42: Sneak into the prison! Soul protection!

Li Shengyuan not only exposed the Three-Rank Great Demon's hidden location but also drew out Mo Lingtian, a Three-Rank powerhouse.

After luring the tiger away from its mountain, it would be much easier for him to find Minister Sun.

Currently, in the Demon Suppression Division, there is only one Three-Rank Division Lord in the capital; the other two and several Golden Uniform are suppressing demons and monsters across the Great Qian.

Otherwise, if all three Division Lords were present, that Three-Rank Great Demon wouldn't dare to come, no matter how much courage it had.

No one understood the current situation of the Demon Suppression Division better than him.

"Fight, the more intense the better."

Li Shengyuan's lips curled into a slight smile, and his figure perfectly concealed in the darkness, he sprinted towards the prison where Sun Ruian was held.

Along the way, he encountered many demon cult members fighting for their lives, attempting to escape after being exposed.

However, to strengthen their defenses, the Demon Suppression Division had also dispatched some experts from the Four Great Imperial Guards in the capital.

It could be said that it was a one-sided slaughter against these demon cult members.

Li Shengyuan did not stop his steps throughout, moving as if he were returning home; even Four-Rank powerhouses passing by him did not detect his presence.

At this moment, the Demon Suppression Division's main prison was lightly guarded, with only one Five-Rank martial artist and a few lower-ranked individuals remaining.

"Big Brother, the fighting outside is so intense! Our luck is terrible; we missed such a great opportunity to kill demons and are stuck guarding the prison."

A Six-Rank expert couldn't help but complain to the Five-Rank powerhouse, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the main prison gate with a serious expression.

The others also chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, such a great merit for killing demons, and we don't get a share."

The Five-Rank powerhouse, who had been resting with closed eyes, opened his sharp eyes and coldly said to the crowd:

"All of you remember this: no matter how many demons you kill outside, the people locked inside must absolutely not be lost. Otherwise, all the demons killed outside will be in vain!"

"If the people imprisoned inside are unharmed, then everyone present will have made a great contribution. Do you all understand?!"

"Yes!"

Everyone's expressions sobered, and they nodded solemnly.

"But with so many experts out front, and Division Lord Mo also there, no demon should be able to get through here, right?"

The Five-Rank expert pondered for a moment and said, "Don't relax your vigilance tonight!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert.

Li Shengyuan, seeing this, shook his head with a smile. Their vigilance was high, but unfortunately, they met me.

'Sorry, brothers, I can only treat you to drinks at a brothel to compensate,' Li Shengyuan thought to himself.

Then he passed by them, and they didn't notice anything unusual.

There was a large formation protecting this place, capable of isolating anyone from outside the Demon Suppression Division; if one forced their way in, a warning would be triggered.

However, as a Golden-robed Demon Suppressor, it was simple for Li Shengyuan to enter.

Fortunately, this great formation wasn't advanced enough to record personal identity information, otherwise, Li Shengyuan would have been a bit troubled.

He arrived at the dungeon unimpeded; almost everyone from Minister Suns Residence was imprisoned here.

Li Shengyuan passed through the dim, damp prison and made his way to the deepest, most heavily sealed cell.

But even this couldn't stump Li Shengyuan.

Sitting cross-legged, his Pure Yang Nascent Soul, enveloped in demonic energy, flew out of his body.

If it was just to perform soul-searching, having the Nascent Soul was enough.

The Nascent Soul passed through the cell door and entered the dimly lit cell.

Sun Ruian, the former Minister of Justice of Great Qian, was calmly sitting cross-legged on a straw mat, his hands and feet shackled.

Although he was in prison, he could still hear the sounds of the great battle raging outside the Demon Suppression Division.

Battles between Four-Rank powerhouses could easily cause scenes of mountains crumbling and earth cracking.

However, the demon cult members were almost entirely suppressed, and the Demon Suppression Division's powerhouses wanted to minimize damage, so it didn't seem overly shocking.

Although the Demon Suppression Division was located in the outer city of the capital, and its location was relatively secluded, it was still part of the capital's territory, and too much destruction was undesirable.

Even so, the already sparse houses outside the Demon Suppression Division were almost all razed.

