Capturing Righteous Path Disciples

Capturing Righteous Path Disciples

"Take them all back."

"These three excellent Medicinal Seed candidates—I'm going to enjoy myself thoroughly!"

Xuan Chengzi bared his teeth, revealing an exceptionally sinister smile.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ling and the other two from the Yunqing Sect had never witnessed anything like it. They were instantly terrified to the extreme, their entire bodies trembling uncontrollably.

This was the first time they had ever encountered such a vicious evil cultivator!

Thinking of the brutal treatment and various abuses they might soon suffer, they shuddered with fear.

"Pah! Old Devil, you dead bald donkey—if you've got the guts, just kill me!"

"As a disciple of the righteous path, I absolutely won't even frown!"

Zhao Ling spat viciously.

She and the two Junior Sisters beside her were not afraid of death. They simply did not want to fall into the hands of an evil cultivator and end up worse off than dead!

However, how could they die so easily?

"Hehehe, the lives of all three of you are now completely in our hands. Isn't this what you brought upon yourselves?"

"You still want a quick death? Where would things be that convenient!"

Lu Xun said with a vicious expression.

Xu Qing's back teeth were nearly ground to pieces as she glared fixedly at Lu Xun, Chang Er, and Qin Yang before finally focusing especially on Xuan Chengzi.

"Our sect will never let you off."

"Before long, our master will personally take action and come flatten this demonic den of yours, making you accompany us in death!"

At these words, Lu Xun and Chang Er seemed to hear the funniest joke in the world. They snorted disdainfully.

As evil cultivators, they naturally were not afraid of being hunted down by righteous cultivators.

Such feeble threats were utterly useless.

Just then, Xuan Chengzi suddenly struck. Not only had Zhao Ling and the other two before him failed to expect it—even Qin Yang, whose nerves were stretched taut, had never imagined it.

Pfft!

Xuan Chengzi's pitch-black, razor-sharp claw landed on top of Xu Qing's head.

In the next instant, before Xu Qing could struggle, the blood and qi within her body were rapidly drained at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her originally plump body withered away, finally becoming a dried corpse covered in yellowish, shriveled skin and flesh clinging to bone!

Hiss!

Zhao Ling and Fang Xinyun had never witnessed such a cruel method. They were so terrified that they froze completely, even forgetting how to breathe!

"Silence."

"I've wandered the world for many years and have never feared these so-called righteous cultivators. I've seen even the most formidable figures, to say nothing of a mere Yunqing Sect."

"Speak. How did you find this place?"

Xuan Chengzi was ruthless and sparing with words. After killing one to frighten the others, he began interrogating the remaining Zhao Ling and Fang Xinyun.

He was confident that his cave dwelling was well hidden. Normally, there were no living creatures within dozens of li in any direction. Yet this time, three Yunqing Sect disciples had suddenly found their way to his door. To him, that was no good thing.

After all, if other Yunqing Sect experts came, it would be extremely troublesome and disrupt his plans!

"You can forget about finding out!"

Zhao Ling's eyes reddened as she replied, forcing down the boundless fear in her heart.

However, as an evil cultivator, Xuan Chengzi had no shortage of sinister methods to force people to speak. No matter how stubborn their mouths were, he could pry them open!

"Good, good, good. You brought this upon yourself!"

Xuan Chengzi directly placed his hand atop Zhao Ling's crown.

In the next instant, sinister energy poured into her head. Zhao Ling, who had been trembling violently, suddenly seemed to become another person and let out a sharp, ear-piercing howl.

The agony was so heart-rending that even Lu Xun and Chang Er felt their scalps numb and gooseflesh rise all over their bodies.

"Tsk, tsk, she really brought this upon herself. Wouldn't it have been better to just say it herself? She had to force Master to use the Soul-Seizing Technique. This technique is reputed to make a living soul take a trip through the Netherworld itself—no one can withstand it!"

Lu Xun's voice rang out.

Even Qin Yang felt a chill pass over the top of his head.

"How terrifying. Luckily, I didn't rashly try to confront Xuan Chengzi head-on before. Caution really does pay off."

"If my living soul were dragged on a trip through the Netherworld, I'm afraid I could clearly confess everything I ate in my previous life. This Cultivation World's grand memory-recovery technique is truly horrifying!"

At this thought, he could not help shivering.

He secretly swore that before his cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he absolutely could not confront Xuan Chengzi head-on!

"Ahhh!"

Zhao Ling's shriek echoed throughout the area.

No one knew what suffering and torment she had endured.

By the time Xuan Chengzi finally stopped, she was no longer recognizable. The liveliness she had possessed before was gone, and her eyes were dull and dazed. Whatever she was asked, she answered.

"Speak. How did you find this place?"

Only then was Xuan Chengzi satisfied and began questioning her.

"We, we came to rescue Junior Sister Tan Yurou."

"Junior Sister Tan has a special aura about her. We were able to follow that aura all the way here."

Zhao Ling answered mechanically.

Xuan Chengzi frowned and looked at the three disciples beside him.

Lu Xun immediately thought of something. "Reporting to Master, Junior Brother Chang and I did indeed capture a batch of Medicinal Seeds earlier. Among them was a striking young woman, but she has already fallen into Junior Brother Qin's hands."

Me?!

They had actually traced this back to me.

Qin Yang forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart. After all, Tan Yurou was still alive in his residence. If Xuan Chengzi found out, what would he think?

"Reporting to Master, I already killed that young woman and drained all the blood and qi from her body!"

Xuan Chengzi glanced at him before finally shifting his gaze away. The pressure on Qin Yang suddenly vanished, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Next, Xuan Chengzi continued questioning her.

"After you, were there any other Yunqing Sect disciples who knew about this?"

"No." Zhao Ling answered every question.

Xuan Chengzi narrowed his eyes and finally stopped questioning her. He had already obtained the information he wanted.

At the very least, only these three Yunqing Sect disciples had come this time. Not that many Yunqing Sect experts knew about this, so it was still safe for now. There was no need to worry about more trouble coming to their door!

"Let's go. Back to the residence!"

Xuan Chengzi seized the dazed Zhao Ling and the terrified Fang Xinyun and dragged them back. He intended to begin refining pills immediately and make full use of them!

Seeing this, Lu Xun and Chang Er finally relaxed.

"Who would have thought that this group of Yunqing Sect disciples could find their way here? Looks like we'll have to be more cautious when we go out to capture Medicinal Seeds in the future. At the very least, we can't leave behind the slightest trace—especially when dealing with disciples of these righteous sects!"

"Still, after what happened today and being found by Yunqing Sect disciples, I'm afraid Master will take us away again in a couple of days."

Lu Xun spoke indifferently.

What?!

Leave?

Qin Yang was right beside them. Hearing their conversation, his heart jolted. Why was this different from what had happened in his memories?

In his previous life, it had already been more than half a month since Su Ye had asked him to lead the way here. At the time, there had been no sign whatsoever that Xuan Chengzi and the others intended to leave!