39: Preparing to break through to the realm of freedom! A sign of impending doom!

The Chief Punisher didn't actually have much to do; besides reviewing documents and understanding prisoner information daily, his main task was handling prisoner executions.

Of course, ordinary prisoners didn't require the Chief Punisher to execute them; only those Cultivators who had reached the Vajra Realm, or even the Zizai Realm, would be executed by the Chief Punisher himself.

However, there weren't many prisoners of such a Realm.

But even a tiny mosquito is still meat!

Now that he had been promoted, gaining experience points was even more convenient; how could he let this opportunity slip by?

Shen Tianxing directly gave orders: all prisoners, regardless of their Realm, even those in the Mortal Transformation Realm, he would take on.

He would personally handle all executions!

In just three days, Shen Tianxing executed twenty-eight prisoners!

The now idle Executioners were all tearfully grateful, some inviting him for drinks, others for meals!

They had never seen anyone so willing to take on all the executions themselves.

Naturally, this also shocked the Prison Officials.

"What a ruthless man!"

"He executed twenty-eight people in three days; what will he do when he reaches a hundred?"

"Lord Si Kou's strength is so formidable, he probably doesn't care about that, does he?"

"No matter how high one's strength, one should still have some reverence!"

Even with Cultivation, even at the Vajra Realm, Executioners still held a deep taboo against killing more than a hundred people!

Although Cultivators who traveled the Jianghu also experienced battles, and the lives they took were often far more numerous than an Executioner's.

However, they didn't kill every day!

Especially those Cultivators who had roots; Sect Disciples were protected by their Sect, in blessed lands with abundant Spiritual Qi, and the Yin Sha Death Qi they accumulated could be easily cleansed.

Even those lone Loose Cultivators were not comparable to these Executioners; they could simply spend some gold and silver to acquire Cultivation resources, and after a period of closed-door Cultivation, they would be completely purified.

In contrast!

Although Executioners were also Cultivators, their Aptitude was limited, and their Realm was generally not high; while their salaries were substantial, it wasn't enough for wanton spending.

Most importantly!

Spending all day in the Purgatory Division, enduring the erosion of Yin Sha Death Qi day and night, even blessed lands would be completely useless for cleansing it.

Therefore, the taboo against killing more than a hundred people had always been the bottom line for these Executioners.

However, some senior Prison Officials saw things more clearly.

"Lord Si Kou's Cultivation is exceptional, and he is young, with Qi and blood like a bear; he isn't afraid of vengeful Qi clinging to him from killing a few people. Besides, his strength will only grow stronger; we can't compare to him."

"That's right, if he didn't have some real capability, how would Lord Prison Envoy have promoted him exceptionally? In my opinion, Lord Si Kou is quite good; he's done so much, and we've become more relaxed, there's nothing bad about it."

Whether Prison Officials, Prison Guards, Executioners, or Judicial Officers, all had a very good impression of Shen Tianxing.

Although they were now idle and would lose some income, they ultimately avoided some Yin Sha Death Qi clinging to them, which would cause trouble in the future, so they weren't resistant to Shen Tianxing taking over their work... "Hoo..."

Shen Tianxing awoke from his Cultivation, his eyes flashing with light, and the aura around him, like a long whale returning to the sea, retracted into his body.

These three days, his gains were immense!

Except for the prisoners on the first floor, who were mostly at the Mortal Transformation Realm, the second floor held experts of the Vajra Realm.

Among them, there was also a demon who had just stepped into the Zizai Realm!

This also allowed Shen Tianxing to gain a large amount of experience points; now, his experience points had reached 292,000!

"The Eighth Level Vajra Realm, it's done!!!"

"It's time to Breakthrough this Realm!"

"The Zizai Realm, that's when one truly has the qualifications to stand on the stage!"

Shen Tianxing accumulated experience for three days, and after successfully breaking through his current Realm, he decided to begin breaking through to higher Realms.

With nearly 300,000 experience points, his Cultivation could be significantly improved, and his other martial Cultivation Techniques could also be properly arranged for a Breakthrough.

