Chapter 432: 432: Medicine Cauldron Corpse Money_1
Urban Most Awesome Dad
Chapter 432: Chapter 432: Medicine Cauldron Corpse Money_1
Xu Fanâs eyes narrowed into slits...
If these items were indeed just unearthed, they had to be taken seriously. The appearance of the items could be ignored for now; their historical value was what mattered.
Old-fashioned abacuses, dark yellow wine jars, and yellowish-white braceletsâthese objects clearly had some age to them. If they were normally excavated, selling them for a hundred thousand or so wouldnât be a problem.
However, Xu Fan had no interest in collecting and didnât lack this amount of money. Spending the effort to resell these items for a profit was less appealing to him than watching a cartoon with Tongtong.
Thus, what truly caught Xu Fanâs attention were the bronze coin and that particular ding.
The bronze coin appeared inconspicuous. Not only was it corroded, but it was also severely worn with small pits and depressions on its surface, giving the impression that it was about to be discarded. But in reality, it contained a dense undead energy. Even under the sunlight at that moment, the undead energy remained concentrated and undiminished.
Xu Fan guessed it must have been held in the mouth of a deceased person before seeing daylight again.
Why was it in the mouth of the corpse?
As Xu Fan understood, ancient burial customs were meticulous: placing bronze coins or jade stones in the mouths of the deceased served to press the tongue down, so that upon arriving in Yamaâs Palace, they wouldnât speak out of turn. It was also meant to bribe the underworld minions to suffer fewer beatings.
Most importantly, it was to prevent corpse transformation. Since bronze coins and jade stones were frequently handled by living people, they harbored a strong yang energy. Thus, by placing them in the mouth of the deceased, a breath of yang energy could be preserved within the body to avoid corpse transformation.
This was not a baseless claim; it was an important aspect of tomb studies. Many historical figuresâwhether they believed in it or notâabided by this convention. Empress Dowager Cixi, for instance, passed away with a glowing pearl in her mouth, achieving ultimate bliss.
This bronze coin had absorbed the dead energy of the deceased and was naturally very ominous. If kept at home or carried on oneâs person, it could easily affect the owner. Setting aside dubious claims about possession and seeing ghosts, just the harm that the undead energy could do to the body was unbearable. Even going to the hospital would be futile, as the cause of illness couldnât be determined.
Xu Fan surmised one might only last several months before heading to another world.
However, even though the bronze coin was heavy with undead energy, Xu Fan wasnât concerned. What was greatly feared by ordinary people was, for Xu Fan, an excellent treasure containing pure energy.
Ever since his rebirth, Xu Fan had been pondering a question. Although he possessed experiences from his previous cultivation and knew many cultivation techniques and secrets...
Without rice, even the cleverest housewife canât cook. The paucity of natureâs spiritual energy in this world could not support him walking too fast or too far on the path of cultivation.
To move quickly and far, one must find alternative pathways, utilizing external forces and objects.
And undead energy, as one of these forms of energy, could be well-absorbed and refined by Xu Fan.
Theyâre weak, not because they lack intelligence, but because natureâs spiritual energy limits their cultivation path, forcing them to divert and light up the tree of technology instead.
This thought flashed through Xu Fanâs mind as he refocused on the ding.
Using this ding to make elixirs should yield an acceptable outcome, right? At the very least, it would be much more reliable than an electric stove!
Since it was blended with Heifeng Metal, the capacity of the ding wasnât small. With the heating array, it could also improve the efficiency of making elixirs and reduce the loss of spiritual energy.
Indeed, as they say, when itâs time to sleep, a pillow arrives.
Xu Fan once again felt that his luck was incredibly great!
The stall owner wore a black, wide-brimmed hat like an old farmer, leisurely puffing away at a dry tobacco pipe, which also looked like an antique.
He didnât seem to care about business, not even bothering to call out or retain customers, embodying the attitude of Great Grandfather fishingâwilling to wait for those who took the bait.
This resulted in many people passing by his stall, but hardly anyone asked for prices.
Xu Fan was naturally pleased with this.
So, he wasnât in a hurry to deal with the stall owner, and patiently waited as Tongtong blinked her big eyes while watching the performance of the ladies in Hanfu.
As for Hanfu, Xu Fan didnât have much of an opinion on it.
Those who like it genuinely appreciate it, and good-looking people genuinely look good in it.
Although itâs not in line with modern trends, the Hanfu community is actually gradually expanding.
Once you wear Hanfu on the street, letâs not mention anything else, it absolutely grabs peopleâs attention.
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After the group of men and women in Hanfu left, the crowd that had gathered there also dispersed gradually, and Xu Fan was ready to get down to business.
However, as soon as he turned around, he noticed two customers at the stall, a young man and woman.
The man had a rugged face and thick eyebrows, while the woman wore a tight miniskirt in leather, cascading black hair that fell past her waist, beautiful features, and fair skin.