Li Yao and Guo Chunfeng were dumbfounded.
It was not because Su Changfa's shamelessness was beyond their imagination, and it was not because they did not know what to say.
Instead, it was because they were shocked that Su Changfa could be so childish. Did he think that they would let him go obediently after a few words of persuasion?
Li Yao's eyelids were bouncing nonstop.
He did not believe that Su Changfa was such a boring man. The old man was the key figure of the three Immortal Cultivators!
Thinking quickly, Li Yao immediately understood Su Changfa's intention. He also sensed the thorn that was looming in his heart.
"Brother Guo, may I have a word with you?"
Li Yao summoned Guo Chunfeng out of the prison cell.
"Is there something wrong with the Immortal Cultivator's head?"
Guo Chunfeng found it hard to believe. "Does he think that the Cultivators are so 'innocent' that we will let him go after a few words of nonsense?"
"That's not what he meant."
Li Yao smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid that he has long given up on life and death. He does not expect that he will be able to get away with a few words of nonsense. He said those words specifically for me."
"For you?"
Guo Chunfeng was confused. "Why? What's the point of that?"
"He wants to plant a thorn in my heart, a seed that may grow into the true path of immortality."
Li Yao said solemnly, "I estimate that there are two reasons.
"Firstly, I ruined his plan and tricked him. He must've been very angry and was hoping that he could break my belief in such a way.
"Even if there is a gap in my belief and I fall from the Yuanying Stage to the Core Formation Stage, it will be considered as revenge!
"Secondly, perhaps, while he hates me, he has not given up hope yet. He wants to try one last time and see if he can transform me into an Immortal Cultivator."
Guo Chunfeng was amused. "Just because of the few casual words?"
"Maybe."
Li Yao looked at Guo Chunfeng solemnly. "To be honest, I've been thinking about the difference between the Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators over the past few days. If there is a clear boundary between the two, where is it exactly? Or perhaps, there is no clear line at all, only an ambiguous gray area? "
"What crime did Su Changfa commit as an Immortal Cultivator? Does our Xing Yao Federation have the right to interrogate and punish him? Even if he was suspected of 'endangering national security' and had to be detained, how long would he be detained? If he refuses to tell us the truth, can we torture him in every way possible? "
"The answers to these questions are indeed what I want to know."
Guo Chunfeng sniffed. "You are being too soft-hearted!"
"Maybe, but part of my belief is made of such 'soft-hearted'. If the part collapses, my belief will be broken, too, and my level will definitely plummet!"
Li Yao pondered for a moment and said, "Also, in such a case, I won't be able to answer a question of mine. If there is no such 'soft-hearted', what is the difference between the Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators?
"Hehe. Maybe, in such a case, I will dig myself deeper and deeper into a dead end, unable to free myself. In the end, I will become an Immortal Cultivator for real.
"Just think about the examples of Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao. Sometimes, it is very fast to transform from a Cultivator into an Immortal Cultivator. It may take only one second."
Guo Chunfeng tilted his head and thought for a long time. "I understand it now. The old guy is not struggling for survival. He is only trying to plant a seed in your heart with what he said and his' miserable end '. One day, he will transform you into an Immortal Cultivator who will do anything to achieve his purpose!"
"Yes."
Li Yao nodded. "Therefore, I'm eager to know whether or not there is a legal basis for us to lock him up and even exploit his soul in a few days of torture."
"After all, it is true that he did not do anything hostile to the Xing Yao Federation from the beginning to the end. He even surrendered the moment the Fire Ant and Professor Mo Xuan invaded his medical cabin. He was quite cooperative during the whole process!"
"If you didn't, you would have stopped our interrogation?"
Guo Chunfeng frowned.
"Of course not. After all, the Immortal Cultivator and his war base are too valuable for me to stop you."
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "However, there will be a thorn in my heart that I can't figure out. From that day on, I will not be as confident as before, which will seriously affect my training and fighting. One day in the future, I might suddenly 'figure it out' and decide that I can do anything for the interests of the Federation!
"As a result, I will become an Immortal Cultivator like Lu Zui, Zhou Hengdao, and Su Changfa."
"Understood."
Guo Chunfeng took out a glass cup and had a mouthful of tea. Chewing the tea leaves hard, he said, "Therefore, in order to prevent the belief of the 'Special Level Federation hero' and the future star of the Xing Yao Federation from being shattered, we will have to find unquestionable evidence to deal with the whole thing in a completely legal way?"
"More or less. Is it difficult?"
