Chapter 276: Chapter 243: Hidden Quest, Profound Yellow Secrets

“Is it… over already?”

Arriving late, Xu Ziqing and Han Shuangjiang looked at the scene before them, and the same thought emerged in their hearts.

Two corpses of evil cultivators lay on the ground, each with two blood holes blasted open in their chests, dying in a horrific state.

They died with eyes wide open, filled with endless horror and despair.

As for the one being strangled by Chu Huaixu, it seemed all the Qi in his body had been sealed, rendering him immobile.

Only his eyes could still convey emotions.

His feelings seemed no different from those of the two dead men.

It was just because he wasn’t dead yet, there was an additional hint of… regret in his eyes!

The Evil Cultivator Envoy wished he could slap himself: “Why did I overestimate myself? I knew the Daoist Sect reinforcements were arriving, but just because their cultivation wasn’t high, I didn’t retreat!”

Unfortunately, he couldn’t even slap himself now.

Seeing that Jiang Chang wouldn’t be in any life-threatening situation, Chu Huaixu slowly withdrew his left hand.

He glanced at the evil cultivator envoy he was controlling, and after crippling his limbs with qi force, he casually tossed him aside, slamming him heavily onto the ground.

His Qi was still partially sealed by Chu Huaixu, leaving him completely powerless.

He glanced at Jiang Chang and the others and said, “This Senior Brother, what is your name?”

“Junior Brother Chu, I’m Jiang Chang.”

“Senior Brother Jiang, you’re all quite injured. Why don’t you return to the sect to recover? Leave the rest to us,” he said.

Jiang Chang initially wanted to say it was fine and that they could deal with everything together before returning to the sect.

But for some reason, looking at the other person’s calm expression, he couldn’t find the words to refute him.

This was reverence.

It’s strange, the other person is clearly a junior brother, and his cultivation is only at the entry stage of the Third Realm, yet with just a few casual techniques, he commands respect and makes people subconsciously follow his instructions!

“Alright.” Jiang Chang could only respond in this manner.

He was the leader, and since he had said so, the others had no choice but to comply.

Han Shuangjiang stood to the side, holding the reins of the Divine Steed, observing everyone’s expressions.

She saw that everyone’s eyes were filled with: reverence—reverence—admiration—reverence—

Hmm? What kind of gaze is that of hers!

The senior sister shielded by Chu Huaixu with the jade pendant’s defense barrier had a noticeably different expression.

Before leaving, she couldn’t help but look back at Chu Huaixu several times.

This made the cool-faced girl frown slightly.

She wondered what on earth the “dead fox” had done while she was away.

She immediately stepped forward a few paces and asked, “What happened just now?”

Chu Huaixu gave a brief account.

“That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

“Really?”

“Really!”

He looked at Han Shuangjiang somewhat strangely.

However, he had noticed everyone’s expressions. As the second on the “Accompanying Play Must-Eat List,” he surely understood the meaning in that senior sister’s gaze?

Hence, he simply walked up to the evil cultivator envoy, squatted down, and delivered a slap.

“Slap—!”

“My companion asked if that was all that happened just now!”

This evil cultivator felt his teeth were almost knocked out by the slap, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and quickly said, “Yes, yes, that was all, that was all!”

After delivering the slap, Chu Huaixu didn’t pay attention to Han Shuangjiang’s expression but continued to focus on the evil cultivator, asking:

“Tell me, why did you come here.”

“They called me here.”

“What did they call you here for?”

“I don’t know, they haven’t said yet…”

“Slap—!” This time his teeth were really broken.

Chu Huaixu calmly looked at him and said, “Do you think I’m a fool?”

After feeling the pain, the evil cultivator envoy instead laughed, and his laughter grew louder.

“Profound Yellow Leader, do you really think I’m the fool? Don’t I know I’m on a dead-end path? Do you think you can spare my life! Hahaha!”

“You Four Great Sects always adhere to the principle of exterminating evil completely, don’t you?”

“In that case, what do you want me to say to you! Why even say anything! Just make it quick!”

Chu Huaixu looked at him and chuckled.

“Oh, you think I can’t do anything to you, huh?”

The evil cultivator envoy didn’t expect this kid not to bother with any pretense or lie about not killing him; he actually just wanted to start using his methods.

But you’re underestimating us evil cultivators!

Only to see Chu Huaixu stand up slowly, sigh, and then stomp on his rib.

Since his lower leg was already broken, he then stomped on the thigh bone.

Scream after scream echoed, and it wasn’t long before there were few spots on the evil cultivator envoy’s body that weren’t harmed.

He began to feel his eyelids growing heavier.

“After enduring for so long, is the end finally here?”

To be relieved, even death would be a release.

He gradually closed his eyes, and his body began to grow cold.

But then, he suddenly felt an incomparable warmth.

It was as if, at the brink of death, brilliant rays of sunlight suddenly illuminated his body.

It was so warm, so healing, how… he should really be dead!

The injuries of the evil cultivator envoy began to gradually heal.

Chu Huaixu didn’t intend to let him fully recover, just kept him hanging on by a thread.

Then, he started a new round of torture.

The most fatal thing was that this evil cultivator realized he couldn’t fall into a coma!

