Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 320 - 159: Though Faced by Millions, I Will Go Forward

Chapter 320: Chapter 159: Though Faced by Millions, I Will Go Forward

7:30 PM.

Dusk falls, fog thickens, enveloping the lake.

Fan Wubing is at the Chaotic Burial Mound by Zhezhu Lake, burying eleven criminals. He then takes in five more criminals from a boat brought over by Qi Wu from the Fuxian Bureau. These five had their cultivation and Dao sealed, their senses locked tight, led around like lambs.

"Thanks for your hard work, Brother Wu."

Qi Wu’s paper-like body shivers, shaking off the discomforting clean aura from outside. He then says, "Today it’s your turn to unclog the air passage, right?"

"Yes, it’s my turn."

Qi Wu asks suspiciously, "Are you sure you want to go alone?"

"I’ve troubled everyone for over half a month now, you all have your own jobs, I shouldn’t trouble you further," Fan Wubing replies with a smile.

"Alright then."

The two enter the Abyssal Prison together, parting ways at the entrance of the second layer.

Chen Si finds Fan Wubing, handing him something resembling dried bark that’s surprisingly smooth to the touch like Mutton Fat Jade. "This will help you open the passage to the fifth layer." He then asks worriedly, "Are you really going alone? Shouldn’t I accompany you?"

Fan Wubing shakes his head, "No need, Master Si, don’t worry. I’m familiar with everything now."

"Alright. Oh, by the way, when you reach the fourth layer, look for Third Sister first."

"What’s with Third Sister?"

"What else? She’s definitely worried about you, probably wants to give you something to protect your life."

Fan Wubing gives a wry smile, "Master Si, I don’t really understand why Third Sister cares about me so much."

Chen Si pulls out a pipe from somewhere and starts smoking, the poor quality producing a lot of smoke. "Third Sister is actually a good person."

"A good person?"

"Have you heard about Princess Consort Ya?"

Princess Consort Ya, Li Ying, Venerable Chengming’s sister.

"I know about her, but not much."

Chen Si says, "Third Sister doesn’t actually belong here in the Abyssal Prison. She was Princess Consort Ya’s personal maid, came in with her to take care of her."

"Wasn’t Princess Consort Ya a criminal? How does she get this kind of treatment?"

Chen Si sneers, "The Emperor’s business is beyond our understanding."

The prison guards in the Abyssal Prison not only show no respect for the Crown Prince or the Emperor, but they also couldn’t care less about what Great Li is like.

Chen Si says, "Third Sister never said it, but everyone knows. We guards are all rotten lives, our deaths mean little. But Third Sister is different, she hasn’t committed any crime and she takes great care of us. Not only does she often guide our cultivation, but she also happily covers shifts if any of us want to slack off."

"So, it makes sense that Third Sister cares about me?"

"Her taking care of everyone is normal, but her concern for you isn’t."

"Why do you say that?"

Chen Si glances sideways at Fan Wubing, "Firstly, Third Sister really cherishes her eyes. She was a great beauty when she first arrived here, but she voluntarily contracted the ’Blood Fusion Syndrome’ to adapt to the prison environment, causing her flesh to not coagulate. Now she’s just skin and bones, but she kept her eyes. She gave you her left eye; that alone is unusual."

"Why would she give it to me?"

"I don’t know, you’ll have to ask her yourself."

Fan Wubing, carrying the artifact for the fifth layer clearance, lights three Soul-Guiding Incense sticks, uses spirit to locate the position on the fourth layer, and follows the direction pointed by the smoke.

Proceeding along the twisting, chaotic, overlapping stone staircases.

He soon reaches the fourth layer. The fourth layer is oppressively stuffy, with even more floating stone staircases crisscrossing through space. Most are very short, just ten to twenty steps; at each end, a new staircase must be found. The path is often long, requiring frequent changes, with positions shifting constantly—one wrong step and you’re off course.

Thus, the way through the fourth layer is hard to traverse.

Racing against the incense burning out, Fan Wubing arrives at Third Sister’s dwelling.

Third Sister is watering a flower—a white chrysanthemum. Seeing a living thing in the prison is rare. According to Third Sister, she planted over ten thousand chrysanthemums, and only this one survived, thanks to her farming techniques. So she cherishes this chrysanthemum greatly.

"You’re here," Third Sister smiles.

"Did you call me, Third Sister?"

"There’s news from outside for you."

"From whom?"

Third Sister says, "Ye Yixian. See for yourself." She then throws him a stream of aura.

Fan Wubing opens and reads the aura.

It says that the Li Palace has passed a comprehensive law to ascend to immortality. The Eternal Immortal Sect has chosen a location for their branch sect, a spot in Zhe Xian Valley, a thousand miles east of the Celestial Balance Upper City, and construction has begun.

Fan Wubing is quite surprised; he didn’t expect Ye Yixian to provide such a valuable resource. Zhe Xian Valley is on the main dragon vein of Great Li, a rare Immortal Spirit Land.

Everything proceeds as planned, fervently advancing, experiencing minor setbacks, but all good things come with challenges.

The message ends with a note from Fu Manman—typical pleasantries, then congratulations on breaking through to the Distraction stage.

Fan Wubing recalls the Fetal Movement Realm breakthrough four months ago.

"..."

Is this the power of the Neutral Body and the Three-legged Golden Crow’s potent physique?

"Thank you, Third Sister," Fan Wubing finishes reading and smiles at her.

Third Sister tenderly touches each petal of the white chrysanthemum, then looks at him, "The fifth layer is really dangerous, are you sure you don’t want me to come along?"

"No need, Third Sister."

"Alright then. Take this with you." Third Sister hands Fan Wubing a talisman.

Fan Wubing takes it, exclaiming, "This is a Teleportation Talisman!"

Teleportation Talismans are extremely valuable, starting at the lowest tier of Immortal grade, and can only be crafted by Talisman Masters who comprehend the Cosmic Dao.