Chapter 726: The Ling Family’s Dungeon, Interrogating Chen Haizhen
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Quiet, mysterious, and pitch-black. If one extended their hands forward, they wouldn’t be able to see any of their fingers.

However, pitch-black darkness like this was nothing to Ling Yun, who was cultivated the Yin-Yang Eye. This didn’t pose a problem for him at all.

The Ling Family’s dungeon had a total of four flights of stairs. Every flight consisted of 28 stone steps. It curved into three spirals, leading him deeper underground.

Each flight of stone steps was three meters wide, wide enough for five or six people to walk side by side. The path leading to the dungeon was very clean. There were high-quality ventilation and lighting equipment installed. Ling Yun knew exactly where the switch to turn the lights on was. However, he didn’t bother to turn them on at all.

The entire dungeon was designed in a grandiose manner. Anyone who came here without any knowledge would have thought they had walked into an ancient underground cemetery. Ling Yun walked down the stairs continuously. Even at his height, he walked in a carefree manner without having to lower his head.

Soon, Ling Yun walked down the fourth flight of stairs and arrived at the lowest floor of the dungeon. When he looked up, he realized that the ceiling was at least nine meters thick. Even if the newest bomb fell on the surface, it would be difficult to get through it.

The entire dungeon was huge, at least a few thousand square meters in size. Compared to the eighth courtyard, it was only a little smaller. If they squeezed a little, they would be able to fit up to a thousand people inside.

There were dozens of large and small rooms in the dungeon. They were made using rocks and bricks, giving one a spooky feeling.

At the end of the steps where Ling Yun stood, three large pots were present. Each pot was around two meters tall and two meters deep, and they were filled with clean water.

Ling Yun used his divine sense and detected that there were several similar rooms with pots that were filled with water. However, those pots were a lot smaller than these three.

Evidently, this wasn’t just the Ling Family’s dungeon. It was also a good hiding place in emergencies.

That was because Ling Yun found several hidden paths in some of the rooms. The secret rooms were very deep, extending to a depth of 100 meters. Even his divine sense couldn’t detect where the exits were.

The entrances to the secret paths merged with the doors of the rooms. The gaps in the doors were very tiny. When one looked at it, it seemed like nothing more than a flat wall. Anyone who didn’t know would never have found out.

Not only could one escape danger, but they could also hide soldiers. A dungeon design like this was far too useful for a large family.

“Amazing… it’s really amazing…” Ling Yun gasped quietly. That was because when he was above ground, he used his divine sense to search through this dungeon before. He knew that this dungeon was huge. However, he didn’t expect there to be hidden paths inside.

Beijing was a vibrant and secretive place. It was the place where the destined one lay. Obviously, it wasn’t a place Qingshui City could compare with.

Compared to here, Miracle Doctor Xue’s mansion and secret room were insignificant.

With Ling Yun’s intelligence, he understood that a dungeon like this wasn’t something that was exclusive to the Ling Family. Just like the Ling Family’s military weapons, each of Beijing’s seven large families definitely had something similar.

“Interesting. Is Cao Shanshan held captive in the Chen Family’s dungeon like this?” Ling Yun muttered. However, he hadn’t discovered a dungeon in the Chen Family’s villas. Evidently, the Chen Family had other villas hidden in far more obscure places. That was where the Chen Family’s main base was at.

That was because Ling Yun didn’t find the Chen Family head, Chen Haipeng, or previous head, Chen Jingtian.

Chen Haizhen was already at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Five. He expected Chen Haipeng and Chen Jingtian’s realms to be even higher than that. For an expert at that level, Ling Yun would naturally be able to identify them quickly.

With a flash of his body, Ling Yun arrived at the walkway to the prisons. Flipping a light switch, the pathway lit up immediately, turning bright as day.

Then, Ling Yun clasped his hands behind his back. He walked toward the innermost path leisurely. Chen Haizhen, Mitsui, and Yamada were locked in three separate rooms.

As he walked, Ling Yun tried to channel his energy center once again. He wanted to control the Yin-Yang Vortex. He released a magnetic strength through his palm. However, the more he tried, the harder it was to succeed. Just like his previous attempts, he failed.

I rushed too much. This is a natural, passive spell. It looks like I can only do it subconsciously. I still have a long way to go before I can control it…

Naturally, Ling Yun understood the root of the problem. He could only give up for now.

Ling Yun’s Yin-Yang True Qi Vortex was in the midst of being shaped. How could utilizing it be an easy task?

Ling Yun came to Chen Haizhen’s cell. Pushing the door to enter, he spotted Chen Haizhen lying on the ground like a dead dog.

Chen Haizhen was stabbed in the chest by Ling Yun. The wound was far too deep, and he had lost a lot of blood. Furthermore, he suffered a lot of pain and shock. He was already at the state where he exhaled more air than he inhaled. One of his legs was already in the coffin.

“Si, Si…”

Once Ling Yun entered the room, he released a few gales of wind toward Chen Haizhen, who was lying on the ground. He released all of his acupressure points.

“Now, you can choose to destroy your meridians or bite your tongue and bleed to death. I won’t stop you…”

Ling Yun’s gaze was calm. The look he shot was cold and heartless. Staring at Chen Haizhen, who struggled to crawl up, he looked like he was staring at a dead corpse.

