Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 281 What Happened in the Past

The little golden statuettes were circling around Lin Jiang, who was sitting in the middle of the circle, resting his chin on one hand and tapping his head with his knuckles.

Over time, all the things he had experienced in Daxing were slowly piecing together in his mind to form a long line.

Based on the timeline, it is likely that in the beginning, an immortal fell into a coffin, which then drifted in the vast sea of ​​stars.

Afterwards, perhaps because of the extraordinary magical power of this righteous immortal, even though he died and his essence was destroyed, his flesh and blood could be transformed into mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, so that the coffin where he was originally buried could be transformed into the world we see today through the long passage of time.

Before humans began to multiply on this continent and before the first person climbed the mountain and consumed the elixir of immortality, this was the era in which these little golden people were active.

Here, they arrived beside the coffin, hollowed out its interior, built a prosperous city-state, and created a floating palace in the sky, overlooking all things in the mortal world and taking in the world map.

This shows that the level of civilization mastered by the little golden people far exceeded his expectations. Even in an era before the appearance of immortals, they were able to achieve immortal-like feats through such means.

However, at that time, they were clearly suffering from the threat of red dots, otherwise they would not have specially created a monitoring system to monitor red dots.

Subsequently, some people climbed the sacred mountain, plucked the elixir of immortality, and transformed into immortals of their time.

However, after the miracles appeared, the little golden people seemed to suffer a great calamity, causing the town they founded to fall into ruin.

Although the inner palace that Lin Jiang was involved in was not a physical entity, he firmly believed that it was not something that had been created out of thin air, based on its near-realistic appearance.

The collapse of stone and the crumbling of beams and pillars must be traced back to the true landscape.

However, Lin Jiang could hardly believe it. The Little Golden Men were incredibly powerful, far surpassing the entire Daxing Group, yet they too vanished without a trace.

Could it be because of those red dots?

But upon closer reflection, it is indeed true.

At this moment, those red dots are lurking at the bottom of the deep ocean, seemingly suppressed by some kind of force.

If they suddenly converge and surge towards the center of Daxing, their sheer number would be enough to stop them, even if all the stars were gathered together.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiang felt a splitting headache.

This matter is indeed very difficult.

First of all, it is absolutely impossible for Lin Jiang to eliminate all the calamities in the entire ocean by himself.

Even if he could mobilize all the stars in Daxing, based on the precedent of several stars being injured when the northern calamity was cleared away, it would take a considerable amount of effort and time to completely eradicate them one by one.

Secondly, the distance is simply too far.

The name "Tianya Haijiao" (meaning "the ends of the earth") is truly fitting; it is as far as the ends of the earth and as boundless as the corners of the sea.

Without resorting to mysterious methods, it would likely take more than ten years to reach the destination on foot, and one would have to pass through many small countries along the way—it sounds incredibly troublesome.
Finally, there's the most crucial point.

The red dots continued to increase, and the empty void outside the coffin was relentlessly sending calamity into it.

Lin Jiang felt his hair begin to fall in a rustling sound.

He sighed deeply, his gaze falling on the tiny golden figures that had almost vanished in a blur, and reached out to stop them:

"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

The little golden figures stopped immediately.

Now that you have uncovered the true source of the red dots, do you have a good plan to resolve this calamity?

The little golden figures nodded.

Lin Jiang's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He had only asked casually, but he never expected that these little golden statues would actually be quite capable.

Can you tell me now?

Upon hearing this, the little golden figures surrounded Liu Fangyue, who was still lying down, and nimbly lifted her up, carrying her to Lin Jiang with a thud.

As they put Liu Fangyue down, one of the young men with golden hair waved his wrist and drew a line of strange characters on the ground that Lin Jiang could not decipher at all, before waking Liu Fangyue up.

Liu Fangyue stood up, stared at the writing on the ground for a moment, and said softly:
"Dongjia, this word means the ends of the earth."

"The ends of the earth...where are your methods for dealing with calamities stored?"

The little golden statues carrying Liu Fangyue nodded.

Lin Jiang understood, and then looked at Liu Fangyue.

"You've already mastered their language?"

"I can't say I'm an expert," Liu Fangyue shook her head. "After you obtained that prescription, I had a written reference and was able to barely grasp its meaning, which allowed me to attempt to decipher it. Even now, I can only understand some key words."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Liu Fangyue's face.

She had indeed given it her all, but the problem was that the little golden figure could not speak and did not understand the language of Daxing, which made Liu Fangyue study the script with great effort, but even with such diligence, she could not fully master it.

As a form of communication, it could only be understood by guessing its meaning from its appearance, and its correctness was confirmed by repeatedly asking the little golden statue to nod or shake its head, all while also studying the prescriptions...

Fortunately, Liu Fangyue's temperament was similar to that of a demon, and she rarely had any personal emotional fluctuations. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been unable to bear it long ago.

That is enough.

Now that his goal was clear, Lin Jiang knew where he should go.

Heading towards the ends of the earth, we stopped to visit the Mountain of Ascension when we passed by, for it must hold many clues.

Before setting off, Lin Jiang still needed to properly settle the villages and towns of the Lan Ke people, and also visit Old Zhao.

