Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 595 I'd Rather Die

"I don't know about that." Lan Xinyi shook her head slightly.

She was merely the leader of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, not the leader of the Mirror Moon Sect. How could she possibly know the records in the Mirror Moon Classics?

Lan Xinyi only knew that the founders of the Ten Thousand Poisons and Thousand Gu sects had some connection with the Guixu Mountain forces, which is why the sect leaders of each generation were able to know some of the secrets of Guixu Mountain.

Therefore, most Nascent Soul True Monarchs in Xuan Yan territory who are nearing the end of their lifespan would enter Gui Xu Mountain to seek opportunities, while the sect leaders of the Ten Thousand Poisons and Thousand Gu Sects would choose to pass away or reincarnate, with no sect leader ever choosing to enter Gui Xu Mountain.

Chen Beiwu remained expressionless.

He was just casually probing, wanting to see the reaction of the Myriad Poison Fairy through the Heavenly Heart Mystic Insight.

It now seems he was overthinking things. The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect really didn't have much to do with the Guixu Mountain forces, and the loss of the King Serpent wasn't something the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect orchestrated themselves.

"How many Nascent Soul Grandmasters within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect know the crucial information about the Azure Ridge King Serpent?" Chen Beiwu asked bluntly.

Five people.

"I possess a profound ability to determine the truth or falsehood of a cultivator's words," Chen Beiwu said casually. "Summon these five people and question them, and the truth will come to light."

"If all the Nascent Soul Grandmasters who know about the King Serpent are without problems, then the King Serpent's disappearance is most likely related to Guixu Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Lan Xinyi frowned slightly: "Sect Leader Chen, wouldn't it be inappropriate to use illusionary techniques for interrogation, potentially alienating the sect's elders?"

Even a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator like her was trapped by Chen Zi'ang's illusion for a moment, let alone a Nascent Soul Grandmaster with weak cultivation within the sect.

However, this method of questioning does more harm than good. If Sect Master Chen can successfully find the traitor of Wan Du Sect, that will be fine. But if he can't, it will easily cause the sect's elders to develop a rift with Wan Du Sect.

"When did I say I would use illusions for interrogation?"

Chen Beiwu glanced at Lan Xinyi and said with interest.

Lan Xinyi remained silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and took out a jade slip to give instructions.

Although she suspected the Guixu Mountain forces, the possibility that there were high-ranking members within the sect who leaked information was not low.

Since Chen Zi'ang was confident, it was only natural for her to arrange for the sect's supreme leader and the sect leader of the upper sect to meet.

Not long after, five figures appeared outside the Poison Dragon Ravine.

True Lord Guo Tianyu of Yunlu, True Lord He Suxin of Qingnang, True Lord Deng Buming of Wuhui, True Lord Xu Tianchi of Fandu, and True Lord Zhao Zhixin of Dujue.

Chen Beiwu was not surprised to see who it was.

Most of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs who were able to follow Lan Xinyi out of the sect at the first opportunity were deeply trusted.

Of the five, only Xu Tianchi, the True Lord of Returning to the Crossing, was a completely unfamiliar face to Chen Beiwu, and also the target of the Ten Thousand Poisons Fairy's greatest suspicion.

"Greetings, Lord Chen."

Upon entering the Poison Dragon Ravine, the five bowed slightly, first to Chen Beiwu, and then to Lan Xinyi.

"I summoned you here to inquire about the disappearance of the Jade King Serpent."

Chen Beiwu's voice was calm, without emitting the slightest aura, yet it made Guo Tianyu and the other four people tense up. Even Lan Xinyi was surprised by the Jingyue Sect Master's bluntness.

"Sect Master, please ask. We will certainly answer all your questions without reservation and will cooperate fully."

The five people exchanged glances and said in unison.

"Do you know who captured the Jade Ridge King Serpent?" Chen Beiwu asked.

"I don't know." The five shook their heads.

"The disappearance of the Jade King Serpent has prevented the sect's Immortal Feast from proceeding smoothly, causing losses to everyone's interests. If there is a traitor within the sect, what benefits do you think could entice the sect's elder to take such action?"

"Why do you say such a thing, Sect Master!"

