# Chapter 685: Coffin Opening Anomaly
The Ji Family, a long-lasting and undying inheritance, was personally founded by a Human Clan Great Emperor. From ancient times to the present, they had been supremely prosperous, with no one daring to provoke them.
Yet now, a single bell toll had shaken their entire clan. The name of the Primordial Bell, which resounded throughout the ancient history of the human race, brought with it immense pressure.
People could not understand. Wasn't the Primordial Bell inside Ancient Emperor Mountain? How could it be sounding in the Southern Domain? This was truly earth-shattering, with no one remaining calm.
"Before chaos divided, heaven and earth were in disarray, vast and boundless, unseen by any. Since Wu Shi broke through the primordial chaos, opening up from then, distinguishing clear from turbid." Outside the Ji Family gates, an aged voice came, chanting a Daoist verse, as if approaching from afar.
At the same time, the Primordial Bell sounded again, its tone ear-splitting, like the heavenly sound of the Great Dao, captivating the soul, rolling and surging across the entire sky.
People were astonished. Had a transcendent expert arrived? How dared he speak like this? What background did he have? Had he come targeting the Ji Family?
"I am the final inheritor of Wu Shi. Hearing that the Sacred Body exists in this age, I have come especially to meet him." This aged voice was vast, vibrating like a great bell or massive chime.
Many were horrified. The final inheritor of Emperor Wu Shi? This identity was terrifyingly lofty. How had the Beginningless Scripture gained an inheritor? Was this true or false? Everyone was stunned!
"Seas have turned to dust for tens of thousands of autumns, the Dao transforming white hair brings the sorrow of long life. A single dream spans several thousand years, the immortal path rugged—where does one roam?" Outside the Ji Family mountain gate, another Daoist verse came.
The crowd was shocked. This indeed seemed like an extraordinary expert; otherwise, how could he possess such artistic conception and soul-stirring power? Many people's hearts were filled with astonishment and awe.
"This person understands the Great Emperor's array patterns; otherwise, it would be impossible to break through my Ji Clan's ancient formation with sound waves alone." The Ji Family Saint Lord spoke in a deep voice.
Hearing this, people became even more uncertain and suspicious, almost confirming that this was a transcendent expert who had obtained Wu Shi's inheritance.
"Let's go out and take a look," an elder fossil spoke.
Outside the palace halls, clouds and mists churned, reaching knee height. This was a suspended divine island, planted with immortal grasses and spiritual mushrooms, with many spirit birds dancing about, like a celestial realm.
Everyone flew out, wanting to see this transcendent expert. A large crowd arrived at the mountain gate.
In the distance, various bell inscriptions flickered on the ground. A vast ancient formation blocked the Ji Family's mountain gate, startling many. It looked very much like the visitor had ill intentions.
"Which senior expert has graced us with their presence? Why block our Ji Family's exit?" an elder of the Ji Family asked.
"I am no expert. I heard someone was making things difficult for the Sacred Body, so I came to take a look." The aged voice came, accompanied by the lingering bell tone vibrating through the ages, emanating from the divine formation ahead where light blazed skyward.
That place was dazzling. People could not see through it at all. A Ji Family elder fossil frowned, immediately recognizing it as a corner of a Great Emperor's array pattern, unfathomably deep.
Others were also shocked. The visitor seemed to have come for the Sacred Body. The Ji Family Saint Lord's expression was grave. This was a major matter. They had to be careful.
"Senior, please show yourself," the Ji Family Saint Lord said.
"I am but a withered bone, not worth seeing. I only ask that the Ji Family not make things difficult for the Sacred Body," the aged voice said.
"Senior, you flatter us. How would we dare make things difficult for the Sacred Body?" the Ji Family Saint Lord replied.
"Hmph, I hope so." The aged voice grew cold. Then the bell tone faded, and the divine formation gradually dimmed, finally disappearing without a trace.
The Ji Family members looked at each other in dismay. This was truly a mysterious expert who had come and gone without a trace.
"Could it really be the inheritor of Emperor Wu Shi?" someone whispered.
"Hard to say. But this person's methods are extraordinary, at least at the Saint Lord level," an elder said.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan and the others had already left the Ji Family. They were in a mountain range thousands of miles away, staring at a bronze coffin before them.
This was the bronze coffin they had brought out from the Ancient Forbidden Land. Ye Fan had always felt it was extraordinary but had never had the chance to examine it closely.
