Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"Heh heh."

The girl sneered a few times, "Does natural law allow you to destroy a continent? Just like how you destroyed Pingxi Continent?"

"That is not correct."

The old man by the dried-up well spoke solemnly, "Who lives in the First Grade Continent? They are all poor people. For them, living is a form of suffering. We are helping them to be relieved from their pain."

"Look at these people. Almost ninety percent of them will never be able to go to the Second Grade Continent in their lifetimes. They don't even know that the Second Grade Continent exists. From their point of view, their Continent is their entire world."

"Just like crickets in a cage, utterly unaware of how vast the world outside is."

"Moreover,"

"The collapse of this Continent is inevitable. We are merely hastening the process a little."

...

...

Chen Qiu, who had been bowing his head in contemplation and waiting for these people to leave, slowly lifted his head and looked indifferently at the group when he heard their conversation. It seemed he had inadvertently overheard something extraordinary.

The Pingxi Continent was destroyed by man?

To be able to destroy a First Grade Continent by man, that must be something only beings from the Immortal Realm could do. Were these people from the Immortal Realm?

And he personally disagreed with their statement.

Who told you that life for those living on the First Grade Continent is full of suffering? Poverty might be true, but their lives are also full of flavor. Why should they deserve to die?

"Alright, alright."

The old man who appeared to be the leader was twiddling his fingers, "We have no time to waste. Let's not throw a tantrum now. We will fulfill our promises to you. Let's quickly deal with this Continent. We still need to hurry to the Xuantian Continent."

"The orders from above are,"

"We must, within five years, destroy all twelve lower-level Continents of the Vast Continent. The time is tight and the task is heavy; we don't have much time left."

...

Chen Qiu, who was standing aside watching all this, suddenly laughed. It was good that they were also planning to destroy the Xuantian Continent. Although he did not know which power in the Immortal Realm these people belonged to, he also did not wish to make a formidable enemy before even entering the Immortal Realm.

After all, the Xuantian Continent was his homeland.

He could not just watch as the Xuantian Continent was destroyed, especially since Da Xia Country was affiliated with Xuantian Continent. If Xuantian Continent were destroyed, Da Xia Country would be reduced to ashes. He had deep feelings for Da Xia Country; after all, he had stayed there for a full thousand years.

The conversation of these people lacked focus.

Immediately, he did not wish to wait for their meaningless exchange to continue. His sleeves billowed, and his Divine Sense instantly enveloped the entire Wang Family. Not a trace of Spiritual Energy fluctuation could be seen in the courtyard, but everyone had already been forcibly taken into his small world.

Of this group, only the old man had Unification Cultivation, the rest had Void Refining Cultivation, and the woman even only had Golden Core Cultivation.

Of course, they were not a match for him.

After bringing them to the small world, Chen Qiu settled these people in batches, then turned to the Bai Family Patriarch, "What's the name of the person you planted in the Wang Family? I need to find him for some questioning. The Pingxi Continent was destroyed by man, and it was done by these people."

He then turned his head towards Xiong Gao.

"I need all the detailed intelligence on these people. I'll leave the interrogation to you. Can you do it?"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission."

Xiong Gao answered solemnly.

The Bai Family Patriarch, now aware of the urgency of the situation and no longer concerned about exposing his Anzi identity, immediately took out a portrait of a man from his chest and handed it to Chen Qiu, "His name is Wang Yi. He was taken in by the Wang Family seven hundred years ago, and now he has become... the Wang Family Patriarch."

...

Chen Qiu paused for a moment, took the portrait, and looked emotionlessly at the Bai Family Patriarch, "You call that an Anzi?"

"That..."

The Bai Family Patriarch said somewhat awkwardly in a low voice, "We provide certain assistance to exceptional Anzi, so they can ascend to higher positions and thus be more valuable."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu took the portrait and said, "I'll go out and ask him about the situation. There's something not right with the Wang Family. Xiong Gao, I'm leaving the matters here to you."

Having said that, he didn't stay any longer and immediately left the small world.

His Divine Sense quickly enveloped the entire Wang Family, not concealing his intimidating presence, pinning everyone to the ground, unable to move, and he soon found the old man in the portrait.

Inside the Wang Family Ancestral Hall.

A middle-aged man was kneeling in a pool of blood, looking like he had just finished offering incense, but there was a dagger stuck in his back, lifeless by this time.

Dead.

This man was the Wang Family Patriarch, also the Bai Family Patriarch's Anzi, but by this time he was dead inside the ancestral hall, apparently not long after his death, probably around the same time Chen Qiu had come to the Wang Family.

And it must have been someone he trusted who killed him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been stabbed in the back.

A cultivator wouldn't allow a stranger to easily approach their back.

After examining the scene and confirming there was no hope of revival, Chen Qiu took all the members of the Wang Family into the small world. He needed to understand how the Pingxi Continent was destroyed, how it was done, and which power was behind it.

The Xuantian Continent was the existence he had to protect.

So, this power had become something he must eradicate.

...

Meanwhile, in the small world.

These 13 individuals, including that girl, were separately settled in 14 different caves, and at this moment, Xiong Gao stepped excitedly and briskly into one of the caves, followed by his personal maid carrying two large boxes.

He, Xiong Gao, happened to have read quite a few books about execution in his previous life and knew many methods of torture.

His favorite was the torture methods from the medieval period.

They were effectively brutal.

He had just never had the opportunity to use them, and during the time his master was in seclusion, he had a sudden inspiration: Chao Tian Sect didn't have a specialized interrogation technique, so he created many torture devices, thinking that if there ever was a need for them, he could use them to show off.

Little did he expect, the opportunity would come so soon.

"Let me go! Do you know who I am? You must have the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard to dare to..."

The elder bound to the copper pillar cursed angrily, his Cultivation sealed and completely unable to break free.

Then, quite satisfied, he opened one of his boxes.

"In this period, I have made several dozen torture devices. According to their power levels, I have classified them from First Grade to the twelfth. It seems I have truly acclimated to local customs."

"Heh heh."

The elder on the copper pillar could not help but laugh out loud upon seeing this: "Are you trying to amuse me? Having cultivated to the Body Integration Realm through countless hardships, I have seen all sorts of storms, endured all kinds of pain. Do you think I would be afraid of this?"

"Afraid of these mortal techniques?"

"Don't rush."

Xiong Gao earnestly stuffed a rag into the old man's mouth, then took out a small pill from the box: "This is an externally applied pill, it dissolves upon contact with blood. I had it custom-made by Xing Dou. The effect is to make the body more sensitive, about tenfold, I'd say."

"A fine thing indeed."