All five were shocked, indicating that the sect's patriarch was not a short-sighted fool and would never betray the sect for some personal gain.

Chen Beiwu remained calm as his light swept across the faces of the five people, seemingly observing their reactions.

Upon seeing this scene, Lan Xinyi's heart skipped a beat.

She hadn't expected Chen Ziang's question to be so simple and straightforward, a direct inquiry without any sign of him using magic or displaying supernatural powers.

If such a simple question could eliminate suspicion and find the mastermind, she wouldn't have gone to the trouble of forcibly detaining Chen Ziang in the first place.

"Alright, you can all leave now."

To the surprise of Guo Tianyu and his group of five, Sect Leader Chen only asked two questions before declaring the interrogation over, which seemed like a complete joke.

Guo Tianyu hesitated, wanting Sect Leader Chen to take things more seriously.

He had nothing to hide and naturally hoped that the sect could find the traitor and retrieve the Jade Ridge King Serpent as soon as possible.

"By the way, Elder Zhao, please stop here. As for the other four elders, you may leave now."

As Chen Beiwu's voice rang out, Guo Tianyu and the other three's pupils contracted, and they looked at Zhao Zhixin in disbelief.

"Could it be Elder Zhao?"

Lan Xinyi also frowned, quite surprised.

As the head of the sect's supreme elders and one of the few Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarchs in the Xuan Yan territory, Supreme Elder Zhao had no reason to betray the sect.

"Is there anything else, Sect Master?"

Zhao Zhixin raised an eyebrow, his tone puzzled but not panicked, as if he didn't know why Chen Beiwu insisted on keeping him here.

Guo Tianyu and his three companions also stopped in their tracks and did not leave.

Their intuition told them that Elder Zhao could not possibly have betrayed the sect, and Sect Master Chen probably had something else to ask him.

But once that suspicion arises in their hearts, it is difficult to suppress.

"What, do the four Supreme Elders have any objections?"

Upon hearing Chen Beiwu's words, Guo Tianyu and the other three's expressions changed slightly. They gave Zhao Zhixin a look that said "good luck," and then quickly took their leave, urging their escape lights to depart.

Ignoring Zhao Zhixin's expression, Chen Beiwu turned to Lan Xinyi and said calmly, "Even the Chief Elder can betray the sect. Sect Leader Lan, do you think I can still trust your abilities?"

Lan Xinyi's fingers trembled slightly as she took a deep breath.

Zhao Zhixin looked up in astonishment, a bitter look in his eyes: "Sect Leader Chen, have I offended you?"

"If the Mirror Moon Sect needs my position as Chief Supreme, I can resign directly. I only ask that the Sect Master clear my name." Zhao Zhixin looked at Lan Xinyi, his tone complicated.

"Lord Zhao, I don't think Sect Leader Chen has any reason to slander you."

A flash of sword light appeared, and the Emerald Serpent Sword was held horizontally in front of Zhao Zhixin's neck.

"Master Zhao, if you confess now and atone for your sins, I can spare your life in consideration of your past contributions to the sect, but you will be imprisoned in the sect for life," Lan Xinyi said coldly.

Zhao Zhixin sighed, his tone calm yet tinged with sorrow: "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. I was born into the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and have spent two thousand eight hundred and twelve years within its ranks. I have never considered betrayal. If the Sect Master does not believe me, he can simply take my life with a single sword stroke. Why subject me to such humiliation!"

Lan Xinyi turned to Chen Beiwu: "Sect Leader Chen, do you have any evidence?"

She did not believe Zhao Zhixin's words or be persuaded by his act of proving his innocence with his death.

Forcibly convicting the sect's chief elder without evidence will definitely arouse doubt, dissatisfaction and fear among the sect's higher-ups, which is detrimental to the sect's stability.

"As the Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, he is willing to be a lackey of the Cangmo Sect."

Chen Beiwu looked at Zhao Zhixin quietly and chuckled, "Old Master Zhao really knows how to live life to the fullest for the sake of two Nascent Soul Pill formulas."

