Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"Senior...Stop!! Stop!!"

The old woman ignored her and continued chanting.

However, her expression soon turned serious, and she lost all feeling for the Gu poison that had seeped into Feng Tianyang's body.

"what happened?"

The strange man who had grabbed Feng Tianyang's arm noticed that Feng Tianyang's struggles weakened instantly and asked involuntarily:

"Senior, did it work?"

"No, my Gu poison was neutralized in this creature's body for some reason."

The old woman shook her head regretfully; she had tried her best, but to no avail.

"How about I give it a try?"

At this moment, Master Luo Xinping from Yemaoshan volunteered. He was fat and had big ears, but his voice was full of energy, as if he was confident.

"If I possess his body in the spirit form, I might be able to see into his heart, know what he is thinking, and bypass the restrictions."

"What a brilliant idea!" someone immediately encouraged.

If the spirit body leaves the body, and something unexpected happens, one's life is in danger. Thinking of this, Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing spoke up to dissuade him:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, this is extremely dangerous. Please think it over carefully."

“Master, you need not worry about me. I know what I’m doing.”

Confident in his own cultivation, Luo Xinping immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and then his Yin body traveled out and invaded Feng Tianyang's body.

A white Gu worm, entrenched deep within his mind, emitted a sharp, trembling cry. Luo Xinping, who was attempting to possess him, was caught off guard and had no idea that Feng Tianyang harbored such a deadly intent.

With a loud "boom," the Yin body shattered into countless black soul fragments, which hurriedly left the physical body.

Meanwhile, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Feng Tianyang was bleeding from all seven orifices, looking utterly exhausted.

"Master Luo?!"

"Oops!!"

As everyone gasped in alarm, thinking someone was about to die, the scattered soul slowly coalesced, forming a blurry human figure that then entered the original physical body.

Luo Xinping suddenly opened his eyes, coughing up blood. His expression was terrified. Before he could even react to what was happening, his body was torn to shreds in an instant.

The methods the demon had planted within Feng Tianyang's body were far beyond his ability to counter.

"Master Luo, are you alright?"

"Quickly, please summon a doctor."

"No need... I'll rest for a bit."

Luo Xinping stopped him, then suddenly felt dizzy and his face turned pale. Several renowned figures saw this and quickly came over to help him up.

The head of the Wang family also realized that the restriction couldn't be broken, and if things continued like this, Feng Tianyang would die sooner or later. Therefore, he came to his rescue, saying:

"Gentlemen, this scoundrel has told me everything he could. We can't get the rest out of him by pressing him, so let's leave it at that."

Upon hearing this, the sect leaders present, seeing that he wanted to protect Feng Tianyang, knew that he had likely obtained most of the Spirit Binding and Commanding skills from the deal between the two, and therefore did not press for further questions.

"Our most urgent task is to come up with a plan to capture those thieves. If we let them cultivate freely and acquire extraordinary skills, the world will be in chaos in a decade or so."

"What will we do when they seek revenge against us for the dead thieves?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Lü family hardened his heart and echoed in agreement, "What Brother Wang said is quite right, and it coincides with my own thoughts. I wonder what everyone thinks?"

Hu Tu of the "Shu" sect followed suit, making his stance clear:

"Whoever catches them before they grow up will eliminate them."

Chapter 207 Turmoil in the Martial World

What the three said aligns with the interests of the sects present.

The encirclement and annihilation of the remaining remnants can not only eliminate the threat but also obtain the Eight Extraordinary Skills. Why wouldn't everyone be happy to do it?

Zhang Tianshi's hesitant expression did not escape the notice of the Wang family head. Seeing his indecisiveness, he extended an invitation:

"Master Celestial...would you mind if we moved aside for a chat?"

Zhang Jingqing couldn't see through this person's intentions and was full of concerns. Her intuition told her that the old man might have news related to the traitor, but because everyone was present, he couldn't say it directly. Was he trying to save face for the Celestial Master's Mansion?

"Alright...then I'll trouble you, Mr. Wang, to lead the way."

"Everyone, please discuss this first. I will go with the Celestial Master and return shortly."

Before leaving, the head of the Wang family glanced at his old friend, hinting to the head of the Lü family to win over the prominent figures present.

A moment later, in the study, the head of the Wang family, not daring to be presumptuous, first bowed to the Celestial Master, then greeted him with a salute:

"Master, you can judge for yourself whether what I am about to say is true or false. Please don't take it out on me."

