Volume 5: Baptism of Life and Death Chapter 617: Cutting the grass but not getting rid of its roots!
After receiving the brown jade from Gong Zang's hand, the old man surnamed Shang, who had white hair and a youthful face, remained calm and said in a cold tone, "Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"
Gong Zang immediately said respectfully: "When I was practicing, I suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis in my heart. It seems that a life-and-death crisis is about to occur. I hope that Master Shang can help me deduce it so that I can be prepared!"
"If you can successfully avoid this disaster, Gong will reward you handsomely!"
Hearing his words, Shang Lao frowned slightly, and seemed a little impatient. He spoke again in a cold tone: "Your jade is not enough for me to deduce the secrets of heaven for you!"
Hearing his words, a hint of gloom flashed across Gong Zang's eyes. Although he knew that this brown jade was what Shang Lao needed and it was an extremely rare treasure, which was enough for him to deduce, it was not a good time for him to refute his words.
If he offended Mr. Shang and broke up with him, he would not dare to believe it even if he could ask Mr. Shang to help him with the deduction in the end.
If this ruthless old general Shang had slightly changed the result of his deduction, perhaps something that was originally not a big deal would become a real life-and-death catastrophe for him!
Although the cultivation level of this old Shang is not much different from his, his method of deduction is even more advanced than that of the strong men in the Tianxuan realm!
However, Gong Zang was not good at deduction, so when he felt a sense of crisis in his heart, he decided to ask Shang Lao to help him deduce the cause of this crisis.
It is precisely because of Mr. Shang's brilliant way of deduction that many powerful people in the Tianxuan Realm are quite respectful to him, and Gong Zang dares not offend him at all!
Thinking of this, Gong Zang's heart became extremely gloomy, but he could only smile and take out another very good magic weapon.
At this moment, his heart was filled with pain, but he still had to put on a smile, and he suddenly felt extremely aggrieved!
Thinking of this, Gong Zang's heart became even gloomier, and he silently said in his heart: "Now that I have this soul body, my cultivation will advance very quickly. When my cultivation reaches the peak of the second level, I will definitely make you suffer!"
Although he was thinking gloomily in his heart, Gong Zang didn't dare to say it out loud. He even kept smiling on his face so as to avoid being noticed by Mr. Shang.
At this moment, Gong Zang couldn't help but feel a little surprised and suspicious. Could it be that the words he silently recited in his heart were also deduced by Mr. Shang?
However, Gong Zang quickly dismissed this thought from his mind. Although he had heard that Shang Lao's deduction skills were extremely advanced, Gong Zang did not believe that he could deduce everything.
If one could really reach such a high level, then Mr. Shang’s cultivation would probably not be as simple as the second level!
After taking the magic weapon handed over by Gong Zang again, Shang Lao's expression eased a little, but it was still extremely cold, as if he was not very satisfied with the two items given by Gong Zang.
However, Shang Lao did not dare to go too far. If he offended Gong Zang and attacked him, he was not completely sure that he would be able to escape unharmed.
Although he didn't know why Gong Zang had changed his appearance, he could tell from the familiar aura that this person was undoubtedly Gong Zang.
He already knew that Gong Zang was a man who lived on the edge of a knife. He was extremely ruthless and had amazing combat power. Few people of the same level could be his match.
And as far as he knew, Gong Zang was hunted by several masters back then. Although he disappeared for a while, he unexpectedly returned safe and sound.
Not only that, Shang Lao also sensed that Gong Zang's aura was deeper than before, as if his cultivation had improved again, which made him feel heavy-hearted.
Because of this, Old Shang did not say anything more, but took out a formation plate, quickly made hand gestures with his hands, and cast a series of seals.
The seal flew out on its own and instantly merged into the formation plate, emitting an extremely mysterious Taoist rhyme that instantly enveloped the entire mansion!
At this time, Shang Lao glanced at Gong Zang coldly and said in a deep voice: "One drop of blood essence!"
Although his heart was filled with solemnity, Shang Lao still looked cold towards Gong Zang.
This is his signature expression. Even though I don't think I can easily fight against Gong Zang at this moment, he still has to put on this expression to make Gong Zang feel that he is fearless, so he will be afraid and dare not to act rashly.
Hearing what Old Shang said, Gong Zang immediately raised his hand and turned it into a hand knife, instantly cutting a cut on the palm of his hand. Bright red blood immediately dripped into the formation plate that Old Shang took out.
After the blood dripped, the array plate absorbed it instantly, then emitted an astonishing blood light, and even flew out red runes.
A hint of blood emanated from the red rune, which flew up and spun rapidly in the air, forming a series of obscure images.
