Divine Tang Era

Chapter 130 The Girl in the Golden Coffin

The woman who had previously used the Nine Virtues True Phoenix Zither to kill demonic beasts and birds with the True Phoenix Immortal Sound flew towards a valley surrounded by continuous mountains a hundred miles outside the city after leaving Jingning City.

The moonlight is beautiful tonight.

The setting moon casts a thin silver veil over the layered mountains, making them look mysterious and beautiful.

The valley is lush with flowers, trees and shrubs, which contrasts sharply with the desolate landscape of the surrounding plateau.

In the heart of the valley lies a small lake. Its surface shimmers, and a gentle breeze ripples across its surface. Eight streams from the surrounding mountains continuously flow into it, yet remarkably, the lake never overflows; instead, it remains about seven-tenths full.

The woman descended from the sky and landed lightly on the lakeside. Lost in thought, she gazed at the lake for a long time.

Wildflowers by the lake swayed gently in the breeze, as if telling a story.

In the end, all thoughts turned into a sigh of regret.

The woman regained her composure and slowly walked into the lake. Suddenly, the lake water parted to reveal a downward-flowing staircase formed by the confluence of water currents. As she descended the steps, the lake water parted again wherever she reached, and the water currents converged at the same spot. After she passed, the lake water closed up again, returning to its original state, as if it had never been separated at all.

There is a large stone chamber at the bottom of the lake.

In the center of the room, there was a golden coffin made of gold and inlaid with various kinds of beautiful jade.

The golden coffin was adorned with exquisite and luxurious patterns, clearly not an ordinary object. Strange moss grew on the walls of the stone chamber, emitting a faint glow and adding a touch of mystery to the dim space.

The woman entered the stone chamber, looked up, and saw the lake water hanging upside down from the ceiling, not a drop of water leaking out.

Although it's not the first time I've seen it, I can't help but marvel at this ingenious design every time I see it.

He glanced at it, walked to the golden coffin, and reached out to touch the patterns on the coffin. All sorts of memories flooded his mind, a mix of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy feelings, concern, love, and pity. All these emotions and feelings appeared on his face, and finally, he let out a sigh and pushed open the coffin lid.

A young woman in the prime of her life slowly appeared before them.

She lay quietly in the golden coffin, dressed in a magnificent silk gown.

The hem of her long dress was embroidered with intricate gold thread patterns, showcasing royal nobility and glory. The dress was adorned with tiny pearls and gemstones, emitting a soft glow in the dim light. Her hands were clasped in front of her chest, and a ruby-encrusted ring adorned her slender fingers.

The gemstones were as vibrant as blood, contrasting sharply with her pale skin.

Her long hair cascaded down her pillow like a waterfall, adorned with a few exquisite gold ornaments, and a few strands of silver could be faintly seen in her hair, as if the years had quietly left their mark on her young life.

Her face was serene, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she were merely asleep, not departing forever.

The woman reached out and gently touched the girl's cheek, a tear sliding down her cheek.

"Ninth Sister, I've come to see you. This time, I'm determined to awaken you, take you to travel the world, to appreciate the beauty and splendor of humanity, and to taste the delicious food of the world. We will never go back to that cold, inhuman place where people are eaten."

Suddenly, Lin Qing, the master of Yinlong Pavilion, appeared and advised, "Ni Niang, let bygones be bygones. Why add to your troubles?"

"Shut up! How could you living people understand the pain of those lying inside?"

Rui Wu Ni raised her eyebrows, flicked her sleeve, and turned around. When she turned around again, the weak and sorrowful demeanor from before was gone; her face was solemn, and she appeared even more dignified and noble.

Lin Qing opened his mouth as if to refute, but in the end he said nothing and disappeared.

Once outside, gazing at the terrifying sky, a resolute look flashed across his face. "Since you insist on defying the heavens, then I will help you, thus settling our past relationship."

