Chapter 245: The Prosperous Era Only Lacks Immortal Guests (Seeking Subscriptions)_2
Compared to Zhou Guanwu, the current Chen Yi, aside from his natural talent, cultivation, and some battle achievements, is slightly inferior in all aspects.
"Undeniably, Zhou Guanwu indeed has exceptional qualities."
"What a pity."
Pity that he should never have provoked me!
So far, Chen Yi has already uncovered the actions of Zhou Guanwu, Zhou Tiance, and Zhou Wanyi.
Except for the unclear plans of the "Extreme Pure Heaven," he is almost aware of everything.
And the reason Chen Yi has faced calamities since birth is also among them—
At the age of one, the Gluttony Pill at his birthday ceremony was indeed given to Chen Taiping by Zhou Wanyi and then fed to him by Xia Wanwan.
Perhaps out of guilt, Zhou Wanyi appeared later to feed him some pastries, hoping he would gain something from the birthday ceremony.
At two, the poisonous fruit he ate should have been the same case.
However, in several subsequent incidents, Zhou Wanyi seemed to have cut ties with Zhou Tiance, turned to Buddhism, and no longer intervened or took actions.
That was when, during the Lantern Festival, the "Mad Old Man" Feng Shan kidnapped him, sold him to human traffickers, aiming to make him disappear from the Chen Family.
Then Zhou Tiance emerged, planning Chen Yuan's admission to Wuliang Mountain and other matters.
During this period, the "Hidden Dragon" individuals Chen Yi encountered were all commanded by Zhou Tiance, right up until he encountered Lou Yuhuang of Wuliang Mountain before returning to Kyoto Prefecture.
"At its root, it all comes back to Zhou Guanwu!"
If Zhou Guanwu weren't secretly colluding with the "Extreme Pure Heaven," and the Demon Court, the Zhou Family wouldn't have been left without descendants.
If the Zhou Family hadn't faced unexpected events, Zhou Tiance wouldn't have schemed the "Cuckoo in the nest" plan through Zhou Wanyi's marriage with Chen Taiping.
Upon this thought.
Chen Yi's emotions settled, he finished the wine from his flask, ate the last piece of meat, then left two silver coins and stood up to leave the tavern.
It was already nighttime, yet the number of travelers around wasn't less; in fact, there were many more than during the day.
After a busy day, the common folk took their families out for a stroll.
Many traveling merchants, though exhausted, were spirited as they engaged with companions in the taverns.
And among them were various people from the Martial World, dressed differently.
Even if some from the Martial World seemed menacing, within Kyoto Prefecture, few were fearful.
After all, every street had guards from the two county governments, along with patrols from the Night Watch Department and City Guard.
Even the heroic youths with formidable cultivation dared not risk being wanted by the Imperial Court in Kyoto Prefecture.
"Amidst prosperity hides the sorrow of many..."
Chen Yi surveyed the surrounding travelers while using his Slaughter Sword Intent to sense Wen Renying's movements.
When he sensed that the "demoness" had already infiltrated the Heavenly Prison, a faint smile appeared on his face.
Yet amidst the street lights of the night, that smile seemed exceptionally cold.
Before long.
Chen Yi walked with the crowd for a while, turned into the alleys, and vanished into the shadows.
The next moment, he appeared within the heavily guarded Heavenly Prison, located outside the Imperial Palace.
The "demoness" Wen Renying, disguised as an ordinary prison guard, was startled upon catching sight of him.
Fortunately, she didn't forget her role and drew the broadsword hanging from her waist, feigning fierceness as she asked:
"Who are you to dare intrude into the Heavenly Prison?!"
Chen Yi, still appearing as Lu Xiaofeng, was unrecognizable to Wen Renying.
He glanced at the "demoness" and chuckled lightly:
"Your act is quite convincing."
"Sir?"
Wen Renying heard the familiar voice and, with a peculiar expression, pointed at his face: "You, how come..."
"Go and ask where Wang Yang from the Kyoto Academy, who was recently imprisoned, is located now."
Chen Yi didn't explain further; though his Divine Will expanded, he could only detect several layers within the prison but couldn't probe into the individual cells.
It seemed the array here was equally powerful, undoubtedly aligned with the nearby Imperial Palace.
Then, Chen Yi enveloped himself in the Near and Far Divine Will, merging like a shadow beneath Wen Renying's feet.
