Chapter 221: Dongning Marquis Meng Chuan Dungeon

Wuzhou City, Xiangshan Garden.

This was the central command of the 'Diwang' intelligence network in Wuzhou. A vast amount of intelligence from across Wuzhou arrived here, and many decisions were made within its walls. Only truly vital information was reported directly to Yuanchu Mountain.

"Go in."

Meng Dajiang, shackled and chained, walked into a dungeon at Xiangshan Garden. The clanking of his shackles echoed as he silently made his way to a wall and sat down against it.

"Finally exposed," Meng Dajiang murmured, his head bowed.

Two Godfiends standing outside the dungeon door shook their heads slightly at the sight.

"And he's Senior Brother Meng's father? He actually colluded with the Demon Gate!"

"Who would have thought?"

"If we hadn't been investigating another case and stumbled upon this intelligence, Meng Dajiang might have remained hidden indefinitely."

The two Godfiends then left. With Meng Dajiang's strength alone, escaping Xiangshan Garden's dungeon was impossible.

Within Xiangshan Garden, Godfiends discussed the case among themselves. As the central command of Wuzhou's 'Diwang' network, Xiangshan Garden handled numerous cases, and collusion between Godfiends and the Demon Gate occasionally occurred. Such incidents usually didn't draw much attention. However, this time, the central figure was Meng Dajiang, Senior Brother Meng Chuan's father! This immediately captured the attention of many Godfiends throughout Wuzhou City's Xiangshan Garden.

They dared not delay the case. Meng Dajiang was interrogated the very same day.

"Meng Dajiang, I ask, you answer," said one of the two interrogators, a man and a woman.

"Alright," Meng Dajiang replied calmly from his seat, answering each question.

"Marquis," the female Godfiend in charge of the interrogation approached Marquis Gong Xu, who was drinking alone in a private room at a restaurant.

"This is the interrogation transcript of Meng Chuan's father, Meng Dajiang," the female Godfiend said, handing over the dossier with utmost respect. "All the evidence discovered during the previous investigation is also here."

Marquis Gong Xu had a square face, and his demeanor was stern and aloof.

He took the dossier and frowned slightly as he reviewed it. "Meng Dajiang once suffered an immense humiliation, simply because he was a mortal. That's why he desperately sought to become strong? He even became an assassin for the Demon Extermination Society? And then colluded with the Demon Gate? All just to increase his power?"

"What exactly was this immense humiliation that drove him to such madness?" Marquis Gong Xu pressed.

"He refuses to say. He won't reveal it no matter what," the female Godfiend replied.

Marquis Gong Xu frowned.

"Marquis, how should we rule on this case?" the female Godfiend asked hesitantly. She was only an Indestructible Godfiend, not even an inner disciple of Yuanchu Mountain. Powerful Godfiends were currently engaged in battles across the land, leaving weaker Godfiends to handle intelligence. Marquis Gong Xu was primarily responsible for overseeing Wuzhou City, with 'Diwang' affairs being a secondary duty.

Minor matters were typically handled by the Godfiends under his command.

"The evidence is conclusive," Marquis Gong Xu stated calmly. "Meng Dajiang has also confessed without reservation. The case should be handled as prescribed."

"Execute him?" the female Godfiend asked.

"Executing a Godfiend requires approval from Yuanchu Mountain," Marquis Gong Xu replied. "Submit all evidence and details of this case to Yuanchu Mountain, and let them make the final decision."

"Yes," the female Godfiend nodded.

Messages like, "Senior Brother Meng, your father Meng Dajiang colluded with the Demon Gate, the evidence is conclusive, and he is currently imprisoned in Xiangshan Garden in Wuzhou City..." and "Senior Brother Meng, Wuzhou City has already sentenced your father to death and submitted it to Yuanchu Mountain for approval..."

On that day, five Godfiends in Wuzhou City wrote letters to Meng Chuan.

Out of slightly over ten Godfiends who knew about the case, nearly half wrote to Meng Chuan, demonstrating his influence.

