The Master of the Xuhe Realm

The faces of the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen turned deathly pale.

The Seven Sons of Xuanzhen were outcasts of the Thousand Machine Sect after the Glazed Heaven Array Dao broke away from the sect. For hundreds of years after leaving the Thousand Machine Sect, they relied on their unparalleled array techniques to plunder and pillage, achieving unparalleled success.

The formation they set up together was so intricate that even Golden Immortal couldn't discern its secrets.

This time, when Chen Xiao was fighting Shi Chou, they happened to be at the Furnace Fighting Arena and witnessed Chen Xiao handing over the million Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill to Xu Miao. That's when they got the idea to rob Xu Miao and get the wealth.

But now, just when success seemed within reach, an unexpected incident occurred.

"Who?!"

The eldest of the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen, Xuan Yinzi, changed his expression and asked loudly.

"You seven High Immortal are quite good. Become my followers, and I guarantee you'll all become Golden Immortal."

The voice was extremely calm, slowly ringing in everyone's ears.

"Brother Shen, Shen Xiao?"

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Miao's eyes lit up slightly.

"Haha, it's me. You little brat, you've got guts, running off with just a few people."

Chen Xiao was taken aback when he heard Xu Miao address him, but then a warm feeling rose in his heart.

Elder brother!

Once upon a time, Chen Xiao also had a little sister who was always calling her brother "brother" all the time, but that little sister was killed by the Nangong Clan.

Now, when Xu Miao, a mischievous little girl just like Chen Xiao's younger sister Chen Yao, calls him "brother," the most tender nerve in Chen Xiao's heart is immediately touched.

"Since you call me brother, I will naturally protect you."

Chen Xiao took a step forward and stood before the crowd.

"The seven of you will become my followers and serve me, and I will spare your lives."

Chen Xiao looked at the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen and said with a cold snort.

"You?"

Xuan Yinzi was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Shen Xiao, we acknowledge your powerful background and great potential. But right now, you're nothing more than a mere Body Integration Realm cultivator, while we are High Immortal! Superior Immortals of the Immortal World. Do you think a mere Body Integration Realm cultivator like you can command us?"

Not only Xuan Yinzi, but the other six members of the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen also burst into laughter.

"Ah, because of ignorance, there is fearlessness."

Chen Xiao shook his head. "If you don't want to be my followers, then become my slaves. I did give you a chance."

"The Hand of Heaven!"

Chen Xiao wasn't going to waste his breath arguing with these seven dim-witted guys. He had already broken through their formation and stood in front of them, yet these seven were still smugly pleased with themselves.

So Chen Xiao directly ordered Jinjin to capture these seven guys and take them to the Golden Immortal Kingdom, where they captured one soul and one spirit, turning them into servants.

"That's... the power of Mystic Immortal! Mystic Immortal? How is that possible?!"

Now, the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen were truly panicked, but faced with Jinjin's massive hand, they were powerless and could only obediently be captured and taken to the Golden Immortal Kingdom.

Wow! Brother Shen Xiao, you're amazing!

Upon seeing Chen Xiao defeat the Seven Sons of Xuanzhen in a single move, Xu Miao jumped three feet high and cheered.

"Little girl, now can you tell me what you need those Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill for?"

Chen Xiao looked at Xu Miao and asked softly.

"Hmm..."

Xu Miao looked at the three dead followers lying on the ground, a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes.

Chen Xiao shook his head. With a flick of his wrist, he dug three large pits in the ground and buried the bodies of the three deceased High Immortal inside.

Shen Xiao Xu Miao pouted and said, "I'll tell you, but you can't tell anyone else."

"Okay, I definitely won't tell anyone."

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said.

"Yes," Xu Miao nodded, "Brother Shen Xiao, come with me."

As she spoke, Xu Miao's body moved slightly, and a fiery red sword light appeared beneath her feet, carrying her body as she continued westward.

Chen Xiao was puzzled, but he did not hesitate. He moved his body slightly and followed Xu Miao to her side.

After flying for about an hour, the two arrived at a city with an earthen-yellow color.

This city covers an area of about a thousand miles, but the entire city is a scene of withering and ruin. There is not a trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this city. Although the immortals here are of high rank, they are unable to maintain their cultivation at all.

"Here..."

Chen Xiao frowned slightly when he saw the city.

"This is Origin-Breaking City, Prison City for those in the Xuhe Realm. All the immortals who live here are trapped here and can never leave."

