In the illusion realm.
The Old Dean had already used all sorts of torture methods, yet this little Taoist he "captured" only admitted that his master's disappearance was related to him and refused to reveal where he had hidden the Tianxing Taoist.
"Hiss, this thief's mouth is really tough. If the 'Truth-Telling Skill' were not ineffective on this little Taoist, I..."
As the Old Dean was thinking, he suddenly felt the scene before his eyes become blurry and then it started to shatter.
It was actually quite normal that he couldn't get results from the interrogation in the illusion realm, for illusions derive from the memories and heart realm of the person under the spell.
After many practices, Jin Xu could only slightly guide what the person saw, and could not fabricate the results of things out of thin air.
In reality.
The scholar with the pale face suddenly opened his eyes and looked around. First, he was stunned, then he sprung up and flew backward.