History Has Fallen Ill

Chapter 64: Coffin Spirit’s Exclusive Armament, Silver Diseased Domain

“Underworld Treasure?”

Jiang Yan was dazed for a moment—not because he had forgotten that “Strike Rich Upon Seeing a Coffin” had a probability of nurturing treasures.

Rather, it was because after the Coffin Spirit had buried Lou Ming and Crimson Hannya, it had remained silent for several days, making him think there had been no gain.

“Because Crimson Hannya was a bit hard to digest, it was just now successfully nurtured.”

The Coffin Spirit said happily, feeling it could finally earn money for its master.

“Let me see.”

Jiang Yan was a bit curious, then saw the coffin open up, and inside appeared a crouching figure with the appearance of Crimson Hannya and a beastly body.

It looked somewhat eerie, emanating a faint ghostly aura.

It somewhat resembled…

A Tomb Guardian Beast?

[Underworld Treasure—Stone Sculpture of the Coffin Guard Beast · Crimson Hannya]

[Mid-level Supernatural]

[Description: Nurtured by the Coffin Spirit, it buries the resentment contained within Crimson Hannya, purifies the impurities within the Black Coffin, and retains the essence of the deceased.

It can be placed within a tomb or coffin, and can manifest the original form of the Coffin Guard Beast to attack opponents. Upon death, it can be restored by absorbing tomb qi.

Each Coffin Guard Beast can strengthen the effects of suppression or sealing, enhance the durability of coffins and tombs, and double its effectiveness against resurrected beings. The more there are, the stronger the effect, which is stackable.]

“This is the Coffin Spirit’s exclusive weapon!”

After reading it, Jiang Yan’s eyes lit up.

After all, the Coffin Spirit’s greatest strength wasn’t in blood threads or bone attacks, but in suppressing opponents, then burying them to strengthen itself.

But powerful opponents would certainly break free, possibly even damaging the interior walls of the coffin. However, with the Tomb Guardian Beast, it could trap enemies inside and gang up on them for digestion.

The more beings it buried, the more Coffin Guard Beasts it would have, and the stronger the Coffin Spirit would become, making its seal harder to break—forming a positive feedback loop.

Most importantly, its effect was doubled against resurrected targets.

If the Corpse-Dissolution Court didn’t flee upon encountering it, Jiang Yan would give them a thumbs-up!

“Not bad, keep it up!”

Jiang Yan gave the Coffin Spirit some encouragement, making the latter perk up as if injected with chicken blood.

In truth, this was only an appetizer.

The Coffin Spirit hadn’t yet mentioned that after learning about the Little Celestial Ghost’s spatial expansion ability, it had been stunned.

This was simply its ideal partner.

As a result, the Coffin Spirit had begun researching how to utilize the suppression traits of multiple Tomb Guardian Beasts to resolve spatial collapse issues—

To construct a mausoleum underground palace that could move freely, even navigate through the Historical Long River.

To give its master a huge surprise!

Jiang Yan continued cultivating. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon.

Ding!

His phone vibrated. He picked it up to find a message.

[Treasure delivery has begun. The item is expensive. No doorstep or proxy receipt allowed. Recipient must present ID and inject spiritual energy. (Note: Do not attack the courier—consequences are your own responsibility!)]

Jiang Yan followed the process as instructed. Seeing the final note, he felt curious.

There were no rules without reason—what exactly had happened before?

Being able to deliver such items, it must be either a Blue Bird or an elite cavalry, right?

Just as he was pondering, the space before him suddenly collapsed, revealing a black hole.

A spatial storm surged within. Even a diamond thrown into it would be ground to dust in less than a second.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Terrifying footsteps approached, as if a monstrous entity was drawing near.

About half a minute later, from within that space emerged a…

A white caterpillar the size of a fist!

It crawled slowly in the void, arrived before Jiang Yan, straightened its body, and swayed its head left and right, seemingly trying to verify his identity.

Then...

Cracks opened up all over the insect’s body, emitting a faint purple glow. Upon close inspection, it was filled with fangs—it was actually its... mouth?

The light within the cracks varied; most were lit, a few had gone dark.

One of the cracks slowly opened, from which floated out a wooden box sealed with talismanic symbols, thrown toward Jiang Yan. The glow of the crack dimmed accordingly.

The insect did not leave, gesturing for him to inspect the item.

