208: Torturing Xuanjizi

Chapter 206 Interrogating Xuanjizi

Arriving at the underground palace, Zheng Yi found that many figures were already guarding the place.

The Shadow Guard, the Jinyi Guard, and Chen Liancang had also been keeping watch nearby for a long time.

Inside the small underground palace, six Innate Realm Martial Artists, three Cultivators, along with a large number of grenades, mechanisms, and so on, had already gathered.

In the shadows, there were also a large number of elite soldiers guarding the area, making it extremely secure.

For a severely injured Cultivator, wanting to break through this place was simply impossible!

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Mhm."

Everyone bowed in salute, and Zheng Yi only nodded slightly, quickly arriving at the depths of the dungeon.

"Your concubine greets Your Majesty!"

Consort Cui saw Zheng Yi arrive and spoke, "Only the last layer of ice remains on Master's body, and she will soon break through. I wonder if Your Majesty..."

Zheng Yi looked forward. Under the dim lamplight, only a thin layer of ice remained on Xuanjizi, which could shatter at any moment.

The ground was covered with ice residue and icy water, and the entire dungeon was bone-chillingly cold.

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Yi said, "Tie her to the stone pillar and wait for my command before taking action."

"Understood!"

"Y-Your Majesty..."

Cui Xiabing hesitated and said, "S-She is my Master, surely she won't harm us..."

"One must always be on guard against others."

Zheng Yi said in a deep voice, "Although this person is your Master, she is an outsider after all."

"Whether for my safety or Beloved Consort's safety, we cannot handle this casually."

"Caution is paramount."

"If your Master is willing to submit, I will naturally untie her."

"This... alright."

Soon, under the actions of the Shadow Guard, Xuanjizi was bound to the stone pillar with iron chains.

With a wave of his hand, six Blood Moon Gu shot out, stopping in front of Xuanjizi's Divine Artifact.

After carefully probing for a moment, Zheng Yi immediately nodded at Cui Xiabing and said, "Beloved Consort, make your move."

As soon as his voice fell, Cui Xiabing's hands kept forming hand seals, and the Yin Sha Qi condensed, pressing close to the ice sculpture.

Under her influence, the ice layer on Xuanjizi's body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Finally, accompanied by the dissipation of the last layer of ice, a weak sound of breathing came from Xuanjizi.

With a thought in his mind, those six Blood Moon Gu shot out immediately.

One of the Blood Moon Gu bit off the Storage Pouch at Xuanjizi's waist and flew over with it in its mouth.

The second Blood Moon Gu bit off the jade pendant next to the Storage Pouch and also flew over.

The third Blood Moon Gu held the green bronze hairpin on Xuanjizi's hair bun in its mouth and flew over.

Everything that could possibly be a Magical Artifact was all bitten off and brought over!

Perhaps because she had just awakened from the freezing, Xuanjizi actually did not control these things, and they were very easily carried away by the Blood Moon Gu.

At the same time, the fourth, fifth, and sixth Blood Moon Gu landed respectively on Xuanjizi's neck, heart meridians, and Dantian.

As long as she made any unusual movements, these three Blood Moon Gu could take her life!

Soon, in less than a dozen breaths of time, Xuanjizi's breathing began to become chaotic, and she suddenly opened her eyes.

"Ugh!"

Just as she wanted to move, she discovered that she was actually bound to a huge stone pillar.

Upon careful perception, the Storage Pouch on her body, defensive Magical Artifacts, and so on, were actually all taken away.

At this moment, apart from a single Daoist robe on her whole body, there was actually nothing else.

In addition, she also sensed that in the surrounding darkness, there were at least a dozen people guarding, and their auras were extremely cold and gloomy.

"What is this place?"

"Immortal Master Xuanjizi..."

Zheng Yi's voice slowly came over. Under the flickering dim lamplight, Xuanjizi saw a young man sizing her up from head to toe.

"Y-You are..."

Xuanjizi muttered, then suddenly, as if remembering something, stared fixedly at Zheng Yi.

Memories from several years ago suddenly flashed through her mind.

"Emperor Zhengyong!"

