There were a total of fourteen prisoners in the D132 area.
Compared to the hundreds or even thousands of prisoners in the other areas, the number of prisoners here was indeed too few.
It was so few that Xu Qing did not need to think too much before the information of all the prisoners appeared in his mind.
At this moment, as the door of the D132 cell opened, as the rotten smell spread out, Xu Qing stood at the door and calmly watched.
Inside the door, it was pitch black.
Xu Qing thought for a few breaths of time, then walked in.
He stepped into the cell and walked into the darkness. Then, with a wave of his hand, the door of the cell closed with a bang.
The sound spread and entered the ears of all the prison guards who were paying attention, turning into waves in their hearts.
The D132 cell was still pitch black, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard.
Those were Xu Qing's footsteps. He did not use his authority as a prison guard to turn on the lights here, because compared to the transparent light, Xu Qing felt that the darkness here was more suitable for him.
He had always liked to walk in the dark.
Especially after getting used to the darkness, although everything here was dim, it was not impossible to see clearly.
Just like the prison cell he had slaughtered in, there was a huge square in the middle of this DC-132 area, and there were cages all around.
Xu Qing walked along the corridor outside the cages, passing by one empty room after another, until he stopped outside the nineteenth cell.
There was a prisoner in this cell.
It was a figure sitting cross-legged with its back facing Xu Qing. It was very tall, and its head was about to reach the top of the cell.
It was completely naked, without any clothes, but there were countless tentacles swaying about, long and short, draped over its body like clothes.
The giant did not pay any attention to Xu Qing's appearance, and seemed to be eating. As the sound of chewing echoed, its head also shook, as if it was tearing.
Outside the cell, Xu Qing stood there motionless, coldly watching.
Through the shadow, he could clearly see that what the other was eating was its own tentacles, and at this moment, it was being torn apart one by one.
At the same time, Xu Qing also saw the prisoner's appearance.
According to the prisoner's information, it was a cloud beast.
On the way to the prefecture capital, Xu Qing had seen cloud beasts in the Wind Cloud Province. They did not have intelligence, and their bodies were more than a thousand feet long. The figure in front of him was much taller and smaller, and its appearance was slightly different.
Xu Qing retracted his gaze, and continued walking. Soon, after seven or eight cages, he saw the second prisoner.
This was a female prisoner.
She was a human.
His entire body was covered in filth and filled with wounds caused by bites.
He could vaguely see that she was quite beautiful, and her figure was especially enchanting. At this moment, she was squatting in a corner, hugging a scarecrow as if she was coaxing it to sleep.
When Xu Qinglu passed by, she sensed his presence. She raised her left index finger to her lips and made a soft shushing sound.
It seemed to remind Xu Qing not to disturb the child's rest.
The floor of the cell she was in was covered with weeds, and she could vaguely see countless torn scarecrows.
Xu Qing stared at her coldly. The information about this woman surfaced in his mind. She was once a genius from the Great Void Demon Sect.
In his early years, he had a fortuitous encounter and had eaten a heavenly treasure similar to the Longevity Fruit. Originally, he had high hopes for it, but it was discovered that he had secretly and cruelly cooked the babies of his own race.
This matter had caused quite a stir back then.
She should have been executed, but the relatives of most of the victims demanded that she suffer a fate worse than death. She had to endure endless torture.
Thus, she was imprisoned here.
At this moment, as Xu Qing stared, the broken scarecrows on the floor of the cell suddenly opened their eyes and pounced on the woman.
The scarecrow in the woman's arms was the same. It madly tore at the woman.
The woman trembled, allowing the scarecrows to tear at her body. She raised her head and smiled at Xu Qing. Her smile was strange, as if she was greeting Xu Qing.
Xu Qing watched for a while, then retracted his gaze and walked away.
To the next prisoner.
Just like this, he walked around the corridor, comparing the information of the prisoners one by one. At the same time, he observed whether there were any problems with them.
Xu Qing wasn't too curious as to why the D132 District was so dangerous. However, since he was guarding this cell, he had to control everything here.
Through his observations, Xu Qing's most intuitive feeling was that the prisoners in the D132 District were clearly stranger than the ones he had slaughtered before.
Even the seventh prisoner couldn't be considered a creature of flesh and blood.
It was a millstone that spun on its own.
It spun continuously, emitting a suction force as if it wanted to suck in and crush everything in the cell.
Even Ghostly Hand didn't introduce this race. According to the prisoners' information, this was the Original Fiend.
A rare race that was born after the arrival of the God's Mask.
For example, at this moment, Xu Qing was standing in front of the 237th cell. Inside was the thirteenth prisoner here.
The other party didn't have a body, only a head. It was rolling around on the floor of the cell. When it noticed Xu Qing, it suddenly stopped. Its red eyes stared at Xu Qing, and the corners of its mouth curled into a happy smile.
