Encountering Chen Yi Again
"Where do you cultivate?" Elder Wu asked Song Wen.
Song Wen replied, "Senior, before I was abducted, I was cultivating in Celestial Star Market."
Elder Wu frowned slightly. "Celestial Star Market? I've never heard of this place before."
The name Celestial Star Market was found by Song Wen in Huang Shang's notes in his Storage Bag after he killed Extreme Yin. It was the closest market to the Gan Kingdom Rogue Cultivator.
Before Song Wen could speak, a Qi Refining cultivator beside him offered his explanation.
"It's a small market town not far from the Gan Kingdom. Because the Spiritual Qi is scarce, no sects have established themselves there; it's mostly low-level Rogue Cultivator who operate there."
Elder Wu nodded and said.
"We are heading back to the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, which is only 100,000 li away from the Gan Kingdom. You should come with us. Once we reach the territory of a righteous sect, our safety will be somewhat guaranteed. You can then return to Celestial Star Market on your own."
Song Wen, moved to tears, said, "Thank you so much, senior."
Song Wen found a corner on the deck and began to meditate and regulate his breathing, pretending to be healing his injuries.
The spaceship wasn't particularly fast; it covered five or six thousand miles in a single day.
Song Wen discovered that the spacecraft was following a specific route.
During this time, they encountered no fewer than ten groups of people.
There were flying boats coming and going, Foundation Establishment cultivators flying together on their swords, and Golden Core experts traveling alone.
Watching these righteous cultivators flying freely through the demonic territory, Song Wen became increasingly pessimistic about the situation of the Corpse Demon Sect.
It was the middle of the night.
Suddenly, the Black Armor Gu, which was lurking near the spaceship, sent a message.
Chen Yi's whereabouts were discovered in a Cave ten miles away from the spaceship.
At the time, Chen Yi was fleeing westward, and Heavenly Origin Continent happened to be located southwest of the Vast Azure Mountain Range. To Song Wen's great surprise, by fortuitous opportunity, the two met again.
At this moment, Chen Yi was in very bad condition, lying on the ground severely injured, her face and clothes covered in blood.
There were four other people around her, three men and one woman.
One of the men was Zhang Xiaofan, with whom she had a deep entanglement.
The only female cultivator was quite beautiful, but her prominent cheekbones and thin lips gave her an arrogant and sarcastic air.
The other two men were Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.
All four of them possessed some kind of treasure that concealed their aura, completely masking their demonic presence and making them appear no different from righteous cultivators.
Looking at Chen Yi, who was lying on the ground barely alive, the female cultivator's face was full of mockery.
"A lowly woman like you, born of humble origins, dares to steal my man and even secretly became pregnant. You truly have no sense of mortality."
As she spoke, she slapped Chen Yi across the face, instantly causing Chen Yi's delicate face to swell and become deformed.
She is none other than Lu Chan, the legitimate daughter of Lu Cang, the Golden Core Ancestor of Golden Core Corpse Demon Sect, and Zhang Xiaofan's dao companion.
"You think you're very pretty, right?"
Lu Chan raised her right hand, revealing sharp, dark nails that resembled those of a hundred-year-old corpse, and dug them into Chen Yi's forehead before slowly scraping them off.
As Chen Yi screamed in agony, five hideous, bloody gashes slowly appeared on her face.
Lu Chan gouged out both of her eyeballs, leaving only two bloody, empty eye sockets.
Chen Yi was subjected to repeated inhuman torture, and her mind gradually became blurred. She was almost on the verge of death, and kept making incomprehensible "hoo-hoo" sounds.
"Want to die? Not so easy."
Lu Chan took out two pills, pinched open Chen Yi's jaw with one hand, and poured the pills into her mouth. At the same time, she also injected a stream of spiritual energy into Chen Yi's body to refine the pills, making it easier for Chen Yi to absorb their medicinal properties.
It's unclear what kind of pill Lu Chan gave Chen Yi, but Chen Yi woke up as if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, right after taking the pill.
Chen Yi's tone was filled with deep hatred as she spoke.
"Kill me, kill me, kill me..."
"Killing you like this wouldn't be easy for you. I'm going to try all the methods our Corpse Demon Sect uses to manipulate corpses and souls on you."
Lu Chan's smug face was filled with a twisted and crazed expression.
"You like men, don't you? I'll turn you into a living corpse and throw you into the Prison Hall, so those tormented prisoners can vent their frustrations day and night..."
"I will make you live in endless torment for all eternity, suffering inhuman torture, never to be reborn."
Faced with Lu Chan's insane and almost perverse methods of torture, Chen Yi seemed to foresee her own tragic future.
She began to plead.
"Zhang Xiaofan, please, kill me, give me a quick death."
"Smack!"
Then, a hard slap landed on Chen Yi's face.
Lu Chan grabbed her hair and pulled hard, tearing off a large amount of scalp along with the hair, revealing her skull.
"A slut is a slut. Even now, you're still trying to seduce my dao companion."
Tortured beyond recognition, Chen Yi was too weak to cry out in pain and collapsed to the ground, hoping only that death would come sooner.