From a paper-making apprentice to a celestial master

Chapter 11 Natural Laws

"Will this disturb my mother's peace?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Guan remained motionless, only glancing up at Liu Quan.

Huang Guan was a scholar who knew the principle that filial piety is the most important of all virtues.

Although his mother's body had clearly degenerated, and disposing of it would be the best course of action, he would find it extremely difficult to feel at ease if it disturbed his mother's peace.

"Only when the spirit is deflated can the soul find peace."

Only when the soul is at peace can it find rest.

otherwise.

It was forever locked inside the corpse, truly becoming a zombie.

Liu Quan waved his hand and said, "At this point, it should still be just a white zombie, and it can still be dealt with."

Once it truly transforms into a black zombie, it will be difficult to lose its power; the only option will be to cremate its body and soul together, and only then will it truly find no peace.

"Open the coffin."

Huang Guan finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, cupped his hands to Liu Quan, and said, "I'll leave it all to you, Master Liu."

Zhao Lei also said in a deep voice, "I'll go find the equipment."

Before long, he found a crowbar in the corner of the yard and called two bold relatives to guard the gate, preventing them from coming in and also preventing the elderly and children outside from getting close.

Liu Quan waved his hand, signaling Zhao Lei not to rush into action.

He walked to the coffin, took out a small celadon bottle from his pocket, uncorked it, and poured a circle of grayish-white powder around the coffin. The powder made a slight "sizzling" sound when it hit the ground, as if it had been poured onto a red-hot iron plate.

"This is rooster bone powder, mixed with cinnabar and crushed peach wood shavings, specifically designed to dispel negative energy."

As Liu Quan lay down, he explained to Qin Shuang that such practical examples were rare, but they were the best teaching scenarios. "The yin energy around the coffin is too heavy. It's fine if you don't open the coffin, but once you do, the yin energy will rush out."

If others are exposed to it, they will suffer a serious illness at best, and at worst, be possessed by evil spirits and lose their minds.

After pouring out the powder, he nodded to Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei took a deep breath, wedged the crowbar into the gap between the coffin lid and the coffin body, bulged his arm muscles, and pressed down hard.

"Gah—"

The coffin lid made a screeching sound, but it didn't move much.

Veins bulged on Zhao Lei's forehead, his jaw clenched, and he exerted all his strength to lift the entire coffin, but the lid remained closed.

Moreover, under intense pressure

Click!

The bench below had broken completely.

The coffin slid down and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Master Liu, this..." Zhao Lei subconsciously took half a step back, panting, and looked at Liu Quan.

You have to understand, he is a martial artist, and his arm strength is at least two or three hundred pounds. But just now, it felt like he wasn't struggling against a piece of wood at all, but rather like an invisible hand was forcefully resisting him, with an astonishing force.

"really."

Liu Quan stared at the narrow crack, his tone turning cold: "The Yin energy has been flowing back for seven days. It's estimated that there's only Yin energy left inside, no air."

At this point, the coffin was sealed most tightly. This wasn't due to the "Old Lady Huang" inside causing trouble, but rather a natural law.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang's heart stirred.

I finally understood.

This is a simple physical principle. It's like the air inside the coffin has been evacuated, leaving it almost in a vacuum. Only when the outside atmosphere compresses the air can the coffin lid be sealed more tightly.

When Zhao Lei opened the coffin at this moment, he wasn't actually fighting against the "zombie" inside, but rather confronting the entire atmosphere.

In this situation, it is extremely difficult to open, whether from the inside or the outside.

No wonder the folk ghost stories record that many zombies only come out after the coffin is opened.

They simply couldn't escape due to the pressure from the atmosphere.

Only when a creature has gained enough power and become incredibly strong can it break free of the coffin and emerge from within.

Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the explanation. He was genuinely afraid that something inside had been causing the disturbance. He quickly picked up the wooden stick again and wedged it under the coffin and lid.

"Xiao Shuang, you help out too."

Seeing this, Liu Quan couldn't help but give instructions.

Qin Shuang nodded upon hearing this. He was about to help press down the wooden sticks when he saw Huang Guan already standing to the side, also helping. So he thought for a moment, then reached out and placed his hand on the coffin, wanting to help push it up.

However, the moment he touched the coffin, he felt a chill run down his spine and immediately felt a cold sensation on his hand, as if he had touched a block of ice.

Just as he was about to let go, a thought suddenly struck him, and he saw that the spiritual energy points on the attribute panel, which had stagnated after he completely absorbed the Yin spirit mark on his ankle, had started to increase.

Psionic Points +0.05

Psionic Points +0.07

……

With almost every breath, he could increase his psionic points by one, and soon the number of psionic points on his attribute panel increased from 0.12 to 0.24.

He immediately forced himself to suppress it.

Then, together with the others, we exerted force.

The cap finally came loose.

"Crunch."

After a dull thud, a small crack finally appeared between the lid and the coffin.

Almost the instant the crack appeared, a chilling blast of air rushed out of the coffin, as if the door to an ice cellar had been opened.

Moreover, that chill carried an indescribable odor, not the stench of a corpse, but more like the smell of damp earth mixed with rust, which made one's chest feel tight and one's scalp tingle.

Qin Shuang stood right in front of the coffin lid, almost directly in the blast of cold air, and felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

Psionic Points +0.11

Psionic Points +0.12

……

However, at the same time, he also saw the psionic points on the attribute panel increasing rapidly.

However, he dared not bear too much harm from the yin energy entering his body. He was well aware of this now, so when he felt he could not hold on any longer, he quickly retreated.

Huang Guan and Zhao Lei were in no better shape; struck by the yin energy, their noses stung and tears nearly welled up.

He also jumped quickly outside the rooster bone powder.

sizzle...

A burst of intense, stimulating sounds followed.

The rooster bone powder, which was the first to be affected, quickly turned black.

"go!"

However, just as they pried open the coffin lid, Liu Quan reached out and flipped his hand, revealing a copper coin that appeared out of nowhere. He then flicked it with his finger.

The copper coin transformed into a streak of light and shot straight out, almost instantly reaching the bottom of the pipe cover. It stood upright and just happened to lift the coffin lid.

A dense cloud of yin energy immediately began to flow out from this crack.

sizzle...

Not only did the rooster bone powder keep turning charred black, but the surrounding temperature also seemed to drop several degrees.

Psionic Points +0.01

Psionic Points +0.01

……

Qin Shuang was surprised that she still gained something even after retreating, and watched as the spiritual energy points on her attribute panel continued to increase.

Although not as many as at the beginning.

The benefits, however, are more lasting.

It's better than nothing.

"Alright, let's lift it up completely."

After a long while, Liu Quancai spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei responded and picked up the wooden stick again.

With a whoosh.

Without any help from others, the entire coffin lid was pushed open and most of it was lifted.

At the same time, the scene inside the coffin was completely exposed to everyone's eyes.

Qin Shuang stood to the side and mustered her courage to peek inside as well.

With just one glance, the hairs on the back of his head stood on end.