"You have also mastered the art of breaking the sky with one hand?"
By the pond, Dou Tianyuan's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Xu Chong didn't say anything, took a step forward, and appeared behind Dou Tianyuan.
Answered directly with action.
"This concealment, this turning point... it's definitely a hand that breaks the sky!"
Dou Tianyuan turned around and looked at Xu Chong with great joy, "Okay, okay, okay..."
"Anyway, I just noticed something strange in the Zhanshi Mansion, so I came to ask Gongsun Mang, and ended up seeing this scene."
Xu Chong explained, "As for why I know those two members of the Fang family... Lin Kuang told me."
"He also knows so much about the ancient clan's direct lineage?"
Dou Tianyuan looked suspicious.
"After all, he was once a Taoist master, so it's normal for him to have contact with the ancient clan."
Xu Chong answered without blushing or beating his heart.
"Oh, really..."
Dou Tianyuan rolled his eyes and asked, "Have you ever been to Lou Heizi's underground palace?"
"Underground palace?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows and gave an ambiguous answer: "Prime Minister Lou did not invite me."
"Is that so... then he is really unrefined."
Dou Tianyuan nodded without digging deeper into the matter.
In fact, at this point, both of them knew it tacitly - Xu Chonghui's incarnation
It’s not that he is reluctant to waste that one or two years of his life. In fact, as long as Dou Tianyuan asks, Xu Chong will definitely teach him.
Not to mention, Dou Lou and the other two had guessed this a long time ago.
However, both Dou Tianyuan and Lou Youzhi were not of the Purple Mansion Cultivation ...
"Those two people are the elders of the Fang family's direct lineage."
Xu Chong got back to the point, "If there is Wu Xiang Yi, their identities may be used."
"The formless clothes..."
Dou Tianyuan's face trembled, "It seems that you already have an idea."
"I want to use the Fang family to stir up hostility between the three ancient clans and Ji Qingzhi."
Xu Chong spoke slowly, "Now, all our speculations about Emperor Yongtai have no solid basis, but... the deaths of those people in Yongzhou were attributed to Ji Qingzhi, and he was not wronged at all."
“That makes sense.”
Dou Tianyuan thought of Jiang Zhihong and nodded, "It just so happens that I have a Wuxiangyi here..."
As he spoke, a triangular piece of wood appeared in Dou Tianyuan's palm.
It’s the one that belonged to the water ghost.
"With yours, it's just enough."
Dou Tianyuan smiled and said, "Tell me, which one do you want me to pretend to be?"
"Um... that, I don't have that one with me."
Xu Chong was a little depressed, "Can we find the third Wuxiangyi?"
"Not with me?"
Dou Tianyuan thought about it and immediately understood. He looked at Xu Chong and said, "Originally there were many, but they were all dismantled by Lou Heizi to make Dao tools... Now the only two that can be found in the world are probably these two."
"Is that so..."
Xu Chong frowned.
His original idea was to disguise himself and enter the Spring and Autumn Tomb with Dou Tianyuan.
Whether it is to erode the Fang family bit by bit or to guide the Fang family to fight against Ji Qingzhi, both are good choices.
But if you only have one Wuxiangyi, this operation will be more difficult.
Two people come out and one person goes back.
This is not an ordinary member of the clan like Fang Xianzong, but an elder of the clan.
No matter what the excuse is, the one who returns alive will inevitably be scrutinized.
This way, it is easy to be exposed.
If the two go back together, and there is only one formless robe, it means that one of them must be the real one.
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Does the court have any special means to deal with the Golden Body Realm? The kind that can significantly reduce the strength of the physical body of the Golden Body Realm?"
"Forehead."
Dou Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, there is... a Taoist medicine that imitates corpse transformation. No matter whether it is a golden body or a Dharma image, if you soak in it, your realm will be lowered by one level every twelve hours."
"Use Taoist medicine, or soak, in order to disintegrate... the prisoner's realm?"
Xu Chong frowned, "Who designed it?"
"It looks like taking off your pants and farting, right?"
Dou Tianyuan curled his lips, "Everyone thought so at the beginning, until the Tianling Pill appeared."
"The Heavenly Spirit Pill is made from the Dao Decoction after the corpse is transformed. Taking it can increase your cultivation... to the Dao realm."
"Just like taking powerful medicines at the Awakening Stage and precious medicines at the Tongmai Stage, the Zhongdao Stage can also improve its cultivation through taking elixirs."