"Not really. Give me five minutes. Let me think about it."
Five minutes passed.
Li Yao returned to his prison cell in delight.
Su Changfa looked at him suspiciously, his eyelids drooping.
"The problem has been settled, Senior Su."
Li Yao said casually, "It's true that we do not have any evidence to support all the accusations against you. I estimate that you will be free very soon."
Su Changfa was dazed. Confusion beamed out of his eyes, not understanding what Li Yao was up to. Was he really going to let him go just like that?
"However, there is one thing that I hope you know, Senior Su."
Li Yao coughed and said solemnly, "Long before the starships of the Imperium of True Human Beings landed on the relics of the Pangu civilization, the investigation team of the Xing Yao Federation discovered this place in advance. Therefore, we have ample reason to declare that this place is now the territory of the Xing Yao Federation!"
Su Changfa's eyes were almost transfixed. It was not until a long time later that they finally moved again. He asked hoarsely, "So?"
"Therefore, Senior Su, you have actually violated the law of the Federation of True Human Beings. Of course, we understand that Senior Su was unaware of it. Therefore, we are not planning to file a formal lawsuit against you. We will simply confiscate the vehicles that you used to enter the country illegally, declare you as' persona non grata ', and banish you from the country."
This time, it was Su Changfa who was rendered speechless for a long time. He stared at Li Yao for a long time before he sneered. "Banish from the country. Do you mean that you will confiscate all my magical equipment and launch me beyond the atmosphere to wait for my death?"
"Absolutely not!"
Li Yao shook his head solemnly. "We will indeed launch you beyond the atmosphere, but you will certainly be provided with enough food and water. You will also be given a sealed suit that will allow you to survive in the sea of stars for quite a few days!
"We will launch you to a fixed sailing route where several carriers from the Flying Star Sector will pass by every day. You will certainly be saved!"
Su Changfa felt that a block of ice had been stuffed into his throat. "The Flying Star Sector?"
"Yes, the Flying Star Sector."
Li Yao added, "The Flying Star Sector where countless ordinary people were killed by the Immortal Cultivators a few years ago."
Su Changfa glared at Li Yao.
"I've considered every detail carefully for you, Senior Su. What my motherland is doing is absolutely in line with the law and the spirit of humanitarianism. There is nothing wrong with it at all!"
Li Yao held his chest and said, "I feel very comforted that I was able to get such treatment for you, Senior Su. I feel that the belief in my chest is even more vivid now!"
Staring at Li Yao without blinking his eyes, Su Changfa said, one word after another, "I've never seen a Cultivator as shameless as you."
Li Yao scratched his chin. "Perhaps the Cultivators who are not so shameless have long been eliminated by the cruel universe."
"So," Su Changfa said, "as long as I don't confess the intelligence about the Imperium of True Human Beings and all the secrets of the war base, you will hand me over to the Flying Star Sector, which hates the Immortal Cultivators' guts?"
"Technically speaking, we will only be banishing you from the country, Senior Su. Besides, you have come all the way here to conquer the Flying Star Sector in the first place. I won't feel uneasy at all if I hand you over to the Flying Star Sector."
Li Yao said. "Also, I don't understand. Since you have chosen to surrender, why are you unwilling to confess everything without any hesitation?"
"How is that the same?"
Su Changfa said. "Surrendering is my personal business. If I can't win, I will surrender so that I may have a chance to rise again. This is a tactical choice. It is not shameful at all!
"But the critical intelligence that I will confess will very likely jeopardize the overall interests of the civilization of mankind!
"I am a crappy old man more than two hundred years old after all. However scared of death I am, I am not so scared that I would betray all mankind just to survive!"
Li Yao was surprised. "What does it have to do with the overall interests of mankind?"
"Of course it does," Su Changfa said.
"After getting to know you over the past few days, I've come to realize that, although the Xing Yao Federation is in a corner of the sea of stars and is alone, you are a rising sun with great ambitions. You are very similar to the Holy League in the old days!
"Right now, you have integrated the forces of the three Sectors and discovered a relic of the Pangu civilization of such a large scale. If you receive tremendous intelligence about the Imperium, you will be even more powerful than before!
"Once the Federation rises, the Imperium will be attacked from both the front and the rear. If too many resources and strength are wasted on you, the Imperium will have even less strength to resist the Holy League!
"Should the Holy League defeat the Imperium, the civilization of mankind will be suppressed by the Path of Ultimate Benevolence, and it will never be reincarnated! Don't you think that it will jeopardize the overall interests of mankind? "
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