I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 123 - 85: Subordinate, Coffin_3

"Upon exiting Jianghu, we must establish good connections and offer convenience to others, as well as ourselves," Hou Yuan said, then turned to Xu Qing, seemingly hinting: "Daoist Xu, do you think this old man’s words are right?"

Xu Qing, being much taller than Hou Yuan, glanced down at the cunning old man before him, fully aware that the latter was indirectly asking for his alchemical medicine while seeking a favor.

After all, regardless of whether opening the coffin would be dangerous, Hou Yuan wouldn’t live much longer. Those medicines could only delay aging and were not the Elixir of Immortality.

But if he could secure a favor now, it might benefit Hou Xiaoyun in the future, receiving guidance in case faced with insoluble problems due to today’s actions.

The most valued aspect of establishing a lineage in Immortal families is connections.

Whether it be Galloping Immortal Disciples or the Immortals themselves, it ultimately involves inviting Immortals or seeking help from others.

Disciples rely on Immortals, and Immortals depend on Disciples.

This created the habit of Galloping Immortals being adept at making friends.

Faced with Hou Yuan’s request, Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded: "If within my ability, I will take care of Daoist Hou."

Hou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "You are capable; let me examine this coffin for you."

In Hou Yuan’s eyes, despite the young man’s disregard for conventional manners, he was reasonable, with only minor flaws that didn’t pose major issues.

After all, in the trade of Galloping Immortals, many had peculiar personalities and tempers.

A person like Xu Qing could be considered having somewhat of a bottom line, though it may seem limited.

Hou Yuan did not hesitate any longer. He approached the coffin and extended his gray, wrinkled hand, scratching with sharp nails, producing a piercing sound akin to ceramics colliding.

The possessed Old Grey Immortal mumbled continuously, controlling Hou Yuan. His feet moved like cast-off strings of a bobbin, resembling an exaggerated V-shape in frantic jumps.

Hou Yuan, possessed by Inviting Immortals, spoke in a thin and sharp voice, murmuring like a mouse at low tones and piercingly shrill at high tones.

Combined with his erratic movements, he truly embodied the presence of a fake Daoist performing spiritual dances.

Except, he was a real Daoist!

After calculating the coffin’s fate, Hou Yuan shuddered. The Immortal temporarily withdrew, and the old man regained control of his body.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing, stepping on the Big Dipper Array, also divined the auspicious and ominous outcomes.

"Examining the coffin!"

The pair exchanged glances and almost simultaneously spoke.

Their divination results were weirdly consistent - calm and unremarkable, neither auspicious nor ominous.

Xu Qing too was puzzled. The coffin excavated from the Ghost King Mausoleum was, by rights, supposed to be more ominous than the black coffin beside it; how could it turn out to be such a remarkably plain coffin?

Removing the Coffin-Suppressing Mourning Banner, the towering blood-red coffin was fully exposed.

Hou Yuan’s bead-sized crab eyes wandered restlessly, resembling a chaotic yarn ball, shaking out fine lines invisible to the naked eye, entering the lacquer-red coffin.

After a while, Hou Yuan questioned in confusion: "Why is this coffin empty inside?"

"Empty coffin?"

Even with all preparations, Xu Qing couldn’t contain his emotions.

If inside was just a common corpse, that would be one thing, even opening to evil spirits, Xu Qing could accept.

But how could it be an empty coffin?

The great efforts Liu Youdao expended, risking his life to procure this coffin from Ancient Yin River Dao, only for it to be empty?

Xu Qing had high hopes for the ancestral coffin; if it were in the realm of jade gambling, it would be of the highest quality raw material.

In the end, he painstakingly invited a coffin examiner, yet the exposition revealed not a single green gem?

Where could he possibly reason this?

"Daoist Hou, you must look carefully. This is the coffin passed down from my master, the most cherished object in his lifetime..."

Hou Yuan hesitated momentarily, then yet again invited Immortals and performed rites. This time he saw more clearly. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"Daoist, this indeed is an empty coffin, but the emptiness inside is vast, not resembling a coffin, more akin to an empty grave."