"The difference is that the material used to make the Tianling Pill is essentially a person in the Dao realm."
"The higher the realm of a person, the more cultivation base is lost through corpse transformation, and the stronger the effect of the Heavenly Spirit Pill is."
"However, the person who takes it needs to follow the same path as the person whose body is being disembodied."
Tianlingdan...it's more like human dan.
Xu Chong curled the corner of his mouth.
"I knew you would have this expression."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head. "But in fact, almost all the big families in Beijing have Tianling Pills at home... They may not belong to others."
"It may not belong to someone else?"
Xu Chong was stunned.
"Take me, for example."
Dou Tianyuan pointed at himself and said, "Before I die, I will use my corpse to transform most of my cultivation and ask someone to refine it into a Heavenly Spirit Pill."
"If the younger generation does not live up to expectations, they can be handed over to the court in exchange for protection for the younger generation. If the younger generation lives up to expectations, then they can be given as a gift to help them make further progress on this path."
"For example, the Rongguo Mansion. Why did a family that was once so glorious fall to the point of having to make friends with all directions?"
"It's because there hasn't been a seed for several generations... It is said that the last seed of the Lu family was a ninth-grade Dharmadhatu."
"What is the concept of a ninth-grade Heavenly Spirit Pill? Even if the effect is greatly reduced after absorption, it can instantly allow a person who has just cultivated the Dao to ascend to the Nascent Soul stage."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head with some emotion, "Fortunately, Lu Zhong accepted a good disciple, otherwise once the old Duke died, the Lu family would not be able to keep this Tianling Pill."
“Shunyi is indeed excellent.”
Xu Chong agreed, then changed the subject and said sinisterly: "Since there is this corpse transformation, then it is easy to say..."
Soon, the two unconscious elders of the Fang family were placed in two large barrels by the pool, with only their heads sticking out through a hole.
The big barrel was made of forbidden stone, and the handcuffs and leg irons connected to the barrel were also made of forbidden stone, ensuring that the two of them would never be able to escape.
The bucket was filled with dark green thick liquid, which was being continuously absorbed by the two men.
After a long time, Fang Leshan slowly woke up.
Then there was a huge panic.
"Garden, pond...barrel??"
"Damn it!! This is a forbidden stone!"
"What the hell happened and why am I here??"
Not only was he unable to understand the scene before him, Fang Leshan also had no memory of what happened before he fell into a coma.
The unknown is often scary, unless there is someone familiar with you by your side...
"Fang Lezhong?!"
Fang Leshan saw his fellow sufferers not far away, and suddenly felt relieved. He shouted loudly: "Wake up! Fang Lezhong!!"
"……Um?"
Fang Lezhong slowly opened his eyes.
Then the same panic happened to him again.
After a while, the two finally realized the current situation and calmed down.
"Do you remember what happened before you fell into a coma?"
Fang Leshan asked in a deep voice.
“I only remember one scene.”
Fang Lezhong answered with difficulty, "Dou Tianyuan suddenly appeared and grabbed you... Before I could react, I lost consciousness."
"Dou Tianyuan?!"
Fang Leshan's pupils suddenly shrank into pinpoints, "Are you sure?"
"Although I have never seen Dou Tianyuan in person, for a powerful person like him, the clan will draw a new portrait every year..."
Fang Lezhong slowly exhaled a breath of frustration, "It's definitely him!"
"Damn it! How did he know we were in Gongsun Mansion?!"
Fang Leshan's face was extremely ugly. "Did someone in the clan betray us? Or did someone in the capital betray the family?"
“It should be neither …”
Fang Lezhong shook his head. "If our whereabouts were leaked, he could have captured us as early as when we came into contact with that useless prince... Don't forget, we have been in the capital for ten days."
"...If we weren't betrayed, how did Dou Tianyuan find us?"
Fang Leshan still didn't want to believe it, "Could it be that he knows everything?"
"I guess it's more likely to be a coincidence."
Fang Lezhong was extremely depressed and said, "When we found Gongsun Mang, he also happened to be looking for Gongsun Mang..."
“…”
Fang Leshan was silent for a while, then began to struggle like crazy.
Clank~Clank~
The strength he still retained in his body allowed him to still create a lot of noise.
But faced with such a thick barrel, this little bit of strength is obviously not enough.
After struggling for a while, the shackles showed no signs of breaking, and the barrel showed no signs of damage. Instead, he was exhausted.
"No, I can't."
Fang Leshan panted heavily, "This barrel is very strange. I have retained at least the power equivalent to the Body Cleansing Realm, but I can't shake it at all..."
