Chapter 39: Third on the Heavenly Ranking
"This sword master's surname is Qi. He was born in a poor family but is gifted with extraordinary talent. No one knows where his martial arts came from. When he debuted, he reached the Divine Hidden Realm and made a great name for himself."

In a carriage, Wang Xining was telling Gu Mingchuan the life story of the sword master.

Gu Mingchuan could feel that the road was a bit steep and they were going uphill.

"Later, when this man was wandering around the martial arts world, he formed a brotherhood with four other young masters in the Shenzang realm. These five people were called the Jiangdong Five Righteous Men. They were very famous twenty years ago."

"The Five Righteous Men of Jiangdong are all outstanding people of their time. Among them, this man ranks fifth and is known as Qi Wu. His cultivation is also the lowest among the five."

"Among these five people, the most amazing one is Xu Changlin, who is ranked second. At the age of 25, he reached the Dharma Image Realm and killed a venerable of the Changsheng Sect with a sword, and was listed on the Heavenly Ranking."

"But fifteen years ago, these five people suddenly disappeared, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

"It was by chance that I learned that Qi Wu was imprisoned in the Demon Division's prison in Jiangzhou Town. He has been imprisoned there for more than ten years."

Gu Mingchuan was also interested when he heard this and asked, "What is his crime?"

Wang Xining said meaningfully, "That's very disrespectful."

Disrespectful?
In other words, the royal family is involved?
Jiangzhou is quite far away from Shendu, with several states in between, estimated to be several thousand kilometers.

What’s even more strange is that although he was charged with this crime, he was not killed but imprisoned for fifteen years.

Gu Mingchuan expressed his doubts, "Is it really okay to go see this kind of prisoner?"

Wang Xining said, "Don't worry. This person has been imprisoned here for more than ten years. If he really involved any secrets, he would have been executed long ago. Besides, I have already met Qi Wu twice. This time, I will go with you."

As he was speaking, there was the sound of horse hooves from behind, and a team was coming quickly.

The horses behind came so quickly that they appeared behind them in a moment.

The driver stopped the carriage to the side of the road to let the team behind pass first.

Gu Mingchuan lifted the curtain of the car and looked inside. He saw a group of people wearing the uniforms of the Demon Suppression Division. In the middle was a prison van, holding a man with disheveled hair.

Gu Mingchuan was a little surprised when he saw the person in front, who was wearing purple armor.

In the Demon Suppression Division, from low to high, they are divided into black armor, green armor, purple armor, and red armor.

The black armor is at Gangyuan realm.

Qingjia is the realm of Shenzang.

Zijia is at least at the peak of the Shenzang realm. Looking at the entire Jiangzhou, he can be regarded as a big boss.

It actually requires Zijia to take action personally. Who is the prisoner in this prison van?
At this moment, the man in the prison van seemed to sense his gaze, looked towards him, and suddenly grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

This smile is very evil.

At this time, Wang Xining said, "Don't worry. Anyone who is imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Prison will be pierced with a Dragon Lock Buckle. Even a strong man in the Divine Hidden Realm will become a useless person without any strength."

Gu Mingchuan nodded. He was just a little curious.

……

The big prison of the Demon Suppression Division is located about ten miles outside Jiangzhou City, on a mountain called Jiuyu Mountain.

The prison was built on a dangerous cliff, surrounded by abysses, with only one road leading directly to the gate. The terrain was dangerous, so it could be said that one man could guard the pass against ten thousand men.

The gate is heavily guarded.

Gu Mingchuan and his companions' carriage were not allowed to enter the gate, so they could only walk. When they arrived at the door, a captain of the police in green armor was already waiting there.

Wang Xining said politely, "Thank you for your help."

The blue-armored captain said indifferently, "Token."

Wang Xining was not annoyed and took out a black token and handed it over.

The blue-armored captain checked the token and confirmed it was correct before saying, "Only two people can go in, and no weapons are allowed."

Wang Xining and Gu Mingchuan left their weapons behind and followed the man in green armor into the gate.

After entering the gate, there is a huge martial arts arena with bluestone slabs on the ground. In the middle is a huge building with outer walls made of huge stones. It is the legendary prison.

The prison van we met on the road just now was parked at the entrance of the prison, and several guards escorted the prisoner into the prison.

Wang Xining asked curiously, "Captain Xue, who is that person? He actually wants Lord Long to take action personally."

Obviously, she recognized the purple-armored warrior from before.

The captain of the Qingjia constable said calmly, "The ninth leader of the Black Bull Village."

Wang Xining was somewhat moved. "It turned out to be the ninth leader of the Black Bull Village? This time, Lord Long really made a great contribution."

Gu Mingchuan was also a little surprised.

Although the name of Hei Niu Village is so rustic, it is the number one bandit in the world. The chief of the village is ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking and is known as the third best fighter in the world.

Among the side sects, there are three sects, two religions and one village, which refers to the six most famous underworld forces. One of the villages is the Heiniu Village.

