Old Imperial Chamber

Mo Dao looked at the small blade in his hands with amazement. A sharp and deadly aura surrounded the blade. Hilt was missing and some parts were chipped but a casual slash pierced his skin. It was a broken piece from a saintly weapon, Mo Dao stored it inside space ring.

CRACK

Mo Dao looked at his space ring there were fine cracks on it. He took Shi Zong's ring and transferred all things in it. He threw the old one.

He walked towards the stele hall, the space cracks were healing slowly and everything was wrecked. The whole prison was reduced to crumbs it couldn't be called a ruin but the stele were totally fine. Both Mo Dao and Shi Zong had avoided direct harm to them and the passive harm was taken care by the runic formations.

BOOOM

A single punch destroyed the whole formation and Mo Dao stood before the stele. All seven were silent just looking at him in amazement. A Grandmaster killing two stage-1 Nirvana saints one after another is really a big deal atleast in the Eastern Region.

"Speak your cultivation levels" Mo Dao spoke impatiently

the seven looked at each other in puzzlement. They really thought that he was sent by someone with a agenda but that doesn't seems to be the case.

"I'm a stage-2 Nirvana saint."

"I'm stage-3"

"Srage-3"

"Stage-5"

"Stage-4"

"Stage-1"

"Stage-1"

"What about above stage-5, where are they."

"They're locked in the Imperial prison below the castle. Two decades ago a new castle was made at Noerthern edge of the Capital and Imperial family shifted their resident there. This prison was left for prisoners below stage-6 Nirvana Saint."

BAM

"What are these?" Mo Dao asked while knocking on the stele

"This is law stone, they are formed at places rich in laws such as death valley of Black Lotus Sect, Fire purgatory of Divine Hand sect and Life Trees of Martial soul sect. They contain laws inside them and after the law is comprehend completely they disappear and the stone emits Nine coloured rainbow. As it absorbs our laws the color deepens to that of the attribute it stores and other color vanish."

Mo Dao looked at the stele their color varied but two empty ones emitted same Nine Colored Rainbow.

"How do I open it?"

"Break it."

BOOOM

CRUMBLE

A punch shattered the stele and Stage-1 grandmaster fell on the floor.

Crack

He moved his joints. His cultivation is still sealed but finally he can move. Being stuck in one pose for years was really uncomfortable.

"Thank you broth-"

SLAP BOOM

FWOOSH

Before he could greet the benefactor his head was crushed and body burned to ash in an instant.

"Why did you do that?"

"Oh I forgot to inform one thing either you can surrender to me die now."

All of them went silent. They wanted to be free and just by potential following Mo Dao wan't a bad choice either.

"I agree"

"I agree as well"

All of them agreed

BAM BAM BAM

three more heads exploded and their bodies got reduced to ash. The three remaining looked at Mo Dao with calm eyes, they weren't flustered in the slightest. Each of them has atlest cultivated for 800years their state of mind is too strong to be shaken by death. Mo Dao nodded in appreciation and placed his hands on their heads. He can only brand three saints so others were naturally liquidated.

[Evil points-32.6million]

His evil points have increased by three million means the prisoners are doing great work outside.

"I'll be Branding your souls don't resist."

[Branding a Saint 10million Evil points]

"Do it"

One by one Mo Dao branded all three of them and freed them. To unseal their cultivation he exiled the law seal inside their bodies. Their Bodies were rejuvenated and they started absorbing the laws back from broken parts of stele while recovering their strength.

"Guard Me."

Mo Dao shattered the apace and entered 6th fold of apace

[Origin points-1.2billion]

[Laws of space detected does chosen wants to comprehend]

Mo Dao closed his eyes while his body floated freely in space, 50%,60%,70% as soon as his comprehension exceeded 70% Mo Dao's body slipped past the barrier and entered 7th fold. The deeper one goes in space, law gets more condensed and size of world decreases along with it one can teleport to Long distance from 7th fold compared to 6th fold. When Mo Dao's comprehension exceeded 90% he entered 8th fold. There was eerie silence all around him and Mo Dao felt creeped out like someone was watching him but it disappeared next second.

