Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Du Yiling was carrying a coffin in one hand and following Zhou Yiqiao out of the secret room. At that time, the entire Zhao Mansion had been controlled by the cultivators from the Stepping Moon Immortal Sect who were lying in ambush.

Seeing Du Yiling appearing behind Zhou Yiqiao, the leading Nascent Soul cultivator immediately stepped forward, bowed to Zhou Yiqiao, and then asked Du Yiling.

"Brother, the Zhao family has been completely controlled. The sect master has sent disciples to surround the several immortal cultivation forces that have had contact with the Zhao family. What should we do next?"

Du Yiling threw the coffin containing Zhao Yuanzhen to the Nascent Soul cultivator who was asking the question, and looked at Zhou Yiqiao.

"Don't you see that the senior is still here? Do you still need to ask me about this?"

Zhou Yiqiao looked at Du Yiling and nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objection.

His gaze swept across the controlled members of the Zhao family and finally fell on the Nascent Soul cultivator carrying the coffin.

"The Zhao family's crimes must be made public."

"This is not only to enable you, the Moon-stepping Immortal Sect, to gain the support of the surrounding Immortal Cultivation World when you clean up those Immortal Cultivation Forces that have connections with the Zhao Family, but also for the last wish of the weapon spirit in my hand."

"Of course, the specific contents of the Zhao family's crimes do not need to be announced. Only ambiguous crimes are most beneficial to your Moon-stepping Immortal Sect."

The Nascent Soul cultivator was stunned when he heard this, and secretly glanced at Du Yiling behind Zhou Yiqiao. Seeing the latter nod imperceptibly, he nodded in agreement, carrying the coffin and left quickly.

"Senior, what should we do next..."

Zhou Yiqiao waved his hand and took the lead to walk out of the Zhao Mansion.

"Let's go and interrogate the disciple of Xia Shuang Sect first. Ask him what the technique Zhao Yuanzhen gave him is and what the reincarnation flower does."

Under the moonlight, Zhou Yiqiao and Du Yiling walked side by side, their figures stretched out very long.

They walked through the courtyard of the Zhao Mansion and came to the pavilion where the man in white had talked with Zhao Tonglai before.

Inside the pavilion, the man in white was sitting there, seemingly waiting for something.

His expression was calm, but his eyes were filled with anxiety. When he saw Zhou Yiqiao and Du Yiling approaching, a flash of panic flashed across his eyes, and then he quickly stood up.

"Two seniors..."

Zhou Yiqiao did not answer, but walked straight into the pavilion, his eyes as fast as lightning, fixed on the man in white.

"Are you a disciple of Xia Shuang Sect?"

His voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable authority.

The man in white nodded. He could feel the powerful spiritual pressure emanating from Zhou Yiqiao, and he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

"Yes, I am a junior disciple of Xia Shuang Sect, Xia Yan."

"Xia Yan, we are here because we have a few questions to ask you."

Du Yiling asked on behalf of Zhou Yiqiao with a hint of coldness in his voice.

Xia Yan's expression changed slightly, and there was a tremor in his voice.

"Excuse me...what do you want to ask, Senior?"

Zhou Yiqiao took out the book "Spirit Root Reincarnation Technique" from his sleeve and threw it on the stone table in front of Bai Yan.

"This was given to you by Zhao Yuanzhen, or Zhao Tonglai, right?"

There was a hint of coldness in his voice.

Xia Yan's face turned pale in an instant. When he was stopped by the disciple of the Stepping Moon Sect who suddenly appeared, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. But now, he thought that as long as he didn't mention it actively, the secret of the Zhao family could be kept secret for the time being.

But at this moment, facing these two seniors with unfathomable strength, especially the familiar "Spirit Root Reincarnation Technique" that suddenly appeared before him, all his fantasies turned into bubbles.

"Yes... yes, senpai."

Xia Yan nodded with difficulty, his voice almost as thin as a mosquito.

"More than ten years ago, our master had been stuck in the middle stage of the Golden Core for a long time, and his cultivation was unable to advance at all. Everyone in the sect was worried about this."

"One day, Zhao Tonglai suddenly visited our sect and claimed that he had an ancient book called "Spiritual Root Reincarnation Technique" that could help people reshape their spiritual roots and even break through bottlenecks and advance to a higher realm."

"Master was skeptical at first, but after Zhao Tonglai showed some plausible 'results', he was finally moved and decided to take a risk."

"Break through the bottleneck?"

Zhou Yiqiao sneered, his eyes like knives piercing Xia Yan's heart.

"Do you know that this 'Spiritual Root Reincarnation Technique' is not a righteous method, and hidden behind it is a cruel method of plundering other people's vitality to nourish one's own cultivation?"

Zhou Yiqiao's eyes were as sharp as swords, staring at Xia Yan's eyes.

Xia Yan's whole body was shaking violently, beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead, and the sophistry words on his lips were instantly choked back.

"At first... at first I really didn't know the details. I just thought this method could help Master practice. But later..."

"But later, I wanted to practice faster, so I tried to refine the reincarnation flower myself, and found that it required the lives of countless mortals as sacrifices in order to stimulate its effectiveness."