Firstly, we hope that Mr. Zhao can send someone to take care of this village and town; secondly, we want to ask Mr. Zhao if he has any historical books or other documents.

When it comes to history, both the original owner and Lin Jiang only know up to the beginning of the previous dynasty.

Before the rise of the Great Prosperity was a chaotic era, with various states vying for supremacy; before that chaotic era came a glorious and prosperous one, called the Great Yan; but what exactly came before that prosperous era, Lin Jiang had no idea.

He wanted to trace the origins of the little golden figures and find their true identities, which would be more convenient to start with the dusty history.

Every action leaves a trace, and Lin Jiang believed he could always find clues about the little golden men.

If he found nothing from Elder Zhao, he would have no choice but to search for the lost ship again and inquire with the King of Qi. As the thought faded, Lin Jiang was about to leave the inner palace when Liu Fangyue suddenly called out to him again:
“Master, there’s a coffin in the tree in your backyard. Something’s been wrong with it lately.”

Hearing Liu Fangyue say this, Lin Jiang couldn't help but become curious.

After he got up, he asked Liu Fangyue to take him over to have a look.

A moment later, Liu Fangyue led Lin Jiang to the tree. She pointed, and Lin Jiang saw the coffin that was said to be problematic:
“I heard a buzzing sound coming from the coffin during the day. I thought someone else had contacted the coffin again and I was going to make a note of it for you. But when I came here, all I could hear was the sound of waves. There was nothing else inside. Would you like to take a look?”

Lin Jiang looked and saw that the coffin was the one from which he had heard the sound of waves last time.

It looks like the same one.

He leaned closer to the coffin, reached out, and tapped on the top of it.
"anyone there?"

There was no movement inside the coffin.

"Say something if someone is there."

The coffin was completely silent.

Lin Jiang pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Fangyue:

"If there's any more commotion next time, just call me."

Liu Fangyue nodded.

Then Lin Jiang opened his eyes again.

He remained in Qingniwa, standing beside that familiar coffin.

Unexpectedly, this trial of elixirs has led to so many troubles.

But how did that elixir of homecoming lead him to that strange place?
Was it a mere coincidence, or was the area I was in already at the edge of the primordial fog?
He did find the location of his hometown, but the primordial fog could only allow him to travel that far before he got stuck there.

Lin Jiang was temporarily unable to sort things out; the vastness of the outside world was indeed beyond his imagination.

If I have the opportunity to meet the Imperial Preceptor in the future, I may be able to ask him some questions about this matter.

The Imperial Preceptor should be aware of this.

As for now...

The real priority should be figuring out how to return to the settlement in these tattered robes.

We can't really go back naked, can we?

……

Lin Jiang carefully returned to the village.

On his journey, he encountered a caravan. Hua Wanxiang transformed into a bird, which nimbly snatched away some clothes and left behind some silver coins.

The merchants were stunned by the sudden sight, but they realized that the bird was quite intelligent and mistook it for a passing waiter, so they did not chase after it.

That's why Lin Jiang wasn't half-naked when he returned to the village.

He quietly slipped into the room, intending to change his clothes, when he suddenly heard a soft sound coming from the table.

Looking to the side, I saw that Little Ginseng was standing there with his arms crossed, staring intently at me.

"You naughty boy! You've gone out to play by yourself again!"

"I'm going to Qingniwa to do some business there. Don't you dislike doing business?" Lin Jiang lied without batting an eye.

"You'll change your clothes when you go to Qingniwa!" Little Ginseng suddenly jumped onto Lin Jiang's head and started grabbing his hair: "You didn't take me out of the capital after you took me out! You're so mean!"

Lin Jiang felt the pressure on his head and gave a wry smile.

It's not that he doesn't want to.

The Fog Town area is alright; Lin Jiang hasn't actually been there many times, and most of the time he just leaves it to the Stone Man.

This time, swallowing the medicine and returning home resulted in the clothes exploding, which was completely accidental. I didn't expect that this little guy would catch me.

Of course, Lin Jiang also felt that it was the right decision not to bring the small ginseng this time.

After all, the space outside the coffin is obviously not suitable for normal living beings. Although the little ginseng is a plant spirit, it probably cannot withstand such chaotic energy impact.

That's what upset the little guy.

"You rascal, tell me right now, where did you go that you ruined your clothes?"

Lin Jiang thought for a moment, then pointed to the sky.

Little Ginseng followed Lin Jiang's finger and looked up at the sky, then asked in confusion:
There was clearly nothing there.

"some."

"have what?"

Lin Jiang was silent for a moment:

"There are palaces built by great heroes in the past to protect the whole world."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shanshen's mouth dropped open in astonishment:
"Wow."

Lin Jiang laughed heartily, and Xiao Shanshen suddenly came to his senses, then started grabbing his hair again:
You must be lying to me again!

"I'm not lying to you." Lin Jiang pushed open the door and came out: "I just haven't figured out how to get up there yet. If I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely take you up to see it."

The ginseng plant finally quieted down.

The sun was shining brightly, and it was noon, so he planned to go find Gongxuan to deliver the pills.

When they found Gong Xuan, they saw him with Jiang Jinyue, while three familiar faces sat opposite them.

The Zeng brothers.

(End of this chapter)