Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

Speaking of which, this place is called a stone prison.

It's more like purgatory than a place of suffering.

From the outside, the temple looks like a giant stone monument.

Aside from its size and grandeur, there's nothing particularly remarkable about it.

But the scene before my eyes was still too spectacular.

On a stone pillar, several chains made of meteorite iron bound himself along the pillar.

Looking out from the stone prison, one can see an endless expanse of volcanic lava stretching for thousands of miles.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Mang concluded that this place was still inside the temple.

At this moment, the place where I am is a separate little world.

It is said that continuous cultivators can touch upon the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

They possess the ability to create their own small world.

I originally thought these were just legends.

But at that moment, Wang Mang believed it.

After all, the true temple is this huge stone tablet.

That would be far too shabby for a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage.

Even the Luoyun Sect has thousands of peaks.

More than ten main peaks.

But Wang Mang was more panicked.

It's not for any other reason than that I'm now imprisoned here.

If Su Chen really can't find me.

Like myself, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, locked up here with no one to care for me, forgotten by all.

It's still unknown how many years he'll be imprisoned.

Perhaps I will perish here for the rest of my life.

He mobilized the spiritual energy within his body, combining it with his lightning-attribute cultivation technique.

Wang Mang was utterly desperate; the meteorite seemed to have no effect whatsoever.

With restrictions placed everywhere, he decided to give up completely.

He pulled on the iron chain and looked out of the stone cell.

There are indeed quite a few cultivators imprisoned here.

However, these cultivators all looked wooden and expressionless, probably because they had been imprisoned for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Moreover, judging from the aura emanating from several figures...

They are probably in the late Nascent Soul stage, or even the early Deity Transformation stage.

That's truly terrifying...

...

Su Chen has been having a good time these past two days.

He found the carefree days he used to have when he was lying down in the Luoyun Sect on this Xuanhuang Continent.

They are waited on hand and foot, expecting to be dressed and fed.

All kinds of resources are available.

And he also has a beautiful wife by his side.

The newlyweds are experiencing a mix of passion and excitement.

Su Chen simply let go.

He was utterly humiliated by Li Tianqi's domination all night.

However, it may be precisely because of this frequent practice of dual cultivation.

Li Tianqi actually broke through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm during this period.

This was an unexpected surprise for the old man Li Ziran.

He originally thought that his granddaughter would not be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm until the two returned from Qingzhou.

This person hasn't even set off yet, and he's already at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

To be honest, Li Ziran is clearly a Void Refinement cultivator.

He didn't care that his granddaughter had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Naturally, they also have their own purposes.

That means he could completely break his granddaughter's meridians with his Refinement of Emptiness cultivation.

He used a magical object he had obtained many years ago to reshape his granddaughter's meridians.

To put it bluntly, it's about cleansing the marrow and removing impurities.

Granddaughter Li Tianqi was already quite talented.

Unfortunately, she was born with a weak constitution and her meridians were not wide and resilient enough.

This also became an obstacle for her to break through to a higher level in the future.

That's what I think.

However, Li Ziran also understood that he had promised this kid to go and settle his karmic debts.

There's no need for me to break my promise at this point.

"good!"

"Good lad!"

"He truly is worthy of being my grandson-in-law."

Li Ziran was incredibly excited.

...

The next day, Su Chen also prepared to take Li Tianqi back to Qingzhou.

Speaking of which, Qingzhou is hundreds of thousands of miles away.

When they arrived, they used the ancient teleportation array controlled by the Obsidian Demon Sect.

But going back this time won't be so simple.

It seems that this process will indeed take some time.

However, the more this was the case, the more excited Li Tianqi became.

Su Chen was helpless and could only treat it as keeping the girl company to cheer her up.

"My husband!"

At this moment, Li Tianqi called him "husband" so naturally.

He had changed into casual clothes well in advance, ready to set off.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators were also prepared to see the two off.

"Young Master Su!"

There's something I'm not sure if I should say.

At this moment, a Nascent Soul stage elder cupped his hands in greeting to Su Chen.

"Speak up, don't be so polite!"

"Am I really that difficult to talk to?"

Su Chen said with a smile.

"Then I will tell you."

"Young master's status is now incomparable to what it was before."

"As someone of esteemed status in Luoyan City."

"You must be extremely careful in everything you do from now on."

"The forces on the Xuanhuang Continent are intricately intertwined."

"I wonder how many people are eyeing my Luoyan City."

"It's inevitable that there will be one or two people with ulterior motives."

"Take the other day for example."

"Cultivators from all sects are vying to befriend Young Master Su."

"But there are bound to be some sneaky people."

"There's also an arrogant rogue cultivator who dared to sneak into my temple at night."

"They are very likely disciples of Xingluo or Xingkong Daoji Sect, sent to test you, young master."

"How laughable, he was just a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages, and I took him down back then."

"They're still shouting that they're the young master's old friend, something like Wang Mang."

"Therefore, I'm just giving you a heads-up, young master!"

The monk was speaking with genuine concern and earnestness.

However, Su Chen's face darkened when he heard about Wang Mang.

It can't be...

But who on the Xuanhuang Continent would impersonate Wang Mang, a mere cultivator from Qingzhou?

No one would even know of Wang Mang's existence.

Su Chen immediately concluded that this was Wang Mang!

but...

That guy came looking for me, and I got taken down?

He was also taken aback, after all, the moves of a Nascent Soul cultivator were unpredictable.

Let's not let this guy really get wiped out.

Where is this person now?

"Should it be eliminated?"

Su Chen frowned and quickly asked a question.

No, not at all.

"After all, I haven't had time to question the forces behind it in detail yet."

At that moment, the deity-level retainer bowed.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Su Chen finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter.

Speaking of which, Wang Mang was truly unlucky.

They traveled a long way to Qingzhou to find me, and now they've been locked up for days.

"Tianqi, it seems we'll have to wait a couple of days before setting off again."

Su Chen laughed while clutching his stomach, and said something to Li Tianqi.

"What's wrong?"

Neither Li Tianqi nor the worshipper understood Su Chen's meaning.

"Wang Mang was indeed an old friend of mine."

"Looks like this guy's had a tough time."

"We still have to treat them to a meal..."

Su Chen said with a smile.

"Forehead..."

For a moment, the offering was somewhat awkward.

"Hey, your friend's been locked up."

Why do I feel like you're smiling so happily?

"Why don't you go and take a look?"

Li Tianqi also had a mischievous grin on his face at this moment.

"It's alright, it's alright. That guy is usually very unruly."

"They should suffer a bit."

"This can be considered a wake-up call for this guy!"

"Alright, alright."

"Take me to see this person first."

Su Chen said with a smile.

...