After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

The further Qin Chuan went, the more he could feel the surrounding Xuan Qi becoming denser.

"Are we already close to the core of the ore vein?"

Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow, a slight thought stirring in his heart.

If he could get into the core of the mine, he would have a very good chance.

Maybe we can dig a tunnel in another direction and then leave this place without anyone noticing.

And so, Qin Chuan continued to move closer to the place where the Xuan Qi was abundant.

After a while, Qin Chuan paused, noticing the presence of an extremely desolate aura emanating from the area.

It seems that ordinary people simply could not withstand such aura, which is why the scene before occurred where everyone turned into piles of white bones.

As they continued forward, the surrounding spiritual energy became increasingly abundant.

Qin Chuan's spirits lifted, knowing that they were almost at the core of the ore vein.

Thinking of this, he slashed heavily forward with his Xuanchi sword.

"when!"

The Xuanchi sword, which was originally invincible, suddenly could not strike.

"That shouldn't be the case. How could ordinary rocks possibly block a mid-grade medicinal pill..."

This left Qin Chuan utterly astonished.

He frowned, pressed himself against the rock wall for a while, and then a look of realization dawned on his face.

"Star Iron!"

Behind this rock was a huge piece of Star Iron!

Star Iron is an extremely hard ore, as rare as Fire Spirit Stone, or even rarer.

"This is really good stuff!"

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly used the Xuan Chi sword to scrape away the rock wall on the surface of the Star Iron.

But as he continued shaving, he began to sense that something was amiss.

This piece of star iron is just too big…

After a while, Qin Chuan was slightly taken aback when a huge star-shaped iron gate appeared before him.

"My goodness, a gate cast from a single piece of star iron, what a grand gesture!"

Looking at the massive gate made of Star Iron, Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

But he immediately realized that if the Starry Iron Gate was this large, he probably wouldn't be able to take it with him.

"How do I get in..."

While feeling somewhat regretful, Qin Chuan pondered how to get inside.

Just then, his eyes lit up as he found a crack beneath the Starry Iron Gate.

It seems that someone did indeed open this iron gate to the stars once.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

He had a vague intuition that the treasure the Brahma Sect wanted might be behind this star-shaped iron gate.

But I'm afraid this treasure has already been snatched up by someone else!

Even so, Qin Chuan still used the Xuan Chi sword to pry open the Star Iron Gate.

Now that he was already here, how could he feel at ease if he didn't take a look?

As time passed, Qin Chuan slowly pried open the door.

Fortunately, the Star Iron Gate had already been opened before; otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to open it for a while.

Pushing open the door, Qin Chuan stepped inside.

Inside the Starry Iron Gate was a small stone chamber.

Apart from a few skeletons and a stone coffin, there was nothing else.

Looking at the empty stone chamber, Qin Chuan was somewhat surprised.

However, he quickly turned his gaze to the stone coffin.

The stone coffin is carved with patterns of flying birds, insects, and fish, which are somewhat similar to the patterns on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

Although it looks somewhat simple, it gives people a very ancient feeling, and it should come from the Great Wilderness era.

Immediately, Qin Chuan's gaze swept over the skeletons on the ground, but unfortunately, he did not see any storage rings or similar items on them.

I don't know if it has been taken away or buried in the endless years.

Before long, Qin Chuan suddenly noticed an interesting phenomenon.

These skeletons all seem to be looking in the same direction.

"There are words on the stone coffin!"

Looking in the direction the skeleton was looking, Qin Chuan paused for a moment and discovered that there was a line of small characters engraved on the stone coffin.

But these words were very old, and he looked at them for a long time but still couldn't figure them out.

"Kid, you don't understand, do you?"

At this moment, the Wang family patriarch inside the mask raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a mocking smile.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan was about to speak when his eyes suddenly flashed.

After a moment of silence, he gave a cold laugh and said indifferently, "Although I can't understand these words, I'm afraid you can't either, right?"

"Boy, I know you're trying to provoke me, but I won't fall for it!" the Wang family patriarch said disdainfully.

"is it?"

Qin Chuan looked disdainful and shook his head, saying, "Who knows if you really know or you're pretending? Anyway, if you don't say it, nobody will know. Let's just assume you do!"

Seeing Qin Chuan's perfunctory attitude, the Wang family patriarch was furious, his body trembling slightly.

"Damn it, no one has ever dared to question me like this before! Kid, listen up!"

Knowing it was a provocation, the Wang family patriarch could no longer hold back and immediately spoke up.

"The hermit of Tianshui wished to see the sacred object, but alas, his fortune was too poor and his life too short. He was unable to open the stone coffin and instead suffered greatly as a result. I hope that future generations will be extremely cautious!"

After finishing this part, he did not stop, but continued to read the other contents on the stone coffin.

"Huangfu Changfeng..."

"Zuoqiu..."

"..."

The Wang family patriarch read aloud all the inscriptions on the stone coffin in one breath.

Its content is not much different from that of the first Tianshui hermit, both admonishing future generations to be cautious when opening the stone coffin.

"Kid, how about that? Speechless now?" the Wang family patriarch said smugly.

"Ah."

Qin Chuan nodded, then said, "You're quite literate!"

"So...so I'm literate?"

The Wang family patriarch's lips twitched, and he almost fainted.

After studying hard for most of the day, all I got was the comment "You know a lot of characters"?

I know your grandmother!

The Wang family patriarch was about to unleash a torrent of curses, but then he remembered Qin Chuan's methods.

After a moment of silence, he swallowed his anger.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late!

"Did all these people die because the stone coffins were opened?"

Looking at the words on the stone coffin, Qin Chuan murmured to himself, the words that the Wang family patriarch had recited before echoing in his mind.

But what is inside this stone coffin that could draw so many people to come here one after another?

They even lost their lives in the end.

At this moment, Qin Chuan's gaze shifted to the stone coffin, and he frowned slightly.

Several scratches remain on the edge of the stone coffin, still noticeable despite the passage of countless years.

"They must have been trying to open the sarcophagus, and then something unexpected happened..."

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan unconsciously took a step back.

"Should we leave now?"

The moment the idea popped into his head, he immediately rejected it.

Since so many people want this thing, it must be something extraordinary.

He was protected by the aura of the Great Wilderness, it's a real pity he left like this.

With that in mind, Qin Chuan began to slowly pry open the coffin lid along the edge of the stone coffin.

Just in case, he also summoned the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

"What is this!"

Inside the mask, the moment the Wang family patriarch saw the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, his pupils shrank, and he was too shocked to speak.

"Bang!"

The stone coffin shook.

As soon as a small opening appeared, a primordial aura shot out like a sharp arrow.

The speed was so fast that Qin Chuan was caught off guard.

Fortunately, he was prepared. The moment these primordial auras rushed in, he hid in the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

The next second, these primordial energies dissipated on their own upon touching the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

After a short while, once he was sure there was no movement outside, Qin Chuan stepped out of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

"Next, we'll open the coffin..."

Looking at the small opening on the stone coffin, Qin Chuan pushed the lid open with one hand and peered inside.

The stone coffin was empty, containing nothing but a stone box.

There is a groove on the surface of this stone box.

"This is…"

Looking at the groove on the stone box, Qin Chuan's pupils shrank, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He flicked his wrist and took out the jade pendant he had obtained from the tiger's den.

The two outlines... are exactly the same!

……