Chapter 1366: 1010: The Cultivator’s Hell (Part 2)

Jiang Yuan, with a satisfied smile, beckoned, and Qi Baijun ordered over two hundred mysterious entities to be brought forth."Spare me, Elder Immortal, I dare not go against you ever again!"

"Qi Baijun, you’ll meet a bad end relying on someone else’s power like that!"

"Heaven, please discern truth from lies! We’ve all become trapped here as mysterious entities, yet you refuse to give us any way out."

"We can’t even lie down and give up; you don’t treat us as humans at all!"

"If I had known it would come to this, why did I fall into the evil path back then..."

...

The Fallen Evil Cultivators are essentially rejects from the righteous path, characterized by trickery and greed. If they had true perseverance and resilience, they wouldn’t have joined the Leisure Sect.

As the number of mysterious entities grew, so did the chaos. Qi Baijun decisively cut through the confusion, pulling out the stubborn old timers and handing them to Jiang Yuan for processing.

The initial goal of raising mysterious entities was to complete the slicing task.

Later on, as their numbers increased, the army was handed to Elder Scholar for management. He couldn’t disrupt the management rules, so he refrained from slicing during this period.

Now that Qi Baijun had delivered them, why wait any longer?

"Swoosh!"

Jiang Yuan started with zero frames again!

The next moment, they heard a heart-wrenching scream, and a notification flashed before their eyes: [Mysterious Soul Fragment +1].

"Just kill me!" The mysterious entity thought it could endure punishment after experiencing insufferable hunger and the agony of dismemberment, thinking it could withstand whatever the tormentor dished out as long as it stayed still when pushed forward.

But after just two slices, it couldn’t take it.

A pain more terrifying than being quartered, as if even its bones were shattered and the marrow forcibly squeezed out, wounded its soul so much that its cries for help grew fainter.

Jiang Yuan had seen scenes like this many times.

The Soul Hook swung "swoosh swoosh swoosh" wildly, leaving the mysterious entity with only a faintly transparent form before stopping.

"You young ones are clueless; open your eyes wide and watch closely!" Elder Scholar gestured with a commanding voice, "Mr. Jiang usually treats you folks kindly, which leads to some not knowing their place. From today onwards, the bottom ranks will be eliminated more strictly, and those who are weeded out will wait for punishment obediently."

Many mysterious entities listened to the terrifying screams, overwhelmed by anger yet unable to protest, but could only respond in unison.

Qi Baijun added with a smile, "Fear not, Mr. Jiang has his limits. Even if severely injured, nearly blown away by a breeze, your lives will not be at risk.

You won’t be hindered from completing tasks after punishment. We are in the Ghost Realm where pollution is omnipresent; every breath replenishes energy. So it won’t be long before you’re back to normal. If you’re still at the bottom then, don’t blame me, Qi, for being ruthless. I’ll still ask Mr. Jiang to carry out punishment."

"What?! We’re so heavily injured, and we still have to work?!"

"Commander Qi, please show mercy and spare us!"

"Have some guts and kill me! I refuse to work, even if I have to die!"

"Don’t listen to Qi Baijun threatening us, just lay down and refuse to work. If that guy hooks us a few more times to death, maybe we’ll find peace..."

...

Some mysterious entities begged for mercy; others were as indifferent as dead pigs to boiling water.

Hearing this, Qi Baijun smiled slightly and waved his hand, "Whether you work or not is not up to you. Take these stubborn ones to the front lines! We don’t expect much from them, but they can take a few hits from the monsters for the brothers."

Fighting monsters allows for more opportunities to earn merit points, so not just any mysterious entity can enter the combat squads.

Yet, even if they haven’t tasted pork, they’ve seen pigs run, aware of how terrifyingly mutated monsters are after being polluted. Being used as meat shields by combat squad members would mean being torn to shreds repeatedly!

"No! I won’t go! I know my mistakes! I’ll start working immediately, no more laziness!"

"Why become transparent but still not die? Why?"

"I regret falling into the evil path; I didn’t kill many and ended up like this. Heaven is unjust!"

Pain cannot be adapted to; even prolonged pain doesn’t lead to numbness or habit forming. Thus, when they thought about facing the fate of being meat shields, those who had been punished, now half-transparent mysterious entities, screamed and begged for mercy.

