"Indeed, as the saying goes, 'search high and low, and find it without effort.'

"This Immortal, however, prepared a Dao Anchor Coffin for himself ahead of time, just fitting my plans."

Tao Buddha's son wore a look of delight, his hands restlessly fondling the exquisite bronze coffin.

At a glance, it seemed like a mere toy.

But in reality, it was an exceedingly majestic, splendid, extravagant, and complex treasure, as evidenced by the continuous revelations from the records bursting forth in his mind.

The space within was like a small world, filled with a vast amount of treasures and resources, including Puppet Lifeforms like Feathered Immortal Soldiers, Demon Cleansing Divine Generals, Taixuan Beasts, and even a full ten thousand Ancient True Dragons sealed within Immortal Jade.

Most importantly, it concealed another treasure named [Chaos Supreme Divine Rope].

This item was refined from the rare Chaos Divine Iron, found in the Great Abyss, capable of expanding or contracting, engraved with Taixuan Divine Patterns. Once in the Source Sea and bolstered by endless Source Qi, it could extend for tens of millions of miles.

It was precisely because of this item that the Taixuan Immortal dared to be confident, that despite wherever his corpse might drift posthumously, any God Demon Spirit Cultivation who received his inheritance could use this bronze coffin to command the ten thousand True Dragons and the Immortal Soldiers and Divine Generals within to drag back the unlucky "Taixuan Immortal Monarch."

"The other resurrection methods left by the Immortal have all been worn away by the Search God Heavenly Dao."

"Only this calculation remained, hidden and protected by endless resentful qi."

"This method is indeed the most vicious."

"Only those who truly open their Heart Soul and completely accept these 'Taixuan Inheritance' spirit cultivations can refine the Taixu Copper Coffin, releasing the Immortal Soldiers, Divine Generals, and Dragon Beasts within to retrieve the corpse… Afterward, the corpse will be placed into the [Taixu Copper Coffin] to be nurtured as a container for the magical treasure, while the Taixuan Immortal's resentful soul True Spirit can directly seize the disciple, taken unknowingly over countless millennia, for rebirth."

"Thus, one can smoothly embark once more on the Dao Path, while avoiding the Heavenly Dao Origin's awareness, thereby preventing the birth of vigilance and the descending disaster once again."

…

These calculations were effortlessly seen through by Tao Buddha's son and his true self with a single thought.

Even without the records in his mind or the Divination Worm's spying.

Tao Qian could guess about seventy to eighty percent.

The reason was nothing else but experience.

The life forms of the Great Abyss's All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, were likely of the same nature.

The older they got, the more shameless they were.

On the surface, it appeared to be a great advantage, whereas in truth it was a bait meant for fishing, just like the Immortal Scripture and the bronze coffin in front of Tao Buddha's son. When weighed, this is the inheritance of a true Tribulation Immortal, and accepting it means becoming the sole heir. Could there be anything better in the world?

If it were another cultivator, even God Demon Descendants, direct inheritors of Daoist Lineages, or Great Abyss Talent, facing this temptation would absolutely find it irresistible.

However, he was the Great Demon Tao.

The fellow finished playing, chuckling, and said:

"The Taixuan Immortal is also courteous, sending such a great gift across tens of thousands of years."

"If it were beneath another great nation, it truly would have cost me great effort, but now that the [Qi Country] is already in this Demon Child's grasp, the Heavenly Dao within this territory has been devoured by the Divination Worm."

"Naturally, everything here shall be at my discretion."

"Good worm, help me refine this coffin; it will be of great benefit."

No sooner did Tao Qian's words fall than the Secret Realm space deep within the Earth's crust trembled.

Looking up, in the blink of an eye, was an image that would make one's scalp tingle and heart and soul tremble: endless Divination Worm Silk suddenly appeared, wantonly stretching into the Secret Realm and began devouring all the Heavenly Mechanism, Profound Mystery, naturally including the [Taixu Copper Coffin].

How could it be refined so easily, how could it resist the wonders of the Divination?

Pitiful the [Innate Taixuan Feathered Immortal Monarch], who cultivated for tens of thousands of years, with mana reaching the heavens and unmatched divine skills, but ultimately failed to successfully leave the Search God Realm to venture into the Great Abyss, his knowledge fell short.

Naturally, he did not recognize the Divination Technique of the Spirit Treasure Sect.

The manipulations he made in the inheritance, the preparations he laid down, were all easily dismantled by the Divination Worm.

…

Half a day later, only a "pop" was heard, and source qi demon light, visible to the naked eye, began to fill the Taixuan Secret Realm starting from the newly refined [Taixu Copper Coffin].

This small world had already changed ownership.

This barren, terrifying, dark, and eerie Secret Realm now held no secrets in Tao Qian's eyes.

He raised a hand, tossing the copper coffin upward, as he spoke:

"Big, big, big!"

As if his words could command reality, with a thunderous roar, the copper coffin indeed expanded crazily, transforming in the blink of an eye into a mountain, ruthlessly collapsing the abandoned Taixuan Palace.

The Great Demon Tao stepped forward to examine the material of the copper coffin, the divine patterns carved on it, and the forbidden techniques arranged upon it.