"You are the Great Yu Emperor, Emperor Zhengyong!"

"How could it be you...! Why did you capture this Immortal Master?!"

"Master...!"

Suddenly, Cui Xiabing rushed out, ran up to Xuanjizi, and grabbed her hand tightly.

"Bing'er?"

"Y-You..."

Xuanjizi also recognized Cui Xiabing and hesitated, saying, "I-It was you who saved me from the Yin Sha cold ice... You guys captured me!"

"Bing'er, were you coerced by Emperor Zhengyong? Bastard... Let me go quickly!"

"Master..."

With tearful eyes, Cui Xiabing looked back at Zheng Yi, her eyes filled with entreaty.

"Beloved Consort need not worry..."

Zheng Yi said calmly, "Daoist Master Xuanjizi, I never intended to make things difficult for you. On the contrary, why did you steal my ghost spirit grass?"

"Your ghost spirit grass?"

Xuanjizi sneered and said, "The treasures of the world naturally ought to be obtained by us Cultivators. This is only right and proper."

"Even if you are an emperor, how can you manage the affairs of our Cultivation World?"

"Kid, I advise you to release me quickly, otherwise once this Immortal Master breaks free..."

"Heh heh heh..."

Zheng Yi sneered, "You truly are stubbornly obstinate. Beloved Consort, it's not that I don't want to let your Master off. Given your Master's current appearance, do you think it's still possible?"

"Master~"

"Daoist Master Xuanjizi, didn't you feel anything?"

"Feeling..."

Xuanjizi frowned, then suddenly lowered her head, her eyes filled with shock as she said, "Spirit bugs! Why are there spirit bugs here!"

On her neck, heart meridians, and Dantian, three Blood Moon Gu about the size of an index finger were lying there, exuding a ferocious and cold aura.

This aura made her heart palpitate with fear!

"Master, these are spirit bugs raised by His Majesty. Please stop bickering with His Majesty..."

"Bickering?"

Xuanjizi frowned, suddenly sizing Cui Xiabing up and down, and said in a cold voice, "You... Emperor Zhengyong called you Beloved Consort? You... lost your virginity!"

"Bastard!"

"Before reaching the Middle Stage of the Su Nü Yin Sha Gong, you must not lose your virginity! How did Master teach you!"

"And you actually had your virginity taken by this fellow Emperor Zhengyong...!"

Cui Xiabing blushed and said, "Master, this Disciple was originally His Majesty's consort to begin with."

"Besides, this Disciple has long since broken through Qi Refining Level 3, and is now already at Qi Refining Level 4."

"Hm?"

Xuanjizi drew a sharp breath of cold air, "Y-You broke through to Qi Refining Level 4? How is that possible!"

"You and I, master and Disciple, have only been separated for four or five years. How could you break through so quickly?"

Cui Xiabing looked at Zheng Yi with a blushing face and said, "Th-This matter is thanks to His Majesty..."

"Thanks to him?"

Xuanjizi asked doubtfully, "Emperor Zhengyong is merely a Mortal, how could he help you?"

"Master!"

Cui Xiabing stopped Xuanjizi again and said, "His Majesty is also a Cultivator!"

"His Majesty today is a Qi Refining Level 3 Cultivator, you know."

"Qi Refining Level 3? Impossible!"

Xuanjizi frowned and said, "When I accepted you as a Disciple, this master once tested Emperor Zhengyong; he didn't have a Spiritual Root at all, how could he become a Cultivator?"

Zheng Yi's heart stirred, and he said, "Immortal Master Xuanjizi, this is where you are ignorant and ill-informed."

"Oh? This Immortal Master is ignorant and ill-informed?"

Xuanjizi sneered and said, "I wonder what advice this... Fellow Daoist has?"

Zheng Yi asked, "Do you know what types of Spiritual Roots exist in this world?"

"Isn't this simple?"

Xuanjizi said, "Apart from the most basic Five Elements Spiritual Roots, there are also variant Spiritual Roots and Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Did this Immortal Master say anything wrong?"

"You got more than half of it right."

Zheng Yi said, "There is another kind of Spiritual Root circulating in this world, Immortal Master Xuanjizi..."