Zhang Jingqing's eyes narrowed, and she prepared herself mentally: "Boss Wang, speak frankly. I am not incapable of distinguishing right from wrong."

"Please, have a seat."

While helping the Taoist priest to his chair and pouring him tea, the head of the Wang family truthfully reported:

"There were so many people just now... Sigh... The Celestial Master's Mansion is a thousand-year-old Taoist sect. I'm afraid that if I were to say it, it would damage the reputation of your sect."

"Oh? Mr. Wang, thank you for your kindness."

Zhang Jingqing appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he felt uneasy. He was certain that Zhang Huaiyi had caused trouble again, and he was secretly annoyed.

The head of the Wang family stopped keeping them in suspense, smiled slightly, and revealed the information he had obtained from Feng Tianyang.

"Celestial Master, do you know that before the demon led these demons to comprehend the strange technique, he said that the traitor who leaked the secret of the sworn brotherhood of the thirty-six was present at the time?"

"You also attended the meeting with the Lu family back then, so you must know that the Lu family's information came from a short guy, right? Moreover, their source of information was even earlier than that of Xiaozhan."

At this point, Zhang Jingqing understood his meaning and questioned him:

"In your opinion, my traitorous disciple is the culprit who started this chaos?"

"Don't dare."

Seeing the old man's ashen face and chilling tone, the Wang family patriarch chuckled and changed his tune:

"Aside from Zhang Huaiyi, the traitors of Tiangong Hall also fit the list of suspects. The mole is probably one of the two. I hope the Celestial Master will see the truth. I have no intention of deceiving anyone."

"Boss Wang, you summoned me here because you're worried I'm protecting my rebellious disciple, making it inconvenient for you to take action?"

"Yes... Alas, we are ashamed, Celestial Master. We are in a dilemma. We cannot ascertain your true attitude. If we were to take Zhang Huaiyi's life, it would damage our relationship, and we would suffer a greater loss than gain..."

The head of the Wang family earnestly said:

"But... if we really catch him and don't execute him, even if I'm willing to hand that bastard over to you, what will the rest of the alliance think of our two families if you want to spare his life?"

Zhang Jingqing remained silent, feeling a headache coming on. He could foresee that the emergence of the Eight Extraordinary Skills would wreak havoc on the martial arts world, causing countless extraordinary individuals to fight each other. If Zhang Huaiyi was indeed the mastermind behind it all, as his master, could he really disregard the Celestial Master's Mansion and try to protect him with his own strength?

He has lived up to the kindness of his old friend's expectations after more than two decades of raising him.

For the sake of so-called miraculous skills, he abandoned the Celestial Master's Mansion. Now that things have come to this, Zhang Jingqing no longer has any intention of protecting this traitorous disciple.

After agonizingly slow hours, the head of the Wang family finally received a reply.

"Life and death are left to fate."

"Boss Wang, the traitor's cultivation is indeed not weak. You should be careful when sending your people over there."

Zhang Jingqing made his point very clear: he was powerless to interfere anymore, nor did he want to. He did not forcibly change the agreement made during the Lu family's talks because of the emergence of the Qi Source Flow.

One after another, the disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion who had gone down the mountain to fight against the Japanese died in battle. If the few remaining disciples in the mansion were to die because of Zhang Huaiyi's matter, it would be a price that the old man could not bear.

.......

instantly.

The Wang family patriarch and the Taoist priest returned to the scene of the decision. Everyone had finished their discussion and reached a consensus: to kill all the escaped thieves.

After the interrogation concluded, Feng Tianyang was detained in the Wang family's dungeon, awaiting his fate. Meanwhile, other sects rushed to the scene, fearing that if they were even a second late, the Eight Extraordinary Techniques would be snatched up by others.

In just one day, with all factions mobilized, the news spread throughout the country.

The Eight Extraordinary Skills were also rumored to be incredibly powerful, especially the Dual-Handed Technique, the Six Treasures Immortal Thief, and the Qi Body Source Flow, which attracted the most attention from the world, and people searched for them like madmen.

Not only the righteous sects, but also the Quanxing and some cults got involved. In addition, under Gu Qi'an's deliberate creation of chaos, the Japanese supernatural beings and the 'Deep Sea' organization also moved in response.

In various provinces, traces of thieves were gradually revealed, and they were chased and forced to flee for thousands of miles.