This was a Divine Will power he mastered after cultivating the Near and Far Body Technique, not particularly useful but convenient for concealing and hiding.
Wen Renying paused for a moment, then quickly hid her smile and said through sound transmission:
"Sir, appearing like this truly gave me quite a scare~"
"Let's cut the chatter, there's not much time tonight," Chen Yi coldly replied through sound transmission, then cast a divine will to protect Wen Renying.
After all, within this heavenly prison, formations are protecting all around, and if discovered by the guards, it would complicate things, thus affecting his timing.
"Sir, please wait~ I will fetch the person for you right away~"
Saying this, Wen Renying walked inside with flirtatious steps, without a hint of hesitation.
As she barged forward, she chuckled secretly to herself.
With a great power of the Divine Power Realm escorting her, what does she have to fear?
Not to mention just this heavenly prison, even the Imperial Palace of the Wei Dynasty, or the Ten Thousand Mountains of the Demon Court, she would dare to venture into.
It didn't take long.
Wen Renying cast a charming technique to control a colonel whose cultivation had reached the fourth-grade Spirit Aperture Realm.
"Captain~ can you tell me where Mr. Wang Yang from Kyoto Academy, who was recently imprisoned, is located~"
The colonel had a middle-aged appearance, wearing a set of gray scale armor, with a black-handled saber at his waist, and replied in a normal tone:
"In Earth five."
"Can Mr. please lead the way~"
Wen Renying bowed respectfully, and anyone unaware would assume she was just an ordinary and compliant prison guard.
The middle-aged colonel appeared troubled and said, "I cannot go deep into the Earth Building, only three deputy generals and the jailer can proceed there."
"Deputy general?"
Wen Renying waited a moment, and seeing Chen Yi remain silent, she directed the colonel to lead the way.
Immediately, the two of them, one ahead of the other, walked through various cells, and when they reached the deepest part, they descended the stairs.
This layer of cells mostly held ordinary people, with no cultivation obvious, and by their attire, they appeared to be local ruffians or thieves.
Upon seeing them pass by, these people immediately shut their mouths and lowered their heads, faces showing some fear.
Again passing through another layer, through some martial world travelers with cultivation strength, as well as ordinary death row inmates with fierceness about them, Chen Yi transmitted:
"Ask him, what is special within the heavenly prison."
The reason he personally came to the prison was because Chen Yi believed that those from "Jing Jing Tian" had plenty of motive in sending Wang Yang here, it can't be a useless move, there must be some purpose.
If he could discover their purpose, he could destroy "Jing Jing Tian's" plans after dealing with Wang Yang.
Wen Renying immediately inquired.
The middle-aged colonel replied, "This heavenly prison is just a prison, nothing particularly secretive, just formations within."
"As for special, it would belong to the persons or demons inside."
"Like the Earth Building where Wang Yang is, it mostly imprisons evil spirits stronger than third-grade cultivation, including two great demons."
"These evil demons, they have a cruel nature, strong power, if given a chance within these cells, there would be casualties."
"Previously, there was an incident of a colonel intruding into the Earth Building privately, and he met a miserable end."
Evil demons, great demons, or people with high cultivation?
Chen Yi had a vague suspicion in his heart, could "Jing Jing Tian" have let Wang Yang come in intending to release someone imprisoned inside?
Wen Renying also had her guesses, and asked with interest, "What about the Sky Prison? Are there also demons?"
"Sky Building... I don't know either," the middle-aged colonel hesitated: "In my fifteen years at this heavenly prison, I've never been to the Sky Building."
"Just heard rumors, that the Sky Building imprisons grandmaster-level evil demons."
"And seniors have said, that the Sky Building holds secrets unknown to outsiders, said that if leaked, it would cause an upheaval in the imperial court."
Without needing Chen Yi's reminder, Wen Renying continued asking about other things, such as the number of prisoners inside the heavenly prison, guard deputy generals, and the jailer.
"The jailer doesn't often come, normally several deputy generals guard here."
"Deputy generals guarding? What cultivation level?"
"I only know that one of the deputy generals is of the second-level Divine Travel Realm... look, that one over there."
Wen Renying followed the direction of the middle-aged colonel's finger, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Ultimately, without awakening the bloodline divine ability of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, the person controlled by the charming technique was really straightforward—
At the entrance to the stairs leading to the Earth Building, a military general wearing black armor sat cross-legged in mid-air, watching them with a cold expression.
"A guard responsible for outside the heavenly prison, why did you come here?"