Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 239 The Eighth Heavenly Prison

The Aurora Fairy stood in front of the bubbling pot for a moment, then suddenly the door to the hut was pushed open, and her eyes suddenly widened...

She saw a black kitten come out from the door, looked at the heat of the pot, and then looked at the Aurora Fairy...

"Meow~~"

It raised its head and called out.

Fairy Aurora clearly heard: [Is the Immortal looking for my Lord?]

"Meow meow~"

[Why don't you please stay here for a while, my lord? I'll go find my master right away.]

The Aurora Fairy understood the cat's meow without any difficulty.

She nodded woodenly, and then saw the kitten scurried into the wind and snow, passing through the seventh layer covered by the icy aura without any hindrance.

Just a moment later, a young man in a Confucian robe was seen walking quickly towards them from afar.

The corner of Fairy Aurora's mouth twitched. She had seen a cat moving freely in the seventh layer of flesh, so it was not surprising to see such a person now.

"Senior Sister Aurora!"

Zhao Yifu seemed very happy.

He pointed to the stewing pot on the ground and said, "Calculating the time, you should be here soon. These are all delicious foods prepared for you. They are delicious!"

The Aurora Fairy asked in confusion, "Where do you get the food?"

Zhao Yifu said, "We can use local materials... There are so many senior masters here, we can just ask them for some."

The Aurora Fairy became suspicious and felt that this was simply impossible.

But the next moment...

A big fish suddenly shouted, "Brother, come quickly! My fins are frozen just right, perfect for eating raw. Come quickly! It will be too late if you take any longer."

Zhao Yifu picked up a knife and rushed forward.

Then there was a "click" sound, and the big fish monster over there screamed, and then let out a comfortable sound... Well, it cannot be denied that it sounded a bit perverted.

The Aurora Fairy just stared blankly at Zhao Yi Fu as he hurried back. Then she took out a chopping board from her sleeve and sliced ​​the fish fin, which was as thick as her thigh, into thin slices in a few seconds.

He said, "Sister, try it. This sashimi is also very delicious."

Fairy Aurora immediately felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach... She really didn't expect that all these ingredients Zhao Yifu had were taken from these big monsters!
She didn't like this because she felt that since demons were evil for eating humans, what about humans eating demons?
But she couldn't show her dissatisfaction, so she could only say calmly, "No need."

Then he asked, "Where is the armor here?"

Zhao Yifu said, "After I was struck by two lightning strikes, the armor became even more damaged. I was afraid that if I damaged it, it would be useless to me, so I took it off."

Fairy Aurora was still shocked, because being able to move freely in this place full of divine punishment was not something that ordinary people could do.

She couldn't help but say, "You've made rapid progress."

Zhao Yifu said, "It's all thanks to my Grandmaster and Senior Sister for arranging for me to cultivate here. This place is truly a holy place tailor-made for me."

Aurora Fairy: “…”

She looked at Zhao Yifu quietly, and felt that the world suddenly became extremely strange.

Is this still the world she knows, is this still the heavenly prison she knows?

She couldn't help but ask, "I'm curious, how did you resolve that calamity?"

"Eating these things will bring you disaster energy!"

Zhao Yifu was also dazed for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "At first, I thought I could withstand it myself, but later I realized that it was the Yang and spiritual energy I accumulated in the mortal world that reduced the intensity of the heavenly punishment caused by the calamity energy."

Fairy Aurora suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

"You can reduce the yang and spiritual energy of heavenly punishment. It seems that you have done a lot of good deeds in the mortal world... However, yang and spiritual energy are always limited, right?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Yes, later I got used to it and no longer needed to consume Yang and spiritual energy."

The Aurora Fairy was completely speechless.

She just didn't understand, could someone get used to something like heavenly punishment and calamity?

Okay, let’s just assume that Zhao Yifu is gifted.

She then asked, "What about this cat? Why isn't it afraid?"

Zhao Yifu said: "Every time it got hit, I held it in my arms, and gradually it got used to it."

The Aurora Fairy just felt unbelievable. Was it a habit?

Zhao Yifu saw her confusion and explained with a smile, "Yiyi and I aren't like these seniors whose demonic powers and spirits are sealed. As long as our own cultivation is enough to withstand the heavenly punishment, then isn't that enough?"

It's easy to say!
The Aurora Fairy was also in a trance. This was true, but was there really anyone who could achieve this in such a short time?
Zhao Yifu seemed to know what she was thinking, and said with regret, "It's a pity that among so many cats, only Yiyi can do this. If other cats want to eat this meat, I have to use Pure Yang True Fire to remove the calamity energy."

"What a shame! This calamity energy is actually an excellent seasoning. Losing it would make the food lose a lot of its flavor."

Fairy Aurora didn't want to talk to him much, so she just asked in a formal manner, "I bring you supplies once a year... but it doesn't look like you need them. Anything else?"

