Chapter 2780 The Person in the Coffin and Xia Zhi

Lin Xun was stunned. His heart swirled with abject fear, and he had completely lost his composure.

Xia Zhi!!

The slender figure floating in the dark world within the coffin bore a striking resemblance to her. Even if it was blurry and hazy, how could Lin Xun not recognize her?

How could this be?

He tried to calm himself, but his eyes were wide open as he gazed over. After a long moment, he finally saw clearly: in the darkness of eternal night, a graceful, slender figure floated silently, motionless.

She was dressed in ancient-style black clothing and wore a black crown. Her arms were crossed at her abdomen. In her right hand was a divine staff that looked like it was made from polished black jade. A hazy mist emanated from the staff, obscuring her entire form.

Despite that, he could still vaguely see that her eyes were closed. In addition, there was a serene expression on her face, which was beautiful enough to dim the heavens and the earth. She seemed to be in a deep sleep. Her appearance truly resembled Xia Zhi’s, who had a breathtaking beauty that seemed too splendorous for the mundane world.

How could this be possible?

Lin Xun was momentarily dazed. If this was Xia Zhi, then who was inside the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron? At that moment, he suddenly felt an indescribable panic. Could it be that Xia Zhi, who had been with him since his youth, was a...clone of the woman in the coffin? Or perhaps one of her dao bodies?

Lin Xun tried to calm himself. The woman in the coffin wore a crown, held a divine staff, and wore clothes of an extremely ancient style. She exuded an aura of nobility. From this, it could be inferred that this woman's identity must be extremely unusual.

In addition, he keenly noticed that the woman wore a black jade pendant around her waist that emanated hazy particles permeated with the power of time. That was the source of the most primal aura of time that lingered around her. Furthermore, her crown and divine staff emanated an obscure power of the great dao that he could not comprehend; it was simply too terrifying.

All of these external objects only served to highlight how unique the woman was. However, the more he made these connections, the more questions he had. What was the relationship between the woman in the coffin and Xia Zhi?

At this moment, Taixuan's voice rang out, solemn and urgent, "Young man, quickly close this coffin!"

Lin Xun was instantly shaken from his reverie. Only then did he notice that Taixuan's elegant and refined face had turned pale. The sword power covering the Eternity Coffin was on the verge of collapsing! Without hesitating, he immediately closed the coffin lid. Instantly, the terrifying aura vanished.

Taixuan exhaled a long breath of relief, waved his hand, and withdrew all his power. He gazed back at the Eternity Coffin with a look of surprise and suspicion on his face.

"Such a terrifying power."

Xuan Feiling, who had been guarding them from the side, now looked extremely solemn. He had witnessed everything, and he couldn't imagine how the coffin could be so strange and terrifying.

Taixuan had almost been unable to hold on and had to give up decisively before it was even fully opened. What kind of astonishing power did the coffin have to be like that?

Lin Xun's expression was uncertain, and his heart was in turmoil. He didn't know whether he should tell Xia Zhi about what he had just witnessed. He also didn't know how she would react when she learned of this. An indescribable speck of irritation lingered in his heart.

At this moment, Taixuan said, "The Eternity Coffin is truly terrifying. The divine staff held by that person within exudes the power of the great dao related to karma. The crown she wears even faintly emanates the aura of the great dao of fate. This is simply incredible."

"Karma and fate?!" Xuan Feiling was astounded and gasped involuntarily. "These are supreme grand daos that can only be comprehended by those in the Eternal Stage."

Taixuan refuted, "No, by entering the Eternal Stage, one can indeed comprehend some of the subtleties of fate and gain insight into the mysteries of karma. But mastering them...is not that easy."

He then shook his head. "Among the people I know, only the master of the Origin Sect has mastered some means of controlling the law power of fate. As for the law power of karma, the leader of the Zen Sect has most likely already comprehended it. However, the person within this coffin is different. The treasures she wears and controls are imprinted with the auras of karma and fate. This is truly extraordinary."

At the end, his expression became dazed. He was at the Eternal Stage, so he was the person here who had the best idea of how terrifying and taboo the supreme daos of fate and karma were. Mastering just one of them was enough to bring endless benefits within the Eternal Stage! However, the person in the coffin was truly different.

"Who is she?"

As soon as the question was asked, Xuan Feiling glanced at Lin Xun, who was standing beside him. He had noticed something unusual about him earlier and couldn't help but suspect that he might have recognized something.

At that moment, Lin Xun interjected, "Besides fate and karma, there was also the power of time. The black jade pendant hanging from her waist is filled with the mysterious and indescribable aura of time."

Taixuan and Xuan Feiling exchanged a look as their hearts became even more shaken.

Karma, fate, and time? Who is the woman in the coffin? How could one person possess three supreme daos?

Lin Xun's expression shifted for a long period of time, and finally he admitted bitterly, "Seniors, she...is very likely the true form of the person I care about most..."

What?!

