Soone tried to attack Lin Tang, but they had barely taken a step before they followed in Gui Jianchou's footsteps. Another inmate subconsciously raised his club, aiming to give Lin Tang a hard blow, yet he also collapsed limply. The others' faces turned green with fear, and they hastily retreated far away.
The other inmates sucked in a sharp breath. Those in the sa cell as Lin Tang, having just co to their senses, were about to get up. Witnessing this scene, however, they exchanged glances and resolutely lay back down to play dead.
Soon, a swarm of prison guards rushed in. Even the ever-mysterious and rarely seen warden hurried over. He saw that Gui Jianchou and the others were foaming at the mouth, clinging to the last vestiges of life. They looked ready to kick the bucket at any mont. The warden gave Lin Tang a long, deep look.
"Impressive! So you're the troublemaker who caused both Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng to suffer a great loss. Lin Tang, do you admit your guilt?"
Lin Tang retorted in astonishnt, "You don't really think I'm the one who took them down, do you? Everyone saw it. I didn't even move an inch. What guilt do I have?"
"Hmph!" a prison guard said viciously. "Cut the crap! Everyone knows you've mastered so wicked and underhanded poisoning art. You dare use poison in the Ten Directions Absolute Prison? I think you're tired of living!"
He drew his weapon and took aim, yet he too suddenly choked and fell silently to the ground.
A deeper chill seeped into everyone's heart. Lin Tang's thods were too bizarre!
The warden retreated warily, donned a gas mask, and shouted in a stern voice, "Lin Tang, don't be so stubbornly unrepentant! Poison isn't omnipotent. If things truly reach an irreconcilable point, you'll pay with your life right here!"
Lin Tang continued to proclaim his innocence. "I was searched thoroughly when I ca in. I'm completely empty-handed now, so where would I get any poison? I think they must have had a sudden onset of a terrible illness. Or maybe the feng shui here is bad and it clashes with their birth charts..."
As he spoke, several more prison guards collapsed, dropping like dumplings. This included one who was also wearing a gas mask.
The remaining prison guards' faces turned green. The inmates were first terrified, then beca wildly overjoyed.
"Lin Tang, I support you! Poison all of them and lead us in a prison break. I swear, if I get out, you can have all my wealth on the outside. I'm also willing to be your slave for three years!"
"Count in!"
" too!"
A whole group of inmates began to chi in, seeing a glimr of hope for escape.
The warden's heart grew extrely heavy. Making a snap decision, he imdiately caved. "Alright, alright, you're the formidable one. From now on, you'll be the most special 'guest' in the Ten Directions Absolute Prison. No one will dare provoke you again, how about that? Do a favor and let them go, will you? As long as you don't try to escape, you can do whatever you want in here!"
The prison guards were left speechless.
They swore that in all their ti working here, they had never felt so humiliated. It was also the first ti they had ever seen the warden speak so subserviently—and to a damned prisoner, no less!
Lin Tang pursed his lips. "If you'd just been like this from the start, wouldn't all of this have been avoided?"
Again, without any visible movent from him, Gui Jianchou and the others suddenly sat bolt upright, all of them looking bewildered. "What happened to ?"
「A little while later.」
Lin Tang was given his own private cell, a room furnished like a hotel's presidential suite. It was complete with all the necessary anities, all of them from famous brands. The shackles and electric collar on his body were also removed. The cell door was even left unlocked.
"Brother Lin, if there's anything you're not satisfied with, just let know," the warden said with a wide smile. "Please, just don't do anything else so shocking. I'm begging you!"
"Everything else is fine, but there's one thing I'm not quite satisfied with," Lin Tang said, plopping down on the sofa and crossing his legs.
"Tell !" The warden was all ears.
Lin Tang said, "You!"
"?"
"Yes. Seeing your fat, ugly face in front of is an eyesore, so I'm not satisfied."
The warden fell silent, struggling to suppress his rage. His smile grew even brighter. "That's my mistake. I'll take my leave."
He then hastily scurried away.
Once he was back in his office, he furiously swept everything from his desk onto the floor. Gui Jianchou walked in, ducked his head, and didn't dare make a sound. Only after the warden finished venting did he speak carefully. "Brother-in-law, are we just going to let this go? Why don't we find another way to kill that kid? I refuse to believe he doesn't have a single weakness..."
"You don't know a damn thing!" the warden snapped. "Elder Yan gave a heads-up long ago. We have to watch this little bastard closely! We can't let him escape, and we can't let him die!"
Gui Jianchou was stunned, his eyes darting back and forth. "Could it be... he really is Lin Tianyang and possesses a great secret?"
