Ye Fan held onto the ancient bronze coffin. His body was like the moon on a still lake. He stood there motionlessly, exuding an otherworldly aura. At this moment, he looked elegant and out of this world, like an immortal who did not eat the food of mortals and could fly away with the wind at any time.
However, his inner world was not as calm as his body. The heavenly sound of the Great Dao was like an abyss or an ocean, profound and vast. Every word sounded like the sea was collapsing and the abyss was splitting.
It was like the chanting of an ancient Buddhist monk, but also like the prayers of a primordial god. It was endless, piercing through the ancient sky and slowly flowed into Ye Fan's heart. His mind was shaken and his thoughts fluctuated. He did not know where he was.
In the distance, everyone looked at him motionlessly with puzzled expressions. They did not know what was going on and only felt that he was like an immortal who had not been tainted by a speck of dust. He had an otherworldly temperament.
Ye Fan's entire body was frozen there. The heavenly sound was like a bell, distant and vast. It was difficult to understand, and he could not understand its meaning at all. One moment, he felt like he was in the abyss of hell, and the next moment, he felt like he had walked into the pure land of the gods. All kinds of inexplicable feelings floated in his heart, making him alert and confused.
This mysterious heavenly sound was not lengthy. On the contrary, it was as if the words were gold. There were only a few hundred words in total, and it had a simple and unadorned feeling of the Great Dao being simplified.
The heavenly sound rang over and over again. Every word that fell into Ye Fan's heart first shook like the mountains and rivers, and then became as quiet as the moon on the sea. The hundreds of ancient words had been clearly engraved in Ye Fan's heart, but the heavenly sound did not stop and continued to echo in his ears.
During this process, the Bodhi Seed in Ye Fan's chest was extremely warm, making him feel warm all over. Because of it, Ye Fan was able to hear this mysterious sound.
Legend had it that the Bodhi Tree could awaken one's divinity, enlighten oneself, and capture the rhythm of the world. It was obvious that this Bodhi Seed buried under the ancient Bodhi tree in front of the Thunderclap Temple had an extraordinary origin.
While Ye Fan was silent and motionless, the others were puzzled. Someone suggested pulling Ye Fan away. After all, he was leaning on an ancient bronze coffin. No matter what, it was hard for people to have a good association with him.
Pang Bo circled around Ye Fan twice, but he didn't see any signs of pain on his face. On the contrary, his body had an otherworldly temperament, and it was faintly discernible. This copper coffin had the aura of a god.
In the end, Pang Bo didn't act rashly, and he stood guard at the side and waited silently.
"There wouldn't be a demon possessing his body, possessing his body, right?" Li Zhangqing stared at the ancient bronze coffin, and then looked at Ye Fan as he spoke.
When the others heard this, they clenched the god's relic in their hands tightly, and some of them couldn't help but take a few steps back. The mysterious ancient coffin was filled with the unknown, and it made them feel uneasy.
"Your position determines your brain. Will you die if you don't slander Ye Fan? What are your thoughts? What are you thinking?" Pang Bo didn't like him from the bottom of his heart. Ever since they stood against each other on the Five-Colored Altar, the other had been targeting him and Ye Fan, so he didn't hold back in his words.
"Alright, stop quarreling." Zhou Yi frowned slightly, then glanced around and said, "At the moment, we still can't be sure if there are more divine crocodiles in this bronze coffin. Let's be more careful and search carefully."
When the others heard this, their hearts instantly tightened. This was the truth. Since one divine crocodile had been found, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be a second, third, or even more. This concerned everyone's life and death. Fourteen people had already lost their lives because of the divine crocodile. This kind of ferocious and terrifying creature made people shudder.
The crowd didn't split up too much, and only divided into two groups so that they could look out for each other. They lit up their phones, held the god's relic tightly, and began to search in the darkness.
However, after searching every corner, until the two groups met up again, they still didn't find anything. Even so, the crowd didn't dare to be careless. The bronze coffin was huge, and in such an open space, it was more than enough to hide a few divine crocodiles without being discovered. Furthermore, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be any divine crocodiles clinging to the walls of the coffin. Those places were completely dark, and they couldn't see clearly at all.
"Be more vigilant. We can't go wrong being careful," Lin Jia reminded the crowd. At the same time, she comforted them, "Even if there are still divine crocodiles, they must be very afraid of the Buddhist artifacts in our hands. Otherwise, they would have attacked us again long ago."
Suddenly, the crowd heard a strange sound. Although it was very weak and almost inaudible, it shook their hearts! The sound of drums seemed to be coming from a distant time and space. It was dull and full of sorrow. Then, the sound of bells rang out, filling the air with sorrow, ethereal yet real.
"Where's that sound coming from?"
Everyone was shocked. They looked around, but found nothing.
The dull sound of drums and sorrowful bells seemed to be coming out from the walls of the coffin, and it made everyone's hair stand on end.
"This … could it be the funeral song of an ancient emperor?"
