Chapter 1949: Chapter 1946: Extraction
"At worst, let Lin Tian marry you first. Once it’s done, no one can do anything about it." Zhang Ruyan comforted, and then added a remark that made Zhang Lingyu shy and angry.
But she couldn’t say much to avoid distraction, so she vented her irritation into the spell, shouting in a low voice: "Open for me!"
The thunderous beam suddenly brightened and fiercely struck the sealing barrier. The barrier seemed to be corroded, and finally a small gap appeared, slowly expanding.
When it expanded to half a person’s height, the gap stabilized. Zhang Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew her seal, but the White Tiger Seal still floated in mid-air, maintaining the gap’s opening.
Zhang Lingyu turned to look at Lin Tian and Zhang Ruyan. Just as she was about to step forward, she swayed slightly, but Lin Tian appeared behind her without her noticing, timely supporting her.
The female Heavenly Master shook off Lin Tian’s hand stubbornly, saying, "I’m not as weak as you think, I don’t need your support."
"Haha, the girl is still angry, huh. I was just joking earlier, you don’t have to get married." Zhang Ruyan laughed gently.
"Uh, let’s open the coffin first before talking about this." Lin Tian kindly reminded.
Unexpectedly, the two women gave him a simultaneous glare and walked up to the altar together, ignoring him. Lin Tian scratched his brow, feeling very frustrated. Who did I provoke? Women are truly inscrutable; even God might not understand.
He had no choice but to follow. Passing through the barrier, he had to bend over to get through, climbing the steps and finally reaching the Ice Soul Coffin. Up close, he could see a shadow inside through the coffin, though the details were unclear.
"You do it." Zhang Ruyan glanced at Lin Tian, nodding her chin to signal him to open the coffin.
Lin Tian walked around to the side, pressing his hands on the coffin lid. Upon touching the Ice Soul Coffin, a layer of thin ice formed on his hands and spread along them, enveloping him entirely in ice after several breaths.
Dammit, Lin Tian cursed, his body trembled, and he shattered the ice with several bangs. The two women who were about to help retreated a few steps. Just after the ice shattered, it began forming on his hands again. He squinted his eyes, with a flame imprint appearing on his brow, and the ice on his palms immediately melted away.
"Its power is much stronger than the Ice Soul Necklace." Lin Tian frowned.
Zhang Ruyan glanced at his flame imprint and said indifferently, "Things that seal Jiang Chen’s body aren’t simple. Fortunately, the power of the Ice Soul Coffin is all used to suppress Jiang Chen’s body, otherwise it would indeed be hard to approach."
Lin Tian exerted force to push the coffin lid, and with several cracking noises, it slowly opened a gap. This time, there were no illusions or blood gushing out.
However, a breath like an abyss surged out, giving an instant feeling of falling into an endless chasm. This feeling came quickly and went quickly. Lin Tian glanced at the two women, their expressions also not looking good, clearly having felt it too.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Tian pushed again, with a loud boom, opening the coffin lid completely, a corner of which hit the ground, scattering countless ice shards again.
The three of them almost simultaneously looked inside the Ice Soul Coffin, where cold air swirled but allowed a clear view of a headless corpse lying quietly. The corpse was very tall and wore a set of black leather armor.
The armor had natural dark red patterns whose animal skin was unknown, appearing to have dark blood flowing, very eerie.
The corpse’s skin was no different from a normal person’s, neither decayed nor blackened, but there was a very large wound at the chest as if it were a penetrating wound, very shocking. Lin Tian knew the heart below the chest cavity had been taken out and was now in Xu Feibai’s hands.
"Stop looking, take it away." Zhang Ruyan reminded, taking out something from behind and handing it to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian took it, weighed it a bit. It seemed very thin and light, but when unfolded, it turned into a bag, large enough to contain a person.
"Without a Space Artifact, it’s really troublesome." Thinking they had to carry it out, Lin Tian was helpless. How great it would be to have those space artifacts from television.
The two women looked at him with simultaneous contempt, Zhang Lingyu said helplessly, "You’ve watched too much TV, stop daydreaming."
"It’s not impossible, though. Buddhist sayings mention a grain of sand contains myriad worlds. As long as one achieves the power to create space, forging a Space Artifact shouldn’t be a problem." Lin Tian joked.
The two women looked at him like he was an idiot, Zhang Ruyan mocked, "Your imagination is truly rich, thinking about creating space. Do you think you’re the Pangu God? Splitting heaven and earth?"
"Hehe, just imagining to kill the time; no need to take it seriously." Lin Tian chuckled, unconcerned.
He opened the bag’s mouth, picked up Jiang Chen’s body, and put it in, then tied up the opening. At this moment, Jiang Chen’s body seemed lifeless, allowing Lin Tian to handle it.
It’s hard to imagine such a body could be resurrected. Who knows how Xu Feibai’s family plans to revive Jiang Chen. It’s highly likely his family has prepared for thousands of years for this resurrection.
"Such a pity, the Ice Soul Coffin can’t be taken away." Lin Tian put the coffin lid back on, restoring it to its original state, a bit sorry for this treasure.
"Indeed a pity. Ice Soul can be used to forge Magic Artifacts or to create powerful talismans, but carrying the Ice Soul Coffin is too conspicuous and would be discovered anytime."
"Moreover, the Ice Soul Coffin must stay to create an illusion. Otherwise, Jiang Chen’s body’s loss would soon be discovered." Zhang Ruyan stated regretfully.
While the three talked, the translucent barrier above flickered, and the previously opened gap unexpectedly shrank by a quarter.
Startled, the three quickly retreated, Zhang Lingyu went out first, followed by Zhang Ruyan, Lin Tian was last. Just after stepping out, the barrier flickered again, the gap shrinking further.
A soft snapping sound ensued, the thunderous beam dissipated, leaving only points of light, and the White Tiger Seal flew down. Zhang Lingyu stretched out her hand, and the White Tiger Seal fell into it.
Zhang Lingyu shook her hand, the White Tiger Seal disappeared as if by magic, not knowing where she hid it; even Lin Tian’s discerning eyes couldn’t detect it. As soon as the White Tiger Seal retreated, the gap in the barrier almost closed instantly, restoring the barrier to its original form.
"Let’s go, it’s pointless to linger here." Zhang Ruyan said indifferently.
The three walked out of the ninth floor, Lin Tian closed the stone door again, Zhang Ruyan pasted the "seal," which flickered with lightning light a few times, blocking the stone door again, just as it was before.
The two women led the way, Lin Tian followed behind. Every step couldn’t afford a mistake, but now they were going down, without any scenery worth watching. Besides, he was carrying something on his shoulder—Jiang Chen’s body—thinking about it left no mood for sightseeing.
After exiting the secret passage, returning to the third floor, the Black Robed Woman was absent, and the third floor was totally empty. The three didn’t pause, continuing down to the second floor. For some reason, this time no illusions appeared.
The evil spirits sealed within the jug were completely silent, as if fearing something.
