Chapter 171 Don't even mention releasing water, you can release the whole ocean!

The water prison of the Tianyan Sect is located deep underground on the main peak, where the sun never shines. The cold and damp air condenses into white mist, which lingers on the rusty black iron bars. The air is filled with a musty smell and a faint smell of blood that have not dissipated for years.

Ordinary disciples who stayed here for even a short while felt their spiritual energy stagnate and their souls grow cold, let alone those who had lost most of their cultivation and were also seriously injured.

At this moment, this place, which should have been desolate and quiet, was unusually lively.

The once sturdy stone door of the water dungeon was violently broken open, leaving a large hole and scattering broken stones all over the ground.

Inside the cave, Yan Qiubai was half-supporting and half-carrying Qingxuan, who was soaking wet and had a face paler than a ghost, carefully moving him out of the knee-deep, chilling, bone-corroding water.

Shen Zhaozhao held the Zixiao sword, its tip pointing diagonally at the ground. Although it was not yet drawn, the aura emanating from her body that said, "Whoever dares to block my way, I'll chop them up," was enough to make the eyelids of the elders on the other side, who were ordered to guard her, twitch.

These elders belong to different peaks and are usually highly respected and influential figures in the sect.

At this moment, however, everyone's eyes were wandering, their expressions were subtle, and their posture was extremely loose. Rather than coming to stop people, they seemed to be there to watch and keep watch.

There was nothing we could do; it was Qingxuan who was on the verge of death!

It was Qingxuan, the junior disciple who had worked tirelessly for hundreds of years, managing all the affairs of the sect in an orderly manner, allowing them to comfortably be a hands-off manager and frequently go into seclusion for hundreds of years!

Speaking of feelings, how could these senior uncles not feel heartache watching Qingxuan and Yan Qiubai grow from little kids to where they are now?

Moreover, Qingxuan has a good temper and is patient. Whenever any of their peaks lacked pills or materials, they would go to Qingxuan, and he would always find a way to get them what they needed.

Compared to Senior Brother Ling Xiao, who always had a stern face and only had eyes for his precious disciple, Qing Xuan was like a warm and caring daughter in the sect.

If it weren't for the few trusted disciples sent by Ling Xiao keeping a close watch nearby, they would have quietly opened the cell door, slipped their treasured life-saving pills inside, and then pretended nothing had happened.

Now that someone's here to cause trouble, perfect timing!

They'd release not just water, they'd release the whole ocean!

"Cough...cough cough cough..."

Qingxuan suddenly coughed violently, his thin body trembling like a withered leaf in the wind, and a trickle of bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, a shocking sight on his pale face.

"Senior brother?"

Yan Qiubai's voice trembled with heartache as he quickly tried to soothe him.

A chubby elder in charge of the Pill Pavilion immediately exclaimed "Oh dear!" and pointed at the elder in charge of discipline next to him, starting to berate him: "Old Zhao! Was it you?! You didn't hold back when you stopped him just now, and your spiritual power shocked Junior Nephew Qingxuan?!"

Elder Zhao glared at him, his voice even louder than his own: "Stop spouting nonsense! It was clearly your fat body that blocked the way, making it hard for Junior Nephew Qingxuan to breathe!"

"Who are you calling fat?!"

"I'm talking to you! So what?!"

As the two argued, they somehow started pushing and shoving each other. The fluctuations of spiritual energy seemed turbulent, but they cleverly avoided the direction where Shen Zhaozhao and the others were, and instead targeted the already crumbling walls of the water prison.

The other two elders thought, "This won't do. If only the two of them perform, it will make us look out of place!"

Elders Sun and Li exchanged a glance and, in perfect unison, rolled up their sleeves and joined the fray!

"Old Baldy Sun! Did you just secretly lock onto Junior Nephew Qingxuan with your divine sense? You scared him!"

"Blind Li, you're talking nonsense! I think it's because your broken formation wasn't completely dispelled, and the residual cold energy has seeped into Junior Nephew Qingxuan!"

In an instant, the elders, who were usually so dignified and otherworldly, were fighting fiercely in the gloomy water dungeon. Their spiritual energy flashed wildly, and their palms and fists clashed. Every now and then, they would shout angrily, "You attacked me!" "You have no martial ethics!"

Stone fragments were falling from the top of the water prison, and amidst the chaotic brawl, a series of clanging and splashing sounds could be heard.

Bottles labeled as rare fell "accidentally" from the sleeves and bosoms of the elders as if they were free, and rolled precisely to Yan Qiubai and Shen Zhaozhao's feet.

Yan Qiubai: "..."

Shen Zhaozhao: "..."

Yan Qiubai's lips twitched, but he didn't care about anything else. He quickly picked up a jade bottle with "Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill" engraved on it from the ground, uncorked it, and stuffed one into Qingxuan's mouth.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and Qingxuan's previously ashen complexion visibly regained some color, while his rapid breathing also calmed down slightly.

While the elders were fiercely "fighting," they glanced out of the corner of their eyes and saw that Qingxuan had taken the medicine, which reassured them somewhat. They fought even more vigorously, and more rare and precious herbs fell out, even starting to compete fiercely—

"You dare to show off that worthless weed? Look at my ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Mushroom!"

"Bah! Blood Ganoderma lucidum is nothing special? Look at this bottle of Vitality Elixir, refined with Phoenix True Fire!"

"Make way, everyone! I have a life-saving talisman left behind by Senior Brother Xuanji!"

However, just as the elders were enthusiastically exchanging gifts, practically "accidentally" revealing their own cave dwellings as a token of their appreciation to Qingxuan—

"Nonsense!"

A furious shout, like a thunderclap, exploded in the cramped space of the water prison, making the entire cell vibrate.

The chaotic "battle" was frozen in time.

Everyone turned to look and saw that at the broken entrance of the water prison, Sect Leader Lingxiao Zhenren had a grim face and the pressure of his Nascent Soul stage aura was like a solid mountain, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts.

Beside him stood Yun Wan'er, her eyes slightly red.

Looking at the mess before him—the broken stone gate, the top-grade pills and herbs scattered all over the ground, and the elders whose eyes were darting around and who clearly dared not meet his gaze—Master Lingxiao felt a surge of evil fire rush to the top of his head, and his brain was buzzing.

These old fogies! Do they think he's blind?!

"you……!"

Lingxiao Zhenren spat out a few words through gritted teeth, his gaze like an ice pick, piercing each of the elders, "As elders of the sect, is this how you guard the place of wanted criminals?!"

He couldn't help but step forward, his voice carrying the straightforwardness unique to young people, and said indignantly, "Elders! The truth of the matter has not yet been revealed, and whether Elder Qingxuan is guilty or not still needs to be decided by the sect leader!"

"Where do you place the sect's rules? Where do you place the sect leader's authority?!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, even with a touch of heartfelt emotion. He looked at the ashen-faced Lingxiao Zhenren with reverence: "No wonder the Xuanji Dao Ancestor chose Lingxiao Zhenren to succeed him as sect leader. Now it seems that the Dao Ancestor truly had discerning eyes!"

"Only someone as impartial and incorruptible as the sect leader can keep in check those who... rely on their seniority and disregard the law! Only then can the eternal reputation of our Tianyan Sect be maintained!"

The elders: "???"

no? !

Where did this hothead come from?!

Who does he think he is?!

What level of cultivation?!

They can't beat Ling Xiao, but killing him would be easy!