Sun Dong propped himself up with his limbs and, upon hearing Shi Feiyang's words, lifted his head and cursed vehemently.

Yue Yun's two disciples were of side-door temperament. They had followed their master in their cultivation since childhood and still possessed the reckless fervor of youth, their curses exceedingly vile.

Shi Feiyang naturally did not take offense; seeing that Sun Dong refused to submit, he pointed a finger and covered him with the Five-Colored Divine Light.

First, many vine-like plants sprouted from beneath his feet, all transformed from the Yimu Divine Light.

These vines, thick as human arms and thin as chopsticks, some covered in fuzz and others in sharp thorns, grew like snakes from below, entwining upwards to bind his feet, trunk, arms, and neck tightly.

After Sun Dong was securely restrained, many new roots and side branches began to sprout from the vines, boring into his flesh.

In an instant, it was as if thousands upon thousands of large and small poisonous snakes pierced his skin, penetrated his muscles, and burrowed into his bones, continuing to wind and drill through his flesh.

Sun Dong screamed in agonizing pain, his voice wretchedly pitiful.

Shi Feiyang asked him, "Are you ready to talk now? I have ten types of punishments here. This is only the Yimu Punishment, there are nine more to follow."

Sun Dong clenched his teeth so hard he nearly crushed them, trying to struggle, but not even able to twitch a finger, his curses continuing amidst his agony.

Shi Feiyang allowed the vines to drill further into his chest, liver, spleen, and lungs, then used Xin Metal Essence Energy to forge thirty-six hundred steel needles, piercing them into his body from all angles.

From the top of his head to his toes, they were nailed to his bones, then small flames were lit on the tips of the needles, slowly burning him.

This continued for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, and Sun Dong finally completely broke down, loudly begging for mercy.

"Have you finally decided to listen?"

"Yes... yes..."

"I ask you something, and you'll just tell me?"

"I'll tell... please just stop..."

Shi Feiyang waved his hand, dispersing the Five-Colored Divine Light and making the vines and golden needles vanish.

Sun Dong fell to his knees, bursting into loud cries... After crying for a while, he discovered that there were no wounds on his body. He touched his head and feet only to find not even a small needle mark.

Recalling what had just happened, the extreme pain surfaced again, making him shudder.

He looked up at Shi Feiyang. "Was all that just an illusion?"

"If I want it to be real, it's real; if I want it to be fake, it's fake. Didn't your master ever explain this principle to you?"

Sun Dong couldn't understand.

Shi Feiyang asked him again, "Are you ready to talk?"

Sun Dong swallowed hard. "What do you want to ask?"

"What colors and styles of clothes does your master usually wear?"

Sun Dong was baffled: was that it?

He couldn't understand why this suddenly appearing person, who looked just like him and possessed frightening magical powers, would make such a big scene just to find out what kind of clothes his master liked to wear.

"Not willing to talk again?" Shi Feiyang raised his hand, releasing the Five-Colored Divine Light again to cover him.

Sun Dong struggled hard, unable to move at all, and after confirming it was real... he watched the vines rise again, his voice changing in fright. "I'll talk! I'll talk! My master likes wearing dark green Daoist robes!"

Shi Feiyang stopped the vines from acting, thoroughly asking what was worn underneath, what was worn on the outside, what was worn when visiting friends, and what was worn at home during cultivation.

But the interrogation about the clothes alone took over two hours, followed by questions about food, utility, hobbies, what tea he drank, what fish he caught, who his friends and enemies were...

Leaving no stone unturned, he thoroughly questioned every aspect before finally opening the Qiankun Box, capturing Sun Dong inside, and then doing the same to another disciple, Yu Xiao, using the same methods.

The means Shi Feiyang used were too cruel; the two young men couldn't endure the torture. Though there were some repetitions, in the end, they confessed everything they were asked without any further hesitation.

Shi Feiyang meticulously extracted everything about Yue Yun's daily life, relationships, interests, and hobbies... every detail of his life was wrung out of them.

Then he asked about Yue Yun's cultivation methods. Initially, the two resisted talking, so Shi Feiyang resorted to the Bing Fire and Ren Water tortures, tormenting the two youngsters into a cycle of near-death collapses until they completely broke down and spilled everything like bamboo tubes emptying beans.

Shi Feiyang recorded the techniques the two had divulged in a notebook.

Although they definitely hadn't received the full teachings of Yue Yun, having followed him for years and started their training in earnest as children—their basic and advanced cultivation techniques were very solidly learned, their explanations comprehensive and detailed.

Shi Feiyang used these as a basis to speculate and deduce, compiling a whole book.

Following that, he began to cultivate these techniques himself. With his level of Daoist power, cultivating these arts posed no difficulty—knowing the principles and methods, he mastered them all immediately.

It took him only half a day to completely master all these techniques.

Shi Feiyang then opened the Nine Suspicions Tripod to check on Yue Yun's condition.

Yue Yun sat cross-legged in the darkness, as if floating in space, with no distinction between up, down, left, right, east, south, west, or north. Inside this cauldron, even time seemed to have stopped.

During this period, the chaotic primordial Qi around him continuously consumed and polished his Essence Qi and Primordial Spirit. He could only merge his physical body and spirit, striving to counterbalance.

Shi Feiyang leapt into the cauldron and came before Yue Yun, "Fellow Daoist, how do you feel?"

