I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 39 Confession

"Next, open your mind and don't resist at all."

Zhou Qing looked at Lu Mu, intending to use a bewitching spell to ask him again.

The so-called mind-control technique is similar to hypnosis on Earth.

Zhou Qing used his Foundation Establishment stage divine sense to bewitch a mid-Qi Refining stage cultivator, and the other party would not hide anything from him.

Answer whatever you are asked.

As for why we didn't directly search the soul... forcibly searching the soul could result in incomplete memory images being retrieved.

Furthermore, soul searching can easily trigger the other party's sense of rejection. After being forcibly searched, the person will most likely become an idiot, which is no different from being dead.

Therefore, Zhou Qing planned to first bewitch the person, and then search their soul.

This is the safest approach.

"it is good."

Lu Mu steadied himself.

The next moment, Lu Mu felt an irresistible divine sense spreading towards his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Oh dear, he really is a Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

Lu Mu's mind trembled. In the instant he was under the spell of the mind-controlling technique, he vaguely sensed the powerful fluctuations of Zhou Qing's divine consciousness.

This is a fluctuation of spiritual consciousness far exceeding that of the Qi Refining stage.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Mu could no longer feel anything.

Zhou Qing looked at Lu Mu, whose expression was stiff, and began to ask questions.

"Tell me about your situation first, why you came to the mortal Qian Kingdom..." Zhou Qing said calmly.

"My name is Lu Mu. I cultivate the Nine Yin Demon Scripture and am currently at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining. Ten years ago, I was hunted down by my enemies and forced to flee to the mortal realm..."

Lu Mu answered in detail.

"The Nine Yin Manual?"

Zhou Qing's expression shifted slightly.

In both simulations, Zhou Qing rarely encountered demonic cultivation techniques.

"More than forty years ago, I discovered the remains of a demonic cultivator in a mountain cave. From them, I found this cultivation technique and some related secret arts..."

Lu Mu told the truth.

He also revealed the Nine Yin Manual and all the secret techniques he knew.

"Demonic cultivation techniques are indeed extreme."

Zhou Qing pondered for a while and came to a conclusion.

Normal cultivation methods involve absorbing and transforming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one's own.

However, demonic cultivation techniques involve devouring all living beings and turning them into one's own.

"However, some magical techniques have rather peculiar uses..."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "Do you know any Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

This question is asking about Lu Mu's background.

"I'm just a rogue cultivator, how could I possibly know a high and mighty Foundation Establishment stage senior..."

Lu Mu answered without hesitation.

This was also within Zhou Qing's expectations.

If the other party really has some Foundation Establishment stage background, how could they possibly hide in the mortal realm to recuperate?

"Besides bewitching Emperor Qian and collecting mortal blood essence for you to heal your injuries, what else did you have Emperor Qian do?"

Zhou Qing continued to ask questions.

"Emperor Qian's crown prince son doesn't quite trust me, so I had Emperor Qian..."

"It's a deer tree," Shiki replied.

"But even without me, I feel that it was only a matter of time before Emperor Qian took action against his crown prince son. I merely gave Emperor Qian the reason to do so..."

Kagi added.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing remained silent.

Based on his experience from the two simulations, he finally figured out the truth behind the massacre of the Zhou family.

On the surface, it appears that it was Lu Mu, a demonic cultivator, who instigated the situation.

But in essence, it was still Emperor Qian's own greed and attachment to power.

After all, Lu Mu never coerced Emperor Qian, nor could he, and the Qian royal family also had a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator in charge.

"You said you could help Emperor Qian prolong his lifespan, is that true or false?"

Zhou Qing asked.

"Fake."

Lu Mu replied without hesitation, "I only slightly overdrawn that old guy's potential to give him hope of extending his lifespan. Once the essence blood is collected, I naturally won't bother with him anymore..."

Hearing this, all of Zhou Qing's doubts were resolved.

So Emperor Qian was 'taken advantage of'? No wonder he died so quickly in both simulations.

Next, Zhou Qing asked many questions from various perspectives and received the answers he wanted.

"The art of soul searching."

Zhou Qing directly used the Soul Searching Technique on Lu Mu.

From the many questions asked earlier, Zhou Qing also learned about Lu Mu's character; he could be described as utterly wicked.

Therefore, Zhou Qing had no burden in searching his soul.

hum-

After searching for more than half an hour, Zhou Qing compared the memory images he found with Lu Mu's answer earlier.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, he raised his hand and burned Lu Mu's corpse to ashes.

"It's time to return to the Zhou residence..."

Zhou Qing stood up. He had instructed Da Chun to go back beforehand and have his parents and brothers wait at the mansion.

The purpose was precisely to finish dealing with the affairs of the Qian Kingdom's royal family ahead of schedule.

......

Zhou House.

Zhou Shizhong sat in the main seat, looked at Da Chun, frowned and asked, "Da Chun, where exactly did A Qing go? When will she be back?"

"Sir, I don't know either," Da Chun replied honestly, scratching his head.

"You don't know either?" Zhou Shizhong frowned. If he wasn't sure that Da Chun wouldn't lie, he would have slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"Husband, what's the rush?" Zhou immediately said from the side.

Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu nodded, "Father, we'll wait a little while. Our third brother hasn't been back for so long, he must have something important to do."

"OK."

Zhou Shizhong nodded.

Having not seen Zhou Qing for more than half a year, Zhou Shizhong actually missed him very much.

Unfortunately, Zhou Shizhong mobilized all his connections but still couldn't find Zhou Qing anywhere in Qian Kingdom.

Just then.

A servant from the Zhou family rushed over, shouting, "The Third Young Master is back! The Third Young Master is back!"

"Ah Qing." Zhou looked excited as a man in white walked in.

"Third brother!"

Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu immediately went over to greet them.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Qing began to demonstrate his strength as a cultivator.

This is also a necessary procedure; without revealing that one is a cultivator, there is no way to explain what will happen next.

"A cultivator? Ah Qing, you've become a cultivator?" Zhou Shizhong's pupils suddenly contracted.

As a high-ranking official in the Qian Kingdom, he was aware of the existence of cultivators, and even knew that there were cultivators within the royal family.

That is the foundation that ensures the continuation of the Qian Kingdom's royal family.

As a result, his own son became a cultivator?

"Third brother, it's said that cultivators can fly and teleport. Can you fly too?"

Second Brother Zhou Wu couldn't help but ask.

"fly?"

Zhou Qing was slightly taken aback.

In the second simulation, after he demonstrated his strength at the Zhou family, Zhou Wu also asked him this question.

Zhou Qing's answer was no.

After all, in the simulation at that time, Zhou Qing was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

It is impossible to truly fly or disappear into the ground.

However, now...

"It can fly."

Zhou Qing said with a smile.

Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can fly and escape into the earth on their own.

"It can fly..." Zhou Wu asked excitedly, about to continue.

However, Zhou Shizhong interrupted him.

"Ah Qing, what brings you back this time?" Zhou Shizhong asked solemnly.

The birth of a cultivator in the Zhou family was a great joy, and Zhou Shizhong began to pay more attention to Zhou Qing than ever before.

"That's right."

"If Emperor Qian is to target the eldest prince, my Zhou family will be wiped out in the power struggle within the imperial court."

Zhou Qing spoke calmly, but his words caused everyone present to change their expressions drastically.