Chapter 61

"Did you see clearly? Was that Elder Huang Ming of the Zhi Ming Hall?" The beautiful woman stared intently at the black-clothed youth in front of her, her face serious.

The Zhi Ming Hall is the central authority of the Lianyun Fort's patrol organization, overseen by a portion of the elders in the fort.

"Aunt, I'm sure it was him!" Jun Wuming said in a deep voice. Seeing Lin Hong still frowning, he felt a sudden impulse, lightly brushed his robe, and flicked his finger.

His magical power, like a gentle wave, gathered the moisture in the air and formed a small pool of water. The ripples shimmered, like a mirror of water suddenly appearing.

The figures in the water mirror were vivid and lifelike, with both appearance and sound!

The water mirror displayed what Jun Wuming had seen and heard after sending off Lin Bier. Even the bone-shrinking technique used by the black-clothed masked person when removing his disguise was clearly visible.

Seeing the beautiful woman's eyes searching, he explained, "Aunt, this is the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique, a minor spell from my inherited memory. It can be used to specifically remember what one has seen and heard!"

Suddenly, both of them seemed to sense something and looked toward the window together!

Sss!

A black light flashed like an electric bolt, like a light rainbow. A small black snake, about the length of a chopstick, suddenly darted in from outside the window!

"Ming, I saw it clearly, it was Old Li Huo!"

"Old Li Huo? It's actually him!" Jun Wuming was taken aback, and an image of a kind-faced old man in red immediately appeared in his mind.

This Elder Li Huo had a special relationship with Jun Wuming. He was a guest elder hired by Lianyun Fort and also one of the four alchemy elders in the fort's alchemy hall. Jun Wuming had often refined treasures, and most of the time, he was received by him. Over time, their relationship became quite close. The set of Six Yang Banners Jun Wuming borrowed last time was from him.

"You, You You, did you see clearly?"

Jun Wuming frowned and probed the little snake again, fearing she might have played around and caused trouble.

"Yes, it was him. I won't be wrong. I even held his treasure last time!"

You You puffed out her bright snake eyes and swished her tail, making a loud thumping sound on the carved wooden round table, clearly dissatisfied.

The beautiful woman smiled and said, "Alright, whether it's true or not, I'll find out!" She then instructed Jun Wuming to return to the manor to rest and hurriedly left.

...

The efficiency of the Lianyun Fort's Law Enforcement Hall was quite high. Within just one day, the two people were captured without anyone knowing.

Hundreds of meters underground in the Taoshan Mountains, there was a vast underground space. Jun Wuming looked around; he had never been here before.

The underground space was enormous, as if the entire lower layer of the Taoshan Mountains had been hollowed out. The space was vast in all directions. The area where Jun Wuming stood, a hundred meters in diameter, was the Punishment Domain, specifically used for detaining and interrogating prisoners.

One tall and one short, one fat and one thin, the two men were covered in blood and dressed in tattered clothes.

Their magical power was sealed, and they were unconscious, bound to the torture rack by sturdy, dark iron chains. Thick, cold iron bars, like spider webs, shimmered with a cold light, piercing through their pectoral bones and restraining their physical strength. They were suspended in the air in a cruciform shape, attached to the torture rack.

"Pay your respects to Lady and Young Master Ming!" A fierce man in a green robe, who was guarding the two, saw Lin Hong and the black-clothed youth approaching and immediately came forward, bowing respectfully.

"Have these two confessed?"

Seeing Lin Hong remain silent, Jun Wuming immediately asked.

"Reporting to Young Master Ming, these two are extremely stubborn. No matter how we torture and interrogate them, they remain silent!"

The green-robed man walked forward, his fierce face slightly bitter. No matter how he interrogated them, they remained tight-lipped.

Looking at the two men hanging in the air, covered in blood, Jun Wuming's gaze swept over them, lingering especially on the red-clothed old man on the left who was unconscious.

After a moment, he said, "Have you asked the clan's sorcerers to try?"

The green-robed man's face turned bitter. "We have. The warden even invited several sorcerers from the clan, but for some reason, these two managed to hold out, not revealing a single word!"

