After receiving Zhou Yang's assurance that he would accept the "Inquiry of Mind" technique, the ancestor of the Chen family did not embarrass him any more. He just took him along with Zhou Xuanhao and his son, and continued to "Qianji" under his guidance.
"Dongtian" to explore clues.
However, at this time, more than a day had passed since Zhou Yang and the others were attacked outside the "Qianji Cave". Those bandits had long since escaped without a trace. Even if the ancestors of the Chen family were highly cultivated, they would not be able to survive in this situation.
Find any useful clues.
In the end, the ancestors of the Chen family, who found nothing, could only take Zhou Yang and his son back home and return to the Baisha River Oasis.
When Zhou Yang and his son returned to the Baisha River Oasis under the guidance of the ancestor of the Chen family, the old patriarch of the Zhou family, Zhou Minghan, who had set out from the Yuquan Lake Oasis after receiving the letter from Feijian, also hurried all the way to get here first.
, and met Zhang Yunpeng, the elder of Huangshamen who helped guard the Chen family on Baituofeng.
On the white hump, the returning ancestor of the Chen family saw Zhang Yunpeng and Zhou Minghan together. He was slightly startled for a moment, then nodded, looked at the two of them seriously and said, "You two happen to be Zhang Yunpeng and Minghan."
You are all here, and today you are here to testify that I used the [Interrogation Technique] on Zhou Yang, a descendant of the Zhou family, to interrogate me about the murder of Chen Pingzhi, the foundation-building monk of the Chen family."
"What? You want to use the mind-asking technique?"
Zhou Minghan's expression changed, and he looked at Zhou Yang and his son with worry.
He had just arrived at the Baisha River Oasis, and he only knew that Chen Pingzhi had died, and had no idea about the specific situation.
Now that he heard that the ancestor of the Chen family was going to use the "inquiry technique" to interrogate Zhou Yang, he naturally thought that Zhou Yang had done something disgraceful in Chen Pingzhi's death.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but comfort him: "Great-grandfather, don't worry. My grandson behaves upright, sits upright, and has a clear conscience. If Senior Chen wants to ask, then let him ask!"
After saying that, he looked at the two Zifu monks, Chen family ancestor and Zhang Yunpeng, and said with a serious face: "Senior Chen will use the [Interrogation Technique] on the junior to interrogate the murder of senior Pingzhi. Naturally, the junior can tell everything.
But if the senior asks the junior about something unrelated to this, don’t blame the junior for not cooperating!”
The ancestor of the Chen family couldn't help but darken his face when he heard his soft and yet thorny words. He snorted with displeasure on his face and said: "Humph, who do you think I am? You can rest assured. Apart from asking you about Pingzhi's murder,
On a side note, if I ask one more irrelevant question, I will give you a foundation-building pill from the Zhou family, and fellow Daoist Zhang can witness this for me!"
When Zhang Yunpeng heard the ancestor of the Chen family mentioning him, he had to stand up and said with a smile: "Hehehe, brother Chen, why bother with a younger generation? Don't worry, young man from the Zhou family, Zhang also had an affair with Junior Brother Yuquan back then.
After a while, I will testify for you today. If Brother Chen really uses this matter to inquire about matters related to your personal affairs, Zhang will immediately remove the spell for you."
"Then let me thank Senior Zhang first."
Zhou Yang saluted Zhang Yunpeng, then closed his eyes and said firmly: "Senior Chen can cast spells."
The ancestor of the Chen family was naturally not polite at this time. After hearing this, he immediately started practicing the law without saying a word.
"Questioning the Mind" is just a third-level low-grade spell that even a monk in the foundation-building stage can learn.
Once this spell is cast, it can have the effect of interrogating the souls of monks below the foundation-building stage. Once the monks in the Qi-training stage are under the "questioning mind" spell, they will answer whatever the caster asks. They cannot lie at all, and they will not tell you anything afterwards.
I will have no memory of this experience.
However, after the monks in the foundation building stage experienced the "spiritual consciousness level" in the foundation building process, their mental state has been improved and their spiritual consciousness has been strengthened. This "questioning mind technique" has no effect on them.
However, whether a spell is useful or not is not only related to the level of the spell, but also related to the cultivation level of the caster.
If a powerful person in the Nascent Soul stage can cast a second-level spell, will its power be the same as that of a second-level spell cast by a monk in the Qi-training stage?
With the late cultivation of Zifu, the ancestor of the Chen family, the "Inquiry of Mind Technique" can also be effective against Zhou Yang as long as he does not deliberately resist in advance.
At that moment, two beams of white light burst out from the eyes of the ancestor of the Chen family, directly shining on Zhou Yang's closed eyes.
Being illuminated by this white light, Zhou Yang's body trembled slightly and his eyes opened automatically.
But at this moment, his eyes were empty and lifeless, without any focus, like a fool.
"May I have your name?"
The ancestor of the Chen family maintained the effect of "questioning the mind" while directly asking questions.
When Zhou Yang heard his question, he immediately answered without any hesitation: "Zhou Yang."
"How old are you this year?"
"39 years old."
"What happened after you and Chen Pingzhi entered [Qianji Cave]?"
"At that time, Senior Chen Pingzhi entered [Thousand Ji Cave] first and was attacked by two puppet beasts. After obtaining Senior Chen's permission, I helped Senior Chen deal with one of the lion beasts, and then the two puppet beasts..."
