Breaking through five realms in a single day, a god among men!

Prison.

"You didn't set up this formation?"

The cold voice fell, and the atmosphere in the corridor became chilling.

A group of officials from the Daoji Division and seven centurions stared coldly at Liang Chengqin.

The way Liang Chengqin inscribed the array patterns and the spiritual essence of the array in the Shadow Prison Array made of talisman paper were exactly the same as the small array in the criminal's heart.

Liang Chengqin kept his head down tightly.

Gu Lin stared intently at him and said in a cold voice:

"Your father's advisor has already confessed. You want to pin all the blame on your father? Come, drag Liang Shuji out and make him inscribe the Heart-Locking Netherworld Array on the spot!"

The three old clerks dragged out Liang Shuji, who was screaming and looking ferocious.

Gu Lin kicked him over, threw out a talisman, and said with a resounding clang:

  

"You claim you were the mastermind behind it all, and Liang Chengqin was completely unaware?"

"You'll have half an incense stick's time to inscribe the Heart-Locking Netherworld Array on the spot!"

Liang Shuji curled up on the ground, not even touching the talisman, still wailing, "This was all my doing, I deserve to die, it has nothing to do with anyone else!"

Liang Chengqin suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted sharply:

"Father, how could you be so wicked and rebellious? You are worse than a beast!"

"You asked me to use magic to control a few people, saying you'd arrange protectors for them, but I never expected you'd use them to commit evil?"

After speaking, he looked at the officials of the Daoji Division and shouted in defense:

"The Netherworld Locking Array was indeed my own creation, but I was completely unaware of their evil deeds, and I was also manipulated by my father!"

Gu Lin sneered and said unhurriedly:

"Remember, the same old rule applies: you must first dispel the Heart-Locking Netherworld Array, otherwise the Holy Land's junior officers will definitely investigate if they discover anything unusual about the corpse's heart."

The voice was the whisper of a demon again. Liang Shuji and his staff looked ashen-faced as if they had seen a vengeful ghost. The conversation from that night was exactly the same.

Gu Lin stepped forward and pointed at Liang Chengqin:

"You created the Heart-Locking Netherworld Array, and you didn't even notice when others dispelled it? You claim to know nothing about it? Your crimes are laid bare, yet you still try to deny them!"

"Your ability to create this formation demonstrates your considerable talent. Instead of using it to slay demons and eliminate treacherous officials, you've used it to wreak havoc on the people of Zhenzhou. You have betrayed the trust of the people of Zhenzhou, and you are a disgrace to the sacred land of Zhenzhou!!"

Liang Chengqin's mind was in a daze, and his shoulders twitched slightly due to extreme fear.

thump!

Two array symbols rushed towards them from behind.

Enraged, the two centurions knocked Liang Chengqin to the ground.

The official from the Daoji Division looked grim and said in a deep voice:

"The evidence is conclusive. Stop making excuses. A dignified centurion should retain some dignity!"

Liang Chengqin lay on the ground, his eyes filled with despair, and he roared hoarsely at Liang Shuji:

"I told you to stop, I told you not to let lust and greed for power devour your reason, how many times have I advised you?!"

"As a father, you have no idea how much hard work and effort I've put in to get to where I am today. In your pursuit of your sixth or fifth-rank official position, you've dragged me, a mere centurion of the sacred land, down with you!!"

Liang Shuji wept uncontrollably.

Gu Lin looked down at Liang Chengqin and said in a chilling tone:

"Tears streaming down your face to claim innocence? You, Liang family, are the ones in charge. Without your indulgence, would your father have dared to raise bandits? Without your cleanup, Blood Sea would have been wiped out by the Holy Land's elite long ago. You think you're high and mighty and can control everything, showing absolutely no respect for the laws of the Divine Dynasty or for the common people!"

After speaking, he looked at the Daoji Division official and said firmly:

"Gentlemen, now that I've investigated this case, I must personally execute these beasts, otherwise my anger will not subside!"

The officials of the Daoji Division exchanged glances, then left the prison one after another, returning to their offices to prepare the execution documents.

The other seven centurions stared coldly at Liang Chengqin, and then at the young and imposing second-rank centurion.

Your abilities are truly impressive!

Judging from the handling method alone, it can be described as perfect.

Using his superior rank, he forced the eight people to inscribe the array symbols. Then, relying on his accurate understanding of human nature, he made the seven of them willingly enter the meditation room. Even if Liang Chengqin was wary, with the seven agreeing, he would be a sitting duck if he dared to object.

Enter the quiet room, shut out your senses and cut off from everything.

What would have happened if Liang Chengqin hadn't entered the meditation room?

Upon receiving the urgent report, they launched a frantic counterattack, sparing no effort to destroy the evidence!

Ultimately, Gu Lin was just an outsider, and the only people he could rely on were three old ghostwriters. But Liang Chengqin had influence in Zhenzhou, could mobilize a hundred subordinates and hundreds of ghostwriters, and could threaten major sects to help him with a single word.

Destroying evidence is actually not difficult.

But even after entering the quiet room, we couldn't get any news!

This demonstrates the abilities and skills of this young centurion, which are truly admirable.

