At this moment, the three guardians outside the side hall of the Divine Sect also wore scowls on their faces.
"That man doesn't look like a prophet. He seems more like a charlatan," one of them said.
"How dare a charlatan come to our Divine Sect's territory? He's just asking for death," another sneered.
"I don't think so. He has an air of nobility that ordinary people can't fake," a third one retorted.
"But he doesn't even know about the Sensing Stone."
This was truly strange.
If they hadn't searched every corner of the Nine Provinces and the Ghost Realm without finding any trace of the young master, they wouldn't have placed their hopes on such a young man.
Ling Sese was also anxious at this moment. But she tried her best to look fearless.
She whispered to Feng Zhan, "My lord, what should we do?"
Feng Zhan glanced around, then coughed to attract everyone's attention. Baizhi thought to herself that if this handsome young man turned out to be a fraud, she'd keep him in her room to admire every day. It wouldn't be such a bad thing.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
"Have you made up your mind, my lord?"
Feng Zhan walked up to the Sensing Stone and stretched out his hand. Everyone's attention followed him. But just as his hand was about to touch the stone, he retracted it.
Ming Yue frowned.
Cang Long looked furious.
Baizhi wore a thought-provoking expression.
"No, there must be something wrong with this stone of yours," Feng Zhan said.
Ming Yue frowned again. "What could be wrong? The Sensing Stone is in perfect condition. We just tested it this morning."
"But I don't believe it."
When it came to being cheeky, Feng Zhan was truly number one. If he claimed to be second, no one would dare claim to be first.
"So what do you want to do, my lord?"
"You demonstrate it to me."
Ming Yue walked over impatiently. Taking a deep breath, she placed her hand on the stone. After a short while, the Sensing Stone emitted a blue light.
The Sensing Stone had many levels.
At its lowest level, it could sense ordinary spiritual pharmacists. When such a spiritual pharmacist placed their hand on it, it would emit a pale cyan light.
Next were the alchemists. Alchemists were rarer, and the stone would usually turn yellow.
When a high - level spiritual pharmacist or alchemist placed their hand on it, it would turn blue, just like when Guardian Ming Yue placed her hand on it.
If someone as talented as the young city lord were to sense it, the stone would turn purple.
If it were the Divine Lord, it would be bluish - purple.
The most noble color was gold. But apart from the founding ancestor, there should be no one in this world who could reach this level.
"Are you satisfied now, my lord?"
Feng Zhan nodded thoughtfully.
He turned to Ling Sese and whispered, "Do you have any purple fluorescent powder or something like that in your Qiankun Pouch?"
Ling Sese was extremely flustered inside, but her expression remained calm.
She lowered her voice and said, "My lord, these people aren't idiots."
Feng Zhan turned around, put his hands on his hips, and awkwardly touched his nose.
He had thought it was too simple.
The people in this world were not so easy to deceive.
"Hey, I'd like to ask. If one is in poor condition, will it affect the Sensing Stone? You don't know. It took almost half a month to get here from the Ancient Wilderness. I'm so exhausted that I feel like my body is falling apart."
Ling Sese felt embarrassed.
Didn't the lord remember that they were carried here in a sixteen - person sedan chair? And it was his own idea back then.
"My lord, our patience is limited," Ming Yue said.
"Ming Yue, I think this guy is just playing with us. I'll go in and report to the Divine Lord. Then I'll cut this brat into pieces," Cang Long said angrily.
Hearing this, Feng Zhan was immediately unhappy.
"A reckless man like you wants the guidance of a prophet? You're overestimating yourself."
Ling Sese's face looked even worse than if she were crying.
My lord, you don't have the ability in the first place, and now you're trying to provoke others. Do you really think your life is too long?
"What did you say?"
As Cang Long spoke, he was about to attack, but was stopped by Baizhi.
"Cang Long, don't be impulsive. The lord must have his own merits, or he wouldn't be so arrogant. Without the Divine Lord's order, we can't kill this man for now."
Feng Zhan let out a sigh of relief.
Baizhi continued, "But if the lord doesn't use the Sensing Stone today, then..."
The woman gently clapped her hands, and the stone slabs in front of Feng Zhan slid apart to the sides. Below was a bottomless abyss with black water flowing. Countless black tree roots coiled on it, looking extremely terrifying.
"My lord is well - informed. You should know what this is, right?"
"Of course I do."
As soon as he said that, Feng Zhan lowered his voice and asked Ling Sese beside him, "What the hell is this?"
Ling Sese was also smart. She quickly said, "This acid water can corrode people's bodies. But Guardian, using this to scare my lord shows that you don't trust him at all, doesn't it?"
Baizhi clapped her hands again, and the two stone slabs quickly closed.
"That's not it. This is a mechanism I designed myself. I just thought it was fun and wanted to show it off to the lord. After all, if someone falls below the stone slabs, if they fall into the acid water, it's okay. They'll only suffer for a short while and then die. But if they land on those old tree roots, the roots have been starved of nutrients for a long time. I often use human blood to nourish them. These days, I've been too busy and forgot to feed them."
"My lord should know that things in the Ghost Realm are very strange. The branches below the stone slabs live by absorbing spiritual energy."
"Sometimes, I also throw disobedient servants or lying guards down there. Once the thousand - year - old tree roots entangle a person's body, their branches will surely pierce into the person's internal organs one by one. For a while, the person won't die."
"They'll have to wait until the ancient tree has drunk enough blood before they gradually die of exhaustion. The death is extremely terrifying, and the process is extremely painful."
Among the guardians, Baizhi was the most enchanting.
A fire snake coiled around her chest, looking both strange and sexy.
"Look, why am I telling the lord all this? The lord is a prophet, so of course, he's different from those people."
Feng Zhan gritted his teeth.
Little aunt, look at the place you teleported me to. What kind of people are these? They talk about drawing blood and death so casually.
And a nice girl has a snake hanging on her chest.
It's really strange.
"It's just a sensing test. Why wouldn't I dare?"
At worst, he could use the power of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire in his body to make the stone emit a blue light. He just didn't know if this method would work.
After saying that, Feng Zhan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
Slowly, he placed his right hand on the stone.