The warden glared at him. "Don't ask about things you shouldn't. If a huge disaster strikes because of it, even I won't be able to protect you!"
"Yes, yes..." Gui Jianchou nodded repeatedly, terrified.
In his heart, however, a little sche began to form. That secret was too tantalizing. Everyone wanted a piece of it, and he was certainly no exception.
「Inside the luxurious cell.」
Lin Tang shut the door. He scanned the area with his Divine Sense and found no surveillance. Only then did he sit cross-legged on the large, bouncy bed and begin to ditate.
The first thing I'll learn is the Earth Tunneling Technique! After I master it, I'll delve deep into the earth, find a place with high-temperature magma, and refine the Blessed Saint Lord's incarnation! Actually, even without the Earth Tunneling Technique, I could use my flying sword to dig to the magma. But digging a hole and filling it back up is troubleso. Besides, they might find traces of it afterward. There's no need for that, right?
As a cultivation prodigy, Lin Tang learned everything quickly. The Earth Tunneling Technique was profound and difficult to grasp, but he soon understood its essentials after so careful study.
"Tunnel!"
As he ford hand seals, True Qi enveloped his body. With a soft cry, he vanished from the cell.
The solid, thick earth seed to lt into a liquid wherever Lin Tang passed. Like a diver, he kept sinking deeper and deeper... until the glow of fire washed over his face and a natural furnace ca into view.
"Not bad. This place will do," Lin Tang nodded in satisfaction.
Just as he was about to take the Blessed Saint Lord's incarnation from his Storage Ring, his Divine Sense subconsciously swept over a one-kiloter radius.
"Eh?"
His expression faltered in surprise. He then flew several hundred ters toward a specific point and, without hesitation, plunged into the magma. Had it been anyone else, they would have been reduced to ash, but Lin Tang's clothes were completely undamaged. He dove down several dozen ters, then navigated a winding path.
A mont later, he discovered a fissure in the rock. Upon entering, he was greeted by the sight of a vast Formation that sealed away the heat and poisonous gases. Inside the Formation was an Ancient Immortal Cave Mansion. Four flamboyant characters were carved on the plaque above the entrance: "Langyuan Secret Grotto."
"I didn't expect to make such a discovery. My luck's not bad at all!" Lin Tang laughed.
He passed through the Formation's mbrane and strode into the cave mansion.
The next mont, the earthfire, blazing at thousands of degrees, ford into bird shapes that shrieked as they encircled him. Lin Tang remained as steadfast as a mountain, his True Qi erupting to clash with them. After several minutes of this war of attrition...
"GO!"
His flying sword shot out at his command, piercing through the Formation's constantly shifting eye. With a CLANG, the Array Plate, engraved with the motif of a Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, fell to the ground. The endless stream of bird-shaped earthfire vanished into thin air.
Lin Tang glanced around and found a gigantic Furnace Tripod with a Gathering Fire Array beneath it, which continuously drew upon the external magma, keeping its flas burning for centuries. Above the Furnace Tripod, azure smoke curled, emitting a peculiar, tempting fragrance like a Ginsengfruit.
Besides the Furnace Tripod, there was only a cloud bed with a worn-out ditation cushion on it, and nothing else.
The owner of this cave must have just stepped out for a bit and planned to return. They probably t with a fatal accident. What a pity. It would have been great if they'd left behind a Cultivation Technique or sothing. Still, getting a Magic Artifact Furnace Tripod isn't bad.
Lin Tang looked pleased. This Furnace Tripod could be used for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining. He was in dire need of it.
Let see what kind of treasure has been refining in here for so many years!
Lin Tang rubbed his hands together. Ignoring the Furnace Tripod's scorching heat, he leaned in to peer inside. He saw it was wreathed in a treasured light, and faint, ethereal music drifted from within. At its core was a fleshy, round ball. He could faintly make out a chubby infant laughing and tumbling about inside.
SWOOSH!
The infant's eyes snapped open, locking gazes with Lin Tang. Flas danced faintly within its clear pupils.
"HEE HEE HEE..."
It laughed even more gleefully.
Lin Tang was stunned. Is this... a Red Boy? Or Nezha?
"Daddy, hug, hug!" the infant cooed, opening its arms. It was endearing and utterly harmless.
As the fleshy ball split apart into eight segnts, it lunged toward Lin Tang. He put on a chard expression and reached out to embrace it.
But at that very mont, the unbearably cute and soft infant instantly swelled, transforming into a hideously deford monster. It opened its bloody maw, ready to devour Lin Tang.
"I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry!!"
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