A while later Mo Dao opened his eyes and checked the panel

[Laws:- Severance(8%), Space(98%)]

Mo Dao's body was completely transformed into law body and he could instantly invoke law tribulation and enter Nirvana using Space laws but Mo Dao has no intention of doing so. Mo Dao still doesn't know much about law tribulation let alone using strong law of space for law tribulation even a minor law becomes life threatening during sanctification.

Mo Dao reappeared in the hall and all three of them stood up. Their expression were solemn Mo Dao being a peak Grandmaster can actually Soul Brand their consciousness which was surprising in itself but the brand is weird in itself.

Mo Dao did a little introduction and Dwanwu Xing, Xu Jian and Liu Tingshen were their names. Dwanmu Xing was a Stage-5 Saint followed by Xu Jian a stage-4 Saint then Liu Tingshen a satge-3 Saint.

Mo Dao lifted a broken fragment of stele

[Law of Earth detected does chosen wants to comprehend it]

"What about old stele where are they kept?"

"We don't know since a lot of things have changed after Imperial residence was transferred but just in case we should check the old castle." Dwanwu Xing didn't knew what Mo Dao wanted to do with them but since Mo Dao asked he was entitled to answer

"Ok lead there."

SWISS

All four disappeared and Dwanwu Xing took the lead while other two surrounded Mo Dao from left and right. Mo Dao saw the chaos was even more intense outside and Imperial army staged at eastern gate already brought reinforcements and prisoners were being pursued and killed in bulk. Mo Dao didn't cared who died as long as he was indirectly or indirectly involved his evil points will increase since both karma and miasma from bulk deaths will try to taint him which is a source of evil points. Grandmasters were being besieged by multiple soldiers and the battlefield kept on shifting from land to skies leading to eventual fall of prisoners. Even the weakest soldiers involved in the assault was a master which naturally reflects strength of capital, being swarmed by so many grandmasters even a saint can be pushed back.

As he flew ahead a few soldiers tried to stop them but Dwanwu shook his wrist and they got swallowed by their own shadows which later charged in the chaos.

BOOM

A few seconds later they reached and Dwanwu Xing blasted through the gates of old castle. Even after Imperials left it was still maintained perfectly but now the whole hall was in ruin due to ongoing chaos. Dwanwu stretched his divine sense and pierced through layers of earth

"Here"

BOOOOOOOM

He blasted a punch in the ground and a deep hole was blasted in the ground. All of them jumped inside only landing after 2 whole minutes. Before them was a big door inscribed with runes and inscriptions. Mo Dao sensed they were far stronger compared to the runes he has seen before.

"These are saintly inscriptions, the whole space till 8th fold is locked we need to force our way."

"No need"

Mo Dao walked ahead, any saint can enter 7th fold by virtue of strength but below that requires comprehension of space. No matter how strong a saint is unless he becomes a great saint and undergoes 9th Nirvana there's no hope to enter 8th fold of space. In 8ht fold they start comprehending space laws to become a Monarch. In 8th fold one can comprehend space laws without sufficient talent and aptitude since space is so condensed below 8th barrier that just from sustaining its bombardment law body of space can be forged but of course only a Great saint of 9th nirvana can sustain the bombardment.

HUM

Mo Dao created an opening in space and easily entered 8th fold followed by other three, he also felt the lockdown of 7 folds in space due to runes and inscriptions. Behind him all three looked at Mo Dao with awe, they know what kind of comprehension one needs to enter 8th fold so casually, it only proves that Mo Dao is very close to comprehending complete law of space.

They appeared in a brightly lit hall after slight distortion. He looked around and the place was nothing less then luxury. The walls were inscribed by same runes as the doors while all kinds of decorations and luxury was present inside the room. He stretched his divine sense and saw various maids preparing a bath in one room while a decorated kingly sized bed was placed in other room, another one contained a dining chamber and kitchen with various chefs working profusely. As Mo Dao's Divine sense reached for the next chamber he only saw two soldiers in Golden armor holding a spear and a 100meter high tripod in middle

BOOM

Mo Dao took two steps back, his divine sense was crushed and blood trickled from his nose which he sucked back and it healed instantly. Only a saint can destroy his divine sense instantly but instant of feeling apprehensive Mo Dao's eyes were filled with glee

"JACKPOT"