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Southwestern Borderland.

Myriad Buddhas Sect.

Inside the Stone Tower.

A woman with disheveled hair lay prostrate on the ground, eyes tightly shut, motionless. This woman was none other than Shangguan Yunyue.

At this moment, Shangguan Yunyue looked extremely haggard. Her body was emaciated, her complexion pale, and her breathing was faint. She had been tortured mercilessly.

To extract the whereabouts of the Shariputra, the Myriad Buddhas Sect had resorted to the Buddhist Sect's Secret Technique "Six True Words" to torment Shangguan Yunyue. The Six True Words represented the highest honor of the Buddhist Sect and could unleash tremendous energy. To the Myriad Buddhas Sect's astonishment, Shangguan Yunyue had actually endured the Baptism of the Six True Words.

The so-called "Baptism" was, in fact, torture.

The Myriad Buddhas Sect cared about their face, so they replaced the word torture with "Baptism", claiming it to be "reforming those deeply mired in sin with the profound teachings of the Buddhist Law, allowing the wicked to cleanse their hearts and start anew." Listen to that—how shameless.

"Shangguan Yunyue!" a man's cold voice came from the top of the Stone Tower, "Will you continue to resist? Do you truly not fear death?"

Shangguan Yunyue lay on the ground, giving no response. In truth, she heard everything but chose not to answer.

"The Shariputra is a treasure of our Buddhist Sect; we must retrieve it," the man continued. "I will give you one last chance. Hand over the Shariputra obediently, and I can spare your life."

Shangguan Yunyue still did not respond.

"Stubborn fool!" the man grew angry, upset, enraged, "Since you're seeking death, I will grant it to you! Don't think you can escape it all by dying. I'll tell you, it's not that easy. I will lead a large group of formidable cultivators to obliterate Piaomiao Palace. I will show no mercy to man or woman, elder or child; all will be slaughtered."

This time Shangguan Yunyue reacted. She opened her cracked lips, her voice weak as she said, "Isn't your Buddhist Sect supposed to embody compassion... and now you want to massacre an entire Sect, sparing neither the elderly nor children... Your methods are so cruel they're shocking, you're just a bunch of hypocrites... committing all sorts of evil under the guise of the Buddha... Sooner or later, the Buddha will send down divine punishment to discipline you..."

"All of this trouble is caused by you," the man snorted. "If you had just handed over the Shariputra, I would have spared Piaomiao Palace."

"Do you think you can threaten me with Piaomiao Palace? You're wrong, utterly wrong. The people of Piaomiao Palace have betrayed me. I despise them. You wiping them out will only make me happy, not sad. Don't waste your time; go ahead. But let me kindly remind you, Piaomiao Palace is still quite powerful. You'd better bring more masters... then attack them by surprise..."

"Shangguan Yunyue! You are the most detestable woman I have ever met in my life! You just wait; I will definitely pry your mouth open," the man said viciously.

"Hoping to pry the whereabouts of the Shariputra from my mouth? Keep dreaming." Shangguan Yunyue closed her eyes and stopped speaking. She was prepared for death, determined not to comply. If they wanted to kill her, so be it. It was a delusion to think she would reveal the whereabouts of the Shariputra.

Outside the Stone Tower.

Two monks were whispering to each other. One was the Head Elder of the Elder Council, Xuan Ming, and the other was the abbot of the Myriad Buddhas Sect, Xuan Si.

The two had been racking their brains over Shangguan Yunyue's affair these days.

"Still not speaking?" Abbot Xuan Si asked in a somber tone.

"She is very tenacious, refusing to talk no matter what," Xuan Ming said with a wry smile. "It's really... inconceivable that a woman could be so tough." Shangguan Yunyue's performance shattered Xuan Ming's impression of women. He had always thought that women were soft, delicate, and significantly inferior to men, but now it seemed... women could also be very tough.

Xuan Si, the abbot, furrowed his brows.

"I plan to intensify the power of the Six True Words and make Shangguan Yunyue endure more pain. I refuse to believe that she is really not afraid of death," Xuan Ming said irritably.

"No," Xuan Si, the abbot, shook his head. "You can't do that! If Shangguan Yunyue truly dies, then the Shariputra will be lost forever."

"What should we do then?" Xuan Ming asked. "We can't just let her go, can we?"

"Letting her go is definitely out of the question," said Xuan Si, the abbot. "Let's just slow down for now. Don't press Shangguan Yunyue any further these next few days. Her current condition is pretty bad, she has reached her physical limits. If we keep pushing her, she might actually die."

"I originally wanted to perform the Soul Search on Shangguan Yunyue, but regrettably... her spiritual power is too strong, the Soul Searching Technique has no effect on her..." Xuan Ming said with a huff. "Moreover, Shangguan Yunyue also said that if we dare to force the Soul Search on her, she will self-destruct her spiritual essence and take us with her... infuriating, isn't it?!"

"Shangguan Yunyue is a Cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing Period Great Perfection, so her spiritual power is definitely very strong. Trying to Soul Search her is... extremely difficult, especially since she is very weak right now, and it's hard to succeed. Plus, as you've said, if we really push Shangguan Yunyue into a corner, she will self-destruct her spiritual essence. The spiritual essence of a Great Cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing Period is very powerful and the destructive force it unleashes upon self-destruction is immense... let's hold off for now, let me think of a strategy. Every person has a weakness, as long as we find and exploit it, we won't need to worry about Shangguan Yunyue not capitulating," said Xuan Si, the abbot, with a heavy tone.

"Alright then, let Shangguan Yunyue rest for a few days," Xuan Ming grumbled. "Running into such a tough woman is just bad luck."

"In these next days, don't idle away your time either. Try to counsel Shangguan Yunyue, appeal to her emotions, enlighten her with reason. It would be great if she could be won over."

"Win her over? Forget about it. There's no way I can do that!" Xuan Ming shook his head vigorously. "Probably only if the Buddha himself descended could he move her."

"Just give it a try, and if it doesn't work, then we'll talk," Xuan Si advised before he left, leaving Xuan Ming alone to watch over Shangguan Yunyue.

Xuan Ming entered the Stone Tower to check on Shangguan Yunyue's condition and then stuffed an Elixir into her mouth, only turning to leave after Shangguan Yunyue had recovered.

"I've survived again..." Shangguan Yunyue gave a bitter smile. "It's really not easy... ever since I met Gao Fei, my luck has started to turn sour... Gao Fei, that guy is just my jinx... Gao Fei... how are you now? I miss you so much... and I don't even know if there's still a chance to see you again..."

...

Divine Doctor Valley.

Dongguo Heixin had been having a very rough time lately. To be precise, it had been incredibly frustrating and downright depressing!

A few days ago, the wife of an important figure had come to Dongguo Heixin for medical treatment. Due to Dongguo Heixin's negligence, the wife suffered a tragic transformation and passed away. This incident had put Dongguo Heixin in a huge predicament. With the death of his wife, the important figure was enraged and made a huge fuss about having Dongguo Heixin buried with her. Scared, Dongguo Heixin fled in the middle of the night and didn't dare return.

But hiding was not a long-term solution.

One couldn't hide like a coward forever, right?

"Slap!"

Dongguo Heixin slapped himself and cursed, "I've been such an idiot! I've practiced medicine my whole life, treated countless difficult diseases, and was known as the world's number one divine physician, yet I made such a low-level mistake... If I had been more cautious at the time, the important figure's wife wouldn't have died, and I wouldn't have to live life on the run... I'm such a fool!" Dongguo Heixin felt incredibly guilty, regretful, and depressed.