"This is so fun. You're already dead, but you don't know it yourself. This is so fun. Next time, you'll die at the hands of a cultivator wearing a straw hat. But you're already dead.
You can die again. "
"Very sad.
Your body has collapsed, but your head is still there. The other party said that they'll take your head to a place. "
"A place."
"Very sad."
"So sad, so sad."
"Very sad."
"Everyone is looking for you, but they can't find you … Haha, they don't know where you're buried, but I know. I saw it."
"Very sad."
"Do you want to dissolve it? As long as you throw me into the cell of a cloud beast and let me stay inside, I'll help you dissolve it.
"
"You have to believe me. I'm the only one who helps guard this place. The guards who didn't die are actually all thanks to me."
"
Xu Qing didn't say anything. He carefully sized up the head a few times before walking away. He went to the last cell that held the prisoner.
This place was even more special.
There were no cultivators in the cell. There was only a painting.
It was a painting that was floating in the air.
In the painting was a family of four generations. The family of old and young sat together, all smiling. There were a total of 23 people.
In the middle was an old man. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren, and he was smiling the happiest. His expression was perfectly drawn by the painter.
Looking at the painting, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a strange light. This was a new race that was born after the arrival of the God's Mask. They were called the Danqing Race.
This race didn't exist in reality. They lived their entire lives in the painting.
But they said that the people of the world lived in the painting, while they lived outside.
After a long time, Xu Qing retracted his gaze and turned to leave. When he returned to the first prisoner's cell, the cloud beast that was continuously eating suddenly stopped chewing and spoke in a low voice.
"Don't believe 237. No matter what it says, don't believe it."
"
Two hundred and thirty-seven, that was the cage where the mysterious head was kept.
Xu Qing ignored it and walked to the door of the DC-132 cell. He sat down cross-legged and looked at the dark prison. There was a look of contemplation in his eyes.
Time passed slowly. Other than a few voices, the DC-132 was relatively quiet.
Nothing strange happened, nor did anything strange happen.
Xu Qing continued to sit cross-legged. This time, he didn't touch anything. He didn't say a word.
Whether it was when he was walking or sitting cross-legged, his body was filled with the power of poison.
It didn't spread out. It only surrounded his body to isolate him from the outside world.
This was his usual caution.
As for the rumored great danger in the DC-132 cell, Xu Qing hadn't sensed it yet.
He was prepared to slowly investigate.
Now that the day was over and it was time to go off duty, Xu Qing stood up.
He planned to leave.
Yesterday, he had already applied to comprehend the Emperor's Sword. The scheduled time was after he went off duty today.
But the moment Xu Qing stood up, he suddenly turned to look at the cell that held the human woman.
Wherever he looked, there was a figure.
A figure.
The figure of a little boy.
He stood in front of the woman's cell and seemed to be saying something to her.
Xu Qing's eyes were sharp. He raised his right hand and waved it. The black metal skewer flashed with bursts of red lightning. It instantly arrived in front of the woman's cell and blasted into the wall.
But the little boy's figure strangely disappeared.
Xu Qing walked over expressionlessly. When he got close, the black metal skewer that the King Kong Sect's Patriarch was in flew back and spoke in Xu Qing's mind.
"Master, there's nothing here."
"Yes."
Xu Qing looked up at the woman in the cell. She was still curled up in the corner and smiling at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing stared at her for a while. Then, he turned and walked back to the cell door. He pushed it open and left the DC-132 cell.
As the DC-132 cell door closed with a bang, Xu Qing sent a Divine Thought to the King Kong Sect's Patriarch.
"You didn't see it?"
"Yes."
"Ah?
Master, what did you see? I didn't sense anything there just now. "
The King Kong Sect's Patriarch hurriedly and carefully asked. At the same time, he felt uneasy.
He felt that he had fallen out of favor … so he treasured this opportunity very much. But he really didn't sense anything.
Xu Qing frowned and asked the shadow again.
"… Master … no …" Little Shadow answered in a trembling voice. Like the King Kong Sect's Patriarch, it also felt that it had fallen out of favor.
Xu Qing's eyes were cold. He turned around and glanced at the DC-132 cell.
At that moment, he wanted to comprehend the Emperor Sword. The appointed time was almost up, so he suppressed the thought of going in to investigate and left the Punishment Department.
When he walked out of the Punishment Department, it was almost dusk. The clouds in the sky were slightly dark. It was clear that it was going to rain tonight.
Xu Qing didn't think about the DC-132 cell anymore. He rose into the air and was about to head to the Sword Holding Palace. But at that moment, a thousand feet of sword tower suddenly exploded with a dazzling light. As the rumbling sound reverberated, dozens of sword gleams shot out from within and scattered in all directions.