Gu Mingchuan had heard a lot of stories in the martial arts world before, and he felt that they were very far away from him. Now, it can be said that the legend has come true.

The ninth leader of Heiniuzhai is also a well-known figure in the world.

The only thing we need to worry about is that the third best person in the world won’t come to jailbreak, right?
He is the third best in the world. Is there anyone in Jiangzhou who can stop him?
Wang Xining seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "Don't worry, Shi Asan is refining the magic sword and can't leave."

Shi Asan, the name of this village chief is as rustic as the name of the village.

It is said that his name was not Shi Asan before. It was changed to Shi Asan ten years ago after he defeated the third place on the Heavenly Ranking at that time.

When he reaches the top of the Heavenly Ranking, he will probably change his name to Shi Yiyi.

……

Gu Mingchuan and Wang Xining, led by the captain in green armor, walked into the prison gate.

When the heavy door slowly closed, a gloomy atmosphere came in. Gu Mingchuan couldn't help but shudder. This gloomy atmosphere was so strong that it penetrated his bones.

Wang Xining also trembled, his voice a little tense, "Several powerful people in the Dharma Image Realm have died in this prison. The resentment left behind by these powerful people when they were killed has changed the environment here. Even Gang Yuan cannot resist this kind of cold and gloomy energy." The green-armored captain seemed unaffected and led the way silently in front.

They were walking down a wide corridor with no cells in sight.

After a while, we came to a staircase.

All the way down.

One floor, two floors...

Each floor has a door that is locked with a thick iron chain and can only be opened with a special key.

He went down to the fifth floor and then walked towards the cell nearby.

Wang Xining said, "This prison has nine floors in total. The bottom four floors are used to imprison Dharma Realm masters. However, the bottom floors have not been used to imprison prisoners for a long time."

Gu Mingchuan turned his head and looked at the door leading downstairs. The lock on it was covered with a thick layer of dust.

He felt a little strange. Is it true that no one knew that the ninth floor was suppressing an old monster that had lived for hundreds of years?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be.

"arrive."

The captain in green armor suddenly stopped, opened the door of a cell, and said to them, "You have three days. I will come to pick you up after three days."

After saying that, he turned and left.

……

Gu Mingchuan looked into the cell and saw a man with his hands and feet locked with four iron chains, hanging in the air, motionless, and without any sense of breath.

Couldn't he be dead?

He turned and looked at Wang Xining.

But she bowed to the person hanging in the air and said, "Senior Qi, I am here to see you again."

As he spoke, he took out a pot of wine from his sleeve like a magic trick.

thump—

Then, Gu Mingchuan heard a strong heartbeat, and the person in the air suddenly came to life.

A hoarse voice sounded, "The Liu family's Chunri Niang, you are thoughtful."

Wang Xining used his internal energy and a stream of water flew out of the wine pot and into the mouth of the man in the air.

Soon, there was no wine left in the pot.

Qi Wu let out a contented sigh.

Wang Xining took the opportunity to ask, "Senior, do you still count your promise from last time?"

"Nature counts."

"Okay, I want to let this companion have a try."

Gu Mingchuan felt as if a real gaze was staring at him, causing every cell in his body to send out frantic warnings.

He tried his best to control himself so as not to reveal his true strength.

After a few seconds, the sense of crisis was finally resolved.

Qi Wu's voice sounded, "Gang Yuan's first level of cultivation, the cultivation is a little low."

"Senior, did you never say that one cannot come to try the first level of Gang Yuan?"

"Okay, kid, go to the left wall. There is a sword technique engraved on it. If you can master it within one day, I will pass on all my skills to you."

Gu Mingchuan walked to the wall on the left and was stunned when he saw it.

There were only some messy knife marks on the wall, with no patterns or words at all.

He turned to look at Wang Xining, "How do I learn this?"

Wang Xining shook his head and said, if it was a conventional knife technique, why would he ask you for help?

Gu Mingchuan also understood that this was a test, and he had to restore the full picture of the swordsmanship from these knife marks.

He could only try.

……

Suddenly, there were several footsteps outside.

"Xining, we meet again."

The person who came was actually an acquaintance, it was Jiang Yihong, the eldest son of the Jiang family who had come yesterday. He looked at Wang Xining with eager eyes, and even a blind person could see the affection in his eyes.

Behind him, there was a man in plain clothes.

Gu Mingchuan only took one look and knew that this was a very powerful swordsman. This was the induction between swordsmen.

Oh, here comes the business-stealer.

Wang Xining was a little surprised, "Mr. Jiang, what are you doing?"

Jiang Yihong said, "I have also found a swordsman genius. How about we make a bet to see who can figure out the swordsmanship on the wall first?"

Wang Xining glanced at the person next to him, did not refuse, and said, "Okay, I'll make this bet."

"Xining, why don't you ask what the bet is?"

Wang Xining said casually, "Mr. Jiang, just ask for whatever you want."

(End of this chapter)