Having calmed down, Yao Bachǐ resumed his calm demeanor: "In that ballad, can you hear anything?"

I replied, "The key is in two lines, right?"

"When yin and yang are in chaos, ghosts and gods close their eyes, not caring about the human world. In the martial world, there are no chivalrous heroes wielding a three-foot sword to uphold justice."

"Only the coffin bearers emerge from the mountains with a sinister air, carrying coffins, pointing their swords at gods and demons, commanding immortals and monsters to enter my coffin!"

"Correct!" Yao Bachǐ clapped his hands and laughed, "That's the meaning of the ballad!"

"However, only the coffin masters of the three great coffins can truly command gods and demons…"

I frowned involuntarily and said, "Including the Greed Wolf Coffin (Tanlang guan)?"

Yao Bachǐ nodded and said, "Yes, I'm talking about the three great ominous coffins. The coffin masters of those three coffins are revered by our sect as Grand Coffin Masters. Their status is equivalent to that of the founder."

"Even if the founder were to be resurrected, he could only address them as brothers."

"The coffin masters of the Destructive Star (Pojun) and Seven Killings (Qisha) ominous coffins have already emerged, stirring up the storm in the art world, and shaking the two realms."

"At that time, both the yin and yang realms were waiting for the third Grand Coffin Master to emerge, to see how he would stir up the world!"

"However, after the Greed Wolf's first reincarnation, the infant who should have possessed the Greed Wolf destiny died on the spot. The Greed Wolf failed to be born."

"The death of the Greed Wolf alerted the two Grand Coffin Masters, who rushed to the entrance of the underworld to await the Greed Wolf's second reincarnation."

At this point, I couldn't help but interrupt him: "Can the Grand Coffin Masters freely travel between the yin and yang realms?"

Yao Bachǐ sighed, "They have all become ghosts and gods. Unfortunately, becoming ghosts and gods is their destiny, and also their tragedy!"

After a long sigh, Yao Bachǐ continued: "Although the two Grand Coffin Masters guarded the passages between the two realms, they did not wait for the Greed Wolf to reincarnate."

"Someone divined that the Greed Wolf Star had already reincarnated, deliberately avoiding the gods and demons, and descended into the human world. Thus, the destiny of the Greed Wolf Star fell upon someone else again."

I asked again, "Why did the Greed Wolf reincarnate in secret?"

Yao Bachǐ shook his head and said, "Perhaps only by finding the Greed Wolf can we know the answer to this question!"

Yao Bachǐ continued, "During that time, many prominent figures suspected of being the Greed Wolf emerged. The martial world was also stirred up by a bloody storm. In the end, they were all proven not to be the Greed Wolf."

"That great battle was called the Century Tribulation of the Art World, and it almost crippled more than half of the secular art world! If the hidden art sects hadn't closed their mountain gates at that time, there's no telling how far this bloody storm might have spread."

"Among those who were suspected of being the Greed Wolf Star at that time, only two survived. Those two were truly amazing talents!"

I asked curiously, "Who were those two people?"

Yao Bachǐ waved his hand and said, "Don't ask. Those two have already retired from the world, and the possibility of you meeting them is slim."

"What a pity! Two warlocks who shook the martial world retreated into the mountains when they were in their prime."

"Although I am a descendant of the Coffin Bearers, I still have to tell you clearly. The reason those two retired midway was because they were drawn into the fate of the Coffin Bearers."

"The disciples of the Coffin Bearers are a vortex that attracts disasters. Anyone who approaches them will not end well!"

Yao Bachǐ paused again at this point: "Do you still want to listen?"

I laughed and said, "I've already heard the story up to this point, is there any possibility that I won't listen?"

Yao Bachǐ said helplessly, "That's right! The chaos in the art world hasn't fully erupted yet, it's not yet time for you to withdraw. If you had more than ten years of life left, you might really be able to choose to retreat for ten years before returning to the martial world."

I shook my head slightly and said, "Even if I had ten years of life, I wouldn't leave the martial world. I still have many things to do. Continue with your story!"

Yao Bachǐ said, "To continue, we have to talk about the third descent of the Greed Wolf into the world."

"According to the calculations of the heavenly numbers, the coffin master of the Greed Wolf Coffin should have been born with the Greed Wolf destiny twenty-three years ago. The two Grand Coffin Masters were also prepared to welcome the birth of the Greed Wolf."

"However, on the day the Greed Wolf was born, the heavenly numbers suddenly trembled, the heavenly secrets were in chaos, and the heavenly numbers were unclear."

"In that year, the Greed Wolf Star's starlight soared, and the Greed Wolf destiny was divided into nine, scattered across the world."

"Therefore, the Greed Wolf destiny would inevitably appear on nine people."

"Thus, there is the saying of 'a pack of wolves vying for the mandate of heaven.'"

"Fate will arrange for those nine people with the Greed Wolf destiny to meet in the dark, and then let them devour each other, to determine the final Wolf King, who will control the Greed Wolf Coffin."

I pointed to the coffin that Ye Yang had brought out and said, "Zhang Fang is one of them?"

"Him?" Yao Bachǐ sneered, "He's just a key!"

"The Greed Wolf destiny is determined by heaven, how can humans create the Greed Wolf destiny?"

"Back then, the Zhang family was so obsessed with the Greed Wolf destiny that they challenged the heavens with their own strength. The appearance of Zhang Fang was only to allow this coffin to reappear in the world."

I said with a smile that was not a smile, "After I came in, I didn't mention Zhang Fang, nor did I talk about the origin of this coffin. You were able to call out Zhang Fang's identity in one breath. Is it because you plotted against the Zhang family?"