"It seems that my guess was correct."
Fang Lezhong showed despair, "How dare they use such a crude thing to lock up your seventh-level golden body? It's obvious that this barrel is on the same level as the forbidden magic coffin."
"Tao weapon?"
Fang Leshan was also desperate, and at the same time he felt an inexplicable anger, "My Fang family has spent several generations just to protect the family heritage... This Blood Robe Guard spent so much effort just to arrest the prisoner? Are you crazy?"
“That may not be the case… I guess that the controller of the Imperial Prison can ignore the interference of the Forbidden Stone and still forge the Forbidden Stone with his full cultivation.”
Fang Lezhong smiled bitterly and said, "That is to say, it is very likely that Dou Tianyuan only needed to make these two large barrels with a little effort."
“…”
Fang Leshan's expression became even uglier, and he asked, "Why didn't he just put us in the imperial prison?"
"I can't see what the liquid in the bucket looks like, but I guess... it's the Tao soup."
Fang Lezhong's eyes were already filled with despair.
The Fang family also knows how to refine Huadao Decoction and Tianling Pill, so he is not unfamiliar with it.
So naturally, he knew what his ending would be.
The flesh melts away and the bones become food for others.
“…”
Fang Leshan froze.
The two stopped talking.
They were waiting quietly, waiting for the twelve hours to be up.
With the forbidden stone, they cannot feel the subtle changes in their cultivation, but if the level is lowered by a small realm, the changes in the Dao Seed can still be distinguished.
In this way, time passed slowly.
About ten hours later, Fang Lezhong felt the Tao seed tremble.
The most direct feeling brought by this kind of tremor is the pain as if even the soul is being pulled away.
“…If that is true.”
Fang Lezhong completely gave up hope.
"No, that's not right."
Fang Leshan suppressed his pain and said in a deep voice: "We are both at the third level of the Tao after all. How can Dou Tianyuan use us to make pills without asking us a single question?"
"Let's not talk about how much value our strength has. Just our identity alone, isn't he curious at all?"
"Zhongdao is not a piece of cabbage, let alone Zhongdao of the third realm."
Fang Leshan's eyes were stern, "Something is wrong here!"
“…A little bit, indeed.”
Fang Lezhong also reacted and began to think along the lines of Fang Leshan, "Gongsun Mang only knows that the Fang family is one of the six major families, but with Dou Tianyuan's level, he must know that the Fang family is one of the three ancient clans..."
"That is to say, Dou Tianyuan knows our background, but he doesn't know our specific identities."
"So, he shouldn't be thinking of killing us directly... What's the purpose of doing this?"
Fang Lezhong frowned tightly.
“Could it be a deterrent?”
Fang Leshan guessed, "To shock us and let us know that he can kill us regardless of any interests."
"It's not impossible..."
Fang Lezhong narrowed his eyes, his eyes flickering, "But what does he need us to do? Reveal the Fang family's information, or do something else?"
"you……"
Fang Leshan's eyes turned dangerous, "Don't forget, the clan leader has the Soul Locking Seal, which can control our life and death at any time."
"That's true, but what if Dou Tianyuan doesn't need us to betray our family?"
Fang Lezhong's face straightened. "In the final analysis, the only thing we cannot do is to reveal the location of the forbidden coffin...it is always moving, so we cannot reveal it."
As he spoke, Fang Lezhong's eyes changed slightly, as if he was indicating something.
Fang Leshan understood and nodded, "Indeed, as for the secrets, we cannot reveal the key points, and the rest will not affect the survival of the Fang family... and with the Soul Locking Seal, we cannot do anything that is detrimental to the Fang family."
Fang Lezhong was quite satisfied with Fang Leshan's cooperation, and he added, "In other words, Dou Tianyuan can't use us to deal with the Fang family at all."
After saying this, the two of them kept silent and waited quietly.
However, after a long while, there was still no further movement.
The backyard is still the empty backyard.
the next day.
Day 3.
Day 4.
Until the sixth day, the two of them still didn't wait for Dou Tianyuan to show up.
"It seems that we have overestimated our value in the eyes of the number one master..."
Fang Leshan laughed at himself.
"If the clan can't contact us one day, even if Dou Tianyuan doesn't take action, the clan leader will kill our souls..."
Fang Lezhong's face was extremely pale and he had completely lost the will to live.
What he didn't know was that when he said this just now, Fang Leshan's pupils suddenly shrank.