When Qi Zhenyun heard Zhao Qingcang utter the words "divine artifact," his wrinkled face showed no surprise whatsoever.
He nodded, his voice heavy.
"That's right."
"We did indeed find a divine artifact in that ruin."
Zhao Qingcang suddenly realized sothing.
It turns out that the Great Xia Kingdom already possessed a divine artifact forty years ago.
The mistake that teacher Deng Qihe made may be related to this magical artifact.
He remained silent, only gesturing with his eyes for Qi Zhenyun to continue.
The light inside the carriage was dim, hiding Qi Zhenyun's face in shadow.
"Upon learning of this news, the marshal displayed unprecedented elation."
"After research by several experts, we discovered that this artifact is called the 'Spirit Sealing Coffin'."
Qi Zhenyun's tone carried a hint of reminiscence.
"Although it doesn't have any earth-shattering destructive power, it is an incredibly powerful sealing artifact."
"Once sealed inside, even an SS-level professional can forget about escaping."
"and......"
Qi Zhenyun paused, seemingly recalling the excited expressions of the experts when they gave their presentations.
"After research, it appears that in addition to its sealing function, ti inside this spirit-sealing coffin is frozen."
"Put a chicken in, wait three months, and then take it out."
"It's still exactly the sa as when it was first put in, lively and energetic, without any change."
Zhao Qingcang's heart skipped a beat.
Ti has stopped?
Upon hearing these four words, Zhao Qingcang suddenly had an extrely outrageous idea.
Qi Zhenyun seed to see through his thoughts and continued.
"We originally wanted to take the Spirit Sealing Coffin out of the ruins, but the formation used to trap it was too strange."
"Several array masters who accompanied us studied it for months, but they were unable to crack it."
"Therefore, we can only leave the spirit-sealing coffin in the ruins for the ti being and send heavy troops to guard it."
"Not long after, we went to war with Japan."
"You know what happened next."
"Although Commander Deng joined forces with the strongn of the Great Bear Kingdom to kill Qin Zeduo on the shore of the East China Sea."
"But he himself was also critically injured and on ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) the verge of death."
"Even the top healing experts tried everything, but to no avail."
"We just watched helplessly as his vitality slipped away day by day."
"It has dragged on for two whole years, and it's ti for Deng Shuai to reach his limit."
Qi Zhenyun's voice grew increasingly low.
"At that ti, Deng Shuai himself ca up with the idea of the Sealed Spirit Coffin."
"As long as you seal yourself inside, ti inside will stand still, and your life will no longer pass."
"Maybe...maybe we'll find so rare and precious materials in the future, or a more powerful healing professional will erge, and there will always be a chance to heal his injuries."
"This is what Deng Xiaoping was thinking at the ti."
Qi Zhenyun let out a long sigh.
"We can all understand this."
"Humans are born with a fear of death. Even soone as strong as Deng Shuai would do everything he could to survive."
"And so we announced Deng's death to the public and held a state funeral for him."
"In fact, he has been secretly escorted by us to the ruins outside Simon City and sealed in that spirit-sealing coffin."
A brief silence fell over the carriage.
After digesting this information, Zhao Qingcang took a deep breath.
"According to you... is my teacher still alive?"
"And then what happened?"
What happened next?
"What exactly are you referring to as the mistake he made?"
Qi Zhenyun sighed.
"Rather than saying it was Commander Deng's mistake alone, it's more accurate to say that the entire research team, including myself, all made a mistake."
"We have discovered the incredible and miraculous effects of the Spirit Sealing Coffin."
"But they failed to notice the cost of using it."
Zhao Qingcang's heart sank. He didn't interrupt, but just listened quietly.
The night view outside the car window rushed past, and the neon lights flickered on Qi Zhenyun's aged face.
"Marshal Deng entered the sealed coffin not long ago."
"The soldiers stationed in the ruins began to die one after another in bizarre ways."
"The first person to be discovered was a sentry responsible for periter security."
"He was leaning against the rock wall, still holding his weapon, in a guarded posture."
"But the person had already stopped breathing."
"There were no wounds on his body, and his expression was very calm, as if he were asleep."
"But his body was like a withered tree that had been drained of all moisture, his skin clung tightly to his bones, and he was frighteningly light."
Zhao Qingcang's pupils contracted slightly.
He felt like he'd heard of this kind of death sowhere before.
Qi Zhenyun continued, "At first, we didn't understand what was going on either."
"We thought we had been attacked by so powerful and strange beast that we had not yet discovered within the ruins."
“We increased security and gathered everyone together, working in pairs.”
"But death did not stop."
"Three people died the next day."
"On the third day, five people died."
"His death was exactly the sa as the first sentry's; his life force was instantly drained without any warning."
"Panic spread through the ranks like a plague."
"We had no choice but to take the rest of the people and evacuate from the ruins first."
Qi Zhenyun stared out the window, his eyes vacant.
"After leaving the ruins, sure enough, those bizarre deaths never happened again."
"At that ti, we all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that we had temporarily gotten rid of that unknown threat."
"But the day after we returned to our camp in Simon City, an even more terrible ssage arrived."
He paused, as if even recalling the event itself was consuming a great deal of his ntal energy.
"At the sa ti we withdrew from the ruins, dozens of professionals who were leveling up in the wilderness of Simon City died mysteriously at almost the sa mont."
"The military sent people to investigate and found that their deaths were exactly the sa as those of the soldiers in the ruins."
Zhao Qingcang's breath hitched for a mont.
Qi Zhenyun continued slowly, "At that ti, we gradually realized that it was very likely that the artifact was the problem."
"It all started when Marshal Deng entered the 'Spirit Sealing Coffin'."
"I imdiately led a team of elite soldiers and rushed back to the ruins."
"When I opened the sealed coffin again, I was shocked to find that Marshal Deng, who was lying inside, had a much rosier complexion, and his originally withered white hair seed to have regained so luster."
“I imdiately had the accompanying therapist examine him.”
"As a result, it was discovered that his body, which had been on the verge of collapse, had miraculously regained a glimr of life."
"So this spirit coffin can not only freeze ti, but it can also be used to restore lost primordial power!"
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