Chapter 693: Chapter 694 Brother Li, You’re Quite the Codian
Although the Attribute Points brought by the Blood Sacrifice Fragnt were of no imdiate use, the item was related to the system achievent task. Moreover, the Blood Sacrifice Fragnt seed to be subtly connected to the conspiracy of mysterious figures in the Upper Realm. Just this point alone was enough for Li Xiaobai to co and explore.
Continuing down the long corridor, the walkway was very dark. Li Xiaobai walked along the corridor walls for a while until a glimr of light appeared in front of him, emanating from a small room.
This small room should be where the prison warden resided.
The structure of the Celestial Prison was very similar to that of a dungeon. Upon entering, one would first pass through the warden’s room before officially entering the tower’s inner world.
“My son-in-law, please co in. Your matters have been made known to this humble official. Please take a seat and wait for a mont.”
A gentle voice emanated from inside the room—it was a man’s voice.
“Sorry to trouble you.”
Li Xiaobai responded and pushed the door open to enter.
The sll of books inside the room was very strong. Under the candlelight, rows of bookshelves were filled with various scrolls and parchnt rolls, exuding an ancient charm.
The furnishings in the small room were quite simple; apart from the rows of bookshelves near the wall, there was only a table and two chairs. The room was not big, but it felt sowhat spacious.
A young man in white clothing, holding a scroll, stood up with a smile and respectfully pulled out a chair for him. His movents were full of scholarly grace and were very refined.
This was a high-level expert with profound temperant!
“The King has already sent soone to inform about my son-in-law’s affairs. Please take a seat while I register you.”
“My na is Yang Tian, and I serve as the Celestial Prison’s warden. You may call Brother Tian.”
“I usually take responsibility for sending prisoners in, but since my son-in-law’s circumstances are special, I will be responsible for seeing you out afterward.”
Yang Tian spoke with a light smile, and from this single utterance, Li Xiaobai understood the underlying implication of his words; the Celestial Prison was a place where one only entered and never left. Nobody ever left after entering, so Yang Tian only handled the capturing, not the releasing.
The young scholar gracefully took up pen and paper and began to record Li Xiaobai’s basic information before handing him an Identity Token.
“This is your Identity Token, son-in-law; please keep it safe. It contains your number. All other prisoners have their respective activity zones, and the Token will restrict them from leaving their designated floors.”
“However, since my son-in-law’s situation is unique, I will, in principle, not restrict your activity zone. Nonetheless, the pressure on each floor varies greatly, so I hope you will act according to your abilities and not injure yourself in a mont of rashness.”
Yang Tian’s speech was very polite, and he maintained an appropriately respectful stance towards the future son-in-law of the Eastern Sea.
“Don’t worry, Brother Tian; I have an idea of what I’m doing. I won’t act recklessly.”
Li Xiaobai took the Token, feeling sowhat unaccustod to such courteous treatnt. It was his first experience of being treated so respectfully. It seed like the title of future son-in-law carried quite a bit of weight in the Eastern Sea.
The small Token was carved from ancient wood, its species indiscernible; the front boldly inscribed with the three characters “Li Xiaobai,” and the back was blank.
Yang Tian’s arrangents suited his intentions perfectly. To explore the tower and search for the Blood Sacrifice Fragnt, naturally, he needed the permission to move freely.
Yang Tian was quite sensible!
In fact, anyone else in his position would have made the sa decision. One only needed to give so thought to understand the Old Dragon King’s intention—to temper Li Xiaobai and help solidify and strengthen his foundation.
Thus, it was only natural not to restrict his movent.
“Please, son-in-law, limit your training to the first and second floors. Do not venture to the third floor. The prisoners above the third floor are extrely dangerous and vicious.”
Yang Tian gestured invitingly, still speaking softly and slowly.
“Hmm, I’ll be careful.”
Li Xiaobai nodded. He hadn’t grasped the real aning behind Yang Tian’s words and took it that the prisoners above the third floor were indeed very dangerous.
He tucked away the Token and without further ado, lifted his head high and stepped into the tower’s inner world.
With one stride, Li Xiaobai walked straight into the first floor, and the System’s attribute panel started to wildly flicker at that mont.
[Attribute Points 5000…]
[Attribute Points 5000…]
[Attribute Points 5000…]
The first floor didn’t seem to be as terrifying as he had imagined; the attribute points were only comparable to the high pressure of the Transcendence Tribulation Stage.
However, the cultivation levels of the prisoners on this floor were just barely entering the Mahayana Realm, and after ingesting the prisoner-specific Binding Pill, they found it difficult to mobilize any bit of their cultivation level. Coupled with living under such pressure year after year, their movents were very slow and they struggled to move under this heavy burden.
Li Xiaobai could understand their feelings, after all, there was no Spiritual Energy in the Celestial Prison, and resisting the pressure relied entirely on Physical Strength.
But these were only the concerns of the original inhabitants; for him, who possessed the System, perhaps only the very top layer would pose so challenge.
At the doorway, Yang Tian quietly watched for a while, only turning to leave after confirming that Li Xiaobai could indeed move and live freely within the tower.
“The son-in-law is sothing else, so young yet already able to move about freely on the first floor. You know, the Celestial Prison is a paradise for inmates of the Mahayana Realm.”
“My Eastern Sea, perhaps it’s about to flourish.”
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There were quite a few caves on the first floor, all of which were the prisoner’s cells.
Following the guidance of the small Token, Li Xiaobai found his own cave dwelling, which Yang Tian had set up on the first floor to accommodate him, thus effectively avoiding any accidents.
Perhaps it had been too long since a newcor had appeared in the Celestial Prison; upon seeing Li Xiaobai show up, quite a few prisoners began to slowly walk towards him.
“Newcor, what’s your na?”
“What did you do to get in here?”
“How’s the outside world these days?”
“Is that old Dragon King dead yet? He should be about to die, right?”
“Has it been more than ten years already? Does my legend still circulate on the Immortal Spirit Continent?”
In front of the cave dwelling, a bunch of inmates crowded around Li Xiaobai’s cell, bombarding him with questions from all sides.
These prisoners were all dressed in ragged clothes, with unkempt hair and dirty faces, and due to the pressure, they were slightly hunched over, looking utterly pitiful.
Counting them, there were about a dozen prisoners, all of the Mahayana Realm.
“My na is Li Xiaobai. I didn’t actually do anything; the Dragon King wanted as his son-in-law. I said I would think about it, and then he threw in here. But no worries, I’ll be getting out after a while. I’m counting on you guys to look after these next few days,” said Li Xiaobai, bowing with his fist in his palm, speaking very politely to everyone.
The crowd fell silent for a while, and then suddenly erupted into thunderous laughter.
“Hahaha, little brother, you really have a sense of humor!”
“When I first got here, that youngster Yang Tian didn’t lie to ; indeed, everyone here is talented, and they speak so nicely!”
“Brother Li, you’re quite humorous!”
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