Zhou Xiulan's face was ashen, especially when his eyes glanced at the golden flame in Chen Shifang's hand, there was even more unconcealable fear in his eyes.
Just hearing the words "the pain of soul refining" makes people shudder, because in Zhou Xiulan's eyes, this is almost the most cruel torture in the world, and it is truly life worse than death.
When she thought about the kind of pain she was about to experience, Zhou Xiulan's psychological defense collapsed instantly. She no longer dared to hide anything at the moment and honestly explained everything that had happened to her.
"Elder Nong, you can't blame the disciple. The disciple doesn't want to do this. The disciple was also threatened." Zhou Xiulan begged for mercy. The next moment, his soul flew out of the body and floated three inches above his head. Location.
Jian Chen, Chen Shifang and Elder Nong subconsciously looked at Zhou Xiulan's soul.
Chen Shifang and Elder Nong didn't find anything, but Jian Chen's pupils shrank slightly. He found a strange little red dot from Zhou Xiulan's soul.
However, this little red dot was hidden very deeply, and when Zhou Xiulan took the initiative to expose her soul, only Jian Chen barely discovered a clue.
"Elder Nong, please see, someone has manipulated the disciple's soul. If the disciple does not obey the other party's arrangements, then the disciple will only die. The disciple has to do this in order to survive." Zhou Xiulan said with regret on her face.
"Zhou Xiulan, I haven't noticed anything wrong with your soul." Elder Nong frowned.
Chen Shifang also looked suspicious and did not see the problem.
"Elder Nong, can't you find it?" Zhou Xiulan looked stunned.
Elder Nong did not dwell on this topic, and asked with a gloomy face: "Who are you being coerced by, and what is the identity of the other party?"
"I...I don't know who the other party is, ah——"
Before Zhou Xiulan could finish her words, she suddenly let out a shrill scream, and saw that his soul suddenly turned into a ball of blazing flames, and was burned into nothingness in a moment.
With a "bang", Zhou Xiulan's body fell straight to the ground. His physical body was intact, but his soul had completely died.
This scene immediately caused the expressions of Chen Shifang and Elder Nong to change drastically, and they both looked at Jian Chen with intent.
Jian Chen sat on the main seat with an expressionless face and secretly used the martial soul spying technique.
As soon as the Wuhun soul-peeping technique was used, the vision in front of him suddenly became dark, as if he had entered a void space.
In this void space, he saw Zhou Xiulan's obsession.
"Zhou Xiulan, you must also know that you are dead now, so there is no need to worry about anything. Tell me everything you know about the other party truthfully. If the information is valuable, I may be able to let you re-enter reincarnation and have the hope of death. "Jian Chen's voice echoed continuously in this empty space like a bell, forming an invisible coercion that shocked Zhou Xiulan's obsession.
"You...you are the sect master? No, this is impossible. I am obviously dead, why can I still see you..." Zhou Xiulan's voice was filled with shock from her obsession.
After a simple inquiry, Jian Chen stopped the Soul Peeping Technique in disappointment. Zhou Xiulan didn't know anything, and he didn't get any useful information.
But one thing Jian Chen can be sure of is that the person behind Zhou Xiulan must be in the Immortal Realm.
Next, Chen Shifang took Zhou Xiulan's body away, and soon, the second core disciple entered the Zixiao Temple under the summons of Elder Nong.
It was still Elder Nong who started the interrogation. In the face of all kinds of evidence provided by Jian Chen, the core disciple who tried his best to quibble finally had nothing to say and admitted his betrayal of the sect in disgrace.
"Elder Nong, please check clearly. Apart from delivering some news, this disciple has never done anything to disgrace the sect. Moreover, the news passed by the disciple is not actually top secret... ...." The core disciple said anxiously.
"Who is the person behind you!" Chen Shifang said.
"I...I don't know, I really don't know who he is. He gave me the opportunity to become the Nine Heavens Mysterious Immortal, so I am responsible for delivering some less important news to him..." The face of the core disciple changed.
Jian Chen pointed his finger, and immediately a sword light flew out, piercing the center of the core disciple's eyebrows.
