sinovels Chapter 122 Interrogation Mastery
Chapter 122 Interrogation Mastery
Jian Zhao personally led Jiang Chen to the prison in the backyard.
The prisons here are all built underground, dug more than ten feet deep into the mountain.
The entire prison is divided into five levels. The higher one's cultivation level and the greater one's importance, the lower one will be imprisoned.
There were numerous array formations inside the prison. As soon as Jiang Chen stepped into the cell, he felt his magical power was not flowing smoothly, and his divine sense was clearly suppressed, leaving him feeling somewhat dizzy.
Jian Zhao explained, "There are many suppressive formations here, and with the torture instruments on the prisoners, it's possible to suppress a Core Formation cultivator into a mortal."
"Junior Brother Jiang, you are not a member of the Garrison Command, so your token does not have the function of neutralizing the formation, which will make things a little difficult for you."
However, the Changyuan Hall token you possess does have some use.
"Here's what we'll do. You wait here for a moment while I bring the person out and we'll interrogate him right here."
"Tell me what kind of prisoner you wish to interrogate."
Without hesitation, Jiang Chen said, "I'll get someone younger, as long as their cultivation level doesn't exceed mine."
Jian Zhao nodded: "No problem."
He then instructed the cultivator beside him, "Bring out that Ghost Soul Sect disciple who was just locked up yesterday, and have Junior Brother Jiang give him a good talking-to."
Before long, two Qi Refining Peak cultivators escorted a gloomy young man covered in blood to Jiang Chen.
Jian Zhao introduced, "Junior Brother Jiang, this guy is a disciple of the Ghost Soul Sect. We just caught him yesterday."
He's not very old, but he's incredibly tough. I used all the torture instruments here, and he didn't utter a single word.
Moreover, this guy has a soul restriction in his sea of consciousness, so you can't search his soul directly.
If you're confident, you can practice on him.
Upon hearing that this guy had a soul restriction in his sea of consciousness, Jiang Chen became somewhat excited.
Anyone with a soul restriction must have an extraordinary identity.
They must either be a personal disciple of a powerful figure, know many secrets, or at the very least have cultivated an important cultivation technique.
Jiang Chen sighed softly, "Senior Brother Jian, you really think highly of me, finding me someone with a soul restriction right off the bat."
Jian Zhao smiled and said, "I just wanted to see how powerful my junior brother's secret technique is. This guy is no ordinary person. If we can get him to talk, the entire garrison will be credited."
I'll report your achievements, and I guarantee you can be transferred back to the main gate directly.
Jiang Chen didn't bring up anything else: "Then I'll give it a try."
Having said that, he immediately activated his true intent and drew energy from the Dream Butterfly Painting.
A pale blue butterfly flew out from between his eyebrows; it was Jiang Chen's Dream Butterfly True Meaning.
The butterfly in front of me seems to have changed.
Besides the Dream Butterfly itself, it was surrounded by a ring of dark blue light, forming a small space.
Within this small space, faint blue specks of light kept dancing.
Jiang Chen was overjoyed: "After fusing with the True Meaning Seed, the Dream Butterfly True Meaning has truly changed."
However, this change has only just begun. What it will become in the future remains to be seen.
Without much thought, he immediately revealed the true meaning of Dream Butterfly.
A pale blue light emanated from Mengdie's body and landed on the young prisoner.
In an instant, the young prisoner fell into a deep sleep and even started snoring.
However, the situation of the soul leaving the body has not yet occurred.
Jian Zhao looked surprised: "Junior Brother Jiang, your skills are impressive! You put this guy to sleep with just one move."
What should we do next? Should we use some secret technique to make him talk in his sleep?
Jiang Chen wasn't sure either, as he had only used this method on the Soul-Chasing Bees before.
Whether or not the souls of human cultivators can be summoned remains to be seen.
At that moment, black light began to appear between the young prisoner's eyebrows, and intricate restrictions began to form.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately understood.
"Senior Brother Jian, once I use this technique, his soul should leave his body on its own."
But a restriction appeared between his brows, most likely a soul restriction preventing his soul from leaving.
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhao immediately took out a black jade pendant.
"If this soul restriction remains hidden in the sea of consciousness, it will be really difficult to move it."
But now that the soul restriction has manifested, things are much easier.
After saying that, he placed the jade pendant between the young prisoner's eyebrows.
The soul restriction seemed to be seized by a powerful force, forcibly torn into wisps of black mist, which then seeped into the jade pendant.
As the restriction on the soul dissipated, a gray mist suddenly emerged from between his brows, condensing into the shape of the young prisoner.
Upon seeing this, Jian Zhao's eyes widened immediately: "You're really good! Junior Brother Jiang, your method of soul-snatching is much better than that of ghost cultivators."
Jiang Chen waved his hands repeatedly: "If it weren't for Senior Brother Jian's help, I wouldn't have been able to break through that soul restriction."
"However, this soul needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Once the pale blue light spots are exhausted, the soul will return to the body."
"When I was in the Talisman Hall, I learned a spell from the Nightmare Demon Sect called Nightmare Demon Bewitching Technique, which can probe memories."
If Senior Brother Jian trusts me, I can search his soul.
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhao immediately stated, "Junior Brother Jiang's character is naturally impeccable; otherwise, Uncle Tie Jian would not have accepted you as his disciple."
Since you have the means, then go ahead and use them.
Having obtained his consent, a black beam of light immediately shot out from between Jiang Chen's eyebrows, completely enveloping the soul.
Then, Jiang Chen's perspective shifted to a dark space.
In this dark space, there was only a phantom of a nightmare demon and the young prisoner; this was his consciousness space.
Then, bubbles flew out of the young prisoner's body.
The phantom of the Nightmare Demon transformed into streaks of light, which entered the numerous bubbles.
In an instant, a large amount of information flooded into Jiang Chen's consciousness.
He quickly sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state, sorting through this information. A full hour passed before he opened his eyes.
At this time, the young prisoner had already been taken back to the cell.
Seeing that he had woken up, Jian Zhao quickly stepped forward and asked, "Junior Brother Jiang, how are you?"
Jiang Chen immediately said, "This person is named Tu Po, and his ancestors have been disciples of the Youhun Sect for generations."
He possessed an innately powerful soul, which caught the eye of a Core Formation cultivator, who took him in as a disciple.
"However, the Foundation Establishment spiritual items of the Ghost Soul Sect are relatively scarce. Only the personal disciples of the Core Formation elders can obtain them directly, while others have to exchange them for a large amount of merit points."
"His reason for joining this battle is to earn merit points and obtain Foundation Establishment spiritual items."
"His soul restriction is relatively simple. It only protects against the intrusion of external forces in his sea of consciousness and protects his soul. It was not directly implanted into his soul."
"His mission this time was to gather intelligence about the area around Ironstone Fortress."
There were more than twenty disciples of the Ghost Soul Sect who carried out this mission, and a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was leading the team.
Based on Tu Po's own assessment, the Ghost Soul Sect's next major offensive target should be Ironstone Fortress.
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhao frowned: "Ironstone Fortress is the first line of defense in the White Sand River Valley, and its status is second only to Changyuan City in the entire Changyuan Mountain defense line."
If Ironstone Fortress falls, the Ghost Soul Sect and the demon army can advance north along the White Sand River and cut off the supply transport route of the Changyuan Mountain defense line.
They could even go further, taking over Blackrock Mountain Market and threatening the sect's heartland.
"Junior Brother Jiang, this information is extremely important."
Your secret technique is truly remarkable; it's practically a divine interrogation skill.
If we could go even further, perhaps we could interrogate the prisoners on the fifth level of the dungeon.