History Has Fallen Ill-Chapter 117 : Coffin Spirit Evolution! Jiang Yan as the Lord of Huangtian Dao?

Chapter 117: Coffin Spirit Evolution! Jiang Yan as the Lord of Huangtian Dao?
"Are you ready?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Always ready!" The Coffin Spirit answered with resounding strength.
Over these past days, although it had continually buried the corpses of powerful beings, it could clearly feel the limits of its own power.
After all, when Jiang Yan created it, he had not yet stepped into the Transcendent realm—it was born purely from his spiritual body.
If now it were to receive even half of Jiang Yan’s flesh and blood, its strength could very well double, perhaps even more.
However, the Coffin Spirit did not feel any grievance—instead, it was immensely proud.
It was the firstborn, birthed from its master’s flesh and blood.
The first innate being born in the Sea of Chaos.
Yet it longed even more to become stronger, to help its master solve problems, and to suppress that Three-Headed Flood Dragon which always had ideas about usurping its position.
"Alright."
Jiang Yan nodded. Although the offspring born from the [King of Bone-Eating] material were stronger, he held absolute control over the devouring process and didn’t have to worry about the Coffin Spirit being replaced.
Even among offspring, one couldn’t treat all equally. After all, those who had been by his side longer and were closer would naturally receive more affection and attention.
The only thing he could do was to ensure that, during the nurturing process, those devoured offspring did not develop consciousness—treating them as blank templates.
Before proceeding, Jiang Yan took out a bag of Corpse-Dissolution Immortal Dust, surrounded by a nether aura, and softly said:
"This is what I had left after reviving the Young Heavenly King. Even at the peak of the Resurrection Law Seed, it’s more than enough. Its other function is to strengthen the foundation of beings on the Underworld Path—it will help you transform."
"Master, Little Coffin will not disappoint you."
The Coffin Spirit said no flowery words, because it needed to grow strong enough to bury any creature that dared to offend its master.
If even the world itself turned against its master, the Coffin Spirit would bury it too.
Crack—crack—crack!
The Coffin Spirit opened its lid and swallowed the [King of Bone-Eating] and the Corpse-Dissolution Immortal Dust together. Just as it was about to digest, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon called out to stop it.
It then handed over the bones of the Three-Faced Black Dragon to the master for nurturing into offspring and merging as one.
"Are you dumb?"
The Coffin Spirit looked on suspiciously. Did this guy eat something poisonous and become a fool?
The latter raised its three heads and snorted arrogantly:
"Roar!"
Afraid your transformation would be too weak. Throwing you some leftover bones makes it more fun to suppress you.
Jiang Yan laughed watching their bickering. Though they often fought, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon cared deeply for its siblings and wanted to be the eldest to shield them.
The Coffin Spirit was touched deep down, but on the surface responded spiritedly: "You’re the one who should call me Grandpa Coffin!"
"Gulp!"
Little Celestial Ghost added a jab from the side: If you’re the Flood Dragon’s grandpa, then what does that make the master?
The Three-Headed Flood Dragon fanned the flames on the side, claiming that the heir was unworthy and it was its time to ascend!
The Coffin Spirit broke into a cold sweat and quickly explained, "Master, I didn’t mean it that way..."
Jiang Yan tapped the Little Celestial Ghost’s head, who was laughing sneakily, and chuckled: "Enough. Hurry up and fuse."
Relieved, the Coffin Spirit reopened its lid and devoured [Bone-Eating Mountain], [Bones of the Three-Faced Black Dragon], and Corpse-Dissolution Immortal Dust, beginning the fusion process.
Crack—crack—crack!
A series of violent noises echoed from the Coffin Spirit’s body, its surface beginning to crumble.
Jiang Yan frowned at the sight. Could something be going wrong?
But the next second, black-gold radiance burst from the cracks, and a vast deathly aura surged forth. Before it could spread, Little Celestial Ghost raised its mirror, constructing a temporary space.
As long as that wasn’t shattered, no matter how much noise erupted inside, the outside wouldn’t notice.
Mysterious laws swirled around the Coffin Spirit. Profound and esoteric truths of the Dao began to interweave, shrouding it as its original form started to transform.
"Indeed, from a fundamental level, the weak devouring the strong can result in a kind of evolution, like a Pokémon evolving—transforming the foundation."
Jiang Yan smiled faintly. The Dark God Embryo defied logic, allowing offspring to merge unconditionally and without side effects, letting the Coffin Spirit simulate a near ‘enlightenment’ effect, achieving resonance with the Dao and triggering transformation.
But there were conditions.
The devoured offspring must be on the same path and at least a whole major realm apart—only then could qualitative change be triggered.
The Corpse-Dissolution Immortal Dust played a crucial role too, drawing a response from the Underworld Path.
This method might even be applicable to Little Celestial Ghost and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon.
Oh right, there was also the Shadow-Eating Serpent.
This time, it had devoured thousands of powerful shadows, begun digestion, and even grown a third fleshy tumor.
Gradually, it was evolving into the true form of a Shadow Phase Xiangliu!
Once everyone finished digesting, Jiang Yan’s overall combat strength would surge.
To him, a beginner Law Seed stage cultivator without High-Grade Elemental Qi was no different than an ant.
A mere pinch—dead.
Those with High-Grade Elemental Qi… were just bigger ants.
Just kidding. High-level Law Seed cultivators could still threaten him. If he encountered someone with High-Grade or Supreme-Grade Law Seeds, he might have to unleash the serpent head to resist.
