Lu Zijin shrugged: "This is Gu Ci'an's old trick, you didn't know?"
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Gu Jianlin had no choice but to keep quiet. After all, he hadn't sensed any trace of Life Rhythm behind any of the three stone gates, so he figured he might as well pick one at random.
However, when the middle stone gate was pushed open, what appeared before them was enough to make everyone jump.
It was a pitch-black burial chamber, where crimson blood flowed like a river, seemingly simulating the current of a waterway.
A massive black stone coffin hovered in mid-air, bound tightly by chains from all directions.
The coffin was sealed shut without the slightest trace of life emanating from it.
This was a burial method unlike anything ever seen before. In the Blood River, ancient burial goods were flowing along—some were corroded swords, golden-forged armor, and even crystalline bones exuding an eerie phenomenon!
One particular bone was astonishingly crystalline, like the most precious jade in the world, suspended in the Blood River.
Its radiance flickered intermittently.
At times dimming, at others illuminating the darkness.
When Lu Zijin saw the singular bone, her beautiful eyes gleamed with sudden light: "Longevity Bone… no, that's an Eternal Bone!"
Su Youzhu's beautiful eyes widened in shock upon hearing those three words.
"What is an Eternal Bone?"
Gu Jianlin frowned and asked.
Once again, he felt the shame of being a cultural illiterate.
"Didn't you study the law of energy conservation? Theoretically, even the Ancient God Clan aren't truly everlasting perpetual motion machines. What sustains their immortality is the Ancient God's Breath, but when they die, they disperse vast amounts of Life Energy. In the burial customs of the Ancient God Clan, they often use lower-tier lives for sacrificial purposes. Bathed in the Ancient God's Breath, the bones of the sacrifices undergo a material transformation."
Lu Zijin's beautiful eyes stayed fixed upon the bone as she muttered: "Normally, such mutated bones are called Longevity Bones, which can only be used by Demigod-level Ascenders and above. Otherwise, why do you think they live so long?"
"As for an Eternal Bone, that's even rarer—it possesses the ability to resurrect the dead."
Su Youzhu glanced at the black stone coffin and spoke softly: "Generally speaking, Eternal Bones are only born from the burial chambers of Primordials, and even then, the probability is negligible. There's another possibility: if a deceased ancestor-level Ancient God possessed Supreme Bone Blood, there's a chance they can evolve into a Primordial, and posthumously, an Eternal Bone might incubate. Legend has it these bones carry the power to defy fate itself."
Gu Jianlin thought to himself, so that's how it is.
Even Supreme Bone Blood alone isn't enough.
It also requires endless time to precipitate and complete the final evolution.
Senior Ji really didn't lie to him.
In the Sea of Eternal Life, there truly are treasures capable of extending one's life!
"The way to distinguish a Longevity Bone from an Eternal Bone lies in its peculiar radiance. One glance is enough to drive most people mad."
Su Youzhu's delicate face turned pale as she muttered: "Which means, if the entity in this coffin wakes up and consumes this Eternal Bone, it could form an Eternal Life Cocoon, evolving from an ancestor-level Ancient God to a Primordial-level Ancient God."
Lu Zijin released her telekinesis and attempted to extract the Eternal Bone: "Enough talking, grab it and let's run!"
However, the moment the Eternal Bone was enveloped by telekinesis and lifted out of the Blood River—
Gu Jianlin suddenly heard the sound of a heartbeat.
Nor was it from the two girls beside him.
He raised his head, his face twisted in horror as though he'd seen a ghost.
As if he had witnessed the Evil Spirit in the coffin smiling at him.