If a person wanted to express something, it was best to say it out loud. However, I stared at the old Daoist's thin lips for a long time and didn't see them move. Quite the contrary, I lifted my head and saw something in the old Daoist's eyes.
To be precise, it was the spot between the old Daoist's eyebrows.
The old Daoist used to look calm and dignified, but now, his glabella had the character for 'Chuan.' His calm and solemn face was gone.
He gazed at the serpent spirit, and his eyes seemed to be angry. The snow-white horsetail whisk in his hand swung, and the silver strands tore through the air and lashed at the serpent spirit like whips.
The serpent spirit didn't have time to react. He fell from the mountain peak and fell into the lake.
Although he was just a soul, after being nourished by Xiang Liu's blood, his body had already gained weight. He fell to the bottom of the lake, then floated up to the surface of the lake. He raised his head and looked at the old Taoist priest on top of the mountain with a confused face.
At first, I thought that this could be a way for the old Daoist to test the serpent spirit. However, after seeing his lost eyes, I understood.
The serpent spirit failed!
In other words, the old Daoist didn't want the serpent spirit to succeed.
The serpent spirit had jumped to the top of the mountain, but the old Daoist had used his horsetail whisk to send him back to the mortal world!
This result was the complete opposite of the kindness that the old Daoist had expressed at the beginning. The resentful expression on his face and his resolute attitude reminded me of the solar eclipse that I had heard in the Metaphysics Society's back mountain during the Solar Eclipse. I remembered the cold and heartless words that I had heard.
"Wisdom can cross the river. Ignorance can cross the river.
Sages can cross the river. Bandits can cross the river.
Butchers can cross the river. Dogs can cross the river.
You can't cross the river! "
The serpent spirit's fate seemed to have overlapped with mine.
It was a strange thought, but I didn't need to think about it for long before I believed it.
I couldn't help but feel angry. I lifted my head and gazed at the old Daoist. I wanted to get an answer from him.
However, the old Taoist priest didn't say a word. He just flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand and turned around, as if he was about to leave.
I didn't know what the Spirit Snake was thinking, but I couldn't hide my anger anymore. I took a deep breath and lifted my head to look at the old Daoist priest's back. I asked loudly, "You haven't turned into a dragon yet. Why did you leave?"
Upon hearing my voice, the old Daoist priest retracted his left foot that had just been lifted. He turned around and glanced at the snake spirit before looking at me. He replied calmly, "I left because the snake soul's cultivation was not complete. It has no fate with the Great Dao.
Could it be that you have something to say to me? "
Facing a Celestial Master, I naturally didn't dare to say anything, but I couldn't swallow this anger. After remaining silent for a while, I immediately opened my mouth again. "The spirit snake had already leaped to the peak of the mountain. You were the one who struck him down!
Leaping through the Dragon Gate is a good fortune bestowed by the heavens to the monsters. Why do you want to obstruct it? "
The old Daoist priest didn't get angry. He nodded calmly. "You're right. Leaping through the Dragon Gate is a good fortune bestowed by the heavens. However, whether those animals can leap through the Dragon Gate or not, it's up to me to decide."
His words were really arrogant. I kept silent for a while then asked in a hoarse voice, "How can the laws of Heaven and Earth be decided by a man's words?"
When the old Daoist priest heard me, he laughed. "Heaven and Earth are silent, but the will of Heaven and Earth needs to be conveyed. Man is the leader of all spirits. It's not up to a man's words to decide. Do you want those animals to decide for themselves?"
I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything. The old Daoist priest continued, "Leaping through the Dragon Gate isn't just about the Dragon Gate Mountain, but also the Dragon Gate Temple on the Dragon Gate Mountain!"
I didn't understand. "Where's the Dragon Gate Temple?"
The old Daoist priest flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand again. "I'm the Dragon Gate Temple!
The Dragon Gate Temple has been in charge of the transformation of the monsters in this world for tens of thousands of years! "
My heart was instantly hit by a storm. Monsters transforming into dragons was such a mysterious matter, and it had always been managed by a human!
It was impossible!
The serpent spirit had said that after he successfully transformed into a dragon, he would be able to transform into a human, and his power would reach the Heavenly Master realm.
Besides the Heavens, I didn't believe that anyone could turn a snake into a Flood Dragon. Moreover, he could transform into a human with the power of a Heavenly Master!
