Chapter 691

Pei Jiuye walked over with long strides, raised his hand, and made a grasping motion with his five fingers.

Ye Lin felt the air around him freeze instantly; his whole body flew up uncontrollably, and it was difficult to even move a single finger.

"Everyone disperse."

As soon as Pei Jiuye finished speaking, the disciples watching the fun scattered in a rush; no one dared to stay for even a second, avoiding him like a snake or scorpion.

After dispersing the disciples, Pei Jiuye brought Ye Lin to the Punishment Hall.

The Punishment Hall was inconspicuous within the Joyous Union Sect; at first glance, one would think it was just some cultivator's cave dwelling.

And only after opening the door and walking down would one discover that there was a whole new world underground.

Moss-covered, slippery stairs led all the way down, and faint candlelight flickered on the walls.

Underground was a very large space, and a smell of blood mixed with rot rushed toward them; the turbid air was nauseating.

The first thing that caught the eye was a series of strange torture instruments, and one could even see some terrifying Gu insects.

Ye Lin was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, hung on a torture rack by Pei Jiuye.

Then Pei Jiuye washed his hands thoroughly before slowly walking in front of Ye Lin and taking a look at him.

"Tender skin and soft flesh; I like torturing cultivators like you the most. Don't worry, since the Hall Master has spoken, I will definitely leave you with a breath of life."

"Wait a moment, please wait a moment! Could you please release one of my hands first?" Ye Lin hurriedly said.

"Why, what do you want to do?"

Pei Jiuye snapped his fingers, and one of Ye Lin's hands regained its ability to move.

Ye Lin hurriedly took out a storage ring and handed it to Pei Jiuye.

"Um, Elder Pei, could you please be accommodating?"

Although he possessed an immortal body, who would want to be tortured for no reason?

Unexpectedly, upon seeing this, a flash of disappointment crossed Pei Jiuye's eyes.

"I thought you could come up with some strange trick; I didn't expect it to be bribery again. I've seen too many of these methods. The pittance you disciples give is something I don't even..."

Pei Jiuye suddenly widened his eyes!

Because it was only at this moment that he finally discovered how exaggerated the contents of the storage ring Ye Lin had given him were.

Inside, they were all top-grade Immortal Source Stones! And there were at least a full thousand of them!

This was a thousand top-grade Immortal Source Stones; this amount was not small even for him, the Punishment Elder!

This was because Ye Lin's Yihong Zoo was growing larger and larger, accumulating a huge amount of wealth for him over the years.

Ordinary Heaven-Tier cultivators, let alone a thousand top-grade Immortal Source Stones, would find it difficult to produce even a hundred if they emptied their entire bodies.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Pei Jiuye coughed twice, a smile appearing on his face.

However, combined with his half-ulcerated face, this smile looked somewhat creepy no matter how you looked at it.

"Being accommodating isn't impossible, but you definitely can't walk out of here unscathed; otherwise, it will be hard for me to explain."

Pei Jiuye flipped his palm, and a medicinal pill appeared in his hand.

"Come, eat this; it's a Numbing Pill. After eating it, you can temporarily be immune to pain."

After Ye Lin ate the pill, a sharp dagger appeared in Pei Jiuye's hand.

"Don't be afraid, this elder's blade is very fast, and with the Numbing Pill, I guarantee you won't feel any pain at all."

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Blade light flashed, and countless wounds appeared on Ye Lin's body.

Blood kept seeping from the wounds, instantly dyeing Ye Lin's robes red, making him look like a blood gourd.

However, while it looked miserable, in reality, Ye Lin had only suffered superficial wounds; for a cultivator, this level of injury could fully recover in one night even without any medicinal pills.

It had to be said that Pei Jiuye, this Punishment Elder, indeed had some real skills.

"Alright, stay here for a while longer; after a while, just go out like this."

Pei Jiuye put away the dagger.

"By the way, after you go out, you are not allowed to talk nonsense! Otherwise, next time, even bribing me won't work!"

"Rest assured, Elder, this disciple understands!" Ye Lin nodded repeatedly.

"Hmm."

Pei Jiuye waved his hand, and all the restrictions on Ye Lin's body disappeared; he walked down from the torture rack and regained his freedom of movement.

"You brat are a new face; how did you join the No-Thought Hall?"

Having nothing to do, Pei Jiuye became interested in Ye Lin; he hadn't been present when Ye Lin was being assessed by the Hall Master of the No-Thought Hall.

"By talent," Ye Lin answered truthfully.

"Oh? Since you can join the No-Thought Hall as a male disciple, it seems your talent is indeed very strong. Heaven-Tier single spirit root? Or a Holy Body?"

"Neither, I have a Forbidden Spirit Root."

Ye Lin had no need to hide it; Pei Jiuye could find out about this from Elder Xi and the others whenever he wanted to inquire.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Pei Jiuye stood up with a start, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Forbidden Spirit Root?! Are you truly a Forbidden Spirit Root? Then how did you avoid divine retribution?"

"By relying on my clansmen," Ye Lin said.

"Oh? You were born into a great family with powerful cultivators?" Pei Jiuye raised an eyebrow.

"No, I sacrificed them," Ye Lin spread his hands.

Pei Jiuye: "..."

He finally understood why this brat would join a demonic sect like the Joyous Union Sect.

"Besides sacrificing clansmen, are there any other ways?"

"You don't have any clansmen either?" Ye Lin asked in surprise.

"Hmm."

A look of sadness appeared in Pei Jiuye's eyes.

"I originally had some, but unfortunately, I was young and frivolous at the time and offended someone I shouldn't have; that person wiped out my entire family and even snatched away my wife."

"I fell into the demonic path because of this, because I needed power! I needed the power to take revenge!"

"In the end, I succeeded in my cultivation, defeated my enemy, and snatched my wife back, but unfortunately, he still managed to run away."

"He also chose to practice demonic arts, defeated me again, and snatched my wife away; I was lucky to escape with my life."

"Afterward, I snatched my wife back several more times, but she was snatched away by my enemy several more times."

Hearing this, Ye Lin really couldn't help it and asked.

"Are you playing 'Pass the Wife'?"

"Listen to me finish. Until the time I stepped into the Cave-Profound Realm, my wife was determined to follow my enemy; she said she already had his child and even persuaded me to let go of my hatred."

"At that time, I was in despair, and it was on that day that I completely fell into the demonic path, blood-sacrificing my enemy, my wife, and everyone in an entire city! Since then, I have been alone in this world."

After hearing Pei Jiuye's story, Ye Lin couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

"Sigh, Elder Pei, you are also a bitter person, but fortunately, you are clear-headed enough to know that your own strength is the most important thing, refining an entire city of people in one day."

Pei Jiuye nodded, a look of pride appearing in his eyes.

Unlike the righteous path, people on the demonic path naturally compete over who is more evil.

The act of blood-sacrificing a city made Pei Jiuye's reputation soar, and he firmly established his footing in the demonic path; this was also the thing he was most proud of.

"By the way, Elder Pei, what about the second day? How many cities did you blood-sacrifice on the second day?" Ye Lin asked with a curious face.

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"What do you mean by how many cities did I blood-sacrifice on the second day?"