After checking, Jiang Yan confirmed it was in order and tapped the phone to mark it as successfully received.

The insect turned around and re-entered the black hole, and the space was restored.

“Is that a spatial-type elite cavalry? Or the result of some cultivation method?”

A thought flashed through Jiang Yan’s mind, then he took out the treasure he had spent a fortune on.

A circular black jade shimmering with starlight, dazzling like the Milky Way.

His total assets consisted of 200 points from the Divine Sakura Bio mission + 100 points from the Heavenly King’s Treasure intel + 50 points provided by the small fry Lou Ming, plus several recent mission rewards, totaling four hundred and fifty points.

One point exchanged for thirty thousand—about thirteen and a half million.

He had recently spent 50 points on zombie tutoring, spirit rice planting, and purchasing a large amount of cultivation resources.

The remaining 400 points were spent on this piece of Stellar Treasure Jade.

It was said that only Diseased Domains in the blockage stage or higher had a chance to nurture it. Its grade was high-level Supernatural, corresponding to the Law Seed Stage.

This price already included a 30% newcomer discount from the Bureau of Historical Revision on the first order.

As for why not buy spatial-type items...

What a joke. Even the most basic spatial tools cost several times more.

Moreover, points could only be converted into money—money couldn’t be exchanged back into points.

Ordinary rich people, even with money, had no channels or permission to purchase.

“Here you go.”

Jiang Yan handed the Stellar Treasure Jade to the nearby Little Celestial Ghost, who had been yearning for it yet remained obedient.

“Gulu!”

The Little Celestial Ghost didn’t rush to take the jade but instead rubbed its head against Jiang Yan’s palm, expressing its gratitude.

Then, it opened its mouth and inhaled forcefully.

Ssshh!

Star-like sparkles spread from the Stellar Treasure Jade and were completely devoured in the blink of an eye, leaving only a pile of ash.

Buzz!

At the same time, the Treasure Mirror clutched by the Little Celestial Ghost lit up. Ripples spread across the blurry mirror surface, revealing three palm-sized, finely crafted bronze mirrors, engraved on the back with mysterious and bizarre Celestial Ghost patterns and inscriptions, glowing with a dim golden hue.

“Three [Mirror of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost], representing three chances to explore the Historical Long River. Once immersed, they will automatically gravitate toward Diseased Domains, enter them, and slowly parse the rules.

Though the efficiency is far lower than a Celestial Ghost directly entering, it is safer and allows deployment across multiple worlds.”

Jiang Yan did not hesitate and decisively called upon the Historical Long River.

At the Edge of the Old Days, he tossed the three Mirrors of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost in sequence into the river, where they instantly vanished.

Once they entered new worlds, they would send feedback to the Treasure Mirror of the Celestial Ghost, projecting images.

“The next step is to wait.”

Jiang Yan was full of anticipation. With half a month remaining, he ate spirit rice daily, aiming to raise all his mastered skills to the Control Level.

Crush everyone!

Three days passed in a flash. The Dual-headed Shadow-Eating Serpent successfully broke through to the Control Level.

Its body size increased by half, and the number of shadow cavalry rose to 80.

However, at the same time, a piece of bad news came from the Little Celestial Ghost’s side.

The first Mirror of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost collided with an unknown creature in the Historical Long River and turned to dust.

On the fifth day,

The second mirror successfully entered a Diseased Domain.

Before local beings could pick it up and reveal basic information, the entire Diseased Domain was devoured by some unknown monster, heralding the apocalypse.

That mirror was likely doomed.

Only the last [Mirror of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost] remained.

The final hope of the entire village!

It was descending against the current of the Historical Long River, sinking ever deeper.

Finally, on the ninth day...

It was swept away by chaotic currents of history, entered a void zone, stopped sinking, and fell completely silent.

It had essentially been exiled.

“It’s over!”

Jiang Yan’s hope completely died out.

“No problem. If the probes fail, we’ll explore on our own.”

Although Jiang Yan was heartbroken inside, he maintained a calm appearance to comfort the disheartened Little Celestial Ghost.

Investments carry risks—they could try again later.

However, on the eleventh day, things suddenly took a turn.

The unknown creature that had devoured the second [Mirror of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost] began to undergo five-grain reincarnation.

Then, it excreted a large quantity of filth into a massive Diseased Domain radiating silver light.