Not to mention how he figured out the mastermind behind the case. Perhaps he was lucky enough to run into members of the Blood Sea Boundless Organization, but more importantly, he was extremely capable, resourceful, and decisive!

A quarter of an hour later, several officials from the Daoji Division returned, each carrying an execution warrant.

Gu Lin said gently:

"Please have the Zhenzhou authorities report this case to central headquarters immediately!"

Promotions after the Hundred-Household Commander level are not decided by the local Discipline Inspection Commission; everything is decided by the central government.

The leading official nodded:

"The letter has already been sent!"

"I trouble Commander Gu to purge this internal scourge from the sacred land of Zhenzhou!"

When they said this, the officials of the Daoji Division looked somewhat uneasy. The Zhenzhou Holy Land was bound to be punished by the central government. It was not easy to cultivate a centurion, and it was an even bigger scandal if a centurion was guilty of countless crimes. The key point was that it was exposed by outsiders, which made it seem like Zhenzhou was incompetent!

Gu Lin accepted the execution warrant, clasped his hands in salute:

"We are all loyal to the Divine Dynasty, and we are all responsible for the common people. Eliminating treacherous officials is also my duty."

The Daoji Division members left.

The seven centurions all bowed in respect:

"May Lord Gu's grand banquet in the underground cave become famous throughout the world."

After saying that, they left one after another.

This is, of course, just polite talk. A member of the Hidden Dragon Yellow List certainly can't compete with the other three lists in the underground cave. Besides, Commander Gu is not one of those extraordinary beings in the top five of the Yellow List.

Everyone had left, and Gu Lin stared coldly at Liang Chengqin, who was being handed over.

Imprisoned by the array runes, his eyes were bloodshot, and his ferocious gaze held regret, resentment, and fear.

Gu Lin unfolded the execution document and calmly explained:

"The Daoist Discipline Office has decided that Liang Chengqin, a centurion of Zhenzhou, has committed heinous crimes, betraying the Divine Dynasty and the common people. He must be executed!"

After finishing speaking, he folded the official document and said, each word carefully chosen:

"Today, on behalf of the people of Zhenzhou, I will execute you!"

Palm rises.

Liang Chengqin's pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with terror.

The palm fell.

His head flew off, crashed heavily to the ground, and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

"My son! My son!" Liang Shuji cried his heart out.

An invisible sword aura surged forth, and father and son reunited in the underworld.

Gu Lin entered prison and went on a killing spree once again.

Slaughter all the criminals!

In an instant, specks of golden light flashed through my mind, converging into the three large characters "Book of Merit".

[Killed villains of Class A 9, Class A 8, Class A 4...]

[Reward: One-Star Formation - Berserk Formation (Both Positive and Negative)]

[Martial Arts Merit Points: 38223/80000]

[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 39053/80000]

[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 12743/80000]

[Witchcraft Merit Points: 13036/80000]

In an instant, Gu Lin's consciousness surged like a vast ocean, his mental power soared, and he felt refreshed and full of energy. His consciousness could even penetrate the entire prison and reach the outside world.

Breakthrough to the second tier of Sorcerer!

"Finally, my magical arts can come in handy," Gu Lin murmured to himself, his expression filled with joy.

Previously, he was just a sorcerer with little spiritual power. Although he could set up formations, they were all pre-inscribed on array symbols, which greatly reduced their power.

However, once you reach the realm of a sorcerer, it is equivalent to knowing one's destiny in martial arts. The spiritual power in a sorcerer's sea of ​​consciousness is fully capable of setting up formations in battle.

"Berserk Counter-Formation?" Gu Lin immediately flipped to a page of the Book of Merit, his smile growing wider.

[Berserk Reversal Formation: When this formation is activated, the caster's cultivation level is two ranks higher, and the enemy's cultivation level is weakened by two ranks. This formation lasts for one hour.]

[Materials for setting up the array: seven Five Elements Array Flags, one three-foot-long lightning-struck tree, twenty-four top-grade spirit stones, four second-tier demon cores, two Xuanhuang stones, and eighty-one array patterns inscribed on them]

"That's incredible!" Gu Lin exclaimed excitedly.

To be honest, he was quite disappointed with the art of magic before this. Whether it was the Eight Trigrams Locking Dragon Formation or the Mirror Flower Water Moon Formation, they were basically useless when facing a peerless genius.

How can anything compare to the art of Gu poison?

Leaving aside the Flying Gu and the Spirited Gu, even the Anti-Sorrow Gu that we had at the beginning had extraordinary effects against powerful enemies.

But this time, my views on magic and Taoism have completely changed.

The Berserk formation is too powerful!

His cultivation level increased by two stages.

The enemy's cultivation level has been reduced by two ranks!

Gu Lin composed himself, walked to the prison, looked at the three old ghostwriters, and said with a smile:

"You've put in a lot of effort in this case, and you'll be rewarded by your superiors."

"Furthermore, these are merely the ringleaders of the Bloodbath Gang. You must not let your guard down and, on my orders, continue to arrest its members!"

The three elders respectfully clasped their hands in greeting and said in a firm and resounding voice:

"As you command, sir!"

Gu Lin left the prison and quickly went to the city to purchase materials for refining the array.