Who Let Him Cultivate Chapter 775

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Lu Yang ignored Fairy Eternity’s incessant chatter and focused on carrying the coffin.

“Speaking of which, the quality of this coffin is really quite good. According to what Xinghai said, it can even isolate the spiritual sense of a Unification-stage cultivator.”

Generally speaking, coffins in the Cultivation World are designed to isolate spiritual sense, as a mark of respect for the deceased.

But to refine a coffin to this extent is quite rare.

“I always felt this coffin looked familiar.” Lu Yang frowned, then suddenly remembered.

“Isn’t this the coffin that the Grand Elder often sleeps in?” Back when Lu Yang had just learned Heaven and Earth in an Inch and was randomly teleported to a cliff, he was fortunate enough to break into the tomb that the Grand Elder had constructed, where the style of the coffins resembled that which Xiao Xinghai lay in.

“It’s probably that the Grand Elder built tombs all over the East Sea, and Xinghai happened to pick it up,” Meng Jingzhou was not surprised at all.

In the East Sea, there were many such legends where a certain genius inadvertently broke into a tomb chamber, passed tests set by predecessors, and obtained inheritance and magic artifacts, soaring to the skies thereafter.

It’s just that the magic artifact Xiao Xingai got was a coffin.

Lu Yang thought Old Meng’s explanation made sense. After all, wasn’t Ying Tian the Immortal buried as a sacrificial offering only to rise tremendously afterward?

This tradition has historical precedence.

“According to what Xinghai said, the Long Clan is extravagant with money and does not sell their blood just because they’re short on cash. They sell their blood mostly when they seek the completion of certain tasks, and in return, they reward with dragon’s blood once the tasks are completed.”

“Because dragon’s blood is more precious than gold, the tasks sought are also very difficult.”

“Moreover, some tasks involve the private affairs of the Long Clan, not suitable for public disclosure, so they are usually assigned at secret contact points.”

“Lugging around this coffin everywhere we go, isn’t that a bit awkward?” Man Gu asked, the stares gathering around them were palpable.

“Although leaving it by the roadside wouldn’t worry anyone about it being stolen, it still has a bad influence, doesn’t it? How about we find a place to set it down and then move the coffin over after we find the dragon’s blood?” Meng Jingzhou suggested. They had already reached Sea City, so there was no issue with transportation distance or freshness of the dragon’s blood.

He sent a message to Xiao Xinghai: “What do you think, Xinghai?”

No response.

“Oh right, the coffin can isolate spiritual sense, sound can’t get through,” Meng Jingzhou remembered. His voice could not penetrate, unless they opened the coffin.

“Then we’ll decide for Xinghai—find a place to store it… Ah, coming up ahead is the Land Money Trade Association, I didn’t realize they have a branch here too.”

Meng Jingzhou said with a smile, noting the broad scope of the Trade Association’s services, extending all the way to the East Sea.

In this respect, the Meng Family was not inferior, with the East Sea and Demon Territory also within their scope of operations.

“Perfect, the Association offers temporary storage services for large items.”

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At the edge of Sea City, within the Dragon Palace.

“Damn it, have we still not found the treasure?” a Dragon Clan Elder raged, a draconic-being afire with anger, wishing he could tear the thief of the treasure into a thousand pieces!

“The plot is meticulous; this is a long-planned theft. It must have been orchestrated by someone at the Body Integration Realm at the very least. I’m afraid they will not be easy to find,” another Dragon Clan Elder was equally furious but managed to remain rational, analyzing the situation.

“Ancient Ancestor above, I pray for your blessing that we find the treasure quickly,” the third Dragon Clan Elder implored, beseeching the legendary Ancient Ancestor to manifest.

“Search! Whoever carries the treasure cannot perform spatial movement. They surely haven’t gotten far. Even if it means turning the East Sea upside down, we must find them!”

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“Especially Sea City, that’s where the thieves are most likely to be!”

“Why don’t we use our Spiritual Sense to scan the entire Sea City?”

“Foolish, scanning the entire Sea City with Spiritual Sense would cause a huge commotion. Do you want the foreign clans to know that we have lost our treasure? Take your people and act separately, scan in small areas!”

“Remember, do not let outsiders know what we are doing!”

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“Boss, we really did it.” A rat-faced Body Integration True Monarch said excitedly, and even with the temperament of the Body Integration Realm, he couldn’t help but get excited.

The other two Body Integration True Monarchs, though silent, couldn’t hide their excitement and joy in their eyes.

The Dragon Clan treasure! They wouldn’t have to worry about resources for cultivation in this lifetime, and they even had hope for advancing to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!

“Don’t get excited, we’ve only succeeded halfway. Don’t forget we are still in Sea City, which is under the control of the Dragon Clan. Only by getting the treasure out of Sea City can we consider this a success,” said the eldest brother who was likewise excited but maintained his composure, knowing well that it wasn’t the time to celebrate.

“But, Boss, this treasure belongs to the Dragon Clan, it cannot be placed into a Storage Ring. How are we going to take it out of Sea City?” another little brother said worriedly.

Without placing it into a Storage Ring, they risked detection by the Dragon Clan’s Spiritual Sense.

“No worries, I’ve thought of a way long ago.” The boss took out a magic artifact from his Storage Ring.

“Look at what this is!”

“A coffin?” the three little brothers exclaimed in surprise.

The boss’s expression was grave as he recalled the scene and felt fear, he lowered his voice, and started to tell his little brothers the story of their rise to fortune: “That’s right, back when I was a tomb raider, I snuck into an ancient tomb. After many life-threatening encounters, I finally reached the depths of the tomb. Unfortunately, there were no burial items, and even the coffin was empty.

I suspect that the owner of the tomb had already transformed into an Immortal through corporeal dissolution!”

“A thief should never leave empty-handed, so I took the coffin!”

“This coffin is a real treasure. Even with our Body Integration Realm’s Spiritual Sense, we can’t probe inside!”

The three little brothers tried and found this to indeed be the case.

“Are we planning to put the treasure in the coffin and then smuggle it out by transporting the coffin?” The little brother thought the Boss was truly deserving of his title, his plan was meticulous.

No matter what, the Dragon Clan wouldn’t disrespect the deceased by opening the coffin for inspection, such unseemly behavior would undoubtedly raise suspicions that the Dragon Clan had lost something very important.

The Dragon Clan cared about face and would never do such a thing.

“Right, but it’s not that simple. Carrying a coffin around Sea City is too ostentatious and will attract the Dragon Clan’s attention.”

“Then what do you suggest, Boss?”

“I have a connection at the Land Money Trade Association. I’ve already notified them in advance. We’ll store the coffin with the Trade Association, and once the commotion dies down, we’ll retrieve it,” the boss explained.

“Also, we need to disguise ourselves.” The boss took out four elixirs from his chest.

“These elixirs I acquired from the black market in Great Xia, they are the works of a master refiner of the Seek Dao Sect. It’s said that after consuming one, you can temporarily lower your Realm. We are all in the Body Integration Realm, and if the Dragon Clan starts investigating, they’ll definitely suspect those in the Body Integration Realm first, which could put us in danger.

If we lower our Realms, the Dragon Clan won’t suspect us!”

“Boss, you’re brilliant!” The three little brothers were very excited, the Boss had thought of everything, his plan was seamless, covering all aspects.

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“Excuse me, can you store a coffin here?” Lu Yang and his group carrying the coffin entered Land Money Trade Association and politely inquired.