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in the dark

Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing I felt was a strange sense of oppression.

It wasn't because of the pitch-black environment, but rather...

My body felt as if it were being suppressed by something invisible.

That feeling.

It's as if I'm covered by a layer of weakness.

Extremely powerless...

"hiss..."

in vivo.

There are also the side effects of the Blood Burning Technique.

Beset by internal and external troubles.

His condition was unusually poor.

Lin Xuan gave a helpless, bitter smile.

How could I have gotten like this again after only a short time of recovery?

"well..."

He sighed and struggled to sit up.

Beneath her body was a cold wooden bed.

It's called a bed, but it's really just a few wooden planks pieced together, and it's so hard it hurts.

There was nothing on the wooden board.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

In the pitch-black surroundings, there was a small room of only two or three square meters.

Three walls, one of which is a railing with alternating horizontal and vertical railings.

There were no tables, no chairs, not even a window.

Oh, and there's a toilet in the corner, rusty and unusable.

What am I doing...

He's in jail?

But these conditions are exceptionally poor!

Where can you find this anymore?

Where have I been taken?

In an instant, countless questions arose in Lin Xuan's mind.

Lin Xuan recalled what had happened before.

He had just defeated that little Jin when he encountered a formidable enemy—that middle-aged man!

He then made his move; the overwhelming darkness, the suffocating sense of oppression...

Why did he make a move?

Oh right...

He asked himself why he was using air!

gas?

Lin Xuan thought for a while and realized that the "qi" they were talking about was the true essence within his body.

But... you can use true energy, what's the problem?

"wrong..."

Lin Xuan shook his head.

His strength far exceeds that of himself by several times!

Even if I used every means at my disposal.

They were still powerless to fight back.

and so.

Simply knowing how to use true energy is not the problem.

so...

Are they the spells I used?

Bewitching spell, luck-absorbing spell, and peach blossom curse.

These are the spells!

This made him change his mind at the last minute.

So much so that the assessment... turned into an arrest!

Lin Xuan felt like he had grasped something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

I always feel like I'm missing a line.

"Let's figure out a way to get out of here first..."

After thinking for a while, Lin Xuan sighed.

He touched his whole body, and his heart sank.

He was completely naked except for a thin set of clothes.

He stood up and began to walk around the dilapidated prison cell.

They were looking for a way to escape.

But soon, Lin Xuan was filled with despair.

I don't know why, but I can't sense a trace of true energy in this environment!

No matter how he tried to activate it, there was no response.

Not only that, but it's also unclear what material this room is made of.

Both the walls and the floor were made of a dark gray stone that felt icy cold to the touch.

He knocked hard, but it didn't budge, not even leaving a mark.

The strangest thing is that railing.

Lin Xuan leaned closer for a closer look and realized that the railing was not made of ordinary iron.

It is a dark metal with fine patterns on its surface, resembling some kind of runes.

He reached out and grabbed it, then tried to break it open.

Not moving.

He put in even more effort, and his veins bulged out.

It still doesn't move.

He gritted his teeth and used all his strength.

The railings remained perfectly still, without even the slightest bend.

What material is this?

Lin Xuan finally realized what was happening.

"This...is a prison specifically for people like us."

A place specifically for imprisoning ancient martial arts practitioners!

He muttered to himself, his voice echoing in the empty cell.

"Tick-tock"

Suddenly, a drop of water landed precisely on Lin Xuan's head.

It was icy cold.

That oppressive feeling returned, and this time it was even stronger.

No.

Even more surprisingly, Lin Xuan felt a sense of fatigue.

It's not just physical exhaustion, but more importantly, mental exhaustion.

That feeling of exhaustion washed over him like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelming his consciousness.

Gradually, he lost the will to do anything.

I don't want to run away.

I don't want to think.

Forget it, so be it.

Destroy it.

Lin Xuan turned around numbly and sat back on the wooden bed.

He sat there blankly, his eyes vacant, thinking of nothing and doing nothing.

He just sat there, like a statue.

I don't know how much time passed.

...

"hehe..."

Lin Xuan, who was still a little dazed, was suddenly awakened by a voice that appeared out of nowhere.

The sound was very soft, like a sigh or a soft laugh.

Lin Xuan shuddered and suddenly woke up.

A wave of fear washed over me.

What happened to me just now?

That feeling was like being controlled by something, completely losing oneself.

If it weren't for that laugh, I don't know how long I would have been lost in thought.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Then he got out of bed again, went to the railing, and began to look outside.

Both rows on the left and right were filled with the same small prison cells.

Some doors were open, and some were closed.

But without exception, they were all completely empty!

There was only endless darkness.

But...

That voice just now?

"Little one, why were you locked up here?"

Suddenly, a voice inexplicably appeared in Lin Xuan's mind.

The voice sounded very old.

It sounded like it was coming from a very, very far place.

Lin Xuan was startled and took a step back.

"who!"

He shouted loudly, his voice echoing through the darkness.

But no one answered him.

Only his own echo.

It faded away, one moment at a time.

Lin Xuan held his breath and looked around.

There was no one there, only empty cells and endless darkness.

"Save your energy."

The voice rang out again, tinged with a sense of vicissitude.

"It won't be long before you completely lose your strength, and then you won't even be able to speak."

This time, Lin Xuan realized what was happening.

The voice came directly from my mind!

In the real environment, no one speaks.

What kind of tactic is this?

Transmitting a message over a thousand miles?

Or is it some kind of mental magic?

"Who... are you?"

Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment before responding.

He didn't know where to speak, so he could only speak into the dark passageway.

A moment of silence.

A long silence.

Lin Xuan even wondered if he had misheard, and if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"senior?"

He waited for a while longer, just when he was starting to think he was really having a mental breakdown.

The voice rang out again:

"How many years has it been outside?"