"And your master has tasted the sweetness of rapid improvement in cultivation and can no longer extricate himself, right?"

Du Yiling took over the conversation, his voice low and cold, and directly told the information that the sect disciples had just found out.

"Your Xia Shuang Sect, under the leadership of your master, has slid step by step into the abyss and become the ruthless sickle in the hands of the Zhao family that harvests mortals."

Xia Yan lowered his head, clenched his hands into fists, and his nails dug deep into his palms, but he felt no pain at all. Only the regret and fear in his heart surged like a tide.

"Yes, what you said is absolutely right."

"We...we were all wrong."

"The master later realized the seriousness of the problem, but it was too late. The Root Reincarnation Technique can only be used to cultivate, but not to improve. Once you practice it, you can no longer switch to other methods."

"Not only that, many elders in the sect were jealous of the speed at which Master improved his cultivation, and they followed suit, beginning to secretly conduct experiments on spiritual root reincarnation, causing undercurrents in the sect and panic among the people."

"A large number of innocent mortals around the sect were secretly captured to nourish the evil reincarnation flower. The entire Xia Shuang Sect has unknowingly turned into a purgatory shrouded in greed and fear."

After hearing about the side effects of "Spirit Root Reincarnation Technique", Zhou Yiqiao suddenly lost interest in continuing to study this method.

He threw the secret book that Zhao Yuanzhen regarded as a treasure to the ground and turned to look at Du Yiling.

"I'll leave this person to you."

After saying this, he turned around decisively and disappeared in front of the two people.

When Xia Yan saw Zhou Yiqiao leaving, a glimmer of hope arose in his heart. He hurriedly turned to Du Yiling, his eyes full of pleading.

"Senior Du, I know I was wrong. Please give me a chance to make amends."

There was a slight tremor in Xia Yan's voice. He knew that his fate was now completely in the hands of the elder of the Moon-Stepping Immortal Sect in front of him.

Du Yiling looked at Xia Yan coldly, without a trace of warmth in his eyes.

"Xia Yan, you don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die."

Xia Yan's face turned pale in an instant. He opened his mouth, but found that he could not refute.

The color drained from Xia Yan's face. When he realized that he had no chance anymore, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground, his body shaking uncontrollably.

"Senior Du, I...I really know I was wrong, and I am willing to do anything to make up for my mistake."

Du Yiling snorted coldly, raised his hand and shot out a sharp sword energy, which directly pierced Xia Yan's heart.

Xia Yan's eyes suddenly widened, his body twitched a few times, and then he fell to the ground, without any sound.

Du Yiling glanced at Xia Yan's body with no expression on his face. He suddenly wiped the blood from his hands and turned away.

But when he was about to leave the pavilion, he suddenly stopped.

Du Yiling's gaze fell on the book "Spiritual Root Reincarnation Technique" on the ground, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

He frowned slightly, his eyes moving back and forth between the secret book and Xia Yan's body.

After a while, he made sure that no one noticed his actions, then he quickly moved closer and reached out to pick up the book "Spiritual Root Reincarnation Technique".

Du Yiling's fingers gently stroked the cover of "Spiritual Root Reincarnation Technique" with mixed feelings.

He was well aware of the evil of this book, which was enough to subvert the moral bottom line of any cultivator.

But at the same time, he also understood that it might contain the key to breaking through the bottleneck of cultivation. For many cultivators trapped in the bottleneck, this was undoubtedly a huge temptation.

"This kind of evil magic will bring disaster if left unchecked. It must be sealed away to minimize the harm."

Du Yiling muttered to himself as if trying to convince himself, and put the "Spirit Root Reincarnation Technique" into his storage ring.

After doing all this, he looked around again and confirmed that no traces were left. Du Yiling took a deep breath and quickly caught up with Zhou Yiqiao.

Outside the Zhao Mansion, Zhou Yiqiao was unaware that Du Yiling had been seduced by greed, and was ordering other disciples of the Stepping Moon Sect to clean up the mess of the Zhao family.

What Zhou Yiqiao is concerned about now is that after dealing with all the members of the Zhao family, the soul in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner will be able to fulfill its last wish, completely merge with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and stimulate the Ten Thousand Souls Banner's most complete power.

"Senior, Xia Yan has been executed."

Du Yiling's voice sounded behind Zhou Yiqiao.

He turned around and glanced at Du Yiling calmly. Just this made Du Yiling feel an invisible pressure, as if the little calculations in his heart could not be hidden in front of this senior.

"Well, well done."

Zhou Yiqiao responded indifferently, then changed the subject.

"The matter of the Zhao family has come to an end. Now you just need to help me bring all these members of the Zhao family to the Stepping Moon Immortal Sect, and I will fulfill the promise I made to your sect leader."

Upon hearing this, Du Yiling breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned around quickly before Zhou Yiqiao noticed what he was doing and began to give instructions to the monk from the Moon-Stepping Immortal Sect beside him.

Everyone was busy again, and finally left the place before daybreak and the people of Zhuzhou City woke up.