Free Web NovelChapter 1266: Chapter 964: Walking Right Into the Trap (Part 2)
After speaking, he slightly bent down and reminded, "I’m very busy, so you need to cooperate well. Our cooperation needs to be efficient, or else I’ll have to use the Soul Searching Technique—you shouldn’t want to experience that extreme pain, right?"
"What did you do to me?" The other shook even more violently.
Jiang Yuan smiled innocently, but his words chilled even the Evil Cultivator to the bone, "Nothing much, just used the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill to absorb your lifespan down to just a few hours left to live. If you keep talking nonsense, I really will use the Soul Searching Technique."
The other couldn’t control it, his eyes went black, his mind buzzing—oh my, a super Great Evil Cultivator!
The skill used was none other than the legendary and incomparably fierce and domineering Soul-Devouring Demon Skill that even the Leisure Sect does not have!
Late to realize his own life’s energy was nearly exhausted, his spiritual power was gone, and he couldn’t muster any strength to use any techniques, he was completely bewildered.
With an intense sense of hopeless fatalism, he trembled and said, "Ask whatever you want to know, it’s a death regardless, I beg the predecessor for a swift end for answering honestly."
"Who are your upper and lower contacts, where do they usually operate, and how can we find them?"
"The upper contact died half a year ago. He tried to disguise himself as a mortal, entered a town protected by a Demon Cultivator to slaughter, but was discovered.
That Demon Cultivator was no pushover either, immediately manifested and fought him, he was heavily injured and fled but didn’t even last half a day, then died.
My lower contacts are three friends in business together. We opened a big inn at the Yuanyang Pond market, sometimes when encountering solitary Little Demon Cultivators, we would secretly harm them and refine their essence..."
Facing immense disaster, he immediately sold out his lower contacts and also spilled the beans about the other members of the Leisure Sect he knows.
In the end, the Evil Cultivator collapsed to the ground, pleading bitterly for a swift end, he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and it was all over.
After all, only the Evil Cultivators know how many malicious and cruel methods they have to torture their prey.
The thought of possibly having to endure the techniques used on prey made him shiver and unable to speak clearly.
"Who said I want to kill you?" Jiang Yuan said with a smile, "As the saying goes: ’A good death is not as good as living poorly.’ Not only will I spare your life, but I’ll make you immortal and live forever!"
After speaking, he selected a target and directly threw him into the Flame Sea instance.
The Evil Cultivator hadn’t reacted yet when a terrifying heatwave enveloped him, the suffocating heat permeating everywhere, instantly making him feel parched.
"Oh, Jiang sent another elite soldier." The old scholar sitting under a simple pavilion made of tree trunks waved his hand cheerfully, and the two maidservants behind him stopped fanning.
"Lady Yu, go see what’s up with this lad, see if there’s any special skill which can be exchanged for merits. If not, get to work right away or don’t expect a drop of water!"
Polluted to become a strange, she was as radiant as ever, even the palace dress that accentuated her graceful figure was welded tightly, dying multiple times and restoring the same each time.
In the Flame Sea, the environment with endless heat waves, she seemed ever more delicate and delightful, inspiring pity.
"Thank you, Elder Immortal for letting me do this, Lady Yu will certainly not fail!" She performed a salute and took the order.
The platter beside the old scholar held bunches of plump, juicy grapes with shining water droplets, enticingly. Lady Yu swallowed silently, craving them, however, her merits were insufficient; forget grapes, she couldn’t even earn a glass of water.
To earn extra treats like fruit, grapes, she must desperately perform, but the eerie ones striving for them were incredibly competitive! Exerting herself to her limits couldn’t compete.
The old scholar had his tricks for taming lined up, if one acts on their own without direction, for the next few days and nights, not a drop of water would be available, suffering hunger and thirst with no alternatives.
Finally hearing she has a chance to earn rewards, Lady Yu eagerly accepted, and directly took steps forward and unleashed a big move.
She stretched out her snow-white arms, using her soft delicate jade hands, she lifted the newly arrived member, who was almost lifeless and thrown onto the scorching beach. Her face filled with tender concern as she asked, straight from having experienced great highs and lows, Daoxin nearly shattered, the Evil Cultivator was deeply moved, immediately confessing and also revealing the location of a Leisure Sect Evil Cultivator gathering spot.