She wanted to leave quickly now.

Zhao Yifu scratched his head upon hearing this and immediately said, "By the way, could you please pass on a message for me?"

The Aurora Fairy's eyes fixed on her, and then she said calmly, "Who is it for?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Bring it to Marshal Xin."

"I owe him a favor in my early years, and today I want to treat him to a drink."

Fairy Aurora was dazed for a moment after hearing this. This was another request that she had not expected.

She said, "I'm sorry, but the Heavenly Prison is a confidential place in Heaven. You won't be able to contact the outside world for a hundred years."

Zhao Yifu felt a little strange. If he had said it earlier, why did he have to wait until he told him what he was going to do before saying it?
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Could you please give my message to the Grandmaster?"

Fairy Aurora also shook her head and said, "I'm afraid not."

This time I didn't even think of a reason.

Zhao Yifu felt something was wrong.

But he was too comfortable in the Heavenly Prison, and there were signs of "care and attentive care" everywhere, so he really didn't think of the worst.

So he tilted his head slightly and said, "Well, I don't have anything else to say for now... By the way, Senior Sister, can I go to another level of the Heavenly Prison?"

Fairy Aurora asked doubtfully, "It's not allowed in principle. What are you going to do?"

Zhao Yifu replied: "The seniors here all eat seafood, and I'm a little tired of it."

Aurora Fairy: “…”

She hesitated slightly, then suddenly said, "I am one of the three highest prison wardens, so my authority only covers the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of the prison."

"I can allow you to walk freely in this Three Heavens Prison, but you must also take on the responsibility of patrolling this Three Heavens Prison."

Zhao Yifu didn't find it troublesome at all. He nodded heavily and said, "Of course."

In his opinion, that was a simple thing to do.

Fairy Aurora paused and said, "The passage to the upper level is right next to you. Go and find it yourself."

After saying that, she disappeared.

Zhao Yifu looked around, and the group of big monsters immediately said, "Young man, please wait a moment. Can you give us some space?"

He looked at these great demons he had been with for a year, and he felt that he had developed some affection for them, so he waved his hand...

The next moment, the prison chains on all the monsters on this entire layer loosened a little.

This not only loosens the prison chains, but also means that the punishment imposed on them will be relaxed as well.

Of course, everything will be back to normal the next day.

As for why he could achieve this level... I can only say that his research on the 'Taixu Soul Locking Forbidden' before he went to heaven played a role.

When he was in the mortal world, he could only comprehend some useless knowledge, but when he arrived in the heavenly prison with real objects as reference, his experience naturally increased rapidly.

Zhao Yifu wondered in his heart, could it be that Mu Lu was related to this Heavenly Prison?
He really wanted to find out the truth from the big monsters on the seventh floor, but unfortunately, these monsters looked stupid and dazed when they heard this question. He didn't know whether they were unwilling to say it or dared not to say it.

He looked at the stewing pot on the ground and said to Yiyi, "Take it in and share it with everyone. I have processed these seafoods with pure Yang fire, so you can eat them with confidence." Yiyi meowed, wrapped her tail around the pot handle and lifted the pot nimbly.

But it turned its head and looked at Zhao Yi Fu and didn't move again.

Zhao Yifu smiled and said, "I see. I'll wait for you to come out and then we'll go up together."

Only then did Yiyi go into the hut with peace of mind... Sister Yiyi was going to feed her little friends again!

Zhao Yifu just waited for a while and Yiyi came out again.

It quickly climbed onto Zhao Yi Fu's shoulder, sat down and didn't move.

Zhao Yifu stretched out his finger and fiddled with Yiyi's chin, then quickly climbed up.

To be honest, it was only because Yi Yi was with him all these years that he didn't feel lonely.

Zhao Yifu just keeps the other cats as pets and family members, but they can also be passers-by in his life.

The only one he couldn't bear to part with was Yiyi, the cat who had been with him since the beginning.

They groped around next to the cabin and found a spiral staircase leading to the upper floor.

Originally, Zhao Yifu thought that the central area of ​​this heavenly prison was a huge pillar covered with formations and restrictions, but he didn't expect that there was a staircase inside.

Looking at the upper and lower ends of the stairs, there was a barrier blocking both directions. It seemed that there was no way to leave this floor without authorization.

And now, he has the authority to go up.

He walked upstairs holding the 'prison book'.

Sure enough, the barrier sensed the authorization in his 'prison book' and he walked in easily.

He went up along the winding road, and after a while he passed through another barrier and arrived at the eighth floor.

The eighth heavenly prison.

He pushed open the door to the 'stairwell' and felt that this place had a completely different feel.

If the seventh floor is a world of ice and fire, this place is filled with disgusting stench.

It's hard to imagine there could be such a smelly place, like a septic tank.

There is indeed calamity energy. But this calamity energy is hidden in this stench?

