Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 678 - 491: The Body of Profound Yin_1

Tiandu, the ninth level of the Da Xia dark prison.

In a gloomy and damp cell that never saw the light of day, Gu Chengfeng, uncle of Gu Chen, was imprisoned with his family.

The floor here was paved with black stone bricks, exceedingly cold, covered with a thin layer of straw matting, and the air filled with a nauseating musty stench. Gu Chengfeng and his family were locked in a cell where he now stretched out his hands, constantly transferring his internal energy to the bodies of his wife and daughter, Xu Qinge and Gu Qingyan, to drive away the severe chill within them.

If not for Gu Chengfeng, given the ordinary constitution of Xu Qinge and Gu Qingyan, survival in the ninth level of the dark prison would have been impossible, and it wouldn't have taken long before they caught a severe cold.

At the moment, Gu Chengfeng was disheveled, his face somewhat pale with dry lips. Having been confined here for some time, he had been constantly depleting his internal energy, which was a significant drain on him.

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"Dad..."

At this time, Gu Qingyan called out softly, her voice slightly trembling, "I'm a little scared..."

"Don't be afraid, Qinyan, Dad is here with you," Gu Chengfeng said in a deep voice.

Although he was extremely anxious inside, Gu Chengfeng understood that he must not show it; only by staying calm could he somewhat soothe the hearts of Xu Qinge and Gu Qingyan.

Not long ago, the royal guards suddenly stormed Gu Mansion and arrested the family of three, bringing them here.

The dark prison was a place especially meant for incarcerating the most vicious and evil criminals in Da Xia who committed heinous crimes. Gu Chengfeng didn't believe that he had done anything to warrant this sort of confinement.

Moreover, from some inklings he had previously heard, Gu Chengfeng had a vague idea of the machinations at play.

"Master, how could this happen; what exactly occurred?" Xu Qinge appeared somewhat haggard, her face full of worry as she looked at Gu Chengfeng.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. You and Qinyan just hold on a little longer; we'll be able to get out before too long," Gu Chengfeng reassured his wife and daughter in a gentle voice.

"Dad, when will big brother come back? He will save us, right?" Gu Qingyan's bright eyes were full of longing as she stared unblinkingly at Gu Chengfeng.

As smart as she was, she clearly understood that her father must know something, and their hope for rescue lay with her older brother, Gu Chen.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chengfeng fell silent. If everything was as he had speculated, and King Huai was making a move, he actually preferred that Gu Chen would not return to Tiandu.

Having served in Tiandu for so many years, he knew at least a little about the means of the man known throughout the land as Da Xia's foremost prince. In Gu Chengfeng's view, if King Huai had acted, it would have been with thorough preparation.

Gu Chen challenging King Huai would still be too naive.

However, seeing his daughter's hopeful face, Gu Chengfeng opened his mouth, finding it difficult to speak the harsh truth.

He knew very well that his family was just collateral damage, and from beginning to end, King Huai's true target had always been Gu Chen.

Just then, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside the cell.

"Someone's coming?" Gu Chengfeng's expression immediately turned stern as he anxiously looked towards the exterior of the cell while instinctively shielding his wife and daughter behind him.

"Who's there?!" Gu Chengfeng asked in a low voice.

As the footsteps got closer, a tall figure also appeared in Gu Chengfeng's field of vision.

"You are?"

Gu Chengfeng looked at the young man before him with some confusion. Though it was dim in the dark prison, with only an oil lamp offering faint illumination, as a martial artist, he possessed some ability to see in the dark.

The man standing before Gu Chengfeng was a young person around the same age as Gu Chen, tall and burly, handsome with broad shoulders and strong arms, thick eyebrows and large eyes, his presence calm and imposing, dressed in a long golden robe with an embroidered flame on the chest.

Gu Chengfeng frowned. He did not recognize the man and wondered why the young man was here.

"Who are you, and what do you want?" Gu Chengfeng asked warily as he retreated, protecting his wife and daughter.

The man in the golden robe had a placid expression as he looked at the family of three, his gaze resting on Gu Qingyan. He spoke, "My name is Yang Qian; I come from Burning Heaven Valley of the higher realm."

"The higher realm, Burning Heaven Valley?!" Upon hearing this, Gu Chengfeng was immediately shocked and staggered.

With the continual descent of prodigies from the higher realm, Gu Chengfeng had come to understand a fair bit about it.

So you're saying that this young man before him was actually from a holy land of the higher realm?

Gu Chengfeng furrowed his brow; this was a person of great importance, someone they could not afford to provoke. Why on earth had he sought them out?

"You're here to trouble my firstborn son?" Gu Chengfeng asked sternly.

Other than Gu Chen, he simply could not fathom any other reason for Yang Qian's visit.

"Ha!"

Contrary to Gu Chengfeng's expectation, upon hearing his words, Yang Qian from Burning Heaven Valley of the upper realm showed a hint of disdain and casually said, "He is but a man who is about to die."

"What?!" Gu Chengfeng's brows furrowed tightly, confirming his fears that King Huai had indeed laid a trap in Tiandu, waiting for Gu Chen.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My big brother will not die!" At this moment, Gu Qingyan, seemingly finding courage from nowhere, glared at Yang Qian with a hint of anger in her eyes as she rebuked him softly.