Borrowing a sword

Chapter 245 Hidden Mission, Mysterious Secrets

"Is this the end?"

Xu Ziqing and Han Shuangjiang, who arrived late, had the same thought when they saw the scene before them.

Two corpses of evil cultivators lay on the ground, each with two bloody holes bursting in their chests, their deaths extremely gruesome.

They all died with their eyes wide open, filled with endless horror and despair.

As for the one whose neck was being choked by Chu Huaixu, it seemed that his entire body's energy had been sealed off, rendering him unable to move.

Only those eyes can still convey emotions through their gaze.

His feelings seemed no different from those of the two dead men.

It was only because he wasn't dead yet that there was still a hint of regret in his eyes!

The evil cultivator wished he could slap himself: "Why did you think so highly of yourself? Everyone knows that the Daoist reinforcements have arrived, but you refuse to retreat just because their cultivation level is low!"

Unfortunately, he can't even slap himself now.

Seeing that Jiang Chang was no longer in danger, Chu Huaixu slowly withdrew his left hand.

He glanced at the evil cultivator under his control, crippled his limbs with his internal energy, and then casually tossed him aside, slamming him heavily to the ground.

His vital energy was still partially sealed by Chu Huaixu, and he was now completely powerless to resist.

He glanced at Jiang Chang and the others, and asked, "Senior brother, what is your name?"

"Junior Brother Chu, my name is Jiang Chang."

“Senior Brother Jiang, you are all seriously injured. Why don’t you all return to the sect now to recuperate? Leave the rest to us,” he said.

Jiang Chang wanted to say it was fine, that they could finish the matter together and return to the sect together.

But for some reason, looking at the other person's calm expression, he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.

This is reverence.

It's strange. Even though the other party is a junior brother and his cultivation level is only at the initial stage of the third realm, after he casually showed off a few skills, people would feel awe and unconsciously follow his orders!
"Okay," Jiang Chang finally said.

He was the team leader, and since he said so, the others had no choice but to follow his instructions.

Han Shuangjiang stood to the side, holding the Divine Steed, and observing the expressions of the crowd.

The look in her eyes as she looked at everyone was filled with: awe—awe—admiration—awe—

Huh? What kind of look is that on her face!
The senior sister who was protected by Chu Huaixu's jade pendant barrier clearly had a change in her eyes.

Before leaving, she couldn't help but turn back every few steps to look at Chu Huaixu a few more times.

This caused the cold-faced girl to frown slightly.

I wonder what that dead fox did while I was away.

She immediately stepped forward and asked, "What just happened?"

Chu Huaixu gave a general account of the story.

"Gone?"

"Gone."

"Really gone?"

"It's really gone!"

He gave Han Shuangjiang a somewhat strange look.

However, he had taken in everyone's expressions just now. How could this guy, ranked second on the "Must-Eat for Companion Games" list, not know the meaning behind that senior sister's eyes?

So he simply walked up to the evil cultivator, squatted down, and slapped him across the face.

"Snapped--!"

"My Daoist partner asked, was that all there was just now?"

The evil cultivator felt as if his teeth were about to be knocked out by that slap, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, that's all, that's all!"

After Chu Huaixu slapped him hard across the face, he didn't even look at Han Shuangjiang's expression. Instead, he continued to stare at the evil cultivator and said:

"Tell me, why have you come here?"

"They were the two of them who called me here."

"Why did I call you here?"

"I don't know either, they haven't said yet."

"Snap—!" This time, his tooth really broke.

Chu Huaixu looked at him calmly and said, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

After feeling the pain, the evil cultivator actually laughed, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

"Chief of Xuanhuang, do you think I'm a fool? How could I not know that I'm already doomed? Do you really think you can spare my life? Hahaha!"

"Don't you four major sects always uphold the principle of eradicating evil completely?"

"Since that's the case, what else do you want me to say? Why bother saying anything at all! Just give me a straight answer!"

Chu Huaixu looked at him and laughed.

"Oh ho, you think I can't do anything to you, huh?"

The evil cultivator envoy never expected that this kid wouldn't even bother with pretense or lie to him that he wouldn't be killed, but would actually start using his methods right away.

But you underestimate us heretical practitioners!
Chu Huaixu slowly stood up, sighed, and then stepped on his ribs.

Since his lower leg was already broken, they then stepped on his thigh bone.

One scream after another rang out, and before long, there were hardly any unharmed parts of the evil cultivator's body.

He began to feel his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

"After enduring so much hardship, is it finally over?"

You're free now; death is also a form of liberation.

He slowly closed his eyes, and his body began to feel cold.

But then, he suddenly felt incredibly warm.

It was as if, on the verge of death, rays of brilliant sunlight suddenly shone upon me.

It was so warm, so healing, and he deserved to die!

The evil cultivator's injuries began to gradually heal.

Chu Huaixu didn't intend to let him fully recover; he just kept him alive by the end. Then, a new round of torment began.

Even more fatally, this heretical practitioner realized that he was not yet able to fall into a coma!

