Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1824 - 1381: Awaiting Repair

"Start talking! What brought you to Shanhai State, and for what reason did you target the Li family cultivators?" Xiaoqing interrogated with a cold, sharp tone while gripping a barbed steel whip.

The Demon Cultivator remained silent, keeping his lips pressed firmly together without uttering a single word.

However, if he believed such silence would allow him to withstand Xiaoqing’s questioning, he was gravely mistaken; he wouldn't endure for long!

"Refusing to cooperate? Let us see exactly how much resilience you truly possess!" Xiaoqing remarked, his gaze filled with contempt.

A spark of Spirit Light flickered at his fingertip before sinking into the prisoner's frame. This caused the captive's body and Spiritual Soul to become hyper-sensitive, increasing his perception of physical agony by dozens of times!

With only a minor flick of the steel whip, waves of immeasurable pain crashed over the man like a tide, dragging him into an abyss of suffering where death remained out of reach. It was a state where he truly wished for death over life.

"Ahhhhh—"

A blood-curdling shriek escaped the Demon Cultivator’s throat. Eventually, his voice failed him, and he collapsed onto the floor like a heap of lifeless mud, unable to move.

Despite the excruciating torment, his physical injuries were actually quite minor. That single strike from the whip had done nothing more than leave a thin red streak across his skin.

This specialized sensory amplification technique was actually born from a failed attempt at method deduction by a Li Clan member. Though originally dismissed as a failure, it proved to be a brilliant tool in the hands of the clan's interrogators, showing its unique value.

"Are you ready to talk now?"

Xiaoqing did not pause his movements while asking; instead, he struck with even greater force, lashing the Demon Cultivator hard with the steel whip.

"I will tell you everything..."

With a face full of utter hopelessness, the Demon Cultivator begged, "I’ll speak, just grant me a swift death!"

He had survived countless brushes with death in the past, yet this was the first time he found pain to be so horrifying and absolute!

Only two strikes had been necessary to break his will completely.

He was well aware that because he was responsible for the deaths of many Li family cultivators, no amount of confession could atone for his sins or save him from execution.

Therefore, he didn't even bother pleading for his life. His only desire—his greatest luxury—was to stop the suffering and die quickly.

"Those Heavenly Immortal Great Demons held a grudge against the Sun and Taiyin Star Gods for ruining their schemes in the Demon-contaminated Primordial Spirit Realm. Because they lacked the courage to defy the Heavenly Court directly, they turned their vengeance toward your family. They mobilized a vast number of Demon Cultivators from the surrounding State Domains to wipe out the Li family."

Upon their arrival in Shanhai State, however, they realized the Li family’s power was far too great to be taken by siege.

Following secret consultations, they resolved to gradually chip away at the Li family cultivators, causing chaos and draining the family's resources until they were weak enough for a final assault on Mount Wanxian.

"Hmph!"

Xiaoqing’s expression darkened as he spat, "How typical of Demon Cultivators to prey on the weak while cowering before the strong!"

"Where are you currently lurking within Shanhai State? How is it that even the Earth God cannot track your movements?"

"It is because we are not on the earth. We are concealed within the clouds, constantly drifting and never remaining in one location for long."

The realization hit Xiaoqing suddenly. He finally understood why Li Mingyao’s exhaustive searches had yielded no results regarding the Demon Cultivators' whereabouts. They had been hiding in the heavens all along.

"Then how do you coordinate your gathering points so precisely?"

"There is a Positioning Treasure kept inside the Storage Magical Treasure."

A sharp light of understanding crossed Xiaoqing’s eyes. Rather than grabbing the Storage Magical Treasure immediately, he turned and exited the interrogation room.

He intended to verify this confession with Li Mingyao.

The second captured Demon Cultivator was being detained in a separate location under identical pressure, unaware that his comrade had also been taken.

By cross-referencing their stories, they could ensure neither was being deceptive.

Furthermore, Xiaoqing worried that the Demon Cultivator might have hidden malicious intentions in his words, so he required the assistance of another clan member.

"Mingyao, what is the status? Did you extract any intel from them?"

Few beings could endure the secret technique that heightened the sensitivity of the body and Spiritual Soul, and these Demon Cultivators were no exception to that rule.

"Indeed. He claims the Demon Cultivators are staying hidden within the clouds..."

As they compared the information, the two men found that the accounts provided by both prisoners were identical, proving they were telling the truth.

Despite this, Xiaoqing remained cautious and sought out Li Xianyan, a clan member in the Realm of Human Immortality.

He was recruited specifically for his talent in controlling the two prisoners!

Li Xianyan was the most skilled Puppet Master within the Li family.

Under ordinary circumstances, the power gap would make it impossible for Li Xianyan to dominate an Earth Immortal.

However, since the Demon Cultivator’s Dantian, physical body, and Spiritual Soul were currently suppressed and sealed, Li Xianyan could wear him down further until he achieved absolute dominance.

He prepared various medicinal mixtures, inscribed numerous sigils onto the captive's flesh, and performed incantations to slowly seize control.

The procedure was lengthy, requiring nearly two hours to transform the man into a living puppet!

Technically, the Demon Cultivator remained alive, but he was now a mere tool in Li Xianyan’s grip, stripped of all autonomy over his soul and body.

Through this puppet, Li Xianyan gained a level of strength that barely touched the Earth Immortal Realm.

It was described as "barely" because a puppet, regardless of its quality, possesses fundamental limitations compared to a true living cultivator.