A hint of sadness flashed in Xu Miao's eyes.

"Although this is Prison City, Xu Miao knows that not all the people here are bad. They have simply offended the powerful and influential in Red Capital and have been exiled here."

"Why..."

Chen Xiao looked at Xu Miao and sighed softly.

He finally understood why this little girl was so eager to amass wealth, and why he would receive merit for giving her the Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill.

Prison City are a drawback in the Immortal World. They exist around every major city. Of course, those imprisoned in these Prison City are not so-called villains, but immortals who have offended the powerful figures in the major city.

Surrounding the Prison City is an array that isolates the primordial energy of heaven and earth. When immortals are thrown into the Prison City, they lose the nourishment of the primordial energy of heaven and earth and receive no replenishment. Their cultivation will continuously deteriorate until they disappear and die from exhaustion.

Currently, Xu Miao is seizing cultivation aids such as Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill and Heavenly Mystery Spirit Stone from various sources, all for the sake of the prisoners in this Prison City.

Xu Miao, after all, was a young girl with a kind heart, and she couldn't bear to see tens of thousands of immortals in the Prison City slowly die.

Moreover, due to the unique nature of this Prison City, Xu Miao could not obtain assistance from within her own Lineage and could only seek help from the outside.

"Brother Shen Xiao, can you save them?"

Xu Miao stood at the edge of the Prison City and spoke softly.

At this moment, within the Prison City, many immortals had already seen the arrival of Xu Miao and Chen Xiao. In their eyes as they looked at Xu Miao, there was a trace of gratitude.

"Able!"

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.

But the next moment, he looked into Xu Miao's pure and innocent eyes and sighed softly.

"Forget it, let's send these people to the Golden Immortal Kingdom to be raised... The Golden Immortal Kingdom is vast and boundless, almost the same size as a Glazed Heaven. It won't really restrict their freedom."

Chen Xiao shook his head. Originally, he planned to place these immortals in the Golden Immortal Kingdom and train them to become his henchmen and the Chen Clan family's personal guard.

However, he was unable to execute such a plan against Xu Miao no matter what.

"It seems... the Merit Treasure Tree has truly influenced me. Could it be that I am destined to become a saint in the Immortal World?"

Chen Xiao shook his head and then said, "Let's go, little girl, I'll take you inside to have a look."

As they were speaking, the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book within Chen Xiao's Dantian stirred slightly. A pale golden light appeared, enveloping Chen Xiao and Xu Miao's bodies.

The light of the Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman shattered all formations in the world, and the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book devoured the Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman, gaining its power, which was even stronger than the original Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman.

The array outside the Prison City couldn't stop Chen Xiao at all.

Upon entering the Prison City, Chen Xiao felt the air around him tighten, unable to absorb even a trace of vital energy. He even found it difficult to breathe.

As for Xu Miao, her face turned deathly pale. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

"Damn it. There's no spiritual energy here at all. Xu Miao's cultivation level is too low, and he's used to a life of luxury; he simply can't adapt to this kind of environment."

Chen Xiao caught Xu Miao and then crushed a Heavenly Mystery Spirit Stone, allowing its Spiritual Qi to slowly flow into her meridians.

"You scoundrel! Why did you bring the little princess to the Prison City?"

Immediately, a pale and emaciated immortal, who barely had the strength to stand, struggled to his feet and cursed at Chen Xiao.

"Shut up."

Chen Xiao's expression turned cold. He turned around and, with Xu Miao in tow, walked out of the Prison City again.

He quickly set up a rune array on the ground to protect the Xu Miao body before returning to the Prison City.

"Alright, now I won't waste any more words with you. I've been entrusted by Miss Xu Miao to lead you out of the Prison City."

Chen Xiao glanced around. This Prison City covered a vast area, containing tens of thousands of immortals. However, these tens of thousands of immortals had already suffered severe damage to their vitality and did not even have the strength to stand up.

In addition, this Prison City was covered with a thick layer of white bones, clearly the remains left by our predecessors.

"Golden Immortal Kingdom, take it over!"

Regardless of whether the immortals agreed or not, Chen Xiao directly opened the Golden Immortal Kingdom and took these immortals into it.

The Golden Immortal Kingdom has undergone tremendous changes since absorbing the Qiankun Bag. It has not only become closer to the real world, but it is also constantly generating Spiritual Qi. The entire kingdom is slowly expanding.