While polluting the other into the strange, she repeatedly inquired.
Once confirming no other use, the beauty instantly changed her demeanor, telling him if he wanted to have food and drink comfortably here, he has to work hard to earn merits. Otherwise, he’d live an eternal life of wanting death without a door, suffering all the pains and tortures of the world.
Lady Yu hurriedly ran to exchange her newly acquired information for ten delicious grapes;
The old scholar then informed Jiang Yuan of the news, again exchanging for a full supply of resources.
The only one who was newly joined the strange army, the Evil Cultivator was in utter bewilderment, questioning whether he was dreaming—why, after entering purgatory, does he have to strive to earn merits like joining the Leisure Sect? Could they be together?
Soon he found, the leader was not part of Leisure Sect, instead, those who had been worn down, could only work steadily, were actually "one of the family"!
It turns out, the one with the bronze mask, fixated on the Leisure Sect, capturing disciples to serve him as labor! And the biggest threat to spiritual power shackles was his own request to enter that Divine Artifact!
While he remained immersed in rage, a squad leader responsible for managing new eerie ones came over, looked him up and down and laughed, "Another Leisure Sect disciple? Huh, all fell into the evil path voluntarily, who doesn’t understand who? Don’t play tricks here; if I suffer punishment because of you, you will know grandpa’s might."
"See that guy? He was a former Incense Master, now working under grandpa to earn a bottle of water. If you behave and work hard, maybe someday you’ll achieve the rank of Centurion, even if the Sect Leader gets captured here, he’ll have to look up to you to survive."
"Incense Master? That should be very strong, right?"
"Remember, everyone is the same here, only differentiated by first come, first served." The other bared his teeth in a grin, reminding, "Assume you and I joined the Leisure Sect late, missed the great opportunity, hence didn’t emerge prominently.
But now, I joined earlier than you, showing good performance granted authority; and you joined earlier than the new ones, if you’re smart you’ll know what to do."
Both reminding and drawing a big picture, the main reason is the old scholar’s implementation of joint liability.
The squad leader has a certain power, but if he doesn’t manage his new eerie ones well, he bears joint responsibility and penalty.
He obviously wishes for his subordinates to work earnestly, preferably all like hard-working oxen, causing no trouble, always earning the most from each resource. His position as squad leader earns the first in rewards.
Newcomers hearing the information felt puzzled but dared not to rebel, took the tools and followed arrangements to work.
In the Flame Sea instance, predominantly in red and black tones, heat waves surged, fires flickered across the surface, and the eerie ones worked busily like ants.
With the old scholar at the bottom of squeezing information, Jiang Yuan’s interrogation was straightforward and simple.
Anyway, not wanting to speak now was not a big deal, once inside the instance becoming eerie chasing merits, would naturally confess actively.
Thus, requesting to be detained into the Chaotic Heaven Bell, during idle chatting, the Evil Cultivators decreased rapidly.
Initially they thought that some fellow members were just uninterested in topics, silently waiting for tribulation crossing outside to finish and array repairs continuing tribulation. But when only the last one remaining, regardless of how much he shouted couldn’t get a response, even the dumb realized something was terribly wrong!
But it’s already too late.
Moments later, Jiang Yuan finished off the last one, put away the Chaotic Heaven Bell and observed the thunder tribulation in the sky that wouldn’t end anytime soon, started investigating around Immortal Peak whether he could use Space Technique to collect the small world.
"No way. Firstly, the level is insufficient, unable to claim it; secondly, using it as a ’hunting ground’, perhaps can contact higher level members and exchange for a merit token!" He mused, having devoured the stored essence in the array, as long as he didn’t want the "Holy Land" abandoned, the Leisure Sect higher-ups must send someone to repair it.
The one who could access a large amount of essence and array secrets couldn’t be an ordinary Evil Cultivator?
At least a technician!
If he could capture the individual then exchange another merit token, no need to be stuck with Yang Sansi.
Then how can he capture these tribulation crossing people all at once?
Even ants are meat, moreover these Low-Level little Demon Cultivators not valued in Leisure Sect, once in the old scholar’s hands, are all strong labor forces, none can be spared!
After much contemplation, Jiang Yuan decided to seek help nearby—contacting Lord Jiang, should let her know there’s a ticking time bomb right beneath her nose.
