Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 187 Where Can One Ascend to Immortality?

Lin Jiang was well-versed in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system of notation, so he naturally knew that Dingmao corresponded to the number "four".

The meaning of "drug trial participant" is more complex.

In order to develop new drugs, some pharmacies would recruit test subjects, most of whom were poor people. Their reactions after taking the drugs would be recorded in detail.

Although it is unethical, many drugs cannot be developed without the assistance of test subjects, and many pharmacists even test drugs themselves.

Lin Jiang found it difficult to agree with the practice of numbering people and placing them in coffins.

“It seems this place is indeed as I expected,” Liang Huashan said. “Someone is seeking to ascend to immortality and has already studied it quite deeply. This entire lake is probably their masterpiece.”

Lin Jiang stared silently at the coffin in front of him.

"Young master, are you planning to open this coffin and take a look?"

"really."

"There might be some monsters sealed inside."

"With the two of us here, even if we can't handle him, we should be able to push him back without much trouble."

"That makes sense."

In fact, Lin Jiang had his own reasons for wanting to open the coffin.

The people inside the cave were probably refining medicine. Considering what Sun Zhong had told him before, that his grandfather's skills were all in alchemy, Lin Jiang felt that this matter was probably related.

Instead of avoiding it, we might as well take a look.

On the other hand, it also concerns the teleportation point.

He performs magic through the coffin, and his body will appear directly inside the coffin.

If another guy were lying in this coffin, wouldn't he be forced to sleep in the same coffin as this guy?

If it were a sweet and soft girl, Lin Jiang wouldn't necessarily object, but if it were like that fish from before, rotting all over, even filled with pus and sores...

Then you might as well kill me.

The thought of waking up to find himself swimming on his back in the cycle of life brought tears to Lin Jiang's eyes.

He had to open the coffin no matter what.

Lin Jiang went straight to the coffin, held his breath and pressed down on the edge of the coffin lid, then suddenly used his arms to lift it upwards.

With a exertion of his arm, the entire coffin lid was lifted up.

He placed the coffin lid at an angle on the ground and looked down.

It was completely empty inside; there was nothing there.

The inner walls of the coffin were covered with a layer of cotton-like padding, resembling a carefully laid-out soft couch, spotless and clearly well-protected.

Lin Jiang frowned slightly upon seeing this.

Nothing at all.

This is obviously a troublesome matter.

The people who studied medicine in this stone chamber would certainly not have just found a coffin and carved the words "drug test subject" on it.

They must have stuffed something in there.

The place that should have been inhabited was now empty, and it was hard to explain this situation unless it had spontaneously awakened and broken out of the coffin.

"It seems we were indeed overthinking it," Liang Huashan sighed softly.

When Lin Jiang put the coffin lid back in place, he secretly channeled his Qi into the outer coffin.

As the Qi flowed, a mysterious connection was quietly established. From this moment on, one only needed to infuse true Qi to achieve instantaneous teleportation through this coffin.

The teleportation point has been successfully activated.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Jiang broke off a small piece from the top of the coffin, then took out a water bottle from his pocket and carefully filled it with water from the lake next to him.

When the clouds and rosy dawn rise again, one has already descended back to the moonlit riverside amidst the mist.

"Did you gain anything, young master?"

Jiang Jinyue asked Lin Jiang about the situation, and Lin Jiang told her everything he had seen.

After listening to the story, Jiang Jinyue frowned and gazed at the lake.

My gaze passed over the lake surface and landed on the fish swimming aimlessly directly below the water.

"It's really quite wicked."

She muttered something to herself.

Seeing that there was nothing else of note here, Jiang Jinyue, after confirming that nothing had been missed, reached into her bosom and took out a simple Qiankun bag made of gray cloth.

She also explained to Lin Jiang:
"This is a simple Qiankun bag. The internal space is relatively small, but it is just right for storing a body."

After saying that, Jiang Jinyue dragged the body into the bag.

After finishing this task, she rinsed her hands twice with water, but unfortunately, this time her hands were covered in a foul odor and she couldn't get them clean at all.

Jiang Jinyue could only think helplessly that she should try to find a few hours to visit the perfume shop when she returned to town.

After packing their things, the two planned to leave from there.

Before leaving, Jiang Jinyue glanced at the coffin again:

"I always felt that the coffin was somewhat unique."

"really."

Lin Jiang thought for a moment, then took out the fragment of the Cloud-Stepping Cloud from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Jinyue:

“These are fragments I took off that coffin. Take them back and take a look; you might be able to find something out.”

Jiang Jinyue didn't suspect anything and accepted it directly.

They assumed the other party wanted to use the power of the Six Doors to investigate clues about the coffin.

But in fact, this was a decision made after careful consideration by Lin Jiang.

He was also quite familiar with Jiang Jinyue. This forthright girl was a very respectable person in every way—practical, hardworking, kind-hearted, and with considerable talent. She was already at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm and seemed poised to reach the sixth. If all went smoothly, she would surely become a Star in her lifetime. It would naturally be a good thing to be able to absorb her into his small gathering.

