Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

An SUV speeds along the highway.

I don't know how long I drove, only that a day and a night passed, the car was refueled three times, and the scenery outside the car window changed from the vast expanse along the Yellow River to the sky with light snow falling.

For a whole day and night, Li Changsheng didn't even close his eyes, yet he remained full of energy. His current physique far surpasses that of ordinary people; let alone a day and a night, even a month without food, drink, or sleep wouldn't matter to him.

When they reached Shanhaiguan, the gateway to Northeast China, Li Changsheng stopped the car and called Wu Xie to find out his current location before starting the car again.

Shanhaiguan is a vital transportation route connecting Northeast and North China. Its strategic location and rugged terrain have made it a battleground for military strategists throughout history.

Six hundred years ago, Xu Da, a general of the Ming Dynasty, built a city and set up a pass here, which is how this magnificent pass came to be.

However, the current Shanhaiguan was actually restored in the late 1980s, and a scenic area was established a few years ago. The surrounding area has gradually become popular, forming the Shanhaiguan Scenic Area Ancient City.

Wu Xie stayed at a guesthouse not far from the ancient city.

Li Changsheng, carrying the black coffin, walked into the courtyard of the guesthouse, which consisted of several rows of bungalows, with the Queen of Jingjue. They immediately noticed that there were quite a few people in the courtyard.

More importantly, besides Wu Xie, Fatty Wang has another acquaintance!

At this moment, Wu Xie stood properly, while the only person sitting in the courtyard was an old man in his eighties with gray hair.

Although the old man is advanced in years, he is in good spirits.

The only drawback is that he is blind and uses a white cane.

Behind the old man stood five or six men who looked strong and capable.

Upon seeing Li Changsheng appear, Wu Xie's face lit up with joy, and he immediately winked at Li Changsheng.

Upon seeing this, Li Changsheng laughed heartily.

"What's wrong, kid? Did you get paralyzed on one side?"

Before Wu Xie could answer, the only old man sitting in the chair suddenly stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Mr. Li, we meet again."

"Grandpa Chen, how have you been? But what brings you to the Northeast?" Li Changsheng nodded and casually found a chair to sit down.

He was quite curious. This Chenpi Asi was almost a hundred years old. He had just visited the Jingjue Ancient City not long ago, and now he had come to the Northeast again.

He looked at Wu Xie and asked curiously, "Didn't you say Fatty was kidnapped? He looks pretty energetic, and he even seems to have gained weight."

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I haven't been eating or sleeping well lately, and I've lost several pounds."

Wu Xie shook his head helplessly and explained, "I don't know either. I originally came to rescue Fatty, but when I got here I found out that Fatty was brought here by Fourth Grandfather's men. And they didn't make things difficult for me, they just said to wait for Fourth Grandfather to arrive before we talk about it."

Wu Xie grew up in the Nine Gates and, while he may not know everyone in the Nine Gates, he has at least met most of them.

Chen Pi Asi was infamous among the Nine Gates, but few people knew that he had a close relationship with Wu Laogou!

They almost became in-laws back then!

So when Wu Xie learned that it was Chen Pi Asi who had arrested the person, he wasn't too nervous.

He waited in Shanhaiguan for several days and finally met Chenpi Asi yesterday.

To Wu Xie's surprise, Chen Pi Asi's kidnapping of Wang Pangzi was actually arranged by Wu Sansheng.

The purpose was to get Wu Xie to go to Erdaobaihe, saying that there was something important to tell him there.

In addition to Chen Pi Asi, Wu Sansheng originally arranged for Zhang Qiling to go with him, but because Zhang Qiling returned to the Ancient Tower, he had to find another powerful character to protect Wu Xie along the way!

That person is waiting for Wu Xie in Erdaobaihe!

"Boss, Fourth Uncle was supposed to leave yesterday, but he postponed it by a day after hearing that you were coming."

Li Changsheng nodded upon hearing this.

Wu Sansheng arranged all this simply to give Wu Xie some experience, and at the same time, to let Wu Xie gradually discover Wang Zanghai's experiences through the secret of the East Sea King in the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

only……

Li Changsheng shook his head and turned to look at Chen Pi Asi.

