In her eyes, Ye Lin and the other man had come to settle scores. As long as she cleared herself of any connection, she might still survive.
But imagination was beautiful, while reality was cruel. Ye Lin simply kept staring at her with a half-smile that was not quite a smile.
"Y-You... what do you want to ask? As long as I know it, I'll definitely tell you."
With Ye Lin staring at her the entire time, Xiang Wanyi finally spoke, a chill creeping up from the depths of her heart.
"You know about the One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment?"
Ye Lin's smile vanished. Narrowing his eyes, he spoke each word slowly and clearly.
At this, a flicker of panic flashed through Xiang Wanyi's eyes. She lowered her head without speaking, remaining silently still.
"I'll count to three. If you don't talk, I'll let you experience the cruelest torture in this world. Or perhaps—you're an Earth Immortal, aren't you? Then you naturally know of a technique called Soul Search."
"At best, those subjected to Soul Search suffer damage to their divine soul and become idiots. At worst, their souls scatter and dissipate."
"Having your soul scatter and dissipate would be easy enough. But what if you became an idiot instead? Hmm?"
Ye Lin spoke softly. Yet those seemingly calm words sounded like the voice of a demon in Xiang Wanyi's ears. She lay quietly on the ground, her tiny body trembling all over.
Ye Lin could clearly see the extent of Xiang Wanyi's trembling, leaving him rather speechless. She was an Earth Immortal cultivator, after all—how could she be so cowardly?
And this appearance of hers was utterly different from the unyielding demeanor she had displayed earlier.
"The One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment is my family's secret technique,