Taixuan and Xuan Feiling were both absolutely startled by this confession. Lin Xun first put away the Eternity Coffin and asked, "Seniors, can this place be shielded from the Origin Sect’s law power?"

"Yes."

Taixuan snapped his fingers, and the cosmos suddenly roiled. Countless stars swayed, casting a shimmering light. Indistinctly, the entire space around them seemed to transform into a mysterious forbidden formation.

At the same time, Lin Xun sensed that the previously omnipresent Origin Sect’s law power had vanished. Without hesitation, he activated the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. A shower of light followed, and Xia Zhi, clad in a black robe and with a hat brim obscuring her face, emerged.

She immediately grabbed Lin Xun's hand and said, "Lin Xun, what just happened? I had felt an indescribable sort of panic and fear..."

Her clear, ethereal voice was tinged with unconcealed anxiety and bewilderment. Her cold hands tightly grasped Lin Xun's, as if she was afraid to let go even a little.

"It's all right now, don't be afraid," Lin Xun whispered softly as a surge of indescribable pity welled up in his heart. At this moment, Xia Zhi was like a child in desperate need of care and comfort.

"Seniors, this is Xia Zhi."

As Lin Xun spoke, he gently lifted the brim of Xia Zhi's hat, revealing her flawless and beautiful features. Although Taixuan and Xuan Feiling had been prepared, they couldn't remain calm when they saw her appearance. They were stunned for a moment, their expressions shifting.

Aside from the difference in clothing, her face and figure were not just similar, nor were they just similar in spirit. Instead, they were absolutely identical!

"This..." Xuan Feiling was struck speechless.

The woman in the coffin was actually the person Lin Xun cared about most. This fact was truly mindblowing. Taixuan fell silent, completely lost in thought.

Xia Zhi ignored all this. She was holding Lin Xun's hand, which made her feel at ease. As for anything else, she had never cared about them. As long as Lin Xun was there, everything was alright in her book.

Looking at the silent Taixuan, Lin Xun couldn't help but ask, "Senior, do you see anything?"

"Please ask the girl next to you to leave for a while," responded Taixuan.

Lin Xun nodded, looked at Xia Zhi, and whispered, “Go back to the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron first. I'll tell you about what’s going on later."

Xia Zhi hesitated, clearly reluctant to leave his side, but finally agreed, "Okay."

Only after watching her disappear into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron did Taixuan continue, "This Miss Xia Zhi is very likely the life soul of the person in the coffin, what we cultivators call the primordial fetus."

Life soul!

Lin Xun's head buzzed. How could he not know what a life soul was? All cultivators had life souls. Once destroyed, there was no possibility of resurrection. However, this explanation caught him even more off guard. Xia Zhi wasn't a clone, but instead a life soul!

Didn’t this mean that if the person in the coffin wanted to wake up, she needed to bring Xia Zhi back into her physical form and merge with it? By then, would Xia Zhi still be Xia Zhi?

"Relax, this isn't a bad thing. If this girl Xia Zhi can return to her former self, perhaps she can also recover her past memories and experiences. That should be a good thing for her."

Xuan Feiling stepped forward and patted Lin Xun on the shoulder. He could see that Lin Xun was uneasy.

Unfortunately, after hearing this, Lin Xun's heart grew heavier. He couldn't help but blurt out, "But the person I care about most might become someone completely different if that happens..."

Xuan Feiling was stunned. He finally understood Lin Xun's feelings, and a complex wave of emotions welled up in him. This...was indeed a tricky situation!

If Xia Zhi wasn't allowed to return to her former self, then she would be doomed to never know her past and who she truly was. On the flip side, if she did merge with her former self, she would surely awaken

her

past memories and inherit

her

wisdom. Would she still recognize Lin Xun then?

What a dilemma!

Xuan Feiling felt a headache coming on.

Taixuan then interjected, "Worrying now is clearly unnecessary. I've sensed that within Miss Xia Zhi lies the power of fate. Unless this seal is completely broken, she will never have the chance to merge with her true self. However, if my guess is correct, then this seal was most likely left by her true self!

"If Miss Xia Zhi doesn't possess the ability to break the seal within her, then she will remain ‘Xia Zhi’ for the rest of her life, and there will be no chance of any interaction with the person in the coffin. I think the person in the coffin had also already considered this to be a possible outcome. In other words, this was a plan she had made for her own life soul."

After hearing this, Lin Xun was stunned and asked, "But why did she do this in the first place?"

Taixuan's eyes were deep as he explained, "There are only two possibilities. One is that she wanted to break through her current cultivation level. She decided to find a new path, detaching her life soul and stepping upon a new path, like reincarnation, to ultimately achieve a breakthrough. The other possibility is that she had encountered an unavoidable calamity, forcing her to shed her life soul in exchange for a chance to awaken again later!"

Lin Xun was astounded by this speculation. Was what Senior Taixuan outlined truly what had happened?

At this moment, Xuan Feiling interjected, "I suspect the person in the coffin did this to avoid disaster!"