"Isn't Wu Sansheng being a bit too cautious? The Wu Xie of today is not the Wu Xie of the past. Even you, Chen Pi Asi, might not be a match for Wu Xie..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Pi Asi frowned!

If he hadn't known Li Changsheng's extraordinary abilities, he would have attacked anyone else who spoke to him like that!

When he saw Wu Xie yesterday, he was still that frail, innocent little boy, showing no signs of being a master at all!

Actually, this was also Chen Pi Asi's own fault. Although he knew some of Wu Sansheng's plans, he was too lazy to interfere. He only looked after Wu Xie out of respect for Wu Laogou.

If he had asked a few more questions, he probably would have known about Wu Xie's changes.

Thinking of this, Chen Pi Asi tilted his head slightly and said softly, "Mr. Li, you have saved my life, and I will remember this kindness. But aren't you exaggerating a bit? Xiao Xie is not as capable as you say. If I don't keep an eye on him, I'm afraid he won't make it through this ordeal."

"Heh, if Grandpa Chen doesn't believe me, he can try."

Chen Pi Asi was still not quite convinced, but he didn't dare to completely ignore Li Changsheng's words.

He pondered for a moment, then finally waved to his men behind him.

Chen Pi Asi's henchmen understood and immediately sent one of them out.

The man was strong and muscular, yet despite the sub-zero temperature, he was only wearing a thin shirt, his chest exposed, revealing his bulging muscles.

The man cupped his hands in greeting to Wu Xie, a slight smile on his face: "Third Master, please forgive me."

Wu Xie hadn't expected things to develop this way, and he quickly waved his hand awkwardly.

"No, no, no, I can't do it. I haven't fully mastered my body's power yet. I'm afraid I'll hurt you..."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Everyone present, including Chen Pi Asi, couldn't help but chuckle.

Wu Xie's words were just too funny!

Putting aside other factors, Wu Xie and this guy are completely different in size.

Although size and weight do not represent strength, everyone in the Nine Gates knows that Wu family's youngest son, the Third Master, has a pretty good eye for treasures, but his fighting skills are really just average.

Of all the people, only Li Changsheng and Fatty Wang knew Wu Xie's true strength!

Now, after being infused with the corpse energy of several black coffins, Wu Xie's strength has increased several times over, making him at least several times stronger than the blood corpse in the Lu Palace back then!

The only drawback is that his strength has improved too quickly and he hasn't fully adapted yet. Occasionally, he uses too much force, and even a casual punch or kick can cause considerable damage.

Therefore, during this period, Wu Xie should refrain from taking action if possible, and try to restrain himself to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Of course, besides Li Changsheng and Fatty Wang, there was actually another person who could see the immense corpse energy on Wu Xie's body.

The Queen of Jingjue, with her slender figure, casually moved a chair and sat down next to Li Changsheng.

However, her gaze remained fixed on Wu Xie, her eyes filled with curiosity.

After observing him for a moment, Queen Jingjue suddenly leaned close to Li Changsheng's ear and whispered, "His half-human, half-corpse state, with his soul sealed inside his body, was that your doing?"

Li Changsheng nodded in agreement, saying, "You have a good eye."

Queen Jingjue clicked her tongue in amazement, then said, "So, the corpse energy within him also originated from the black coffin? Ha, you really have some nerve; this corpse energy is equivalent to ten Corpse Kings!"

The Queen of Jingjue felt a pang of envy. If she had so much corpse energy, she could have made up for the loss of the ancient god's power long ago.

Li Changsheng didn't care and shook his head, saying, "There's nothing I can do. I don't need the corpse energy either. The corpse energy transformed from the black coffin is constantly dissipating, so it would be a waste not to give it to Wu Xie."

"No, I want one too!"

"That will take about a month."

Li Changsheng's black coffin can purify the corpse energy, but the purified corpse energy cannot be stored and will continuously dissipate, being absorbed by this world and transformed into pure heaven and earth energy.

This is a way of operating in accordance with the natural order.

Li Changsheng is not from this world, so he can only sit on the black coffin every day and purify his physical body with the dissipated corpse energy, but he cannot directly absorb the corpse energy.