The interrogation room.
Ye Cangtian frowned as he watched Feng Ze slowly approach, bound to the seat.
He found it hard to believe that this disheveled man, with hair like a bird's nest and covered in dirt, was Feng Ze from the Listening Wind Tower.
But he also knew the guards wouldn't bring the wrong person.
"Ye, Ye Cangtian, give me some food, and some wine, and I'll tell you anything you want to know..."
Uh...
Before Ye Cangtian could speak, Feng Ze blurted out, instantly stunning Ye Cangtian.
He had expected to spend a lot of time persuading him, but it seemed he had overthought it.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, glanced at him mockingly, and said, "Getting food won't be difficult. Answer whatever I ask, and I will satisfy you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ze nodded repeatedly, "Okay! Ask quickly!"
"First question, the Myriad Bones Blood Array has countless human skeletons. Where did all these skeletons come from?"
Ye Cangtian asked, worried that the Listening Wind Tower might have committed a horrific massacre in some region of Huaxia, so he wanted to clarify this first.
"Those people are all from outside the country, mostly African refugees. They were gathered and transported here using Qiankun Bags..."
Feng Ze answered without any hesitation.
It wasn't that they didn't want to source materials locally within Huaxia, but the sheer quantity required would have drawn attention.
African refugees, on the other hand, were easier to deal with. Many were willing to take risks for food and were easily deceived.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's gaze sharpened. Although those refugees were not from Huaxia, such inhumane methods still filled him with disgust.
However, the matter was in the past, and since most of them had already been killed by him, he didn't vent his anger on Feng Ze.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "I'm very curious about the identities of the twelve people who set up the array, and why the great array they jointly arranged is so powerful?"
Ye Cangtian still had doubts in his heart.
Although this array cost countless lives, according to Feng Ze's account, those were just ordinary people. How much power could they provide?
Therefore, the twelve people setting up the array should be the key, which is why he asked.
Upon hearing this question, Feng Ze also did not hesitate.
The six inside the hexagram were Purple Robe Bishops from the Temple of Light, and the six outside were elite disciples of the Listening Wind Tower.
Of course, these were their former identities. With just their cultivation, they only met the activation standard of the great array, far from unleashing its true power.
So, before the operation, the Temple of Light provided twelve Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs to boost their strength.
This meant that before the operation, these twelve people had already reached the Earth-tier level...
"What!"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes widened. It was all unbelievable.
He knew those twelve individuals were definitely not simple, but he never expected them to be twelve Earth-tier powerhouses, and furthermore, they were boosted by Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs provided by the Temple of Light.
After all, regardless of anything else, they were still twelve Earth-tier powerhouses!
Considering that he knew of only seven Earth-tier powerhouses in the entire Dark Association, the scale of the Temple of Light and the Listening Wind Tower was evident!
"That's not right, where did the Temple of Light get so many Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs!"
The next moment, Ye Cangtian questioned. Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs were rare items. If they had a large reserve, it wouldn't have been so difficult for Ye Cangtian to ask for one.
Similarly, if there were reserves, the Dark Association or the Hidden Group would have used them to boost their own members' cultivation.
However, the Earth-tier powerhouses in both factions were few and far between, which indicated that their reserves of Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs must have been meager.
The Temple of Light, located in the Ruins of Light, was similar to the Ruins of Darkness and the Ruins of Huaxia. How could it obtain a large number of Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs?
"I don't know the specifics, but they did provide the Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs!"
"I think they must have accumulated them over time..."
Facing Ye Cangtian's question, Feng Ze shook his head helplessly. For them, obtaining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs was enough; why bother tracing their source?
Damn it, has the Temple of Light gone mad?
Ye Cangtian muttered to himself. Coupled with the three Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs used in the Huaxia operation, that made a total of fifteen Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs.
With these Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, it wouldn't be a problem to cultivate fifteen Earth-tier powerhouses.
If the Temple of Light truly added fifteen Earth-tier powerhouses, then as long as no Heaven-tier powerhouses emerged, their strength would be enough to crush the Dark Association and the Hidden Group.
In that case, why would they need to destroy the entrance array? Wouldn't that be harming the enemy while also damaging themselves?
What benefit would that bring them?
Ye Cangtian couldn't figure this out.
Besides this, he also didn't understand why those who had just reached the Earth-tier level were immediately willing to activate the great array through sacrifice. Were they truly willing?
Was this the legendary, "Hear the Dao in the morning, die in the evening"?
After a long silence, Ye Cangtian glanced at Feng Ze again and slowly said, "Alright, let's put these aside for now. Introduce the situation of the Listening Wind Tower?"
"The Listening Wind Tower currently has a total of five elders."
"No, to be precise, it should be six elders. If I can return, I am confident I can become an elder..."
Feng Ze replied, but quickly corrected himself.
It was clear he was trying to tell Ye Cangtian that he still had a certain status and could be utilized, which was also a means of self-preservation.
"You are mistaken. Even with you, the Listening Wind Tower still only has five elders."
"I forgot to tell you, I already killed your fifth elder before I came!"
Ye Cangtian understood Feng Ze's intentions. He hesitated for a moment and interrupted Feng Ze.
"What!"
Feng Ze's eyes widened in shock.
This place was at least a thousand miles away from the entrance to the Ruins of Huaxia. How could the other party travel back and forth in such a short time and kill the fifth elder?
However, from Ye Cangtian's tone and demeanor, he couldn't detect any abnormality.
After calming down a bit, he reluctantly accepted the fact and continued, "Besides these elders, there are also hundreds of elite disciples and over a thousand ordinary disciples..."
Feng Ze gave a general overview of the situation. Due to decades of secluded development, the strength of the Listening Wind Tower had far surpassed its previous state.
The strength of the elite disciples had reached the Profound-tier and above, and the ordinary disciples were also quite formidable.
This was not the main point. The key was that the Listening Wind Tower specialized in arrays. They had many types of arrays, all of which were extremely powerful.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's expression turned solemn. Five Earth-tier powerhouses, plus over a thousand experts – what kind of concept was that?
Frankly speaking, it definitely surpassed the previous Hidden Division. If there was a Heaven-tier powerhouse in charge, they might even be on par with the three major powers!
Such a secluded sect was truly terrifying!
Most importantly, they had allied with the Temple of Light, which posed a significant threat to Huaxia.
Don't forget, in addition to all this, the Listening Wind Tower had another specialty: gathering intelligence from all corners...