41: Youquan is a good person! I've finally got the complete "Seven Stars Questioning Heaven Scripture"!

Purgatory Division, second floor!

Shen Tianxing stepped into the Punishment Hall, where a line of Prison Guards was already in place.

"Greetings, Lord Si Kou!"

Everyone smiled and bowed.

They were all quite familiar with him and knew Shen Tianxing's temperament. Even their greetings, while serious, carried a hint of casualness, devoid of the official airs everyone disliked.

Shen Tianxing nodded, his gaze falling upon the execution platform.

The Daoist Youquan, already beaten beyond recognition, was thrown onto the platform, his body covered in blood, his clothes tattered, and his Divine Soul power almost completely dissipated.

He deserved it; knowing he was to be executed that afternoon, he had caused such a ruckus that Xue Hai had given him a good beating.

Shen Tianxing approached the execution platform and cast a faint glance at the unfortunate man.

"Youquan, I'm here to send you on your way."

Youquan was a good person!

Dying by his hand not only provided experience points but also the complete version of the Seven Star Questioning Heaven Scripture he possessed.

These were all things Shen Tianxing desired.

The dying Daoist Youquan struggled to open his emerald eyes, looking at Shen Tianxing. His muscles tensed, and a look of intense hatred appeared in his eyes, but he tried to speak and found he couldn't.

His tongue had been pulled out by Xue Hai!

Too cruel.

Shen Tianxing shook his head, not intending to say anything further to provoke him.

"Rest in peace!"

Clang!

The sinister blade in his hand slowly unsheathed. A flash of light, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, instantly turned into a bloody gleam, and Daoist Youquan's withered head flew into the air.

Whoosh!

The moment his head flew, Daoist Youquan's body collapsed, but a powerful Divine Soul force at that instant transformed into dark, resentful Evil Qi, enveloping Shen Tianxing!

"Shen Tianxing, I curse you, never to enter Reincarnation!"

"I curse your future descendants, male thieves and female prostitutes, to suffer all pain!"

Inside the Punishment Hall, after the resentful Evil Qi appeared, Daoist Youquan's venomous voice echoed.

"Lord, be careful! This is a curse of vengeful spirits!!!"

Xue Hai, being a Vajra Realm expert with extensive knowledge, recognized it at a glance and quickly drew his blade to step forward.

Curse techniques had always been an evil art; even demon and ghost Dao experts rarely Cultivated them, as they were too malicious!

They would incur divine wrath!

What deep enmity did Daoist Youquan have with Shen Tianxing?

He wouldn't let him go even in death!

At this moment, no one thought too much; they all rushed forward, preparing to eradicate the resentful curse power.

"You're already dead, yet you still wish to drag me down? How laughable!"

Roar!!

Shen Tianxing had long understood these tricks!

How could he not guard against this move from Youquan?

With a tremor of his right hand, a flash of light appeared from his blade, manifesting a spectral image of a Wuchang holding chains and a soul banner!

As the blade light passed, it made sounds of dragging chains, as if reaching out from the Avici Hell.

Bang!

Daoist Youquan's Divine Soul curse technique was instantly shattered!!!

The gloomy winds, ghostly Qi, and resentful Evil Qi dissipated. The Punishment Hall, already as cold as an ice cave, actually warmed up a bit.

"L-Lord, are you alright!"

Xue Hai looked at Shen Tianxing with shock, but more so with concern.

All the Prison Guards had similar expressions.

"I'm fine. What can a mere Vajra Realm demon do to me?"

"The matter here is concluded. You all handle the rest; I'll be leaving first."

Having executed Daoist Youquan, the reward had already arrived!

There was nothing left for him to do here, so Shen Tianxing turned and left.

Tonight's gains were substantial.

Killing Youquan didn't require him to display his strength, but the Seven Star Questioning Heaven Scripture from Daoist Youquan had successfully fallen into his hands.

He also gained nearly 100,000 experience points!

His depleted experience points were replenished—it was a huge windfall!

...Shen Family Old Residence.

In the room.

Shen Tianxing leveled up the Seven Star Questioning Heaven Scripture to Perfection, costing only 32,000 experience points.

He didn't touch the remaining 60,000 experience points, planning to accumulate more before using them to enhance his Cultivation.

"As expected of the complete version, it directly rose from sixth-grade to third-grade superior. It seems the old Daoist Youquan held a significant position in the Heaven Mending Sect!"

Shen Tianxing was very curious and immediately opened Daoist Youquan's detailed profile.

Upon reading it, he discovered that Daoist Youquan's background was indeed not shallow!

He was a Disciple of the Star Law lineage of the previous generation of the Heaven Mending Sect, holding a rather distinguished position and was taught this third-grade Cultivation Technique. However, due to an injury, his Foundation was damaged, and he lost his value for cultivation, becoming marginalized within the Sect.

This time, he left the Sect to seek an Opportunity to repair his Foundation, participating in the siege of prisons in some major cities of the Great Qi Imperial Dynasty. With the deduction method of the Seven Star Questioning Heaven Scripture, the operations of the experts from various Sects proceeded smoothly.

Unfortunately, Daoist Youquan was an unlucky fellow; if not for being backstabbed by his Disciple, he wouldn't have been captured.

After reading this, Shen Tianxing didn't pay much more attention.

Anyway, the rewards he deserved were in hand, so Daoist Youquan's background was no longer important.

"This Cultivation Technique is said to be able to deduce the past, present, and future. I wonder if it's true or false; I might as well try it."

Out of curiosity, Shen Tianxing sat cross-legged, forming hand seals, preparing to begin his deduction.

In his mind, a series of profound patterns flashed, and scriptures softly chanted, transforming into a sea of starlight that poured into his mind.

Shen Tianxing's eyes flashed with wondrous runic marks, transforming into flowing starlight, like the flow of the river of time, a blink of an eye spanning ten thousand years!

Within that starlight river, a scene of a city began to appear.

"This is... Tianyuan City!?"

Shen Tianxing saw the name on the city.

Although Tianyuan City was not small, it was far from prominent among the nine prefectures and thirteen states of the Great Qi Imperial Dynasty. However, Shen Tianxing's focus was not on the city itself.

Su Mingyue and her father's hometown was right here!

In the vision, Tianyuan City, both inside and out, was peaceful and showed no signs of having been attacked by demons.

"Hoo..."

The vision flickered, and Shen Tianxing slowly opened his eyes.

"Good... Mingyue and Uncle Su should be fine."

Shen Tianxing had been frequenting Wangjiang Tower recently to gather information about Tianyuan City.

The Great Qi Imperial Dynasty was so vast that he couldn't possibly manage everything; naturally, others in the Imperial Dynasty would have that headache.

He only needed to protect those close to him.

Su Mingyue and her father were among the few people he cared about.

After Qingyan City was attacked, he feared something might happen to Tianyuan City, which was why he couldn't wait to use the Seven Star Questioning Heaven Scripture for a deduction.

"This deduction method is indeed effective, but unfortunately, even though I've Cultivated it to Perfection, I cannot use it for long."

"It seems I still need to continue improving my Divine Soul power."

With a goal, there is motivation for Cultivation.

Having now entered the Zizai Realm, the higher his Cultivation Realm, the more proficient he became in Cultivating Divine Soul power.

After relaxing, Shen Tianxing continued to enter meditation and Cultivate!