Jiang Yuan left the abyss and came to the ground.

From the outside, Xuyuan looks like a huge sinkhole.

The tiankeng is bottomless and a thin mist floats on the top.

These mists are the evil and deathly aura that is spreading everywhere.

Xuyuan is surrounded by dense jungles, and the area within a radius of ten miles centered on Xuyuan is covered by a layer of golden space barrier.

This is Xuyuan's defensive formation, created by the founder of Zhenyuan Sect.

According to legend, the founder of Zhenyuan Sect transcended his rank and touched the secret of immortality.

With his own efforts, he brought Zhenyuan Sect to the position of one of the five major sects in Yingzhou.

Xuyuan's defense formation has a total of six layers inside and outside. It is impossible to enter Xuyuan without a special pass token.

Jiang Yuan came to an attic outside Xuyuan, which was the place where Zhenyuan Sect and Xuyuan Prison met.

At this time, two disciples from the Punishment Hall came towards them, escorting two men with ragged clothes, disheveled hair, and bloody faces.

"Were you sent by Senior Brother Qi?" Jiang Yuan asked respectfully.

"Yes, you are Li Zhiming?"

"No, I'm Jiang Yuan, the patrol disciple of the eighth area on the first floor of Xuyuan. I came here on the orders of the elders to take over. After entering Xuyuan, I was escorted to the second floor by Li Zhiming." Jiang Yuan bowed and replied.

The two disciples from the Punishment Hall looked at each other and nodded.

They wanted to confirm that Li Zhiming would come and take over these two people.

When the two men whose hands and feet were handcuffed with black iron heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and everything was said without words.

"These two are rats from the Shadow Pavilion. Their cultivation has been abolished and their dantian and the meridians and bones in their bodies have been destroyed. Please make sure Li Zhiming imprison them on the second floor, or even the third floor. Don't let anything go wrong!" Two disciples from the Punishment Hall reminded.

"Don't worry, my two senior brothers. Nothing will go wrong in Xuyuan Prison. These two rats from the enemy sect will definitely be delivered to Li Zhiming."

Jiang Yuan took the chain and dragged the two men towards the entrance of Xuyuan Prison.

"You two, once you arrive at Xuyuan Prison, Li Zhiming will take over the two of you."

"I think Senior Brother Qi has already made all the arrangements for the rest of the matter."

"..." The two didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

…

Li Zhiming waited for about a quarter of an hour.

Jiang Yuan finally came with two disheveled prisoners.

"Li Zhiming, the person has been brought down. His cultivation has been completely lost, his Dantian is shattered, his meridians and bones are broken, and he poses no threat at all."

"You escort the two of them to the second floor. After closing the black iron lock, remember to find the elders to set up a seal." Jiang Yuan handed the iron chain in his hand to Li Zhiming.

"oh."

Li Zhiming looked the two men up and down, took the chain and walked towards the second floor.

The two of them followed Li Zhiming quietly, their eyes constantly alertly observing their surroundings.

But there were too many disciples on the first level, so it was difficult for them to take action.

I can only continue to endure and lie dormant.

"Senior Brother Li." The disciples guarding the second-floor entrance bowed and saluted when they saw Li Zhiming.

"Brother Li, who are these two people?"

"I heard that the disciple just sent down from the inner sect was a spy from the enemy sect and was captured by us."

"By the way, please ask Junior Brother to notify the deacons and elders on the second floor to set up a seal for these two people."

"Understood. I'll go and notify them right away." The boy nodded in agreement.

Li Zhiming led the two of them like dogs.

The three of them walked in the dim second-floor corridor.

There are far fewer disciples on the second floor than on the first floor, so it is relatively quiet. When there is no one around, the only sound you can hear is the whistling of the wind coming from the depths of the abyss.

The two men followed behind Li Zhiming, constantly exchanging glances and discussing how to attack Li Zhiming.

Li Zhiming stopped and said, "You two go ahead."

The two were unhappy, but now was not the time to take action, so they could only continue to endure.

Li Zhiming walked behind the two of them and suddenly felt much more comfortable.

When I was walking in front of the two of them just now, I always felt a chill on my back.

"Why do these two guys feel a little weird?"

Li Zhiming's expression changed slightly.

He analyzed the two people's body movements again and came to a conclusion.

These two people don't look like people whose cultivation has been abolished at all.

Because I have experienced it myself, I am very familiar with the state after my cultivation is abolished.

Although the two men tried their best to pretend to be a disabled person, Li Zhiming could still sense something fishy from their body movements.

“Poor acting!”

Li Zhiming sneered in his heart, and his perception spread out, silently covering the two of them.

After careful investigation, Li Zhiming discovered that the two were not disabled at all!

Not only are there no problems with their bodies, they are all early seventh-grade warriors!

