Dantian Locked

"Elder, please follow me."

Upon hearing that Lei Weiyue had come to check on the situation of the Rogue Cultivator, the guard leader politely invited Lei Weiyue into the dungeon.

After walking through a long corridor, the two arrived at the first dungeon.

Lei Weiyue peered inside through the small window in the iron gate.

This dungeon was very large, and it held a hundred people.

All of these people were bound by chains, unable to move, and their mouths were sealed with spiritual power, rendering them unable to speak.

"Has their cultivation level regressed after being imprisoned for so long?" Lei Weiyue asked softly.

"Don't worry, Elder. We will feed them Grain Avoidance Pill and pills to restore their spiritual power every now and then, so their cultivation will never decline," the guard leader said.

"That's good." Lei Weiyue nodded. "Take me to see the others."

Led by the guard leader, the two continued deeper into the dungeon.

"Where is Zhou Siyi being held?" Lei Weiyue suddenly stopped and asked softly.

"Zhou Siyi?" The guard leader looked bewildered. "Who is she? Is she some Rogue Cultivator who was captured?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Weiyue's heart skipped a beat.

"Could my guess be wrong? Zhou Siyi wasn't imprisoned in the dungeon?" Lei Weiyue wondered to herself.

But soon, she realized there was another possibility.

Zhou Siyi was in the dungeon, but the guards didn't recognize her.

Lei Weiyue's expression suddenly turned serious, and she said in a low voice.

"It was my carelessness just now; I shouldn't have mentioned that name. Remember, the name 'Zhou Siyi' must not be revealed."

Seeing Lei Weiyue speaking with such seriousness, the guard leader, who was completely bewildered, nodded solemnly nonetheless.

Then, Lei Weiyue continued speaking.

"About half a year ago, the patriarch personally sent over a female cultivator. She was young and beautiful, and had the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage."

Upon hearing this, the guard leader's eyes lit up, clearly recognizing the person Lei Weiyue had described.

"There is indeed such a person in the dungeon, locked in the deepest cell."

"Take me to see her," Lei Weiyue said without room for argument.

The guard looked troubled. "But the patriarch specifically instructed that no one is allowed to approach this person without his permission."

Lei Weiyue said, "As you've probably guessed, this person is extremely important to our Lei Clan, and we cannot afford any mishaps. The family head is worried that she might have suicidal thoughts from being locked up in the dungeon for so long, so he specifically sent me here to check on her condition."

The guard looked troubled and hesitant.

On the one hand, he was worried about disobeying the head of the family's orders, and on the other hand, he was afraid of offending Lei Weiyue.

"I am the head of the Lei Clan's Law Enforcement Hall. Don't you trust me?" Lei Weiyue's tone became somewhat annoyed.

After weighing the pros and cons, the guard leader finally nodded.

"Alright then, but I can only take you to the outside of the cell; you cannot go in, Elder."

"Okay," Lei Weiyue agreed.

Led by the guard chief, the two traversed a long corridor and finally arrived at the deepest part of the dungeon, where there was a solitary, heavily fortified cell.

Lei Weiyue peered inside through the small window in the iron gate.

A woman sat quietly in the cell, her face somewhat haggard, but her delicate features were still undeniable.

Song Wen once showed Lei Weiyue a portrait of Zhou Siyi, and the woman in the prison looked exactly like the portrait.

"Do you have the token to open the cell door?" Lei Weiyue suddenly asked.

The guard leader was startled and involuntarily took a step back.

"Elder Weiyue, you promised not to go to the prison."

A cold smile appeared on Lei Weiyue's lips.

"It seems the token is with you."

Before she could finish speaking, Lei Weiyue struck the guard on the back of the neck with a palm strike.

The guard immediately collapsed to the ground.

Lei Weiyue removed the storage ring from the guard's hand, and her powerful Divine Sense surged in like a torrent, erasing the Divine Sense imprint on it in just a few breaths.

A moment later, a palm-sized black token suddenly appeared in her hand.

Lei Weiyue channeled her Law Power into the token, and a flash of blue light appeared on the iron gate, breaking the defensive array on it.

"Click!"

The iron gate opened a crack.

Lei Weiyue dragged the guard with one hand and pushed the door open with the other.

Startled by the noise from the iron gate, Zhou Siyi instinctively turned her head to look.

She had assumed the visitor was Lei Jun.

During the six months she was imprisoned, Lei Jun visited the dungeon several times, each time trying to persuade her to switch to practicing the Longevity Art.

Zhou Siyi knew the Lei Clan had ulterior motives and initially refused.

But after his attempts to persuade him failed, Lei Jun began to use harsher methods.

Unable to endure the torment, Zhou Siyi finally had no choice but to give in.

Zhou Siyi glanced at Lei Weiyue and the guards who had been dragged in, and asked warily.

"Who are you?"

Lei Weiyue said, "I'm here to save you."

Zhou Siyi didn't believe her easily. "Why did you save me?"

"It was a man named Wu Sheng who sent me to save you," Lei Weiyue said.

"Wu Sheng?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Zhou Siyi finally remembered who 'Wu Sheng' was.

That's a name that hasn't been mentioned for over a hundred years.

"Junior Brother Wu!" Zhou Siyi's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement. "Junior Brother Wu is still alive? Did he really send you to save me?"

"You have too many questions," Lei Weiyue said coldly. "I don't have time to waste in the dungeon."

"I can't leave."

As she spoke, Zhou Siyi stood up, and a 'whooshing' sound immediately followed.

The sound came from beneath her feet.

There was a chain on the ground, which wound up her right foot and extended down to her abdomen.

The end of the chain pierced into her Dantian.

Strangely, the chains did not damage her Dantian. However, if the chains were forcibly removed, her Dantian would certainly be destroyed.

Lei Weiyue stared at the chain with a solemn expression.

She knew that with her cultivation level, she could not forcibly sever the chains.

On the contrary, this would cause a great commotion and attract the attention of the guards.

With only one step left to successfully rescue Zhou Siyi, Lei Weiyue was naturally unwilling to give up.

If Zhou Siyi can't be rescued, she'll die too.

"I'm sorry."

A fierce glint flashed in Lei Weiyue's eyes as she reached for the end of the chain.

Zhou Siyi immediately understood what the other party wanted to do. Although she was afraid, she did not resist and let the other party do as they pleased.

Forcibly removing the chains would certainly jeopardize her cultivation and even endanger her life, but it would still be better than dying an unexplained death in the Lei Clan.

Moreover, if he could see 'Junior Brother Wu' one last time before he died, he would have no regrets in this life.

Lei Weiyue exerted sudden force, and the chains, already stained red with blood, were quickly pulled out.

The flesh at the wound site was also rolled up due to the dragging of the chains.

Zhou Siyi clenched her teeth, trying not to let out any groans.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

The chains had been completely pulled out, and the object fell heavily to the ground.

Zhou Siyi was also swaying due to the unbearable pain, and could barely stand.

Fresh blood flowed continuously from the wound.

Along with it, Zhou Siyi also lost all her strength and the Law Power in her Dantian.

However, most of her Law Power was concentrated in her Golden Core, so the rate at which her Law Power was being lost was not particularly fast.