"Drag him away, next one!" Jian Chen said expressionlessly.
Chen Shifang immediately put the body away, and soon the third core disciple walked into the Zixiao Temple under the summons of Elder Nong.
"Disciple Zhou Buyue has met the sect master, Elder Nong, and Elder Chen!" Zhou Buyue is a middle-aged man. He has stayed in the Zixiao Sword Sect for nearly 200,000 years, and has gradually cultivated to the level of Jiutian Xuan. Xianjing is considered one of the elders of the sect and Chen Shifang's elder.
Looking at Zhou Buyue, Chen Shifang had a complicated expression. He knew that since Zhou Buyue appeared here, there must be something wrong with his identity.
"Zhou Buyue, you must be a member of the mixed bloodline of the Giant Elephant Immortal Sect." Jian Chen looked at Zhou Buyue.
Zhou Buyue's expression remained unchanged, he cupped his fists and said, "Sect Master, I don't know what you are talking about."
"Stop hiding it. Chen Shuzhi hides deeper than you. Xiangshi's methods are beyond your reach. In the end, even they were exposed, let alone you, the Nine Heavens Xuanxian. You thought you used those little tricks during the interrogation. And the deception method, is it really perfect?" Jian Chen said in a calm tone.
Zhou Buyue sighed and said: "You are right, even the Supreme Elder has been tricked. With my cultivation in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Immortal Realm, how can I escape the eyes of some unparalleled experts, Jian Chen, What you said is right, I am indeed a member of the Giant Elephant Immortal Sect. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please." Zhou Buyue's eyes were open and without any fear.
Jian Chen showed no mercy, a sword light flew out and pierced Zhou Buyue's eyebrows on the spot.
Next, core disciples entered the hall one by one. In less than half a day, Zixiao Sword Sect lost seven core disciples.
The loss of the seven disciples made Elder Nong's eyes become darker and darker, and his heart was full of grief, mixed with a sense of loss.
There are only about twenty core disciples of the Zixiao Sword Sect, and each one of them is considered a senior figure within the sect. However, it turns out that so many of them have either been bribed or have been planted as traitors early on.
"Sect Master, from the list of core disciples you gave, only Chen Feng is left." Elder Nong was in a low mood and clasped his fists at Jian Chen.
"Call in." Jian Chen said.
Soon, Chen Feng, the core disciple of the Zixiao Sword Sect, entered the Zixiao Temple. He was a young man who looked to be in his twenties. He had an average appearance and was one of those people who would not attract anyone’s attention even if he was thrown into the crowd.
After Elder Nong presented the evidence provided by Jian Chen, Chen Feng was finally speechless.
"I didn't expect that someone approached me silently and recorded this without me noticing." After his identity was revealed, Chen Feng didn't show any panic. Instead, he stared with interest. Jian Chen lost the respect he had in the beginning and called Jian Chen by his first name: "Jian Chen, this must be the work of the forces behind you. No wonder even an elder from the Giant Elephant Immortal Sect fell into this trap. If I am not mistaken, the person who recorded the memory crystal is at least an Immortal Master."
"It makes me even more curious about the power behind you to be able to do these things to a powerful person in the Immortal Realm."
"Chen Feng, you are the oldest person in the Zixiao Sword Sect besides me. Over the years, you are almost qualified to serve as the elder of the Zixiao Sword Sect. You have been working tirelessly to guide the disciples to practice, and you have been working hard for the following. The disciples who taught me the secrets of cultivation have made great contributions to the sect. I really can’t believe that you are among the people who betrayed the sect. Could it be that you were also threatened by others and had no choice but to do something inappropriate? Is it beneficial to the sect?" Elder Nong said sadly.
Chen Feng bowed politely to Elder Nong and said: "Elder Nong, you are the elder of the sect. From the beginning to the end, the disciples respect you very much. But please rest assured, the disciple will not make any apology." There are no threats regarding the sect’s affairs, and I’m afraid no one dares to really threaten the disciples.”
As he said that, Chen Feng suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Jian Chen, saying: "But this person, Elder Nong, do you really trust him so much? Are you not worried about this person coming to our Zixiao Sword Sect? An ulterior secret?"
