After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

"Young Master Lin, the Qi-Binding Spirit Shield has disappeared!"

Turning her head, Yu Zhiyue looked at Lin Heng with surprise and delight.

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded, gazing calmly at Chu Lihai, who was hanging in the air with his head down.

At this moment, Chu Lihai finally understood what Lin Heng meant by the lesson he had just learned.

The vines that are now suspending him are exactly the same as the vines that bound him when he first passed through the cave.

This time, however, the vines didn't bind his entire body, and he didn't feel as much pain.

But he could clearly feel his spiritual power being rapidly drained away by the vines...

Sensing the condition of his spiritual root, Chu Lihai finally became somewhat afraid: "You, didn't you say this was a naturally formed ancient tree?"

"Why are all of you surnamed Chu so idiots? Just like Chu Zihe."

Lin Heng couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Looking at Chu Lihai hanging in mid-air, he was reminded of an old friend...

Chu Zi River?

Upon hearing this name, Chu Lihai was startled.

How did he know the name of his father, the Second Elder, who had a son late in life, his future younger brother?

Keep in mind, his future younger brother is only just learning to walk...

"You...you investigated me? Or are you familiar with the Yunling Sect...or the Dark Sect?"

Chu Lihai felt a chill run down his spine.

Could it be that someone planted a spy around my father?

"Stop talking nonsense."

Lin Heng waved his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Young Master Chu, don't you understand the current situation? Shouldn't I be asking you questions and you answering them?"

"you……"

Chu Lihai's Adam's apple bobbed nervously, and he said in a trembling voice, "What...what do you want to ask?"

"How many people from the Yunling Sect have joined the Dark Sect?" Lin Heng asked.

Chu Lihai snorted coldly: "Why should I tell... ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Heng, who was already prepared, directly mobilized the spiritual energy in the eye of the Xuan Root Ancient Tree array, increasing the speed at which his spiritual power was being extracted.

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Chu Lihai broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "My father, who is also the Second Elder of the Yunling Sect, has had all his direct descendants join..."

"The rest of the Yunling Sect don't know?" Lin Heng asked again.

"How could they possibly know...?"

Chu Lihai shook his head and said, "The sect leader is currently in seclusion, and the Grand Elder is busy handling important sect affairs, so no one has noticed my father's actions."

Lin Heng nodded slowly: "Then do you know Yun Qinghe and Mu Tinglan?"

Huh?

Yu Zhiyue looked at Lin Heng with a puzzled expression.

I remember asking her about these two people with the same name yesterday.

"I've never heard of either of those names before."

Chu Lihai said, then quickly added, "I really haven't heard of that!"

However, Lin Heng did not actually doubt that Chu Lihai was lying to him, since the answer he received from Yu Zhiyue yesterday was exactly the same as what he had said.

Lin Heng asked again simply to confirm one thing: "What about your sect leader's adopted daughter?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Lihai looked at Lin Heng with bewilderment and said, "Adopted daughter? Our sect leader has no adopted daughter. Who told you that?"

Is it...

At this point in time, has Yun Yue not yet adopted them?

"Alright, next question."

Lin Heng raised his head and continued to ask, "Where is the Dark Sect located?"

"How would I know?" Chu Lihai blurted out.

"Hmm?" Lin Heng glanced sideways.

Chu Lihai quickly said, "No, no, no! I really didn't know! The location of the Dark Sect is extremely secretive; even my father didn't tell me! After all, our Dark Sect was mainly established for a special kind of cultivation technique, and that kind of technique is not something that can be revealed to others..."

If that's the case, then that's certainly true.

It's estimated that the Dark Sect won't be made public until it has developed further.

"One last question."

Lin Heng glanced at Yu Zhiyue beside him: "How did you, or your Dark Sect, know she was here?"

"this……"

When this question was raised, Chu Lihai was visibly hesitant.

Although he did encounter Yu Zhiyue, who was about to escape, at the Fuchen Inn, he did not know that she was now living in seclusion in these mountains.

The reason they knew her exact location was actually related to the techniques they had learned in the Dark Sect.

Fairies with high spiritual purity will have a special ability to sense the internal cultivation techniques.

Such a technique can only be learned by gaining the complete trust of the leaders of the Dark Sect, headed by Yu Zhiyue's uncle, who will acknowledge the disciple's status as a core disciple and allow them to learn the technique...

"I have no idea."

Ultimately, Chu Lihai avoided the question.

"You don't know?"

Lin Heng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Clearly, Chu Lihai's reaction at this moment was completely different from when he faced the same unknown question before.

Lin Heng didn't hesitate much and immediately ordered the Xuan Gen Ancient Tree to increase its extraction power.

"ah!!!"

The burning pain emanating from his spiritual root made Chu Lihai cry out, and his upside-down body struggled desperately.

"Speak when you want, and stop when you want."

Lin Heng said to him casually.

Even though Chu Lihai was covered in sweat and his eyes were red, he still didn't give in.

Finally, he fainted from the torment of the ancient tree...

"Young Master Lin, this... it seems he doesn't intend to say?"

Leaning closer, Yu Zhiyue spoke cautiously to Lin Heng.

"Let him drag it out if he wants. Anyway, the spiritual energy here is abundant, enough to sustain even a mystical ancient tree."

Lin Heng shrugged rather casually.

The most distinctive feature of the Immortal Realm in the Ancient Immortal Era compared to the Mortal Realm in the Demonic Era is that the world is filled with abundant spiritual energy.

Therefore, none of his array formations here require the consumption of spirit stones; the natural spiritual energy of heaven and earth is sufficient to maintain their operation.

"However, hanging it here shouldn't affect your life, right?"

Suddenly, Lin Heng turned to Yu Zhiyue and asked.

"Huh?"

Yu Zhiyue was stunned.

"Oh right, the Fairy Spring!"

Lin Heng nodded slowly, then waved his hand, causing the ancient tree to use its vines to tightly cover Chu Lihai's eyes.

"..."

Yu Zhiyue gazed at Lin Heng with a wistful look.

Having witnessed Lin Heng's methods of torturing Chu Lihai, she became very cautious when speaking to Lin Heng earlier.

Although Chu Lihai of the Dark Sect is indeed her absolute opposite.

Even though she certainly wouldn't stop it, this way of destroying spiritual roots still seemed somewhat cruel.

When she turned around, she heard Lin Heng kindly ask her if it would affect her life.

and so……

Young Master Lin's cruelty is only apparent to the evil cultivators of the Dark Sect who disregard humanity.

But for ordinary people like myself, is this what it means to be a gentleman and get along well?

Yes, that must be it!

It is said that a gentleman treats people differently based on their relationship with him, whether they are close or distant, good or evil.

The fact that such methods were used against a villain like Chu Lihai proves that Young Master Lin is not only a gentleman, but also a gentleman with both ability and skill.

Thinking this, Yu Zhiyue couldn't help but cover her chest with both hands.

I feel really anxious today...

"?"

Suddenly, Lin Heng turned his head and looked at her in surprise.

Oh, no.

He was the one using the methods he learned from the Demonic Calendar to torment Chu Lihai, so why did he still manage to make this stunningly beautiful princess's eyes sparkle?