Even if there was, it couldn't be the old Daoist priest at the Heavenly Master realm!
I was skeptical, but the old Daoist priest didn't care. He didn't want to talk more. He flicked his horsetail whisk and turned around to leave.
I became anxious. When my Dao energy encountered the heavenly barrier, I could still choose to use my shaman energy. However, if the serpent spirit couldn't overcome this obstacle today, he would never be able to transform into a Flood Dragon.
I gritted my teeth and decided to take the risk to call the old Daoist priest again. Even if I couldn't change his mind, I had to figure out why the serpent spirit couldn't transform into a Flood Dragon.
However, before I could open my mouth, a beast roared from the lake in front of me. At first, it wasn't loud, but soon, it became louder.
I hurried to lower my head to check. The sound wave made the lake water splash as if it was boiling. I couldn't see the serpent spirit anymore.
Did the serpent spirit make that sound?
I guessed it was just venting its anger. I didn't have time to think about it. I was still thinking about the old Daoist priest. As soon as I lifted my head, I saw that the old Daoist priest had turned around and was looking down at the water. His face looked even more solemn than before.
However, this time, besides his solemn expression, he looked doubtful and anxious. It seemed something terrifying was hiding in the water.
I didn't understand. The old Daoist priest's doubtful expression wasn't because of the serpent spirit.
Not to mention the fact that the old Daoist priest had a Heavenly Master realm cultivation base, he wouldn't put the serpent spirit in his eyes. From his words, I could see that the serpent spirit was just a beast in his eyes. It was like an ant. Of course, he wouldn't look so serious.
Is there something else in the lake?
I didn't care if there was something else, as long as it didn't hurt the serpent spirit.
I hurriedly opened my mouth to call for the Snake Spirit to come back. However, after calling a few times, I didn't get any response from the Snake Spirit. The water splashed even higher on the lake's surface. The beast's roar didn't stop. Instead, it became more and more intense, faintly resembling a dragon's roar.
We're in the Dragon's Gate. Is there a beast that has turned into a dragon?
It was said that beasts were savage by nature, especially among their own kind. Once they met, they would tear each other apart and kill each other. Furthermore, some of the more powerful beasts would swallow other weaker beasts alive. It was said that this could increase their cultivation.
Looking at the commotion in the lake, I knew that the roaring beast wasn't someone to be trifled with. It was at least at the Heavenly Master realm. It was fine that the serpent spirit hadn't turned into a dragon, but it shouldn't be swallowed like an appetizer.
I turned to look at Zhang Kanwen. He still had many pages of the Song of Righteousness. Even if he provoked the big fellow in the lake, Zhang Kanwen could resist it for a while.
I gritted my teeth and didn't dare to use my shaman energy in front of the old Daoist. I took out the Yin and Yang Yama Brush and used my Dao energy. Then, I waved my hand, and a flow of Dao energy flew out like a fan. It cut the splashing water on the lake's surface, revealing the situation underneath.
I focused and saw that it wasn't much different from what I had imagined. There was a giant black python lying on the surface of the lake. From the short horn on the python's forehead, it wasn't appropriate to call it a python. It should be called a flood dragon!
The lake at the foot of the Dragon's Gate Mountain was located halfway up the mountain. There were no glaciers on the mountain, so it didn't cover a large area. It was a bit exaggerated to call it a lake. It was more appropriate to call it a pool.
The black flood dragon's body was huge. Its body was still entrenched in the water, and it had almost filled the entire pool. It was still roaring and didn't care about my action of cutting the water.
It didn't care about me, so naturally, I didn't care about it. I quickly looked around, wanting to fish the serpent spirit out.
I was at the middle stage of the Glorious Memory realm, so my spirit sense was abnormally sharp. Not to mention the small pool in front of me, even if it was a large lake, as long as the location was suitable, I would be able to search through it in a few seconds. I wouldn't miss anything.
However, what was weird was that after I scanned the surface of the lake, apart from the black flood dragon, there wasn't anything else in the lake. I couldn't find the serpent spirit anywhere.
Could it be that the serpent spirit had been swallowed by the black flood dragon?
I shook my head and rejected that thought. Although the serpent spirit didn't show itself normally, it wasn't an ordinary being. I could understand that it couldn't defeat the flood dragon, but it was impossible for it to be swallowed without making a sound.