While the Coffin Spirit was evolving, Jiang Yan continued sorting the remaining gains.
The fifth harvest was the Heavenly Treasure Tree, which he had already nurtured into offspring.
Buzz!
The divine tree’s light shone pure white.
As a sapling on the God Path, not only had it not been eroded by the Cataclysmic Qi River’s wash, but had even rooted itself, sprouting pure white leaves with black-red patterns—gradually repairing its original source.
Its branches swayed slightly, transmitting a mental ripple to Jiang Yan.
The general meaning:
Besides treasures related to the heavens, the Diseased Domain’s world origin and Cataclysmic Qi could also be used for repair—even aiding in its transformation.
Like oranges turning sour across the Huai River—it said that for the great master’s sake, it could also consume Cataclysmic Qi.
"..."
Jiang Yan was speechless. This offspring nurtured from the God Path—why did it feel like a...
Bootlicker?
Still, the ability to refine Cataclysmic Qi into pills solved a major problem.
Cataclysmic Qi couldn’t be stored. Once a calamity was overcome, it dissipated. And as strength grew, creating calamities grew harder.
But refining it into pills preserved it.
Pop thousands of Cataclysm Pills before battle, trigger a power burst, and let opponents taste despair.
"Not bad!"
With that thought, Jiang Yan praised the Heavenly Treasure Tree for its pioneering spirit, hard work ethic, bravery in leading a new God Path era...
Rustle rustle!
Though the Heavenly Treasure Tree offspring didn’t understand, it was ecstatic—as if injected with chicken blood—declaring it would work hard for its master, and began madly absorbing from the Cataclysmic Qi River, aiming to transform soon.
The observing [Spirit of the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins] looked utterly dumbfounded.
You work hard, and I’m the one getting hurt?
Still, it didn’t bother arguing with the Heavenly Treasure Tree and eagerly presented a Cataclysm Lotus to the master, birthed from this Diseased Domain calamity.
The seventh grade of the Grade Six Longevity Azure Lotus had grown more than halfway.
Just a bit more, and it could be used to transform an Immortal-grade Dao Foundation.
Jiang Yan praised it generously, making the [Spirit of the Cataclysmic Sea of the Return Ruins] immensely joyful.
To offspring, praise from their master was the greatest reward.
The final reward came from the Historical Long River.
Most History Walkers couldn’t convert Diseased Domain beings into offspring like Jiang Yan and had few gains.
They could rarely extract Historical Relics and had to manually peel off Transcendent materials—with a high failure rate.
Only the stage-clear reward was stable.
Jiang Yan’s first Grade A+ reward was a Fragment of the Lamp-Igniting Method.
The second was the Undying Divine Material fruit granting substitute death ability.
The third was a black scepter of mysterious material, segmented into nine sections, inscribed with many Daoist talismans.
"Nine-Section Staff."
Jiang Yan murmured, surprised.
Legend has it, the Primordial Celestial Venerable once had a divine staff made from seven sections of Lingshan’s Solar Bamboo—one pointing to the heavens, one to the earth, and five in between, each holding a talisman.
Nine sections represented stars like the Imperial Star, Mars, Horn Star, Balance Star, Zhang Star, etc.
No matter the number of segments, Daoism considered nine the ultimate Yang number, so all such staves were called Nine-Section Staves.
Nine-section scepters weren’t rare—many Daoists crafted their own.
Ancient cultivators refined scepters such that pointing them to the heavens summoned celestial rites; to the earth, welcomed deities; and bound ghosts.
Fei Changfang once turned his bamboo staff into a green dragon, substituting the [Calamity of the Staff Dissolution] after death and successfully transcending as an Immortal.
What shocked Jiang Yan was the inscription of the words [Taiping]—few in history dared use this name. The likely owner was...
The Great Virtuous Master, General of Heaven—Zhang Jiao!
Jiang Yan picked up the Nine-Section Staff, and related information surfaced in his mind:
[Taiping Nine-Section Staff]
[Historical Relic]
[Grade: Heavenly Official Rank]
[Description: Once held by the Great Virtuous Master Zhang Jiao. Each section holds nine Perfect Law Seeds—nine sections in total, eighty-one divine talismans capable of summoning spirits, reshaping fate and the world.
Due to encountering ■■■■, eighty talismans have scattered, leaving only one talisman and the staff body, thus downgraded to Heavenly Official Grade.
Holding the Staff of Taiping grants Yellow Heaven’s blessing, making you the Lord of the Path of Taiping, commanding and suppressing beings of the same path. Usable talismans depend on your strength.
Collect all talismans to restore its grade and return to the Taiping Dao Kingdom to rule all beings.]
[Skills:
1. Divine Mask of the Yellow Heaven Lord (While holding the Yellow Heaven Scepter, you receive Yellow Heaven’s blessing, revealing the face of the Heavenly Duke. None below Lord of the Nation can perceive it. Fate and divination all point to the Great Virtuous Master. The Heavenly Duke’s face reigns supreme—all beings who meet your gaze undergo a mental check, failing which their spirit collapses.)
2. Law of Yellow Heaven (Wielding the Taiping Nine-Section Staff grants access to all its talismans. Power depends on your strength. Cooldown: 24 hours.)
3. Descent of Yellow Heaven (Sacrifice lifespan and karma to summon a projection of Yellow Heaven, triggering an unknown transformation.)]
[From now on, you are the Great Virtuous Master!]
"Me? The Great Virtuous Master?"