144: Chapter 144 Spying, Serious Offender

Although that person had concealed their aura and hidden in a visual blind spot...

...with Chen Ran's current perception at the Aperture Condensation Realm, this sense of being watched was no different from actively exposing themselves.

With a thought, Chen Ran automatically activated the [Heavenly Net].

His Mental Energy transformed into invisible ripples and began to spread into the distance.

Everything in the surroundings was revealed before his eyes without the slightest error, and the figure peeping from the shadows also appeared within his perception.

"Aperture Condensation Realm..."

Chen Ran paused slightly in his heart after observing the other party's strength.

This kind of strength would be considered quite formidable even in the Capital, being an existence second only to the great experts of the Return to Truth Realm.

Even if this person was only at the Early Stage of the Aperture Condensation Realm, the information revealed behind them could not be underestimated.

Why would someone specifically come to spy on a Prison Officer for no reason?

Chen Ran pretended to be normal and began to follow his usual route to work at the Heavenly Prison.

The feeling of being watched did not disappear; the peeper followed him along the route toward the Heavenly Prison.

Until he completely entered the territory of the Heavenly Prison, the peeper perhaps felt it was inappropriate to enter.

They stopped outside the Heavenly Prison, lingering and hesitating to move forward.

Chen Ran was not surprised by this.

He was confident that his disguise could never be seen through; otherwise, what would be greeting him now would not be a stalker, but most likely the long sword in Lin Wan's hand.

However, only two factions could be involved with him and possess such great power.

"Could it be someone sent by the Lin Family?"

Chen Ran thought to himself as he changed into his uniform and walked from the underground steps of the Heavenly Prison into its depths.

"Prison Officer Chen, morning."

"Prison Officer Chen, many people were imprisoned today. Here is the list; please take a look."

Just after entering the Heavenly Prison, a Jailer handed over a register.

Chen Ran took it and scanned the list, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Most of the prisoners brought in today were trash for the first and second floors of the Heavenly Prison; there wasn't even one prisoner who could enter the third floor.

For him now, they were existences that were "tasteless to eat but a pity to discard."

With the current strength of the heavenly book of prison suppression, even if all the prisoners from the first two floors of the Heavenly Prison were bundled together, the increase in his strength would be limited.

To obtain higher rewards, he had to come into contact with stronger prisoners.

Thinking of this,

Chen Ran couldn't help but think of Ye Wuya, who had been imprisoned a few days ago.

Back then, the rewards Ye Wuya dropped were incredibly bountiful, directly pushing his cultivation Realm up by one level.

Unfortunately, that was a one-time reward, and it would be difficult to encounter another Martial Artist nearly comparable to the Return to Truth Realm like Ye Wuya again.

"Sigh, the first day of missing Brother Ye."

"If a few prisoners like that could come every day, I believe it wouldn't be long before I could be invincible in the mortal world..."

While thinking, Chen Ran began his daily work.

Checking cells, monitoring prisoners, registering names...

Today's work flow was not complicated, but after Chen Ran started working, he discovered that Warden Wen Ruoxu, who was supposed to work with him, had actually disappeared.

This direct descendant of the Wen Family had been slacking off since entering the Heavenly Prison.

He was frequently absent or late; if not for his Family's protection...

With his habits, he would have been expelled from the Demon Suppression Division long ago.

The fourth floor of the Heavenly Prison.

Rumble.

The stone slab doors opened to both sides, and the candlelight flickered weakly.

An extremely cold chill rushed toward him, and a ghostly wind blew from the depths of the cellar.

The ghostly wind was thick with Evil Qi.

If it were an ordinary person with a poor Physique, just being blown by this ghostly wind would cause them to fall seriously ill.

Chen Ran narrowed his eyes and lifted the lantern in his hand.

He was completely indifferent to the soul-piercing cold wind.

Those cold chills were completely evaporated by his extremely vigorous blood and qi the moment they touched his body.

If one could observe his internal body, they would find that Chen Ran's body was currently like a great sun furnace, with blood and qi like a flood.

"Meal time."

Chen Ran threw the meal near the cell door, and without waiting for the prisoner inside to react, he pushed the wooden cart forward.

The prisoners held on the fourth floor of the Heavenly Prison had very high Realms, mostly being existences of the fourth or fifth rank.

But in terms of actual danger, it wasn't as high as imagined.

After all, their strength was already under a Seal, and having been imprisoned for so many years, they had no chance of escape; their original spirit had long since vanished.

These prisoners were merely there to make up the numbers; if they were truly meant to be cleared out, the imperial court would have ordered their execution long ago.

Now, taking one person from these cells every month or two was also a form of torture for these prisoners.

After all, no one knew if they would be the next one.

Click-clack, click-clack.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the dark corridor.

Those prisoners were initially excited, but after seeing Chen Ran's figure, they shrank back into their cells, too lazy to speak.

Over the past few days, Chen Ran had already become familiar with the prisoners; they all knew he was a bold Jailer who wasn't afraid of being intimidated.

So, naturally, no one tried to tease him for fun anymore.

Chen Ran walked to the end of the cells, his eyes narrowing as his body prepared for combat in advance.

The most dangerous prisoner on the fourth floor was not those Devil Heads who had killed countless people, but Shen Jixuan, known as the Soul-Sunder Old Ghost.

Chen Ran threw a portion of prisoner food near the cell and spoke indifferently:

"Time to eat."

As his voice fell, there was a slight movement within the pitch-black cage.

In the next moment, that bowl of prisoner food disappeared into thin air.

A middle-aged man with white hair and beard, a peaceful face, and a refined temperament was seen sitting quietly on a straw mat.

He showed no surprise or other reaction to Chen Ran's arrival.

Like a robot that only knew how to meditate, he breathed the air evenly.

Finally, he opened his mouth and said: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Chen Ran stepped back several paces, his gaze focused.

The heavenly book of prison suppression flipped open, and a golden panel popped up.

"[Prisoner: Shen Jixuan]"},{

[Realm: Innate Realm Peak (Currently fallen to: Return to Truth Realm Peak)]

[Sin Value: Extremely High]

[Life Experience: An ancient abandoned Dao Cultivator, specialized in the Divine Soul and abandoned the Physical Body. Long-term Soul Emergence wandering the world, kidnapping the Divine Souls of Martial Artists to refine into Origin. Sealed by multiple Sects and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison...]

[Cultivation Technique: Nether Soul Heart Sutra]

After seeing that string of luxurious achievements and strength, Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This person's strength and Realm were the highest of any Cultivator he had seen so far.

However, he did not know specifically what crime had been committed to lead multiple Sects to join forces to Seal him in the Heavenly Prison.

"Maybe I should go to Six Doors to check..."

Chen Ran did not stay for long, afraid of raising the other party's suspicion.

He turned and disappeared into the Heavenly Prison. After he had completely left,

Shen Jixuan slowly opened his eyes, looked in the direction Chen Ran had departed, and spoke indifferently:

"Interesting, there is actually such an interesting person in the Heavenly Prison..."