He showed a joyful expression and loudly praised:

"What a treasure!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lid of the coffin opened in response.

In the next moment, Tao Qian seemed to see the tomb that the Ancestor Dragon in the Longevity Realm had arranged for himself, solemn and imposing, majestic and perilous, with a large number of terrifying immortal soldiers and divine generals standing guard, surrounding a black "Nether Pool" in the center that could accommodate at least a hundred mountains, devouring all surrounding aura and Source Qi.

Around the Nether Pool, isolated peaks made of white jade were erected, inside which were no less than ten thousand ancient True Dragons in various forms.

At the moment Tao Qian glimpsed the Nether Pool, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrow, involuntarily connecting with his true self, repeatedly exclaiming in admiration:

"What a technique!"

"True self, look at this Nether Pool; though it is in this realm, it is already connected to the Source Sea. At the bottom of the pool, there must be certain Tribulation Immortal forbidden techniques capable of excluding impurities, absorbing only the purest, most potent Original Essence Qi from the depths of the Source Sea and transforming Qi into liquid to fill the pool."

"The ingenuity of this method is no weaker than the Spirit Treasure Sect's method of arranging [Star Apertures], or our Secret Demon Sect's means of opening [Demon Nests]."

"Crucially, this Nether Pool was not something created with serious intention; it was clearly hastily constructed before its creator's demise, intending for the arrangements to activate after death so that the successor would retrieve the corpse and soak it in the pool... Even if complete restoration is impossible, alternatively, the corpse can be crafted into an even more powerful God Demon body."

"Tempered and forged by the baptism of billions of God Demon Origin Qi, tsk tsk, refining an immortal into a corpse, it might be stronger than the [Mysterious Lord's Corpse] you've encountered."

"This Taixuan Immortal is indeed worthy of being a Tribulation Immortal capable of opening their own Dao Lineage. If not for being stabbed in the back by a fellow native, who knows, this Great Abyss Source Sea might have had an added Taixuan Feathered Dao Lineage."

"A pity, a pity indeed."

Listening to the lament of the Demon Child Form, Tao Qian nodded while also curling his lips.

This scoundrel spoke of pity, while having no such sentiment in his heart.

Moreover, in his words, there wasn't a shred of respect for that Taixuan Immortal, mostly blasphemy.

Sure enough, after the Great Demon Tao's pretentious lament, he began to perform; he directly raised his hand to form a Dharma Seal, chanting: "Innate Ancestor Qi, Taixuan as sect, Ten Thousand Saints Ceremony, Feathered Immortal Monarch."

According to the records in the Immortal Scripture, the distant descendant of the Taixuan Immortal should have diligently cultivated for many years, setting up complex rituals, then sincerely chanting the scripture a hundred thousand times, awakening the soldiers, generals, and dragon beasts in the tomb little by little...

Every step above could not be missed, or else success would be elusive.

But the Great Demon Tao had no such patience, and he certainly knew not what courtesy was.

Having received the benefit of the legacy, he turned around and destroyed the only remaining temple of that Immortal without even considering doing the small task of "arranging the ritual to humbly invite the corpse's return", skipping it directly.

Using the ingenuity of divination to deceive these puppet lives.

This cursed Secret Demon Child didn't even bother to chant completely once; halfway through, with the emergence of the disguised Taixuan Immortal Light, the once-calm Nether Pool immediately began to boil, from the depths of the Source Sea, those rare and extremely valuable Original Divine Qi strands began to surface.

Accompanied by the cracking sounds, suddenly numbering in the millions, puppet immortal soldiers and divine generals, branded with Taixuan Seals, awakened simultaneously.

By the pool, jade fragments flew like a snowstorm, and within them, tens of thousands of ancient True Dragons roared and surged forth.

Seeing this scene, the Great Demon Tao was also greatly astonished.

Soon after, his expression grew even more delighted.

Especially the next moment, when these awakened immortal soldiers, divine generals, and evil beast True Dragons all turned back and knelt before the Great Demon Tao, exclaiming in an ancient Search God Realm's tone: "Salutations, Young Master!"

This scene was truly gratifying, and the Great Demon Tao's mouth stretched to his ears with glee.

This time, he did not act arrogantly, nor did he engage in extraneous actions, strictly following the prognosis glimpsed by the Divination Worm, feigning being possessed by deep resentment, wholly set in being a puppet poisoned by the Taixuan Feathered Immortal Scripture.

With a strong wave of his hand, he shouted his order:

"All immortal soldiers and divine generals, evil beast True Dragons, heed my command."

"Enter the Nether Pool, raise the Chaos Divine Iron, proceed outside the Search God Realm, and return my master's corpse to the Immortal Realm."

"Yes!"

These soldiers and dragons, along with various treasures and arrays, were sufficient to struggle against existences in the Daoist Transformation Realm.

Unfortunately, they were mostly puppets, and having been sealed for tens of thousands of years, their minds likely stiffened, being unable to detect flaws in such a deceiver as the Great Demon Tao.

No one could be blamed, for even the Golden Cicada, such a Saint Monk, was equally fooled in circles by the Great Demon Tao, aided by Tao Master himself.