Old Shang stared closely at the changes of these runes, his eyes flashing with astonishing brilliance, while his hands kept making hand gestures to deduce.
During the deduction process, Shang Lao's nose suddenly twitched slightly, and an astonishing brilliance suddenly flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and grabbed a few blood-colored runes and put them in front of his nose to sniff them carefully, then looked at Gong Zang deeply.
Feeling his gaze, Gong Zang was suddenly shocked. It seemed that Old Shang already knew about his possession of the Dao Soul's body.
After taking a deep look at Gong Zang, Old Shang did not stop the seal in his hand, but retracted his gaze and continued to perform the seal.
It was not until a moment later that Old Shang stopped making hand gestures, and the red runes in the air gradually became blurred and finally disappeared completely.
At this time, Old Shang had finished his deduction. His eyes flashed slightly and he looked at Gong Zang. His expression could no longer remain so cold, but showed a smile!
"Gong Zang, no wonder your appearance has changed, it turns out you have such an opportunity."
After hearing what Shang Lao said, Gong Zang was immediately completely certain that Shang Lao had indeed figured this out.
Just when he was using Gong Zang's blood essence to make deductions, Shang Lao smelled a hint of unusual breath. After a careful inspection, he immediately knew that Gong Zang's body was actually the body of a Dao Soul!
However, Gong Zang was not too nervous about this matter, because the body of the Dao Soul could not be taken over by anyone at will.
The body of the Dao Soul is a mysterious physique between heaven and earth. Even a cultivator at the third realm finds it difficult to explain the mystery of it.
The body of the Dao Soul seemed to be protected by the Great Dao. If the person did not give his body and soul to others without any resistance, others would never be able to obtain the body of the Dao Soul.
If the owner of the Dao Soul Body knew that someone had taken over his body, his consciousness would show strong resistance, even if he succeeded in the end, the body he obtained would no longer be the Dao Soul Body!
Because of this, he encountered many obstacles when he took over this body. Gong Zang did not dare to alert the enemy at that time, so as not to destroy the body of Tao Soul, so he used the method of killing with a borrowed knife!
The Dao Soul body is therefore extremely rare. It rarely appears in the world of cultivation and is extremely difficult to possess. This makes the Dao Soul body a physique that is rarely seen in the world of cultivation once in a thousand years.
It is precisely because of this characteristic of the Dao Soul Body that Gong Zang is not worried about anyone coming to take over his body. No matter how strong the other party's cultivation is, as long as his consciousness shows strong resistance, the Dao Soul Body will have been destroyed, and it will be useless for the other party to take over his body.
Therefore, after hearing what Shang Lao said, Gong Zang just smiled and said nothing. He did not answer, nor did he deny.
Naturally, Mr. Shang had already guessed most of what he was thinking. At this point, he could only envy him in his heart and did not mention the matter any further.
If he could obtain the body of the Tao Soul, his deduction skills would be much more advanced than they are now, and even his cultivation would be much more advanced.
But he also knew the special features of the Dao Soul Body. Unless Gong Zang was willing to give the Dao Soul Body to him, there was no way he could get it.
But that would mean giving him his soul, not just his body. This would be tantamount to asking him to die willingly, which is simply impossible!
After a moment of silence, Shang Lao continued, "According to my deduction, your life-and-death crisis will come in a few decades. Now that person seems to have not grown up yet. Think carefully, is there someone who has not yet rooted out the problem?"
If you don't get rid of the roots, the grass will grow again in the spring breeze!
Hearing what Shang Lao said, Gong Zang was instantly shocked. He did not expect that Shang Lao would say that his life-and-death crisis would be a hundred years later.
Gong Zang immediately asked in confusion: "I wonder if my crisis is in Sirius?"
Shang Lao hesitated for a moment, then pretended to be mysterious and said: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. I have given you enough hints. The rest depends on your own luck!"
Hearing what Shang Lao said, Gong Zang suddenly felt a strong sense of dissatisfaction in his heart. Judging from what Shang Lao said, his deduction skills were not that advanced.
There was no way to deduce who the life-and-death crisis came from, nor was there a clear location. All we knew was that it happened several decades later.
He even pretended to be mysterious and said that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. It was obvious that he could not deduce it, so he found such a seemingly legitimate reason.
Thinking of this, Gong Zang couldn't help but feel extremely suspicious. Could it be that this sinister old Shang just made up an excuse to fool him?
Moreover, he had spent an extremely rare treasure and an extremely powerful magical weapon. At this moment, Gong Zang felt that it was totally not worth it!
