Xia Chuan seemed to be deliberately giving me time to think, slowly savoring his tea.

I pondered for a long while and said, "What happened next?"

Xia Chuan said, "At the time, Banxianzhuang thought a fiendish demon was rampaging and gathered a large number of Jianghu (martial world) figures to rebuild Banxianzhuang. Although Li Chunfeng was the leader of the war group, he had a high reputation among the sorcerers, and almost all of them listened to his orders."

"This gave Li Chunfeng the opportunity to bring people into the Stele Forest. Back then, Li Chunfeng and Xia Yuting were trapped in the Stele Forest, but it was actually done on purpose by Li Chunfeng."

"Li Chunfeng used the Demon-Slaying Nails to pin down the body of the Yaoji (demoness), but deliberately removed her limbs."

"The Yaoji’s body couldn't move, but her limbs could kill people at will. She blocked everyone outside her territory, while Li Chunfeng opened the Soul Gathering Coffin and put Yan Pianxian's remains inside."

Hearing this, I already believed him eighty percent.

The so-called methods of resurrecting the dead in the world of術 (shentao) all took unorthodox paths.

If you want to resurrect the dead, both the soul and the body are indispensable.

If the soul has dissipated while the body is still intact, even if you force the corpse to revive, it will only become a corpse puppet. Conversely, what is resurrected is a golem.

Moreover, the longer a person has been dead, the lower the possibility of resurrection.

If Yan Pianxian's soul was scattered back then, putting her into the Soul Gathering Coffin to reunite her soul would be the only way to revive her!

Thinking of this, I nodded to signal Xia Chuan to continue.

Xia Chuan said, "Li Chunfeng opened the Soul Gathering Coffin, but also released the fierce souls inside, allowing three fierce souls to be reincarnated."

Xia Chuan said, "Back then, five great Confucian scholars from Banxianzhuang were ordered to come here to gather the souls of the three fierce gods."

"Legend has it that the original site of the Kong family was actually a heavenly prison that sealed ghosts and gods."

"Later, for some unknown reason, two fierce gods in the prison broke free and engaged in a desperate battle with the guardian ghosts and gods on the original site of the Kong family. One of the fierce gods and the guardian died on the spot, their souls scattering into the ruins."

"After the last fierce god was seriously injured and fled, he fell here, his soul sinking beneath the Stele Forest."

"The ancestors of the Confucian Nine Coffins lineage, in order to reunite the residual souls, sent disciples to carry the Soul Gathering Coffin here to condense the souls of the three great fierce gods."

"This secret is only known to the Xia family. The other four families only thought that a peerless fierce demon was placed in the Soul Gathering Coffin, and they didn't know that it was an empty coffin."

Hearing this, I asked, "Are the Kong family and you from the same lineage?"

"No!" Xia Chuan replied, "The Kong family is indeed a Confucian family. They also thought they were suppressing fierce demons, but they didn't know it was an arrangement by the Confucian Coffin Keeper."

Xia Chuan meant that the Kong family had been deceived by the Confucian official. They didn't know what they were doing until they died.

I nodded and said, "Continue!"

Xia Chuan said, "After Li Chunfeng opened the Soul Gathering Coffin, the fierce souls inside were reincarnated, becoming a newborn near Banxianzhuang."

I said in a deep voice, "Who is the newborn you're talking about?"

"I don't know yet!" Xia Chuan said, "From the beginning of the soul gathering with the three Soul Gathering Coffins, no one knew which coffin contained the fierce demon's soul, and which coffin contained the Heavenly Prison guard."

"The soul released by Li Chunfeng was also extremely cunning. He didn't escape immediately, but released the other two souls as well."

"The three souls seized bodies and were reincarnated at the same time. No one knows who they are anymore."

"Li Chunfeng is also very clear about this."

Hearing this, I frowned slightly and said, "As far as I know, there is only one real Soul Gathering Coffin. Why are there three Soul Gathering Coffins in Banxianzhuang? Dafeng Novel"

"Pei Yu, the ancestor of the Pei family, also took away one of the Soul Gathering Coffins. Was there no soul in that coffin?"

Xia Chuan shook his head and said, "What the ancestor of the Pei family took away was not a Soul Gathering Coffin, but a fake. A fake from the Xia family."

Xia Chuan said eloquently, "Back then, the Nine Coffin Daoist inherited eight lineages, but crafted nine coffins. This was to prevent his own soul from being scattered. Therefore, the Soul Gathering Coffin is the only Qiguan (rare coffin) that can be remade."

"The Confucian Coffin Keeper then created three Soul Gathering Coffins."

"Back then, the great Confucian scholar of the Xia family deliberately left clues on the Demon Suppressing Stele in order to mislead Pei Yu and make him a rebellious Confucian."

The corner of my mouth lifted into a cold smile and I asked, "What was the purpose of the great Confucian scholar of the Xia family?"

"Academic dispute!" Xia Chuan knew that I was deliberately teasing him, but still replied, "The ancestor did act unfairly in this matter. We cannot gloss over their mistakes."

I laughed, "I'm not interested in hearing about your Confucian disputes. I want to hear the results."

Xia Chuan said, "When the three souls were seized and born, a total of three children were born in Banxianzhuang."

"One is Xia Mengying."

"One is Xia Zhou."

"And the other is you!"

My eyes suddenly narrowed, "Who is my birth mother?"

Xia Chuan said word by word, "Yan Pianxian!"

My hand on the coffee table couldn't help but clench slightly, and a hint of killing intent flashed in my eyes as I stared at Xia Chuan, "Do you know the consequences of lying to me?"