Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 2708 (Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight) Buried Alive
"Can that person still be alive when it passes over your head?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Yes." Li Pingrun said.

"The blood spurting from the throat won't kill that person immediately, and falling to the ground later won't kill that person, and seeing the bloody skull won't scare that person to death. According to the alchemist's design, that person will be buried alive in the end?" Tie Wandao asked.

"That's right, but before being buried alive, the person's hair will suddenly catch fire." Li Pingrun said.

"Didn't you say that the soil in the pit would soon cover that man's head?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Yes." Li Pingrun said, "But just before it reaches the top of the head, the person's hair will suddenly catch fire and burn away in an instant."

"According to the alchemist's design, the person whose mind was controlled would eventually be buried alive?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Yes." Li Pingrun said.

"Then will the deep pit be filled up?" Tie Wandao asked.

"It will be filled with soil." Li Pingrun said, "The blood that spurted out of that man's throat and remained on the stone steps above will disappear, and then the steps will disappear too."

"Why do we have to do this?" Tie Wandao asked, "Why not just bury him alive? Why let that person see those bloody skeletons and those illusions?"

Li Pingrun said: "As the person whose mind is being controlled walks down the stone steps, there is a kind of energy in that person's body that will attract the special thing in the alchemist's bottle. If the alchemist doesn't find a way, that energy will cause some problems with the things in the permanently sealed bottle in the alchemist's hand."

"Will the bottle crack?" Tie Wandao asked.

"That won't happen." Li Pingrun said. "The bottle won't change, but will the things inside have problems?" Tie Wandao asked again.

"Well, the special thing collected in the bottle has changed." Li Pingrun said.

"Can the alchemist's magic trick of making the controlled person see those bloody skulls still affect the things in the bottle?" Tie Wandao asked.

"It will have an impact, but not directly." Li Pingrun said, "When the controlled mind sees those bloody skeletons, he will feel fear and pain. Fear and pain will inhibit the energy in the controlled mind from taking effect."

"Didn't you just say that the person whose mind was controlled could no longer control his body and mind?" Tie Wandao asked, "Could it be possible to control the energy in his body?"

"We can't control that kind of energy either." Li Pingrun said, "But that kind of energy doesn't need to be controlled by a mind controller. It will naturally affect the special thing in the bottle in the hands of the Taoist priest, causing that special thing to change."

"Then what's the point of making the controlled person's throat bleed?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Although fear and pain will suppress the energy in the body of the controlled person, the inhibitory effect is limited, and the Taoist priest is worried that he can't suppress it. When the blood spurts from the throat of the controlled person, the energy in the body of the controlled person will gradually dissipate out of the body along with the blood spurting from the throat." Tie Wandao said.

"Wouldn't it be better for the Taoist priest to make the controlled person's throat spurt blood from the beginning?" Tie Wandao asked, "Why bother with this?"

"It's too late." Li Pingrun said, "If the alchemist wants to make the controlled person's throat spurt blood, the ritual must last for a certain period of time. When the controlled person just steps onto the stone stairs, the alchemist cannot immediately make the controlled person's throat spurt blood."

"So that's how it is." Tie Wandao said.

(End of this chapter)