Ultimate Scheming System

Chapter 1424: Hundreds of Coffins

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Under the clear water of the lake, they could see hundreds of coffins neatly arranged. All the coffins were arranged in the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces formation. Looking down, it was the Eight Trigrams arrangement composed of coffins.

At the center of the formation, there was a white flame burning, brighter and brighter. An overwhelming force flowed out of this vigorous white flame.

“Wow, these coffins are all made of Jiuxuan willow wood, and they must be at least 10,000 years old,” someone said as he stared at the hundreds of coffins, sighing in astonishment.

“A 10,000-year-old willow tree. It’s not easy to produce even a thumb-sized piece of Jiuxuan willow wood, and here there are so many coffins actually made of Jiuxuan willow wood. Isn’t it excessive?”

“There are so many coffins. Who do you think are buried in all these coffins?” asked Dean Qin of the Litian Academy, frowning.

“I’m afraid it’s not for burying people, but a pure formation method,” a leader of great influence said in a low voice.

“This isn’t possible. If it was just for a formation, then there would be no need to make a coffin. There are people inside these coffins. The coffins in the formation have people inside them,” Lord Zeng said with a solemn expression.

To them, such a large scene seemed completely exaggerated. Using coffins built with Jiuxuan willow wood over thousands of years, they couldn’t do it.

The growth of willows was usually accompanied by a powerful Heavenly Tribulation, and it was very difficult to grow for more than 10,000 years. Jiuxuan willow wood was produced from the heart of the willow tree and was something that only 10,000-year-old willow trees possessed. It was just like how the human race cultivated the golden elixir of a newborn.

Now there were hundreds of Jiuxuan willow wood coffins in the lake. It was hard to imagine how many 10,000-year-old willow trees had been cut down by the person who’d arranged the formation.

“That’s strange, why haven’t we seen Miss Lin?” At this time, someone asked doubtfully.

Xu Que frowned. Glancing under the lake, there was no trace of Lin Yuxi, not even a trace of her breath. This was really weird. In theory, if Lin Yuxi had really disappeared in this place, then she could only be at the bottom of the lake, but till now, she hadn’t appeared.

“Hey, wait a minute, couldn’t she be in one of the Jiuxuan willow wood coffins?” Duan Jiude exclaimed in surprise.

The crowd’s expressions suddenly changed. Duan Jiude’s words had awakened everyone. Since Lin Yuxi had come here, then the only hiding place could be in those Jiuxuan willow wood coffins.

“No, that’s not right, Ms. Lin came for her inheritance of skill. How could she get into those coffins? Wouldn’t they have been part of the formation?” Someone shook their heads and raised doubts.

Buttface’s eyes suddenly opened,as he said with a solemn expression, “Although I still can’t remember anything, I’ve heard the truth since my scalp has been tingling.”

Everyone’s gazes instantly fell on Buttface.

Buttface stood up and walked toward the lake with heavy steps. He stared at the coffins below and said in a deep voice, “Perhaps the inheritance of Miss Lin was a conspiracy, and she was tricked. She mistakenly entered this place, got sucked into a coffin, and became part of the formation.”

“Sh*t, isn’t that just like what happened with the furnace in the Celestial Burial Valley?” Duan Jiude asked, frowning.

“That’s right, I deduced this result,” Buttface nodded.

Xu Que rolled his eyes and thought that Buttface was thinking too much, but as soon as the words reached his throat he swallowed them down. Buttface’s inference was baseless, and it was only because of the experience they’d had in the Celestial Burial Valley that’d led him to think in this direction.

However, the problem that had occurred to Xu Que was that Buttface had been originally involved in the arrangements at the furnace in the Celestial Burial Valley. Now that Buttface had said that this place looked a little familiar, but he couldn’t recall specific details, Xu Que became hesitant. If this place had also been arranged by Buttface, then it could be very troublesome.

Combining the work of Buttface’s previous lives was enough to prove that his past lives didn’t involve much good. In the scenario that the Heaven Fire Ice Lake was really related to something he’d been a part of, then Lin Yuxi was probably in grave danger.

“Faction Leader Xu, I think that maybe we have to go down to take a look in order to know the truth,” Dean Qin of the Litian Academy looked at Xu Que and said.

Xu Que nodded. Now that it had come to this stage, he had no choice but to go down and take a look. But how does one get down?

“The prohibition on the lake is interconnected with the coffins below. If we forcibly break the ice of the lake, the coffins below will also be affected. If they are destroyed, the consequences could be unimaginable,” Xu Que shook his head anxiously.

After the first layer of forbidden ice and snow had been swept away by Zixia Fairy, everyone could see that the transparent layer of ice on the lake was full of forbidden runes. This continued to the bottom of the lake and was interconnected with the coffin arrangement to form the Eight Trigram and Nine Palace formation. It was a large and complex arrangement.

If they acted recklessly and destroyed a part of it, it was likely to cause even greater trouble. This was just like a bomb. The lines couldn’t be randomly cut, otherwise it would explode in a matter of minutes.

Xu Que didn’t worry about himself, but Lin Yuxi was likely to be in one of the Jiuxuan willow wood coffins below. In the event that there was an explosion, how could Lin Yuxi survive?

“This is really complicated. No matter what part of the formation we destroy, it will implicate the prohibitions below. It’s too difficult,” Buttface pondered for a moment and shook his head. Restraining formations were his specialty, but even he was worried at that moment.

“There’s no other way. We can only use the old method and dig from the side.” Xu Que made a decision. Since they couldn’t enter directly from the front, they had to force their way in from the back. This was the style of the Exploding Heavens Faction.

“Sh*t, so we have to dig again. Are we going to be considered as grave robbers?” Buttface had a reluctant expression.

“There are so many coffins, it should be counted as graves, right?” Duan Jiude also smiled bitterly.

Xu Que ignored these two useless people and squatted directly on the ground. He gathered a strand of Celestial Core Power in his palm, struck the ground with it, feeling the hardness of the ground. After which, he twisted a pile of soil and frowned slightly. He’d discovered that things weren’t so simple.

“Unfortunately, these lands have been frozen by the ice and are much harder than we imagined. I’m afraid it’s not so easy to dig,” he said, shaking his head.

Buttface also stomped on the ground and nodded, “It seems to be harder than the Mirror Lake of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. With our strength, I’m afraid that it will take a year and a half to dig through to the ground.”

“No. The point is that the ice layer of the lake is not as hard as the surrounding soil. If we use too much force, it is likely to shatter those ice layers,” Duan Jiude said with a serious expression.

“Oh!” Xu Que sighed and looked up at the sky.

“Lad, don’t be discouraged, there is always a solution,” Buttface said as he patted Xu Que’s shoulder, comforting him.

“Who said that I was discouraged?” Xu Que pushed away Buttface’s paws, looked at the ground, and said calmly, “I thought that the knowledge I learned back in the day wouldn’t be useful anymore, but now it seems... It’s time to show my reserve of great knowledge.”