Jun Wuming looked at the two men in front of him with surprise. He wasn't surprised that they could endure ordinary torture, but the fact that they could withstand the cruel torture of the sorcerers truly amazed him.

Even Jun Wuming himself admitted he couldn't endure the pain of soul extraction and spirit refinement, which was several times more painful than being cut into a thousand pieces.

The beautiful woman beside him smiled faintly, her sleeves slightly curling, and said in a soft, alluring voice, "Wake them up!"

The green-robed man obeyed and said fiercely, "Wake up, wake up!" He whipped the two men hanging in the air with a cold, gleaming whip.

Bang!

The air exploded with the sound of the whip.

A deep black shadow struck, and the two men's skin split open, blood flowing.

Huff!

They woke up from their unconscious state, groaning in pain. The red-clothed old man opened his eyes slightly, a trickle of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He saw the black-clothed young man standing with his hands behind his back. Looking into Jun Wuming's indifferent eyes, the old man smiled bitterly, not saying a word, just grinning at Jun Wuming.

But with so many wounds on his face, this grin caused his wounds to split open, revealing fresh blood, a terrifying sight.

"Old Li Huo, it's come to this, why resist? You should know that in front of the clan's strong, even the strongest will is futile. Why suffer, why resist?"

Jun Wuming frowned, looking at the red-clothed old man whose spine was pierced by the torture chains, and shook his head, stepping forward to persuade him.

A black light flashed in his eyes. Dressed in tattered red robes, broad-shouldered and bear-chested, with a face like purple copper, the old man was suspended in the huge cold iron torture net. His eyes flickered, and he shook his head.

"Young Master Wuming, there's no need to waste words. I appreciate your concern. But our positions are different now. I, Old Li Huo, may have low magical power, but I still have some pride. I cannot betray!"

"Enough!"

Suddenly, a gentle voice stopped Jun Wuming's words.

The sound of jingling rings and a fragrant breeze. The beautiful woman approached calmly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said softly, "No matter how stubborn they are, what does it matter? You two step back, let me deal with these stubborn bones!"

Jun Wuming's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. He glanced at the beautiful woman, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped back a few paces, standing quietly by the stone wall.

With a solemn expression, she clasped her hands together, and golden spells flowed from her lips. Boundless golden light radiated from her body, and a golden light shone from her forehead, making her look solemn and majestic.

From a distance, a beautifully dressed woman with a delicate figure clasped her hands together, and a huge, white-golden divine wheel suddenly rose behind Lin Hong. The divine wheel illuminated the entire dark, vast space, making it bright and radiant!

It was as if an intangible, holy white light formed a crown. From a distance, she looked like a goddess of holy light born from the universe, radiating boundless holy light to enlighten the world!

Surrounded by vast, wise cloud light, her feet lightly stepped, and a bright lotus platform rose beneath her, supporting her true form, radiating light, like a supreme deity of light!

"Divine Light Enlightenment Technique! Enlighten those with a karmic connection, convert! Convert! Convert!"

Intense, soft, white-golden holy light shone, and boundless holy light instantly radiated from the beautiful woman, with majestic holy sounds echoing in the vast underground space.

In the distance, the people in the underground space seemed to see a deity of holy light, radiating intense light, stepping from the void. This light contained great wisdom, great compassion, great dignity, and great power.

A white-golden holy light rose, and large amounts of scriptures could be seen flying through the air, mysterious and sacred, filling the vast space.

Each spell contained great light and great power! In the flying holy sounds, the people seemed to see boundless compassion and dignity.

The holy light rained down, and the people in the underground space unconsciously followed, chanting silently.

At this moment, Jun Wuming's eyes were tightly closed, his face pale, and drops of fragrant, transparent sweat dripped from his forehead without him noticing. A large area of light shone behind his head, as if he were a deity stepping through the gate of light. In the distance, Jun Wuming seemed to hear countless believers worshipping the light in his mind, as if there were holy sounds echoing above him in the void! Mysterious and vast, like the sound of evening drums and morning bells, making people unconsciously immerse themselves and gain enlightenment!

Compassion, compassion! Convert, convert!