Chapter 377: Returning to the Sacred Sect Once More

The world was desolate. Although not many had died in this battle, the Sacred Sect had lost someone of immense importance.

"Ah..." Sect Leader Yan sighed deeply, his countenance seeming to have aged considerably. With a flick of his sleeve, a crystal coffin shimmering with flowing light appeared on the ground.

"This crystal coffin was originally prepared for myself, but I never expected..." Sect Leader Yan shook his head, looking deeply sorrowful.

The ancient great demon had been suppressed, but for the Sacred Sect, this was not a cause for joy.

Sect Leader Yan gazed at Lin Fan lying quietly in the crystal coffin, his pale face. He couldn't help but wipe the corner of his eyes—why did he feel like crying?

Mie Qiongqi lowered his head, stepped forward, and hoisted the crystal coffin onto his back, binding it to himself with two chains of law.

"Put the crystal coffin into your storage ring," Sect Leader Yan said.

Mie Qiongqi shook his head. "No, the Sect Leader doesn't like the dark. As his disciple, I should carry his remains back to the sect."

Sect Leader Yan said nothing more. With a flick of his sleeve, he tore through the void and led the disciples across the void.

As for the war boats, they had long been damaged in the battle with the ancient great demon.

...

Lin Fan, lying inside the crystal coffin, frowned deeply. That damn chick was also pretending to be dead.

But thinking that the chick's personality was similar to his own, he understood.

The chick must have known there were benefits, so it decided to join the burial.

The experience gained from slaying the ancient great demon was terrifying—a full sixty billion, an unimaginably vast amount of experience.

Middle stage of the Great Heavenly Position.

High stage of the Great Heavenly Position.

Great Perfection of the Great Heavenly Position.

The barrier of heaven and earth, under the impact of such massive experience, shattered instantly. Those barriers that had restricted countless martial artists in the Eastern Spirit Continent collapsed in an instant under the system's assault.

In that moment, Lin Fan seemed to enter a very mysterious state.

In the unseen, a majestic gate sealed heaven and earth.

Lin Fan floated before the gate, slowly reached out his hand, and gently pushed. The gate burst open.

This was a new world, a new realm.

Gradually, Lin Fan's consciousness became lost within that gate.

At that moment, his essence, energy, and spirit drifted away, entering an indescribable state.

...

The Sacred Sect.

Countless disciples guarded the sect. They had already learned the terrifying news that the ancient great demon had descended upon the world.

The Sect Leader had led all the elders out of the sect to confront the enemy, and their survival was uncertain.

Especially the words the Sect Leader had spoken to them before leaving, which sounded like a final farewell—how could they not be worried?

Just then, a ripple slowly appeared in the void, like a stone thrown into water, sending out waves that made countless disciples' hearts clench.

Pairs of longing eyes looked toward the void, hoping that everyone would return safely, hoping to hear uplifting news.

The ancient great demon had been suppressed.

Although everyone held this hope, they also feared that only a few people would emerge from the void rift.

"That's the Sect Leader... The Sect Leader is safe."

"That's Supreme Elder Wuyai."

"That's Supreme Elder Lü Mingyang..."

...

The Sacred Sect disciples watched as figures appeared one by one, their spirits gradually rising.

Mu Bingyan, the current peak master of Jialan Peak, also clenched her fists. When the Sect Leader led the elders away, he had entrusted her with the sect's affairs.

Perhaps for Sect Leader Yan, these arrangements were unnecessary; if the ancient great demon were not eliminated, no one could escape their final fate.

At most, it was just a matter of dying sooner or later.

"Eh..."

At that moment, the Sacred Sect disciples noticed something amiss. Everyone who had left had returned, so why were the Sect Leader and the others looking so somber? Had something serious happened?

Zhang Ergou and the others saw that Mie Qiongqi had returned safely and breathed a sigh of relief.

They had not wanted Mie Qiongqi to participate in this operation, as it was too dangerous.

But Mie Qiongqi had not heeded their words and had followed Sect Leader Yan into battle.

"As long as you return safely, that's a blessing," Zhang Ergou said with emotion. But what puzzled him was why Mie Qiongqi was carrying a coffin on his back.

When Sect Leader Yan and the others landed, the disciples excitedly gathered around.

"Sect Leader, has the ancient great demon been eliminated?" the disciples asked expectantly.

"Yes," Sect Leader Yan nodded.

Hearing this, the disciples were thrilled. But in an instant, they noticed that the Sect Leader and the others were not smiling but looked deeply somber.

Had something happened?

Or had one of the elders fallen in battle?

But when they looked closely, although a few supreme elders were injured, nothing seemed too serious.

So why were the Sect Leader and the others acting this way?

"Junior brother, it's good that you're back," Zhang Ergou and the others came to Mie Qiongqi's side and patted his shoulder.

"Junior brother, what's wrong? The ancient great demon has been eliminated, so why are you still so unhappy?" Zhang Ergou asked in confusion.

Although Junior Brother Mie had always been cold, he had never shown such sorrow before.

"What's the matter? What is this coffin?" Zhang Ergou was completely baffled, not knowing what it was.

Tianyu was also curious, so he peered into the crystal coffin. But when he saw what was inside, he was utterly stunned.

"Big senior brother..." Tianyu's body swayed, and his voice trembled as he called out.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Ergou was puzzled. What was wrong with Junior Brother Tianyu? Had he seen something terrible?

Zhang Ergou walked over to Tianyu's side and pushed him a few times, but Tianyu didn't move. Then he looked into the crystal coffin. When his peripheral vision caught what was inside,

Zhang Ergou suddenly collapsed to the ground. His hand trembled as he reached out, and his originally ruddy face turned deathly pale.

"S-Sect Leader..." Zhang Ergou couldn't believe his eyes. Then he sprang up, threw himself onto the coffin, and roared in anguish, "Sect Leader!"

Inside the crystal coffin, Lin Fan lay quietly, with the chick beside him. At this moment, Lin Fan had sunk into the unseen and was completely unaware of the outside world.

"Mie Qiongqi, what the hell happened?" Zhang Ergou grabbed Mie Qiongqi by the collar and roared angrily.

He hadn't expected this. He hadn't seen the Sect Leader for a few months, but who would have thought that when they met again, it would only be to see his cold corpse.

"To suppress the ancient great demon, the Sect Leader perished together with it," Mie Qiongqi said, clenching his fists.

"Pfft..."

Hearing this, Zhang Ergou suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, as if his chest had been heavily struck.

How could this... be possible.

The Sect Leader was dead...

And if Lin Fan were conscious now, he would definitely be utterly dumbfounded.

This time, he might have taken things too far.

Did he really mean that much to them?