Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 352 - 105 Prison

The southern suburbs of the Divine Capital were an artificially leveled stretch of land. The roads here, wide and neat, saw few visitors, with wild grass growing in every crevice between the paving stones.

And all of this desolation was because of the area's sole edifice—the Immortal Alliance Criminal Law Department.

The Criminal Law Department was the muscle of the Immortal Alliance, exercising internal force. Perhaps its own power was not supreme, but what it represented was the massive entity of the Immortal Alliance, with its hundred Carefree and ten thousand Grandmasters. This unassuming little fort also functioned as a prison that could instantly suppress Modern Golden Core or Ancient Method Nascent Soul practitioners.

No one dared to make trouble here.

Nor did Chen Yan. Although she was among the nobility of the Divine Capital, born to high station, she knew very well that the "noble" status of the Ancient Method Descendants was nothing but a boon from the Immortal Alliance. Thus, her demeanor was very humble now.

The lady lowered her head, expressing her respectful gratitude to the Law Enforcement Officer before her, "I'm troubled by this matter, Brother Qin."

The man opposite her, surnamed Qin, was the very Law Enforcement Officer who had apprehended Wang Qi. His name was Qin Xuan, from the Inner Sect of Mountain River City. Qin Xuan scratched his head, awkwardly grinning, "It's no trouble, no trouble... hehe. But Yan sister, can you confirm it was indeed him?"

A flash of hatred appeared in Chen Yan's eyes, "Although my brother has forgotten who hit him, there were others who saw it—atrocious, the previous Law Enforcement Officer, to completely erase the attacker's image from my brother's memory; this is just too much of a bullying!"

Qin Xuan's face turned serious as he responded, "Junior Brother Chen has indeed gone too far this time. The Immortal Alliance's main principle is stability. His actions are simply inciting trouble in the Divine Capital!"

Chen Yan's eyebrows knitted into a frown, her appearance one of pitiable fragility, "That Chen Feng is a True Disciple of the Yangshen Pavilion, a future Primordial Spirit Master. Our Chen Family can't afford to provoke him. But this Wang Qi, who managed to break my brother's facial bones... if we don't trip him up, our family cannot swallow this humiliation!"

"While it's wrong for your family servants to take personal revenge, Wang Qi's actions were too brutal, intolerable by the laws of the Immortal Alliance," Qin Xuan softly consoled, "Sister Yan, don't be sad."

Suddenly, Chen Yan assumed a worried look, "But I've heard that Wang Qi is under that Chen Feng's command..."

Qin Xuan swung his hand forcefully, "Humph, I've served as a Law Enforcement Officer in the Divine Capital for nine years, and he's been here what, nine months? Here, he would have to call me 'Senior Brother', even if he were a True Inheritor of the Five Ultimate. Moreover, the Criminal Law Department isn't Seeking Dao road; authority and right belong to the most powerful."

Chen Yan adopted an expression of tearful gratitude, "Thank you so much, Brother Qin!"

The two spoke a little while longer before parting ways. Qin Xuan watched the exquisitely beautiful woman with clear skin walk away, wondering if he should personally beat the few boys who had offended Chen Yan—yet this would be a violation of law, and he hesitated somewhat.

Once Chen Yan reached a place Qin Xuan could no longer see, she took a handkerchief from her attending maid, vigorously wiped her hands, then casually tossed the silk handkerchief away.

The maid hesitated, "Miss, what's the meaning of this?"

"The guy grabbed my hand and said those disgusting things; it made me queasy," Chen Yan responded, her tone now icy, a stark contrast to her previous fragility.

The maid reminded, "Miss, this is still Qin Xuan's territory after all. If he knew..."

"Pfft, 'his territory'?" Chen Yan scoffed coldly, "The Immortal Alliance Criminal Law Department holds the power of life and death over thousands of cultivators in Shenzhou; how could that be something he can control?"

"He is still..."

"Nothing at all." Chen Yan smiled, "The Immortal Alliance only needs those who Seek Dao. This guy's Talent is inferior, and he's not wholeheartedly pursuing the Dao. His only merit was 'being dutiful,' which earned him the position of Law Enforcement Officer. Now, even that virtue is gone. What could such a person be?"

Confused, the maid asked, "If that's the case, why would you, miss, debase yourself by currying favor with him, a person of such high value?"

"Remember this, Lvqiao. They say King Yan is easy to deal with, but it's the minor demons who make trouble. That Chen Feng, a True Inheritor of the Five Ultimate, won't need twenty years to advance to Primordial Spirit. To him, we're not even worthy opponents. As long as we don't offend him to death, he won't bother to lift a hand against us in the future. But on the other hand, Qin Xuan is someone who will linger in the Divine Capital Criminal Law Department for a hundred, maybe hundreds of years..."

As the two women departed further away, little did they know that the basis of their conversation had certainly been witnessed by another with an interest.

After listening to Zhen Chan's recount, Wang Qi stroked his chin and praised via Spiritual Sense Transmission, "Old man, you're reliable in times like this!"

This structure was mainly targeting Modern Cultivators; those below the Primordial Spirit Stage were incapable of extending their Spiritual Sense outside. However, Zhen Chan was an Ancient Method Practitioner, also in the Mahayana Realm, so his Spiritual Sense moved unobstructed.

"So what you mean is that I'm unreliable at other times?" Zhen Chan retorted.

"Ahahaha, but thanks to you, I now know who's troubled me," Wang Qi said, his face still beaming with a smile, but a hint of danger flashed in his eyes.

Divine Capital, Piaoyun Sect descendant, the Chen Family...

This trash actually dares... he thought with a sneer, this I remember. Daring to upset me...

What Chen Yan did not anticipate was that she wasn't dealing with an Outer Disciple of the Wanfa Sect but a True Inheritor at the same standing as that untouchable Chen Feng.

And the whole Chen Family could never have imagined that they would incur the enmity of such a foe over a subordinate's careless words.

"Old man, do you have any experience with court plotting?"

Zhen Chan was perplexed, "Court plotting? What's that?"

Wang Qi maintained his amiable expression, smiling, "I've always found that killing is a cruel act, spoils the appetite. If it can be avoided, it should be—Is there a way to make that Chen Family commit collective suicide?"

"You... that's even more cruel. To kill is to merely spill some blood; you, my boy, are suggesting to toss their heads in a dung pit?"

"I wouldn't stoop to such a demeaning task. But it would be nice if they took their own heads and threw them into the dung pit themselves," Wang Qi explained amiably, "However, I lack any experience in this area, so it's time to rely on the wisdom of the elderly!"

Zhen Chan was an Ancient Method strong man who had emerged from chaotic times, with countless blood debts on his hands. He was far more equipped than Wang Qi to handle such matters. The series of analysis he proffered made Wang Qi's face light up with excitement.

"Senior Brother Wang... even at this moment, you can still smile..."

This was when a disheartened voice reached Wang Qi's ears.