Of course, Lin Jiang couldn't give that fragment to Jiang Jinyue, because he wasn't sure what would happen.

This thing is clearly meant to be one coffin for each person. If Jiang Jinyue also took it and filled in for Tiepizi, that's definitely not what Lin Jiang wanted to see.

After all, Iron Sheet had given Lin Jiang a lot of help, and he seemed like a good person. Lin Jiang couldn't possibly do something like purging an old person for a new one.

After dealing with the cave matters, the two returned to their original location.

Han Wangzhi stepped forward and asked:

Is there anything strange about the cave?

Jiang Jinyue was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only say for the time being:

"Let's find a quiet place to talk about it when we get back."

Although Han Wangzhi was full of doubts, he did not ask any more questions.

Meanwhile, Gong Xuan, who was in the distance, had finally prepared his method. He took out a small wooden doll from his robes, coughed twice, and his expression turned serious.

"This method is a new one that I have just studied. It is called 'Remembering the Past,' but I haven't fully understood it yet, and whether I can succeed is another matter."

After explaining to everyone, Gong Xuan placed the doll next to the internal organs in front of him.

Faintly, everyone could hear the sounds of children playing nearby.

As the setting sun casts its last rays, the deep alleyways meander. In front of the backyard gate, vines climb and a greyhound lies panting, while toddlers chase and laugh, playing with stuffed animals.

In a daze, time seems to flow backward, leaving only mottled marks etched in my heart.

A blurry image suddenly appeared above the organs, and the man in prison clothes staggered into view.

The man looked around blankly, then looked down at his own body. When his gaze fell on the word "prisoner" on his robe, a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

As if he had made up his mind about something, he lowered his head and remained silent.

Everyone else who witnessed this scene was greatly shocked.

This method is truly amazing!
If witnessing Lin Jiang rushing through the mountain was a visual shock, then this method is a spiritual shock.

The more one understands the profound principles of Yin and Yang, the more one finds them subtle and terrifying.

After completing this ritual, Gong Xuan's face turned slightly pale. He staggered back two steps, leaned against a tree, and coughed violently twice.

However, when his gaze fell on the man in front of him, a hint of relief appeared deep in his eyes.

"It's done...it's really done!"

Gong Xuan himself hadn't expected this method to work.

The scroll emerged halfway from Lin Jiang's sleeve, and Liang Huashan gazed intently at the scene of the spellcasting, his tone subtly shifting:

“Your Taoist friend has already touched the threshold of the Illusionary Realm; this is a simple application of the Illusionary Mirror.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiang couldn't help but feel genuinely happy for Gong Xuan.

Doesn't this prove that Gong Xuan has moved one step closer to the star?

But Liang Huashan's gaze as he looked at Gong Xuan suddenly became serious, as if he had caught some clues but could not be sure.

“This method can last for about a month, which is enough for escorting them,” Gong Xuan explained.

Li Fang immediately took out a shackle from his Qiankun bag and put it on Liu Shuwen. Liu Shuwen did not move at all and let the other party restrain him.

When the campfire was lit, the tension finally eased.

As the night deepened, drowsiness crept in, enveloped in the moonlight.

Since they still needed to watch over the prisoners, someone had to stay on night watch. Han Wangzhi, who hadn't done anything all day, volunteered to take on the night watch duty.

Lin Jiang also lay down on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

……

Jiang Jinyue wasn't sleepy at all; the scenes she'd witnessed in the cave kept replaying in her mind.

A strange giant fish, once upon a time, sought immortality.

These are things she doesn't know.

There are secret histories in Daxing, and Jiang Jinyue vaguely remembered seeing such secrets in some ancient books.

But too much time has passed, and the memories have faded. If I want to find them, I'll probably have to borrow them from the Dali Temple library.

Let's invite Young Master Zhu to come along then.

As she thought about it, Jiang Jinyue took out the coffin fragment from her bosom.

During the Daxing period, stone coffins were actually rare; most were made of high-quality wood.

Holding the stone shard in her hand, Jiang Jinyue felt a strange sensation.

After much thought, Jiang Jinyue simply channeled the wisps of energy within her body into the coffin fragment in her hand.

Nothing happened.

Jiang Jinyue realized she was probably overthinking things, so she closed her eyes and decided to rest.

Perhaps due to overwork recently, Jiang Jinyue was indeed quite sleepy. After a while, her consciousness became hazy, and her thoughts seemed to drift far away to a small, confined place.

next moment,
Jiang Jinyue suddenly came to her senses.

She subconsciously moved her body and realized that she had been put into an extremely small space without knowing when.

Jiang Jinyue suddenly perked up.

What is this place?
wrong!

Jiang Jinyue looked around and finally realized what was happening.

here it is……

coffin!

(End of this chapter)