"Sect Leader Lan, it's very simple if you want evidence. Just take the storage ring from Elder Zhao's sleeve, and you can get the pill formula inside."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhixin remained calm and took out his storage ring from his robes: "I am the sect's chief alchemist. My only hobby is collecting fifth-grade pill formulas. If the sect leader wants to take my life, you can just say so. I will not resist."

Lan Xinyi's gaze grew colder.

Zhao Zhixin's response was very frank and straightforward, without any problems whatsoever.

But the more this was the case, the more suspicious she became.

The only thing that puzzled her was how two prescriptions for Transformation Pills could possibly impress Zhao Zhixin.

It should be noted that once the Feast of Immortals is successfully held, with Zhao Zhixin's Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation, he may well be able to advance further and enter the Half-Step Deity Transformation realm.

"Where is the Jade King Serpent?" Chen Beiwu was too lazy to waste any more words.

If it weren't for the two Nascent Soul Pill formulas that Zhao Zhixin obtained being somewhat interesting, he would have suppressed him with a single finger long ago, and there would have been no time for him to put on an act.

Zhao Zhixin remained silent, his eyes still filled with sorrow.

"I see. It has already been delivered to the Desert Ruins and Heavenly Sand Cliff."

Chen Beiwu chuckled and looked at Lan Xinyi: "I've asked everything I needed to. Sect Leader Lan, how do you plan to deal with Zhao Zhixin?"

"Since they are so stubborn, then we have no choice but to kill them and extract their souls."

Lan Xinyi sighed.

At this moment, Zhao Zhixin's eyes finally changed, and he stopped pretending.

He lowered his head slightly, closed his eyes, and admitted defeat, "Sect Leader Chen, how exactly did you discover this? Could it be that you also control the higher-ups of the Cangmo Sect?"

"Your technique of concealing your breath and closing your mind is quite good, but it can't hide from my Heavenly Eye," Chen Beiwu said.

"???"

Golden Egg, Schiller, and Zhiling all blinked.

Only Tie Dan nodded, clearly liking the name "Sky Eye".

It can activate the Karmic Fire Listening to the Mysterious Power and, in conjunction with the master's Heavenly Heart Sensation, gain a trace of the power of hearing cries, and can hear and see the secrets in the heart of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"Why? The sect has treated you well, and you were even ranked second at the Immortal Feast." Lan Xinyi couldn't understand.

She could accept any betrayal from any of the sect's elders, but Zhao Zhixin's betrayal was utterly incomprehensible.

"Hehe, why?"

Zhao Zhixin's lips curled into a smile as his gaze fell upon Lan Xinyi: "Even if the Immortal-Eating Banquet is a success and helps me advance to the half-step Divine Transformation realm, what good will it do?"

"If one does not attain the level of a deity, one will eventually become a handful of dust."

"I have dedicated my entire life to serving the sect. As my lifespan draws to a close, what is wrong with exchanging a king serpent for a chance at the Nascent Soul stage?"

"The Southern Wilderness lacks primordial medicines, let alone the Divine Transformation Pill."

"But with these two formulas for Nascent Soul Pills, I can use fourth-grade Xuan herbs to refine a substitute for the Nascent Soul Pill, the [Nine Deaths to True Transformation Pill]."

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At this point, Zhao Zhixin turned his gaze to Chen Beiwu, a faint light flashed from the storage ring between his fingers, and two jade slips appeared in his palm: "Sect Master Chen, I am one of the few fourth-grade high-quality poison alchemists in the Profound Transformation Realm, only a hair's breadth away from becoming a fourth-grade supreme-quality poison alchemist."

"With this formula, I am confident that I can refine a batch of Nine Deaths Transformation Pills within three hundred years."

"Compared to the Nine Deaths for True Elixir, what is a mere Azure King Serpent?"

To Zhao Zhixin's surprise, even when Chen Zi'ang heard about the Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Essence Pill, his expression remained calm.

"Foolish! Don't you know that the Dao of Creation within the Xuan Yan territory is incomplete?" Lan Xinyi laughed, feeling inwardly that Zhao Zhixin had gone mad: "The reason why the Cangmo Sect was willing to exchange these two pill formulas for the Azure Ridge King Serpent is because they are certain that the Dao of Creation is scarce, and you cannot refine the Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Pill."

