Ye Kunlun sensed Gu Changsheng's emotional shift and said coldly, "No retreat? I'll give you one. Tell me everything you know, and I might spare your life!"
"Spare my life?" Gu Changsheng chuckled, "What's the point of just living?"
A hint of madness flashed in Gu Changsheng's eyes. "I'm aiming to reach Renxian. Only by following the Witch God do I have a chance!"
"Gu Changsheng, it seems you're beyond redemption?" Ye Kunlun's gaze turned cold. "You can't play any tricks in front of me. Confess obediently, or don't blame me for taking action!"
"I won't say anything," Gu Changsheng smiled. "The Witch God has already taken a part of my soul. Even if you kill me, the Witch God has a way to revive me!"
"Nonsense!"
Ye Kunlun sneered. "If this Witch God you speak of truly had such power, would he need to do such underhanded things? Why doesn't he act himself?"
"The Witch God's power has not yet recovered!" Gu Changsheng frowned, answering somewhat unpleasantly.
Ye Kunlun was amused by Gu Changsheng's answer. "You're the楼主 of Qintian Lou, and you believe such nonsense? It's truly laughable!"
"Since you won't speak, I'll find it myself!"
With that, Ye Kunlun's terrifying divine sense probed directly into Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
"You want to probe my sea of consciousness? It's not that easy!"
Gu Changsheng's expression darkened as he unleashed his full Foundation Establishment realm strength.
Even if he were to die, he wanted to take Ye Kunlun with him.
"I told you, your strength is like an ant before me!" Ye Kunlun walked towards Gu Changsheng.
With every step closer, Gu Changsheng felt his internal power being pushed back.
By the time Ye Kunlun reached him, all of Gu Changsheng's strength was forcefully pushed back into his dantian.
Gu Changsheng's face turned extremely pale, large beads of sweat rolling down his cheeks. He was unable to mobilize even a sliver of power from his dantian.
"How is this possible?" Gu Changsheng looked at Ye Kunlun in horror. "Just how strong is your power?"
"My master told me that I am invincible in this world!" Ye Kunlun looked indifferently at the horrified Gu Changsheng, his voice icy.
"I gave you a chance, and you didn't seize it yourself!"
With that, Ye Kunlun's divine sense directly entered Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
Gu Changsheng's expression froze, his eyes became utterly vacant. Ye Kunlun's divine sense rapidly searched his sea of consciousness for information about ten years ago and about the Witch God.
Just then, the soul imprint on Gu Changsheng's arm suddenly lit up.
Simultaneously, within Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness, a colossal phantom materialized, with a snake's body and a human head, sporting nine green-faced, fanged heads.
It was identical to the stone statue Ye Kunlun had seen in the painting before.
As the stone statue appeared, the terrifying destructive power of the Wu clan attempted to obliterate Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
Ye Kunlun would not allow them to succeed.
"You monstrous thing, daring to act so brazenly before me!" Ye Kunlun snorted angrily, his terrifying divine sense charging directly towards the Witch God's phantom!
After all, it was merely a soul imprint, whereas Ye Kunlun was using his full divine sense power.
In a single clash, the Witch God's phantom was dispersed, and an enraged, unwilling roar echoed in Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
" brat, you've disrupted my plans multiple times, I will kill you!"
"I will kill you!" Ye Kunlun's divine sense was filled with killing intent. "You don't need to find me, I will find you and slay you!"
The next second, the Witch God's phantom completely dissipated from Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
Ye Kunlun directly began searching within Gu Changsheng's sea of consciousness.
A moment later, Ye Kunlun withdrew his divine sense, his face etched with unprecedented solemnity.
To his surprise, the Wu clan's infiltration was far more severe than he had imagined.
There were people from the Wu clan even within the Northern Border Army.
Besides the Northern Border Army, there were also Wu clan members in the Eastern Sea Army and the Heavenly Listening Bureau, though their specific identities remained unknown.
Furthermore, Ye Kunlun also found information about the East Ocean Three Gods Society from his sea of consciousness.
The Witch God was considered one of the Three Gods by the East Ocean people.
This clarified the relationship between the Three Gods Society and the Witch God, and also explained why Zhou Lie, Feng Zhan, and others were connected to the Three Gods Society.
Of course, the figures of Changsun Changkong and another patriarch from the seven Kyoto families were also involved.
Regardless of who it was, Ye Kunlun would not let anyone who participated in the events of ten years ago off the hook.
Gu Changsheng recovered at this moment, looking blankly at Ye Kunlun, then down at the soul contract that had disappeared from his arm.
"Kill me,"
Gu Changsheng said.
"Do you think I'll let you off?" Ye Kunlun snapped out of his thoughts, looking coldly at Gu Changsheng.
As the楼主 of Qintian Lou, Gu Changsheng had become a running dog for the Witch God and the East Ocean people, and he deserved to die.
"However, I don't plan on killing you!"
With that, Ye Kunlun, carrying Gu Changsheng, leaped directly from the ninth floor of Qintian Lou.
"Slash!"
The massive Star River sword that had previously struck Qintian Lou descended in response, splitting Qintian Lou in half from top to bottom!
Xueshou and Feng Tutu were dumbfounded.
Ye Kunlun had actually cleaved Qintian Lou in two.
However, due to the formation, although Qintian Lou was split in half, it did not collapse!
"Take him back and imprison him in the Wujian Prison!"
Ye Kunlun directly sealed Gu Changsheng's cultivation and handed him over to Xueshou.
The commotion at Qintian Lou naturally attracted considerable attention, as Qintian Lou was, after all, a landmark in Kyoto.
"My heavens, what happened? How was Qintian Lou split in half by a sword?!"
"I heard the楼主 of Qintian Lou is an Immortal Master. Is there someone even more powerful than him?"
To ordinary people, Gu Changsheng was a legendary Immortal Master, an invincible existence, and no one could possibly be his match.
"Too terrifying. Could it be that Qintian Lou incurred divine wrath and was struck by lightning? This doesn't look like it was done by human hands at all!"
"We ordinary folk can't discuss such matters. Let's just enjoy the spectacle!"
Soon, the incident of Qintian Lou being split in half made the news.
The seven Kyoto families received the news immediately.
The entire city was abuzz.
When Changsun Changkong heard about it, the teacup in his hand nearly slipped. "What did you say? Qintian Lou was cleaved in half by a sword?"
"Yes, Master," replied the servant.
"What exactly happened?" Changsun Changkong frowned, finding it all too unbelievable.
Qintian Lou was no ordinary place, and it contained a terrifying killing formation. How could it be so easily split open?
"It's said to be Ye Kunlun..."
"What? Ye Kunlun?" Changsun Changkong was startled again. "I didn't hear that he had any feud with Qintian Lou. Why would he go looking for trouble with Gu Changsheng?"
"Right, where is Gu Changsheng?" Changsun Changkong pressed.
"According to the scouts, Gu Changsheng's cultivation was sealed by Ye Kunlun and he has been imprisoned in Wujian Prison!"
Hearing this, Changsun Changkong was stunned speechless.