Hearing the words of the Qingxuan Sect Master, Qin Feng smiled and said, "These questions you ask are very simple for me. Answering them won't take much effort, and it might even bring you benefits, in a way, offering you a special opportunity for ascension. However... I don't intend to tell you."
Upon hearing this, the Qingxuan Sect Master asked with confusion, "Why? Since it doesn't cost you anything, why can't you tell me? Letting me owe you a favor would be of great benefit to you. This could save your life, saving you from being sliced into a thousand pieces and from suffering torture."
Qin Feng nodded and said, "That's right. If you were pleased, perhaps I could truly escape this ordeal. But I disdain doing things like trying to please others just to survive. Moreover, we are all cultivators. If we do something against our own will, it will be nearly impossible to achieve the Great Dao in the future. Therefore, from any perspective, I will not tell you. At worst, you can kill me here; it's no big deal."
Hearing this, the Qingxuan Sect Master clenched his fist, his body surging with power, as if his next strike would end Qin Feng's life. However, he did not do so. Instead, he looked up at the sword curtain in the sky and then unleashed a palm strike.
With a thunderous roar, the sword curtain in the sky rippled, and Qin Feng spat out a mouthful of blood.
That single strike had already left him severely injured, but the Qingxuan Sect Master showed no signs of stopping. He consecutively unleashed several palm strikes towards the sky. Finally, the sword curtain was torn to shreds by the powerful attacks, and Qin Feng, clutching his chest, collapsed onto the ground, completely devoid of strength.
The damage to the sword curtain had also depleted his power. Simultaneously, due to the connection of the same attack and defense formation, hundreds of Red Alert soldiers also fell to the ground. The several palm strikes the Qingxuan Sect Master had unleashed seemed not to have hit the sky, but rather these soldiers, who had evenly distributed the force. This caused each of them to be severely injured and unable to rise.
Subsequently, the Qingxuan Sect Master walked step by step towards Qin Feng, saying as he walked, "Although telling me your secret will make you lose the opportunity to achieve the immortal path, if you don't speak now, I can still cripple your cultivation, preventing you from cultivating further. At the same time, after doing all this, I will hand you over to Wang Feng, letting her torture you until you speak. Will you tell me now, or will you speak after being tortured beyond recognition?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng gritted his teeth and raised his head, looking at the other party. He said, "You will never get anything from me. If you plan to torture me, you'd better think carefully. As long as I am not dead, anything is possible. I will not let you off then!"
"Hahaha, hahaha..."
The Qingxuan Sect Master burst into laughter upon hearing Qin Feng's words, for in his eyes, such words were the funniest joke in the world. As the Sect Master of Qingxuan Sect, his strength had reached its peak, and he was only one step away from becoming an immortal. There was no one in the world who could make him pay a price. Even the Immortal Venerable, currently recognized as the supreme being in the world, did not possess his level of cultivation.
Now, in this world, a cultivator at the Golden Core stage dared to utter such threats to him, which he found incredibly amusing.
Thus, he directly stomped on Qin Feng's back. The immense force almost knocked Qin Feng unconscious. Intense pain shot from his back as the opponent's power invaded his body, damaging his meridians. Qin Feng knew very well that if this continued, he might immediately become a cripple, unable to cultivate immortal techniques in the future.
Yet, even so, Qin Feng gritted his teeth, refusing to beg for mercy or reveal his secret. Because if he did, the other party would not only refuse to spare him but might also try to obtain the items in his store. While those items might not be of great importance to him, for the people of this world, some of them were things they desired but could never obtain.
Seeing Qin Feng's stubborn refusal to speak, the Qingxuan Sect Master became extremely angry.
In the past, as a leader, no one dared to disobey him. Disobedience would result in a miserable fate. Everything he wanted to accomplish, he could achieve. Everything he desired, people would willingly offer him. No one had ever dared to defy his will. Now that he had inherited immense power, he was an invincible figure in this world. He never expected to encounter someone who dared to disregard him. This fellow named Qin Feng was truly detestable, and he would never let him off easily.
This was an affront to his authority, a challenge to his power.
If he let this person go, how could he establish himself in this world?
If people were allowed to disregard his authority, how could he rule the entire world?
With this thought, the Qingxuan Sect Master became furious, and the power beneath his foot increased. Qin Feng was in immense pain as the opponent's vast power wreaked havoc within him. At this rate, he wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Just then, a powerful energy rapidly approached from afar.
Sensing the fluctuation of this powerful energy, the Qingxuan Sect Master's face showed surprise.
He said with confusion, "How strange. I've never felt this kind of power before. Who could it be?"
Suddenly, a black cloud rapidly approached from the distant sky, instantly arriving at the Qingxuan Sect Master's location.
Following that, a dense black mist instantly enveloped the Qingxuan Sect Master. The immense energy forced him to retreat several steps, and then eerie, ghost-like voices emanated from within the black mist, making one's scalp tingle.
The Qingxuan Sect Master, surrounded by this energy, found himself unable to break free for a moment.
This gave Qin Feng a chance to catch his breath. The person enveloped within the dark cloud revealed himself; it was Ye Shen.
She hurriedly helped Qin Feng up and said to him, "I'll place the spirit stones and open the teleportation array. You leave quickly."
Qin Feng looked at Ye Shen, surprised, and said, "Why are you back? Didn't I tell you to escape quickly? Besides, placing the spirit stones won't be done in a moment."
Ye Shen said with great determination, "Don't worry, I have a way to speed up the process. And I also have the ability to hold this person back."
After saying this, Ye Shen stroked the bracelet she wore on her hand.
Then, over a hundred vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts emerged from the bracelet, each holding a spirit stone and quickly arranging them around the teleportation array.
Seeing this scene, Qin Feng was greatly astonished.
Because he understood that commanding so many fierce ghosts simultaneously and blocking the Qingxuan Sect Master would require an unimaginable price.