Chapter 1346: Chapter 60: Du Shixun Amid the Fire Meteor
Seeing the technique of cutting open the stomach and carving out the heart, the Limping Daoist couldn’t help but feel curious. He looked at Song Chuyuan and asked, "Fellow Daoist Song, is this a secret technique of the Corpse Pride Sect?"
Song Yuan Chu was also puzzled and shook his head, saying, "Yang Fengxiao absolutely does not possess such skills, nor does our Corpse Pride Sect have such divine skills."
Zhang Boyant sneered and said, "He is a Qi Dao Practitioner. To have such cultivation surely has its limits. I don’t believe he can use it during fighting. There’s no need to place too much importance on it."
Tang and Song both nodded in agreement. This evaluation was quite apt. An undamaged body can only be achieved by cultivators specializing in Power Dao. For Yang Fengxiao to act this way, he must have employed some extraordinary means.
After Yang Fengxiao sat in the Upper Hall, he looked around with extreme pride. Then, with a flick of his eyes, he pointed down the stairs and said, "Sect Leader Qiao, my Junior Brother Gu also has remarkable skills. He is qualified to sit here as well."
As soon as he said this, several elders from the Zhongtai were displeased.
Although Yang Fengxiao was not very famous back then, some recognized him and knew his background. In their eyes, this man was merely a relic of the Evil Sect, flaunting his abnormal techniques and already sharing the stage with them due to the Sect Leader’s favor. Yet he even dared to let another Evil Sect Cultivator come up here, which was a bit too much.
Sect Leader Qiao maintained his smile and said, "What skills does this Daoist Gu possess? May he demonstrate for all fellow Daoists to see?"
Yang Fengxiao chuckled, walked to the staircase, and called out below, "Junior Brother, show your skills."
Gu Hongtang rose upon hearing this, with a somewhat proud expression. He said, "Sect Leader Qiao, I have a little skill, which is to bring the dead back to life and flesh out bones."
Such words were unsettling to the core. When Yang Fengxiao spoke earlier, some might have been moved, but now everyone in the hall looked skeptical.
For ordinary people, once their life is exhausted, unless there are special reasons, their divine soul disperses within days, not to mention decayed bodies, which needn’t even be considered. The technique he described is something not even those who have ascended could necessarily accomplish.
Sect Leader Qiao could see that Gu Hongtang was speaking shockingly on purpose. However, this did not contradict his initial intention.
Zhongtai had suffered two defeats, with many cultivators killed in battle. Currently, there were few to suppress at each immortal city, and he had already sent all the elders from Xisheng Mountain, leaving the Mountain Gate unguarded. This situation was unsustainable. Therefore, during this feast, he aimed to select suitable talents, particularly those with strange skills but not experts in fighting, who were precisely his targets for recruitment.
Seeing the people’s doubts, Gu Hongtang said, "If any of you don’t believe, I can perform a demonstration here and now."
Someone below said, "Where can we find a dead person for you here?"
Before Gu Hongtang could respond, a cultivator stood up from the seat on the upper hall. With a blue turban wrapped around his head, a treasure sword hung at his waist, and he carried an extraordinary demeanor. He spoke, "What is difficult about this? I can perform a spell and summon one."
Looking down at Gu Hongtang, he said indifferently, "I just don’t know, Daoist Gu, if you are willing."
Gu Hongtang cupped his hands and said, "So it is Elder Bai of Zhongtai. With the elder’s esteemed reputation, if you handle it, surely no one will gossip afterward. I am naturally very willing."
Elder Bai agreed, pinched his fingers together to form a spell, and sent out a Spirit Light.
After a moment, a red light flew in from outside the Golden Bell Platform and stopped on the table without moving.
Elder Bai stepped forward and waved his sleeve. The red light dispersed, revealing a seven- or eight-year-old child with a topknot, eyes closed, face pale, and no breath, clearly dead for several days.
According to Gu Hongtang’s earlier suggestion, they should have fetched a skeleton, but today was the crowd of mystery’s feast, and bringing white bones or bloody corpses would spoil the atmosphere. Therefore, they found the recently deceased child’s corpse in Da Yang City.
After a glance, Gu Hongtang was already confident. He dared to make such boastful claims because he had already prepared. If the opponent brought a skeleton, he would use a learned Blinding Technique to ensure no one could see through it.
If they brought merely a dead corpse, he had over a thousand specially refined human souls in his sleeve, ranging from old to young, male to female, and with various temperaments, which was more convenient.
Now he could perform the magic immediately. However, before coming out, Yang Fengxiao specifically instructed that if it seemed too easy, it would appear too worthless and wouldn’t easily gain others’ trust. Therefore, he first had to put on a show of mysticism.
Thus, he first apologized, then slowly took out a few Magic Artifacts, laying them out on the table. He then chanted spells and burned incense, going through a lengthy process. Only when the audience began to grow impatient did he approach and slap the child’s forehead, shouting, "Wake up now!"