The other party seemed to have some method targeting his Sea of Consciousness.

As soon as he entered a coma, his Sea of Consciousness would suddenly shake violently, causing endless mental pain, and then he would painfully wake up again!

“Please, kill me! Ahhh!”

“Kill me, let me die! I’m begging you!”

“Chu Huaixu!! Kill me!!!”

The young man dressed in a black robe looked calm and ignored him.

“Noisy!” He directly sealed the Qi force, making the Evil Cultivator Envoy unable to speak.

Then, a new round of torture began.

“Weren’t you stubborn just now?” Chu Huaixu said indifferently.

He felt it wasn’t enough to determine whether the other party would tell the truth later.

What if he deceives with lies and then seeks death?

But it doesn’t matter, I will slowly dismantle your will.

The eyes of the Evil Cultivator Envoy gradually changed from fear to despair.

For a moment, he couldn’t even tell: Are you the evil cultivator, or am I?

Even Han Shuangjiang, watching from the side, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her eye slightly.

The cold-faced girl thought to herself: “I wonder if the Dao Ancestor ever imagined how his bestowed [Nan Liujing] would be used in such a way?”

Everything at this moment perfectly matched those few words: unable to seek life, unable to seek death!

More importantly, Chu Huaixu’s gaze was always so calm.

After torturing the other party again, he began to heal the other party’s injuries.

Chu Huaixu released the Qi Locking Technique on the evil cultivator and said:

“Tell me everything I want to know, and I’ll give you a quick end.”

“Remember, I don’t need you to speak everything all at once. I will slowly question you one question at a time. I will also repeat the same questions multiple times. If anywhere I suddenly feel something doesn’t make sense, you know the consequences.”

In fact, Chu Huaixu had his own set of verification standards.

Or rather, the players had their own set of standards for interrogation.

Which is—whether or not a task is triggered!

Under normal circumstances, if the other party is telling the truth, it is highly likely a system task will be triggered.

If it doesn’t trigger, then there’s probably a problem somewhere!

“The system is dead, people are alive.”

“Its many wonderful uses can actually be developed by human ingenuity, depending on whether you can use it, and whether you know how to use it.” Chu Huaixu thought.

After some interrogation, Chu Huaixu learned that this person was named Cui Hua, who only possessed the form of a Lower Grade Spiritual Embryo, and by chance became an evil cultivator.

He came from an evil cultivator organization called the [Black Moon Sect].

This organization was just established last year, with many evil cultivators banding together.

The reason everyone was willing to band together was because there was a core figure in the Black Moon Sect.

This person is the Sect Leader of the Black Moon Sect, possessing strength of the Ninth Realm!

“There’s a Ninth Realm within evil cultivators?” Chu Huaixu was skeptical.

Looking at the other’s expression, Cui Hua immediately swallowed, adding a few words: “It’s said! It’s said!”

“But the Sect Leader is indeed very powerful, with divine techniques beyond creation!”

Chu Huaixu glanced at him indifferently without speaking.

To ascend to the Ninth Realm, one needs the Profound Yellow Origin Fragment.

The Four Great Sects are well aware of who in the world possesses the Power of Origin.

“Moreover, those who possess the Power of Origin, unless the gap in realms is too large, can sense each other’s [positions].” Chu Huaixu thought.

This is equivalent to mutual supervision and constraint.

“Under these circumstances, secretly establishing a Black Moon Sect, and such a newly established one, indeed cannot be completely ruled out.”

“But the problem is, if any random evil cultivator can join the sect, it becomes too conspicuous, how can this be done secretly!” Chu Huaixu found this unreasonable.

Neither Cui Hua in front of him nor the two corpses were formidable at all!

Doing big things secretly is not done this way!

“Recently, you dark bugs dare to operate in the area managed by the Daoist Sect, what’s the scheme?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“The Sect Leader issued tasks to everyone, instructing us to search for something in this area. As long as it’s found, the Sect Leader will elevate our cultivation, allowing us to enter the Realm of the Great Cultivator and hold supreme power within the sect!”

“What are you looking for?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“I… don’t know.” Cui Hua answered.

He quickly added: “Really, really don’t know!”

“The Sect Leader’s divine skills are unparalleled; he added a thread of his power to countless people. When we get close to what we’re looking for, this power will have a reaction.”

Cui Hua was still babbling on about something when Chu Huaixu furrowed his brows and stopped listening.

Because system prompts began to ring in his ears.

“[Ding! You have triggered one of the hidden tasks: Lost Fruit Position.]”

“[Task currently cannot be accepted, conditions insufficient.]”

“[Must trigger relevant in-depth incidents to accept the task.]”

Hearing the system prompts, Chu Huaixu’s mind was tumultuous.

As for the task being triggered but temporarily unreceivable, he didn’t take it too seriously.

Just the name of the task was shocking enough!

“Fruit Position?”

“Lost Fruit Position?”

He now understood clearly what these words represented!

Over at Kunlun Cave Heaven, one must attain Fruit Position at the Nascent Soul Stage to enter the Divinity Transformation Realm!

One needs a Fruit Position to transform into divinity!

“How can there be a lost Fruit Position here in the Profound Yellow Realm!”

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