Eternal Life by Daily Divination

After finishing this matter, Li Chang’an began interrogating the members of the Cui family. With a wave of his hand, numerous Golden Core and Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Cui family flew over and knelt before him.

Cui Niande and Cui Nianhe knelt at the very front.

Li Chang’an said indifferently, "I want to know, how long has the Cui family been colluding with the Demonic?"

"Senior, I... I really don’t know..." Cui Niande’s face was filled with panic. He shook his head repeatedly, denying any knowledge of the matter to the bitter end.

Beside him, Cui Nianhe did the same. They both knew clearly that once they admitted to colluding with the Demonic, they wouldn’t even be able to walk the Reincarnation Path; their souls would be utterly destroyed. If they fiercely denied it, there might still be a way out.

Cui Nianhe said in a panic, "True Monarch Lin, our Cui family has bled for the Righteous Dao and fought desperately against Demon Cultivators! We would never collude with the Demonic. It must be those Demon Cultivators intentionally framing our family."

The two of them continuously recounted the deeds of the Cui family disciples risking their lives against Demon Cultivators in the Northern Domain, begging Li Chang’an to let them off.

However, Li Chang’an remained expressionless, his voice as cold as ever. "It seems I have to use some methods."

He rarely tortured people himself; he usually let the Evil Souls do the work. But given the situation today, he naturally couldn’t let the Evil Souls appear, so he had to do it personally. Fortunately, he was well-versed in the Evil Souls’ methods. He was now proficient in the interrogation techniques of the Nine Ancient Major Sects, arguably making him the foremost expert in this field within the Righteous Dao.

It didn’t take long for Cui Niande’s miserable howls to ring out.

"AHHHH—"

His facial features contorted, and his cries of agony echoed between heaven and earth. Whether it was the Cui Clan Members or the Cultivators in the distant Immortal City, everyone’s scalp tingled with dread at the sight. They had never even heard of many of these methods, let alone seen them before today.

About half an hour later.

There wasn’t a single inch of intact flesh left on Cui Niande’s entire body. His aura was frail, tortured until he had barely a breath left, yet he still fiercely denied any collusion with the Demonic.

"It’s better to die. Perhaps there’s a chance to enter the Reincarnation Path..." he thought secretly, now only wishing for death.

Right at this moment, Li Chang’an took out over a dozen precious Healing Elixirs and refined their medicinal efficacy right in front of him. A moment later, he channeled the medicinal efficacy into Cui Niande’s body, causing the bloody form to rapidly heal.

"No, no, I don’t want to recover..."

Feeling his condition improve, Cui Niande had no trace of joy; instead, he was filled with terror. In the blink of an eye, he was restored to normal.

Immediately after, Li Chang’an once again deployed the interrogation techniques of the Nine Great Sects. Cui Niande’s shrill, ghost-like screams echoed between heaven and earth once more.

Seeing this, the members of the Cui family all turned deathly pale. Each of their faces was filled with horror, and they couldn’t stop trembling. They could all see that if Li Chang’an didn’t get the answers he wanted, he simply wouldn’t let Cui Niande breathe his last; he would only subject him to repeated torture.

"Is this person truly a Righteous Dao Cultivator?" Even Cui Ling felt extremely uncomfortable, thinking that Li Chang’an was even more demonic than an actual Demon Cultivator.

The Cultivation Immortality Realm had many interrogation methods. Certain Magic and Treasures could directly compel the interrogated person to spit out the answers. Yet, Li Chang’an deliberately avoided them, opting solely for the purest form of physical torment.

When Cui Niande recovered for the fourth time, a hoarse shout rang out. "I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!"

The one who spoke wasn’t Cui Niande, but Cui Nianhe beside him!

Hearing this voice, everyone was somewhat stunned. Who would have thought that while the heavily tortured Cui Niande had yet to break, Cui Nianhe, who was merely watching from the sidelines, couldn’t endure it anymore.

He confessed in a frantic and hurried tone, "It was three hundred years ago! Our Cui family established contact with the Demonic as early as three hundred years ago."

"Three hundred years?" Hearing this, the crowd in the Immortal City all gasped in shock. Many among them hadn’t even lived to be three hundred years old! Long before they were even born, the Cui family had already colluded with the Demonic and secretly plotted all of this.

Li Chang’an asked indifferently, "What promises did the Demonic make to the Cui family?"

"Nascent Soul!" Cui Nianhe answered hastily.

Three hundred years ago.

The master of the Demonic Nether Soul Sect, Celestial Nether True Monarch, personally descended upon the Cui family and made them a promise. As long as the Cui family cooperated with the Demonic’s operations, once the Battle of Righteous and Evil ended, he would support the Cui family in becoming a Nascent Soul Family!

Hearing this, Cui Ling shouted angrily, "How foolish! You actually believed the words of a Demon Cultivator?"

"Ancestor, Celestial Nether True Monarch didn’t deceive us. He swore a Dao Heart oath. Over these three hundred years, he fulfilled every single promise he made to us, leaving only the matter of the Nascent Soul." Cui Nianhe began recounting their experiences over the past three centuries.

According to him, despite Celestial Nether True Monarch’s exalted status as a Nascent Soul, he put on no airs whatsoever. He treated his subordinates with respect, was highly approachable, and kept his word, granting the Cui family numerous benefits. Furthermore, there seemed to be a special power about him. Just by exchanging a few words with him, one would involuntarily want to follow him, even die for him.

Initially, the Cui family did it purely for profit. But gradually, they became willing participants, unconsciously viewing themselves as members of the Demonic, only hoping that the Demonic could defeat the Righteous Dao as soon as possible.

Compared to the Demonic, the Righteous Dao’s White Tiger Sect often broke their promises.

"Ancestor, ever since the Cui family was established, almost all the Nascent Soul Treasures we obtained were sent to the White Tiger Sect. Yet, the White Tiger Sect only blindly demanded more. They occasionally offered lip service but never provided any real benefits."

"Even so, that shouldn’t be the reason for your betrayal!" After hearing his account, Cui Ling’s expression turned increasingly ugly.

Li Chang’an, however, looked as calm as ever. He simply felt that the strength of this Celestial Nether True Monarch might have already exceeded the Righteous Dao’s estimates. Many years ago, Celestial Nether True Monarch already possessed the Cultivation of the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul. With his talent, even if he hadn’t broken through to the Late Stage of Nascent Soul, he was likely not far off.

Today, whether in the Righteous Dao or the Demonic, the strongest figures openly known were all at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul. A Great Cultivator at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul had yet to appear.