Chapter 692: Gu Yuan: Am I a Joke to You?

　　“He’s contaminated with a strange, terrifying, and cursed energy!” Lei Teng and Ye Qingshan stared at Gu Yuan with faces full of fear. They instinctively took a few steps back. Shen Suanzi was a Wisdom Elite. No one would believe them if they said Shen Suanzi died from peeking into Gu Yuan’s soul.

　　Ye Qingshan gulped and solemnly said, “There must be a big secret hidden behind this man, a big secret that even the Wisdom Elites can’t see!”

　　“What should we do? Should we continue peeking into his soul?” asked Lei Teng.

　　“Are you stupid? Do you want to kill yourself?” Ye Qingshan looked at Lei Teng as if he was mentally retarded and silently attributed Lei Teng to the ranks of the stupid teammates in his heart.

　　After that, he stared at Gu Yuan and said viciously, “Tell us everything you know. Otherwise, we’ll give you a taste of the greatest torture in the world!” There was no other way now. Unless Gu Yuan spilled the tea himself, there was no other way they could discover the big secret behind him.

　　There were two ways to make Gu Yuan speak, one was to let him speak voluntarily while the other was to torture him until he spilled the beans! In the world of immortal cultivation, it was rarely necessary to do this because peeking into the others’ souls was more than sufficient. However, it proved to be useless with Gu Yuan.

　　Gu Yuan glanced at Ye Qingshan indifferently and laughed. His laughter was full of disdain and sarcasm as if he did not even want to waste his breath. This was more humiliating than anything he could say.

　　“How dare you! You must be tired of living!” Ye Qingshan’s lungs almost exploded. Did the little ant just look down on him?

　　“Calm down, Brother Ye. You’ll fall for his trick if you kill him!” Lei Teng quickly persuaded him. Then, he said coldly, “Everyone’s always cocky before the torture, but I bet he won’t be laughing like that after we’re done with him.”

　　After speaking, he raised his hand and immediately grabbed Gu Yuan, leading him out of the secret room. The voice seemed to come from the depths of hell when he gave a sinister order. “Come here, open the heart-devouring water cell!”

　　In an instant, the expressions of everyone in the Ye Clan changed.

　　“Heart…heart-devouring water cell?”

　　“Did I hear him correctly? The water cell hasn’t been opened for a thousand years.”

　　“Who angered the Master so much that he needed to open the water cell? I pity the poor guy.”

　　“Shut it! Even hearing the name’s enough to send chills down my spine.”

　　Evidently, everyone feared the water cell. Their bodies trembled just by hearing the name. Their eyes instantly filled with sympathy when they saw Ye Qingshan leading Gu Yuan in and they could not help but shake their heads, almost as if they could not bear to see him like that.

　　In a cold bottom chamber, the door suddenly opened and endless icy air escaped, causing many people to retreat.

　　“Greetings, sect master!” Around the secret room, many disciples were kneeling on their knees with their heads resting on the ground, shaking out of fear of being caught by Ye Qingshan. They did not want to be sent into the secret room.

　　Such a reaction caused Gu Yuan’s heart to bulge slightly, and he felt a tremor of fear. ‘Shit, do you guys have to be so scared? Do you think I want this to happen, too?’

　　Ye Qingshan glanced at Gu Yuan vehemently. As he smiled coldly, he stepped directly into the secret room.

　　At this time, Gu Yuan could see the layout of the secret room. There was a huge pool, and the water in the pool was bubbling with cold air. Although there was no ice, the temperature was colder than the freezing point.

　　The surface of the water rippled from time to time. Through the rippling water, some things were swimming in the water, and there were a lot of them. There was even the sound of water stirring about.

　　Ye Qingshan squinted his eyes and asked, “Do you know what’s in the water?”

　　Gu Yuan’s lips were a little pale, but he still said stubbornly, “I’m not interested to know.” He repeatedly strengthened his Dao Heart. No matter what, he definitely could not utter a word about the expert, even if the pain was too much and he was suffering a fate worse than death. There was no way he would betray the expert!

　　“There are hundreds of ice heart-devouring bugs in this water!” Ye Qingshan started to explain to Gu Yuan in a taunting manner. “These bugs like to penetrate the human body. They head toward the human heart and leach onto the heart, gradually eating away the blood of human beings, all while making you suffer from indescribable pain! This kind of pain is tens of thousands of times more intense than heartbreak! The most important thing is that it won’t let you die immediately. You’d just be in pain all the time.”

