Chapter 493: Chapter 477: Tenacious Divine Sense

"Ahhhh——!"

The heart-wrenching screams of Sun Zhe echoed in the dim and empty basement.

Fang Ruoxue stood silently by, her hands clenched tightly at the hem of her clothes, cold sweat breaking out on her palms, as she looked at Sun Zhe suspended mid-air, a chill running up her spine.

Years ago, to be with Zhou Yao and dispel the sect elders’ doubts, she too had her Divine Sense memories ransacked by the Great Elder using the Soul Searching Technique, so she knew how painful this was.

"Great Elder, are you not done yet?"

Since the Great Elder imprisoned Sun Zhe to perform the Soul Searching Technique, an hour had now passed.

Yet for an entire hour, the Great Elder had not obtained anything!

Sun Zhe’s Divine Sense was like an indestructible door, no matter how she attacked it with her Divine Sense, it could not be breached in the slightest.

What the Great Elder and Fang Ruoxue did not know was that during this time, for the sake of cultivating Zhou You Taixu, Sun Zhe had repeatedly honed his willpower and enhanced his Divine Sense through Illusions created by the Fox Charm Technique.

The various pains he suffered in that Illusion Realm were no less than this Soul Searching Technique!

Thus, his Divine Sense was now beyond the ordinary, and the Great Elder’s mediocre Soul Searching Technique was insufficient to plunder his Divine Sense memories.

At this moment.

The Great Elder sat cross-legged on the ground, her hands forming a seal, her face pale, her elderly body trembling uncontrollably, sweat pouring from her forehead.

"Ruoxue, this kid... his Divine Sense is resilient, hard to plunder."

"Stand guard for me while I push harder!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ruoxue glanced at Sun Zhe with complex emotions, suddenly feeling distressed, and softly asked, "Great Elder, can you handle this?"

"Can’t handle it, but I must!"

The Great Elder’s tone grew somber, nearly roaring.

Her eyes turned red with bloodshot and she looked at Sun Zhe with a touch of extreme madness, gritting her teeth and saying, "Years ago, when we besieged the Zhou Family, Qingyao Sect lost so many elite disciples, but in the end, the benefits were all taken by those few families. I’m truly unwilling!"

"Today, no matter what, I must obtain Zhou You Taixu from this kid!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ruoxue sighed softly, full of helplessness, obediently walking to guard the Great Elder.

...

Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was past five in the afternoon.

In the basement.

The Great Elder, sitting cross-legged, trembled violently, sweat pouring down her frail aging face, now twisted and hideous, seemingly about to collapse at any moment.

Sun Zhe’s resilience of Divine Sense was like a rubber that could not be squeezed dry, enduring until now!

And as the Great Elder used the Soul Searching Technique on Sun Zhe, an equivalent drain occurred on herself.

"Cough cough cough..."

Suddenly, the Great Elder began to cough violently, her old body tilted to the side, and she collapsed powerlessly to the ground.

This tug-of-war of Divine Sense ended with her first admitting defeat.

As she ceased the Soul Searching Technique, Sun Zhe, who was floating mid-air, lost his bindings and plummeted to the ground, unconscious.

"Great Elder!"

Fang Ruoxue, her heart anxious, hurriedly went to support her.

The Great Elder weakly opened her eyes, filled with reluctance, gritting her teeth, "I still refuse to believe this blight! Ruoxue, keep this kid here; after I’ve rested for a bit, I will continue using the Soul Searching Technique on him."

Fang Ruoxue lightly pursed her lips, speaking softly, "I must take him back to the Priestess, or else, the Priestess will ask me for the person."

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder’s eyes trembled, even more unwilling.

But thinking about that fearsome Priestess, she ultimately chose to relent.

"Very well, my current state is indeed unfit for using the Soul Searching Technique again. You take him back to the Priestess for now, and find another chance to bring him here again later."

Fang Ruoxue nodded.

The Great Elder suddenly asked, "Does the Priestess know Zhou You Taixu is on him?"

Fang Ruoxue gently shook her head, "If the Priestess knew, she certainly wouldn’t have let me bring him here."

"That makes sense."

The Great Elder struggled to sit up, advising, "This matter is known only to you and me, it must not be disclosed to others, especially not to the Priestess."

"Understood." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"..."

...

Sun Zhe found himself in a daze, his consciousness teetering on the edge of obscurity and clarity.

It’s hard to tell how much time had passed.

When the intense pain in his mind subsided and his consciousness became fully clear again, he found himself in Fang Ruoxue’s car.

"Awake?"

Fang Ruoxue’s hands rested gently on the steering wheel, she turned her head slightly to glance at him.

Sun Zhe smiled slightly without speaking, leaned weakly against the seat back while panting, massaging his temples with his hand, feeling as if there were bugs gnawing at his brain, the pain made him want to bash it open!

"Damn, this Soul Searching Technique sure packs a punch, fortunately, I haven’t skimped on cultivating my Divine Sense lately, otherwise, I would’ve surely had my memories dredged by that old hag today."

"Though, to be honest, this Soul Searching Technique could actually help me cultivate my Divine Sense."

Mid-thought, Fang Ruoxue suddenly spoke up, "What are you thinking about?"

Sun Zhe gathered his thoughts, looked at her gleaming, shiny silk-clad beautiful legs, "You went through all the trouble to bring me out, just to send me back like this?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ruoxue blushed, but her expression remained icy, "You’ve tasted the pain of the Soul Searching Technique, why seek additional suffering?"

Sun Zhe couldn’t be bothered to argue with her, closed his eyes and said nothing, reached out and touched the ring on his finger, sighing secretly that the task Zhou Yao assigned him was finally completed.

Earlier, the conversation between Fang Ruoxue and that old woman, as well as their recordings, had all been captured by his ring.

Once he slipped away from Liu Bingyue, he could directly hand over these pieces of evidence to Zhou Yao upon returning.

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Night.

In the bustling city center of Yang City.

In a high-end and luxurious apartment suite.

Gu Lingxue, wrapped in a bath towel, walked out of the bathroom, came to the wardrobe, looking at the dazzling array of clothes and dresses, she ultimately chose a white bodycon dress.

Then she picked a pair of white OD pantyhose, walked over to sit by the bed, raised her fair jade legs, rolled the stockings into a ball, and slowly slid them from her crystal-clear toes upwards.

Just halfway through, the phone placed beside her suddenly rang.

Taking the phone and seeing the caller display, her beautiful eyes lit up.

She quickly clicked to answer.

"Hello, Senior Sister!"

From the phone came a pleasant yet cool woman’s voice, "The matter here is resolved, I’ll be coming to Laiyang City the day after tomorrow."

Gu Lingxue smiled happily, "You finally decided to come, I’ve missed you so much."

"Senior Sister, I’ll come pick you up then."

"No need, I’m going to meet an old acquaintance."

Gu Lingxue felt a bit unhappy, "Well... alright then."

"Are you and Shuang’er still living in that apartment?"

"Yes, we’ve always been staying here."

"Then I’ll come find you at that time."

"Okay!"

"By the way, how is Shuang’er lately?"

Gu Lingxue sighed, saying, "She hasn’t returned since going to Northern Myanmar last time, probably encountered some trouble."

"Hmm, we’ll talk about it when I arrive."

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