Chapter 280: Chapter 223 Taoist Palace Restriction
“Your Excellency, your subordinate has a matter to report!”
Outside the Grinding Blade Hall, a voice rang out. Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes, a fleeting and fearsome glint of Blade Intent flashed and disappeared.
The tightly shut doors of the Grinding Blade Hall swung open as though moved by an invisible hand. Hong Ye walked in from outside.
“Reporting to Your Excellency, this is news from the Imperial Palace. Please review it.”
As she spoke, she respectfully presented a sealed secret message with both hands.
Gu Qingfeng opened the message and glanced at it, his gaze shifting slightly.
He turned his attention to the information panel.
“Your offspring, ‘Gu Yang,’ encountered an invading enemy and subdued a Sixth Level Divine Transformation Realm cultivator with a single severed finger!”
“Your offspring, ‘Gu Yang,’ subdued a member of the Guiyuan Dynasty!”
“Your offspring, ‘Gu Yang,’…”
Gu Qingfeng muttered under his breath.
Seeing Gu Yang subdue a Sixth Level Divine Transformation Realm cultivator using a severed finger, Gu Qingfeng immediately understood the source of that power.
Although that severed finger was something Gu Qingfeng left behind when he had just stepped into the Dao Palace Realm, a level incomparable to his current state.
That severed finger still carried the divine might of the Dao Palace.
Suppressing a Sixth Level Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, naturally, was nothing remarkable.
Gu Qingfeng left the Grinding Blade Hall and headed for the Imperial City.
In less than half a day.
Gu Qingfeng arrived at the Imperial City.
Gu Yang came to see him immediately.
“Your son greets Father!”
“I heard cultivators from beyond the Nine States have invaded. Where are they now?”
Gu Qingfeng asked directly.
Gu Yang replied, “I have imprisoned them all in the Heavenly Prison and waited for Father’s arrival to interrogate them!”
Gu Yang was well aware that getting such powerful individuals to speak the truth would not be easy. For that reason, he called for Gu Qingfeng, hoping his father possessed methods to make them talk.
The two individuals, Han An and his associate, were linked to a force called the Guiyuan Dynasty, so Gu Yang dared not act carelessly.
Qi Fortune Dynasties!
They were forces far above ordinary dynasties.
Now, as the ruler of a dynasty, Gu Yang fully understood the immense power that came with controlling a dynasty’s Qi Fortune.
And if a dynasty was so powerful.
Then an imperial dynasty.
Was even more terrifying.
The dim Heavenly Prison was filled with the damp scent of moss and mildew.
Gu Qingfeng and Gu Yang entered the prison, with no guards following behind them.
“This Heavenly Prison has nine levels in total. The first five levels hold common criminals, while the remaining four are reserved for Masters and stronger cultivators.”
“Currently, those two are temporarily imprisoned in the ninth level of the Heavenly Prison, which is entirely constructed from Mystic Iron. Even if a Great Grandmaster exerted their full power, they would barely stand a chance of escaping.”
“If it’s a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator being imprisoned, as long as their cultivation isn’t fully restored, they too can be suppressed!”
Entering the prison, Gu Yang patiently explained to Gu Qingfeng.
The construction of this Heavenly Prison had taken extensive effort on Gu Yang’s part.
The Mystic Iron used in the ninth level of the prison was a rare treasure of the Nine States. Common folk who obtained even a small amount would meld it into their weapons, creating a Divine Weapon that could slice through steel like butter.
Such was the value of Mystic Iron.
Were it not for Gu Yang’s current position as ruler of the Nine States, it would have been impossible to accumulate enough Mystic Iron to construct the ninth level of this prison.
When the two entered the ninth level, the area was as bright as day.
In two adjacent cells.
Were an elderly man and a younger man, both imprisoned.
The two were covered in blood and grime, their clavicles pierced through with iron hooks. Yet, the wounds did not leak fresh blood.
Upon hearing movement.
The elderly man, Elder Ke, who was leaning against the corner, opened his murky eyes. Looking at Gu Yang, he sneered coldly and spoke.
“I advise you to be sensible and release us. The Guiyuan Dynasty is not a force you can afford to provoke. Even if your Divine Martial Dynasty has Dao Palace Realm experts in its ranks, so what?”
“The Guiyuan Dynasty is full of strong cultivators. Just its Dao Palace Realm experts alone number no less than a full hand.”
“Moreover, we each have Soul Tokens left in the Guiyuan Dynasty. If we were to die, the dynasty would be alerted at once.”
“By the time the dynasty’s forces arrive at the Nine States, it will be too late for you to regret it!”
Even now, Elder Ke remained composed, using the reputation of the Guiyuan Dynasty as his shield.
In his eyes, Gu Yang’s hesitation to kill him must have stemmed from fear of the Guiyuan Dynasty, thus refraining from rash actions.
After all, even in the Eastern Domain, the Guiyuan Dynasty stood as an unparalleled power. To them, the Divine Martial Dynasty was insignificant.
Faced with Elder Ke’s words, Gu Yang’s expression remained indifferent.
“I will give you one last chance. Tell me your purpose here and reveal everything about the Guiyuan Dynasty, and perhaps I will spare your life.”
Elder Ke snorted coldly, refusing to answer.
Gu Yang’s expression instantly darkened, and he turned to Gu Qingfeng.
“This man is a Half-step Dao Palace Realm expert of the Guiyuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, he is too tight-lipped. I’ll have to trouble Father to handle this matter.”
Hearing Gu Yang’s words, Elder Ke finally glanced at Gu Qingfeng, suspicion flashing across his face.
“You are the Martial Saint Gu Qingfeng?”
Was one Elder Ke knew well.
Yet, in his calculations, this figure should only be a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. Had Gu Yang not mentioned it, Elder Ke might have mistaken him for an ordinary man.
Elder Ke’s heart trembled.
Even with his cultivation sealed, no mere Divine Transformation Realm cultivator should be able to conceal themselves from him. Yet, he couldn’t discern Gu Qingfeng’s strength. That was deeply unsettling.