Ning Qi stared at the Grand Elder.

The purpose of this journey was to capture him alive and inquire about the matter of the Holy Pill. After a series of twists and turns, it still took a great effort. However, fortunately, the goal was achieved.

"You... who exactly are you?" The Grand Elder was still immersed in the shock of Ning Qi activating the Yu King Pearl.

But Ning Qi ignored him, casually pointed, and Gang Qi sealed the Grand Elder's mouth.

He felt a resonance with the Power of Heaven and Earth through the Yu King Pearl. Although he couldn't fully control it yet and had no time for deep enlightenment, some simple applications weren't a problem.

In an instant.

The blood mist floating in the Earth Cave World surged and gathered.

This was all the essence power left from the previous blood demon creatures that were blown up—enough from over forty Celestial Human Realm entities. Even though much was lost, the residuals were still considerable.

Ning Qi condensed it into a Blood Pill, satisfied and put it away.

"Once the Enlightenment Tea Tree completely consumes this Blood Pill, it will definitely grow more flourishing!"

He was in a very good mood.

One could say that just this Blood Pill had already yielded great gains, making the trip worth it.

After doing this, Ning Qi turned his gaze to the Grand Elder. At this moment, the Grand Elder finally sobered up, realizing what was about to happen. The Ghost Mask likely met the same fate under True Man Tianjian's hands, revealing much of the headquarters' intelligence.

Though he didn't know what astounding methods True Man Tianjian possessed, he didn't think it would be easy to endure.

Ning Qi held the Yu King Pearl in one hand, lifting the seal on the Grand Elder.

"You want to know my identity?" He laughed, the mask shattered and removed, yet it was still the face of the Ghost Mask.

The Grand Elder looked at the Secret Treasure falling into others' hands, his eyes almost spitting fire:

"Your power is unparalleled in the world, yet you hide with your head and tail, tarnishing your identity."

Ning Qi chuckled lightly:

"Alright, I'll grant your wish."

The Grand Elder's heart trembled; the Yu King Pearl suddenly radiated light, attracting his attention. Ning Qi's eyes turned into deep whirlpools, enveloping him. With no Heart Inquiry Platform here and the Grand Elder at the Martial Intent Ultimate Realm, a sudden attack was necessary.

Fortunately, the Yu King Pearl played a certain role, unsettling his mind.

Ning Qi watched the gradually dazed Grand Elder and exhaled softly.

Next.

It was the interrogation phase.

The goal was to extract as much useful intelligence as possible, primarily the matter of the Holy Pill, followed by the important information of the Demon Sect, as well as the Yu King Pearl.

In the dark Earth Cave.

The two engaged in a question-and-answer session, which seemed somewhat bizarre.

Time passed to an unknown limit.

The Grand Elder's spirit shook, exiting the Soul Capturing state. His head ached fiercely. The backlash from the previous Yu King Pearl had scattered his Divine Intent, and being pushed to the brink by Ning Qi's reckless Soul Capturing interrogation made him feel torn between life and death. He slumped to the ground, looking towards Ning Qi with hatred, fear, resentment, confusion, and other complex emotions.

Ning Qi sighed lightly; if possible, he would also want to grant some dignity to this unparalleled strongman.

Before, during their brief conversation, this Grand Elder indeed counted as a heroic figure; maintaining one's original intention was easy to say but not many could achieve it.

Ning Qi waved his hand gently.

The Grand Elder was then shattered into blood mist and merged into the Blood Pill.

The whole Earth Cave World became completely silent, leaving only himself.

He began to ponder over the many pieces of intelligence he had obtained.

First, naturally, was the matter of the Holy Pill, which he cared most about.

"Indeed, there is a Holy Pill Technique within the Demon Sect, but the specific Dharma Method is known only to the Sect Leader throughout generations. It is said that this Secret Technique involves refining the essences of many Exotic Beast Inner Cores to condense the Holy Pill, then forcibly breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm with Secret Technique assistance."

"And as to where exactly the Demon Sect Sect Leader is in seclusion, even the Grand Elder doesn't know. Every year, a strong figure takes the accumulated Beast Pill from the Ten Thousand Flames Cave. According to the Grand Elder, the last time was just a month ago, meaning for the next Holy Pill, it will be eleven months later."

Ning Qi felt somewhat helpless.

If it was a shorter time, he could wait here, but an eleven-month wait was enough for any fool to sense that the Ten Thousand Flames Cave headquarters had been breeched. The Demon Sect has countless special communication methods; he could not possibly know them all in such a short time.

"Well, temporarily shelving the Demon Sect clues for now—but it's not all for nothing; at least I know the Holy Pill refining isn't progressing as fast as I thought. Plus, taking down the Demon Sect headquarters will surely delay their progress significantly, perhaps by two or three years."

Thinking this, Ning Qi's lips curled slightly.

This time is entirely sufficient for him to step into the Celestial Being Perfection Realm. By then, he could confidently claim he matches the Martial Saint.

This battle at the Ten Thousand Flames Cave made him fully comprehend his own strength.

Currently, his regular strength is just close to the Martial Saint level, with the use of Innate Divine Sword Qi holding the Martial Saint level destructive power.

But after achieving Celestial Being Perfection, his conventional strength will enter the Martial Saint level!

In this way.

At least the threat from the Demon Sect has been greatly diminished. As for the Southern Border, taking it slowly, without the Demon Sect, they will inevitably be greatly affected, and the threat level will decrease. Overall, this raid on the Demon Sect headquarters was very effective.

Besides the matter of the Holy Pill.

Information gathered from the Grand Elder included some hidden intelligence of the Demon Sect, such as the headquarters' treasures and documents, the locations of various branches, some important secret signals, and more.

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