Zhao Yifu wanted to turn around and leave, but he remembered that his authorization and responsibility here were all self-inflicted, so he could only walk in with a bitter face to investigate.

He has realized his mistake.

It is obvious that the Seventh Heaven Prison is a place tailor-made for him. The master did not let him go anywhere else, so it is obvious that other places are not suitable!
Sure enough, don't do anything unnecessary.

Wouldn't it be nice to just stay in the Seventh Heavenly Prison and enjoy the good food and drink? It's only been a year and already I can't sit still and want to wander around...

Zhao Yifu wanted to slap himself for being nosy just now.

Now he can only accept his fate and do the job he has accepted.

At first glance, the eighth level of the prison looked like a quagmire, with the only illumination being the seemingly endless lightning.

There are also pillars connecting the upper and lower parts, and the lightning is emitted from these pillars.

Compared to the crowded feeling down there, it is obviously much more spacious here.

Amid the crackling lightning, Zhao Yifu could only occasionally hear some tired breathing sounds, that was all.

He did not rush to observe the situation in this place, but first checked the surroundings.

Since there is a 'staff cabin' on the seventh floor, it stands to reason that there should be such a cabin here as well.

After groping for a while, he found it.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I was overwhelmed by a stale feeling.

The small room was dim and dark, completely different from the one downstairs which had been tidied up and had a very cozy feeling.

It looked like no one had been there for a long time.

He saw a familiar wooden box, pushed it open, and saw that the box was empty.

There should be a suit of armor here.

Yiyi also landed on the messy stone table and meowed.

Zhao Yifu looked over in the direction of the sound and found that there was no "prison book" here. At the same time, there were obvious signs of life, but they all seemed to have been there for a long time.

"It looks like someone used to be here, but for some reason they're gone, and they haven't cleaned up yet..."

He had no intention of cleaning up the place, and then Yiyi jumped into Zhao Yifu's arms, and they walked into the main space of the eighth level.

I want to see who is imprisoned in this mud-filled space?

He walked over and looked up, and he could see that there were huge hills of mud beside the stone pillars.

Zhao Yifu guessed that each of these hills should represent a prisoner?
He came to the nearest place, but was a little confused. How could he determine the situation inside?

Then he thought of the 'Taixu Soul Locking Forbidden Technique' that he had recently mastered more and more deeply. As the thought arose, something beside the stone pillar immediately began to shake...

There is no doubt that it is the prison lock transformed from the 'Taixu Soul Locking Ban'.

The prison lock shook rapidly, causing the small hill of mud to shake as well. Then the foul-smelling mud slid down, revealing something like a tangled old tree root inside.

Moreover, this old tree root-like thing has a shape and looks like a giant deer?
This was indeed a deer, at least when it was alive.

In the middle of the root-like structure, the deer demon's broad skeleton could be vaguely seen...

Zhao Yifu's mind moved, and after a quick investigation with his spiritual sense, he understood what it was.

The seventh level of heavenly punishment is the scorching sun fire punishment, the icy water punishment and the thunder. The eighth level is the mud punishment, the rotten wood punishment and the thunder.

Previously, Zhao Yifu thought that being roasted by fire and frozen day and night downstairs was already a terrible punishment, but he didn't expect that the eighth level was the real eye-opener.

The old tree root before him was a tortured monster, its entire body consumed by mud and rotten wood.

The mud can turn into flesh and blood, while the rotten wood can suck out the bone marrow. It is truly a terrible punishment.

Zhao Yifu took a look at this place, then opened his "prison book" and quickly recorded the situation here. He also thoughtfully drew the death of the deer monster, which can be said to be a conscientious and responsible act.

Then he walked towards another muddy hill.

After doing the same operation, I found that the situation was almost the same, so I could only continue recording.

One, two, three...

He has encountered the same situation six times in a row.

There are many kinds of monsters imprisoned here, ranging from all kinds.

However, what surprised Zhao Yifu was that some of the monsters' corpses had been chopped into pieces, while some were still intact.

Obviously, the strength of these monsters in their lifetime was also uneven.

It seems that this level is not divided by strength.

He guessed that this distinction was based on the severity of their sins. Just like on the seventh level, there were those who would threaten death at the slightest provocation, while others could endure to the very end without a single word.

"Are you... the new jailer?"

Suddenly, Zhao Yifu heard a humming sound in his ears.

He kept walking and arrived in front of one of the 'hills'.

This is a huge dark blue bull monster.

The bull demon looked to be in significantly better condition, although there were many wounds all over its body that had burst open and were leaking thick mud, and its limbs were also growing a lot of wood like old tree roots.

But at least the head and upper half of the bull look good.

Zhao Yifu walked up to the old cow, clasped his fists, and said, "What's your name, senior?"

Old Ox didn't expect Zhao Yifu to be so polite. He suddenly laughed out loud and said, "I'm just a stupid cow."

"You can just call me stupid cow."

(End of this chapter)