The stronger his Cultivation Realm, combined with powerful martial Cultivation Techniques, the stronger his overall strength would be!

Leaving the prison cell, Shen Tianxing first went to see Daoist Youquan.

Three days ago, with Shen Tianxing's instructions, the Prison Guards and interrogation officers had certainly given Daoist Youquan a hard time!

Trying to trick him into helping him escape?

And daring to dangle a tattered scripture in front of him? Well, he couldn't be blamed then.

In just three days, Daoist Youquan had been tormented into an unrecognizable state.

Leaving the second-floor prison, Shen Tianxing decided to go out for a walk.

He hadn't returned for these three days, having been Cultivating in the Purgatory Division the whole time; it was time to see the sun again... In the Imperial City, there was an atmosphere of peace and harmony.

Merchants came and went, and the sounds of hawkers echoed in every street, indicating its prosperity.

However, Shen Tianxing also noticed some differences.

The atmosphere within the Imperial City seemed a bit tense.

He could vaguely hear some discussions related to demons, monsters, and ghost Cultivators raiding prisons.

"Hmm? The chaos caused by demons, monsters, and ghost Cultivators, has the Demon and Monster Division still not handled it after all this time?"

Shen Tianxing was a little puzzled.

With the capabilities of the Demon and Monster Division, with prisons in dozens of major cities raided, they should have dispatched forces on a large scale to apprehend them.

Shaking his head, Shen Tianxing found a bathhouse and first gave himself a thorough wash.

Changing into a set of green martial attire, holding a long saber, he arrived at the famous Wangjiang Tower in the Imperial City.

Wangjiang Tower was a gathering place for merchants from various regions and people from the Jianghu.

If one wanted to gather information, this was the best place!

"Welcome, esteemed guest, what would you like?"

The Waiter greeted him warmly.

Shen Tianxing casually found a table and sat down.

The hall was already almost full of people, with traveling merchants from other Imperial Dynasties and other major cities.

There were also some Sect Cultivators and Loose Cultivator experts.

"Bring some appetizers and a pot of wine."

Taking out a piece of silver, the Waiter, overjoyed, went to prepare it.

The surrounding Cultivators and merchants were all talking loudly; the recent events of dozens of major city prisons being raided were the most attention-grabbing topic.

"These demons, monsters, and ghost Cultivators are too rampant; openly raiding prisons and releasing many heinous criminals. They are clearly determined to oppose the Imperial Court!"

"Yes, on our way from the Southern Region, we encountered some experts among the demons, monsters, and ghost Cultivators. The Heaven Refining Sect, Heaven Mending Sect, Heavenly Fiend Sect, and Red Prison Sect have all joined forces; what exactly do they intend to do?"

"Alas, it's one thing for these demons and ghost Cultivators to unite against the Imperial Court! The most troublesome thing is that those imprisoned felons, though not as powerful as the Cultivators suppressed in the Purgatory Division, are numerous and utterly evil!"

"I also heard that many ordinary people have died in many major cities; the regular City Patrol Department is completely ineffective against them, and the towns and villages outside the major cities have become living hells!"

"The experts from the Demon and Monster Division and the Martial Suppression Division have already been dispatched; I suppose these matters will soon be resolved."

"That's not necessarily true; a few days ago, some demon experts appeared outside Qingyan City, and many ordinary people died. The Demon and Monster Division's experts couldn't even be dispatched in time!!!"

In the main hall, the discussions of many Cultivators, mixed with sighs, could be heard.

Shen Tianxing's chopsticks, which he had just raised, paused slightly in mid-air.

"Qingyan City..."

Shen Tianxing remembered that Qingyan City was not far from Tianyuan City, and Su Mingyue and her companions were in Tianyuan City.

"I hope nothing bad happens..."

Shen Tianxing gently exhaled.

At this point, Shen Tianxing no longer had the interest to continue drinking.

After casually finishing some food, he left directly.

The situation in Qingyan City made him uneasy; he always felt that something else might happen.