Chongshan's voice no longer held the confidence of victory, but was filled with despair: "I was originally a demon in the Immortal Realm. When I encountered the Golden Core Heart Demon, I almost died and my cultivation was destroyed. However, when I opened my eyes again, I came to this world."
Chongshan raised his eyelids and emphasized, "I didn't come here on my own initiative."
Jiang Yixing nodded, believing his words. His situation was similar to his own, and with his mediocre Nascent Soul cultivation, it was impossible for him to have traveled through different planes.
Looking at the four people in front of him, each one more composed than the last, Chongshan felt aggrieved. This was his biggest secret, how could they remain so calm?
Chongshan took a breath to calm his agitated heart. "After arriving in this realm, cultivating demonic energy has become even more difficult. I had no choice but to use a method I had seen in ancient books: the reverse cultivation technique, using a demonic body to cultivate spiritual energy. As a result, my cultivation level has dropped considerably."
Rong Hang's expression was cold and stern. "Just tell me why you want to bewitch the demons."
Chongshan froze. He had been rambling on and on, trying to create a tragic story to elicit more sympathy from the others, but the cultivator seemed completely unmoved.
“The methods of cultivation used by the demon race are impossible to use by humans. I only realized the harm caused by the reverse cultivation method after I started cultivating. Not only did it restrict my movements, but it also caused great damage to my body.”
"So you use the power of seduction to gain faith?"
Ji Fu watched Chong Shan's expression closely, not missing a single movement from him.
Chongshan nodded. "Yes, this is my only option."
Jiang Yixing said, "It's not just for that, is it? It's one thing if you want to gain the power of faith, but why incite the demon race to attack humans?"
Chongshan argued, "I didn't do it on purpose. Perhaps the demon race inherently harbors hatred towards the human race."
Jiang Yixing chuckled, his voice tinged with coldness.
Chongshan really knows how to talk nonsense. If they hadn't seen Xiaoqingtuan's memories, they might have been fooled by him.
Rong Hang looked over coldly, and Chong Shan felt immense pressure, with beads of sweat constantly dripping from his forehead.
Rong Hang: "You'd better tell the truth."
At this moment, Chongshan was physically weak and unable to resist the pressure released by Ronghang. Sweat dripped down his face, and Chongshan's vision became blurred.
“I said…” Chongshan said weakly, “Actually, this bewitching technique was provided by cultivators in this world. I am not familiar with them. However, this method will not only make the demon beasts submit, but will also cause them to become irritable and hurt people for no reason.”
Ji Fu: "Cultivators? You don't know their identities?"
Chongshan's voice was weak, "...It's the Xie family."
"The Xie family, one of the four great families?" Ji Fu pressed.
Chongshan nodded.
Have the Xie family gone mad? Allowing a demon to cultivate techniques that bewitch other demons—are they trying to wreak havoc on the entire plane?!
Jiang Yixing pondered for a moment, "What can they get from you? They can't possibly help you for no reason, can they?"
Now that things have come to this, Chongshan has no need to hide anything anymore, so he might as well tell the whole story.
"They asked for some of the magical techniques I knew, as well as records of identifying spirit beasts and herbs."
When Jiang Yixing heard that the Xie family had actually given away a demonic cultivation technique for this, even at the cost of plunging the demon race into chaos and indirectly harming the human race, he shared the same opinion as Ji Fu: the Xie family had truly gone mad.
The four major families have truly gone mad.
Having gotten the answers they most wanted to know, the four men lost interest in staying in the cell any longer.
Chongshan was telling the truth today, but he must have also concealed a lot of information that was not good for him. Jiang Yixing didn't care about these details; he just needed to know who was pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Chongshan's confession was commendable, but he had already committed a grave error. His merits and demerits could not offset each other, and naturally, the law would punish him.
Stepping out of the cold, damp dungeon, Jiang Yixing basked in the sunlight, the chill seemingly driven away by the warmth.
Looking at the warm sun in the sky, Jiang Yixing's face was cold and hard, anger raging in her heart. She really didn't expect the Xie family to do such a thing.
"It seems we'll have to make a trip to the Xie family."
Jiang Yixing spoke calmly.
This trip is a done deal. It's not only to retrieve the original magical artifact of Ji Fu, but also to bring the lawbreakers to justice, so that they can no longer use the name of a family of cultivators to seek fame and fortune.
Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang were both Golden Core cultivators, and they lacked the confidence to make this trip.
But now that the two have recovered most of their strength, it's best to resolve this matter sooner rather than later.
A smile flashed across Ji Fu's gentle, jade-like face, but his eyes remained icy. "I'm ready."
After returning, Ji Fu and Gu Chun began to investigate where the four major families were most likely to hide their magical artifacts, and they have already come up with several plans.
Recalling the day when Ji Fu was weak, the four major families took advantage of the situation to invade.
Gu Chun's eyes darkened. They weren't the kind of people who would just stand by and do nothing if they were beaten. They would get their revenge.
Seeing Gu Chun and Ji Fu ready to go, Jiang Yixing smiled and said, "Alright, let's set off as soon as possible."
The four immediately decided to set off that night to catch them off guard.
"There are no people among the four major families that we need to be particularly wary of now. However, if their patriarchs were to come out of seclusion, it would be a different story. I'm afraid even if the four of us joined forces, we would only be able to put up a fight."
Gu Chun said solemnly, “Moreover, we are now in the city, and fighting could easily injure others.”
Jiang Yixing nodded. "Understood. We'll grab the stuff and run."
Ji Fu smiled, not quite at that, "Xie Shun must be captured. He knows too many secrets about the connection between the two worlds. We need to capture him and interrogate him carefully."
Rong Hang and Jiang Yixing both nodded.
The night was deep, a perfect time for murder and arson.
The four of them darted through the night sky. Now, Jiang Yixing, Rong Hang, and Gu Chun were all at the Nascent Soul stage, and ordinary cultivators could not detect their presence.
Ji Fu had already transformed into a bow, tucked into Gu Chun's sleeve, his presence completely concealed.
After searching several suspicious locations without finding anything, Jiang Yixing thought to himself that the four major families were indeed being cautious.
Jiang Yixing piloted the rapier and landed silently on the ground. His eyes quickly scanned the surrounding area, but he saw no one guarding it.
Her brows furrowed slightly; something seemed off.
At the same time, Ji Fu's heart skipped a beat.
He took a step forward uncontrollably, as if drawn by a powerful pull.
Jiang Yixing acted at the same moment, grabbing Ji Fu's arm and pulling him back, but it was too late.
The formation here has been activated.
The four were suddenly enveloped in a dazzling white light, as if the night had been illuminated in an instant, turning into daylight. The blinding light made all four squint.
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