Moreover, this Golden Immortal Kingdom also possesses a characteristic of the Qiankun Bag, namely, it can actively hold people!

However, Chen Xiao's current cultivation level is insufficient to use it to contain immortals. But the immortals in this Prison City have already suffered severe damage to their vitality, making them almost indistinguishable from ordinary people. Chen Xiao can easily use the devouring power of the Golden Immortal Kingdom to capture them without much effort.

At that moment, Chen Xiao directly activated the Golden Immortal Kingdom, moving almost everything in this Prison City into the Golden Immortal Kingdom.

It took Chen Xiao two full hours to retrieve the tens of thousands of immortals from the Prison City, but he himself had also expended a considerable amount of energy.

"I wonder what the expressions of the powerful and wealthy in the Red Capital will be when they see that the Prison City has been emptied overnight?"

Chen Xiao curled his lip slightly and walked out of the Prison City again.

"Kid, you did a great job."

Just as Chen Xiao stepped out of the Prison City, a slightly mocking voice rang out.

Chen Xiao frowned slightly as he saw a young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old, holding the unconscious Xu Miao in his arms.

Who are you?

Chen Xiao took a small step back, watching the young man who had appeared out of nowhere with wariness.

"Release the imprisoned immortal in the Prison City, and I will spare your life."

The young man said indifferently.

"If you put down the girl you're holding, I might consider sparing your life."

Chen Xiao didn't back down and retorted sharply.

"Spare my life? Hahahahahaha..."

Upon hearing Chen Xiao's words, the young man burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"In the Xuhe Realm, you are the first person to say such a thing to me, and you are just a minor cultivator?"

The young man looked at Chen Xiao with a mocking expression and said with disdain.

"Are you the Lord of the Xuhe Realm?"

Chen Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously asked.

"I'll say it one last time: release all the imprisoned immortals in the Prison City, and I'll spare your life."

The young man's tone gradually turned cold, and a hint of killing intent emerged from him.

"So what if you're the Lord of the Xuhe Realm? You don't have the ability to kill me."

Chen Xiao looked up and gazed at the young man before him with a mocking expression— the Xuhe Realm Master.

"Since that's the case, then go die."

The Lord of the Xuhe Realm raised his hand and chopped down at Chen Xiao's head with a palm strike.

Boom!

But the next moment, another hand reached out in front of Chen Xiao, directly neutralizing the palm strike from the Xuhe Realm Master.

The Lord of the Xuhe Realm glared at him, and hurriedly retreated, protecting the Xu Miao in his arms.

"Lord Xuhe Realm, I will remember this palm strike. We will settle this matter another day."

At this moment, Chen Xiao had already vanished, leaving only a faint, ethereal voice in mid-air.

"This Shen Xiao is truly skilled; I wonder where he came from."

The Lord of the Xuhe Realm looked at the sky and murmured to himself, but when he lowered his head and looked at Xu Miao in his arms, a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"The Lord of the Xuhe Realm has probably truly reached the half-step Mystic Immortal realm. This person is terrifying."

Thousands of miles away, Chen Xiao's body had already appeared.

A wisp of orange mist slowly dissipated around his body.

Orange Cloud's ability is speed. Once Orange Cloud reaches its full potential, it will possess a speed unmatched by anyone in the Immortal World.

Just as Jinjin blocked the terrifying palm strike from the Xuhe Realm Master for Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao immediately activated the power of the wisp of Orange Cloud in his Dantian, and within a few breaths, he arrived thousands of miles away.

"However, the Xuhe Realm Master did not truly intend to kill me; otherwise, given my current state, I would have no chance of escaping from a half-step Mystic Immortal."

Chen Xiao glanced back and muttered to himself, still shaken.

"It seems they were a bit too arrogant this time, actually daring to provoke the authority of the Lord of the Xuhe Realm."

After exhaling a final breath, Chen Xiao moved and disappeared from the spot once more.

Now, Chen Xiao's body is a Law Treasure artifact, and he can travel freely as long as he uses the magic incantation to control the Law Treasure.

However, upon encountering the Xuhe Realm Master, Chen Xiao restrained himself slightly, knowing that he was not invincible at the moment and that his strength still needed to be improved as soon as possible.

"The major powers of the Immortal World have probably already begun their hunt for me, haven't they? I just wonder, who is the hunter and who is the prey?"

Chen Xiao looked at the distant sky and murmured to himself.