At this level, he is considered an elite disciple in the inner sect.

Compared to before he was crippled, he was only two small realms away!

"Sure enough, these two are pretending!"

Li Zhiming's expression suddenly became solemn.

At this moment, his brain was working rapidly.

The people escorted down by Zhenyuan Sect will basically have their cultivation destroyed.

The sect's Punishment Hall will do it personally, and then escort the person to the Affairs Pavilion next to Xuyuan for handover. During this process, an inspection will also be carried out.

After confirmation, these prisoners will be imprisoned in Xuyuan Prison.

These two were at the early seventh level and it was impossible for them to escape the eyes of the elders of the Punishment Hall.

Unless all the disciples and elders who escorted the two along the way were bribed!

"Oh no, these two guys are coming for me!"

Li Zhiming suddenly realized.

No wonder Jiang Yuan acted like he was sick today and insisted on letting himself go up to escort the prisoner.

It turns out that this pit was dug specifically for myself.

If I had gone up there myself, I'm afraid these two men would have attacked me on the way here.

"who?!"

Li Zhiming was thinking in his heart.

During this month, he has been developing steadily and has not had any conflicts with anyone.

The most recent one was the conflict with Jiang Yuan and the Sixth Elder.

However, given their identities and status, it is absolutely impossible for them to order people from the Punishment Hall.

"That bitch Tian Yaoyao?"

Li Zhiming's eyes suddenly turned cold.

But he immediately ruled out Tian Yaoyao.

Although Tian Yaoyao is a direct disciple of the inner sect, she still does not have enough capital to design such a plan against herself.

"Punishment Hall...Qi Yang!"

Li Zhiming suddenly remembered something.

He is Tian Yaoyao’s lover, his good junior brother Qi Yang!

He had heard that Qi Yang had a complicated background.

After he returned to the sect from the ruins, Qi Yang transformed from a disciple of Qingluan Peak to a direct disciple of the Punishment Hall!

You know, the most difficult branch to enter in the entire Zhenyuan Sect is the Punishment Hall!

"This pair of bastards are determined to destroy me!"

Li Zhiming clenched his fists, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

However, this couple's plan failed again.

He is now in the middle stage of the seventh rank.

Not to mention the early seventh rank, even if a strong man in the early sixth rank came, he might not be able to threaten his life.

While Li Zhiming was thinking, he had already thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

Since the other party wants him dead, he will reciprocate!

"Turn right!"

Seeing that there was no one in front of him, Li Zhiming created conditions for the two men to attack him!

The two followed the instructions and turned deep into the South District.

The two looked around and found that there were no other disciples around, and a chill appeared on their faces.

Li Zhiming pushed open an empty cell and walked in.

"Two stinky rats, come in."

"From today on, the two of you will be imprisoned here forever, and you will never see the sun tomorrow again."

Li Zhiming said lightly.

The two men walked into the cell, feeling dissatisfied.

They have only one mission today, which is to assassinate Li Zhiming.

The two were assassins trained by the commander-in-chief of the Punishment Hall.

The commander-in-chief of the Punishment Hall is Qi Yang's uncle.

This information is little known in the entire Zhenyuan Sect.

According to the commander-in-chief's instructions, after the two of them kill Li Zhiming today, they can jump directly into the abyss.

No one is seen alive, and no one is seen dead.

There was no evidence and no matter how much they investigated, they couldn't find Qi Yang.

"You two, there's no one around now, let's get started."

"Otherwise, there will be no chance later."

Li Zhiming said with a chuckle, and locked the door with a black iron lock.

When the two assassins heard this, their faces suddenly changed.

However, they had no time to think about why they were exposed.

They all mobilized the internal energy and rushed towards Li Zhiming.

The icy true energy surged out, carrying with it a strong murderous intent, enveloping Li Zhiming.

"Li Zhiming, give me your life!"

The long-haired assassin shouted coldly, and condensed an ice blade made of icy energy in his palm, and slashed towards Li Zhiming's neck.

"Qi Yang asked you to come, right?"

Li Zhiming looked at the ice blade coming towards him with a scornful smile on his face.

"Um?!"

When the two heard this, a look of shock appeared on their faces.

Their plan should have been flawless, so why did Li Zhiming know about it?

Judging from the other party's expression, it seemed that he had expected it.

The two assassins did not answer Li Zhiming's question, but sneered: "Li Zhiming, there is no point in talking any more, you will definitely die today!"

"We are both seventh-rank warriors. I have killed many eighth-rank and even seventh-rank warriors with the ice blade in my hand!"

"Really?"

Li Zhiming's mouth corners slightly raised, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.

The ice blade stabbed by the assassin seemed as slow as a turtle in his eyes.

He slightly turned sideways, and the ice blade hit the wall behind him.

