"Patriarch Li, what happened here?"
Before long, the cultivators who had heard the commotion rushed over. Seeing the mess on the ground, everyone's faces turned ashen.
Li Canguang simply sighed, "Something evil creature somehow broke out of the death row and even killed the cultivators guarding the outside..."
"Fortunately, I have just killed this evil creature, so it was just a false alarm. I would like to trouble you all to help me comfort the wounded."
"Patriarch Li, you are truly skilled!"
Among the group of cultivators who came together, the leader had a loud, rough voice, a head of silver hair sticking up, a pair of slightly long mustaches, and a large scar from his forehead to the corner of his mouth, like a ferocious centipede coiled on it. This conspicuous appearance could only be Lin Moya, the current head of the Lin family!
"Brother Moya..."
"Hehe, it's been a long time since we've seen you make a move, Patriarch Li. Your movements are quite nimble, but where is that evil creature's corpse?"
"To my shame, the corpse has been refined by my bronze bell and there is no trace of it left."
"is that so?"
Lin Moya sneered, "Patriarch Li is truly skilled. I admire him greatly."
"Since Patriarch Li has received such benefits, then why not..."
"nature."
Apart from the initial greeting, the two had been communicating telepathically.
After making eye contact, Li Canguang said, "Everyone, thank you for your hard work today!"
"Let each group leader register the casualties, and then come to the Li family to collect compensation."
"Master Li is truly righteous!"
The injured cultivators were overjoyed. They thought they had made a wasted trip, but they hadn't expected to gain anything from it.
As for those who died, they could only blame their bad luck; they wanted to make a name for themselves, but instead lost their lives.
After saying this, the Li family patriarch fled, leaving Lin Moya to clean up the mess. Lin Moya was not a patient person, so he instructed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators to stay and clean up the scene before he also left in a hurry.
By the time the academy cultivators and the Shanggong family cultivators arrived, the place was already a scene of utter devastation.
"how so...."
After listening to the explanation from the cultivators who stayed behind to clean up the mess, the academy cultivators all turned ashen-faced. Not only had a death row appeared in the Eastern Continent, but evil creatures had also escaped.
Who knows what will happen next...?
"Shenxing, what do you think of this matter?"
"Hmm... Although I am an outer sect elder, I have never personally entered the death row cell; I have only heard about it from others."
This is extraordinary; it has never happened even in the cases of the Tianyan Martial Sect.
"Death row..."
Shanggong Changqing stood behind the two, his eyes fixed intently on the dark death cell. He clenched his fist slightly and silently prayed.
"Gu Yuan...you can definitely do it."
The fact that this death row cell is not open to the public means that there must still be people inside.
One of the known ways to escape from death row is through the Golden Gate. Regardless of the type of Golden Gate, as long as you step into it, you can escape.
The second type is the Red Gate, which leads people to the deeper parts of the death row, where there are more terrifying evil creatures, but it also means that greater opportunities lie within.
If you can find the legendary incarnation of the Death Prison, kill the incarnation, or meet certain specific conditions, you can obtain a legendary magic weapon or even a celestial treasure!
Moreover, the death row will disappear as well, unlike the large amount of evil energy generated after forcibly breaking through the death row's barriers.
However, the vast majority of death row cells do not have a red gate, perhaps due to insufficient historical significance or other reasons.
This kind of death row cell can only be forcibly destroyed, and the evil energy leaking out from within must be cleansed away...
Three days later.
The cultivators outside were getting numb from waiting, but they dared not let their guard down.
After all, what happened before is still fresh in our minds.
If there was anything different, it was that there was an extra figure among the people waiting to patrol.
Since that day, Shang Gong Changqing has come to the death row every day to wait. Some people think that Shang Gong Changqing is waiting for Shang Gong Ji to come out, while others think that he is waiting for Lin Ao. The two are both the pride of Wuxin City and should cherish each other.
"Young Master Shanggong, please don't linger in that spot. That evil creature came out from there earlier."
"Yes, ordinary first-level cultivators are no match for that monster. You must be careful."
The passing cultivators all offered their reminders to Shanggong Changqing, who responded with a smile and thanked them for their reminders.
But they showed no intention of leaving.
The surrounding cultivators stopped trying to persuade them and continued with their own tasks.
Meanwhile, in the academy's guesthouse not far away, Shang Gong Shen Shuo and Shang Gong Shen Xing were watching Chang Qing's direction.
In order to prevent any accidents, in addition to guarding against the sudden appearance of evil spirits, the Lin family's cultivators also need to keep an eye on them.
That old bastard Lin Moya still harbors resentment over what Chang Qing said earlier, that Lin Ao died in the mouth of a rotten wolf.
This petty person probably blames Chang Qing for Lin Ao's death, and can't let Chang Qing suffer because of this.
"Sigh, it's been three days already. Won't Changqing's cultivation be delayed like this? It's been so long, why don't I go and persuade him to go back to the sect with you for training first?"
"Haha, no need, brother, you don't know this. For Changqing, this is a good time for cultivation."
Shanggong Shenxing chuckled and then began to explain, "After Changqing obtained the Crimson Heart Flame, everything he did, thought, and acted upon came from the bottom of his heart."
"Once you deceive others and deceive your own heart, you will suffer the consequences, and in severe cases, you may even lose your pure heart."
"Chang Qing must have someone very important still in this death row, which is why he can no longer exert himself in meditation and cultivation. Waiting here is also part of his cultivation."
"If that's the case, then I won't interfere any further..."
Shanggong Shenshuo sighed, "This Fire Heart truly lives up to its reputation as the core magic weapon of the Heavenly Flame Martial Sect; it is indeed miraculous."
"Brother, if you want it, I am now an outer sect elder, and I have..."
"No need to say more, I was just expressing my feelings, it's not what you think."
"...."
"My cultivation path has long since come to a standstill. If you were to ask what my wish is now, it would certainly be to elevate the Shanggong family to a higher level. Therefore... Changqing must not be allowed to get into trouble!"
"This is what Shanggong Shenshuo said with absolute certainty."
Shanggong Shenxing also understood that after so many years, his elder brother was still the same elder brother, the same Shanggong Shenshuo who had given up his qualification to go to Tianyan Martial Sect to his younger brother who had better talent.
"Understood."
Shanggong Shenxing replied calmly, and just then, the black membrane surrounding the death row cell suddenly thinned considerably, even revealing the inner rock walls and cliffs faintly...
"This...this is?"
"The death row is empty!"
Shanggong Changqing watched as a figure stepped out of the death row. The figure was full of evil energy and looked to be in very bad condition.
But Shanggong Changqing rushed forward immediately, using her own spiritual power to protect the man in front of her.
Gu Yuan stepped out of the death cell at the last moment.