"Answer the master's question!" Ling Di slapped a paw down, thoroughly breaking the opponent's mental defenses.

"I-I don't know where the headquarters of the Pleasure Sect is, I've only joined for less than a century, my contributions are insufficient to qualify me for entry." Zeng Chi confessed everything in a distressed state, "The one who taught me the evil technique is the 'Master of All Knowledge', who wears a mask and many magical treasures to conceal his aura, I don't know what he looks like.

I only know that the Master of All Knowledge is the Sub-Squad Leader of the Pleasure Sect, and that the sub-squad is located on a massive flying magical artifact, wandering about usually, and only makes short stops to gather us at notified locations.

Originally, it was the Master of All Knowledge who introduced me to the Pleasure Sect. Back then my lifespan was nearing its end and I was without hope of advancement, wandering daily in markets, hoping to find elixirs or heavenly materials and earthly treasures to extend my life.

But whenever life-extending items appeared, auctions would become frenzied with bids, and I didn't have enough Immortal Jade to compete.

Then, on a rainy night while I was staying at an inn in the Market of Grand Crocodile Valley, I vaguely heard someone say if you want to live, you can join the Pleasure Sect, cultivate divine skills to devour all things, seize essence, and extend your life. When I awoke, I found a directional teleportation talisman beside my pillow.

Devouring and seizing are both evil paths, but I was truly at a dead end… I just, just infused spiritual power into the talisman paper, transporting to a mountain ravine, where I met the Master of All Knowledge, and was persuaded to join the Pleasure Sect to learn the evil technique…

Later on, I transformed from a servant steward to a patrol envoy, with the purpose of wandering outside at night to search human villages, use the evil technique to devour mortals, refine essence, and extend life."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd on the square burst into uproar.

"There is such an evil technique? Devouring mortals to refine essence?"

"No wonder attacks on mortals have increased in recent years, who is spreading such an evil technique, truly unforgivable!"

"Mortals have already become tools for longevity in the eyes of evil cultivators, they will likely find survival even more difficult in the future."

"It's not just mortals, didn't you hear him say that cultivating the evil technique allows one to devour all things, cultivators can also become prey!"

"The problem is that cultivators have some capability for self-preservation, but mortals cannot even deal with demon beasts, let alone these cunning demon cultivators?"

"What can be done?"

"Wasn't Mr. Jiang always investigating this matter? Otherwise, how would he know about the Pleasure Sect…"

...

Even Ling Di was gritting his teeth, "The evil cultivators of the past were wicked, but at most they occasionally harmed mortals to collect grievances, their main targets were demon beasts and other cultivators, somewhat balanced. The current evil cultivators are simply excessively wicked, even laying hands on mortals! Master, such scoundrels deserve death by a thousand cuts!"

"Do you have anything else to confess?" Jiang Yuan gestured for him to calm down.

Zeng Chi hesitated slightly, lying, "Director Ming, though I have fallen to the evil path, it hasn't been long, I haven't harmed many people! I beg you to spare my life, I am willing to repay you by working like an ox or horse!"

"Devouring and refining 51 demon cultivators, 12 human cultivators, 417 mortals, and you call that not harming many people?" Jiang Yuan sneered, "Do you confess or not? I advise you to confess honestly yourself, don't force me to perform a soul search."

Even the numbers were flawlessly accurate, Zeng Chi immediately fell into despair, "So Director had long set his eyes on me, in that case, there's no need for the soul search, I confess."

Ensuring that the Memory Stone acted as a law enforcement recorder, capturing the entire process, Jiang Yuan nodded, smiling, "Good that you confessed, it's straightforward and saves me much effort, I'll give you a quick end."

With that, fiery wings enveloped the evil cultivator, using the presence of Celestial Fire as a cover to activate the skill—Soul-Devouring Demon Skill!