572: What a waste

Jiang Ruochu said, "I also know of a treasure called the eternal coffin!"

"Any object or living being, as long as it lies inside the coffin, can have its state frozen!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingchen raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Ruochu continued, "Imperial Sister is currently being kept alive for three months by the Nine Orifices Life-Extending Pill."

"But as long as we can find the eternal coffin and let Imperial Sister lie inside it,"

"she will be frozen for eternity!"

"This way, we will have more time to find Qing Yu and think of a way to save Imperial Sister!"

What Jiang Ruochu said was exactly what Xiao Lingchen had thought after learning of the existence of the eternal coffin.

Xiao Lingchen hurriedly asked, "Then where is this eternal coffin right now?"

Jiang Ruochu said, "The eternal coffin is a treasure of the Immortal Artifact level. The last time it appeared, it seemed to have been obtained by the Hidden Nangong Family!"

Hearing this, Xiao Lingchen's pupils constricted.

His eyes narrowed instantly, and his fists clenched unconsciously, "The Hidden Nangong Family..."

Jiang Ruochu did not notice Xiao Lingchen's reaction. He just nodded and said, "Yes, the Hidden Nangong Family."

"It is said that the Old Ancestor of the Hidden Nangong Family has a nearly exhausted Lifespan, which is why the Hidden Nangong Family went through great trouble to find the eternal coffin and seal their Old Ancestor inside it."

"Waiting for an opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Xiao Lingchen asked, "What opportunity?"

Jiang Ruochu said, "That is unknown."

"It is only known that the reason the eight great hidden families are hidden is all for this opportunity, a chance that could allow their Family to soar!"

Xiao Lingchen nodded.

He had previously heard about this matter from Daoist Wuxuan of the Haoran Daoist Temple.

At that time, Xiao Lingchen had asked the same question, but Daoist Wuxuan did not know.

This time, out of curiosity, Xiao Lingchen asked Jiang Ruochu the same question.

However, he did not expect that even someone with Jiang Ruochu's status did not know what exactly this opportunity the eight great hidden families were waiting for was!

Xiao Lingchen did not dwell on it too much, turning his concern back to the eternal coffin.

Xiao Lingchen asked, "Then can we get this eternal coffin?"

Jiang Ruochu shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I am afraid... not..."

"At this moment, the Old Ancestor of the Hidden Nangong Family, Nan Gong Overlord, is lying in that eternal coffin, clinging to life."

"How could they possibly hand over the eternal coffin?"

Xiao Lingchen asked again, "If I remember correctly, the Hidden Nangong Family is a force in the North Sea Region and is also ruled by the Great Xia Dynasty."

"As the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, can't you even get it?"

Jiang Ruochu rolled his eyes and said, "I am the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, not a bandit of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"Unless it is something that is already in the imperial palace, one cannot simply demand items belonging to outsiders!"

"If the eternal coffin were useless to the Hidden Nangong Family, I could indeed ask them for it, at most paying some price."

"But as it stands, it is unlikely that the Hidden Nangong Family will hand over the eternal coffin..."

Xiao Lingchen couldn't help but curse, "Useless!"

"You are truly useless!"

"You are of no use at all!"

Xiao Lingchen was truly furious! A dignified Imperial Dynasty Crown Prince, and Xiao Lingchen had yet to see him be of any use!

He told him to pursue Qing Yu, but he returned empty-handed.

Now that they clearly knew there was a treasure like the eternal coffin that could extend his Revered Master's life, he still couldn't get it! How was this any different from being useless?!

Jiang Ruochu's face flushed red from Xiao Lingchen's scolding! "Shut up!" "I am not useless!"

Xiao Lingchen retorted unceremoniously, "You aren't useless? Fine, then tell me, what use are you?"

"Can you catch Qing Yu? Can you get the eternal coffin?"

Jiang Ruochu argued back, "The people under my command must have received my message by now. As long as there is enough time, they will capture Qing Yu!"

Xiao Lingchen couldn't help but roll his eyes. What did he mean by 'as long as there is enough time'? There wasn't enough time right now! This was no different from nonsense!

Jiang Ruochu continued, "As for the eternal coffin..."

"Although I cannot get it by asking the Hidden Nangong Family directly, I have an idea!"

Xiao Lingchen looked at him, half-believing, "What idea?"

Jiang Ruochu whispered, "It is rumored that the Hidden Nangong Family is in collusion with the Demon Race."

"If we can find evidence, I will have a reason to lead the Imperial Dynasty's army and annihilate the entire Hidden Nangong Family!"

"In that way, the eternal coffin will be ours for the taking!"

Annihilate the entire Hidden Nangong Family? Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingchen was suddenly tempted!

He naturally remembered firmly that it was someone from the Hidden Nangong Family who had performed the Heaven-Plucking Creation Technique to help the Ji Family steal his mother's Chaos Divine Eyes.

They were implanted into the eyes of the Ji Family's son, Wang Teng, and Nangong Wushuang, respectively.

The Hidden Nangong Family was one of the prime culprits and also one of Xiao Lingchen's enemies!

Back in the day, they were already a force that Xiao Lingchen had vowed to eliminate.

It was just that all this time, Xiao Lingchen had not yet had enough strength to contend with them. He had to lie low and keep growing.

He hadn't expected that such an opportunity would arise today! As long as he could find evidence of the Hidden Nangong Family's collusion with the Demon Race, he could annihilate them?!

Xiao Lingchen looked at Jiang Ruochu and said, "You want me to go find the evidence?"

Jiang Ruochu nodded noncommittally, "Yes!"

"That is exactly my idea!"

"And you are the only person most likely to find evidence of the Hidden Nangong Family's collusion with the Demon Race!"

Xiao Lingchen asked back, "What do you mean by that?"

Jiang Ruochu smiled lightly and said, "First, you possess strength that exceeds the imagination of ordinary people, and it is powerful enough!"

"Secondly, as far as I know, you have a treasure that can conceal your figure and aura, and you have a Divine Ability that can ignore some barriers and Restrictions to move freely, right?"

The treasure Jiang Ruochu mentioned was naturally Xiao Lingchen's Heavenly Net Treasure Divination. The Divine Ability he spoke of was naturally his Instantaneous Movement!

Xiao Lingchen couldn't help but take another look at Jiang Ruochu. He thought to himself that he was worthy of being the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty to know him so well!

Xiao Lingchen nodded noncommittally and said, "Yes, you are right."

"I do indeed have such a treasure and Divine Ability."

Jiang Ruochu said, "That's right!"

"Since you possess such a treasure and Divine Ability, aren't you the best candidate to find the evidence?!"

"The two of us will act separately. I will be responsible for investigating everything clearly and capturing Qing Yu, while you go to the Hidden Nangong Family to find the evidence."

"If I can capture Qing Yu within three months and retrieve the Holy Body energy for Imperial Sister, it will naturally be a happy outcome for all."

"If that fails, there is still your side. As long as you can find evidence of the Hidden Nangong Family's collusion with the Demon Race, we can still annihilate the Hidden Nangong Family, obtain the eternal coffin, and extend Imperial Sister's life!"

Xiao Lingchen nodded. He looked at Jiang Ruochu and said, "You fellow, you aren't completely useless after all!"

"Fine!" "Then we shall proceed according to your plan!"