This was because, in recent years, Meng Chuan had repeatedly rescued people within a thousand-mile radius around Gushan Prefecture, and countless times within both Wuzhou and Qianzhou. When 'Diwang' Godfiends encountered danger, they often requested assistance, and ever since Meng Chuan slew the Great Demon King Fu Jiao, Yuanchu Mountain had frequently dispatched him for such tasks. Many 'Diwang' Godfiends in trouble had been rescued by Meng Chuan.

He had saved the lives of many Godfiends! These repeated acts of salvation, coupled with Meng Chuan's continuous slaying of demon kings, made these Godfiends grateful, admiring, and even reverent of him.

Meng Chuan was the pride of all Wuzhou!

Everyone believed that Senior Brother Meng was destined to become a Marquis Godfiend, with a strong possibility of even becoming a King! Given his past acts of salvation, it was natural for them to write to him immediately to inform him.

The sooner he knew, the sooner Senior Brother Meng could respond.

If they waited for Yuanchu Mountain's official notification, it might be too late.

Letter after letter was sent to Meng Chuan through Yuanchu Mountain's internal system! No address was needed; Yuanchu Mountain would naturally deliver the letters, and it was impossible to inspect the contents of a Godfiend's correspondence.

Gushan Prefecture.

Meng Chuan was cultivating the 'Nirvana Cold Fiend Qi' in his quiet room. In front of him lay a large gourd containing liquefied Nirvana Cold Fiend Qi. He had managed to acquire thirty percent of Yuanchu Mountain's entire reserve of this substance. This was now his final gourd.

"Absorb," Meng Chuan thought, channeling his true essence. Immediately, dark cyan fiend qi flew out and directly into his mouth, where he swallowed it in one gulp.

His Divine Abilities realm body was simply too powerful!

It was far stronger than the bodies of most Marquis Godfiends who had cultivated the Thunder World-Ending Demonic Body in history, and his vitality was incredibly robust. Naturally, enduring the Nirvana Cold Fiend Qi was relatively easy, and his cultivation speed was several times faster.

"Absorb."

Each time Meng Chuan absorbed the fiend qi, he painstakingly refined and integrated it into the fiend qi within his body.

Finally, when only a small amount remained in the gourd, the fiend qi within Meng Chuan's body completely transformed.

"Success?"

Meng Chuan's face lit up with joy. With a thought, black fiend qi rippled around his body, and the surrounding space began to freeze. The terrifying low temperature was dreadful. Ordinary Great Sun realm Godfiends and Triple Heaven demon kings would likely be frozen to death, turning into ice sculptures. Even Quadruple Heaven demon kings and Marquis Godfiends would be significantly affected.

Someone with the strength of the Blackwater Cave Master, facing such terrifying ultra-low temperature fiend qi, would likely be left with only two or three tenths of their power if frozen.

Only by combining a top-grade Godfiend body like the 'Thunder World-Ending Demonic Body' with a precious resource like 'Nirvana Cold Fiend Qi' could such terrifying fiend qi finally be cultivated. Normally, this level of cultivation was only achieved by Marquis Godfiends, but Meng Chuan, relying on his Divine Abilities realm body, was able to achieve it ahead of time.

"It took almost a month, but I finally succeeded," Meng Chuan mused, nodding to himself. "It was slightly easier than I expected, thanks to my powerful body and high vitality, which rapidly repaired the damage the fiend qi inflicted. I now have another formidable ability."

He stood up, carefully sealed the large gourd, placed it into a storage pouch, and tucked the pouch into his robe. Then, with a happy expression, Meng Chuan opened the door to his quiet room and stepped out.

Having mastered a powerful new ability, he wanted to share the news with his wife.

"Ah Chuan," Liu Qiyue said with a smile, looking up from the book she was reading outside the quiet room, where she had been keeping watch. "I don't know why, but you received several letters today."

"Several letters?" Meng Chuan asked in surprise.

Godfiends were constantly engaged in battles across the land, so receiving letters was rare.

Only close friends like Yan Jin and Yang Fang, and relatives like his father, occasionally sent letters.

"They're all for you. Not a single one for me," Liu Qiyue said, handing him a stack of letters.

Meng Chuan sat down, curiously opened the first letter, unfolded the paper, and began reading its contents with a smile.