Unlike the decisions made by other sect leaders, Zhang Jingqing no longer had the extra energy to care about Zhang Huaiyi's life or death.

He realized that a bloody battle was quietly approaching and only wanted to recall his two disciples who had gone down the mountain as soon as possible. Therefore, he went to the inn to inquire about the situation and also went to the Lu family to borrow their informants scattered in various places. He hoped to meet Zhang Zhiwei and Tian Jinzhong and accurately convey his master's order: they must return to the mountain and not get mired in the quagmire of conflict.

Zhang Zhiwei is the sole successor to the next Celestial Master.

Tian Jinzhong is a promising young talent who remains within the school.

The worst-case scenario is that they all meet with accidents, in which case the lineage of the Celestial Master's Mansion will be cut off.

For several days, Zhang Jingqing was restless. With his two disciples still not returning, he felt deeply depressed but didn't know who to confide in.

.......

The 21st day of the seventh lunar month.

After several days of pursuit, the Wang and Lü families joined forces and sent their elite troops to search Zheng Zibu's hometown, but returned empty-handed. Later, they captured the badly wounded Zheng Zibu in towns around Jiangning Province.

Long before them, several groups of extraordinary individuals had found Zheng Zibu, who possessed the Tongtian Talisman. After a series of pursuits and battles, he was exhausted and was soon imprisoned in a dungeon at a certain stronghold.

Sharp iron spikes pierced through Zheng Zibu's collarbone, leaving him suspended in mid-air. His upper body was covered in blood, and the tendons in his elbow joints were severely damaged.

To prevent him from escaping, an elder of the Wang family even ordered that the bones in his knees be forcibly removed.

"Say or not?"

"Hand over the Heavenly Scroll!!!"

The incessant sound of whipping echoed in the dark and damp dungeon.

Zheng Zibu endured the humiliation and stubbornly stalled for time. At the same time, he knew that if he let slip the secret, death would be his only fate.

Soon, the Lü family members felt the process was too slow, so they took out a boning knife, dipped it in salt water, and openly threatened them:

"You won't talk? Then I'll chop off all ten of your toes."

"In a little while, it will be ten fingers, two ears, eyes, tongue, nose, you'll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy yourself."

"You know what? Even if we cut you into a human pig, no one will bother us. Tsk tsk tsk, too bad, no one can save you."

Having said that, he didn't even give Zheng Zibu a chance to consider it before taking the initiative, deciding to use torture to break down the other party's psychological defenses, which would make interrogation much easier later.

"Thud!" The sharp boning knife pierced deep into the gap between the toe bones. With the executioner slowly exerting force with his wrist, a mutilated toe was sliced ​​off, and blood gushed out.

"what!!!"

A piercing scream suddenly rang out. Zheng Zibu's eyes were bloodshot, and the intense pain almost made him lose his mind. For a moment, he wavered, but he immediately endured it.

Immediately afterwards, a red-hot branding iron was pressed directly onto Zheng Zibu's chest, charring his flesh and blood. The pain was so intense that he almost bit his teeth to pieces, but he still couldn't suppress the instinctive howl that came from his throat.

"Why waste your time? The Shangqing Cult and the young master of the Lu family are too busy to save you. As for your cronies, I think they've been arrested by now. I advise you to be sensible and give up as soon as possible."

"My skills in torture are not bad. My great-grandfather worked in the Qing Dynasty prison for most of his life. Do you know about the death by a thousand cuts?"

"He could make thousands of cuts on a criminal, skin him and sever his tendons, and still keep him alive for a day or two."

"My unworthy descendant... his skills are rather rough, barely half as good as his. I estimate you can only last a little over a thousand cuts, that's your limit."

The man from the Lü family in charge of the execution spoke calmly, as if chatting with an old friend. He smiled as he picked off several of Zheng Zibu's toes.

"By the way, friends from the Wang family, you can bring over my little gadget now."

"?"

Tortured to the point of being neither human nor ghost, Zheng Zibu's vision was blurred, but he could barely make out an old man holding a ferocious centipede, bringing it close to his ear.

"These are poisonous insects I've tamed; they're also a way to torture people."

"It's been hungry for days. When we put it in, it'll bite through your eardrums and gnaw on your brain. It should taste pretty good. Want to try it?"

The man from the Lü family waved his hand, signaling the Wang family to make their move.

"No...."

"No... I'll talk... I'll talk..."