A Life for a Life

Having understood the purpose of the Gu Clan's visit, Mo Tang's mind raced.

The Tou She Ancient God Jade had always been in his possession, but it was of little use to him.

After all, you can only open the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion after collecting all eight of these; a single piece is just an ordinary jade stone.

However, this does not mean that Mo Tang will hand over this Ancient Emperor Jade to any one party...

Mo Tang originally planned to wait until the crucial moment to release this thing and stir up the waters of Central Plains, so that he could fish in troubled waters.

However, the prerequisite for doing so is that one must possess sufficient strength, such as becoming Dou Sheng...

Only when the Central Plains are in chaos will he have more opportunities to obtain the bodies of those powerful individuals to enhance his own strength, and it will also be more conducive for him to seize the Heavenly Flames that can provide Origin Qi from certain people!

Especially in the area of Heavenly Flames ...

Currently, Heavenly Flames that Mo Tang knows of, apart from the Three Thousand Burning Flame, have their own owners.

To absorb and transform this protocol, we must first deal with the owners of those Heavenly Flames... and these people are mostly from ancient races.

Just like the Yan Clan, they possess six Heavenly Flames, the strongest of which is the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, ranked sixth!

To seize the Heavenly Flames from these people, the first step is to lure them out of their respective territories...

This Tou She Ancient God Jade was the bait that Mo Tang prepared for fishing.

Mo Tang will not allow the Tou She Ancient God Jade to appear in the world for the time being, but since the other party has come to their door, Mo Tang will not deny it.

Since the other party has already come knocking on my door, it can be said that they have already confirmed that the God Slaying Arrow is mine. Under such circumstances, denying it would not only be useless, but would also lower my status.

Thinking of this, Mo Tang nodded and said, "That's right. When I was young, I did possess three such God Slaying Arrow. I also used them in the Black Corner Region."

A cold glint flashed in Gu Qian's smiling eyes, but his smile remained unchanged. He chuckled and said, "In that case, this old man has some things he would like to ask Pavilion Master Mo."

Mo Tang smiled calmly and said, "Ask away."

"Did Pavilion Master Mo use this God Slaying Arrow to kill Medicine Emperor Han Feng of the Black Corner Region?"

"Good!"

"Were you present during that major battle?"

"Right!"

In this back-and-forth question and answer, Mo Tang admitted to quite a few things.

Take, for example, Xiao Yan's death...

"I've met that Xiao Yan you mentioned before. After all, we both come from the Jia Ma Empire, and he was the champion of the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemy Conference back then."

Unfortunately, this young genius, an alchemist with limitless potential, was murdered...

What a pity!

Gu Qian frowned, looking at Mo Tang with a regretful expression, and asked, "Do you know who killed him? Was it Han Feng?"

Mo Tang shook his head and said, "No, what I saw at the time was that Han Feng was being held back by a Dou Emperor. The one who killed Xiao Yan should have been Han Feng's subordinate, who looked like a Dou Ling expert."

After all, I wasn't very strong at the time, so I couldn't figure out what the other party was capable of..."

This answer caused Gu Qian to fall silent for a moment.

What he said was almost identical to what Ling Ying had reported, so at least 70% of what he said was true.

"Do you know where Xiao Yan's body went?"

This is the most important thing!

Mo Tang raised an eyebrow slightly, looking surprised, and said, "How would I know? At the time, all my attention was on that Medicine Emperor Han Feng. Why would I care about Xiao Yan's corpse?"

Isn't this the normal phenomenon?

Do you mean that if you want to reap the benefits, you shouldn't be eyeing the richest one, but instead you're eyeing a small shrimp?

Gu Qian couldn't find fault with these words for a moment.

The other party couldn't possibly know that Xiao Yan came from the former Xiao Clan and possessed a treasure like the Tou She Ancient God Jade, which was crucial for Dou Di. Therefore, it was perfectly normal for him to say such a thing.

But it was precisely this normalcy that made Gu Qian feel like something was off...

Could it be that this person is lying?

However, he couldn't find the slightest flaw in any of the other party's current answers!

Considering Mo Tang's current strength and status, Gu Qian wouldn't dare suggest "inviting" him back to the Gu Clan to use some means to interrogate him...

In that case, this lead will be completely cut off!

Mo Tang looked at the silent Gu Qian, his eyes narrowing slightly...

"Elder Gu Qian..."

"Oh? Is there anything else you want to say, Pavilion Master Mo?" Gu Qian immediately looked up when he heard Mo Tang call him.

However, upon seeing Mo Tang's expression, he suddenly realized something...

"Elder Gu Qian, you've asked me so many questions, so I also have a question I'd like to ask..." Mo Tang narrowed his eyes and said calmly.

Gu Qian keenly noticed the change in the other party and secretly became vigilant. He said in a deep voice, "Sect Master Mo, please ask."

"Back then, the Misty Cloud Sect of the Jia Ma Empire was wiped out by an unknown expert with a single palm strike. I wonder if Elder Gu Qian knows who did it?"

As soon as the question was asked, Gu Qian's expression changed.

Mo Tang also noticed this change!

"It really was this Gu Clan that made the move!" In an instant, Mo Tang was certain.

"Elder Gu Qian, I think that with the reputation of the Gu Clan, they wouldn't do something they wouldn't dare to admit, would they? If they did, they would probably be ridiculed by everyone on the entire continent!"

One sentence left Gu Qian speechless, his face flushing slightly, and he could no longer utter any words to cover it up.

Gritting his teeth, Gu Qian said coldly, "That's right, it was indeed I who attacked the Misty Cloud Sect back then. I remember that Pavilion Master Mo was once Outer Sect Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, wasn't he? What, are you trying to avenge the Misty Cloud Sect?"

Gu Qian didn't really believe that this person would dare to make things difficult for him over such a trivial matter.

The other party was just an Outer Sect Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect. Strictly speaking, he wasn't even a member of the Misty Cloud Sect. To make an enemy of one of the strongest forces on the continent, the Gu Clan, for this reason was absolutely insane!

Unfortunately, besides being Outer Sect Elder the Misty Cloud Sect, he was also the man of the former Misty Cloud Sect Master ...

"Hehe, it's good that you admit it!"

Mo Tang's expression changed, and then, to Gu Qian's astonishment, he instantly made a move, using his powerful Power of Space to trap him completely!

"You bastard!"

Beside him, Gu Qingyang was also shocked to discover that Mo Tang had made a move. Seeing that Gu Qian was already trapped by the other party, he immediately became furious.

However, before he could even make a move, a crimson figure had already appeared behind him, and a large hand pressed directly on his shoulder, rendering even a Peak Dou Zun expert unable to move!