"It’s said in the Cultivation Realm: when a Cultivator dies, their path ends, and nothing remains, sparing them from Hell’s suffering. But clearly, this is the Cultivators’ Hell!" You Lai’s gaze turned distant, finally realizing the fear for what’s to come.

It stepped forward a few paces with a fawning smile, pleading, "Commander Qi, for the sake of past camaraderie, help me convey to Mr. Jiang that I’m willing to trade all I know for merit points!"

"Was it worth it back then to come to this?" Qi Baijun looked at it coldly and asked, "Such as?"

"The tribulation array in Snow Cloud Valley is built secretively; without a guide, it’s impossible to find..."

The Sect Leader sipping tea nearby abruptly interrupted, "I’ve already informed Mr. Jiang. He got my Divine Artifact Eight Trigrams Disk and can locate it."

The Ugly Slave added, "I’ve imparted my years of cultivation experience and technique to him. Now he can not only find it but dismantle it smoothly."

"You, you all traded for merit points?" You Lai’s face turned pale, voice trembling, "I know Snow Cloud Valley once ambushed disciples of the Ancient Ten Great Sects, and their place of demise..."

Jiang Yuan replied aloud while slicing, "Your leading of the ambush against disciples of the Ancient Ten Great Sects is clearly recorded in the Mirror of Evil. I know the ins and outs, and where their Divine Souls are suppressed.

I also know the descendants of Spiders Valley—the Spider Demons—many were captured as slaves by your Snow Cloud Valley. Forced to produce silk day and night, making textiles, your silk trade with the Otherworld is nothing but leeching off the Spider Race."

"If you can’t provide more useful information, don’t waste Jiang’s time. He’s busy." Elder Scholar quipped while stroking his beard and smiling at You Lai, with a lowered voice, "How come as a direct descendant of the Mi Clan, you can’t reveal even a bit of family secret?"

Face turning various shades, You Lai opened his mouth to speak but was cut off when Sixth Elder egged him on, "You fool! After all the fighting, you managed to become a candidate for the next Patriarch, joined the Leisure Sect, and exchanged for the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique and advancement array for the race.

What happened? You got implicated and locked up here while your kind enjoyed the fruits of your labor!

You sold out your sister; ruined your brother; killed your younger siblings. Now that you’re missing, your parents are infertile, the next patriarchal position went to others, they’ve taken advantage, hahaha! You Lai, oh You Lai, how does it feel to pave the way for others?"

The piercing laughter echoed, sending tremors through You Lai.

Since childhood, he harbored ambition, wanting to become the family’s most prominent figure, succeed his father’s Patriarch position, bolster Snow Cloud Valley to make the Demon Realm Alliance bow before them!

But now, all is lost.

Past ambitions and effort have become a Moon in the Water, a Flower in the Mirror. Thinking about those coveting the Patriarch position, seeing their smug expressions, he felt unwilling!

Why?

Why must I endure endless torment here, while they reap the rewards?

Glancing at Sixth Elder, Qi Baijun, and the Sect Leader, You Lai smiled in anger, realizing why the Leisure Sect remained intact as a whole—not one was willing to stand down!

Pollution energy coursing through his body enhanced the sinister thoughts.

Rather than suffering alone, why not betray others for merit points, dragging them down with me into Hell!

Thinking of this, You Lai’s eyes gleamed red, and his lips curled slightly, "Mr. Jiang, Snow Cloud Valley has two Spirit Stone Mines, with wealth flowing like water. You wouldn’t want endless treasure to be monopolized by others, would you?

I know the most secret transmission coordinates in the family, ensuring you can discreetly bring an army into Mi Family territory, break through inside-out and leave them in tatters!"

He paused, his smile growing increasingly sinister, "A whole family needs to be together, let them all accompany me.

Anyway, you favor capturing evil cultivators. And the Mi Clan, top to bottom, has long begun cultivating the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique I obtained, among the Otherworld trades, unexplained human trafficking is a part of it. They are no innocents, perfect for a clean sweep, doing a good deed for the Wilderness World.

I wonder if this intel can exchange for a position without hard labor?"