6: This is my own paradise! This gift is too great!

"What a fast strike!"

"Alright, this kid!"

"He really is surprising!"

Shen Tianxing's strike just now was clean, swift, and incredibly fast, completely astonishing Head Wang and the others, who had initially been looking forward to a show.

Zhong Xiu was no ordinary prisoner that an Executioner could just casually chop down.

He was a Ghost Path Cultivator whose cultivation had reached the Vajra Realm; although his cultivation wasn't considered exceptionally strong, to an Executioner, he was still a formidable existence.

Not to mention a newcomer like Shen Tianxing, who was just 'starting his blade,' even some veteran Executioners would tremble.

Because no one knew what might happen.

"If it weren't for a few Seniors holding down the fort, I wouldn't have dared to act. Thank you, Uncles."

Shen Tianxing was very polite and didn't want to be too ostentatious; it was better to be low-key if possible.

Third Elder Gao, in a rare display, showed a slight smile and patted his shoulder.

"Your Master chopped heads his entire life, and in his old age, he took in a good Disciple. If he knew, he would be comforted in the afterlife."

Who said Executioners had no feelings?

It was just that they usually didn't show it, but a bond of shared experience always existed.

"You, kid, are destined for great things!"

"You worked hard today. Go back, have some wine, and rest early. Come find us for a drink tomorrow."

"Go back early!"

Head Wang laughed heartily, pointed at him, and walked away.

Uncle Li and Uncle Zhang also smiled and nodded; everyone was quite surprised today.

They had thought they might need to intervene, but instead, everything went smoothly. They had never seen a newcomer make things so easy for them, and they were very happy.

"Let's go, back."

Shen Tianxing followed Third Elder Gao out of the Purgatory Division.

As soon as they exited the Purgatory Division's main gate, the chilling, eerie Qi gradually disappeared, and the surrounding temperature returned to normal.

Shen Tianxing looked back at the Purgatory Division, which lay like a giant beast prostrate on the ground, his heart surging with emotion.

To others, this great prison was a hell on earth, a place to be avoided at all costs.

But in Shen Tianxing's eyes, it was his own blessed land!

The night at midnight was cool and refreshing, with moonlight like water.

For Shen Tianxing, this was the day his life truly changed after arriving in this world.

The two didn't return to the yamen, parting ways halfway.

Having just 'started his blade,' it was Shen Tianxing's turn for a day off, so he didn't plan on returning to the yamen.

In this vast Imperial City, Shen Tianxing also had his own residence.

Strictly speaking, it was left behind by his Master, Shen Nian.

Shen Nian's salary was not low, and on normal days, the families of criminals would often offer some tribute for their loved ones to die quickly, so the foundation he left behind was not weak.

Originally, Shen Nian had a wife and son, but he broke the rule of 'killing no more than a hundred,' and in his later years, his cultivation remained at the fifth level of the Mortal Transformation Realm, unable to resist the erosion of Evil Qi from slaying demons and monsters.

Ultimately, his family was ruined!

Shen Tianxing thus completely inherited the legacy Shen Nian left behind.

Looking at the house before him, Shen Tianxing sighed inwardly, opened the courtyard gate, and entered the courtyard.

This was a two-courtyard house, with the front courtyard primarily for receiving guests, and two servant gatehouses on the east and west sides.

The second courtyard housed the Master's wing rooms; servants needed the Master's permission to enter.

That Shen Nian could acquire a two-courtyard house in the Imperial City indicated his substantial financial standing back then.

Shen Tianxing wasn't living here for the first time, but looking back now, things had changed, and he felt a wave of emotion.

Having lived in this world for several years, Shen Nian had treated him like his own son.

Shen Tianxing considered this his true home... Returning to the wing room, Shen Tianxing eagerly got onto the bed, sitting cross-legged.

While in the Purgatory Division, he hadn't had time to carefully examine his gains from this time, but now he could study them in detail.

Just the 13,000 experience points alone were worth it; what other rewards would there be?

On the mysterious and solemn soul slaying platform, Zhong Xiu's wicked deeds were recorded.

Three light clusters fell onto the soul slaying platform, shining with brilliant light.

These were the items Zhong Xiu dropped. Besides the 13,000 experience points, one item particularly caught Shen Tianxing's attention.

Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art, Third-Grade Low-tier!

This was the first time Shen Tianxing had obtained a Third-Grade Cultivation Technique. In comparison, another Fifth-Grade Cultivation Technique seemed less significant.

As he collected the three light clusters, countless characters and patterns abruptly flooded Shen Tianxing's mind.

The incantations of the Third-Grade Low-tier Cultivation Technique, "Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art," were profound, exquisite, and utterly bizarre!

The most miraculous aspect was that this Cultivation Technique was not a purely Cultivating Cultivation Technique, but rather focused on absorbing various Qi existing between heaven and earth.

Solar Qi, Great Yin Qi, Ghost Qi, Evil Qi, Essence Qi, Devilish Qi, Death Qi... it encompassed everything, excluding nothing!

"Eh? This Cultivation Technique is so unique, how could Zhong Xiu's cultivation be so low?"

Shen Tianxing curiously flipped through Zhong Xiu's life story and then made a discovery.

Zhong Xiu was a Disciple of the Yin Soul Sect, a Great Sect of the Ghost Path. He himself cultivated the Yin Soul Sect's Fifth-Grade High-tier Cultivation Technique, "Great Yin Soul Refining Guide."

But half a year ago, he was noticed by an Inner Elder of the Yin Soul Sect and taken as a Named Disciple, and this "Seven Absolutes Yin Fiend Art" was bestowed upon him by that Elder.

To Cultivate this Cultivation Technique, he massacred a town, slaughtering over three thousand commoners. The commotion was too great, which led to him being discovered by experts from the Demon and Monster Division and subsequently captured and imprisoned in the Purgatory Division.

"What a peculiar Cultivation Technique. To be able to absorb various energies and integrate them into one's body, the person who created this Cultivation Technique is truly a genius of the Ghost Path!"

Shen Tianxing couldn't help but exclaim.

With this Cultivation Technique, his path in the Executioner profession would broaden considerably.

Just imagine the boundless Evil Qi, Death Qi, and Yin Qi that permeated the Purgatory Division... For others, they were heart-corroding, bone-piercing poisons, but for Shen Tianxing, who possessed this Cultivation Technique, these became great tonics, indescribably wonderful!!!

After some study, Shen Tianxing then turned his attention to the "Great Yin Soul Refining Guide."

Although the "Great Yin Soul Refining Guide" was only a Fifth-Grade High-tier Cultivation Technique, and not considered top-tier among the Yin Soul Sect's Cultivation Techniques, it was not something just any Disciple could Cultivate.

Zhong Xiu's powerful Divine Soul relied on this "Great Yin Soul Refining Guide"!

The Six Sects of the Ghost Path each had their unique strengths, and each sect had its own distinctive methods.

But all paths led to the same destination: Ghost Path Cultivators primarily Cultivated their Divine Soul!

Wandering beyond the void, the soul entering heaven and earth!

This was the ultimate Cultivation direction for Ghost Path Cultivators!

The "Great Yin Soul Refining Guide" was extremely beneficial to Shen Tianxing; being able to strengthen one's Divine Soul was something all Cultivators yearned for.

Zhong Xiu was just a minor character, but the gift he delivered was too great!!!