"Another kind of Spiritual Root..."

Xuanjizi's eyes were filled with doubt, but she quickly reacted.

"You mean... Hidden Spiritual Root!"

"Correct, I possess a Hidden Spiritual Root!"

Zheng Yi said calmly. This was also the excuse he found for why he could suddenly Cultivate.

Whether it was Xuanjizi before him or Zhao Xi Zheng of the Taiyi Sect, both knew he had no Spiritual Root.

But since he could still Cultivate, he could only push these excuses onto having a Hidden Spiritual Root.

The so-called Hidden Spiritual Root was an extremely concealed Spiritual Root.

The attributes of this kind of Spiritual Root were still Five Elements attributes or variant Spiritual Roots, but they were extremely rare.

Only after being stimulated by a specific Cultivation Technique would it manifest, thereby embarking on the path of cultivation.

Ordinary Hidden Spiritual Roots could simply not be detected by ordinary methods, which discarded a large portion of Hidden Spiritual Roots.

Mortals with Hidden Spiritual Roots who could come into contact with Cultivation Techniques were even rarer, making Hidden Spiritual Roots even harder for people to discover.

Hearing Zheng Yi say this, Cui Xiabing's eyes were also filled with shock and strangeness.

"Hidden Spiritual Root... No wonder you were able to embark on the path of cultivation."

Xuanjizi muttered, "However, where did your Cultivation Technique come from, how..."

"This matter need not trouble Immortal Master Xuanjizi to worry about."

Zheng Yi said, "What we are discussing today is how to deal with you, Immortal Master Xuanjizi..."

Xuanjizi frowned, but quickly relaxed, saying, "I am Bing'er's Master, and you are Bing'er's Dao Companion. Could it be that you really want to disregard Bing'er's face and kill me?"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "Of course I won't kill you, but how to deal with you is also a headache..."

"It's very simple."

Xuanjizi immediately said, "If you were a Mortal, no matter what, this Immortal Master would not bow her head."

"But you are also a Cultivator, so the two of us can address each other as Fellow Daoist."

"I robbed your things, and being inferior in strength, I was captured by your subordinates. Because of Bing'er you cannot kill me, so I naturally ought to be punished."

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi's eyes lit up as he asked, "I wonder how the Cultivation World punishes such matters when they encounter them?"

"Either compensate with double the value in Spirit Stones, or do one thing for you. You pick."

"That ghost spirit grass is a Tier 2 Spiritual Plant..."

Xuanjizi's eyes rolled and she said, "Worth ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones, this Immortal Master can compensate you with ten Talismans, which is enough to compensate for your loss."

"Ten Talismans?"

Zheng Yi sized her up and down and said, "Where are they?"

Xuanjizi pouted her lips and said, "There, my Storage Pouch is on the table in front of you. Give it to me, and I'll get the Talismans for you."

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "This is my battle trophy, when did it become your thing?"

"Hm?"

Xuanjizi widened her eyes: "Kid! You truly are crafty... A model of our generation!"

"Fine, fine, this Immortal Master will agree to one of your requests."

"Speak, what do you want this Immortal Master to do? Kill someone? Or do you want to beg for some Cultivation Techniques, treasures, or the like from this Immortal Master?"

"As long as you can release this Immortal Master, any condition can be discussed."

Sizing up the seemingly generous Xuanjizi, a trace of a strange feeling suddenly arose in Zheng Yi's heart.

No matter how he looked at this Xuanjizi, she seemed like she was trying to swindle someone...

"Beloved Consort~"

Zheng Yi called out, and Cui Xiabing quickly reacted: "Your Majesty?"

"Do you know if there are any methods in the Cultivation World to restrict certain Cultivators?"

"Is Your Majesty referring to... poison? Or..."

"No, no, no, some other safer ways."

Cui Xiabing racked her brain, and soon remembered something.

"When your concubine was chatting casually with Consort Yu before, I heard Consort Yu mention that her master talked about something called a 'Heavenly Dao Oath'."

Xuanjizi's expression changed, and she immediately shouted: "Bing'er...!"