From the sword tower, an old man wearing a Sword Holding Daoist robe hurriedly flew out. He formed a seal with both hands and tried to intercept the sword gleams. But unfortunately, one of the sword gleams went straight for Xu Qing.
It was fast and its aura was strong. It surpassed the cultivation of a Golden Core. It was an attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Xu Qing's face darkened. He quickly retreated. The Purple Sky Endless Crown on his head shone brightly and dodged the attack amidst the rumbling sound.
The sword gleam whistled past him.
"Young friend, I'm sorry. I'm very sorry!"
After Xu Qing dodged, the old man had already intercepted the other sword gleams. He looked at Xu Qing apologetically.
"I was studying a cultivation method just now and there was an accident."
The old man smiled bitterly. Although he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he obviously couldn't accept it. He quickly cupped his fists.
Xu Qing frowned. He glanced at the old man and then scanned his surroundings. He felt that the old man didn't do it on purpose. After all, if the old man wanted to kill him, one Nascent Soul sword gleam wouldn't be enough.
Moreover, this was the county capital and they had just left the Punishment Department. If the old man wanted to kill him here, he would have to follow the method of killing with a single strike. That would be the most reasonable method.
After thinking about it, Xu Qing nodded.
Although this was most likely an accident, Xu Qing was even more vigilant. He rushed towards the Sword Holding Palace at full speed.
Soon, he arrived. After using one of his comprehension chances as a new sword wielder, the array in the Sword Holding Palace activated. Xu Qing's figure disappeared and appeared at the Sword Holding Palace's comprehension ground.
This place was similar to the Sword Holding Court's comprehension ground in the Emperor Welcoming State. It was also a huge rock with a sword carved on it. There were arrays on the ground all around, and chains were wrapped around the rock.
When Xu Qing arrived, there were already seven or eight people comprehending here. He glanced around and noticed that three of them were the new sword wielders who were with him this time.
At this moment, their eyes were closed.
There was a protective layer around their bodies.
Xu Qing retracted his gaze and found a corner to sit down cross-legged.
Previously, he had almost succeeded in the Sword Holding Court. Although the sword wielder from the Sword Holding Court said that this was what everyone felt, Xu Qing didn't think so.
This was because in his sea of consciousness, the Sword Emperor's phantom was still there. It had completely dissipated, but more than half of it remained.
In addition to the comprehension experience that Kong Xianglong shared with all of them previously, Xu Qing felt that he had a high chance of succeeding this time.
At the moment of contact, the blurry and hazy feeling from back then appeared before his eyes again.
However, this time, Xu Qing didn't spend much time. He passed through the layers of fog and saw the simple and unadorned sword shadow.
Staring at the Emperor's Sword, Xu Qing kept on getting closer. The sword became clearer in his eyes. He could faintly hear a sword hum and saw figures appearing around the sword.
The figures couldn't be seen clearly, but their actions were very consistent.
Drawing the sword and slashing!
It was simple.
However, Xu Qing felt that this wasn't the case. Every figure's sword slash stirred up waves in his heart, turning into a storm that reverberated and rumbled.
As the storm and rumbling grew more intense, he could faintly see someone slashing down with a sword. The sea was split apart, forming a deep ravine at the bottom of the sea. Sword Qi existed for a long time, and the fissure didn't match.
He also saw someone slashing the ground with a sword. Half of the state's ground turned into dust and drifted in front of his eyes. It was earth-shattering.
He also saw someone slashing down with a sword. A forbidden land was swept away and shattered, causing the weather to change.
Other than that, there were even more slashing swords that were directed at the foreign races. Countless foreign races died under this sword. Their shrill cries before they died seemed to still be reverberating.
This continued until he saw a figure whose face he couldn't look at directly.
This person was wearing an Emperor's robe. He was extraordinarily mighty and extremely honorable. He stood in the sky and slashed down at an existence that stood up from the deep sea. His entire body was covered in tentacles that emitted endless strange qualities.
After the slash, the existence that walked out from the deep sea let out an earth-shattering roar. His body was torn apart, turning into countless pieces that merged into the sea.
The person wearing the Emperor's robe was the Great Emperor of the Sword Wielding Palace.
The existence in the deep sea … seemed to be a god.
These scenes seemed to be imprinted in the long river of time. As they kept appearing, Xu Qing's mind trembled. In the end, all the figures that slashed down overlapped with each other.
They turned into a sword!
Emperor's Sword.
Great waves surged in Xu Qing's mind. He was extremely shocked.
Six hours later, his figure disappeared from the place of enlightenment.
The moment Xu Qing opened his eyes, there was a dazzling sword shadow that flashed across his eyes.
There was still shock in his heart. After a long time, he took a deep breath and looked into his sea of consciousness.
There, he could clearly see an Emperor's sword shining brightly.
He had successfully comprehended the Emperor's sword!