Seeing White Bone True Lord like that, Zhang Tie sneered, opened the cell door, and walked in. Without saying a word, he formed his fingers into a sword and, lightning-fast, tapped more than a dozen different points on White Bone True Lord's body before standing to one side.
In no more than a moment, White Bone True Lord's rigid body, which had played dead like a dog for an entire month, flushed fiery red. Then he began writhing on the floor. Soon afterward, White Bone True Lord woke up and let out a piercing scream, constantly tearing at his own clothes and raking bloody furrows into his body with his fingernails. He seemed to be in unimaginable agony, as though he had fallen into hell.
"Ah... how do you know how to break the Dragon-Serpent Breath-Hiding Art... Ah... who exactly are you...?"
The Dragon-Serpent Breath-Hiding Art was one of Great Wilderness Sect's secret arts. The Great Wilderness Scripture contained both the complete cultivation method and the method for breaking it.
Once this secret art was used, the entire person entered a state of feigned death. In this state, its user could not sense any abnormality arising from their body, yet remained sharply aware of the surrounding environment. At the same time, the life energy they consumed became extraordinarily, extraordinarily low.
The Dragon-Serpent Breath-Hiding Art had originally been a secret art used by Great Wilderness Sect knights in emergencies. Once a knight used it, they could remain in that state for months at a time, or even years in some cases. If a knight accidentally fell into a desperate predicament, this secret art could allow them to endure there long enough to await rescue. Its other use was to allow Great Wilderness Sect knights, when captured or forced into circumstances beyond