Su Ming lifted his head and cast Sun Shan a glance. There was a resolute look on this person's face, and he looked as if he was willing to risk it all to survive. Yet while Sun Shan was intelligent and full of schemes, with the experiences Su Ming had gained through multiple life and death situations, he could still see some clues.
He did not immediately speak. Instead, he cast his gaze on the ground of the cave abode.
'There's a spirit vein here. It's the best choice for me to recover my cultivation base quickly, but when I absorb it, I'll definitely cause a huge ruckus. It's not suitable for me to absorb it now … It'll affect my plan to lure Hidden Dragon Sect out. '
Su Ming fell into pensive silence. After all, most of his analysis was just a guess. As he thought about the feasibility and the pros and cons of his plan, a glint appeared in his eyes.
'I'll lure the people from Hidden Dragon Sect here first. If I succeed, then it'll be good, but if I don't, then I won't think about this anymore. I'll just focus on absorbing the spirit vein to recover my cultivation base and reach the Berserker Soul Realm! ' Su Ming made his decision and swung his arm at Sun Shan. Immediately, the gray fog before Sun Shan fell back and returned to Su Ming's right pinky.
"Continue," he said slowly.
Once Sun Shan said those words, he was incredibly nervous, but he maintained a resolute look on his face, not daring to reveal even a single flaw. He knew just how terrifying this person before him was. It did not matter whether it was his comprehensive abilities or his level of cultivation, both of them far surpassed his own. Even if this person was just scheming, it would still be difficult for him to deceive him.
"I have the potential to search for dragons and can sense where the treasure is. The treasure might be hidden by a senior in the sect, but if I offer up my life, I have an eight-tenths of a chance of finding it.
"As for the seal there, I can also break it slightly. I might not dare to guarantee that I can open it, but I can weaken it by a large amount so that it will be easier for you to obtain it.
"This is equivalent to me betraying the sect. I will use my life and this action as the price for you to make an oath in your heart. Once I succeed, you will let me leave." There was not a single flaw on Sun Shan's face. He looked as if he was ready to risk it all in despair. Even his voice and words were filled with his desire to survive.
If it was anyone else, perhaps they would truly be affected by this person's words, but Su Ming remained as calm as ever. After casting a few glances at Sun Shan, he nodded.
Sun Shan became even more nervous. He looked at Su Ming, and when he saw Su Ming nodding, his heart relaxed slightly. However, there were not many changes on his face. Instead, the resolute look on his face became even stronger.
"There's only one chance. If I succeed, this person will definitely die! If I fail … I don't think I will fail. Although this person is a schemer, I am confident that I did not reveal any flaws. Even if he is suspicious, no matter who it is, he will not refuse. At most, he will be skeptical and watch the situation unfold. "
Sun Shan looked at Su Ming and said through gritted teeth, "Senior, please swear an oath, or else even if I die, I will absolutely not submit to you!"
Su Ming laughed coldly in his heart, but his expression remained the same.
"If what you said just now is true, I will naturally give you freedom after I succeed."
"Senior, please be …" Sun Shan spoke again, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Su Ming.
"I'll give you three breaths of time. Either you find the treasure or you die!" A slightly impatient look appeared on Su Ming's face. With a swing of his arm, he released the seal on Sun Shan's body, allowing him to move, and his cultivation base was no longer sealed.
The span of three breaths passed by quickly, and sweat broke out on Sun Shan's face. When he saw Su Ming lifting his right hand, he gritted his teeth, and the resolute look on his face became stronger.
"Senior, please keep your promise!" As he spoke, Sun Shan sat down cross-legged on the ground. As he formed a seal with his hands, he tapped his ears, and as his body trembled, two streams of blood flowed down from the corners of his eyes. At the same time, black blood also flowed down from his ears.
Su Ming stood by the side, and a freezing glare shone in his eyes. He wanted to see just what sort of thoughts this person had. After a moment, Sun Shan's body trembled even more violently. He swung his right hand, and four black needles immediately appeared in his hand. Without any hesitation, he stabbed one of them into the center of his brows, another into the top of his skull, one into his heart, and the last one into his throat.
At the instant the four black needles stabbed him, a strange light appeared in Sun Shan's eyes, along with a deep sense of fatigue. He lifted his head, and his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the cave abode and look at the world outside.
'The four needles stimulated his soul, and the life force in his body was also stimulated, causing its potential to erupt forth … And by the looks of it, this potential was stimulated at the cost of burning his life force.
'With this method, he managed to make his body become empty, which somewhat fits what he said about sacrificing his life,' Su Ming thought in his heart as he swept his gaze past Sun Shan's body.
"Seventy-eight lis away from Thousand River Valley, the third barren mountain, and the area of ten thousand feet around it … is where the treasure is hidden!" Once Sun Shan said these words with great difficulty in his hoarse voice, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. When it did so, the four black needles on his body immediately started trembling. Sun Shan's breathing quickened, and he immediately brought out two more black needles. One of them stabbed into his Dantian region, and the other three inches above his navel.
