Chapter 1805: Detected

He had thought of many countermeasures, all of which could ensure that the other party would find it difficult to detect his true identity.

But he had forgotten about the issue of time.

Since the incident had just occurred, naturally the appraisers who came today were the most suspicious.

"Four came today: Wu Tao from Kaiyong City, Mo Fei from Huhai City..."

Taking out the list, the middle-aged guard glanced at it: "You four, step forward!"

Zhang Xuan lifted his foot and stepped out.

At this moment, the more心虚 he was, the easier it would be to be discovered; it was better to face it calmly.

After all, his current identity as Wu Tao was clean and not afraid of investigation.

"Did you arrive today?"

Mo Ling Gu Sage slowly approached, his eyes sweeping over the four one by one, but found nothing unusual.

Although he paused briefly on Zhang Xuan, he still detected nothing.

Frowning, seeing that all the appraisers looked wary, Mo Ling Gu Sage looked around and explained.

"Everyone, no need to be nervous! We are investigating a spy who has infiltrated the Spirit Imperial Palace. As long as you have no other intentions, you need not worry."

Hearing that it was an investigation for a spy, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were sometimes a bit greedy, they were genuine appraisers and had nothing to do with being a spy.

Taking in everyone's expressions, Mo Ling Gu Sage still found nothing abnormal, his frown deepening, and he continued: "This spy is a soul shaman. Therefore, his spirit and body are definitely not as well-aligned as normal cultivators. This is a treasure that detects the degree of spirit-body alignment. If you walk under it, your true identity will be revealed!"

With that, he flicked his finger, and a sphere appeared in the air, spinning with a soft glow.

"The four who arrived today, why don't you go first?"

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Xuan and the others.

"Alright!"

An appraiser stepped out from the crowd.

The middle-aged guard had just called out his name; it was Mo Fei.

He walked two steps to stand under the sphere, his body enveloped in light.

Hum!

A row of numbers appeared within the sphere.

Ninety-four!

"An alignment above ninety means you are not a soul shaman... You may go. Next!"

After a glance, the middle-aged guard said.

Under normal circumstances, a person's spirit and body are most aligned at birth, usually reaching one hundred. However, with cultivation, soul projection, and spiritual evolution, some misalignment may occur.

Nevertheless, as long as one is not a soul shaman, the alignment easily exceeds ninety.

Seeing that it was not him, Mo Fei showed no surprise and turned back.

Then the second appraiser came forward.

Ninety-two!

Also met the condition.

The third, ninety-six!

It was Zhang Xuan's turn.

Taking a deep breath, he also stepped forward.

On the Master Teacher Continent, there were no soul shamans. He had never seen this treasure nor been tested by it. Therefore, Zhang Xuan did not know what his spirit-body alignment was. However, he cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique. Although his soul could leave his body, his alignment should not be lower than that of ordinary people.

Arriving under the sphere, his body was immediately enveloped by a warm light.

Whoosh!

A line of characters appeared above.

One hundred!

"Hmm? Perfect alignment?"

Mo Ling Gu Sage and the middle-aged guard were both startled.

One hundred was perfect alignment. This situation usually only occurred in cultivators below the fifth level of the Saint Domain. This person's cultivation had already reached the seventh level of the Saint Domain. How could he still have such a high alignment?

"Perfect spirit-body alignment means the soul cannot leave the body at all. He should not be..."

Mo Ling Gu Sage shook his head.

Although puzzled, the world was full of all kinds of geniuses, and some strange phenomena were not surprising.

After all, the one he had fought was a genuine soul shaman, who had cultivated soul shaman techniques. How could he be so perfectly aligned with his body?

"Continue the inspection..."

Having checked all four who arrived today and found nothing unusual, Mo Ling Gu Sage had no choice but to wave his hand and proceed.

Soon, all two hundred-plus people in the room had been scanned.

None had an alignment below ninety.

In other words, as with the information received earlier, there was no soul shaman among them.

"Could I have guessed wrong?"

His brow furrowed deeply.

Mo Ling Gu Sage was also puzzled.

The people of the Spirit Imperial Palace had undergone countless inspections; there was definitely no spy among them. And it wasn't these appraisers either. Then... where had that soul shaman from before come from?

"Gu Sage, what do we do now?"

Seeing that after all this soul and treasure probing, they had found nothing, the middle-aged guard looked over again.

"First, let them appraise the treasures. Oh, and bring me the results of their previous appraisals!"

Mo Ling Gu Sage waved his hand.

"Alright!"

The middle-aged guard arranged for everyone to continue appraising, while also bringing over all the results obtained from the boxes.

"The prices appraised by these appraisers are very close, with only a few having large discrepancies."

Seeing him looking at the cards, the middle-aged guard smiled.

Those who passed the assessment and were selected were definitely the best among appraisers. It was easy for them to discern the true prices of some ordinary ores and herbs.

"For Falling Star Stone, the most accurate price obtained by combining all appraisers is 120 top-grade spirit stones! For Water Cold Stone, it's 250 top-grade spirit stones..."

The middle-aged guard detailed the price of each treasure.

Mo Ling Gu Sage nodded, scanning everyone's answers, and suddenly stopped: "This appraiser Wu Tao's answers are so accurate?"

Even if ores were of the same material, differences in size, color, and origin could lead to vastly different prices. The price obtained by the middle-aged guard was the average of the results from over two hundred appraisers.

It was very precise.

It was one thing for an ordinary appraiser to occasionally get one right, but this Wu Tao had five consecutive ores and seven or eight herbs that matched the standard answer exactly. Even he found it strange.

"Yes, I find it strange too. He must be an extremely skilled appraiser."

The middle-aged guard nodded with a smile.

"That's possible... Is this Wu Tao the one whose spirit-body alignment reached one hundred earlier?"

Mo Ling Gu Sage's eyes flickered.

Although appraisers could identify treasures and know their prices, it was only a rough range. To be so precise, down to the last spirit stone, was unheard of, wasn't it?

With over a dozen treasures appraised without a single spirit stone's difference, it had reached an astonishing level.

Moreover, his spirit-body alignment had also reached a puzzling one hundred percent!

"Yes!" The middle-aged guard also sensed something was off.

"Bring me the information on this appraiser Wu Tao again..."

Raising an eyebrow, Mo Ling Gu Sage said urgently.