Suddenly, even more voices rang out, as if there were endless sounds of mourning. Tens of thousands of people were worshipping and praying for a single person's funeral.
Mourning bells rang out, and mourning drums rang out. It was as if a boundless funeral was unfolding in front of everyone's eyes. There was an endless sea of people mourning and praying.
At this time, nine resounding dragon cries suddenly resounded through the sky, shaking the mountains and rivers, spreading throughout the earth. It was as if a real scene was being engraved into the starry sky of history …
At this moment, everyone had a strange feeling. It was as if they were witnessing the scene of an ancient emperor descending upon the boundless earth, unhindered by the world, and then a grand funeral of unprecedented scale.
In fact, there was no scene. All of this was an association formed after hearing the dragon cries and the prayers of the vast sea of people. Everyone quickly came to their senses. The ethereal sounds of mourning were still lingering in the air, causing everyone to feel a chill run down their spines.
"The relics in our hands are glowing again …"
At this time, the divine splendor sprinkled down, and the buddhist tools in everyone's hands were blooming with light. However, it wasn't because they had recovered their divine power, but rather because they were almost drained of their brilliance. Tens of thousands of divine splendors flowed out, and all of them rushed towards the walls of the giant bronze coffin, submerging into those ancient bronze carvings.
The walls of the coffin were covered with green copper rust, but it was difficult to conceal the ancient ancestors and ancient gods' carvings. At this moment, they were all shining brightly, as if they were about to come back to life. The carvings of the barbaric beasts and divine birds also became vivid and lifelike, and these ancient bronze carvings were filled with a mysterious power.
"Look, the carvings of the starry sky are flashing …"
Everyone noticed the abnormality there. That was the largest piece of ancient bronze carvings. It was a vast starry sky, and at this moment, all the stars were shining brightly. And the dark walls of the coffin that served as the background didn't change at all. It was like the pitch-black night sky, and it was as if there were countless real stars decorating the vast night sky.
"There is a fine line flashing on this starry sky carving. Could that be the ancient starry road that we walked through?"
Everyone gathered around and looked at it together. One after another, they all expressed their surprise.
This starry sky carving was as vast as the sea, and many of the stars were as small as dust particles. However, there were some special stars that were especially bright, and they were much more eye-catching than the rest.
"These seven stars are especially bright, they seem to be the Big Dipper!"
Hearing Wang Ziwen's words, everyone focused their attention. In front of what seemed to be the ancient starry road, the Big Dipper was shining brightly, and it was especially eye-catching.
There were also many stars that were as bright as the Big Dipper. After careful identification, a few people revealed surprised expressions. Zhou Yi not only had a scholarly appearance, but he had also read many books. He immediately recognized those especially bright stars, and said, "Those are the ancient constellations of China."
In ancient times, China divided the starry sky into several regions, and different star fields had different names. They could use the three enclosures, four divisions, and twenty-eight mansions to summarize the Heavenly Cycle Star Chart.
And the ancient bronze carvings before them were divided according to this method, and some of the most famous stars were specially marked.
"After looking at this starry sky carving, and then looking at the ancient starry sky road, it really is amazing. When the ancients divided the starry sky carvings, it was most likely not due to superstition. Different constellations represent different star fields, and they seem to have extremely special and important meanings … "
"That's right, it seems to be related to the ancient starry sky road. Perhaps it's also related to the source of life … "
Everyone was shocked, and they were speechless for a long time.
"Look, the shining line on the starry sky carving is extending. Could it be that it represents the direction we're heading in? Is it the extension and manifestation of the ancient starry sky road?"
"This thin line is infinitely approaching the Big Dipper!"
Everyone was stunned. They were originally on Earth's Mount Tai, but only a short time had passed, and they were already approaching the Big Dipper! This was like a dream, and it was extremely unreal.
With the current technology of mankind, even flying for millions of years would not be able to reach the vicinity of the Big Dipper. It was simply too far away!
Everyone was dumbfounded, and their hearts were extremely shaken.
"There's an even brighter star in front of the Big Dipper — the North Star. Could our destination be a planet in that star field? One has to know that the North Star had a special meaning in ancient times. " Someone made this guess because the North Star was indeed very resplendent on the starry sky carving. It was one of the most dazzling stars.
"It's hard to say. Perhaps we'll be heading to an even more distant star field."
At this time, someone cried out in alarm, "That shining line is no longer extending. It's fixed there! That's the star field where the Big Dipper is!"
At the same time, everyone felt the bronze coffin shake violently, as if the heaven and earth were shaking.
"We seem to have reached the end …"
"Could it be that we've really arrived at the destination of the gods?"
"Could it be the legendary immortal world …"
"Perhaps it's an extremely glorious technological civilization."
"If there really are immortals and buddhas, perhaps we'll see legendary characters."
"Following the ancient starry sky road created by the gods, just what kind of world will it be at the end?!"
Everyone was extremely nervous, but at the same time, they were filled with anticipation. They didn't want to stay in the bronze coffin any longer.
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