Inside the Heavenly Purgatory Prison, Jiang Chen looked around and quickly noticed formations spread throughout the entire place.

Heh, this prison really is something. But trying to keep me locked up here? That’s just wishful thinking, Jiang Chen thought with amusement.

As he went deeper into the Heavenly Purgatory Prison, the formations became more and more complex, and the prisoners held inside were clearly much stronger as well.

At that moment, a system notification suddenly rang out inside Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! Plot alteration detected!]

[Ding! You have earned 10,000 Villain Value points!]

Oh? Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. This should be because of the changes involving Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming.

In the original storyline, I probably would’ve fought Shen Xin first. Then the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance would’ve backed Zhu Zhongming, eventually leading to both sides dragging each other down.

In the end, though, I was destined to lose to the protagonist anyway, while Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming were never meant to die.

But things are different now. There’s no real conflict between me, Shen Xin, and Zhu Zhongming, and I even secretly cooperated with Shen Xin once.

This change in the storyline didn’t affect the protagonist’s opportunities, so his Heavenly Fate Value stayed the same.

Still, getting ten thousand Villain Value points feels like a nice appetizer before the real feast.

Before Jiang Chen even realized it, the guards had already escorted him to the ninety-ninth level of the Heavenly Purgatory Prison.

The formations here were all at the Nirvana Cleansing level, layered together in an incredibly complex network. Even a Peak-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm expert would have a hard time breaking through them.

"Get in there!"

The three Nirvana Cleansing realm guardians shoved Jiang Chen into the prison cell. Their faces twisted with cruel excitement as they stared at him coldly.

"Bastard, you’ll soon learn what real pain feels like!"

"We’ll make sure you suffer so much that death will seem merciful, hahaha!"

As longtime guards of the Heavenly Purgatory Prison, they held absolute authority here. Watching prisoners suffer had long since become one of their favorite pastimes.

To them, tormenting inmates was just part of everyday life.

"Heh."

Jiang Chen let out a cold laugh, and in the next instant, he vanished without a trace.

The three Nirvana Cleansing realm guardians froze in shock.

"What? Where did he go?"

"How is that possible? How did he disappear?"

The three of them immediately spread out their divine senses and frantically searched the prison cell, but there was no sign of Jiang Chen anywhere.

Right after that, one of the Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivators shouted anxiously, "Quick! Shut down the formation and find him!"

"Calm down. There’s no need to panic."

Another guardian narrowed his eyes, looking completely confident as he spoke.

"That bastard is definitely still inside."

"This cell isn’t something a Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivator can escape from so easily. Even someone with Void Tribulation realm combat power would still be trapped for some time. There’s no way Jiang Chen could’ve just slipped out like that."

"So I’m certain he’s still in the cell. Most likely, he’s using some extremely advanced concealment technique to hide from our senses."

"If we deactivate the formation now to search for him, we might end up giving him the perfect chance to escape."

The other two quickly nodded after hearing that explanation. The reasoning made sense to them.

The three Nirvana Cleansing realm guardians immediately relaxed and continued mocking the seemingly empty prison cell.

"Hmph! Jiang Chen, you little brat, did you really think you could trick us into shutting down the formation? Keep dreaming!"

"Just stay hidden in there and wait. We’ll make sure you experience every torture imaginable!"

What they didn’t know was that Jiang Chen had already used the Space Dao to quietly leave the Heavenly Purgatory Prison.

After all, the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance didn’t have a true Void Tribulation realm powerhouse, so naturally, nobody there had mastered the complete Space Dao.

Although the Heavenly Purgatory Prison was powerful, it wasn’t impossible to escape from, especially for someone like Jiang Chen, who had several easy ways to get out. Among them, the simplest was naturally the Space Dao.

With his complete mastery of the Space Dao, escaping the Heavenly Purgatory Prison was as easy as a single thought.

Meanwhile, the three prison guardians still had no idea what had happened. They continued cursing and threatening the completely empty prison cell like fools.

By this point, Jiang Chen had already arrived outside the Interstellar Teleportation Hall.

Three useless dogs. Enjoy staying in that prison a little longer. I can deal with you anytime I want.

Jiang Chen glanced back toward the Heavenly Purgatory Prison, amusement flickering in his eyes.

If he hadn’t wanted to avoid causing too much chaos and attracting unnecessary attention from Heavenly Fate, he would’ve already killed those three Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivators.

For now, his priority was heading to Sky Harmony Immortal Star.

In fact, Shen Xin had already given Jiang Chen the exact location of the protagonist’s so-called burial site on Sky Harmony Immortal Star.

Without wasting any more time, Jiang Chen turned and headed toward the entrance of the Interstellar Teleportation Hall.

I didn’t expect Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming to head to Phoenix Cry Immortal Star first, Jiang Chen thought as he approached the massive hall.

With the two of them speaking on my behalf, I should’ve gained at least some trust from the protagonist. That’ll make things easier for me later on.

Even if they aren’t with me when I meet him, just hearing how I helped Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming should still leave a decent first impression.

After all, supporting characters with Fate Values that high are incredibly rare. They’re obviously very important to the protagonist.

As those thoughts crossed his mind, Jiang Chen suddenly paused.

Only now did he realize something important he had completely overlooked before.

Come to think of it, I still don’t know what kind of heaven-defying trump card this new protagonist has.

Both Mo Hao and Lu Yi were transmigrators with systems. There’s no way this new protagonist is any weaker. Most likely, he has a system too.

Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

If that’s the case... could his system be related to his own disciples?

The moment that possibility appeared in his mind, Jiang Chen felt a chill run through him.

If that were true, then helping Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming might actually work against me instead.

Jiang Chen slowly let out a breath, feeling fortunate instead.

Thankfully, his Black Heavenly Fate had subtly guided him once again. At the same time, he silently praised Yu Qiran’s earlier decision to take Shen Xin and Zhu Zhongming away with him.

...

On Divine Lands Immortal Star, interstellar teleportation arrays were in constant use.

Cultivators came and went nonstop, with people teleporting in and out at every moment.

With his presence completely concealed, Jiang Chen moved through the crowd unnoticed.

After a short while, he blended into a group of cultivators and entered the heavily guarded Interstellar Teleportation Hall.

Not long ago, he had just left this place. And now, he was departing once again, this time heading toward the protagonist’s so-called burial place, Sky Harmony Immortal Star.

The Interstellar Teleportation Hall was guarded by three Nirvana Peering realm cultivators.

But to Jiang Chen, they might as well not have existed.

While hiding his aura, Jiang Chen casually wandered through the massive hall and quickly found the interstellar teleportation array leading to his destination.

At that moment, another cultivator stepped onto the same teleportation array.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen smiled faintly and followed behind him.

The next instant, a loud boom echoed through the hall as a pillar of light shot into the sky, and Jiang Chen disappeared along with the teleportation array’s activation.