As time passed, the golden liquid slowly dissipated.
Chi Wang's screams gradually subsided as well.
By then, however, his cries had long since grown feeble. Apart from his head, his soul had been warped and twisted by the scalding golden liquid.
Song Wen stepped forward and kicked Chi Wang's curled-up soul.
"If you're not dead, answer my questions honestly. Otherwise, I'll give you another taste of the Golden Broth Curse."
"I'll talk."
Chi Wang's voice was faint and wavering.
"My eldest brother taught me the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art."
"Your eldest brother?" Song Wen frowned slightly. "Where is he now?"
"My eldest brother is an elder of the Purple Star Immortal Sect. Naturally, he's at the sect in Central Mu City," Chi Wang said.
Central Mu City was home to the Purple Star Immortal Sect's headquarters. It was also the largest city in the Purple Star Immortal Domain, its undisputed heart.
"What is your eldest brother's name? And why did he teach you the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art?" Song Wen pressed.
A look of reminiscence flickered in Chi Wang's eyes, and he spoke slowly.
"My eldest brother bears the title 'Dust-Slaying Profound Lord.' His birth name is Wang Tianyi. We are brothers by blood, but his cultivation aptitude and comprehension were outstanding, while my aptitude was mediocre. He joined the Purple Star Immortal Sect at an early age and cultivated all the way to the rank of Profound Immortal Yuxiao. I, meanwhile, became a mere rogue cultivator, struggling bitterly in the cultivation world."
"About three thousand years ago, my eldest brother suddenly sought me out. He gave me cultivation resources and taught me a cultivation art. Only then was I able to transcend my tribulation and become an immortal, and rapidly increase my cultivation by devouring others' immortal