"Big Black Dog, can you open this coffin?" Ye Fan asked.
"Let me try." The Big Black Dog circled the coffin, its large copper bell-like eyes staring intently.
"Be careful. This coffin is strange," Pang Bo reminded.
"I know." The Big Black Dog began carving array patterns on the ground, extremely complex, corresponding to the stars in the heavens.
Ye Fan also observed the terrain and made some arrangements to prevent accidents.
Two hours later, they retreated far away. Ye Fan used the Weapon Art to push, and then a metallic sound rang out, shaking the entire mountain range.
The coffin lid slowly lifted. Everyone retreated who knew how many miles, observing from a distance.
"Clang!"
When Ye Fan pushed the lid most of the way off, he could no longer bear it. Even with the corner of the Great Emperor's array pattern carved by the Big Black Dog suppressing it, he still could not resist.
Moreover, he wrapped himself in the immortal treasure from the Chaos Dragon Nest and used the Mother Qi of All Things for protection, but his body still cracked all over, nearly shattering.
"Boom!"
He gave a final push, then turned into a shooting star, retreating far away. During this process, the Source Heaven divine formations he had carved for protection shattered eighteen in total!
A dull sound rang out. At the distant horizon, people saw a sky full of hazy multicolored light rushing up from the ancient coffin.
"Hurry, activate that corner of the Great Emperor's ancient formation!" the Monkey urged.
The Big Black Dog acted. The divine patterns carved into the earth fully awakened, flashing with a blinding light, beginning to seal off the central ancient coffin, wanting to fix it in place and see clearly.
However, to everyone's surprise, all this was futile. The bronze coffin devoured everything, refining this corner of the ancient formation into essence energy and swallowing it all.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, this primordial mountain range shattered. Every inch of space turned to powder, shattering piece by piece, instantly rushing out endless chaos.
"Not good!" Ye Fan shouted, taking all of them into his cauldron. Then, using the Dark Jade Platform the Big Black Dog had prepared in advance, he crossed through the void and left this place.
Silently, a thousand miles in radius collapsed. Not to mention mountains, even dust did not remain. In its place appeared a huge abyss, everything evaporated.
Not far away, the Ji Family was horrified. They quickly used the Void Mirror to protect themselves. People flew into the sky to observe from a distance.
The bronze coffin destroyed everything with irresistible force, then slammed shut on its own, shooting up into the sky and flying southward.
"It's that bronze coffin!"
On this day, many people in the Southern Domain saw the bronze coffin crossing the sky, flying on its own. Some tried to intercept it, but they all turned to dust in an instant.
Ye Fan and the others pursued closely. The Big Black Dog's head was nearly hanging to the ground. Pang Bo, Li Heishui, and the others took turns scolding it. Its actions were truly unreliable.
In the Southern Domain, many major powers were alarmed. The Ji Family led the pursuit as well, wanting to see what was happening.
Of course, Ye Fan and the others were at the front, heading south all the way, quickly approaching the Ancient Forbidden Land. The bronze coffin plunged straight into it.
Everyone stopped. No one dared enter. This was a certain death zone. From ancient times to the present, it had swallowed the lives of countless peerless experts.
The bronze coffin had flown back to the Ancient Forbidden Land on its own. This was both unexpected and reasonable. Ye Fan and the others all flew high into the sky, looking inside.
Among them, the Monkey had fiery golden eyes, born with heavenly vision, able to clearly see the Nine Sacred Mountains. Ye Fan also had divine eyes and could see the general picture, gazing intently.
"Clang!"
A great sound rang through the Ancient Forbidden Land, breaking the silence of hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. The small coffin plunged into the giant outer coffin, like a divine thunderbolt descending from the nine heavens. The metallic clang pierced through a thousand miles of sky.
"Clatter, clatter"
Halfway up the mountain, nine massive dragon corpses floated up, emitting a dark light. Iron chains clanked, pulling the bronze coffin up, flying toward the peaks of the Nine Sacred Mountains.
"This..." Ye Fan's heart shook. The Nine Dragons Coffin had actually moved on its own!
"Boom!"
The Nine Dragons Coffin appeared above the pitch-black great abyss surrounded by the Nine Sacred Mountains, suspended in the void. Suddenly, a chilling aura rushed up from below the abyss, like a Human Clan Great Emperor awakening.
"Something has come out of the Primordial Abyss!" someone screamed, having witnessed a shocking scene.