In the world of "Covering the Sky": An Analysis of the Ancient Sacred Body at the Start

"Don't panic, everyone. Although there is no signal inside the coffin and we cannot contact the outside world for the time being."

"But such a shocking event happening on Mount Tai will inevitably spread to the outside world immediately, and we believe rescuers will arrive soon..."

Ye Fan appeared very calm, and his words successfully reduced the fear in everyone's hearts.

"Ye Fan is right, everyone must stay calm. I believe we will all be safe and sound..."

"That's right, what's done is done, there's no use panicking now, the important thing is to find a way to get out of danger."

"We're trapped inside the coffin now, without food or water, and we probably won't last much longer..."

Yu Yi didn't speak, but stood quietly to the side, because his attention was focused on the innermost coffin in the very center of the coffin.

The coffin is less than four meters long and less than two meters wide. It is simple and dark, with ancient patterns engraved on its surface. It is covered with verdigris and is etched with the marks of time.

Yu Yi reached out and stroked the coffin, listening intently, but unlike Ye Fan in the original story, he did not hear the mysterious Daoist voice.

Of course, Ye Fan was able to hear the Heavenly Sound of the Great Dao only with the help of the Bodhi Seed. The Bodhi Seed has the ability to awaken a person's divinity and capture the Daoist rhythm between heaven and earth.

Inside this coffin lies a small fragment of a celestial realm, containing powerful laws and longevity substances, as well as a Dao-merging flower left behind by a ruthless person.

The smaller fragments of the Immortal Realm were left behind by the Desolate Emperor Shi Hao, intended for future generations to repair the Immortal Realm.

As for the Harmony Flower, it is a precious and rare flower. The moment this flower first blooms, the person standing in front of it has the opportunity to harmonize with the Dao and become a Great Emperor.

The appearance of this flower is considered an extremely rare opportunity, because attaining the Dao and becoming an emperor is the highest realm pursued by countless cultivators throughout their lives.

"Unfortunately, with my current strength, I can't open the coffin at all, and this Dao-Merging Flower was specially prepared for Ye Fan by the Ruthless Great Emperor..."

Just as Yu Yi was deep in thought, Ye Fan and Dong Yuexi walked up to him. Using the faint light from their cell phones, they discovered the coffin next to Yu Yi.

"Senior...wait, what's that? There's actually another coffin inside this bronze coffin..."

Upon hearing this, the others crowded around, all raising their phones to shine a light on the coffin.

"This coffin is the actual container for the corpse; I wonder who is buried inside?"

The crowd thought of the nine dragon corpses pulling the bronze coffin. If real dragons could pull a coffin, could it be that the coffin contained a mythical immortal?

Several daring individuals attempted to open the coffin together, but naturally failed. Even Yu Yi couldn't open it, let alone these ordinary people.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the bronze coffin trembled violently. Caught off guard, everyone lost their balance, and many fell to the ground.

"What happened? Have the rescuers arrived and are they outside trying to rescue us?"

Everyone looked surprised and delighted, since everyone except Yu Yi thought they were still on Earth.

Given the magnitude of the incident at Mount Tai, the government will undoubtedly dispatch troops to provide immediate assistance.

"Boom!"

The bronze coffin shook even more violently, and no one could stand up; almost everyone fell to the ground, coming into close contact with the cold bronze coffin.

With the final violent tremor, everyone was thrown into the air and then slammed back down. Everyone could clearly feel the great impact that had occurred to the bronze coffin.

Fortunately, inside the pitch-black bronze coffin, the bronze carvings emitted a faint glow, offsetting the unimaginable and terrifying impact.

Otherwise, everyone present except Yu Yi would have been killed by that terrifying impact!

"Light, the light shining in from outside!"

Due to the violent shaking, the lid of the bronze coffin opened a crack, and a few dim rays of light shone through it.

"The bronze coffin overturned, the lid tilted, opening a gap—a gap large enough for a person to pass through. We're finally safe!"

The bronze coffin lid was tilted, and the gap was large enough for two people to walk out side by side. However, it was very dark outside, so the light that entered the coffin was not obvious.

A cheer erupted as everyone rushed forward, eager to escape the dark and terrifying space, not wanting to linger for even a second longer.

However, when everyone rushed out of the bronze coffin, they were all stunned, like clay sculptures or wooden statues.

The earth looked as if it had been stained with blood, turning reddish-brown, cold, hard, and desolate. What met the eye was a desolate and empty landscape, and the whole world was deathly still.

Ahead, scattered on the ground, were some huge rocks that looked like tombstones.

The vast, reddish-brown land was desolate and lifeless, devoid of any signs of life, and was unlike any place they knew.

Is this still Earth?

The speaker's voice was trembling, still clinging to a sliver of hope, but deep down everyone knew that this was probably no longer Earth.

"Another five-colored altar..."

Then someone discovered that where the bronze coffin had overturned, there was also a five-colored altar, but it was made of five different colored boulders.

The Five-Colored Stone Altar covers a vast area, and one can imagine that its construction must have been a massive undertaking.

However, due to years of wind and sand erosion, the huge altar that should have stood tall on the ground was almost completely submerged under the reddish-brown sand and gravel.

Now, the nine dragons pulled the coffin, crashing heavily onto the ground, shaking away the surrounding sand and gravel, revealing the general outline of the five-colored altar.

"There are inscriptions on that boulder, seemingly in bronze inscriptions; the first character should be '荧' (ying)..."

Someone discovered two ancient characters carved on the boulder in front of them. Each character was five or six meters high, with strong, powerful strokes and a majestic presence.

"It is indeed inscription on bronze vessels. Those two characters are called 'Yinghuo.' The ancients called Mars 'Yinghuo,' taking its meaning from the flickering firelight and the confusing chaos it evokes..."

Ye Fan enjoys reading ancient books and has some knowledge of bronze inscriptions; at least he recognizes the characters for "Mars".

"Is this reddish-brown land beneath our feet Mars? Are we no longer on Earth?"

"Look at the ground, those look like roof tiles? Could it be that humans once lived on Mars?"

"They really are roof tiles! Since there are roof tiles, it means that people used to live here. Why don't we explore around? Maybe we'll find something..."

The group eventually decided to explore, even though it was dangerous, it was better than sitting and waiting to die. Without food and water, they couldn't last long.

"I'm not feeling well, so I won't go. Yuexi, you stay and take care of me..."

Yu Yi couldn't control the others, and he didn't even know them, but Dong Yuexi had been arranged by him to climb onto the ancient coffin, so he definitely couldn't let anything happen to her.

Yu Yi didn't care for the Buddhist artifacts in the Great Thunder Temple. The only thing that interested him was the Bodhi seed, which had great karmic significance and bore the mark of Shakyamuni.

That thing is very useful, but if you use it for a while, you might fall into a trap and be converted to Buddhism. Not everyone is as lucky as Ye Fan.