Chapter 1347: Chapter 60: Du Shixun Amid the Fire Meteor (Part 2)
The child shivered all over, and after a moment, slowly opened his eyes, revealing a look of confusion, then quickly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around curiously with his wide, dark eyes.
He was of mundane form, and on this Golden Bell Platform, he could only see a foggy scene, unable to clearly discern anything beyond ten feet. Feeling bored after a while, he suddenly noticed a table beside him with various fruits and vegetables, and feeling hunger in his belly, swallowed hard and grabbed them, happily eating with both small hands.
Gu Hongtang smiled complacently and said, "It is done."
Elder Bai’s eyes flashed as he shouted, "Slow down."
He restrained his spiritual mechanism, walked to the child, and tried to speak as gently as possible, asking, "Child, why are you eating here? Let me ask you, what is your name, and what are your parents called?"
As he spoke, he cast a sharp glance at Gu Hongtang.
This child was brought by him, so naturally, he knew his origin, but if the answers were incorrect, it could prove the use of the Reincarnation technique, a deceptive trick, not a true resurrection. Even without the Sect Leader’s approval, he could expel this person on the spot.
However, Gu Hongtang chuckled lightly, picked up a jug of wine, poured a cup, and drank it down, showing no sign of panic.
The child apparently wasn’t from an ordinary family. Seeing an elder questioning him, he quickly put down his food and replied politely in a tender voice, "Responding to Uncle, my surname is An, father is called An Jingzhi, mother is Madam An Lin, and I don’t know why I’m here."
Elder Bai was taken aback, furrowed his brows, and thought to himself, "Strange, this matches perfectly. Could it be that this person really possesses such a supernatural ability to defy death?"
He continued to ask a few more questions, but all the answers matched exactly with what he knew, clearly identifying it as the original Divine Soul.
Gu Hongtang proudly said, "Elder Bai, how do you find my technique now?"
Elder Bai looked at him deeply, nodded slowly, and said, "Your Excellency indeed has impressive skills."
He didn’t really believe that a return to life was possible, but being unable to find any flaws was also a remarkable feat.
Not only did he not believe it, but few present were easily fooled, as they whispered and speculated about the secret involved.
Sect Leader Qiao smiled and said, "Daoist Gu, you may sit with us."
Gu Hongtang was delighted, bowed in salute, then stepped up to the platform, performed another salute, and sat down with a face full of excitement.
With the precedent of Yang Fengxiao and Gu Hongtang, many of the cultivators below the hall were eager to show their skills.
At this moment, everyone suddenly felt something, looked up, and saw a fire meteor with a long trailing tail rapidly flying in from beyond the heavens, full of dazzling brilliance and heading straight for this place.
The elders sitting on the Zhongtai platform had varying expressions upon seeing this light; some were indifferent, some delighted, and some frowned.
Soon, the fire meteor flew near, yet continued unabated, crashing heavily onto the golden platform with a rumbling sound, causing the entire Golden Bell Platform to tremble violently.
After a while, the fiery glow dispersed, revealing a tall and strong young cultivator. This person’s face was as if powdered, his hair tied with a Prince Crown, his back broad, moving like a dragon and a tiger, with an imperious aura in his gaze.
A glimmer of keen light appeared in Zhang Yan’s eyes. He could tell at a glance that although no Gang Cloud appeared above this person’s head, he was sturdy in form, with a vigorous Qi Mechanism and a hint of thunder in his breath, clearly following the Power Dao pathway, with a Daoist Cultivation so profound it could nearly rival the Qi Dao Nascent Soul Third Realm. He pondered briefly and asked, "Do you know who this person is?"
Song Chuyuan shook his head, repeatedly saying he did not know.
The Limping Daoist also frowned and remained silent.
On the platform, Sect Leader Qiao, upon seeing this person, appeared extremely pleased and laughed, "Xun’er, could you be late?"
The young cultivator clasped his fists and said, "The child indulged in sleep and woke up late. Father, please forgive me."
Sect Leader Qiao laughed heartily and waved his sleeve, "It’s fine, it’s fine."
The moment the Limping Daoist’s mind flashed, he whispered, "I remember now, this person is named Du Shixun, the adopted son of Sect Leader Qiao. It’s said he was sent to another sect for cultivation since childhood, and unexpectedly, he has returned today."
Du Shixun swept a glance over those seated, pointing to Yang Fengxiao and Gu Hongtang, saying, "Father, who are these two people?"
As an adopted son, directly asking in this manner seemed quite rude, but Sect Leader Qiao didn’t mind and recounted the background of these two.
After hearing it, Du Shixun sneered, "Chopping head and gouging heart, resurrecting the dead?"
He cupped his hand towards Sect Leader Qiao and said, "Since there are such skills, Father, may I have a try?"
Sect Leader Qiao seemed indulgently lenient towards him and immediately nodded, "You may go and try."
Du Shixun approached Yang Fengxiao, and for an unknown reason, being stared at by him gave Yang Fengxiao a feeling of fright and trepidation. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "What does the Junior Sect Leader wish to try?"
Du Shixun showed a mocking smile and said, "Lend me your head."
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Yang Fengxiao’s head, squeezing hard with a crack, and crushed it, then lightly took hold of the body, climbed with his other hand, grabbed the ankle, and with a split of the arms, tore it into two pieces.
Earlier, when Yang Fengxiao was casting spells, not a drop of blood was visible, but at this moment, blood splattered and gushed like a fountain, and then there was no more movement.
Du Shixun let out a cold laugh, threw the remains to the ground, and said disdainfully, "Just a cheap trick of hiding a corpse within a corpse, and insects in the brain. How can it deceive me?"
He had received teachings from Alien People, and his eyes had been refined to see through illusions, allowing him to see that Yang Fengxiao was hiding his Divine Soul within the body of insects, residing in the brain, with the body already refined into a Corpse Artifact. That’s how he could perform such feats, but now that the head had been crushed, all vitality was cut off, and he was dead beyond resurrection.
He turned around, his eyes bursting with Divine Light, staring at Gu Hongtang, and said, "Didn’t you claim to have the technique to resurrect the dead, to restore flesh to bones? Bring him back to life then, let me see."
Gu Hongtang, intimidated by his might, watched in horror as his brother met an untimely end, yet dared not stop it. Under the immense pressure, he shuddered all over, lips trembling, unable to speak.
Du Shixun showed a disdainful expression and sneered, "Do you deserve to be a guest on our Zhongtai platform? Get out!"
He kicked out, landing firmly on Gu Hongtang’s chest; the strength of a Power Dao Practitioner was immense, and instantly crushed his sternum. He let out a scream, his body flew out from the Upper Hall, and with a thud, landed below the Golden Bell Platform, twitching a few times before ceasing to move.
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