Even if you were to miraculously manage to refine a batch of Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Power Pills, it would still be a substandard pill. The probability of attaining Dao and transforming into a Divine Transformation after consuming it would be less than one percent, practically tantamount to suicide.

Ignoring Lan Xinyi's words, Zhao Zhixin looked directly at Chen Beiwu and said from the bottom of his heart, "Sect Master Chen, you are exceptionally talented. If you had been born in ancient times, you would surely have been able to attain the Dao and become a True Venerable."

But now that heaven and earth are incomplete and the Dao is not fully realized, what are your chances of attaining the Dao and transforming into a deity?

"If you are willing to support me, I, Zhao, am willing to die for you and do everything in my power to refine a batch of Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Truth Pills."

Under Zhao Zhixin's hopeful gaze, Chen Beiwu reached out and picked up the two jade slips, probing them with his divine sense.

Lan Xinyi's expression changed slightly, fearing that Sect Leader Chen might be swayed and deceived by Zhao Zhixin.

"It is indeed a good formula for the Nascent Soul Pill, especially for a high-level Xuan Dan Master. No wonder you are willing to give up the half-step Nascent Soul realm that you can hope to reach," Chen Beiwu commented.

Although these two pill formulas cannot compare to the Nascent Soul Pill formulas passed down through generations of the Mirror Moon Sect, they are not without their merits.

The Nascent Soul Pill formula passed down by the Mirror Moon Sect is of too high a grade, and the Creation Essence Medicine required to refine the pill is too precious. It is now impossible to collect a complete set of pill-refining ingredients in the Southern Wilderness Region.

Even if someone is incredibly lucky and manages to collect all the major medicinal herbs, no fifth-grade high-level Yuan Dan master in the Southern Wilderness can successfully refine them; all attempts end in failure.

However, the two prescriptions in front of us are extremely special. The main ingredients are nine kinds of extremely poisonous fourth-grade top-quality Xuan medicines and three relatively rare fifth-grade Yuan medicines.

These three fifth-tier Yuan medicines may be extremely difficult to find in the Southern Wilderness, let alone exchange or purchase, but they are not considered too scarce within the Immortal Alliance.

Given Chen Beiwu's ranking in the Jade Purity Sequence Gold Book, he has many ways to purchase these three fifth-tier Yuan medicines.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhixin felt relieved and thought things were settled.

Among the Nine Realms True Monarchs of the Southern Wilderness, none could resist the temptation of attaining the Dao and becoming a True Venerable.

He couldn't refuse, and neither could Master Chen.

This is the harsh reality!

"Sect Leader Chen, what do you mean?"

Seeing the change in Chen Beiwu's attitude, Lan Xinyi could only ask for his opinion.

"Explain clearly how you contacted and traded with the True Monarch of the Cangmo Sect, and then personally teach Tiedan how to refine the Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Elixir, and I may spare your life."

"If Tie Dan can refine a batch of Nine Deaths to Exchange for True Pills, and produce multiple pills, I can grant you one," Chen Beiwu stated his terms directly.

High-level alchemists are rare.

The renowned master Linglong Zhenjun, whom he found for Tiedan in the Immortal Alliance, always spent long periods in seclusion refining medicine, and could only occasionally give Tiedan some guidance.

If Zhao Zhixin can teach Tie Dan the unique poison pill method of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, enabling Tie Dan to become a fourth-grade high-level alchemist, then the merits and demerits will be balanced.

"Iron Egg?"

Zhao Zhixin was slightly taken aback, his eyes showing a blank expression.

After pondering for a moment, he cautiously asked, "May I ask, Sect Master, which alchemy master of the Mirror Moon Sect is this 'Iron Egg' you speak of?"

"Woof."

Tie Dan barked softly and walked up to Zhao Zhixin.

"???"

Zhao Zhixin's pupils contracted as he stared at the black dog in front of him. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed the words back down.

After three breaths, Zhao Zhixin finally couldn't suppress his pride and said bitterly, "Sect Master Chen, although I am a prisoner, why must you humiliate me like this, making me teach a demon king how to refine a Nascent Soul pill?"

"This—this is utterly absurd. If it must be this way, I, Zhao, would rather die to atone for my sins!"

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