　　Seeing Gu Yuan remaining silent, he continued with a smile, “The heart-devouring water cell has only been used twenty-two times since its creation! Each of the prisoners was strong in their own right, but even so, they were rendered into a pool of tears within an hour, begging to be released from the pain. I wonder how long you’ll last.”

　　When his voice fell, he suddenly raised his hand and threw Gu Yuan into the pool. Many disciples shivered uncontrollably when they heard the sound of him falling into the water. The entire pool instantly became lively with Gu Yuan’s arrival, and the profound ice heart-devouring bugs were like sharks who had smelled fresh blood as they rushed toward Gu Yuan quickly.

　　Gu Yuan’s body shook slightly, and in just an instant, he felt a lot of bugs digging into his body like small snakes, raging wildly in his body and rushing straight to his heart. He gritted his teeth as all the hair on his body stood up. He shut his eyes tightly, ready to face everything.

　　‘It’s time to show them what I’m made of! Although I, Gu Yuan, am afraid of pain and death, I’m even more afraid of betraying the expert!’ The corners of Gu Yuan’s eyes were a little moist and his body trembled slightly as the feeling of death closed in on him.

　　However, after a long while, he suddenly discovered that there was no pain in his body at all. ‘What’s the situation now? What’s happening?’ He could clearly feel that there were ice heart-devouring bugs in his body, and many of them have also entered his heart. He could feel his blood circulation weakening, but…there was no pain at all.

　　‘Where was the pain that was promised to me? Ye Qingshan obviously meant what he said just now. Then…that leaves the only explanation that I’m immune to pain?’ He was a little stunned, but he soon attributed this miracle to the expert. Whatever it was, it must be the expert’s doing. ‘Long live the expert! He must’ve used his power to prevent me from suffering. He’s so good to me!’ Gu Yuan’s eyes were red and he was moved to tears.

　　On the side, Ye Qingshan’s brows were tightly locked together. “Huh! This kid’s more stubborn than I thought. It’s amazing how he didn’t scream once.”

　　Lei Teng also nodded and said, “But it seems that he’s also approaching the limit. You see, he’s already crying.”

　　Ye Qingshan smiled slightly. “Hehe, no one can endure the torture of a heart-devouring water cell! This is what you get for offending me!”

　　Suddenly, a voice came from the pool. “Is this all you’ve got?”

　　The smile on Ye Qingshan’s face gradually disappeared. Staring at Gu Yuan, his eyes widened in disbelief. He snorted coldly and said, “You’re really stubborn, aren’t you?”

　　Gu Yuan laughed and said, “As if! Little Ye Qingshan, is this all you’ve got? I don’t feel anything at all. Why don’t you turn up the dial?”

　　“How could this be? It doesn’t make sense!” asked Ye Qingshan quizzically. His eyes sank as he casually raised his hand to grab a disciple and threw him into the pool. In the next instant, there was an extremely harsh scream, and within three seconds, the disciple was dead from the pain.

　　Gu Yuan snorted as he said sarcastically, “Oh, little Ye Qingshan, your disciple’s useless. Didn’t you see how he died from the pain? Are there more ice heart-devouring bugs? Put them all in!” After speaking, he started swimming in the pool.

　　“His spirit hasn’t fluctuated at all. It doesn’t seem like he’s pretending,” Lei Teng said in shock

　　“Impossible! It cannot be! He’s not human at all!” Ye Qingshan could not believe it, but then his pupils shrank suddenly as if thinking of something. He exclaimed, “That strange existence! It must be that strange existence helping him!”

　　Lei Teng nodded and said in a deep voice, “It’s highly possible. Since physical pain isn’t enough, let’s try targeting his soul then. Take him to the Lightning Sect and give him a taste of lightning burning his soul!”

　　Meanwhile, Nanan brought Gu Yuan’s portrait to the Heavenly Palace. Yang Jing and the others gathered around. Looking at the portrait, their eyes were filled with complex feelings and shock.

　　“It’s so mysterious, every line in this painting has traces of Wisdom in them. It makes people afraid to look directly at it.”

　　“It’s a supernatural feeling. The expert’s done it again! Do you guys sense that? The laws of the universe are actually avoiding this painting!”

　　“The law of suppression, the resonance of Wisdom, Gu Yuan has certainly received high treatment! It’s as if he reached a new peak even in death!”

　　“Gu Yuan, you haven’t died in vain. You can rest in peace now that the expert has personally drawn a portrait of you!”

　　“This is definitely a good thing, and I feel that this painting can ward off evil spirits.”

