System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Facing Chuan Yue of the Nalan Clan, how could Chen Xuan be careless in the slightest? Before Chuan Yue could make any crazy counterattack, Chen Xuan's divine power surged, and a huge palm instantly shot out. The palm pressed down like a small mountain and firmly gripped Chuan Yue's neck.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xuan exerted his strength and pulled Chuan Yue out of the tree canopy. Then, Chen Xuan gathered all his strength and punched Chuan Yue's dantian.

"No, you, you, you—you actually destroyed my cultivation!" With his cultivation destroyed in an instant, Chuan Yue's face turned ashen white. An unprecedented sense of powerlessness washed over him like a tidal wave, causing him to lose his grip on the magical weapon in his hand, which fell to the side with a clatter.

“I am proficient in an extremely torturous secret technique called the Heart-Burning Technique; I also know a method for extracting souls for torture, called the Soul-Refining Method of Vengeful Ghosts; and I also possess a banner called the Banner of Ten Thousand Ghosts.” Chen Xuan gripped Chuan Yue’s neck, his gaze icy cold, like a demon god from the deepest hell, staring at him coldly as he said, word by word, “How do you want to die?”

These three names all refer to extremely insidious spells and evil treasures.

Chuan Yue never expected that the person before him was a heretical cultivator, and one whose strength was terrifyingly powerful. Facing Chen Xuan's expressionless, cold face, Chuan Yue felt an endless despair, like a surging darkness, completely engulfing him.

The destruction of the Purple Mansion Lake meant that everything he possessed had vanished in an instant. His heart was filled with resentment, his gaze sharp as knives, fixed intently on Chen Xuan, as if he wanted to tear Chen Xuan to pieces with his malevolent eyes.

"If you don't speak, can I take that as you want to try all three?" Chen Xuan's icy eyes were like cold stars as he stared intently at Chuan Yue, his voice so cold it seemed to freeze the air.

Upon hearing this, Chuan Yue finally gave in. He immediately lowered his head and begged for mercy, at this moment he only wanted to die a quick death.

"No, senior, I was wrong. I beg you to spare my life."

Chen Xuan's aura was too powerful. Chuan Yue was just a guard attached to the young master of the Nalan clan. Compared with Chen Xuan, he was not a cultivator at all. In front of Chen Xuan, he was as insignificant as an ant.

"Want to live?" Chen Xuan said coldly. "Then answer a few questions truthfully. If you can provide useful information, there might still be a chance to live."

Upon hearing this, Chuan Yue, whose face had been ashen, looked slightly better. But he knew in his heart that this was nothing more than a faint glimmer of hope.

"Senior, please tell me, as long as the content is not bound by the oath of Heaven, Chuan Yue will definitely tell you everything he knows without reservation."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan gave a cold laugh and said, "You're very clever. Then tell me, what exactly is the composition of your Nalan clan's team for this secret realm operation?"

Previously, Chen Xuan had spent a considerable amount of time studying and researching the methods of binding master and servant contracts. Therefore, before questioning him, he naturally would not reveal any hatred towards the young master of the Nalan family, so as not to arouse Chuan Yue's vigilance.

Chuan Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this seemingly trivial question. He had genuinely worried that this person was about to inquire about the Nalan family's secrets.

"This time, we had a total of twenty-seven servants, who entered the secret realm in three waves."

Chen Xuan immediately released his divine sense to carefully observe Chuan Yue's micro-expressions. After confirming that Chuan Yue was not lying, he nodded slightly and said, "You are very sensible. Not bad. Continue."

Chuan Yue initially thought Chen Xuan was only asking about these trivial secrets, but the next moment, her heart tightened, and she instantly became tense.

"Who are the prodigies from the Nalan clan who participated in this secret realm? What are their names? What are their strength and cultivation levels?" Chen Xuan asked calmly, his hand still firmly gripping Chuan Yue's neck.

"Senior, I cannot reveal this secret. I have signed a master-servant contract with the young master. If I reveal any secrets about my master, my soul will be scattered." Chuan Yue looked at Chen Xuan with fear in her eyes and explained sincerely.

"Hmph." Chen Xuan had already anticipated this; it was merely a test. As expected, the servants had been strictly ordered not to divulge the operation's secrets.

"In that case, I would like to know if, in the past five years, a native force has suddenly appeared within the territory under the jurisdiction of the Nalan clan? Those people wear strange clothes, their skin is whiter than that of the local natives, and they speak rather casually."

Chen Xuan stared intently at Chuan Yue, emphasizing, "I understand the master-servant contract very well. These hearsay and rumors are not bound by the master-servant contract."

Upon hearing this, Chuan Yue tried hard to recall every detail about this news from the past few years.

"Senior, I... I really don't know. Our team are the young master's servants. We rarely leave the young master's residence. When we do go out, it's always on orders. We have absolutely no freedom."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan's eyes instantly turned icy cold, and his large hand, radiating Crimson Bright Divine Power, slowly tightened. At the same time, his other hand began to form hand seals, causing the spiritual energy in the air to instantly become restless.

wow——

A cluster of blood-red flames instantly appeared at Chen Xuan's fingertip, flickering and radiating an eerie and terrifying aura. Looking at the dancing flames, Chen Xuan murmured, "So, you're of no value to me after all?"

This Heart-Burning Flame is extremely domineering. Once planted in the body, it will continuously burn the internal organs until everything is burned away from the inside out, causing the person to die in extreme pain. Faced with such a vicious and torturous spell, Chuan Yue's face instantly contorted, as if possessed by an evil spirit.

He could no longer hold back and immediately said, "No, senior, I know of a place of great opportunity for gods and demons. If you go there, with your abilities, you will surely gain something. Senior, you know, you will understand."

Chen Xuan looked at the blood seeping from Chuan Yue's eyes and her incredibly distorted face, smiled slightly, and nodded, saying, "In other words, the prodigies of the Nalan clan will also head there."

"No, I don't know, I don't know..."

"Where?" Chen Xuan pressed, ignoring Chuan Yue's repeated denials.

Chuan Yue pondered for a moment, looked at Chen Xuan, and said through gritted teeth, "If you want to know this secret, you must swear an oath to Heaven that you will not capture or torture my soul. Otherwise, even if I die, I will not tell you."

Chen Xuan knew that this was Chuan Yue's last struggle and hope. So he nodded and said, "I promise you."

As Chen Xuan made his oath to the Heavenly Dao, Chuan Yue slowly pointed to the southwest and said, "There is a crimson mountain range 130,000 miles away from here. And as expected, that mountain range should be one of the old lairs of many gods and demons in ancient times."

Chuan Yue paused for a moment, then continued, "According to the information we received, there are images of divine bodies naturally born from ancient true blood gods and demons, as well as many rare treasures left over from ancient times."

After saying that, Chuan Yue looked at Chen Xuan nervously and said, "Senior, these are the secrets I can tell you. I hope you will keep your promise."

Chen Xuan glanced deeply into the southwest, then suddenly unleashed tremendous force with his palm, crushing Chuan Yue's neck with a "crack".

After casually collecting Chuan Yue's magical treasures and divine weapons as spoils of war, Chen Xuan immediately took Bai Li and transformed into a streak of light, rushing rapidly towards the southwest.

"The prodigy of the Nalan clan, I, Chen Xuan, have arrived."