The other party had no idea what methods they used to target the sea of ​​consciousness.

As soon as I fall into a coma, my mind will suddenly tremble violently, and I will be struck by endless mental pain, which will then wake me up in agony!
"Please, kill me! Ahhh!"

"Kill me! Let me die! Please!"

"Chu Huaixu!! Kill me!!!"

The young man in the black robe remained calm and indifferent.

"Shut up!" He directly blocked the flow of energy, rendering the evil cultivator envoy speechless.

Then came a new round of torment.

"Weren't you being stubborn just now?" Chu Huaixu said calmly.

He felt it wasn't enough to determine whether what the other party was about to say was true.

What if he lies to people and then begs for death?
But it doesn't matter, I will gradually break down your will.

The evil cultivator's eyes gradually shifted from fear to despair.

For a moment, he couldn't even tell: Are you a heretical cultivator or am I?
Even Han Shuangjiang, watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch her eye slightly.

The cold-faced girl thought to herself, "I wonder if the Dao Ancestor ever imagined that the [Nan Liujing] he bestowed would be used in such a way?"

Everything at this moment perfectly embodies the phrase: "Unable to live, unable to die!"

More importantly, Chu Huaixu's eyes were always so calm.

After tormenting the other party for another round, he began to heal their wounds.

Chu Huaixu released the evil cultivator from the qi-locking spell, and only then did he speak:
"Tell me everything I want to know, and I'll give you a quick answer."

"Remember, I don't need you to tell me everything. I will ask you questions one by one, slowly and deliberately. I will ask you the same questions several times. If I suddenly feel that something is wrong or there is a contradiction, you know what the consequences will be."

In fact, the Chu Huai Preface has its own set of standards for verification.

Or rather, players have their own set of standards for testing and judging.

That is—has the task been triggered?

Under normal circumstances, if the other party is telling the truth, then it is highly likely that a system task will be triggered.

If it doesn't trigger, then there's probably something wrong somewhere!

"Systems are inanimate, but people are alive."

"Many of its ingenious uses can actually be developed indirectly by human intervention; it just depends on whether you know how to use it and understand how to use it," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

After some questioning, Chu Huaixu learned that this person's name was Cui Hua, who only had the potential of a low-grade spiritual embryo and had accidentally become a heretical cultivator.

He comes from a heretical organization called the "Black Moon Cult".

This organization was just established last year, and a large number of heretical practitioners have banded together.

The reason why everyone is willing to stick together is because there is a core figure in the Black Moon Cult.

This person is the leader of the Black Moon Cult, possessing the strength of the ninth realm!

"There is a ninth realm among heretical cultivators?" Chu Huaixu was skeptical.

Seeing the other person's gaze, Cui Hua immediately swallowed and added a few words: "It is said! It is said!"

"But the Lord is indeed extremely powerful, possessing supernatural abilities!"

Chu Huaixu glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.

To advance to the Ninth Realm, one needs fragments of the Profound Yellow Origin.

The four major sects know perfectly well who in the world possesses the power of origin.

"Moreover, those who possess the power of origin can sense each other's location unless there is a significant difference in their cultivation levels," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

This means that they can also supervise and constrain each other.

"Under these circumstances, the possibility of a newly established Black Moon Cult being secretly created cannot be completely ruled out."

"But the problem is that if any heretical cultivators or scoundrels can join the sect, it will cause too much of a commotion. How can this be done secretly?" Chu Huaixu felt that this point was a bit unreasonable.

Whether it's Cui Hua in front of us or those two corpses, they're both incredibly weak!

Doing big things behind the scenes? That's not how you do it!

"Recently, you shady parasites have dared to be active in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Daoist sect. What are you plotting?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"It was the sect leader who gave everyone a mission, asking us to find something in this area. Once we find it, the sect leader will elevate our cultivation, allowing us to enter the realm of great cultivators and wield supreme power within the sect!"

"What are you looking for?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"I don't know," Cui Hua replied.

He immediately added, "I really, I don't know!"

"The cult leader possesses unparalleled supernatural powers; he has imbued countless people with a wisp of his power. As long as we approach what we seek, this wisp of power will sense it."

Cui Hua was still muttering something in his own language, but Chu Huaixu frowned and stopped listening.

Because he started hearing system notification sounds.

"[Ding! You have triggered one of the hidden quests: The Lost Fruit Position.]"

"【The task cannot be accepted at this time due to insufficient conditions.】"

"【Further in-depth events need to be triggered before the quest can be accepted.】"

Chu Huaixu listened to the system notification sound, his heart surging with emotion.

He didn't take the fact that the task had only been triggered and couldn't be claimed yet too seriously.

The name of this mission alone is amazing enough!

"Position?"

"The lost fruit position?"

He now knows perfectly well what those words mean!
In the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, one must attain the fruition stage in order to enter the realm of the God Transformation!

One must attain a certain level of attainment before one can become a deity!

"How could there be a lost position in the Xuanhuang Realm!"

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