You Rui is now in a truly difficult situation. He thought he had accepted a simple task, but he never expected to encounter Qin Feng and be drawn into a tribulation of lightning.
The second bolt of tribulation lightning descended, and three thunder dragons descended from the sky.
Three strands, large, medium, and small, were wrapped around Qin Feng, You Rui, and Ao Ling respectively.
Qin Feng acted as if nothing had happened, while Ao Ling let out a soft "ouch."
You Rui let out a miserable cry, as if facing a formidable enemy, his aura weakened.
Qin Feng glanced at Ao Ling, who was unharmed, and then turned his gaze to You Rui.
This masked man doesn't seem very strong; a single lightning tribulation has tormented him to this state.
Qin Feng stared at You Rui and asked calmly, "What is the purpose of your Dark Palace setting up an array here to prevent others from entering?"
You Rui was struck by lightning and looked rather disheveled. He was terrified when he saw Qin Feng, who was unharmed.
He was trying to figure out how to escape, but now he was locked onto by the lightning tribulation and couldn't get away for the time being.
He regretted not using the teleportation talisman to escape immediately, and now he was trying his best to cooperate with Qin Feng to stall until the tribulation ended.
He tried to use the communication jade to call for help, but Qin Feng discovered it.
Qin Feng coldly warned, "If you don't want to die now, you'd better behave yourself."
You Rui's body trembled, and he temporarily abandoned his plea for help. "What's the purpose? Didn't you already guess?"
Qin Feng gave him a cold glance. "I'll ask you a question, and you'd better cooperate."
You Rui trembled at Qin Feng's cold gaze and weakly said, "To prevent others from entering and absorbing the spiritual energy here."
Qin Feng remained expressionless and continued to ask, "Why is the spiritual energy here different from that outside?"
You Rui hesitated for a moment, but then felt Qin Feng's emotionless gaze, so he answered honestly.
"The entire Tianhuang Continent is shrouded in formations, and this place was once covered as well."
A thousand years ago, for some unknown reason, the blockade was broken, and contact with the outside world was made possible.
The sealing array was enormous, and repairing it would be extremely time-consuming and resource-intensive, so it was not maintained.
Fortunately, the loophole here is not large; setting up an array here will suffice.
Moreover, the environment here has changed, becoming extremely harsh, so we've designated this place a forbidden zone to prevent others from entering.
You Rui's words made Qin Feng frown, and also confirmed some of his guesses.
This continent is called the Heavenly Desolate Continent. It was sealed off by an array. For some unknown reason, the Chaotic Land broke the seal and was able to contact the outside world.
Qin Feng wanted to ask more questions, but at that moment, the lightning tribulation descended from the sky once more.
Boom!
Qin Feng remained nonchalant, while Ao Ling cried out in pain.
The masked man was in a much worse state; his voice sounded like the wailing of ghosts and wolves.
Looking at the half-dead You Rui, Qin Feng sensed the mixed and cold aura emanating from him, realizing that the cultivation technique he practiced was likely very vulnerable to lightning.
He had no interest in showing mercy to an enemy who harbored murderous intent towards him, and coldly continued to ask:
"Since your Dark Palace is able to set up a grand formation to seal off the entire continent, it means you are capable of dominating the entire continent. Why go to all this trouble?"
You Rui replied somewhat dismissively, "Wouldn't it make it easier for us to rule if we suppressed the cultivation levels of these natives?"
Qin Feng frowned. "Indigenous? Ruler? Aren't you Dark Palace people from this Desolate Continent?"
You Rui noticed Qin Feng's displeasure and became somewhat flustered, so he immediately offered an explanation to Qin Feng.
"Not entirely. Some of the Heavenly Desolate cultivators from the Dark Palace have now joined the Dark Palace and are serving us."
Qin Feng stared at him, "What exactly is your purpose in doing this?"
You Rui hesitated greatly at this question, while Qin Feng once again displayed his powerful aura as a Great Emperor.
You Rui exclaimed in surprise, "You really are a Great Emperor!"
Qin Feng coldly replied, "Answer me."
In an attempt to buy time, You Rui resorted to desperate measures, saying, "In order to select suitable people from the Tianhuang Continent."
Qin Feng continued, "How will these people be dealt with?"
You Rui became even more hesitant and stammering.
Qin Feng snorted coldly, "Speak."
You Rui said with some difficulty:
"I'm not really sure either. This is an order from above. I'm guessing it might be for the organization's benefit, or for transactions, or, well, for some other purpose?"
Qin Feng was secretly alarmed upon hearing this. So this desolate continent was like a ranch for herds.
These cultivators are all candidates selected by the Dark Palace. Anyone who meets the criteria will be chosen, and no one knows what fate awaits them.
Yourui said some of it would be used for training and trading, but what about the rest? It's terrifying to even think about.
Qin Feng couldn't help but recall the cruel scene in the Palace of Bliss of the Gengjin Emperor.
All cultivators lured in were treated as food, solely to satisfy the remnant soul's cultivation needs.
Furthermore, when Qin Feng fought against the remnant soul of the Great Emperor, he sensed that the opponent's original swordsmanship was very dignified and righteous, and he disdained eating people for cultivation.
It must have been that the Gengjin Emperor encountered some major change later on, which led to a huge change in his temperament.
These are all inextricably linked to the masked man.
Qin Feng also noticed a detail in the masked man's words: "Above? Where do you mean?"
The masked man readily agreed, "Naturally, it's the Upper Realm, or rather, the Immortal Realm."
After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to give Qin Feng a pointer.
"I know you are very powerful, but this is only in this tiny place. Even in the Immortal Realm, you would be no more than this."
I advise you to behave yourself and not make things difficult for me; maybe I can protect you in the future.
Qin Feng's expression turned serious upon hearing this. This Dark Palace came from the outside world and had people from the Immortal Realm backing them up; no wonder they could be so arrogant.
He continued, "How did you select the candidates?"
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