The mechanism has more than one activation button; instead, it changes with the angle of light, much like a barrier array. You need to determine which switch to use, just like solving an array.
Ji Mofan watched as the wall behind the treasure pavilion slowly opened up in front of him, the pitch-black space revealing only a downward staircase.
He took out another ball of ice lotus fire, drew the Snow Embracing Sword with his right hand, and stepped into the secret chamber.
The tunnel extended downwards for about ten meters before suddenly opening up into a bright and spacious area. The scene in the distance was still indistinct, so Ji Mofan raised his hand and lit a small lamp beside him.
The flames then extended along the pre-set trajectory in the wall cracks, quickly illuminating the entire underground space.
Ji Mofan originally thought he would find some treasure that Qu Jin had hidden here.
But this place didn't look like a treasure trove; instead, it looked like... a torture chamber.
Heavy shackles were piled in the corner, and rattan canes, sticks, and other tools were neatly hung on the wall. Ji Mofan didn't even know exactly how many of these things were used, but he could roughly recognize where these instruments of torture came from.
He had traveled around for years and seen countless filthy things, but he was still shocked by these things.
That's really... not something a human being would do.
Judging from its geographical location, this place is right below Qu Jin's bed.
Although the place looks clean, there is no unusual smell except for a musty smell caused by long-term lack of ventilation.
Even the instruments of torture were spotless, looking as if they had never been used.
However, upon closer inspection, Ji Mofan discovered numerous signs of use.
It's not that it hasn't been used, it's just that it's been cleaned up.
Most of the tools were made of metal or even stone, while a small number of wooden tools showed signs of peeling.
It's likely that bloodstains seeped inside, so someone scraped off the red residue that couldn't be wiped clean during the cleaning process.
Ji Mo Fan originally thought that Qu Jin was at most just a murderer who would kill and rob, and that would be the end of it.
While that might make someone a villain, at least they would be a purely villainous person.
But the existence of this torture chamber directly transformed him from a normal person into a monster.
Even when Ji Mofan saw the alchemist's cellar where he was making medicine figures in the Demon Realm, he was not as furious as he is now.
Although that person didn't seem quite normal, at least he didn't put the alchemy jar under his bed.
To prevent the odor from spreading too far, he even put on a barrier to isolate the smell.
What is Qu Jin doing now? Is he making this thing to help him fall asleep?
In particular, he is the Supreme Venerable of the Xiaoling Sect and the spiritual pillar of the entire cultivation world.
Everyone he killed probably held him in high esteem before they breathed their last.
He has let others down and instead is exploiting their trust.
Ji Mo Fan couldn't think of anything; all that was left was a buzzing noise.
He paused slightly when he realized this, blinked to make the crimson in his eyes fade, and a chilling coldness spread from his body.
This isn't right.
His emotions rarely fluctuate so intensely.
Whether it was because of his former body as a puppet or because of the ice spirit root in his mind, although Ji Mofan often ran around for people he knew and didn't know in his previous life, it wasn't entirely based on his heartfelt concern, but rather on subconscious flattery.
When you give someone a favor, you're actually hoping for the same response in return.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have changed his way of life so completely after being reborn.
Instead of gaining any benefit, he brought disaster upon himself. After his wishful thinking vanished, he abandoned his benevolent heart.
His current obsession with avoiding the devastation of war is largely based on Qi Yuan's teachings to him, as well as his own selfish desire to accumulate merit for his own ascension.
But just a moment ago, he clearly felt an unprecedented surge of rage in his chest.
His emotions came on too quickly and too suddenly; it was something he was never capable of doing.
Ji Mofan looked around, frowned and pondered for a moment, then closed his eyes and released his divine sense.
As visibility darkened, the sense of touch became more acute. Divine senses, spreading like water, traced the cracks in the stone bricks, touching everything around them.
A moment later he opened his eyes again, his gaze as cold as if it were frozen.
He had thought this torture chamber was the limit.
Unexpectedly, the limits of his imagination were not the limits of Qu Jin's.
Other things were poured into the stone bricks that were used to build this torture chamber.
It's bone.
Not content with collecting the belongings of those who died violent deaths in his own bedchamber, he even collected their bones.
With all this resentment piling up, it would be strange if someone didn't lose control of their emotions and go crazy.
Having understood all this, he didn't dare linger and quickly turned and left.
The secret chamber closed in front of him again. Ji Mofan took several deep breaths, circulating his spiritual energy throughout his meridians for a full cycle before finally calming his violently pounding heart, which had almost jumped out of his throat, back into his chest.
He didn't understand what Qu Jin was trying to do with all this stuff.
Or...maybe he didn't have any special purpose, he just did it because he found it interesting.
After all, he had never heard of any cultivation method in the righteous path that utilized the resentment of those who died violent deaths.
There are quite a few similar cultivation methods in the Demon Realm, but Qu Jin seems to be a normal righteous cultivator.
Let's define Qu Jin as a pervert for now. After looking through the entire Supreme Venerable Hall, Mo Fan found nothing noteworthy except for the secret room directly below his sleeping quarters.
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