Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Bountiful Harvest, Preparing for Extraordinary
"And his cultivation has reached the very peak of the Extraordinary Realm—the Extraordinary Ninth Layer!"
Extraordinary Ninth Layer!
’Such terrifying cultivation.’ Su Bai reckoned that if he were to encounter this old Demon on the outside, he’d be killed in a single blow!
It couldn’t be helped; the gap between their Realms was just too vast.
"However, you don’t need to worry too much."
Elder Qing glanced at the Red Fire Great Demon, who was sitting quietly cross-legged in the prison cell. His gaze lingered on the man’s chains as he offered some reassurance.
"The Prison Suppression Bureau’s Martial Artists pierced his Blood and Bone with Nether Iron Chains, sealing his True Qi. Even his once-powerful Physique was mostly crippled by the people from the Demon-slaying Bureau. He can’t cause much trouble!"
Elder Qing patted Su Bai on the shoulder. "Still, don’t get too close to him," he said. "Your cultivation is nowhere near his. You could easily fall victim to his Pupil Technique Demon Skill. If your Divine Spirit gets damaged, that’ll be a real problem!"
"Once, a young Prison Guard died just from being stared at after spending too much time near an imprisoned Demon!"
Su Bai nodded. ’These Demons are truly terrifying,’ he thought.
An entire county town... over ninety thousand people!
All burned to death by this old Demon and his Demon Skill.
It was utterly horrifying.
"Ah, what the hell. Since we’re here, I might as well introduce you to the major criminals held in these Sequence Prisons. It’ll save you from getting killed without even knowing how it happened!"
Elder Qing had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He glanced at Su Bai, pulled out a small, blackened booklet, and led him forward.
There weren’t many Sequence Prisons in the entire Red District—only twenty-one.
Sequence Prison Eight housed a Squad Leader from the Black Lotus Sect.
Although his cultivation wasn’t high—only Divine Power Ninth Layer—he seemed far inferior compared to the newly imprisoned Red Fire Great Demon.
In reality, however, the sins he’d committed were no less severe than the Red Fire Great Demon’s!
"So it’s you, old man. What, here to visit an old friend again?"
When they arrived at Sequence Prison Nine, the prisoner held inside was a white-haired old man.
He chuckled and glanced at Elder Qing, then his gaze lingered on Su Bai’s face.
"Interesting, tsk tsk..."
"What’s this? Another young Prison Guard here to prove himself for a couple of months before joining the Prison Suppression Bureau?"
He licked the corner of his mouth with his black tongue and smiled wickedly.
This person seemed to know a lot about the affairs of the Red District, and even more about the Prison Suppression Bureau.
"Heh..."
Elder Qing sneered, then he warned Su Bai.
"Su the kid, this man was once a member of the Prison Suppression Bureau. He made a grave mistake and was locked up. When you get into the Bureau, don’t let a little greed tempt you into taking reckless risks!"
"I’m too old for this. I don’t want to be the one locking you up in here eventually..."
Elder Qing let out a laugh and grinned.
He then led Su Bai to inspect the remaining Sequence Prisons.
This gave Su Bai a better understanding of the specific criminals held here.
One thing that made Su Bai curious was that about half of the Sequence Prisons were empty.
Su Bai guessed to himself.
’The criminals from these cells were either taken for interrogation and execution or secretly disposed of.’
When they arrived at the final Sequence Prison, number twenty-one.
Su Bai could clearly see that Elder Qing’s usual easygoing expression had vanished, replaced by a solemn one.
Su Bai focused his gaze and looked into the prison cell.
Inside the cell, a terrifying, vaguely humanoid monster with thousands of tiny legs was curled up in a corner. It emanated a foul, strange odor, a truly horrifying sight.
Golden chains were pinned tightly through the monster’s body, and black blood pooled on the floor.
A blue chain also pierced its head, suppressing the wisps of malevolent energy within.
"Su Bai, the thing locked up in here is an abomination from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. It possesses a special Soul-Stealing Power!"
"But it doesn’t have much time left. No need to worry."
After they finished inspecting all the Sequence Prisons.
"Thank you, Elder Qing."
Su Bai said as they were leaving.
"Haha! It’s nothing. Just giving you some more information. It’s part of my job!"
After chatting a little more with Elder Qing, Su Bai returned to his personal residence.
’Let’s check the Red Fire Great Demon’s information.’
With a thought, Su Bai checked the specific information for the Red Fire Great Demon, who had just been absorbed into his Purification Tripod.
[Criminal: Crimson Flame Tiger]
[Sin Level: Five-Star]
[Strength: Extraordinary Ninth Layer]
[Status: Severely Injured (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 1%]
[Reward: 200 Experience Points/Two Hours]
"Two hundred Experience Points every two hours!"
Su Bai’s face lit up when he saw the reward.
The Red Fire Great Demon was truly worthy of his title as an Extraordinary Ninth Layer Demon!
Even though Su Bai’s Suppression Involvement was only one percent.
The Experience Point reward was still far greater than that from any Qi Sea Realm criminal.
At this rate, the Red Fire Great Demon alone would bring Su Bai two thousand four hundred Experience Points per day.
And that was the income from just one Demon.
He refused to believe that no new criminals would be sent to the Red District.
Su Bai spent the next three days in the Red District.
On the afternoon of the third day, another criminal was sent into the Red District.
This time, however, the criminal wasn’t very strong—only Divine Power Realm Seventh Layer—so the Experience Points he provided weren’t that high.
In the end, this person was imprisoned by Su Bai in an ordinary prison cell.
「On the morning of the fourth day.」
Two new young Prison Guards arrived in the Red District. Both of them were at the Qi Sea Realm Fifth Layer.
Like Su Bai, they had been chosen by Lord Chen of the Prison Suppression Bureau and tossed into the Red District for a bit of training.
Their relationship with Su Bai, a potential future colleague, was lukewarm—neither warm nor cold, just distant.
Compared to the guards in the C Prison Area, the relationships here seemed much more distant.
Of course, if one were to compare the work...
...it was also much more relaxed.
In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.
Three more Demons were sent to the Red District.
As a result, Su Bai added three more Extraordinary Realm Demons to his Purification Tripod!
[Criminal: Lin Kuang]
[Sin Level: Four-Star]
[Strength: Extraordinary Third Layer]
[Status: Near Death (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 1%]
[Reward: 110 Experience Points/Two Hours]
[Criminal: Bai Gui]
[Sin Level: Four-Star]
[Strength: Extraordinary Fourth Layer]
[Status: Severely Injured (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 1%]
[Reward: 130 Experience Points/Two Hours]
[Criminal: Chen Ming]
[Sin Level: Five-Star]
[Strength: Extraordinary Eighth Layer]
[Status: Severely Injured (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 1%]
[Reward: 190 Experience Points/Two Hours]
’The number of criminals in the Red District might be smaller than in a regular district, but they’re all elite mobs!’
Looking at the information on his Purification Tripod, Su Bai thought to himself.
During this period, Su Bai had imprisoned not only these Demons but also several ordinary criminals with lower cultivation levels.
His daily Experience Point income had already surpassed the fifty thousand mark!
「A few days later.」
「Inside his personal residence.」
’I’ve reached the Divine Power Ninth Layer!’
Su Bai slowly opened his eyes, his face breaking into a joyful expression.
’The next step is to break through to the Extraordinary Realm!’
