Chapter 409 (2/2)

”As you have noticed already, there are no bodies in these coffins, instead the legacies for both the Azure Emperor and his brother were hidden inside.”

”So, that one was the Azure ancestor… so this one it…”

”Yes, that one belongs to the Aurulent Dragon, just like the one I opened it will only react to a person that is a direct descendant.”

The legacy of the Azure Emperor was already pillaged from that coffin. Perhaps it was some kind of secret cultivation manual, or maybe some weapon that was placed there.

”After the current Azure Emperor's death, the contents of the coffin will return to their resting place and wait for the new Azure Emperor to appear.”

Long Qing continued with a story that made this quite the peculiar treasure. He had never heard of ones that teleported back to the place they were found when their user perished. If he had time he would have liked to take this coffin home to examine its secrets. With his knack for crafting he might be able to create something similar for his own clan members.

”Now brother please, place your hand on the dragon symbol.”

Zhang Dong's attention was brought over to a handprint. Around this handprint was a coiling dragon eating its own tail. The dragon was made from pure gold while the rest of the coffin consisted of some rare spirit minerals.

”Place my hand there…”

Long Qing nodded, his eyes were glistening with anticipation. It was funny as the Azure Emperor was a lot more interested in this coffin than Zhang Dong was. This probably was just a locking mechanism that would scan him.

”Bob, see if you can open this coffin up if there are some problems…”

He was convinced that this coffin was reserved for him when he was the original system owner. This system had gone through a few changes so it might reject him now. This would probably cause a lot of confusion and more problems if he would not be able to access the last part of the golden dragon legacy. It would also throw a wrench into his future plans.

'I hope this isn't some elaborate trap…'

Zhang Dong narrowed his eyes while looking at the coffin. He knew that there were some strange formations on it but they were above his expertise. This was truly something above the nascent soul level.

It was a bit late to run now. If he didn't get the help of the Long Clan the coming war would be hard on his sect and children. This would have been too much of an elaborate setup to just trap him so he didn't think the Azure Emperor was trying to pull a fast one on him. Thus he did place his hand on the marking and got ready for it.

”Hm…?”

Nothing happened so he looked back at Long Qing that was standing right next to him with a smile on his face.

”Oh, you need to activate your bloodline technique brother Dong.”

”Ah yes… I knew that, was only testing you, brother Qing...”

He turned towards his palm and slowly produced the golden flames that he created previously. His palm started glowing and soon the whole coffin produced a magnificent light.

”... connected to old system lock... ”

”... error … unable to produce key…”

”... please wait, attempting to recreate the key from old code…”

Bob started talking to him while he was trying to act naturally. The glowing symbols on the coffin started shining brightly but the moment he wasn't able to produce the 'key' the glow started to die down.

The moment it did he could hear the Azure Emperor behind him gasping out in shock. This was probably an indication that he had failed in opening the lock. Luckily for him, his Ai program didn't let him down this time around and the bright glow returned.

”...a copy of the key has been recovered, uploading data…”

The whole room started to shine brightly and the statue that was above the coffin began to move. It started to open up its eyes while its head moved down to look at him. A bright ray of light descended on him soon after as he felt strong spiritual energy seeping into him.

The golden core that he had created while reaching his new realm started reacting. This light was a surge of very pure holy energy which also carried some kind of hidden technique. Through Bob, he was able to receive it while also managing to increase his cultivation by a small step forward.

Soon the radiant glow subsided while he leaned back from the coffin. When he did a few clicking sounds caught his ear, the closed treasure ċhėst was opening up to reveal its contents to him....