Chapter 159 (1/2)

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Chapter 159

The Prisoner Within The Mountain

On the other side, within Hidden Brocade Court, Zhan Qisheng followed Sun Boyi as they travelled along a mountain path towards an obscure area.

Zhan Qisheng walked with his hands behind his back, seemingly uncomfortable. The experience Zhan Jinbao gave him of the area had traumatised him.

“Where does this path lead to?” Zhan Qisheng frowned, stopping and refusing to walk ahead.

Sun Boyi stopped too. “We'll arrive at the prison soon.”

Zhan Qisheng looked around only to see nothing but green mountains. If it was not for the stone steps beneath his feet, he would not believe that Spiritual Mountain Sect had a prison nearby.

Every cultivator sect was a self-sufficient ecosystem. They had their own administrative system, law enforcement, executioners, prisons, judges, guards etc. They were a small but complete ecosystem.

A large sect naturally had bad apples who broke laws, malicious infiltrators, or people captured to be interrogated. They were all locked up in this prison.

Zhan Qisheng could barely believe that such an important place would be built so far away from everyone else without any guards nearby.

He smirked. “This place is so quiet and obscure, are you sure there's a prison nearby? Unless… Hmmph!”

Sun Boyi clenched his teeth. “Junior Brother Zhan, don't worry! I hate the Li family with my bones, just like you! How would I know that sly fox would stay for a day in Hidden Brocade Court and then slip off into Hidden Sword Court?”

Zhan Qisheng cried angrily, “So what if it's Hidden Sword Court? I thought you guys never took them seriously anyway!”

Sun Boyi said, “Junior Zhan, you've only seen the tip of the iceberg! At this moment, with Hidden Brocade, Hidden Modesty and Hidden Beauty Courts working together, we technically should be able to squash Hidden Sword Court with just one finger!

“Then why haven't we made a move yet? Sigh, it's all because of the absolute rules set by the martial uncles! According to these rules, it doesn't matter how much we bicker, they wouldn't care but if we cross the line, the martial uncles will definitely interfere!”

Zhan Qisheng furrowed his brows. “Why don't the martial uncles directly destroy the Hidden Sword Court?”

Sun Boyi's eyes darted around, then he lowered his voice. “Actually, the martial uncles' hatred towards Hidden Sword Court has long dissipated. Now all they care about is suppressing the three other courts.

“They're all half-immortals now. Anyone who has attained such heights naturally has pride. They're afraid of gossip talking about them bullying their younger counterparts. That is why they will only let the system automatically eliminate Hidden Sword Court upon ranking last five consecutive times during the ranking evaluation.

“Once that happens, Hidden Sword Court will no longer be protected by the sect rules. Then everyone can do whatever they want without fear!”

Zhan Qisheng clenched his teeth in anger. “That won't do, Chengfeng will surely escape when the time comes! I must catch him, I want him to kneel before my feet, I want him to beg me on his knees! I want him to regret being born!”