After the long-haired warrior's attack missed, his face changed drastically.

He couldn't believe his eyes.

Wasn’t Li Zhiming deposed?

Even if he wasn't disabled, it would be impossible for him to dodge this move easily!

"Shang Kai, time is running out, killer move!"

The long-haired warrior warned loudly.

Once they take action, they will be exposed.

Therefore, they must kill Li Zhiming and jump into Xuyuan before Elder Xuyuan arrives.

Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!

"Midnight Killing Palm!"

"Ice Soul Spear!"

The two of them pushed their internal Qi to the extreme.

Boom~!

Two fierce Qi waves spread out, shaking the entire cell.

At the same time, the disciples and elders on the second floor noticed the commotion here and rushed over.

"Li Zhiming, you should be proud enough to die under our profound advanced martial arts!"

The icy spear in the hands of the long-haired assassin was filled with frost mist, and the sharp blade flashed with cold light as it stabbed towards Li Zhiming's neck.

Another assassin, Shang Kai, formed seals with his hands, and the gray icy energy in his body surged wildly, quickly condensing into a huge palm and slapping it towards Li Zhiming.

The two of them have absolute confidence.

Even if Li Zhiming recovered some strength, he would not be able to stop their encirclement.

The two men attacked from the left and right, forcing Li Zhiming into a corner.

He had nowhere to retreat and the only option was to fight hard!

Li Zhiming's long hair was flying and a green long sword appeared in his hand.

"The first move of the Autumn Leaf Sword Technique."

"Autumn leaves falling!"

Li Zhiming suddenly disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, a fierce knife force suddenly rose up.

Li Zhiming swung his sword, a bright iron light flashed by, and then a green sword light bloomed.

Time seems to have stood still!

The green blade was extremely sharp, and the ice spear and the huge gray palm were cut in half!

The killing moves that the two assassins were proud of were instantly shattered.

The confidence on their faces disappeared, replaced by astonishment and fear.

"How is that possible?!"

The long-haired assassin's face was full of disbelief.

Bang~!

With a dull thud, the two men flew backwards, hit the stone wall and fell to the ground.

The two men's faces were pale, and blood was dripping slowly from their abdomens, soaking the straw mat on the ground!

Li Zhiming broke their killing moves with just one sword and seriously injured two of them.

This is the embodiment of the absolute gap in strength!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"The one who could seriously injure both of us with one blow must be at least a seventh-grade master. It is impossible for Li Zhiming to have reached that level. There must be something strange!"

Shang Kai stood up with difficulty and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"I can't care less. The plan has failed. Let's get out!"

A long knife appeared in the hand of the long-haired assassin, and he turned around and chopped towards the black iron lock.

Dang~

There was a crisp sound and sparks flew everywhere.

The black iron lock is intact.

"Mad, the door is locked!"

"What should I do now?!"

"What else can I do? Die!"

The long-haired warrior replied.

The two men gnashed their teeth, glared ferociously, and stared at Li Zhiming.

They want to carve this face deep in their souls. If there is an afterlife, they will definitely seek revenge on Li Zhiming!

When Li Zhiming saw the determined looks on the two men's faces, he knew that they wanted to commit suicide.

But he would not give the two men a chance and directly killed them with a knife.

However, the two assassins wisely separated.

Li Zhiming ignored Shang Kai and went straight to the long-haired assassin.

It is enough to capture one of the two assassins alive.

Shang Kai slashed his neck on the spot, blood gushed out, his pupils slowly dilated, and his body collapsed to the ground.

As his consciousness was about to fade away, he saw Zhao Xiang being captured by Li Zhiming.

Li Zhiming was very powerful and he crippled Zhao Xiang's limbs in an instant and captured him alive.

The plan failed.

They were completely tricked by Li Zhiming.

Shang Kai died with a last trace of unwillingness.

And Zhao Xiang struggled to self-destruct!

"If you want to die, it's not that easy."

Li Zhiming slapped Zhao Xiang's abdomen with one palm, and his true energy rushed out, instantly destroying Zhao Xiang's dantian and meridians.

Then, Li Zhiming sealed all of Zhao Xiang's acupuncture points, making him unable to move, and he couldn't even bite his tongue to commit suicide.

“Kill…Kill me!”

“Please…please!”

Zhao Xiang said with difficulty.

The plan failed and he must die.

If he was caught alive, his old mother at home would certainly not escape the clutches of Qi Yang and the commander-in-chief!

“…”

Li Zhiming looked at Zhao Xiang quietly, "If you have anything to say, just tell the elder later."

"you!"

"I curse your whole family to die violently!" Zhao Xiang was furious.

"I'm sorry, I'm an orphan."

Li Zhiming replied calmly, then slapped himself on the chest.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, his face pale, looking seriously injured.