A Safe Place to Hide Should Be the Jail

After the lightning tribulation, the Heavenly Calamity Venerable was struck so hard that he was on the verge of death, his body charred black, almost like a corpse.

"Damn it, how could someone at the Body Integration Realm encounter such a powerful lightning tribulation!"

Vice Sect Leader Shi did not answer, thinking to himself, "How could a tribulation lightning worth ten billion Spirit Stone not be powerful?"

Having already experienced the tribulation of lightning once, Vice Master Shi was fully prepared.

The charred stone deputy leader stood like a sculpture. A slight cracking sound rang out as his skin split open. The stone deputy leader tore through his skin, revealing a completely new appearance.

"The beginner-level Cicada Molting Technique?" Venerable Heavenly Calamity recognized this technique.

Vice Sect Leader Shi glanced at him, said nothing, and swallowed the pill, which made Venerable Tianzai extremely envious.

The beginner-level Cicada Shedding Technique can only keep his body clean; the state he loses during the tribulation still needs to be restored with elixirs.

The Celestial Calamity Venerable wanted to seize the elixir, but his body was in such poor condition that it was a testament to his solid foundation that he could even move, let alone seize the elixir.

As Vice Master Shi refined the medicinal power of the elixir, he sneered at Venerable Tianzai.

"I finally managed to reform and build something, and you ancient cultivators ruined it all. You're just unlucky to have fallen into my hands!"

Vice Master Shi disregarded all Divine Ability Law Technique and rules, unleashing his fury by punching and kicking Venerable Tianzai.

"You bastard, you cut off my livelihood!"

"Do you really think cultivators of this world are easy to bully!"

"I'll beat you so badly your own mother wouldn't recognize you, or I'll change my name to Shi!"

The Calamity Venerable was beaten black and blue, with not a single bone on his body intact, and his groin was a particular target.

With a flick of his right hand, Vice Master Shi unleashed a thick iron chain, which bound Venerable Tianzai tightly. He then hoisted the chain up like a pig and carried him away.

"No, no, we can't let him take us away!" Venerable Tianzai realized that Vice Sect Leader Shi was a ruthless person; if he went with him, there would be no way to survive!

Run!

He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of Essence Blood. His body turned into wisps of green smoke, broke free of the chains, tore open a spatial rift, and disappeared.

"Burn your lifespan!" Vice Sect Leader Shi's eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected the Heavenly Calamity Venerable to be so ruthless. His chains could lock both the physical body and the soul. Given the Heavenly Calamity Venerable's condition, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape without burning several thousand years of his lifespan.

"That's ruthless. With a fire like that, how many years can you live?"

Faced with the methods of the Heavenly Calamity Venerable, Vice Sect Leader Shi was helpless. "Forget it, let them run away. We can just find other ancient cultivators to take revenge on them."

The Calamity Venerable is still on the run; after this battle, he is unlikely to gain an advantage in the great struggle.

"My thinking went wrong. I was trying to hide in a deserted place when I ran into that lunatic undergoing his tribulation. This time, I'm hiding in a city!"

He quickly changed his strategy and headed towards the nearest city.

"Dayan County, what a good name! Wild geese fly south, and the mountains rise again. It suits my situation perfectly!"

Out of caution, he used his Divine Sense to investigate the situation in Dayan County.

"It looks like a prosperous city, and the prefect is only at the Spirit Transformation stage, perfect for hiding!"

The Celestial Calamity Venerable smiled slightly. A prosperous city and a weak prefect—it was simply the perfect place!

Heaven is helping me!

After burning his lifespan, his cultivation level plummeted again, falling to the Integrated Body Early Stage, and he almost lost his Integrated Body Realm.

Due to the special nature of the Void Refinement stage, the Body Integration Realm will skip the Void Refinement stage and drop directly to the Spirit Transformation stage.

"Luck has always been on my side!"

He infiltrated Dayan County, pondering where the best place would be to hide and recover his cultivation level.

"I can restore my cultivation by absorbing the energy of others. Ideally, the absorption process should be undisturbed, and I should find a deathly quiet place!"

