Tian Gang Chapter 175: The Strange Half Corpse (1)
The corpse had shrunk like a mummy, with the flesh sunken and the skeleton covered by skin clearly visible.
The old Taoist walked over and squatted down, placing his hand on the chest of the corpse. After a while, he removed his hand and pulled off the black pearl on the man's neck to check.
Seeing that he remained silent, I couldn't help but ask: Did you find anything?
The old Taoist thought for a while before saying: "Wanfa Mo Ni is a very strange Taoist spell, but it cannot dispel people's blood and qi. Instead is more like a spell to disperse Taoist magic. This person was hit by your Taoist spell, and the changes were obvious."
The old Taoist stood up and walked to another corpse, pulling off the last black pearl. After a while, he put both black pearls into his sleeves and continued: The body hit by Wanfa Mo Ni had much less blood and soul fragments in the stone than the other two. These people probably hid their blood and soul in the corpse. But how did they connect the stone with the flesh to support themselves to continue to survive?
I made a "hmm" sound, not knowing the answer, but I still understood what the Taoist meant: You mean, they have turned into zombie-like walking dead?
The old Taoist nodded and said: You can say that.
Is this abnormal? I wondered.
Of course it's not normal. The old Taoist said: Without blood and qi, the human body will decay quickly, just like the corpse before. Without soul, even consciousness will disappear, how can it move? Even some corpses still retain some soul fragments, instead of being completely broken up. These people have some tricks.
The old Taoist’s evaluation is very high, which surprised me a little.
We didn't stay there for too long, the old Taoist said that it would take some time to fully understand the origin of the black pearl. Moreover, he also needed to find the location of the next stone beast.
The Taoist priest seemed to be interested in Black Pearl. This was both a good thing and a bad thing. On the good side, the little beauty no longer had to pester me every day. On the bad side, he was likely to attack the cult, which would put him in more danger.
You know, there are many practitioners of that cult looking for them now, but so far, no one has been able to catch them alive, let alone know their background and origins.
This is a tightly organized sect with a carefully thought-out leader, and it is impossible to guess what they are trying to do.
I absolutely do not believe that a cult that has risen on a large scale in a few days just wants to feed the ghost king with blood and energy. If that were the case, they would have no need to provoke other practitioners.
The old Taoist took me back to the laboratory. The machine continued to emit pulse signals to determine the location of the next stone beast. This is a job that requires time and luck.
Our presence did not cause any turmoil in the laboratory. Except for Mr. Liao, everyone else continued to run around and work non-stop.
Found it? Mr. Liao asked expectantly.
The old Taoist nodded and said: Your method is indeed useful, but that stone beast is not what I want.
Then...can it be possible...Mr. Liao hesitated, but had an expectant look in his eyes.
I knew what he meant at a glance, but the old Taoist did not take out the stone beast immediately. Instead, he asked: Where is Fanran?
Oh, she felt bored here, so after waiting for a while and not seeing you come back, she went home with Xiaoxianer. Mr. Liao replied.
The old Taoist nodded, then took out a black pearl from his sleeve and handed it to Mr. Liao.
This is... Mr. Liao took it with a puzzled look.
I don’t know what it is, but maybe you can gain something from it, said the old Taoist priest.
Mr. Liao hummed, then called a young man to take the black pearl away, and then looked at the old Taoist again. The desire in his eyes was no longer concealed.
This time the old Taoist did not delay. He shook his sleeves and threw out the half body wrapped in golden jade.
The surface of this thing was so hard that even the old Taoist couldn't cut it. But the strange thing was that it seemed very light and didn't make much noise when it fell to the ground.
This is... Mr. Liao took off his glasses, wiped them vigorously, and put them on quickly. During this process, he had already squatted down, and when he put on his glasses, one hand had already touched the golden jade.
This is the stone beast. It had a stone shell before, but I broke it. The old Taoist priest replied.
The shrinking technique did not cause much commotion in the laboratory, but this strange half-body attracted most of the people in the laboratory to gather around.
Many people exclaimed and whispered, and several elderly people waved their hands to disperse the researchers who had gathered around them: What are you all doing here! Go back to your seats!
Most of the scientific researchers who gathered around were "young people" no older than 40 years old. Compared to a 90-year-old like Mr. Liao, 40 years old is really not considered old.
These people were driven back to their posts, and Old Liao and several other elderly people squatted beside the half-man and watched carefully.
They exchanged whispers from time to time, but mostly they were discussing how to study this thing, whether to cut it open or use a machine to detect it.
Cut him open, leaving a piece of his arm, and I'll take the rest away, said the old Taoist priest.
Huh? Mr. Liao raised his head in astonishment.
This is what I got in exchange for the stone beast, so I need to take it away, the old Taoist said calmly.
Mr. Liao was even more astonished: In exchange? You mean, this thing had an owner before?
