasn't flying through the air at all, but was being carried by eight bearers wearing black straw hats!
"Those coffin bearers must have the cultivation of inner energy grandmasters!"
"Eight inner energy grandmasters carrying a coffin, what an honor!"
"With such a display, even a Martial Venerable would be no more than this!"
"A true man should be like this!"
Everyone was once again shocked, their eyes filled with admiration.
Even the arrogant Su Cheng let out a sigh of "A true man should be like this!" Teacher Gong, from the Imperial Observatory, also showed respect, let alone the others.
Eight inner energy grandmasters carrying a coffin for him, what kind of noble status must the person inside the coffin possess?
To achieve such a level and enjoy the adoration of the masses, in their opinion, this life was lived to its fullest!
Only Chen Xuan looked at the stone coffin with a heart full of sorrow.
Amidst the crowd's praise, Grandmaster Nie Yuan discovered something and looked towards the sky, "Look quickly, those eight inner energy grandmasters are not humans, but puppets!"
The night wind blew through the loose black robes, revealing ghastly white bones.
"All skeletons!"
"Refining puppets from skeletons, this person probably has heaven-defying abilities."
"No, there's still a person?"
"Look quickly, there really is a person! And still alive."
Chen Xuan also looked curiously, and the next moment, he seemed to see something very strange, rubbing his eyes vigorously.
Among the eight coffin bearers, there was indeed one who was not human, and it was someone Chen Xuan was familiar with.
After confirming the person, he suddenly felt amused.
It was Xue Chuan! It really was him!
Hahaha, this kid took the blame for him in the Central Plains back then, but unexpectedly, he had great luck and survived the pursuit of the Su family in the capital!
But how did he end up among them?
Xue Chuan also seemed to have seen Chen Xuan and was desperately signaling to him, his entire face contorted.
Chen Xuan understood, Xue Chuan wanted him to find him!
Finally, the stone coffin weirdo merely passed by, flying into the distance, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
At night, Chen Xuan pondered the matter of the stone coffin weirdo, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
He crawled out of the tent and stood outside. The cold wind brushed his face, but he suddenly saw the eight inner energy grandmaster-level coffin bearers slowly lowering the stone coffin into a giant pit.
There was no one around; only Chen Xuan witnessed this scene.
Perhaps because he suspected the stone coffin weirdo was his father, Chen Jianhua, Chen Xuan suddenly took two steps forward and shouted, "There's malevolent energy in that giant pit! You can't go down!"
But the stone coffin remained unresponsive, continuing to sink rapidly!
Chen Xuan desperately rushed forward, but the stone coffin had already descended. He then looked down into the giant pit.
At this moment, the stone coffin touched the malevolent energy in the pit. Like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, it instantly exploded. The malevolent energy churned, and tens of thousands of skeletons climbed onto the stone coffin, gnawing at it. The malevolent energy entwined them, penetrating everywhere.
This time, the stone coffin weirdo did not break out of the coffin and shout a single word "Retreat" to drive away the endless ferocious spirits.
Instead, a talisman was shot out from within the stone coffin!
It was a golden talisman, breaking out of the coffin!
Looking at this talisman, Chen Xuan's hair stood on end. His eyes were fixed on the golden talisman, and he trembled, "This... this is... the Chen Clan's Talisman to Break Malevolent Energy!"
Is he truly my father?
"Nothing in this world can break this malevolent energy except for the Chen Clan's spiritual incantations!"
Rolling thunderous sounds entered Chen Xuan's mind, but the surroundings were silent.
Only Chen Xuan could hear it.
And it only resonated for Chen Xuan.
"With the strength of the person in the coffin, a single word could drive away the malevolent energy, why would they need to shoot out a talisman!"
Chen Xuan stiffened, "Then there's only one possibility... this stone coffin weirdo is actually showing me an example, teaching me how to go down! Could the stone coffin weirdo want me to go down and see him?"
This was no longer important. Now, Chen Xuan wished he could jump down immediately and ask if this stone coffin weirdo was his father!
However, Chen Xuan knew he couldn't. If he went down now, it would alert others. If others knew, they would also go down, negating the stone coffin weirdo's good intentions. He could only find an opportunity.
As the spiritual talisman was shot out, emitting brilliant golden light, the rolling malevolent energy, like mice encountering cats, gathered at the edge of the giant pit, trembling. The stone coffin sank without any obstruction, as if making a straight drive into it!
Only when Chen Xuan was certain that the stone coffin weirdo had safely reached the bottom of the giant pit did he reluctantly return to his tent.
Sleepless night, tossing and turning!
That night, Chen Xuan thought of dozens of ways to enter the giant pit, but he felt none of them were reliable. However, unexpectedly, the method found him the next day.
Speaking of which, he had to "thank" that scumbag Su Cheng.
The next day, the malevolent energy in the giant pit had still not dissipated, but everyone was getting impatient. Early in the morning, everyone gathered to discuss methods of entering. After deliberation, they decided to send someone down first to test the waters.
All the big shots looked at each other. Who would dare to go down into the malevolent energy below now? Wasn't that courting death?
Su Cheng scanned the crowd and asked in a questioning tone, "I wonder which inner energy grandmaster is willing to go down first to test?"
No one wanted to go. Some grandmasters even feigned stomachaches and headed straight for the woods to the east to relieve themselves, but they never returned.
The surroundings were silent, with everyone lowering their heads, afraid to speak.
Su Cheng's gaze suddenly swept across the crowd, finally landing on Chen Xuan. He smiled sinisterly, "Earlier, when passing through the fog, wasn't Master Chen Xuan very powerful? Even our Su family's Master Xu Da was suppressed. I imagine Master Chen has great abilities, so why don't we ask Master Chen to go down and take a look first?"
Su Cheng didn't even bother to conceal it, directly calling out Chen Xuan's name. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
Others immediately breathed a sigh of relief. So, Su Cheng was deliberately targeting Chen Xuan.
Although he was being set up, Chen Xuan felt a surge of excitement. Thank you, you scumbag!
However, outwardly, his expression was gloomy, like a sky covered in dark clouds.
He slammed the table and asked Su Cheng why he was being asked to go.
"That's right, why ask Chen Xuan to go? Why not ask your Xu Da?"
"Are you bullying my Imperial Observatory?"
"We, the Imperial Observatory, disagree!"
Zhao Jing, Teacher Gong, and others naturally disagreed. You Ruolong almost got into a fight with Su Cheng for Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan saw this and was deeply touched.
Along the way, although there had been many conflicts, at this point, they were still willing to stand by him, which was not easy.
Su Cheng naturally couldn't overpower the Imperial Observatory, but Su Cheng introduced a voting system. However, Su Cheng had bribed everyone, so it was essentially a formality, and the real intention was to set up Chen Xuan.
After experiencing the Talisman of Bad Luck and the Ghostly Wall, everyone else knew Chen Xuan was a tough character. Only by getting rid of Chen Xuan could they have a hope of obtaining the sacred medicine.
Getting rid of Chen Xuan was also something other teams wanted to see, so they went along with it.
Thus, Chen Xuan became the one with the highest number of votes.
"Congratulations to Master Chen Xuan for winning the 'King of Votes'!"
"The Imperial Observatory should have no objections now, right? This is the will of the people, are you going to oppose everyone?"
Su Cheng laughed heartily, his words full of mockery.
He turned to Chen Xuan, his eyes full of playfulness, "Chen Xuan, shouldn't you be thanking me?"