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Chapter 425: Threat and Interrogation
Chapter 425: Threat and Interrogation
Lu Family: Lu Qing sat in his quiet room.
Outside, Xiao Li and Xiao Yan's playful voices echoed.
After listening for a while, a smile appeared on Lu Qing's face, and he closed his eyes, his mind entering the Flame Cauldron.
"Young Master."
Seeing Lu Qing enter, "Flame" greeted him respectfully.
"Hmm."
Lu Qing sensed the change in "Flame's" attitude.
However, he didn't correct it but merely nodded and then looked towards the central location of the Spirit Artifact Space.
There, a figure was trapped within a spatial cage, his eyes vacant and his face occasionally contorting in pain, as if experiencing something terrifying.
"Young Master, this gray-robed man has been unconscious since being locked up.
Moreover, I've used most of my strength to form the spatial cage, so he can't escape."
As "Flame" spoke, his heart was secretly startled.
He could clearly see that the gray-robed man was trapped in an illusion.
But he couldn't understand how a Golden Core cultivator's mental will could be so easily affected.
What kind of illusion was so terrifying that it could keep a Golden Core cultivator in a perpetual state of unconsciousness?
Where did the Young Master learn such an illusion technique?
The [Illusion] divine ability was unleashed silently.
Lu Qing had never revealed this hidden skill before. During his previous battle with the white-robed youth, he had only used it twice, and each time it was broken within a very short period.
Therefore, "Flame" didn't know that Lu Qing, apart from his physical body's divine ability, also possessed a divine soul technique.
"Not bad," Lu Qing praised.
With a wave of his hand, a ripple of mental power was emitted, dispelling the divine ability that had been entangled in the gray-robed man's third eye acupoint.
After a long while, the gray-robed man's eyes finally regained their clarity, and he slowly regained consciousness.
When he woke up and realized his situation, he was first shocked and tried to unleash his power, struggling to break free.
But suddenly, as his gaze fell upon the two figures in front of him, his body stiffened.
The Mystic Core that was about to unleash its power suddenly halted, daring not to move again.
"You know better," Lu Qing said with a faint smile, "Or else I'll send you back into the illusion to wake up a few more days."
Hearing this, the gray-robed man's body trembled involuntarily.
He recalled his experience in the illusion and fear flashed in his eyes.
That illusion was too terrifying; no matter how hard he tried to break free with his mental will, he couldn't escape. He could only sink deeper and deeper, unable to extricate himself.
If it weren't for the fact that time had run out, he suspected that he would have been completely assimilated by the illusion, his divine soul consciousness completely obliterated, with no chance of rebirth.
"Senior's cultivation is profound, and your divine ability is formidable. I truly admire you and bow in defeat.
Senior, please just tell me how you plan to deal with me, so that I can also be mentally prepared."
At this moment, the gray-robed man had realized his situation.
He was probably in a Spirit Artifact Space, and the Lu Qing in front of him was just a manifestation of a strand of divine soul power.
As for the person next to him with the long horns, he should be the artifact spirit of this Spirit Artifact.
The fish that is trapped by the net has no choice but to surrender. So, the gray-robed man became more composed.
"Senior?" Lu Qing shook his head upon hearing this, "I'll leave the question of how to deal with you aside for now. I spared your life only to ask you a few questions.
If you answer honestly, that's good. If not, I'll just have to spend more effort interrogating you in the illusion.
I'm just curious, how long can you last under my illusion?"
The Gray-robed Man's eyes twitched, and he instantly understood that he had no choice but to comply.
He had personally experienced the terrifying power of Lu Qing's Illusionary Technique.
That feeling of being in the depths of hell was something he truly did not wish to experience again.
With a sigh, he said, "I don't know what Senior wishes to know, but Junior will surely speak without reservation."
Seeing his compliance, Lu Qing smiled and said, "Then, introduce yourself first. Where do you and your fellow disciples come from, and how did you end up in our world?"
The Gray-robed Man hesitated, noticing that Lu Qing had referred to their world as "our world."
Could it be that this mysterious and powerful individual was a native of this world, rather than an Alien like himself?
The Gray-robed Man's thoughts raced in his mind, but he could only manage a bitter smile, "If I tell you that our fellow disciples came here due to an accident, I wonder if Senior would believe it?"
"Oh?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow, "Go on and explain."
"My fellow disciples and I come from a great world far, far away from here.
On that day, the two of us were exploring a Mystic Realm when we encountered hostile forces from our sect's enemies..."
"And so, as we were being pursued by disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, we accidentally activated an ancient teleportation array.
Somehow, we ended up on the outskirts of your world, Senior.
This place is far too distant from our home world.
Even with Golden Core Realm speed, it would take dozens or even hundreds of years to cross the vast starry sky and reach another world.
With no way back to our sect, we had no choice but to explore this world, hoping to find a cross-domain teleportation array and a way back home."
"Senior, my fellow disciple and I did not intend to intrude upon your world.
If we had known this was your Daoist Ground, we would never have dared to offend you in the slightest."
The Gray-robed Man explained in detail how he and his fellow disciple had ended up in this small world.
Of course, there were some things he had to conceal.
For instance, he omitted the existence of the Purity Lotus, and he blamed the conflict entirely on the Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples.
He also intentionally concealed the role of the Void Ship, attributing their arrival solely to the ancient teleportation array.
In the end, he even feigned helplessness, hoping to evoke Lu Qing's sympathy.
After listening, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged, and it was unclear if he believed the Gray-robed Man's words.
However, 'Flame' beside him couldn't hide his astonishment.
Although they had previously suspected that the Gray-robed Man and his fellow disciple might be Aliens, hearing their confirmation still came as a shock.
Especially when the Gray-robed Man mentioned the countless worlds beyond, like countless stars.
Their world seemed incredibly vast and boundless, far more expansive than this one.
And yet, their world was just a small world, located in the most desolate and remote region.
Great worlds, small worlds, and the Immortal Realm...
Hearing these terms, 'Flame' felt like his horizons had expanded, realizing how limited his previous understanding had been.
"So, you didn't come here intentionally?" Lu Qing asked.
"I dare not deceive you, Senior," the Gray-robed Man quickly replied, "My fellow disciple and I indeed came here by accident, and I swear upon my Divine Soul!"
(End of Chapter)
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