　　Everyone in the Heavenly Palace said their piece, and their tone was full of envy. This was undoubtedly the highest honor.

　　Yang Jing could not help but mutter, “Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to die after all if I can get a portrait drawn by the expert.”

　　Back in the fourth dimension, at the Lightning Sect’s Lightning Pond, Gu Yuan was tied to a huge sky pillar as endless lightning bolts flashed above his head. The color of these lightning bolts was white. They moved incessantly, converging into a sky composed of lightning, which was an extremely magnificent sight to behold.

　　This kind of lightning was different from other lightning—it was used to smash human spirits! It was possible to smash the soul of a person, and the shattering of the soul was much more painful than the pain of the flesh. The feeling of one’s soul being torn apart was enough to turn someone into a lunatic.

　　Several thunderbolts fell from the sky and struck Gu Yuan’s body. At the same time, lightning flames rose under Gu Yuan’s feet, burning his soul. However, Gu Yuan’s forehead remained smooth. He was extremely calm but his breathing was extremely weak. At this time, his whole body had been riddled with holes after being drilled several times by the ice heart-devouring bugs. The fire of his soul was dim, almost extinguished. He was on the verge of death.

　　However, he still felt no pain.

　　“Excuse me, can you turn up the power a bit? Am I a joke to you?” asked Gu Yuan weakly.

　　Ye Qingshan shook his head and in a frustrated tone, he said, “It’s so weird. It seems that he truly doesn’t feel the pain and torture’s useless on him.”

　　Lei Teng frowned and said, “Stop it. He’ll definitely die if we continue torturing him.”

　　They had run out of ideas. Torturing him was useless, and it was impossible to peek into his soul. Yet, they did not want to kill him just yet… It frustrated them to no end when dealing with a prisoner like this.

　　“What should we do?” asked Lei Teng finally.

　　Ye Qingshan’s eyes gleamed as he said, “It seems that the secret of the seventh dimension isn’t something we can handle. The Eastern Wasteland has been wiped out by the people from that dimension!”

　　All five Wisdom Elites in the Eastern Wasteland were snuffed out just like that. They did not even know the specific details of the other party. Even now, they were helpless trying to deal with a prisoner.

　　“Do you want to bring the others in?” asked Lei Tang cautiously.

　　“Yes, but we can’t expose our current situation, let alone the news that our Wisdom Elite’s dead!” Ye Qingshan smiled slightly and then said, “There must be a lot of people interested in the seventh dimension. We can spread some news and let them go first. It’s best if they manage to take each other out. Wouldn’t it be beautiful for us to reap the benefits by then?”

　　In fact, that was the only option left for them. They had lost the right to act all cocky now that their Wisdom Elite was dead.

　　Lei Teng agreed. “That’s the only thing we can do now. Let’s do it!”

　　The next day, two monks mistakenly wandered into Tiandang Mountain. They then accidentally discovered the existence of the portal to another dimension. Immediately afterward, news of the portal to the seventh dimension spread like wildfire in the fourth dimension.

　　The Murong family’s genocide was also spread by some insiders, and some people who knew the inside story spread the reason behind the Murong family’s genocide. It was all because of the Origins of the third dimension. In an instant, the entire fourth dimension became motivated and anyone with some measure of strength cast their sights on the Eastern Wasteland.

　　“I can’t believe the legendary seventh dimension appeared! The people of the seventh dimension should be weaker than us. The opportunity for pillaging has arrived!”

　　“This is indeed a great opportunity! Someone will definitely break through to the Wisdom Elite this round!”

　　“Yes, there are already twenty-three Wisdom Elites in our dimension and the remaining energy isn’t enough to breed new Wisdom Elites under normal circumstances.”

　　“If we seize the opportunity this time, we might be able to hold our own with the Eldritchs.”

　　“Never in a million years would I have guessed that the Murong family had acquired the Origins of the third dimension. On top of that, they kept a secret like this. I can’t believe they were still annihilated in the end.”

　　“The people from the seventh dimension must be difficult to handle if they truly did annihilate the Murong Clan!”

　　In just one day, among countless discussions, nearly 50 Heavenly Realm fighters rushed over to the Eastern Wasteland. Moreover, they confirmed the existence of the portal at the fastest speed and suddenly became more excited. Nonetheless, few people dared to act rashly. When someone first entered the seventh dimension, the news sent back made all the Heavenly Realm fighters crazy.

　　“The aura of Wisdom in the seventh dimension’s incredibly strong! It’s a place full of treasure that hasn’t been developed much, and it’s surely enough to give birth to a Wisdom Elite!”