Yue Yun opened his eyes and looked at him; he looked exactly like his own disciple, even more identical than twins, "Who exactly are you? Do I have any grievances with you? Can you let me die with some understanding?"

"There is neither enmity nor resentment between us; in fact, there are some good connections instead of grievances."

"Then why do you treat me this way!" Yue Yun's tone was filled with confusion and a hint of grievance, "How have I ever offended you? Or is it those two unworthy disciples of mine?

I see that your Daoist power and divine skills exceed mine by a hundredfold, you certainly can't be a nobody. Please tell me, who exactly are you? And why are you doing this?"

"Calamity depends on fortune, and fortune on calamity. What I do might not necessarily be a bad thing for you and your two disciples. It's too early to conclude, and as for who I am and what I want to do, you don't need to know right now."

Yue Yun, filled with anger, asked, "So you're just going to keep me locked up in here? Until when?"

"Of course not just keeping you locked up; it won't be too long, or else you wouldn't be able to withstand it. If you became a cripple, I would have to send you to reincarnate and start over."

Shi Feiyang raised his hand and released a Flying Sword, "I'm giving you a fair chance to duel with me in spells and swordplay. If you can defeat me, I will let you go!"

Yue Yun felt somewhat surprised; he landed in this cauldron, surrounded by a vast black void filled with endless primordial chaotic Qi, constantly consuming his Essence Qi and Primordial Spirit. He was like a fish on a chopping board, living or dying at the mercy of others, but now the other party wanted to fairly duel with him in swordplay.

He did not know what Shi Feiyang was really planning, but this was his only chance to regain his freedom.

"All right, you said it!"

Yue Yun released his own Flying Sword; he also wanted to see if he could guess the other party's origins based on their style of swordsmanship and spells.

After all, he had cultivated for several hundred years, often overseas, but was also well-versed in various martial arts factions, knowing them like the back of his hand. Just glimpsing the other party's origins and calculating would likely reveal their intentions!

Yue Yun released a white sword light, swift and dazzling like a dragon.

Shi Feiyang released a blue sword light, encircling and turning, extremely agile.

Both Flying Swords were crafted by uncommon methods, and their sword light was incredibly fierce.

Shi Feiyang, who already possessed many Flying Swords, had cultivated the Earth Evil Transformation Skill, knowing he would have to change his identity often in the future. When he came out, he bought many things in the Immortal Market, including various magical treasures and Flying Swords from different families.

After seeing his sword light, Yue Yun already had a rough direction in mind; knowing he was not from the Mysterious Sect, he pointed forward, sending a white sword light of several dozen zhang flying forward.

Shi Feiyang controlled his sword to parry it, counterattacking smoothly. The two Immortal Swords stirred together.

When the two Immortal Swords clashed, Yue Yun could already tell which sect Shi Feiyang was from. After another dozen moves to confirm, he was clear in his heart:

"Well, chap, you're from the Wutai Sect! Are you a new disciple taken by the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor?"

Shi Feiyang laughed heartily, not explaining but simply continuing to duel with him.

Through dueling with him, Shi Feiyang continuously learned his swordsmanship.

Rather than just watching his sword control technique, he was able to sense the operation of his True Qi, the interaction between the person and the Immortal Sword, the changes in Divine Energy, vital energy transformations—these elements if not understood, could be quickly recognized by a master as true or false.

At the same time, he also learned Yue Yun's tone of speech, the expression in his eyes, his behavior and actions, all aspects of his demeanor.

He used the Wutai Sect's Flying Sword and Wutai Sect's swordsmanship to duel with Yue Yun for two hours, resulting in a draw.

"Unfortunately, you didn't defeat me and can't leave. However, I'll give you another chance tomorrow. You must grasp it well."

Shi Feiyang left the Nine Suspicions Tripod, plunging Yue Yun back into endless darkness.

He took out a notebook, recording everything he had just learned, verifying it against what he already knew, amending some skewed speculations, and striving to restore the true form of Yue Yun's swordsmanship.

The next day, he took a Flying Sword from the Kunlun Sect and used Kunlun Swordsmanship to duel with Yue Yun in the cauldron.

His Kunlun Swordsmanship had been learned from Yu Xiao; he had instructed Yu Xiao in Daoist Technique and Swordsmanship and had adapted Kunlun Sect's swordsmanship from it, although it wasn't the core lineage sword technique, he could still apply it.

However, Yue Yun, with his sharp eye, remarked, "You are a disciple of the Kunlun Sect? But you're certainly not the direct lineage of the Kunlun Nine Friends!"

Shi Feiyang still laughed without speaking and dueled with him for another two hours, then left the cauldron to reflect.

On the third day, Shi Feiyang used Qingcheng Sect Swordsmanship; on the fourth day, Snow Mountain Sect Swordsmanship; on the fifth day, Huashan Sect Swordsmanship; on the sixth day, Emei Sect Swordsmanship...

When he executed the authentic Nine Heavens Sword Technique, Yue Yun was dumbfounded!

This Emei Swordsmanship was even more authentic than the previous ones!

This was something even he, as a named disciple of the great master Lianshan, wasn't qualified to learn. But he was well acquainted with the many immortals of the Emei Sect, often seeing them and able to recognize the authenticity at a glance. Shi Feiyang's execution was unbelievably authentic!

"I know who you are! You are the disciple of Blood God Deng Yin!"

Yue Yun suddenly shouted out!

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