After speaking, an eight-sided Vajra pestle from a foreign Buddhist kingdom appeared in his hand, and at the very top of the pestle was a relic of a Buddhist from that foreign kingdom.

He had obtained this Vajra Pestle with great difficulty, originally intending it as a means of advancement, but now, for the sake of the person he admired, he had no choice but to use it with a heavy heart.

Lin Qing touched it reluctantly, then tossed it into the air.

The eight-faced Vajra pestle slowly floated upwards, stopping only when it reached the top of the valley, in mid-air where it met the sky, radiating a dazzling Buddhist light. Within the light, it seemed as if a Buddha was sitting cross-legged chanting scriptures, with endless sutras appearing and spreading between heaven and earth, thus dispelling some of the terrifying atmosphere in the air.

"Shall we go in?"

"Royal matters are not for us to meddle in. You and I are here simply to bring our eyes and record everything."

"clear."

On one side of the hill, two men were talking.

On another hilltop, Li Zhu witnessed Lin Qing's actions and exclaimed, "True love!" However, her tone didn't seem genuinely complimentary, which was quite peculiar. Zhu Yuxian looked at her strangely, lost in thought.

"Should we try to persuade them?" Zhu Yuxian asked.

"The Wu family's temperament is something neither you nor I can persuade."

Li Zhu shook her head and said, "This act against the heavens, though we don't know if it will succeed, why don't we lend a hand?" After saying that, she threw a Seven Treasures Ruyi into the air, and Zhu Yuxian also threw out a Hunyuan Yin Yang Umbrella.

Once the Seven Treasures Ruyi reached the air, it floated down to the area below the Eight-Sided Vajra Pestle, while the Primordial Yin-Yang Umbrella floated down to the area below the Seven Treasures Ruyi.

The three are connected in a line, both separate and interconnected.

Everything is for the purpose of resisting the heavenly tribulation. In this world, life and death in the human realm are already predetermined, and those who wish to defy the heavens must naturally pay an extraordinary price.

Upon seeing this, Lin Qing, the master of Yinlong Pavilion, couldn't help but glance at the mountain where Li Zhu and the various immortals were located.

The golden coffin was filled with rare treasures, the most precious of which was undoubtedly the jade on the girl's forehead, the color of the azure sky. Eight water veins outside the valley were drawn in by a large array set up outside the stone chamber, converging into the golden coffin and continuously pouring into the jade, transforming into acquired Gui water energy to nourish the body of the young girl.

Over the years, without the nourishment of the essence of postnatal menstrual blood, it would be extremely difficult for a young girl to maintain her former appearance.

Rui Wuni gently stroked Jiu Niang's cheek with her fingers and said affectionately, "Over the years, I have traveled far and wide, asked for countless favors, and spent countless efforts to finally gather the nine ancient virtues. Today, I will awaken you and take you away from this cold place."

Withdrawing her hand, Rui Wuni took out the eight life lamps she had prepared beforehand and placed them in the eight directions of the golden coffin according to their orientation.

Then he took out a fist-sized luminous pearl and made it float above the center of the eight life lamps and Jiu Niang's body.

With everything prepared, Rui Wuni took out the Nine Virtues True Phoenix Qin, sat cross-legged in the corner, and gently plucked the strings. Ripples immediately spread across the strings, and the sound of the qin flowed out like a clear spring, "tinkling and tinkling".

At first, the music was soft and gentle, like a thin mist over distant mountains, hazy and tranquil.

As the music gradually reaches its peak, the sound of the zither becomes like pearls falling onto a jade plate, clear and ethereal. In the high notes, the sound is like a bird soaring through the sky, light and free; in the low notes, the sound is like echoing in a deep valley, deep and resonant.

The melodious sound of the zither, like the pure sound of the Great Dao, penetrates through the ages and illuminates eternity.

Gradually, Rui Wuni's inner voice and the music of the zither merged, entering a state of harmony between man and nature.