The Celestial Calamity Venerable came up with a brilliant idea.

"To the cell!"

Prisoners have the least human rights; even if something goes wrong, nobody cares.

He transformed into a plume of smoke and sneaked into the prison cell.

Upon entering the cell, I heard two people arguing.

"I already told you, this law isn't applied like that. Are you out of your mind?"

"Nonsense, I made this law, do you think I don't know how to use it?"

"You think you understand what you've made? I raised Yun Zhi, and I had no idea how strong she is now!"

"What utter nonsense!"

"You're the one spouting nonsense."

The Silent Daoist priest argued with the Minister of Justice, who had become increasingly irritable despite his former refined and easygoing nature.

"Wait a moment." The Silent Daoist raised his hand, realizing something was amiss.

"Who goes there!"

"What a strong smell of blood!" The Minister of Justice was quite surprised. He had executed many vicious criminals, but none of them had a bloody smell as strong as that of the Venerable Heavenly Calamity.

Devil Cultivator fear the strength of the righteous path and have Secret Method to hide the bloodstains on their bodies, but the Heavenly Calamity Venerable has no such concept. In the Great Yu era, the amount of bloodstains is irrelevant and can sometimes even become a symbol of honor.

"Hehe, you two juniors actually managed to detect me. You've got some skill. In that case, become nourishment for me!" Venerable Heavenly Calamity pretended that he hadn't been careful and had just let his aura leak out. However, this was a trivial matter, and he had his own ways to control these two!

He can't handle others, but he can't handle these two prisoners?

A sinister, terrifying light suddenly flashed, and evil energy swirled in the narrow space, generating a black hole-like power. A silent scream echoed through the air, as if it came from an endless abyss.

"Become my servant!"

The Minister of Justice made a sudden move, and an invisible golden hand slapped away the thick smoke. The Calamity Venerable fell and rolled to the ground, and the eerie light, evil energy, and silent screams all disappeared.

"What the hell is this? How dare you flaunt these things in front of me?"

The Venerable One of Calamity fell to the ground, still dazed.

How did I fall?

"Demonic cultivator, seize him!" The Silent Daoist made his move, his sword heart pulsating, countless Sword Qi flowing, vast and continuous, filling the entire space.

Even if the Calamity Venerable wanted to tear through space to escape, it would be impossible!

The Daoist who never speaks often runs away, so he knows how to deal with people who frequently run away.

It was only Yun Zhi who was able to imprison him; anyone else wouldn't have been so confident.

The Celestial Calamity Venerable: "..."

The Calamity Venerable remained silent for a long time; he didn't even know what expression to wear to reveal his feelings.

What's going on? Why is such a powerful person being held in jail?

It's even more powerful than that lunatic who just underwent the tribulation!

There are no restrictions in this cell, what are you two doing locked up here? Are you thinking of the prison because it's warm in winter and cool in summer?

"Who is this person?" The Minister of Justice had never seen anyone so reckless.

"Who knows? It's definitely not a good one. Maybe it's some ancient cultivator who's never seen the world, got injured, and came to the prison to recuperate. Arrest him first, and we'll have done a great service and get a reduced sentence!" the Silent Daoist said excitedly. Sitting in prison, merit comes from heaven!

Upon hearing what the Silent Daoist said, the Minister of Justice also became excited.

Yun Zhi, who had been following closely behind Venerable Tianzai, sighed slightly upon seeing this scene, realizing that it was impossible for Venerable Tianzai to run back to his lair.

There was nothing he could do; Venerable Tianzai's luck was simply too terrible. First, he encountered Old Ma and got kicked twice. Then, he went through the tribulation of lightning with Vice Sect Leader Shi. Later, he even plunged into the Dayan County prison where his master and the Minister of Justice were imprisoned, and was captured by two peak Body Integration Realm cultivators. It was truly a miracle that he survived all of this.

Yun Zhi had never seen such an unlucky person.

Let's take him back and torture him severely.

She appeared in the prison cell. "Master, Minister, it's been a long time."