"Senior, please take me there. I will break the seal for you!" Once the two black needles went in, Sun Shan's complexion became slightly better, but there was a sickly flush on his cheeks. Su Ming could see clearly that once the two needles went in, Sun Shan's life force was burned a little more, which was why he was able to continue fighting.
He no longer spoke. With a swing of his arm, he swept up Sun Shan and took a step forward. The moment his foot landed, Su Ming spread out his Nascent Divinity, causing him to disappear with Sun Shan.
Once he warped out of the cave abode, Su Ming did not stop for even a single moment. He warped once again, and after a few times, he appeared beyond a barren mountain without attracting too much attention due to his rapid speed.
This place was seventy-eight lis away from Thousand River Valley!
There were seven barren mountains around him. Once Su Ming appeared, he swept his gaze across the area, and his eyes landed on the third barren mountain. That mountain was barren, and not a single plant could be found on it. It was also so normal that it was inconspicuous.
Sun Shan's breathing quickened, and he spoke with great difficulty, "Senior, please place me at the top of this mountain. I will do my best to help you break the seal. I hope that once you successfully obtain the treasure, you will let me go on account of me burning my life force and betraying the sect."
Su Ming cast Sun Shan a glance and nodded his head. If this person truly did not harbor any ill intentions, then he would fulfill his promise and give him his freedom.
With one move, he brought Sun Shan to the third barren mountain. Once he placed him on a big stone at the top of the mountain, Su Ming took a few steps back and swept his gaze across the area. This place was barren, and there was not a hint of any hidden presence.
'Could this person really be doing this? ' Su Ming also hesitated for a moment. He had been observing Sun Shan up to this point, and from the moment he started casting his Art, he had not revealed a single flaw. It was as if he was truly searching for the treasure. The burning of his life force and the eruption of his potential were not fake.
It was especially so when his body was empty at that moment. It was as if he was a bottle that was originally filled with water, but at that moment, the water in the bottle was vaporizing, and the amount of water was decreasing.
Sun Shan formed a seal with his hands once again before he pressed them against the ground. The entire mountain let out a hum, and a large amount of shattered stones fell off. Su Ming could vaguely see a stream of light appearing at the middle of the mountain.
That stream of light was semi-transparent, and Su Ming could see the door to a cave abode under that light!
Sun Shan's face turned pale. As he trembled, his hands were immediately lifted up by the force that seemed to have bounced off the ground. His body swayed, and once he coughed up blood once again, he swung his arms, and eight black needles immediately appeared.
They pierced into his body, and when all of them pierced deep into his body, there were already fourteen black needles on his body. Su Ming could clearly see that a large amount of his life force was burning, and it was spreading out from his body.
"Senior, I can only keep it open for the span of a few breaths. I will tell you the time later. You don't have to go in. You can just use your divine sense to take out the items inside." Sun Shan's voice was hoarse. His eyes were bloodshot, and sweat covered his entire body.
Su Ming could not find a single flaw in his words. If there was truly danger in the cave abode, then he would have absolutely not asked Su Ming to send his divine sense in.
Su Ming frowned and cast a glance at Sun Shan once again. Suddenly, a thought appeared in his heart. At that moment, most of Sun Shan's body was empty. The burning life force spreading out from his body was also gradually dispersing. There was originally nothing special about him, but with his current appearance, Su Ming found him to be somewhat familiar.
'Possession! No, it's descent! ' Su Ming narrowed his eyes. At that moment, Sun Shan's entire body was empty. It was incredibly suitable for someone to Possess him, but it was even more suitable for a Nascent Divinity to descend!
The Nascent Divinity Descent Art required a person to practice a similar cultivation method, and when his body was empty, he would be like a bottle without water. Other people who practiced similar cultivation methods could arrive in a short amount of time, even if they were far away, and descend on his body, just like a bottle filled with water once more.
Su Ming remembered the fourteen needles Sun Shan had stabbed into his body. As he observed them, he found that seven of the fourteen needles might seem to be used to stimulate his potential, but in truth, compared to the remaining seven needles, they were clearly used to confuse him!
The remaining seven needles were used to set up a Rune on Sun Shan's body with the patterns on his skin as veins. However, this Rune was not complete. Once Su Ming swept his gaze over it, he could vaguely tell that one needle was missing.
At this moment, Sun Shan suddenly raised his right hand and a black needle appeared in his hand. He held the needle without hesitation and fiercely pierced it into his left ear. Immediately, the veins on his face bulged.
"Senior, enter now!" At the same time he shouted, the flowing light in the middle of the mountain came to an abrupt halt, and as it rapidly dimmed, a gap was revealed!
As the mountain gate rumbled, a crack opened up on its own, and a hint of Supreme Yang Aura spread out from that crack!
If it was anyone else, even if they doubted Sun Shan's words, their attention would be attracted by the opening of the cave abode, and they would naturally lower their guard against Sun Shan. What Sun Shan wanted was that instant of chance. At that moment, there was a chant echoing in his heart.
"Above the heavens, the Nine Five Symbols, the center … the center! Master, please possess me! "
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