However, Ding Yun still underestimated the strength of the Xiantian realm, especially the willpower of those at the peak of Xiantian. Although Zhao Xiaoyao was momentarily disoriented by Ding Yun’s mental pressure, he quickly recovered his composure with his own formidable willpower.
Then, with a look of terror, he stared at Ding Yun and said,
“Soul Shifting Great Technique, is this the Soul Shifting Great Technique?
Who exactly are you?
Are you perhaps an ancient demon from the Heavenly Soul Sect…”
In Zhao Xiaoyao’s impression, no one among the righteous sects practiced such techniques. Only people from the Heavenly Soul Sect did, and it was their specialty. Therefore, he naturally assumed Ding Yun was from the Heavenly Soul Sect.
He felt betrayed.
“Oh, I didn’t expect your willpower to be so strong.
But is this not you asking for a beating?”
Seeing that his hypnosis had failed, Ding Yun naturally had to take further action. The simplest way to weaken his willpower was to beat him severely until he was disoriented and his martial arts were crippled. This would naturally cause his willpower to falter, making him easier to control.
This was Ding Yun’s thought process, and so it was his action.
Within minutes, Zhao Xiaoyao was beaten to within an inch of his life. His body was swollen, his bones broken, his internal energy dispersed, his dantian shattered, and he became somewhat delirious, his willpower completely weakened to its extreme.
Ding Yun’s subsequent hypnosis went much smoother.
He easily gained control of his will.
“Do you remember the Divine Physician Valley? Speak truthfully, why did you attack the Divine Physician Valley back then, and who was involved in the attack? Tell me everything truthfully!”
“The Divine Physician Valley?
I remember, of course I remember. If the Divine Physician Valley hadn’t been instilling the idea of irreconcilable opposition between good and evil into Ayue, making her wary of my identity and unwilling to be with me.
Ayue and I would have been married long ago.
Since those bitches from the Divine Physician Valley preached about the irreconcilable nature of good and evil, then let one side of good and evil be utterly exterminated! So, I led the major sects of the demonic path to annihilate the Divine Physician Valley. I not only want to destroy the Divine Physician Valley, but also all the other righteous sects. As long as there are no so-called righteous sects,
then there will be no so-called distinction between good and evil.
Hahahaha, as long as there is no distinction between good and evil, Ayue will have no reason to refuse me anymore!”
Zhao Xiaoyao, now completely controlled by Ding Yun, was likely telling the truth, his genuine inner thoughts. In such a state, lying was impossible.
But Ding Yun’s eyes twitched as he listened.
What on earth was this?
It turned out to be caused by love.
Romeo and Juliet, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, no matter how much they were opposed, they didn’t annihilate the other’s entire family! This fellow’s actions were truly baffling. Ding Yun even doubted whether Ayue, whom he mentioned, actually liked him.
And with his behavior, his actions.
Wasn’t he insane?
What kind of sin had those righteous sects committed to encounter such a lunatic leader of the demonic path?
“Who is that Ayue?”
Although Ding Yun had asked what he wanted to know, she couldn’t help but feel curious and asked again.
“Ayue is Ayue, Li Yaoyue.”
Zhao Xiaoyao answered quite readily.
Upon hearing the name, Ding Yun immediately began to recall the memories of her original body, trying to find out who Li Yaoyue was from the Divine Physician Valley. After carefully reviewing the memories of her original body, her expression became even stranger.
Because she found no memories related to Li Yaoyue in the original body’s past. Although this didn’t mean Li Yaoyue wasn’t from the Divine Physician Valley, the original body had stayed there for ten years and was familiar with everyone from top to bottom. She knew all the direct disciples and at least the names of some more famous registered disciples. If Li Yaoyue made no impression in her memory,
then it could only mean she was very unremarkable.
Either she was so insignificant among the registered disciples that she was barely known, or she wasn’t from the Divine Physician Valley at all. Regardless of the situation, Ding Yun felt the Divine Physician Valley was quite unlucky.
“Are you sure Li Yaoyue is from the Divine Physician Valley?”
To resolve her doubts, Ding Yun had to ask again.
“Ayue is naturally from the Divine Physician Valley. That time when I was severely injured, if she hadn’t treated me, I might have died. A life-saving grace must be repaid with my person. Moreover, she said she was a disciple of the Divine Physician Valley. Ayue wouldn’t lie to me, so she must be a disciple of the Divine Physician Valley.”
Zhao Xiaoyao still seemed infatuated.
He answered every question.
“Then where is Li Yaoyue?” Ding Yun continued to ask.
“Ayue, Ayue is hidden by me in a place no one knows, only I know. She is in…
Ah… can’t say… Ah…”
Ding Yun’s question seemed to touch upon his forbidden zone, so even though his willpower had been weakened to the extreme, he still reacted, a trace of struggle appearing on his face as he resisted answering.
To get the answer, Ding Yun could only increase her mental pressure, forcing Zhao Xiaoyao to answer.
After a few minutes, Zhao Xiaoyao chuckled foolishly,
“I hid her within my body. No one can take her away. She has merged with me. She will never leave. She is forever mine.”
“No, no, she’s in Xuanbing. She’s just sleeping. No, no, she’s just sleeping.”
“Ah… No, Ayue is still alive…”
At first, Ding Yun felt a chill run down her spine, thinking this fellow was so perverted that he ate people. But when she heard his second and even third sentences, her mind was filled with confusion. She didn’t understand what was going on.
Was it a split personality, or had her mental pressure driven him mad, or was he faking it?
To avoid being unable to ask further questions, Ding Yun quickly restrained her mental pressure slightly and continued to ask questions unrelated to Li Yaoyue. This time, Zhao Xiaoyao seemed to have recovered his sanity and could answer normally. However, whenever Li Yaoyue’s whereabouts were mentioned again, he would descend into confusion.
It seemed to be a question he himself was confused about,
and he couldn’t provide an accurate answer.
But even with his chaotic answers, Ding Yun had a certain guess about Li Yaoyue’s fate.
That is, it was unlikely to end well.
The probability of death was likely over 80%.
However, it was clear that continuing to press Zhao Xiaoyao alone would yield no further information. Therefore, Ding Yun had to change her target and use a similar method to question the other three Xiantian realm demonic cultivators nearby.
After questioning them, she also detoxified several important elders of the Baizhan Demonic Cult and conducted similar inquiries.
After questioning everyone,
Ding Yun finally understood the entire sequence of events.