Chapter 100

Hu Donghan did not want to waste words with General Wu and directly ordered, "You, now tell me everything, every single detail. I... can give you a quick death!"

General Wu timidly stole a glance at Hu Donghan and then stammered, "I... I will tell you, but you must spare me..."

Hu Donghan glared coldly at General Wu, said nothing more, and made a few hand gestures. Immediately, a cluster of fine ghost needles formed in front of Hu Donghan and directly pierced into General Wu's body.

The spell Hu Donghan had chosen from the Yin Soul Sect's scripture hall not only had a good offensive effect but also brought immense pain! Even cultivators, if pierced by these ghost needles, would suffer greatly if they did not quickly dissolve them with spiritual energy, let alone an ordinary person.

General Wu only lasted a few seconds under the rain of ghost needles before wailing and spilling out everything.

The cause of the matter was as General Wu had previously said. A cultivator who claimed to be from the Yin Soul Sect came to his door, saying that he had a good relationship with the Wu family's young master, but the Wu family's young master had been killed by Hu Donghan and Hu Meier. Then, this person said that Hu Donghan and Hu Meier had been expelled from the sect, inciting General Wu to seek revenge. He kindly informed General Wu that he could invite some cultivators to help.

After saying this, the cultivator hurriedly left, and General Wu began to plan his revenge.

He then joined forces with some powerful people in Mingguan City to force the city lord to keep quiet, hired some cultivators to assist, and began to target the Hu family. In just three or four days, the Hu family was destroyed, and the Hu couple was captured and imprisoned in the general's residence until Hu Donghan's arrival.

After hearing this, Hu Donghan's eyes narrowed slightly and then asked, "When did that Yin Soul Sect cultivator come to you?"

General Wu stammered, "It was... it was half a month ago! Grandpa Hu, I... I was wrong, spare me! Spare me..."

"Spare you? If I let you live, wouldn't I be leaving a thorn in my side?" Hu Donghan snorted, and a phosphorus fireball flew out, enveloping General Wu in a greenish-white flame. After a brief scream, General Wu's breath finally ceased.

After killing General Wu, Hu Donghan closed his eyes and began to think:

"Who is that person who impersonated a Yin Soul Sect cultivator? What is their purpose?"

"If this person just wanted to take revenge on me and the girl, they could have directly come to the Hu residence and killed my adoptive parents. It would have been done without anyone knowing, and it would have been a way to avenge them! But now, they are using an ordinary person to target my adoptive parents. Why?"

"Their goal is not just revenge! However, if it's to set a trap for me and the girl, there are many ways to do it. Why go through so much trouble? If they are not careful, won't they leave some clues?"

"Moreover, my adoptive parents were only captured, not killed, as if it was specifically to lure us..."

"Lure? Lure? A cultivator appeared half a month ago? Could it be..."

"Is there someone within the Yin Soul Sect who wants to target me and the girl?"

Thinking this, Hu Donghan's eyes opened again, slightly narrowed: "No matter how I think about it, it's simpler to get the person who knows to speak directly!"

Hu Donghan thought to himself and turned his gaze to the living cultivator.

Previously, when General Wu mentioned that the impersonating Yin Soul Sect cultivator specifically instructed him to invite several cultivators to help, it made Hu Donghan very curious. The purpose of this instruction was clearly to plant people around General Wu to observe the specific steps of the plan. And when necessary, they would give General Wu some "advice." This person and the one who had already committed suicide in the general's residence were likely the ones planted.

As for the other four, they were just unfortunate victims!

These ignorant people, getting involved in such matters, would likely be eliminated by someone else once the matter was over, even if Hu Donghan did not kill them.

"If I ask this person again, he won't tell the truth. Moreover, since the previous person had the means to commit suicide, this person likely has the same means! So, I can't push too hard. Since that's the case, it seems I can only use the soul-searching technique..." Hu Donghan's thoughts turned, and he made a decision.

The situation here seemed very strange to Hu Donghan. He would not be satisfied until he understood the entire story.

"To use the soul-searching technique, I must sacrifice a ghost spirit! Both Ghost One and Ghost Two have been well-cultivated, and I can't afford to sacrifice them. It seems I will have to temporarily cultivate a new ghost spirit."

"Fortunately, my current strength has improved. Although I cannot control a third ghost spirit, I can control one for a short time. As long as it's an ordinary ghost, sending its soul into the soul chart should be enough to support the soul-searching technique..."

Hu Donghan made up his mind, touched the soul ring on his hand, and found an ordinary ghost inside.

Then, without wasting any time, Hu Donghan directly performed the technique, extracting a soul from the ghost and sending it into the soul chart.

As soon as the ghost spirit's soul entered the soul chart, Hu Donghan felt a slight ripple in his divine soul. He quickly circulated his soul power to suppress the ripple, reciting the general principles of the "True Explanation of Ghost Dao." After a few seconds, when the ripple disappeared, Hu Donghan closed his eyes and began to make hand gestures.

The soul-searching technique, while not a high-level spell in the "True Explanation of Ghost Dao," is quite complicated to perform. Not only does it require the sacrifice of a ghost spirit, but it also requires simultaneous control of hand gestures, incantations, and spiritual energy to succeed.

Fortunately, Hu Donghan had used the soul-searching technique in his previous life and succeeded after two attempts.

The ordinary ghost, whose soul had just been extracted by Hu Donghan, did not even have time to scream before it was transformed into a pure hand of soul power and pressed onto the head of the living cultivator. Then, Hu Donghan felt as if his mind had been opened, and many memories were forcefully implanted.

Hu Donghan focused his mind and began to search through the cultivator's complex memories for useful clues.

In a moment, three minutes had passed, and beads of sweat appeared on Hu Donghan's face, which had turned pale. The hand of soul power formed from the ordinary ghost had finally exhausted its power and disappeared.