Yes, and we had a fight with him. I interjected.
They...are using this...thing? Mr. Liao asked again, pausing slightly as if he was deciding what to call the half-body on the ground.
The old Taoist nodded and didn't say much about the details. If he didn't say anything, I wouldn't dare to say anything, after all, this involves the real circle of practitioners. Although Mr. Liao has contact with practitioners, some things are not good to know.
Which lineage is it? asked Mr. Liao.
The old Taoist lowered his head slightly and looked at Mr. Liao. After a while, he uttered three words: Secret Corpse Vein.
Secret Corpse Vein? One of the four Celestial Corpse Veins? Elder Liao asked, frowning.
You know a lot, the old Taoist replied.
Lao Li, you are responsible for cutting this thing. Lao Liao first said to an old man next to him, and when the other party responded and started to call people to lift the half body, Lao Liao turned to the Taoist priest and said: I'm sorry to bother you to wait a moment.
The old Taoist nodded casually and turned his gaze to the machine beside him: find the location of the next stone beast as soon as possible.
Of course, I will let you know as soon as I have any news, Mr. Liao said.
On the other side of the laboratory, many people have gathered. The large cutting machine has started to operate, and for safety reasons, the cutting room has been sealed.
Mr. Liao was also very anxious and stood up and walked over there.
Seeing him leave, I looked at the old Taoist priest and asked in a low voice: Are you really okay with your injury? Even if there is a location for the next stone beast, you have to wait a few days.
The old Taoist didn't nod or refuse, he just stared at the machine like he was in a trance. Seeing that he didn't say anything, I could only try to find another topic: What exactly do you think that thing is? Could it be something that the secret corpse vein refined itself?
The secret corpse vein does not have this ability. The old Taoist priest replied: That layer can isolate the five elements of Taoism, which is not something that practitioners like us can do.
Huh? You mean... that thing is not from this world? Could it be... an immortal? I was shocked by my own guess, because I suddenly remembered that when the old Taoist was studying the golden bone fragment that seemed to be an immortal, he also said something like the Taoist power was blocked.
Maybe, maybe not. The old Taoist said: But it is definitely not something that can be cultivated by the secret corpse vein. Most of their skills are on zombies.
Speaking of zombies... By the way, were the ones we saw before really red-haired zombies and green ghost zombies? I asked curiously.
The old Taoist nodded, but added: But that is an incomplete corpse, not a real red-haired green ghost. If the secret corpse vein can really produce three fully formed zombies, even I will have to avoid them.
So powerful... I was a little surprised: They hid for so many years, could it be...
Basically impossible. The old Taoist shook his head and said: It is not easy to find a place to raise corpses, and the real zombies cannot be controlled. Just like an adult, even if he is tied up with iron chains, he will still find a way to escape or kill the person who imprisoned him. So although the secret corpse vein is mainly composed of the five major zombies, it only uses special secret methods to cultivate incomplete zombies.
That's pretty powerful... I smacked my lips in shock. But I have nothing to fear from the Secret Corpse Vein. Although those unformed zombies are powerful, they are not as good as the top copper-armored corpses of the Wei family. In the underworld, I could kill that top copper-armored corpse with one strike. Although I'm not as powerful now, I should still be able to deal with the Secret Corpse Vein.
From this point of view, I think the power of Wanfa Mo Ni should be very great. Because it seems to be able to break the spells hidden in the body, and corpse refining is to put the secret method into the body to achieve the purpose of refining. It is no wonder that the secret corpse vein is very afraid of a young boy like me. Wanfa Mo Ni of the Ba Suo lineage can be regarded as the nemesis of corpse refining.
So, what kind of Taoist magic will be my nemesis? I couldn't help but wonder, is there any Taoist magic in this world that can restrain the Eight Ropes?
The All-Seeing is very powerful. After entering the void space, no one can find me. Unless my power is exhausted, I will never be hurt by anyone.
If there really is a Taoist method to control the Eight Ropes in this world, I think there must be one that is specifically designed to deal with the All-Seeing One.
Even the old Taoist cannot answer this question .
The Five Elements Vein had been in decline for a long time, and had been disconnected from the Eight Threads Vein for nearly a hundred years, so even he didn't know the answer. This made me feel very sorry. If my father hadn't burned all those ancient books, perhaps the answer could be found in them.
Until now, I still don’t understand why my father burned all the ancient books in the house.
Is it because my mother is too cold? Because she ran away from home and never came back for decades? What secrets are hidden in my family?
At this time, Mr. Liao suddenly came over in a hurry, with a look of joy and worry on his face. When he came to us, he said: There are some problems, the machine is damaged, and we need more time.
It turned out that he came to seek the Taoist's advice. I couldn't help but look at the closed room. Half of the body was cut off. What abnormal situation had happened?
