Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Black Prison, Unexpected Harvest

The martial world is full of disputes and grudges, and there are too many tragic cases of families being exterminated.

But most of those exterminated are small families or small sects. It is rare for a large family like the Chen family to be exterminated.

The Chen family of Jinhua Prefecture has a history of more than 300 years, spanning two dynasties. The clan once produced a first-rate expert of the Bone Tempering Realm. Even if they declined, they were not comparable to ordinary forces.

Before being exterminated, the Chen family still had five second-rate experts of the Tendon Tempering Realm. The entire family was quite strong among the second-rate forces.

Chu Liang asked, “Why mention this matter? Could it be that the extermination of the Chen family is related to internal cultivation techniques?”

“Regarding this matter, Old Li knows some information,” Luo Hong pointed at Li Ren.

“Yes, I have often traveled to Jinhua Prefectural City these years and heard some news,” Li Ren nodded. He indicated that it was just hearsay and could not guarantee its authenticity.

It is said that the reason why the Chen family was exterminated was that they secretly learned the internal cultivation technique of a certain millennial clan.

In order to keep it secret, the millennial clan sent out a large number of experts and exterminated the Chen family on a stormy night.

As for which millennial clan it was, there are many different opinions in Jinhua Prefecture.

“In any case, those great clans and sects guard their internal cultivation techniques very closely and do not allow them to be leaked. Chu Liang, you’d better give up on that idea,” Luo Hong said.

“Actually, with your talent, it’s not impossible for you to obtain an internal cultivation technique,” Yan Gong spoke up. “If you go out and make a name for yourself in the future, try to attract the attention of those great sects and clans.”

“Right, that’s a way,”

Li Ren nodded. His talent was not as good as Chu Liang’s, and he had received invitations from many forces when he was traveling in Jinhua Prefecture.

The others also spoke up, giving Chu Liang suggestions.

Finally, Ye Long added, “But you also need to be careful. Cultivating both internally and externally will consume a lot of energy. It’s best to specialize in one path. First, reach the peak in external martial arts, and then cultivate internal martial arts.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Chu Liang took a deep breath. It was too early to talk about these things.

He was just asking because he had often seen scenes of people flying on swords in various movies and TV shows in his previous life, and he was a little curious about it.

Luo Hong took a sip of tea and said to him, “Speaking of which, we really can’t provide you with an internal cultivation technique. Is there anything else you want?”

“Let me think…”

Chu Liang pondered for a moment.

He really didn’t need anything.

The treasure vault of the county town’s Martial Alliance had already been visited by the two little rats, and there was nothing good in it.

In the entire county town, only the underground black prison of the Martial Alliance was relatively mysterious and heavily guarded. Even with the abilities of the two little rats, they couldn’t find an opportunity to sneak in.

After thinking for a while, Chu Liang said to them, “I want to visit the underground black prison.”

“Huh?”

Hearing this request, Luo Hong and the others were all stunned.

Visit the black prison?

They had never heard such a strange request before.

One could only say that geniuses were indeed different from ordinary people.

“This is simple. Take this token,” Luo Hong took out a black token with the character ‘狱’ （prison） engraved on it and tossed it to Chu Liang.

He explained, “The black prison has two levels. The first level is for human prisoners, and the second level is for demon beasts. With this token, you can freely enter and exit these two levels.”

“Okay, I understand,” Chu Liang put away the token.

“There is one thing you need to pay attention to.”

“What is it?”

“The black prisons of the Martial Alliance throughout the Great Liang were all built by the imperial court. The imperial court attaches great importance to the security of prisons,” Luo Hong said with a serious expression. “Therefore, even the black prison of a small county town like ours is guarded by a formation.”

“A formation?” Chu Liang was surprised. Only internal martial artists could set up such things.

“That’s right!”

Luo Hong nodded and said cautiously, “The formation of our small county town’s black prison is not powerful. But even so, even a Skin Tempering Realm expert would be trapped or even killed if they tried to force their way in. Therefore… when you enter the black prison, this token cannot be too far away from you. It is not just a proof of identity, but also a sensor for the formation.”

“I see, thank you for telling me.”

Chu Liang took out the token again and looked at it carefully.

Soon, he received a hint from the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror.

【County Jail Token（Low-Rank Treasure）: Evolvable】

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【Provide twenty catties of low-rank demon beast flesh and blood, and the “County Jail Token（Low-Rank Treasure）” can be evolved into the “Prefectural City Jail Token（Mid-Rank Treasure）”】

This token looked very inconspicuous, but it turned out to be a ranked treasure.

In this way, the deal was reached. A token for a third-rate martial skill.

Chu Liang returned to the martial arts hall, took out the 《Pine and Bamboo Sword》, and handed it to Luo Hong.

Luo Hong and the others couldn’t wait to open it and browse through it.

Chu Liang himself took the token and planned to visit the black prison.

Before he left, Ye Long suddenly asked, “Chu Liang, when will you condense your fourth strand of Qi and Blood?”

He wanted to spar with Chu Liang, but he didn’t want to bully the weak, so he had been waiting for Chu Liang’s Qi and Blood to reach a level comparable to his.

Chu Liang replied, “I already have.”

“You kid, you’re joking again!” Ye Long obviously didn’t believe him.

“Really, I’m not joking.”

Chu Liang smiled, said no more, and left with the token.

He had already condensed five strands of Qi and Blood. If he said it directly, probably no one present would believe him.

Even if it was just four strands, not many people in the hall believed it.

Ye Long said, “If he said three strands, I would believe him. But four strands is too exaggerated.”

“Hall Master Ye, don’t forget, Chu Liang is a genius with fortuitous encounters,” Luo Hong laughed.

“The tone of his voice just now was obviously joking.”

“Yes, he has probably condensed three strands of Qi and Blood,” Yan Gong said. “He is still young and has high talent. He won’t be far from the fourth strand of Qi and Blood.”

“Stop talking, let’s take a look at this sword technique.”

“……”

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Let’s talk about the two sides separately.

After leaving the hall, Chu Liang went straight to the black prison behind the Martial Alliance.

“You are Chu Liang? Do you have the token?” The guard outside the black prison recognized Chu Liang.

“Yes,” Chu Liang handed over the token.

“Okay, go in,” The guard returned the token to him. “You must remember that the second underground level is where extremely ferocious demon beasts are held. Do not approach them easily.”

“I understand.”

Chu Liang put away the token and walked straight into the black prison.

The moment he stepped into the black prison gate, he could clearly feel an invisible force sweeping over his body.

The token in his arms became slightly warm, and finally, the force dissipated.

“Is this the power of a formation?”

Chu Liang thought thoughtfully and continued to walk forward.

After taking just a few steps, a cold aura hit him in the face.

The black prison was damp and dark, with a chilling coldness. The further he went, the colder it became, and there was also a faint smell of decay.

Each prisoner was held separately.

“There’s nothing much to see in this black prison.”

Chu Liang looked around casually, as if he were strolling through a market.

After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a scrawny prisoner.

“Huh, that’s…”