Ling Yun wanted to ask Chen Haizhen some questions. However, he couldn’t care less if Chen Haizhen committed suicide. This was because the Chen Family’s extermination was something that was set in stone. It wasn’t related to Chen Haizhen’s current condition at all.

Chen Haizhen struggled with all his might for a long time. Finally, he forcibly pulled his body upright and returned to a seated position, attempting to use his Xiantian True Qi to regenerate some of his energy. Finally, he opened his eyes and glared fearfully at Ling Yun. “What do you want from me?”

He didn’t want to die? In that case, things were much easier. Ling Yun smiled dryly as he asked, “Your Chen Family captured my second uncle and imprisoned him for such a long time. What do you think I want from you?”

“You, who exactly are you! The Ling Family doesn’t have someone at your level!” Chen Haizhen stared at Ling Yun bleakly. However, he couldn’t think of a single person like him among the Ling Family’s descendants.

“You’re not in any position to ask me anything. However, I can still answer you. Before, the Ling Family didn’t have someone like me. But, they do now… my name is Ling Yun!”

Ling Yun laughed proudly. However, he couldn’t help but think that Chen Sen was truly amazing. Ling Hao had revealed such an important piece of information to Chen Sen, but he didn’t even report this to his family.

However, Ling Yun didn’t know that Chen Sen and Ling Hao were the perpetrators that planned to kill Ling Yun. The secret between the two was a far stretch from the fight between the two families.

Ling Hao wanted to kill Ling Yun only because he wanted to prevent Ling Yun from taking the position of the head of the family. On the other hand, Chen Sen only wanted the 20 million yuan from Ling Hao to repay his debts.

“Ling Yun… why does it sound so familiar?” Chen Haizhen was lost for a moment. His eyes revealed intensity as he thought as hard as he could. Suddenly, his eyes glinted with realization, and he asked in shock, “You’re from Qingshui City, the person who made the Sun Family suffer horribly? That Ling Yun?”

Ling Yun was finally moved. It seemed like the news that Sun Tianbiao and his family was exterminated by him couldn’t be hidden. Beijing’s seven large families knew about it!

That was obvious. In China, Jiangnan Province’s importance, Qingshui City’s importance, Qingshui City’s happenings, the Sun Family, and matters about the Emperor Brush and Earth Emperor’s Book — wouldn’t the seven large families know about everything that happened?

“Congratulations, you’re right! Killing Sun Xing, Niu Fenjiao, Sun Tianbiao, and hundreds of Sun Family experts — it was all me!”

Ling Yun didn’t deny any of it. Toward a dead person, was there a need to hide anything?

Chen Haizhen saw that Ling Yun admitted to everything. In an instant, his expression turned into one of a dead fish. Qingshui City, Jiangnan Province’s Ling Yun, Beijing’s Ling Family… how did any of it link? How could there be such a huge coincidence?

“The Qin Family’s Qin Dongxue appearing in Qingshui City is also because of you!” Chen Haizhen exclaimed again.

Beijing’s large families understood this. They thought that the Qin Family’s Qin Qiuyue had adopted Ling Yun, and they thought that was how he obtained the power to defeat the Sun Family. Qin Dongxue appeared in Qingshui City not long after. All of them thought that the Qin Family was going to take over Huaxia once again. They were all preparing themselves, wondering how they should handle their relationship with the Qin Family. However, none of them expected Ling Yun to return to Beijing. In an instant, he turned into one of the Ling Family’s descendants!

“It seems that you know much more than I imagined…” Ling Yun suddenly realized that there was no need for him to hide his identity. In fact, he couldn’t do that any longer.

“You saw it too. Your Chen Family sent out 36 Japanese ninjas to exterminate my Ling Family. So, there’s nothing we have to talk about. This time, I came here to find out about a few things from you…”

Ling Yun didn’t discuss those matters any further. He redirected the topic to his main objective.

Chen Haizhen suddenly broke out into laughter. He laughed so hard that he began coughing and spit out a fresh mouthful of blood. Then, he hollered, “You want me, Chen Haizhen, to betray the Chen Family? You must be dreaming!”

Ling Yun’s lips curled into a cold smile as he said, “Betray the Chen Family? You must be overestimating yourself and underestimating me. Please use your dead pig-brain to think about this carefully. I, alone, can exterminate over a hundred ancient experts from your Chen Family. I’ve even captured two of your Xiantian Realm Level Seven ninjas. Do you think I’ll have you betray the Chen Family?”

With a few words, Ling Yun pummelled Chen Haizhen into pieces. He had nothing to say in response. He was assertive and said everything directly. Chen Haizhen understood this clearly. Ling Yun wanted to exterminate the Chen Family, and he only had to turn the corner before he arrived at the Chen Family’s main division. Then, he just had to perform another massacre. With that, the Chen Family would be destroyed. There was no way he could ask anything more when that happened.

He was left stunned for a long time. Chen Haizhen finally said this in a hoarse voice, “Ling Yun, do you think that our Chen Family only has the hundred or so ancient experts in our southern mansion? You’re underestimating us! If you want to eliminate our Chen Family like this, go ahead and give it a try…”

Ling Yun thought nothing of this. He smiled plainly and said, “I have three questions. Firstly, how many assets does your Chen Family have? Give it a shot, tell me. Shock me. Secondly, where have you hidden our Ling Family’s Third Young Master? Lastly, Chen Jianwei has captured Cao Shanshan. Where is she?”