Under the influence of "Questioning Mind Technique", Zhou Yang was able to answer all questions. He would answer whatever the ancestor of the Chen family asked. He would not say less, miss a word, or say any more words that were not related to the question.
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Even the things he had deliberately concealed before, he told them completely this time, including the fact that he wanted to use the blood collected from the sand bandits in exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Naturally, the matter about him using the "Blood Escape Technique" to escape was also exposed.
It can be clearly seen that when he said the three words "Blood Escape Technique", the faces of Zhou Minghan and Zhou Xuanhao, the two Zhou family foundation-building monks, all changed, and they looked at the Chen family ancestors and Zhang Yunpeng with worries.
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"Blood Escape Technique" is, after all, a secret art of the devil. Zhou Yang and the Zhou family collect and practice this secret art of the devil. Whether it is a big deal or a small matter, it depends on whether a sect like Huang Shamen is willing to do so.
Investigated.
However, they did not know that after the ancestors of the Chen family and Zhang Yunpeng discovered Zhou Yang's serious loss of essence and blood, they had guessed that he must have used this kind of magic escape secret technique.
After all, as an extremely practical secret technique for escaping, there are still many people who practice "Blood Escape Technique" among immortal cultivators. For monks like them in the Zifu Stage, even if they have not practiced this secret technique, they are still familiar with it.
I have learned about this secret technique.
Therefore, when he heard that Zhou Yang said that he had used the "Blood Escape Technique" to escape from death, apart from Zhang Yunpeng's brows slightly frowning, the Chen family ancestor's expression did not change at all, and he obviously had no intention of pursuing this matter.
Seeing this, Zhou Minghan and Zhou Xuanhao felt a little at ease, and then they could continue to watch Zhou Yang talk with peace of mind.
Next, the ancestor of the Chen family also kept his promise and did not take the opportunity to ask Zhou Yang about his personal identity and secrets. He just stopped casting spells after confirming that what he said was the same as what he had said before in the sea of sand.
As soon as the spell stopped, Zhou Yang's body was shaken again, his eyes instantly regained focus, and his consciousness returned to his senses.
After he regained consciousness, he blinked in confusion at first, and then immediately remembered what happened before the "inquiry skill" in his body. He couldn't help but look at the silent ancestor of the Chen family and asked loudly: "How? Senior Chen can now
Are you willing to believe what this junior says?"
The ancestor of the Chen family heard him ask this, but he didn't answer and asked instead: "You said you have blood taken from the bandit in your hand?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yang had no choice but to follow his words and reply: "Since Senior Chen asked about this, I would like to ask you, Senior, if you offer a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward for the whereabouts of the group of sand bandits. If I present this item, it can be regarded as completion."
Got the mission?"
The ancestor of the Chen family did not expect that he would say this directly, and his expression immediately felt awkward.
But these words were indeed spoken by him personally, and there was even a written bounty list issued in the market. At this time, even if he wanted to refuse, it was impossible.
At the moment, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it and replied: "If you can really find the lair of the bandits with this thing, the next time I start to make alchemy, your Zhou family can use this skill to get it for free.
A reward of a foundation-building pill!"
His words still left a lot of room, that is, the blood of bandits provided by Zhou Yang must be useful, and the Zhou family will still send monks to participate in the next "Foundation Building Conference".
Finally, even if a Foundation-Building Pill is given for free, it will be taken from the Foundation-Building Pills allocated by each family, not from his Chen family's share.
Calculated in this way, the Chen family will only earn one less spiritual stone for the Foundation Establishment Pill at the next "Foundation Establishment Conference". In fact, the family's foundation will not be affected by this.
Yes, foundation.
Pills like Foundation Establishment Pills can be used as foundation materials in any force.
It was not that Zhou Yang couldn't understand the profound meaning in the words of the ancestor of the Chen family, but he was already very satisfied with getting this answer.
After all, it is too unrealistic to expect the Chen family to take the foundation-building pills from their own pockets to reward outsiders. Even he himself would not be able to be so generous.
As for whether this decision of the ancestor of the Chen family would harm the interests of other families and make other families hate the Zhou family, that was not among his considerations.
There is also a risk of choking to death when eating. Should people stop eating because of choking?
If the Zhou family wants to develop, it will inevitably crowd out the development space of other families. Why shouldn't he, Zhou Yang, take the Foundation Building Pills he earned through formal channels? Why not?
"Senior Chen is indeed a trustworthy person, and I admire him!"
A smile finally appeared on his pale face, and he quickly took out the jade bottle containing the bandit's blood and handed it to the ancestor of the Chen family.
At the same time, he did not forget to say: "If Senior Chen finds the whereabouts of the bandits, please be sure to inform the juniors to participate. The juniors were able to successfully build the foundation in the first place, thanks to senior Chen Pingzhi who lent his cave to help, and the bandits attacked in the first place.
Oasis, nine monks of my Zhou family died because of it. As the current patriarch of the Zhou family, I have to avenge them both emotionally and rationally!"
When the ancestor of the Chen family heard what he said, his face changed. He couldn't help but nodded slightly and said: "You are really thoughtful. If Brother Yuquan knew that descendants like you appeared in the Zhou family, Jiuquan would rest in peace!"
After saying that, he suddenly reached out and patted the storage bag, took out a jade bottle and threw it to Zhou Yang: "Since you are determined to kill the thief, this bottle of [Jade Essence Pill], which can restore the damaged essence and blood of the foundation-building monks, should be regarded as
I will give you an apology on behalf of Pingzhi for helping him."