Before the four could beg for mercy, Taotie swallowed them whole without hesitation, and after a long while, it spat them out one by one.
Then, a flash of light appeared, the Taotie disappeared, and Gu Yifeng's figure reappeared.
Almost the instant he landed, he collapsed to the ground, unable to move for a short period of time.
"Your Highness, your secret technique is incredibly domineering, capable of so recklessly devouring the opponent's spiritual power and the power of their killing moves."
Chi Liancheng exclaimed in amazement, pointing his somewhat withered finger. Crimson spiritual light gathered from all around and surged into Gu Yifeng's body to dispel his fatigue and replenish his spiritual power.
"Cough cough cough, thank you very much, General."
Gu Yifeng coughed twice. As the crimson spiritual light gathered, the weakness in his body lessened considerably. He then barely managed to get up, pointed his sword at the air, and completely ended the lives of the four people underground.
When he transformed into a beast, he was indeed extremely excited, feeling as if he had truly become a gluttonous beast, capable of devouring everything in the world. However, he did not expect that the moment the transformation was reversed, the feeling of weakness almost killed him.
If he hadn't absorbed all the spiritual power of those four mid-stage Opening Mansion Realm cultivators in the end, he would have been the first to die from being drained of his power due to his domineering cultivation technique and his overconfidence.
Next time he transforms into a beast, Gu Yifeng is determined not to recklessly transform his entire body into a beast. He only needs to transform partially, otherwise the consumption of spiritual energy would be terrifying.
Moreover, once spiritual energy is insufficient, the energy that will be consumed next is the energy of blood and qi, and then the energy of the dantian meridians, physical body, and soul. This is the only drawback of the Devouring Heaven Record.
"These four are indeed formidable. If they unleash the Four Spirits Formation, even with only the power of the Opening Mansion Realm, they would be more than capable of wearing me down here. That kid's calculations are truly accurate."
Seeing that Gu Yifeng was unharmed, Chi Liancheng then spoke to him with lingering fear.
"Your calculations are accurate, but not quite perfect. Otherwise, you wouldn't have missed my presence. General, you'll probably have to work hard these next few days."
"If the Second Prince comes to see you, please pretend that your cultivation level has improved and the fire poison has been cured. Here is a Spirit Gathering Pill that I obtained. It should be enough for you to suppress the fire poison once and pretend that your cultivation level has improved."
Gu Yifeng pondered for a moment, then placed the jade bottle containing the Spirit Gathering Pill under Chi Liancheng, and then sat down cross-legged to close his eyes and begin to recover his spiritual power.
Although the fourth level of the Heavenly Prison was unbearably hot, for Gu Yifeng, who was now immune to fire poison and had a 50% fire immunity, this heat could be absorbed by the Devouring Heaven Record and transformed into spiritual energy to nourish himself.
After cultivating for about an hour, Gu Yifeng's spiritual power was fully restored. He then magnified the external appearance, picked up the four corpses, went to the entrance, activated the jade pendant, and used teleportation to disappear into the fourth level.
Upon returning to the first level of the prison, he threw the four corpses in front of the guards, an act that instantly terrified them, causing them to kneel on the ground, too afraid to move.
“Those in the imperial prison cannot be executed without His Majesty’s order. Has any of you forgotten this law? If it weren’t for the protection of that wicked minister, I would probably be lying here right now.”
Gu Yifeng spoke coldly. He had figured it out on the way up. The fact that assassins were able to enter the prison so quickly and set up a trap for Chi Liancheng meant that someone had informed the Second Prince about the situation inside the prison.
Who else but the jailers could keep a close eye on the situation in the prison? Therefore, this was also a warning. He had already gotten hold of them. This time, it was these assassins who died, but next time, it's anyone's guess who it will be.
After leaving the body behind, Gu Yifeng ignored the jailers' reactions and didn't say what to do with it. He simply went into his cell and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.
He had just noticed that the fire seed in his dantian had grown considerably. He figured that when he devoured the four corpses, in addition to replenishing his energy, some of it flowed into his dantian to nourish the fire seed.
Therefore, he sat down cross-legged and began to nurture the fire seed with the spiritual energy in his dantian.
As for the prison guards, they could only timidly arrange the body, and then, with the help of one of them, sent it to the Second Prince's residence.
...
"Fool! He's already dead, and you still sent him to my residence? Are you trying to frame me?!"
The Second Prince, Gu Ran, cursed angrily, kicked the jailer away, and said viciously.
Perhaps realizing he had lost his temper, he calmed down a little and with a glance, the butler behind him carried the body to the backyard, lit a fire, and burned the body.
"Alright, go ahead. Keep a close watch on His Highness. Now that you've been exposed, just watch him closely. Just send him letters every day, and don't move a single person."
Gu Ran spoke to the jailer in a deep voice again, then tossed down a gold leaf before turning and returning to his bedroom.
"Your Highness, what should we do now? It seems that on the fourth floor, we not only failed to cripple Chi Liancheng, but also emboldened him."
The shadowy figure reappeared and spoke to Gu Ran.
"If I can't kill Chi Liancheng, can't I kill Gu Yifeng? However, there's no need to rush this matter. Does he think this is enough to warn me? Go, find a way to send Qin Shan to the Heavenly Prison."
"I want to see whether his methods as the Crown Prince are more powerful, or my methods in the capital are more powerful."
Gu Ran didn't bother to speak, then wrote down a note and handed it to the shadowy figure. Just as the shadowy figure was about to take it, he withdrew his hand.
"Shadow, you won't betray me, will you? Chi Liancheng is still alive, and he's probably even broken through to a higher level. If he gets out of the Heavenly Prison, he'll likely be able to smell your presence. If you two stage a scene of fellow disciples recognizing each other, it will put me in a very difficult position."
Gu Ran suddenly spoke, her tone filled with murderous intent, clearly still harboring distrust of the shadowy figure.
"Your Highness's kindness in recognizing and appreciating me is something I will naturally follow. Chi Liancheng allowed the Lord to fall into the mortal world, which caused the bloodline of immortals to be defiled. The head of the family has also left me with an indelible scar."
"For this reason alone, I will kill Chi Liancheng to avenge his disfigurement."
The shadowy figure spoke with a hint of grief and indignation, the killing intent in his voice almost tangible. Gu Ran, upon hearing this, said nothing more and handed over the note. The shadowy figure took the note and vanished from the spot.
"Brother, I'd like to see how long you can keep jumping around, and how long your so-called sword immortal bloodline can help you."
Gu Ran muttered to herself, then lay down on the bed, humming an unknown tune, quite leisurely.
...
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The old emperor lay on his dragon bed, his face somewhat pale, while Changfu reported on the changes of the past few days beside him.
"Your Majesty, are you truly alright?"
Chang Fu asked with some concern.
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