Looking at the calm Sun Ruian, Li Shengyuan, who intended to invade his sea of consciousness with his Nascent Soul, frowned slightly.

"What a powerful soul-protecting treasure!"

This Sun Ruian was indeed no ordinary pawn; his soul-protecting treasure, which prevented soul-searching, was actually comparable to a top-tier Three-Rank supreme treasure!

Li Shengyuan's heart sank slightly; although he could invade his sea of consciousness, it would take too long, an unbearable amount of time.

With his mind racing, Li Shengyuan's Nascent Soul materialized before him.

"Minister Sun's composure is truly admirable. With a great battle raging outside, you remain calm and cultivate yourself here."

Sun Ruian opened his calm eyes, looked at the demonic energy Nascent Soul before him, and said indifferently:

"Are you from the demon cult?"

"The Demon Suppression Division's prison is heavily guarded; how did you get in?"

"Our demon cult's methods are heaven-defying; entering a mere prison is but a trivial matter," the Nascent Soul said with a disdainful smile.

Sun Ruian's face, however, darkened, and he shouted, "If your demon cult truly has heaven-defying abilities, then why didn't you even know that a ghost was being raised in your own home?!"

"If it weren't for your demon cult, how would my entire family have fallen to this state?!"

Li Shengyuan's heart stirred; listening to Sun Ruian's tone, he wasn't a member of the demon cult, merely cooperating with them.

Then he... was King Yan's man?

Thinking this, Li Shengyuan actually felt a slight relief.

Then he continued, "This was a mistake of our demon cult; that person has already been pulverized, and it will never happen again. This time, I've come to take Minister Sun away!"

"For this, our demon cult has expended many powerhouses!"

Sun Ruian's expression also softened slightly, "What about my family?"

"I didn't expect Minister Sun, having climbed to such a height, to still be such an indecisive person. As long as Minister Sun lives, can't you have as many family members as you want? Once the grand undertaking is complete, they will all be contributions!" the Nascent Soul said indifferently.

"Alright, Minister Sun, release your mind and let this venerable one's Nascent Soul control your body to take you out of this Demon Suppression Division prison!"

A hint of struggle appeared on Sun Ruian's face, and he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"If I ever rule the capital, I will make sure the Li family and the female emperor are buried with my entire Sun family!"

A hint of killing intent flashed in Li Shengyuan's eyes, and he said impatiently, "Stop dawdling; our demon cult members outside are almost at their limit!"

Sun Ruian, having climbed to this height, was naturally not an indecisive person.

"Come on!"

He also knew that it would be very difficult for him, an ordinary person, to leave this Demon Suppression Division prison.

He could only rely on the demon cult member in front of him.

As for the after-effects, His Majesty King Yan would naturally find a way for him.

Li Shengyuan's heart was slightly pleased at the sight, and without a change in expression, he directly rushed into his sea of consciousness.

Feeling Sun Ruian's weak soul, Li Shengyuan's face was also filled with smiles.

"Finally in!"

Soul-searching an ordinary person like Sun Ruian, if there were no treasures protecting his soul, would actually be simpler than soul-searching Liu Xiu.

Then, Li Shengyuan used his powerful soul energy to envelop Sun Ruian's soul.

"Let me see what secrets you hold!"

At this moment, Sun Ruian also sensed that something was wrong.

Using the soul-protecting treasure, he roared at Li Shengyuan in his sea of consciousness:

"Bold demon! You're not taking me out of here; what are you trying to do?!"

"Minister Sun, don't be nervous; I just want to see what secrets you have," Li Shengyuan said with a calm smile.

But very quickly, the smile on his face froze again, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"What the hell secrets does an ordinary person like you have? There's one magical artifact in your sea of consciousness, and then another soul-protecting magical artifact for double protection!"

"Hahaha... demon! Although I am just an ordinary person, I am not someone a mere Nascent Soul can act presumptuously towards!" Sun Ruian laughed triumphantly.

"Be sensible and obediently take this old man out of here!"

Li Shengyuan's expression, however, became calm.

"Since that's the case, don't blame me for using other methods."

'System, plunder the purple attribute [Soul Protection] from Sun Ruian.'